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The Frontier ~~LXIV ~ ~~ O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, IMS NO. 1 Dedication Of St. John’s New Church May 18 The dedication ceremonies of St. John’s new church, built to replace the one destroyed by fire on December 14, 1942, will take place Tuesday morning, May 18. at 10 o’clock. Rt. Rev. Monsig nor J. G. McNamara of O’Neill will officiate. The edifice is built along the lines of Early American Mission Architecture. The interior follows the simple but impressive liturgy of the Church. The liturgical al tar, cream trimmed with bronze, columns and letterings, has a beautiful, wine-colored dorsal for a background. Over the altar is a bronzed canopy from which is suspended the Crucifix. In place of the side-altars, the richly dec orated statues of the Virgin and Child and St. Joseph are recessed in niches. Beneath the art glass windows are the two - toned bronzed Stations of the Cross, eye-level in height. The Baptistry has been arranged to be also used as the babies room. Asphalt tile covers the entire church, vesti bule, sanctuary and two sacristies. There is a full-size basement, equipped with kitchen, furnace and store room where socials and meetings may be held. Complete in every detail, the building is in readiness for its dedication, to which the public is extended a cordial welcome to attend. List Of Boys Called For Induction Into Army The following Holt county bipys have been called for induction during the month of May: Donald Wayne Jones, Amelia; Roberta Preston Thompson, O’Neill; Gerald Thomas McDermott, O Neill; Charles William Snowardt, O’Ntil; Edward Marion Kirkpat rick, O’Neill; Roy Francis Hum rich, Jr., Stuart; Warren Wayne Kennedy, Page; Clinton Vernon Peterson. O’Neill; Gerald David Ferris, O’Neill; James Thomas Thompson, Jr., Inman; Robert Charles Snider, Ewing; Robert Lee Wood, Page; Robert Ellsworth Eppenbach, Ewing; Walter Eric Meyborg, Ewing; John J. Rosser Buford, Stuart; Emrick Edmond Rocke, Atkinson; Edward Carl Kunz, Stuart; Leon Anton Sojka, Page; Fred Fay Appleby, Inman; James John Mathews, O Neill; Merrill Clarence Hicks, O Neill, George Michael Wilson, Atkin son; Gilbert Henry Echtenkamp, Inman; Donald Leo Pollock, Ew ing; Darrel Dean Schipman, Chambers: Donald Elvin Loy, O’Neill; William Nicholas Wilson, Redbird; Delbert Roy Nissen, Chambers; Charles Robert Coop er, O’Neill; Stanley Joe Lambert, Ewing; Justice Calvin Dierks At kinson; Donald Sylvester Walter, Ewing; Maurice Cavanaugh, Jr., O'Neill; Joseph Edward Kitts, O'Neill; Beverly Edson Wanser, Page; Clayton Joe Deseive, At kinson; Robert Dean S e lah, O’Neill; Edwin Gilbert Grubbs, Page; Floyd Keith Raymer At kinson; Duward Alfred Loughrey, Ewing: Arthur Lavern Ellis, Jr., O’Neill; Leo Robert Mossman, In man; Robert Ervin Porter, Atkin son; Stanley Ervin Primus, Ew ing: Max Arden Medcalf, O Neill, George Kenneth Beyer, Atkinson; Harlan James VanConnett, Cham bers; Frank Arthur Steinbach, Stuart: Thomas John Steinbach, Stuart; Clarence Adolph Wetzel, Charles Gilson Goodell, Ewing: Stuart; Charles Gilson Goodell, Ewing; Bob Ray Kirkland, Atkin son; Richard Roy Pruden, Ewing. Get-Together Party Held For Cpl. Leonard Young A large company of friends gathered last .Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Ralph Young, residing northeast oi O’Neill, in honor of their son, Corporal Leonard R. Young, who is here on a six-day furlough from the Cheyenne Modification Center at Cheyenne, Wyo. A bas ket dinner was served at noon, after which the time was spent in playing baseball and Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young and family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse and family, Mr. and Mrs^ Henry Wal ters and family, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Young and family, Christina Walters, Maude Rouse, Doris Ap pleby, Arthur Rouse, Jake Long, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rouse and family, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Young and family. County Court Duane Woods was arrested on April 28th by Patrolman Meis trell and charged with having no operator’s license. He pled guilty as charged and was fined $1 ana costs of $3.10. , Ralph Mellor was arrested on May 3rd by Patrolman Meistrell and charged with having no op erator’s license. He pled guilty as charged and was fined $1 and costs of $3.10. The annual clean-up day at the Paddock Union Cemetery will be Thursday, May 20, 1943. O’NEILL POPPY DAY SATURDAY, MAY 29 Faith in America with those who have died in the nation s service will be pledged anew on Poppy Day, May 29, Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher, American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Chairman, said today as the Auxiliary continued preparations for its annual dis tribution of memorial poppies. "The wearing of the poppy is a personal pledge that we will not ‘break faith’ with those who died but will carry on to the achieve-! ment of the things for which they gave their lives,” said Mrs. Gal-! lagher. ... j “Millions of Americans will wear the poppy this year as a tribute to tne dead of both World Wars and a mark of their deter- j mination to conclude this war with complete victory. The flower is the symbol of life given in service for America. The wearer makes an unspoken pledge to the nation’s heoric dead that he will live as they died, serving America.” Poppies will be offered to everyone in O’Neill by the Aux iliary on Poppy Day. No prices will be asked for the flowers, the pennies of children being just as welcome as the dollars of the wealthy. A poppy over every heart is the goal. Contributions given to the Aux iliary’s volunteer poppy workers will’go in their entirety to the re habilitation and child welfare funds of the American Legion and Auxiliary, where they will help support the Legion’s and Auxili ary’s efforts for the disabled fight ing men of both wars, and for the children of the dead and disabled. 60 Children Treated At Clinic Last Saturday An Orthopedic extension clinic sponsored by the Crippled Child ren’s Services in cooperation with the Elks Club was held Satur day, May 8, in the O’Neill High School auditorium. Sixty child ren, fifty-two of them active cases already receiving services to gether with eight new referrals by their family physician were ex amined by Dr .William R. Hamsa, Orthopedist, and Dr. Herman Jahr, Pediatrician, both of Omaha. Assisting the doctors were Miss Fennel, Medical Worker and Mrs. Haming, visiting nurse, both of Lincoln. Mr. August Schneider, chairman of the Elks Committee for Crippled Children, was pres ent to supervise the noon day lunch sponsored by the Elks lodge of Norfolk. One hundred twenty luncheons were prepared and served by the following ladies of Circle No. 1 of the O’Neill Presbyterian church: Mrs. J. P. Brown in charge assisted by Mrs. R. H. Parker, Mrs. Albert Klingler, Mrs. A. A. Hiatt, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. C. E. Melena, Mrs. Kilpat rick, Mrs. L. A. Carter and Mrs. A. Cowperthwaite. - O’Neill Boys Take An Unintentional Bath Joe Martin and Frank Clements took an involuntary bath in Wolf lake, south of Newport last Sun day afternoon, when their boat sank in about ten feet of water, while they were fishing in the lake. Both of the boys got out of the lake all right, but they lost all their fishing equipment. They mourned the loss of a lot of fine fishing equipment and determined to try and find it. So Tuesday, accompanied by Norb Uhl, who was a member of the party Sun day being in another boat, they went back to the lake and after about two hours work they suc ceeded in finding all their lost equipment. In securing posses sion of their equipment they used a long handled rake, to which they fastened a long handle and drew from the lake three boxes of fishing equipment, as well as poles reels, etc. The boys were very lucky. Lucky in getting out of the lake, handicapped as they were with hip boots and heavy clothing and lucky in finding their equipment, two days afterwards. The Weather We had a little rain last Tues day night that turned to sleet and then snow, so that the ground was covered with a couple of inches of the beautiful Wednesday morn ing. The thermometer dropped to 29 and it is feared that a lot of the fruit trees in the county, many of which were in bloom, have been greatly damaged. Likewise a good many Victory gardens have been hard hit by the cold blast. , T High Low May 7 -63 29 May 8 __—50 30 May 9 - 60 42 May 10 —. 64 38 May 11-72 38 May 12 . 65 29 May 13 50 31 Precipitation .37. Thomas Englehaupt, of the Chambers section of the county, was a pleasant caller at this office last Monday and ordered The Frontier sent to his address for the ensuing year, so that he could keep posted on the happenings of this big county of ours. Gus Handlan, Old Settler, Passes On The editor of The Frontier re ceived a letter the first of the week from Mrs. Mary A. Plank telling of the death of her father, A. J. Handlan, at her home in Portland, Oregon, on April 26, 1943, about 2 o’clock p. m., at the age of 85 years, six months and six days. He suffered a heart attack on Easter Sunday evening and passed away the following afternoon. Augustus J. Handlan was born at St. Louis, Mo., on October 19, 1857. When a young man his fam ily moved west and lived in Iowa for a time and then came to Ne braska, and Gus—as he was fa miliarly known here—located at Plainview, Nebr., where he lived for a short period. On January 29, 1882, he was united in mar riage to Miss Della J. Davenport, the wedding taking place at Plainview. Five children were born of this union, three sons and two daughters, one of the child ren passing away in infancy, the others surviving. Three of the children, a daughter and two sons, were born in O’Neill. Mrs. Hand lan passed away on February 17, 1938, at Portland. The family moved to O’Neill the summer of 1883 and for sev eral years Gus was one of the leading business men in this city. For several years he served as manager of a local lumber yard, until the firm disposed of its in terests to another yard. Then he served as clerk in the U. S. Land Office, and in 1889 he was trans ferred to Chadron, where he re mained for about four years, when he went to the Pacific northwest in 1893, Anally settling in Portland, Oregon. He went to work for the Union Pacific rail road company and was in their employ until retired on a pension when he reached the age limit. 70 years. He was an employee of the company for thirty-two years. During the years of his res idence in this city no man had more friends than Gus Handlan. He was an especial favorite of the young folks, as he was never too busy to lend assistance to the | youngsters whom he felt needed his help. He was one of the most prominent business men in the city and was always active in promoting anything that would advance the interests of the city which he called home. There are not many now left who remem ber Gus" Handlan, as many old timers have passed away during the past Ave years. Mr. and Mrs. Handlan were here in July. 1936, and while they remained but a short time they called on all the old-timers who were then res idents of O’Neill and they said they had a most enjoyable time. Watson-Opper Nuptials At Tucson, April 25th Tall baskets filled with calla lillies, Easter lillies and white ol eander were arranged against a background of palms and ferns for the marriage of Miss Patricia Anne Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira L. Watson of In man to Lieut. Clifford R. Opper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Opper of Lincoln, which was sol emnized on Easter Sunday after noon, April 25. The service was solemnized at 3 o’clock in the afternoon at the First Methodist Episcopal church in Tuscon, Ariz., with members of the families and a group of close friends present for the ceremony. The processional, the bridal mu sic from Lohengrin, and the Men delssohn wedding march, were played by Miss Margaret Cun ningham, organist, of Tucson. During the service Miss Cunning ham played “To a Wild Rose,” “I Love You Truly,” and “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.” Mrs. Allen L. Unger of Tucson was the matron of honor and the only attendant. Mrs. Unger’s frock of pink was in the daytime mode, and her accessories were white. Her corsage was fashioned of gardenias and pink roses. Lieut. Norman G. Rigg of Sparta, Wis., served Lieut. Opper as best man, and the ushers were Sgt. William Watson of Doming, New Mexico, and Flight Officer Allen L. Unger of Tucson. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, appeared in a daytime frock in the aqua shade with which she wore pale pink accessories. Her corsage also was of gardenias and pink roses. Immediately following the cer emony a reception was held at the Pioneer Hotel where the serv ing table was appointed with pink and white oleanders and Easter lillies. Lieut. Opper and his bride left late in the afternoon for a honey moon at Camel Back Inn, Phoe nix, Ariz. The bride traveled in a black linen suit, with accessor ies in white. They will return to Tucson to reside. Out of town guests at the wed ding included the bride’sparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira L. Watson, of Inman; her cousin. Sgt. William Watson, of Deming, N. M., and Mr. and Mrs. Thorne A. Brown of Tucson, formerly of Lincoln. BREEZES FROM THE SOUTHWEST By Remain* Saunders Atkinson, Nebr., Star Rout* No. 5. The American labor front has no monopoly on strikes. Thirty thousand metal workers down in Australia went on strike over the question of a holiday. Nebraska car crash accidents in two days took the likes of four people.—Lincoln Journal. It that’s all it took they can get a new set of “likes.” A measure was introduced in the Missouri legislature to exclude from the stateTs movie shows all pictures in which divorced Holly wood performers were shown, i That about excudes them all. The president says workmen employed by the government can not strike but upholds the right to strike in so-called private in dustry. Why deny the right in one instance and encourage it in the other? If the strike principle is right in the one case it is right in the other; if wrong the moral turpitude is none the less in either case. Sheriff Peter W. Duffy, out this way Monday on an official errand, stopped at the home of the Breezes for a friendly visit. The history of Holt county has been some thing of a thriller, has had some citizens qualified to stand before kings, and old timers can spend a pleasant hour reviewing the past as related to the present. Sheriff Duffy has the happy qual ities of being a “friend to man” sans the political flavor. May 8. Jack Frost powdered the prairie land with his white crystals and sealed vessels of water sitting out with a coat of ice. What this did to fruit blos soms will be learned later. Early garden plants survive but growth is slow for want of warm days and sunlight. Spring has spread a carpet of fresh verdue across the landscape, the green dotted with floral bits of blue and gold. Cot tonwoods have tmt forth their plumes of shimmering silk and wear a nest of robins in high branches. Winds swept the prai rie for a month with a force born of nature’s limitless energy—force that emphasizes that there is a power which transcends all earth ly power. Heaven grants the op portunities of another season and we go forward under the promise of the King of king# "Trust in the Lord and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land and verily thou shalt be fed.” We under stand to “do good” means to do something. Two weeks ago Mr. Cronin gave Frontier readers the story of des struction by cyclone in a path through Holt county fifty years ago. There were some tall tales came out of the dust and wreck age of that lashing fury. In my prairie wanderings on a bay geld ing at that time, in the freedom and flush of early youth, I verified some of the tales—picked chick ens, skinned house cats and about everything but sheared sheep. The George Majors family, living at the lower end of the old Mc Clure ranch some 8 or 9 miles east of Chambers, were in the path of the storm, which origin ated in the vicinity of Swan lake, and had one of the strange ex periences that day. The storm tore a hole in the roof of their dwelling, drew bed clothes from the bed up through the hole and left a baby lying on the bed un hurt. That baby, a brother of Bill Majors over at Chambers, now lives at Huron, S. D., and fires a locomotive on a railroad. I was at the Majors home a few days after the storm and learned of this occurance with others equally remarkable. There seems to be painful truth in recent published statements that our schools have slipped in the matter of giving young Amer ica the history of, and hence the patriotic reverence for, their national heritage. I recently asked a high school student where General Grant brought the last of the confederate army to its knees. He replied “Bunker Hill.” One or two others did but little better on similar questions. Per haps my slight test was not rep resentative; will trust so, anyway. Our boys and girls are missing the greatest story of adventure, of romance, of human progress in government and industry, of de liverance from the thraldom of bigotry, intellectual night and the gloom of spiritual darkness ever written if they do not get in our schools the story of America—its statesmen and patriots, its men rr'i women of science, letters and Christian culture. And of scarce ly less importance those daring characters that appeal to young minds, the Daniel Boones, the Sam Houstons. the Buffalo Bills and the forty-niners. No “thriller” of fiction can compare with the story from the landing of the May Flower at the “wild New England shore” down to the pres ent time. The home and church Commencement Exercises May 19 Commencement exercises for the Seniors and Eighth Graders of the O'Neill Public School will be held Wednesday night. May 19.1 at 8 o’clock in the School aduitor ium. The Seniors will be attired in royal blue caps and gowns. The graduates will participate in a precessional and recessional to the accompaniment of musical select ions played by the band. The invocation will be given by Reverend Park and the benedict ion by Reverend Scott. The com mencemeent address will be given by H. K. Douthit, superintendent of the Nebraska School of Agri culture at Curtis, Nebr. The Senior diplomas will be awarded by Dr. H. L. Bennett, president of the Board of Educa tion. The Eighth Grade diplo mas will be presented by C. F. Grill. Howard Dean, principal, will present scholarships that have been awarded and announce the members of the class that will receive honorary diplomas for being in the upper 10% of the class scholastically. The vocal trio composed of Ruth Burge, DeMaris Benson and Dorothy Ann Davidson will sing two selections and Phyllis Johnson will sing, "Boats of Mine.” The Seniors and faculty cordi ally invite you to attend the grad uating exercises. Baccalaureate Exercises High School Sunday Eve Baccalaureate Exercises for graduates of the O’Neill Public School will take place in the school auditorium this Sunday evening, May 16, at 8 o’clock. The invocation and prayer will be given by Rev. Dawson Park, pastor of the Methodist church. The class sermon. “The Captain Who Enables,” will be delivered by Rev. K. J. Scott, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The Girls’ High School Chorus will sing two special numbers and DeMaris Benson wil sing a vocal solo entitled, “Life”. The pro cessional and recessional will be played by Mrs. F. E. Parkins. The public is most heartily in vited to attend this service. O’Neill Public School Only Half Days The grades and High school pupils will have classes only in the forenoons on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday this coming week. There wilj be no classes on Thursday and report cards will be handed out on Friday morning. The kindergarten class will close on this Friday, May 14. May 21 will bring another suc cessful schol year to a * happy close. Asimus Bill Will Bring More Tax Money In the light of developments in Washington, the plan of Senator Tony Asimus to allocate more money to the rural sections for farm-to-market roads probably will rate as one of the most im portant bills considered by the unicameral this session. As no priority materials are involved, farm-to-market road construction can proceed at once under the lib eral federal fund-matching plans. As the Asimus bill stood before the Lee amendment was adopted, Nebraska farmers would be ex tracted from the mud within the next two years. The Lee amend ment cut the allotment to rural sections in half. Asimus planned the allotment and fought dog gedly for it throughout the ses sion. It was killed half a dozen times, but somehow or other, Asi mus revived it.—Comment Polit ical or Otherwise, from the State Capital, by the Lowell Service. Mrs. Sarah V. Ewh, Page, Summoned Last Thursday Mrs. Sarah V. Ewh died at the home of her brother, Elba A. Ed minsten, in the northeast corner of Iowa Township last Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, of a heart attack, at the age of 82 years, four months and 21 days. The funeral was held last Satur day afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Biglin Brothers Mortuary, Rev. Beebe of Page officiating, and burial in the cemetery at Page. Sarah V. Edminsten was born at Whitesboro, Texas, on Decem ber 15, 1860. The family moved to Nebraska when she was a little girl and settled in the southeast ern part of the state. In 1883 she was united in marriage to Dr. George Ewh at Talmage. Nebr. He passed away twenty-one years ago and for several years she made her home at Talmage, com ing to Holt county to make her home with her brother four years ago last August. that fulfill their mission fortify the young morally and spiritually. The school that fulfills its mis sion inculcates a high regard for the national heritage. NORTH AFRICA NOW IN ALLIED HANDS All Axis resistcnce ceased Wed nesday evening in Tunisa, North Africa, after the capture of the German commander in chief. Col. Gen. Jurgen von Amin, il other generals, with their staffs and 175,000 troops. A few isolated pockets of the enemy were still re sisting. but they were taken care of early this morning and the officially the battle is ended. In the battle for North Airica American troops covered them selves with glory and received the commendation of the British commanders as well as their own commanders. Radio, as well as press reports, say that the Germans are stricken with amazement in their home country at the sudden ending of the campaign in North Africa, as they were led to believe by the war lords that everything was going fine for their armies in that sector and now the war lords have the jitters as bad as the people as they do not know just where the Allies will strike next. Mary Ann Sanders, 76, Answered Call Sunday Mrs. Mary Ann Sanders of Ew ing died in the O’Neill Hospital last Sunday afternoon, after an illness of about ten days, at the age of 76 years, three months and 28 days. The funeral was held at Ewing, Nebr., last Wednesday morning from St. Peters church, Rev. Father O’Flynn officiating, and burial in the Ewing cemetery. Mary Ann Vandenberg was born at Hollandtown, Wisconsin, on January 11, 1867. She came to Nebraska with her parents when a young lady and in March, 1886, she was united in marriage to Martin Sanders, the ceremony be ing performed in Atkinson. A few years after their marriage the family moved to Butler county, returning to Holt county forty seven years ago, and since that time she had been a continuous resident of the county. Mrs. Sanders was the mother of six children, four daughters and two sons. The children are: Mrs. Sophia Spittler, of O'Neill; Mrs. Theresa Krachia, of Ewing; Mrs. Emma Kovar, of Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Alys Dierks, of Ewing, Nebr.; Yvo Sanders, of Omaha. Nebr.; First Lieutenant Odo Sanders, O’Reilly Hospital, Springfield, Mo. She is also survived by one brother and three sisters. Mrs. Sanders was a charming woman and had a host of friends in the eastern part of the county, where she lived the greatest part of her life. She was a devoted mother and a friend of everyone. Her many old friends and ac quaintances in Ewing and vicin ity and her children will greatly miss her. Lt. John R. Gallagher Met O’Neill Boy, Guadalcanal Romaine Stein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Stein, formerly of this city, who is now in the U.S.M.C., and was on Guadalcanal, while there met Lt. John R. Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gal lagher of Grand Island, formerly of this city. It was the first word Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher had heard of their son since last December, when they were notified by the War Department that their son had arrived safely overseas. On Easter Sunday they received a letter from him saying he was well, after seeing action in the active war theatres. EMMET MOTHER RECEIVES RADIOGRAM MOTHERS DAY Mrs. John M. Grutsch received a radiogram for Mother's Day from her son, Pvt. John E. Grutsch, who is an aviation en gineer in the Army Air Corps and is somewhere in the Ha waiian Islands. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our heart felt thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors who so freely gave of sympathy and as sistance following the death of our beloved wife and mother. Your kindness and thoughtfulness in our hour of sorrow will ever be held in grateful remembrance. —M. H. McCarthy and Children. Marriage Licenses Duane Woods of Fremont and Esther Davis of Bassett on Mon day, May 10th. Richard E. Berg of Dallas. S. D., and Jean Broadbooks of Co lome. S. D., on Saturday, May 8th. Merle Bowden Spangler and Annamae Maxine Derickson. both °L Star, on Tuesday. May 11th. NOTICE Will be in O'Neill at the C. & N. W. Depot from noon un til 4 o'clock p. m. on Wednes day, May 19th to accept con signments of WOOL for the C.C.C., undeT government reg ulator Will also be in Atkin son from 10 o'clock a. m. until 2 o'clock p. m., on Tuesday, May 18th. ARTHUR J. RUNNELS Need For Scrap Metal Is Urgent; Trucks To Help As the call comes to Nebraskans to enter the third scrap gather ing campaign, the question might arise in some peoples minds as to just how badly this scrap is needed. At some points in the state, scrap piles have been but partial ly removed. These are few but undoubtedly give the impression locally that scrap is not a serious problem. Various reasons can be pointed out for this condition, but that which covers most cases is that dealers have gone out of business, or have been called into the serv ice. To point out the true scrap picture, we quote from an editor ial of the "Waste Trade Journal," addressed to dealers: “This is no time for complac ency, and there would be none if the public were made aware of the seriousness of the situation; if it were made to realize that substantially as much scrap will be needed in 1943 as was the case last year, and unless proper safe guards are taken the scrap supply is likely to prove a greater head ache this year than it did in 1942. “It is conservatively estimated that the steel industry will con sume approximately two million net tons of purchased scrap each month this year, or a total of 24 million net tons. It is important to bear in mind that this is pur chased scrap; scrap that must come from households, from au tomobile graveyards, from indus trial plants, from farms and from highways and byways of the nation. "The scrap supply problem is something that cannot be gambled with. The safety of the nation and the lives of millions of our own and of our allied soldiers depend upon the steel mills delivering the implements of war when and where needed. Scrap must not be permitted to become a bottleneck. It will be far safer to have too | much rather than too little. We ; certainly cannot rick recurrence ! of the shortage that developed ! last year. "No one knows how’ long this war will last. We must pared for any eventualiti only insurance against a scrap iron shortage is to build up an adequate reserve. Unless this is done and quickly, and unless the appropriate machinery is put into immediate motion to assure this stockpile, the consequences may be disastrous. This is no time to engage in wishful thinking or to take chances.” The state highway department has offered its services in helping collect large piles of scrap iron, the state salvage headquarters an nounced Tuesday. Salvage offic ials urged county chairmen to co operate with the highway de partment by listing locations of these scrap piles for collection, rather than expecting immediate pickups. State Engineer Wardner Scott assured salvage chiefs that if the lists were turned over at the close of the campaign, the state would try, within a reasonable time, to fit the collection job with regular trips of its trucks. Fred Larkin. Jr., assistant sec retary of the state salvage com mittee, said that all county or ganizations have been set up and that the real work is under way. I Many counties are using a plan similar to the one in Douelas county. Each school district takes the responsibility in its area. Of ficials aim to see that every fam ily in the state is contacted. Prices On Hops Lower At Monday’s Auction The hog market was down again at Monday’s sale here. Cat tle prices were steady to lower. There was a light run of both cattle and hogs. Steer calves brought from SI5 to $17 per hundred and heifer cal ves from $1450 to $15.50. Year ling steers sold from $13.30 tb $14.25 per hundred and yearling heifers from $12.80 to $13.10. Two-year-old steers brought from $13.10 to $13.45 There was a nice run of cows, with prices ranging from $8 to $11.85 per hundred. In the hog market, butchers sold from $13.80 to $13.95, and •sows from $13 60 to $13.85. Stags brought from S12 tt> $13 per hun dred. There was a good run of bred gilts that sold mostly by the head. Next sale will be on Mon day, May 17th. Grape Hoes Available For Tending Shelterbelts A report was received by Coun ty Agent Lyndle Stout that the Soil Conservation Service will make available to Holt county people several grape hoes, with which to cultivate shelterbelts. These implements will be made available at the various towns in the county and farmers wishing to use them should get in touch with the county agent’s office or the AAA office in O’Neill.
