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Social Briefs
j By Mrs, Basilia Bell Ph. 5-8511
Jean. CUjsl Chattah, j
■. j I By Dorothy Greene.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS *
By Mrs. Brevy Miller Phone 2-4051
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Mrs. Zora Adams and daugh
ter, Iona, are visiting in Des
Moines, Iowa.
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Mrs. Georgia Goosby of Omaha
is in Lincoln to conduct Vacation
Church School for the Newman,
Methodist church.
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Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Newton
of Beatrice are in Lincoln be
cause of the illness of his son,
Bert Newton, who is a patient at
St. Elizabeth hospital.
* * *
*Mrs. Elmira Robinson was
hostess to a group of ladies at
her home Monday evening where
the announcement of the com
ing marriage of Miss Jackie Farr
of York, Neb., and Mr. Melvin
Tarpley was made. Guests pres
ent were; Mesdames Leah Jones,
Hortense Cutliss, Thelma Martin,
Shirley Wright, Betty Rodgers,
Dorothy Dean, Virginia Hassel,
Mae Abbey, Margie Winston,
Claudia Collier, Bobbette Rife,
Jean Tarpley, Mary Shirley
Bandy, Corrine Neal, Sally Mos
eley, Juanita Nance, Ruth Wil
liams and Misses Bemita Napue,
Bernadine Napue, Imogine Farr,
Jasqueline Farr of York, the
bride elect, Gladys Nevins, and
Maxine Walker. Mrs. Robinson
was assisted by Mrs. Sarah Tarp
ley and Mrs. B. L, Bell.
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Rev. M. J. Bradford, pastor of
the Church of God in Christ at
Omaha, is conducting meetings in
the state of Michigan.
* * *
Miss Evelyn Edwards is re
ported having a very nice time
on her visit in San Antonio.
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Mr. Bert Newton, who under
went an appendectomy at St.
Elizabeth hospital, is convalescing
nicely.
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Mrs. Brevy Miller left Sunday
morning to visit her sister, Mrs.
Walter Fox in St. Louis. Mr. and
Mrs. Fox are the proud parents
of a fine baby boy. You will re
member Mrs. Fox as XaCadine
Hill, M. D.
* * *
Mr. Fred Johnson, old time
resident of Lincoln, returned last
week after an absence of 35 years
to visit his cousin, Mr. John
Johnson, and Mrs. Johnson. He
is the son of the late Mrs. Laura
Johnson who was prominent in
civic and social affairs.
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June 30th, Mrs. Katheryn Bar
ker, former Lincolnite and daugh
ter of Major Moore, died in
Omaha. Last rites were held July
3rd. Those attending the funeral
from Lincoln were her cousins,
' Mrs. Lillian Miller, Mrs. Anna
Miller and Mr. and Mrs. John
Johnson.
* * *
Visiting her brother and niece,
Mr. Guy Stevens and Mrs. Mar
garet McWilliams, for several
weeks, was Mrs. Pearl Benford
of Minneapolis, Minn.
* * *
Visiting her sister and brother
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wil
liams, is Mrs. Clemmie Walker
of Palmyra, Mo.
* * *
The executive committee of the
NAACP will meet Friday eve
ning, July 30, at 8 o’clock in the
library of the Urban League, ac
cording to Rev. Robert L. Moody,
Branch President. This call is
•specially urgent upon members
of the political action committee.
The regular monthly meeting will
be August 6 at the same place.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Gibson, who
returned to Lincoln on July 14
after a two-year stay in Bran
fbrd, Conn., were dinner guests
•f Mrs. Dovie Boyd, 1638 No. 23rd.
Mr. Joseph Burden was also a
guest.
* • *
Miss Mary Sampson visited her
mother, Mrs. Lena Sampson and
aunt, Mrs. William Perkins in
Omaha on Saturday.
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Mrs. William Perkins and her
daughter Louise are vacationing
in Minneapolis, Minn.
* * *
Mr. I. B. Colley will return
home this week after a month’s
vacation spent with his nephew,
LeRoy Colley, in Chicago and
other relatives and friends in
Lexington, Mo., South Bend and
Terre Haute, Ind., and Kansas
City, Mo.
* * *
Paul Clayton Lewis will leave
for Chicago Saturday to visit his
sister, Mrs. Rae Lee Harris and
to sec the annual Bud Billiken
Parade.
* * *
Mrs. Ritha Banks is visiting her
daughter Pomona (Peaches), in
Omaha.
Greetings Gates:
This week finds many of our
’teens are out of the city. Uncle
Sam has let three more of our
boys come home on their first
furlough. Mainly speaking, Walter
Walker, Bobby Graham and
Charles Botts. Seems like old
times having them back.
TAC
Lopy and Vonna Finley are
spending part of their vacation in
Kansas City. I know they are
having a good time.
TAC
Richard Holcomb has recently
returned from Kansas City where
he spent a few days.
TAC
Albert Bowen left for a nice
vacation in Denver, Colo., July
24.
TAC
Tommy Gardener left July 18,
for Tulsa, Okla., to spend the
summer.
TAC
Winifred Dennis recently re
turned from the Sunday School
and A. C. A. League convention
CARROT RING
2 eggs well beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
% tespoon sugar
Pepper.
1V4 tablespoons butter or vitamlzed mar
garine
% teaspoon salt
Vi cup blanched almonds
2Ms cups grated raw carrots
Combine eggs, milk, salt, sugar,
pepper, coarsely * chopped al
monds, and carrots. Blend thor
oughly. Melt butter or margarine
in ring mold. Let it run around
which was held in Atchison, Kans.
TAC
Vonna and Lopy Finley re
turned recently from a vacation in
Kansas City. They reported hav
ing a real good time.
TAC
Jeanette and Betty Venegar left
to spend their vacation at their
home in Detroit, Mich.
TAC
Maurice Crounch was the din
ner guest of Robbie Powell Sun
day afternoon, July 25, 1948.
TAC
Emma White and Norma Dunn
left Sunday for the Methodist
Church Camp at Milford, Neb.
Bye now, DOTTY.
mold to oil thoroughly. Pour ex
tra butter into carrot mixture.
Fill mold. Set in a pan of hot
water. Bake in a slow oven
(325° F.) until firm, about 1
hour.
GARDEN GUMBO.
3 lb. soup bone.
2 qt. cold water
1 onion, quartered.
1 teaspoon salt.
2 cups tomatoes.
1 cup lima beans
2 cups raw corn
% head young cabbage, chopped.
5 or 6 sliced carrots.
2 cups green beans.
1 cup diced potato.
\4 cup chopped celery.
1 cup peas.
1 bunch leeks.
6 spflgs parsley.
1 cup chopped okra, ^
In hot fat brown half of meat
cut from the soup bone. Add re
maining meat, bone, cold water,
onion and salt. Cover kettle.
Bring to boil. This takes about
15 minutes over a medium to
high flame (yellow tip about %”
long). Reduce heat to a low blue
flame and cook slowly for 2
hours. Then add all the fresh
vegetables; cover kettle; again
bring to boiling (takes about 20
minutes on medium high flame
as before). Reduce to low blue
flame and simmer for IV4 hours.
No further flame adjustment is
necessary.
- 1—
r~ LEGAL NOTICE OF MEASURE TO BE VOTED UPON
NOVEMBER 2, 1948
(BALLOT TITLE)
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
AN ACT relating to veterans of World War Q;
300 YES providing for compensation and terms of eligibility
of Nebraska residents who served in the Armed
801 NO Forces of the United States within certain periods
of World War II; providing for the administration
of this act, defining terms, and creating the veter
an’s compensation fund; authorizing the Department of Veteran's
Affairs to establish rules and regulations; providing for a three and
one-half mill levy upon all taxable property of the State, except
intangible property, for the years 1949 to 1958, Inclusive; and to
provide penalties.
TITLE AND TEXT OF PROPOSED LAW
A law relating to veterans of World War II; to provide for
the payment of compensation in recognition of patrlotie services of
resident* of the State of Nebraska who served in the armed forces
of the United States, within certain periods of World War II; to
define terms; to provide for the terms of eligibility of such persons
for compensation payments and the amounts thereof; to provide
for the administration of this act; to establish the Veterans’ Com
pensation Fund; to authorize the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to
establish rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of
this act; to provide for a three and one half mill levy upon all the
taxable property of the state, except intangible property, for the
years 1949 to 1953 to be used to establish said fund; and to pro
vide penalties.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
Section 1. In recognition of the patriotic service of residents
of the State of Nebraska who served in the armed forces of the
United States during World War II, provision Is hereby made for the
payment of a Veterans’ compensation and for administration of said
payment and of this act by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs with
full and final authority of said department to determine which resi
dents of the state are entitled to payments under the provisions of
this act and the amount of such payments.
Sec. 2. (1) The term “armed forces”, as used in this act
shall mean and include the following: United States Army, Army
of the United States, United States Navy, United States Naval Re
serve, United States Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps Re
serve, Baited States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard Re
serve (which shall not be construed to include the United States
Coast Guard Temporary Reserve), Women’s Army Corps, United
States Navy Women’s Reserve, United States Marine Corps Wom
en’s Reserve, United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve, Army
Nurse Corps, Navy Nurse Corps, and officers of the United States
Public Health Service detailed by the proper authority to duty with
any of the foregoing. Merchant marine service shall not be con
sidered under this act*
(2) Wherever in this act a word Indicating the masculine
gender is used, it shall be construed to apply to the feminine gender
as well.
Sec. 3. .Upon application, on or after July 1, 1954, but not
after July 1, 1955, each person who shall have served or entered
service In the armed forces of the United States at any time between
the period beginning September 16, 1940, and ending September 2,
1945, and who served for at least ninety days, provided no com
pensation shall be paid for service In the armed forces after March
2, 194 6, or was discharged with less than ninety days service by
reason of a service-connected disability, and who was a resident of
the State of Nebraska for a period of not less than six months Im
mediately prior to the time of his entry into service of the armed
forces of the United States and whose service meets the require
ments of this act, shall be paid from the Veteran*’ Compensation
Fund, as provided by this act, compensation payment, computed as
follows: Ten dollars for each and every month served in the armed
forces while in the continental limits of the United States (excluding
Alaska) and fifteen dollars per month for each and every month
served outside the continental limits of the United States (including
Alaska); Provided, maximum payment to any individual under this
act with domestic service in the armed forces only, shall be two
hundred and fifty dollars and maximum payment to any individual
under this act with domestic and foreign service or foreign service
shall be three hundred and fifty dollars. Any Individual receiving a
compensation payment as provided by this act shall have been dis
charged or separated from service with the armed forces under,
honorable conditions and the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall
m^ke the final decision whether or not the type of discharge re-i
oelved by any applicant shall entitle him to compensation payment
as provided by this act. The foliowing periods of time shall not be
Included In computing months of service for compensation purposes^
(1) Periods of time applicant was assigned for a course ot
education or training under the Army specialized training program^
or the Navy college training program, or as a cadet or midshipman
at one of the service academies.
(2) Periods of time applicant was absent without leave, whiQh
materially interfered with performance of military duty, periods oj
agricultural, industrial or indefinite furlough, time during whlcW
the person was under arrest (in the absence of acquittal) time foi^
which the applicant was determined to have forfeited pay by reason,
of absence without leave and time spent In desertion or under
sentence of courts-martial.
Sec. 4 No person shall receive compensation under the terms
of this act who has received a bonus or compensation payment from] «
aqy other state because of service with armed forces of the United
States In World War II.
Sec. 5. In the event of the decease of any person who, If alive*!
would be entitled to the benefits under this act, the compensation]
payment provided by this act shall be paid to his dependents, if any ;j
Provided, that if there be more than one dependent, payments shall
be made in the order of precedence so far as practicable, as follows:]
Wife or husband, children, mother or father, brother or sister. No
right or payment under this act shall be subject to the claims of anjji
creditors, capable of assignment, regarded as assets legal or equity
able of the estate of the deceased, or made the basis for adminisJ
tration thereof.
Sec, 6. There is hereby established aB a special fund, separate
and apart from all public money or funds of this state, a Veterans*
Compensation Fund, which shall be administered by the State,
Treasurer, exclusively for the purposes of this act. This fund shall
consist of (1) all taxes levied under the provisions of this act, to^
gether with any Interest thereon, (2) interest earned Upon anyj
money In the fund, (3) any property or securities acquired through 4
the use of money belonging to the fund, and (4) all earnings of
such property or securities.
Sec. 7. The administration and certification of eligibility and
amounts payable to applicants shall be under the direction of the
Department of Veterans' Affairs. The director of said department;
may hire such additional clerical help and personnel as is necessary]
to carry out the provisions of said act whose salaries shall be paid
out of the Veterans’ Compensation Fund, created by this act.
Sec. 8. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall be au
thorized to prescribe rule's and regulations for carrying out the pro
visions of this act and decisions of the department under the pro
visions of this act shall be final.
Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the director of said Department
of Veterans’ Affairs and the State Advisory Commission of said
department to determine who is eligible for a compensation pay
ment and the amount thereof, as provided by this act. On and after
July 1, 1954, the Director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
shall certify to the State Auditor of Public Accounts, the name of
each applicant eligible for compensation payment and the amount
of such payment. The State Auditor of Public Accounts shall then ^
draw on the State Treasurer a warrant, payable out of tlie Veterans'
Compensation Fund, payable to each individual, or his dependent or
guardian, if dead or insane, in the amount due the individual as
provided by this act and certified by the director.
Sec. 10. The State Board of Equalization and Assessment
shall make an annual levy to be known as the Veterans' Compensa
tion Fund Levy, in the amount of three and one half mills on the
assessed valuation of all taxable property of the state, except in
tangible property, in the State of Nebraska for the years 1949, 1950,
1951, 1952, 1953, for the purpose of raising funds sufficient to carry
out the provisions of this act.
Sec. 11. Whoever knowingly makes a false statement, oral or
written, relating to a material fact in supporting a claim under the
provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
for not more than one year, or both.
Sec. 12. The Attorney General of the State of Nebraska, or the
county attorney of any of the respective counties, shall be em-j
powered to file a civil action for the recovery on behalf of the Vetera
ans’ Compensation Fund of any money wrongfully paid from said
compensation fund. #
FRANK MARSH
Secretary of State