The Omaha guide., 1955-10-14

A farmer in the Harrington area struck an object in his drive
way with his car one night last week. The next day he discovered
a quantity of porcupine quilts at the spot and he decided that his
car must have struck a porcupine.
Such animals are very uncommon in Nebraska, although they
are frequently seen farther north in wooded areas. The Cedar
County News reported the incident.
The South Platte Chambers of Commerce chartered a special
train to Lincoln last Saturday to provide transportation for high
school students and adults who wanted to attend Band Day at
the University stadium Three hundred made the trip with the
men wearing special red ties and pocket name cards.
'9 4 At Missouri Valley the school board issued a special invitation
to the Harrison County News to attend their monthly meetings.
The school board feels that many of the details regarding school
administration are not being made available to the public and they
would like to have the News and the Missouri Valley Times tell
the folks about it.
Such things as building improvements, needs for changes
in faculty members and details of the many hidden" expenses
which plague every school were made public by the Missouri
Valley newspapers following their first "st in" with the board.
At Harrington a young man just home from the Navy de.
cided to whoop it up a bit. His antics promptly brought an arrest
for reckless driving and he was fined 500 and costs. By mid
afternoon Of the same day, he had been tracked down cutting
more capers about town and he was back in court again. The
second session brought another fine Of 500 and a suspension of
his license for two years.
Several football fans wen. to hospitals and a number Of others
were injured last week when a stand at Decatur collapsed. send
ing 120 fans to the ground. The bleacher gave out when 12O fans
rose to cheer an Oakland score. Volunteer rescue units from oaL.
Land and Decatur rushed the injured to hospitals and doctors and
rescue workers gave first aid to many on the field. One woman
received a back injury; another a leg injury and numerous others
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A gasoline price war at Albion sent regular gas down to Is &c
per gallon last week. There was no cut in Ethyl gasoline however
and it continued to sell at 319c per gallon. Unfortunately. onlv
the drivers OF older model cars were able to take advantage of the
price cut.
Voters at Pierce turned down a proposal to vote bonds for .
new swimming pool, the Pierce Leader revealed last week. The
$4,000 issue drew 80 opposition votes and PAT fayoring. The
issue required a 500 majority to carry.
Last week at Bridgeport, the oil dealers put on a free movie
as their part in carrying out National Oil Progress Week The
Bridgeport News Blade extended an invitation to the public to
attend the show which revealed the many uses now being made
OF petroleum products and the improvements in processing crude
oil which have come about in recent years.
The Wahoo Newspaper is attempting to raise a fund of $1,000
to assist Saunders County Sheriff, Joe Divis, in paying off a court
judgment which he recently received.
Two years ago the Sheriff, while pursuing a man involved in
a robbery at Ceresco, thoughtlessly crossed the Saunders county
line INTO Douglas county. He arrested his man but the suspect
peat the rap on the grounds that the Saunders county sheriff had
no warrant for his arrest in Douglas county.
After beating the case, the suspect turned around and sued
the Sheriff for false arrest and won a judgment of $4,000 against
the Sheriff. The bonding company holding Sheriff Diyis' bond
PAID S4OOO and after more litigation, the total Judgment vas re-
duced to $4,000. That left $1,000 for the Sheriff to pay. It is this
amount which the Wahoo newspaper is attempting to raise.
The case is considered very unusual and has been watched
VIII mucn interest by all law enforcement officers over the state.
The city of Ord, which recently won a court fight against the
KansasNebraska Natural Gas Company has found itself the VIC
TIM OF a squeeze play. The Gas company admits defeat in court
out no announces that it will have to cut expenses. in Ieu If
hgner gas prices. 1t proposes to do this by eliminating free ser.
wee on burners, possible closing of the companys office in Ord
and by taxing advantage of a loophole in a contract with the civ
to raise the price of the gas sold the municipality. The Ord
council has the matter under consideration.