LEGALNOHCE
(First pub. March 5, 1953)
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the Department of
Roads and Irrigation in the State
Capitol at Lincoln, Nebraska, on
March 26, 1953, until 10:00 o’
clock A.M., and at that time pub
licly opened and read for SAND
GRAVEL FOR SURFACING
and incidental work on the O’
NEILL NORTH Patrol No. 81012
State Road.
The approximate quantity is:
5.900 Cu. Yds. Sand Gravel
Surface Course Material
The attention of bidders is di
rected to the Special Provisions ;
covering subletting or assigning
the contract. .
Compliance by the contractor
with the standards as to hours of
labor prescribed by the “Fair La
bor Standards Act of 1938,” ap
proved June 25, 1938 (Public No.
718, 75th Congress), will be re
quired in the performance of
work under this contract.
The minimum wage paid to all
skilled labor employed on this
contract shall be one dollar and
five cents ($1.05) per hour, ex
cept that a minimum wage of one
dollar and twenty - five ' cents
($1.25) per hour shall be paid to:
Crane Operators
Dragline Operators
Power Shovel Operators
The minimum wage paid to all
intermediate labor employed on
this contract shall be ninety-five
(95) cents per hour.
The minimum wage paid to all
unskilled labor employed on this
contract shall be seventy-five
(75) cents per hour.
Plans and specifications for the
work may be seen and informa
tion secured at the office of the
County Clerk at Butte, Nebras
ka, at the office of the County
Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, at
the office of the Division Engi
neer of the Department of Roads
and Irrigation at Ainsworth, Ne
braska, or at the office of the
Department of Roads and Irri
gation at Lincoln, Nebraska.
The successful bidder will be
required to furnish bond in an
amount equal to 100% of his
contract.
As an evidence of good faith
in submitting a proposal for this
work, the bidder must file, with
his proposal, a certified check
made payable to the Department
of Roads and Irrigation and in
an amount not less than seven
hundred twenty-five (725) dol
lars.
The right is reserved to waive
all technicalities and reject any
or all bids.
DEPARTMENT OF ROADS
AND IRRIGATION
H. L. Aitken, State Engineer
J. M. Crook, Division
Engineer
C. J. Tomek, County Clerk
Boyd County
Ruth Hoffman, County Clerk
Holt County 44-46
(First pub. Feb. 26, 1953.)
Julius D. Cronin, Att’y
NOTICE OF HEARING OF
PETITION FOR FINAL
SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
COUNTY COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
ESTATE OF THOMAS SA
LEM, DECEASED.
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA,
TO ALL CONCERNED:
Notice is hereby given that a
petition has been filed for final
settlement herein, determination
of heirship, inheritance taxes,
fees and commissions, distribu
tion of estate and approval of fi
nal account and discharge, which
will be for hearing in this court
on March 18, 1953, at 10 o’clock,
A.M. Entered this 24th day of
February, 1953.
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 43-45
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Marcellus
have stored their household fur
nishings in the William Ander
sons home while Mr. Marcellus
is in the service. He will be in
ducted into the army on March 9.
During his absence Mrs. Marcel
lus will reside with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williamson,
at Stuart and her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Aim re
turned Saturday evening from
a trip to Florida. They visited
10 states during their 15 - day
sightseeing trip.
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State Capitol News . . .
County Assessors Ready to Start
But All Eyes Are Focused on LB 272
LINCOLN— Nebraska’s coun
ty assessors, their calenders ring
ed at March 10, have been hand
ed a tax assessement policy by
the state board of equalization,
calling for 100 percent valuation.
But there was an air of unreal
ity about this bold move because
all eyes were on the progress of
LB 272, making its tortuous way
through the legislature.
This bill calls for assessments
at 50 percent of actual value. Its
passage with an emergency clause
would knock the state board’s
call for full valuations into a
cocked hat.
The measure survived two at
tempts in the' legislature to kill
it, but by a narrower margin the
the second time. By the weekend
it became even more speculative
as to whether the bill woulld
squeak through final passage.
But with county assessor meet
ings underway the state board
of equalization couldn’t wait any
longer to announce its policy.
So it issued a statement urging
county assessors “to assess all
property in conformity with
present law,’’ which means at
100 percent.
This decision, already assum
ing the adjective “historic,” af
firmed that the law! must be fol
lowed. At present the statutes
call for assessments uniform on
all properties and at 100 percent
of actual value.
The state board has been in
hot( water since ^then trying to
figure out just what the high
court meant. It left the Johnson
assessments unchanged, was haul
ed up before the supreme court
and asked why, turned around
and lowered the valuations 15
percent, and is now waiting to
see if that will satisfy the judges.
So the “Alice in Wonderland”
atmosphere continued for’ both
county assessors and the mem
bers of the state board—Govern
or Crosby, Secretary fo State
Frank Marsh, State Auditor
Frank Heintze, and State Tax
Commissioner i Norris J. Ander
son. Everybody was looking over
his shoulder to see what the Leg
islature does.
* * *
Behind—|
The Legislature has been in
session now something under
two months and finds itself con
siderably behind the pace set
two years ago.
What have the lawmakers to
show for two months’ work?
The record is not overly impres
sive.
In addition to grappling with
such perennial headaches as tax
es, roads and election laws, not
with phenomenal success, the
Legislature has expended a lot
of time—and words—on such
weighty matters as the location
of the Bryan statue, where lob
byists should sit, and whether
the mourning/dove is a song bird
or a game bird.
On the brighter side, there are
indications, some of the “chick
en feed” bills may have been
sifted out and that from here
until May the legislators will be
able to devote more of their time
to wrestling with the really ser
ious matters of state.
Despite the slow start, some
members believe that adjourn
ment will come after about 100
legislative days. If it does, the
big blackboards at the front of
the' chamber are going to have
to get a real going over and the
bills which now clutter them
will have either to be axed or
advanced without to much de
bate.
* * *
puss
Whenever Sen. Terry Carpenter
of Scottsbluff rises to speak, the
galleries fill almost magically
and the arm-waving freshman
never fails to disappoint them.
Don’t ask me how, but the word
gets around the Statehouse of
fices that “Terry’s talking, and
the state’s business just has to
wait while enthralled employees
watch him declaim.
Last week his target was Gov
ernor Robert B. Crosby and spec
ifically the “political grandstand
the governor employed in suo
mitting his budget to the legis
lature.
Carpenter, who several days
ago proposed that the legislature
pass Crosby’s budget and quit m
an effort to shock Nebraskans in
to what he considers a better ap
preciation of the legislature s
abilitiess, this time teed off on
Crosby’s budget recommenda
tions for the state highway de
partment.
He recalled lhat in the gover
nor’s message to the legislature,
he saw the role of state govern
ment in these times as one of re
straint and that he had proposed
the state highway department
spend about 12 million dollars
less than in the past two years.
Crosby had said in that mes
sage that some might accuse him
of grandstanding. “If that’s not
political grandstanding, then I
never saw anything that was,
Carpenter said.
The Scottsbluff senator founc
that State Engineer Harold Ait
ken was in agreement with him
that budget requests should be
based on need, rather than on
existing revenues. Crosby’s bud
get was based on the latter.
“How,” Carpenter demanded*
“can we get the picture when
one part of the government nul
lifies another part by inflicting
a political approach to the prob
lem.”
* * *
Retort—
Governor Crosby wasted no
time in firing back. Newsmen
hurried from the legislative
chamber to the executive suite.
Crosby had not heard Carpenter
attack but his administrative as
sistant, Max Denny, had.
In one M his rare moments of
annoyance, Crosby still weighed
his words carefully and said:
i u lyuvie v»**iw*
cussion of highways in my inau
gural message and to ignore the
entire premise of my budget mes
sage are useful stratagems in
political debate.
“The effort to distort both mes
sages is deliberate.
“In the introductory part of
my budget messages I said plain
fly, ‘This message deals with a
discussion of the important de
partures from the general fund
recommendations in Governor
Peterson’s budget.’ ”
For emphasis I repeated that
what I woyld discuss in the bud
get message were “what must be
appropriated from the general
fund.” I especially excluded dis
j cussion of cash funds. Anyone
! famaliar with Nebraska’s budget
procedures knows that highways
are not constructed or maintain
j ed through general fund appro
! praitions. .
There was no occasion in the
budget message to discuss high
way funds because present Neb
raska laws gave me no opportun
ity to recommend an increased
amount. My budget recomended
the same ts Governor Peterson's
budget for road maintenance and
construction.
A considerable part of my
inaugural message on January 3
was devoted to the highway pro
blem. I called it "an acute prob
lem’’ and departed from the text
to say that was an understate
ment.’ I told the legislature that
I regarded it to be a fact that any
substantial improvement on high
ways would require more funds
than now available.”
* * *
; Picture—
The 'Springboard for Carpen
ter’s blast was a lengthy and
detailed description of Nebraska
highway system and its problems
by State Engineer Aitken.
He told tne lawmakers only a
third of the 9,600-mile system
is adquate for present—day traf
fic. And at the other end of the
scale, more than 500 miles is in
“red” emergency condition. Still
another 500 miles measured less
than 50 percent on the Highway
Department’s “sufficiency” yard
stick.
Under existing revenues, the
legislators were tcdd, the depart
ment can spend ll milion dollars
for new construction in the next
two years. A little more than
half of this would be state funds.
The money would permit the
improvement of 289 miles of road
just about half of the miles in
the “red’’ category.
Bills to raise the gas tax a pen
ney and to increase registration
fees—now before the legislature
would bring in 12 million dollars
in state revenue in the next two
years, the department estimates.
Matched with federal funds, this
would become 24 million dollars
and added to the 11 million
would give the department- 35
million to' spend in 1953-’55.
What would this amount buy?
Said Aitken, between 900 and
1,000 miles of highway.
In an impressive marshalling
of his facts, Aitkens used two
screens to show the lawmakers ]
pictures of crumbling, narrow
highways, antique bridges and
sharp curves, all black marks
against a road
He told the senators he hoped
they would give the sufficiency
rating system, now merely de
partmental policy, the weight of
statutory authority.
Harkins Receives
50-Year Award
Lumber Dealer from
Inman Honored
_ INMAN — M. L. Harkins and
Horace Kiel went to Omaha
Wednesday morning, February
25, where they attended the 62d
annual convention of the Nebras
ka Lumber Merchants associa
tion. Mr. Harkins has had 55
years experience in the lumber
business and was presented a 50
year club certificate by the asso
ciation.
Mr. Harkins said in early days
the conventions were for getting
acquainted and having a good
time but he thought today’s con
ventions were more interesting
and better for business and he
thoroughly enjoyed the colorful
and activated exhibits. Mr. Hark
ins and his family came to Inman
in 1933 from Duncombe, la. His
family consists of two daughters,
Hildred at home and Mrs. H. E.
Smith, also of Inman, one son,
Forrest of Turlock, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Harkins celebrat
ed their golden wedding anniver
sary last year. Mr. Harkins says
he has no intention of retiring,
that he would be lost and would
n’t know what to do with him
self. He is also an ardent garden
er and in the spring and summer
is seen early in the morning in
his garden.
Other Inman News
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bean spent
the weekend in Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hutton
are spending a few days visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.
D. Hutton.
Mr. and Mrs. James Boies and
son, Stephen, of Omaha spent
the weekend visiting in the home
of Mrs. Boies’ parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Luben.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tomlin
son of Omaha spent the weekend
here with relatives.
Harlan Morsbach, who is em
ployed at Rapid City, S.D., spent
the weekend visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. David Morsbach.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller were
Neligh visitors on Friday.
Ernest Trowbridge returned
Friday from Texas where he had
spent several months visiting
relatives and friends.
Horace Kiel, M. L. Harkins and
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sawyer
and son returned Friday evening
from Omaha where they spent a
few days. Mr. Kiel and Mr.
Harkins attended a lumbermen’s
convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilhoit
and sons spent the weekend in
Oakland visiting Mrs. Wilhoit’s
frther, Mr. Osterberg.
The WSCS met last Thursday
afternoon at the Maxcy Memor
ial addition for a regular meet
ing. The devotions were led by
Mrs. Anna Clark. A birthday
party for those celebrating birth
day anniversaries in December,
January and February was en
joyed. The program was in
charge of Mrs. Roy Gannon. Re
freshments were served by a
committee composed of Mrs.
Herbert Nielsen, Mrs. Lewis Ko
pecky, jr., and Mrs. Leon Tomp
kins.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tompkins
accompanied Harvey Tompkins
and son, Roger, to Omaha on
Thursday. Harvey and Roger re
turned that evening. Mr. and Mrs.
Tompkins remained in the home
of their son, Dr. Charles Tomp
kins, and family for a longer vis
it.
The Women’s department of
the RLDS church met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Ralph Brit
tell. At the close of the study
period a lunch was served by the
hostess.
Mrs. James Kelley and son,
Neil, and Ned Kelley spent the
weekend in Burwell visiting
James Kelley who is employed
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Mick Gallagher
and daughter, Janet, and Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Coventry were
callers in the Fred Moore home
Wednesday evening, February 25.
25.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Seastadt of
Omaha spent the weekend vis
iting in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Youngs.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mattson and
Mrs. James McMahan spent Fri
day afternoon in Neligh.
Band Bedecked in
New Uniforms for
Tonight’s Concert
EWING — The Ewing high
school senior band will present
its first full band concert of the
school year tonight (Thursday),
forms in the school colors of or
ange and black will be worn for
The new military style uni
the first time by the members
of the band. The uniforms were
furnished by the Band Boosters
club, formerly organized as the
Band Mothers’ club. Their first
project was to build a fund for
the purchase of new uniforms
for the school band.
New equipment which will be
in use in the concert will be the
two special drum stands and a
bell lyre.
The public is invited to attend
free of charge. The program that
follows will start at 8 p.m.
“Little Grey Church,” by Ben
nett; “Yare Overture,” by Ben
nett; “Pavane,” by Ravelle; “Tri
umphant Overture,” by Mesang;
“Gypsy Dance Song,” by brass
quartet, second trumpet, Bonnie
Jo Jefferies, first trumpet* Je
rome Bahm, trombone, Sandra
Dierks, baritone, Paul Gunter;
“Military Escort March,” by
Bennett; “Activity March,” by
Bennett, directer by student con
ductor, Marcia Gibson; “Father
of Victory March,” by Ganne;
“Alma Mater March,” by Chen
ette; “Algeria March,” by Chen
“Square Dance,” medley, by
Heine; “Oh, Happy Day,” by
Koplow.
Paul Cooper, head of the music
department in the Ewing school,
will be the director.
Frontier for printing. Prompt
deliveries!
O'NEILL LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fetrow and
Nancy took their son, Paul, and
Edward Tomlinson to Lincoln
Sunday where they attend the
University of Nebraska. They
spent the weekend here with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fet
row and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tom
linson.
Allen Martin spent the week
end here visiting his mother,
Mrs. Henry Martin. He is a stu
dent at Wayne State Teachers
college.
Ted Lindberg, who is attending
college at Wayne, spent the
weekend here visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Limi
berg.
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Notice to Taxpayers
• The job of assessing property owners will get under way
Tuesday, March 10th, when the Holt County Assistant
Assessors will start assessing.
» The Nebraska law places full responsibility on the tax
payer for seeing that all his personal property is listed
for taxation. The law provides a penalty of 50 percent of val- t
uation for failure to list, refusal to list, to list falsely or to
transfer property for the purpose of evading taxes.
• In order to keep taxes as uniform as possible a spot check j
will be made in each precinct to determine if the taxpay
ers are turning in their correct valuation; if it is found that
anyone has failed to list their property correctly the 50 per
cent penalty will be applied as provided by law.
• - List your property as it should be to avoid embarrassment
if you should be in the spot check. Due to the bad road
conditions we are asking everyone to cooperate with the Pre
cinct Assessor to get the assessing done as soon after March
10th as possible. Taxpayers are requested to bring their 1952
schedules with them, along with any other information, so the
proper school districts, road and fire districts can be ascer
tained for this year’s listings.
THE ASSISTANT FOR EACH PRECINCT WILL BE AS
FOLLOWS:
Antelope & Iowa—Ed Sterner
Atkinson Pre. & Vil. — Carl
Smith
Chambers Vil., Chambers &
Conley Pre. — Clarence
Young (Ford Garage)
Stuart Vil., Stuart Pre. &
Cleveland—Edwin Engler
Coleman & Saratoga — Roy
Margritz
Deloit—Albert Latzel
Dustin—L. E. Axtell
Emmet Pre. & Vil. — Joe
Winkler
Ewing Vil., Ewing & Golden
Pre.—Eben Graft
Fairview—Harold Gilman
Francis—Jos. Dobrovolny
Grattan—Marvin Clouse
O’Neill—H. W. Tomlinson
Green Valley — Robert Le
Munyan
Holt Creek—Harold Shaw
Inman Pre. & Vil. — Vernon
Davis (Inman Co-op Cred
it Association)
Josie, Swan & Wyoming — R.
E. Bly
Lake & McClure—O. McClen
ehan
Paddock—Elmer DeVall
Pleasantview—Joe Wagman
Rock Falls—Levi Hull
Sand Creek—Alex Forsythe
Scott—Ray Wilson i
Shamrock—Robert Strong
Sheridan—Chas. Kubart
Shields—Clarence Gokie
Steel Creek—C. L. Brady
Verdigris and Page — C. W.
Cronk
Willowdale—Bob Tomlinson
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