EMMET NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Grover Shaw of Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gribble and Peggy, also of Cham bers, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Rohde and children and Miss Mary Car ney of O’Neill and Charlie Shaw of Emmet, were Sundy dinner guests at the Clarence Shaw home. Mrs. John Anspach, who has been visiting at Des Moines, la., and Kirksville, Missouri, for the past few weeks, returned to Em met Friday. Doris Hanson, who is employed at the John Conard home, return ed home Tuesday night. Arthur Jurgensmier of Emmet joined the Navy. Mrs. Casper Winkler and daugh ter, Ethel, also her son George, spent Sunday afternoon at the Henry Kloppenborg home. Larry Tenborg went to Fre mont Wednesday and returned Saturday evening. Mrs. Leon Beckwith and Le ona Fern called Saturday morn ing at the Clara Jennings home in Atkinson. Guy Cole went to Lincoln Fri dy morning with Ira Clark from Butte and returned Friday eve ning bringing Zane Cole home for his vacation. Milt Lawrence is building a garage at Bert Gaffney’s this week. Walter Puckett did a little re modling on their home. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Young and Marie and Ollie were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beck with Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connell and children, Mrs. James O’Don nell and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beckwith went to At kinson Sunday. John Dailey was bidding friends and relatives goodbye in Emmet because he is leaving for Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Peacock and son, Grant, and Clara Lowery attend ed the Christmas program in the Methodist church in Amelia Sun day evening. Mrs. Guy Cole and Bud and Bob drove to Ewing Friday night to see the basketball game. CASH TO LOAN! I -ON AUTOMOBILES |[ — PROMPT and COURTEOUS SERVICE Central Finance Co. C. E. Jones. Manager. First National Biink Biulding O'Neill. Nebraska. INMAN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tomlinson entertained at a card party at their home on Wednesday evening Dec. 10. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Mrs. Tom Hartigan entertained a group of friends on Thursday evening Dec. 18, at Pinochle party in honor of Mr. Hartigan’s birthday. A shower was given on Friday aftenoon at the Ladies Aid Parlors for Miss Donna Hutton who was married on Saturday to Vernon Green of Sioux City. They will live in Sioux City. Miss Hutton received many lovely and useful gifts. Lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coleman left for Grand Island on Sunday where they will spend the holi days with their daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins went to Norfolk on Saturday, where they spent the day with Mrs. Tompkins’ father, Mr. Doughty. On Sunday they went to Omaha to spend Christmas with their son and family, Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Tompkins. Miss Lois Moor arrived home Friday evening from Beatrice where she teaches. She will spend hr Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Moor Miss Ruth Jeanette Watson came home from Lincoln Friday night, where she attends collge. She was accompanied by her grandmother, Mrs. Pierson. They will spend the holidays with the I. L. Watson family. Mr. and Mrs. James Gallagher entertained the Bridge club at their home on Thursday evening. This was their Christmas party and an exchange of gifts was held. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Youngs and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tompkins were guests. The Extension club held their Christmas party at the home of Mrs. F. E. Keyes. The husbands of the members were guests. Con tests and games were enjoyed and exchange of gifts, after which lunch was seved. The house was decorated for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Moor, Rev. E. B. Maxcy, Mrs Eva Murten, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo Killinger drove to Laurel on Thursday Dec 18, to attend the district conference eo DeLong_1.00 ran Harding_1.00 ordon Stamp_ 1.00 ohn Murray _ 1.00 'eter. Morgan_ 5.00 A. C. Cowperthwaite_ 5.00 tidier-- 1.00 ummers__ 1.00 Harry Moore __ 5.00 ,Charles Ross_1.00 Farren_5.00 Stamp_ 1.00 Jim Murphy_1.00 Don Noring_2.00 Bid Murphy_1.00 Lewis Putman_ 1.00 C. J. Earls . 1.00 Francis Peters_1.00 Musel Bros._1.00 Jarman_ 50 Frank Searles__ 1.00 Tom Gallagher _ 1.00 Lett Johnson_1.00 E. Siders_ 1.00 J. H. Reimers__ 1.00 Art Olson__ 1.00 Lindquist_1.00 Ed White_ 1.00 E. Coolige_1.00 W. E. Snyder_ 1.00 E. Trowbridge_1.00 A. Miller_1.00 W. Honke_1.00 J. Dalton_1.00 R. Reese_ 3.00 C. McKenzie _ 1.00 Wm. Sires_3.00 D. Ballinger_ 1.00 F. De Long_1.00 Good Advice From A World War Veteran We have read the statements of central figures of two great na tions at war, that “with God's help we will win.” On one occasion Jesus said, ‘‘Why call ye me Lord, and do not the things I say?'’ Almost daily we read profane or near profane language by high of ficials in our government,— last week soldier was loudly ap plauded in one of our radio pro grams for saying he would, “give the enemy hell.” There is nothing about profanity that will add to the effeciency of a soldier, (I was in the army in T8) and in this day and age, men honored enough to hold high positions should have education enough to be able to express their thoughts in the Eng lish language. Everyone, old and young, are anxiously reading and listening to all news. The things that our boys and girls read and hear in their tender years have a bearing on their acts and habits in later and ma years. ture years. Let us, “Keep our heads," while we go, “all out,” to preserve our freedom and democratic ways of life that had their beginning in the doctrine of love, mercy and good will, taught on the shores! I of Galilee some two thousand years ago, and go, "all out,” to pass it on clean, fine, noble and lovely to those who will come af ter us. Sincerely, Fay A, Puckett. Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were issued during the past week by the office of County Judge Rei mers. Ralph A. Voecks, Pierce, and Miss Lucy Nadine Kilpatrick, O’Neill, on December 29. Luverne Kenneth Mervel, Wes sington, S. D., and Miss Edith Helen Palmer, Wolsey, S. D., on December 19. Archibald Edwin Johnston, Clearwater, and MBss Dorothy Mae Schrader, Ewing, on Decem ber 20. Wayne A. Smith, Sioux City, Iowa, and Miss Vlosta M. Schu man, Geddis, S. D., on December 21. William Ritterbush, Chambers, and Miss Florence Mace, O’Neill, on December 23. BRIEFLY STATED The Misses Leona French, Ma belle Osenbaugh, and Marjorie Cronin, students at the University of Nebraska, arrived home Friday night from Lincoln, and will spend the holidays with their parents. Mrs. F. W. Griffith left Sunday morning for Kearney, Nebr., where she will spend a few days visiting at the home of her son, Charles and family. She will then go to North Platte, where she will visit at the home of her son, Cecil and family until about the first of the year. About the first of the year she will go to California, where she expects to spend the balance of the winter visiting friends. Thomas Shoemaker •'of Omaha came Sunday and is visiting re ltives and friends for a few days. Mrs. James Oppen and daugh ter of Omaha, came Saturday and are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grandorf. Paul Schwisow and daughter, Eunice and son, Harlow, went to Omaha Wednesday to spend Xmas with his daughters and their sis ters, Mrs. Wm. Kellogg and Miss Hazel Schwisow. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Johnson and daughter, left Wednesday evening for Omaha, where they will spend Christmas with re latives. Mrs. W. L. Schultz of Atkinson and Mrs. Phil Johnston of Mc Cook, were guests of Mrs. Helen Simar Saturday. Mrs. Edna Seldon of Valentine, came Sunday and will spend Christmas at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. Fay Miles. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dowd and family came up from Schulyer Wednesday evening and are spending Christmas with Mrs. Dowd’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. O’Malley. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones left Wednesday evening for Polk, to spend Christmas with relatives. Miss Roberta Arbuthnot came up from Omaha Wednesday eve ning and will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Arbuthnot, until Sunday. Mrs. Stanley Day of Prescott, Arizona, came Monday night and is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Mary Ernst, during the holidays. Bob Clift, a student at the Uni versity of Nebraska, arrived home Friday from Lincoln, and will spend the holidays with his mo ther, Mrs. Tina Clift. Mrs. John Robinson and her four month old son, John Lee, came Wednesday from Hampton, Iowa, and will spend until Sun day here visiting relatives. Miss Veronica Coyne arrived home Saturday from Leaven worth, Kansas, to spend the holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Coyne. Miss Coyne is a student at St. Mary’s College. Billy Biglin arrived home Sat urday from Omaha to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biglin. Billy is a stu dent at Creighton University. Billy Miller arrived home Sun day from Washington, D. C., to spend the holidays with his mo ther, Mrs. Kate Miller and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka entertained the employees of the Gamble Store at a Christmas party at their home Sunday eve ning. They palved pitch and ex changed gifts. Mrs. James Wall ing won high for ladies and Mar vin Johnson high for men. A' very delicious lunch was served J Dr. and Mrs. Frank Gallagher arrived Wednesday from La Crosse, Wisconsin, to spend a few days visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. P. Gallagher and other relatives. Miss Evelyn Coyne left Wednes day evening to spend Xmas with friends in Marty, S. D. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ruzieka left Wednesday evening for Clark son to spend Christmas with Mr. Ruzicka's father, Anton Ruzieka, and other relatives. Billy Kubitschek, a student at the Creighton University, arrived home Saturday and will spend the holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek. iames McManus came Monday from Denver, Colorado, to visit his mother and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reardon came last Thursday from Cheyene, Wyoming to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mi’s. Robert Smith, Jr. Harry left for Valentine, where he has accepted a position in the Merr Drug Store and Mrs. Reardon remained for a longer visit. Mrs. W. H. LaPage of Omaha, came Wednesday and will spend Christmas at the home of her sis ter, Mrs. S. L. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Swanson of Herman, Ncbr., and Harold Swan son of Omaha, arrived Wednesday and are spending Christmas with Mrs. Swar.sor.’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toy. Merle Hickey made a business trip to Omaha Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Semlock of Norfolk spent Wednesday with Mrs. Semlock’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Enright. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dunkerly of Los Angeles, California, are the parents of a son born Dec 10th. He will be known as James Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Dunkerly left here about a year ago. While here Mr. Dunkerly was in the employ of the American Gear Company. Mrs. J. P. Gilligan, Mrs. Ed. Lat ta and daughter, Elizabeth, of Om aha, arrived Tuesday and will spend Christmas at the home df their brother, C. E. Stout and other relatives. Dr. and Mrs. Merle Hunt of Battle Creek, came up Wednesday evening and are spending Christ mas with Mr. Hunt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Hunt. Miss Etta Froelich came Friday from Exeter, and is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froe lich. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Keen and family of Plattville, Wisconsin, arrived Tuesday evening and will spent Christmas with Mrs. Keen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yo cum. John Dailey left last Thursday for Los Angeles, California, where he plans on making his future home. Robert and John Jr., Shoe maker, students at the Creighton University, arrived home Friday, and will spend Christmas vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shoemaker. Miss Ruth Evans and George Henderson of San Franciso, Cali fornia, came Tuesday and will spend the next two weeks visiting Miss Evan’s mother, Mrs. Elma Evans and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kinsman and son David, of Columbus, came Sunday and will visit relatives un til Friday. Margaret Hammond arrived Wednesday from Des Moines, Iowa, and will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond un til Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee George of Creighton were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saunto Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kurtz and daughter, Bonnie, came over from Wausa Wednesday and will spend Christmas with Mrs. Kurtz’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown. Jack Vincent, a student at the University of Nebraska Medical College, arrived home Tuesday from Omaha, to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Vincent. Miss Helen Toy, who teaches at Oak Creek, Colorado, arrived home Sunday and will spend her two week’s vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toy Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Thompson and daughter, Gretchen, came Wednesday and will spend Christ mas with Mr. Thompson’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Thompson. Jerry Classen arrived here Fri day from Chicago, Illinois, to spend the holidays with friends. J. B. Ryan left Tuesday for Chicago, Illinois, to spend Christ mas with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. L. R. Sutcliffe of Rapid City, S. D„ came Tuesday to spend Christmas with Mrs. Sutcliffe’s mother, Mrs. John Carr, and other relatives. Harold Hunt, a student at Creighton University, came Wed nesday evening, and will spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Hunt. Mrs. Carrie Hunter left Tuesday afternoon for Redbird and Lynch to visit over the holidays with re latives and friends. Presbyterian Church Dr. J. E. Spencer, pastor Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Classes for all ages and a class for you. Morning Worship at 11:00 a. m. New Year’s Sermon—The Resol ved Limitations of Christ. The Young People’s Society will meet Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Circle No. 2 will meet at the home of Mrs. J. E. Spncer on Monday afternoon, Dec 29, at 2:30 refreshments will be served and Mrs. Drew, a sister of Mrs. Cowperthwaite, will favor the so ciety with a reading. TIio Methodist Church V. C. Wright, Minister Church School 10:00 a. m., H. B. Burch, Superintendent. Public Worship 11:00 a. m. Spe cial music by the choir and ser mon by the pastor. Evening public worship 7:00 p. m. The Young Peoples’ Fellow ship will have charge of the music. January 4 regular worship ser vice 11:00 a. m., and the Cham bers choir will give “The Guest of Bethlehem,” at 7:30 p. m. This will be the first appearance of this choir in an O’Neill church. Nebraska Ordnance Plant More than 50 percent of the land necessary for the Nebraska Ord nance plant in Saunders county has already been contracted, the War Department notifies the Third District office. While the architectural contract was expect ed to be signed soon and al though t it is taken for granted that the Firestone or United States rubber people may get the operation contract, there has not yet been a construction contract signed. The importance of Ne braska as a safety location for certain types of defense plants during the war is freely admitted here and there are reasons for be lief that additional facilities will come to our state. Many requests have been received in the Third district office asking for some de scription of a shell loading plant The Quartermaster General has furnished the following inform ation which may answer many questions regarding same: While not applicable to all or dnance manufacturing plant, nor indeed to all shell loading plants the following description gives some idea as to the layout, con struction facilities, and operation of a shell loading plant.’’ A shell loading plant occupies an area of approximately 15,000 acres—such expanse being necess ary in the interest of safety—so that ample space may be provided between buildings and groups of buildings. The entire area is en closed by a heavy wire fence with gates protected by armed guards at all times. A railroad, as well as roads, services every portion of the plant area. The roads are used not only for transportation and hauling but also for regular police patrols in radio equiped cars Every facility to increase speed of operation is provided, and every possible precaution to assure safety of workers is taken at these shell loading plants.” ‘‘The inert storage building where empty shell forgings are kept is where shell loading actual ly starts. The shell forging is first cleaned, and all threads and tap pings inspected. It then goes down the line to the melt-load building, where TNT is melted and poured into the shell. Al though care must be constantly exercised in the handling of TNT, hazards are reduced to minimum as the building and equipment are built and installed so that dust and vapors are carried off an ex haust system..” ‘‘Explosives are not kept in the same building in which loading operations are conducted. After the shell is loaded it is stored in a warehouse known as a maga zine.” “A shell loading plant is really a complete living unit in itself. It is like a small city, with fire and police protection, water and sew age system, hospital, first aid stations, telephone and railroad signal service, etc. There is also, a commissary for the use of per manent personnel, as well as re creational and rest rooms, and sleeping quarters. Other building include an administration grouf Fencing of areas in which ordano is manufactured or stored hit been provided.’’ “A recent innovation at or* shell loading plant is that all dis patching will be done by racfio— the first exclusive reliance cm radio control for directing such large scale switching operations. Eighty miles of railroad trade knits the plant into a trminal yard covering 22 square miles, with 212 switches in the system. “When operating at capacity the shell loading plant will handle* about 300 freight cars of its own. Practically all material transport ed inside the plant, between the* various storage and operating groups,are carried by the railroad. A 24-hour dispatching system i* in effect.’’ ‘Radio-telephone equipment: will be installed in the cabs of the* nine Diesel locomotives, and h> two gasoline-powered mainten ance cars. The radio is considered! safer and more positive method of control for directing high ex plosive freight in the plant yards than the ordinary railroad blodc signals, which are made inoper tive by fog or other adverse wea ther conditions.’’ "A central station will be con trolled by the train dispatchei and a station in the elassificatio* yards will be controlled by the. yardmaster. Locomotive engineers will operate according to orders received by them from the con trol stations.” "The radio frequency control ling the trains is used only by the transporation departments, and » separate from the frequency at® which the guard and fire depart ment radio operates, under controB of the department of plant pro tection.” “All radio equipment at tl» plant has been designed against every conceivable chance of sabotage. Each fixed radio station is provided with a stand-by power system, independent of the elect ric power line service.” F.S.A. Has Home And Farm Improvement Loans A farm and home improvement program under the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture designed to assist distressed farm operators* who still retain an ownership in terest in their farms, to improve the utility and productivity of their units, is being launched by the Farm Security Admin isfration in Nebraska, Kansas, and the Dakotas, Cal A, Ward, regional FSA director, said today. This new program, Ward ex plained, will supplement standard! loans where complete rehabilit ation cannot be achieved under limitations of the present re habilitation program; and will1 tend to increase farm production! in line with war-time needs~ Eligibility will be restricted largely to owner-operators and! farmers who have an equity ina the land they operate. A limit of $3,500 has been set, and the aver age loan is expected to be con siderably below that amount. Loan will be amortized up to forty years time at 3 per cent in terest, to permit retirement firm net farm income after family Irv ing, farm operating and equip ment replacement costs have been met. The variable payment p?an like that of the tenant purchase program will be available to borrowers. The improvement program is not an expansion of the Tenant purchase program of loan to elig ible tenants, now available in counties, and it is not a refinancing program. Ward said the deplorable? condition of rural housing and the* depleted land resources in many hard-hit areas were factors in fo cusing attention on the need of a program of this kind. Officials said long sustained rural poverty in various areas is impairing farm production necess ary to America’s successful pro secution of the war. The improve ment program ties in closly with* food production, rural health and! other factors more pertinent to the general national welfare now than in peace times. In Designated Areas Only The program will be restricted! in operation to designated areas where rural housing and farm de pletion are general. Recommend ations are being made by the Re gional FSA office in Lincoln, butt final designation of areas wilB come from Washington. No an nouncement of areas can be made until then, Ward stated. Nine areas, some crossing state lines, were recommended. Loans may be made for several purposes, such as to improve hou sing and farm building, to pur chase equipment, materials, and to acquire headquarters units far utilization of adjacent land re sources where possible to arrange for continued use of such re sources. In connection with the* latter purpose leasing associations; may fit into the picture, especially* in grazing areas. Loans might alsca liens, including taxes, assessments; be made to take care of real estate