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Legal Notices (First pub. July 28, 1955) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE FOR PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION Estate No. 4049 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, July 25, 1955. In the Matter of the Estate or Ce cil A. Bergstrom, 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 Lester E. Bergstrom as Adminis trator of said estate, and will be heard August 18, 1955, at 10 o’t clock A.M., at the County Court Room in O’Neill, Nebraska. LOUIS W. REIMER, County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 13-15c (First pub. August 4, 1955) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate No. 4045 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, July 28th, 1955. In the matter of the Estate of Verna R. Robertson, Deceased. CREDITORS of said estate are hereby notified that the time lim ited for presenting claims against said estate is November 25, 1955, and for the payment of debts is July 28, 1956, and that on August 25, 1955, and on November 26, 1955, at 10 o’clock A.M., each day, I will be at the County Court Room in said County to receive, examine, hear, allow, or aajust all claims and objections duly filed. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 14-16 Kenneth Franklin spent last week at the Nebraska Christian camp held in Niobrara state park. O’Neill Aerial Spraying Service CORN ROOT WORM, weeds in small grain, corn and pasture. We have Miller’s Chemicals to sell and use. SPRAYING by air has been done since 1926. Phone 582-R-2 — O’NEILL — State Capitol News . . . 4-Point Info into Tax Portfolios LINCOLN — Nebraska govern mental officials settled back this week with tax equalization and levy-setting tasks performed for 1955. But at the state level there were strong signs that a new campaign for better tax adminis tration will be commenced. The new tax commissioner, Fred Herrington, with long ex perience in the tax field, has an nounced a campaign of gathering facts and information so that the state board of equalization will be better prepared for its all-im portant task of equalizing tax assessments between the coun ties. Herrington makes it clear he hopes to break with precedents of the past where the state board had no counter arguments ready when county officials appeared at hearings to defend action — or lack of it—they had made on lo cal assessments. The truth of the matter is that until 1952 the state board, composed of five elected of ficials, merely rubbers tamped action by the counties. In that year then Gov. Val Pe terson declared it was time to stop this winking at obvious in equities. The board that year or dered assessments in 19 western counties to be increased. That brought the now famous law suit by Lewis I.bflin, John son county landowner, which re sulted in the January, 1953, de cision by the state supreme court that the state board must equalize between counties and no “ifs, ands, or buts” about it. That de cision dumped Gov. Robert Cros by into hot water from which he was never able to escape. But Crosby and the board in 1953 and 1954 ordered the in creases which wrenched the Ne braska equalization picture into some kind of uniformity. This year the picture of uni formity was so well accepted that only two counties had to be changed by the state board. But when hearings were through Her rington commented, “The biggest trouble confronting the equali zation board is that assessments submitted by the counties are just a set of figures. We don’t know what they mean because we have no background information. Information Portfolios Herrington said he plans to get enough information on each coun ty in the next 12 months that each member of the state board will have a portfolio before him at equalization time next July. Included would be: 1. A study of all sales of real estate in a county, comparing the sale price of each with its assess ed value. 2. A look into real estate rent als of both farm property and city dwellings. 3. A comparison of the sections of land on both sides of county lines to see whether counties are really equalized with their neigh bors. 4. A spot check of business in ventory returns in each county to see whether the businessman made the same return to the federal government as he did to his local county assessor. Herrington’s office also was authorized by the legislature to study the whole matter of rail road assessments as well as whether the trucks are paying their proper share of taxes. For all of this the legislature appro priated only an extra $30,000. * * * Benchmark— The state board this year may have set a bench mark for county assessors. The group informally decided to request that counties which have a scientific reapprai sal use 65 percent of the figures submitted by the reappraisal firm. In fact one of the two counties raised, Phelps, was increased on grounds that after a scientific re appraisal of its town real estate it had applied a 59 percent figure. So the state board raised it 5 per cent. The other raise was made in Scotts Bluff county, a 15 percent increase on its town real estate. This brought it back up to the point it had been before that county cut both town real estate and farm lands 15 percent. Tax Commissioned Herrington had sent an independent investigating team to that county and the state board used its findings. The 65 percent figure was an admission of what state officials have really been using anyway. The law had called for assess ment at full market value with valuation for tax purposes at 50 percent of that figure. But actually the assessments have been closer to 35 percent of full market value. The choosing of the 65 percent figure (which means 32.5 percent for tax levy purposes) brought the “guessing game” on the part of county as sessors to an end. It could be done this year be cause the 1955 legislature passed the “basic value” law, giving tax officials greater latitude than un der the “market value” principal. The state supreme court has in terpreted this to mean the actual sales value of the piece of proper ty — a theoretical figure often difficult to determine. • • • State Levy— When the state board had com pleted its chores, the total state valuation had climbed by about $12 million to a new $6,092,910, 439 total. Last year’s total was $6,080,880,008. To raise the revenues needed this year, a total state levy of $8.18 on each $1,000 worth of as sessed valuation was set. This was an increase of $1.49 above the 1954 total. The new general fund levy is $6.33 with the addi tional $1.85 being three special levies fixed by the legislature. The reason for the increase was that the legislature passed bills requiring almost $9 million more in general fund property taxes the next two years. The total general fund requirements will be about $30 million each year of which about $18 million a year will have come directly from property levies. • • • Irrigation Question— Gov. Victor Anderson made an important decision in ordering the state irrigation department to continue letting water flow on ir rigated lands in the Middle Loup and the North Loup Public Pow er districts. The Loup River dis trict had demanded that these districts with later water rights pay for the water used above one acre-foot for each acre under ir rigation. But a delegation from the dis tricts pleaded with Anderson to stop any effort to cut off water during this crucial period for their corn. They contended that a 1934 agreement signed by then Gov. Charles Bryan allowed the North district 38,000 acre - feet and the Middle district 45,000 acre-feet. Governor Anderson noted that these questions are before both the U.S. federal district court and the state supreme court. There fore, he said, he would order the irrigation department not to cut off the water—but only because the matter was litigation. The governor made it plain he was not saying the department or the at torney-general was wrong in its interpretation. The Middle Loup at 19,000 acre-feet was already pressing its limit and the North district with 10,000 more was near its top. The governor’s action came barely in time. Bride-Elect Is Feted at Stuart— STUART—Miss Joan Burhans was honored with a prenuptial shower Tuesday evening, August 2, at the Fritz Kohle home. A mock wedding was the highlight of the evening with Mrs. Char lotte Cobb acting as the minister, Mrs. Rene Kollman as the bride, and Mrs. Marie Varilik as the bridegroom. Mrs. Bunny Kaup was the bridesmaid, Mrs. Jean Clanton the bestman, Mrs. Lu cille Wallinger was the sorrowing mother and Mrs. Bernice Seger acter as the father. Miss Burhans received many gifts. A lunch was served to 36 guests by the hostesses, Mrs. Mary Batenhorst, Mrs. Charlotte Cobb, Miss Minnie Haskins, Mrs. Dorthy Kohle, Mrs. Bertha Nagel, Mrs. Berniece Seger and Mrs. Lucille Wallinger. Miss Burhans will become the bride of Capt. Jesse Lewis Gib ney, jr., on Saturday, August 13, at St. Boniface Catholic church. Goes to Ft. Belvoir— MIDDLEBRANCH— Pvt. E/1 Ray Brookhouser, who had spent a 14-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser, left Wednesday night, August 3, by train for Washington, D.C. He will be assigned at nearby Ft. Bel voir, Va. Private Brookhouser previously was stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark. The Misses Betty and Shirley Schultz, Alta Lyons and Patricia Grenier spent last week in Wayne attending the 11th annual music camp held on the Wayne State Teacher’s college campus. Mem bers of the camp presented a con cert on Sunday afternoon, after which the camp came to a close. Cookie Benze spent Sunday evening at the Leonard Dusatko home at Emmet. Legal Notice ORDINANCE NO. 290A. An ordinance providing for a levy to raise funds by taxation on property situated within the cor porate limits of the City of O’ Neill, Nebraska, for the fiscal year beginning the first Tuesday in May, 1955 and ending the first Tuesday in May, 1956. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF O’NEILL, NE BRASKA: Section 1. That the City of O’ Neill, Nebraska, make the follow ing levy for taxation for the fis cal year beginning the first Tues day in May, 1955, and ending the first Tuesday in May, 1956, on the taxable property within the cor porate limits of the City of O’ Neill, Nebraska. For General Pur poses—5.0 mills on the dollar. For maintenance of streets—3.0 mills on the dollar. For maintenance and improve ment of parks—0.5 mills on the dollar. For municipal advertising— 0.2 mills on the dollar. For maintenance of fire depart ment—0.3 mills no the dollar. For maintenance and improve ment of airport—0.2 mills on the dollar. For maintenance of sewers—0.3 mills on the dollar. For street lighting—1.1 mills on the dollar. For sewer bond sinking fund and interest—2.0 mills on the dol lar. For water bond sinking fund and interest—1.3 mills on the dol lar. For park improvement bond | sinking fund and interest — 1.3 j mills on the dollar. For swimming pool sinking fund and interest — 0.3 mills on the dollar. For intersection paving bond sinking fund and interest — 4.0 mills on the dollar. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and publication as provided by law. Passed and approved this 3rd day of August, 1955. A. MARCELLUS Mayor Attest: O D. FRENCH Clerk _I . . . . ORDINANCE NO. 291A. An Ordinance providing for An nual Appropriation of the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, for the fiscal year commencing the first Tues day in May, 1955, and ending the first Tuesday in May, 1956. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF O’ NEILL, NEBRASKA: Section 1: That the corporate authorities do hereby appropriate the following sums of money which are deemed necessary to defray all expenses and liabilities of the city of O’Neill, Nebraska, during the fiscal year beginning the first Tuesday in May, 1955, and ending the first Tuesday in May, 1956. For general purposes.$19,000 For streets and mainten ance thereof . 20,400 For maintenance and con struction of sewers .... 1,140 For street lighting . 4,180 For maintenance of fire department . 1,140 For maintenance of airport 760 For municipal publicity .. 760 For maintenance of parks and grounds . 1,900 For maintenance of water department and exten sion of water mains_ 25,000 Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed and approved this 3rd day of August, 1955. A. MARCELLUS Mayor Attest: O. D. FRENCH Clerk Regional Deaths — Mrs. John Kerr SPENCER — Funeral services were held Thursday, July 28, at the Baker Messiah Lutheran church for Mrs. John Kerr, 63, who died July 25. Survivors in clude two sons, one daughter, 13 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Mrs. William Boettcher SPENCER — Funeral services were held Monday, July 30, at the United Lutheran church in Spen cer for Mrs. William Boettcher, 40, who died July 28 in Omaha. Survivors include her husband, three children, two brothers and three sisters. Mrs. George Daughhette OAKDALE — Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 2, from the Methodist church irt Oakdale for Mrs. George Daugh hette, 62, who died at her home in Oakdale July 30. Survivors in clude the husband, two daughters, one son and one sister. Lester Moore AINSWORTH — Funeral ser vices were held in Ainsworth on Thursday, August 4, for Lester Moore, 46, who died Monday, August 1. Survivors include his mother, sister-in-law, one neice and one nephew. TO BURWELL RODEO The O’Neill Municipal band went to Burwell Wednesday to play for the Burwell rodeo. Threatening Clouds Restrict Attendance— LYNCH—Mrs. Leroy Purviance was hostess to the Catholic Altar society Thursday afternoon, August 4. Mrs. Ray Alford and Mrs. Lorie Micanek were cohost esses. Miss Margaret Stenger presid ed. Due to the threatening clouds, not many women attended the meeting. During the social hour, Dorothy Purviance, Vera Moody and Rose Kalkowski won prizes. The next meeting will be held September 1. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zastrow took Mrs. F. J. Biglin to Colum bus Friday where she boarded a train to Reno, Nev., where she will visit her son, Dr. Robert Big lin and family. The Misses Betty Harmon, Jan et Seger, Mildred Crabb and Jan ice Holsclaw attended a concert held Sunday afternoon in the Wayne auditorium. Chambers News Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sexton and Nadine returned Sunday evening from a two-weeks’ vacation spent in Colorado. They made nearly a complete circle of the state from Ft. Collins through Estes Park, Grand Junction and Colorado Springs, arriving back at Long mont where they started their homeward trip. Nadine Sexton is spending the week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sexton, at Had dam, Kans., and will spend next week with her aunt, Mrs. Peirson, and daughter at Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Camp and two children of Petersburg were Sunday visitors, in the George Cameron home. Mrs. Camp is a niece of Mrs. Cameron’s. Sunday dinner guests at the John Honeywell home were Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Rubeck and Katheryn, Mr. and Mrs. Seymore Harkins and Patricia, Mrs. Char lotte Honeywell, and Mrs. Eva McCloud. Afternoon callers were Mrs. William Ermer and Karen. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miller' and two children returned Sunday from Redfield, S.D., where they had spent two weeks helping her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Brennan, during the harvest. Mrs. Eva McCloud is spending a few weeks at the Elvin Rubeck home. Mr. and Mrs. Duane K. Miller and daughter, Diane, left Sunday for Sioux Falls, S.D., and Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lidgett at tended the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Malone, of Yale, S.D., who died on Wednesday, August 3. They returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Walter of Boyd, Minn., visited several days last week with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walter. Mrs. T. E. Newhouse left Fri day, July 29, for Chicago, 111., where she visited relatives, returning Thursday, August 4, with her daughter, Miss Katheryn Newhouse, who has attended Northwestern university this summer. Karen Ermer is spending the week with her friend, Katheryn Rubeck, at O’Neill. ' Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schenzel were Mr. and Mrs. Chris Karras and daughter, Jerry, of Sioux City. Mrs. Karras is Mr. Schenzel’s sister. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Clyde and family returned Saturday from Denver, where they had spent the past two weeks visiting rela tives. O’NEILL LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nietfeld of Grand Island were Sunday visit ors of her ggrandmother, Mrs. J. R. Bruns, and her mother, Mrs. Irma Redd. Mrs. F. J. Dishner and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Moore went to Colum bus Monday to attend the races. Mr. and Mrs. Don Franklin and Lynn went to Verdel to the Lloyd Becks home where they spent the day visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Alan Moffet from Akron, la. Venetian blinds, prompt deliv ery, made to measure, metal or wood, all colon.— J. M. McDon alds. tf Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Stanfley and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hampton of Glen Haven, Wise., arrived Sun day and stayed overnight at the John Gilstrap home. They areen route to the West. Mrs. Stanfley and Mrs. Gilstrap are sisters. Brother Ivo Regan of Gates mills, O., will arrive today to vis it his mother, Mrs. Fred Gragge, and other relatives. He will be here for about two weeks. John Dinslage of West Point and Minnie Jeffery and son were visitors at the Clara Sdtiaffer home. L _ r ; ANNOUNCEMENT HAVING ESTABLISHED my office at my residence, persons wishing to con tact me may do so at 21 9 North Second street (or two blocks north of the traffic I signal and two blocks west.) . . . PHONE 468-W . . . BILL BOWKER AGENCY Real Estate Broker — Insurance — Sprinkler Irrigation Equip. •• o . What a difference a phone call makes! Remember how often your telephone service has Remember how many times you’ve been glad just to ( brought you good news... and how often the calls have a phone ready and waiting—any time of night you’ve made have saved you steps, time and trouble? or day? Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. —* What a big difference telephone service makes... it's the cheapest service you buy. / . * O 8 ° WHEN YOU BUILD, BUY OR REMODEL INSIST ON . . . CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR JULY 1, 1954-JUNE 30, 1955 Sponsored Pancake Day. Sponsored Turkey Day. Sponsored the annual stocker-feeder show and sale. Furnished prizes for 4-H Achievement Day. Furnished prizes for best decorated store windows at Christmas time. | Furnished Christmas treats for kids in O’Neill’s trade terri •tory. Sponsored and furnished money for purchase of Christmas street decorations. Furnished article on O’Neill for Division, of Nebraska Re sources publication, “NEBRASKA ON THE MARCH." Initiated plan to attract more shoppers to O’Neill. Sponsored annual meeting of Niobrara River Development Association in O’Neill. Paid membership dues in Niobrara River Development As sociation. Chamber representatives attended Industrial Symposium held in Lincoln in September, '54. Requested of city council more efficient police action on traffic problems in an effort to hold the highway though town. Furnished meeting place and refreshments for Home Exten sion Achievement Day. co-sponsored Hallowe en party for O’Neill youth. Sponsored Boy Scouts. Contributed its support to the SAVE-THE-TRAJNS-ASSO CIATION. Chamber representative submitted written material about O’Neill to Hi-Way 20 Association for purpose of printing on Hi Way 20 map. Sponsored publication of O’Neill brochure. Secured O’Neill for National Guard Headquarters. Pays monthly rent on building for purpose of National Guard. Furnished refreshments for 4-H Fun Night. Protested passage of Combination Sales and Income Tax Bill in 1955 Legislature. Endorsed the construction of 230,000-volt power line from Ft. Randall to Grand Island. Paid annual dues to U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Purchased trophies for Hereford Association. Shared the financing of sending O’Neill Band to Lincoln on Band Day. Shared with Holt County Soil Conservation District spon sorship of 7-state Soil Conservation meeting. Endorsed two-hour parking plan in business district for benefit of O’Neill’s customers. * * * Each firm or individual with business interests in O’Neill should be an ACTIVE member in the Chamber of Commerce. O’Neill needs a strong: and active Chamber of Commerce. If you are interested in making O’Neill a better town, we urge you to pay your annual dues and support the Chamber of Com merce. 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Frequent blowing of fuses or circuit breakers tripping open. 3. Unsightly tangles of extension cords plugged into outlets. 4. Radio "crackles" and TV picture "shrinks" when other appliances operate. 1 S. Insufficient number of, and Inconveniently located, convenience outlets. 6. Heating devices (irons, toasters, etc.) beat too slowly. This ad published In the Interest of better Electrical Living by I,:'::;. '
