* *
a *
o *
State Capitol News . . .
Power Crisis Faces State
*
LINCOLN—Nebraska citizens
this week were being told that
an electrical power shortage may
be developing in the next few
. years.
Gov. Victor Anderson has ex
pressed coneern at the situation,
declaring, “Unless furthur facil
ities are provided, we are sure to
have a brownout, resulting in
disastrous conditions.”
The governor held a meeting of
representatives of the leading
public power districts in the
state but had little success in get
ting an agreement. Everybody a
greed there is a problem but
there were about as many sug
gestions of a solution as there
were men present.
A “citizens committee” was
suggested by Gov. Anderson him
self as one way to break the dead
lock over who is to build the ad
ditional generating plants.
Probably nothing concrete will
come until after September 9
when Judge Emerson Kokjer is
expected to make a ruling in
Platte county district court on
a suit brought by a number of
power districts on this very sub
ject.
• * *
The Problem—
Even if everything had been
sweetness and light among the
power districts in recent years,
there would have been a growing
need for power.
This is illustrated by the fact
that when controversies started
about two years ago over which
agency should build new genera
ting facilities, the talk was about
one 75,000 killowat plant.
Now the talk is about two
100,00 kilowatt plants.
Why?
rJeDrasKa nas new lnausvnea
and the older onees are using
more and more electricity.
Pump irrigation by electric
motor is making a new drain on
present facilities.
Farmers are using more and
more electric equipment.
City-dwellers are not only
using electric devices but are
adding such power-consuming
appliances as air-conditioning.
All of these are making elec
tricity requirements in the im
mac.'ate future which the most
optimistic planners thought
would be years away.
* * *
Squabbie—
But a fight among the chief
public power districts has made
the situaJon more acute.
Basically, the trouble arose
this way. In the past all genera
tion of electricity has been done
by two public power districts,
known as the “hydros,” Platte
Valley Public Power district and
Loup River Public Power dis
trict. These districts insisted
that if any new facilities were
built, they should have the
right.’
But Consumers Public Power
district, which has the largest
grid of customers in the state,
suggested that because it has a
better credit rating it should
have the right. Officials of this
district argued that its good cre
dit rating would bring a lower
interest rate and save electricity
users of Nebraska millions of
dollars over the years.
Some rural public power dis
tricts, fearful that this would
make Consumers a dominating
‘“colossus” in the state, fought
the latter idea. Others fought for
it and the split has continually
widened.
It was to heal this wound that
Gov. Anderson has suggested a
committtee of disinterested citi
zens who could study the question
and decide what should be done.
He said that competent engineers
could be made available for the
committee’s use .
* * *
Atomic Power—
For a time there was a hope
that establishment of an atomic
plant in Nebraska might solve
much of the problem. But this
has been stymied in the Atomic
Energy Commission, reportedly
because Consumers—which init
iated the plan—wouldn’t pay a
big enough slice of the cost.
But at the conference called
by Gov. Anderson the president
of Consumers, Earl I. Mead of
Scottsbulff, said the state can
not wait for construction of an
atomic energy generating plant.
He said a conventional plant
must be built first.
* * *
Penal Trouble—
MftViroelro’c n O n 2 1 ClfllstlOTl
boiled along like a teakettle,
with lots of noise and an occas
sional blowing off the lid. On
August 16 the Pententiary was
wracked by a 300 prisoner 13
hour arson riot. The men were
finally subdued by a “shoot to
kill” order issued by Gov. An
derson to state troopers advan
cing into the cells with loaded
weapons.
On August 20 a group of the
inmates who had been charged in
Lancaster County District Court
wuth crimes in connection with
the earlier riot began tearing up
the segregation cells in which
they were imprisoned.
Then on August 22 a riot of 75
inmates broke out at the state
reforniatory for men. By this
time the affair was taking on
the proportions of a nightmare.
The Nebraska public became
aroused over the situation. But
iz was difficult to know which
way to turn.
Some praised the “tough pol
icy” enunciated by Governor
Anderson. But others pointed
out this could lead to a massacre
which would distrub Nebraska’s
conscience for years.
Many demanded action. But
the state board of control seemed
to feel that it has been on the
right track and that its strength
ening of the parole and class
ification system will weed the
good from the bad prisoners and
bring improvements.
But perhaps the greatest con
fusion was caused by George
Morris, superintendent of the
men’s reformatory. Morris, an
able but outspoken person, blast
ted State Penal Director B. B. Al
bert and Penitentiary Warden
Joseph Bovey and even included
Governor Anderson in his crit
icisms of “top brass.”
This presented the unusual cir
cumstance of a man who depends
upon authority to keep peace in
his own institution flouting auth
ority above him. Nevertheless,
public opinion seemed to be with
Morris in his critism of bum
bling on the part of officials.
Some of his public backing
may have been lost when the
August 22 riot occurred at his
institution and was put down by
jamming naked men into crowd
ed segregation cells.
The board of control made no
attempt to muzzle Morris and ap
parently had no intentions of
firing him. Morris seemed to
have no fears of being fired,
pointing out he would demand a
public hearing.
* * *
Interstate Road—
The state advisory highway
commission turned down a re
quest by the State Highway 92
association to designate that
route as the interstate across
Nebraska.
The commission pointed out
that congress as long as 1914 in
laying out the interstate system
designated it must go past Oma
ha and Lincoln and then on US
30 to Wyoming.
Meanwhile, Governor Ander
son after a conference with
other governors indicated the
state will not really start on the
interstate system until Congress
sets up a more favorable match
ing ratio on road funds. The ex
ceptions will be at Kimball and
Ogallala and any other places
where reconstruction is so ur
gent that a link in the interstate
route might as well be built now.
1,000 Exhibits
New 4-H Building
Home Ec Winners at
Hoit Fair Named
Nearly a thousand exhibits of
unusually good quality filled the
new 4-H building August 17-20 at
the Holt county fair at Chambers.
Demonstration and judging con
tests were also a part of the activ
ities centered in that area. The
style revue was held on the
dance floor to enable the public to
more readily see the garments
modeled by the 4-H clothing club
girls.
Participants in the various home
economics activities received
awards as follows:
JUDGING
Food preparation: Donna Cleary,
Atkinson, first; Delores Schaaf,
Atkinson, second; Annete Givens,
Stuart, third, and Connie Riege,
Page, fourth.
Food preservation: D o n n a
Crumly, page, first.
Clothing: Bonnie Burival, O’
Neill, first; Karen Garwood, Am
elia, second; Faye Irene Ballan
tyne, Page, third, and Laurine
Schmitz, O’Neill, fourth.
Homemaking: Mary Clare Gilg,
Atkinson, first; Dorene Gleed,
Chambers, second, and Debby Eis
enhauer, Chambers, third.
DEMONSTRATIONS
Blue: Dorene Gleed and Edythe
Grimes, Chambers; Connie Riege
and Kay Nissen, Page; Janet
Krugman and Janet Clifford, Red
bird; Judy Sanders, O’Neill; Shar
on Moeller, Atkinson; Janice
Crumly, Page; Laurine Schmitz,
O’Neill.
Red: Barbara Wayman and Vel
da Ernst, O’Neill; Susan Tenborg
and Ellen Havranek, Atkinson;
Diana Cork and Dixie Nissen,
Page; Annette Givens and Lois
Givens, Stuart; Lura Ann Crum
1> and Sharon Crumly, Page; Ruth
Osborn and Doris Halstead, Red
bird; Betty Curran, O’Neill; Vin
cent Ernst, O’Neill; Annette Giv
ens, Stuart; Donna Crumly, Page;
Margie Gilg, Atkinson; Betty
Miles, O’Neill.
White: Patricia Schneider and
Micaela Lee, Atkinson; Connie
Moeller and Helen Grof, Atkin
son; Catherine Schmit, Atkinson;
Karen Weichman and Carman
Givens, Stuart; Barbara Ziska,
Stuart; Elaine Miller, O’Neill.
STYLE REVUE
Lois Puckett, Atkinson, first;
Bonnie Burival, O’Neill, second;
Lois Jean Strong, Chambers, third,
and Joanne Lansworth, O’Neill,
fourth.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Boys over 14: Gene O’Neill, O’
Neill, first.
Girls over 14: Lois Jean Strong,
Chambers, first, and Mary Clare
Gilg, Atkinson, second.
Boys under 14: Gary Fick, In
man, first; Perry Dawes, O’Neill,
second; Gary Gillespie, O’Neill,
third.
Girls under 14: Diana Gillespie,
O’Neill, first.
AG DEMONSTRATION
Purple: Mary Clare Gilg and
Jim Gilg, Atkinson.
Blue: Perry Dawes and Gary
Gillespie, O’Neill; Harry Beilin,
O’Neill; Lyle Heiss, Page.
Red: Karen Nutter and Diana
Gillespie, O’Neill; Jack Gilg, At
kinson; Larry Dawes, O’Neill;
Richard Ernst, O’Neill; Darryl
Swanson, Amelia.
White: Roger Wolfe, Amelia;
Gordon Vanek, Amelia.
LIVESTOCK JUDGING
Dennis Burival, O’Neill, first;
Robert Klabenes, Ewing, second;
Gary Fick, Inman, thrid.
CROPS JUDGING
Pat Gokie, O’Neill, first; Larry
Dawes, O’Neill, second, and Gary
Holcomb, Chambers, third.
DAIRY JUDGING
James Gilg, Atkinson, first;
Ronald Cftipps, Ewing, second, and
Perry Dawes, O’Neill, third.
O’Neill News
Mrs. D. C. Larson and sons
left Saturday for their home in
Northbrook, 111., after visiting
witb. her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Gallagher.
Mrs. Dever Fox of Lexington
and daughter, Mrs. Marna Ortwig
and children of Kearney came
Thursday to' visit kin. Mrs. Ortwig
returned home that evening,
leaving Mrs. Fox to visit for a
longer time.
The Misses Hilda and Helen
Gallagher returned Saturday
night from LaCrosse. Wise., after
spending a month visiting their
brother, Dr. F. J. Gallagher, and
their uncle, Dr. E. E. Gallagher.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Nutter
went to Broken Bow Friday to
attend the wedding of his sister,
Joyce Nutter to Duane Molly.
The wedding took place on Sun
day.
Mrs. P. J. Donohue of Bone
steel, S.D., and Mrs. E. S. Dono
hue and daughter, Kelly, of Sioux
City, are visiting at the Dr. E. M.
Gleeson home.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Hamik spent
Sunday in Inman visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gal
lagher.
Miss Jeanne Head left Tuesday
for Omaha where she will be em
ployed at St. Joseph’s hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Skulbor
stad of Hastings spent Sunday at
the W. C. Whited home.
Mrs. Ralph Barnes and family
of Amelia were Sunday dinner
guests at the Don Hopkins home.
Mr. and Mrs. James Donohoe
and Mr. and Mrs. Byron Grenier
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Hattie Grenier home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Larson
returned Sunday from a two
week’s vacation in the northwest
states.
Carroll Grenier left Monday for
the navy. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Grenier.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Lyons and
son, LeRoy, returned Saturday
after spending a month in Min
nesota.
Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy,
sr., spent the weekend at the
home of their son in Wood Lake.
They attended a community rodeo
held there Sunday.
Mrs. William Mattern returned
Thursday from Lincoln where she
had spent the past week.
Mrs. William Murphy, jr., spent
a few days at Rushville visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. McCar
ville and family returned Monday
from Ellsworth, Minn., after
spending 10 days there.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McElvain
took their son, Pvt. William D
McElvain, to Omaha from where
he took a plane for Chicago, 111.
He is a radar operator at nearby
Maywood. He was home on a
week’s leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Goree of
Long Pine stopped to visit rela
tives in O’Neill Saturday. They
were enroute to their home from
Linroln. _
*
«
#
'
• 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
_ _
Page Community Day
Laber Day - September 5, 1955
PROGRAM
1:00 P.M.—Parade—Prizes in Various Divisions
2:00 P.M.—Free Movies at the Page Theater
2:00 PM.—Ball Game—Page Midgets vs. Chambers Midgets
FREE WATERMELON SERVED
2:00 P.M. to 6 P.M.
7:00 P.M.—Band Concert — Page High School Band
8:00 P.M—Free Movie at the Page Theater
8:30 P.M.—Softball Game
9:30 PM—Free Dance — Marlin Frahm's Orchestra
Page Community Day
Sponsored by Page Improvement Club
REDUCTION
— 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 —
...- .
r~+9V£S m. I
agr'** /
5»wSW'*“* /
PLUMP TENDER
SKINLESS
FRANKS ,
JUST ONE GRADE- THE VERY BEST!
GROUND BEEF.
TENDER, TASTY, ICE-PACKED
Frying CHICKENS
U. S. NO. 1 WASHED
POTATOES 10 »s. 25°
CRISP STALKS __
GREEN PASCAL 1/c
CELERY Sffg If
JUICY, LUSCIOUS
Red Malaga A Aftc
GRAPES Z lbs. Zv
JUICY VALENCIA _ _
SUNKIST OOc
ORANGES DOZ. Zv
Colorado ELBERTA Washington Bartlett
I PEACHES PEARS
_
ARMOUR’S if
SHANKLESS
SKINLESS
HAMS
WHOLE HAM,
BUTT END OR
STRING END, L3.
PICKLE-PIMENTO LOAF u .39‘ I
SPICED LURCH IMF » 39*
FLAV-R-PAcTfRESH - FROZEN ~
LEMONADE A A Ac I
CONCENTRATE # - c #%■
CAN MAKES FULL QUART mm MW
\SUM*AJD JQJ
I ASSTD FLAVORS
FINEST
Mpmm
2,-tB
cA^s
l/l T|
SPRY«W 444 FAYIMO, /-4a. OW 5*1
RINSO, a/AVr PACKAGE- n* f
SURF, C/4/vr PACKAGE. . . 67? I
I BREEZE,c/4*r/>4c*>u;f.. 72? I
LUX LIQUID, AZ-07 C4/V.. 39? I
[LUX TOILET SOAP flatSfg |
SALAD BOWL
tAUfr MffSSIHfr*
