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VOL.* LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, June 5, 1941 Number 4 Merrhc of the House and Sen ate wi opposed to the entry of the Ur t ' tates in the new world war held « meeting the day before the President delivered his radio talk. "" rafted a letter to him urging b m to keep out of war. The first d of the letter was des troyed s i contained a state ment that a national poll on war was b_- taken. Tee member felt they couldn’t conduct such a poll. It was too big a jo They e i ve 90 per cent of the American people are still against war. In their statements, they ex pressed " ar that the Gallup poll is prejudiced and will soon show that the pto le favor war. It was to offset the Gallup poll that they hoped to get a national referendum of Bom ird Because they could n’t they dra t >d a letter minus t a proposal ar.d sent it to the Presi dent. The same group held an other meeting and outlined meth ods of procedure in their determin ed fight to keep the United States out of the European conflict. Thousands of people are visit ing Arlington National Cemetery these days. The tomb of the Un known Soldier was covered wi h wreaths of flow rs during the week following a gigantic gathering of Catholic organizations who held mass in the great amphitheatre. These organizations came from many states of the union. Follow ing that the Memorial Services at the soldiers tomb were equally im pressive. Believe it or not, many Nebraskans lie sleeping in this beautiful cemetery. Names of service men over the name of our state can be found on many of the little white tomb stones which dot this sacred ground. When the President signed the marketing quota bill for corn, wheat and other crops, it meant a green light for the conferees of the new agriculture appropriation bill. The ronferees expert to finish that work in a short time. The Senate put 100 amendments on the House bill. The conferees are now try ing to iron out the differences. The plains forestry project items is in this bill. Members are hopeful that it will stay in. In one instance about fifty dem_ ocratic and republican congress man sat together listening to the President’s fireside chat. After it •was over they agreed that the President under the unlimited em ergency proclamation has as much if not more power than any other ruler in the world. They believed the Chief Executive was assuming some responsibilities that he could have passed on to Congress. Some of those present who are close to the White House, said the Presi dent-would not use all of the pow ers he now has unless future ev_ Cnts make that necessary. The President does not have the power to declare war. That is the ex clusive right of Congress. A war resolution would not pass the House today. Future public opinion Could change the present House pentiment. Most members believe the new proclamation means an end to strikes which delay work in national defence industry. Central and South American of ficials who usually undertake to pick and play with the winner in war and politics, were among the most earnest listeners to the Pres ident’s speech. Some of these countries while sympathetic to the - British cause are watching the pro. gress of the war with more pur_ pose than the people here. That is because they look at things from an economic point of view. The President minced no words about what he was going to do so far as helping Britain and the democra cies is concerned and much of this was said for the ears of our neigh bors to the south who know the game of international politics bet ter than we do. There are some foreign service men here who say that some of our neighbors to the Bouth recognize only one language —that is the language of the big stick and the language of the win ner. Some members are now reading carefully what is said to be a copy H of the revised indus rial mobiliza. ■ tion plan. With the President’s un limited emergency proclamation; ■With the 1917 war emergency laws Swhich have not been repealed; and MWith the Legislation Congress has passed giving the President new powers, it is believed the M-day ! program can be put into effect i whenever the President deems it ncessary. Nebraskans who sat at the ring side when Baer tried to take the title from Joe Louis are convinced that Baer never had a chance. He was out-boxed throughout the f ght. It will require a heavy hit_ ter like Dempsey and one who has an equal amount of science to de feat the colored champ. Louis, it is conceded, coudn’t take half the mnishment he gave Baer. The nation’s capital is well ■uarded. there are 1437 regular dice; about 100 uniformed Whitt .»'use police; about 20 Zoo Park police an unnamed number of se .t service men from the Treasury x) partment who guard the Presi de t and his iamily and certain im portant people; hundreds of F. B. A. men and ar. unnamed number of private guards. Besides that, the entire Washington fire department is available for all emergencies, rate of 20 billion dollars a year. If u cle Sam took in taxes, every erny of the incomes of all people ceiving $1,000,00 p-r year or ov . r, the total amount thus taken u.d lun the Fed-ral Government t three days. If Unc.e Sam took every penny of all incomes of •l 0,000 ar.d over, the a count s taken wou.d run he Federal ernment jus- over 20 days. If ide Sam took every penny of ery person who reee.ved <>10,000 o. over per year, that amount j would run the Federal Government just over 137 days. Eigiity per j cent of our national income i3 re ceived by people that get $h,000 1 per year or less; therefore, the people in the lower brackets must bear the brunt of the tax burden. Contrary to general belief, the tax goose is not found in the upper brackets. To raise enough money by taxation, we must tax the mon ey where it is found—in the middle and lower bracket groups. That is why hidden taxes play such a large part in our Federal lax Scheme. It prevents the lower.bracket fel iow from realizing that he pays the heavy end of the tax bill. We must no longer delude ourselves. A large part of the tax burden can never be placed upon the so-called rich. Most of it will always be paid by the middle and lower bracket groups, by sweat and toil of the working man. Workers are receiving price in creases, This means greatly in creased purchasing power. The defense Program is forcing pro. duction curtailment of things that the workers and farmers buy; and priority orders are preventing in dustries not engaged in Defense I*rogram from getting raw mater ials needed for the operation of their factories. Greatly increased purchasing power coupled with a greatly reduced supply oi consum er goods adds up to runaway pric. es that will upset our e o .omy. John Maynard Keynes, a British economist, an advisor oi President Roosevelt, and the father of the New Deal spending program, is here to urge that we adopt the “British Forced Savings Plan” as the answer to our price Inflation problem. The Forced Savings Plan provides that employers hold back a percentage of all wage: each pay day and turn it over to the Federal Government where it will be credited to the individua worker—to be paid back to him by the government some time after I ths war. Keynes claims the plan; would finance the total cost of the1 Defense Program, control prices, and head off a post war slump. The Federal Savings Plan is really an-| other tax progrm to raise money needed now. Scottville Calf Club A meeting was held by the Scottville calf club May 28 at the home of Ed Krugman. All members were present. Al len and Glen Knight were voted as members into our club. There are now 14 members and two associate members in the club. Since Helen and Ralph Rector withdrew their names as members to join a club which is closer to their home. The club’s officers are as fol lows: President, Edwin Krug_ man; Vice-President, Mildred Mil ler; Secretary, Rex Oberle; News Reporter, Lois Siders; Leader Ed Krugman; Assistant Leader, How ard Oberle. We received our 4-H Uiub member.- record books. After the meeting a very delic. ious lunch was served. County To Have Delegates at State Convention Several members of Holt County women’s project clubs are plan ning to attend the fifth annual con vention of the Nebraska Council of Home Demonstration Clubs scheduled for Hastings June 18, 19, 20. Official delegates from Holt | County are to be Mrs. Geo. Rector j of O’Neill, who is at present the | county chairman of women project ; clubs and Mrs. Edgar Stautfer of i Page. Several other members who 1 have indicated a desire to attend wrl be interested to learn that | special arrangements are being in nd> for a Holt County delegation .o attend the program on Thursday June 19. Special financial assis tance will allow transportation costs to be furnished. Those mem bers of project clubs who are in_ terested in attending the conven tion for one day, may secure the details from the county agent’s of fice in O’Neill. The program will feature many national and international speak ers and is to be filled with music irom county choruses and other or_ animations from all over the state. Since the convention is within uriving distance this year a large Holt County delegation is expected to take advantage of the chance of ood fellowship and of learning ! more about the biggest business in j the world—homemaking. : __ Ziska—Givens A pretty nine o’clock wedding was solemnized Tuesday morning, June Third, at the Ephiphany Catholic Church in Emmet, when Lawrence Ziska took Alice, second youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Givens for his bride. They were attended by the bride’s youngest sister, Ethel, and the grooms cousin, Sylvester Kramer. The bride was attired in a white lace floor length gown with finger tip veil and carried a shower bou quet of pink carnations tied with satin and tulle, while her maid of honor wore an aqua net floor Length gown with a pink and aqua head dress. The wedding lines were read by Rev. Father John O’Brien, which was followed by a large reception and dinner at the home of the bride’s parents. In ehe evening a wedding dance was given at the Crystal Ball Room at Atkinson. The couple left Wednesday for a short trip to Omaha alter which they will make their home with ihe groom’s parents, west of Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lucas were Sunday guests in the home of At orney Ross Rice of Creighton. Report of Committee On I\a Jonal Music ’'w/U ntes t Fund Cash Receipts..$323.82 t orn doii^t ons, food Sale and Lunches Disbursements ! Transportation expense .$116.00 Hotel accomodations for 20 contestants, 3 accompanists and Band Director_122.00 ^aiance on hand in First National Bank May 28, 1941 _86.82 $323.82 Committee— Mary G. Lundgren Hazel Burgess Ruth Parkins -— Livestock Receipts Higher Last Monday, Prices Steady _ i With receipts of livestock some what higher than a week ago, pric-1 es remained about steady with those paid here last week. The de-1 mand was good on all kinds and a j brick acion prevailed. Quality of the tock was only fair to good with no choice cattle in the day’s offering. Lightweight steer calves reach ed $12.00 with prices ranging from $10.50 to $11.50 claiming the mostj of these. The run of heifer calves was light and prices were fully steady. Yearlings were not too plenty, ful and the prices were mostly from $9.00 to $10.50 with a few selling some higher. A few good cows sold as high as $7.25 but the long end of the offer ing ranged from $5.50 to $0.50. Bulls were scarce and prices held about steady. A nice run of hogs were on hand and prices remained attractive. Butchers reached $9.10 at the ex treme top with the bulk of the of fering paying $9.00 . Sows brought from $8.50 to $8.75 with a few lightweights reaching upward to $9.00. Feeder pigs continued in good demand and sold mostly by the head. The next regular auction will be held on Monday, June 9, 1941. M-*s. A. W. Closson Fur^ei ill services were held at the Presbyterian Church at O’Neill, Nebraska, on June 4, 1941, for Mrs. A. W. Closson with burial beside her husband in Woodlawn cemetery at Atkinson, Nebr. Phoebe Amanda Kidder was born in DeKalb county, Illinois, on June 26, 1849, and passed away at O’Neill, Nebr., on June 1, 1941, aged 91 years, 11 months and 5 days. She grew to womanhood in Wis consin tnd was united in marriage to A. W. Closson on December 25, 1867, at Chippewa Falls, Wiscon son. To this union was born three children, Mrs. Dora Clark of Om_ aha, Anson R. of Manitoba, Canada and Andrew R. of Ewing, Nebr. She came with her husband and children to Nebraska in 1874, mov ing to Holt County in 1882 where she lived until the death of her husband in 1917, Since then she has lived with her children and grandchildren. She leaves her children, 13 grand chidlren, 13 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild, be sides a host of other relatives and friends who mourn the passing of a kind and loving mother and grandmother. Famous Ball Player Passes Away Tuesday Lou Gehrig, for many years a member of the Famous New York Yankees, died at his home in New York City last Tuesday night, at the age of 87 ^tars, and members of every branch of sports in the United States are in mourning. Gehrig served fourteen years with the Yankees and was known as the “Iron Horse” for he played in 2,130 consecutive games, a record that will probably last for all time. Gehrig was compelled to quit playing baseball two years ago when he was informed at Mayo Brothers Clinic that his playing days were over and that he was suffering from a rare disease, am yotrophic lateral solerosis, a hnf dening of the spinal cord. As close to the end of the trial as he was, his death was a shock to the sports loving public of the United States, all of whom loved and admired Gehrig for his many fine qualities as a man and his abil ty on the baseball field. He m many records in baseball that will probably never be excelled. Richard Cronin made a business trip to Sioux City last Monday. O’Neill Commercial Club Committees Selected For Year The following permanent com-: mittees for the year 1941 and 1942 have been approved by the Board of Directors of the O’Neill Com mercial Club: Membership Ted McElhaney, Chairman; Ben Harty, Jerry Miller, W. J. Biglin, J. A. Mann, Harold Lindberg. Finance Ed Campbell, Chairman; F. N. Cronin, Otto Herre, H. A. Yocum, Cliff Londgren. Program Ira George, Chairman; Archie Bowen, Dr. L. A. Burgess, Wm. Hanna. Publicity Gerald Miles, Co Chairman; D. H. Cronin, Co. Chairman; C. F. Grill, Georgia Rasely. Activities Dr. J. P. Brown, Chairman; Irv ing Johnson, Ambrose, Rhode, L. D. Putnam, Do ranee Crabb, Dick Tomlinson, Hugh Coyne, Lyndle Stout, R. E. Armburster. Constitution and By Laws Norman Gonderringer, Chair man; J. J. Harrington, W. W. Grif fin, J. P. Marron. Public Relations S. J. Weeks, Chairman; Ed Gal lagher, Roy Sauers, John Kersen brock, J. D. Cronin, R. R. Dickson, L. C. Walling. The following committee was ap pointtd for nominating committe to suggest four names, two of which will be elected as Directors at the next regular meeting: Nominating Committee John (Red) Sullivan, Dr. O. W. French, R. H. Parker, Pete Peter son, D. H. Cronin, C. W. Porter, C. E. Jones, Alva Marcellus, P. C. Donohoe. The committee to sell tickets for the regular club meeting on Tues day, June 10, are as follows: Ben Harty, Chairman; Wm Han na, Ralph Rickley. Seven Holt County Boys Leave Next Week For Army Service The following men shall report to the local draft board in this city at 1:00 a. m., on June 13, 1941, and they will be sent to Fort Crook, Nebr,, for induction into the army: Order No. 2, Max Peterson; order No. 112, John Grutsch; Order No. 282, Stephen Price; Order No. 1344, Delmer Price; Order No. 1463, Russell Angus; Order No. 1679, William Derickson; OTder No. 1072, Oscar Eckland. All of the above men are volun teers except Max Peterson. He is the first order number to be in ducted from this county. All other inductions here have been volun teers. Former O’Neill Resident Dies In Washington Holt county relatives received word last Friday that Mrs. J. H. THE true use of the mouth is not merely to make a noise, any more than the proper use of money is to make a show of the spender. The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK < at>'J»! fturirit'*' Cr^P*14«d P1 o' Thu. Bank « arricti Ha ladehu-rfu'^* »f OA~era nr *)i<lr|ihiridcrv **fnJ 1 •«: !n»nF*«K* « *' Peeler, died at the home of her son, Roland Peeler at Whitesalmon, Washington, last Friday. The funeral was held last Monday and burial at Portland, Oregon, at the side of her husband who passed away twenty-two years ago. Mrs. Peeler is survived by two sons and two daughters. They are: Mrs. L. C. Rakow, Page; Mrs. Ed Dav ies, California; Roy Peeler, Alas ka; Roland Peeler, Whitesalmon, Washington. Mrs. Peeler was a resident of this city and county for many years, leaving here some thing like twenty.five years ago for the west coast and has since made that section her home. She jvas in her early seventies at the time of her death. Chief Justice Supreme Court to Retire Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the highest tribunal in the land, the United States Su preme Court, will return to private life afer his reirement on July 1, 1941, it was announced on Tues day. He is the eleventh man in history to serve his country in this capacity. The decision of the 79 year old jurist to retire from public office marks the end to a 19 year career of supreme court service, first as associate and later on a? chief jus tice. He sent his resignation let. ter to the White House on Monday, before mounting the bench the last time as it was the last sesssion of the court until October 6, 1941. He has held this post since 1930. “Considerations of health and age make it necessary that I should be relieved of the duties which I have been discharging with incrasing difficulty,” the chief jus tice wrote to Mr. Roosevelt. It is generally believed that At torney General Robert H. Jackson, a leading administration figure, would be the choice of President Roosevelt for Chief Justice. When this vacancy is filled and also the one left vacant by the re tirement of Justice James C. Mc Reynolds last February 1, 1941, President Roosevelt will have ap pointed seven of the nine justices. Senator Byrnes (D.-S. C.) is ex pected to fill the other vacancy. Marriage Licenses Leon Richardson, Brocksburg, Nebr., to Miss Twila Hitchcock of Jamison, Nebr., on June 3, 1941. Lawrence Ziska, Stuart, Nebr., to Miss Alice Givens of Emmet, Nebr., on June 2, 1941. La Vern Wedige, Stuart, Nebr., to Miss Ann Kaup of Stuart Nebr., on May 29, 1941. Frank Weichman, Stuart, Nebr., to Miss Grace Kaup of Stuart, Ne braska, on May 31, 1941. Clarence Schmiser, Ewing, Nc_ braska to Miss Electa Welke of Ewing, Nebr., on May 31, 1941. John W. Jackson, Lincoln, Nebr., to Miss Marion E. Ickes of Page, Nebraska on May 31, 1941. Fred H. Nolze, Clearwater, Ne braska, to MiBS Shirley J. DePue of Clearwater, Nebr., on May 31, 1941. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our heart, fett thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness to us during the last illness of. our beloved daughter and sister. —Mrs. C. C. Millard and family NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS All owners of dogs are hereby notified that commencing the fore part of next week all dogs without license tags will be shot. Better get your tag at once if you wish to save your dog. C. W. CALKINS, Chief of Police. NOTICE The Holt County Board of Equal ization will meet at their office in the Court House at O’Neill, Ne braska on Tuesday June 10, 1941 and will be in session not less than three days nor more than twenty days. All complaints on valuations or assessments must be made at this time. JOHN C. GALLAGHER, County Clerk. The Weather High Low Free. May 29th 26 64 .2 May 30th 85 67 May 31st 69 69 .16 June 1st 75 65 June 2nd 75 65 .60 June 3rd 76 58 June 4th 76 54 Farm Labor Conference Held Here Last Week Representatives of farm and la. bor organizations of Holt and Boyd Counties met Mr. W. A. Stef en of the Nebraska State Employ ment Service in O’Neill on May 28, to discuss ways of meeting any an Counties met Mr. W. A. Stefen of the Nebraska State Employment Service in O’Neill on May 28, to discuss ways of meeting any antic ticipated farm labor shortage dur ing the summer months and to set up an organization to locate an adequate supply of farm labor. After a discussion of the possi bilities of a farm labor shortage it was decided that the county agent’s office in each county should be set up to handle a farm labor service. Persons qualified for farm labor will be encouraged to register at these offices in order that they may be located when there is a ne_ cessity for farm labor during the harvest and hay season. The fact was brought up that* both WPA administration and the selective service boards will make special efforts to release laborers who are qualified to do farm work and the induction date into mili tary service will be deferred where a hardship is to be worked on the farm. It was felt by those represented that if all available farm labor could be located when needed that., no serious shortage was in sight in this count, but in order to meet any emergency, all available farm labor is encouraged to register with the county agent’s office in O’Neill. Circus To Be Here Friday, June 13 Circus folks are not afraid of Friday the 13th. At least not the Daily Bros. Circus, for Friday June 13 is the date that attraction will give two exhibitions in O’Neill. Agents were here last week and completed arrangements. The ! show will use the big tract of ! ground north of Brennan’s Park. Due to the wars in Europe most of the arena celebrities of those countries fled to America for work only to find the number of shows had been reduced here by the draft. This circumstance enabled Dailey Bros. Circus to contract the cream of the circus world on a sal ary basis which permits them to offer to the public the greatest amusement bargain ever announc ed. The slogan of the Dailey Bros, show is “never before so much, so good, for so little”. With something to amuse and entertain all classes of people, from tiny children to the aged, the unusual variety of extraordinary acts by trained animals, funny clowns, sturdy muscular youths, and the beautiful queens of the air, the Dailey Bros. Circus comes to O’Neill confident it will agree ably surprise and please the cirrus fans of this section. Performances will toe given at 2 and 8 P.M. There will not be any street parade, but instead fTee at tractions will be shown on the grounds prior to each perfonur ance. Dailey Bros. Circuses an old es tablished show and tours ah—fr twenty states annually although this is its first trip through thaa sate. Not boasting of its magni tude does insist that its standard ef performance and its policy is fhr superior to that of other similar shows. They believe the quality of the exhibition is more important than the quantity. New ideas hare been adopted, novel thrillers and sensational stunts are introduced for the firs time in Nebraska. Only the very best of the old fea tures of former circuses have been retained, new ideas having been 6iibstiuted and the schedule of presentation so arranged that ev ery spectator is able to see every act of the two hour performance in the two rings and on the hippo drome track. CARD OF THANKS We want to thank the many neighbors and friends for every kindness and beautiful flowers giv en us at the death of our loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Dora Clark Mr. and Mrs Andrew R. Closson Mr. Anson R. Closson Mrs. Audry Bowden Mr and Mrs. Earl Closson Mr. Paul Closson Mr. and Mrs. Ajison A Closson Mrs. Catherine Verznl, of Atkin son, is visiting her son and daugh_ ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Verzal.