The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, February 25, 1943, Image 1
* Neb. State Historical Society The Frontier VOL. LXIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1943 NO. 42 BREEZES FROM THE SOUTHWEST By Romaine Saunders Atkinson, Nebr.. Stax Route No. S. Airplanes are rather more nu merous overhead than automo biles along prairie roads. The ne’er-do-wells and com plete failures are the one who "don’t like” their home town. If our unicameral can influence » congress to set the clocks right, 9 the session is going to be pretty nearly worth it Hens clucking, horses shedding the winter coat and insects com ing to life indicates the near ap proach of summer. The high plane of popularity of the overall is a good sign. There is nothing like the blue denim to make us all “average Americans.” Mr. and Mrs. Alfred James and son, Paul, are moving to Rock Falls, on the Eagle, having rented the Vequist ranch in that neigh borhood. The mistress of the aristocratic home who has breakfast brought to her bed, the golf champion, not excluding such as the writer, are alike worthless to a troubled world. Maybe in the wisdom of our honored but harrassed and be fudled rationing heads it is all right to take the candy bar from the child but impose no restric tion on dad’s booze and smokes. By combining forces, neighbor uniting with neighbor and shift ing from one farm to the next, a lot can be done to overcome the shortage of help and machinery. Four or five neighbors pooling their work, more can be accom ^ plished in a given period than by each going their separate way. A Scotts Bluff county patriot has gone to the supreme court over a little matter of $24,657 taxes against his land. I see some town homes throughout the state are carrying loads in excess of a thousand dollars delinquent tax. From a commonwealth of home owners are we to be taxed into a land of the homeless? _« Shep, a handsome and friendly brown and yellow dog of noble shepherd breed at the home of neighbor Fredrichs, has one eye missing, the result of a violent rap from the hoof of a pinto sad dle pony. But that has not dis couraged Shep from taking in af ter obstreperous horses and cat tle that are being corraled. Senator Asimus is in tune with home folks in voting against sal ary increases for state institu tional heads. Were the increases somewhere within reason little objection would be raised. A lot of us must worry along with no increase of income, and if these institution heads can’t, there are others to be found who can. Mrs. Fannie Riley started the fishing season with a 20-pound catch. Maybe the boys at O’Neill who makes annual pilgrimages to northern lakes would like to ^Vnow how it is done. Mrs. Riley "caught her with a pencil and pa per, making up a list of fishes a Minneapolis concern did not deal in. Her was the longest submit ted in a contest, and she was awarded a 20-pound pail of mackerel. America, or that section of America on which the U. S. brand has been run, continues to be the treasure house, the mount of plenty of all things material, to which lesser and greater coun tries, lesser as well as greater in acres and population, hold out the hand to be filled. China wants help, Russia, the Balkans, the Netherlands, the Scandinavians. Uncle Sam is doing his level best for them, does it more than will ingly, and finds quite a demand to be met at home. What weather there is in store for the end of February can not be forecast other than by experts. Today, the beginning of the end, held an invitation to the open air, the open air that has for us an in spiration after the crushing cold that has kept us within through the melancholy weeks of winter. I The day has been comparable to a sun-drenched day of early au fttumn—a day to leave cap and 'mittens, coat and other protec Mrs. William Haynes Louisa Jane Smith was born in the state of Indiana on March 30, 1861, and died at O'Neill, Nebr., on February’ 17, 1943, at the age of 81 years, 10 months and 17 days. She was united in marriage in the year 1882 to William Haynes, at Boone, Iowa. She and her family moved to Holt county some forty years ago from Boone, and have since made their home here. Her husband and two daugh- j ters, Mrs. Grace Crawford and Mrs. Claud Hull, preceded her in death. She is survived by the following children: Ray Haynes, Saco, Mont.; William Haynes, Ne vada, Iowa; Cecil Haynes, Parm alee, S. D.; Melvin Haynes, of O’Neill; Mrs. Della Orr, Dustin; Ray Haynes, Dustin, and Clifford Haynes, O’Neill. She has always been a loving mother to her children and al-| ways ready to help a neighbor or friend in time of need. Funeral services was held Sun day afternoon at 2:30 at th» Le onie church and burial ill the cemetery nearby. Rev. Dawson Park of O'Neill having charge of the services. 5* Twenty-seven More Holt County Boys Inducted Following is an incomplete list of the boys and their addresses who were inducted into the armed forces the forepart of the week: Donald Wayne Asher, O’Neill Fred Leo Barnes, Atkinson. Gail Delois Boies, Ewing. Neil Francis Brennan, O’Neill. Labern Harry Cadwallader, Stuart. Milford Henry Coats, O’Neill. Michael James Gallagher, In man. Benjamin William Haigh, Stuart John F. Harty, O’NeilL Charles Leonard, Havranek, O’Neill. Francis James Hickey, O’Neill Paul Robert Kubitschek. O’Neill Leo Walter Latzel, Ewing. Lavem Donald Lynch, O’Neill. John Hamilton Prouty, Spencer. John Samuel Ressel, Chambers. John Nicholaus Schmit, Atkin son. Herman R. Schrader, Atkinson. George Wesley Stull, Atkinson. Glenn Taylor, Chambers. John Chenoweth Watson, O’Neill. Harold Joseph Weller, Atkinson Robert T. Wilburn, Atkinson. Veldon L. Wyant, O’Neill. Lyle Leslie Clark, Ewing. Kenneth Elmer Ellingson, Amelia. Donald Royal Smith, Atkinson. 1 - ... County Court Joseph Katzar was arrested on February 22 and charged with as sault. He was fined $5 and costs of $3.10. James Henry McCue of Grand Island was arrested on February 17 by Patrolman Meistrell and charged with failure to display flares. He was fined $40 and costs of $3.10. Luke Rakow of Page was ar rested by Patrolman Meistrell on February 17 and charged with ov erweight on capacity plates. He was fined $10 and costs of $3.10. Mrs. J. L. Sherbahn and Mrs. Ambrose Rhode entertained six teen guests at a buffet supper at i Mrs. Sherbahan’s home on Wed nesday evening. The evening was spent playing bridge. Mrs. L. A. Burgess won high score, Mrs. J. R. Miller, second high and Mrs. Harrison Bridge won travel ing. tions needed other days hanging on their pegs, to go out into the sunlight coatless and capless. On the brown hills horses and cows stood in lazy enjoyment of re turning warmth or browsed indif ferently on the dry grass. At in tervals all day airplanes roared overhead. A lone eagle drifts in from out of the distance and soar ed on stately wings across mead ow lands in search of a morsel. The lordly pheasant struts from his hiding with magnificent insol ence. Barnyard hens range far out in search of a change of feed and cackle with disgraceful aban don when they have added one more to the store of 30c eggs. A harrassed editor and friends drove in and highjacked me out of a promise to help him for a few days. At evening strips of clouds gathered on the horizon; as the sun lowered below the prairie rim bars of gold hung in yellow streamers across the sky. Another night enshrouded the prairie land. Stars dotted the night sky as the clock tolled off the passing hours, and a full moon came from out the east to add a huge ball of golden glory to the celestial scene. Good night. The Frontier’s Price & Ration Guide j —.-. — .-..4 War Ration Book 2: Registra tration for War Ration Book 2 (point rationing of canned and processed foods). February 22 to February 27, inclusive. Each fam ily clips one Declaration Form from newspaper, completes it, and ' takes it with all War Ration Books 1 (sugar and coffee book)1 for entire family to school when | registering. Persons not register- i ing this week cannot get their' new books until after March 15. Rationing Processed Foods Rationing: Be gins March 1st. You must then use the ‘‘points" you have in War Ration Book 2 in buying canned fruits, vegetables, juices, soups, baby foods, or dried fruit, or frozen fruits and vegetables. Shoes: Stamp No. 17 of War Ration Book 1 is valid for one pair of shoes until June 15th, 1943. Stamps are interchangeable among members of one family living under the same roof. Sugar: No. 11 Coupon. War Ra-' tion Book 1, valid February 1 un til March 15 for three pounds of sugar. Coffee: No. 25 Coupon, War Ra-1 tion Book 1, valid for one pound of coffee from February 8th to March 21, inclusive. Gasoline: No. 4 Coupons of all A books valid for 4 gallons. All holders of B and C ration books expiring March 1 may make ap plication for renewal by mail to local board. Request by post card Gas Renewal Blank R543. Tire Inspections: Holders of B. C, and T gasoline ration books must have their tire inspections completed by February 28. For local ration boards to issue cer- j tificates for tires, tubes or recap ping services, commercial vehic-' les 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. Fuel Oil: Period 4, each one unit coupon is valid for 11 gallons until April 12; Period 4, each ten-j unit coupon is valid for 110 gal-1 Ions until April 12. Incubators and Brooders: All operators of incubators and brood ers may obtain all needed fuel oil and kerosene for capacity produc tion of the equipment. Increased poultry and egg production is es- j sential to the war effort. Dairy Rooms and Separator Houses: Operators may obtain all needed fuel oil for heating this space. Oil - Burning Heating Stoves: Rationing boards will consider applications for permission to purchase new coal-burning stoves to replace or supplement oil-burn ing heating equipment. Prices Coffee Substitutes and Com pounds: Maximum prices set for seven new brands. Canned Chili, Shoestring Pota toes and Canned Prune Juice: These are now subject to price control. Under the regulation the retailer will be permitted to pass on increased production costs to the consumer. Fish Meal and Fish Scrap: Placed under ceilings — Revised Regulation No. 73, Amendment No. 2. Bakery Goods: Doughnuts other than cookies, pastries, sweet yeast raised goods and pies, un der new cost-plus mark-up pric ing. Retailer’s prices determined by multiplying supplier’s ceiling price by $1.25. Prices are to be printed on all packaged goods. Butter: Priced on percentage mark-up basis. Nebraska maxi mum for 90 score butter in pound and half-pound cartons, 55 cents; parchment wrapped, 54 Ms cents. Northern White Cedar Fence Posts: Priced at retail on per centage mark-up basis. Retailer will buy from his supplier at a fixed dollars and cents price, add his transportation costs, and fig ure his mark-up over the two costs. 1942 Grown Onions: Set at highest price from February 10 to February 14. Shellac and Varnish: Placed under mark-up over cost pricing plan at all levels, including retail. Macaroni and Noodle Products: Priced on simplified mark-up formula by multiplying net cost by percentage mark-up. Births Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Johnson a daughter, Karen Lu Ann, born February 18. Ensign Jack Spittler of New York visited relatives and friends here on Wednesday. Switzer-Asher Miss Martha Elizabeth Switzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Switzer of O’Neill, and Staff Ser geant Ben F. Asher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Asher of Page, were united in marriage in the Methodist church in O'Neill on Sunday afternoon, February 21, 1943, Rev. Dawson Park, pastor, performing the single ring cere money, in the presence of a few of the relatives and immediate friends of the couple. The bride was given in marriage by her father. The attendants were Miss Hel en Appleby and Harold Asher, brother of the groom. The bride was attired in a street length dress of dusty rose, with black accessories. Her attendant wore pastel blue with brown accessor ies and each wore a corsage of red roses. After the wedding the young couple and a few friends were entertained at supper at the home of the bride’s parents. Mrs. Asher is a graduate of the O’Neill High School with the class of 1939. Sgt. Asher is located at Camp Crowder, Mo. The young couple have many friends in this city and vicinity who wish for them many years of wedded hap piness and prosperity. Practice Conservation And Produce More' The production of the food needed for 1943 will be one of the biggest jobs the American farm ers has faced in the history of this country. Food must be avail able to accompany every striking force launched by the United Nations as well as to maintain those already in action. Food must be available to keep the home fronts strong and food must be available for the peoples set free to help them add their strength to the fight against the axis. We just can’t produce too much of the needed farm products next year. The necessary increase in production cannot be met by in creasing acreages alone. A large part of this food production must come from more efficient pro duction. Conservation practices can most effectively increase pro ducton if crops are selected to fit the proper kind of land. There are a number of conservation practices that can be applied by the farmer with a minimum of technical assistance. Below is a list of practices se lected by the local War Board that will increase production: 1. Choose crops to fit your land for maximum production. 2. Seed land not available for cultivation to pasture and hay. 3. Use pasture properly for maximum production. 4. Store forage during years of plenty to carry livestock through drought periods. 5. Maintain yields on irrigated land by use of alfalfa in the ro tation. 6. Improve permanent past ures and secure greater product ion. 7. Fertilize and increase pro duction. 8. Temporary pastures increas es production and saves labor. 9. Increase production by proper use of residues. 10. Refrain from fall plowing and produce more. 11. Increase yields by wind strip-cropping. 12. Contour farming produces more food now. 13. Produce additional feed by seeding gullies. 14. Increase production and income by harvesting grass seed. A discussion of each of these practices will appear in future issues of this paper. A GOOD HOG STORY In the spring of 1939 Carl Krogh of Redbird bought a year old Spotted Poland China sow from Floyd Luber, paying the sum of $24. At that time he was kidded by many as “paying too much for his whistle," but Carl didn’t give up. About two weeks ago Carl sold this sow on the fat hog market in O’Neill. Her weight, 520 pounds, at $13.70, brought him $71.24. On the way to market Carl had ex pressed to a neighbor that if he received $1 for each live pig she had raised for him he’d be well satisfied—and she did—with just 24 s over. She brought him two litters a year, a total of 75 pigs, but only 71 live oru»s. So Carl concludes that this m>w really made him some money—and this is quite a record at that. Carl added that she brought enough to buy a 3-year-old horse for $50 and just lacked $4.76 in paying for a two-row lister. O'Neill High’s Winning Streak Broken In Game At Neligh Tuesday Nite O’Neill lost their last game of the season to Neligh by a score of 27 to 24. It was O’Neill’s first defeat of the season. Neligh went into the lead early in the ball game and led at one time 15 to 4. Bob Jonas started the ball rolling in the second quarter to cut down Neligh’s lead 15 to 10 at the half. Baskets by McKenna and Calkins brought O’Neill to within one point of Neligh but the Eagles couldn't find the spark to forge ahead as Neligh held them off to win by three points. Jonas and Calkins led O’Neill with six points each. Peter-Dusatka Miss Helen Peter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peter of O’Neill, and Leonard Dusatka, son of Gerald Dusatka, of Emmet, were married at St. Patrick’s church in O’Neill at 5:00 a. m., Monday, February 22, by* Monsig nor J. G. McNamara who per formed the single ring ceremony. The attendants were Miss Elsie Peter and George Peter, sister and brother of the bride. The bride wore an ice blue suit with pink and white accessories, a corsage of pink roses and carried a blue rosary. The at white and biege accessories and tendant wore a biege suit with wore a corsage of yellow roses. After the ceremony a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride’s parents for relatives and a few intimate friends. The happy young couple have many friends in this city and vicinity who extend them their best wishes for a long and happy married life. Junior-Senior Banquet After much elaborate planning, decorating and general work on the part of the Junior Class of j the O. H. S., the annual Junior j Senior banquet was held Wednes day evening, February 24. It was served in the Golden Hotel dining room by the Bakery. As the trend this year is not j formal dress, all of the guests wore street or sport clothes. For the theme the Juniors pick ed the patriotic motto “Thumbs i Up.” The program was as fol ; lows: ' Welcome_Naydene Kee ! Response _John Osenbaugh I Toastmistress_Patsy Kruse Vocal Solo_Ruth Berge j T - humbs Up _Betty Harris ; H - appiness_DeMaris Benson j U - nity _Robert Norvatil i M - ’Em Down .. Phyllis Johnson B - onds for Bombs H. Calkins S - tatus Quo _ Lavon Spangler Vocal Duet -_DeMaris Benson _Betty Harris U - tilitarianism_Mr. Grill P - atriotism _Phyllis Johnson Mayor John Kersenbrock hon ored our banquet by his presence. He also honored us with a do nation of ten dollars and a few words. The tables were decorated with American flags and American Beauty roses. Each person re ceived as a favor a defense stamp album containing one stamp. We closed by singing the Star Spangled Banner. After the dinner we went to the school house auditorium for the prom. The auditorium was beau tifully decorated with patriotic colors and mottos. The annual crowning of the King and Queen of the Senior Class took place i shortly after our arrival. The King and Queen are chosen by the majority vote of the Junior Class. Chosen this year were two very popular Seniors, Lorris Crip pen and Harold Calkins. Our evening of dancing was dis rupted when the nickelodoion broke down. The school phono graph was then used. The danc ing ended about eleven o’clock. A good time was had by all, we 'wpe.—Reporters: Betty Harris and Patsy Kruse. Marriage Licenses Leonard Dusatko of Emmet and Helen Peter of O’Neill, on Feb ruary 20. Benjamin Fuelberth Asher of Page and Martha Elizabeth Swit zer of O’Neill, on February 20. Charles William Kreycik of Wood Lake and Betty Loux of Freedom, Nebr., on February 19 Emil Kenopir of St. Paul and Mary Kramer of Stuart, on Feb ruary 19. A birthday dinner was held at the Presbyterian church on Wed nesday evening. It was a decided success, thanks to the committee in charge. Seventy guests at tended the dinner. Point Rationing Program On Canned Goods Starts Monday Begininng next Monday, con-j sumers of Holt county join those in the rest of the Nation in the Government’s new point-ration ing program which will assure everyone of getting his fair share of canned and processed foods. “Shopping with points is a new thing for American housewives, but it is not difficult,” declared Chairman Campbell of the Holt County War Price and Rationing Board, in pointing out that the { advantages of the new plan far outweight its inconveniences. “Besides protecting your fam ily’s share, it gives you freedom of choice among all the rationed canned goods,” he added. House wives, however, must learn how to budget points as well as dollars.” This week, during registration] for War Ration Book 2, sales of canned and processed food throughout the country have been i “frozen," but this restriction will! be lifted next Monday. In pointing out how simple it] is to buy canned and processed foods (including canned or bot tled fruits, vegetables, soups or juices, frozen fruits and vegeta bles, dried fruits, and baby foods) with the new ration books, ra tioning board officials gave the following explanation: The blue stamps are for can ned or other processed foods that are rationed, while the red stamps will be used later for meat. The number on each stamp shows how many points that stamp is worth, while the let ters show a consumer when to use the stamps. Consumers may use all blue stamps marked A, B, and C during the first ration period, but they cannot be used after the end of this first period. Different kinds of rationed foods will take different numbers or points. A can of beans, for ex ample, may take a different num ber of points than a can of peas will take. The larger the quantity of the rtaioned food a person buys, the more points it will take, j A large can of peas will take more points than a small can of peas. The Government will set the points for each kind and size and print an “official table of point values” which grocers must post where consumers can see it. Scarce foods will take many points, while those less scarce will take fewer points. The Gov ernment may makes changes in points, up or down, from time to time, probably not oftener than once a month. These changes will be made in order to steer buying away from scarce items and to make the more plentiful items easier to get. Changes in points will be posted in all stores. The point-value of each kind of processed food will be the same in all stores and in all parts of the country. The price and the quality have nothing to do with the points. Points will not change just because the prices do. When a consumer buys, he should take the right amount of blue stamps out of his book and give them to the grocer or deliv ery man. He should use his 8 points and 5-point stamps first, whenever possible, and save his smaller point stamps for low point foods. Every person has a total of 48 points to use for all these proces sed foods during each ration pe riod. Consumers who must use more than one period's allowance at one time because of transpor tation difficulties, distance from market, or similar difficulties, may apply to the local rationing board for a “ration point certifi cate.” Where the board grants the certificate, a sufficient number of point stamps will be removed from War Ration Book 2 to cover the “advance” ration. Special needs, such as those re sulting from illness, are taken care of by application to the lo cal rationing board. A person may use all the blue stamps marked A, B, and C, from all books in his household (that is, all persons eating at a com mon table, including children of any age), during the first ration period. Don Sutcliffe Graduates At Marine Base In N. C. Corp. Donald Sutcliffe of this city has graduated from the Quartermaster School at the Mar ine Base at Camp Lejeune, New River, N. C., and has been award ed a certificate indicating his suc cessful completion of the course of study involving a minimum of three months’ instruction. He is now available for assignment to duty with a combat unit or for advanced training. Placek Queries Congress A letter to every member of Congress demanding protection for country banks against unfair competition of government bur eas is being sent by Emil Placek, of Wahoo, newly elected president of the Country Bank Division of Independent Bankers Association. Mr. Placek announced this activ ity at a meeting of a committee of the Nebraska Bankers Association held in Omaha last week. The question, squarely put, seeks an expression of the pos ition of each member of Congress on the retention or elimination of non-essential government subsi dized bureas and agencies. Mr. Placek points out in his letter how the personnel of such bur eaus and agencies, if released, would immediately relieve the war labor shortage. The Independent Bankers As sociation is an organization of in dependent bankers all over the nation with national headquart ers at Sauk Centre, Minn. One of the important programs of this or ganization is a determined fight against socialized credit and the competition of needless govern ment bureaus. Mrs. James Rooney entertained twelve guests at a 7:00 o’clock dinner at the M and M Thursday, followed by cards at her home. Mrs L. A. Burgess won high score, Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka second high. Mrs. C. E. Lundgren, aver age, Mrs. Grill traveling and Mrs. Chris Yantzi low score. Ambrose Biglin, who has been visiting relatives and friends here for the past month, left this morn ing for his home at Kay Cee, Wyo. The Frontier will visit him weekly in his Wyoming home, to keep him posted on happenings in his “old home town.” St. Mary’s, Inman, Wood Lake, Atkinson, Long Pine Win First Round Games The Class B district basketball tournament was held at Atkinson Tuesday and Wednesday, with all the favored teams winning out. The Saint Mary’s Cardinals, led by Jack Gallagher, who played a brilliant defensive and offensive game as he rang up ten baskets and one free throw to make 21 points, that helped the Cardinals trounce St. Joseph’s of Atkinson 36 to 13. Campbell and Engler came next with four points each, and they also played a good floor game. The first round results were: Wood Lake 42, Stuart 35. Inman 27. Spencer 10. Atkinson 23, Lynch 11. St. Mary's 36, St. Jos eph’s (Atkinson) 13. Long Pine 37, Amelia 2. Wednesday Wood Lake played Johnstown, Newport vs. Inman, Atkinson vs. St. Mary’s, Long Pine vs. Butte. The semi-finals will be held on Thursday and the finals will be played Friday night. In the second round Wednesday night St. Mary’s lost to Atkinson 26 to 13; Newport defeated In man 33 to 31; Long Pine defeated Butte 29 to 21; Wood Lake took Johnstown 43 to 17. The third round in the tournament will be played tonight. Culling Contest Held Three contestants tied for first place in the Laying Hen Culling contest. Mrs. Levi Yantzi, Mrs. Enard Leach and Mrs. Hugo Holz tied for first place. A flip of a coin made Mrs. Yantzi winner and Mrs. Leach second, each getting a dollar. This contest was sponsored by Ralph Leidy in connection with the egg production course being taught by A. L. Mathis. The contest was held in the Ag riculture Shop of the O'Neill Pub lic School. Mr. Leidy placed the hens as good, fair and poor lay ers. After the contest he gave ;easons for placing the hens. This contest proved to be very in structive to those who partici pated. Mr. Leidy furnished the cash awards. \ Bob Shoemaker, who attends Creighton University, came home Wednesday to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shoemaker.