The Frontier • , I VOL. LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, November 27,1941 # NUMBER 29 Annual Christmas Seal Drive Nebraska’s thirty-fifth annual Christmas Seal drive for funds to continue the year-round health program of the Nebraska Tuber culosis Association is now in full swing and will continue through Christmas. The 1941 Christmas Seal depicts a lighthouse shedding its beam over the world—giving knowledge and enlightment to the people against that dreaded disease tu berculosis which is still the lead ing cause of death in this country between the ages of 15 and 45. Every person in Nebraska should buy at least a few Seals. Officials of the Nebraska Tu berculosis Association point out /that the purchase of Christmas Seals is a form of “home defense” for ‘‘your family, your friends, and yourself.” No home is safe from tuberculosis until all homes are safe—every tuberculosis death in Nebraska leaves a trail of nine active cases. Authorities estimate over 1500 active cases of tuber culosis in Nebraska at present. The many activities of the Ne braska Tuberculosis Association throughout the state include: tu berculin skin tests and x-rays for the early discovery of tuberculosis in the schools—free literature and films to promote health education! on the prevention of tuberculosis throughout the year—annual dia-1 gnosis campaign—nurses to ar range for and attend clinics and to follow up reactors—nursing supervision for persons suffering from tuberculosis— and many other health programs being car-| ried on in communities all over Nebraska. Ninety-five percent of the Seal funds raised in Nebraska! remains in the state to maintain the active health program of the Nebraska Tuberculosis Associa tion. Only five percent of the fund goes to the national association for fucational and research work. Residents of this community are urged to buy and use Christmas Seals. Active Livestock Market Prices Sharply Higher Last Monday’s auction was a redhot affair thruout and the day’s supplies moved at stronger prices, some kinds showing as much as 50c to 75c advance oven a week ago. The quality of the offering was good with some really choice calves showing up. The best load of lightweight steer calves cashed at $13.50. Other load lots paid $13.00 and $13.10. These calves were really fancy. Good calves sold mostly front $11.50 to $12.50. The top load of yearling steers moved at $10.85 with the bulk go-j ing at $10.00 to $10.75. Yearling heifers reached $9.75, and the long end of these brot from $9.00 to $9.50. One straight load of 2 year old steers cashed at $10.25. Supplies in this class were not too plenti ful. The cow run was heavy. A few good beef cows reached $8.00 with some fancy ones going higher, •t'hc long end of the beef cow:; orot from $6.50 to $7.50. A few loads of breeding cows were here and these sold mostly by the head. Bulls sold from $7.25 to $7.75. Hogs supplies were again plentiful and the offering moved readily. Butchers paid $9.75 in most instances. Sows changed hands at $9.25 to $9.36. Pigs moved at prices ranging from $10.35 to $10.55 with a few reaching $11.00. About 50 sheep completed the day’s offering. The next regular auction will be hold on Monday, Dec. 1st. Hospital Notes Alexander Hamilton of Kansas I City, Mo., much improved. Mrs. Walter Kopejtka Redbird, boy, Tuesday. Bernice Green of Chambers, a patient, improving nicely. Agnes Pettijohn entered Wed nesday. County Court Andrew Anderson of Bassett, arrested by Patrolman Meistrell charged with reckless driving. Plead guilty November 22, and fined $20 and costs of $3.10. John and Dempsey Galligan of Atkinson, arrested by Patrolman Ellingson of Valentine, charged with intoxication.Plead guilty on November 21 and fined $5.0Q each and $3.10 costs and ten days in ^•e county jail. This Week In Defense President Roosevelt sent iden-l tical letters to United Mine Workers President Lewis and to the steel company representatives Benjamin Fairless. Eugene Grace and Frank Purnell stating “work! in the captive mines must re-com-1 mence—The issue in dispute— does not justify a stoppage of work in grave national crises—” The President asked the four leaders to “allow the matter of the closed shop in the captive mines to remain in status quo for the period of the national emer gency—’’ or else to accept final arbitration. He said any agree ment reached would have no ef fect on the UNW’s closed shop agreement already in effect with regular commercial mines. In a message to the CIO con vention at Detroit, the President said unless democratic freedoms are protected from the “world scourge” of Hitlerism, “free trade unions and all other free in stitutions will vanish.” To pro tect these freedoms, he wrote, <‘we must produce guns, tanks, planes and ships without delay and with out interruptions, and the Amer ican people and their Government are determined that we shall have them.” Agreement With Mexico The State Deartment announced an agreement has been reached with Mexico providing: 1. The settling of a final fair price for American petroleum properties taken over in 1933—Mexico to pay $9,000,000 at once as a token pay-! ment. 2. Mexico to pay $40,000,000 in full settlement of general and agrarian claims, at a rate of $2, 500,000 annually. 3. A reciprocal1 trade treaty to be negotiated at once. 4. The United States to provide a $40,000,000 stabilization fund to maintain the peso at its present rate. 5. The U. S. to pur chase up to 6.000,000 ounces of newly-mined Mexican silver' monthly. 6. The Export-Import Bank to establish credits up to $30.000,000—to be made available in installments of $10,000,000 a year— to aid Mexico in develop ing its highways. Lend-Lease Aid The Department of Agriculture reported nearly 1,650.000,000 pounds of agricultural commodi ties costing almost $200,000,000 were delivered to represenatives of the British Government for Lend-Lease shipment from the beginning of operations in April up to October 1. Animal protein products, including cheese, dried milk, evaporated milk, eggs, pork and lard, made up the most im portant groups of commodities. State Secretary Hull announced a Lend-Lease agreement has been signed with Iceland. Arming Of Merchant Ships President Roosevelt signed the legislation to repeal the three key sections of the Neutrality act. The President also requested from Congress a new $380,050,000 ap-l propriation for the Navy, includ- j $120,000,000 for “defense instal lations’’ on merchant ships. Navy Secretary Knox said the first arm ed U. S. merchant vessels will bo plying the seas within a week. He said ships plying both the Atlantic' and Pacific will be armed. TheJ arming of the ships will require! three to four months to complete, i The Navy will put gun crews of from 12 to 18 men on all ships asj fast as they are armed. I he Maritime Commission re ported the keels of 21 Liberty ships were laid during October to bring the total to 76 Four of these cargo ships were launched in Oc tober, compared with three for September, and three more are scheduled to be launched this^ month. The Commission added1 four ships to its six-ship training fleet to help turn out 15,000 train-i ed seamen for the deck, engine and steward’s departments during, 1942 and 1943. The Navy announced capture1 by the U. S. cruiser Omaha in At lantic equatorial waters of the German ship Odenwald which was sailing under U. S. colors. The disguised merchant ship was on its way from Yokohama to Bor-' deaux with a cargo of 3,000 tons of war rubber and American made automobile tires. Secretary Knox told his press conference the Odenwald was one of a number of German vessels which had been chartered to Japanese interests. Three destroyers, a submarine and the battleship Indiana were launched—making a total of three battleships, 18 destroyers and 13 submarine launched so far this year. The three destroyers were five months ahead of schedule and the submarine three months. Army Ordnance - President Roosevelt asked Con FARM BUREAU MEETING HERE DECEMBER 12 The annual business meeting of the Holt County Farm Bureau was announced by the board of directors at a meeting in O’Neill Monday. The morning program will be given over to a public demonstration on the “Uses of dried fruits’’ given by Miss Maude Mathews, home demonstration specialist from O’Neill. After a noon luncheon the af ternoon will feature several out standing local cooperators who have done excellent work in dif ferent fields and the regular busi ness meeting with the election of two directors from Stuart and Atkinson districts. The public is invited to attend. gress for a supplemental appro priation of $6,687,000,000 for the; War Department, including $3, 720,000,000 for Ordnance and i $779,000,000 for the Air Corps. Army Chief of Ordnance Wesson, speaking in Hartford, Conn., said U. S. light and medium tanks have greater fire power, maneuver ability and speed than European models as well as “many times the powers of endurance.’’ He said the Ordnance Department has also developed a light antitank artillery piece “capable of knock ing out any known tank at very great ranges. Army Health The War Department announced the death rate in the Army from disease now is less than one-tenth what it was in 1917-18, and the veneral disease rate is less than half what it was at that time. Chief of the Army Morale Osborn said most of the USO buildings will be in use by Christmas. The Army also announced field houses are being built in 37 camps to furnish additional recreational facilities during winter months. Civilian Supply Director of Civilian Supply Henderson announced passenger car production during February, 1942, will be reduced by 56 per cent as compared with production in February, 1941—from 396,000 care to 174,000 cars. An OUM au tomotive committee recommended the effective date for the order banning bright work from auto mobiles be postponed from Dec ember 15 to December 31. The OPM made tenative allocations of 112 airplanes to U. S. commer cial airlines during 1942. Subcontracting The Maritime Commission an nounced that because it started 14 months ago to “farm ouP’ con tracts to small manufacturers, it is now receiving machinery and equipment for the emergency ship construction program from 450 concern in 31 States. The Trea sury Department issued a booklet on procedures called ‘‘Doing Business with the Procurement Division.” Copies are available without charge from the Treasury Procurement Division., Washing ton, D. C. The Contract Distribut ion Division opened nine more field offices to bring the total to 66. Coke and Coal Fuel Coordinator Ickes reported coke production during the first 10 months of this year was 16 percent greater than during the corresponding period last year. A record production of 65.000,000 tons is indicated for the complete year of 1941. Mr. Ickes also said production of Pennsylvania anth racite coal through October, 1941, was nine percent above the corres ponding period of 1940. If the per centage is maintained, he said, total 1941 production will approxi mate 56,000,000 tons, the largest since 1934. Newsboys To Sell Defense Stamps The Treasury Department an nounced plans have been com pleted with newspaper circulation managers for 500,000 newspaper carrier boys to sell Defense Sav ings Stamps direct to American homes. The Department of Agriculture said additional improvecment in the demand for farm products is indicated for the next few months as a result of increased consumer incomes and increased Govern ment buying. Farm income from marketings increased 15 percent more than the normal seasonal gain during the period from June to September. The Department re ported 10,420,000 persons employ ed in agriculture as of November 1, the loweshNovembcr level since 1925. Secretary Wickard announ ced establishment of a nation-wide organization of farmers and De partment workers to make plans for an agriculture post-war pro gram. Fourteen Boys I^eave Dec. 10 For Induction The following Holt county reg-! trants will be sent to Fort Crook. Nebraska, on December 10, 1941, for pre-induction examinations: 11—Francis Charles Steinhauser 30—Felix Joseph Laible. 536—Frank Leo Krobert S-803—Jerome Henry LoefTler S-1067—John Gilman Slay maker 1073—Fred Wallace Shane 1084—Amos Ray Stracke 1112—Anton Aloys Kaup S-1177—Bernard August Kra mer 1178—Arthur Willard Aim 1221—Robert Allen Jay 1227—Raymond Joseph Fern holz 1257—Wilmer August Spath 1316—Wm. Wesley Conard. Family Reunion At The D. H. Hansen Home A family reunion and dinner was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hansen, near Meek last Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Those present at the din ner were: Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nor dica and children, Jean, Donald and Carl Lee, of Sioux Falls, S. D.; Mrs. Carrie Borg and daugh ter, Marvel, of O’Neil; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hansen, Ponoma, California; Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hansen and family, Kennis, Wm., Lila and Bernice; George Hansen and son, Gerald; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Giford and son, Garry, of Dorsey; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hub by; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse and sons Gaurance, Lloyd and Delbert; G. A. Taylor, Winner, S. D. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen will leave j for their California home on' Thursday afternoon, after having j visited in this section for the past! three weeks. _* BRIEFLY STATED Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Carl an nounce the birth of a daughter, Ruby Josephine, on November 21. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kopejtka announce the birth of a son on No vember 25. Miss Ruby Edlund went to Om aha Saturday to attend the Ice Revue. Miss Dorothy Dudak of Grand Island spent Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. George Hart. — Miss Agnes Thornton and Chas Welburn, of Neligh, were guests of Miss Agnes Griffin Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Emmet Crabb went to Pierre, S. D„ Tuesday, being called there by th<• serious illness of Mrs. Crabb’s father. Mrs Frank Kubkhek n turrn home Tuesday from Casper, Wyo.. where she had ben visiting rela tives for the past ten days. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parker spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Par ker's mother. Mrs. Mary Hewett, at Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Biglin and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Disher went to Omaha Friday to attend the Ice RevUe. They returned home Saturday. Herbert Ralph Lane, Newport and Ladwina Gertrude Bose of Stuart, were granted a marriage license in county court on No vember 24. Mr. and Mrs. Frank MahafTey went to Omaha Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with rela tives. Wallace McKim went with them and will enter a hospital there for medical care. The Masons and members of the Eastern Star had a card party Tuesday evening at the Odd Fel lows Hall. High scores were Won1 by Mrs. Esther Harris and Pauli Shierk. Darrel Bright came home Wednesday from Wayne, where he is a student at the Teacher:;, college and spent Thanksgiving vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Bright, The Misses Mary Jardee and Teresa Connelly will spend Thanksgiving in Stuart with Miss1 Jardee’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Louis Jardee. Harry Fox Harry Fox died at his home at Meek Wednesday morning about 12:45, after being in failing health for about one year, but j was able to be up and around,! until the past few weeks. He was 68 years, five months and four teen days old at the time of his death. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Pleasant Valley church and I burial in Pleasant Valley cemet-; ery. Harry Fox was bom at Elk Point, S. D., on June 12, 1873, where he grew to manhood and where on November 30, 1899, he was united in marriage to Miss Alice Hall. One son was born of this union, Charles Fox, of Meek, who with his mother are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate husband and father. Harry Fox came to this county in 1904, coming here from Denver, Colorado. He located on a farm near Redbird, where he lived for a couple of years, but not being satisfied with the soil on the place he had moved and lived on on another place for a year or two, when he finally purchased the farm where Meek postoffice was located for many years. Shortly after moving there he opened a little grocery store, then secured the postoffice there and later put in a larger line of goods and for years he had one of the best stocked country stores in the state, if not in several states. He was unusually successful with the business. His business was large that for several years he had to make at least two and sometimes three trips to O’Neill each week to haul out goods for his store. Even if he was a store keeper he never gave up farming and supervised a couple of farms that he owned out in that section, which has always been called the paradise of Holt county. His strenuous work in the store and on the farm finally begin to tell on him and his health began to fail so about five years ago he retired from the mercantile busi-j ness and since that time had been looking after his farms. Several months ago he was in Rochester, Minn., where he sub mitted to an operation and for a few months he seemed to get along fine, after his return home, but the malady returned and he| shortly passed away. Harry was a good citizen and had a host of friends in the northeastern part of the county, where he made his home for about forty years. Mrs. Rose Henifin Mrs. Rose Henifin died at a hos pital in Fort Collins, Colorado, Monday morning at 9 o’clock, af ter an illness of about two weeks. For the past four years, Mrs. Henifin had made her home in O'Neill. About three months ago she went to Colorado to spend a few months visiting at the home of her son, Arthur and family and with her sister, Mrs. Jane Shoe maker. She was taken sick while on the visit. She was about 61 years of age. The body was brought to this city yesterday and the funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Union church and burial in the Union Cemetery. Obituary notice next week. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sin cere and heartfelt thanks to the many neigbors who were so kind to us following the sudden death of our beloved father, Bruno Jac obs. Your thoughfullness to us in our hour of sorrow will ever be held in grateful remembrance.— His Childrei. BRIEFLY STATED Emmet Carr of O'Neill, Miss Mary Clare Waldman and Mr. and Mrs. Max Wanser of Ewing, went to Omaha Friday to see Kay Kay ser’s Kollege of Musical Knowl edge. Miss Marie Biglin, who has been visifing relatives at Winner, S. D., for the past ten days, returned home Tuesday. John Daily of Winner accompanied her home and will spend until Sunday visit ing at (he P. J. Biglin home. Mr. and Mrs. George Weingart ner and son left Monday for Hous ton. 1 f,xas. to spend Thanksgiv ing with Mr. Weingartner’s broth er. Russell Weingartner and family. Harold Lindberg went to John ston Sunday on business. NATIONAL AFFAIRS By Frank P. Litschert It was George Washington him self who told us a century and a half ago that there were no such things as permanent friendships or enmities among nations. What was true in Washington’s time is certainly true today. History fur nishes many proofs of this asser tion. We can recall the ages old rivalry betwen England and France. At one time the two coun tries carried on a hundred years’ war, although of course warfare in those times was not so total nor so devastating as it is today. Later followed the Napoleonic wars which found France and England opposed to one another and even as late as the Franco- Prussian war most English sympathy was on the side of the Germans. Then came the change. The French and the British became allies through te first world war and started as allies in the present one. Now there is a coolness again between the British and the official French governments, whether or not the people of the two countries feel like-wise. At the same time the British and the Germans who were allies for generations have been bitter enemies in two great struggles. We could go on from here. For merly Russia and England were world rivals. They were allies in the first world war, enemies in this present conflict until recently when Hitler attacked Stalin and threw him into Churchill’s arms. Take our own country for ex ample. We fought two wars with Great Britian, one in 1776 and another 1812. During the Civil War the sentiment of the British government was unfriend ly to Washington. But 1817 brought an entirely different pic ture and we are voluntarily lin ing up with the British again to day. With Britain and Japan it has been on again, off again. The case of Russia and the Uni ted States furnishes another ex ample. We were associates in the World War for a short time. Then, following the rise of the Bolshevik regime a coolness arose betwenthe two countries. The United States did not recognize the Soviet gov ernment until after the coming of the New Deal to power. Then things became warm and more cordial until the unholy alliance between Stalin and Hitler and the brutal attack of the Rus sians on the Finns. This caused a wave of popular resentment in the United States. Bundles were prepared and sent to Finland and President Roosevelt denounced the attack on Finland by Russia, as the aggressive act of a totalitar ian state which was under no! danger from its tiny neighbor. _ But the attack of Hitler on Sta- j lin has brought another shift in the! States’ policy. We are no longer unfriendly to Russia, and our for mer darlings, the Finns, have been warned that they stand in danger of forfeiting our friendship if they do not make peace with Stalin. The Russian embassy is in good standing in Washington again and M. Litvinov, is coming back to try his blandishment again—and he is a good ‘blandi3her.” Perhaps most outstanding of all in this change toward Russia is the fact that recently Russia was granted accredit of a billion dollars in the United States. This credit was designedly established for the sending of war supplies to Russia. Just how these supplies are to be sent is of course another story. There are three routes to Russia but all of them are long and hazardous. One of them is | through the Arctic Sea, another! across the Pacific to Vladisvostock j a third through the Indian Ocean | to Iran. To ship a billion dollars j worth of supplies over any of j these routes will require a lot of ships and considerable railroad building. And it is questionable whether we can manufacture and ship so much material without Seriously crippling our defense at home. It is notable that in our ef fort to aid England, with a short route across the Atlantic to fol low, less than $100,000,000 worth of supplies had been sent by the rni