Farmers! Stockmen!
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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
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signment. Bring them to this market, where
buyer and seller meet.
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Auction Every Monday
O’Neill Live Stock Com. Co.
Phone 2 O’Neill, Nebraska
Here’s The Low-Down
On Army Deferment
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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<F
Township Officials
Why not buy your Bonds
from your local man who
helps pay your salaries by
paying taxes?
Geo. C. Robertson
Phone 161-W Agent
Give your Eyes the benefit
of the new scientific method
of examination and diag
nosis. See Perrigo Optical ;
Co. at the Golden Hotel in
O'NEILL
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 4
Atkinson. Saturday. Dec. 5 [
Perrigo Optical Co.
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ing that every girl employed by
him is at least 16. No girl under
18 shall be employed for more
than eight hours in any one day
or between the hours of 10 p. m
and 6 a. m., or in any contrary
to-state-laws governing hours of
work . . Any woman under 18
years must be granted a specific
luncheon period of at least thirty
minutes.
Pre-Holiday Prices On
Livestock Are Excellent
On Moderate Run
Fairly heavy supplies of live
stock at the local auction met
with steady to stronger prices on
a highly active market last Mon
day. The demand was broad, as
! many buyers sought to fill their
I feedlots prior to the gas rationing
deadline, and all classes moved
readily. The general market un
dertone was firm.
Choice steer calves averaging
375 lbs. topped at $15.30. Others
in this class ranged from $15.25 to
$14.80, according to quality and
weight. Heifer calves reached
$13.20 on the best kinds.
Yearling steers made $14 on tl t
lighter weights of good quality .
The long end bulked at $13 t.*»
$13.80. Yearling heifers toppe L
at $13.10.
Fleshy cows showed strength
with the best on offer claiming
$11.55 on 1250 lb. weights. Many
beef cows cashed well up into the
$11 to $11.30 price range. Others
placed in the nines and tens, de
pending on quality and finish.
Plainer grades sold from $7 to $8..
Heiferettes made $12 on the
best kind. Represented in the cow
division was a load of short feds
which sold at good prices. Bulls
scaling 1300 lbs. topped at $11.30
In the hog division the extreme
top price on handyweight butch
ers reached $12.90, that price be
ing paid for one large drove av
eraging 225 lbs. Bulk of the off
ering ranged from $12.70 to $12.85
Sows cashed from $12 65 to $12.7b
Feeder pigs weighing 65 lbs. nos
ed upward to a new high of $18.10.
that price paid sparingly on a few
extra choice feeders.
A few sheep and horses com
pleted the list. Next auction on
Monday, November 30.
BRIEFLY STATED
Pete Duffy made a business trip
to Lincoln on Monday.
Miss Ann Asher spent Sunday
in Norfolk visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Pruss madt
a business trip to Stuart Sunday
Mrs. Helen Mullen spent the
week-epd at Scribner visiting her
husband
Mrs. Emil Weykrieh is at Pierce
visiting her mother, Mrs. Anna
Magdang, who is ill.
Tod Sirek of Omaha spent tht
week-end here visiting with his
mother, sister and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Robert
son of Broken Bow spent tht .
week-end visiting Mr. and Mrs
George Robertson.
Stuart Chambers spent Sunday
in Niobrara visiting his wife and
other relatives and friends.
J. H. Riggs of Omaha spent tht
week-end here as the guest ol
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McKenna
Help Keep the Coast Clear
enlist in the Coast Guard now
317 P. O. Bldg., Omaha, Nebr.
Dorothy Yocum and Howard
Graves spent the week-end in
Sioux City, visiting Howard’s
mother and sister.
Mrs. F. J Dishner arrived home
Tuesday from Omaha, where she*
had been visiting relatives and
friends.
Exercise your teeth and make -
them strong. Take time to masti
cate your food properly, aod'eat
coarse food for healthy gums.—
Dr. Fisher, Dentist. 29-T
Clem Cuddy and Billy Mard
feldt will leave on Friday for
Rhode Island, where they have
enlisted for foreign service in the
wharf builders.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Yocum
and daughters Frankie and Irene,
spent Saturday in Fremont visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Swandtt
Mrs. E. W. Yocum returned home
| with them for a month’s visit.
