State Capitol News . . .
4-Lane Superhighway Soon?
LINCOLN—As state govern
ment settled into normal routines
this week with the legislature
gone, attention was being turned
to coming problems of the state.
These include the interstate
highway, water and irrigation
policies, and the perennial pro
blem of equalizing tax asses
ments.
The interstate highway un
doubtedly will be a major topic of
controversy in the years just
ahead. Even though congress
hasn’t decided just how it will be
financed, the storm signals are
already flying in Nebraska.
For the interstate highway pro
posal is going to cut directly
across a number of widely held
and defended positions in Ne
braska thinking.
1. It will mean a four-lane di
vided highway across the state.
Those living in the rural parts of
the state for years have opposed a
four-lane highway between Ne
coln and Omaha as long as they
were still in "the mud.” This has
been such a politically strong ar
gument that for years state of
ficials have backed away from
proposing even the badly needed
multi lane highway between Ne
braska's two biggest towns.
2. The interstate highway will
undoubtedly bring a number of
bypasses. It could mean that
every town along the highway
will be bypassed. Nothing gets a
community up in arms as fast or
brings as much political pressure
as a threat to bypass a town. Yet
the interstate highway- could
bring bypasses of some of Ne
braska’s biggest towns along the
“main stem”, such as Grand Is
land, North Platte, and Ogallala.
A bypass of Kimball is even
marked on the new state highway
map adopted by the legislature.
3. All indications are that the
superhighway will have “control
led access.” This means that the
state highway department will
buy the right to access so it will
be able to tell a farmer or a
business where it can build an
access road to the highway. If ac
cess can’t be bought, presumably
it will be condemmed. State En
gineer L. N. Ress, in a recent
speech at North Platte, fired the
opening gun in this battle, telling
a luncheon club that controlled
access was inevitable if “the pub
lic’s investment in these highways
is to be protected.” There is no
doubt that this move will be
fought by filling station and mo
tel interests who fear it will block
them out. And they may get help
from the same farming groups
that helped abolish the state turn
pike authority in the legislature.
4. The need for money for this
route may override other high
way requirements. The 1955
legislature provided only about
£2.8 million per year of the
noney required whereas indicat
ons are that $3.2 million will be
seeded. If congress appropriates
£9 federal dollars for every $1 in
state funds, the effort to get
enough money for the interstate
route would be overpowering.
Gov. Victor Anderson puts it
this way, “It would be poor
business to lose any part of $9
just because we didn’t put up
$1.”
There has been serious talk in
statehouse official circles that if
the federal money is appropria
ted soon by congress that Nebras
ka should match it at all costs.
This would include taking away
money that had been scheduled
to go to other parts of the state.
The saving grace would be
that the money might still be
available when the 1957 legis
lature meets. In all likelihood
one of the major issues of that
session will be finding the place
where the extra money is going
to come from.
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Definite—
But Governor Anderson makes
no bones about his conviction
that not only is the interstate
highway coming but that it is
inevitable. He contends that traf
fic problems are piling up so fast
that even if congress wasn’t plan
ning this gigantic program, Ne
braska would have to do some
thing.
In a speech at Hastings, State
Engineer Ress said, “It is obvious
that such a system will be cons
tructed . . . Inasmuch as the fed
eral government is bearing an
extremely large portion of the
portion of the cost, it will have a
substantial voice in the design,
standards and location of the
highway. No one knows as yet
the route the highway will fol
low.”
In the same speech Ress said
that “controlled access” would
definitely be a part of the pro
posed superhighway.
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Tav Assessments—
More in the immediate future
and more well known is the an
nual statewide assessments of
real estate.
County boards have now fin
ished assesssment and equalizat
ion at the local level. Abstracts
are to be sent to the state board
of equalization for action in July.
Early indications are that the
returns of grain and livestock
have fallen off. This could mean
that a heavier burden will be
thrown on real estate.
Apparently only a few boards
have made county wide slashes
of real estate assessments. If this
proves true, it will save much of
the wear and tear and worry
which has characterized State
board meeting the past two years.
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Redistricting—
Slowly but surely the loop
holes in the redistricting laws
are being plugged.
Two years ago the legislature
made some revisions in the laws
under which a school district can
contract with another district for
instruction of pupils. It provided
that any district which contract
ed five years in a row would be
dissolved.
Some boards immediately spot
ted the loophole. They decided
they would contract for four
years, stay open for a year, and
go back to contracting.
But the 1955 legislature took
some steps on that. It made two
changes in the rules. One is
that no district with less than
five pupils can contract for
more than one year in a row.
The other is that any school
wanting tor reopen must have
the permission of the county
superintendent. And under the
law the superintendent must in
spect toilets and other facilities
and certify that they are in good
condition. This could be an in
surmountable obstacle for some
districts which have been closed
for a long time.
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New Projects—
In boosting the state budget
by $30 million to a new $224 mil
lion total the new legislature
provided for a number of new
things in state government:
Almost $2 million more will be
spent on intensive treatment of
mental patients at state hospitals
to get them cured and back into
society.
Construction of a new gover
nor’s mansion was given the
green light.
Increases in vehicle license
fees would provide about $2.8
million more for highways.
A new “category” of welfare
was added. This is for the per
manently and totally disabled.
A $3 a month increase in assis
tance payments for almost every
one on the welfare rolls was
voted.
To Summer School—
Mrs. Phyllis Chisholm of O’Neill
is enrolled in the first five-week
summer session at the University
of Omaha. Second session begins
July 18.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. DeHart of
Ord spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Loflin.
13-Pound ‘Cat Taken from Mizzou
These fish were caught last week in the Missouri river near
Pickstown, S.D., by James Boyle of O'Neill. The largest was a 36
inch catfish, weighing 13 pounds. There were four other cats and
one blue bass, weighing four pounds, in the string. Mr. Boyle’s
daughter, Miss Patricia, helps display the catch. — The Frontier
Photo.
Rock Falls News
A father’s day supper was ser
ved at the James Curran home to
the following: Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Curran and girls, Char
lene and Curt Larson, Carol Don
lin, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Curran
and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Vequist and children and Mr.
Curran’s sister, Mrs. Ed Connors
of Broadwater.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schultz
and children were Monday, June
20, visitors of Mr. and Mrs. John
Schulfz.
Mrs. Don Hynes and her
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mother, Mrs. George Calkins,
went to Omaha Sunday, June 19,
returning Monday, June 20. Mrs.
Hynes consulted a doctor there.
Lynda stayed and kept house for
her father.
Mr. and Mrs. William Claussen
were evening callers at the Or
ville Siebert home on June 14.
Gordon, Alice and Russy John
son were Sunday, June 19, din
•ner guests at the John Schultz
home. In the afternoon they all
went berrying.
Mrs. Floyd Johnson was a sup
per guest and spent the evening
on Monday, June 30, with her
mother and sister, Theresa, and
Lois Breiner, in O’Neill.
3 Sisters Give
Birth to Babies
Within 4 Days
SPENCER—Three sisters gave
birth to babies within a span of
four days. The sisters are
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John
Connot of Spencer.
The births were reported in
chronological order as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hasel
horst of Spencer, a daughter,
born at 3:15 a.m., Saturday,
June 18, in Sacred Heart hos
pital, Lynch, weighing 6 pounds
15 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kayl
of Spencer, a son, born at 5
a.m., Satin-day, June 18, in St.
Anthony’s hospital, O’Neill,
weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin of
Spencer, a daughter, born at 1
p.m., Wednesday, June 22, in
St. Anthony’s hospital, O’Neill,
weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces.
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Senator Curtis Praises
Clarence Davis—
U.S. Sen. Carl T. Curtis (R
Neb.) took an opportunity this
week to praise the outstanding
work in Washington, D.C., of a
fellow Nebraskan, Under Secre
tary of the Interior Clarence A.
Davis, formerly a Lincoln attor
ney. Mr. Davis is presently serv
ing as acting secretary of the in
terior during the absence of Sec
retary McKay for the next few
weeks.
Mr. Davis is administering a
department employing 55,000 per
sons and has jurisdiction over a
wide variety of problems of na
tional importance. His department
has jurisdiction over reclamation
matters, public lands, Indians,
territories, mines and mining, and
fish and wildlife matter.
During the 83rd session of the
congress, more than 20 percent of
the bills signed into law by Pres
ident Eisenhower emanated from
the department of the interior.
Senator Curtis said, “I believe one
of the most competent at the top,
side of our federal government is |
Clarence Davis. The tremendous
responsibilities of his department
are in excellent hands.”
To Formosa—
Maj. and Mrs. John G. Deaver
of Ft. Devon, near Boston, Mass.,
spent two weeks here. They left
Saturday for Cheyenne, Wyo.,
where they will visit for a short
time. The family will remain in
Cheyenne until Major Deaver has
established a home for them in
Formosa, where he will be sta
tioned.
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Home Owners
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ATTENTION
Stockmen and Ranchers
If you will be needing hay for winter feed, why not make
arrangements for it now? I can save you several dollars a ton.
I have 200 tons of first Cutting alfalfa baled and piled before
the rains and can get all the second and third cuttings you
might need.
I have all the equipment to put alfalfa in wire-tied bales
and pile. Second cutting just starting, some good first left.
If you want good hay now or later, write or see me and
we will get it ready for you.
LAMONT SCHRACK
Phone FA4-2963 — 811 N. Harrison
Lexington, Nebr.
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