State Capitol News . . .
Penny-Per-Gallon Increase Ruled
by Unicam with Emergency Clause
LINCOLN—The budget com
mittee of the legislature this week
uncorked its recommendation for
state appropriations for the next
two years.
Hie committee report wasn’t
yet off the presses when the
$172% million it recommended
wa* H>ped by $18 million with
Gov. Robert Crosby’s signature
of the bill increasing the state
tax on gasoline from five to six
cents a gallon. The bill with the
emergency clause was passed on
Wednesday, May 6, and signed by
Governor Crosby at midnight Sat
urday night. May 9, placing it in
to effect Sunday morning. The
supply tanks in the state were
brimming and the one-cent in
crease wasn’t expected to be no
ticed at retail level immediately.
With other revenue measures
pending, the grand total is like
ly to reach $195 million, far and
away the biggest budget ever
adopted by a Nebraska legis
The $18 million from the gas
>tax increase was earily the big
gest single increase but there
were other sizable ones: An ex
pected $4 milhon from the bill
raising vehicle license fees. Ap
proximately $1% milhon from a
special quarter-mill levy for the
University of Nebraska college
of medicine at Omaha. About $3
million from a half-mill levy for
the teachers’ retirement fund.
Around $2 million which the
budget committee left out of
its report because Governor
Crosby wants to unload that
amount onto the counties for
' over-ceiling assistance grants
for medical services.
The legislature blocked Cros
by’s'plan to make the shift in
time for fixing the levy this sum
mer so at least a part and maybe
all of the amount will have to go
back into the budget.
Carmody, discussing the budget,
was asked whether he thought the
committee had adhered to the
policy of “restraint”, laid down
by Crosby at the start of his ad
ministration. The answer was one
of the week’s better ones:
“I can’t see that restraint was
our duty.”
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Lumps—
Crosby was trying to make the
best of the budget. He said the
fact that the general fund increase
was relatively small, property
taxpayers should be heartened. It
took reporters a good deal of
questioning to get the governor
to concede that with the two
special levies, the total state pro
perty tax bill for the next two
years will be about the same as
it is this biennium, $481£ million.
The governor got his lumps
from the committee on several
points:
Crosby had proposed cutting
off the Division of Dental Health
without an approprition. The
committee gave it $30,000
Crosby made no provision for
the Milford trade school. The
committee recommended $400,000.
Crosby lopped $30,000 from the
state fair board. The committee
put it back. Crosby slashed de
partment of public instruction
funds which the department said
would mean the end of the school
lunch program. The committee re
stored $23,000
Crosby, the committee found,
over-estimaited agencies’ balances
in several places.
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Figures—
Here’s how the committee re
commendations stack up against
other standards: Committee:
$172,590,039. Governor: $166,379
614.
Asked by agencies: $172,267,416
Current appropriation: $173,383
571.
The general fund (general pro
perty tax, cigarette tax, liquor
tax, drivers licenses, etc.) appro
priation: includes $51.3 million
in new money compared to $55.1
million for 1951-53.
• * *
Highways—
Nebraska had a highway pro
gram this week with the signature
into law by Governor Crosby of
a bill increasing the tax on gas
oline from five to six cents. The
boost is expected to bring in $9
million of additional revenue for
road construction in the next two
years. All of this can be matched
with federal aid, so the total in
crease will be $18 million. The
legislature this week also started
a registration fee bill and a diesel
bill on their way to passage. Both
measures were due for some fire
but sponsors were optimistic they
could save their bills.
The fee bilL as if now reads,
would produce an estimated $3
million. A third of this would
go to the slate highway depart
ment and the other two-thirds
to counties and municipalities,
but all is eligible for matching
with federal aid.
The diesel bill would tax all
other motor fuels by the gallon,
the same as gasoline, but it is not
expected to yield any more rev
enue than the old equalization
fee charged for vehicles using
some fuel other than gasoline.
A cardinal duty for the seven
member advisory highway com
mission set up under a bill pass
ed last week would be to lay out
primary and secondary highway
systems for Nebraska. And a bill
ready for a final vote this week
would require county boards to
establish county road systems and
'file plans with the State High
way Department or else lose their
state funds.
The legislature is expected to
complete its work this week on
the five percent truck weight
“tolerance bill.”
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Diversion—
The legislature’s most contro
versial bill, the water diversion
measure, is slated for debate on
the floor starting next week. Sen.
Richard Marvel of Hastings, auth
or of the hot-potato proposal, ob
tained unanimous consent for the
bill to be a special order of bus
iness next Thursday. Agreement
on the date came after Sen. Terry
Carpenter of Scottstoluff suggest
ed the bill be brought up this
Tuesday. By then, Carpenter said,
Sen. W. J. Williams of Kearney,
one of the bill’s chief opponents,
would be able to return to the
legislature.
Williams has been hospitalized
in Omaha with a stomach ailment.
Legal Notices
(First pub. May 7, 1953)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
LEGAL NOTICE
TO: The Heirs, devisees, lega
tees, personal Representatives
and all other persons interest
ed in the Estate of Della Bix
ler, deceased, real names un
known, and all persons having
or claiming any interest in The
West Half of the Northeast
Quarter (W %NEy4) of Section
Four (4), Township Thirty
two (32); the West Half of the
Southwest Quarter (W%SWV4>
of Section Thirty-five (35),
Township Thirty-three (33),
the West Half of the North
west Quarter (W%NWy4) and
the South Half (S^) of Sec
tion Thirty-four (34), Town
ship Thirty-three (33); all of
Section Thirty-one (31), except
the Northwest Quarter o f
the Northwest Quarter
(NWViNWy4), Township Thir
ty - three (33); all of Section
Thirty - two (32), Township
Thirty-three (33); All of Sec
tion Thirty-three (33), Town
ship Thirty-three (33) and the
South Half (SVfe) of Section
Twenty-eight (28), Township
Thirty - three (33), all of *he
foregoing being Range Thirteen
(13), West of the 6th P.M.,
Holt County, Nebraska, real
names unknown.
You are hereby notified that
on May 6th, 1953, Howard V.
Kanouff and Raymond W.
Moody, as plaintiffs filed their
petition in the District Court of
Holt County, Nebraska against
you and others, the object and
prayer of which is to quiet title
to the above described real
estate and for such other and
further relief as may be just
and equitable. You are required
to answer said petition on or
before June 15th, 1953.
HOWARD V. KANOUFF
RAYMOND W. MOODY
1-4:
(First pub. May 7, 1953)
Wm. Griffin, Attorney
1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE AP
PLICATION OF FRED FRE
RICHS TO AUTHORIZE AND
DIRECT JOHN BERGER
GUARDIAN OF LILLIE M.
BERGER, INCOMPETENT,
TO EXECUTE A DEED TO
REAL ESTATE.
ORDER AND NOTICE OF
HEARING.
TO ALL PERSONS INTEREST
ED IN THE ESTATE OF LIL
LIE M. BERGER, INCOMPE
TENT:
You and each of you are here
by notified that on the 5th day
of May, 1953, Fred Frerichs, pre
sented his petition under oath,
to the District Court of Holt
Cdunty, Nebraska, praying tha:
an order be made and entered,
authorizing and directing John
Berger, as guardian of the estate
of Lillie M. Berger, incompetent,
to execute and deliver to said
petitioner, his good and suffi
cient warranty deed of convey
ance of such incompetent of the
following described real estate,
to-wit:
The South Half of Northeast
Quarter and North Half of
Southeast Quarter of Section
2 in Township 30 North, Range
10, West of the 6th P.M. in
Holt County, Nebraska,
pursuant to a certain contract in
writing between the said Lillie
M. Berger, also known as Lillian
Berger, during her competency,
and said petitioner, for the sale
by the said Lillie M. Berger to
petitioner of the above described
real estate,- that it is thereupon
ordered that a hearing be had
upon said petition before the
District Court, in the District
Court Room in the City of O’
Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, on
the 29th day of May, 1953, at the
hour of ten o'clock A.M., and
that notice of the time and
place fixed for the hearing on
said petition and the pendency
thereof, be given by publication
of this order for three successive
weeks before such hearing in
The Frontier, a legal newspaper
of said County.
Dated this 5th day of May,
1953.
BY THE COURT:
D. R. MOUNTS
District Judge.
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(First pub. May 7, 1953)
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF
BOND ELECTION FOR PARK
IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND
BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF SWIMMING POOL
You are hereby notified that
at the Special Election of the
City of O’Neill, Nebraska, duly
held in the manner provided by
law, on the 29th day of April,
1953, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the usual
voting places, in the various
wards of said City, the follow
ing propositions were presented
to the electors of said city, to
wit:
Proposition One.
“Shall the City of O’Neill, Ne
braska, issue its negotiable bonds
of the principal amount of Thir
ty - five Thousand Dollars
($35000.00) for the purpose of im
proving land owned by the City
for a park and public grounds
said bonds to be dated at the
time of their issuance and be
come due after their date as fol
lows: $4000.00 in 1954; $4000 00
in 1955; $4000.00 in 1956; $4000 00
in 1957; $4000.00 in 1958; $4000.00
in 1959; $4000.00 in 1960; $4000.00
in 1961, and $3000.00 in 1962
provided however, any or all of
said bonds shall be redeemable
at the option of the City at any
time on or after five years from
their date; said bonds shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding
3(4 per centum per annum, pay
able one year after date and
semi - annually thereafter, and
Shall the Mayor and Council of
the City cause to be levied and
collected annually a tax by val
uation on all of the taxable
property in the City sufficient to
pay the interest and principal of
said bonds as and when such in
terest and principal become due
( ) In favor of said bonds
and tax.
( ) Against said bonds and
tax.
The vote at said election on
said proposition, as duly can
vassed was as follows: In favor
of said bonds and tax: 545.
Against said bonds and tax: 245.
Proposition Two.
“Shall the City of O’Neill, Ne
braska, issue its negotiable bonds
of the principal amount of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5000.00) for
the purpose of purchasing and
constructing a swimming pool
on land owned by the City, said
bonds to be dated at the time of
their issuance and become due
after their date as follows:
$1000.00 in each of the years
1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1958,
provided however, any or all of
said bonds shall be redeemable
at the option of the City at any
time on or after five years from
their date; said bonds shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding
3V4 per centum per annum, pay -
able one year after date ard
semi - annually thereafter, and,
Shall the Mayor and Council of
the City cause to be levied and
collected annually a tax by val
uation on all the taxable prop
erty in the City sufficient in rate
and amount to pay the interest
and Principal of said bonds as
and when such interest and
principal become due.
( ) In favor of said bonds
and tax.
( ) Against said bonds and
tax.
The vote at said election on
said proposition, as duly can
vassed was as follows: In favor
of said bonds and tax: 553.
Against said bonds and tax: 245.
CITY OF O'NEILL,
Nebraska
J. E. DAVIS,
Mayor
(SEAL)
Attest: O. D. FRENCH,
City Clerk l-3c
(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 Judee.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 52-2
Calves Get Attention
When the C Bar M Hereford ranch staged
its spring production sale recently, a pen of
calves reposing inside the door to the sale pavil
ion captured the eye of most buyers and spectat
ors. These calves are true aristocrats of the
breed.—The Frontier Photo.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WD—Eugene Ramm to Leon
ard A Roberts or wf 6-8-52 $8,
800- SVt 22-31-16
QCD — Wilma Musekamp to
Ed Dumpert & wf 4-2-53 Si
Lots 5 to 12 Inclusive— Blk 15—
i Hazelet’s Add- O’Neill
Make Final Plans
for Banquet—
The O’Neill rural youth met
Friday, May 8, at the courthouse
annex.
; The fianl plans were made for
the annual spring banquet to be
held Thursday, May 21, at the
Legion hall in O'Neill.
James Hartman gave a report
on the treasure hunt held re
cently. The district rural youth
overnight camp will be held at
Niobrara May 23 and 24.
An invitation was extended to
the group to attend the KBit
banquet at Ainsworth Tuesdav,
May 12. At least one carload
planned to attend.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded Duane Braasch and^Helen
Engler.
It is hoped to have several
members attend Western region
al in June at Morris, Minn. —By
Leona Beckwith, news reporter.
DEAD ANIMALS
REMOVED
“ONE HOG OR MORE”
CATTLE — HOGS
HORSES
Prompt Sanitary Service
Call Long Distance and
Ask for ENTERPRISE 1000
(No toll charge for Enterprise
calls)
‘ Atkinson - O’Neill
Rendering Service
(Owned by Valley Rendering,
Ord, Nebr.
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O'NEILL DRIVE IN
Th«rs. May 14
Family Night
Anthony Dexter with an all
star cast
“The Brigand”
A technicolor story of bold
deeds of by gone days.
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ADDED SHORTS
FxL-Sai. May 15-16
Boris Karloff — Lon Chaney
in
o “The Black Castle”
Better come prepared for a
good murder story.
This is it!
ADDED CARTOONS
Sun.-Mon. May 17-18
Richard Widmark — Don
Taylor in
“Destination Gobi”
A technicolor historical rec
ord of Uncle Sam's Navy in
the desert.
NEWS & CARTOONS
Tues.-Wed. May 19-20
Dana Andrews — George
Sanders in
“Assignment in
Paris”
Action and excitement in
the streets of Pa.is
CARTOONS ADDED
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What Makes One Job
Better Than Another?
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What if the tables were turned . . . and college graduates
stopped filling out job applications, and instead, submitted
questionnaires for companies to fill out? It might be they
would ask:
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“Why should I work for your company? ... Is your bank
balance healthy? ... Are you expanding fast? ... Will I get
responsibility in a hurry? ... Can I pick the type of work I
like? ... Are you fun to work with? ... Do you have smart
men I can learn from? ... Free schooling to train me fur
ther? ... Research and know-how? ... Money for the finest
equipment? ... Will you recognize and utilize my talents?
Isn’t it a sign of a pretty good job when young men with
talent can have a clear road ahead, can learn from people
they respect and admire, and can work on projects of na
-) tional importance?
From where we sit, we’ve been watching this happen;!
Teams of people at General Electric—in their twenties most
often—are solving problems of jet plane engines, new chem
icals, home appliances, guided missiles... everything from
atomic power to air conditioning. And they’re working in
responsible jobs, with experts of recognized authority.
Maybe it’s because we’re growing fast that young men
move into new and bigger jobs. Or because we’ve been lucky
enough to hire the type of men who grab responsibility and
work hard to achieve success. Whatever single factor or
combination it is, young men and success do go together at
General Electric.
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SHELHAMER FOODS
O'NEILL
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DR. H. D. GILDERSLEEVE.
OPTOMETRIST
Northeast Corner
of 4th & Douglas
O’NEILL. NEBR.
Phone 167
Eyes Examined . Glasses Fitted
Office Hours: #-5 Mon. thru Sat.
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They tell us it was Hamm’s special
I kind of crisp, clean-cut taste, with
smoothness “aged-in." It’s an unusually
refreshing flavor which we have cap
tured here in the land of sky blue waters.
Won’t you be curious? Just once, try
Hamm’s Beer.
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