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THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE SIX - Section B Thursday, August 2, 1956 f A. vif .V . 5-"'., SI ':, V. -. ti , . .41 M . , .... , . - - ' i Tel. 2 IIS GREENWOOD (Special) Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon, July 24, for Franklin Lcroy Ccmstock, 69, of Greenwood, who died Saturday . nisht. The Rev. Raleigh J. Peterson, assisted by the Rev. C. A. Park, conducted the services at the Greenwood Christian Church. Lloyd Edwards sang, "The Old Rupged Cross" and "In the Gar den," accompanied by Mrs. Eliz abeth Hall. Bearers were Ed Stradley, John Downing, Ed Landcrsreen and John Fox. American Lejlon Post No. 129 of Ashland was in charge of ccmmHtal services in the Green wood Cemetery. Franklin Leroy ComsLock, son of Edgar and Lydia Cornstock was bcrn August 8, 1838, in Gil man, Icwa. His early childhood a Birthday Picnic A picnic honoring the birth days of Imo Kinney and Harry Hughes was held last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kinney. Guests attending were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hughes of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kinney, Meriam and Skippie of Alvo, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Kin ney and Roxanna of Ashland, Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Kinney, Mark and Shown of Alvo, Mrs. Darrel Kinney, Fern and Mi chael of Wenchester, Mass., Mrs. Ida Kyles and Ed Kyles of Den ton, Mrs. Edith Wallace and Grace Kerker of Friend, Mr. and Mrs. Elton Keller, Bobby and Betty of Lincoln, Minnie Mason of Los Satos, Calif., Bertha Kasin of Alvo, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles and Paul of Greenwood and Shirley Foreman of Alvo. ARTILLERY TRAINING Thomas R. Livingston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Livingston of Louisville, is shown above working on an artillery chart at Fort Sill, Okla., where he is undergoing five weeks of ROTC training. Green vcod News Funeral Services Are Held For Franklin LeRoy Cornstock liy Mrs. Rose McDonald .was spent in Iowa. He came to Nebraska at the age of 12 where he resided until his death July 21. He was united in marriage to Elsie Gustafson of Greenwood I who preceded him in death. To this union one son, Wayne, wras born. He was later united in mar riage to Mildred Pilfold pf Ash land. To this union were born two daughters, Fern Bates of Lincoln and Marilyn Meyers of Greenwood; three sons, Frank, Max and Lyle. He was a member of the Ger man Lutheran Church of Mur dock. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in France, and a charter member of Green wood American Legion Post 173. After being discharged from service he farmed east of Green wood for 15 years. He was road overseer for Salt' Creek precinct j for 12 years. His -remaining years were spent as a carpenter. One sister, Mrs. Florence Gill braith, preceded him in death. Survivors are his wife, Mildred ; two daughters, Mrs. Fern Batss of Lincoln, Mrs. Marilyn Meyers of Greenwood; four sons, Wayne L., Franklin R., Max E., and Lyle G., all of Greenwood; three sisters, Mrs. Maude Bassett of Mullen, Mrs. Francis Loomis and Mrs. Irene McCrae of Los An geles; two brothers, Arthur E. of Minatare and Errol of New York; one granddaughter, Bar bara Bates. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Dyer of Wichita, Kans., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Howard Wednesday. FOR ATHLETES FOOT Use T-4-L for 3 to 5 days Watch the old tainted skin slough off leaving healthy, hardy sk;n. If not pleased with power ful, instant -drying T-4-L, your 40c back at any drug store. To day at Schreiner Drug. Out of town relatives attend ing the funeral were Mrs. Maude Bassett of Mullen, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cornstock of Minatare, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Cornstock of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Walter, Patty, Peggy and Jerry of Ceresco; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pilfold, Sandra and Diane of Columbus. And Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pil fold of Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pilfold and Debbie of Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, Beverly and Douglas of Holdrege, Bud Pilfold of Yu tan and relatives of Greenwood. Mrs. Minnie Mason left Tues day for her home in Los Satos, Calif., after spending several months with friends and rela tives in the Greenwood area. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Howard the past week, leaving Saturday for Minneapo lis to visit relatives. From there they will go to Quansit 'Point, R. I., where he is to be stationed on duty. Commander Keith is a nephew of Mrs. Ben Howard. Mrs. Maude Bassett of. Mullen and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Corn stock of Minatare returned to their homes Wednesday after attending the funeral of their brother, Roy Cornstock. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Rishel and daughter, Diana of Elmcreek were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Bailer. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Osburn and Rodger spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bulling of Davey. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Smytz of Portsmouth, Iowa, visited at the Turley Wall home Saturday. Mrs. Smytz is a niece of Mrs. Wall. Lyle Cornstock arrived home Sunday via United Air Lines from Portland, Ore., after spend ing a month with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Pil fold and sons. Lyle was called home on account of the sudden death of his father," Roy Corn stock. Wayne, Frank and Max called home from Minnesota. Commander and Mrs. LeRoy Keith and children arrived from Guam July 19, where he has been stationed for two years. Mrs. Wayne Kinney pf Alvo and Mrs. Joe Kyles went to Friend Thursday evening to spend a few .days with Mrs. Edyth Wallace. The 4-H girls and boys will spend a week at Camp Harding at Louisville. Visits Teannins Doris Abbott of Lincoln spent the past' week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Teannin. Mr. and Mrs. John Abbott were guests Sunday and Doris re turned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. D, C. Turner, Holly Ann. ' Jimmle and Charles of Omaha; E. L. McDonald and Rose McDonald were dinner guests Sunday at the - home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth 0'Rour.ke. Mr. and Mrs. Huston Welton and family of Lincoln were sup per guests Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wel ton. Wayne Howard, scoutmaster, and Roland Tihnean, helper, left for Camp Humboldt a week ago Sunday with 18 boys in 2 pa trols. Patrol 1 included LeRoy Tinnean, Larry Voehl, assistant, Wayne and Arthur Claycomb, Lonnie and David Tennant, Gene and Tommy Wright and Jon Leadabrand. Patrol 2 in cluded Donald Wiles, Larry Rouse, Larry Tinnean, Donald Towle, Jerry Hammer, John Schuelke, Steven James and Dean Hibbner. Wayne Wright and Jake Hammer drove them home. SISTERS TOGETHER AGAIN HOLLYWOOD, Calif. The singing Andrews Sisters Max ine, Patty and La Verne who broke up their act three years ago to go their separate ways of marriage and careers, have announced the reforming of the trio. The recorded 680 songs during a fifjeen-year span to gether. . Union Area News Briefs Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garfield and family of Omaha visited Mr. Garfield's brother, Andy Garfield and family, last Sunday. Kansas City Guests Mr. and Mrs. Ben Shanklin and family of Kansas City were weekend guests of Mr. Shank lin's parents, Rev. and Mrs. Shanklin, pastor of the Bap tist Church here. Mr. Shanklin is a representative of the Econ omy Book Company of Okla homa City. While he was here he gave a demonstration to a group of Omaha teachers. Lucille Stevens returned home from Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mon day after spending several days with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Williams and daughter of Ashland moved into the house recently vacated by Andy Garfield and family. CAR TAKES SWIM ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Mrs. Oscar Turner backed her car across a vacant lot, through a brick wall and into a swim ming pool. She and a passenger, Mrs. Bernice King, suffered minor injuries, but Mrs. Turn er's son, Jack, 2, was unhurt. Mrs. Turner was just learning to drive. A Classified Ad in The Journal costs as little as 35 cents RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAT SERVICE Pbttsmouth Motors 625 Ave. A Th. 287 WHAT HAPPENED? Call 242 or 241 and tell your local Newspaper Plattsmouth Journal. Cass County's Greatest Newspaper The Plattsmouth Journal Plattsmouth, Nebraska Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance THOMAS WALLING CO. V 1 Ij v I 1 nnn Asphalt oil will again be ap plied to Plattsmouth streets this week. Traffic on such streets is strictly prohibited until work is completed and barricades are removed. Violators Will Be Prosecuted July 30, 1956 Bruce E. Gold MAYOR EVERY DAY ' EXCEPT SUNDAY filiS. 13-20 Posf Time 2:30 p.m. Every Cay Nine Races Daily Electric Starting Gate Photo Finish V .'x, f7.. LEGAL NOTICE OF MEASURE TO BE VOTED UPON NOVEMBER G. 1956. BALLOT TITLE AND TEXT OF AN ACT PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION An Act to provide a highway use tax, based on weight and distance, on all commercial trucks carrying loads of ten or more tons and on intercity buses weighing twenty-eight thousand or more pounds; to provide that revenue from said tax be distributed to the Department of Roads and Irrigation and to Counties and Municipali ties of the State in the same proportion and for the same purposes as revenue from the gasoline tax is distributed; to provide for-, enforcement and administration of the Act; and to amend and re peal certain Statutes. 300 1 I For 301 Against TEXT OF PROPOSED INITIATIVE PETITION "Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska, "Sec. 1. Beginning January 1, 197, in addition to the license fees provided in section 60-331, every commercial truck, truck tractor, semitrailer and trailer licensed under the laws of the State of Nebraska to transport ten or more tons shall pay a highway use tax for each and every mile operated aanually over the high ways of this state in excess of a mileage equal to the quotient pro duced by dividing tho license fee paid by the rate of tax per mile stated below applicable to such vehicle, the following, amounts per mile: . i PiPM !fP til c.I Fa VARIOUS SCHOOL PROPERTIES TIMES AND PLACES: 10:00 A. M. Boadeker School 4 miles west of Murray (Pleasant Hill) 1 1 :00 A. M. Chilson School 4 miles north east of Weeping Water 1:00 P. M. Sunny Hill School 22 miles southeast of Veeping Water 2:00 P. M. Cascade School 2 miles south of Weeping Water 3:00 P. M. Lsurel Hill School 4 miles west of Weeping Water Properties consist of 5 frame schoolhouses, 8 out door toilets, miscellaneous fence posts and wire, some board fencing, flag poles, 3 pianos and stools, 3 outdoor school bel's, cil floor furnsce and 500-gallon tank, well pumps, cca! furnace, converted oil furnace and tank, mis cellaneous t3b!es, desks and school equipment, plus many other numerous items. Buildings must be removed within Terms are czsh. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 22 Weeping Water, Nebraska Young & Lacy, Auctioneers Licensed Weight io Be Carried in Tons 10 11 . 12 13 14 15 16 , t. 17 - ' 18 -19. 20 21 ; 22 23 24 25 ' Tax Per Truck Mile in Cents 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.4 4.2 4.4 4.7 - 4.9 5.1 d 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.1 For each additional ton or fraction thereof over twenty-five tons that may be authorized, the tax per truck mile is increased three-tenths of a cent. Vehicles, as described in this section, carrying bulk cargo only or livestock and which operate substantially empty fifty per cent of the time shall pay a highway use tax at a rate equal to two-thirds of the tax per mile provided in this section on the total mileage ' of such vehicle in Nebraska annually in excess of a mileage equal to the quotient, produced by dividing the Nebraska license fee paid on such vehicle by the rate f tax per mile applicable to such ' vehicle. "Sec 2 Beginning January 1, 1957, no vehicle not registered in the State of Nebraska which, if registered in this state, would be required to register under the provisions of section 60-331 to trans port a load of ten tons or more shall be operated over the highways of this state outside the limits of any city or village without (1) registering the vehicle in the manner as prescribed by the laws of the State of Nebraska for a resident vehicle and paying the fees as prescribed by the provisions of section 60-331 and the highway use tax as provided in section 1 of this act or (2) securing a permit from the Department of Agriculture and Inspection to transport prop erty not to exceed the weight specified in the permit and paying a highway use tax for eaeh and every mile traveled within the state in the amounts provided in section 1 of this act. "Sec. 3. Beginning January 1, 1957, in addition to the license fees provided in section 60-329, every vehicle registered under the provisions of subdivisions (1) (2), and (3) of section 60-329, shall pay a highway use tax of two cents for each and every mile oper ated annually over the highways of this state in excess of a mileage equal to the quotient produced by dividing the Nebraska license fee paid by two cents. "Sec 4. Beginning January 1, 1957, no vehicle not registered in the State of Nebraska which, if registered in this state, would -be required to be licensed under the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of section 60-329, shall be operated over the high- : ways of this state outside the limits of any city or village without (1) registering the vehicle in the manner as prescribed by the laws of tkis state for a resident vehicle and paying the fee3 provided by the provisions of section 60-329 and the highway use tax as provided in section 3 of this act or (2) securing a permit from the Depart ment of Agriculture and Inspection to operate such vehicle over the highways of this state and paying a highway use tax for eaeh ' and every mile operated over the highways in this state in the amount of two eents per mile. "Sec 5. The owner or lessee of every motor vehicle subject to the highway use tax under the provisions of this act shall keep an accurate record of the miles traveled by each of such vehicles in Nebraska and shall report the mileage traveled by each vehicle in each calendar month on or before the fifteenth day of the following month to the Department of Agriculture and Inspection. The de partment is authorized to promulgate forms, rules and regulations tor the keeping of records, the making of reports, and is authorized , to require any additional information necessary for the use of the i department in enforcing the provisions of this act. The depart ment is authorized to make such inspection and audits of the tax : payers' records as may be necessary in its judgment to insure accu : rate mileage statements. The department is authorized and directed to use the Nebraska ports of entry so far as practicable for the issuance of permits and to enforce this act. "Sec. 8. In each monthly statement the taxpayer shall state the amount of the tax, if any, due under the provisions of this act and shall remit the amount thereof with the statement to the de partment. Such statement and the amount of tax shall be subject to review and audit by the department and if any additional tax is found due, the same shall be paid after ten days written notice by Usited States mail to the taxpayer. "Sec. 7. The department is further authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance of the permits authorized by this act and is authorized to require payment in advance of the tax which may become, due under any permit or in lieu of payment to require reasonably adequate security therefor. i - "Sec 8. Failure to pay the tax prescribed by the provisions ' of this act when due on account of the operation of any vehicle for which a permit has been issued, shall cancel such permit and all rights to operate such vehicle thereunder shall terminate on the , date of such default. I v "Sec. 9. The owner or lessee of any vehicle operated without j the permit referred to in this act and ftor which a permit is required shall py an additional tax of ten dollars tor each day such vehicle is operated without such permit, in addition to the highway use tax prescribed in this act " - i . ! "Sec 10. The owner or lessee of any vehicle subject to the pro visions of this act shall pay an additional tax of ten dollars for each day such owner or lessee is in default of payment of the, tax pre scribed by this act on each vehicle for the operation of which the highway Use tax is due, and the owner or lessee of all vehicles sub ject to the provisions of this act shall pay an additional tax of ten dollars for each day such owner, or lessee is in default of the reports required by the provisions of this act, in addition to the highway use tax due on such vehicles. ;. . "Sec 11. The owner or lessee of any vehicle subject to the tax : prescribed by the provisions of this act shall give notice in. writing to the Department of Agriculture and Inspection at the time of payment of the tax demanded by the department of any over" assess ment of such tax. Suoh notice shall specify and identify the vehicles on account, of which such demand is made and as to eaeh vehicle set forth the mileage and other details claimed by the owner or lessee to be'eorrect and the amount of tax claimed to be due and the amount of overpayment as to each vehicle. The depart- ment shall determine such claim and refund any overpayment within sixty days. If the owner or lessee be dissatisfied with the decision, or if no decision is rendered by the department within sixty days, the owner or lessee may institute an action against the department within sixty days thereafter in the district court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, to recover his claim. In such aetion the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving the correctness of his claim. The disputed tax involved shall be held by the department until the action is finally determined. ' ; "Sec 12. Revenues collected under the provisions of this act by the Department of Agriculture and Inspeotion shall be remitted to the state treasury and placed by the State Treasurer in the High way Use Tax Fund. The State Treasurer shall allocate and dis tribute the. fund in the same manner and for the same purposes that the Gasoline Tax Fund is allocated and distributed. i "Sec 13. The operator or driver of any vehicle, and the owner : or lessee thereof, which vehicle is within and subject to the pro- ; visions of this act, who" operates the same in this state with the intention of violating any of the provisions of this act, or who in tentionally evades or attempts to evade the highway use tax applic able to such vehicle provided by this act, or who operates such vehicle in this state without the permit required by this act with the intention of violating this act, shall each be guilty of a mis demeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. "Sec. 14. That section 60-305, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, be amended to read as follows: 60-305. The provisions of law relative to registra tion and the display of registration numbers shall not be construed to apply to any motor vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state, except vehicles moved over the highways of this state on their own wheels for the purpose of exchange, sale, or offering the same for sale l to or by an agent, dealer, purchaser, or prospective pur chaser, or for delivery after sale or for storage prior to i sale, and except asotherwise provided in this act, if the owner thereof shall have complied with the provisions of the law of the state of which he is a resident, relative ' to the registration thereof and the display of registra- tion number plates thereon, and shall conspicuously display his registration number plates as required by ' ' the-laws of this state, " ,', "Sec 15. That section 60-305.01, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, be amended to read as follows: ; "60-305.011 Except as otherwise provided in this act, a nonresident owner owning any foreign vehicle which has been duly registered for the current calendar year in the state, country, or other place of which the owner is a resident, and Which at all times, when oper ated in this state, has displayed upon it the number plate or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of residence of such owner, may operate or permit the operation ef such vehicle within the state without registering such vehicle or paying any fees to this state. "Sec. 16. That section 60-305.02, Revised Statutes Supplement, 1955, be amended to read as follows: "60-305.02. Trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, and trailers carrying loads of less than ten tons, or buses weighing less than twenty-eight thousand pounds, from states other than Nebraska, entering Ne braska shall be required to comply with all the laws and regulations of any nature imposed on Nebraska trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers and trailers carry ing loads of less than ten tons, or buses weighing less than twenty-eight thousand pounds, and to comply with all the requirements as to payment of all license fees, permit fees, and fees' of whatever character which owners of trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers and trailers carrying loads of less than ten tons, or buses weighing less, than twenty-eight thousand pounds, owned and operated in Nebraska, are required to pay when operating in such foreign states, unless the state or states, in which such trucks, truck-tractors, semi trailerstrailers, or buses are domiciled, grant reciproc ity comparable to that extended by the laws of Ne braska. "Sec. 17. That section 60-305.03, Revised Statutes, Supplement, 1955, be amended to read as follows: '60-305.03. (1) In case a foreign state or ter ritory is not reciprocal as to license fees on commercial trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers and trailers carry ing loads of less than ten tons, or buses weighing less than twenty-eight thousand pounds, the owners of such nonresident vehicles from those states or territories will be required to pay the same license fees as are charged residents of this state in such foreign state or territory. In case no fees are charged in Nebraska on such trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, trailers, o? buses, other than license fees, and the reciprocity law of any other foreign state or territory does not act to exempt' such Nebraska trucks, truck-tractors, semi trailers, trailers, or buses operating in that state from payment of all fees whatsoever, the owners of such foreign trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, trailers, or 'i buses shall be required to pay a fee in an amount equal to the fee of whatever character, other than license fee is charged by suoh other state to such foreign trucks' truck-tractors, semitrailers, trailers, or buses; Pro vided, that the owners of all such foreign trucks, truck tractors, semi-trailers, trailers, or buses, doing intra state hauling in this state, shall be required to pay the same registration fees as those required to be paid by residents -of this state. In ho case shall the fee charged to an owner of such a foreign motor vehicle exceed the total fees required to be paid on like vehicles by resi dents of this state. The Department of Roads and Irri gation shall remit all such fee;s collected to the State Treasurer, who shall place such money in the Hiehwav Cash Fund. "(2) In order to effect the purposes of section 60-305.02 and subsection (1) of this section, the motor vehicle division of the Department of Roads and Irriga tion shall have authority to enter into reciprocal agree ments with the responsible officers of other states, pro vinces, or countries as to licenses and permit fees, under which such motor vehicles, trucks, truck-tractors, semi trailers, trailers, or buses properly licensed or regis tered in other states, provinces, or countries may be operated in interstate commerce in this state without a Nebraska registration or the payment of permit fees or taxes; Provided, that like provisions are accorded to such vehicles owned by Nebraska citizens when operated in such other state, provinces, or countries. It shall be unlawful to operate such trucks, truck-tractors, semitrailers, trailers or buses owned by nonresi dents who are not in compliance with the provisions of ' subsections (l)vand (2) of this section and with section 60-305.02, or any agreement executed under the author--; ity granted hereunder. It is the intention that the high way use tax provided by this act shall be imposed in accordance with its terms upon the operation in Ne braska of vehicles to which this act applies. No vehicles to which the act is otherwise applicable shall be exempt from such tax by reason of any reciprocal or other agreement. "Sec 18. That original sections 60-305 and 60-305.01, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, and sections 60-305.02 and SOr-305.03, Revised Statutes Supplement, 1955, are repealed." Respectfully submitted, FRANK MARSH Secretary of State (PutUshedonee. week beginning Monday, July 195$) v.