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Legal Notice (First pub. Mar. 24, 1955) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE FOR PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION Estate No. 4027 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, March 21, 1955. In the Matter of the Estate of Alice E. Bridges, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in said estate that a petition has been filed in said Court for the appointment of James E. Bridges as Administrator of said estate, and will be heard April 14, 1955 at 10 o’clock A.M., at Uie County Court Room in O’ Neill, Nebraska. LOUIS W. REIMER, County Judge (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 47-49c (First pub. April 7. 1955) SOIL BINDER AND COARSE SAND LEASE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Educational Lands and Funds will offer for sale at public auction to be held at the office of said Boaro in the State Capitol Building on the 22nd day of April 1955, at 10 o’clock A.M., a soii binder and coarse sand lease cov ering the following described lands: SE^NEVi Section 36, Township 31 North, Range 12 West, Holt County, Nebraska, containing 40 acres more or less! Such lease will be sold to the highest and best bidder subject to the right of the Board to reject any and all bids. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS & FUNDS By Robert D. Hiatt, Secretary °_ 49-50c o (First pub. April 14, 1955) NOTICE 0 OF HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO SELL AT RETAIL PACKAGE LIQUOR Notice is hereby given that on March 16, 1,955, Hallie Maben, whose address is Ewing, Nebr., has filed her application with the Village Clerk of Ewing Nebr., for a Package Retail Liquor license on the following described prem ises, to-wit: Lots 5, 6, 7, Block 1, Village of Ewing, situated in School District 29, Holt County, Nebr. Hearing will be held on said application by the Board of Trus tees of Ewing, Nebr., on April 19, 1955, at 8 p.m., in the Library, Ewing, Nebr., at which time the Board of Trustees shall receive competent evidence for and against granting said license. ° LLOYD WEST ° Village Clerk of Ewing 50c (First pub. April 14, 1955) NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO SELL AT RETAIL 0 PACKAGE LIQUOR c Notice is hereby given that on I Bishop Arkfeld repairs his Cessna 170 as a native watches. ‘Flying Bishop9 o Returns to Butte BUTTE— The “Flying Bishop of New Guinea,” in America after six years’ mission work in the South Pacific, revisited the town of his birth this week. Occasion for Most Rev. Leo Arkfeld’s return to Butte was the marriage of his cousin, Miss Syl via Reiser, which took place on Tuesday. The colorful bishop, who pilots his own airplane on New Guinea mission duties, was born in this north-central Nebraska communi ty 42 years ago. When he was 2 his parents moved to Panama, la., where they still live. 0 0 Interested in aircraft all his life, Bishop Arkfeld once took correspondence lessons in flying from a Lincoln school. But it was not until 1948—two years before he became a bishop—that he final ly learned to fly. Since then he has logged 2,700 flying hours—that’s 220,000 miles And inJjungle mission work fly ing is almost a necessity. “In New Guinea you either walk, flyeor go by boat,” Bishop Arkfeld' said. O 0 “There are no roads, only jungle trails, and if you go by boat you can’t reach the inland busho country.” o Bishop Arkfeld has gained a reputation for taking chigh person al risk while going about his mercy work in the New Guinea wilds. Once word reached him March 8, 1955, Henry Baum, whose address is Ewing, Nebr., has cfiled his application with the Village Clerk of Ewing Nebr., for a Package Retail Liquor license on the following described prem ises, to-wit: 5 Lot 2, Block 9, Village of Ew ing, situated in School District 29, cHolt County, Nebr. Hearing will be held on said application by the Board of Trus tees of Ewing, Nebr., on April 19, 1955, at 8 p.m., in the Library, Ewing, Nebr., ate which time the Board of Trustees shall receive competent evidence for and against granting said license. LLOYD WEST Village Clerk of Ewing 50c G that a native of a small island off the New Guinea coast had been injured by a crocodile and needed transportation to a hospital. The bishop successfully made the flight to an airstrip near the in jured man’s town, even though the strip is so dangerous commercial pilots are forbidden to land there. Bishop Arkfeld made three other mercy landings on that airstrip in one 10-month period. O The flying bishop — officially Vicar Apostolic of Wewak Vicar iate, New Guinea—oversees Ro man Catholic mission activities in a 200- by 150-mile area along New Guinea’s north coast. About 200, 000 stone age primitives are in his 30,000 square mile district. Under his direction are 45 priests and 300 native helpers. Bishop Arkfeld is ordained, in the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) which headquarters in Techny. 111. Pidgin English — a language manufactured by white men to communicate with natives—is the tongue by which Bishgp Arkfeld talks to hfs flock. O It’s a concoction of words of many languages, primarily" Eng lish. 0 Bishop Arkfeld recites as a sam ple of Pidgin English the Lord’s prayer, which begins: “Father belong me fellow fel low You stop along heaven, he santiumc, name belong You. King dom belong You. he come. . .” Ahd ends: a “You no bring him me fellows along try, take away something no good belong me fellow. Amen.” ; Star News The Star Get -Together club meets this week with Mrs. Ed Thamisfi as the hostess. 0 Mr. and Mis. Ray Siders and family spent Easter Sunday with the Gerald Snyder family. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hibbs and family* were Easter Sunday visit ors at the home cof Mr. and Mrs. Art Hibbs and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lysle 0 Johnson and sons were Easter Sunday guests at the Dave Johnson home, o Easter Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest) Boelter and family were Mrs. Hattie Boelter, Mr. F. E. Butter field, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald War ing, Willis and Arlee, Mr. and Mrs.-Alto Mitties, Leslie, Elaine and Eleaner, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phillips, Tom andVicki and Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and Bar bara. The Gibson school had its Easter party at the school on Monday. Pvt. Arnold Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller, arrived in Germany the latter part of March and will be stationed there the next several months. His new ad dress: Pvt. Arnold Miller, US 55,480,688, A co., 8th Inf. °Regt., APO 39, New York, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. John Babl and family spent Monday evening, April 4, at the Guy Johnson and Bob Sholes homes. Mr. and Mrs.o Albert Derickson and family were Tuesday eve ning, April 5,o visitors at th£ Nels Linquist home. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Johnson spent Monday evening, April 4, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Johnsor^ and family. ° Irma Juracek spent last Thurs day night with La von Kopejtka. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Waring and Arlee and Mr.o and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and Barbara visited with Mrs. Hattie o Boelter ° last Thursday evening. 0 Alfred Linquist was an Easter )Sunday visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs. Martha Hill, and his mother at Ewing. The Derickson families were Easter Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Heese and family, near Randolph. Mrs. Heese is the former IVlildred Derickson. o Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Juracek and family spent Easter Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mudloff and family near Page. O ---- 4 Family-Sized Farm Units Need Strength Albert J. Ebers, overseer of the Nebraska state grange, warns that the family-size farm in America needs strengthening. He says com munist agriculture is failing be cause it is based on large, collec tive units. Writing in the April issue of Better Farming, Ebers says that the family-sized farm can not only be as efficient as the large unit, but is a “source of irreplace able national values.” He adds: “The number of large scale farming enterprises has grown since World War II. But the same thing happened after World War I, with many result ing failures. A family-sized farm with some diversification can weather hard years better than the large specialized unit that must buy and hire most of its feed and labor needs. The roots of the family-sized farm go deep er. It is both a farm business and a home. O “In all history there has been no stable, permanent agriculture where this relationship did not exist. Therein lies the failure of the Marxian theory based on large, collective units as it is being tried in the communist countries.” Ebers says it is wrong to asso ciate efficiency °in farming with very large units—more land and extensive operations, large dairy herds, big cattle-feeding and hog fattening establishments. The rise of 40 percent in total production and 91 percent in per-man-hour output on the nation’s farms in the past 15 years has been chiefly ac counted for by family-sized farms, for they make up the major part of American agriculture, he as serts. “Those of us who believe in the family-sized farm must be on our guard,” Ebers warns, adding: “Our thinking and our research efforts should be directed more toward strengthening the kind of farming that has proved good for America.” O Discuss Money Raising Plans— The Grattan Flats 4-H club held a meeting at the home of Barbara Wayman. We discussed raising money for the new 4-H building at Chambers. At the next meeting all 4-H members are supposed to bring safety posters. Velda Ernst gave a talk on choosing skirt material. Morris Pongratz and Richard Ernst demonstarted the calf sticks. Jo Ann Searles gave a demonstration on a pinning block. Barbara Wayman gave a safety demonstration. After the meeting we had a surprise program for the parents. After that we had lunch and play ed games. The next meeting will be at the Searles home.—By Barbara Way man, news reporter; O __ Discuss Selection of Good Calf— The Prairie Wranglers 4-H club met in the afternoon at Hen ry Walter’s place April 2. The next meeting will be held at Guy Blake’s. The president called the meet ing to order, then the secretary read theD minutes of the last5 meeting. Our discussion was about selecting a good calf. After” club Mrs. Walter served a lunch of cup cakes, ojell-o, cool ade and coffee. — By Alberta c Miles, news 'reporter. __n o Boyle Participates in Field Exercises— Sgt. Donald E. Boyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Boyle, route 1, O’Neill, recently participated in a? field training exercise with cthe first infantry division’s 16th regi ment in Germany. A squad leader in the regi me n t ’ s company M, Sergeant Boyle entered the3 army in Jan uary, 1953. He wears the combat infantryman badge and the World War II victory medal. “O’NEILL LOCALS / Mrs. Ira Moss accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Chase of At kinson to Sioux City Friday where she spent the weekend visiting her husband, who is a pa tient at St. Joseph’s hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Fiksel and family of Webster, S.D., were guests from Friday until Sunday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Nellie Maloney, and aunt, Mrs. Edna Coyne. They visited Satur day at the home of Mrs. Law rence O’Malley. Easter weekend guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Langdon were her mother, Mrs. R. E. Cummings of Sac City, la., and her brother-in-law and sis ter, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Monen, and family of Omaha. Rev. Thomas DeBacker of St. Agnes parish, Omaha, and A2/c James DeBarker of Ft. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyo., spent the Easter holiday and until Tuesday visit ing at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. DeBacker. DANCE At Wirinetoon o o o o o Sunday, April 17°0 BOB RABE Adm.: 75c tax paid o Wed., Apr;o 20 DAKOTA RAMBLERS Adm.: 50c _ Q o o o o o o Sunday, April 17th — :8 P.M. O The Schoolhouse — Chambers, Nebraska All Seats Free! o I O’Neill Residence & Building Sites ° ° o O 0 Known As Lamb’s Gladiolus Gardens „ AT PUBLIC AUCTION Located % block east of O’Neill) Water Tower | Saturday, April 016th —° 2 P.M. 4-Room Dwelling and 2 Lots: Includes 20x32 modem house with 10x20 concrete basement, hot water heater. Only 2 blocks from both schools. Four excellent bldg, lots nearby, McCaffer ty’s Addition, to be sold individually or as one parcel. o ° ° Personal Property: Many gladiolus bulbs; Mont. Ward 3-hp. garden tractor; pump jack; cylinder type hand garden £ult.; Mandel and 10-in. saw; steel barrels; 1% hp. Briggs & Stratton eng.; 150 ft. used garden hose; all types hand tools. Terms: Cash. o Mr. and Mrs. W. B, Lamb, Owners Sale to Be Conducted by Thorin-Bowker Auction Sendee COL. ED THORIN, O'Neill, Auctioneer-Broker o BILL BOWKER, O’Neill, Clerk-Broker o j ' ;! j|. I :: Northeast Corner of 4th & Douglas O’NEILL. NEBR Phone 167 Byes Examined . Qlasses Fitted Office Hours: *_6 Mon. thru Bat. State Capitol News . . . 2 Major Items Already Law LINCOLN—The Nebraska leg islature came back from its Easter recess this week to start the last long lap toward final ad journment. Hopes were still high that this might come by memorial day. But the number of vital issues still remaining in the legislature made it seem likely the unicameral would be lucky to beat the 1953 adjournment date of June 13. The legislature has taken care of two major items so far—a new formula to redistribute the gaso line tax to the counties and re enactment of the sixth cent of state gasoline tax. Both have been signed into law by Gov. Victor Anderson. Here are some of the items that could take a lot of floor de bate and logjam proceedings. The sales and income tax bill, LB 510. School lands debate, upon which there are four bills in the legiMature. The proposed ton-mile tax on big trucks, LB 362. The budget itself, which may face rough going over the floor in contrast to recent sessions where the budget committee’s recommendations were almost 100 percent accepted. The question of whether the power to relocate highways should be left with the state en gineer. Seven proposals to reform the state property tax administration laws, with only two past the gen eral file (first major floor de bate). The 2 percent severance tax proposal on gas and oil produc tion with the revenue to go to the schools. Tightening the school redistrict ing laws. There was one consolation in this. At this point in the 1953 ses sion some of the major issues such as water diversion, the truck weight tolerance proposal, in creasing motor vehicle license fees, and enacting a sixth cent of state gasoline tax still hadn’t been considered. Commission Costs— Worrying the railroads and telephone companies is a bill which would assess them for their share of the costs of operat ing the state railway commission which regulates them. At a public hearing on the measure, LB 532, it was brought out that the truck ers and grain warehousemen pay for their share of the commis sion’s operation on a fee system while the railroads and telephone companies don’t pay any such fees. Spokesmen for these0 interests claimed they paid plenty of takes, that the commission regulation was of no benefit to them, and that any increased cost would just be passed on the consumer. ,J * * * Why Costs Rise— The legislature has tentatively approved adding a fourth cate gory of welfare assistance in Ne braska—aid to the totally 0 dis abled. This would be an entirely new program in addition to theD pre sent categories of old age assist ance, aid to the blind, and aid to dependent children. Forty states now have such programs, in which the federal government liberally participates. But during debate on the bill Sen. Lester Anderson of Aurora said a mouthful on why the cost of government keep rising. O , The new category wili add $3.2 million to the state bien nial budget, including $1.4mil lion from the state general fund and $1.3 million in federal money. 0 o Anderson remarked, “I’m not saying this isn’t a good bill to do millions of dollars worth of good for the ‘forgotten people.’ But if anyone wonders why we’ve come from ao$30 million budget a few years ago to where we are now approaching the quarter billion mark—well, this will explain it. “Someday we are going to have to bow our necks and decide how far we are going to follow the other states and the federal government. When is itj going to stop? How far are we going to go? * * * Future Costs— Small cheer on this same line :• Royal Theater ° — O'NEILL, NEBR. — ° - o Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. Apr. 14-15-16 20th Century Fox presents THE RACERS ° In Cinemascope, color by De Luxe in the wonder of stereophon ic sound. Kirk Douglas, Bella Dar vi, Gilbert Roland. As you love it best . . . taking you to Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo, Nice, the Swiss Alps . . . bringing you a love story that hurtles full-speed across the barriers of convention. Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sat. 2:20. All children must have tickets O Sun.-Mon.-Tues. April 17-18-19 o CHIEF CRAZY HORSE In Cinemascope and print by technicolor. Starring Victor Ma ture, Suzan Ball, John Lund with Keith Larsen, Robert Warwick and introducing Ray Danton. A fighting legend lives again . . . the saga of the man who smashed Custer! Adults 50c; children 12c; matinee Sunday 2:30. All children must have tickets Wed.-Thurs. Apr. 20-21 Marlon Brando, James Mason, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr in JULIUS CAESAR3 Special prices to all students and to all groups—no advance in ad missions. Students—get your cou pons from your high school. Your admission will then be 35c. Adults 50c; children 12c School matinee Wed. at 1:30 p.m. of philosophy came to the budget committee from University of Nebraska Chancellor Clifford Hardin. He was discussing the university’s request for $3.8 mil lion more in tax funds for an $18.8 million total. Budget Committee Chairman Hal Bridenbaugh of Dakota City pointed out that the university budget has grown from $6 million in 1947 to $15 million at present. Chancellor Hardin remarked, ‘‘It’s safe to say that we will be in for another increase two years from now.” He mentioned expect ed increased enrollments, the competition for teachers which raises salary costs, and the ex panding television program. In another committee hearing Don Kline of the State Education association was asked how he could justify his prediction of in creased school costs all over the state with declining farm income. “There is no statistical rela tionship between the number of children being bom each year and farmers’ income,” Kline re plied. * * * Battle Lines— The battle lines were form ing this week in the Nebras ka legislature for the great debate that comes about every session— whether to broaden the tax base. The only difference this time is that there is a slim chance the legislature may adopt a sales tax or a combination sales tax and income tax. The first big step came when the revenue committee sent to the floor of the legislature a com bination sales and income tax bill, LB 510. Debate did not start un til after the senators returned from a four-day Easter recess. But there was a “now or never’’ tension on the part of both the advocates and the op ponents of broadening the tax base. The way the revenue commit tee took action meant the legis lature may get two shots at the question. That is because the committee held in reserve LB 400, a measure calling for 2 percent sales tax alone. o So if LB 510 runs into trouble on the floor LB 400 can be pulled out of the hip pocket. * * * Bill’s Contents— If a bill was ever tailor-made to appeal to as many different in terests as possible, LB 510 is it. Only an adamant foe of any effort to broaden the tax base could fail to find something he liked in it. The only catch may be features3 that appeal to one group may alienate others more. That was the chance the sponsors took in writing the combination mea sure. What does the measure con tain? o LB 510 in its original form was a graduated state income tax base on the Iowa law. It would tax the citizen at the rate of about 5 percent of what he pays in federal income taxes. He may take this flat 5 percent rate or he may fill out a long form which will bring him essentially to the same figure. Reason for the long form option is that the bill would have been unconstitutional if0it depended on a federal lawj alone. ° O Next a 2 percent retail sales tax on all items costing more than 21 cents was added to the bill. This simply combining the contents of LB 400 into LB 510. Exempted in this version 0a r e beer, liquor, cigarets, and seed and fertilizer used in farm production. But then the committee went to work. It exempted several items such as tickets to amuse ments and athletic events, local telephone and telegraph service, and iriaterials such as sugar used in processing food pro ducts. o But the major item exempted by the committee was food (ex cept meals at public eating pla ces). This item cut $7 million from the expected revenue but it might be a straw that breaks the camel’s back of the opponents. All told the combination bill is expected to bring in about $37 million a year. Under terms of the bill this money must first be used to replace the tax on pro perty that supports state govern ment (about $15 million a year). Next it will replace special state levies (another $10 million a year). The third slice will go to the counties on the basis of what one mill tax levy on their assessed valuation would bring. Finally any money left will go to the schools. • • • The Chances— If either bill passes, it probably will be only by the slimmest mar gin. Some groups such as labor unions may be happier with the r— - combination than the straight sales tax. The exemption of food should make the bill more pala table to them, also. On the other hand, high income groups and corporations won’t like the income tax provisions. If they see that one bill or the other is inevitable, they may prefer the straight sales tax. This session they may be forced to choose “the lesser of two evils.” • • • Prison Riot— Nebraska was in the national spotlight recently when 12 pri soners in the “jail” building at the state penitentiary broke loose and captured two guards as hos tages. Lending drama to the situation was that Gov. Victor Anderson went to the penitentiary and took personel charge. The story rated banner headlines in eastern newspapers. Press associa tions, newspapers, radio and tele vision stations spent thousands of dollars covering the event. The governor laid his prestige and possibly his political career on the line stepping in the way he did. Had he failed and lives had been lost he could have been widely criticized. : | tV Model 1 • 3 Ron-out Baskets! 1 TiiIiIfP • Roomy Juice Dispenser! v '' * Tagjrjt • Select-O-Trays! jJ M^SVj • Refrigerated Sv Shelves! O O O 1 » ',.. f c ° <J _ down — I Balance in easy payments as you use this machine! SPECIAL: 15-Cu. Ft. Chest Freezer now. 299.50 Midwest Furniture and Appliance Phone 346-J 0 West O’Neill o - Household Goods AT PUBLIC AUCTION ! AS WE HAVE decided to move from O’Neill and locate in California, we will offer the .following described Personal property at public auction on the premises, located 2 blocks north of the O’Neill stoplight and 2% blocks west, on— THURSDAY, APRIL 21st o ° o 8 — Sale to Start at 1 P.M. _ o ITEMS TO BE SOLD INCLUDE: • Metal Bed, double springs, mattress Occasional Chair 2—Lawn Chairs Dining Table and 4 Chairs 2— Sewing Machines, one Singer 3— Hassocks Lawn Mower 22-Gal. Garbage Can 4— Qt. Ice Cream Freezer, 2—Card Tables Westinghouse Regfrigerator Coronado Deluxe Washing Machine Chest of Drawers ° Hot Plate Heat Lamp — Dishes Fishing Equipment, including casting rods 12-Ft. Aluminum Boat Firestone 3«/2-hp. Outboard Motor 20-In. Power Lawn Mower Plumbing Tools, including dies and wrenches Winchester 12-Ga. Shotgun, Model 12 ° 0 2—Steel Lawn Chairs 2-Pc. Overstuffed Suite Platform Rocker o Bridge Lamp — 2 rTable Lamps Dining Table and Chairs ° 0 Arm Chair o 0 Table Model GE Radio 2—Beds, Innerspring Mattresses Wrought Iron Stand 2—Bed Lamps o Many Other Items Too Numerous to Mention TERMS: Strictly Cash. No property to t-e removed until settled for. RALPH DAVIDSON, Owner Sale to Be Conducted by Thorin-Bowker Auction Service COL. ED THORIN, Auctioneer BILL BOWKER, Clerk o o u o o
