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Legal Notices (First pub. Aug. 18, 1955) John R. Gallagher, Attorney NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate No. 4048 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, August 11, 1955. In the matter of the Estate of Joe Sengleman. Deceased. CREDITORS of said estate are hereby notified that the time lim ited for presenting claims against said estate is December 8, 1955, and for the payment of debts is August 11, 1956, and that on Sep tember 8, 1955, and on December 9, 1955, at 10 o’clock A.M., each day, I will be at the County Court Room in said County to receive, hear, allow, or adjust all claims and objections duly filed. LOUIS W. REIMER, County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 16-18 (First pub. August 18, 1955) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNT No. 4027 COUNTY COURT OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. ESTATE OF ALICE E. BRIDG ES, DECEASED. . THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, TO ALL CONCERNED: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed for final settlement herein, determination of heirship, inheritance taxes, fees and commissions, distribution of estate and approval of final ac count and discharge, which will be for hearing in this court on September 7, 1955, at 10 o’clock, A.M. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 16-18 (First pub. Aug. 18, 1955) Charles E. Chace, Attorney NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL No. 4053 COUNT* COURT OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. ESTATE OF HERBERT J. HAMMOND, DECEASED. THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, TO ALL CONCERNED: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed for the probate of the will of said deceas ed, and for the appointment of Charlotte E. Hammond as exec utrix thereof, which will be for hearing in this court on Septem ber 8, 1955, at 10 o’clock A.M. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 16-18c (First pub. August 25, 1955) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate No. 4049 In the County Court of Holt County, Nebraska, August 19, 1955. In the matter of the Estate of Cecil A. Bergstrom, Deceased. CREDITORS of said estate are hereby notified that the time limited for presenting claims against said estate is December 15, 1955, and for the payment of debts is August 19, 1956 and that on September 15, 1955, and on December 16, 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 adjust all claims and objections duly filed. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 17-19c (First pub. August 25, 1955) Julius D. Cronin, Attorney NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION FOF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNT No. 3986 COUNTY COURT OF HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA. ESTATE OF MAY MCGOWAN, DECEASED. THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, TO ALL CONCERNED: Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed for final settlement herein, determination of heirship, inheritance taxes, fees and commissions, distribu tion of estate and approval of final account and discharge, which will be for hearing in this court on September 14, 1955, at 10 o’clock, A.M. LOUIS W. REIMER County Judge. (COUNTY COURT SEAL) 17-19c State Capitol News . . . Political Careers at Stake CAPITOL NEWS LINCOLN — State authorities this week were still coping with a many-headed monster—prob lems created by the August 16-17 riot by hundreds of yelling, ram paging, fire-setting convicts at the state penitentiary at Lincoln. Events were moving rapidly in the wake of this 13-hour arson rebellion which caught broadside a newly constituted state board of control in the midst of creating a “new look” in operations under its supervision. * A mild, short-lived demonstra tion took place again Sunday af ternoon at the trouble-ridden state penitentiary. The Sabbath uprising was put down quickly before it had time to spread. At week’s end it was not clear how all the participants in administering the institution would weather the storm. But the picture at that time seemed to have these general outlines 1. There was some confusion as to who was running the peniten tiary — Warden Joseph Bovey, State Penal Director B. B. Albert, the board of control or Gov. Vic tor Anderson. 2. The same old difficulty in pinning tjie blame for prison troubles was being found in this case. A few troublemakers among the prisoners? A weak adminis tration? The same forces which worked to get rid of former War den Herbert Hann seemed bent on ousting Bovey. Every out break brings a delighted, “We told you so” from this faction. On the other hand, there seems to be no end to the trouble and there was little doubt Nebraskans are becoming tired of it. 3. Governor Anderson has be come inextricably entangled in the situation. Although under the Nebraska constitution supervision of the institutions is vested in the I_1 __j._1 _3 uuaiu uj. vuuu va uiivA hvk governor, it is difficult for a governor to keep out when things are going wrong. In one sense he is responsible in that board of control members are ap pointed by governors. Governor Anderson is enmeshed deeper in this particular situation because— rightly or wrongly — the public associates him with the appoint ment of former Statehouse Cus todian Bovey as warden. The riot brought to light that Bovey had been leaning on Anderson’s office for advice on administrative de cisions. 4. A firm outline of “musts” was announced by Governor An derson 1Jie day after the riot end ed. These included a new maxi mum security building (known as the “jail” or “hole”); devising of complete plans to meet every possible riot emergency at the penitentiary; and an overhauling of guard employment practices and wage scales. The governor’s announcements, while perhaps not strictly his business under the constitution, apparently were made because Anderson wanted action and saw the board of con trol was still in the “investigation and discussion” stage. 5. The rebellion proved the doubtfulness of some of the board’s past policies. In past years the board consistently re sisted all suggestions that the pri son jail be rebuilt. It has held down wage scales for guards al though past and present prison officials have pleaded that they couldn’t get good men for the sal aries offered. The board has also tried to keep a firm hand over institution supervision, resenting any independent efforts by su perintendents. This has repeated ly backfired with such superin tendents as Dr. G. Lee Sandrit ter of the Hastings state hospi al and George Morris of the state reformatory for men quite vocal in their criticism of board poli cies. 6. Although the avarage tax payer might not like the taste, the rebellion called into question the advisability of penny - pinching. The state board of control had the best “savings” record of any major state agency the past two years, ending up with 15 percent of the money appropriated it by the 1953 legislature. No one could say that spending more money could have stopped the trouble. But apparently the taxpayer’s fond dream of less spending didn’t head off disaster, either. 7. The lack of a policy in in forming the press bore its usual spoiled fruit. Although the “new” board under Tom Dredla of Crete was trying to establish sound press relations policies, these went down the drain during the riot as newsmen were kept outside the penitentiary gates and received no confirmation of the fire and rioting inside for five hours after at started. Governor Anderson insisted, “What difference does it make whether the public finds out something at 9 or 10:30?” The governor promised some thing would be done about this in the future, however. At week’s end the answers were being sorted out. On the finding of solutions could well lie the political careers of some of the men involved as well as the future of the board of control system itself. Outstate observers were quite generally agreed that concessions made during the March riot were the invitation to more trouble, which dominated the state news last week. * * * Schools and Welfare— A majority of Nebraska tax payers apparently will be facing bigger tax bills this fall. Atten tion is likely to be focussed on the 22 percent increase in the levies for support of state government. But many a citizen could look from his front doorstep and see some equally alarming increases. In a number of places the in creasing number of youngsters coupled with the decreasing numbers of teachers have created a situation bound to bring higher school taxes. Other high school taxes are being paid in towns trying to continue inefficient high schools or where reorganization to bring in surrounding territory has failed. County taxes, too, are mount ing in many places. State Auditor August Known as Miserable Month ROCK FALLS — August — the month of family reunions and va cationing, and the weatherman making it miserable. Still there are those who will defy nature and go on their merry way to various vacation spots or perhaps just to pay a few days visit to some relative of friend. Whether the distance may be near or far its nice to be able to forget for a while the heat and labor of the recent weeks and re turn to those unfinished tasks with renewed energy and wil lingness. Other Rock Falls News Dinner guests at the William Claussen home on Sunday, Au gust 14, were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Been and son Forrest, of Ravina, S.D., Miss May of Lake Andes, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Levi Yantzi and grandsosn, Joe Yantzi, Mr. and Mrs. John Grutsch and son, El win, and Mrs. Leslie Stevens and Maurice Grutsch of Oakland. Mr. and Mrs. James Curran and Ar dell were afternoon visitors. Out-of-town guests at the Lazy F over J the past three weeks were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes of Gurnsey, Wyo.; Mrs. Kathryn Johnson of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Linderman of Powell, Wyo.; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robin son of Cody, Wyo.; Ted Robinson of Glendo, Wyo.; and Cecily Spaulding of Waseca, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sterns and daughter, Evelyn visited their new granddaughter and niece, Evelyn Kay, at the Atkinson Memorial hospital on Sunday, August 14. The little Miss is the new daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sterns. 1V1JL . dliu 1VXXS. Cl. v*. -■ — — conda, Mont., were Thursday, August 11, visitors at the Albert Sterns home. Mrs. Larson is Mr. Sterns youngest sister, Elizabeth. Mrs. John Schultz and Mrs. Floyd Johnson motored to Palme Sunday, August 14, to attend the Robinson family reunion. Alden Breiner and sons also went down. Other members of the family from Holt county who attended were the Bill Murray and John Cleary families and Mrs. Theresa Breiner. Mrss. Breiner is the for mer Theresa Robinson and was born and raised on a farm south of Palmer. Mrs. Johnson was born and raised on a same place "and lived in the neigh b*rhood until 11 years of age, when she moved with her parents to Holt. Tuesday, August 16, dinner guests at the Floyd Johnson home were Mr. and Mrs. Jake Robin son, Ted Robinson, Theresa Breiner and Leslie, Cecily Spaulding and Mr. and Mrs. John ^Schultz and girls. The Robinsons and Mrs. Breiner had called at Alden Breiner’s in the morning, and at the John Cleary home ort their way to O’Neill. Club Prepares for Achievement Day— The Star Get-together club met at the home of Mrs. Robert Miller on Wednesday, August 10. Roll call was answered by “How I Met My Husband?” Eleven mem bers were present. Three visitors attended — Mrs. Gerald Snyder, Mrs. Ewalt Miller, Mrs. Joe Ne kuda of Omaha. The home makers day which will be held in Lincoln in Septem ber was dascussed and also the achievement day, which will be held in O’Neill in October. The club decided to send birthday cards to Jeanine Laursen of Or chard, who is now home from the hospital. Lunch of cake and ice cream was served by the hostess. Next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Robert Tomlin son September 14. i --- Ray Johnson places much of the blame on mounting welfare costs. And these come not because of more people on the rolls, he ex plains, but because doctors and hospitals are charging more for treating welfare clients. County boards in some places are begging doctors to “let up” but with little success, Johnson reports. One northwestern Ne braska county has threatened to hire a county physican to care for its welfare clients. Holt countyans are faced with the highest mill levy in history. This in the face of valuations be low one and two years ago. The state levy is the highest since 1920 — the year constitutional changes were made in the tax setup. Achievement Results (Continued from last issue) Judging Contest Food preparation judging (over 12)—Delores Schaaf, Atkinson, first; Donna Cleary, Atkinson, second; Phyllis Fullerton, Amelia, third; Linda Tuttle, Clearwater, fourth, and Joan Lansworth, O’ Neill, fifth; (under 12)—Bennie Crumly, Page, Carolyn Max, and Linda Smith, Page, tied for first place; Bonnie Riege and Kay Nis sen, both of Page, tied for second place. Clothing judging (over 12) — Bonnie Burival, O’Neill, first; La urine Schmitz, O’Neill, second; Alice Allyn, Stuart, third; Sharon Swanson, Amelia, fourth, and Jean Allyn and Velda Ernst, Stu art and O’Neill, tied for fifth place; (under 12)—Karen Weich man, Stuart, first; Janice Sweet, Stuart, second; Marilyn Siders, Inman, third; Sharon Michaelis, Inman, fourth, and Bernice Cole man, Inman, fifth. X WUU totl V o uuu j uuguig Sharon Crumly, Page, first; Lura Ann Crumly, Page, second, and Donna Crumly, Page, third. Agricultural Demonstrations Mary Clare and Jim Gilg. At kinson, purple award; Gary Gil lespie and Perry Dawes, O’Neill, purple; Lyle Heiss, Page, blue; Harry Beilin, O’Neill, blue; Karen Nutter and Dianne Gillespie, O’ Neill, blue; Richard Ernst and Morris Pongratz, O’Neill, blue; Jackie Gilg, Atkinson, blue; Lar ry Dawes, O’Neill, blue; Dick Pongratz, O’Neill, red; Jerome Schmitz, O’Neill, red; Joan Pease, Emmet, red; Curtis Peacock and Kenneth Peacock, O’Neill, white; Gordon Vanek, Amelia, white; Roger Wolfe Amelia, white. Foods Demonstration Richard Beilin, O’Neill, blue award; Vincent Ernst, O’Neill, purple; Barbara Ziska, Stuart, red; Mildred Schmitz, O’Neill, red; Diana George, O’Neill, red; Margaret Gilg, Atkinson, blue; Connie Moeller and Helen Grof, Atkinson, white; Kay Nissen and Connie Riege, Page, blue; Bonnie Crumly, Page, blue; Marie Schaaf, Emmet, blue; Annette Givens, Stuart, white; Judy Sanders, O’ Neill, blue; Janice Crumly, Page, blue; Donna Crupnly, Page, red; Catherine Schmit, Atkinson, blue; Diana Cork and Dixie Nissen, Page, red; Dorine Gleed and Ed ythe Grimes, Chambers, blue; Ruth Osborn and Doris Halstead, Redbird, red; Sharon Moeller, At kinson, red; Glenda Wolfe and Larue Weller, Amelia, white; Elaine Miller, O’Neill, red; Janet Krugman and Janet Gifford, Red bird, blue. Clothing Demonstrations Betty Curran, O’Neill, red; Lois Givens and Annette GiVens, Stu art, red; Doris Smith and Jean Allyn, Stuart, white; Gayle Mur phy, Emmet, white; Kay Vequist, O’Neill, white; Carmen Givens and Karen Weichman, Stuart, red; Laurine Schmitz, O’Neill, blue; Lura Ann Crumly and Sharon Crumly, Page, blue; Susan Ten borg and Ellen Havranek, Atkin son, blue; Lois Strong, Chambers, and Jeanene Backhaus, O’Neill, blue; Claranna Carson and Mari lyn Graham, Redbird, red; June Carson and Helen Halstead, Red bird, red; Velda Ernst and Bar bara Wayman, O’Neill, white. Departing Gunter Family Feted— PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wettlaufer and Gary were hosts at a farewell dinner held Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Verl Gunter and family of Neligh.. Mrs Gunter and Mrs. Wettlaufer are sisters. The Gunter family has Mrs. Will Shrader, Alice and Ed will be manager of the Fullerton Lumber company. Those present were Mr. and die of Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Willie L. Shrader and family of Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Johnsion and family of Clear water, Mr. and Mrs. Verl Gunter and family of Neligh, Mrs. Kittie Fry of Ewing and Terry Strong of Norfolk. • • -- Warnke with Third Armored Division— BUTTE—Pvt. Robert J. Warn ke, 19, son of Anton Warnke of Butte is receiving basic training at Ft. Knox, Ky., as a member of the Third armored division. The “Spearhead” division, for merly a training unit at the arm ored center, recently was reor ganized into a combat-ready unit. ! W F FINLEY, M.L> O’NEILL Downey Building OFEIOF PHONF ?F -- M GLEESON DENTIST 2d Floor Gilligan Rexall Bldg Ph. 240 - Box HO Hrs RS0-* FRIDAY - SATURDAY AUGUST 26 - 27 Double Feature “SPRINGFIELD RIFLE” • . Army Story # “HIGHWAY DRAGNET” Police Patrol SUNDAY - MONDAY - TUESDAY AUGUST 28 - 29 - 30 _r ] Doris James Day* Cagney AS RUTH ETT1NO AS -THE GIMP" "Love Me Or Leave Me” . IN COLOR AND ClN emaScoPc ADDED SHORTS WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1 “HELL BELOW ZERO” • Sea Adventures Buck Night — Bring ’Em All $1.00 Bride of Way ne Man Miss Darlene Rose Reiman (above), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reiman of Butte, and James Walz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walz of Wayne, were married Tuesday, August 9, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church at Butte. Rev. Edward B. Gill per formed the double-ring ceremony.—O’Neill Photo CO. On Long Cruise Enroute to Europe on the summer’s second midshipman training cruise, Midn. Joel D. Ellermeier (above), son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman F. Ellermeier of Spencer, uses a sextant aboard the battleship USS Wis consin. He is a sophomore at the University of Nebraska. The midshipmen left Norfolk, Va., July 11, aboard 14 ships of the Atlantic fleet for a two-month cruise. They are undergoing practical training in shipboard life and duties. While in Europe the training squadron has scheduled stops at Edinburgh, Scotland; Copenhagen, Den mark; Oslo and Bergen, Nor way, and Stockholm, Sweden. Gunnery practice at Guantana mo bay, Cuba, will climax the cruise before the midshipmen disembark at Norfolk Septem ber 2. Nebraksans Must Renew Licenses Nebraskans must renew their driver’s licenses this year. The present drivers’ permits expire September 1. The cost of the renewed permits is $2 and they must be secured from the county treasurer m the county in which you reside. If an inidvidual fails to renew his license by the deadline date, November 1, he must take the reg ular driver’s examination. Under no circumstances will an driver’s licenses be renewed prior to September 1. Renewals may be made by mail by sending the old permits to the treasurer along with the $2 fee. There’s one new angle in the driver’s license program. It con cerns teen-agers. Beginning September 18, per sons who have not reached their 20th birthday anniversary, cannot secure a regular driver’s license. Instead, they will be issued a spe cial probationary license, good for one year only, and costing $1.50 per year. However, if you are under 20 years of age and make application before September 18, you can re new your present license at the regular $2 fee for two years. Mrs. Clarence Carter DELOIT—Funeral rites were held at the Park Center church Wednesday, August 3, for Mrs. Clarence Carter, 57, who died at her home at Park Center Sunday, July 31, following a lingering ill ness. Burial was made in the Park cemetery. Survivors include: Wid ower, two sons, one daughter and four grandchildren. O’NEILL LOCALS Larry Leib spent the weekend with Donnie Linquist at Star. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Longeneck er of Bird City, Kans., and Miss Mary Longenecker of Minneapo lis, Minn., were weekend visitors at the Stanley Longenecker home. Linda Lorenz of Seattle, Wash., is spending a few days with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lorenz. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Houser and girls left Wednesday for Des Moines, la., where he will play in an American Legion band at the Iowa state fair. Gerald Fahrenholz went to Mis souri to visit his cousin, Albert Brandi. Mrs. Willard Arnold and son, Robert, of Rockford, 111., spent last week visiting her mother, Mrs. M. Jensen, and her brother, Char les Jensen. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson were Sunday afternoon callers in the Russell Yusten home. Francis Murray, Allen Marten, and Donald Hagensick, all of O’ Neill attended the rodeo at Bur on Saturday, August 13. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Farr and family spent Sunday visitiug Mr. and Mrs. Bert Henning at Atkin son. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Holz and her mother, Mrs. Nancy Fahren holz, spent Sunday in Spencer vis iting Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kotrous. Put Up Hay Crop for Frank Urban DELOIT—A group of neighbors put up hay for Frank Urban, who is ill, one day last week. Those who helped were Royvan Hay and sons, Bud Bartak, Alvin Hanel, Adolph Bartak, Emil Pav lik, Foster Felker and sons, Clar ence Shavlik, Lyle Kruntorad, Henry Day and Frank Kruntorad. The wives served dinner at noon. Other Deloit News Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Peterson and daughter, Carol, of Sheldon, la., and Garry Ballau of Archer, la., were weekend visitors at the Fred and Maynard Stearns homes. Six weeks with no rain, every day hotter and drier in Deloit. The Wheeler county fair will be August 27 and 28. The 4-H clubs will be active at the fair. Six numbers from share the fun will be given. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Funk are vacationing in South Dakota. The two youngest daughters are at the Leo Funk home. A group of friends surprised Mr, and Mrs. Foster Felker on their 25th annivesary at the Keith Bowen home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Angus of Monte Vista, Colo., and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Larson of Ewing called at the Henry Reimer home last Thursday. Mrs. Fred Harpstei spent the weekend with her mother in Ew ing while Anita and son met Ken neth Lee in Lincoln for a visit before he left for Germany. Marvin Werkmeister, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Werkmeister, who has been in service, is visit ing has parents. will be in O'Neill on <. AUGUST 26 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. At the Hotel Golden Glasses Properly Fitted Eyes Scientifically Examined Dr. Edw. J. Norwood, OJ5. Optometrist, from Crawford, Nebraska, 3-Bedroom Custom Line as low as \ $500 9 DOWN ' on FHA accepted lot • New NATIONAL HOMES available in O’Neill’s North Heights addition, or on your own town or country lot any where in the area. Numerous floor plans and designs from which to choose. Low monthly payments. NORTH-NEBRASKA BUILDERS FRANCIS GILG — HARRY E. RESSEL Phone 150 Phone 548-M REDUCTION f — on — Well Drilling and Repairing CONTACT: WHITE’S WELL SERVICE For New Reduced Rates ★ Trenching for Water Lines ★ Underground Cable ★ Underground Gas Lines CALL OR SEE WM. J. WHITE — Phone 260 — OR — ROBERT WHITE — Phone 298-J _ O’Neill — WHEELER COUNTY Fair and Rodeo AT BARTLETT 3 - Big Days - 3 Friday, Saturday, Sunday? * August 26 - 27 - 28 FREE ADMISSION TO GROUNDS Car Parking on Grounds $1.00 Rodeo Saturday Night ad Sunday Afternoon ♦ — spil . ««*»“* emUC POM. KSTBCT / ,<»'.*•' ' '•>! » *«m **«**4*« jUiULA*. An Award of That Pays Dividends in Better Electric Service! Recently, and for the second consecutive year, The Na tional Safety Council granted Consumers Public Power District its Annual Award of Merit for a noteworthy achievement in the field of Safety in electric utility operations. The Management and Employees of Consumers are proud of this record for two reasons. First, it means that a number of our employees and their families were spared the grief and suffering that follows in the wake of accidents. Secondly, accidents are costly in loss of manpower and property damage. In reducing accident frequency and severity a contrasting increase in operating efficiency is obtained. To you, our elec tric customer, this means that highly skilled personnel are able to spend more man-hours on the job serving your electrical needs. By reducing lost man-hours and property damage doe to accidents a significant contribution to lower operating costs is made—a fact which results in more efficient service, at lower cost, to you l Serving Nebraska Electrically » a