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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1942)
INMAN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins returned from Norfolk Thurs day, May 21 after attending the funeral of Mrs. Tompkins’ father, C. E. Doughty, who passed away May 18th. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Butler of Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. But ler and daughter, Mary of Neligh, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Butler on Sunday. Miss Ruth Jeanette Watson ar rived home Saturday from Lin coln, where she has been at tending Weslyan University. She will work in the office of the Watson Hay company this sum mer. The members of the D. S. D. church held all day services in their church on Sunday. Memb ers from nearby towns were present and a bach dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jacox. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Moor went to Orchard Sunday where they visited Mrs. Moore’s sister, Mrs. Fern Moor. Mr. and Mrs. Warren McClurg were called to Stuart Monday by the death of Mr. McClurg’s % nephew. L. R. Tompkins, Gene Clark, Warren McClurg and Mr. Abra hams drove north of Stuart on Friday, May 22, where they spent the day fishing at the Allyn lake. Mrs. G. E. Moor and Mrs. Eva Murtin entertained Mrs. Moor’s Sunday School class Wednesday night at a party at the home of Mrs. Murtin. Mr. and Mrs. James Gallagher entertained their bridge club at their home on Thursday evening, May 21. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Watson were guests. Out door movies will be en joyed by the community through out the summer, on Thurssday : nights. These are sponsored by the Commercial Club. EMMET NEWS A. J. Storm of the Storm Seed company of Creston, Iowa, was in Emmet Thursday, looking over the blue grass crop for this season. The South Side Improvement Club met Friday at the home of Mrs. Arthur Burge. The Emmet 4-H Club met Thursday evening at the Joe Joe Ramold home. Andy Moss of Stuart was a business visitor in Emmet Wed nesday. Mrs. Lawrence Tenborg of ' O'Neill was a week end guest at [ DOUBLE HOLIDAY Sommer sports fash ions to keep spirits high. Wherever you’re bound, you’re bound to have fun in casual clothes like these. Choose at Brown-Mc Donald thrift prices tomorrow. Slack suits—figure flattering and expertly tailored. Some with long torso jackets, others with sport shirt to wear In or out. Rayon poplin, sharkskin, sport denim, gabardine. $2.98 — $3.98 Sport Shirts — of gay cottons to wear with slacks. Bright plaids, stripes or figures. Washable col ors. Thrift QO priced at . #Ov f Play Suits — Short skirt, slacks and blouse in check-print seer sucker, printed crepe rayon and striped ohambray. $3.98 To $6.50 Slacks—Hard wearing and good looking for play or hours of ease. Of Luana cloth, spun rayon, Jungo cloth. New tapered style*. $1.98 T„ $3.98 Dresses—of cool, fresh looking seersuck er, a fashion favorite. Trigger trim for casual wear or active sports. QO Slim stripes or checks, 14 to 20. . Denim Slacks — for functional use in work or play. Deftly tailored for city slick er or farmerette, and grand <T1 dQ for gardening, picnics, etc. ..— Sport Oxfords—“Saddle MocsM of brown , and white leather with feather edge trim j and flexible red rubber sole and <1*0 QO i low heel. Smart wall last. Pair .. ® - d This store will be closed during Memorial Day Services from 10:00 A. M. to 1:00 P. M. \ t j --- the Tenborg home. Leona Fern Beckwith suffered a painful injury Monday evening. While playing with some neigh bor children she ran into a wire fence and cut both legs so badly several stitches were required. Relatives received word last Thursday of the death by drown ing of Joe Horn at Redding, Cal. Joe was the son of the John Horns, who left here about nine years ago to make their home in the west. Joe graduated from high school this spring. Rev. Peacock left Tuesday for Lincoln where he will attend summer school. Mrs. Peacock will go to Newport, where she will visit relatives until Decor ation Day. Joe Babl, Sr., died Saturday in an Omaha hospital. He under went an operation about five weeks ago and seemed to be re covering nicely. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at Hum phery, Nebr. Private Wallace O Connell re turned to his camp in Texas Wednesday, after a week’s fur lough spent at home. The Bob Fox family heard from their son, Jim, last week. This is the first word they have had since he sailed from San Francisco. Mrs. Guy Cole and son, Bud, drove to Lincoln Saturday. They were accompanied by Mrs. Esther Harris of O’Neill. They return ed home Sunday evening, bring ing Zane, who has completed his freshman year at the University. Mrs. John Conard took Mary Lou to Stuart Monday morning where she underwent a tonsil ectomy. They returned home Friday afternoon. Pat McGinnis accompanied a load of fat cattle to the Omaha market Tuesday. Charlie Fox trucked them down. We sup pose Pat will stay over and take in a day or so at the races. Deaul Oberle and Barney Hynes of O’Neill visited Wednes day with the Cole boys. Mrs Andrew Johnson return ed home Friday everting. She had spent the past several months in Texas visiting relatives. The last two weeks she visited her son, Custer and family at Lin coln. Custer brought her up from Lincoln and will visit rela tives here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cole re ceived an interesting letter from Scotty, Harry Ward, which fol lows: j Somewhere in England, April 25, 1942. My Dear Guy and Ethel: I guess your last letter must have gone down, anyway the last one I have from you is December 4—just three days before the llittle Yellowbellies waltzed into Pearl Harbor. There’s a lot of water flowed under bridges since that date; on paper the Japs would seem to have done wonders too. I’m Jack easy about their progress. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get a hold of any Amer ican papers for some time, but from what I have read I am sorry to find there seems to be a tend ency to be unduly critical of what Britian HAS done, so far. When you come to look at the map and realize what a tiny country we are—not much bigger than Ne braska and Dakota—it amazes me when I consider that we have a great army in Libya, another in Syria and Mespotamiia. An Army in Persia and Southern Russia, to supply which we’ve had to build a railway 2000 miles long from Persian gulf (where its as hot as the blue bars of Hell). Then the backbone of Indian De fense is the British Army. My God, no wonder we can’t hold out against 500,000 Japs in Burma at the moment. My idea of strategy (mind you, as a fairly widely traveled man— not just a politician sitting in London), is for you and us to concentrate everything we’ve got on smashing Hitler and Musso lini, even if we lose all sorts of Territory to Japs in the mean time. The moment Germany is beaten, then there will be the combined Fleets of the USA and Great Britian, together with the remnants of the German, Italian and French Fleets (which we would certainly confiscate as part of any Armistice terms,) all to be used to blockade Japan. All their conquests then, in Phili pines, Dutch East Indies, Burma, etc., will just be embarrassments to Japan as it will be quite im possible for them to keep their troops supplied in the “conquer ec# Countries. It must be difficult for the people of America to realise why they should actively wage this war, because I must admit that the prospct of any active invasion of USA seems very remote to me on this side. Nevertheless your participation surely should not be considered as merely to re venge the insult of Pearl Harbor, or restore the Phillipines. Act ually, as I see it, it is quite im possible for a Country like the United States to get along in a world, the main Power in which would be vested in Japanese and Germans—neither of whom has the slightest regard for the rights of others. Let us admit that in the past | the conception of the British ' Empire may have been a selfish one; this aspect has certainly changed immensly in my time. My contacts overseas have been ! mainly confined to the British Empire and have been entirely of a business nature. Now, in every market I went to my main competition (quite friendly com petition as a rule), was from USA and as, far as I'm concerned everybody was quite happy, as we did not cut each others throats competitively and there was enough business for us both to get a living. Not so when the competition happened to be Ger man or Japanese—you might as well pack up and go home, be cause they had no intention of “live and let live.’’ I hope and believe that out of all this troub le there will emerge a much closer commercial association between the two countries. There 1 is bound to be, because with the immense aid you are giving us through Lease and Lend help, this little Old Country will owe more than they could possibly pay in the creation of time. The only solution seems to me to be 1 some closer commercial inter course in the way of sharing Empire .Markets, or even incor porating the whole issue in one Customs and Currency Union. This is bound to help all round as we can’t possibly grow half of the Grub we need in this Country. That’s all to be boiled out in the future. At present I would just like to have a nice little Truck Garden of about 20 acres on the banks of the Elkhorn. I always did reckon that with a hy drrualic ram to lift a little irriga tion water there, you could grow the same fine crops I saw up the banks of the Salmon River in Northern Idaho that time I went away on that “Gold Hunting” trip with Bailey in the spring of 1925. By the way; you,mention taxes. I never knew you had any. Cer Itainly not when I was there. Here’s our Income Tax. A mar ried man with one of a family can make $1,000 a year Tax Free —THEN the Income Tax is $2.50 out of every $5.00. No chance whatever to dodge it, as its de ducted from your salary and the firm that employs you has to dis close it. Even we fellows who are in the Army have to pay it. Cigarettes are 25 cents for 20, Beer out of the barrel is 30 cents per pint or 15 cents for a glass. Whiskey is 40 cents a small shot and $5.50 a bottle. There’s a purchase tax Sf sixty per cent on luxuries ^Cosmetics etc.,) and thirty-three end, one third on everything else. There’s an Entertainment Tax of 50 per cent on prices of cinema seats (the cheapest of which is 20 cents and average 50 cents.) Despite what you’d think, you can get on fine with the grub—it sounds very little; one egg a week just now, and only 25 cents worth of meat per person per week. Nevertheless I was 140 lb. when the war broke out and here I am two and a half years after and I weigh 175 pounds, and I’m NOT FAT. While I remember, the stock ings you so kindly posted for Mary, didn’t come through. The censor must have pinched them for his best girl. Anyway, everyone’s in the same boat here and I guess a civilian looks cred itable if he’s or she's a bit shabby. Hope to see your planes com ing over in quantities ere long. It’s amazing when one consid ers that we’ve been supplying Russia, keeping up an offensive in Libya and defending Malta, etc., etc., that we can go out to Germany every night just now and lose 15 or 20 planes a day without batting an eye-lash and the Jerries can’t stop us; every little garage and workship in the whole country is making some part of an aeroplane. If it was Nebraska, Tom Strong at Emmet would have half the town lads busy turning out some gadget that goes into an aeroplane. You see, the idea is that Jerry can bomb till Kingdom Come and he can hardly affect our potential aeroplane capacity. Now I deserve a good chit from you, and here’s hoping that Zane escapes the maelstrom. My re gards to all friends m Nebraska, also say hello to Harry Milligan and John Nixon, Henry Foley, etc., when you next have them on the line. Your sincere friend, Lieut. H. M. Ward. BRIEFLY STATED Mr. and Mrs. Frank Biglin daughter, Alice and son Joe, re turned Sunday from Omaha, where they had been visiting sev eral days. Mrs. Cecil Parks of Clearwater, Mxs. James Berigan andfe Mrs. Charles Chace of Atkinson, the Misses Alice and Jean Jackson of Springview Rose Ann Schulte of Brunswick, and Erma Langer of Nordon, attended the Alumnae banquet at St. Mary’s Academy Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Noble spent from Saturday until Monday at Carthag^ and Plankington, S. D., on business. The Blue Dotters held a picnic at the City Park Friday evening honoring the Misses Muriel Brit tell and Luella Hartford of Sioux ICity and Elizabeth Graves of Washington, D. C., who are here on vacations. Mr. and Mrs. William Hewett, Jr., and children of Rushville,, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parker. Misss Hazel Schwisow of Omaha spent from Friday until Sunday at the home of her father, Paul Schwisow and family. Miss Betty Biglin returned j Suunday from Chicago and; Washington, D. C., where sshe had been visiting relatives and friends for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. William Forsborg spent Friday in Sioux City, Iowa on business. Mary Anstirie started on her three weeks vacation from the Northwestern Bell Telephone company Wdnesday. — Mrs. C. B. Yarnall and daugh- j ter, Bonnie, left Tuesday for Hendley, where they will visit relatives until Friday when they will leave for LosAngeles, Cal., to join Mr. Yarnall, who has em ployment there. Mrs. Bert QuicJc pf Los Ange les. Cal., and daughter, Mrs. R. Rosengren and daughters of Butte, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Murphy Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Wanser of Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shatto of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Catherine Keiser of this city visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker at South Sioux City Monday, Bennet Grady and Cletus Sul livan went to Omaha Friday, where Bennet had his pre-induct ion examination for the U. S. Army. He failed to come up to the physical requirementss and was placed in 1 B. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 29 and 30 HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS! The following Seasonable Values will refresh your memory as to some of your requirements for the Memorial Day Picnic. . . . Select your picnic refresh ments at Council Oak where "Dependable Quality" and Low Prices prevail. IT'S SAFE TO SAVE AT COUNCIL OAK FANCY I ASSORTED COOKIES Per Pound .. 19011 BEEF ROASTS Well covered corn fed beef. Tender and Juicy. Pound 26c and From selected Pork Loins p ROASTS and CHOPS, Lb. 33c & 27c SPECIAL LUNCH MEAT, Pound.23c I SUMMER SAUSAGE, Pound WIDE BACON, | lb. Sliced.17c I CLUB BEEF STEAK, Per Lb. . 34c PORK UVER g.I60 BOILING BEEF £ . 170 SPARE RIBS Per Lb. Ready to Serve COLD MEAT Pickle and Pimento and Macaroni and Cheese Pound ... RED DOT POTATO CHIPS L6E. BAG 19e CANDY Swedish 4 A Mints, 1||A Pound. IV V KRAFT CHEB8B FOOD SPREAD Spreads as easy as butler. American and Pimento. Packed in reusable Glasses. m m 2—5-Ounce Glasses. . Mm I SUPERB PEANUT KRUSH, I6??gc.‘.27c SUPERB SWEET MIDGET PICKLES l2 °S ' 2lc SUPERB Apricots Fancy Halves 16 15c SUPERB Grapefruit Hand Peeled. Whole Segments 2 &? 27c Morning Light CORN White Cream Style 3 Can* 29C LARGE SIZE SWEET PEAS 2 Cai«* 27C HEINZ BOSTON BAKED BEANS 10c ZEPHYR NECTAR Popular Flavor* .Q BOTTLE 7c CLAPP’S BABY FOOD 2 as.*- 15c 2 £"..* 13c SWIFT’S PREM Product 1°r*.No. I Can 33c SUPERB Shredded Cocoanut 8 Ox. Bag 140 KELLOGG’S CORN FLAKES Lge. Pkg.12 jC Unbleached Seedless Raisins Per. Lb. .., 90 DERBY CORNED BEEF No. I Can 25d a ■’ — ■—i i -11. T*;gxan— MA BROWN Whole Wheat Bread ■ gg°. OLD COUNTRY RYE BREAD POUND LOAF . PICNIC PLATES PER PACKAGE . WAXTEX ^With Cutter 125-PT. « . ROLL . i LUX FLAKES Small Pkg. ... 10c £S«. ■ ■ 24c LUX Toilet Soap 2 sar..' H Lifebuoy .. Toilet Soap 2%gE8....l30 RINSO Smallf Pkg. ..10c Large Pkg. . .22c Giant Package
