Lincoln Journal Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 57

Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star 5F January imimnnmiiiiiHinnwiinnmiim roads, motorists can get to downtown Lincoln quicker process of being purchased, according to the builder. development in the area so far. A bank, plumbing and glass companies, trucking purchased for about $39,000. die said an additional $100, 000. will have to be spent to ForYoT" -7 I To Decide I l'lA i 'fesfe PARKING Li-ua UNCOLH NEBRASKA lines and several service sta tions have sprung up.

The builder calls Belmont "the Interstate's front door to Lincoln," and he says it will be a beautiful one, not only because of the sparkling new housing areas but thanks to a mile-long park being developed on both sides of the super highway. City Park Supt. Jim Ager says about half of the land needed for the park has been use Lincoln's north Interstate access route in the Belmont area each day. Of this number, 3,590 come from 4,090 that travel Hwy. 34 daily and 1,920 come from among 6,240 which use the Interstate itself; "More and more people are seeing Belmont because of the highway," Witt noted, "and I think they like what they see." The builder says motel and restaurant representatives and oil companies are "tremendously interested" in locating near the super road.

Witt and Belmont grocer Forrest Hntson say that be T7 Vt HEN and where to hold the services, who will serve as pall- A Family Shoe Store bearers and who will officiate are matters. which are entirely up to famfly. Allthey rieedois Ul TWOWU OF THE otofnnuiE state their wishes; we at Hodgman-Splain Mortuary will cooperate in every way. if? i Witt says in 15 to 20 years, 2,500 acres of land stretching from Adams north to the Interstate will be filled with homes which will house 25,000 to 30,000 people. Five elementary schools, a junior high school and a senior high are envisioned for Belmont by Witt, along with a huge shopping center and a new fire station.

Witt estimated that at least $10 million has gone into residential and commercial I Fri. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. -A At Turek your just in the price. We C.

Roberts children. back again. complete the aquisition. Ager said eight properties were bought by the city and" one by the county. Buildings are being removed from the ground and it's being seeded.

The park will be about two to three blocks wide with Interstate 180 running through the middle. He said all the usual park facilities will provided along with a large camp site at the far northern', end for camping tourists. Other Weekdays 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. By BILL KREIFEL An 80-year-old dream, that Belmont would some day be one of the finest residential areas in Lincoln, is starting to come true.

The area's Close-in to Downtown advantage may give it a fu- jt tore popnla- Ad nf f(. AAA I In thefU 1880s many people saw the hills on which Belmont sits -as-a-geod founda tion for a Witt posh neighborhood with a -magnificent stew JiLtteJEajs. ital City. Today, families in more than 950 new homes are enjoying that view. Lincoln builder Karl Witt, who has played as big a part as anyone in the areas growth, says Belmont is on the threshold of great change and one factor helping to bring about the change are the new Interstate Highways to the north and West.

According to the a Dept of Roads, 5,510 vehicles Printing Papers Paper Products Graphic Arts Supplies Equipment Industrial Papers cause of the-newnetwoilr H3 BnUmMAm Tmk km Kt line i "IT 1 1-kVl II Pi, St mu a Shoes, our one ond only business is to makt family's feet comfortable. We do it in a comfortable atmosphere, too no high-pressure sales talk the honest desire to fit you and your family type of shoes you want ot reasonable feature Grace Wolker shoes for women, John shoes for men, and Red Goose shoes for Wi'rs sure if you visit os once, you'll come BIHC10IS IEESE JOHN MASttfc CHRISTIANSEN JOHN 10VI inartz. CC7UIC0 WAYNI V. Mil a II rimltoLwi quality Serving Commercial and Industrial Business in Nebraska and Northern Kansas Facilities for Recreation Keep Up -With "Growth SLL3 1 GATEWAY SHOPPING CENTER Western Newspaper Union! I I pr prreeT ar zxnn Lincoln, Nebr. -'-v 1, i i ii'- Jul plhn R.

ibMaMttrt Lj i i "Open from Belmont than from, any other places in the city. Witt said more and more people are interested in buying homes in the area and new ones are going up almost every day. "The first ones were in the $10,000 range but now they run from about $15,000 to $20,000," he said, "and there are a few that cost upwards of $60,000." About 200 acres have undergone residential development since 1954 and ,400 ddiuonai acres are in e4 is the motto of the Childrens Zoo Association, but its president, Arnott R. Folsom, says, "We wiH not open until the entire project is completed." He reports work remains to be done on the bird cage theater, the horse corrals and the planting and finishing of paths, courts and shrubbery. According to Folsom, the zoo will be one of the largest of its kind in the country.

It will have some 49 exhibits. Park Superintendent Jim Ager says he is shooting for a July 1 opening date for the Holmes course. Fishing will be permitted on the Antelope Dam lake and if there is enough rainfall, boating will be permitted. I The City-County planning department has submitted a request to the federal government for "open space" funds or-use in purchasing additonal land for an Interstate Highway 180 park. When built," this park will straddle Lincoln's Interstate access route and provide a scenic entrance corridor to the city from the north.

The 55-acre site would cost $102,850 of which the federal grant would be $30,855. OVERINFLATED TIRES ADD LITTLE TO GAS ECONOMY. It's tnn that overinfUted tires do rt-duct raid friction swnewhat, since less tire surface actually touches th road. But tht small fas savings ara no compensation for worn-out, ovar-stressed tires and the expense of replacing them. It also pays to know how you can (et tnort mile age from your car insur-uoa through State Farm Mutual.

Call imandjnd out today! Ad G. "SCOiTY" KAUFrAN 140 Soartfc 70th Street 48S-2H0 TATI FARM KuJuat Automotaa Inursnct Compsay Hom Office: Boonugiai, Qtinois 1 Hi I ScWd I if Wi 1 iii ii 1. 1 i -i li EVERYBODY SAVES Recreational facilities are keeping pace with Lincoln's growth." Scheduled to open this year are three picnicking areas on Salt-Wahoo dam sites, the Childrens' Zoo, the Holmes Park Golf Course and the Antelope Dam picnic grounds. Also 1960s will tell whether the proposed dam on the Platte River between Lincoln and Omaha is feasible and Lincoln will be able to use federal funds for developing park areas on Interstate 180. the Door in 1964" INC.

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