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' TTC mr, w 'V ' J 1 fsms Following editorial was lifted from the Douglas County Ga zette, George Woodward, Jr publisher, who is also a Douglas County Commissioner. We thought Editor Woodward's view point would be of interest to many of our readers: About Those Taxes Sitting every day on the Board of Equalization isn't much fun, but it's part of the job. People buy 6, 10, 20 or 40-thousand dol lar homes, get their tax bill and wonder where the next payment is coming from. Frankly, so do we. If you paid, for example, 10 thousand dollars for your home, your taxes would be, or will be. somewhere between 4 ana 5 nandred dollars over a dollar a day. We have been, and always will be, of the opinion that a man's ANKOMN PLUMBING and HEATING foi Every Need Phone 257 620 First Aye. 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And, sitting on this Board, day after day, hearing complaints of home-owners, brings to mind something else that we have written heretofore: If John Jones has 10 thousand bucks, is a bachelor, doesn't need a home, and puts the 10 thousand in a bank, 9,999 times out of 10,000 he would pay ab solutely no taxes on this amount. If John Brown, also a bach elor, says "to heck with this 'putting in the bank business', I'll put my 10 thousand bucks into AT&T stock, P stock, or investment securities. I'll have my money readily convertible into cash and, at the same time, I'll make some money with this 10 thousand. And, if the Asses sor should happen to discover the ownership, the most I would have to pay by way of taxes is 4 dollars per thousand for a total of 40 bucks." If, however, John Black, Mrs. Black, and all the little Blacks, do what any family must do, take their 10 thousand and buy a house, then they re stuck for , the between 4 and 5 hundred j dollar-a-year tax bill that goes witn nome-ownersmp. - There is absolutely no differ ence in the Jones 10 thousand, the Brown 10 thousand, or the Black 10 thousand the only difference is that each has used it differently, with Mr. Jones simply depositing his in the I DanK, with Brown going to a ! stock broker and converting his e GENERAL FREIGHT O HOUSEHOLD GOODS To and from Omaha and Plattsmouth including Bellevue, Offutt Field and LaPIatte for Lincoln, 1-day service Omaha, Phone HA 6733 $10.50 $9.50 $9.50 Nebraska or 7186 M CH "TILLING" ASPHALT FOR FOOD Puerto Rico, with a popu lation of 2,000,000, and with only 10 per cent of its area classified as first-class farmland, may someday grow much of its now imported food in chemical "gardens." Workers, above, line con crete troughs with emulsified asphalt as first step in constructing a hydroponic garden near San Juan. Troughs will be filled with gravel, and saturated with a water solution of 26 nutritive chemi cals. One fawn already under operation has been a commercial success in growing truck-garden crops. into bonds, and the Blacks con verting their money into a house. Why the one guy, who buys the one thing that nearly every one must have, is penalized on his investment in a home for himself and family in that he carries most of the current tax load is something we haven't been able to figure out. If you are a home-owner who has been against a state sales tax or a state income tax then you had better stop to revaluate your present portion on the matter. Especially should you stop and reconsider when we tell you this that the big percentage of this country's wealth is not in homes, in cattle, in farm machinery, in farms or in other types of real estate nope, in a large part it's in stock, bonds, securities and money in the bank. Frankly, and this is just our opinion, of course, we have al ways thought that a sales tax, omitting the necessities of life such as groceries, d,rugs, cloth ing and the like, is the most equitable form of taxation yet devised for this reason:-.; That you pay, tax-wise, according to your ability to buv. : - If you can afford a 500-dollar TV set fine, pay the tax when you buy it and forever remove it from the tax rolls. If your taste is satisfied by a 200-dollar set, then your tax would be less. If you can afford a 4-thousand-dollar automobile, fine, pay the tax, and that ends the matter. However, if your taste in auto mobiles isn't quite this expen sive and you settle for a 2-thou-sand-dollar number, you have saved the tax difference be tween the 2 and 4-thousanddol-lar product the guy who paid more pays more taxes. How it's going to come out we don't know but we do know this somewhere down' the road the tax burden on the home- ! owner must be lifted. Mrs. F. O. Sand Phone 2604 Mr. and Mrs. John Chandler and Barbara were guests for Uie day Sunday at the R. G. "iost home in Linoln. They attended confirmation services of Donald and Dianne Yost at Grace Luth eran church. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pollard have named their son, Gary Lynn. He was born at Brown hospital in Nebraska City May 27. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard of Nehawka and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Samson of Council Bluffs are grandparents. Terry Pollard stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Samson of Council Bluffs for : several days and also with Mr. I and Mrs. Merritc Pollard. Mrs. . Fred Samson stayed with Mr. j and Mrs. Harold Pollard for scv : eral days the past week. Mr. I Samson came Saturday and they returned ihome Sunday. Other guests at the Harold Pollard home were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Samson, Council Bluffs, Mr. nad Mrs. Duane Campbell, Omaha. Mr. Richard Ingwersen, fath er of Mrs. Sheldon Mitchell, feli while in Lincoln Monday and broke his hip. He was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. George Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard at tended the annual picnic divi ner of the Congregational church of Weeping Water at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nor ris, Sunday. Mrs. Alton St. John ' received KARR & SOCHOR Auditors & Accountants Audits Income Tax Servic Bookkeeping Systems Installed Ph. 6287 Donat Building Californians To Be Guests Here Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fran, San Mateo, Calif., will arrive here June 10 to be a guest of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Pollard. They will also visit relatives at Union and at the Neal Bryan home at Nebraska City. "They accompa nied Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hemphill here. They are making a busi ness trip to Chicago. Thursday evening a party at the Louis Burbee home at Union will be given in their honor and Sun day a picnic at Steinhart park at Nebraska City will honcr both couples. Nehawka word of the death of her brother-in-law, DeWitt St. John of Opheim, Mont., at Mayo Broth ers at Rochester, Minn. Funeral services will be held at Opheim, Thursday, June 10. Mr. St John was a brother of the late Alton and Jerome St. John. He has a brother, Myron at Bruce, S. Dak. Joy St. John of Weeping Water and Leonard St. John of Neb raska City are nephews. DeWitt St. John was a frequent visitor of his brothers here. Mrs. Dwight Cook will take her daughter, Janet and Virgi nia Balfour of Union to Lincoin Tuesday to attend Girl's State. . Mrs. Ruth B. Pollard, who has .been seriously ill shows improve ment. Mrs. Melvin Sturm spent the past wreke at the Jack Reece home at Ashland. Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reece and fam ily brought her home. They and their friend, Bill McCarty of Scottsbluff were dinner guests at the Sturm home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Zorn, Omaha, were Sunday afternoon and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gerdes. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Meyer and family were guests Wednesday evening at the George Meyer home at Avoca. Mrs. A. B. Rutledge is caring for Mrs. Emma Chriswisser, who is bedfast. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chriswis ser visited his mother, Mrs. Cap pie Chriswisser at Weeping Wa ter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Chriswisser and family were guests Sunday evening at the Roy Chriswisser home. Mr. and Mrs. John Dietl and f arhily, Mr. and Mrs. H. Arbuth not were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Al Henzel of Virginia, Nebr., and enjoyed a picnic din ner with them. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fitch, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fitch and sons were guests Sunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Murdoch of Weepjing Water. Additional guests at the Murdoch home were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hock man and daughter of Dorches ter, Mr. and Mrs. John Knabe of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. John Ahrens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ahrens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Ahrens and fam ily, all of Weeping Water. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hansen and family w-ere guests for uie day Sunday of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Simonds and family of Eagle. Mrs. S. C. Niday and Mrs. F. A. Hansen were dinner" guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hild of Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hansen and family were supper guests Sun day of Mrs. FrA. Hansen. Mrs. Emmitc Hicks and her guest, Mrs. Ida Kinkaid of Bland. Mo., were guests Wednes day of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Point er of Weeping Water. Mrs. Kin kaid remained at the Pointer home for a visit.- Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hicks and Twila, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Plunkett, Sr., Mrs. Bertie Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nixon and Gladys visited the flower gar dens at- Shenandoah Sunday. Upon their return, they stopped at Waubonsie Park for a picnic supper. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Redden, Mr. and Mrs. Rose Redden, were guests Saturday and Sunday at the home of 'Mr. and Mr. Em ery Ayer at Fontenelle, ' Nebr. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nichols and ; Jimmy joined them Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arley Schobaker were dinner guests Sunday at the Fred Schomaker home. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Case, ! Omaha, were guests Sunday ev'e- ning of Mr. and Mrs. Villas Ket elhut. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Hall Pollard re- ceived word that their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mis. Emerly Field and family will move June 15 from Oroviile, Calif, to Belden, Calif. Mrs. James Kitchen, Mrs. Don ald Downing and Pamela, Lin coln; Mrs. Kermit Gardner, Chi cago were guests for the day Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard. Oren Pollard spent several days the past week helping his son, Oren Raymond of Schallei. Iowa with the wrecking of their home which will be replaced with a new one. Mrs. Hall Pollard received word of the death of her cousin, Martin Johnson of San Francis co, on May 16. NEIIAWKA VILLAGE BOARD PROCEEDINGS April 27, 1954 Meeting called to order by Chairman Rutledge. Present Rutledge, Switzer, Edmonds, McReynolds and Pow er. Minutes of last Meeting read and approved. , Motion by McReynolds, sec onded by Switzer the following Bills be approved. Carried. Bills Nelson Quarries, Cr Stone $167.50 M. E. McDonald, April Salary 175.CU Jack Hines, Painting Auditorium 17.16 Adams Drug, Glass 3.00 Nehawka Bank, Water Collection 16.93 Plattsmouth Journal, Prtg. Minutes 6.C0 F. B. Lemon, Reading Meters 7.50 Randall Switzer, Salary and Mgr 50.C0 A. A. McReynolds, Treas. Salary, 9 Months 18.75 W. S. Power, Clerk Salary, 1 Year 25.00 W. S. Power, Postage 2.50 School. Dist. 103, Beer License 5C.C0 G. A. Edmonds, Water Commissioner, Salary & Labor 100.00 G. A. Rutledge, Street Comm. Salary 75.09 G. A. Rutledge, Mileage and Expenses 25.00 School Dist. No. 103, UC On Tob License 1.50 Total $746.74 Receipts Water Coll $338.31 National Fire Ins. Co., Occupation Tax 5.00 Aetna Fire ins. Co., Occupation Tax 5.00 Travelers Ins. Co., Occupation Tax 5.00 Aud. Rent, 2 Dances 12.09 Farm Bureau Aud. Rent 10.00 Chair Rent 1.50 Carl Wessel, Dog Tax 1.00 M. N. Tucker, Dog Tax . . 1.00 County Treas $680.00 Total $1059.11 ' No further business appearing Motion to Adjourn carried. -Approved ' G. A. RUTLEDGE Chairman W. S. POWER Clerk April 27, 1954 At 9 p.m. meeting for the pur pose of organizing new Board. Meeting called to order by Acting Chairman Rutledge. W. S. Power, Clerk. - New Members present, G. A. Edmonds and A. A. McReynolds Absent R. R. Andersen. G. A. Rutledge was electtd Chairman for the following year and with consent of the Mem bers present, appointed A. A. McReynolds, Treasurer; G. A. Edmonds, Water Commissioner; G. A. Rutledge, Street Commis sioner and W. S. Power, Clerk. Position of Auditorium Mana ger left open account. No selec tion made for the position. Motion to adjourn carried. Approved G. A. RUTLEDGE Chairman W. S. POWER Clerk May 4, 1954 Meeting called to order by Chairman Rutledge. Present Rutledge, Edmonds, nil In For Men Cr Boys For Work or Dress Endicott Johnson Johnsonians X-Ray Fitting MEN'S WEAR 5th & Main Plattsmouth PES U vf McPteynolds, Anderson and Pow er. Dr. R. R. Andersen newly elected Member was given the oath of office by Chairman Rut ledge. Minutes of last 2 msetings read and approved. Bills Consumers Public Power Dist : $120.CS G. W. Weik, Street Work 49.25 C. C. Trotter, Labor on Pump 13.15 Fred Miller, Haufing Salt 5.00 Fred Miller, Hauling Salt 3.95 Eugene Hicks, Cement Foundation for Tank . . 14.25 Claude O'Conner, Labor ' Auditorium 37.75 Total $214.14 Motion by Edmonds, Second by Power, Bills be Paid Car ried. Receipts Mopac RR Co., Occupation Tax $ 10.00 Royal Ins. Co., Occupation Tax 5.00 Connecticut Fire Ins. Co., Occupation Tax 5.00 Lincoln Tele. & Tele. Co., Occupation Tax 15.00 .Consumers Public Power Dist., Occupation Tax 25.00 School Dist. No. 103, Vz Election Expense . . 33. CO Dog Tax Collections 13.00 F. B. Lemon, April Rent . 15.00 Tank Water Sales 1.25 Total $128.05 Moved by Andersen, Second by Edmonds Vilage Board stand responsible for lights furnished Nehawka Athletic Field for 1 year carried. Motion by McReynolds, Sec ond by Andersen the Nehawka Bank be the official depository for Village Funds for the ensu ing year carried. Motion by Andersen Second by Edmonds that the Board in vestigate rumors that any and automobiles owned and housed in the Village are not properly taxed and also several buildings located on th3 Missouri Pacific R.R. Co. Right of Way not taxed as personal- property. Motion carried. Chairman Rutledge with con currance of members appointed Trustee Andersen Manager of the Auditorium for 1 year. Mo tion to adjourn cariied. G. A. RUTLEDGE Chairman W. S. POWER Clerk No. 2536 June 14, 1C54 A classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents FUSSELMAN FUNERAL HOME Louisville Phone 3981 ij ij; AMBULANCE MONUMENTS? CLA RK Anhydrous Ammonia With Bulk THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Monday, June 14, 1954 PAGE tflVE County Retail Sales Up From Previous Year Business in Nebraska during April was on the bright side, with retail sales up six per cent over March and 1 per cent over a year ago. The June issue, of Business in Nebraska, a bulletin published by the Department of Business Research, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska, reported that business indicators "appear quite stable at a slightly higher level." The dollar volume of business for March was up 6 per cent ov er a year ago and nearly five per cent over February, the bul letin said. Compared with a year ago, building activity was up three per cent, food stores nearly the same, automotive sales down three per cent, and department, variety, clothing and drugstores up five per cent. Sales in Cass county climbed 3.6 per cent above April of 1952, but were down 1.6 per cent from March of this year. Nine of the thirteen counties studied showed increased from a year ago, with nine also showing increases over the previous month. OFF-SHORE SWIM ANNOYS Daytona Beach, Fla. A. W. Johnson, 63, likes to swim and indulges himself in a swim a half-mile from shore. On thy complaint of lifeguards, that 1 ? Vr 1 ri ; I Li H V i fl S 11 B 9 HI a Double Stamp Day Yes! You can eniov EXTRA SAVINGS each Wednes-' K day, pure with DOUBLE GREEN hase of $1.00 or more. m ii jib ma ran. Mmi f Erg WW DflUG Your Friendly Drug Store Dial 6117 in ) n JIJ 1 ' 1 : OUR COLLEGE EXPERIMENT STA TIONS TELL US THAT EVERY 2 POUNDS OF ADDED NITROGEN IN THE SOIL WILL GIVE 1 BUSH EL INCREASE IN CORN YIELDS. AND YOU CAN BUY 2 POUNDS OF RADCO N ACTUAL NITRO GEN APPLIED AND READY FOR YOUR CROP FOR LESS THAN 30c. Place Your Order for Radco WILIS Plattsmouth Phone No. 8269 Plant for This Area at: Pacific every time Johnson swims so far from shore, a growd gathers on the beach, lifeguards have to devote their attention to Johnson rather than to persons close to shore who might need real assistance, Johnson has" been arrested on a disorderly conduct charge and summoned to court. An intensive oil search is un der way in Australia. Summer Means Fun Solve your worries now! 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