The Omaha guide., 1955-07-08
News From Around Nebraska


Not much has been heard lately about the Save the Trains
movement which has gone on out oNeil and Valentine way.
However, a meeting Of the Trains organization was held at Aims
worth last week It was revealed at that time that revenue for
the trains had increased 1870. In addition to that, the opera
ting expenses of the line had been reduced approximately $4,000
per year by the passage of a new law by the State Legislature
which permitted the elimination of part of the train crew. The
extra men were termed "superfuous'.
Whether these two improvements will be sufficient to hold
the continued interest of the Chicago & Northwestern is not yet
known but it. at least, proves that there is business for trains in
that region if patronage is properly solicited.
The City of Ord is getting all worked up about Junk yards
within its city limits. 1t seems that the Union Pacific has rented
parts of its rightofway to several Ord men for use as a junk
yard, auto wrecking yards etc. Recently the Grand Island indie
pendent ran some pictures Of the msightly view which greeted
train riders coming into the Ord community
The Ord folks didn't like the publicity so the City has filed
suit asking the men to cease operating the junk yards and ask
ing the Union Pacific to cease renting them the ground.
Ord is but one of many communities which are beginning to
look questionably at the presence Of junk yards and auto grave
yards within sight Of general traffic.
The Fairbuy Journal revealed last week that the communi-
tvs utilities earned over 100000 profit in the past year. The
city light department made a profit of 100000 and the water
department added nearly $4,000 to the profit column.
Earnings of the electric department increased $4,000 over
the previous year, but the water department made $4,000 less
this year than it did last.
Fairbury has on hand $4,000 which can be used for pur-
chasing new equipment when needed.
Crete is jubilant this week over the signing of a contract
with the Formft Company of Chicago which has indicated that
it will establish one Of its manufacturing plants there. The
Formfit Company, makers Of brassieres and other foundation gar
ments, are nationally known and have eight other factories.
The finest of the companys machines arrived in Crete Tues
day and the plant will operate in temporary quarters for a time
while the supply of labor is being analysed and trained. Later,
if everything goes well, a new, airconditioned factory building
will be erected. The plant will eventually hire 200 women and
the annual payroll will amount to about 100000, the Crete News
stated last week. Considering that "fresh' money turns over
several times before it leaves town, the Crete Chamber of Com
merce has figured out that the presence of the factory will mean
100000 of freshmoney business per year.
Fremen at Decatur are trying to raise money to purchase a
new ambulance. They will hold a fish fry July 9th to raise money
for the equipment. NJ.
Boone County farmers near Albion are harvesting an ex-
ceptonally good crop of grass seed this year, the Albion News
has revealed. That area has experienced the right type of
weather to make excellent seed, the newspaper has pointed out
The Schuyler Sun announced last week that Colfax county
now has 161 irrigation wells operating. 25 of these wells are
new ones which have been put into use only this summer.
Pump irrigation is growing rapidly in use. Hamilton Coun-
tV, near Aurora, has over $50 wells operating. The most popular
system.
Despite the increase in the number Of cars being sold. a
count of Highway 6, which crosses the southern part Of the state,
reveals that traffic there is falling behind the figures of a year
ago, during the same month, the count showed 1922 cars travelled
the road.
The Public Mirror, at Arapahoe, which revealed the figures,
gave no reason for the decrease.
A new swimming pool is nearing completion at Lexington
but was not ready for the Fourth, the Dawson County Herald
of time to get some good use out of it. The pool is being paint
ed this week preparatory to putting in water for the first time