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Highway Petition
Deadline Nears
LINCOLN The story that has
been unfolding in Nebraska with
increasing speed the last decade
concerns a topic that will affect
the state's economy.
That is the development of an
intergrated, hard-surfaced road
network in the Comhusker state.
Millions of words have been
written about the subject, pro
and con. There will be as much
to come or more.
There are many phases to the
problem but two main ones:
1. Where and when roads
should be built?
2. Who foots the bill?
The state highway department
says regarding the where and
when angle of highway construct
ion, that its priority system, bas
ed on engineering principles, de
cides the matter. Opponents
claim the formula or determin
ing priority can Ik* manipulated,
and that this has been done.
No Political Road*
But Gov. Victor Anderson
stoutly maintains there have
been no political roads since he
has been governor, and he does
n't plan any. There has been one
deviation from the publicly an
nounced plans to fill a written
commitment of formor Gov. Val
Peterson concerning a route to
the Decatur bridge.
The ruckus over highway con
struction priority, however, was
generally stilled when the high
way departments engineering
system was installed to construct
roads on a scientific basis.
The big howl has been over
how to finance added roads and
how much money is required.
Road revenue battles began in
earnest in 19-19 and have been con
tinuing ever since to include
the present petition drive against
a seven-cent gasoline tax.
Road opponents say the six
cent tax, plus other highway de
partment revenue, is sufficient to
andle a record-breaking ron
struction program.
But the road revenue backers
argue extra funds are needed, not
only for the regular federal aid
.t,.m l>ut for the new interstate
highway. The four-lane super
route it is said, will produce the
revenue to permit gradual hard
topping of heavily traveled ruin*
routes many of which now need
dustless surfacing badly.
The latest round in the seven
cent battle involved a poll taken
hv the Better Nebraska associa
tion and an appeal by 24 mem
bers of the last legislature.
The BNA, staunch supporter of
the seven cent tax, said its poll
brought results from 15 ”°° No‘
braskans and they favored, by a
6-1 margin, the seventh rent ot
tax The ballot, however, was
cleverly worded and hinted dire
things would happen if the extra
penny didn’t stay.
The 24 lawmakers appealed to
the farm, petroleum and rail
road union groups to give up
their drive because the public
favors the seven cent tax.
Opponents of the higher tax
said they would do no such thing
and termed the request of the
lawmakers “phony
And the battle continued this
week as the September 20 dead
line when seven cent tax be
comes effective neared.
Interstate Insane.
Outstate opponents are nlgmy
critical of State Engineer L. N
Ress’s grandiose interstate high
way role. Country people, who
have seen their state maintained
road system shrink, raise more
than one eyebrow at the multi
million-dollar scheme to route
the super highway smack
Money to Loan
automobiles
trucks
tractors
equipment
rURNITUBl
Central Finance
C. E Jonea, Manager
O’Neill Nebraska
through Omaha's costly built-up
area. They point out that Lincoln
is being bypassed; so should
Omaha.
It's insane to run such an ex
pensive road through a city, the
critics say.
Other critics think the whole
interstate idea is a grand WPA
project that will do no more than
contribute to inflation. Scores of
lesser highways could be moder
nized streamlined and generally
improved with money going into
the interstate.
Foote Expense
An expense voucher turned in
by Sen. Kathleen Foote of Axtell,
stirmxi considerable controversy
in the statehouse.
State Auditor Ray Johnson
turned down the expense voucher
for $224.53, for trip to a com
mittee meeting at Cleveland, O.,
on intergovernmental coopera
tion.
Johnson said the expense
voucher was higher than for
other members who attended the
meeting and appeared to conflict
with a section of law requiring
travel to be by the most direct
route.
The auditor said Mrs. Foote
traveled to Cleveland by way of
Michigan.
Senator Foote said she had to
go to Michigan first to leave her
children since her husband was
railed out of the state for illness
in his family. The route didn't
cost any more money, she said.
Parole Officer
The state penitentary has a
new parole officer, lie is janus
Dahlberg of Lincoln, a 1955 grad
uate of the University of Nebras
ka where he majored in psycho
logy
Dahlberg replaces C. A. Steyer,
elevated recently to the post of
state parole officer.
Appointment of Dahlberg was
made by Warden Joseph Bovcy.
The institutional parole officer
is an important part of the peni
tentiary's rehabilitation program
for inmates.
Union Matters
The Associated General Con
tractors, composed of 60 road
building firms, claims abolish
ment of a job classification
would add $2 million to expense
of building the interstate high
" a carpenter's union has asked
abolishment of the classification
of "carpenter helper” on road
building projects.
More than 90 percent of Ne
braska’s highway work in non
union. and the AGC said the re
quest would impose a strict union
rule which could lead to union
ization of the entire highway
program in Nebraka.
Said the AGC: "Wo are unan
imously opposed to any action by
either' state or fcredal govern
ments which will tend to force
any union onto our industry
against the will of our employ
ns.”
Mrs. Townsend
Heads Holt WCTU
Mrs. Dora Townsend of Page
was elected president of the Holt
county chapter of the Women s
I Christian Temperance Union.
The county convention was
I held Tuesday September 3, at the
: home of Mrs. Lulu Quig in O -
! Neill.
Other officers:
Mrs. Ruth Wayman of p Neal,
vice-president; Mrs. Hattie Ca
son of Page, corresponding sec
retary • Mrs. Elsie Johnson of
O'Neili. treasurer; Mrs. Edgar
Stauffer of Page, recording sec
retary.
Back from Vacation—
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Paulsen
returned recently from a
week s vacation. They spent one
weekend in Lincoln with her
brother and his wife Mr and
Mrs. John Magwire and the rest
of the time in Tilden with their
parents. Mr. and Mrs Ves Mag
wire and Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Pausen.
Hugh Ray of G o t h e n b u r g
attended the funeral of H. J
Birmingham. He was a guest of
his son and family, Mr. and M ..
Elgin Ray. _
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AT AUCTION
Wednesday, September 25—2 P.M.
Pastime Cafe, Roller Rink & Meat
Processing Plant — Ainsworth, Nebr.
This property is located »t the east side of Ainsworth on
1#i l£.P2ta3. on the north side of 1 8. Hiway 20. The
building is of permanent oonstruetion with tile brick ,ro"tR
h> s 10 75i» SO ft. of fl«*or space. The building is arranged to
^.vide a cafe, roller rink and complete meat processing
r“°V cafe has main dining room 26x48 equipped with
booths counter and back bar. a 16x34 fully equipped kitchen
with 2 walk-in ref. coolers. In addition to the main dining
room, there are two private dining rooms and a |ar^ banquet
room, a storage room and men’s and ladies rest ’
is one of the finest restaurants on U. S. Hiway 20. The fu
nishings and appointments are very attractive throughout and
the main room is air conditioned.
Adjacent is the roller rink 60 x 112, with maple floor, loud
speaker system, 200 pair skates, skate grinder, cash register,
pop cooler, 8 booths, benches, tables, 8x16 orchestra platform
and misc. items too numerous to mention.
Adjoining is the 30x30 meat processing room with kill
i room, 12 x 12 walk-in cooler.track, scales, elec, meat saw,
refrigerated meat display case, meat grinder, knives, saws,
wrapping tables. 38 lockers and complete misc. items needed.
The building and all equipment is less than 4 years old
and everything is in perfect condition and is operating. This
sale offers an opportunity to purchase' an outstanding property
with a wonderful future, and the reason for selling is age and
health of the owners.
WRITE OR CALL for sale hill giving full particulars.
WAGNER & CUTTELL
727 So. 11th, Lincoln, Nebr. — Tel. 2-2627
J. R. FROST. Ringman
Beckwiths and
Hitchcocks Back
from Trip West
EMMET—Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Beckwith accompanied by Mr
and Mrs. Orville Hitchcock return
ed late Sunday evening from a
five day vacation trip to Yellow
stone park via the Grand Teton
route. They report a nice trip
with "weather perfect" for see
ing the sights and scenery.
On the return trip they came
through the Black HiUs and
South Dakota and report crops in
the Dakota area "look wonder
ful”.
Other Emmet News
Mrs. Robert Tomlinson spent
Monday at the Gilbert Fax home.
Mrs. Joe Winkler visited the
Leo Wiechtnan family at Stuart
Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Leo Wortman of West
Point arrived at the AJ Kloppen
borg home Friday night. She
will take care of her grandchild
ren while their mother, Mrs. A]
Kloppenborg. is in the hospital
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fox and
girls were Saturday overnight
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Tomlinson and Veldon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Loy were
Friday evening supper guests of
Mrs. Bessie Burge.
Mrs. Joe Winkler called on
Frances Timmerman of Stuart
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wayman
returned from Rochester, Minn.,
Friday night. Their children,
Marjorie and Diane , returned
Saturday morning after spending
the week with their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppen
borg.
^ Mr. and Mrs. Max Grenier and j
Veldon Tomlinson called at the j
Gilbert Fox home Thursday even- j
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patterson
visited relatives and friends in
Albion and Cedar Rapids from
Friday until Monday morning.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Paul
were Friday dinner guests at the
Fritz Brockman home.
Many from this community at-'
tended the funeral of Mrs. Hat
tie McConnell at Atkinson Friday.
Mrs. Joe Winkler went to Sun
art Saturday to attend the funer
al of Pete Engler.
Agnes Gaffrey and Mrs. Henry
Kloppenborg called on Mrs. Clara
Jennings in Atkinson Sunday af
teroon.
Bill Wortman of Lincoln and
Sid Hakenstadt of Albion were
Friday overnight guests of the
A1 Kloppenborg family. They
were on their way to Rushville
to hunt deer with bow and ar
row.
Mrs. Ballantyne
to Missouri Post
PAGE Mrs. J. O. Ballantyne
and daughter, Faye Irene, of
Page have have taken up resi
dence at Inpendence, Mo., where
Faye Irene is a student at the
Independence Santarium and
Hospital school of nursing.
Mrs. Ballantyne has been hired
to teach a combination fifth and
sixth grade room in the Inde
pendence public schools.
The school system has a triple
A rating and the faculty numbers
more than 300 teachers.
Mrs. Ballantyne taught in the
Lamoni, la., public school sy
tem last year and Miss Faye
Irene was a senior at Graceland
college there.
, Other Page News
Included in a threshing crew
picnic at the tourist park at Long
Pine Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Gus Robinson and son, Willis,
and daughter, Mrs. Fern Grass,
and Messrs Emitt Thompson,
Jim Bridge, Pete and Merle De
Long and their families.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harper,
j Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stauffer
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Beelaert and daughters, Brenda
and Becky, all of Page, and Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Jarman of Cham
bers w'ent to Rock Falls for a
picnic dinner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lamason
went to Sheridan, Mo., Tuesday,
September 3 and were guests of
her mother, Mrs. R. F. Scott.
Mrs. Zora Carroll and grand
daughter, Bette Jo Carroll of Bell
Garden, Calif., accompanied
them as far as Lincoln where
they visited relatives. They all
returned to Page Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gray of
Lodi, Calif., w'ere visitors in the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Gray and his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Gray. Mr. Gray wa* in
business with his father here
operating a general merchandise
i store until they moved to Cal
! iornia.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters of
Draper, S.D., were Sunday and
Monday, September 1 and 2,
guests of her uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dobbins.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Undine,
Donald, Joanne, Jerry and Jean
nie of Sioux City were Saturday,
August 31, to Monday, Septem
ber 2, guests in the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. O.
Wood.
O’Neill News
James Merriman and daughter,
Tracy, of Omaha spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Merriman, while Mrs.
James Merriman and her mother
visited relatives in New York.
Joseph F. Jurgensmeier return
ed recently from a three weeks'
visit with relatives. In Hastings
he was a guest of his sister. Mrs.
Katie Waltz. In Lawrence, he saw
his brothers, Ben and Henry, and
at Edgar he visited another
brother, Steve. At Geneva he was
a guest of his sister, Mrs. Mary
| Theer.
Bernard Richard Allen was
home for the weekend from Nor
folk Junior college. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Al
len.
Mrs. Louis Pierson and Mrs.
E. S. Price were in Sioux City
last Thursday.
Inman News
Labor day weekend guests in
the home of Mr and Mrs. T. D.,
Hutton were Mr and Mrs. Cecil
Draney of Lincoln and their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Webster, of
Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs, William Cran
dall left Sunday. September 1.
for Jackson, Mich., where they
will visit Mrs. Crandall's sister.
Supt. and Mrs. Walter Ubben
and daughter, Christie, spent the
labor day weekend in Omaha
and Auburn visiting friends and
relatives.
Harvey Tompkins and son,
Roger, spent Sunday. September
1, in Lincoln attending the state
fair. Mrs. Tompkins, Linelle. Al
len and Neal spent that weekend
in Utica visiting Mrs Tompkins’
mother, Mrs. Cora Caldwell.
Mrs. Frances May, Jimmy and
Jean Ann and Mr. and Mrs. John
Gallagher spent Sunday. Septem
ber 1, at the Ft. Randall dam
sight-seeing.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hutton, Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Webster and
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Draney of
Lincoln were Sunday, Septem
ber 1, guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Hutton and
daughter at Bassett.
Mr. and Mrs. L F. KopecKy en
tertained a group of little boy's
Tuesday, September 3, after
school at their country home in
honor of their son, Dicky, w’ho
was celebrating his birthday an
II ™
niversaTy. Games and entertain
ment were provided. Refresh
ments, including birthday cake,
were served.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
WD Glenn E. White to Hamp
son M. Smith and wife 81-57
$6,000- NE*^ 31-26-13.
GUARDIAN’S DEED - llamp
son M. Smith. Grd. to Glenn
White 7-31-57 $2,896 92 2/26ths int.
in N4 27 - N4St* - SHN4 -
NVsNEV* - NEDNWI4 28-26-14.
WD Hazel Adamson to Glenn
E. White, no date. $2.896 92 —Un
divided int. in N^i 27 - NMiSts -
S4N4 - N4NED - NE^NW^i
28-26-14. •
WD--Ray White, et al to Glenn
White 5-9-57 $31,866.15 — Same
land as above.
WD John B Reiser to Charles
! Mitchell 8-2-57 $l-SE»4SW,y4
21 - EHNW'Vi 28-33-13.
WD -Charles E. Mitchell to
John B. Reiser 8-2-57 $1- WW
ne‘4 - Nwy4SEy4 21-33-13.
WD Merlin W. Luben to Char
les P. Cadwallader & wife 6-2-56
$2,600--Part of NWV4SEV4 19-28
10.
WD Emmet State Bk. to John
Conard 7-8-57 $300 Part of Lot
4 Block C Lyons Add.—Emmet.
QCI> Harold S. Trainor to
Mrs. Loretta Anderson 4-16-57 $10
S4NWV4 27-25-12. Subject to
right of way of the Lincoln and
Black Hills Railroad Company.
WD—Dale Henderson to Wm.
N. Hoffman & wife 8-9-57 $5,000
Lot 1 Blk 9- Hallock's Add —
Stuart.
WD Phillip J. Frost to O. A.
Beltzer 8-16-57 $10,200- NW’% 34
30-14.
WD Anna Vequist Brown to
Edward A. Pavel & wife 7-15-57
$1—Lot 18 Blk 15- Matthew s
Add -O'Neill.
WD-Ruth A Rocke to Ernest!
L Dohesh A- wife 8-16-57 112.000
NWi4 31-30-14.
WD Elizabeth Heiser to Ed
ward Heiser 8-23-57 $1 int in
W4EW and W4SE>-4 11-32-14
WD- Henry F Heiser to Ed
ward Heiser 8-23-57 $1 Mi same
land as above deed.
WD Elizabeth Heiser to Alvin
Hi’iser 8-23-57 $1 int in NEl4
NEl4 30 - - NWL1NWV4 and K4
W4 29-32-13.
WD Henry F Heiser to Al
vin Heiser 8-23-57 $1—int in
same land as above.
WD George W. Holcomb to
Delbert D. Edwards & wife 10-6
11 $8,000 EViEVi - W'2 21 -
N1 ■ \W11 - Si:i4NWV4 28 - NE
V4NEV4 29 - N4NE*4 - SWV4
NE Vi - NWV4SE Vi 27-26-15.
Edward A Pavel to Laura H.
Parker 8-23-57 $2,000 7-16-62
lot 18 Blk. 15 Matthews Add.
O'Neill.
WD Ray Slaymaker to Walt
er Slaymaker 4-13-57 $1 & ex
change NEI4 25-29-16 lots 4-5-6
Blk. 45—Pioneer Tovvnsite Co.
Add.—Atkinson.
WD John Slaymaker to Walt
er Slaymaker 4-13-57 $1—NEV4
25-29-16.
WT> Walter Slaymaker to
John Slaymaker 4-13-57 $1 SWV4
25-29-16,
WD- Ray Slaymaker to John
Slaymaker 4-13-57 $1 SWV4 25-29
16.
WD—John Slaymaker to Ray
Slaymaker 4-13-57 >1 SEA4 24
2916
WD- Walter Slaymaker to Ray
Slaymaker 4-13-57 $1 SE4 24-29
16
Wl> -Commercial Farmers. Ir»
eorp. to Marv in P Richter &
wife 1-2957 >8.009 S4 Sec. 21-31
10.
WI > Ruth Louise MacLachlan
to Robert H. MacLachlan &
wife 4-957 $6,088.89 SWV4 24-29
15.
O'NEILL MH AI.S
Mr. and Mrs, Roy Cole of O'
Neill and Mr and Mrs. Walter
Anson of Bristow were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Strong of Chambes.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ntsson and
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes, of
Rage were Sunday guests of Mr.
ami Mrs Lawrence Haynes.
Mi's. Hattie Fox of Stuart is
visiting a few days with Mr, and
Mrs. Robert Fox.
Fi ank Connelly ami son, Tom,
of Crawford sjx'nl Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Flood
Gordon Fox left Thursday to
attend the University of Nebras
ka at Uncoin.
For Auto Liability and Property Damage
INSURANCE
Town 5 10 5 *l7.?o: Farm, *15.00
Town 10-20-5 *lt*.oo; Farm, *15.00
Town 25 50 5 *20.20; Farm, *10.00
Fire and Extended Coverage
5 year Annual Pay Town Dwelling *2.00 |*er *1,000.00
Farm: **.00 |>er *1,000.00 first year and *3.50 each subse
quent year. No renewals resulred.
See, Write or Phone
L. G. GILLESPIE
O’NEILL PHONE 218 ami 114
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Livestock, Farm & Haying Machinery
HAVING PURCHASED a business in O’Neill, 1 will offer the following described personal property at J
public auction, on the premises, located 6 miles west of Ewing on U. S. Highway 27 5 to the Stafford school, j
I f/2 miles south, ]/£ mile west, /j mile south, j/2 mile west, J/2 mile south, 1 mile west and P/2 unles south, OR
1 mile east of Inman on Highway 275, 6 miles south, 1 mile east, j/4 mile south, 1 mile east and P/2 miles
south (road will be marked), on —
Wednesday, September 18
Sale Starts at 1 P. M. Lunch Served on Grounds j
| 85 - Heod of Cattle - 85 I
13 - MILK COWS - 13
Twelve cows are milking now and all are bred to registered whiteface bull.
Will start to freshen in December and until spring.
Black Whiteface, coming 3-yrs.-old
Red Whiteface, 7-yrs.-old
Holstein, 6-yrs.-old
Brockleface Roan, 6-yrs.-old
j Guernsey-Whiteface Cross, coming 3-yrs.-old
Whiteface, 5-yrs.-old
Holstein, 6-yrs.-old
Black, 6-yrs.-old
Guernsey, 4-yrs.-old, to freshen Oct. I
Guernsey, 6-yrs.-old
Black Whiteface, coming 4-yrs.-old
Registered Brown-Swiss, coming 3-yrs.-old
Red Whiteface, coming 4-yrs.-old
38 Yhiteface Yearling Steers — 38
These steers are till of good quality and are all triple vaccinated.
4 - MILK STRAIN HEIFERS - 4
OnmiiiK two-years-old; to freshen In sprint'.
Guernsey-Whiteface Cross
2—Black Whiteface
Roan Heifer
11 - BUCKET CALVES - 11
8 - STOCK COWS - 8
With Calves at side.
j, — Yealing Whiteface Heifer --- 1
2 Registered Hereford Bulls -- 2
One coming 3-yrs.-old; other 4-yrs.-old
I Bay Saddle Horse, 7-Years-old.200 Tons of Prairie Hay.45 Hens, laying now I
I Machinery & Equipment, Etc.
Super A IHC ’50 Tractor with
A-24 Mower
Regular Farmall
’47 Ford Pickup
Farmall F-20 with 8 speeds
forward
Small Cabling Rack
Rubber Tired Wagon
Overshot Stacker and Cage
IHC V-27 Power Mower, 7-ft.
No. 9 IHC Trail Mower, 6-ft.
2—IHC 12-ft. Rakes
Model A Hay Sweep
Three-Rake Hitch
Hammermill
2—John Deere Manure Spreaders
Elec. Sickle Sharpener
John Deere 9-ft. Disc
Plow
Economy King Electric Cream
Separator
Lister
Some Old Iron
1,000-Gal. Propane Tank
Gas Heating Stove, 65,000 BTU,
Dearborn
Pitch Forks, Fuel Barrels, Post
Hole Augers, Shovels and
Miscelloneous Articles j
Wire Stretchers
Automatic Cattle Oiler
Winch, fits F-20 J
Hog Trough I
TERMS: CASH. No property to removed until settled for.
John Slizoski, Owner
COL. WALLACE O’CONNELL, O’Neill, FARMERS STATE BANK
COL. MAX WANSER, Ewing, Auctioneer* Ewing, Cleric