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VOL. LXIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942 NO. 29
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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
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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
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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.