State Capitol News .
Ton-Mile to Be Voted?
Lincoln-A familiar subject
<• i" to many Nebraskans — whether
there should be a tax placed on
trucks based i>h tonnage hauled
and miles carried-—is up before
the people
A group has started a petition
drive for a popular vote in No
vember
To pui the issue on the ballot
that is whether the date should
have a ton-mile tax -— sponsor*
will need a total of 29,039 sig
natures by July 5.
The tax propo al generally i*
the same as one killed in the
19)) I'gistature. Such a tax pro
bably would produce about $6.
000,000 per year in revenue
Money would be divided among
date highway; , city streets and
county roads in the same propor
, tion as the state gasoline tax
now is distributed.
A “Committee for Better Roads
Through Fair Taxation” has been
put together to lead the drive
for signatures. C. E. Beals, re
tiring executive secretary of the
League of Nebraska Municipali
ties, is secretary-treasurer of the
ton-mile group.
Argument in the last legisla
ture over the question of a
ton-mile tax on trucks was
bitter. The bill was killed at
the last stage in the legislative
null.
Sponsors of the petition drive
said railroads will not be asked
for financial assistance in the
drive. However, they also said
that the committee won't turn
down help from the railroad un
ions if they volunteer to circu
late petitions.
If the proper number of votes
are received in November the
ton-mile tax becomes law auto
matically. It would apply to all
commercial trucks carrying 10
tons or more, and inter - city
buses weighing 28,000 pounds or
more.
Tin* movement will draw stiff
opposition from truckers. The
opposition will likely be spear
headed by highway user groups,
primarily the Nebraska Motor
Carriers association.
Beals, in a statement, said:
“It is the contention of the
members of this committee
that big trucks and buses li
censed to carry over 10 tons
do not pay their fair share of
the cost of building and main
taining the roads in the state
of Nebraska.”
Beals also said the committee
believes “thousands of out-of
state trucks not licensed in Ne
braska are getting almost a free
ride on our roads, for they pay
only the diesel and gas tax.”
Truckers have claimed in the
l>ast when the ton-mile question
arose, that they are paying their
fair share of taxes, and now es
pecially because the last legis
lature increased truck license
fees.
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Employment Law—■
Fifteen clinics are scheduled
for May for employers who ar<
coming under a new unemploy
rnent compensation law for th
. first time.
An estimated 6,500 Nebrask.
businessmen have been remind
ed they will be confronted by the
new law, enacted by the 1955
legislature.
Unemployment compensation
taxes will bo collected from all
employers who have four or
more persons hired. The old law
applied to only those employing
eight or more.
The Nebraska law was set up
to conform with changes made
• • in the federal law.
The May clinics will be
sponsored by the Nebraska
• < 'hamher of Commerce Man
agers association and the stab*
employment security division.
Officials say employers should
lx- familiar with the new state
law “in- order to be protected
from late assessment of back
taxes and heavy interest if
through ignorance they should
fail to recognize their liability.”
Sites and dates for the clihics:
McCook and Columhps, May 7;
North Platte, May 8; Sidney and
Fremont, May 9; Alliance, May
10; Scottsbluff, May 11; Hastings
and Beatrice, May 14; Holdrege
and Nebraska City, May 15;
Kearney and Falls City, May 16;
Grand Island. May 17, and York,
May 18r
PAST40
frowbled with GETTING UP NIGHTS
Palm In BACK, HIPS, LEGS
Tirtdnws, LOSS OF VIGOR
If you are a victim of these
symptoms then your troubles
may be traced to Glandular
Inflammation. Glandular In
flammation is a constitutional
disease and medicines that
give temporary relief will
not remove the causes of
your troubles.
Neglect of Glandular In
flammation often leads to pro
mature senility, and incurable
malignancy.
The past year men from
1,000 communities have been
successfully treated here at
the Excelsior Institute. They
have found soothing relief and
a new zest in life.
The Excelsior Institute,
devoted to the treatment of
diseases peculiar to older men
by NON-SFRGICAL Methods,
has a New FREE BOOK that
‘tells how these troubles may
be corrected by proven rNon
Siirgical treatments. This bopk
may prove of utmost impor
tance in your life. No obliga
tion. Address Excelsior In-,
stitute. Dept. W-ll, Excelsior
Springs, Missouri.
I.andis Name Off— .
The name of the late District
Harry Landis of Seward has
i" n removed froiti N’ebi . ka'
May 15 primary ballot.
Then had been •r «vulation tha'
. > * w is short to take
rtame off after the long-time jur
ist’s death. But the secretary of
office contact* t county
i clerks in the’ six counties of the
Fifth judicial di " » and . ot th.
joi. done
Hut, an attorney could be
nominated for th*' N’overni r
general election bb getting a
irj write*in \,*t< • equ tiling
till perceii* *f til* 1854 vote for
governor ip each of the six
counties
41 them stvH are ballot vacan
i:uV after the nrimaty. a rindid
ate ( ouid file i r the F'lfth dis
trict fry petition, the office stud
( hit kens Hatched—
I a
There we/e a lot. of chickens i
itched in Nebraska during the
fit l three months of this year,
up 12 pur cent from ttu' same
period in 1953.
i
!- iltion. .'’f'.t thousand chicks,
ipai i w.th nine million, 302
thousand for the same period in
1955,
The figuri , come from the
date-federal division of agricul
, lurul stStistics.
i Tiie division said the March
' hatch was six-million, 900 tho
sand chicks alone That's ap
four percent from the same
month last year, but below the
10-year average of eight- million
7ft-thou»and.
*
Mi nd Mrs. C. Bazelman
*• ■ Mr ,,ml Mrs John Holli
d.v. of Orchard celebrate their
golden wedding inriversarv o
Sunday.* « * »
Mr. and Mrs Jo, I. iney went
te Columbus to get Mrs Flli. -
brth Ticknor of Denver, Colo., on
Tuesday. * '
Mr- Jack Hitchcock left for
Omaha Monday after visiting her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. William
.
Peggy and Bess Benson were
Overnight guest- it the Wayne
o W il -e i' April
25 , *
Mr. and Mrs Earl Diekau and
Henry Dackau of Atkinson visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hines last
Thursday.
Mr and Mrs. Ed Porter of Or
chard celebrated their 40th wed
ding anniversary last Thursday
Mr. and Mrs. Verlyn Gibbs were
among the guests
Mr and Mrs. John Gallagher
« I. a
d Mrs A1 P in s
John and Lester Denckson vis
.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pharris, who
has been visiting Mr. a.1 id Mrs.
T L. Liddy the p ist two months,1
icturned to Fremont. Friday. ...
.
■ St nets, S
Peters and Mrs. Jack Peters and
> t -> D
and Mrs. Mike LoMSon Mpi
and Tuesday*.
Vefle Halyn and Ip nette John
4 guests at the
.
Mr. ar.th Mrs. Pearl Grutsch
Don't be sorry. See our will
paper display before you buy.—
Scovie's Western Auto. O'N’etlL
45-Sc
»<nd Ehvyn went to Oakland on
We'-.: • i> . April 25. to vi-11
theur daughter. Mrs. L. G. Ste
vens, and family . They returned
heme Friday
( l\Tf K l MON (O'Neill)
*Rc\ U l' Turner, pa slot
Sunday May & Centei It
will be celebrating its 51st an
niversary with a full program,
cgmning Saturday evening at 8
o*'cloek.
We have secured for the pro
gram the best talent available
Kcv Kenneth Saunders, district
if ■'
Sunday -School Union, and Rev.
: ■ of Grace Bible in
stitute, both of Omaha, will be
speakers, and the Ehsy Sisiteys
oi Lincoln will bring us the mu
sic Everybody welcome.
TEEN - AGE
LEVI HOP
O’NEILL YOUTH CENTER
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Thursday, May 3rd
7:30 — 11 l’.M.
Music by the
.11 VIUNll.t: JACKS • •
Admission: 50c
Prizes to Be Awarded!
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