State Capitol News —
Klietsch Denies Wilson’s Charges That Road
Department Misrepresented to Legislature
LINCOLN — Both sides
warmed up for action in Ne
braska’s highway battle last
week.
The executive committee of
the Better Nebraska associa
tion was instituting plans laid
at a "grass roots" meeting in
Grand Island, and State En
gineer Fred K letsch was de
nying chargee that information
his department furnished the
last legislature was misleading.
H G. Greenamyre, Lincoln
attorney, was instructed by the
Better Nebraska association to
organize a campaign “on the
county level” to inform the
public of the need for highway
revenue made available by the
last legislature. Greenamyre is
executive secretary of the as
sociation.
The laws passed by the '49
session boost gasoline taxes
and registration fees. The leg
islation will be submitted the
voters in November after a
successful referendum drive by
the Nebraska Farm Council.
The Better Nebraska group
was formed to promote Gov.
Val Petersons road program.
Ben H. Hughes, of Seward,
.chairman of the executive com
mittee, said the association is
going to “continue its cam
paign of disseminating facts
which 6how the need for re
taining the highway revenue
measures.”
Meanwhile Klietsch, in a
speech before lhe Northeast
Nebraska County Officials
association at Columbus, re*
plied to charges of former
State Senator Willard Wilson
that facts and figures given
the legislature were incor
rect. Wilson recently resign
ed his senate seat to accept
lha post of executive secreta
ry of the Nebraska Petrole
um Industries Committee.
Wilson charged he had been
"taken in” as a senator,
Klietseh said that on April
5, 1949, he told the legislature
that the highway department
estimated receipts during the
year of $10,220,000. Actual re
ceipts, he said, were only $53,
000 over the estimate.
The state engineer also said
that in February, 1949, the de
partment estimated it would
have no funds for construction
unless additional income was
provided. Actually, he said, the
department had a little over a
quarter million dollars, but
this resulted because less was
spent for equipment than ex
pected.
Klietseh said that during the
29 years he has been employed
in the department he has nev
er indulged in the “use of pro
paganda methods.”
Attorney General C. S. Beck !
has held that the title and text
of a referendum measure to be
put on the November ballot
must be published once in all I
newspapers in the state not |
later than the first Monday in
August
Beck’s opinion was request
ed by Secretary of State Frank
Marsh.
There are 3 referendum
issues up for vote this Novem
ber and a slim chance of a
fourth.
Two are on the gas tax and
registration fees, and the thin
was enacted by the last legis
jature, subject to approval by
the electorate. It authorizes the
legislators to raise their own
salaries, to meet each year if
they wish to handle appropria
tions, instead of odd-numbered
years, as, now, and increases
their terms from 2 to 4 years.
Opponent* of the blanket
enforcement of anti • gambl
ing laws have said they
would submit legalised gam- :
bling to the voters in Novem
ber, but so far no petitions
have been submitted. Spon
sors of the move have until
July 6 to make their filings.
There were 2 political de
velopments worth noting dur- j
ing last week :__ i
Wayne O. Reed, state super
intendent of public instruction,
' revealed he wouid file for re
election. He announced his
candidacy to the Nebraska As
i socia ion of School Adminis
; trators meeting here. The as
sociation promptly endorsed
Reed. He will have completed
8 years as state superintendent
when his term expires January
I 1.
Rep. Eugene D. O’Sullivan,
of Omaha, Nebraska’s only
Democrat in congress, filed
I with the secretary of state.
I George J. Thomas, Omaha Re
publican, had already filed for
the seat.
May 22 has been set as the
I hearing date for the applica
i lion of the Burlington railroad
| to discontinue operation of 6
trains between Table Rock and
Lincoln. Involved is removal !
of trains 15 and 16 between i
Table Rock and Lincoln, and
elimination of trains 23 and 24
and 89 and 90 between Wy
more and Lincoln.
The railway commission,
which will conduct the hear
ings, also said the application
of the North Western to dis
continue agency service a t
Morse Bluff will be held at
Wahoo May 11 The following
day. the commission will meet
at Hazard to hear the request
of the North Western to dis
continue agency service there,
and on May 18, will hear the
case of the Burlington to dis
continue agency service at Sar
onville. This hearing will be
at Clay Center.
Briefs in the week’s state
house news:
State Treasurer Edward Gil
lette reported that Nebraska’s
bond and cash accounts total
ed $44,448,373 at the end of
March.
The state’s employment pic
ture brightened last month, ac
cording to Labor Commission
er Donald Miller. As of April
1, 14,503 were registered as un
employed, a drop of 2,000 from
the March 1 report.
4-DAY CREAM LAW
EFFECTIVE MAY 1
The new 4-day cream-grad
ing law goes into effect Mon
day. May >1
This story is intended to give
butterfat producers an idea of
what to expect from the cream
buvers after that date
Only a clean, fresh cream
which has had the best of care
will produce a quality butter.
Federal food and drug ad
ministration officials. the
state department of agricul
ture and inspection, and the
creamery industry recognize
this and recommend that only
clean, fresh cream be purchas
ed to meet the consumers' de
mand for quality butter.
Recognizing the frequency of
delivery, as well as sanitation
and cooling to at least 65-de
grees temperature is important
in preserving cream quality, the
state department of agriculture
and inspection has issued regu
lations requiring that cream for
butter manufacturing purposes
be graded on the 4-day delivery
plan as an important aid to the
Nebraska cream quality im
provement program.
The regulations in part, gov
erning the 4 - day grading of
cream are as follows:
“On or after May 1, 1^50, the
owner or persons in charge of
a cream buying station or dairy
products manufacturing plant
shall affix a 4-day tag to each
legal container of cream for but
ter manufacturing purposes de
livered by a producer or his a
gent to such cream buying sta
tion or dairy products manufac
turing plant for the purpose of
establishing the age of cream.
This tag shall bear the name of
the producer and be stamped
with the station or plant identi
fication number, together with
date of purchase of such cream.
It shall be unlawful for a pro
ducer or his agent to remove,
after, or deface any such 4-dav
tag for the purpose of falsifying
the age of the cream.”
"All cieam 4-days-o!d or
less is not necessary first
grade cream. A properly filled
and dated 4-day tag is only
one requirement of 'First
grade cream.' 'First - grade
cream' must meet all other
requirements of the Nebraska
Dairy Law."
“Cream buyers shall keep
first grade cream and second
grade cream in separate cans.
Using a blue grading tag to des
ignate second grade cream. All
cream after purchase must be
segregated in cans properly
; tagged.”
“Cream must be shipped from
the cream station to the proces
sing plant within 48 hours after
| receipt.”
“The price differential be
tween first grade cream and
second grade cream shall not be
| less than 5 cents per pound of
i bubterfat”
| “Cream at a cream station,
i creamery or in possession of a
common carrier without the law
ful tag affixed as required by
this regulation is in violation of
the law and may be seized as
evidence by the chief of the
bureau of daries and foods or
by his inspectors.”
SIDERS SELLS ANGUS
Ray Siders, of O’Neill, recent
ly sold 2 purebred Aberdeen
Angus cows to Arthur Hibbs,
ir., of Star, a cow to Arden K.
Laursen, of Venus, and M. E.
<»via at suns, oi oiiVeill.
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‘Listen to Leon’
Title Lynch Play
LYNCH — The Lynch high
school senior class is present
ing a 3 - act farce, “Listen to
Leon," Wednesday and Thurs
day, April 26 and 27.
The cast is as follows: Mary
L. Osborn, Alvin Carson, Stan
ley Green, Marjorie Stewart,
Gary Nelson, and Joy Tuck.
Othar Lynch News
Mir. and Mrs. Jerry Sixta and
Art Veseley motored to Omaha
Sunday to be with Mrs Art Ves
eley on their wedding anniver
sary, which was Sunday, April
23. Mrs. Veseley is "getting a
long fine” at the Lutheran hos
pital in Omaha and will be able
to come home in the near fu
ture.
Mr and Mrs Ed Hajek re
turned home Thursday, April 20,
from a 2-weeks’ visit in Den
ver, Colo., with their daughter,
Miss Donna and also Mrs. Helen
Pech.
Althea Hammon, of Armour,
S. D., spent the weekend home
| with her parents, the Frank
i Hammon’s.
Mrs. Tillie Novak and Louis
i spent Sunday, April 16, at the
Lee Barnes home.
Mrs. Arch Maxwell, of Spen
cer, called on Mrs Wallace
Courtney Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Alder
and family visited at the Toon
Alder home in Dorsey on Tues
day, April 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davy re
turned from Lincoln Tuesday,
April 18, where they had at
tended the marriage of Wayne
Davy.
Mrs. Mary Fusch, of Midway,
has spent several days with her
parents, Mr. and Mis. James
Svatos. Arlene Fusch, of Sioux
C ty, also came for a few days
visit there.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Cisek and
son, of Spener, visited Lynch
relatives Sunday, April 16.
Buddy Miles and Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Jenkinson, of Plainview
recently visited Mrs Hershel
Miles at the Lynch hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert McDon
ald and family visited at the
Frank McDonald home in Holt
county recently.
Ernest Dahlberg, of Lincoln,
visited his mother, Elmer Dahl
berg, and family recently
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Koscan
and Carolyn, of Butte. Mr. and
Mrs. Wifliam Leadtke and fam
ily were 6 o'clock guests at the
Wallace Courtney home Sun
day, April 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hammon
and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ham
mon and Paul, of California,
moriored to Pickstown, S- D.,
Friday sight-seeing.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Court
ney and Eugene were business
visitors in O’Neill Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Conard Thorell
spent one evening this week at
the Howard Devall home.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hammon
and son left Sunday for their
home in California.
The Highland club met at the
home of Mrs. Frank Weeder
Thursday, April 13.
The Catholic Altar society
met at the home of Mrs. C. L
Haselhorst Wednesday, April 19,
with 23 members present. Mrs.
Beryl Moody and Mrs. Ray Hav
ranek were co-hostesses. After
the business meeting a social
hour was enjoyed. The next
meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Clarence Kolund
on May 4 with Mrs. C. C. Court
ney and Mrs. Ed Streit co-hos
tesses.
Norma Passieux has resign
ed her position as Lynch tele
phone operator and now has
employment at Bassett.
The American Legion auxili
ary . met Monday, April 24, at
rthe home of Mrs Clarence
Moody. Mrs. Frederick King
: was assisting hostess.
Mrs. Elwin Allen and child
! ren, of Bristow were Lynch cal
! lers Friday.
Mrs. Frank Weeder was a
business visitor in Creighton
Friday.
Harry Irwin again came to
spend the summer months in
“the good ol’ hometown”
(Lynch) after spending the win
ter months with a daughter in
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. George King, of
Stuart, were recent visitors at
the Frederick King home.
Mrs. Tillie Novak and Louis
visited with Grandma Cerny at
Niobrara recently.
Stuart Seniors to
Present 'Ghostly Finger'—
STUART—The Stuart high
school senior class will present
“Ghostly Finger” for the annual
class play on Thursday after
noon and Friday night, April
27 and 28.
Those who are taking part
are Joan Steinhauser, Loretta
Berry, Darlene Kallemeyer, Rol
lie Shald, Marvel Johnson, Jim
Batenhorst, Vita Marie Weich
man, Rollie Kunz, Laura Mul
ford and John Obermire.
Miss Mary Coufal is directing
the play.
Son of Famed Moody
Evangelist Coming
STUART — Missionary Rue
ben Torrey, jr., son of R. A.
Torrey, of the great Moody and
Torrey evangelist team of more
than a half-century ago, will
visit the Stuart Federated
church today (Thursday). Doc
tor Torrey has spent 40 years in
China. He will be accompanied
by Dr. Glen L. Rice, Nebraska
synod executive and Dr. James
Riggs. They will speak to a
women’s meeting in the after
noon and to a men’s meeting in
the evening.
The women’s societies and
men’s council groups of the At
kinson Presbyterian church and
Cleveland Presbyterian church
have been invited. Members of
the Mary and Martha society,
acting as hostesses to the after
noon session, will serve a lunch.
Other Stuart News
Mr. and Mrs. John Weichman
entertained at a pinochle party
Friday evening. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. George
Minnig and family, Mr. and
! Mrs. Clem Olberding, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Weber and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Meusch and fam
ily, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ol
berding and daughter. E d
Meusch and Mrs. Ed Weber won
high score. Low score was won
by Mrs. Elmer Olberding and
Ed Weber.
Mrs. Hattie Fox and Mrs. Wil
fred Seger were shopping in O’
Neill recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Porter,
of Bassett, visited in the Ber
lin Mitchell home Monday, Ap
ril 17.
Mrs. Ed Weber attended the
Crosley cooking school and
home freezer demonstration in
O’Neill Thursday, April 20.
Mrs. Gus Wallen, of Bassett,
was visiting friends in Stuart
Saturday.
Mrs. Estella Bachman return
ed to her home in Stuart Satur
day after visiting 2 weeks with
her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C.
F. Gillette, of Chambers.
Mrs. Orville Paxton, Mrs.
Charles Deermer, Mrs. John
Weichman, Mrs. James Allyn,
Mrs. Elmer Allyn, Mrs. Joe
| Schmaderer, jr., and Mrs. Ber
lin Mithell, all 4-H club project
leaders, attended the district
4-H training meeting in O’Neill
Thursday, April 20.
Mr. and Mrs. John Weich
man and daughters, Vita and
Leola, also Mrs. Frank John
son, of Newport, were in O’
Neill Saturday to visit with
Sister Elenius, a niece of Mrs.
Weichman and Mrs. Johnson.
Sister Elenius came from Minot,
N. D., for the St. Mary’s golden
jubilee.
CDA In Social
Session Tuesday—
The Catholic Daughters of
America met Tuesday, April 15,
for a social meeting with about
55 in attendance. Hostesses
were Mrs. Dean Streeter, chair
man, Mary Brennan, Margaret
Judge, Mildred Perry, Elsie Pet
ers, Margaret Jansen, Goldie
Gokee, Mary Janzing and Anna
Donlin, assisting.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs.
Norbert Uhl for pinochle and
to Mrs. John Pruss for pitch.
The all-cut went to Mrs. Jettie
Shorthiil.
A lunch was served by the
committee.
Drs. Brown & French
Eyes tested, glasses fitted,
broken lens replaced in
24 hours
H«a not sxredaj reqtc
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ROYAL THEATER
— O'NEILL —
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Friday and Saturday
April 28-29
Big Double Bill
HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET
Starring Wayne Morris, Janis
Paige, Bruce Bennett.
Gene Autry, world’s greatest
cowboy and Champion, world’s
wonder horse
THE COWBOY AND
THE INDIANS
Adm. 42c plus tax 8c, Total 50c
Children 10c, plus 2c tax
Total 12c
Matinee: Saturday 2:30
Sunday - Monday . Tuesday
April 30, May 1-2
Darryl F. Zanuck Presents
12 O'CLOCK HIGH
Starring Gregory Peck with
Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill,
Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger,
Robert Arthur, Paul Stewart,
John Kellogg, Bob Patten.
Adm. 42c plus tax 8c. Total 50<
Children 10c. plus tax Sc.
Total 12c
Matinee Sunday 2:30
Feather-bedding scheme of Firemen’s Union to put an additional
fireman on diesel locomotives has been
CONSIDERED TWICE!
Fact Finding Boards appointed by Presidents Roosevelt and" Truman
have said these demands were "devoid of merit" and they were
Now the Firemen’s leaders seek to paralyze railroad transportation
to compel the railroads to employ a wholly unnecessary additional
fireman to ride on diesel locomotives. This scheme is plain
Leaders of the Firemen’s union have
called a nationwide strike starting with
four great railroads on April 26. These
railroads are the New York Central, Penn
sylvania, Santa Fe, and Southern.
The union claim that a second fireman
is needed on grounds of safety is sheer
hypocrisy. Safety has been dragged into
this dispute only in an unsuccessful effort
to give a cloak of respectability to vicious
feather-bedding demands.
After a careful study of the first de
mands of this union, a Presidential Fact
Finding Board on May 21,1943, reported
to President Roosevelt that there was no
need for an extra fireman on diesel
locomotives.
Again, on September 19, 1949, after a
second hearing on the union leaders’ de
mands, a second Board reported to Presi
dent Truman that: "there presently exists
no need for an additional fireman ... upon
either the ground of safety or that of
efficiency and economy of operation.”
Safety Record of Diesels is
Outstandingly Good
Although the railroads accepted the Board
findings, the union leaders have brazenly
rejected them. They represent that an
extra fireman is needed for "safety” rea
sons. Here’s what the Board had to say
on that point:
"The safety and on-time performance
of diesel electric locomotives operated
under current rules have been notably
good...
"Upon careful analysis of the data sub
mitted on safety, we have concluded
that no valid reasons have been shown
as a support for the Brotherhood pro
posal under which a fireman would be
required to be at all times continuously
in the cab of road diesels. The proposal
must be rejected."
The real reason behind these demands is
that the union leaders are trying to make
jobs where there is no work. In other
words, a plain case of "feather-bedding.”
The railroads have no intention of yield
ing to these wasteful make-work demands.
"The Safety Record of Diesels
is Outstandingly Good..
Presidential Fact Finding Boaed Report
Read these excerpts from official reports
of Presidential Fact Finding Boards:
"The safety record of Diesels is out*
standingly good, and it follows that
the safety rules now applicable have
produced good results.”
‘The safety and on-time performance
of Diesel-electric locomotives operated
under current rules indicate that
Diesel-electric operation has been safer
than steam locomotive' operation ..
Remember! These are not statements of
the railroads. They are just a few of the
many similar conclusions reached by Presi
dent Truman’s Fact Finding Board which
spent months investigating the claims of
the union leaders.
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