No State Tax Reform?
Good Indications
•»> Melvin Paul
State house < orrespondent
The Nebraska Press Association
LINCOLN There are Indica
tions the Legislature may try to
shape a tax reform program after
aU.
Signs early in the session were
that the scions would snub Sen.
Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff in
his efforts to reform tax laws.
Reaction against Carpenter is
strong in the legislature. Rarely
has it shown up in speeches, but
in casual conversation it is there.
Voting records seemed to indi
cate that the fiery lawmaker from
Scottsbluff wtjuld get turned down
cold via the voting machine on any
tyi>e of a try at changing tax laws.
But the tide appeared to turn
when the senator got one of his
key^ hills, to change the property
tax assessment date from March 1
to Jan, 1 advanced after a kill
motion was beaten down by 28-9
margin.
This is an unusual vote spread
for the senator in view of senti
ments of many of the lawmakers
about the motives of Carpenter.
Gov. Ralph G. Brooks has gone
on record for a group of the Car
penter bills, although he has sing
led out only a few that he espec
ially favors.
Brooks says he did not have any
tax hills introduced this session
as yet because in a field of 61
that were offered he found enough
to back his desires for a strong
central assessing authority in the
Capitol that would result in en
forcement of laws.
Charles Moon
Resignation of Charles Moon as
state athletic commissioner ended
the Lincoln man's 18 years in the
nost.
At 66, Moon, who also is admin
istrative assistant to Dr. E. A.
Rogers, state health director, said
he wanted to have more time to
devote to his duties with the
health department.
As commissioner. Moon headed j
a small division of government i
that licensed boxing and wrestling j
matches in the state and collected ,
a tax on gross receipts.
Mixin's resignation is effective
March 1. The job is part-time and
pays $3,000 per year.
Beginning with the late Gov.
Dwight Griswold, M<x>n also has
been a trouble shooter for the
chief executive's office.
(iovf-mor's Recount
Counting of ballots in the con
tested governor's race is not ex
pected to run longer than two
weeks.
That's the guess of the chairman
of the recount committee, Sen. A.
A- Fenske of Sunol.
Lawmakers went on record for
a recount 26-16 and directed Fen
ske’s committee to make an in
terim report to the Legislature
after first tabulating Douglas,
Lancaster and Scotts Bluff coun- j
ties.
This was interpreted as a move
to permit the Republican party,
which is contesting the election of
Democratic governor Ralph G.
Brooks, an opportunity to drop the ,
recount if no change is shown in
totals of the State Canvassing
Board. , . „
Democratic officials generally
criticized action of the Legislature, .
which although it has its members
elected on non-political tickets, is
predominantly composed of Re
publicans.
School Redlxtrieting
There are several phrases that
appear in legislative bills that are
sure-fire to bring out droves of
citizens for public hearings. (
One is “school redistricting. At
one [Kiblic hearing last week the
small lounge in the statehouse was
jammed with persons interested
in the subject. .
The reason they turned out is
that a bill designed to correct a
situation in Hooker county dealt
“Sf the main school redistricting
_ _,.nh to hrinir out I
1 I let l »
th AnotherS is mourning doves.
Whether or not to permit shooting
of this bird provides some of the
levity of a legislative session and
some very strong debate.
Included in the arguments are
recipes for cooking them and he
nesting and feeding habits of
h'other standard crowd-drawers
are sales taxes of any kind, trad
*1 stHmp legislation which pro
duces hundreds of housewives,
SJ5S or fireworks laws change^
As a rule, one of the nv>st 1m
doriant subjects that of changes
K" laws',hat affect every Ne
braskan produces none of the ^
droves of citizens that can kill a
bm often in a committee by sheer j
weight of numbers. j
One Ihinc th.H 1
l»«ve -«-«
ggKS, if
are from the district of the solon.
News Conferences
r.w Ralph G. Brooks plans to
hold it least one and possibly two
rpeular news conferences weekly.
fhe new governor has been ex
tremely busy making speeches and
seeing' well-wishers and job hunt
ers "bat come with the change of
a y administration but especial
lyif ,he switch also brings a new
party into power.
1 Because of his schedule it had
been difficult for Statehouse news
mi" to get in to see the governor.
The weekly conferences were the
solution.
Venus News
By Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser
Mr and Mrs. Ted Kinnison ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Cihlar attended the funeral Mon
day of Ed Moravac. age 58, at
VCMany friends and relatives of
the Oscar Moser family attended
the wedding dance of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Moser of Norfolk Friday e\ in
ning The couple were married
Sunday. January 18. Mrs. Moser
is the former Carol Sproul of N^
folk. The dance was at King s in
Norfolk. '
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Butterfield
were Monday evening visitors at ;
the Harry Caskey home
Mr and Mrs Edwin Porter
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Ora Caskey home.
Robert Scott of O'Neill was saw
ing wood Monday at the Ralph
Bruokhouser farm.
Royalty Chosen at Heart Benefit
Elected king and queen of hearts by popular vote at a benefit
heart fund dance were Larry Wansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max
Wansen of Ewing, and Carolyn Schmeichel, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Schmeichel. The event constituted the teenagers’ con
tribution (admission was charged) to the heart fund Runnersup
were James Larson and Ellen Lohaus. The affair was held at
the youth center and students from both O’Neill high sch<x>l and
St. Mary 's academy participated in the balloting. Wansen and lx>
haus are both from St. Mary’s Schmeichel and Larson are from
O'Neill high. The Frontier Photo
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Rock Falls News
B\ MRS. FLOYD JOHNSON
Omaha \ isitor At
Parents Home Here
Don (Bud* Vequist came from
Omaha on Thursday afternoon to
spend a few days with his parents,
Mr and Mrs. Henry Vequist, but
hearing the prediction of consid
erable snow on the weather fore
cast Monday, caused him to make
a hasty decision and head back
for the City.
Tommy Vequist spent Monday
■vening with his grandparents ,
chile the rest of the family at
ended the basketball game and a
jarty in town. Tom would much
•ather be snowed in with Grand
na and Grandpa than in town.
Mrs. Lou Brown. Terry and Cin
I" -
dy accompanied Mrs. Doris Hynes
| to Osceola on Sunday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Tangeman. Mrs.
i Tangeman is the former Regina
nes.
Mr. ami Mrs. John Schultz ami
girls were Friday evening visitors
at the Sam Derickson home.
Gwenda, Trudy and Debbie
Schultz were Thursday after
school and supper guests at the
home of their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Johnson.
The John Schultz family were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Korsenbroek. Mr. and
Mrs. Vom Carpenter and family
were also guests there.
Mr. and Mrs Sam Derickson
and Uns were Thursday evening
visitors at the I\>n lfynes home.
On Tuesday of last week. El
win Grutsch and Albert and Don
Sterns helped James and Ardell
Curran dehorn calves. Mrs. Advert
Sterns spent the day with Mrs.
Curran.
Peggy and Randy Curran of O'
Neill spent the weekend with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Curran.
Leo Snyder and "Slim Hansen
enjoyed an evening of TV last
Friday at the James Curran
; home. Prize fights seems to have
; been the evening highlight
Mr. and Mrs I>in Hynes and
| girls spent Sunday at the t«eorge j
Calkins home
Little 1 X'bbie Yantzi of O'Neill
| visited her grandmother, Mrs.
Kathryn Yantzi. Sunday through
Monday of this week.
The Don Hynes fatnilj attended
the baskethall gam ? in O'Neill
on Monday evening.
Monday evening visitors at the
John Schultz home were Francis
Stems and Linda Johnson
Supper and evening guests of
the Albert Sterns familv (in Feb
ruary 10 were Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Vequist and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Don Sterns and children.
Only Unshorn Lambs
Llegible tor Program
Uimb producers should Keep in
mind that only unshorn lambs will
lie eligible under the wool pro
gram, Homer Ernst. Chairman of j
the Holt County Agricultural Stab
ilization and Conservation Com
mittee .advised today.
The program, which was set up
under the National Wool Act, pro- j
v ides incentive payments on un-|
shorn lambs made on per-hund
red weight basis. The payment is
calculated ini the basis of the
shorn wool incentive payment, the
average weight of wool tier hund
red pounds of lamb, and the value
nf lamb wool in relation to shorn
wool.
Payments on lambs sold be- j
iween April 1, 1958 and March 31.
1959 will be made this summer
when the average yearly prices
received by growers can be de
termined thumbs sold after March
31, 1939 will fx1 eligible for pay
ment under the 1959 program
which runs from April 1. 1959
through March 31, 1960
Chairman Krnst explained that
the lamb payment is made under
the w\x>l program in ortier to en
courage the normal marketing of
lambs with tin- WOOl on Without
this payment, there might tx> un
usual shearing of lambs in order
to obtain the incentive payment on
shorn wool
Lamb pnxlucers are urged to
keep full sales contracts and other
records pertaining to the purchase
and sale of unshorn lambs, since
these records arc required in the
application for payment.
Trv Tlie Frontier Want Ads for
QUICK Results'
We have sold our farm and since we have other plans for the coming season we will sell at public auction the
following described personal property at the place located 3 miles east, 3 miles south and 1 4 mile east ot Cham
bers. . . OR ... 3 miles north and J/^ east of Hoerles Service Station. . . OR . . . 20 miles south of (3 Neill on 281
and \ 4 east on
Tties., February 24th
Sale Starts at 1 2.30 p.m. Bethany’s Ladies will serve lunch
36 -- Head Shorthorn & Guernsey Cattle -- 36
2 Guernsey cows, I just fresh, other fresh soon
7 milking Shorthorn cows, 4 fresh now, others to
freshen soon
4 Holstein and 1 Guernsey heifer, to freshen
3 coming 2 year-old Shorthorn heifers
2 yearling Shorthorn heifers
I Shorthorn Bull from Wisconsin dairy herd
2 yearling Guernsey heifers
2 yearling steers
3 coming yearling steer calves
1 small calf and 8 mixed hand-fed calves
These are Wisconsin bred dairy cattle: They have
a good record and are the large type
Machinery ^Equipment
1 946 IHC tractor, 9 speed transmission
1 952 IHC tractor, set of tractor chains
IHC tractor cultivator wkh fertilizer attachments
1 8 foot John Deere disc
290 John Deere 2-row corn planter
7 ft. JD No. 5 mower, hay stacker and cage
Du-al loader, one year old with stacker head,
bucket and manure fork
John Deere side delivery rake on rubber
IHC 1 2 foot hay rake
John Deere tractor plow, 3-14
John Deere manure spreader
IHC 1 0 inch Hammermill, portable PTO
1 -row Woods corn picker on rubber
2 complete barge trailers
2 hay racks, one on rubber
Five-row universal weed sprayer
All metal branding and dehorning chute
3 steel work shop tables
IHC 3S Cream separator with electric motor
Cream cans, milk pails and egg cases
Two wood and coal stoves
Oil burning heating stove
4 section harrow Cottonwood lumber
Electric post drill Used Lumber
3 feed bunks Hog waterers
Hudson sprayer 8 steel stanchions
Hog troughs Cement mixer
Tractor hay sweep Shop tools
300 gal. fuel tank Forks and scoops
3-100 gal. fuel barrels Shovels
Electric welder Electric Fencer
Gas Welder Household furniture
Air Compressor
Four-room dwelling to be moved. Insulated and
REA wired.
Hay, Alfalfa & Grain
25 tons of prairie hay 55 tons of Alfalfa
350 bales mixed Alfalfa and Brome
200 bushels ear corn: corn ventilators
Stack of oat straw
Poultry & Poultry Equip.
About 1 50 Hens. Chicken waterers, feeders,
water heater, 5 metal feeding troughs,
electric brooder stove, 500 chick size
- ALSO*AT TH1S~SALE -
10 Head of Registered Hereford
Cows and Heifers
Cow with calf at side
6 cows to calf this spring
Advance Domino, Pioneer and Pioneer Shadow:
1 wo of these cows were shown in 4-H as heifers
and were grand champions in their respective
years—1954, 1955.
3 coming 2 year-old open heifers. (Grand-daugh- ll
ters of Double Reo 3rd).
Pedigree will be furnished with all these register
ed cattle
1 here also may be a bull, a coming 3-year-old,
at this sale. Sired by Double Reo 3rd: Dam, Proud
Mixer
Kenneth Hoerle, owner
TERMS: Strictly Cash. No property to be removed until settled for.
Mr. & Mrs. William Kolm, Own rs
Col. Ed Thorin, O’Neill, and LeRoy Kirwan, Butte, auctioneers Chambers State Bank, clerk
