State Capitol News . . . Death of Unicam Foretold By MELVIN PAUL The Frontier's Stalehouse Correspondent LINCOLN—As the tax prob lem quieted down for the time being, statehouse attention this week turned to the question of Whether the present one-house non-partisan legislature needs improving. A committee of nine men— both republicans and democrats —which has met several times in Lincoln, has annouced it is sure the people of Nebraska want a change. After its latest meeting, State Republican Chairman Dave Mar tin of Kearney said that the committee had made its decision but wasn’t ready to announce it. He said there were some legal technicalities to straighten out and that the press and the public would just have to wait until the end of August. That didn’t stop enterprising reporters who the next day called up members of the com mittee one-by-One and discussed the matter. No one would come right out and say what the de cision had been but enough hints were dropped to lead re porters to believe that the goal will be a return to the two-house partisan legislature. Nebraska is the only state in the union with a one-house nOn-partisan legislature. It has had it only 16 years. When a reporter asked one member of the committee, State Democratic Chairman William Meier of Minaen, about specu lation that the committee planned to push a bicameral idea, he answered that such an assump tion is “pretty well justified.” Sam Reynolds of Omaha said that the two-house system was good enough for the founding fa thers and should be good enough for Nebraska. To arguments that it might be difficulut to sell the bicameral to the voters (who must ultimately decide because the matter will take a constitu tional amendment), Reynolds re plied, “I think it is the commit tee’s business to push what it thinks is best for Nebraska and not just what it thinks will be easiest to persuade people to vote for.” Another committee member, Hugh Riley of Fairbury, said that a private poll had showed a surprising number of people want to bring back the two-house sys tem. * * * Cost— But a different kind of reaction wasn’t long in coming. Statisti cians at the statehouse came up with the estimate that a bicam eral would cost at least $400,000 a session. The 1953 session, longest in unicameral history, only cost $153,000. Here’s how they figured the bi cameral cost. The final two-house session in 1935 cost $202,000. The first one-house session in 1937 cost $103,000. That indicated that a bicameral cost about twice as much as a unicameral legislature. The 1953 unicameral cost doubled would be $306,000. But actually the increase in the cost of living in recent years means that it would probably take a lot more than that. For instance salaries for legis lators were $800 apiece in 1935. They now are $1,744 apiece. Suppose there were a senate of 33 members and a house of rep resentatives of 100 as it was in 1935. At $1,744 apiece, the salary fig ure alone would be almost $232, 000. That’s about $80,000 more than it cost to run the whole uni cameral this year. Employees’ salaries in the 1953 session totaled $59,494. Hugo Srb, clerk of the legislature, estimates I I it would take at least twice as : many employees for two houses because of all the extra clerks for committees and secretaries to handle legislators’ correspond ence. That might mean $120,000 in employees’ salaries. So even if incidental expenses stayed around $44,000 and bill drafting costs at $10,855—and it is hard to see how they could—it doesn’t take much addition to see that $232,000, $120,000, $44,000 and $10,855 will add up to around $405,000. And that is about 2\z times what it cost to run the uni cameral in its longest, costliest session this year. * * * Taxes— State officials on the state board of equalization seemed in creasingly confident that the statewide valuation changes they ordered will ‘ stand up.” A psychological help came when the Burlington and Union Pacific railroads withdrew their suits against the state board. At torneys for the railroads said that while they still thought railroad assessments are too high they be lieved' the board had made a real effort and they didn’t want to stand in its way that year. Although Buffalo and Dawes counties had asked rehearings, the state board was given an opinion by the.attorney general’s office that it is too late now. The only recourse is with the state was one of six counties which supreme court. Buffalo county appealed its assessment hikes by the board. But an unmistakable feeling of confident relaxation was seen on the part of state officials with re gard to the tax question. The fact that North Platte citizens, appar ently hit hard with a valuation raise, learned that their tax mill levy rate was dropping 30 mills was cheering news. To be able to pay $30 less taxes on each $1,000 worth of property was a fulfillment of predictions by state officials that equalization would hurt most people less than was feared. * * * Slow-Down— State highway officials ran into a buzz saw of opposition to relo cation of U.S. 30 at Kimball. State Engineer L. N. Ress said the highway is being improved all along so it can take greater volumes of high speed traffic. It wouldn’t be good to take that kind of traffic through the middle of Kimball, as is noW cone. So a by-pass around the south end of the city is planned. But citizens vigorously object ed. At a hearing at Kimball, Ress said he became convinced the department will just have to wait “until the people of Kimball realize that it really isn’t in their best interests to have the highway where it is now.” Ress said both he and the federal bu reau of highways were willing to compromise to the extent of continuing to maintain the pres ent highway as a city route in addition to building the bypass highway. But since Kimball apparently wants no change for the present, the project will just be tempo rarily shelved, Ress said. The highway department’s attention will go some place else. But Ress expressed confidence that Kimball will “see the light” so that the project can still be launched sometime within the next two years. Try The Frontier on your next order of printing! Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Richardson of Ainsworth were Tuesday visit ors in the home of their son-in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hill. Mr. Richardson and Mr. Hill drove to Pierce to attend field day. Last Thursday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva were Miss Martha Chocho lousek of Verdlgre, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nukuda of Omaha and Mrs. Leonard Juracek and son of Star. Mrs. C. R. Hill and family spent a week in Hebron visiting Mrs. C. W. Hill and son, Ralph while C. R. Hill attended a meeting at North Platte. Pvt. Francis A Murray return ed Wednesday, August 12, to Ft. Sill, Okla., after spending a fur lough here visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Murray, and other relatives. Upon his return he entered a school which is in connection with the field artillery. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Janzing visited Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clyde in their new home Sunday after noon. Christe Janousek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Janousek, spent several days in Columbus visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Hile. Mr. and Mrs. Hile took Christe to Norfolk Tuesday where she was met by her parents and returned home with them. Mrs. Edna Huebert, Mrs. Tom Harding and Mrs. Clifford Hard ing went to Ainsworth Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Tom Harding’s sister, Mrs. William Denton. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hershiser spent the weekend in Norfolk visiting Mr. and Mrs. Edward Belzer and daughter. Mr. an Mrs. John Griffith and Mr. and Mrs Earl Lowe of New ton, Kans., spent the weekend here visiting the Rouse family enroute home from a vacation in the Black Hills, S.D. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Young and sons of Eskridge, Kans., ar rived Monday to visit Mrs. Guy Young and Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Summerer. They returned to their home on Wednesday. Rev. and Mrs. J. La\jerne Jay returned Monday from a two weeks vacation on their farm near Auburn. Enroute home they visited his brothel-, Milo Jay, at Nebraska City on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Jeffrey went to Creighton Friday evening to visit his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Fore man, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jackson of Ewing visited Mr. and Mrs Herman Janzing Saturday eve ning. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havranek spent Sunday in Atkinson visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Havranek. Fred Heermann and daughters left Saturday for Tensleep, Wyo., where they will remain until the end of the week vacationing and visiting friends. Pvt. William Close of Ft. Riley, Kans., was a weekend guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Harrington. Mr. and Mrs. George Classen and Mr. and Mrs. Jake Classen and family, all of Spencer visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fox of Emmet called on Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox Sunday evening. Mrs. Laurence Jonas was a Monday afternoon caller in the Herman Janzing home. Mrs. William Kelly took Mrs. George Brainard and children back to Grand Island Friday after they had spent several days here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brainard of Emmet and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox. They were ac companied to Grand Island by Mrs. Frances Belzer and Jimmy and Mrs. George Bosn and Chucky. Miss Jeanette Masterson of Chambers is spending the week in the Everett Gorgen home visit ing Dottie Gorgen. Wednesday, August 12, through I Saturday guests in the home of j Mr. and Mrs. George Hammond were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ryan, and her brother, Pat rick, and uncle, E J. McKernan Mrs. John Harrington took her daughter, Marlene, and Carolyn Muff swimming at Tilden Friday. Mrs. Mary Cook of Selby, S.D., left Monday after spending two weeks here visiting her brother in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. George Head. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harding attended the rodeo in Burwell Saturday. Saturday evening and Sunday was spent in Ord visiting her sister, Mrs. Dale Norman. Mrs. Joyce Kemper and son of Creighton recently visited in the Dale Fetrow home. Mrs. Kem per and Mrs. Fetrow were college j classmates. , 1V1125^> 1VXXAVA.1. -— ford, Okla., came Thursday, Aug ust 7, for an extended visit in the home of her brother and sister in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Gallup. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Alton nd family left Saturday for a three weeks vacation at Portland, Ore. Mr. and Mrs. Gale Dierberger returned Sunday from a vacation at Seward and Lincoln where they visited his parents, Mr and Mrs. George Dierberger, and her mother, Mrs. Lillian Ogden. Mr and Mrs. Pat Gallup and Miss Mildred Gallup of Stratford, Okla. went to Battle Creek Sun day to visit Mr. and Mrs. Gene Taylor and son. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fetrow and family went to Norfolk Wednes day, August 12, to attend the circus. Mr and Mrs. Robert Gaskill and Renee of Neligh visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gunn Thursday eve Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gaskill and Mardell spent last Thursday in Norfolk on business. Bobby Jay Grenier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Grenier, is visit ing Gene and (Jeorge Miller west of O’Neill. Radio Quiz’ Provides Shower Entertainment EWING — A “radio quiz pro gram” provided entertainment for the guests attending the bridal shower for Miss Jeannene Gib son of Ewing held Wednesday, August 5, at the Bethany Pres byterian church. Several prizes were won by the bride-elect. Other numbers included in the program were songs and read ings. The church parlors were dec orated in the bride-elect’s chosen colors of pastel pink and yellow with bouquets of garden flowers. The presentation of g fts to Miss Gibson was made by the program committee, assisted by Kathryn Hoffman and Mary El len Gillette with Rose Marie Gib son in charge of the gift book. Refreshments of ice cream, cup cakes decorated in pastel pink and yellow, with iced tea and coffee were served to the 94 guests in attendance by the la dies of the Bethany Presbyterian church. The program committee, as follows, was made up of class mates of Miss Gibson: Mrs. Dwayne McKay, chairman; Mrs. Lloyd Hilligas, Mrs. Robert Ad ams, Mrs. Orville Svalos and Mrs. Cecil Adams. Other Ewing News Among the people from Ewing who attended the Burwell rodeo on Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bergstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kirschmier, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Rockey, Misses Marcia Gibson and Joan Binkerd. Overnight guests at the John Wunner home were Mrs. Wun ner’s sister, Mrs. Pearl Loe, who was accompanied by her neph ews, Jimmy and Dickie Drewlow. of Seattle, Wash. They returned to their home in Stanton on Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Pollock and daughter, Patsy, entertained the following guests at a 6 o’clock dinner Friday evening; Mrs. Pol lock’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sturbaum of Ewing, also her sister. Mrs Hugh Nini and daugh ter, of Beaumont, Tex., who were accompanied by_ Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nini of Beaumont Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gibson and family attended a reunion of Mrs. Gibson’s family which was held Sunday at the home of her bro ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Neilson at Inman. Relatives from Ohio were pres ent. Miss Marcia Gibson is spending two weeks vacation with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gibson. During the summer months, she has been a nurse’s aid at the Methodist hospital in Omaha, and on September 1 will begin train ing for a nurse. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wood and Miss Bernadine Rotherham re turned home Sunday, August 9, from Lincoln where they had been guests of relatives and friends since Thursday, August 6. Guests on Sunday, August 9, at the home of Mr. a:M Mrs. Allen Pollock were their son, Donald Pollock, and family of Neligh, their daughters, Mrs. Melvin Gunter and daughter of Orchard and Miss Dorothv Pollack of O’ Neill. Mr. and Mrs. John Wunner took Mrs. Alice Crellin and Mrs. Allan Pollack to Columbus Mon day morning, August 10, where Mrs. Crellin and Mrs. Pollock continued on thier way to Cal ifornia by train. Mrs. Crellin goes I to San Francisco, where she has employment for the next few months, and Mrs. Pollock to Los Angeles. Mrs. Pollock was called there because of the illness of her daughter, Deloris, who re cently underwent a major opera tion. Mrs. Virginia Hatfield of Bur bank, Calif., went to Page after spending the August 8 weekend in Ewing, where she visited her father, Doctor Gallagher. Mrs. Hatfield hopes to take her father back to California with her. Sunday, August 9, dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Caro line Sanders were ,Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Trumble of Allen. S.D., Mr. and Mrs. John Trumble and children of Smithflat, Calif., Mrs. Bernice Harlan and daugh ter, Dorothy, of Tilden, Mr. and Mrs. Curly Sanders and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bergstrom and family, all of Ewing. Other callers of the day were Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy of Tilden, Mr Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thewen of Cedar Rapids and Mr. and Mrs Art Sanders and family of Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Noffke and family were guests on Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Frank Noffke, sr. Miss Maxine Noffke, who had visited in Albion for some time, returned to her home in Ewing with them. Mr. and Mrs. Ermin Reichert and three children of Long Prai rie, Minn., have returned to their home after spending some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. An ton Tomjack Other recer.t guests at the Tomjack home were Mr. and Mrs. Everet Jarman of | Chambers. Mrs. George Jefferies, Mrs. William Wulf, Mrs. Wilma Dan iels and Miss Minnie Neiderheid of Clearwater spent Tuesday af - ternoon, August 4, with Mrs. Mark Muff at O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. William Mulf spent Sunday, August 9, at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maben. Page News Mr. and Mrs. Gene Will and son of Halispell. Mont., visited Wednesday and Thursday, Aug ust 12 and 13, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder. Mr. Will is Mrs. Snyder’s nephew. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Heiss and son, Larry, and Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen went to Powell, Wyo., on Sunday where they will visit at the Harry Cullen and Richard Asher homes. Harry is the son of Mrs. Cullen and brother of Mrs. Heiss. Mrs. Asher is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heiss. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Parks and H. O. Parks drove to York Sat urday, August 8, where they were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Parks. On Sunday they went to Camp Cedars near Fremont to bring Larry Parks and Larry Roach home. The boys had spent a week at the camp. O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Reimer, jr., and Jimmie and Mrs. Louis W. Reimer, sr., drove to Fremont Friday to visit Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Taylor and son. Mrs. Reimer, sr., remained at the Taylor home and the Reimer, jr., family went on to Gretna to visit her mother. All returned to O’Neill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John H. McCar ville and family returned Sunday from a week’s vacation spent in Ellsworth, Rochester and Winona, Minn., and they also visited Wa terloo, la. Mrs. Joseph L. McCarville, jr., and children, who had been visiting relatives in Winnebago, returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Meiena are vacationing this week in the Black Hills . Mr. and Mrs. Joel Lyman and family returned on Wednesday, August 12, to O’Neill after spend ing the summer in Jefferson, S.D. Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Lee and family returned Saturday from York, where they had spent a month’s vacation. Reverend Lee was guest minister one Sunday fit First Presbyterian church in Nebraska City. v REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS WD — Roy Johnson to Roy Johnson Sr 8-10-53 $1- Lot 2 Blk D- Millards Add- O’Neill WD— Elven S White to J B Mellor & wf 8-5-53 $10,000- Part of SEV4SEI4 29-30-14- 3 acres WD—Helen F Keller to Carrie F Keating- Robert G & John F Keating 8-12-53 $4500- Lot 2 Blk r™ -■ 22- Bitneys Add- Atkinson WD—Frank A Murray- O’N to Richard L Hovey &— wf- O’N 8-14-53 SI- Part of SEy4SWy4 19 29-11 150 ft x 153 ft WD—Gertrude Kaup to Wil fred K Kaup 8-14-53 $36,400 Nwy4 7- Lots 3 & 4 & Ey.swy4 7- Ny>NWV4 18-30-15 except 25 A in NEy4NWy4 7 Legal Notices SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF O'NEILL Claims allowed on general fund August 10th, 1953: Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Health Ins.-90.70 (All Employees), July Salaries_ 4964.37 Jack Dempsey, Painting.. 47.70 E. E. Gaskill, Labor _ 87.00 N.W. Bell Tel. Co., Phone Service_ 33.10 Earley Oil Co., Gas —.— 1.04 Gamble’s Store, Chair Glides- 4.08 Fetrow’s, Gas - 2.00 The Frontier, Publ. Fees & Printing- 25.69 Gillespie’s, Electrical Supplies_ 6.56 Hunt’s Plumbing & Heat ing, Plumbing-19.95 Mimeograph Duplicator Co., Duplicating Ma chine _ 212.50 Interstate Printers & Publ., Supplies_1_ 12.08 University Pub. Co., Ta bles, Chairs & Sup plies __1152.92 Natl. Farm Book Co., Soil Tester__ 32.34 Coyne Hardware, Paint— 91.59 Lindberg Home & Auto Supply, Paint - 32.48 Montgomery Hardware, Supplies _- 4.77 D. E. Nelson, Travel Ex pense _ 20.00 HENRY J. LOHAUS, President IRA H. MOSS, 16 Secretary (First pub. Aug. 13, 1953) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNT No. 3900 COUNTY COURT OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. ESTATE OF JOHN P. Mc MANUS. 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 September 4, 1953, at 10 o’ clock, A.M. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 15-17c ARTHRITIS? I .have been wonderfully blessed in being restored to active life after being crippled in nearly every joint in my body and with muscular sore ness from head to foot. I had Rheumatoid Arthritis and other forms of Rheumatism, hands deformed and my ankles were set. Limited space prohibits tell ing you more here but if you will write me I will reply at once and tell you how I receiv ed this wonderful relief. Mrs. Lela S. Wier 2805 Arbor Hills Drive P.O. Box 2695 Jackson 7, Mississippi i ~ O'NEILL DRIVE IN Fri.-Sal. Aug. 21-22 Rock Hudson - Barbara Hale “Seminole” A technicolor story of the early days of the everglades. ADDED SHORTS Sun.-Mon. Aug. 23-24 Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, Paul Kelly “Gunsmoke” Technicolor special feature of the trail days of Montana to the Yellowstone. NEWS & SHORTS Tues.-Wed. Aug. 25-26 Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara “Against All Flags” A technicolor pirate story of the Straights of Madagascar. ADDED SHORTS Thurs., Aug. 27 Family Night James Craig, Rita Maneron “Fort Vengeance” A technicolor North west Mounted Police feature. 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