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Holt County Farm
War News
For increased food production
the Food Production Adminis
tration will make loans available
to farmers through County US
DA War Board Officers. Two
hundred million dollars or more
will be available to farmers for
the purpose of expanding their
outputs of essential foods. The
Holt County USDA War Board
is now making arrangements to
handle the new credit program.
Present employees of the Depart
ment of Agriculture will man the
new setup.
To date we have unloaded
10,500 bushel of Feed Wheat and
have approximately 20,000 bushel
more ordered, 4500 bushel oi
which will be unloaded at Atkin
son and 1500 bushel at Ewing.
Harry E. Ressel, Chairman,
Holt County A. C. A.
Prices Held Steady At
Local Market Monday
With a fair run of hogs and
cattle , prices were steady here at
the local sale Monday. There
were over 500 head of hogs and
200 head of cattle.
The price paid on butcher hogs
was from $14.25 to $14.40 with
an extreme top of $14.50 being
paid on a few. Sows brought
from $13.75 to $14.00. Little pigs
brought up to $9.25 each.
In the cattle division, steer
calves brought up to $15.45 and
heifer calves from $12.50 to $14.
Yearling steers brought $12.65 to
$13.45 and yearling heifers from
$11.50 to $12.50. There was a
nice bunch of two year old steers
that sold for $12.95.
There was a good run of cows
with canners and cutters bring
ing from $6.50 to $7.50 and beef
cows bringing up to $10.60. Bulls
ranged up to $10.13. There were
a few sheep that brought up to
$12.40.
Next Monday, February 1,
there will be a special horse sale
along with the regular auction,
starting at 11:00 o’clock sharp.
Meeting The
Prote n Situation
Protein supplement supplies in
Holt county continue to be very
tiaht, according to County Agent
Lyndle Stout, In most cases ani
mal proteins, such as tankage,
meat scrap, etc., are impossible to
obtain. The USDA War Board,
cooperating with local feed deal
ers, has been able to secure one
carload of soybean oil meal from
the Commodity Credit Associ
ation. By distributing this in lim
ited amounts through local feed
dealers it is hoped to relieve the
serious situation temporarily.
As a means of helping to meet
the protein shortage, the Exten
sion Service has prepared a de
tailed list of suggestions for mak
ing available protein go farther
or making use of protein sources
that perhaps have not been uti
lized up to the present on many
farms. Copies of this circular,
CC64, are available without
charge at the county agent’s of
fice in O’Neill.
The statements are arranged
for convenient use by those in
terested in hogs, sheep, beef cat
tle, milk cows, chickens and tur
keys. One suggestion, for exam
ple. is to avoid waste on non-pro
ducing chickens. All surplus male
birds, unthrifty, slow developing
pullets and non-laying hens
ahould be removed from the flock
and sold.
Federal Income Tax
^Instructions No. 3
Evey individual is allowed
credit against his net income
which varies with his domestic
status, that is, whether he is (a)
a single person, (b) a married per
son living with husband or wife,
or (c) a head of family. This
credit is known as personal ex
emption, and is shown on line
21 of the return Form 1040. The
amount of personal exemption
also varies depending upon the
period during which the taxpayer
occupied that particular exempt
ion status. i
The personal exemption for a
single person is $500 for the year;
for a married person living with
husband or wife, $1200; and for
-Joseph C. Grew Warns-———
Half-Effort Will Not De.sat Japan
By JOSEPH C. GREW
I'nited States Ambassador to Japan until the outbreak of uar, and author of
“Report From Tokio.“
(Written for the Treasury Department In connection wltls the Retailers' “SAT 1TES”
campaign to complete the nation’s 190,000,000 partially filled War btamp albums.)
\\/ASHINGTON, D. C.—In de
* scribing one of the big air
battles over Guadalcanal a recent
newspaper account tells of an Amer
ican flyer who parachuted from his
crippled plane to the waters of
Lunga Bay. The Navy craft which
picked him up next went to the res
cue of a Japanese pilot seen strug
gling in the water nearby. As the
rescua boat reached the Japanese
flyer he suddenly pulled out his re
volver, aimed it at the drenched
American pilot and pulled the trig
ger. The cartridge failed to explode.
Then the Japanese officer turned the
gun on himself with suicidal intent.
Again he pulled the trigger and
again his revolver failed him. At
this point an American sailor
knocked him out with a boat hook
and pulled him aboard the Ameri
can craft a prisoner.
Almost daily one reads eye-wit
ness stories such as this one, and all
of them clearly demonstrate that
war with our enemy in the Pacific
cannot end in compromise.
For ten years I lived in Japan.
The truth as I know it from close
observation is this: Nothing less
than the exertion of our maximum
capacities, individually and collec
tively, in a war of offense will bring
our beloved country safely to the
longed-for haven of victorious peace.
The Japanese are pawns of a
senseless but mighty militarism—
a warrior caste which is ruthless and
cruel beyond comprehension.
From the flood of eye witness ac
counts of atrocity and bestiality one
JOSEPH C. GREW
Says It’s Fight to Finish
fact shines clear. We must utterly
crush that machine and caste and
system. If, however, we Americans
think that collectively and individu
ally we can continue to lead our nor
mal lives, leaving the spirit of self
sacrifice to our soldiers and sailors,
we shall unquestionably run the risk
of a stalemate with Japan. 1 do not
have the slightest doubt of our even
tual victory. But I do not wish to
see the period of our blood, sweat
and tears indefinitely and unneces
sarily prolonged. We must not fail
to realize that we are up against a
powerful fighting machine, a people
whose morale cannot be broken even
by successive defeats and untold
economic hardship, a people who
gladly sacrifice their lives for their
Emperor and their nation. We must
also remember that Japan did not
start this war without carefully laid
military plans for victory over the
United States and a peace dictated
by their war lords at the White
House.
This is a total war, the only an
swer to which is a total American
victory. It is a war in which half
measures of any kind mean incredi
ble waste of material, energy and
human life. In this sense a half
filled War Savings Stamp album is
symbolic of a half effort. There are,
I am told, roughly 100 million par
tially complete War Stamp albums
now in circulation. These uncom
pleted Stamp albums are, in a meas
ure, like a 100 million threats to a
speedy and victorious peace. On
the other hand, for every War Sav
ings album completed and cashed in
for a Bond, you the owner have
helped some soldier or sailor take a
forward step on the uphill road to
total Victory. ( S. 7rraxurv Dt&artmrf
a “head of family," $1200. (Per
sonal exemption as head of a fam
ily has no effect on liability to
file a return). For Federal in
come tax purposes, widows, wid
owers, divorces, and married per
sons separated by mutual con
sent, as well as persons who have
never been married, are classed as
single persons.
A head of a family is defined
as “an individual whp actually
supports and maintains in one
household one or more individ
uals who are closely connected
with him by blood relationship,
relationship by marriage or by
adoption, and whose right to ex
ercise family control and provide
for those dependent individuals is
based upon some moral or legal
obligation.” A single person, or
a married person not living with
husband or wife, may, therefore,
j enjoy a head of family exemption
under certan conditions.
Taxpayers using a Simplified
Return (which is permitted if
the gross income for the year is
$3,000 or less and derived solely
from earnings from employment
and or other dividends, interest
and annuities) obtain personal ex
emption based on their status as
of July 1 of the year. Thus, a
taxpayer married and living with
husband or wife on July 1 is en
titled to $1200 personal exempt
ion on form 1040A; if he were a
widower on July 1, his exemption
would be $500, irrespective of
the date on which he became a
widower. The amount of the ex
emption is not deductible from
the income but is reflected in the
amount of tax shown in the table
on the reverse side of the form.
Taxpayers using return Form
1040 obtain personal exemption
proportionate with the number of
months during which the particu
lar status is held. Thus, for a
person who married on July 1,
(who was not a head of family
prior to his marriage) the person
al exemption would be $850 ($250
for the six months as a single
man, plus $600 for the six months
as a married man). In this ex
ample it is assumed that the wife
has no income.
Married persons may, however,
file joint returns, even though one
has no income, and by filing a
joint return a couple married dur
ing the year may obtain an ex
emption amounting to the ex
emption to which they would be
entitled for the period of married
status, plus the amount of their
individual exemptions prior to
their marriage. In the example
given the total exemption in a
joint return would be $1100 ($250
for each spouse for six months
plus $600 for six months married
status.)
If a husband and wife living
together both have income and
file separate returns on Form
1040, the personal exemption ap
plicable to a married person may
be taken in the return of either
or divided between them in any
way as they may agree, but the
total personal exemption taken
in the two separate returns may
not exceed $1200.
Cardinals Lose One,
Win One LastJWeek
The St. Mary’s Cardinals suff
ered a 39 to 18 loss handed them
by the O’Neill Eagles. The first
was a topnotch affair with the
lead changing many times and
it seemed like it was to be a close
game. But in the last half the
powerful Eagles attack reached
the Cardinals and they went
down to defeat. Wolfe and Mc
Kenna played the best game for
O’Neill, while Gallagher and
Froelich led for St. Mary’s.
The second team also lost to
O’Neill 19 to 6, with Korab
leading the winners and Golden
the losers.
Sunday afternoon it was a very
different story. The Cardinals
from the first quarter looked like
real champs and they played the
kind of ball that made them Dis
trict Champs three years ago
From the very start it was the
I
Yes, you still
con borrow
IN WAR as well as peace, people need
* money to meet special conditions. While
borrowing for non-essential purposes is dis
couraged by the government, the various loan
regulations recognize that people will always
need funds for certain sound reasons. If you
want a loan, see us. If your purpose is one for
which loans may still be made, we will wel
come your application. It costs nothing to get
the facts, and this is the place to get them.
O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Cardinals game, they led during
the entire game which ended
when the Cardinals had scored
34 points, the most in one game
this season, to 21 for Spalding
Academy.
Spalding Academy has a good
team this year but the Cardinals
seemed to hit their peak and
nothing could stop them. Gal
lagher and Kelly led the winners
while Wray and Kelly played the
best for the losers.
The second team also came out
ahead when the game was over,
the score on the scoreboard
reading, St. Mary’s 24, Spalding
Academy 11. The second team
also had a great afternoon. Gold
en with 8 baskets to his credit
played a brilliant game, as did
Brennan.
Held Post-Nuptial
Shower For Sister
Miss Irene Gilday entertained
eight guests at a post-nuptial
shower at her home Saturday
evening, in honor of her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Alton, the former
Helen Gilday.
The young couple were married
December 26, 1942, at Bassett.
They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Weller, sister and
brother-in-law of the groom.
The bride wore a brown and
gold street length dress with
brown accessories. The groom
wore a blue suit.
Mrs. Alton is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Gilday of this
city, while the groom is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Alton, of
Atkinson.
The young couple will make
their home in Atkinson.
Live and Learn Club
On Thursday .January 21st
Mrs. W. J Wilkinson and Mrs.
John Warner were hostesses to
the Live and Learn Project Club
at the home of Mrs. Wilkinson.
All members were present but
two. A delicious luncheon was
served at one o’clock. The guess
ing contest was won by Mrs. Gus
Rohr.
The lesson on Clothing the
Family in War Time was given
the Leader, Mrs. Paul Roth.
The next meeting will be held
February 18 at the home of Mrs.
Gus Rohr, with Mrs. Ed Barrett
assisting.
The Methodist Church
Dawson Park, Minister
January 31, 1943.
10:00 a. m., Church School. H.
B. Burch, Supt.
“I used to pray that God would
do this or that. Now" I pray only
that God will make His will
known to me.”—Mme. Chiang
Kai-Shek.
11:00 a. m., Morning Worship.
Anthem. Message: What Chris
tianity Does For Life.
7:00 p. m., Senior Methodist
Youth Fellowship. Gene Porter
will lead the discussion.
Announcements: Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2, 7:30 p. m., Choir Prac
tice; Wednesday, February 3, 7:30
p. m., Prayer meeting; Week of
Dedication, February 28 to March
7th. ,
Vince Streeter returned Sat
urday from Norfolk, where he
passed his examination for the
U. S. Navy. As he is only 16, he
will go into the Navy shortly
after his 17th birthday, which is
February 14.
Mrs. Richard Hect, of Lara
mine, Wyo., is making an extend
ed visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hill.
The Front'er’s Price
And Ration Guide
RATIONING
SUGAR: Number 10 Coupon,
War Ration Book One, valid un-1
til January 31, for Three pounds
of Sugar.
COFFEE: Number 28 Coupon,
War Ration Book One, will be
valid for One Pound of Coffee un
til Febrlary1 7.
GASOLINE: Number 4 Cou
pons will be valid January 22.
All holders of “B” and “C” Ration
Books expiring March 1 may
make application for renewal any i
time after February 1. All Fleet1
Operators with "B” Books having
an expiration date of January
31 should make application foi
renewal now. Transport and
Truck Operators may not receive
any Temporary Rations after!
January 31. Delivery of Gaso
line will be made only on coupons
obtained with Certificates of War
npppQQitv
TIRE INSPECTION: Holders
of ‘B” “C” and “T” Gasoline
Ration Books must have their tire
inspections completed by Febru
ary 28. For Local Boards to issue
certificates for tires, tubes or re
capping services, commercial ve
hicles must be inspected and ap
proved by authorized OPA in
spector every sixty days or every
5000 miles, whichever is attained
first. Holders of “A” Gasoline
Ration Books have until March
31. I
FUEL OIL: Period 2, One Unit
Coupons are valid for Ten Gal-;
Ions each until January 26; Peri- j
od 2, Ten Unit Coupons are valid
for 100 Gallons each until Jan
uary 2G. Period 3, One Unit Cou
pons are valid for Eleven Gal
lons each until February 20; Per
iod 3, Ten Unit Coupons are valid
for 110 Gallons each until Febru
ary 20. Period 4 Coupons will be
valid January 31.
FARMERS AND ALL NON
QUOTA MEAT SLAUGHTER
ERS: May not deliver in any
three month period more beef,
pork, veal or lamb than they de
livered in the same period in 1941
Further information obtainable
from the State OPA office.
RATION COUPON BAKING
goes into operation January 27
but does not apply to the general
public.
PRICES
COAL: Price increases at
mines can be immediately passed
on to the consumers by the re
tailer under new revised Maxi
mum Regulation No. 122.
NEW PRICE CEIILINGS es
tablished at retail on potatoes,
onions, poultry, bananas, cheese,
butter and fresh citrus fruits are
to be based on mark-up formula
varying with store volume. Gen
eral effect will be lower prices on
bananas, approximately un
changed on butter and cheese,
slight advances on poultry and
citrus fruits.
ATTENTION
FARMERS!
I have leased the Asimus Brothers Cream and
Produce Station and will take possession on
February 1st. This will be an independent sta
tion, owned and operated by myself.
It will be my ambition and policy to pay the
highest price possible for cream. We will also
buy poultry and eggs and handle feed.
-KURTZ
PRODUCE STATION
Phone 211
Give us a call. We guarantee you square treat
ment and courteous service.
Infantile Paralysis Benefit
Card PARTY...
PITCH PINOCHLE CRIBBAGE BRIDGE
O’Neill High School Auditorium
Eight O’clock P. M.
Sunday, Jan. 31st
PRIZES — REFRESHMENTS
EVERYONE WELCOME
Admission 45c, Tax 5c.Total 50c
MIXED FEEDS used for poul
try and ilvestock are now under
price control at wholesale and
retail. By reducing costs to the
farmer will lessen pressure
against price ceilings on milk,
butter, cheese, eggs and meat.
PORK PACKER CEILINGS re
placed by uniform pricing to elim
inate wide variations in prices for
wholesale pork cuts and dressed
hogs without raising prices to
consumers.
SHELL EGGS purchased solely
for hatching purposes are exempt
eded from price control.
Presbyterian Ladies Guild will
meet on Thursday, February 4 at
the home of Mrs. John Osen
baugh, with Mrs. Clara Miles and
Mrs. C. E. Jones assisting.
Just means “vital”
The service we’re giving
Electricity’s the basis
For all modern living.
You need not look far to eee lust how vital electricity really la — lust think
for a moment how. In your own home, electricity serves you in practically
every phase of your every day life ... in food processing and preservation,
meal preparation, cleaning, washing and ironing, lighting, and many other
ways . . . even supplying your entertainment So it is In industry, on the
farm and in America's vast war production. . . . electricity is on the lob
twenty-four hours a day. performing hundreds of tasks quickly, easily and
economically.
Another In ■ leriee e|
ed« depicting Conium*
en from A to Z.
BUY U. S. WAR BONDS
AT LEAST 10<fo
EVERY PAYDAY