State Capitol News . . .
Governor Declines to Call Special
Session on State’s Tough Road Problem
LINCOLN—“This is something
that cannot wait until the next
regular session of the legislature
convenes.”
That’s the way Cliff Sandahl,
the editor of the North Platte
Telegraph - Bulletin, describes
Nebraska’s highway headache.
Sandahl, who with other Ne
braska editors, has been urging
action now to combat the deter
ioration which is fast making a
shambles of the state’s roads, met
with Gov. Val Peterson to urge
a special session. Mindful of the
1951 legislature’s defeat of an
attempt to reenact the penny
a-gallon gas tax, Peterson said
he would be unwilling to call
the lawmakers back to Lincoln.
In a statement clarifying his
session with Peterson, Sandahl
said:
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“The situation simply is this.
Even if the legislature in its first
week, first month or first two
months of its regular session
would provide more state funds
than now available — which is
unlikely — the 1953 road pro
gram in Nebraska would have
only a total of $7,000,000, state
and federal funds at hand, which
wouldn’t come anywhere near
our road needs.
“The reason that the figure
would remain at $7,000,000 is
the fact that plans for each year
have to be set up the previous
summer, or at the very latest,
the previous autumn in order to
permit sufficient time for sur
veying, drawing up specifications,
etc., and submitting necessary
data to the federal government
for 50-50 matching money.
“The governor cannot be ex
pected to call a special session
of the legislature unless he has
sufficient evidence to prove that
there is an emergency necessitat
ing such a spcial session. I feel
we editors can supply that evi
dence from all parts of the
state.”
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Attitude—
Meanwhile, what is the atti
tude of the groups which knock
ed out the revenue measures for
highways passed by the 1949
legislature?
Charles Marshall, president of
the Nebraska Farm Bureau Fed
eration, prime mover in the fight
against the socalled governor’s
road program, had said earlier
that his organization would not
ohject to a popular vote against
this amtter in the coming No
vember election.
The Farm Bureau’s position,
briefly, is no« more money for
roads until the state highway
department is supervised by a
highway commission.
Sources close to the Farm Bur
eau said a statement outlining
that position likely will be made
this week.
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Mora, Please—
Washington was asked last
week for another $150,000 to help
flood-stricken Nebraskans who
have not yet repaired damage in
the Missouri river flood in April.
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Recalling the $245,000 already
allocated Nebarska by the fed
eral government (the original
$250,000 shrunk when Uncle Sam
kept $5,000 for handling costs),
Peterson said the total damage
which would come within the
area established by the federal
government for payment was
$547,315.
If Peterson’s request is grant
ed, Uncle Sam will have spent
$395,000 for flood relief in Ne
braska, compared to $201,540
Nebraskans will have spent. “I
believe the state of Nebraska’s
expenditure of $2 for every $4
expended by the federal govern
ment can be considered a reason
able ratio,” the governor wrote
President Truman. »
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Going Up—
The Nebraska Petroleum Car
riers association has asked the
state railway commission for
permission to increase rates on
petroleum products from Omaha
to outstate points by 9 percent.
The application said the increase
was sought to bring rates into
conformity with railroads which
recently won a similar boost.
A commission spokesman said
the tank truck operators did not
receive the 11 per cent emerg
ency increase granted the gen
eral carriers several weeks ago.
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Going Down—
Nebraska took it on the chin
from a couple of tax sources last
month:
Despite a 20 percent increase
in liquor taxes, the state’s liquor
levy revenue is falling behind
last year’s total- The liquor con
trol commission said it has col
lected $1,176,256 during the first
five months of 1952, some $60,
000 less than on June 1 a year
ago.
And cigarette tax collections
fell off last month, totaling only
$329,828 compared to $379,525.
Generally, there’s an increase
in May as more people get out
of doors, an official said.
Apparently the high cost of
living includes the high cost of
drinking and smoking.
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Official—
At last it’s official. The results
of balloting in Nebraska’s April
1 presidential preferential pri
mary shows:
Sen. Robert A. Taft—79,357
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
—66,920
Harold E. Stassen — 52,238
Sen. Estes Kefauver—64,531
Sen. Robert S. Kerr—42,467
It took the state canvassing
board until just a few days ago
to arrive at that conclusion after
one of the sloppiest jobs of vote
tabulating in the state’s history.
A complete re-check was order
er by the board in order to fill
the glaring blanks in the re
ports.
But there were still some puz
zlers. Saline county, for instance,
reported 283 votes for a “Howard
Taft.” The father of Senator
Taft, President William Howard
Taft, died 22 years ago.
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Campbell will
drive to Sioux City Friday where
they will meet their son, Edward,
jr., who is flying to Sioux City
from Green Bay, Wise., where he
is employed. He will spend his
summer vacation here with his
parents. Paul Fritton, of Albion,
will drive here Friday evening
and will be a houseguest of Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell and son, Ed
ward. Both young men will
compete in the golf tournament.
Mrs. Edna Huebert and son,
Dick, Mrs. Louis Hartman and
daughter, Sharon and Gerald
Harding went to Plainview Sun
day where they attended a fare
well party for Pvt. and Mrs. Wil
liam Beed, Mrs. Heubert’s son
in-law and daughter. They left
for Virginia Sunday where Pvt.
Beed is stationed.
Mrs. Neta Claussen had Sun
day dinner with Mrs Carrie
Borg and Marvel.
Mrs. Alice Dixicoct and sons,.
Steven and Larry, of Denver,
Colo., have been visiting at the
home^of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Mur
phy. Mrs. Didcoct returned to
her home Monday, June 2, while
the boys remained for an indefi
nite visit.
36-INCHER . . . Fred Gregge
(above) exhibits an eipht pound
36-inch northern pike which he
helped Sam Killham take from
the Elkhom river near Emmet
recently. It required 20 min
utes to land the big fellow
which Mr. Kilham hooked on a
daredevil artificial lure.
ROCK FALLS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hynes at
tended the eighth grade gradua
tion exercises Tuesday evening,
May 27, at St. Mary’s. Regina
Hynes was one of the graduates.
Guests at the Lyle Vequist’s
Sunday, May 25, for a chicken
supper were Mr. and Mrs. James
McNulty and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Taylor and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Curran and
daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Margritz and family.
The final pinochle party of the
season was held Saturday eve
ning, May 24, at Orville Miller’s.
High score was won by Marjorie
McNulty and Roy Margritz. Dor
othy Curran and Art O’Neil held
low. The eight low players of
the season treated the winners to
a hot dog and ice cream feed.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Milier and
family visited Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Gelsen Sunday, May 25,
and were dinner guests there.
Mrs. Gelsen is the former Marie
Breiner.
Guests at Wesley Taylor’s on
Sunday, May 25, were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Taylor and the Don
Taylor’s from O’Neill.
Tommy and Janice Vequist
spent Tuesday night, May 27, at
the Henry Vequist home.
Floyd Johnson, John Schultz
and Louis Brown have been help
ing with a house Gordon John
son is moving to O’Neill from
Page.
Mrs. John Schultz attended a
party in the Opportunity neigh
I borhood Monday evening, May 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rakes were
guests at Floyd Johnson’s Sun
day evening, May 25. Agnes and
Helen Rakes spent the night at
John Schultz’s.
Trudy and Gwenda Schultz
stayed Tuesday night, May 27 at
the Floyd Johnson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Vequist
and Shirley Vanderbeck flew
here from Omaha Monday morn
ing, May 26, to attend the alumni
banquet in Atkinson that evening
and to visit relatives in Atkinson
and Stuart. They spent that
night at Henry Vequists and had
dinner Tuesday at Mrs. Orville
Morrow’s before fying back to
Omaha Tuesday afternoon, May
27.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Osborne and
son, Norman, of Parker, Kans ,
and Jimrmy Johnson spent Friday
afternbon, May 23, at the Floyd
Johnson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Curran
and daughters were supper guests
at the Roy Margritz home Thurs
day evening, May 22.
fletty Lou Curran visited a few
days with Brenda and Bonna
Margritz recently.
Guests at Floyd Johnson's Sun
day, May 25, were Mrs. Theresa
Breiner, Alden Breiner and sons,
Lois Breiner and Don R. Breiner.
Mrs. Henry Vequist, Mrs. Or
ville Morrow and girls took Mrs.
Morrow to Grand Island Friday,
May 23, where she plans to visit
her daughter for a month.
Frank Schultz and Shirley
Steskal spent Thursday evening,
May 22, at the John Schultz
home.
Those from Rock Falls attend
ing the Obermire-Meusch wed
ding dance in Butte Tuesday eve
ning, May 27, included: Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Curran, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Margritz, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Vequist and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Taylor.
ivir. ana Mrs. noy n. iviargriiz
and daughters spent Wednesday,
May 28. at the Loyal Hull home
and helped a crew of men shin
gle the house.
A picnic was held at Louis
Brown’s recently. Those pres
ent included: Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Grau and Chuck Smith, of
Royal, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Johnson, Dwavne Pinnt, Floyd
Johnson and Linda Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brown and
family called at Alden and Don
Breiners and Albert Widtfeldts
Wednesday, May 28.
Brenda and Bonna Margritz
spent last week in Butte with
Helen Sire and Attending Bible
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Margritz and
daughters were dinner guests at
Walter Sire’s in Butte Sunday,
May 25.
Linda Johnson left Monday,
May 26, for Waseca, Minn., to
visit her former teacher, Miss
Spaulding.
Work Meeting —
A Wesleyan missionary work
meeting was held Tuesday, June
3, at the home of Mrs. J. Victor
Johnson. The afternonwas spent
rolling bandages and sewing
baby layettes. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
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