VOL. LV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 26,1934. No. 10
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WEEKES IS ELECTED
TO BOARD OF OMAHA
LOAN ASSOCIATION
Is First Outstate Man To Be Elected
To A Position On The Board Of
This Omaha Company.
At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Occidental Building & Loan
Association, of Omaha, held in that
city last Tuesday, S. J. Weekes of this
city was elected a member of the board
of directors.
The Occidental is the third largest
building and loan association in the
state with resources of $13,000,000.
At this meeting Ford Hovey, formerly
with the Stock Yards National bank
of South Omaha, was also elected a
member of the board of directors and
elected first vice-president of the as
sociation and will devote his entire
time to the affairs of the association.
Mr. Weekes is the first outstate man
to be elected to the board of directors
of this association, which consists of
seven members, and it is a tribute to
his recognized ability on financial mat
ters in the state. Congratulations, John.
WILSIE F. HARRIS DEAD
Dies Sunday At His Home, Following
Several Months Illness.
Wilsie F. Harris died at his home
northeast of Page last Sunday after
noon after an illness of several months
of cancer, at the age of 52 years, 10
months and 21 days. The funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday at the Meth
odist church in Page and interment
in the Deer Creek cemetery near
Meadow Grove, Nebr., that afternoon.
Wilsie F. Harris was born at Birm
ingham, 111., on September 1, 1881.
When a young man the family moved
to Nebraska settling near Meadow
Grove. He was united in marriage at
Neligh, Nebr., on May 28, 1904, and
came to this county that spring settl
ing in the eastern part of the county.
Four children were born to them, two
boys and two girls, who with their
mother are left to mourn the passing
of a kind and indulgent husband and
father. The children are: Mrs. Earl
Buffalau, Harvard Kans.; Geraldine,
and Glen Leroy, Page, and Gordon
Harris, Wayne, Nebraska.
Daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. C. T. Jenkins Mar
ried In New Mexico
Silver City (New Mexico) Enter
prize: Mrs. Cecilia Blach and Judge
George W. Hay, sixth judicial district
court, were married Thursday morning
at 7:30 o’clock at the Presbyterian
manse by Rev. Fred F. Darley, pastor.
Besides the contracting parties there
were present at the cermony Mrs. Nat
Gammon, Lordsburg, maid of honor;
Sheriff John E. Casey, best man, and
Nat Gammon. The ring service was
used.
The bride was attired in a navy
blue triple sheer, two piece ensemble.
The upper portion of the gown was
in contrasting lighter blue. Her jack1
et was trimmed in fox fur, and had
three-quarter length sleeves. Her hat,
slippers and purse were of blue and
she wore white gloves. Her corsage
bouquet was of orchids.
Mrs. Gammon wore a frock of old
rose sheer crepe with white acces
sories. White sweet peas composed
her corsage bouquet.
Following the service the briaai
party partook of a wedding breakfast
at the Manhatton cafe. Yesterday af
ternoon scores called at the beautiful
home of the couple, 610 Sixth street,
to offer their best wishes and con
gratulations. The reception was from
2 to 4 o’clock. Judge and Mrs. Hay
have postponed their honeymoon trip
to conform to the plans of several of
their friends who live at a distance
and were unable to be present at the
wedding.
The bride’s brother. Dr. Thomas N.
Jenkins, head of the experimental work
in the department of psychology, New
York University, and Mrs. Jenkins
were prevented from attending the
wedding, but plan to visit Silver City
at a later date.
Mrs. Hay is the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Jenkins, of
O'Neill, Nebr. She attended Gates
Academy, Neligh, Nebr., Nebraska
Normal School, and the University of
Nebraska. She is a member of the
alumni association of Wayne State
Normal school. She was at one time
an instructor in the Norfolk, Nebr.,
business college.
Mrs. Hay has been employed in the
sales department of the King Candy
company. Ft. Worth, Texas, since 1921.
Her territory at one time included
southern Colorado, West Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona and Southern Calif
I ornia. He success as a traveling sales
representative has been conspicious.
She is a member of the Pilot club of
El Paso where she maintained her
headquarters for a number of years
before moving to Silver City recently.
Judge Hay was elected in 1930 to the
bench of this district, which includes
Grant, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
Previous to that he was a practicing
attorney in Silver City. A veteran
officer of the World war, in which his
health was impaired, he came to Ft.
Bayard in 1921 for treatment. When
he recuperated he bgan his law prac
tic here.
Judge Hay is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Hay, Somerset, Pa., and
was graduated from Valparaiso, Uni
versity, Valparaiso, Ind,, in 1916.
DROUTH MAY RUIN
NEBRASKA’S FINE
LIVESTOCK HERDS
An Opportunity For Anyone Having
Feed To Obtain A Foundation
Herd Of Good Cattle.
Due to drouth conditions thru this
area large numbers of cattle will have
to be moved. Included in this group
are some splendid herds of pure bred
cattle. It affords an excellent oppor
tunity for the man who has feed to
obtain a foundation herd of the high
est class cattle.
In a statement by F. M. Reece, Agri
cultural Agent of Holt county, he says:
“I recently received a letter from
professor H. J. Gramlich, State Di
rector of Agricultural Drouth Relief
Service, which he states in part:
“ ‘As you know, much of the state
has been literally gutted by the drouth.
Within this area there are tremendous
numbers of cattle which arc being
moved. Included are some splendid
herds of pure breds. Is there a pos
sibility that some farmers in your
county would have sufficient roughage
to permit them to take on a foundation
herd of registered cattle? I have a
list of a number of herds which must
be cut down in the very near future.
The list includes practically all breeds,
both beef and dairy. It seems a
shame that these fine animals must go
the road.
“ ‘I am writing to you in hope that
possibly you may have one or more
men interested in helping hold found
ation stock on which to build back Ne
braska’s reputation as a producer of
high class cattle.’
“It seems to me that where anyone
has feed at all this may be a good
opportunity to obtain a foundation
herd of the highest class cattle.”
Inquiries may be directed to F. M.
Reece, county agent, or H. J. Gramlich
at the Agricultural College, Lincoln.
From today’s daily papers it ap
pears as if they were getting ready
for another war across the pond. In
Vienna Wednesday, Austrian Nazis
rising in revolt, killed Chancellor
Dollfuss and held the building aginst
threatened attack until they were as
sured safe conduct into Germany.
Martial law has been declared in Aus
tria. In Italy war time orders wera
issued by Premier Mussolini, all
leaves of absense were cancelled, and
the army was told to keep itself in
full strength with all of its mechani
cal war devices in order. The Italians
are sore against Germany for granting
the killers of Dollfuss safe conduct
into Germany. The next few days
will be ones of great peril in several
of the foreign countries.
CARD OF THANKS
Neighbors and friends were exceed
ingly kind during the illness and fol
lowing the death of our beloved wife
and mother,the late Mrs. James Crow
ley, and to those friends we desire to
extend our heartfelt appreciation for
their many deeds of kindness and ex
pressions of sympathy. Your kindness
will ever be held in grateful remem
brance.—James Crowley and family.
Sunday School Croup (lathering
The Holt County Annual Sunday
School Group Gathering will be held,
in the Johnson grove 12 miles north
of O’Neill, on Sunday, July 29. The
forenoon session begins at 10:00, and
a basket dinner at noon. Afternoon
session at 1:30. A cordial invitation is
extended to all who desire to attend.
S. Hallgrimson, Missionary.
Charles Finch, of Huron. 8. D., re
lief man for the Gamble Stores, ar
rived in the city last Sunday and has
charge of the local Gamble store dur
ing the absence of the manager, Jack
lleitman.
Bolton Estimates Cost
Of New Deal Policies
Washington, July 23—What cost
New Deal? is the question asked by
Repreesnative Chester C. Bolton, of
Ohio, member of the Committee on
Appropriations and co-chairmaii of
the Republican Senatorial-Congres
sional Committee. And here is his
answer:
“Appropriations and contingent ob
ligations for the first two years of the
present Administration reach a stag
gering total of over $28,000,000,000.
This amount, covering but two years,
is five billions more than the total
national debt at the time the present
Administration took office. Of this
amount twenty billions represent out
right appropriations.
“Without making any attempt to
clarify one’s conception of just how
enormous a billion is, some idea may
be obtained through a comparison
with the amount of money in circula
tion. According to the Treasury re
ports, there is about $42 per capita or
five billions of money in circulation.
The total income of all the people of
the United States during 1933 is esti
mated at approximately forty billions,
and the total cost of all government
—Federal, State, county and local—
during 1933 at about fifteen billions.
“The Federal Government under the
present Administration has already
added to the contingent obligations of
the people of the United States thru
apnropriaions and authorized bond is
sues an amount which is more than
dauble the total value of monetary
gold in the world as of January 1, 1934.
“Congress has capitulated and. dele
gated its legislative powers to the
executive. It surrendered its consti
tutional right of appropriating money
and placed this authority in the hands
of the Chief Executive thru the prac
tice of lump-sum appropriations, ac
companied by blanket and unlimited
authority—all upon the excuse of
meeting a national emergency. This
practice is unAmerican and undemo
cratic and, while defended on the
ground of a national emergency, is
absolutely pernicious in the extent to
which it has been carried. It is evi
dent to all that the actions of Con
gress and the majority leadership
merely represent the will of the
Executive.”
Send Official Notices To
Wheat Contract Signers
The county wheat allotment com
mittee decided this week to give each
contract signer in the wheat associa
tion an official statement regarding
his acreages for the coming year. The
letters will be sent out over the sign
ature of the president of the associa
tion within the next few days.
The base acres on the contract, the
maximum and minimum acreages per
mitted for 1935, the contracted acre
age for 1935, and the amount of the
first installment of 1934 payment will
be listed for each contract signer. As
for 1934, the signer is to plant be
tween 54 and 85 per cent as many
acres of wheat for harvest in 1935 as
he had on the average in his base per
iod. Unless changed within the next
month by the secretary of agriculture,
the contracted or rented a<#eage for
1935 is to be 15 per cent of the base
acreage.
Twenty cents will be paid in Octo
ber per bushel on the farm allotment
as the first instalment of the 1934
payment. Nine cents more, less cost
of county administration for 1934-36,
will be paid next summer, and then the
contract signer will get his 1935 pay
ment after that time.
The fact that few farmers realize
yet is that, when they cash their third
check in October of this year, they
are only half done cashing wheat bene
fit payment checks. So far, the bene
fit payments have been the greatest
crop insurance wheat growers have
ever had.
Contract acres which have been laid
out of production for the 1934 year j
can be seeded to wheat this fall. All
contract signers are to be asked in the
letter to definitely set aside and mark
the contracted acres they intend to
leave idle in 1935. That tract of land
may be the same one left idle in 1934
if rules of the wheat plan are followed,
or it may he another piece of land.
It must be representative wheat land.
William Beha, who has been in a
CC camp at Spearfish, South Dakota,
for several months, came down last
Monday night for a few days visit
with the home folks.
Mr. and Mr*. J. L. Caudill, of Chi
cago, arrived here last Thursday after
noon for a months visit at the home of
their daughter, Mrs, Max Golden.
START PROGRAM TO
CHECK COMPLIANCE
ON CORN-HOG PLAN
District Supervisors Will Mold Schools
Of Instruction For Those Who
Will Do Actual Checking.
With most of the corn-hog associa
tions down, or nearly down, to their
quotas, and many of the contracts
signed and on the way to Washington,
allotment committees and federal and
state administrators are laying plans
for the first check of compliance with
the contracts. Every effort will be
made to speed up the second instal
ment checks on corn and hogs and to
get them here early this fall if
possible.
According to present plans in Ne
braska, a state conference of district
supervisors will be held August 1, 2,
and 3 at the agricultural college in
Lincoln. A district conference is
scheduled on August 7 or 8 in each of
nine districts of the state. Agricul
tural agents, allotment committees
and supervisors in charge in counties
will attend the district conferences and
then hold county schools to train the
men who are to measure the corn
acres and count the hogs. It is likely
that the first contracts will be checked
by August 13, and that the first coun
ties will complete the compliance pro
gram by Sepembr 10.
Problems of measurement of corn
fields, counting of hogs, and. filling out
of the forms are now being considered
by the state corn-hog administration.
Some of the experiences of the wheat
compliance program will be helpful in
the one just ahead. Every effort will
be made to simplify the check-up and
make it fit in with drouth conditions
which prevail over much of the state.
All of the work on the compliance
program in the county will be done by
local people. Application blanks are
available in the office of the corn-hog
association at O’Neill for those who
want to be considered for the work,
Young farmers who can stand the hoi
work in the com fields, lots of walking
and who are quick and accurate with
figures are best qualified to do the
work in the field. Men or women
trained to calculate figures and do
clerical work are best qualified to
work in the office, very few extra
helpers will be needed in the office.
All the men who do the field work will
be given training in a county school
and chosen according to their ability
to measure land, count hogs, fill out
the blanks, and use common sense and
good judgment in their work.
Tariff Issue Stated
“We republicans believe it is self
evident that more imported goods
means less goods produced in this
country; that less goods produced in
this country mean less work; that
less work means more unemployment,
declared Representative Allen T.
Treadway, of Massachusetts, ranking
republican member of the house com
mittee on ways and means,
“Surely, with millions out of work
with the millions who are dependent
upon them crying for food, and with
our farmers vainly seeking a market
for their products, it will not help
matters to increase our purchases
abroad. The domestic market is the
birthright of our people and the re
publican party is in favor of holding
on to it.
“Yet the democratic congress has
given the President dictatorial power
over the tariff, as provided in his re
ciprocal tariff law. The republicans
have fought this unprecedented uncon
stitutional delegation of power every
inch of the way. The responsibility
is clearly upon the democratic party.”
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gilbert leave
tomorrow for Lincoln where they will
make their home. Mr. Gilbert came
here last winter as engineer on the
paving of Highway No. 20 thru the
city. That work has been completed
and the people of this city were in
hopes that he would remain here and
also have charge of the new paving to
be laid on 20 and on 281, but he has
been transferred to the general offices
in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
made many friends during their resid
ence here, all of whom wish them
happiness and prosperity wfierever
they may be.
Jack Grady headed a bunch of boys
that went to O’Donnell’s lake last
Tuesday for a few days outing. The
party consisted of William Bigiin, Jr.
Bill and Bat Kubitchek, Robert Ryan
Harry Grady Hnd Neil Brennan. Thh
bunch will have some great flsh storied
to tell those who were unable to be lr
on the outing when they return.
The Weather
Temperature Precip
High Low itation
Fri., July 20_111 76
Sat., July 21_111 82
Sun., July 22_109 78
Mon., July 23_107 76 .45
Tues., July 24_100 69 .13
Wed., July 25... 98 73
Thurs., July 26... 82 68
All time heat records for this county
and every section in the state were
broken during the past two weeks.
Commencing on Friday, July 13, up to
and including Tuesday, July 24, 12
days, the temperature averaged a
fraction over 106, the highest temper
ature here being 111 which was reg
istered on last Friday and Saturday.
Monday afternoon .45 of an inch of
rain fell here and the temperature
dropped to 100 for that day. The rain
did not cover a very large area, ex
tending only about three and a half
miles north of this city and about
six miles south. A light shower also
foil Tuesday night, amounting to .13
of an inch. It did not cover much
territory.
TAKING SURVEY OF
SMALL GRAIN SEED
SUPPLIES ON HAND
An Effort Is Being Made To Provide
Good Seed For Fall And
Spring Secdings.
Farmers all over the county are
being asked to fill out cards reporting
their probable needs for small grain
seed this fall and next spring and also
any surplus supply they may have on
hand. F. M. Reece, agricultural agent,
will summarize the cards in the county
office. The survey is being conducted
because the oats, barley, and wheat
crops hav£ been so short in many
counties for the past two years.
Each farmer is asked to state the
amount of fall wheat, rye, spring
wheat, oats and barley he thinks he
will need to purchase, and whether or
not he knows where he can get it. He
fs also asked if he has any of the
above mentioned grain on hand which
he would sell as seed.
An attempt is being made to pro
vide good seed for fall and spring
seedings. Oats and barley in partic
ular are getting scarce. Some counties
did not harvest enough wheat this
year to seed the normal acreage this
fall.
When the summaries arc complete,
buyers and sellers will be gotten to
gether without any cost to either
party. Any buying and selling, how
ever, will be handled by the farmers
themselves.
Good farmers are interested not only
in getting seed which will grow but
also in buying it at a reasonable price.
Grain that is free of weed, seed is also
much preferred to that which is full
of bad weed seed like moaning glory,
mustard, and others.
John Dillinger, public enemy num
ber one, met the fate of all gangsters
last Sunday night when he was shot
down by a bunch of U. S. agents as
he came out of a picture show in
Chicago. Dillinger was not given a
chance to add any more notches to
his gun, for when he reached for
his automatic a gun in the hands of
a federal officer exploded and bullets
plowed thru the back of the desperado
and his career of crime was ended.
His presence in the theater was be
trayed by a sweetheart, possibly lured
to that by the reward of $15,000 that
was offered for information that would
lead to his capture.
Twelve boys of the honor class of
the Methodist church, under the lead
ership of A. E. Bowen, assisted by
Bennet Heriford and Robert Calvert,
went camping at O’Donnell's lake
Monday morning to remain until
Thursday evening. Arthur Leach took
the boys and camp kits out in the
truck. The following boys made up
the party: Morris Kirkpatrick, Harold
McClees, Frank Pettijohn, Donald
Bowen, Donald Mitchell, Junior Harris,
NormanSlothower, Marvin Van Every,
Gerald Leach, Ralph Porter, Ned Port
er, and Eldon Harbottle. Ball games,
swimming and fishing were the chief
sports enjoyed by all.
According to figures released by the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra
tion at Lincoln, Holt county farmers
will receive the sum of $372,486 as
benefit payments on the corn-hog pro
gram, divided as follows: Benefit pay
ments on corn, $162,107; hogs $210,
379. According to the statement the
farmers of the state will receive the
sum of $30,230,434 as benflt payments
| under their corn-hog contracts,
RITES HELD HERE
WEDNESDAY FOR
MRS. J. CROWLEY
Funeral Held Wednesday Morning At
Catholic Church, With The Vy.
Rev. McNamara Officiating.
Mrs. James Crowley died at her
home northeast of this city last Mon
day morning, after an illness of sev
eral months, at the age of 75 years,
10 months and 5 days.
Anna Bell Gallagher was born at
La Porte, Pa., on September 18, 1858,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Gallagher. In the spring of 1876 the
family moved to this county and, lo
cated on a farm northwest of
this city where they resided for many
years. On September 16, 1891 she
was united in marriage in this city to
James Crowley. Four children were
born to them, all of whom were pre
sent at the funeral, and with the fath
er, are left to mourn the death of a
kind and, loving wife and mother. The
children are: Charles, Edward and
Mary, at home, and James, who lives
in Wyoming. She also leaves a sister,
Mrs. Mary E. Bates, of Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Crowley was one of the real
pioneers of the county, but very few
now living having been residents
as long as she had been. When her
family came to this county 68 years
ago, there were but a couple of little
shacks in O’Neill and the houses in the
country surrounding the town were
few and far between. She witnessed,
the growth of the town and county,
endured the grasshopper scourge of
1876 and 1877 and endured all the
hard times and privations of the pi
oneers of this section, living to see
the town grow to a modern little city,
and the county become populated with
a thrifty and intelligent class of peo
pie. Since her marriage, except one
year, she has been a continuous resid
ent of the county and was a highly
esteemed lady who had a host of
friends, not only among the pioneers
of the county but also among those
who came here in later years.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning from the Catholic church, Vy.
Rev. McNamara officiating, and the
remains were laid to rest in Calvary
cemetery. The funeral was very large,
many coming for miles "to pay their
last respects to this beloved pioneer.
Federal Government
Will Make Attempt To
Regulate The Climate
The federal government is going to
try and regulate the climate in this
section of the universe. To do so
they are going to plant a row of
trees from the Canadian border to the
gulf. In fact there will be several
rows of trees according to present
plans. The trees will be planted in
rows one mile apart and 1,300 miles
long. This is done in an effort to
modify climatic and other agricultur
al conditions in the drouth area, and
is sponsored by the government forest
service officials.
The president has authorized the
immediate expenditure of $10,000,000
to get the work under way.
The boundaries of the area to be
planted have been determined tenta
tively and in Nebraska would be be
tween O’Neill and Alma on the east
and Thedford and Trenton on the west.
A forest of trees might have a
tendency to change climatic conditions,
but how are they going to get the
trees started, if the drouth continues.
We remember in the latter eighties
there were many fine groves of trees
on farms north of this city, where
today there are none, and some of
these trees had attained a height of
20 to 30 feet when the dry weather
of the early nineties killed them all off.
It might be necessary to put down
wells and equip them with windmills
so as to get the trees started and keep
them growing after they had started.
Joseph Daly, of Fremont, one of
the democratic candidates for the con
gressional nomination fronj this dis
trict, was in the city last Saturday
afternoon and addressed a good-sized
crowd of voters in the interest of his
candidacy. Mr. Daly was formerly a
resident of this county, locating in
Fremont and taking up the practice of
law after his graduation from law
school. He thought his chances for
the nomination were good.
Engineer Hutchins and Mrs. Hutch
I ins left the first of the week for Nio
brara where he had been transferred
to by the state department of roads.
1 They had resided here for the past
three months, while Mr. Hutchina
! was working on the local paving.