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Stored Corn Sought at Lower Prices
LINCOLN—State officials this
week were seeking ways to keep
Nebraska com within the state so
livestock feeders will not be shut
out by high prices caused by the
drought-stricken 1955 com crop.
At an Omaha conference called
by Gov. Victor Anderson a com
mittee of Nebraskans was ap
pointed to work with the United
States department of agriculture
on'a problem basically caused by
drought conditions which have
blasted the corn crop.
State Agriculture Director Ed
Koyt was named as chairman of
this committee whose immediate
goal was to get release at cheaper
prices of corn stored by the
federal government under its
Commodity Credit corporation
loan program. Some of this stor
ed corn is being shipped to other
states while expensive feed may
have to be brought here from
elsewhere.
The only catch is that federal
officials insist there is no way
under the law that government
stored corn can be sold at less
than 105 percent of the loan
rate.
With carrying charges added,
this means about $1.90 a bushel in
Nebraska.
Yet feeders are complaining
they can’t afford the current sup
port price of $1.55 to $159 a bu
shel. The price of cattle might be
forced up enough that they could
afford to pay this much for feed.
But if the corn crop is good in
other states such as Iowa or Illin
ois, the Nebraska feeders will be
hard put. The result probably
would be a wholesale dumping of
cattle on the market.
That was the reason Governor
Anderson called the Omaha
meeting.
But the committee appeared to
have a tough nut to chew. For
Marvin McLain of Washington, D.
C., director of the grain branch
of the U. S. department of agri
culture, said laws would have to
be changed before corn in
government grain bins could be
turned loose at cheaper prices.
In fact, such efforts have
'been slapped down in recent
sessions of congress.
McLain explained, “You people
should be aware there are a lot
of producers of corn who have
had their yeilds cut. They are
depending on an Increase in price
to offset that in accordance with
the laws of supply and demand.
If Uncle Sam steps In and starts
dumping government grain at
cutrate prices, you’ll have as
many people on your neck as you
have now.”
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Too Little, Too Late—
Actually, Governor Anderson
and other officials may be trying
to “lock the barn door after the
horse is stolen.”
Raymond A. McConnell, jr.,
editor of the Lincoln Journal,
commented editorially, “Some
day, and the sooner the better,
Nebraska will wake up to the
fact that the state does next to
nothing—as a state—in water and
soil conservation, although it’s
stakes in this are higher than
those of just about any other
state. Many states participate in a
substantial way in the effort to
attack drought conditions before
they begin.
Nebraska leaves the job to the
federal government and the pri
vate landowner, and calls a meet
ing of its congressmen when
things go bad.”
The editor said that the trouble
with the meeting was that it
talked about ways of “relieving
some of the effects of the
drought.” But nothing was said
about doing anything to “con
. 1 ~
[ serve water in a real long range
effort to minimize drought con
ditions for the future.”
This is not the first time that
the drought question has popped
up recently in Nebraska. A year
ago the question arose in extreme
southwestern Nebraska, particu
larly in Dundy and Hitchcock
counties. A cry went up for help
from the federal government, but
federal officials ruled It was not
serious enough.
Again in May of this year
there was a cry for aid from the
sandhills portion of central Ne
braska. A rain broke that dry
spell. But in every case the ap
peal has been to Washington, D.
C., and there has seemingly been
no disposition to tackle the prob
lem at the state level.
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Future Difficulties—
Informed observers feel that
Nebraska may have a number of
decisions to make in future years
on its water problems. For ex
ample, the question of how many
more pump irrigation wells can
be drilled without interfering
with the water table. This prob
lem will be studied by a special
legislative council committee
headed by Sen. Don Thompson of
McCook.
Another basic question re
volves around whether water
should be used for power or ir
rigation when there is a conflict.
In some areas water can be used
to create electricity and later put
on land for irrigation. But in
others a choice may have to be
made.
The answer likely will be that
steam and atomic plants should
be used for power production and
leave the water for the farmer.
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Power Answers—
Meanwhile the Central Ne
braska (Tri-county) Public Pow
er and Irrigation district has an
nounced definite plans to con
struct a 100,000 kilowatt steam
power plant in the Lexington
area. Tnis appears to be one con
crete answer to the growing pow
er crisis over which Governor
Anderson called a conference
last month.
Up to this point the question
had been whether Loup River and
Platte River power districts—the
so-called “hydros”—would build
the plant or whether Consumers
Public Power district would en
ter this field. Traditionally the
“hydros” have had the power
generating facilities while Con
sumers has “piped” it to the cus
tomers. Consumers now contends
it should have the right to gener
ate power since with its good
credit rating it could get a lower
interest rate and therefore save
money for Nebraska citizens.
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Tax Facts—
State Tax Comissioner Fred
Herrington has ordered his field
representatives to prepare “per
imeter” comparison maps for
each county. These would be
maps of the sections along the
border of each county, with a
comparison of their assessed value
and their sales value. Their use
fulness would be in comparing a
county with its immediate neigh
bors.
Herrington also ordered a start
on a 10 percent spot check of
federal income tax returns of
business firms in each county to
see how the figures compare with
what the merchants told their
local assessor. In the less pop
ulous counties an even higher
percentage will be investigated.
Assessors will be asked to see
that a better job is done next as
sessing season.
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Grand Jury—
The calling of a grand jury to
investigate the state penitentiary
situation became mandatory with .
the filing of sufficient petitions
in Lancaster county district court.
A panel of 16 jurors will be se
lected and will meet in secret
with the county attorney as pro
secuter.
Although few expected any
criminal indictments to be made,
a report on the general situations
as evaluated by a citizens group
with the broad powers of a grand
jury might prove significant. a
Legal Notices
(First pub. August. 25, 1955)
J ulius 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
DR. J. L. SHERBAHN
Vi Block So. of Ford Garage
Complete X-Ray Equipment
O’Neill, Nebraska
I-— ——
409-Acre Holt Co. Ranch
and Personal Property
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
On premises, located 6V2 miles south of O’Neill, Nebr., on
U.S. Highway 281, on—
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd -1 P.M.
Personal Property Includes
65—Head of Cattle
Complete Line of Ranch & Haying Equipment
100—Tons of Number 1 Hay
Household Goods
Immediate possession can be arranged on this excellent Elkhorn
valley ranch. For inspection of premises contact:
VIRGIL LAURSEN, Broker, O’Neill, phone 434,
or EL C. WELLER & ASSOCIATES, Auctioneer,
Atkinson, phone 5141
MELVIN RIECK, Owner
O’Neill, Nebr.
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Doable Feature
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A manhunt story
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O’Neill, Nebr.
June 28, 1955
10:00 A.M.
Holt County Board of Super
visors met as per adjournment.
All members present. Minutes
of previous meeting read and ap
proved.
Motion by Tomlinson, seconded
by Frickel that the county levy
$2000 for the Holt County Fair
and $500.00 to match the Aksar
ben fund. Motion carried.
Motion by Barthel, seconded by
Ernst the following resolution be
adopted. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION OF EXTENSION
OF COUNTY LEASE
AGREEMENT
I, Kenneth Waring, County
Clerk of Holt County, hereby
certify that on the 28th day of
June, 1955 the following resolu
tion was adopted by the County
Board of Holt County, in regular
meeting assembled.
RESOLVED, that the County
Lease Agreement entered into by
Holt County, with the Nebraska
Tractor and Equipment Company
of Omaha, Nebraska, dated the
23rd day of June, 1954, covering
the rental of One Adams Model
660 Motor Grader s/n 666, One
IHC Model TD-14 Crawler Trac
tor s/n TDF-21666 equipped with
Eucyrus-Erie Cable Bulldozer,
adopted by the County Board on
the 23 day of June 1954, and
which was filed with the County
Clerk on the 23 day of June,
1954, as provided by law, be ex
tended in full force and effect, as
oiginally executed and adopted
by Holt County, for a period
commencing on the last day of
July 1955, and continuing to the I
30th day of June, 1956.
RESOLVED, that the County
Lease Agreement entered into by
Holt County, with the Nebraska
Tractor and Equipment Company
of Omaha, Nebraska, dated the
1st day of July, 1954, covering the
rental of One used Adams 8 “V”
Type Snow plow Serial No. 238,
adopted by the County Board on
the 1st day of July, 1954 and which
was filed with the County Clerk
on the 1st day of July, 1954 as
provided by law, be extended in
full force and effect, as orginally
executed and adopted by Holt
County, for a period commencing
on the 1st day of July, 1955, and
continuing to the 30th day of
June, 1956.
I hereby further certify that
the budget adopted by the Coun
ty for the year current contains
an appropriation for payments of
the rentals due under and pur
suant to the extension of the
Original County Lease Agree
ment covering machinery of
equipment as noted above, and
that the following: Frank Ctonk,
Kenneth Barthel, Edw. N. Flood,
Arthur W. Tomlinson and Alex
Frickel, are the duly elected
members of the County Board of
Holt County
I further certify that a copy of
these resolutions was filed
with me this 28th day of June,
1955 at 11 o’clock A.M., and duly
recorded in the Official Records of
the County as provided by law.
KENNETH WARING
County Clerk
Motion by Ernst, seconded by
Flood that the bid of J. C. Bazel
man being the low bid for paint
ing in the Court House be accept
ed. Motion carried.
Motion by Batenhorst, seconded
by Frickel that the bid of Gicn
Eobb for a truck for District No.
3, being the low bid, be accepted.
Motion carried.
Motion by Flood, seconded by
Ernst that the following schedules
ae left in Dist. No. 44. Motion
rarried. L. O. Rhodes and Roy
Rhodes.
Motion by Tomlinson, seconded
ay Barthel to adopt the following
resolution and to be published in
all papers in the county. Motion
rarried.
RESOLUTION
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED
that the Board of Supervisors
propose to make the following
dditions, alterations, and chan
ges in the Official County Road
System of Holt County, to-wit:
1. To discontinue as a part of
the County Road System, the part
of County No. 386 described as:
commencing at the point on the
section line between Sections 4
and 9, at the West line of said
numbered sections, running
thence East a distance of three
miles between said sections 4 and
9, Sections 3 and 10 and sections
2 and 11, all being in Townshio
31, North, Range 10, West 6th
P.M. in Holt County, Nebraska
and that said described road shall
revert to the Townships for sup
ervision and maintenance.
2. That there be added to and
made a part of the County Road
System, the following described
road, viz: commencing at the
South line of sections 4 and 5,
running thence North one mile
between said sections 4 and 5,
thence East three miles between
section 33 and 4, sections 34 and
3, and sections 35 and 2, all in
Township 31, North, Range 10,
West 6th P.M. in Holt County,
Nebraska.
3. That a public hearing be
had upon such proposal on the
12th day of July, 1955, at ten o’
clock a.m. in the Board Room at
the courthouse in said county, and
that the Clerk shall cause notice
of such hearing to be given by
publication thereof for one week
in all of the newspapers of the
County.
12:00 Noon. On motion the
board adjourned until 1:00 P.M.
O’Neill, Nebr.
June 28, 1955
1:00 P.M.
This was the time set for hear
ing of the public road petition as
presented by Gilbert J. Shald and
signers. F. D. Lee appeared as
Attorney for Peterson objector of
said road. After the County Sur
veyor’s report concerning the con
ditions of opening such road, and
discussion with Stuart Township
officials motion was made by
Batenhorst, seconded by Frickel
that the surveyor’s report be con
sidered and the prayer of petition
be granted and notice be sent to
land owners whose name does
not appear on petition.
Motion by Barthel, seconded by
Frickel that the following resolu
tion be adopted. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, it is detei mined
that there has not been sufficient
funds appropriated in the County
Budget for the year 1954-55 for
the continued operation of the of
fice of County Surveyor and that
exceptional duties in such office
have exhausted the funds avail
able for the operation thereof, and
it being determined that an em
ergency exists to meet the un
anticipated requirements of funds
for the operation of such office,
and that it is essential to the
preservation and maintenance of
the administration of justice, the
public safety, and public welfare
within said County that an addit
ional appropriation be made for
the maintenance of the functiors
of said office,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE
SOLVED that there be, and there
hereby is, appropriated for the
funds for the operation of the of
fice of County Surveyor for the
fiscal year 1954-55, the sum of
$359.67, from unappropriated
funds in the General fund of said
county.
Foregoing Resolution introduced
by Barthel, who moved its adop
tion. Motion seconded by Fric
kel.
Roll call vote thereon resulted
as follows: Aye: Barthel, Frickel,
Flood, Ernst, Tomlinson.
Nay: None. Whereupon the
Chairman declared such resolu
tion duly passed and adopted.
Motion by Tomlinson, seconded
by Ernst that the following reso
lution be adopted. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, John Berger,
Guardian of Lilly M. Berger, in
competent, duly appointed by the
County Court of Holt County, Ne
braska, has filed in the District
Court of Holt County, Nebras
ka, his petition and applica
tion for license to sell the follow
ing described real estate belonging
to said incompetent, to-wit:
An undivided interest in and to
all of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 7; An undivided one-half
interest in and to all of Section 6,
and Northeast Quarter of Section
7, and East Half and Southwest
Quarter of Section 9, all being in
township 30 North, Range 10,
West of the 6th P.M. in Holt
County, Nebraska, for the reason
that the cash and personal proper
ty belonging to said incompetent,
and the income from the said
real estate, are insufficient to
maintain said incompetent, and
pay the taxes upon said real es
tate, and the debts and expenses
of administering the estate of
said incompetent, and that it is
for the benefit of said incompetent
that said estate should be sold
and the proceeds thereof used for
the purpose of maintaining the
incompetent, and paying the
debts and costs and expenses of
administering and caring for her
estate, and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Sup
ervisors of Holt County, Nebras
ka, have investigated said matter
and approve of such proposed
sale, and deem iit necessary for the
best interests of said incompetent,
now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Board of Supervisors of Holt
County, Nebraska, that we deem
such proposed sale proper and
beneficial to the estate of said
incompetent and approve the
same and deem it necessary.
Be it further resolved that a
copy of this resolution shall be
certified by the County Clerk of
said County to the Judge of the
District Court of Holt County,
Nebraska, in writing.
Motion by Frickel, seconded by
Tomlinson that the salary of
Chief Clerk in the County Clerks
office be $225.00 per month. Mo
tion carried.
On Motion the board adjourned
until July 26, 1955, at 10:00 A.M.
KENNETH WARING
County Clerk
FRANK CRONK
Chairman
(Continued next issue)
Boyle Wins 2d in
Storz Fish Contest
James Boyle of O’Neill won
second prize in the zone 2 channel
catfish division of the $2,500 Storz
fishing contest, it was announced
by Arthur C. Storz, vice-president
of Storz Brewing company of
Omaha.
Mr. Boyle will receive $50 prize
money from C. J. Gatz, Storz dis
tributor in O’Neill.
Top honors in the contest were
shared by a Lincoln woman and
a Rapid City, S.D., man.
.. DANCE ..
AT O’NEILL
AMERICAN LEGION AUDITORIUM
& BALLROOM
Saturday, September 10th
NOSMO KING AND HIS ORCHESTRA
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Adm.: Adults, $1; Students, 50c
HAVING DEEDED to leave the state for the winter, we will offer the following de
scribed personal property at public auction, on the premises, located 2)/\ miles east
of Ewing on the Summerland Road and one-half mile south; OR six miles south of Or
chard, 23,4 miles west and one-half mile south; OR three miles west of Clearwater, three
miles north and 2% miles west, on —
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH
— Sale Starts at 1 P.M. —
51-Head of CATTLE-51
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Stock and Milk Type I
Including Guernsey and Jersey Milk Cows, 2- to 6-Years-0!d I
I Prairie SchooneTlWobil Homes |
WE FINANCE — WE TRADE
O'Neill Trailer Sales — Phone 254
DICK TOMLINSON, Prop.
NOTICE j
The Holt County Board of Supervisors
requests that all weeds along County Roads
be mowed by September 30, 1955. If dirt
windrows are left along road, please con
tact your Supervisor so that they may be
removed for mowing.
Signed by:
j County Board of Holt County
2—Guernsey MILK COWS, giving milk,
one purebred with papers
2—Guernsey and Shorthorn Cross COWS,
milking now
2— Jersey and Shorthorn Cross COWS,
one milking now
3— Shorthorn MILK COWS, two milking
4— Shorthorn COWS, broke to milk, with
calves sucking this summer
6—Shorthorn STOCK COWS with calves
sucking
1—Shorthorn STOCK COW, papered
5—Long Yearling Shorthorn HEIFERS
5^—Short Yearling Shorthorn HEIFERS
1—Polled Shorthorn BULL, papered,
2-years-old
20-Shorthorn CALVES. 5- to 9-months
12-Head of FEEDER PIGS Weighing 125 Lbs.
100—Ames In-Cross HENS, year-old — 200—Top-Cross PULLETS (ready to lay)
McCormick-Deering MILKING MACHINE
Two Double Units with Solution Rack and
Gas Engine — In A-l Shape
HAY AND GRAIN, ETC.
1,300 Bales Second Cutting Alfalfa,
fine, bright, green
150 Bushels 1954 Oats
IERMS: STRICTLY CASH OR SEE YOUR BANKER
MR. AND MRS. CARL CHRISTOTT
-OWNERS- ‘
COL. MAX WANSER, Ewing, Auctioneer WILLIE SHRADER, Ewing, Clerkl.
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