The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, November 26, 1942, Image 1
Neb. State Historical Society < The Frontier VOL. LXIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942 NO. 29 __ V * Here’s Low-Down On Whether Farm Work Gives Deferment To help you understand the fundamentals of the new “essen tial” dairy-livestock-poultry de ferment plan Selective Service is using, the following questions and answers are offered. This discus sion does NOT cover deferment programs still in the process of formation for general agricultur al operations or ranches. 1. Who is eligible for defer ment under the dairy-livestock poultry plan? Answer. A worker or operator who devotes substantially full time service to an “essential” dairy, livestock or poultry farm. 2. What is an essential dairy, livestock or poultry farm? Answer. From November 12, 1942, until February 12, 1943, an essential dairy, livestock or poul try farm is one supplying feed for at least eight dairy cows, or other farm stock equal to them, and upon which at least eight dairy cows, or other farm stock equal to them, are kept and tended. From February 12 to May 12, 1943, such “essential” farms must have and supply feed for at least ten dairy cows, or other farm stock equal to them. After May 12, 1943, such “essential” farms must have and supply feed for at least twelve dairy cows, or other farm stock equal to them. 3. Explain what is meant Dy “eight dairy cows or other farm stock equal to them.” Answer. Well, maybe your farm has only four dairy cows. By themselves these four dairy cows would not be enough to make your farm an “essential” one, but you have other farm stock which you can count. For example, three beef cows are equal to one dairy cow. If, then, besides your four dairy cows you have twelve beef cattle, your farm is essential and requires one man to care for it. Here is the list of dairy cow equivalents: One milk cow (not young dairy stock or bulls) equals one dairy cows. Three beef cows (not cal ves under 400 pounds—they are considered yearlings) equal one dairy cow. Five yearlings (steers and heifers) equal one dairy cow. Four two-year old steers equal one dairy cow. Four feedlot cattle (for usual feedlot period) equal one dairy cow. Sixteen ewes (not lambs) equal one dairy cow. Eighty feedlot lambs equal one dairy cow. Seventy-five hens (not “raising chickens”) equal one dairy cow. Two-hundred fifty chickens raised (not broilers) equal one dairy cow. Five hun dred broilers equal one dairy cow. Forty turkeys raised (not includ ing breeding herd) equal one dairy cow. Nine hogs raised (not including breeding herd) equal one dairy cow. 4. Then, to be deferred from the Army, all a farmer needs to do is to acquire eight dairy cows or other farm stock equal to eight dairy cattle. Is that right? Answer. No. The dairy cattle or their equivalents must have been on the farmer’s farm No vember 12, 1942, and his farm must have supplied the feed for them. However, even though the farmer did not have the necessary farm stock on November 12 of this year to be immediately el (Continued on Page Five) r-—— Mr. and Mrs. Klingler Have Narrow Escape Mr. and Mrs. Herman Klingler had a narrow escape from serious injury while going to Omaha last Saturday. Herman was driving his Dodge pickup, loaded with empty oxygen tanks which he was returning to Omaha. When they reached the bridge over the little Pappio creek, just a few miles this side of Omaha the car skidded while crossir^ the bridge over the creek and went into the ditch. Ice on the bridge caused the, car to skid. The car was bad ly damaged and Mr. and Mrs. Klingler were bruised and shook up some, but neither were ser iously injured. Herman said that his car was the fourteenth car that had skidded on the icy bridge and gone into the ditch that morning, and he believes that the highway patrol should have had some gravel or salt on the icy bridge to prevent accidents. Marriage Licenses Clarence Milton Cline of Na per., Nebr., and Viola Irene Woehl of Burke, S. D„ on November 20. Russell L. Heuton and Dorothy McGeoch, both of Atkinson. Nebr., V on November 23. Dewey Schaffer, Holt Co. Ranchman, Honored Dewey C. Schaffer, large scale rancher of O’Neill, Nebr., was se lected to receive the Blue Net work’s agricultural ‘‘Certificate of Merit,” awarded for outstand ing contribution to the war ef fort. The presentation was an nounced Monday, November 9, during the ‘‘National Farm and Home Hour” at 11:30 a. m. From his 14,000 acres in the sandhill country of Nebraska, Schaffer will ship nearly a half million pounds of live beef this year. He raised nearly 40 per cent more calves this year than he did two years ago.—State Journal. Ellen C. Golden Called In Death Tuesday Morning Mrs. Ellen C. Golden died at the home of Mrs. Mary* Mullen in this city Tuesday morning at 4:15, at the age of 80 years, seven months and twenty-nine1 days, af ter an illness of several years of ailments incident to advanced years. The funeral was held Wed nesday morning, November 25, from the Catholic church with in terment in Calvary cemetery at the side of her husband who passed away in 1928. Ellen C. Quilty was born at Terre Haute, Indiana, on March 25, 1862. When she was a young girl her parents moved to Iowa, and at Kellerton, Iowa, on May 25, 1886, she was united in mar riage to John A. Golden of this city, and immediately after their marriage they came to O’Neill, where Mr. Golden had establish ed a home for his bride. One son, Thomas Vincent Golden, was born of this union. He studied medicine and was a successful practitioner in Iowa until his death two years ago. She is sur vived by one brother, Thomas A. Quilty, of this city and one sis ter, Mrs. E. H. Whelan, of Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. an Mrs. Golden were res idents of this city from 1886 until 1910, when they moved to Cres ton, Iowa, where they lived for many years, until Mr. Golden’s death in 1928. Mrs. Golden con tinued to make her home there for a few years, and about six years ago returned to this city, where she resided up to the time of her death. She was a splendid woman and in the early days of O’Neill was quite prominent in the social activities of this city. Government Wants More Scrap Iron Washington, D. C. Nov, 24. 1942. The Frontier, O’Neill, Nebr.: The Government is asking the American farmer to dedicate the remaining weeks of 1942 to an in tensified scrap hunt. Steel mills need more heavy scrap and the farms are one of the best sources of this type of metal. We need your further help in this farm drive, and in aiding our salvage committees to continue this effort throughout the next few weeks. Mats and other material are be ing prepared and will be mailed soon. All salvage cmmittees are being instructed to continue to make available to the farmer all their transportation facilities and manpower, and to cooperate with you in every way possible, the nation is looking to the American farmer. I am sure, with your help, he will come through. Donald M. Nelson, Chairman. Art King Accepts Fine Job In California Art King expects to leave this week for San Diego, Calif., where he plans on making his home at least for the duration, as he has a good position ready for him there. Art is one of the owners of the Galena Lumber Company, and the business will be looked after by his partner, J. A. Mann. The freezing of practically all lumber, on account of war needs, makes the lumber business very slow, in fact there is hardly any lumber business any more, nor will there be until after the war is over. Mrs. King and son will remain here for the present, but will join him as soon as he is lo cated. Success, Arthur. Miss Hazel Iler, who is attend ing Duschene College in Omaha, arrived home on Wednesday to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with relatives and friends. YOUR INCOME TAX Income tax payments, repre senting a vital civilian contribu tion to the war effort, now have become a major item in the budgets of nearly all American homes and businesses. The levies, to be paid in 1943 on 1942 incomes, are so high, said H. G. Leedy, chairman of the Tenth Federal Reserve District’s Victory Fund Committee, that careful planning is required if this patriotic obligation is to be met with the minimum disturb ance'. Particularly is this true of in dividuals, he said, many of whom will find that the periodic tax payments cannot be met from a weekly, semi-monthly or monthly pay envelope. The wartime tax load is so heavy that it must of necessity be spread over the en tire year. In order that the individuals and business concerns may do this budgeting, the Treasury De partment has provided an attract ive program. On sale at all times are Tax Savings Notes, securities which not only may be used at any time in payment of taxes but also represent a profitable invest ment while they are held. These interest - bearing Tax Notes, available through banks and members of the Victory Fund Committee, are offered in denom inations ranging upward from $25. There are two series, "A” and “C,” the former designed to meet the needs of the smaller taxpayer and the latter the larger taxpayer. Systematic purchases of these notes will distribute the tax bur den over the entire year and put the whole matter of income taxes on a business-like basis. Percentage figures furnish a convenient indication of the place income taxes will occupy in the average budget. A single person, for instance, with a net income (before personal exemption) of $1000 a year must set aside about 11 per cent of that income for the bureau of internal revenue. If his income is $2500, the proportion amounts to about 18 per cent, and if he is in the $4000 class the fig ure is around 21 per cent. A married man with a net in come of $4000 a year and no de pendents must provide for a tax reserve of about 16 per cent. If he has two dependents the por tion going to the Government is a little more than 12 per cent. As income rises, the percentage re quired for federal income taxes also rises. During October about 921 mil lion dollars of Tax Notes were sold in the United States, bring ing to 2,657 million dollars the amount sold since the start of the fiscal year. This showing, a recent Treasury statement said, reflects a growing consciousness on the part of the American people of their heavy tax payments next year, and a growing determina tion to start making arrange ments to pay these taxes out of the current income. Miss Rotherham To Ewing Post Office Miss Frances Rotherham, who has been teaching Normal Train ing and Kindergarten at the O’Neill Public School, has resign ed her position to accept the ap pointment as postmistress at Ew ing, Nebr. Buy Christmas Seals Good Neighbor: No money you have ever spent has done more good in your own community than the contribution you have made through buying Christmas seals. In a time of emergency, as at present, it is especially fitting that we give a little more attention to home defense— defense against tuberculosis. The children are doing their part in this home defense pro gram by delivering these Christ mas Seals to you. Please give what your heart prompts. They cost a dollar a sheet or a penny each. We realize that the drain of the National Defense Program is heavy on everyone, but it cannot be denied that the health of the children in this community is still extremely important. We hope our town will do well in this cause, and we thank you for helping us. We wish you all a happy Christmas and good health. Most sincerely yours, C. F. Grill, Supt. Melva Gill of Chambers has accepted a position at the M. and M. and started to work Monday. Breezes From The Southwest By Romaina Saunders Atkinson, Nebr., Star Route No. 5. The ninety billion national debt has ceased to worry even Mr. Hoover. “Civilization as we know it,” says the president of a college, “is on the way out.” I hope so. Freedom of speech should not be denied, otherwise how will Mr. Wallace and Mr. Willkie talk themselves into political oblivion. Just how are citizens of the ranch lands going to make the weekly trip of 80 or 90 miles to and from town on a four-gallon gas ration? Mr. and Mrs. George Meals, living near Atkinson, accompan ied by Mrs. Meals’ mother, Mrs. Gonderinger, visited at the home of the Breezes last Sunday. The brilliant intellectuals, the artistic temperamentals, the glit tering stars of the screen, are so smart they haven’t sense enough to make good marriage material. Mrs. Alfred James was in Oma ha over the week-end, A1 and one ranch hand “batching it," while Master Paul pulled out for grand ma’s at Atkinson while mother was away. The blue blood aristocrats that have basked for many idle years in the kultur of European capi tals are glad to escape to the plebeian refuge of their native Yankeeland. It is presumed official America complies with the rationing pro gram it orders for the country. What will Secretary Ickes do with the 500 gallons of gasoline he is said to have in storage? An exchange of herd bulls was satisfactory to Bernie Kennedy and Cap. Addison, but one of the bulls demurred. The exchange was made on Saturday and by Tuesday Bernie had both bulls with his herd. The H. L. James ranch has been sold to a Mr. Knudesen of Wahoo, who expects to start operations here early in the spring. Alfred James, who has had the manage ment of the ranch, has not se cured another location at this writing. The aged brethren on the bal lots fared badly at the polls. It would seem the times were too strenuous for those of four score years to carry official responsi bilities, and they may well rejoice that they are privileged to sit back with the retired dignitaries. The need of rationing some im portant commodities is disputed by men who ought to know, yet most citizens feel official survey has beeen made with no intention to impose hardships and will be glad to fall into line in spite of mistakes at headquarters, not so j much because cooperation with a program has an appeal, but be cause we think it is going to help a lot—whether it does or not. The greatest slump in political prestage as the result of the elec tion outcome in Nebraska was that sustained by Lyle Jackson of Neligh. Summer heat quickly sours fresh milk. It cannot again be sweetened. Corroding envy turns a brother sour. A bit of di plomacy, mixed with a large measure of charity, may sweeten him. But maybe politicians are not familiar with such a mixture. A week ago this morning it was worth while to be out in the open at break of day. Instead of hoar frost there was the smell of damp earth from a heavy dew. Stars lingering in the heavens one by one blinked out; barnyard rooster and their wild compatriots out on the prairie sounded the call to awakened life; the mournful bawl of a mother cow calling to her new-born offspring; horses mov ing restless in corrals; little brown birds beginning to stir— another grand morning has come on the j prairie. Wheat growers seem to be def initely at the mercy of the secre tary of agriculture, backed by the supreme court. Groups of wheat growers in Ohio and Kansas de nied the right of government to impose penalties for selling their products in any quantities when and where they will and have 1 H(MFRONT The hoarding of commodities is as much an act of sabotage as the blowing up of a bridge, and while it causes no material damage, it does have a decided effect upon the morale of the people. The coffee situation in this country is an example. There is no shortage of coffee—the supply is normal— but many selfish people have an-; ticipated a shortage and have stocked up heavily, thus creating an artificial shortage, and those supplying only their present; needs find it hard to obtain good coffee. To protect the general public against this situation, cof fee will be rationed, and those who have already stocked up and created the shortage will be forc ed to declare the amount they have on hand under severe pen alty for misrepresentation. They will not be permitted to purchase coffee until their supply is de pleted at the regular rate of ra- j tioning, nor will they be allowed to turn back the hoarded supply. Thus again the whole nation must i be penalized because of the acts of an unthinking minority who thought they could cheat during the time of an emergency. Again the registration for gas-1 oline rationing has been postpon- j ed, the dates now being Novem ber 18, 19 and 20. The postpone ment was caused by the fact that rationing books could not be sup plied in time, due to a shortage of paper. Contrary to the belief of many, the inspection of tires is not required before registration for rationing. Eric H. Marks, head of the farm scrap section of the WPB general salvage division, urges that the collection of scrap continue throughout the winter regardless of the difficulties encountered. Mr. Marks said: “Winter cannot be permitted to halt scrap col lections any more than it will be allowed to interfere with naval I and military operations on all1 fronts. The men in the fighting! forces will carry on despite rain, snow, ice, and mud. Defense in dustries will continue to operate regardless of weather, and scrap collection must keep pace with both.” Defense plans are expect ed to be announced soon for the winter scrap campaign by county and local salvage chairmen. The Nebraska American Legion ' has declared an open season on old “jalopies,” and they will make a house - to - house, farm-to-farm canvas for these old cars, that they may be added to the nation’s 1 scrap pile. The drive will start Monday, November 23, and will continue for fifteen days. lost. An historic principle of the Jacksonian democrat is free trade in an open market. Strange things are now being done while there comes out over the air great vol umes of synthetic mouthings about democracy and free men. j If wheat growers would form a; country-wide organization and control production and marketing from within their masters would be helpless. The prairie land is aflame with calm November nights under the glow of a full moon and glitter of countless stars. Crimson tints of an early sunset fade before the glories of night’s illuminaries. The landscape is touched with the lights and shadows of deepen ing night and become a blur in the distance. It is the hour that seems to lift the veil that separ ates us from eternity, when senses are attune till in fancy we catch the breath of immortals and hear the pulsations of the heart of the infinite. But oncoming lights and the roar of airplanes far out in the night sky jar us back to reality— reality and a token that our own neighborhood boys are flying in the air, sailing the seas and joining in battle ar- j ray in the mighty scourge of war. now enveloping the globe. An army plane wings northward in the night and our attention is withdrawn from celestial scenes, the glories out there in the meas ureless depth of the heavens, to reeking earth. Our boys, father’s and mother's boys everywhere, of many peoples and tongues, are being swallowed by the seas,; blown to bits on land and falling to their doom in flaming mon sters of the air. The same stars shine tonight on the world’s lazar house that shown out of the darkness of earth’s first night. And until the last shock of time shall bury the empires and arm ies of mankind in one common ruin men may look out on the sky at night to behold glitter orbs unchanged by passing centuries. American Legion Will Round Up Jalopies And Put On Parade Funeral Services Monday For Irwin S. Givens Irwin S. Givens died in the Stuart Hospital last Friday morn ing at 3 o'clock, after an illnes of about six yeOrs, at the age of 58 years, eleven months and sixteen days. The funeral services were held last Monday morning at 10 o’clock a. m., at the Catholic church in Emmet, Rev. Father O’Brien officiating, and burial in Calvary cemetery in this city. Deceased was born in Rock county, Minnesota, on December 4, 1883. When he was a young man the family moved to Iowa, and at LeMars, Iowa, on Septem ber 10, 1910, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Zeig. Five children were born of this union, two sons and three daughters. They are: Mrs. Helen Johns of Omaha; Harold, of Emmet; Ar thur, of Emmet; Mrs. Alice Ziska, of Riverside, Calif.; Ethel, of Riv erside, Calif., who with their mother are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate husband and father. All of the children were here for the fu neral services. Mr. Givens moved to this coun ty in 1925, coming here from Boyd county, and for the past seven teen years he lived north and west of this city. He was a good citizen, a good neighbor and a loyal friend and had a host of friends in O’Neill and this part of the county, where he was well known. The Frontier joins the many friends of the family in extend ing condolences to them in their hour of sorrow. Death Claimed Ethan J. Allen Last Saturday Ethan J. Allen died at his home northeast of O’Neill last Saturday morning about 5:00 a. m., as the result of a heart attack, at the age of 52 years, eight months and twenty-seven days. The funeral * was held Tuesday morning at 10* o'clock from St. Patrick’s church; and interment in Calvary cem-1 etery. Ethan J. Allen was born at Omaha, Nebr., on February 24, 1890. When he was fourteen years of age his family came to Holt county and located north of Page and in that section of the county he lived up to the time of his death. On June 23, 1915, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Roach, the ceremony being per formed in this city. Three child ren were born of this union: Jerome S., John C., and Robert L., who with their mother are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate husband and father. He is also survived by three brothers and two sisters. They are: Harvey Allen and Ezra Allen, of Page; Ella Allen, of Blaine, Wash.; Mrs. Rena Jack son, of Vancouver, B. C.; Mrs. Bessie MacLaren, of Mirror, Al berta, Canada. Mr. Allen had always enjoyed good health and his sudden death was a severe shock to his family and his many friends over the county. Saturday morning he got up and went out into the kitchen about 4:30 to start the fire. He returned to bed saying that he did not feel very well and would lie down for a while. A short time afterwards when his wife went to call him he had passed away. Deceased was well and favor-! ably known all over Holt county. For the past year or more he had been one of the officials of the AAA in the county and a good deal of his time was spent in the office here, and he always ap-1 peared to be in rugged health and the best of spirits. The Frontier joins the many friends of thej family in tendering them sym-1 pathy in their hour of sorrow. Court House Will Open At 9, Starting Dec. 1st Starting Monday, December 2 and continuing until March 1st, 1943, the offices at the court house will open at 9 a. m., instead of 8 a. m. The County Board be lieves that this will be an econ omy measure as it will save both heat and light. Miss Constance Biglin, who is taking nurses’ training at St. Vin cent’s Hospital in Sioux City, came home Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Biglin. The American Legion has ac cepted the job of rounding-up the old jalopies for the nation's steel mills, but it will take the help of every farmer and city dweller. Throughout Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska and Arkansas, 15-day drives got underway on Monday of this week (November 23) with the goal set at getting every car unfit for transportation into junk yards so that 2,000 pound average metal content can get into the job of winning the war. Plans call for staging jalopy parades and bonfires in hundreds of towns as the old cars are towed on their “last mile” to the junk heap. The bonfires will merely help in the salvage job, removing the wood parts and upholstery. Anyone knowing of any old car —in barns, yards, garages, and filling stations—that will not be put into running order within the next 60 days should report its lo cation to the nearest American Legion post—or, simply tell a Le gionnaire about it. The Legion will make arrangements for get ting it to the junkyard. The War Production Board points out that a single jalopy contains as much metal as the average collection of household scrap from 20 families. It must get into the automobile “grave yards” if our steel mills are to be kept running at capacity in the months to come. Every city and cross-roads town in the Middle West will be comb ed for skilled men and women who are needed on war jobs, the War Manpower Commission has announced. In many occupations serious scarcities have developed, and WMC has asked the U. S. Employment Service to make ev ery effort to persuade such work ers to shift from their peacetime jobs to work in, war production plants. The Office of Price Adminis tration has ruled that automobile dealers, distributors and manu facturers cannot pass on to buy ers the monthly charge permitted for storage and maintenance un less they keep the vehicle in “new car trim." A typical axis rumor that Amer ican troops overseas are compell ed to pay high customs duties on parcels sent to them from home, particularly when they are quar tered in Britain or other pails of the British empire, has been in vestigated and disproved. The ru mor has been circulated by the Nazis to worry relatives of Amer ican soldiers and sailors and to spread distrust of this country’s allies. “Pure rot,” is what the U. S. Army Poet Office has to say about it. Here’s good news for the Mid dle West. The OPA is not plan ning to ration used cars. “Rumors that we are at the point of put ting on a used car rationing pro gram are false,” said Paul M. O'Leary, deputy OPA administra tor in charge of rationing. “We have studied the subject, but our preliminary conclusions are that most of the cars being sold are al (Continued on page eight) VICTORY GARDEN CERTIFICATES TO BE AWARDED SOON Reports of successful Victory gardens are reaching the county agent’s office in O’Neill. Two hundred cards reporting the re sults of the home production and conservation of food have been, reported to date. Two hundred families report that they have grown, canned or conserved in some manner 34,625 quarts of vegetables and 29.233 quarts of fruit. In addition, most families have provided for a home supply of meat. Each of the 1,925 families who signed a Victory Home and Garden pledge last spring, and met the qualifica tions by furnishing this report, will be awarded a certificate by Governor Griswold, for their ef forts in the program. Those fam ilies who have neglected to send in their report may meet the requirements yet if they wish to do so. The need for the home produc tion program is becoming more evident every day, and those who* have done their part to produce enough food for their families are not only saving vegetables for the armed forces and our allies, but are saving tin and vital trans portation facilities. Every family should be making plans to raise as much of their food supply as possible in 1943.