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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1969
Page
1
Community campaign leader Ben ny Hochman reports good support for Sidney’s United Fund but a $550 gap remains to reach the $12,200 Christmas quota. A final push before Christmas aims to prove Sidney’s commitment to its annual fund and prevent undermining next year’s operations.
James Allen Methe, 27, of Chappell dies when a Union Pacific freight train strikes the milk truck he drove near Sunol. The Leprino Cheese worker was killed instantly as the 138 car train halted after impact. Methe, a Denver native married in 1969, leaves a widow and a stepson. Gehrig and Son Funeral Home arranging.
Weather outlook for the Panhandle calls for fair skies and continued mild temperatures through Saturday. Highs near 50 today and Saturday, lows 15 to 25, zero precipitation risk. Five day outlook: temperatures near normal with small daily changes, highs 40 to 50, lows 15 to 25, little or no rain expected. Courtesy Frontier Airlines.
Cheyenne County commissioners approve a $7500 base salary for seven county officials including superintendent of schools clerk treasurer assessor and sheriff with a four year term starting January 1971. Deputies receive 70 percent of the elected official salary. Other county workers get automatic cost of living increases. The raise totals $10,500 for Cheyenne County and mirrors increases in Kimball and Deuel counties. The county judge salary remains set by state law at $7500. In other action the board awarded a bid from Farmers Union Gas & Oil for county fuel and approved several stop signs.
Kenneth Sakurada, agricultural agent at Case County, named new Cheyenne County agent by the county extension sponsoring board chaired by Bob Rexroth. He will likely start mid January after a Friday morning board meeting. Sakurada, a Scottsbluff native, has been Morrill County assistant in Bridgeport for four years and was Chase County agent at Imperial for eight years. He moves with his wife and two sons, a freshman and a junior in high school.
The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office investigates a weekend break in at Buffalo Bend near Potter. About 53 quarts of assorted whiskey, two electric blenders, and some cash were stolen. Entry was gained by prying the back door. The Buffalo Bend was closed Sunday and Monday. theft disclosed Tuesday night.
The State Aging Advisory Commission approved a $4,367 continuation grant for Norfolk for a second year of senior citizen center operations, covering 60 percent of annual costs. Two other requests were denied and one from the Nebraska Hospital Association was referred back for more work.
The 1970 edition of the Farmers Tax Guide is available at the Cheyenne County Extension office and at Cheyenne County Banks. It can also be picked up in Lorenzo at Lorenzo Grain Gurley at Tallman's Cafe and Sidney at Farmers Feed and Seed Store. Businesses may obtain a supply from the Extension office for customers.
Dr. Joseph B. Pankau longtime Dalton physician died at 10 pm Wednesday at St Joseph's Hospital in Denver following gall bladder surgery. Funeral set for St Mary's Dalton with interment in Dalton Cemetery. He built Pioneer Memorial Hospital, served as hospital administrator, mayor, Lions Club member, and bank director. He was 68 and survived by widow Margaret Miller and a stepson. Memorials designated for Dalton Rescue Unit and Christ Episcopal Church.
Sidney merchants extend store hours to 8 30 p m until Christmas with four shopping days left. Shops close at 4 30 p m Wednesday Christmas Eve. Tonight’s Christ mas Bonanza drawing determines 560 in script prizes for fifteen holders with top prize 300 dollars. Claim tickets at The Sidney Telegraph office Saturday between 9 a m and 5 p m. Script distribution at 5 p m.
Nebraska general business activity rose 5.2 percent in October from a year earlier, with retail sales up 2.3 percent, according to the University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research. Employment in manufacturing climbed 5.9 percent over the year, while construction lagged. Sidney and Kearney posted notable building surges.
I A Caldwell Cheyenne County Superintendent of Schools was named president of the Panhandle County Superintendents and Directors of Educational Service Units at the December 11 Lincoln meeting. Bonnie Manley was chosen executive secretary. The group approved resolutions to retain county superintendent office and to seek a fulltime consultant from the State Department of Education.
Cheyenne County residents face higher license fees effective 1970 under Legislative Bill 1304. Passenger cars rise from 9.00 to 15.50, one half ton pickups from 8.00 to 18.50, and two to two and half ton trucks from 13.00 to 22.50. Mobile home and camping trailer fees vary by weight, while utility trailers stay the same. New revenue rules shift county funds to the state with a later return formula based on 1969 registrations. Deadline for new licenses is March 1, earliest payment January 2, and no new plates issued this year.
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