1 - Ord Township Library

Duane Kovarik, rigi,t, ccrildn't ha~e stocd many nrore viciories like trol Authorit the Loup Val.
the big upset Old pulled against ALbiorr in the District 6 tournan,ec~t leqs Rural PukC Power District,
semifinals ThursJly nislrt. HP co~ldn't if Dave John were arouid, the Middle Loup Public Power &
that is. Kovarik esceped frcnl John's happy cho:iehld lsng ~ n s v ~ h Irrigation District, the Twin
to get a friumphant rile off the court on the shcuders of his class- Loups Reclamation District, and
mates. Otd best Albion, 66-60, but I~st the following nisht to Educational Service Unit 10.
Valentine, 71-66.,
There was one candidate for
each of those bodies except the
Weed Control Authority, which
attracted four hopefuls.
In the week's biggest move,
Joe Rudcka made his .challenge
to inculnbent mayor Blll French
official when he filed. for the
city's top administratlce posi.
tion. French had announced last
week that he would again be a
candidate. They are the only
persons who hahe filed for the
office to date.
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As the last day for filing 'drew bled with the three new filings.
near, the pace of political activ- They were made by Gaylord
its in Ord and Valley County Boilesen, L. E. (Sac) Walford,
quickened this week. Six new and Verlin Smith.
names were added to the roster Bqilesen and Walford are Ppth
of candidates at City Hall and seeking the 1st Ward posltlon
nine at the courthouse. beinn vacated bv Merle Van-
Other prospective public ser- and-t, and ~mitfi is trying for
va.nts have until 5 p.m, tomor- the 3rd Ward seat now held
row (Friday) to file if they wish by Starling Lee. Neither Vanto
run for office in this spring's Zandt nor h e have filed for
elections. City, village, ar.d reelection.
school ballotting is scheduled The action by Boilisen and
Apr. 7, and County elections Walford means that voters in
hlcty 12 along ivith state and na- the 1st Ward will have at least
tional primaries. three naines to choose from.
The past week's filings at City Ray Marshall had filed for the
Hall iricludzd one for mayor, office previously.
three for City Council positions, Smith is the only persdn to
and two for District 5 Board of file so far for the 3rd Ward
Education openings. At the seat. His action lea~es only one
courthouse the new registrants
were shooting for positions with
the valley County Weed Con-
city and one county positioil
without at least one candidate
They are the police magistrate's
job and the county superi11,lendent's.
Mrs. Frances McCall, current
police judge, reportedly is rohibitcd
from fil~*g again unyess
she relinquishes her job with
the Valley County Draft ,Boar$.
The superintendent's job is
currently vacant. It had been
held by Mrs. Jeuell Buoy, but
she announced her immediate
resignation two ~eeks ago. The
resignation was accepted Feb. 27
by the Valley County Board of
Supervisors.
The super\isors earlier had
downgraded the posltion to a
part-time one, primarily because
Mrs. Buoy was einp1o)ed .half
days as a teacher at Ord Hinh
At the City Council level, the school. They at first droppcd
number of candidates was dou. - the salary to $2,500 annually
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New Reg
frorn the present $4,800, but st
their Feb. 3 meeting raised it
to $3,600. At that saine meeting
the salaries of the assessor
and sheriff were raised froin
$6,200 to $6,600, putting thein
on the same level with the
clerk and tregsurer. Leon Klanecky
cast the lone dissenting
rote, apparently holding out frr
higher raises to all four fulltime
officers.
Although the action occurred
after the salary-setting deadline
by state law, County Attorney
John Sullivan has since ststed
that it will stand unless challenged
in court.
New cpndidates for the District
5 Board pf Education,
which supervises the Ord an13
Comstock schools, are JVilbert
Calvin and Ed Raje~vich. They
bring to five the total nuinber
of candidates for the two atlarge
positions which ulll be
vot;d on.
Thy other candidates are Drs.
Dale Karre, Otis Miller, and
Murray Markley. Karre and
Miller are the incumbents. Cal.
court by a five-man jury.
Brockman reportedly had tried
to get Jones to accept a registered
letter last June. In a later
fzcs-tp-face confrontation;
Jones again refused to accept
papers from Brockman.
The defendant claimed that
he had sprayed his pastures for
noxlous weeds in Mag, as directed
by the Weed Control Authority.
However, he said Brockman
was not satizficd and had
threatened to use an aerial
spray on the land in question,
charging the costs to the own'er.
Jones sought a temporary injunction
prohibiting such zction,
claiming thst aerial spray
would do "irreparable damage"
to the property, including the
killing of trees, clo~er, and other
vegetation thst is not considered
nsxious. In this request
Jones gave 'the Weed Co~trol
Authority permission to spray
his land provided a tractor was
used rather than an airplane.
Later, Jones c!ai~.~ed that he,
Brockman, and a state ofiicial
hsd discussed the situation, and
that tbe state official hsd said
no action would be taken provided
Jones agreed to spray
again himself in October. Tha
defendlnt said he agreed to
this.
Then, two lnonths later on
Aug. 19, Brockmcln had Jo~ie;
arrested for resisting an officer
in connectiori with the earlier
dent, Brockilian is subject to
the five-man Wecd Control Authority
on which Jones is now
seeking a seat.
Other candidates for the two
vacancies are Raymond Christensen
of- Ord, Bill Flock of Ord,
and Keith Luedtke of Arcadia.
Luedtke is one of the two present
board nlernbers whose terms
are expiring; the other is Korace
Travis of Ord.
'The two vacancies must be
filicd by individuals resic!ing in
one of the county's towns or
villages.
Other filings made during the
past week were as follows:
Donning Hounds, Arcadia, director
of the Loup Valleys Rural
Public Fo~~er District;
Allen Masters, Arcadia, director
of the Middle Loup Public
Po~ver & Irri ation District;
John ~otrfega, Eibria, director
of District; the' T~cin Ldups Keclarnstion
Rae Jean Treotow. Comstsck.
member-at lax ge of Educatiollal
Senice Unit 10,
Hussell IIackel, Ord, delegate
to Val:e> County Kel~ublicdn
Conk entijn.
The conlplete list of eandi-
vin has serred on the board in
the psst but is not a member
at this time.
The mo>t interesting filing
dates to date:
made last week at the county
Valley county
lebel was that of Lone11 Jones.
Board, of Supcl.visors, 1st Dis.
who is seeking one of tuo va-
trict-I3111 Tuma (Dl. Don Pacancies
on the Valley County
piernik (R).
Weed Control Author1 y.
Board of Super\isors, 3rd Dis-
Jones was the defenbant in a
trict-Duane Carson (R), Henry
trial held last No~ember, dur- incident. The defendant asked Bend3 (R), Leon Klacccky (H)
ing which he was accused of for arid received a jury trial, Board of Suae~~isois. 5th Disresisting
an officer - spccifical- during which he entered a plea trict-Ray ~ n i ~ (K!. p '
, County Wecd Superinten. of not guilty. The plea was l~p- Board of Supdrvisors, 7th Distr
ent Eliner Brockrnan He was held by the jury.
trict-Kenneth Dorsey (I)).
found not guilty in county As county ~veed superinten- Assessor-Frank Ilottl (Kj.
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Attorney-John Sulli\ '~n(I)).'
Clerk-Thelma Dulitz (R).
Sheriff-Clarence E. Fox (R).
Superintendent (part - time)
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Treasurer-Lloyd Wilson (R).
Members, County Weed Con.
trol Authority two positions to
be idled)--Keiti Luedtke, Bill
Flock, Raymond Ch.xistensen, Lowell
Jones.
Director, Loup Valleys K u r a l
Public POKCI' District-L)o\+nind
Rcilnds.
Director, Middle Loup Public
Poycr & Irrigation District-
Allen Masters. .
Drrectoy-Twin Loups Recia.
niation District-John Potr~eba.
hlclnbcr, JQIucational Sen ice
Unit 10-Rae Jean Treptow.
Delegates to County Coilven.
tiou-Dean I3resley ,(R!, IIeloise
Breslev (H). Ronald Goodricl~
(K), ddssell H3ckel (X), A~tkiella
Kansey (R), W. J Ran~sey
(R), Edgar Roe (R), Alyce Wozab
(R), Joh JVo~ab (R), Ednl~~nd
I3liffinan (D), Carol Lutz
(D), E. J. ,Lange (Dl
C~ty of Old
City Couniil, 1st \V a r d-I!ciy
hlai~hdll, L E (Sac) Walfuld,
Ga~lord Boilesen.
Clty Coun(i1, 2nd IVard-Don
Blaha, Ed Chr istenaen.
Cily Counc~l, 31d Wald-Vcrlln
Sinlth
Malor-Bill French, Joe Kuzicka.
Police School Magistrate-None.
District 5
Board of Education (two pocitions
to be fllled at large)-Dr.
3Iurraj Markley, Dr. Ot~s llillcr,
Dr. Dale Karre, Ed Rajenich,
\Vilbert CalL in.
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Which herbicide or 'comhination
of herbicides is recommended
for the control of
weeds in row crops What
aniount of herbicide and when
should it be applied for best
results
Which chei~~icals will be recommended
for the control of
corn rootworms in 1970 What
is the best time to apply insec-
ticides for maxinlun~ results
Will there be a need to coatrol
greenbugs in milo this summer
When is the best lime to
spray western bean cutworm
Ttiese and many more questions
will be answered at the
agricultural chelnical meeting
which. will be held Tuesday at
the Valley County 4-H Building
in Ord, starting at 1:30 p.m.
Leading the discussion on
weed conirol in row crops, legumes,
pastures, and rangelands
mill be Laren Kobison, Extension
weed specialist from the
Uiverslly of Nebraska.
.Discuising the topic of insect
control and which insecticide to
use will be David Keith, University
of Nebraska Estenslon
entomologist
Time will be allotted on the
program for, a question-and-answer
oeriod.
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By Carol teggett
Chris Erikson, a senior at Ord High School, has been named
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Nebraska's 1970 Bettv Crocker Honlei~laker of Tomorrow. She --
is the first state ~\inn& Ord has had in this competitioll.
Esfab. April, 1882 Qrd, Nebraska, Thursday, Idarch 12, 1970 VQI. 89, No, 1 In 2 Sec+iona
Selected from Illore than 7,000 senior girls in 351 Nebraska
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high schools on the basis of a written exanli~latio~l coveriiig Published Weekb at 305 S. 16th St, Ord, Nebraska 688tZ Sdbscripticn Rats$ - $6 50 In Nearaska, $7.50 Elsewhere Second Class Postage Paid at Ord, Nebraska
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honleiilakintr knowledse and attitudes, Chris will receihe a $1,500
uith it a zoning ordinance," he terested in getting inore indus.
college sch;larship f~%n~ Gen-
, stated "Companies are reluctant try if you don't tell somebodyv"
to sink money into a coinmil. he asked. "That's like winking
nlty that docsn't know where at a girl in the dark; you know
~t's going "
nhlt you';;e doing, but nobody
eral Mills, sponsor of the annual
education program. She is
also now eligible for nntion31
honors.
As State Ijomemaker of
Tomorrow, Chris and her faculty
advis~r, Mrs. Phqllis Gar nick,
will join winners from each of
the other states and the District
of Coluinbig Apr. 12-17 for a t2ur
of Washington, D. C., and colon-
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He added that in 1%2 there
were only 12 local or area planning
commissions in Nebraska
but now thele are 175.
A\ thlrd 14nportant pall of
' planning deals with finances,
Monroe- stdted, expiain~n that
the clty must decide &at ~t
can afford
Once these steps ha~e been
actomplished, he ~'ontlnued, the
uhdt kind of iriili*:stry it uanLs. $
Refers~n: to corunents made
earlier by Hal Plerce, president
of tke Ord Developlilent Corp ,
Plfonrw said he was especially
happy to hear someone sdy "the
kind that fits." In his introductory
relnaiks Pierce had stated:
"We In Ord have repeatedly
asked for something we could
use . . something we could
tuck to bed without any diffi-
else does.
Advertising Ord is easy, he
added, explaining that the corn.
munity's citizens travel, throughout
the state aiid n'ation. They
should be talking their town up
to anyone who's interested,
where~er they go, he said.
To accoinplish the goals of an
industrial development p r o-
ial W~lrian~sburg, Va. A climax
to the fire day session will be an
announcem.ent of the 1970 Betty
@.am, a citv's new e~ter:)rices
High Lu;v Precip. co.nil:u~:ty iu.!$t cletciuV~>e
Crocker All-American Ilomenlak-
need not necessariiy be in the
er of Tomotrow, whose Scholar-
manufacturi~~g line, he added.
Mar. 5 55 26 ship kill be increased to @,%.
"They may be in retailing,
Mar. 6 53 24 Three national runners-up w~ll
~hclesaling, transportation, or
receive scholarsllip increases to
even tour~sn~," he explained.
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Mar. 9
$3,000, $3,000, and $2,000. Centering
on personal ' observation and
Chris Erikson
Mar. 10 24 5 .04 inferciews durink the tour. na- , Best in Nebraska
Mar. 11 6
Masre Films Due
A crash course on the Communist
conspiracy in the United
States will be offered each of
the next two Wediiesday nights
(Mar. 18 and 25) in Ord.
The sessions are planned by
the Alert Citizens Film Foruin
and will be held at the Odd Fel.
lows Hall, beginning at 8 p.m.
each ekening. The group anti^ipates
shoulng three films each
night, with a short discussion
period to follow.
Thq film forum, which was
organized here ~ecently, shot~ed
a film titled Ccm~nunists c;n
Campus" Tuesday night at the
Ord Theater
tional judging wgl be conducted
by Science Research Associates is a good lest taker and works
of chiseago, which also construct- fast," he said. "The test was deed
and graded the state test. , signed so that very few finished
it in the allotted time - but
Chris, daughter of Mr. and she did,"
Mrs. Eric Erikson of Ord. - has
been an active yticipant in A large nuinber of the test
many Ord High Sc 001 functions ,questions are based on curriit
and organizations throughout events. The fact that Chris is
her student years. She has beell an avid reader attributed greaton
the Student Council and a ly to her high score, she felt.
member of the school band atd
drill teain.
She likes to sew, knit, play the
clarinet, and cook
"This includes baking as well
as preparing meals for the fam.
ily," Chris said. "it is a re.1
challenge to cook for our fsin- that they reconsidered.
ily, because although we ha\ e
- Norton also coinn~ented that
because of conflicting activities
at Ord High School this year
(primarily the senior class play),
the administra,tion had . contenl
plated not hacing Ord girls take
the written examination this
jesr. He obviously was elated '
sereral fakorite dishes, we all Chosen as runner-u for Nelike
to try new reclpes regular- braska was Diane ~atRryn Volk-
I.. ,)
iner of Lordes Hinh School in
1Y.
Chris plans (0 attend the Uni. Nebraska City. S-he will be
versity of Nebraska in Lincoln a $500
and hopes to become an actu- g'"'.
ary.
Norton said he taught, former-
Bob Norton, principal at Ord ly in the public scnoal at Ne-
High School, commended $hrls braska City - for five years ,
for her outstanding ability. She
and knuws the Volkmer family.
Those communities in Nebraska
"which haye prepared theinselles"
will get more industry
and more jobs di~riiig the 1970s,
the state's top industrial planner
predicted Tuesday night.
James Monroe, director 0: the
Nebraska Department of Economic
Development, made his remarks
at a banquet staged by
the Ord Industrial De~elopment
Corp. Approximately 80 persons
attended.
Keys to the preparation he
spoke of, Monroe , said, were
planning, research, and proinotion.
"The first thing, you've got ,to
do is deternline if a majority
cf the people reaiiy want industry,"
Monroe said. "That's especiaily
important now with the
pollution problern we have. Peopic
n~turally associate pollutio:~
w~lh industry, but the two don't
nectssarily go together. Some
industries pollute, and some
don't."
&:onroe also called for a comprehensice
plan, wh:ch has
been talked about and worked
on for several years here, but
which has never been finalized.
' 1 grotvlr~g comnlunity needs
some sort of growth olan. and
culty. We're not going for a
General Electric plant of 200 or
300 people; we want solllething
that will ernploy 15 or 30 or
40 people."
But .he qujckly , added, "We
neie sincere In going after the
Siste Game CCminission. \We
thought we could handle it, but
unfortunately . somebody else
didn't."
Planning will necessarily involve
the second step in the industry-seeking
process - rebearch,
Monroe ex~laincd.
"You should get together a
fact sheet showing labor resources,
wages, and other information
for your area," he stated.
"When it's completed, it will
show your weak spots and your
strong points."
Finally, the city must promote
itself if it is to attract industry,
Plfonroe stated.
"Who knows vou're even in-
Firms operating in any of those
fields could accolnplish t h e
saine things as a man,~facturing
concern, he explained, listing
the goals of a development program
as the creation of'job opportunities;
increasing per cap-
ita income, and curbing outmigration.
Finally, Monroe , cautioned
city p,lanners against neglecting
what industry they already have.
"Working with already-exist-
ing local industry is not as
glamorous as bringing in new,
but the time spent uith then1
wii~ pay dividends," he stated.
"I'd be really remiss if I didp't
urge dilstry." you to assist your local in-
And he put in a plug for
fsriners too, po~nting out .thnt
many industrial concerns - i11-
c!uding some in Ord - are LCvolvcd
in processing agricultural
products. However, the nuii;
be1 of jobs available in agricilltbre
is on the decline compared
to manufacturing, IIsnroe
stzited, and 'he predicted that
Ly 1972 the nunlber cf manufacturing
employees in t h ~ state
aould move permanently ahead
of its farin workers.
Nafure Says . . .
Don't Rush It!
The fact that winter doesn't end
until Mar. 20 was well remembered
by residents of the Ord vicinity
Monday, as a sudden storm
left an esfimated 12 inches of
snow in this locale. The storm
caught many motorists and pedestrians
unprepared, but friend.
ly neighbors chipped in to lend
a helping hand, as in the photo
at ri~ht. Visability was so poor
that for a time plans were being
made to keep rural students in
Ord homes overnight. However,
as the storm subsided at mid-aft.
ernocn, school was dismissed an
hour early and the buses were
able to travel their country routes
with cauticr. A number of Ord
residents - like Carl Schauer,
left - who had purchased sgow
blouters after last year's severe
winter, finally got a chance to try
them out. The 12 inches of snow
here was the most rewrted in
the state. However, it was heavily
localized ps the Comstock area reported
only 1 inch.