State Capitol News . . .
Gasoline Tax Increase Scheduled
for Final Vote in Unicameral Today
LJ.p4UUL.Jn — There was no
change of diet this week for the
Nebraska legislature.
After a solid week of argument
over the motor vehicle fee in
crease measure, the lawmakers
returned this week to wind up
the license bill and then knuckle
down to consideration of a diesel
tax bill and a truck weight toler
ance measure.
The gasoline tax increase bill
is scheduled for a linal vote on
Thursday. The bill setting up an,
advisory highway commission
was to be passed early this week.
As Uie lawmakers returned to the
capitol after the weekend recess,
this was the situation on the li
cense fee bill: Fee increases of as
much as 100 percent for 46,000
commercial trucks under the
three-ton class approved. Twenty
five percent increases for 11,000
commercial trucks in the three—
to-nine ton classes, inclusive, ap
proved. Fees for 4,000 commercial
trucks above the nine-ton class
would be increased 50 to 55 per
cent.
No action on fees for 76,000
farm trucks or 900 buses, pending
was a motion to amend the bill
which now specifies that a farm
truck must be eight tons or less.
Western Nebraska senators, led
by Sen. A. A. Fenske of Sunol
were seeking to increase the limit
to 10 tons.
Action was pending on set
ting all passenger car license
fees at $6 except cars in the
hands of dealers, which were
raised to $8. Under present law,
94X100 cars in the lighter class
(below 2800 pounds) pay $3 a
year, while 377.000 cars, includ
ing most of the popular makes,
pay $5.
The bill, introduced in January
by Sens. Hal Bridenbaugh of
Dakota City, Charles Wilson of
Norfolk and Karl Vogel of Oma
ha, would have doubled the fee
on farm trucks and commercial
trucks of less than three tons.
Heavier commercial vehicles
would have been increased 50 to
55 percent in most instances.
The revenue committee recom
mended fixing all passenger car
fjees; at $6, doubling the 46,000
commercial trucks in the lighter
weight classes, and increasing the
others 25 percent on the average.
The committee arrived at this
compromise after rejecting an
even milder version proposed by
Sen. Charles Tvrdik of Omaha
and after once voting to send the
bill to the floor in its original
form which was the same bill as
the one approved by the legislat
ure in 1949 and knocked out in
the referendum the next year.
The gasoline bill, which raises
the state tax from five to six
cents a gallon, will probably
stand or fall on the outcome of
the registration fee bill.
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Elections—
The legislature had something
to say about elections and politics
last week as it:
Spumed Sen. Terry Carpent
er’s motion to raise his bill to
provide that national committee
men be elected at the primary
>: elections instead of at party con
I ventions. The vote was 22 to 17.
Revived Sen. Hal Bridenbaugh’s
bill revamping the presidential
primary and the method of se
| lecting delegates to the national
political conventions. The vote
i was 24 to 8.
Refused Sen. George Syas’ at
I tempt to revive his version of a
, presidential primary bill. The
vote was 17 to 6. •
Passed a bill removing the pro
vision for second choice for presi
dent. The vote was 43 to 0.
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Contracting—
The legislature this week had
under consideration a bill limiting
to five years the period a school
may contract for education of its
pupils. The measure last week
won the endorsement of the
education committee. As intro
duced at the request of Gov. Rob
ert Crosby, the bill would have
required the dissolution of a dis
trict after it had contracted for
two years but the committee
voted to lengthen the period to
five years.
The commilte also approved
a bi 1 providing for a county -
unil system of school admin
istration. The measure is pat
terned after the Iowa system,
which has a county school
board over Class I and II dis
tricts.
Another bill approved requires
children to attend school until
they are 16. The age under pre
sent law is 14.
The committee killed a bill
providing for a vote on a propos
ed constitutional amendment to
permit the leasing of state school
lands by sealing bids instead of
at a public auction as now.
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Budget—
Nebraskans should know some
time this week how much money
the budget committee of the leg
islature is recommending to run
the state government for the two
year period beginning July 1.
One of the capitol’s best - kept
secrets is the exact figure decided,
upon by the committee which has
held almost daily sessions since
the legislature convened early in
January.
As an educated guess—and it’s
only a guess—this reporter pre
dicts that the amount appropriat
ed from the general (tax fund)
will be right at $58 million, the
same figure appropriated two
years ago. The total budget, which
includes all funds, is expected to
be about $172 million, approx
imately $1 million less than for
the current biennum.
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Terry—
One of last week’s strangest
sights was a silent Terry Carpen
ter. After a day in which he dom
inated the debate with personal
attacks upon just about every
body in sight and the Omaha del
egation particularly, the acid
tongued Terry sat brooding dur
ing Friday’s calm and deliberate
discussion. As a matter of fact,
during the entire argument, Car
penter didn’t say boo. And boo
is one of the things Carpenter
says best.
Rites at Ewing
for Linda Schmidt
EWING — Funeral services
were conducted on Wednesday,
April 29, from St. Peter de Al
cantara Catholic church for Lin
da Susan Schmidt, 2-years-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Julius
Schmidt, jr., of Ewing, who
died Monday, April 27, in St.
Anthony's hospital, O’Neill.
Linda and her parents were
spending Sunday evening, April
26, at the home of her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Walters, when the child suffered
a coughing spell. In a semicon
scious condition she was taken
to the hospital where she died
several hours later.
Rev. Peter F Burke officiat
ed at the burial rites in St.
John’s cemetery. Pallbearers
were Delbert Carl, jr., Grover
Shaw, Carl Walter and Robert
C. Gilman.
Survivors include: Parents;
brother—Terry L.; grandparents
—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walters :.*f
Ewing and Mr- and Mrs. Julius
Schmidt, sr., of Spalding; other
relatives include Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Diessner of Spalding,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pfeiffer of
Albion, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Schmidt of Spalding, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Walters of Park
ston, SD., Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Gilman and family of Atkinson,
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Walters
and family of Lincoln, Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Walters and Kathy of
Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. LaVern
Walters of Pilger.
Methodist Women
Attend Breakfast
PAGE — Twenty-six women
attended the May breakfast of
the Methodist Woman’s Society
of Christian Service last Thurs
day morning at the church. The
breakfast program was in charge
of Mrs. C. E. Wilcox and the
decorations were arranged by
Mrs. J. R. Russell.
The program theme was ‘\A
Garden of Friendship” and tak
ing part were Mesdames Wilcox,
Cordes Walker and Merwyn
French. Officers elected for the
coming year are: Mrs. Elmer
Trowbridge, president; M r s.
Harry Harper, vice - president;
Mrs. Raymond Heiss, promotion
secretary; Mrs. R. D. Copes, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Herbert
Steinberg, treasurer.
' The next meeting will be May
14 in the evening when the
WSCS members will meet with
the King’s Daughters at the
church.
Stutz Girls Mark
Anniversaries—
Jolene and Ellen Stutz, daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stutz.
celebrated their seventh and
sixth birthday anniversaries, re
spectively, Sunday afternoon in
the home of their parents
Twenty-one little guests w=.re
present. The afternoon was spent
playing games and a light re
freshment was served.
Legal Notices
(First pub. April 30, 1953.)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF
WILL
COUNTY COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
ESTATE OF JOHN McNUL
TY, DECEASED.
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA,
TO ALL CONCERNED:
Notice is hereby given that a
petition has been filed for the
probate of the will of said de
ceased, and for the appointment
of Daisy E. McNulty as Execu
trix thereof, which will be for
hearing in this court on May 21,
1953, at 10 o’clock A.M.
LOUIS W. REIMER
Countv Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 52-2
Connie Riege Is
Crowned May Queen
Group Dance Climax
of Festival
PAGE — Last Thursday and
Friday the primary and inter
mediate rooms of the Page high
school presented a May day
pageant before more than 250
people.
Connie Riege of the fifth grade
was crowned queen of the May.
She was chosen queen by pop
ular vote of the intermediate
room. In honor of the queen sev
eral songs and dances were pre
sented by the following, in cos
tume; Flowers, butterflies, elves,
fairies, raindrops, birds and sun.
The climax of the event was
the Maypole dance by all the
pupils. The intermediate pupils
wound and unwound the May
pole. Pastel streamers from the
12-foot Maypole made a colorful
spectacle.
It is planned to make the May
day festival an annual school
affair.
On Friday the invited guests
were served lunch by the teach
ers, Mrs. Helen Braddock and
Mrs. Hazel Park, who arranged
and directed the pageant.
Other Page News
Mrs. Norman Trowbridge, Miss
DeMaris Faubel and Miss Edna
Parks of Plainview came Friday
evening to attend the senior
class play.
Sgt. Sidney Frahm, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Frahm, left Mon
day for Camp Carson, Colo., af
ter spending a 30-day furlougn
here. He had just returned from
Korea.
Mrs. Gertrude Synhorst and
daughter, Mrs. Arlene McDan
iels of Rapid City, S.D., spenr
Monday and Tuesday at the Rol
lie Snell home enroute home
from Iowa where they had been
visiting.
mi. duu mis. n.ee rayior spent
the weekend in Grand Island
and on their return they visited
her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Palmer, in
Norfolk.
Mrs. Harry Van Horn was
hostess to the HOA club Tues
day, April 28. Seven members
and three guests were present.
The hostess served luncheon.
The 4-H club met with Mrs.
I. O. Wood Friday. Mrs. C. P.
Leach was a guest. Prizes went
to Mrs. Matschullat, high; Mrs.
Hester Edminsten, traveling;
Mrs. George Park, low. Mrs.
Wood served luncheon.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boelaert
and family and Mr. and Mrs H.
S. Harper were dinner guests bn
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Haynes.
Those attending the district
meeting of the Methodist church
at Randolph Monday included
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stauffer,
Mrs. Herbert Steinberg, Rev. C.
E. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Trowbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Heiss and Mrs. M. G.
French.
Seven adults, accompanied by
13 members of the Methodist
youth fellowship, drove to Em
met Sunday where they attend
ed the MYF rally during the af
ternoon and evening. The Page
MYF group conducted the devo
tions and also furnished a spe
cial song.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Cable of
Leadville, Colo., have been here
on a two-weeks’ vacation. They
are visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Stevens. They left
here Tuesday to go to Wisconsin
where they will visit Mr. Ca
ble’s parents. On their return
they will spend a few days at
the Stevens home again before
going to their home in Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Kane and
Carolyn of Orchard spent Sun
day at the Leonard Halstead
home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Stevens
had for their Sunday dinner
guests Mr. and Mrs. Keith Cable
of Leadville, Colo., and Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Parks and son,
Ronnie.
Mrs. Jennie French spent the
forepart of the week in O'Neill
with her daughter, Miss Alice
French.
The Nifty Needlers 4-H club
met Tuesday evening, April 28
at the home of Lura Ann and
Bonnie Crumly. The meeting
was called to order by the club
president, Faye Irene Ballan
tyne. Roll call was answered by
reciting the 4-H pledge. Lunch
was served after the meeting.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Janice and Don
na Crumly May 28.—By Sharon
Crumly, news reporter.
Dancey Sisters,
SMA Graduates, in
Double Wedding
Miss Ramona Ann Dancey
and Miss Catherine A. Dancey,
sisters, both graduates of St- Ma
ry’s academy, O’Neill, became
brides in a double-wedding rite
performed Monday, April 6, in
St. Mary's Catholic church,
Highmore, S.D.
Miss Ramona became the bride
of Clarence W. Gluhm and Miss
Catherine became the bride of
Lee Marlin Peterson. Kev. Jo
seph O. Mardian officiated in the
nuptial mass.
The sisters are nieces of Miss
Margaret McCarthy and Dennis
McCarthy, both of O’Neill.
The brides are the daughters
of Mr. and Mrs Sammy Dancey
of Holabird, S.D. Mr. Gluhm is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Gluhm of Harold, S.D., and Mr.
Peterson the son of Mrs. Mary
Peterson of Blunt, S D.
The brides were ushered to
the altar rail on the arms of
their father as processional wed
ding music was played on the
organ by Mrs. Christine Volz.
Miss Ramona was gowned in
an embroidered nylon net over
Skinner satin, the skirt being
fashioned with four tiers. The
strapless bodice was topped by
a fitted net jacket fashioned
with a tiny collar and long
sleeves forming a tip over the
back of the hands. Her fingertip
veil of illusion net was edged
with a wide border of lace and
was held in place by a crown
shaped tiara. She carried a sin
gle orchid. Her jewelry was a
pear choker, a gift of the bride
groom.
Miss Ramona s bridesmaid
was her sister, Virginia, whose
dress was orchid lace over taf
feta and was fashioned with a
ballerina length full skirt with a
strapless bodice topped by a fit
ted long-sleeved jacket. Her fin
gertip veil of orchid net was
held in place by a flower tiara
and she carried a wedding ring
bouquet of yellow mums and
white carnation fleurettes.
Miss Catherine’s gown was of
white nylon tulle over Skinner
satin, fashioned with a full bal
lerina skirt and strapless Dodice
Wide lace ruffles trimmed the
full skirt. The jacket of her
dress was embroidered net fash
ioned with long sleeves which
came to points over the hands.
Her fingertip veil was held in
place by a crown-shaped tiara.
Miss Catherine carried a wed
ding ring bouquet of white roses
and blue iris. Her jewelry was a
wedding bracelet, a gift of the
bridegroom.
Mrs. Scott Gregg was attend
ant for her sister, Catherine. Her
gown and veil, fashioned the
same as Miss Virginia’s, were of
blue net over taffeta and her
wedding ring bouquet was yel
low mums and white carnation
fleurettes.
Mr. Gluhm’s attendant was
Donald Dancey, brother of the
brides, and Mr. Peterson's at
tendant was Scott Gregg, broth
er-in-law of the brides. Ushers
were Wilbur Gluiim of Harolci
and Dale Peterson of Blunt,
brothers of the bridegrooms. All
men in the wedding party wore
business suits and white carna
tion boutonnieres.
The brides’ mother wore a
grey suit with black accessories.
Mrs. Gluhm wore a wine suit
with grey accessories for her
son’s wedding and Mrs. Peterson
chose a grey suit with white ac
cessories. Their shoulder cor
sages were white carnation fleur
ettes.
Tall baskets of calla lilies and
daffodils stood at the altar rail
ing of the church and the pews
were tied with satin ribbon. Miss
Ann Naughton sang “The Lord’s
Prayer” and Mrs. Niel Fieldsen,
“Ava Maria.” The choir sang the
high mass with Mrs Christine
Volz accompanying on the or
gan.
Following the wedding cere
mony and high mass the wed
ding party knelt at the altar of
the Virgin Mary as the choir
sang “On This Day.”
A wedding luncheon was serv
ed in St. Mary’s hall. Hostesses
were Miss Margaret McCarthy
of O’Neill and Mrs. Fred Dore
ing of Blunt. Mrs. Doreing read
a poem, “The Dancey Express,”
which had been written by Mrs.
Byron Schwartz of Pierre, S.D
The wedding party table was
centered with a bouquet of yel
low daffodils and daisies. The
brides’ cakes were decorated in
their chosen colors, Ramona’s in
orchid and white, and Cather
ine’s in blue and white. Candles
in the brides’ chosen colors also
graced the table. The cakes were
baked by the brides' mother and
decorated by Mrs. Scott Gregg.
The wedding luncheon was
served by the ladies of St. Ma
ry’s Altar society.
Following a short wedding
trip to the Black Hills, Mr. and
Mrs. Peterson will make their
home at the bridegroom’s farm
home near Canning, S D., and
Mr. and Mrs. Gluhm will live at
Holabird where mey will oper
ate the Steer Inn cafe as well as
carrying on farming operations.
Out-of-town guests attending
the wedding included Miss Mar
garet McCarthy and Dennis Mc
Carthy of O’Neill.
Out of Old Nebraska . . .
4-Cent Per A c r e
Louisiana G
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150th Anniversary on
April 30
April 30 was a very important
date in the history of the United
States and of Nebraska. It mark
ed the 150th anniversary of the
Louisiana Purchase, that great
feat of diplomacy and negotia
tion by which America’s heart
land was added to the United
States. The total purchase price
was $15,000,000 — about four
cents an acre. When you consid
er the 17 great states, including
Nebraska, which have been
carved entirely or in part from
the 900,000 square miles includ
ed in the deal, you can under
stand why those in charge of the
150th anniversary celebration
have chosen as their slogan,
“America’s Best Buy.”
It was not always thus. Fran
cis J. Kelly, for example, tells a
story in the Omaha World-Her
ald for April 26, about a geogra
pher of the time who wasn’t
much impressed with the bar
gain.
He looked at the vast terri
tory and about all he could see
was a waste land of swamp,
desert and wilderness.
There were many others wTho
shared this dim view of the
value of Louisiana to the United
States. In the debate over rat
ification, Senator Plumer of New
Hampshire said that the new
territory would be impossible to
govern and might even destroy
older states. Senator James
White of Delaware declared the
admission of Louisiana would
be the greatest curse that could
befall the United States. He said:
“We have already territory
enough, and when I contemplate
the evils that may arise to these
states from the intended incor
poration of Louisiana into the
Union, I would rather see it giv
en to France, to Spain, or to any
other nation of the earth, upon
the mere condition that no citi
zen of the United States should
ever settle within its limits,
than to see the territory sold for
a hundred million dollars, and
we retain the sovereignty.”
Even if it were a desireable
acquisition—which he was un
willing to admit — 15 mil
lions of dollars was a most
enormous sum to give.
History has often dealt rough
ly with prophets—and, in Am
erica, particularly with prophets
of gloom. Those who opposed
ratification, those who felt that
the United States could not af
ford so much territory even if
it were of value — which they
doubted—have long since been
forgotten. But in this sesquicen
tennial year, those who had the
vision and the courage to push
through the purchase when the
opportunity offered are remem
bered by a grateful nation. The
men who negotiated the pur
chase were Robert Livingston
and James Monroe. Livingston,
in particular, as President Jef
ferson’s minister to France, laid
the groundwork for the great act
of expansion.
The story of the Louisiana
Purchase is indeed a great one.
It is the story of the greatness
of a few Americans who had the
wisdom and courage to realize
and seize a great opportunity
and in so doing to forge a new
philosophy of territorial expan
sion—by purchase rather than
by war—and to start the United
States on its way to becoming a
world power.
Rayburn - Stevens
Rites at Chambers
INMAN — DeWayne Stevens
and Miss Eleanor Rayburn of
Wisner were united in marriage
Thursday, April 30, in the Luth
eran church at Chambers. Rev.
C. D. Ankney officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. David Anson of
Ewing were the attendents.
Mr. Stevens is well-known in
the Inman community and is a
I ---—*
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam Stevens. Both Mr. and Mr*.
Stevens are employed at Wisrsrc.
Guests at Fox Home—
Sunday dinner guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fox were Mr. and Mrs. George
Brainard and family of Grand
Island.
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