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I GAP NEW EN , (Compiled by Nebraska Tress Ass'n. ) LINCOLN Nebraska's high way department spent SC.G15, to build and maintain roads and bridges during the first six months of the year. State En gineer F .11. Klietsch reported to members of the legislature. Highway maintenance in cluding $1,003,845 for snow re nioval during: Operation nov tound accounted for nearly naif the total expenditure. The breakdown: Hiehway maintenance. S3 -206.H53. New construction. S2.769.911. . Slate aid bridge maintenance. S5.r85. Equipment and .stores. S3C2, 058. Administration and overhead. S23C.910. Ciains "S 11. 351. K'letsch said his department lvd a revenue during the fir.vi hui; of the year of" S7.513 ICO '."men included nearly S3OD.OU0 on hand Jan. 1. -lanpicked members of the 'ommiitee which drafted a 20-'"v-.r improvement program for state's highways, met in i. ifi coin last week end to map "i part in the fir.ht against the k.r.rr. Bureau-Farmers Union - -"fte Grange cffjrts to defeat r;i;iratien levies. George II Dimes. Lincoln bank er who heads the governor's Highway Advisory Committee, j invited only a few of the mem- ' bers "with genuine interest in j the highway situation." j The committee disbanded last December after making its re commendations to the gover nor. Seme of these recommen dations formed the basis for the program sponsored by the gov- j crncr in the last legislature. j Meanwhile, talk of a broken front, in the powerful farm or ganization coalition broke into the open as the Kei.h County Farm Bureau .voted to remain neu ral in the referendum scrap. There was general speculation other local groups may take similar action. But F. B. President Charles Marshall of Elmwood continued to press the fight. He told the Sarpy County Farm Bureau at Papillion: "The added gas tax is an ex orbitant tax on a necessity. About 29' 2 percent of the cost of gasoline in my community goes for taxes." The board oi control kicked c:i' a minor squabble last week with the announcement it had lured a displaced person. Dr. 21. E. Neumann-Grigg. as a staff members at the Kearney hos pital for the tuberculous. Almost immediatey the Ne brcka Medical association pro tested. S' ate law requires that phy sicians practicing in state in stitutions be U. S. citizens and crack: ales of accredited medical I iICZJHE ELM MIGHTY STILL! coaecrs, a N.M.A. spokesman f BECAUSE TVisj f3CA''S3 I am! fl P. NO V. ' ,: : to . .-. r t IT VA1S TO DEAL AT Dalton's t 'J f-ri : I i H J I ., M ' 1 t--.fi W Bi 7 ! ysi ?mm&3 SPECIAL MILLIONS of Americans, who Ions have loved the storied elms that line highways end byways from .rambling New England lanes to road California speedways, and that shade the lawns of American ;liomes from border to border, have been increasingly concerned over the veariness of time and disease that .has become manifest In America's . most-loved tree. Now, for all of those who cherish the elm as the living symbol of the country's greatest . natural heritage its vast forests end the upward-reaching symbol of the nation's home life, there Is good news from the small Illinois city of Normal where a new variety of American Elm has been developed. The parent tree was discovered about 20 years ago by Archie Augus tine, a Normal nurseryman, who won wide recognition because of bis ; work witb new varieties of plants and trees, and who was honored by election to the presidency of the Illinois Nurserymen's association and ef the American Association of Nurserymen. Thrilled with his dis covery, Augustine first studied the new tree, then experimented with cuttings, and finally placed Its care end development Into the hands of a committee of experts, who have named It "Augustine's Ascending Elm," tn recognition of Its discov erer (Augustine died in 194"7) end of Its unusual towering columnar form. The Augustine A "ending Elm Is distinguished by its column-like habit, rising In practically a straight wall. Instead of spreading its branch es as In the more common shapes. It also has a more compact root , system. Also Important to park and highway supervisors, to home owners, and to those millions who have long loved the elms that were planted and cared for by other bands. Is the fact that the new elm seems to have an Immunity to the Dutch Elm disease and to other diseases and tnsect9 which have threatened the future health of the popular shade tree. At the present time, the parent tree in Normal, now about 3o years eld. has attained a height of about SO feet, with a spread of 27 feet, and trunk of two feet. Its exceptional few 1 lL fe 1 5 VV -T :-.S.JvM.Veg fniP- Z2J).iM r. gSi-su !LL--is Si -I Like the proverbial mighty oak that prows from little acorns, a new variety of American elm has been developed by Normal, I1L, nurseryman and now has restored the storied elm to her former status as America's most loved tree once feared to be nearinj extinction through disease and the weariness of time. The parent of the thou sands and thousands of such elms now digging their roots into the soil of Illinois and Missouri is shown above before and after a sleet storm swept Normal and adjoining Bloombigton, health was sternly tested last winter when a sleet storm In Illinois felled thousands of trees and ripped the branches from hundreds of thou sands of others. Normal was In the center of the storm belt, and the streets of the city, and adjoining Eloomington. were littered with the trunks and Umbs of stricken trees. Through this storm that hurt so badly the trees that lined the streets and highways, the parent Augustine Elm 6tood erect, unscarred by even a torn twig. j After observing for some time the new tree he had discovered. Augus tine made cuttings and grew a num ber of othei trees Several trees were then sent to arboretums tn various parts of the country for further planting and study under varied climatic and soil conditions There now are nearly a thou sand two-year trees and several thousand smaller grafts sturdily digging their roots into the soil In Illinois, fn no Instance bat any trace been found of suscepti bility to the afflictions of disease and insect pests which have be come common to other elms, and each tree has developed the same habits of columnar form and compact root growth that char acterize the parent tree. The Importance of Augustine's discovery becomes apparent to the layman when It Is realized that, al though the e'.m dates back about 60 million years to prehistoric times, and that, although the elm has teen, throufh all history one of the most widely-distributed and most beloved of all trees, there were only about 18 6pecles In the North temperate zone, and only about 6ix native to the United States, according to the Encyclopedia Britannlca. Nature was in a compensatory mood when she gave the country a new elm at a time when her older cCerings were wearying. ONE OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR SET OF HARDWARE $iiroo 15 r. nflisizt.ra here said. D. P.'s don't usually meet these requirements. But Control Board Chairman Forrest Johnson countered that the law wasn't violated, since the D. P.'s have the status of interns and are not responsible for patients. The medical association grud gingly conceded that was legal but meanwhile was "investi gating the situation and pre paring: a report." Politics had a place in the week's news. Gov. Val Peterson, never a staunch admirer of Re publican State Chairman A. T. Howard of Scottsbluff, declined to comment on the boom to name Howard the national G.- O.P. chairman to succeed the resigning Rep. Hugh Scott. The governor said there were several Nebraskans who had the qualifications for the job but he named none. Among ihe quali fications the governor listed: "I would like to see the strongest possible chairman named that can be secured. "The new chairman must bear in mind that parties are instru ments of the people and not just one segment of the p.-opie. "He ought to be selected wi.h cut respect to anyone's an:Ll tions to be president.'' Howard was strongly identi- the Philadelphia G.O.P. con vention last year and helped swing the Nebraska delegation toward the New Yorker despite Harold Stassen's victory in the April primary. Hogs, Lambs Up But Cattle Trade Uneven at Omaha Better steers up to 1,200 pounds and better yearlings sold steady to 25c higher Monday and Tuesday on the Omaha market, but good weighty steers were unevenly steady to 50c ofl and shortfed yearlings 25-50c and more lower. Yearling-type steers sold to $27.50 and 1346 pounders topped at $27.75. Heif ers sold to $26.50, mixed year lings to $26.75. Bulk of killer beeves cleared at S24.00-$26.03, with plain "grassy" yearlings down to $16.00. Cows lost 25-50c or more, bracketing canners and cutters at $11.C0-$14.00. with beef to $17.75. Bulls broke as much as a dollar, bolognas stop ped at $20.00. Vealers bulked at $21.00-$24.00. Stocker and feed er cattle and calves Monday totalled over 3,000, a new high for the season, and while trade was spotty, most sales looked strong to a quarter higher. Price range was $18.00 to $24.uu, tne latter paid for Wyoming 2's. Nebraska 3's scored S22.50. Sows sold 50c to $1.00 and more higher, to clear at $14.00-$19.25 by Tuesday, and butchers mov ed up 25-50c to sell at $19.75 $22.50. Stags brought $10.00 $13.00. Fat lambs gained a quar ter, lifting fed Californias to $24.00. $24.25, and native lambs to $23.75, one deck $24.00. Slaughter ewes held at $6.00 $9.50. Feeder lambs sold steady to 75c higher, $18.00-$22.00. the latter for five loads of 75- to 78 pound Idahos. Idaho breeding ewes went out at $11.00. Henry Bornemeier, 29 steers, wt. 983, $26.00. Vernon & Jerry Bornemeier, 12 steers, wt. 888, $2o.50. Louie Wehrman, 17 hogs, 259. $21.00. Melvin R. Todd, 22 steers, wt 1197, $26.85. Kenny Todd, 23 heifers, 757, $26.40. L. B. Mougey, 21 steers, 1120. $26.75. Alfred Bornemeier, 20 steers, wt. 983, $25.50. Roy Eneelkemeier, 22 steers, wt. 990, $26.00. Glenn Todd, 24 steers, wt. 1097, $26.00. 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State Par ole Ofaeer Richard Meissner re , ported. j But so far, the parolees have turned out to be pretty good ! risks, Meiosner said. For the past several years 13 or 14 per cent of those freed have been irturned to institutions. Some slates had averages of 50 per cent, he said. Pardon board members are Gov. Val Petersen, Secretary of State Frank Marsh and Attorn ey General James Anderson, a former Scotts Bluff county at torney, who sent serveral of the inmates to the pen in the first place. These were other state house developments: Deputy State Auditor Elgie Bute said a large majority of , Nebraska counties will levy up i to the constitutional limit of five mills this year. Former Lt. Gov. Robert Cros , by. who now heads the Nebras ' ka Committee to implement the Hoover committee recommen dations, blasted the house arm ed services committee for its failure to act on the Tydings bill. Dr. WT. S. Petty who has tend ered his resignation as state health director, offered to stay on as head of the local health services and assistant director of the department. As director he gets $5,500 a year, whereas the local services position would pay more because it draws up on federal funds. The board of educational lands and funds said the state will seek oil and gas leases on 1S.C00 acres of state school lands. Biggest acreage was 5, 7G0 acres in Keith ccunty. Gov. Val Peterson observed his 46th birthday last week with the comment that "Life begins at 46." He left a couple of days later to attend the Missouri Basin Inter-Agency committee meeting in Helena, Mont. At torney General James Anderson and Statute Revisor Walter James accompanied him on the junket. Lincoln firemen flocked to the $10.000J300 capitol the other night during a driving rain when a Lincoln resident report ed smoke coming from the tower. An assistant chief and an engine were dispatched to investigate. 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