New Bridge Will
Prevent Washouts
• NORTH OF STUART*—A group
«f men worked on Saturday,
March 23. and again on Monday
to dig out a culvert and widen
the cut so the county outM
, could install a bridge on the
road past the Pettijohn place.
• The road washed out last
• Thursday afternoon. This has oc
curred every spring thaw for sev
j cral years. County Supervisor
j Alex Frickel inspected the road
(and decided a bridge was the
only solution.
1 James and Robert Doming,
Warren Berry, Charles Dobiae
and Merrill Smith worked on
' Saturday and Monday. Lou
Prangc also helped on Monday
Other North of Stuart News
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lofquest
were O'Neill callers on Tuesday,
March 13.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mellor
and daughter, of Atkinson, visit
ed at the Russell Hipke home on
Wednesday evening, March 14
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Prange vis
ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Durvin Kipple in O’Neill on Wed
nesday, March 14.
Easter Sunday guests at the
home of Mrs. Lottie Lofquest
were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lof
quest and Chuckie, of Ainsworth;
Mr and Mrs. Dewayne Philbrick
and LaVeda, of O’Neill, and Mrs.
Vina Munson. Mr. and Mrs. Lof
quest and Chuckie came Satur
day evening and attended Cleve
land church services on Sunday
morning
Mr and Mrs. Charles Dobias
and boys were Sunday, March 25,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
Scott.
The Cleveland Ladies Aid met
at the home of Mrs. Russell Hip
ke on Thursday, March 22, with
Mrs. James Deming co-hostess.
The meeting was to have been
on Wednesday at Mrs. James
Deming's, but had to be held at
the Hipke home because of road
conditions. Mrs. Arlin Caster and
Mrs. Elmer Allyn led devotionals
and the lesson was conducted by
Mrs. Calvin Allyn. Mrs. Lou
Prange was a guest. Next meet
ing will be with Mrs. Deming
with Mrs. Russell Hipke and Mrs.
Sam Lofquest the hostesses.
A large congregation attended
church services Easter Sunday
at the Cleveland Presbyterian
ctiurch. Services were held at
7:30 a.m. and will continue
through the summer months at
B:30 a.m. for church services and
9:30 for the Sunday-school hour.
Miss Laura Mulford and Bill
Mulford came Friday night to
spend Easter vacation at the
home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mulford. Bill and
Laura are Hastings college stu
dents.
Mr and Mrs. Merrill Smith
and family were Sunday, March
25, guests at the Robert Fuller
ton home in Atkinson. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward F. Seger and family
were also guests.
Miss Loretta Berry was a
March 23-25 weekend guest at
the Charles Mulford home.
Mr and Mrs. Warren McClurg
and family, of Bassett, were Eas
ter Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
McClurg’s brother, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer McClurg, and family.
Church services are planned at
the Cleveland Presbyterian
church for Thursday evening,
March 29, at 8 p.m. The services
will be in charge of the Home
Missions team who visited the
schools a few weeks ago. These
services had bAn planned for
March 22, but had to be postpon
cd because of road conditions.
Miss i_.ucille Mitchell, teacher
of district 52, entertained her pu
pils and their mothers at an Eas
ter party on Friday afternoon,
March 23. The pupils demonstrat
ed their school work with read
ing classes followed by games,
an egg hunt and lunch served by
Miss Mitchell. Those present
were Mrs. Linford Sweet, Mrs.
Elsie Sweet, Mrs. Charles Dobias
and Mrs. Merrill Smith and Dar
rel.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Allyn and
family were Easter Sunday din
j ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
J Allyn and family.
Mr. and Mrs. James Deming
and Robert were Sunday dinner
: guests of Mr. and Mrs. Linford
Sweet and family.
The telephone line “23" north
[of Stuart was out of order last
week. Lineman Linford Sweet
fixed the line Tuesday, March 20,
after several days’ search for the
trouble.
The Cleveland Ladies Aid is
sponsoring a new project for the
children and young people of the
church. Sunday, March 25, saw
the lending library started in
the church entry. Books arranged
in a peach box are placed for
anyone to borrow and read. Any
donations of good books will be
welcome and the ladies are hop
ing the peach box will soon be
replaced with a larger book case.
The ladies have donated $5 to
start the project and the library
is under the care of Vesta Adams.
The Cleveland Progressive club
made plans at their meeting on
March 18, to sponsor a party and
bazaar to be held at the Cleve
land church basement on Friday
evening, April 6. The ladies will
serve lunch and are planning an
evening of entertainment. Mon
ey earned at the project will be
j given to pay on the new X-ray
machine recently purchased for
the Stuart hospital.
Lynch Couple in
Golden Wedding
LYNCH—Mr. and Mrs. George
Tuch were observing their gol
den wedding day here Tuesday,
March 27. The event was high
lighted with an open house re
ception at their home here from
2 to 5 in the afternoon and from
7 to 9 in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Tuch were mar
ried at the courthouse in (Niobra
ra by Judge Thomas March 27,
1901.
They made their home at Pish
elville for nine years, where Mr.
Tuch operated a grist mill. Flour
manufactured t h e re was sold
to nearly every store in Knox
and Boyd counties in the early
days.
In 1909 the couple moved to a
farm on the Missouri river two
miles west and two miles north
of Verdel, where they made their '
home until 1946 when they re
tired and moved to Lynch. They
purchased a home and have liv- |
ed here since. While farming in i
the Verdel community they also i
owned and operated a general j
merchandise store in the village
of Verdel.
Mr. and Mrs. (Tuch have three
sons—James, of Niobrara; Lloyd,
who lives near Verdel; and Mar
vin, who lives on the home place
near Verdel; one daughter —
Mrs. Edward May, who lives near
I Monowi, and nine grandchildren.
Other Lynch Newt
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ducker
and Darla Dee spent Easter Sun
day with relatives in Verdel.
Gntce Mannen and Ernest jr.,
Darnell, of Omaha, spent Easter
with homefolks.
Mrs. Mary Fusch. of O’Neill,
and Arlene Fusch, of Sioux City,
spent Easter with homefolks.
Miss Deloros Thiessen, of An
oka, spent the weekend with
homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ross
meier and daughter, of Sidney,
spent the Easter weekend with
relatives here. A family dinner
was held at the C. L. Haselhorst
home. Gordon and Dennis Ross
meier returned home with their
parents after a 10-day visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Frank Hanzlik, of Creigh
ton, is staying at the Johnnie
Hanzlik home assisting m the
care of her new grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Keim, ol
Lincoln, spent the Easter week
end at the John Wike home.
They returned home Sunday eve
ning.
Frontier for printing!
Fancy Dresses for Spring Fancies
t 111 1 1 I"1 ,:'T 1
BY EDNA MILES
TN spring a young woman’s fancy also turns to thoughts
A of that age-old problem of what to wear.
Two answers to grace 1951’s spring fashion scene are
shown at left and at right—both specifically created for
the junior charmer.
The cotton at right features enormous panier pockets,
frosted with eyelet embroidery. The bodice of the Florida
fashioned dress buttons from waist to demure, round
collar.
Tiny puffed sleeves and a full skirt complete the dress
which is the sort of gaj’er than springtime creation for
resort wear and other special dress-up occasions.
Dressier still is the glamorous party dress at left, fash
ioned from speckled, silky taffeta.
A coat-type dress, its flattering wing collar and velvet
buttons produce a double-breasted effect. The hipline is
full and gathered, broken by a wide self belt.
Either dress should make the junior miss a sure hit
with the opposite sex as well as the envy of fellow fashion
fans.
Equally as important, the creations embody good taste
and so cannot help but to lend an air of discernment to
i the young lady’s spring wardrobe.
State Capitol News—
Gustavson Tells Legislature Faculty Fay
Hikes a ‘Must,’ Governor’s Figure Too Low
By Meivin Paul
Stalehouse Correspondent
The Nebraska Press Association
LINCOLN—The Nebraska le
gislature went back to work on
Wednesday, refreshed after an
Easter holiday and a flying jun
ket to western Nebraska as the
guests of the Gering Chamber of
Commerce.
Only the labor and judiciary
committees had to work Monday
afternoon.
Before adjourning for the long
weekend, the legislature:
1. Held a three-hojjr hearing
on the pros and cons of the con
troversial watershed bill, LB 455.
2. Heard more charges against
the liquor commission in the
special legislative probe.
3. Sat through another session
of the committee investigating
the state assistance department
in which the state agency contin
ued its feud with county aid of
ficials.
4. Heard Chancellor R. G. Gus
tavson, of the University of Ne
braska, say that Gov. Val Peter
son’s reeommedation of $11 mil
lion in tax funds isn’t adequate.
* * •
Largest Gallery Hears
Watershed Testimony—
The watershed bill hearing at
tracted a crowd of more than 400,
probably the largest at a hear
ing this session. The testimony
lasted for more than three hours.
Sen. O. H. Liebers, of Lincoln,
one of the measure’s cointroduc
ers, explained the purpose and
details of the bill. Flood waters,
he said, don’t recognize county
lines or city limits; the only way
to cope with the problems is on
a watershed-wide basis.
He was backed by the other
sponsors, Ed Hoyt, of McCook,
and O. H. Person, of Wahoo,
and 15 witnesses, including
landowners, farmers, city bus
inessmen, lawyers, farm or
ganisation representatives, and
others.
Attacking the bill were a group
of farmers and land landowners
who protested that the bill’s
powers are too broad and that the
bill is unnecessary since the same
purposes can be accomplished by
amending the old state drainage
I act.
The committee took no action
on the bill; in fact, did not even
consider it as member hurried
to leave Lincoln for their homes.
Tbe group meets again Thurs
day.
• • •
Bribery Charges
Continue—
Bribery rumors arose again in
the investigation of the state li
quor commission. A. A. Gilstad
former partner in an Omaha ta
vern. appeared before Sen. Ray
Babcock’s probers, and charged
that state liquor agents—whom
he identified by name—had giv
en him “a hard time” after he
declined to take the advice of
one of them to buy his insurance
from Liquor Commissioner Ba
line Young.
Gilstad’s class C license was
revoked for conduct unbecoming
a licensee. He was charged with
being drunk in his tavern.
He said that a Lincoln attor
ney told him to lav $1,500 “on the
line” if he wanted the lawyer
to try to get the permit back. Gil
stad said he understood the at
torney wouldn’t keep all the
money himself. The lawyer did
not sav the money was to be
used for a bribe.
The same agent mentioned bv
Gilstad is one charged by Ed
ward Trask former agent' with
♦ akin? onvnffs for not disturbing
‘fce oneratinn of one-ball ma
I et.ir.ns in Ore-ha tavern:-.
T»-n remmittnn w-,«- nytrected
♦ o hear morp witnesses this week
• • •
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work of Sen. W. J. William’s
committee which was formed to
try to find ways to cut red tape
which the counties say is doubl
ing the cost of the program.
The counties—especially Lin
coln and Lancaster—have bitter
ly assailed the state department
and now Vandemoer is using the
hearings as a chance to tell his
story. The counties will get theirs
later.
Here’s a sample of what Van
demoer is telling the Williams
committee:
"There is need for some le
gal method whereby statutory
provisions covering the slate
assistance program will be
made mandatory upon the
ooUnlies without penalizing
those persons on the assistance
rolls/'
‘‘If ineligible persons are cer
tified to the state, then the local
county assistance committee had
been remiss in their responsibil
ity. They should know that their
assistance staffs are doing the
job as it should be done. They
should supervise their assistance
staffs so that they know the type
of work these staffs are doing.”
At the end of the second hear
ing which lasted till after 6 p.m.,
Williams remarked, “This is real
ly an education.
Nobody disagreed.
• m •
Chancellor Calls Salary
Situation 'Critical'—
Nebraska university is carrying
through with the budget strategy
laid down when the governor
knifed their request for $13,500,
000 in tax funds to $11,000,000.
It was simply to go before the
budget committee of the legis
lature and try to do a better job
of convincing the lawmakers the
boost was needed than had been
done on the governor.
The chancellor said that if the
school gets only the amount re
commended by the governor it
will be unable to grant propos
ed faculty salary increases.
He called the salary situation
"critrcal" and said pay hikes are
"a must.” Proposed salaries would
put the faculty more nearly on
a par with other Big Seven in
stitutions, he said. The only cost
of living increase granted faculty
members was the 1 percent raise
given four years ago, Dr. Gustav
son said.
Meanwhile, Chairman Arthur
Carmody, said the budget com*
mittee hopes to have the appro
priation bill ready for the floor
in about two more weeks.
• • •
Hearing on Sales Tax
Set for Today—
Sidelights on the legislative
‘ scene:
Sen. Dwight Burney’s two per
cent tales tax bill is up for hear
ing this Thursday Observers say
it doesn’t have much chance, but
its cointroducer. Sen. Chris Metz
ger, of Cedar Creek, is a mem
ber of the revenue committee
which will hear the measure and
he may put up a tough fight in
committee.
On Friday the government
committee will hear Sen. Hugh
Carson's proposal to put the
question of outlawing pari
mutuel betting on the 1952 gen
eral election ballot.
Observers were surprised to
see how quickly the revenue com
mittee killed Carson’s soft drink
tax bill. Everyone thought that
since the price of pop had gone
up and many places were al
ready charging a dime, that the
bill had a better-than-average
chance with the state taking part
of the difference between the
old nickel price and the new 10
cent tag.
DEATH BREAKS 5
GENERATION LINK
Lewis Fees, 88, Former
Chambers Resident,
Dies at Sargent
CHAMBERS—Lewis Fees, 88,
former resident of Chambers died
Wednesday, March 21, at the Sun
set rest home in Broken Bow.
Mr. Fees was born May 27,
1863, in Illinois. He came to Ne
braska at the age of 9, first going
to Seward county. In 1893, he
was married to Lydia Cain. To
this union two children were
born. Hazel Fees Mathouser, who
died in 1948, and Vem Fees. Mrs.
Fees died in 1897.
He married Effie Susan Ward
in 1899. Two sons were born to
this union.—Anton, who pre
ceded his father in death, and
Ernest, who now lives in Sargent.
In 1904 the Fees family mov
ed to Custer county and in 1910
to a ranch in Holt coun£y, where
they lived until 1923, when they
moved into Chambers.
The second Mrs. Fees died
in 1927, and later Mr. Fees
married Anna Gordon, who
died in 1945.
Mr. Fees moved tb Sargent in
1947 where he had a little home
near his son, Ernest, and family.
Survivors include: Son—Ernest,
of Sargent; brothers—John, of Ed
dyville, and Harvey, of Washing
ton state; 19 grandchildren; 5
great-grandchildren; 1 great-great
grandchild.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Sargent at 10 a.m., Friday,
March 23, and at the Chambers
cemetery in the afternoon. Ser
vices at Chambers were in charge
of the Masonic lodge.
Mr. Fees was an uncle of Chet
Fees, sr., of Chambers.
| Receives Dishes
'From Japan—
ATKINSON—Mrs. John War
ner has received a surprise gift
from her son, EN 2 John Warner,
who is now stationed in Yokasu
ku, Japan. The gift consists of 93
pieces of decorated china dinner
ware.
Mrs. Warner says each place
setting consists of seven pieces
and in china is called Noritake
ware.
The dishes have an ivory face,
a white base and are hand paint
ed with a delicate spray of flow
ers.
Couple Weds in
Lynch Church—
LYNCH—Francis Ertz, jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ertz, sr.,
of Butte, and Carol Ann Peter
sen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Petersen, of Monowi, were
married in the Assumption Bless
ed Virgin Mary church at Lynch
Monday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m.,
with Rev. John Wieczorek offi
! ciating.
The couple plans to live in
1 Butte.
ATKINSON NEWS
The Methodist WSCS met on
Wednesday, March 21, at the fol
lowing hostesses’ homes: Circle
I — Mrs. Lloyd McDowell; II —
Mrs. Carl Smith; IV—Mrs. Vera
Humphrey; V—Mrs. Lulu Hum
phrey. Circle III met Wednes
day, March 28, with Mrs. Radke.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kissinger, of
Omaha, spent the Easter week
end visiting relatives and friends
in Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Vlach and
daughter left Monday, March 26,
for Chicago, 111., to visit relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mlinar
entertained Easter Sunday in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. M. C.
Quigley and son, Larry, of Belle
vue. Mrs. Quigley is the former
Eva Mlinar. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mlinar, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Johnson and Mar
vel Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine
Lockmon and sons, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Mlinar, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Smith and Leile and Mr. and
Mrs. George Beck. Larry has en
listed in the navy and is to be
inducted on March 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron McCloy
and children spent the Easter
vacation with his relatives in
Rock Rapids, la. Mr. McCloy is
the public school coach.
Bob Berigan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Berigan, and Ed Scott,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Scott,
arrived home from St. Louis, Mo.,
last week.
Mrs. Rose Slaymaker enter
tained the Catholic Daughters at
her home on March 21.
Pfc. Richard Schmit, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nick Schmit, is spend
ing a 15-day furlough with home- »
folks. Pfc. Schmit has been sta
tioned at Arsenal, Ark., but on
his return he will go to New Jer
sey.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hale and
sons entertained as Easter dinner
guests Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stolte
and Mr. and Mrs. Ottmar Poss
necker.
Miss Joan Gonderinger, daugh
ted of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gond
eringer, spent the Easter week
end with homefolks. She is em
ployed at Valentine.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Morgan,
who have spent the winter
months in McAllen, Tex., return
ed to their home on March 20.
tourists
Meeting Postponed—
CHAMBERS—The South-Holt
4 - H club’s meeting scheduled
March 30, has been postponed to
April 6. Meeting will be at the
Clyde Hansen home.
BASEBALL
BENEFIT
Dance
Butte Legion
Ballroom
BUTTE. NEBR.
Tuesday, April 3
Music by
ALICE
And Her
Orchestra
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