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Flexible Supports Spell Trouble
LINCOLN—Nebraska’s repub
licans this week entered the fall
election campaign confident of
success in November.
Commencing with the party’s
post primary convention at Nor
folk this week the republicans
planned to campaign as though
their chances were doubtful. On
September 20, the state GOP will
begin a three week caravan trip
carrying candidates throughout
the state. Helping to kick off the
caravan will be an appearance
by Vice President Nixon.
After the caravan tour is ended
the top of the ticket” candid-;
ates—senate candidates Congress
men Carl Curtis and Roman
Hruska and the gubernatorial
nominee Victor Anderson—are
expected to make trips to the
major cities of the state.
But, privately, republican
leaders are not particularly
worried. The party showed a
2 to 1 edge over the democrats
in the number of voters in the
August primary.
The issue of the farm policies of
the Eisenhower administration—
particularly on the flexible
farm price supports—might make
some trouble. But GOP leaders
are confident enough on this score
that they invited the storm cen
ter of the controversy, Secretary'
of Agricultture Ezra Benson, to
speak at the Norfolk convention.
They contend that if there was
going to be a storm of protest
from the farmers it would come
during the summer months when
Congress was debating the mea
sure.
This issue could be a factor in
favor of the democrats in some
of the Congressional races. But
republican bigwigs; tend to dis
count this.
They count on the family name
of Phil Weaver of Falls City to
win over Frank Morrison, demo- |
cratic nominee from McCook, in
tne First district race. A tight race
might occur in the Second district
where the republicans and the
democrats have about equal rep
resentation in Omaha. But even
here the fact that Republican
Jackson Chase has had a well
publicized career in public office
is expected to carry the day j
against James Hart, professor
and the democratic candidate.
* * *
Law Revision—
Not all of the legislature’s work
is concerned with writing new
laws. A vital part is revising old
laws to keep them up to date and
to remove “bugs”.
A considerable amount of law
revision is being done by the state
agencies in preparation for the j
1955 legislature—particularly in
the fields of highway and election j
taws.
Nebraska's highway laws are a
haphazard scramble of laws that |
have been added from session to j
session. Some contradict each
other. Some are hopelessly out of
date. One flaw in the law almost
brought a special session last
December.
So the state highway depart
ment has had some attorneys
working this summer drawing
up a revised code to straighten
out the tangle. The department,
however, is leaving county
highway laws alone until it sees
what the legislature does about
its current revision project.
As to the election laws, Atty
Gen. C. S. Beck has been seeking
for ways to revise the statutes to
eliminate the “short short” U. S.
senate term which was one
of the oddities of this election
year. He studied the statutes of
many other states and found that
a variety of ways were used to
eliminate this two month tag end
term which results when a senator
dies in his last two years in office.
Beck now believes he has a
statute which would eliminate
such a possibility and still be in
keeping with the U. S. constitu
tion which allows an appointed
senator to serve only until the
next general election.
He is now working on a similar
statute to eliminate short terms
in county offices. This came up
recently when Douglas County
Treasurer Carl Jensen of Omaha
died after the primaries.
Such a law was passed for
state offices several years ago but
for some reason the legislature
didn’t include countv offices.
* * *
Trucker Rales—
The state railway commission
finished up hearings on a pro
posal by Nebraska truckers that
their rates for hauling goods be
increased 15 percent. During the
hearings it came out that the
railroads would expect a simular
increase if the truckers got
theirs.
The truckers maintain that
costs have gone up so much that
they must have the increase.
Protestants, mostly shippers such
as wholesalers and retailers, con
tended that rates would be 194
percent of what they were in 1946
and that it is time to call a halt.
* * *
Compliance Demanded—
State Engineer L. N. Ress gave
notice that towns must live up to
promises they make to keep their
highways when he commented
that Scottsbluff may lose U. S.
56 running out its east side. Ress
;aid property owners there have
refused to let the street be widen
?d as was promised. The engineer
laid the highways may have to
oe rerouted to cross the river to
Bering and then run down the
south side of the North Platte
river to Bridgeport.
* * *
Dil Laws—
J. C. Donnell of Findlay, O., an
oil industry official, suggested
that Nebraska should have some
oil conservation laws. The state’s
oil industry is now being regulat
ed by the state conservation and
resources division with the state
geologist directly in charge.
Should the legislature give this
consideration, it could well bring
up the question of whether
Nebraska oil is still in the devel
opmental stage on whether it is
now a “mature adult.” Past legis
latures have been reluctant to pass
any laws for fear it would hamp
er exploration and discovery.
Oil was first found in Richard
son county in 1939. But the big
strike was the Gurley field in
Cheyenne county in 1949. Now
oil has been found in six coun
ties—Richardson, Cheyenne, Kim
ball, Banner, Morrill and Harlan—
with a total production up to
June 30, 1954, of around 22 million
barrels. The bulk of this has been
from the Panhandle fields. Gas
has been found only in Cheyenne
and Deuel counties.
Some big companies, such as
the one Donnell represents, want
proration—that is a setting of a
maximum amount of production
for each well. Some small pro
ducers don’t want this. It would
almost inevitably result in an oil
and gas commission, a new state
agency.
There is also thought that some
kind of tax should be assessed on
oil produced so Nebraska could
benefit from its new industry.
The matter may be a topic for
debate next session.
O’Neill News
Mrs. Vannie Newman and Mrs.
Jerry Babl and family of Hold
rege visited Monday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Head,
Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley and
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brady, sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Byers return
ed to their home in Omaha Sun
day after visiting for several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. C. E.
Yantzi.
Jack Tschudin and his mother,
both of Camden, N.J., were Tues
day evening, September 7, guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schmit.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nissen of
Petersburg and Mr. and Mrs.
Wilford Little of Omaha were
weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
John Wildes.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leu of Nor
folk were Sunday afternoon vis
itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry E. Ressel.
Mrs. Fred Geiger of Conoga
Park, Calif., honored her parents
at a dinner at O’Neill. The occa
sion was Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Pat
tersons’ 47th wedding anniver
sary.
Mrs. Juanita Closson of Ewing
spent Friday and Saturday at the
M. B. Marcellus home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie,
jr., and family visited Sunday a1
the home of his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde McKenzie, sr., near
Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tasler
and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Taslei
of Atkinson were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Mc
Kim.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Simon
son spent the weekend in
Bassett visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Buell.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hansen
and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murphy
were Monday evening dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cur
ran.
Riverside News
Lee Finks were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Fink Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lofquest
and children were Sunday dinner
guests of the Charles Rotherham
family. Bill was celebrating a
birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock
and the Kenneth Pollocks were
guests for Sunday dinner at the
Art Busshardt home in Neligh.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Jensen
and daughters of Newman
Grove were weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry. Other
guests Sunday were the Dale
Napier, Richard Napier and I
Wayne Fry families.
Sunday dinner guests of the
Archie Johnston family were Mr
and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett and
Jr.a Bennett.
Mr and Mrs. Carl Christon
spent Sunday at Newport visit
ing John and Irvin Christon.
Feels like autumn—days are
getting so short.
Anna and James Mitchell of
Cedar Rapids, la., and Mrs. R. M.
Baird of Hutchinson, Kans., were
Monday overnight guests of tht
W. M. Napier family.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Herting
and family of Richmond, Calif.,
recently spent a few days with
his sister, Mrs. DeWitt Hoke, and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Napier en
tertained relatives at a dinner
Sunday, September 5, honoring
the birthday anniversaries of
Larry Montgomery and Marilyn
Fry. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Lynn Fry and Jack, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Napier and Mr. and
Mrs. Lorraine Montgomery and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rother
ham and family were last Thurs
day supper guests of the Richard
Napier family.
Sandra Tellander was a Sunday
guest of Joanie Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Turner
of Kansas City, Mo., were week
end "uests of Mr. and Mrs. Walt
er Miller. Mr. Turner and Walter
were buddies in the army.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Howard and
son of Brunswick called Sunday
afternoon at the Howard Miller
nome.
Mrs. May Shrader and grand
daughter Dianne, were guests for
several days at the Joe Luzio
home near Emerson while Wayne
Shrader attended the fair at Lin
coln.
Those attending the state fair
last week included Paul and Le
von Gunter on Sunday, Tom
Christon on Monday, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Fink on Wednesday and
Thursday and Mr. and Mrs. De
Witt Hoke and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Lionel Gunter on
Thursday. Janell Hoke, who had
won second place in homemaking
judging in Holt county, did some
judging at the state fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Reese oi
Cleveland, O., visited at the Carl
Christon home Monday, Septem
ber 6. They were enroute to the
Yellowstone park.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Pollock
and Phil of Omaha were laboi
day weekend guests of Mr. anc
Mrs. Dave Pollock.
One evening last week Mr. anc
Mrs. Bert Fink were hosts to «
group of young couples and theii
families at a supper. Those pres
ent were the Lee Fink, Don Lar
son, Leo Miller, Bill Lofquest
Wendell Switzer and Walter Mil
ler families.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Napiei
and children of Ewing and Mr
and Mrs. Bob Streeter and chil
dren of Loretta were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Schmitt of Elgin. The mer
became friends in World War II
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Conway, whc
spent the summer in Cleveland
O., visited at the Carl Christor
home a few days last week. They
were enroute to Denver, Colo.,
where they enrolled last Thurs
day in the Baptist seminary.
Mr. and Mrs. Bus Napier and
family, Mr .and Mrs. Robert Me
Daniel and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Willie Shrader and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Larson and
family held the annual picnic
north of Orchard Sunday.
CHURCH NOTES
(OlheT CHURCHES on page 8)
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
(O'Neill)
Sunday, September 19: Sun
day-school, 9:45 a-m.; worship, 11
a.m., Rev. J. Olen Kennell of Or
leans will conduct the worship
service and bring the morning
message. There will be a potluck
dinner in the church basement
following the church service. At
2 p.m., there will be a congrega
tional meeting, called by the ses
sion, in the sanctuary. All mem
bers of the church are urged to
be present at this meeting.
Circle II will meet today
(Thursday) at the home of Mrs.
S. R. Robertson at 2:30 p.m., and
Circle III will meet at the home
of Mrs. George Weingartner at
7:45 p.m. Circle I will not meet
this week.
The choir will practice each
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’
clock.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD (O'Neill]
Rev. Wayne A. Hall, pastor
Today (Thursday), the ladies’
prayer meeting at the church at
1:30 p.m.
Saturday night street service
at 8:30 o’clock.
Sunday, September 19: Sun
day-school at 10 a.rn.; worship at
11 a.m.; story hour at 7:30 p.m.,
and evening service at 8 o’clock.
Wednesday, September 22: Bi
ble study at 8 p.m.
Job of old said: “I have esteem
ed the Words of His mouth thar
my necesasry food.” Job 23:12
Surely God’s Word affords the
richest most satisfying study ir
this entire world. Do not neglec’
it.
METHODIST (O'Neill)
Rev. W. B. Smith, pastor
Thursday, September 16:
Today (Thursday): WSCS
prayer cell, 10 a.m.
Sunday, September 19: Junio:
and cherub choirs, 9:30 a.m.
church school, 9:45 a.m.; worship
11 a.m.; family night fellowship
6:30 p.m., (bring covered disi
and own table service).
Monday, September 20: Wes
levan service guild, 8 p.m.; Meth
odist men, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, September 21: Adult
fellowship, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, September 22:
Choir, 7 p.m.; MYF, 8 p.m.
Thursday, September 23:
WSCS prayer cell, 10 a.m.
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METHODIST (EnameH
Rev. W. B. Smith, pastor
Today (Thursday): WSCS, 2
pm.
Sunday, September 19: Church
•school, worship, 9:45 ajn.; youth
and adult church school, 19:45
a.m.
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