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O'NEILL. NEBR.
CARROLL W. STEWART. Editor and Publisher_
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Money Needed for Better Roads
Probably too much has been said already and there is consider
able misunderstanding over two hills to be voted upon Tuesday, No
vember 7. Both mean much to Nebraska’s future road building pro
^This editorial is a final effort to clarify the facts and present
what we believe to be the logical answer to assure better roads in
Nebraska
Both bills, it should be understood, are already in operation af
ter being passed by the legislature. The voting is on whether or not
the bills, as passed, should bo rejected.
These two bills, which will be voted on separately, did two
things. They increased the gasoline tax and increased the license
fees on cars and trucks.
If you with to retain those bills in operation and thus provide
ample funds for building and improving roads in our state you
should vote "no." When you vote "no" you mean, "no I do not
want to reject the present laws as pnacted by the legislature."
Usually when you are in favor of a project you would vote “yes”
but in this case because of the wording of the referendum you must
vote “no.” . .
The reason for increasing the gasoline tax and the license fees
on cars and trucks was to provide more money for building and im
proving roads. Because of the increased prices the state must pay
for road materials and labor more revenue was needed. The most
fair way of assessing the cost of the new roads to the people is on
the basis of road use.
Thus under me present iaw. which ihc icic*«uuum w **»
peal, the more you drive the more you pay in gasoline tax. The big
ger and heavier your car or truck, the more license fee you have to
pay. That is a fair plan.
Next to the commercial truck and bus operator, the farmer gets
the most benefit from the roads. Every state highway built goes by
many farms and the more hard surfaced highways the state builds,
the more farms there will be on paved roads, and the closer the
other farms will be. The more money the state has for building roads
the quicker they will be able to pave such highways as 281, 12, 11
and others in this section of the state.
County roads in Holt depend principally upon gasoline tax
and license fee funds. The bridge levy is 1.60 mills-—the maximum
by law; the road. .08. These create a relatively small amount com
pared to what is required to maintain the county's roads. Hence,
the greater the collection of gasoline and license fees by the state
the greater will be the county * *hare to build more and bettor
county roads.
Thus the farmer gets his full share of benefit from the increas
ed gasoline tax and license fees now in effect.
The present license fees for cars, commercial and farm trucks
and the present gasoline tax is the cheapest method by which the
farmer could improve roads in the rural areas. If the law were to be
repealed and instead a county toad tax or a state tax for roads
put on the books, the farmer with land would pay much more of the
v road cost than he does at present.
If paved roads were to be built in the state as they are in towns
and assessed against the abutting property, paved roads in rural
areas would be prohibitive. For the farmer at least the present meth
od appears cheaper and more fair and equitable for all concerned.
The increased funds enable the state to match more federal road
funds, so that actually we get more roads than we pay for as far as
gasoline taxes and license fees are concerned.
True, we have to pay taxes to furnish the federal government
with road funds, but as matters now stand we will pay the same
tax whether the roads are built in Nebraska or some other state.
You should remember when you go to the polls that you are not
voting to increase either the gasoline tax or auto and truck license
fees, you are voting on whether or not to retain the increase which
has been in effect the past year.
It all boils down to this. If you are in favor of more and better
roads in Nebraska, if you want to see the state continue with its
stepped up road building program of the past year, then you will
want to vote “ao” on both of the referendum issues.
A Grim Lesson
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PRAIRIELAND TALK
Karmelkorn King An O’Neill Boy Who
Got Fired Off Wyoming Sheep Ranch
By ROMAINE SAUNDERS
LINCOLN — A cartoon or
iginating below the Mason- Dix
on line endeavors to convey
the idea that Korea has been
written off as a political and
international issue. Korea has
not been written off so far as the
heart-torn mothers of earth are
concerned. It has not been written
off for little children who have
lost father and mother and home
in the war-desolated land. It has
not been written off the seared
memories of the young wives
whose mates never more will re
turn. It has not been written off
for the young women whose ra
diant dreams for establishing a
home when her lover came back
from the burning hell of battle
have been turned to ashes by one
death blow. But it has been writ
ten off for the American boys and
other boys whose blood flowed on
Korean soil.
To the mothers of boys who
have been drafted for war service
Hazel Hartwell Simon has writ
ten these lines:
Ten thousand mothers pin a pray
er tonight
On every star their tear-blur
red eyes can see.
Ten thousand mothers anguish
for their sons.
Shall I suppose it only came to
me?
In other wars the horror had no ;
claws
To rend my flesh, no sword to j
pierce my breast;
But now my son is gone to face
the foe,
And I like countless mothers
find no rest.
The stars pass over as I lie here
tense,
Where is he, flesh of mine that
I gave birth?
O God, You gave Your Son Him
self to die—
Comfort the heart-torn mothers
ot the earth.
* * *
I don’t know if that once pup
ular confection known as Karmel
korn is still on the candy cases,
but many O’Neill citizens may
never have heard that a business
when at its flourishing height in
the hard luck period of the 1930’s
was using 15 tons of popcorn
daily got started and kept going
by an O'Neill boy who got fired
from a sheep ranch in the Big
Horn country of Wyoming.
That was W. C. O'Sullivan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. O'Sul
livan, who liv,9d just west of
town. W. C.'s brother, John,
still lives in O'Neill. \
W. C. and his wife, the former
Stella Hempel, of Spencer, open
ed up a little popcorn stand in
Casper, Wyo., in 1929 and two
years later they were located in
Rockford, 111., and had 502 Kar
melkom shops in operation in 42
states, the sales from one shop for
one month in 1931 amounting to
$5,400. Mr. O’Sullivan gave his
wife the credit for the candy mix
ture that brought them success
and fortune out of the lowly pop
corn.
* * •
In a suburb of Lincoln dwells
the community’s well digger. He
I
has a business that reaches far
out to surrounding areas putting
down wells 100 to 150 feet, pulling
out old pipe, injecting life into a
played-out well, putting up wind
mills and at the age of 83 does
the work himself. He lives alone
in an old barn—bunk, two broken
down chairs, table covered with
milk bottles, cans and unwashed
cups, a plate and bowl where he
eats his simple meals, a cast iron
stove, iron bathtub and toilet fa
cilities all crowded together. The
! bunk has neither sheets nor pil
! lows, and if ever a fellow lived
like a bulldog this hearty old soul
does. He is never sick, can work
the toenails off of anyone half
his age and is not calling on the
state of Nebraska for old age
pension. Just what is there to our
modern sanitary ideas?
• * *
I did more than one thousand
dollars in transactions this morn
ing. The only real money
handled was $3.02. “Big business”
is mostly a few slips of paper.
--I
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O'NEILL LOCALS
Mrs. Ann Asher went to Oma
ha Friday to visit her son and
family and continued to Griswold,
la., for a day, returning Monday
to O’Neill.
Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek
spent the weekend in Omaha with
relatives.
Mrs. Ted Heiter and children
went to Meadow Grove Wednes
,
I day, October 25, to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Marion Jenkins. They re
turned Sunday evening.
Mrs. Art Dexter visited Mr. and
Mrs. Darold Couch at Chambers
Wednesday, October 25.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bly, of
Amelia, were callers at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Art Dexter Fri
day, October 27.
(Political Advertlnemcnt) (Political Adv«*rtln«nient)
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TOM SULLIVAN
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
for
COUNTY ASSEESSOR
GENERAL ELECTION NOV. 7,1950
Your Vote Will Be Appreciated
Lifelong Resident of Holt County
■
Ralph N. Leidy P_410
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GENIES that
come in CANS
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!| you open a can of delicious canned food. These modern Genies have <!
3; taken the drudgery out of almost every operation of meal preparing— !|
J> Nowadays they even peel your potatoes and squeeze your oranges—Yet, ][
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< your Council Oak shelves make the very finest and delightful meals— <!
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Wr? H £1 Sfl H iS l‘ FROM FRIDAY TILL FRIDAY AT
Wu 11 Iwl O II 1 COUNCIL OAK — WATCH FOR IT
EACH WEEK—IT'S HOT.
Finest Pork and Beans, 3 1-lb. cans 27c
TOMATO SOUP 0 01*
CAMPBELL’S. It Hit* the Spot ..V Cans V I V
SUPERB MILK 0 Ta„ OC*
Pure, Whole Milk Evaporated _ V Cans VvV
GOLDEN CORN 0 , 00*
SUPEHB. Whole Kernel . L Cans VUv
SUPERB PUMPKIN 0 vo ^OO*
Smooth lllend .....4b Cans VVw
Morning Light No. 2 Can
Red Cherries_23c
1 303 Can
Lindy Peas_15c
»HI-C ORANGEADE 01*
With Vitamin *C". 4«-os. Can _ W ■ V
PURE HONEY 70*
So Good on Biscuits. 6-Lb. Jar ■ WU
POPCORN White or Yellow. 7f
BOBB-KOS8. 8-Lb. Bag . VVy
SALTED PEANUTS 0Qa
SPANISH. 1-Lb. Cello..■•V
RED RASPBERRY
PRESERVES. 18-0*. Jar_ «jDC
20-Oz. Loat
Nancy Ann Bread __ 16c
Fruits & Vegetables |
CRANBERRIES,
1 Lb.18c
GRAPEFRUIT,
Dozen. 59c
ORANGES, TEXAS
2 Dozen. 45c
LETTUCE, 2 Heads_
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CABBAGE,
3 Lbs. 8c
CELERY,
Each.17c
ONIONS,
3 Lbs. 8c
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IVKRY TASTY
BIG
BOLOGNA
lb. 39c
PLUMP, TENDER
SKINLESS
FRANKS
lb 39c *
FRESH
HAM
SALE!
WHOLE HAM. lb.49c
BOTT END. lb.53c
SHANK
END, Lb.■
SWIFTS ESSEX
SUMMER
SAUSAGE
lb. 69c
SWIFTS PREMIUM
CHILI
iS 59c
| FRESH HAM STEAK a»«■* -69*1 I
I SIRLOIN AND ROUND
BEEF STEAK
lb. 89c
FRESH
SIDE PORK
lb. 25c
lOW AHA
PORK SHOULDER
PICNICS
COOKED
BONELESS
SKINLESS
S-lb. 9-ox. can
2.79
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