Farmers! Stockmen! • ; it • . * • ,• • f i. * * Livestock prices are tip-top just now, and the demand is broad. Why not market your surplus livestock now—while there is ample outlet. We stand ready to handle your con- 4 Vi bd signment. Bring them to this market, where buyer and seller meet. \ . ' * lii "fji Auction Every Monday O’Neill Live Stock Com. Co. Phone 2 O’Neill, Nebraska Here’s The Low-Down On Army Deferment (Continued from Page One) igible for deferment as an essen tial dairy, livestock or poultry worker or operator, he will be el igible for deferment if he has ac quired the necessary farm stock (10 units) by February 12, 1943. Until February 12, 1943, the far mer will be judged for classifi cation by Selective Service on the basis of the stock he had on No vember 12 of this year. 5. My son was to have been inducted, in November but his in duction date was postponed pend ing the start of this new defer ment system. What happens to him now? Answer. Your local Selective Service board will decide whether your poultry, dairy or livestock operations are large enough to merit re-opening your son’s case for re-classification. If the Board decides the operations are large enough, the date of your son’s in duction will continue as postpon ed until the Board has time to reopen his case and reach a final decision on the question of whether his classification should remain 1-A, or whether he should be reclassified and deferred. If the Board concludes your oper ations are not extensive enough to merit re-opening your son’s case, he will be inducted in De cember. 6. With no other help, my wife, myself and my son operate a 400-acre farm which supplies feed for and sustains the follow ing stock as of November 12 of this year: 8 milk cows, 9 beef cows, 7 yearlings, 35 ewes, 100 hens, 20° chickens (raised), and 12 hogs (raised). Are my son and I both entitled to deferment? Answer. Yes Your milk cows are equal to eight dairy cow units; your beef cattle are equal to three dairy cow units; your yearlings are equal to 1.4 dairy cow units; your ewes are equal to 2.2 dairy cow units; your hens are equal to 1.3 dairy cow units; your chickens equal .8 of a dairy cqw unit, and your hogs equal 1.3 dairy cow units. The total of these dairy cow units is 18— enough to require the service of two “essential” men. 7. In determining the amount of labor required to operate an “essential” farm, will the Selec tive Service board take into con sideration the work done by farm women and girls? Answer. Yes. For example, we’ll say a farm has a total of 14 essential units, including a large flock of chickens and turkeys. The farm family suffers no dis ability and includes the farmer and his wife, a son of eligible military age, and two daughters, ages about 10 and 15. It is quite likely that in such a case the Se lective Service board will classify the son as 1-A and order him in ducted on the theory that th^ re maining members of the family could keep1 the farm in operation EMMET NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beckwith and family of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beckwith and daugh ter, Leona Feme, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Beckwith and Arlene, Daryl and Vernon Beckwith visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Garvin and fam ily at the Fred Beckwith home Tuesday evening. Misses Claudia and Sue Nev enswander, of Superior, arrived Sunday for a few days’ visit with their father, A. B. Nevenswander. Bill Storts arrived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Francis Clark, last week, after spending the past six months at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Terry, and husband at Woodland, Wash., and son, Sam Storts, and family at Astoria, Ore. Mrs. T. J. Peacock had the mis fortune of falling and spraining her ankle while at Amelia last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Young of Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Wyant of O'Neill were dinner guests at the Leon Beckwith home last Sunday. Rev. and Mi's. T. J. Peacock were overnight guests at the Vern Sagaser home in Amelia last Sat urday. Mrs. Ella Dallegge left Thurs day for Atkinson to spend the week-end at the home of her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John Bonenberger. Miss Ethel Givens and Mrs. Lawrence Ziska and son, Larry Gene, of Riverview, Calif., ar rived here last Friday evening to attend the funeral of their father, I. S. Givens. Zane Cole of Lincoln spent Fri day evening at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cole, and family. Walter Schmohr was a dinner guest last Sunday at the home of Mrs. Jennie Hershiser. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lorenz of Inman spent Tuesday at the Wal ter Spangler home. Mrs. Louise Anspach of Ains worth and Mary Lou Conard call ed on Grandma Cole last Sun day afternoon. Lawrence Tenborg, of Iowa, and Mrs. Ruth Wayman returned home Tuesday from Iowa. Law rence is going to stay and husk corn for his grandfather. Miss Nayadene Kee was an ov ernight guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bates last Sat urday. Mrs. Leon Beckwith and Mrs. Pat McGinnis attended the Red Cross meeting in O’Neill last Fri day evening. Mrs. Anna Holz of Ewing Was dinner guest at the Maggie Siders home last Sunday. The W.S.C.S. met at the home of Mrs. Leon Beckwith on Thurs day. There were nineteen mem bers and two visitors present. They had election of officers, electing Mrs. John Lowery, pres ident: Mi's. Guy Beckwith, vice president; Mrs. Leon Beckwith, treasurer; Mrs. Homer Lowery, secretary; Mrs. Sewell Johnsorj, recording secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Garvin and son, Rex, and daughter, Leslie, of Scottsbluff, arrived at the Fred Beckwith home Tuesday and re turned home Wednesday. We un derstand Mr. and Mrs. Garvin ex pect to move back to Holt county in the near future. means cur xi really is so They’re first—last—and always Attractively low. A common expression in the electric business is that "electricity le cheap" ...Ft the word "cheap" denotes the low cost of the service only. In that sense of the wc:., electricity is extremely cheap, considering the reliable, high-quality service yo t receive and the countless ways in which electricity serves you. Consumers is pledged to maintain electric rates just as low as ths high standards of service to which ycu are accustomed will permit. Consumers, being a non-profit organisation, has been able to maintain these low ratee in spile of increased operating costa and other prob lems occasioned by the war. Comparable with costs, these rates are as low as you will find anywhere. Tour Con (turners, by its very nature, has a three-fold purpose—to bring you the most reliable electric service obtainable at the lowest possible ratee. and at all times to do Ut part toward winning the war. Another in • ierie> of advertisement* depicting Consumer* from “A“ to Z . £uY WAR EONDS REGULARLY This man is not dead. He is just sleep ing. And sleeping a little more soundly, perhaps, because there are still many Americans who are not putting at least 10% of their pay into War Bonds on a regular Payroll Savings Plan. How about you joining a lot of other fellows in giving the little paperhangcr a rude awakening? How about you signing up with a Payroll Savings Plan today . . . to the tune of not 6%, or 7% or 8%, but 10% and wore if you can? LET’J% TOP THAT 10% BY NEW YEAR S. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO: If you are . . . 1. Already investing 10% of your pay in W’ar Bonds through the Payroll V Savings Plan boost that 10% if you can. * 2. Working in a plant where the Plan it installed, but haven’t signed up yet— sign up tomorrow. .1. Working in a plant where the Pay roll Savings Plan hasn’t been in stalled, talk to your union head, fore man, or plant manager—and see if it can’t be installed right away. The local bank will be glad to help. •4. Unable to get in on the Payroll Sav ings Plan for any reason, go to your local bank, or wherever Bonds are sold. They will be glad to help you start a Plan of your own. ! "TOP THAT 10% BY NEW YEAR’S!" BUY U. S. WAR BONDS THROUGH THE PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN INMAN ITEMS The Coffee Club will have their Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Earl Watson on December 10th. Rev. E. B. Maxcy Igjft Monday for Bayard to spend Thonksgiv ing with his children and grand children. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hopkins and daughter, Norma, and Mrs. Cap Pribil spent Saturday in Sioux City, where Mrs. Pribil visited her daughter, Geneva, who is tak ing nurses’ training in St. Vin cent’s Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tomlin son, Miss Virginia Watson and Vera Schollmeyer left Monday morning for Shepards Field, Tex., where they will spend Thanksgiv ing with Virgil Tomlinson, who is in training there. They expect to return home Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. O. W. French of O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs. A; N. But ler and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watson were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins last Sunday evening. Corporal Laddy Cary of Fort Sill, Okla., arrived home Thurs day of last week for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Cary. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hartigan en tertained the Y. M. Club at their home last Saturday evening. Pitch was played and an oyster supper enjoyed at the close of the evening. While hunting Sunday morn ing, Dean Hopkins, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hopkins, was accidently shot by his brother. The shot went into his hip, down through the calf of his leg and through his ankle. He will be confined to his home for some time. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hutler, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watson and daughter, Luela, and Mr. and Mrs. 1. L. Wat son and family drove to Neligh Thanksgiving day, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H Butler. Elder Francis Shrunk of Lin coln was speaker at the L. D. S. church Sunday. Members of the church from Atkinson, Chambers, Page, Lynch and Emmet were present. A basket dinner was en joyed at noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jacox. A large crowd attended the Junior class play, “Lena Rivers," at the school auditorium last Fri day night. All characters took their parts in an able manner. The newly organized drill team of the Rebekah lodge made its first apperance Wednesday night at their regular meeting, when they initiated Mrs. William Kel ley. Mrs. James Kelley is cap tain of the team. They have new floor length dresses of lavender voile, over pink slips. They put on the work in a very efficient manner. Lunch was served after lodge by a committee. - A family dinner of the Coven try families, Kenneth Smith and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Mc Mahn and daughter, Patty, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coventry on Thanksgiv ing day. Mrs. Fern Moor of Orchard was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Moor on Thanksgiving. Mrs. Laura Allyn of Stuart vis ited with Miss Ardith Smith last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Keyes and daughter, Murl, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Keyes and daughter, Jean, Mrs. C. D. Keyes and daughter, Mil dred, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rouse and son, Marvin, all drove to Stuart on Thanksgiving, where they spent the day with Mr and Mrs. Harold Reiser. A WEEK OF THE WAR Selective Service. The President signed legisla tion lowering the draft age to 18 years. At the same time, he an nounced a committee of educa tors, working with the War and Navy Departments, would make a study of steps "to enable the young men whose education has been interrupted to resume their schooling and afford equal oppor tunity for the training and edu cation of other young men of Many, Many Thanks I desire to express my heartfelt thanks to the Voters of O’Neill and Grattan Town ship for the splendid vote given me in the recent election, and to assure you that as a member of the County Board, I will try to continue to merit your confidence and support. R. E. CALVERT ability after their service to the armed forces has come to an end." He also said that in the near future a plan will be an nounced providing utilization dur ing the war of facilities of certain colleges and universities to train a number of men of the armed forces for highly specialized duties. Navy. Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of staff to President Roose velt, said aircraft carriers, large and small, escort vessels, landing boats and other kinds of naval units are about to be built “with a timing almost equal to the pre war mass production of motor cars.” He said the U. S. is build ing submarines in a little more than one year, twice as fast as be fore the war—aircraft carriers are being built in 17 months—battle ships, that used to require five years, now take three; destroyers require six months, one-third the former lime. Farm Production. Prices. Economic Stabilization Director Byrnes said the ceiling on farm wages has been lifted until Agri culture Secretary Wickard can determine (1) the effect of farm wages on farm production in the more critical farm labor shortage areas and (2) where increases in farm wages- may threaten to cause an increase in the price ceilings on farm products. The first Agricultural Marketing Ad ministration contract for dehy drated pork for shipment over seas— calling for approximately 110.000 pounds to be processed and delivered within the next few weeks—was awarded to the Mid western Meat Packer. The Agri "lture 11 oartment said the use of hyb; id seed added 300.000.000 bus* Is to the 1942 corn crop. Maiketing quotas will apply to the >943-44 cotton marketing sea son if approved by a more than two-thirds vote of cotton growers in th referendum on December 12, S. xeary Wickard stated. Pr oduction, Labor Supply OE S. Director Byrnes asked War Production Chairman Nelson to undcuake a “vigorous program” to standardize goods produced for civilian consumption and to elim inate all frills and wasteful prac tices. Mr. Byrnes also asked the Office of Civilian Supply to de termine the minimum civilian needs, and said it will be the OEA policy to guarantee the American people at least their essentials. Labor Secretary Perkins, at the request of the War and Navy De partments and Maritime Commis sion, lowered the minimum age for women employed in war in dustries from 18 to . 16 years. The war agencies stated the continued inclusion in war contracts of the 18-year provision would "impair seriously the conduct of govern ment business by retarding essen tial production . . In ordering the change, Secretary Perkins ruled that a contractor shall "keep I on file a certificate of age show SURETY BONUS For All County an