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The Frontier i VOL. LXIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1942 NO. 24 BREEZES FROM THE SOUTHWEST By Romaine Saunders Atkinson, Nebr., Star Route No. 5. Whoever gets the Solomon Islands don’s get much—a fair size sand hills ranch. Some of the democratic big wigs are at their wits end to dis pose of Mr. May. Leave it to Mr. Wherry. If a bird fell at each crack of a gun a week ago there are many less pheasants in this part of the prairie land. . . For better, for worse, or for j neither we are coming more and more under the license and per-! mit system of business and com-1 missions. All these cost the tax-j payers and the benefit derived is debatable. A sudden blow as Tom Baker was atop a windmill jeopardized his footing when the mill wheeled into motion but he clung on in spite of getting a number of raps that cut three gashes in his head. Should not any member of Con gress be ashamed to give his sup port to drafting the youth of the country for military service while there are football squads, beefy wrestlers, others of the sports fraternity, striking factory work ers, tempermental musicians and so-called entertainers that ought to be in the army. Don’t hurry. Don’t worry. There’s another day. If not, doesn’t matter anyway. Tomor row’s coming on after set of sun. "A bit of paitence,” let us say as we labor day by day. Life is not a marathon—need our strength to carry on. Plow-horse still works at twenty-one—long ere this the race-horse is done. A bit of dog garel—not to be continued. Marking the ballot on election day I like to favor the home pro duct, especially a clean-cut young fellow who has the ambition and ability to do something. Eld Han cock for county treasurer appeals to me as such. My acquaintence with the family runs back to the grandparents, Holt county home steaders in my parents’ neighbor hood, and Ed has the background of the sturdy pioneer and honored citizen. Busy bodies are at work every election year to cumber the ballot with an amendment of some kind. Now they want to change our mode of county government. Great things are promised, noth ing more could be desired, to follow the adoption of their schemes, but somehow we usually are worse off after an amend ment becomes law than before. Under the guise of reform fantas tic ideas bud and bloom like clover in June. All welcome an honest-to-goodness reform but most of the propositions put for ward as amendments merely in volve changes that have no par ticular merit. A friend of the Breezes sends me a newspaper clipping that rather violently attacks our gov ernor on the score of pensions for our retired citizens and asks my view. Opinions are sound or er roneous according to the light we have. I fear the brother who berates the governor is rather more prejudiced than informed. The governor does not have the say of how much money shall be paid into this fund and that fund. The citizens themselves do that. The pension fund suffers to the extent that gas purchases are cur tailed, and other sources lag. Mr. Griswold, or Mr. Bryan, I feel sure would be glad to double the payments to those allotted pen sions if funds were available. Some of our superanuated citi zens wasted the years they might have acquired a competency; some were not endowed by nature for financial independence; others have lost life’s accumulations, while still others devoted their talents to the noble but thank less task of the moral and spirit ual uplift of their fellows. All have done their part in the com plex development of community life. Enfeebled age is life’s dark tragedy. Decent provision for substenance and comfort at this period should by no means be a secondary consideration. As I view it, the remedy for our pres ent inadequate pension set-up lies with the legislature. Very Interesting Meeting O'Neill Commercial Club The regular meeting and dinner of the O’Neill Commercial Chib was held at the Golden Hotel Wednesday night. An excellent steak dinner was served by the M and M cafe. The attendance was exceptionally large. Following the dinner Julius D. [ Cronin, who presided at the meet-1 ing, gave a short talk following the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, in which he stressed the importance of co operation among the business men for the common good and future of the town. Concluding his talk he introduced Phil Sherman, pres- j ident of the Tri-State Produce Company here and who also has a plant in Sioux City. This in- j dustry, according to Mr. Cronin, j has one of the largest pay rolls in the city, a fact that is evident from the number of people in the city who are employed there. According to Mr. Sherman this plant turned out more dressed poultry the past year than any other in the state, including those in Omaha and Lincoln. For a community of this population that is a record we are entitled to boast about. In addition they were second in the amount of eggs packed. The Tri-State Hatchery has purchased a farm south of the river for the purpose of raising turkeys. According to Mr. Sher man, this county is an ideal lo cation for turkeys and there is no reason why this community should not soon become the Turkey center. Their present flock is well worth a trip out to see. Mr. Sorenson, who has the con tract for the erection of the new building, gave a short talk. He told of the difficulty they had in obtaining material. It was nec essary to send trucks in all direct ions within a radius of four to. five hundred miles to find tnei necessary lumber and brick. The I intention, according to Mr. Soren- j son, was to build a fire proof; building, but present conditions make it impossible to get the steel necessary for that type of con struction. The O’Neill Fire Department received a surprise. In appreci-1 ation for the effort they put forth to save the Hatchery, which was j only a short distance from the j plant, Mr. Sherman presented! Chief Miles with a $50 check for the department. This gesture is \ appreciated not only by the Fire Department, but by all the memb ers of the Commercial Club. Clark Willson, manager of Tri State, was also called upon and made a short talk. C. G. Carver, manager of the Hatchery Department and super visor of the Turkey farm, was introduced and made a talk on its operation, that was very inter esting. George Mellor, one of the old time settlers of Holt county, was in from his home in the north eastern part of the county last Monday and favored this office with a pleasant call, extending his subscription to The Frontier. George has been a resident of this county for fifty-seven years, arriving in Holt county in No vember, 1885, just after having reached manhood’s estate. By strict attention to business and hard work, George has been very successful and he is now taking things easy at his splendid farm home near Redbird. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Griffith and son, Tommy, and Earl Blivins, of North Platte, came up last Friday for a week’s visit at the home of Mr. Griffith’s mother, Mrs. F. H. Griffith, and at the home of Mrs. Griffith’s parents at Meek, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Jones. The Young People’s Society of the Presbyterian church held a ' Hallowe’en party at the church ! on Tuesday evening, October 20. The fore part of the evening was spent in games, after which lunch S was served. The party was well i attended and a very pleasant I evening was enjoyed. Marriage Licenses Richard F. Kapustka of Ord and Hazel D. Smith of Broken Bow, on October 20. Lyle Eppenbach and Opal Friend, both of O’Neill, on Octo ber 15. County Court Harold Albert Gill of Stuart ar rested by Patrolman John T. Meistrell and charged with drunken driving (second offense). He appeared in county court on October 19, plead guilty and was fined $60 and costs $3.10. Driving ! license revoked for a year. Dierks New Secretary Farm I^ian Association Lyle P. Dierks of Ewing was elected secretary-treasurer of the O’Neill Group Unit National Farm Loan Associations on October 16. to fill the vacancy caused by the; resignation of A. E. Spittler. Mr. i Dierks is a native of Holt county 1 and has made his home in Ewing since 1914. He is a graduate of the Ewing high school, attended the University of Nebraska, and since April, 1934, has been post master in his home town. He has been a director of the Newboro National Farm Loan Association, an affiliate of the O’Neill Group Unit since 1936. Mr. Dierks also operates a ranch in Wheeler coun ty. He will assume his duties as secretary - treasurer November 1, Until that time the office is in charge of Anna L. O’Donnell, act ting secretary-treasurer. BRIEFLY STATED Miss Anna O’Donnell will re view the song of “Bernadette," by Frenz Wefler, for the O’Neill Womens Club on Wednesday eve ning, October 28, at the home of Mrs. James Rooney. This is the guest meeting and a cordial invi- j tation is extended to all O’Neill ladies and vicinity who are inter ested in joining the Womens Club. Rev. and Mrs. V. C. Wright re- j ceived word October 14 that their son, Ensign W. H. Wright, sta tioned at Boston, had recently been promoted to a lieutenancy, junior grade, in the navy. Lieut. Wright is studying at the Mass achusetts Institute' of Technology. Congratulations are being receiv ed both by Lieut. Wright and his parents, who are justly proud of their son’s promotion. — Papillion Times. Supervisor J. C. Stein went up to Stuart Wednesday to meet the district engineer of this district regarding work on the Stuart Naper road. This road has been in bad condition for several years and Supervisor Stein is en deavoring the get the road de partment to do some work on this project. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Olson and daughter, Lois Lee, spent Satur day and Sunday in Sioux City, Iowa, where they were joined by their daughter, Marion, who is a student at the University of Ne braska Hospital in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Frenking and children, Joan and John, vis ited from Thursday of last week until Sunday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary McCafferty, and sisters, Mrs. John Melvin and Mrs. Robert Gallagher, and hus bands. Mother Virginia went to Sioux City Tuesday. On Wednesday Mother Virginia and Sister Eu gene took Sister Delores, who has been receiving medical treatment at St. Vincent’s hospital for sev eral weeks, to St. Joseph’s hos pital at Alliance. Staff Sgt. Vernon Spangler of Boston, Mass., who just arrived back from Scotland, and who is a gunner on a merchant ship, ar rived here Monday to spend ten days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Await Spangler. Dr. J. Milton Murphy arrived here Wednesday evening from Portland Oregon, and will spend a few days visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Tom Enright, and family. Mrs. William Tatreau and Mrs. H. A. Brink of Omaha spent from 1 Saturday until Monday with their l parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Hunt. Mrs. Curley Washechek returned with them to Omaha, where she | plans on securing employment. Mrs. Frank Clements entertain | ed the Last Minute Bridge Club ! at her home Wednesday after ; noon. High score was won by Mrs. Jack Davis and traveling by Mrs. Dean Selah. Harold Bierman left Sunday for Omaha, where he will visit his parents for two weeks before being inducted into the U. S. Army. Mr. Bierman has been in the meat department at the Coun cil Oak Store for the past two years. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Oberkramer returned to their home at Denver, Colo., Monday, after a ten days’ visit at the home of their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. De Backer. Mrs. H. W. Starlin, Mrs. John Quig and Mrs. Almanda Pace re turned Tuesday from St. Joe, Mo., and Bedford, Iowa, where they had been visiting relatives for two weeks. Mrs. Bill Tomlinson of San Mateo, Calif., is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brede hoeft, and Mrs. George Tomlin son until November 1. Mammoth Truck Hauls Mammoth I>oad Glen Eager, a U. S. Army en gineer, was in the city the fore part of the week, doing some work northeast of the city. Mr. Eager was in charge of one of the largest trucks that ever was seen in this section of the state. The truck empty weighs 22 tons and can carry a maximum load of 55 tons. It is 47 feet and 4 inches long and rides on eighteen large tires. It requires a gallon of gas for every three miles the truck travels, empty. Local scrap collectors discover^ ed that there was an old boiler buried in the ground back of the old McGinnis Creamery building, on Douglas and Third streets, but on account of its size there was some fear that they could not get it out for the purpose of salvaging it. On being approached and ask ed if he could help, the engineer] replied that he could, and after completing his work he drove down, hitched onto the boiler and in a few seconds it was retrieved. It weighed three and a half tons. FRIEND-EPPENBACH WEDDING OCTOBER 15 A very pretty wedding took place at the Methodist parsonage in O’Neill at four o’clock Thurs day afternoon, October 15, when Miss Opal Friend and Lyle R. Ep penbach were united in marriage by Rev. Dawson Park, using the single ring ceremony. Mrs. Eppenbach was very be comingly attired in a blue wool suit with black accessories. The contracting parties were attended by Miss Iris Siewert and Earl Ep penbach, brother of the bride groom. Miss Siewert wore a blue crepe dress, with black acces sories. Mrs. Eppenbach is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harri son Eppenbach of Butte, Nebr., and is a graduate of the Butte public school with the class of 1940, For the past year she has been employed in O’Neill. Mr. Eppenbach is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Eppenbach of O’Neill. He has been employed on a farm near O’Neill for some time past. He will leave for Army service on October 23. A wedding dinner w'as served at the home of the bridegroom’s parents after the wedding. Mrs. Jarold Dusatko Mrs. Mary Emily Dusatko died at her home south of Emmet at 12:50 o’clock Wednesday morn ing, October 21, 1942, after an ill ness of about five weeks, at the age of 61 years and twenty days. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock from the Church of the Epiphany at Em met, Rev. Father O’Brien offici atin, and burial in Calvary cem etery in this city. Mary Emily Anderson was born in Weston, Nebr., on October 1, 1881. She grew to womanhood in that section of the state and on April 12, 1912, she was united in marriage to Jerrold Dusatko, the ceremony being performed at Lincoln, Nebr, Four children were born of this union, two sons and two daughters. The children are: Leonard, Emmet; Mrs. Pauline Benze, Emmet; Mrs. Geraldine Schoenle, East Moline, 111.; Bern ard, Camp Roberts, Calif. She is also survived by two brothers and two sisters. They are: Otto Anderson, Weston, Nebr.; George Anderson, Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Casper Winkler, Atkinson, Nebr., who with her beloved husband and children are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affec tionate wife, mother and sister. The family came to this county in January, 1917, and since that time deceased had been a res ident of Holt county. For several years they lived on a farm north of Emmet, but a few years ago they built a modern and com modious home on their place south of Emmet, where they have resided for the past couple of years. Mrs. Dusatko had always en joyed good health until about five weeks ago when she was taken ill with a severe case of the grip, which did not respond to treat ment as was expected, but none realized the end was so near. She was a charming lady and had a host of friends in the central sec tion of the county, who will re gret to learn of her sudden passing. Miss Alta Heflin and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Larson of Harlan, Iowa, spent last Thursday and Friday with Miss Heflin’s sister, Mrs. O. A. Kilpatrick, and family. Mrs. John Berigan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bcrrigan wont to Omaha last Monday to at tend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. John Berigan, Sr., who pass ed away in her home in Omaha on October 9th. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from Our Lady of Lourdes church in Omaha Rev. Father Simkol officiating. Mrs. Berigan is survived by four sons and three daughters, all of whom were present at the fun eral. The children are: John L., O’Neill; James L., Atkinson; F. A. and Vincent R., both of Omaha; Mrs. George W. Rowell of Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. John Murrie and Miss Lucille Berigan, both of Omaha. Mr. Berigan died in 1939. BILL SITZ WINS HONORS AT AK-SAR-BEN Billy Sitz of Atkinson, the only Holt county boy to exhibit baby beeves at the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Show, brought home a red and blue ribbon respectively on his steer and heifer calves. The Angus steer, which weigh ed 1000 lbs., was sold for $16.50 cwt. after placing in the red rib bon group. His Angus heifer, which placed second in the Angus heifer class, was awarded a blue ribbon. The heifer, which was a purebred individual, was with drawn from the sale and brought home to be used for breeding pur poses. Billy has done an outstanding job in 4-H work in the past sev eral years, and has received many awards in every county and state show in which he has exhibited. BRIEFLY STATED Dinner guests at the Preston Jones home last Sunday, were: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Griffith and son. Tommy, and Earl Blevins, of North Platte; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones, of the state of Ne vada; Mrs. F. H. Griffith and Miss Anna Toy, of O’Neill; Grandma Hull and son, Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Devall and daughter, Nancy, and Roy Spindler, of Meek. A delicious dinner of fried chicken and all that goes with it was provided by Mrs. Jones and her daughters. Grandma Hull, who was 87 years of age in Sep tember, was as spry as the younger ones and enjoyed the gathering to the fullest extent. The Catholic Daughters held a social meeting at the Golden Ho tel and lunch at a local cafe Tues day evening. The evening was spent playing bridge and high score was won by Mrs. Clyde Willson and low by Mrs. John Protivinsky. The hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Tom Greene, Mrs. John Kersenbrock, Mrs. Chas. Mullen, Mrs. Wiliam Martin, Mrs. John Melvin and Mrs. F. J. Dishner. Mrs. W. J. Froelich entertained the Martez Club Tuesday even ing at a 7:00 o’clock dinner at a local cafe and cards at her home. High scores were won by Mrs. P. B. Harty, Mrs. H. J. Birming ham, Mrs. W. J. Froelich and Miss Helen Biglin. Mr. and Mrs. John Green have received word from their son, Lyle, who is stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., that he had been pro moted to staff sergeant. He has been in the Army about eleven months. Mr. J. E. Spencer went to Sioux City Monday to meet his daugh ter-in-law, Mrs. Herbert Spencer, and children, Nancy Lee and Richard, of Springfield, Mass., who will visit Dr. and Mrs. Spen cer until Thursday, when they will return to their home. Dr. Erwin Gallagher and Mrs. Frank Gallagher and son, Jimmy, returned to their homes at La Crosse, Wis., on Tuesday, after spending several days at the home of Mrs. J. P. Gallagher and daughters, Hilda and Helen. Mrs. Mose Gaughenbaugh and daughters, Jo Ann and Carole, and Miss Mary Welsh arrived here Saturday from Ukiah, Cal., to visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh, for three weeks. Mrs. D. D. Hunt entertained the L. L. Bridge Club at her home Tuesday afternoon. High score was won by Mrs. Jack Davis, traveling by Mrs. George Mitchell and low by Mrs. Frank Clements. Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Kirks and daughter, Patricia, of Spen cer, were guests Saturday and Sunday of her sister, Mrs. Tom Greene, and husband and other relatives. Fred Vitt of Boone, Iowa, and Dr. Hayes of Omaha spent Sun day with Mr. Vitt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vitt. Mrs. Carl Fredericks, of Spen cer, spent Tuesday and Wednes day with Mrs. Anna McCartney. Holt County Hoys To Leave For Army Boys who left O’Neill on Octo ber 8, 1942, will leave O’Neill on Saturday, October 24,1942, at 8:30 a. m., by bus from the Golden Hotel corner. Following are those who will leave: Clifford C. Riehart, Chambers. Keith E. Waring, Middlebranch. Ernest H. Eppenbach, O’Neill. The following boys who also left here on October 8, 1942, will leave on Monday, October 26, 1942 at 8:30 a. m., by bus from the Golden Hotel corner: John M. Gallagher, Inman. Abie B. Franz, Stuart. Ellies J. Shane, Atkinson. Roy F. Mack, Atkinson. Scrap Collections Are Coming Along Nicely Holt county is now making real progress on their second scrap drive. Scrap Chairman Ressel re ported this morning that Holt county, up to this time, had col lected 1,937,061 pounds, which raises the average for the county to near 130 pounds per capita, which is not a bad showing and it will be much larger when the drive is concluded this coming Satur day. If you have surplus scrap in your farm yard, bring it in, sell it to the junk man so that it can be sent on its way to help make guns and bombs to smite the Japs, as well as our other enemies. HOLT COUNTY U. S. D. A. WAR BOARD NOTES • " To meet increasing demands for meat and avoid transportation and processing bottlenecks, it is more and more essential that farmers avoid delays in market ing heavy hogs, Nebraska USDA War Board Chairman Abner K. Chestem said today. Chestem sug gested that hog producers contin ually cull hogs of marketable weights from their herds for ship i ment rather than waiting until all reach a mark of 250 pounds or better. At the same time he call ed attention to the need for con servation of transportation facil ities and asked that neighbors pool shipments whenever neces sary to provide full truckloads. The present farm machinery rationing order will be ready about November 1. New equip ment will be allocated to areas and farmers strictly on a wartime need basis. Purchases of foods to meet win ter needs of the allied forces are being increased steadily by the Department of Agriculture. Sep tember purchases were 38 percent over those of August. OPA has adopted AAA’s ever normal granary idea in its plan to take over all tires exceeding five per car. This will create a reserve of rubber for essential purposes, just as farmers have built up re serves of grain for wartime use through AAA storage programs. Attention—Truck Owners Due to the fact that the forms for truck registration have not been recieved in sufficient num bers by truck operators, there will be NO REGISTRATION at this time. Notice of registration will appear in next week’s issue. Harry E. Ressel, Chairman, Holt Co. USDA War Board. Births Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Potter, a daughter Friday, October 16. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marcellus, a daughter born Saturday, October 17. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Perry, a daughter, Tuesday, October 20. _ Hospital Notes Sam Fuhrer dismissed today. Mrs. Leonard Shoemaker and baby dismissed Tuesday. Mrs. Matt Hynes and baby dismissed on Monday. Mrs. Louis Vitt, a daughter born Sunday, October 18. Mrs. Wm. Vrooman of Venus, a son born Thursday, October 22. Charles Clouse admitted Tuesday and dismissed Wednesday. Ken neth Oetter of Ewing admitted Friday and dismissed on Sunday. Freeman Knight admitted Mon day and dismissed Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleming and Mr. and Mrs. William Gatz entertained fifty guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fleming on Tuesday evening, honoring James Soukup, who leaves Friday for the U. S. Army. Mr. and Mrs. William Barnard and Sam Barnard, of Casper, Wy., arrived here today to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Yantzi for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Pruss spent Sunday at Atkinson with Mr. and Mrs. George Ries and family. O’Neill Schools Improve Last Week’s Scrap Record By Wednesday, October 21, the students in the O'Neill schools had been instrumental in a total collection of 273,999 pounds of scrap or the equivalent of 137 tons. Records kept by the schools show that the scrap brought in by the classes is as follows: St. Mary'* Academy Seniors. 22,565 lbs. Juniors- 13,000 lbs. Sophomores __ 16,422 lbs. Freshmen 10,506 lbs. Seventh and Eighth 25,000 lbs. Fifth and Sixth _11,421 lbs. Third and Fourth _10,914 lbs. Second - 3.153 lbs. First 1,500 lbs. Public School Seniors . 23,544 lbs. Juniors_29,305 lbs. Sophomores —.—.37,923 lbs. Freshmen_21,275 lbs. Eighth _ 6485 lbs. Seventh_5,313 lbs. Sixth- 5,574 lbs. Fifth_5,867 lbs. Fourth _ 2,636 lbs. Third_12,312 lbs. Second_ 4,024 lbs. First_ 3,626 lbs. Miscellaneous_7,659 lbs. Mayor Kersenbrock is award ing $20.00 in cash prizes to the individuals or classes bringing in the most scrap. The prize money will be divided equally between the two schools and a set sum will go to the grades and to the high schools. Plans are to have a convocation for the two schools in the first week of November with an ap propriate program and at that time announce the contest win ners and present the awards. In the Public School the upper classes in high school are com peting against the two lower classes and to date the lower classes are in the lead by 6,349 pounds. In the grades the Third grade is out in front with almost a two to one lead. It is unbelieveable what young people can achieve when they set their heart as a group to do a certain job. Their achievement in this scrap drive again illust rates what can be done when there is united effort. Nebraska State Teachers Con vention wil be held on October 29 and 30th in the six districts of the state. The teachers in this part of the state will attend the convention at Norfolk. There fore, the O’Neill Public School will not be in session next Thurs day and Friday. The programs at Norfolk prom ises to be a very interesting one with outstanding speakers and valuable sectional meetings. Mr. Ira George and Miss Mc Cullough from O'Neill have been selected to appear on the ballot for officers for this district for the coming year. Miss McCullough is running for treasurer and Mr. George for the State Executive Committee. CONTRIBUTIONS ASKED FOR WORTHY CAUSE Appreciative citizens of O’Neill have for many years made up a purse for St. Mary’s Academy to be used for the purchase of fuel. The donation is purely voluntary on the part of each contributor. For many years the sisters of St. Francis have conducted St. Mary’s Academy, accepting child ren of all religious denominations for enrollment. Admittedly, the Academy is a fine school and, coupled with the splendid O’Neill Public School system, it makes O’Neill stand out in this section of the state as having great ad vantages for the education of children. During all the time St. Mary’s Academy has been operated, not one cent of tax money has gone to support the school. When con sidered that the greatest amount of taxes is spent for school pur poses, it can easily be understood that the tax burden would be al most doubled if the Academy were not here. Citizens of all re ligious denominations, contribute to this worthy fund. Lawrence Rouse returned from Stockton, Calif., last Saturday on a fifteen day furlough which he will spend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rouse, near Meek. Lawrence has been in the Army since last winter, and since last March he has been stationed at Stockton, Calif., where he is chief of a ground crew of air me chanics. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Thomas of Hastings spent from Friday until Sunday here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Protivinsky, and sister, Mrs. John Grutsch, and other relatives.