Capitol News -
Selecting Nebraska State Song
Is Hard Task for Legislators
In 1695 Nebraska began collect
ing its family of flowers, birds
and so on that bear the title of
“state”. Now, the Legislation is
toying with the idea of a state
song.
Selection of the final choice
for a state category is not an
easy matter, as the Legislature’s
public health and miscellaneous
.subjects committee discovered. At
a hearing on the problem, the
committee got four separate
tunes as nominees for the title
of state song.
One backer of a state tune, Mrs.
H. B. Henderson of Auburn, a
former singing teacher at the Un
lvei-shy of Nebraska, voiced her
choice, “My Nebraska,” while
she marched back and forth be
fore the committee.
Three others were presented on
tape—“Welcome to Nebraska,”
written by Wilbur Chenoweth and
Joyce Ayres; “We Love Our Own
Nebraska” by Mrs. Ada Wild
Plessman of Crete, and “Nebras
ka’s Glad Refrain” written by
Harriet Swan Spence of Crab
Orchard.
Everyone felt that Nebraska
needs a state song, most of all
for ceremonial and promotional
purposes, especially the 1967 Cen
tennial celebration, but there was
no agreement on how the tune
should go.
So the committee sent to the
floor for debate a bill calling for
the establishment of a state song
committee. The committee would
conduct a contest to select songs
for presentation to the 1963 Le
gislature.
For the historically minded,
here’s a thumbnail sketch of
state categories: State Flag—Re
sulted from a bill introduced in
1925 by J. Lloyd McMaster of
Lancaster county. The law des
cribes the banner as a “repro
duction of the great seal of the
ctofo !' h-irOod / vn tlm nnnfae i n
gold and silver on a field of
national blue." State Bird—A
joint resolution introduced by
Rep. F. C. Rundle of Hamilton
county, approved in 1929, declar
ed the western meadowlark as
the state bird.
State Flower—A joint resolution
introduced by Rop. L. P. Judd of
Boone county, approved in 1895,
designated the gcldenrod as the
floral emblem of the state. State
Name—-Nebraska was officially
designated the “Tree Planters'
State” under a resolution in 1885
by Sen C. H. Sloan of Geneva. In
1945 the Legislature changed
Nebraska’s popular name to the
“Cornhusker State.” State Tree—
A resolution by Alois Slepicka in
1937 designated the American
Elm as the state tree.
Sales, Income Taxes
The Legislature’s action in
sweeping away attempts to broa
den the state’s tax base was
viewed generally as pretty de
cisive this session.
Even proponents of a broaden
ed tax base were less than en
thusiastic after the Unicameral
action. The Legislature itself
voted 28-15 against debating the
sales-income tax bills the floor
and a committee later killed
another combination proposal by
a 5-4 vote.
The broadened tax base advo
cates also were rebuffed in at
tempts to smash down the bill
to increase the state park levy
from 13 cents per $1,000 assessed
value of property to 30 cents per
$1,000.
The park bill, LB 208, passed
by a 30-11 vote. It sets up a 10
year development program, fi
nanced by the special property
tax levy. It was estimated the
park levy will produce a million
dollars revenue per year, but be
fore final passage, an attempt
to cut the levy to 21 cents failed
by only two votes.
C»7.:ul School
If a bill clears the Legislature,
another institution under the Board
of Control will be shifted to the
State Education Department. This
is the school for mentally retard
ed children at Cozad.
Gov. Frank Morrison wants the
school removed from the board
on grounds it is an educational
operation and not a custodial
one. The State Board of Educa
tion said it would assume oper
ation of the school if directed,
but only on an experimental basis
and if it has enough funds to
handle the job.
The education department now
operates the State Vocational
Technical School at Milford, the
State School for the Blind at Ne
braska City and the State School
for the Deaf at Nebraska City.
Air Conditioners
The Capitol Building Commis
sion is hustling to try to get the
statehouse cooled to cope with
Nebraska’s hot weather.
State Engineer John Hossack,
commission secretary, says one
possible way of doing this is rent
ing air conditioning equipment
with an option to buy it. That
way, he says, the state won’t
have a heavy initial outlay of
funds.
By the end of this biennium, on
July 1, he says there will be about
$250,000 earmarked for air con
ditioning. The entire project is
expected to cost in the neighbor
hood of $1 million. It would take
20 years to pay for the work on
a “pay as you go” basis, Hos
sack says.
Building commission members
besides Hossack are Gov. Frank
Morrison, State Sen. Joe T. Vos
oba of Wilber, A. Q. Schimmel of
Lincoln, Maurice Hevelone of Be
atrice and W. C. Fraser of Om
aha.
A Poem
From Mrs. Eby ...
—Mother’s Bible & Dad’s God—
What a heritage was given to the
ones of us who’ve had,
A real Bible-loving mother and
a staunch, God-fearing dad.
For their teaching and their in
fluence, their faith, their .ear
nest iprayer,
Sought God's presence in safe
guarding us in all we do or
dare.
And no matter where we traveled
or wherever we have worked,
Constantly, that safe reminder
however near where danger
lurked,
We have tasted this salvation,
known the joy of sins forgiven,
And it's just a thrill, to travel
this “grand central” way to
heaven.
There is peace, unnumbered
blessings, in the service of the I
Lord;
There is comfort, strength, and
wisdom, found within His Holy j
Word.
Tho’ the journey’s rough and
rugged, storms and problems
look more dim,
Clinging to the Rock of Ages,
aims and eyes both fixed on
Him.
Friend, if you perchance have
wandered and the world has
won your heart,
Why not come back to the Savior,
why not make another start?
Just in simple faith accept Him!
leave sin’s paths that you have
trod,
Rise! take action! start believ-;
mg, Mother’s Bible and Dad’s1
God.
(Mrs. E. Goudie)
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