* Over the County j
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
Why are men’s footwear equip
ped with wide, low heels, women’s
'With narrow high ones?
_ ' Beginning the name with an in
■itial, as B. Benjamin JoneE, is a
"harmless form of human ego.
| According to State Treasurer
Ball he is the exclusive, genuine
and only up-to-the minute demo
crat in Nebraska.
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The Backus boys were down Fri
I day with an underslung and hauled
I away a brooder house from the
■ Carpenter place—legitimately, of
course.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker were at At
kinson Friday. They were accom
panied home by Mrs. Saunders, who
came from O’Neill that evening on
the bus.
John and Lowell Hall went down
to the Brotherton ranch Friday
and drove home some cattle pur
chased during the sale there a day
or two previous.
The venerable G. W. N. has got
something through congress for
his home state. The first home
stead, down by Beatrice, is to be
made a national park.
Why is public money paid to one
group of citizens called a pension,
to another group assistance, to
another a bonus and to still an
other corn-hog money ?
Mr. and Mrs. Young enjoyed a
visit the past week from Mr. Bailey
their brother-in-law and father of
little Sam Bailey who the Young’s
are caring for. Mr. Bailey’s home
is in Kansas.
Rev. Merton, pastor of the Free
Methodist church southwest of
Amelia, accompanied by two visit
1 mg pastors from elsewhere, called
on people of this neighborhood
Saturday. They are conducting a
series of evening meetings at the
church.
A South Dakotan, crazed by
drink, set fire to and burned to
death the mother who bore him.
What sordid, heart-bleeding hell
bom scene closed life’s chapter on
1 that home. A Kentucky young
woman shot and killed her father
who administered punishment for
keeping late hours.
After the expenditure of twelve
billions of dollars more than the
treasury has received in revenues,
the president discovers the unhappy
situation of ten million husky
Americans unemployed. The at
tention of John Gaughenbaugh is
invited to the proposition that the
twelve millions of 65-year-olds
could be pensioned at $1,000 per
annumn out of that twelve billions.
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The southwest has a citizen who
thinks he has established a record
for long shoe wear. He is still en
casing his pedal extremities in a
pair of shoes first put on February
12, 1932. One of the earliest of
the early settlers at O’Neill had
this score outdone by many years.
Pat Hagerty, whose “general store’’
stood where the Golden Hotel now
i$, wore the same pair of shoes for
twenty years. And Pa,t weighed
between 200 and 300 pounds.
Last Thursday morning the
southwest awoke to about the worst
blizzard of 1936. Snow continued
piling in heavy drifts throughout
most of the day. The temperature
did not get down to freezing and
the wet snow blanketed everything.
The storm continued until mid
afternoon, with brief spells during
the day that the sun broke through
the haze. The moisture, added to
that which came in a two or three
inch snow the Monday night prev
ious, would probably amount to
half an inch or more.
Holt county has moved away
from the hay-burner era or perhap3
there would not be so many stacks
of hay left on the meadows, after
such a winter. In that bygone
period the manufacture of hay
burners was an industry. Prob
ably J. J. McCafferty’s hardware
and tinshop at O’Neill turned out
more “burners” than any place in
the county. The tinshop, at the
rear of the hardware, was for sev
eral years a place of great activity
where a considerable force was
employed making these and stove
pipe. At the same time one clerk
I was kept busy in the front coiling
rope, which was in great demand
by a constant arrival of new cus
tomers. The larriette served the
purpose of fencing those days.
With it all J. J. found time to write
many splendid things for publi
cation and has left an unpublished
history of Holt county.
INMAN NEWS
The K. N. A. will meet with Mrs.
Minnie Grosser on Wednesday of
this week for their regular month
ly meeting.
The new school house is com
pleted and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The Seniors spent Saturday in
O’Neill where they had their pict
ures taken and attended the show
in the afternoon.
A. H. Smith and Paul Lease i*e
turned to their homes in Norfolk
Saturday after spending several
months here working on the new
school building.
Mr. and Mrs. George Coventry
received announcements last week
stating the birth of a son to Mr.
and Mrs. Sherman Grozier on
March 24. Mrs. Grozier was the
former Louise Coventry.
Miss Gayle Butler, who is taking
nurses training in a Kansas City
hospital, is home recuperating
from an operation.
Special meetings are in progress
at the M. E. church and will con
tinue over Easter. Rev. Wylie, of
Burwell, is here assisting his son,
Rev. Raymond Wylie, in the meet
ings.
Mrs. Lloyd Brittell, who has been
in poor health for several months,
passed away at her home here
Tuesday morning, March 30. Mrs.
Brittell became suddenly worse
last week and an emergency oper
ation was performed on her spine
from the effects of which she never
rallied. She leaves to mourn her
departure her husband, Lloyd Brit
tell, two daughters, Hilda and
Alice, and one son, Harold (Pat)
all at home and a host of other
relatives and friends. Funeral
services have not yetbeen arranged.
EMMET ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Keller and
son, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Oscar
Hemingway, of Clearwater, were
Sunday visitors at the William
Luben Sr. home.
Rex Luth, of Butte, visited at
the Russell Carr home last Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Dallegge, of Atkin
son, spent Wednesday with her
daughter, Mrs. John Bonnenberger.
Missionary meeting was held at
the home of Emma Maring Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wolf and
family, of O’Neill, visited at the
Clyde Allen home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Allen
and family arrived in Emmet Sun
day evening from Winner, S. D.,
to spend a few days at the Clyde
Allen home.
Anthony O’Donnell, Tom Trosh
ynski, Albert Sterns, Frank Pettin
ger, Joe Bruder and Walter Reis
made a business trip to Spalding
Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Tomjack and Miss
Teresa Pongratz spent the week
end in Sioux City.
Guy and Art Cole and Mrs. Pat
McGinnis attended the funeral of
their cousin, Mrs. Jones in Ewing
Sunday.
PLEASANT DALE
Quite a few from this vicinity
enjoyed the dinner given for
members of the Farmers Union in
O’Neill Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mullen re
turned home Monday from Farmer,
S. D., where they had been visiting
M rs. Mullen’s parents.
Mrs. Vera Hickman returned
from Lincoln last week where she
had been helping care for her two
little granddaughters since their
mother’s death.
The Pleasant Dale pupils have
made up almost a weeks time by
having school Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaaf and
family, of Atkinson, spent Sunday
at the Joe Winkler home.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fernholz and
family moved recently to the Wett
laufer farm north of O’Neill.
Mrs. Henry Shaaf took her sister,
Mrs. Joe Foreght to O’Neill Sat
urday where she took a bus for her
home at Niobrara. She had spent
a week visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Brau, at Stuart.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Evans are
leaving the farm. They had a
public sale at the William Evans
farm Wednesday.
W. K. Buck, whose home is near
Orchard, is with his sister, Mrs. S.
M. Ohmart this week-end.
Mrs. George Halipeter and her
children came to Emmet from
Wood Lake for a few days visit
with relatives before leaving for
Louisville, Ky., where she will join
her husband who has had civil ser
vice employment there since Jan
uary. They left Emmet last Tues
day night accompan^d by her
mother, Mrs. D. Allen.
Mrs. Roy Cole returned Friday
night from Mitchell, S. D., where
she had gone with Rev. and Mrs.
Reckard to attend a few services
at the Faith Home located there.
The month of March has been
quite lamb-like until last Wednes
day night she gave a display of the
lion nature by giving us another
snow storm that made it impossible
for country children to get to
school in town, and closed the rural
schools Thursday.
MEEK AND VICINITY
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at the home near
Phoenix for Mrs. Claus Storjohann.
Mrs. Storjohann was one of the
old settlers, her husband dying last
August. Two of her daughters live
in this locality, Mrs. Mary Devall
and Mrs. Martha Johring. The
community extends sympathy to
the family in their loss of a dear
mother. Several from this locality
attended the services.
Clarence Devall suffered blood
poisoning in his leg last week, but
he is getting along as well as could
be expected at this writing.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at the Pleasant
Valley church for Mr. Putman, who
is an old settler in this locality.
His wife preceded him in death
several years ago. The children
have the sympathy of this com
munity.
Rev. Charlie Stevens, of Central
City, and two friends, were supper
guests at the Eric Borg home Sun
day. They were enroute home from ;
South Dakota.
Levi Yantzi trucked some stock
to Sioux City Tuesday for Dan
Hansen and Howard Rouse.
The Project club entertainment
which was to have been held at the
Frank Griffith home Wednesday
evening has been postponed until
furnther notice.
On Saturday, Will Walters was
taken to the hospital at Stuart and
underwent a serious operation on
Monday. The last report before
sending this to the editor was that
he is in a serious condition. His
many friends are hoping for his
recovery.
Charlie Linn drove to Meadow
Grove the last of the week where
he purchased 300 more baby chicks.
The first ones they purchased will
soon reach the frying stage.
Another snow fell Tuesday aft
ernoon in this locality amounting
to about six inches. March going
out and leaving us with a heavy
blanket of white.
LOWEST PRICES ON RADIOS!
We’re mopping up our Radio
Stocks—And you get the benefit in
lowest prices ever offered, compar
ed to quality—6-tube All Wave A.
C. Coronado Mantel, $27.95, at the
Gamble Store.—Adv.
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Blackstrap Molasses
Crowd Out Grain of
the Prairie Farmers
By Congressman Karl Stefan
The prairie states farm group of
congressmen have been helping this
congressional office with it’s bill,
H. R. 10933, making it unlawful to
sell certain spirits containing al
cohol produced from materials oth
er than cereal grains, and for other
purposes. They are highly pleased
today at an official statement from
Judge Emanuel Celler, chairman
of the subcommittee of the judic
iary committee which held hear
ings on this bill on March 18, to
the effect that the hearings are
going to be printed, and that the
chirman of the committee person
ally favors the bill, and indicates
that he may report it out favor
ably. This is a great victory for
the prairie states congressmen,
who have been endeavoring to get
a hearing on similar legislation for
a long time.
They have told the leaders here
that when farmers were induced to
vote against prohibition and bring
about repeal, they were promised
that they would regain their mark
et for corn and cereals which had
been used in the manufacture of
whiskey and liquor. They pointed
out to these leaders that for a
hundred years, people who drink
whiskey naturally believe that the
whiskey is made from grain—now
they suddenly learn that the great I
molasses kings of the world and
the sugar industries of Cuba, Puer- !
to Rico, the Virgin Islands, and
even the Philippines were watching
the repeal vote in America, and
after repeal, they immediately took
steps to capture the alcohol trade
in this country. The result is that
they have been able, thru a treasury
ruling, beginning March 1st, to
ship hundreds of millions of gal-1
Ions of blackstrap molasses into j
this country annually. To the corn
farmers alone, this means the loss
of an estimated market of from i
twelve to fifteen million bushels of
corn annually. To recapture this
market for the American farmer,
the prairie states group decided on
the introduction of the bill on
which hearings were held March
18th.
During those hearings, many
notable people testified in favor of
the bill, among them being Ed j
O’N’eill, national president of the
farm bureau. It developed during
these hearings, that one chemical
company in the east is manufactur
ing 25,000 gallons of alcohol daily
from petroleum, and experts stated
that this alcohol from petroleum is
of an excellent grade, and can be
used for drinking purposes. It also
developed that the blackstrap mo
lasses manufactured in Louisiana,
from Louisiana cane sugar, has
never gone into the manufacture of
alcohol, but it is used for feed and
much of it is taken up by the yeast
manufacturing people. The same
thing is true of the residue from
American grown beet sugar, so
that American farmers who are
ready to believe this gr^in and
corn would go into the manufac
ture of liquor, are faced with the
tremendous problem of foreign
produced blackstrap molasses, and
othermatter developed by chemists.
The grave danger confronting
the prairie states farm group is i
that if this is allowed to continue,
the products of the American farm
er will eventually be lost so far as
the American market is concerned.
These members feel that if we
could cut down the amount of
blackstrap molasses which comes
into this country from the off-shore
islands, we could expand the mark
et for American corn and other
grains.
What the prairie states mem
bers can’t understand is, why is
this blackstrap molasses permitted
to come into our country, even tho
it is cheaper and makes larger
profits for the blackstrap molasses
people, especially when crop con
I trol and over production is the key
l note of the agricultural department |
as a remedy for the farm situa- j
tion. It doesn’t make common
sense to the congressmen who rep
resent farm counties, such as ours
in the Third District.
So, we have been trying to find [
a reason why such a tremendous
opposition has arisen in the senate j
and house against any bill which
i would endeavor to protect the Am-1
eriean farmer against the produce
j of foreign countries, and members
of this group believe that they
have found the reason. The mem
bers have traced the connections
of some of the big banks in Wall
j street, who are bo heartily inter
ested in Cuban sugar and Cuban
molasses; and also the connections
of certain high b<ficials right here
in Washington <Vith interests in
I the sugar industry.
The next step of the prairie
states group, in it’s desperate ef
fort to have the Third District of
fice’s bill passed must come from
the result of the whole committee
on the judiciary in the house. If it
is reported out favorably by that
committee, thos^ supporting the
bill will be up against the ways and
means committee in the house, and
then perhaps the powerful rules
committee. If these two commit
tees do not act favorably and allow
the bill to come up on the floor of
the house of representatives for
consideration and debate, similar
action must be taken as was taken
in the case of the Frazier-Lemke
refinance bill, due to the gag rule;
and signatures of 218 members
must be secured on a petition
which will be placed on the clerk’s
desk. So the fight against the mo
lasses and sugar kings is on, altho
the members feel that they have al
t ready won a great victory in the
presentation of their case and the
favorable action taken by the chair
man of the subcommittee of the
committee on the judiciary.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
Rev. A. J. May, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning Worship at 11 a. m.—
Special music by the choir. Palm
Sunday Sermon.
Epworth League at 6:30 p. m.
Special Easter Cantata at 8 p. m.
“A Day of Triumph,” by the Meth.
odist choir. Twenty-two voices.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School at 10:00—C. E.
Yantzi superintendent.
Morning Worship 11:00 — "Vic
tory Thru the Cross.”
Evening Service 8:00—The con
gregation will attend the Methodist
church to hear the Eeaster cantata.
II. D. Johnson, Pastor.
THE NEBRASKA
SCENE
by James R. Lowell
Despite the oft repeated axiom
that the citizens should vote in
order to preserve his own well-be
ing, little evidence has been shown
that more than one-fifth of the
qualified voters of Nebraska will
exercise their privilege at the April
14th primary election.
The poll among weekly editors
being conducted by the Lowell ser
vice of Lincoln (intended to arouse
the voters to their public duty) has
yielded only 60 ballots out of 265
editors polled to date, but these
editors represent practically every
section of the state. According to;
their best opinion, the following1
candidates will be nominated:
R. L. Cochran on the democratic
ticket and Dwight Griswold on the
republican ticket for governor. I
Spillman is slated to make a little
trouble for Griswold.
J. C. Quigley, democrat of Val-1
entine, and Robert G. Simmons, of
Lincoln, republican, for the U. S.
Senator.
Edgar Howard of Columbus (D)
and George A. Williams of Fair
mont, for lieutentant governor.
Warren R. Pool of Lincoln (D)
and Hugh H. Drake, of Kearney,
for the railway commission.
Harry R. Swanson (D) Omaha,
and either George C. Snow of
i Chadron or George L. Williams of
Lincoln, for secretary of state.
H. J. Murry of Franklin (D),
and T. W. Bass of Lincoln (R) for
state treasurer.
Fred C. Ayres of Lincoln (D),
and George W. Marsh of Lincoln
(R), for state auditor.
Francis V. Robinson (D) of Lin
eolncoln, and Richard O. Johnson
of Lincoln (R), for Attorney Gen
eral.
A direct contact- tour among ed
itors in the Lincoln vicinity gave
the Lowell service correspondent
a more accurate perspective on the
primary situation.
T. W. Bass of Lincoln, appar
ently is assured of a place on the
republican ticket for treasurer, and
he is being pushed by his repub
lican supporters as one of the most
efficient state treasurers that Ne
braska ever had. Dr. Bass has a
record of saving the state more on
bank failures and other invest
ments than any other treasurer Ne
braska has elected.
Bertha Roach Smith, wife of Dr.
Arthur L. Smith of Lincoln, appar
ently is assured of getting the first
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POVERTY IS A LUXURY INDUL
GED IN BY THE INDOLENT AND
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SHIFTLESS—THRIFTY PEOPLE
CANNOT AFFORD IT.
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The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
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Capital, Surplus and This Bank Carries No
Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Officers
$125,000.00 or Stockholders.
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
job of woman regent of the state
university in the history of Ne
braska. Mrs. Smith is a well
known educator, and altho her pro
spective job carries no salary, she
has the time on her hands to work
for the promotion of the univer
sity more thnn any of her lawyer
opponents.
One of the ballots received from
the editors bears only this remark:
“All those who favor more and
greater relief will be elected.”
A most pertinent subject in Ne
braska’s economic life was tackled
Tuesday at Grand Island in a state
wide poultry and egg conference
called by Chief A. L. Haecker of
the state agriculture department.
It seems that Nebraska furnishes
a large share of the corn and al
falfa fed to poultry in California,
while the Pacific coast state sells
its poultry and eggs in Newr York ,
for considerably more than middle-1
western states do.
New Kngland states have awak
ened to the possibilities of market
ing a choice brand of eggs and
poultry, and have profited material
ly thereby, while Nebraska has
been standing still. The confer
ence this week was to show pro
ducers how they can increase mark
et prices by curing flocks of dis
ease and grading eggs more care
fully.
Inside of one year, according to
Gov. Cochran, who spoke at the
meeting, Nebraska can change its
price grade figures on the eastern
market. It only takes from spring
until fall, he said, to produce good
laying hens from spring chicks.
As a matter of fact, Nebraska
produces approximately $25,000,000
worth of poultry and eggs for the
market each year. There are over
140,000 producers.
It would be an easy matter, said
Director Banning of the state agri
culture department, to eliminate
disease among Nebraska flocks and
grade eggs more carefully, to the
point where this state would re
ceive several more million dollars
per year for poultry products.
Fred Coe, of Ord, told how a
dealer may secure more choice
poultry products by demanding
closer selection and grading by
customers. Mr. Coe sells carload
after carload to eastern state's with
a much higher price rating than
I
the average Nebraska shipment.
One of the first objectives of the
conference was to improve Nebras
ka standard eggs (22 oz. to the
doz.) to Nebraska extras (24 oz.
per doz.) which demand a consider
ably higher price.
Figures received from the gov
ernment bear out that poultry on
farms at the end of 1935 was about
13 per cent less than during 1933
(Continued on page 8, column 3.)
The North Central Ne
braska Hereford Ass'n
comprising Holt, Boyd, Hock,
Brown and Key a I’aha coun
ties will hold its first spring
sale in
BASSET, NEB.
| Monday, April 20
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iM—I I'iitiH 1 1110 l111 il nil1—
(Political Advertisment)
Br.T.W.BASS
Republican for
State Treasurer
Nebraska’* money was handled hon
estly and with good judgment during
1931 and 1932 when Dr. Bass served as
State Treasurer. He stands on his rec
ord. Br. Bass was born and raised on
a farm.
The state didn't lose one cent from
23 bank failure* in Nebraska during
Dr. Bass’ term a* State Treasurer. State
funds were amply protected at all times.
On the Ballot
0T. W. BASS
I public Sale....
A SATURDAY, APRIL 4
our regular annual Spring Clean*
up sale. We sell everything.
If you have anything at all to sell bring it in. I will sell
the black registered Percheron stallion. TERMS cash;
no property to be removed until settled for.
Sale starts promptly at 2 p. m.
Auctioneers, Coleman, Moore and Wallen Joba L. Quig, Manager
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Y0UR FRIEND AT MEALTIME
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, APRIL 3 AND 4
Tango Cookies
These delicious cookies are coated with pure chocolate.
The kiddies will enjoy them as a part of the school
lunch. They will sell at 2 pounds for 25c Saturday.
Hawaiian Pineapple
Matched slices of golden ripe pineapple, with that rich
tropical flavor. On Saturday we will sell the regular
No. 2 can at the low price of 14c.
Honey Krushed Bread
The bread with the delightful nutty flavor. It’s good
for you. Buy it fresh every day at any Council Oak.
Council Oak Coffee
Save the bags in which you buy this fine flavored
coffee and exchange them for fancy chinaware.
Ground fresh to your order. On Saturday the pound
bag will sell for 25c.
Evergreen Corn
Standard quality cream style corn. The regular No. 2
cans will sell at the low price of 2 cans for 15c.
Flour
Every bag guaranteed to please. The Vi-bbl. bag of
First Prize or Pantry Pride at $1.49. The famous
White Loaf for $1.64.
Cleans. Disinfects, Pint 12c— AAa
UlOlOX Deodorizes Quart .AlIC
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Products
PALMOLIVE SOAP, 2 cakes.9c
VOGUE TOILET SOAP, big cake.4c
SUPER SUDS, 11-oz. package.8c
CRYSTAL WHITE SOAP, 5 Giant Bars 19c
