Legal Notice
(First pub. Feb. 16, 1956)
John R. Gallagher, Attorney
NOTICE OF SUIT
TO: M. F. NORTON; THE
HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES,!
PERSONAL REPRESENTA
TIVES, AND ALL OTHER PER
SONS INTERESTED IN THE
ESTATE OF M. F. NORTON,
DECEASED, REAL NAMES UN
KNOWN; MINNIE BOWEN: THE
HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES,
PERSONAL REPRESENTA
TIVES AND ALL OTHER PER
SONS INTERESTED IN THE
ESTATE OF MINNIE BOWEN,
DECEASED, REAL NAMES UN
KNOWN; ALL PERSONS HAV
ING OR CLAIMING ANY IN
TEREST IN LOTS 7 and 8 IN
BLOCK 14, of the ORIGINAL
TOWN OF O’NEILL, HOLT
COUNTY, NEBRASKA, REAL
NAMES UNKNOWN, DEFEND
ANT’S.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 15th day of
February, 1956, Marne Melvin as
Plaintiff, filed her petition and
commenced an action in the Dis
trict Court of Holt County, Ne
braska, against you and each of
you, the object and prayer of said
Petition is to quiet and confirm
in the Plaintiff the title and pos
session of the following describ
ed real estate to-wit: Lots 7 and
8 in Block 14, of the original
town of O’Neill, Holt County, Ne- |
braska, and to exclude you and
each of you from any right, title,
IfeL nriterest in or to said above
described teal estate.
You ar.-» required to answer
said Petition on or before the
26th day of March, 1956.
MAME MELVIN
BY JOHN R. GALLAGHER
Her Attorrey 42-45
(First pub. Feb. 9, 1956)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE OF HEARING OF
PETITION FOR FINAL
SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
No. 3981
COUNTY COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
ESTATE OF ORLOW COL
WELL, DECEASED.
THE STATE OF NE3RASKA,
TO ALL CONCERNEL:
Notice is hereby given that a
petition has been filed fc r final
settlement herein, determination
of heirship, inheritance ‘■axes,
fees and commissions, distribu
tion of estate and approval or fi
nal account and discharge, which
will be for hearing in this corrt
on February 29, 1956, at 10 o'
clock, A.M.
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 41-43c
(First pub. Feb. 9, 1956)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE OF HEARING OF
PETITION FOR FINAL
SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
No. 4045
COUNTY COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
ESTATE OF VERNA R. ROB
ERTSON, 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
account and discharge, which
will be for hearing in this court
on February 29, 1956, at 10 o’
clock, A.M. .
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 41-43
(First pub. Feb. 9, 1956)
William W. Griffin, Attorney
NOTICE FOR PETITION FOR
ADMINISTRATION
Estate No. 4090
In the County Court of Holt
County, Nebraska, February 6,
1956. In the Matter of the Estate
of Nancy M. Kurtz, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given tc all
persons interested in said estate
;hat a petition has been filed in
;aid Court for the appointment of
Charlotte Larson as Administra
trix of said estate, and will be
ieard March 1, 1956, at 10 o’clock
AM., at the County Court Room
in O’Neill, Nebraska.
LOUIS W. REIMER,
County Judge.
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 41-43c
(First pub. Feb. 16, 1956)
Fromkin & Fromkin, Attorneys
Omaha, Nebraska
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
O’Neill, Nebr.
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN’S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
DOUGLAS COUNTY, NE
BRASKA.
In the Matter of the Application
of CATHRYN ADLER, Guard
ian of the Estate and person of
William J. Douglas, an Incom
petent for leave to sell Real
Estate.
Doc 473 No 63
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of a license issued to me,
Cathryn Adler, Guardian of the
person and estate of William J.
Douglas, an Incompetent, by the
Honorable James M. Patton, a
Judge of the District Court of
Douglas County, Nebraska, on the
10th day cf October, 1955, for the
sale of the real estate hereinaf
ter described, I will sell at pub
lic vendue to the highest bidder
for cash, at the front door of the
Court House in the City of O’
Neill, in Holt County, Nebraska,
on the 12th day of March, 1956,
at the hour of 11:00 A.M., the fol
lowing described real estate, to
wit:
The entire interest in and to
the North 12 feet of Lot 19, and
all of Lots 20 and 21, Morning
side Addition to Atkinson, Holt
County, Nebraska.
Said sale to remain open one
hour.
Dated this 15th day of Febru
ary, 1956.
CATHRYN ADLER,
GUARDIAN
of the person and estate of
William J. Douglas,
an Incompetent. 42-45
(First pub. Feb. 23, 1956)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE OF HEARING OF
PETITION FOR FINAL
SETTLEMENT OF
ACCOUNT
No. 3796
COUNTY COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
ESTATE OF THOMAS SA
LEM, 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,
tees and commissions, distribution
ox .estate and approval of final
account and discharge, which will
be for hearing in this court on
March 14, 1956, at 10 o’clock,
A.M.
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 43-45c
(First pub. Feb. 23, 1956)
NOTICE OF SALE OF COARSE
SAND LEASE
Notice is hereby given that
the Board of Educational Lands
and Funds will offer for sale at
public auction to be held at the
office of said Board in the State
Capitol Building on the 9th day
of March, 1956 at 10 o’clock
A.M., a coarse sand lease cov
ering the SE14NE14 Section 36,
Township 31 North, Range 12
West, Holt County, Nebraska.
Such lease will be sold to the
highest and best bidder subject
to the right of the Board to re
ject anv and all bids.
BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL
LANDS AND FUNDS
By Robert D. Hiatt,
Secretary 42-43c
Mrs. H. J. Lohaus entertained
the Martez and Delta Dek clubs
February 9, with a dinner at
the M&M and at cards at hei
home. Winners were Mrs. Homer
Mullen and Mrs. Frank Froelich.
Moderately Improved
160-Acre Farm
Located 1 mile east and 3 north of the Northeast Corner of
Atkinson, Nebr.
Sells At Auction
Tuesday, February 28, 1956
12:30 O’clock Noon
Just Before the Regular Cattle Sale
At the Atkinson Livestock Market
150 acres of good pasture, 9 acres alfalfa, 5 acres in hog tight
lots and buildings, 90 acres of level farm ground of which 45
acres are now seeded to rye which goes to buyer.
(IMPROVEMENTS—4-room house, fair bam with shed leanto,
good hog house, granary, chicken house, utility budding and
milk house, well, windmid. Has REA, daily mad, 1 mile to
school. A lovely sheter belt on the south border. Located in an
area that could readly be developed for irrigation, this sale
presents a good opportunity for a smad investor or operator.
Look it over before sale day and if it suits you, come and buy
it. Present owner, due to advancing age, is ready to sacrifice it.
TERMS—25% sale day, 25% on approval of title and 50% own
er wdl carry at 4% annual interest plus a smad principal pay
ment each year. Buyer may take possession immediately. War
ranty deed wid be furnished.
KASPER HARLEY, Owner
Stuart, Nebr.
o
For additional information talk to Ernie Weller or Dean
Fleming, the Auctioneers, Atkinson, Nebr.
Ewing News
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bergstrom
and children were transacting
business and also calling at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Caro
line Sanders, February 11. The
Bergstrom family moved to Page
some time ago from Ewing.
Mary Clemens of Orchard visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Ella Ziems, on
Monday, February 13.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Larsen on February 12
were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cole
man and two daughters of Neligh.
Wayne Edwards of Winner,
S.D., spent Saturday, February 11,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Larsen.
Mrs. Carrie Bernhardt, who
makes her home with Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Billings, has been
spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. Myrtle Kimes, at Clear
water.
Arriving in Ewing recently
were M/Sgt. and Mrs. Lyle But
ler and daughter from Denver,
Colo. They are guests at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Butler. TTiey left on
Saturday for Waco, Tex., where
Master Sergeant Butler will be
stationed.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Hoag on Thursday, Feb
ruary 9, were her niece and hus
band, Mr. and' Mrs. Francis Hoff
man, and family of Neligh.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban showed
a group of slides pictures taken
by Mr. Urban’s daughter, while
she was vacationing in the Ha
waain Islands, California and
Florida, at the Dewitt Gunter
home on Wednesday, February 8.
Other guests enjoying the pic
tures were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoag
and Mrs. Jessie Angus.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gunter
and daughter, Doris Lou, of Or
chard were Sunday, February 12,
dinner guests at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pol
lock.
Mrs. Maud Brion was tne non
orerd guest at a party held at the
home of Mrs. John Wunner on
Thursday, February 9, with Miss
Lena Baker the assisting hostess.
Cards were played for entertain
ment. Mrs. Brion was presented
a shower of handkerchiefs. A val
entine theme was carried out.
Mrs. Brion, who has made her
home in Ewing for many years,
moved to Neligh last week in
to a new home which has been
recently completed.
Mrs. Pearl Lowe and Mrs.
Richard Drewloe returned to
their homes at Stanton last week
after spending a few days
with their sister, Mrs. Jonn Wun
ner.
Mrs. John Wunner recently
entertained the following guests
at a 1 o’clock dinner: Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Napier and Mrs.
Daisy Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd West, jr.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Berg
strom and daughter, Kay, spent
February 11-12 in Omaha
they attended the auto show
at the city auditorium.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fur ley and
daughter, Lois, of Madison were
Sunday, February 12, guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd An
gus. James and Jerry Furley
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Marcus Snyder and
family.
Mrs. Marcus Snyder accompan
ied by Mr. and Mrs. James Fur
ley went to O’Neill February
12 to visit Mrs. Elizabeth An
gus, who is convalescing at the
home of her son and daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Angus,
and family.
Miss Mary Alys Dierks return
ed to Omaha on Monday aftei
spending February 11-12 with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L y 1 (
Dierks
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Carey anc
daughter, Nila, of Bloomfield were
February 11 guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dewit
Gunter.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew uisoi
were guests on February 12 at the
home of their son, Merwin Olson
and family who lives near Clear
water.
Mrs. Waldo Davis accompamec
her sister, Mrs. Homer Barton
and mother, Mrs. Louise Beal, o:
Orchard to Norfolk on Friday
February 10.
Mrs. Waldo Davis, a membei
of the Garden club at Orchard
attended a meeting of the groui
Monday, February 13, at the
Thomas Fletcher home.
A family get-together was helc
recently at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Larson. Present were
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Starr and
Elizabeth of West Point; Mr. anc
Mrs. Don Larson and family, and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Riemer and
family, all of Ewing. Mrs. Nellie
Starr, who had spent several
weeks visiting a daughter at Ar
nold’s Park, la., accompanied hei
son, Donald, and family to Ewing
then went to her home at Cham
bers.
Mrs. Nita Claussen has return
ed from California to Ewing
where she had spent several
months with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jame:
Finley, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larson and
Mrs. Ralph Eacker were Sunday
afternoon, February 5 guests a1
the home of Ms. Jessie Angus.
Mrs. Ernest Pierson was hos
tess at a party held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hahlbecfe
on Monday afternoon, February
6. Mrs. Kenneth Ruggless was in
charge of the entertainment.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Tuttle and
daughter were Sunday, February
5, dinner and evening guests a1
the home of her brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vance
Anson, and family at Neligh.
INCOME TAX
PLAN NOW to use
our income tax ser
vice.
WE SOLICIT your business.
We will be pleased to assist
you—farmers, ranchers, busi
nessmen.
Ponton Insurance
FLORENCE PONTON
Phone 106 — O’Neill
Golden Hotel Bldg
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Boies were
Chambers and O’Neill visitors on
Sunday, February 12.
Mr. afid Mrs. Elmer Bergstrom
and daughter, Kay, were Sunday
evening, February 5, dinner
guests at the home of her sister
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fran
cis Hoffman, and family at Ne
ligh.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edwards
and daughters and Mrs. Maud
Brion were guests on Sunday,
February 5, at the home of Mr.1
and Mrs. M. B. Huffman and
family at Bassett.
The Thursday Bridge club met
at the home of Mrs. Earl Billings:
on February 2. All members were
present. Mrs. John Archer pre
sented the hostess a gift. Score
winners were Mrs. Grace Briggs,
who received high, and Mrs.
Maud Brion, second high. A val
entine theme was used.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edwards
were surprised Wednesday, Feb.
1, when a group of friends ar
rived to spend the evening to
join them in celebrating their
fifth wedding anniversary. Card
games provided entertainment.
Seventeen ladies were enter
tained at the home of Mrs. C. C.
Hahlbeck Thursday afternoon,
February 2. Mrs. Kenneth Rug
gless was in charge. The “on time”
prize was won by Mrs. Ernest
Pierson. Refreshments were serv
ed.
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Page News
Mrs. Alvin Heese entertained
the members of the Neighborhood
club Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 8. Cards formed the diver
sion. The hostess served lunch to
11 members. Mrs. Louise Heese
was the February 22 hostess.
Mrs. Alton Braddock enter
tained at two tables of bridge Sat
urday, Feb. 11. Mrs. Melvin
Roach held high score. Miss Viola
Haynes and Mrs. Melvin Smith
replaced Miss Alice French and
Miss Effie Stevens, the latter re
porting to the hospital for the
night shift. Lunch was served.
Mrs. Otto Terrill had the mem
bers of the missionary society of
the Wesleyan Methodist church
as her guests on Thursday, Feb
ruary 9, for an afternoon of work
and study. Mrs. Harry Johnson
led the lesson on “Faith”. Ban
dages were made and clothing
ironed and readied for sending to
centers of distribution. Mrs. Earl
Parks will be the March hostess.
Mrs. Roy Zellers went to Den
ton recently to make the acquain
tance of their new grandson, and
to care for the Merlyn Rapp
household until the return of the
mother and son from the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Parsons and
children of Miltonvale, Kans.,
were recent guests of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Terrill.
Saturday, Feb. 11, the Terrills and
Parsons drove to Sioux City where
they met Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ter
rill of Laurens, la., for a short
visit together.
Sixteen members of the youth
group of the Wesleyan Methodist
church attended a holiness youth
rally at the O’Neill church Mon
day evening, February 13.
Mrs. Dale Asher of Logan, la.,
visited with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Rollie Snell, while her sis
ter-in-law visited in the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Friday at Orchard. On Feb. 12,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart and
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cullen
joined Mrs. Asher at the Snell
home to celebrate Mrs. Stewart’s
birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Elsie Cork accompanied
Mrs. Dale Asher and Mrs. Walter
Asher to Iowa last week where
she will visit her sister, Mrs.
Olive Thompson, at Onawa. This
is a trip Mrs. Cork takes each
year to be with her sister on her
birthday anniversary. This year
Mrs. Thompson will celebrate
her 80th anniversary.
Clifford French of Lamberton
Minn., came 10 days ago to spend
1 some time with his brother, Mer
wyn, sr., at Page and with Dr.
, O. W. French, who is hospitalized
• at St. Anthony’s hospital at O’
Neill.
1 Mr. and Mrs. William Watter
, mann were Sunday, Feb. 12, visit
'■ ors of Mrs. Emma Kemper.
Fourteen families represented
the young adult Sunday - school
class at the church Wednesday
1 evening, February 8, for a month
ly party. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Heiss
led the devotions and the lesson
on “Hymns, Their Meaning and
Influence”. Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn
French, jr., had the recreational
period which was spent playing
“battleship”. Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Stauffer and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Beelaert were named co
committee chairmen of the farm
ing project. A no-host lunch was
served.
INCOME TAX
For assitance in filing your
self-employment and tax
reports, call on:
Geo. C. Robertson
O’Neill, Nebr.
Accounting and former
employee of internal revenue
Downey Building — Phone 534
Legal Notices
(First pub. Feb. 23, 1956)
Julius D. Cronin, Attorney
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL
No. 4094
COUNTY COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY, NEBRASKA.
ESTATE OF HELEN A. GAL
LAGHER, 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 de
ceased, and for the appointment
of Helen M. Gallagher as execu
trix thereof, which will be for
hearing in this court on March
15, 1956, at 10 o’clock A.M.
LOUIS W. REIMER
County Judge
(COUNTY COURT SEAL) 43-45c
(First pub. Feb. 23, 1956)
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with the School
Laws of Nebraska, I am required
to dissolve District No. 67 of Holt
County and attach the territory
thereof to other district for the
reason that said District No. 67
has provided no school for a peri
od of one year. A hearing on said
matter will be held in the Assem
bly Room of the Court House in
O’Neill, Nebraska on March 7,
1956, 2:30 P.M. when all interest
ed may appear and be heard.
ALICE L. FRENCH,
County Superintendent
43-44c
Pleasant Brook
Club Elects—
EWING— The Pleasant Brook
4-H club met at district 46 on
Tuesday, February 14, to organize
for this years’ club work. There
were 12 members present, who
elected the following officers:
Marcene Schmiser, president;
Kathleen Funk, vice - president;
Lois Kaczor, secretary; Mary Jane
Muff, treasurer, and Madene
Stearns, news reporter.
Mrs. Vearl Tuttle and Mrs.
Maynard Stearns were chosen as
leaders for the project, “Yard
Beautification.”
Members decided to meet at the
schoolhouses and will meet at
district 131 on Tuesday, February
28, to plan a window display for
4-H club week.
Monuments of lasting beauty
made by skilled craftsmen of
the J. F. Bloom Co. . . . monu
ments from the factory to the
consumer. — Emmett Crabb, O’
Neill, phone 139-J. 37tf
Ernest Boelter
Feted at Dinner
STAR — Ernest Boelter was
honored at a birthday anniver
sary dinner Sunday, February 12,
at his home.
Present for the occasion were:
Mrs. Hattie Boelter, Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Lysle Johnson and family,
Ewalt Miller and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Vince Cunningham and
daughter, Miss Patricia Kallhoff,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boelter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald War
ing and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Boelter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Mitteis and daugh
ters and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Boelter and family.
Other Star News
Supper guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and
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AMERICAN LEGION AUDITORIUM
AND BALLROOM
JOHNNY MULLEN
and His Orchestra
Saturday, February 25th
Admission: Adults, SI; Students, 50c
family Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 15, were Mrs. C. V. Cun
ningham, Kay and Sharon, Miss
Patricia Kallhoff, Mr. and Mrs.
Lysle Johnson, Wyn and Larry
and Dale Beilin.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Waring
and son spent Friday afternoon
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt
Miller and family and Mrs. C. V.
Cunningham and daughters.
The Gene Mudloffs and Glen
Stewarts were Suunday visitors
at the Elmer Juracek home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hibbs and
sons, Rodney and Micheal, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ewalt Miller and
Barbara were supper guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lysle
Johnson and family Sunday eve
ning.
Hri p
EISENHOWER
pass the new farm program
You will benefit this year
if Congress acts
before spring planting time
“Although agriculture is our basic industry,
farm families find their prices and incomes de
pressed amid the nation’s greatest prosperity.
“... An oversupply of commodities drives
down prices as mounting costs force up from ’
below, generating a severe price-cost squeeze.
“... Remedies are needed now, and it is up
to the administration and the Congress to pro
vide tnem swittly. As we seek to go torward,
we must not go back to old programs that have
failed utterly to protect farm families.
. I recommend, therefore, the following . o
nine-point program. I urge the Congress to
pass this program with maximum speed, for
delay can only aggravate and multiply the diffi
culties already sorely harassing millions of our »
rural people.” *
A/ g From the President’s special * „
" farm message to Congress.
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The Eisenhower-Republican 9-Point Farm Program
1 A VOLUNTARY, 2-POINT SOIL BANK r EXPAND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
to take 40 to 45 million acres out of production of O, to help low-income farm families live better, earn
your problem crops, get nd of the surplus, raise prices. more.
An Acreage Reserve which uses the surplus to
reduce the surplus. £ PUSH FORWARD THE GREAT PLAINS PROGRAM
A Conservation Reserve to prevent future sur- 'n“hTreH?«,dK°Ug1ht'StnCken areaS’ and
pluses and to build back soil for future needs. to Prevent another dust bowl.
2 LAWS TO PERMIT FASTER SURPLUS DISPOSAL rj INCREASE FARM RESEARCH APPROPRIATION
, especially in foreign markets. Selling, not storage, / , to find new uses and new markets for farm crops,
is the answer. lower production costs and increase farm profits.
3 STRENGTHEN COMMODITY PROGRAMS _ acciidc Ar.cn mate rocniT eaducbc
. on wheat, corn, dairy products, soybeans, cotton and Q „„„„„
rice. Ease production controls wherever possible. 1° meet capnal needs of present farmers, help young
4 f y farmers get started, tide farmers over emergencies.
PROTECT FAMILY-TYPE FARMS
• by limiting the size of price support loans made to Q REFUND GASOLINE TAX TO FARMERS
large corporate-type farms. on motor fuel used in farming operations.
Answers to some of your questions
Qi Why will it work?
A . Because this is a program for farmers by
farmers. We asked for, and got, sound advice
from hundreds of farm leaders and thousands of
farmers everywhere. This program gets at the root of
the problem on a practical, non-political basis. It
contains no double-talk or bureaucratic theories. It
is the most business-like, down-to-earth approach
to the business of farming and marketing of farm
products this country has ever had.
Q. Why is it a more practical pro
• gram than others that have
been offered?
A . Because it is especially tailored to today’s
peacetime conditions. It hits right at the
problem of price-depressing surpluses built up
because of wartime policies too long continued.
These surpluses hang over your farm like a hidden
mortgage.
Qi Will all farmers benefit?
A . This program will directly benefit all farmers
everywhere: producers of food grains, feed
grains, oilseed and fiber crops, dairymen and live
stock producers. It recognizes the special problems
of regional groups and producers of certain crops.
Q. Will this program help
• strengthen farm prices?
A • Yes. The present mountain of surplus, and
the threat of future surplus, now holds down
prices. Every farmer realizes that “a government
warehouse is not a market.” As surpluses are used up
prices will inevitably rise. (Marketing people have
estimated that net farm income would have been $2
billion higher in 1955 if it were not for the surpluses.)
Ql How much will it help?
A . Hundreds of millions of dollars in payments
to fanners can be made this year under the
Soil Bank plan alone if passage is not delayed. This
is in addition to its effect in strengthening farm
prices. Farmers would also get $60,000,000 a year tax
refund on gasoline used in their farming operations.
Ql How big is the surplus?
A. The government now holds an $8-billion
• stock of farm products. We can’t shut our
eyes to it, throw it into the ocean or plow it under.
It costs about a million dollars a day for storage
and carrying charges alone.
Q. Why do surpluses drive down
* livestock prices as well as grain
prices?
A, Continued overproduction of grains not only
• clogs the grain markets but forces continued
expansion in an already over-expanded livestock
production. Livestock prices as well as grain prices
would be higher today if it were not for the surplus.
Q. Why is the new Soil Bank Plan
* the most sensible approach to
the surplus problem?
A • It will get rid of the surplus and prevent
future surplus from piling up. It will stop
the shift of another farmer’s problem crops to your
problem crops.
Q. How does the Soil Bank "Acre
• age Reserve” use the surplus
to reduce the surplus?
A . In exchange for placing a portion of their al
lotted crop acres in the Soil Bank (removing
them from production entirely for an agreed period),
farmers will receive certificates. These certificates
will be good for cash at the bank or for commodities
drawn from surplus government stocks. In this way
farmers will be using up the surplus instead of add
ing to it. This part of the program applies to com,
wheat, cotton and rice.
Q. How will the Soil Bank ”Con
* servation Reserve” keep future
surpluses from building up?
A • It will take 25 million acres out of all crop
and livestock production for several years.
This land will be put into grass, trees or water stor
age. It is voluntary and provides generous incentives
for wide-spread participation. It, too, will help live
stock producers as well as grain producers since it
will reduce the surplus of feed grains that put more
and more people into the livestock business.
Q« Are these programs entirely
• voluntary?
A • Yes. President Eisenhower and the Repu blican
Party believe it is a basic right of every farmer
to be free to plan his own farm program and make
the best use of his land that he knows how. They
also believe that farmers should have the chance to
build up their soil without loss of income. The well
being of all Americans, as well as the future pros
perity of farmers themselves, depends on maintain
ing productivity of our soil resources. Farmers who
participate will no longer feel that they are forced
to farm every acre to the limit, producing crops that
aren’t needed, in order to keep their income up.
Q* How do I benefit if I put some
* of my acres in the Soil Bank?
A • You get an opportunity to restore the fertility
of your soil and at the same time you are as
sured of an income from the land you retire. As sur
pluses are reduced, prices will increase on crops yoa
do produce.
Q. Why will Soil Bank participa
* tion help insure my income?
A . It will strengthen your cash position by giv
• ing you a guarantee—in effect, income insur
ance. The acres you take out of production will pro
vide income regardless of drought, flood or other
disaster.
Q* How will the Soil Bank help
* livestock producers?
A . With less feed grains being produced, fewer
^ • farmers will feel that they have to raise more
livestock to “piece out” their income due to surplus
depressed prices of grain. Participants in the Soil
Bank plan will sign an agreement not to graze their
diverted acres.
Ql When does it start?
A . Just as soon as the necessary legislation can
be enacted. The President has urged all pos
sible speed so farmers can plan their plantings and
benefit fully during the present crop year. Your Re
publican members of Congress are behind the Pres
ident. They believe the more you know about the pro
gram, the more you can help. You can help by writ
ing members of Congress urging immediate action.
This message sponsored and paid for by the National
Republican Senatorial & Congressional Committees.
Washington, D.C. Senator Barry Goldwater and Rep.
Richard M. Simpson, Chairmen.
WRITE YOUR SENATORS AND
CONGRESSMAN TODAY
Honorable _ |
The Capitol, Washington, D. C.
YES, I am in favor of the Eisenhower Farm I
Program. Let’s get it passed before spring plant- |
ing time so we can start getting our prices and I
I income up this crop year.
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