I Sugar Produces Bright
Fall Colors In Leaves
It’s not an early frost, as com-!
monly supposed, that produces the
f most colorful autum leaves, says
* the United States Forest Service.
* It’s a late frost—and the sugar in
the leaf—that gives us the brilli
ant colors. Just the right combi
nation of temperature and moisture
is needed. The best colors come
when the thermometer doesn’t quite
reach the freezing point for sev
eral weeks during the latter part
of September and through October.
Siliviculturists explain that be
fore leaves fall a layer of cells
,fforms at the base of the leaf, w'hich
ultimately loosens the leaf, and,
when it drops off, forms a scar. If
frost doesn't arrive too soon, this
layer forms early and quickly. It
holds more sugar in the leaf and
the sweet sap causes the brilliant
and red oranges and yellows that
de^igjht fthe eye. T h|ls is not only
true of sugar maples in the north
but of most of the colorful hard
wood trees—the oaks, elms, birches,
other maples, sweet gum, black
gum, hickory, dogwood, and many
others. When frost comes too
early the leaves dry and lose their
sugar before they have time to take
on high color.
Farm Debt Adjustment
Under Re-settlement
“New lift is being instilled into
the government’s efforts to help
end the tragic story of farm fore
closures,” L. R. Leonard, fieldman
for the regional farm debt adjust
ment office at Lincoln, Nebr., said
during his recent visit to Holt
county.
This work has been transferred
from the farm credit administra
tion to a unit operating under the
rural resettlement division of the
resettlement administration; ac
cording to Mr. Leonard.
Since 1933 groups of unselfish
citizens have been working with
out pay in their own counties all
over the nation in an effort to bring
debtor and creditor together in.a
friendly atmosphere where they
may see each others problem and
| work out a voluntary agreement
benefiting both parties.
A part, at least, of the travel and
other expenses inctrred by these
committees is now to be met out of
the funds recently se\. aside from
the works appropriation, for debt
concilliation throughout the nation.
The committee for Holt county is
composed of the following: John
^ A. Robertson, J. K. Ernst, O’Neill;
John A. Carson, Redbird; Frank
Murray, Atkinson. “Any depres
sed farm debtor or any creditor
who desires help in reaching a sat
isfactory adjustment of mortgages
or other debts is invited to call on
any member of this committee,”
Mr. Leonard said.
Local and district rehabilitation
supervisors will be responsible for
assisting these county committees
in working out satisfactory ad
justments, and fieldmen from the
regional debt concilliation office,
will, in turn, give advice and as
sistance both to the committees
and to the rehabilitation supervis
ors.
STATE 4-H STATE
CHAMPIONS NAMED
Nebraska’s 1935 4-H champions
in all projects are named this week.
All are outstanding rural youths
who have achieved outstanding suc
cess in their 4-H work.
The Champions: Elsie Berna
sek, Fillmore county, canning; Ag
nes Bruss, Lancaster county, cook
ing; Keith Gilmore, Custer county,
baby beef; Frank Krivohlavek, Sal
ine county, swine; Mervin Aeger
te, Seward county, Thomas Wilson
meat award.
All of the winners, except Aeger
ter, will receive prize trips to the
National Club Congress held an
nually in Chicago the latter p&rt
of November. Aegerter will com
pete for district and national com
petition in the meat animal project.
Keith Gilmore had the grand
champion baby beef at the Nebras
ka state fair in 1934 and has been
outstanding in the beef project.
He lives near Calloway on a farm.
Frank E. Krivolavek is but 16years
of age and is now in the 12th grade
in school at Dorchester. He was
in the “blue ribbon” group in the
sate 4-H health contest this year.
Probably better known in 4-H
circles than any other rural Ne
braska youth is Mervin Aegerter
who this week is winding up a most
brilliant club career by exhibiting
potential champion animals in the
Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show. He
has a long string of major victories
to his credit. Prances Rehmeier
is another long-time competitor in
4-H work. She has exhibited live
stock of all types and home econ
omics work at county, state and
national contests and has won
numerous awards.
Both Elsie Bernasek and Agnes
Bruss are prominent 4-H workers
and leaders. The former is attend
ing the Nebraska college of agri
culture now and Agnes is in Ne
braska Weslyan where she won a
scholarship for her 4-H achieve
ments.
SOIL TESTING SERVICE.
Samples of soil and other mater
ials for analysis are received by
the Agronomy Department of the
University of Nebraska frequently
enough to make it advisable to ex
plain the uses and limitations of
the tests and suggest how to take
fuller advantage of them.
Anyone wishing to have soil
tested usually has several questions
in mind. He wants to know what
is lacking in the soil, whether it
is practicable to supply what is
lacking, what crops will grow best
on the soil as it is, and what crops
will show the greatest response to
soil treatment, if treatment is ad
visable.
The success and accuracy of the
tests depends upon several factors
which includes the location of the
aera from which the sample is
taken, previous crops, length of
time legumes have been on it and
other crop practices. Anyone in
terested in obtaining a report on a
soil sample should send the sample
to the Department of Agronomy,
Agricultural College, Lincoln, Ne
braska. Information blanks are on
hand at the Agricultural Agent’s
office. The service is free of charge
unless a special analysis is asked
for, when the cost of materials is
added. Every individual in the
latter case is notified before the
test starts.
The resettlement Administration
is progressing rapidly in this
county and we already have appli
cations from 48 clients to date who
are in financial difficulties. Many
of these clients are calling at our
office on days when I am in my
other county or when I am in the
field and as a result do not get to
contact them on their situation.
It will be necessary that you call
at our office and your individual
situation thoroughly discussed and
a plan of procedure developed. I
will be in the O’Neill office on Sat
urdays only of each week and it
will be useless to call at any other
time.
RAY L. VERZAL,
Resettlement Supervisor Antelope
and Holt counties.
BRIEFLY STATED
Charles Richardson is reported
to have bought the Wesley Sanford
residence.
Pat Boyle, Sr., rancher 12 miles
southeast of Chambers, was in
O’Neill Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell and
family last Sunday went to Emmet
to visit relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John McManaman,
of Spalding, visited Pat and Janies
Boyle and families here last Fri
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Croft have
moved from Wagner, S. D., to
O’Neill and occupy the Ed. F. Por
ter residence.
Mrs. George Mitchell visited
friends at Norfolk, going down on
Tuesday morning and returning
that evening.
Tuesday forenoon boys of certain
ages received a rare treat when
the public school was dismissed
while a furnace was reconditioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Manson,
on Tuesday at their home, gave a
dinner honoring Miss Cleta Van
Every, who that day celebrated a
birthday.
Spencer high school plays O’Neill
public high school here on Armis
tice day, November 11, next Mon
day on the gridiron a student re
ported to The Frontier.
Virgil Johnson, Alberta Van
Every and Ray and Lawrence Bab
cock visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John P. Miller near Emmet
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Van Every
at their home in southeast O’Neill
Wednesday at 7 o’clock p. m., gave
a dinner in honor of the birthday
of their daughter, Clara.
Mr, and Mrs. Bernard Matthews
came up from Norfolk last Satur
day night and visited relatives and
friends in this city over Sunday,
returning to Norfolk that evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pettijohn pur
chased of A. V. Virgin a wind pow
ered electric generator capable of
lighting four" rooms and operating
a radio, without any additional cost.
The icy condition of spots in the
streets and on sidewalks the fore
part of the week caused numerous
persons to fall, but as far as
known, no one suffered serious in
juries.
Laverne and Marvin Van Every,
who have been house-runners on
the John Dumpert dairy wagon
here for several months, have re
signed to concentrate on school
studies.
Pete Todson went down to Nor
folk Wednesday morning to attend
a meeting of the managers of the
J. C. Penney stores in northeastern
Nebraska. He returned home Wed
nesday night.
Additional reasons why a new
court house should be constructed
now: A great saving on fuel
would be possible in a new build
ing. Building material prices may
rise sharply within the next five
years and no one knows what labor
will command in future. And
labor needs the exercise right now.
An oyster supper was held Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Johnson, west of
this city. Those present were:
Wayne Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Lett
Johnson and family; Mr. and Mrs.
John Miller; Helen O’Connell; Al
berta \ar. Every; Grandpa Hayes
and Ray and Lawrence Babcock, of
Humbolt, the latter two being the
guests of honor.
. , _ , , . . . .
Today you can use a winter oil which
builds itself right into the "innards" of
your engine. That is, a certain portion
of Conoco Germ Processed Oil really
forms a BOND with metals, and stays
on continuous duty where all the worst
friction used to come.
This uncanny action, created by
the patented Conoco Germ Process,
automatically wipes out the costliest
winter wear . . .
"Dry, ” unlubricated, wracking starts?
... Not with the oil that’s Germ Pro
cessed to stay-up on the job every min
ute, every hour, every day that you
park—“whatever the weather” ... Not
when Germ Processed Oil has become
a part of all metal surfaces . . . Not B
with the Hidden Quart, which has en- I
abled many an engine to run with the
crankcase absolutely empty—in veri
fied show-down tests.
And this same patented Germ Pro
cess means extra protection not only
for the conventional babbitt bearings,
but for the newest bearings—whether
copper-lead, high-lead or cadmium-alloy.
Germ Processing also creates the high
durability oil film . . . hence a light,
free-flowing winter oil that’s tougher
too, for the toughest going of all the
year. You and your Conoco man can
make this whole Winter “act gentle' to
your motor, beginning today. Drive m.
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■
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ARBUTHNOT & REKA SERVICE STATION
Across the street from the Public Library
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
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Every
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In this country a new baby arrives about every
15 seconds. Babies demand many things—among
them telephone service. At first, others do the
calling for them—but before long they are tele
phoning themselves. It's an immense undertak
ing to meet the telephone needs of this great
and growing country.
The people of the United
States have more than half the
world’s telephones. In relation
to population, they telephone
nine times as much as Euro
peans.
Such great use of telephone
service is evidence of its hi$h
quality, its great value and its
low cost to telephone users.
The telephone needs of our
customers are met better and at
less cost because of the Bell Sys
tem, now over 50 years old. It
includes the American Tele
phone and Telegraph Company,
the Bell Telephone Laborato
ries, the Western Electric Com
pany and 24 associated oper
ating companies of which this
Company is one.
As a part of the Bell System,
this Company receives from the
American Telephone and Tele
graph Company expert advice »
and assistance in every phase
of the telephone business,
including research work, the
design and manufacture of
equipment and the right to use
more than 15,000 telephone
patents.
Through the advice, assist
ance and services obtained from
the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, this Com
pany and other Bell operating
companies are able to make
constant improvements in tele
phone service and at the same
time keep down its cost to the
public.
NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Charter No. 6770 Reserve District No. 10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The O’Neill National Bank
of O’Neill, in the State of Nebraska, at the close of business on
November 1, 1936.
Published in response to call made by Comptroller of Currency, under
Section 5211, U. S. Revised Statutes.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts_ $ 62,689.66
Overdrafts_—— 192.84
United States Government obligations, direct
and-or fully guaranteed- 176,541.00
Other bonds, stocks, and securities - 84,707.81
Banking house, $3,200.00. Furniture and
fixtures, $1,600.00_ 4.800.00
Real estate owned other than banking house- 1.00
Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank-$131,521.26
Cash in vault and balances with other banks- 176,766.32
Outside checks and other cash items.. 329.23 308,616.81
Other assets _ 2,302.09
Total Assets ...-____$639,850.70
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits, except United States
Government deposits, public funds,
and deposits of other banks ... $300,528.06
Time deposits, except postal savings, public funds
and deposits of other banks_ 98,477.47
Public funds of states, counties, school districts,
or other subdivisions or municipalities- 72,838.22
United States Government and postal savings
deposits ____ 872.73
Deposits of other banks, including certified and
cashiers’ checks outstanding - 33,672.61
Total of above five items:
(a) Secured by pledge of loans
and-or investments---$ 36,097.58
(b) Not secured by pledge of loans
and-or investments _ 470,291.50
(c) Total Deposits ___$506,389.08
Capital Account:
Common stock, 500 shares, par $100
per share_ 50,000.00
Surplus_ 50,000.00
Undivided profits—net___ 33,461.62 133,461.62
Total Liabilities - $639,850.70
MEMORANDUM: Loans and Investments Pledged to Secure Liabilities
United States Government obligations, direct
and-or fully guaranteed ___$ 46,000.00
Total Pledged (excluding rediscounts)-$ 46,000.00
Pledged:
Against public funds of states, counties, school districts
or other subdivisions or municipalities —-- 46,000.00
Total Pledged ___$ 46,000.00
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, as:
I, S. J. Weekes, President of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
S. J. WEEKES, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of November. 1935.
[Seal] MARJORIE DICKSON, Notary Public.
My Commission expires June 5, 1941.
Correct—Attest: Emma Dickinson Weekes, E. F. Quinn, F. N.
Cronin, Directors.
(This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders,)