State Capitol News . . .
Tax Office Wants 12 More Men
LINCOLN—The state board of
equalization this week was re
ceiving replies for requests to
county officials for more infor
mation on what they had done
about tax assessments this year.
By law county boards only
have to send in totals of valua
tions of the various types of pro
perty. But the first day the state
board met Gov. Victor Anderson,
board chairman, contended:
“We’ll have to do more than
these lump figures. Let’s ask the
counties to analyze what they’ve
done so we’ll know the reasons
behind increases and decreases.”
So State Tax Commissioner
Fred Harrington was detailed
to write the county assessors
for this information. Deadline
for the answers is this weekend,
to allow time for the board to
call in any questionable coun
ties and still get done by August
2.
That’s the levy setting date
called for by law.
Ordinary practice has been for
the board to call in any counties
which seemed to be out of line—
either too high or too low.
But Governor Anderson con
tended that the board should
have some concrete information
upon which to base its calls be
fore ordering any county in for a
hearing. The rest of the five
member board went along with
the idea.
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Strengthen Administration—
Governor Anderson was quick
to point out the fallacy in the
present tax setup — the lack of
personnel at the state level to do
a proper job of administration.
We ought to have a bigger
budget for the tax commissioner’s
office so more men could be put
on. If we expect this state board
to do a good job, the tax com
missioner’s office ought to be able
to run down these facts and in
formation from the county.
Maybe we’re falling down on
the job of selling the legislature
on this need. Another $50,000
would be peanuts in a $200 mil
lion budget. Yet what a differ
ence it could make,” said Ander
son.
The governor explained, “I
think everyone wants to pay
his fair share of taxes. But we
need something better at the
top to make sure this hap
pens.”
State Tax Commisioner Her
rington estimated there ought to
be 12 men in his office. At pre
sent he has four field men going
from courthouse to courthouse
helping assessors. There are two
new men in the main office. One
checks federal income tax re-1
turns for data in the inventories
of certain merchants where then
assessors suspect they have made
a low state return.
The other man is now making a
study of the comparison of sales
prices on property with their as
sessed valuation. This is used in
seeing how counties stack up
against one another.
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Railroads—
The state board hiked the as
sessments on the railroads of the
state, adding $5 million in all for
a grand total assessment for all
the railroads of $147 million. The
average hike was 3.5 percent with
only one railroad getting a de
crease. That was the Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
railroad, whose earnings dropped
enough that the valuation went
down 11.5 percent.
The assessment of the railroads
came in for considerable scrutiny
in the legislature recently. It was
charged that under present laws
the railroads pretty well set their
own assessments. Tax Commis
sioner Herrington’s office has
been asked to make a study of
this before the next session of the
legislature.
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Piggyback—
The railroads, which have taken
their lumps from the trucks in
recent years, have found a way to
hit back. The Union Pacific rail
road requested—and received—
from the state railway commis
sion permission to institute “pig
gyback” service between Omaha
and Kearney. At the public hear
ing on the application it devel
oped they planned to perform the
service for the Armour Packing
company.
Here’s how it works: The cus
tomer will load a truck semi
trailer full of fresh meats or
packing house products (the only
items included in the application)
and haul it to the Omaha or
South Omaha terminal. Here the
semi-trailer will be placed on a
railroad flat car and hauled to
Kearney.
There the semi-trailer can be
taken off and hitched to a truck
tractor and taken wherever need
ed. When it is empty, the rail
road will haul it back to Omaha
on a flat car. The total cost will
be $120.
The railway commission em
phasized that this was not taking
business away from the truckers
since Armour now hauls its own
products by truck. But represen
tatives of the Nebraska Motor
Carriers association in letters of
protest filed with the commision,
indicated they didn’t like the
looks of this new competition.
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Closed Unions—
The Nebraska supreme court in
an important decision enjoined
the Union Pacific railroad from
entering into closed shop union
contracts with a group of rail
road unions. Although the origin
al suit was brought by a group of
railroad employees, it was appar
ent the railroad would be happy
with such a decision. The court
upheld the 1946 “right to work”
amendment to the Nebraska con
stitution, forbidding closed shop
union contracts. In the decision
the judges held that forcing a
person to join a union in order to
have a job violated fundamental
rights of individuals carried in
the bill of rights of the U.S. con
stitution.
* * •
University Hospital—
The state fire marshal’s office
got tough with the University of
Nebraska for not making fire
safety improvements at the Medi
cal college and University hospit
al campus at Omaha. Mentioned
by officials was the recent fire in
a hospital nursery might have
cost the lives of 22 babies if the
nurses hadn’t removed them
quickly. The university is being
given 90 days in which to get
some things done—such as cutting
new exit doors, flameproofing
draperies and curtains in the
hospital, and providing better
exit facilities on certain build
ings.
* * *
Another Bonanza—
Another two million federal
funds this month became avail
able to Nebraska’s 93 counties—
theirs if they furnish$l for each
federal $2. But State Engineer L.
N. Ress wasn’t too hopeful that
much of it would be used. After
all, there is about $3 million al
ready in the kitty which the
counties haven’t used. Ress said
he is at a loss to know why
county boards don’t take advan
tage of these funds—especially in
view of the cry from all over the
state for road money. He said
some county boards apparently
still think high standards are re
quired but this is not true. A re
solution passed by the county
board will turn the trick, bring
ing the taxpayers $2 of road for
only $1 of their money.
To Reside on
Hanna Ranch—
PAGE — Mrs. Marvin Stauffer
entertained a group of friends on
Friday evening in honor of Mrs.
Don Malmberg.
Mrs. Merwyn Frencn, jr., and
Mrs. John Lamason were in
charge of the entertainment. Mrs.
French served the lunch. Mrs.
Malmberg was presented going
away gifts. The Malmbergs left
Saturday for their new home on
the Don Hanna, jr., ranch at
Brownlee.
Panel to Be Heard
at Safety Meet—
The Holt county safety council
will hold its quarterly meeting
Monday evening, July 18, at 8 o’
clock at the American Legion
hall in O’Neill. The program is
open to the public and will be de
voted to farm safety.
State Highway Patrolman Ray
Shorney of Ainsworth and a pan
el will discuss laws, courtesies
and proper procedure for farm
machinery on the hgihway.
To California
for Six Weeks—
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Gillespie
departed Wednesday by train for
San Gabriel, Calif., where they
will spend six weeks visiting their
daughter, Mrs. E. R. Wood, and
family.
INFANT DIES
ATKINSON— Timothy Torpy,
day-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Torpy of Atkinson, died
Sunday at the Atkinson Memorial
hospital.
Rockets Split with
Atkinson, Stuart
The O’Neill Rockets baseball
team won and lost in showings
during the past eight days.
On Wednesday night, July 6,
under the lights in Carney park,
they humbled Atkinson, 14-7. The
Atkinson crew was minus several
key players.
Summary:
R HE
Atkinson ..030 011 002— 7 14 5
O’Neill 005 052 02x—14 10 2
Batteries: Atkinson — Puckett
and Troshynski; O’Neill—Couch,
Kelley and Hughes.
Stuart 9; O’Neill 6
STUART—The Stuart baseball
ers whipped the O’Neill Rockets,
9-6, in a game played here Satur
day night under the arcs despite
powerful slugging by Lowell Nes
bitt, O’Neill’s third sacker. Nes
bitt clouted two home runs—one
in the fourth with two men on
and one in the sixth with nobody
aboard.
Summary:
R HE
Stuart .112 300 010—9 12 2
O’Neill .002 201 010—6 11 2
Batteries: Stuart—Kunz, Krysl
and M. Kunz; O’Neill—Helmer,
Couch, Kelley and Hughes.
2 Games on Tap
The Rockets have two engage
ments coming up. Tonight (Thurs
day) they will go to Spencer for
a night game with the Spencer
Towners, and Sunday, July 17, the
O’Neill crew will entertain Bassett
in a North - Central Nebraska
league game to be played under
the lights in Carney park.
Page Teams Top
O’Neill Entries
PAGE—The Page entries won
both the Midget and the Junior
Legion ball games with O’Neill
on Sunday afternoon. The Midget
score was 9-2 and the Legion 17
6.
Gregg Kemper and Larry Parks
made home runs for the Page Le
gion. Batteris for Page—Troshyn
ski and Parks; for O’Neill—Rhei
mers and Kelly.
The Midget team was to play
Clearwater an Wednesday after
noon.
Silent Auction
to Be Employed—
EWING—The WSCS met Wed
nesday afternoon, July 6, at the
parlors of the Methodist church.
Miss Iris Van Ostrand of Ewing
and Mrs. Dora Townsend of Page
were guests.
Mrs. L. A. Hobbs conducted
the devotional period. The les
son was presented by Miss Anna
Van Zandt. The theme was “City
Life.”
At the business session, it was
voted to forward the first quarter
supplies. The silent auction will
be a feature of the meetings for
the coming year. The program
committee will make up the year
books in the near future.
Patriotic colors and garden
flowers made up the decoration
for the refreshment table. Host
ess was Mrs. J. L. Pruden, assist
ed by her daughter, Miss Fern,
and Mrs. Maud Brion.
Mrs. Gordon Watson accompan
ied Mrs. Lyle Watson of Cham
bers to Lynch Friday where they
took Mrs. Lyle Watson’s son to
the hospital for observation.
Crispy Salmon Mousse
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Quick, cool and tasty! That’s Crispy Salmon Mousse, a new make-it
in-minutes dish sure to delight hot-weather hostesses this busy midsum
mer season. A delicious and nourishing meal in itself, this new treat
gets its special texture and flavor interest from the crushed crispy
saltines used in making it. Extra good news: the only “cooking” that’s
required is the boiling of half a cup of water. It couldn’t be simpler—
or more delicious. Here’s how to make it, the cool and easy way;
Crispy Salmon Mousse
1 envelope unflavored 1 cup Krispy Cracker crumbs
gelatine 3 tablespoons lemon juice
% cup cold water 1 tablespoon onion juice
cup boiling water U cup chopped parsley
' 1 1-lb. can salmon 1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon salt M cup heavy cream, whipped
Sprinkle gelatine over cold water in a small bowl. Let stand 5 min
utes. Stir boiling water into gelatine until gelatine is dissolved. Drain
salmon; remove bones and dark skin; and flake with a fork. Add salt,
% cup of the Krispy Cracker crumbs (made by crushing crackers with
a rolling pin on a sheet of waxed paper), lemon juice, onion juice,
parsley, % cup of the mayonnaise, and whipped cream. Blend well.
Pour into 6 greased 4-oz. custard cups and chill. To serve, remove from
custard cups and spread sides of each mold with remaining mayonnaise.
Then sprinkle sides with remaining crumbs. Serve garnished with lemon
slices and parsley, lettuce or watercress. Makes 6 servings.
Riverside News
Wayne Pollock was honored at
a “welcome home” picnic at his
home Friday evening. The Free
Methodist Sunday - school and
church members came with well
filled baskets for the occasion.
Floyd- Napier recently put
down an irrigation pump. They
use the sprinkling system and it
is a very welcomed addition to
the farm his son, Dale works.
For a few weeks irrigation wasn’t
needed but it can get very dry in
a short while.
Second cutting of alfalfa is
good. Com is about ready to be
“laid by” in the Riverside com
munity.
Miss Anna Van Zandt celebrat
ed a birthday anniversary Sun
day, July 10. She was honored at
a dinner party at the Carl Chris
ton home that day. Other guests
were her sister, Mrs. Florence
Butler, Mrs. Grace Briggs, Mrs.
Jessie Angus and Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Larson.
Mrs. Gene Streeter and chil
dren of Lincoln visited a few
days at the Bill Lofquest home
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fink and
sons were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fink.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Johnston
and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Shrader, Eddy and Alice, Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Shrader and Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Wettlaufer and
Gary were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Verl Gunter and
children at Neligh.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lofquest and
children were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Day on Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Vandersnick
and children were guests of the
Wayne Frys for Sunday dinner.
Mr. A1 Gibson and Keith were
also guests.
Ernest Trowbridge spent Fri
day and Saturday visiting at the
Howard Miller home.
Leo Millers and Wendell Swit
zers enjoyed home made ice
-
cream at the Ora Switzer home
Friday evening.
Deanna, Reed and Cheryl Em
sic are visiting a few days at the
Frank Bollwitt home.
Free Methodist Missionary so
ciety is to meet at the home of
Mrs. Vera Miller Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Hand and
family were Monday, July 11,
supper guests of the Don Larson
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Napier
and daughters were guests of the
Leo Millers for Sunday dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hobbs and
family were supper guests of the
Bill Lofquest family Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Edith Black and Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Black and children
of Washington were July 12 sup
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Z. H.
Fry.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Fry and Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Angus and daugh
ter drove to Atkinson Sunday af
ternoon to call on the Harold
Mlinar family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lampert
and daughter called Thursday
evening at the Wayne Fry home.
Mr. and Mrs.'Lyle Mitchell and
children of Bellingham, Wash.,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Hoag a few days last week.
They were enroute to Washing
ton, D.C., to visit their daughter,
Jeanette and Mrs. Mitchells sister.
Saddle Horse Is
Hit by Lightning
PAGE — J. H. Luebeke lost a
purebred American saddle horse
by lightning Tuesday evening. It
was the only bolt of lightning no
ticed and accompanied the first
few drops of rain. The horse in
the lot standing beside the one
which was struck was unhurt.
The loss was partly covered by
insurance. Mrs. Luebeke rode the
horse in O’Neill Saddle club ac
tivities.
Upper Room, Men’s
Groups in Session
EWING—The Upper Room so
ciety and the Methodist Men’s
club met at the church parlors of
the Methodist church in Ewing on
Sunday evening. Devotionals were
conducted by Ray Sedivy.
A short business session was
held by the Upper Room with the
president, Mrs. Sedivy, presiding.
Eighteen members answered roll
call with a verse of Scripture. A
report was given by Mrs. H. H.
Harris, chairman of the charter
committee, followed by a general
discussion.
Mrs. Lee Brigden was in charge
of the entertainment consisting of
games. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Earl Pierson and Mrs.
Ray Sedivy.
Stricken Fatally
on Eve of Trip
SPENCER—Word has been re
ceived here of the death of a for
mer Spencer resident, Clayton 0
Row of Lincoln.
Mr. Row was washing his car
Saturday evening in preparation
for a trip to California on which
he was to leave Sunday when he
was stricken.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Row' of
Spencer left Saturday evening for
Lincoln after being notified of Mr.
Row’s brother’s death.
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