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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1953)
LEGAL NOTICE I (First pub. Feb. 5, 1953.) John R. Gallagher, Attorney IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HOLT COUNTY. NEBRASKA IN THE MATTER OF THE AP PLICATION OF WILLIAM W. GRIFFIN, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY E. ROGMAN, DECEASED, FOR LICENSE TO SELL REAL ESTATE, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY LICENSE SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED TO SELL REAL ESTATE. Now on this 2nd day of Feb ruary, A.D., 1953, this cause | came on for hearing upon the petition, under oath of William W. Griffin, Administrator of the Estate of Mary E. Rogman, de ceased, praying for license to sell the following described real estate of the said Mary E. Rog man, deceased, to-wit;— Lots 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, in Block 5, East Side Addition to Village of Page, Holt Coun ty, Nebraska, for the payment of debts allow lowances and costs of adminis ed against said estate, and al aiaq; *Bq* uoseaj aq* joj uot;bji -<kud leuosjad luapijjns ;ou st erfy in the possession of the said William W. Griffin, belonging to said estate to pay said debts, fees, allowances, and costs. IT IS THEREFORE ORDER ED BY THE COURT that all persons interested in said estate appear before me art chambers in the Courthouse of said county in the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, on the 6th day of March, AJ)., 1953, at the hour of 10:00 A.M., to show cause, if any there be, why a license should not be panted to said William W. Griffin, Administrator, to sell the above described real estate of said decedent to pay debts and expenses. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this order be served upon all persons interest ed in said estate by causing the same to be published in the O’Neill Frontier, a legal newspa per, printed, published and cir culated in said County of Holt. ROYAL THEATER O’Neill Tkurs. Feb. 26 LOVE IS BETTER THAN EVER Starring Larry Parks, Eliza beth Taylor (the star of the year). From her triumph in the dramatic role of “A Place in the Sun” to a joyous new romantic comedy! The star of the year. Family Night. SI.00; Adult 50c; Children 12c; tax incl. O -— FrL-Sai. Feb. 27-28 STEEL TOWN Color by technicolor. Starring Ann Sheridan, John Lund, How ard Duff. The roaring, searing story of an empire of steel . . . forged from the brawling pas sions of mighty men . . . and the reckless wilddcat they loved! Adult 50c; Children 12c; tax incl. Matinee Sal. 2:30. Children un der 12 f. ee when accompanied j by parent. COMING! Springfield Rifle Stars and Stripes Forever About Face Treasure of the Golden Condor BY THE COURT: 1 D. R. MOUNTS District Judge. __ 40-43c (First pub. Feb, 12, 1953) * Julius D. Cronin, Atty. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate No. 3883 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, February II, 1953. In the matter of the Es tate of Mabel H. Gatz, Deceased. CREDITORS of said estate are hereby notified that the time limited for presenting claims against said estate is June 5, 1953, and for the payment of debts is February 11, 1954 and that on March 5, 1953, and on June 6, 1953, at 0 o’clock A. M_, each day, I will be at the Court Court Room in said County to receive, examine hear, allow, or adjust all claims and objections duly filed. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 41-43c Club Sends Clothes to Flooded Holland The Golden Keys club meeting was held Friday, February 13. The president, Linda Serck, call ed the meeting to order. The minutes were read and approv ed. The roll call was answered by naming our favorite Indian. The girls and boys made a val entine for Miss Alice French. We are going to sent a box of clothes to Holland for the people who lost their homes in the flood. Other Emmet School News Bernard Schaaf visited school Tuesday afternoon, February lvl Friday afternoon, February 13, the school children and many guests enjoyed a valentine par ty. The pretty valentine box was opened and the valentines given out. We exchanged valentines this year. Visitors at the party were Bernard Schaaf, Billie Per ry, Duane Grothe, Carl Peacock, Jackie Cole, Mrs. Wayne Bates, Graydon and Linda Bates, An nette Schaaf, Johnnie Schaaf, Jimmy and Janet Newton, David and Kent Cole, Mrs. Grant Pea cock and Dewey Schaffer. The Schaafs brought cookies with the children’s names on them. Peacocks brought red and white heart shaped cookies. Grothes brought carmel corn. Bates brought choc oi ate covered doughnuts. Helen Martens brought cup cakes, cookies, ice cream bars, and candy. All the pupils in the school made valen tines for their parents. The val entines were made from pictures of the children. — By Kathleen Grothe, news reporter. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walling went to Albion Wednesday, Feb ruary 18, to spend several days visiting their son and daughter in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wal ling. . Mrs. Iva Hopkins and son, Larry, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Hop kins. DRS, BROWN & FRENCH Eyes Tested—Glasses Filled Broken Lens Replaced in 24 Hours Other Repairs While Yo« Wail Complete X-Ray - SAS3UHE 4.100 GTW M 10.000 SCW ; wren 19 son crw ta 100.009 SCW I CMC covers ajj bases ...19 new light truck models offer Hydra-Mafic shifting Throughout the %• and 1-ton eapacity range, GMC presents 19 pickup, stake, panel and package delivery chassis models that offer Hydra-Matic Drive*— as well as the highest-compression gas aline truck engines ever designed. Dual-Range Hydra-Matic Drive has one setting lor traffic — another lor gas-saving open going. Hydra Matic takes over all gearshifting effort AND judgment. An ultramodern engine brings the tremendous lift of 8.0-1 compres sion with regular gasoline. And with even more power delivered to the wheels, there’s more mileage squeezed from the gas! There’s a new electrical system — greater stopping power — heavier construction. See for yourself how these all modem GMG’s are “built like the big ones’* — those brawny GMG’s of 26,000 GVW and up that lead all heavy-duty trucks in sales. m *Opti»mml st mstrs cmst m M Betaed** A General Motors Value A. MARCELLUS PHONE 370 O’NEILL You'll do better on a used truck with your GMC dealer —————i * State Capitol News . „ . Current Land Values Compared to 20-Year Term Thought Best Yardstick _ <<K LINCOLN—The Nebraska leg islature turns its attention this week to highways, a matter pret ty much crowded out of the spotlight so far by the property tax headache. The revenue committee has held public hearings on two bills which would re-enact the 1949 revenue laws knocked out in the 1950 referendum. A poll of the committee indi cates' that both measures com mand enough votes to win them advancement to the floor of the legislature. Their fate after that isn’t so certain. The bills—-4o raise the gas tax a penny and to raise ve~ hide registration fees — brought out two of the ses sion's biggest crowds. Highlight of the two hearings was a suggestion by the Nebras ka Farm Bureau federation, spearhead of the attack on the 1949 laws, that another statewide vote be taken to test the con tention of the bills’ backers that the people have changed their minds since 1950 when they vot ed to repeal the revenue laws. Meanwhile, the public works committee was seeking to coord inate two bills providing lor a new agency to oversee the state ii^hway department And * State Engineer Harold A tken went before the legisla ture this week to present an up to-now report on the exact sta- i tus of Nebraska’s highway sys tem. * * * Defense— The state board of equaliza ; tion, faced with the prospect of being in contempt of the Nebras ka supreme court, sought to get out from under last week by taking action in the now-famous Johnson county case which caused all the trouble to start with. The board cut Johnson county farm land valuations by 15 per cent and said it was done “with the hope that such action will be considered to be in compli ance with the mandate” of the high court. The board faced the contempt charge because it had failed to change Johnson county valua tions which are the highest in the state when measured against the average 20-year sales ppice. The nut in valuations moved Lewis Laflin, the Johnson coun ty landdowner who brought the original action, to drop his ap peal from the board’s February 4 action but the board still must show up in supreme court on March 5 and defend itself against the contempt allegation. The board lowered Ihe John son county valuations on the third try. When Val Peterson was still governor, Laflin ask ed that the assessment figures be trimmed but nothing was do no. Peterson, who had urg ed "equalizing downward," was moved to advise Laflin, "If I owned land in Johnson county, I'd mandamus this board lo reduce the valua tions." Laflin took the advice and the supreme court ordered the board to meet again and do > something. The board met but did nothing. That’s what prompt ed the contempt threat. This time the board finally discovered that Johnson county assessments in 1952 were “dis proportionate to the state aver age.” Members of the board now are Governor Crosby, Secretary of State Frank L Marsh, State Treasurer Frank B. Heintze, State Auditor Ray C. Johnson and Tax Commissioner Norris J. Anderson. * * • Proposal— Sen. O. H. Uebers of Lincoln has come up with a new pro posal to chart the way out of the state’s property tax tangle. Put simply, it suggests using farm land, Nebraska’s most sta ble and basic resource, as the material from which to whittle a yardstick ior measuring tax valuations. Liebers thinks the ratio be tween the current value of farm lands to its value over the past 20 years is the proper measuring stick. If, for instance, the state wide average of land sales in 1952 was $80 an acre and over the past 20 years, the average ; was $40 an acre, then the ratio would be 50 percent and this would be the figure at which all property assessments would be the figure at which all property assessments would be figured. If the ratio worked out to be figured, of its value. A bill establishing the prin ciple has been introduced at the request of Governor Crosby. * * * Prompt— Governor Crosby lost no time signing a hill which the leaders of his party had hoped he’d veto. The 'measure repeals the pre primary law and means the par ties will no longer endorse can didates in the primary elections. State GOP Chairman Dav.d T. Martin of Kearney had opposed the bill and there was some spec ulation at the statehouse that Crosby would refuse to sign it. But sign it he did on the very day it hit his desk. Capitol insiders pointed out that even had the governor wanted to veto the bill, it was unlikely that he could make it stick. The measure passed with 23 votes, one more than was needed, with 16 votes against it and four members not vot ing. Twenty - six votes are needed to override a veto. One senator who voted against passage of the bill told me he would switch and vote to over rule the governor “simply be cause I don’t think a governor should tell us how to vote.” * * * Trouble— LB 9 is in for trouble. That’s the measure allowing county boards to fix salary lim lits of county officials and em ployees. The bill had a little dif ficulty getting past the govern ment committee and was in pret ty wobly shape when it reached the floor. And at week’s end, Sen. W. J. i Williams of Kearney had pre- i pared a motion to kill it and it appeared he had the votes to do the job. * * * Batting .500— The city of Milford batted .500 in the legislature last week. The lawmakers passed a bill to abol ish the home for unwed mothers and the budget committee kill fcd a bill to close the state trade school. Sen. George Syas of Omaha was the sponsor of both mea sures and Governor Crosby had told the legislature in his budget message that he thought they should be closed. Although it may take a trim ming on its budget, the trade school seemed likely still to be in business when the legislature goes home. * * * No, Thanks— The lawmakers said, “No, thanks,” to Sen. Terry Carpen ter’s invitation to pass Governor Crosby’s budget recommenda tions and go home right now. Carpenter could scare up only five votes beside his own for his resolution which was made on the basis that if the governor thinks he can run the state on the budget he proposed, let him try it and if the people think the legislators haven’t the intellect to pass good laws, then let’s go home. * • * No. 43— Nebraska soon will have its 43rd legislator. Sen. Ed Lusien-1 ski of Columbus, who represents Nance and Platte counties, has been absent since the start of this session and newspapers and voters in his district have com plained biterly abrout not being represented. His resignation was expected seme time this week from Om aha where he has been ill for several weeks. Governor Crosby’s office de clined to indicate who is under consideration but there is con siderable speculation on behalf of Robert C. Brower of Fullerton who lost to Lusienski last No vember by only 89 votes. * * Spanking— The teacher in Hamilton county who spanked her pupils still holds a license from the state education department. Superintendent Freeman B. Decker who held a hearing on a parent’s charge that her son wus spanked until he was black and blue said he warned Mrs. Ida Bell that “the evidence indicated she was using this means of pun ishment more than should be necessary in a well - operated school.” Decker stressed that his fail ure in revoke the license, as the outraged mother had asked, “does not mean to establish any principles” in regand to spanking since each case will be decided cn its own merits. • * * Watershed— The legislature’s committee 1 on public works has given the j green light to a bill authorizing the establishment of watershed districts in Nebraska. Stripped of most of the con troversy which surrounded a similar measure last session, the bill drew a crowd only a frac tion the size of the one which jammed the hearing room two years ago. The bill, LB 99, is the result of a legislative council commit tee study and is given a better than-even chance of passage by the legislature, although it is certain to be amended in many places. RETURNS TO FAR EAST ATKINSON— Already having completed two • tours of combat j duty in Korean waters, the de- | stroyer USS Wiltsie has returned to the Far East. Serving aboard the Wiltsie is Virgil V. Ankney, machinist’s mate third class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. James i W. Ankney of Atkinson. The "Wiltsie was one of the few ships to receive hazardous duty pay for having been under enemy fire a number of days each month. Two Big Purebred LIVESTOCK SALES ! REMEMBER THE DATES Neligh Sale Barn - Neligh. Nebr. THURSDAY, MARCH 5 At 1:30 O’Clock P.M. HREGISTERED YORKSHIRE (To Farrow in March) I AK-SAR-BEN ACRES HERD of OMAHA. NEBR. j SATURDAY. MARCH 7 — At Noon Sharp — I 7C SHORTHORNS AND 7C 1" POLLED SHORTHORNS 1 ® 7th Annual Spring Sale of the Antelope County Breeders’ Association This offering from many of the state's outstanding breeders includes 25 Bulls, both horned and polled, nearly all of serviceable age. There will be 50 High Quality Fe mmes. including bred and open heifers, bred cows and cows with calves at foot. ] I a When You and I Wero Young ... » Advent of Rails Eliminates Route __ O’Neill - Spencer Star Service Dropped 50 Years Ago The Anti-Owls gave a dancing party at the rink. . . Miss Bee McGinnis, who is employed at the Hastings mental institution, spent the weekend here with relatives. . . S. D. Gallentine has been awarded the mail contract on the O’Neill-Tumer mail route. The daily mail service from O’ Neill by Joy, Agee, Blackbird and Meek to Turner has com menced. . . Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Harrington entertained 40 friends in their home. . . The postoffice department has issued an order discontinuing the O’ Neill-Spencer mail route to go into effect February 28. Since the advent of the railroad into Boyd eounty very little mail has been sent by the route and its main tenance was needless expense to the department. . . The organ ized mechanics’ labor union lost one member who was dissatisfi ed with the per diem paid car penter’s assistants, which was $2.25 per day of nine hours. Car penters receive $3 for nine hours. 20 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Summers celebrated their 50th wedding ' anniversary. . . Guiseppe Zan- ! gara, who attempted to assassi nate Pres.-Elect F. D. Roosevelt at Miami, Fla., was sentenced to 80 years in the Florida state pen itentiary. . . Elmer Hagensick put a partition in the front of the Nebraska State bank building, which he recently purchased, and J. H. McPharlin has rented the space to move his barber shop there. . . The bridge tour nament opened at the Golden hotel with 24 couples participat ing. R. R. Morrison and Clive Heckenlively won first prize for the east and the west and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham won first prize for the north and the south. 10 Years Ago Twenty - seven Holt county boys were inducted into the ser vice. . . Martha Switzer and Ben Asher "were married February 21. . . . New rationing books were issued. The blue stamps are for canned and other processed goods and the red stamps will be used for meat. . . Pvt. Homer Maring arrived home from Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., for a 10-day furlough. „ One Year Ago Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Loy cele brated their 45th wedding anni versary. . . Leo C. Greene, one of the five state liquor inspect ors, was transferred to O’Neill from Omaha. . . Miss Barbara Birmingham was named princess for the 19th annual Mardi Gras festival at Duchesne college, Omaha. Kindergarten Classmates Honor Departing Member— John Osenbaugh, small son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Osen baugh, was honored in a fare well party at the C. R. Hill home Wednesday afternoon, February 18. Eleven kindergarten class mates were present. They were Francis Grenier, Richard Hill, Johnny and Larry Osenbaugh, Dickie McKim, Clar ence Farr, Ronnie and Gary Harding, Jimmy Van Every, Charles Hill and Kenneth Lieb. Mrs. Harry Petersen, their kin dergarten teacher, attended the party when school was dismiss ed. The afternoon was spent play ing games. A gift was presented to Johnny by the group. Each of the youngsters brought a snap shot of themselves that were put into a book and given to Johnny. A lunch was served. The Osenbaugh family has moved to Burwell. Phone your news to 51! The Sandhills Foremost CATTLE AUCTION SALE EVERY TUESDAY HOG AUCTION: Starting at 11 O’Clock A-M. CATTLE AUCTION: 1 Starling at 1 O'clock PM. Under the sam° mangement for over 20 years. 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