State Capitol News —
Truman’s Visit Overshadows Nebraska
Highway Battle — But Not for Long
LINCOLN — The highway
battle continued to top the
statehouse news this week.
With President Truman’s vis
it to Nebraska a thing of the
past, the opponents in the scrap
over Gov. Val Peterson’s road
program grabbed the headlines
again.
The 1952 senatorial race cast
its shadow across the dispute
as Sen. Hugh Butler briefly
stepped into the fray.
The senator was quoted in
stories from Washington as say
ing the highway program “will
be defeated” when the referen
dum on the gas tax and regis
tration hikes goes before the
voters in November.
H's still a secret whether
Peterson aspires to the senate
in 1952. but it's no secret that
Butler was miffed at what he
considered the governor's "in- j
terference" by wiring Presi
dent Truman, urging a veto of
the controversial Kerr bill.
Butler had voted for the bill.
Whether influenced by Peter- j
son or not. the President did
veto the measure.
“How would the governor like
it,” the senator told his friends,
“if I took sides in the highway
battle.”
No sooner did the stories of
Butler’s “will be defeated”
quote appear than he hastened
to say it was all a misquote. The
official reporter at the subcom
mittee hearing where the re
mark was supposed to have
been made, misunderstood him,
the senator claimed.
What he really said, Mr. But
ler protested, was “may be de
feated.”
The governor said he would
“take the senator at his word.”
Another aspect of the matter
lies in the language of the 2
proposals that will be on the
ballot next fall.
A study of recent Nebraska
elections indicates that voters
in this state are more inclined
to vote "against” than “for” anc
more likely to vote "no” thar
"yes.’
Thus, it becomes importanl
that this is the official title ol
the gas tax question:
“Shall the provisions of leg
islative bill 399, 61st session ol
the legislature of the State ol
Nebraska, the purpose of which
is to increase the gasoline tax
on motor vehicle fuels and the
excise tax on motor vehicle
fuels, and change the allocation
and distribution thereof, be re
jected?”
Backers of the governor’s pro
gram are counting heavily that
Nebraskans will vote "no” be
cause that’s the way they us
ually do.
The supreme court now has
before it a test case of the 1949
legislature’s amendment of the
Nebraska pre-primary law.
The suit is an original ac
tion. begun at the top level so
a decision could be reached
before June 3, date of the pre
primary conventions.
The action was brought by W.
Orville Baldwin, the Democratic
county attorney of Thayer coun
ty. He seeks to force Thayer
County Clerk J. C. Strain to
accept his filing as a candidate
to the county pre-primary con
vention. Strain refused because
the legislature specifically bar
red state or federal employees
From filing as delegates and
Baldwin is a member of the
date game commission.
Nebraska collected $1,904,719
in gasoline taxes last month,
the division of motor fuels re
ported. This represented a size
able increase over the March
igure of $1,495,530. Clay Wright,
division chief, said the boost
was seasonal and reflected in
creased use of farm machinery
and automobile travel.
Compared to April, 1949.
last month's collections rep
resented a 40 per cent in
%
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crease. Wright said this was
consistent with other reports
since the effective date of the
penny-a-gallon tax boost r,ot
ed by the 1949 legislature.
Nebraska’s board of control
has as its No. 1 problem the
care of mental patients, accord
! ing to Board Chairman Forrest
Johnston.
Johnston said that there are
about 500 persons who have
been declared insane by courts
and sanity commissions, but for
whom there is no room in state
mental institutions.
About 450 ot these persons are
awaiting admission to the state
hospital at Lincoln. Recent op
ening l a new receiving build
ing means that about ten pa
tients a week can be accepted.
Completion late in 1951 of a
new Duildtng at the Norfolk
state hospital, with a 440-bed
capacity, will just about solve
the problem, the board feels.
Senior Class Presents
‘Custer’s Last Stand’
EWING —The Senior Class
play, “Custers’ Last Stand,”
presented on May 4 and 5, at
the high school auditorium,
was very successful and play
ed to a well - filled house each
evening, regardless of inclem
ent weather.
The plot of the play devel
ops when a telegram arrives at
the Custer home in the Rocky
Mountains, informing them of
a visit from relatives east of
the Mississippi, who thought
of the west as a dangerous, bar
barous place to live with Indi- j
ans, wild animals and rattle
snakes. At first the Custer fam
ily feels insulted but on second
thought decides to make the
West just as these relatives
thought. Since the town was
celebrating Custer’s Last Stand
and everything, including the
people, were dressed for the oc- j
casion in pioneer style, it was
easy- The comfortable living
room in their home, removed all
signs of* modern civilization
and is replaced by crude furn
iture, kerosene lamps, candles, j
and the family appears dressed
in styles of pioneer days. From
here the play was hilarious as
each member of the cast acted
out his part in the manner most
pleasing to the audience. The
class of 1950 is to be com
mended on their choice and
presentation of their class play,
under the direction of Supt. A
S. Evans.
Cast of characters:
James Custer, the father,
Jack Pruden; Harriet Custer,
his wife, Jackie Hand; Emo
gene Custer, his sister, Cather
ine Helmricks; Jimmy Custer,
his son. David Cloyd; Johnny
Newson, Jimmy's cousin, Eu
gene Kurpgeweit; Esther Cus
ter, Jimmy’s attractive sister,
Betty Jo Weber; Terence Van
Ayrsdale, Esther’s fiance, Mer
ton Dierks; Lavinia Platt, a
spinister from east of the Miss
issippi, Evelyn Ruroede; La
vinia’s spinister sister, Altha
Lou Miller; Betty Van Ayrs
dale, Terence’s youthful aunt,
Nadine Steskel; Claire Van
Arrsdale, Betty’s sister, Norma
Gibson; Georgy Little Bear, a
homeless Indian, Glenn Tuttle.
The high school band played
several numbers before the
play. Several solos and duets
were played amt one vocal so
lo was given between acts un
der the direction of the music
instructor, Miss Esther Schram.
Nalpier-Montgomery
Rites at Ewing
EWING — The wedding of
Miss Gloria Napier, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Napier
and. Lorraine Montgomery, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Montgom
ery, of Ewing, took place April
ROYAL THEATER
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Thursday, May 11
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
in hot water in
AFRICA SCREAMS
World famous lion tamer, Clyde
Beatty; world famous animal
hunter, Frank Buck and world
famous heavyweight sensations,
Max and Buddy Baer.
A dm. 42c plus tax 8c, Total 50c
Children 10c plus tax 2c
Total 12c
Friday and Saturday
May 12 and 13
Big Double Bill
GIRLS' SCHOOL
, Starring Joyce Reynolds with
! Laura Elliott, Julia Dean, Thurs
j ton Hall.
Johnny Mack Brown in
LAW OF THE WEST
Fun, thrills, hard riding and
fighting.
Adm. 42c plus tax 8c. Total 50c
Children 10c. plus 2c tax
Total 12c
Matinee: Saturday 2:30
Sunday - Monday - Tuesday
May 14-15-16
BETTY GRABLE
On America’s Lusty Street
of Sing!
WABASH AVENUE
Technicolor
| With Victor Mature, Phil Har
ris, Reginald Gardiner and
I James Barton.
Adm. 42c plus tax 8c. Total 50*
Children 10c. plus tax 2c.
Total 12c
Matinee Sunday 2:30
5. at Vermillion. South Dakota
Pink snapdragons, y e 11 o v
daffodils, palms and eandlea
bras decorated the altar of th<
Methodist church for the 3;3(
o'clock afternoon wedding, per
formed by Rev J L. Leach.
The bride's chosen love songs
"Because” and “1 Love Yoi
Truly," were played by the or
ganist, Miss Alta Hansen.
A white bridal satin gowr
was worn by the bride. It was
fashioned with a sweetheart
neckline, fitted bodice, scallop
ed at the waist, and long slee
ves, pointed at the wrist. Her
! illusion veil, edged with lace,
fell from a tiara of seed pearl.'
and crystal beads. She canned
a shower bouquet of American
Beauty roses.
The matron of honor, Mrs.
Lynn FYy, sister of the bride,
wore an orchid taffeta and net
gown with a bertha collar and
peplum. She carried a bouquet
of yellow daffodils.
The bridegroom wore a
brown pin-stripe business 6uit
with a white carnation bouton
niere. Wayne Fry. cousin of the
bridegroom served as best man.
A three - tier wedding cake
decorated in white and orchid,
topped with a miniature bride
and groom, was the centerpiece
for the bridal table. A three
course wedding dinner was
served to the guests at the
Charles Gurney hotel in Yank
ton, S. D.
Both young folks are gradu
ates of the Ewing high school.
Lorraine attended a term of
college at Norfolk, after which
he was employed on a farm.
They will make their future
home on a farm east of Ewing.
WSCS Meets—
EWING — The WSCS of the
Ewing Methodist church met
at, the church parlors on Wed
nesday afternoon. May 3.
The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs.
Earl Billings. She opened the
session with the reading of -a
poem, "Today.” followed by
the devotionals. "God, in Fam
ilies,” in charge of Mrs. A. S.
Evans.
Plans were made for a moth
er-daughter tea which will be
held June 14. The fourth quar
ter supplies were sent to Om
aha City Mission, consisting of
pencils, white chalk, poster pa
per, paste etc. The society will
serve the alumni banquet on
May 23. The menu was made
out and committees appointed.
An election of officers for the
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year June 1, 1950, to June 1,
f 1951, was held with results as
. follows: president, Mrs. Earl
. Billings; vice - president, Mrs.
l Wm. Spence; secretary, Mrs.
Jaimes Pruden; treasurer, Miss
Anna Van Zandt; secretary of
spiritual life, Mrs. R. B. Crel
lin; secretary of mission and
education, Mrs. Sis Ebben
gaard; secretary of Christian
relations, Mrs. R. G- Rockey;
secretary of literature, Mrs.
Harold Harris; secretary of stu
dent work. Mrs. D. W. Gem
mill; secretary of youth, Mrs.
Leland Welke; secretary of sup
ply, Mrs. Henry Fleming; sec
retary of women’s status* Mrs.
Lee Woods. All business com
pleted, meeting adjourned.
The lesson for the afternoon
was presented by Mrs. A. S
Evans. The theme was, “Christ
ianizing Our Homes.’’
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses, Mrs.
Henry Fleming and Mrs. W. A.
Brown. Table decorations were
cleverly carried out on an ap
propriate scheme for the month
of May. Each person was pre
sented a lovely May basket.
Plans Made For
Alumni Banquet—
EWING — Plans are being
made for the aluimni banquet
on Tuesday evening. May 23.
The class of 1900 will be hon
ored guests and the reunion of
thp class of 1925 will be an im
portant feature. Dorothy Ruby
and Evelyn Bartak make up
the ticket committee.
Other Ewing News
Miss Vaulda Welke, who at
tends Wayne State Teachers
college, spent the weekend at
the home of her mother, Mrs.
Harriet Welke.
Eleanor Pollock, of Neligh,
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Pollock.
May 6, was Poppy Day in Ew
ing. Miss Fern Pruden was the
auxiliary chairman for the oc
casion. All poppies were sold.
Miss Pruden entertained the
group of assistants at her home
after sales were completed.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woods ar
rived home on Saturday from
Lusk, Wyo., where they had
visited friends and relatives the
past week.
Guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Miller over the
weekend were: Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Rosno and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Zollinger, both of St.
Angel, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Kallhoff and family, of
Ewing.
Sis Ebbengaard, John Sisson,
Earl Angus, of Clearwater, Al
len Kennedy, and Ralph But
ler left Wednesday for Louis
ville, Ky„ where they will at
tend the Kentucky Derby.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Walter
went to Clearwater to be guests
at the home of their son. Al
fred, and family. Mrs- Walter
and her grand son celebrated
their birthdays on Monday,
May 8.
Arthur Saiser, of Oregon,
visited recently at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Saiser.
May 20, will be a big day for
the kids of Ewing, when the
commercial club sponsors a
marble tournament. All kids
from kindergarten to 9th grade
are eligible for entry.
Mrs. R. S. Rockey left by bus
Wednesday for Campbell, Ky.,
where she will visit at the home
of her daughter and husband,
Lt. and Mrs. F. W. McNeill.
The Farmers State Bank is
having some remodeling done
on the interior this week. Sny
der Bros, are doing the work.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Marquart,
who were called to Scribner,
Nebr., because of the serious
illness of his father, C. W. Mar
quardt, returned home on
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Thursday. His father’s condi
tion remains much the same.
On Monday, May 1, Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Brion and son, Dick,
of Neligh, went to Omaha. S.
W. had a physical checkup
which was finished by noon,
with a good report. With sever
al hours of the day left, they
called on friends in Omaha,
then headed for Lincoln. On *
the way there they stopped at
the Lewis Miller chicken ranch
at Greenwood. The Millers
were found busy caring for 2100
chickens which will soon be
ready for market. Continuing
their trip, they visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Gee.
Davies at Lincoln, and further
on the way home, they stopped
to call on the W M. Costello
family at Wisner.
The Bible club members
were busy May 1, after school
and during the evening, when
they called at the homes of
shut-ins and presented them a
May basket. Thirty - five were •
given out. Mrs. Hazel Norwood
is the leader of this club.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lar
son returned home on Thurs
day from West Point where
they had spent a few days vis
iting at the home of their
daughters and families.
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