The Frontier
LXIV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1943 NO. 5
Men Of Louis Stripe Same
As Saboteurs, Says Miller
Late last week our Congress
man A. L. Miller told the House:
“Union racketeers, and I refer to
men of the John L. Lewis stripe,
are nothing more than saboteurs
to our war effort. They sabotage
as much as the worker who might
deliberately throw a monkey
wrench into moving machinery.
They deserve the same treatment
as other saboteurs have received
in the past.
“It is time that Congress, the
President and those in authority
take these racketeers of labor by
the scruff of their necks, and give
them the treatment which will
convince the country and the un
ion members that the government
is bigger than a few leaders with
reptile stripes.”
Congressman Miller declared he
had thought for some time that
Congress should award a medal or
badge of honor to the loyal work- j
ers who daily keep the assembly
lines in action. “These folks want
to work, but because some high
paid racketeers of labor will pen
alize them if they work when a j
strike is called, they are forced
by existing circumstances not to
work. There are only a few of
these racketeers, but they do con
trol a large body of workers. It
is some form of slavery, because
the laboring man is controlled by
the labor boss and he has little to
say about his working conditions.”
Miller said he believed in labor
unions and the right of labor to
bargain collectively. “I believe in
ordinary times, they should have
the right to strike. However, to
day, when we are drafting the
flower of mankind to fight for our
liberties on many battlefronts. we
should expect and demand from
all groups at home equal sacrifice
and unity in this total war effort.
“When the miner strikes, or
any other organized group who
are making the many materials
needed by oi*r soldiers, it is
against the public interest and
the best interest of our govern
ment. The organized minority
must be prevented from calling
these strikes in wartime.”
Mrs. U. G. Shipman Died
In O’Neill, Sunday, June 6
Mrs. U. G. Shipman, daughter
of the late Joseph and Lucy For
syth, died at her home in O’Neill,
Nebr., Sunday, June 6, 1943, at
the age of 73 years, three months
and 12 days. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock,
at the Holiest Church, Rev. In
gersoll officiating, and burial in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Frances Estella Forsythe was
born on February 25, 1870, at Ma
comb, St. Laurence county, New
York. She came with her parents
in the spring of 1880 to Pierce
county, Nebr., where they settled
on a homestead nine miles west
of Pierce, where she grew to
young womanhood.
At the age of 13 years she gave
her heart to God and united with
the Methodist church. Since then
she has faithfully followed God’s
teachings her entire life. She was
united in marriage to Ulysses
Grant Shipman on March 15, 1884.
To this union seven children were
born, four sons and three daugh
ters, one son, Grant, Jr., dying
in infancy.
The Shipmans moved to Holt
county, Nebr., in the spring of
1910, living near Page or O’Neill
ever since.
Those surviving her are her
husband, Grant Shipman, and the
following named children: Mrs.
Bessie Butterfield, O’Neill; Mar
ion Shipman, Orchard; Nebr.;
Mrs. Gladys Erickson, Atkinson,
Nebr.; Wayne Shipman, Payallup,
Wash.; Eugene Shipman, Detroit
Lakes, Minn., and Mrs. Anna
Maxwell, O’Neill, Nebr. She also
leaves twenty grandchildren,
three sisters, Mrs. Lee Paynter,
Fergus Falls, Minn.; Mrs. George
Kinkaid, Randolph, Nebr., and
Mrs. Bose Hayes of the state of
Washington; two brothers: Nor
man Forsyth, Butte, Mont., and
Dewey Forsyth, Norfolk, Nebr.
All of the children were here for
the funeral except two sons,
Wayne and Eugene.
She* was a kind and loving wife
and mother and was always will
ing to lend a helping hand to
those in need. Mrs. Shipman
leaves a host of friends who will
miss her very much.
Another Holt County Boy
Receives Commission
Eugene M. Sire, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Sire of O’Neill, re
ceived his commission as Second
Lieutenant in Field Artillery.
He reported for active service at
Fort Sill, Oklohoma, on June 1,
1943. Lt. Sire has been engaged
in research work at the Univer
sity of Nebraska for the past two
years.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Lindley Crumley,
a daughter, born June 6th.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Perry, a
daughter, born June 6th.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Lindley Crumley of Page,
a daughter, born Sunday.
Oral Poesnecker of Atkinson, a
tonsilectomy on Friday.
legion Auxiliary Elects
Officers For Year
At the regular annual meeting
of the American Legion Auxil
iary, Simonson Unit No. 93, held
on Wednesday evening, officers
for the new year were elected as
follows:
President, Mrs. Grace Borg.
Vice president, Mrs. Hiidred
Higgins.
Secretary, Mrs. Rose Minton.
Treasurer, Mrs. Gertrude
Streeter.
Historian, Mrs. Blanche Karr. |
Chaplain, Mrs. Teresa Proti
vinsky.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Mrs. Mary
Harrington.
Various committee chairmen
will be appointed by the new
president in the near future.
A report was presented on the
Poppy Day activities, which was
exceedingly gratifying. All pop
pies were sold within a short
time, netting a total of $83.91,
which funds are used to carry on
the unit’s rehabilitation and child
welfare program. Mrs. Edward
M. Gallagher, serving as poppy
chairman for the Unit, is to be
highly commended on the fine re
sults accomplished.
Plans were completed for the
luncheon and food sale to be held
on Saturday, June 12th, in the
building formerly occupied by the
Montgomery Hardware, first door
east of the Golden Hotel. Lunch
eon will be served beginning at
11 o’clock this Saturday forenoon,
and there will be many and var
ied cakes, cookies, candies, etc.,
for your Sunday dinner. The ob
ject and purpose of this sale is to
raise funds with which to carry
on the project of presenting gifts
to draftees as they eave Holt
county for service. The project,
which was started nearly a year
ago, does not require a great out
lay of money, but with the large
number of boys called up for ser
vice, we find that it will be neces
sary to restock our treasury in
order to continue this work. Since
January 1st we have presented
many small gifts, either sewing
kits or stationery kits to men
leaving Holt county for service
in the armed forces. We will ap
preciate your patronage of our
luncheon and food sale to help
this worthy cause. Contributions
of any food sale articles will be
greatlyfully received even though
you may not be a member of our
organization **
Mobile Navy Recruiting
Unit In Norfolk June 17
A complete Mobile Navy Re
cruiting unit will visit Norfolk on
Thursday, June 17th. Included in
the personnel of this traveling re
cruiting station will be a Navy
Construction Officer (SEABEE),
a WAVE, two Navy Recruiting
Specialists, and a Yeoman. The
unit is making a tour of most of
the principal cities in the Ne
braska and South Dakota area.
Its purpose is to bring first-hand
information regarding the oppor
tunities offered in the various
branches of the Navy for both
men and women.
Women between 20 and 36
years of age, having at least two
years of high school, having no
dependents under 18 years of age,
and in good physical condition
may qualify for the enlisted per
sonnel in the WAVES. Officers
candidates must have at least two
years college plus two years bus
iness experience, or a college de
gree. They may be between the
ages of 20 and 49.
The Construction Batallion or
SEABEES as it is called, is open
to men between 17 and 50. Men
between 18 and 37 may qualify
as selective volunteers. If a man
is found qualified after an inter
view with the construction offi
cer he will be assigned a rating,
depending on his experience and
qualifications. This enables a man
with training to start his service
in a much higher pay grade, and
in the type of work for which he
is qualified. This is similar to the
Army Engineers. The SEABEES
offer numerous opportunities for
ratings in almost any line of con
struction work, also ratings are
open as bakers, cooks, stewards,
instrumentmen, and powdermen.
The SEABEES offer splendid op
portunity for tradesmen to serve
their country in a branch of the
armed forces where their skills
are so badly needed.
The personnel of the Mobile
Recruiting unit will be available
while at Norfolk for interviews
with all men or women who are
desirous of obtaining further in
formaton regarding the Navy’s
branches of service. The date is
Thursday, June 17th, at Norfolk.
Marriage Licenses
Robert Henry Hollenbeck, 21,
and Lucille Taylor, 20, both of
O’Neill, on Friday, June 4th.
David L. Anson, 20, of Orchard,
and Alma Lavilla Stevens, 17, of
Inman, on Thursday, June 3rd.
James Franklin Bailey, 23, of
Lucas, S. D„ and Lola June
Mgram, 21, of Bonesteel, S. D.,
on Saturday, June 5th.
Francis Joseph Pribil, 22. and
Carol Lorraine Schollmeyer, 18,
both of O’Neill, on Saturday,
June 5th.
Ivan Hughes, 34, and Wanda
Palmer, 30. both of Stickney, S.
D„ on Wednesday, June 9th.
(>. P. A. Officials Will
Deal With Speeders
—
The Sioux City district office of j
the OPA announced Wednesday j
that an enforcement program has
been established here to deal with
violators of the 35-mile-an-hour
speed limit and those driving
their cars in such a way as to I
constitute an abuse of tires and
misuse of rationing.
M. E. Rawlings, chief counsel
for the Sioux City district, said
violators have little chance of
avoiding penalties for such vio
lations. In such instances, he
stated, the ration allowances of
such offenders may be revoked or
suspended and in a^ravated
cases, criminal action nray be in
voked.
As a part of this enforcement
program. Mr. Rawlings has ap
pealed to the various judges, jus
tices of the peace and state and
local law enforcement officers
serving in the Soux City district.
This, he said, will serve to bring
about greater uniformity in the
operation of the program. He
stated that the ration boards,
judges and law enforcement offi
cers are co-operating splendidly.
Ration boards have been in
formed of the progress. In the
last month approxmately forty
violations of speed limits and tire
abuse have been reported, with
the result that in at least 22 in
stances the ration allowances of
violators have been revoked or
suspended. Mr. Rawlings stated
that the other cases are awaiting
further action by the boards.
Mr. Rawlings pointed out it is
contrary to regulations for any
person to surrender any unused
type of gasoline ration stamp or
coupon to any persons other than
the issuing ration board.
Several cases, he said, have
been reported in which con
sumers have surrendered unused
stamps or coupons to service sta
tion operators or to others engag
ing in the delivery of gasoline,
and that such cases are being in
vestigated by the Office of Price
Administration.
Mr. Rawlings declared that
most motorists are co-operating
and are doing their part in re
ducing the consumption of gas
oline and rubber.
Mr. Rawlings pointed out the
program has special merit in that
deaths, injuries and property
damage have been drastically re
duced. and those in charge of the
program believe that with this
tightening of the enforcement net,
further reductions in highway ac
cidents will result.
Francis Soukup
Wins His Bars
At Fort Washington. Md., June
2, 1943, Francis J. Soukup of
O’Neill was commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant in the Army of the
United States, after successfully
completng a course of training at
the Adjutant General’s School
there.
His letter of appointment was
handed to him by Brigadier Gen
eral H. C. Holdridge, command
ant of the school and director of
schools training of the Army Ad
ministration Schools, at the grad
uation exercises of Class 18.
Lieutenant Soukup was one of
a selected group of enlisted men,
drawn from virtually all arms
and branches of the service and
designated to attend the officer
candidate school. During the
twelve weeks intensive course he
received training in the executive
and administrative functions of
the nation’s largest business, the
Army of the United States.
ANOTHER FIVE BUCKS TAX
DUE ON FAMILY BUS JULY 1
Federal automobile use tax
stamps costing $5 will go on sale
in post offices and internal rev
enue offices June 10 and must be
purchased by motor vehicle own
ers before July 1.
John Nolan Passes Away
John Nolan, one of the real old
pioneers of the county passed
away this afternoon about 4
o’clock, after a long illness. He
was about 84 years of age. The
funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock from Cath
olic church. Obituary next week.
Bert Brennan, son of the late
Colonel Brennan and Mrs. F. M.
Brennan of this city, left Wed
nesday for Washington, D. C.,
where he will attend Millard Ac
ademy. It is a preparatory school
for West Point.
Pvt. Norman Gonderinger re
turned to Miami Beach, Fla., on
Tuesday, after spending a fur
lough visiting with relatives and
friends in Atkinson, and friends
here.
Bill Allendorfer, who attends
Wayne State Teacher’s College,
came home last Friday to spend
the summer visiting relatives
Bill Froelich returned to Chi
cago on Wednesday, after visit
ing his wife, family, and other
relatives and friends.
Bob Moore, petty officer 3-c, of
Miami, Fla., arrived Tuesday to
visit his father, James Moore, and
other relatives and friends.
Miss Barbara Streeter returned
Friday from Lincoln, where she
visited her aunt and uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. Bernie Matthews, for a
few days.
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST j
By Romaine Saunders
Atkinson, Nebru Star Route No. 5.
Another airplane missing and'
among those aboard an actor gets!
the 24-pt. headlines. An airplane
pilot now is worth any ten of the
make-believe fraternity.
A report adopted by the United
Nations Food Conference in ses
sion at Hot Springs, Va., says
"Americans as a people are un
derfed.” As I view it, the report
should have read overfed and un
der nourished.
An 89-year-old soldier out at
Los Angeles would calm the
troubled waters by offering this:
“Speaking of the New Deal and
other torments, don’t worry too
much. I started soldiering 72
years ago and the fixed rule of
warfare is that of every 100 who!
go 95 come back."
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watson, and j
others of the family, have the!
sympathy of the community in1
their bereavement over the death j
of their daughter, Mrs. Oscar;
Greenstreet. at Sedro Woolley,!
Wash. Mrs. Watson was with her!
daughter a few days before she:
died, and Mr. Watson went to!
Sedro Woolley in time for the |
funeral.
University professors give out
figures showing the “increase in
come of farmers.” Out this way
its mostly outgo, or at least trad
ing cream and eggs for high
priced feeds. Country dwellers
are not complaining, but what
isn’t wholly myth about their in
creased income is rapidly absorb
ed by high costs, taxes and do
nations. And one day of whist-!
ling winds destroys a spring’s;
hard work.
Airplanes moving across the;
sky never cease to be of interest,
though they are becoming quite
as common out this way as gal
loping horses and travelers in
cars. A formation of seven planes
flying low roared toward the set-1
ting sun a day early in the week.
We are secure in the thought that
those planes bear aloft the glitter
ing emblem of free men. yet not
unmindful of the cold terror in
the hearts of mankind in sections
of earth where the winged mes
sengers of death drop their fatal
bombs.
I see the banks have been given
a break. Those installment loan
companies have had a soft thing
of it loaning money at as much
as 14 per cent, when you could
get it at any time at a bank for 8
per cent. Our banks are always
ready to stand behind a trust
worthy citizen, but their services
are not always valued by the com
munity. I met the late Charley
Reka in an O’Neill bank one day
and he said, “We get a lot of
favors from our banks.” Charley
was a citizen who believed in re
vising the slogan “Live and let
live,” by putting it “Live and
help live.”
There was a story in a school
reader of a forgotten generation
of children about a man who by
flattery and soft words snared a
boy into turning a grindstone
while he sharpened his ax. I spent
some hours at that hateful task
in the long ago before Yankee in
genuity devised a better way. As |
the story had it. after that boy
had performed the function of j
electric current and crankshaft |
for an hour or more the gent with :
the ax pounced on him with abus-1
ive words and told the “little ras-1
cal” to scamper on to school. A ;
town boy a day last week put in 1
three hours leading a mule for a ;
fellow plowing lots. “Do you want
a nickel, a dime or fifteen cents,”
asked the plowman of his 12-year
old “mule skinner” when they fin
ished the plowing. “I am charg
ing fifty cents,” demanded the \
boy. And he got it. Pinch-penny
slave drivers are dealing with a
different generation of boys these
days.
Cross currents of palms of
praise and caustic criticism whirl
about the heads of various groups
doing their stuff in our complex
national life, but an outfit that
gets little or no attention goes
quietly on its way without fanfare
to draw public admiration. Its
that group of steady-headed men
and women, our rural mail car
riers. Some daily, others three
times a week, travel the prairie
trails and bring our mail, grocery
supplies, lumber, coal, bags of
grain and all sorts of stuff from
a cake of soap to a cake of ice.
Summer, winter-cold and snow
bound, or mud and slush, on they
go to the mail boxes along their
route or pull in to homes to un
load a cargo. These are the star
route carriers. The R. F. D. forces
only carry mail, but are forever
on the job. Two star route car
riers wth whom I have to do,
Norris Murphy coming out of At
kinson, and Floyd Adams coming
from the Amelia post office, seem
always to keep pleasant under the
pressure and monotony of deliv
ering mail to us out on the routes
who are not always considerate
of their difficulties. Norris has
been on the Atkinson-Amelia
route five or six years and is
usually on schedule time. He and
Floyd are just about as accomo
rating as they come and are none
too well paid for the exacting job.
The head of a great Pacific
newspaper tells a bit of personal
history that probably can be du
plicated by two-thirds of success
ful Americans. He says:
“In my kid days, quite a spell
before youth movements were
considered essential, I spent my
summer vacations on a farm. The
call to rout out came at 4 a. m. j
After feeding and cuffing off a
couple of horses, pailing a couple
of cows and feeding the pigs it
was time for breakfast. Seven
o’clock found us in the field.
Whether it was bugging the po
tatoes or pitching hay it was hard
work and plenty of it until the
sun began to show pink in the
western sky. Supper and the
“chores” to do and, except in
threshing time, the day’s work
was all finished up by nine in the
evening. It was a good life and I
shall perhaps never again be so
proud as I was the day the far
mer for whom I worked “opined”
that I was worth a man’s pay of
sixteen dollars per month. Look
ing over some figures on federal
payrolls (which have been in
creased by the addition of 618.324
employees since December 7 to a
total of 1,558,000) I noted that the
bureau of agricultural economics
has 130 current research projects.
Of these I note one which is call
ed “a cultural and psychological
analysis to study the social psy
chological factors in land use and
rural life.” I come to the sad con
clusion that I was simply born
too soon. We just used to do about
fifteen hours work and call it a
day and didn’t even have a bur
eau to help with our recreational
activities.”
Nearest Relatives Navy
Men To Receive Flag
Parents, widows or nearest rel
atives of a deceased Navy man
who has been buried at sea, or
declared officially dead, may send
B;ronal requests for a special
avy memorial flag to the Bur
eau of Ships. Navy Department,
Washington, D. C.
Letters or requests should con
tain sufficient identifying mater
ial to enable the Navy Depart
ment to locate and verify the rec
ords of the missing persons.
Upon verification, the Navy
Yard at New York City or Mare
Island will be directed to send
the flag.
Another Pioneer
Passes Away
Mrs. Eugene E. Sanford died at
her home in southeast O’Neill last
Wednesday afternoon at 1:00
o’clock, after an illness of about
one year, at the age of 71 years,
five months and fourteen days.
The funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
from the Methodist church, Rev.
Park officiating, and burial in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Abbie Arbilla Riley was born
at Darlington, Wis., on December
25, 1871. She came to Holt coun
ty with her parents in 1874 and
had been a resdent of this county
ever since. On June 4. 1897, she
was united in marriage to Eugene
E. Sanford of O’Neill, the cer
emony being performed in this
city. Three children were bom of
this union, two sons and one
daughter, who with their father
are left to mourn the passing of
a kind and effectionate wife and
mother. The children are: Mre.
Sylvia Jones of Atkinson; Wes
ley and Melvin of this city. She is
also surwed by nine grandchild
ren, one sister, Mrs. Jane Enders,
Inman; two brothers: Joe Riley.
Waterloo. Iowa; Miner Riley of
Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Mrs. Sanford was a charming
woman and had a host of friends
in this city and county, where
she had lived for sixty-eight
years, being one of the real old
time residents of the county. She
endured all the hardships and
privations of the early settlers of
the county, and, like all the old
pioneers bore it unflinchingly.
When she first seen this part of
the country, as a little girl of
three, it was a vast wilderness,
without trees, except along the
river and creeks of the county.
Durng her lifetime she seen the
vast prairies bloom and splendid
shade trees dotted the prairies and
shaded the homes. Then in the
nineties the drought hit us and
many of the trees faded from the
landscape, only to be again re- i
placed when weather conditions
changed for the better. Her pass
ing removed another of the real
old pioneers from the ranks of1
the people of the county, ranks
that are thinning fast as time (
passes.
The Weather
High Low
June 4 -64 40
June 5_61 43
June 6_53 43
June 7 -67 48
June 8_57 50
June 9_70 53
June 10 - 72 53
Rrecipitation .89.
Hand Concert, Saturday
June 12th At 8:15 P. M.
1— Star Spangled Banner_
_Key
2— March, “Colonel Bogey”_
-Alford
3— Waltz, “Alice Blue Gown”
_McCarthy
4— Novelette. “Pavanne”_
-Morton Gould
5— March, Washington Grays,
_ Grafulla
_ 6—“Siamese Patrol”_
_Paul Linke
7— March, “Chicago Police
Band”___Mader
8— Vocal Solo, Lou Birmingham
.“For Me And My Gal”
9— Hymn, “Abide With Me,”
_Monk
10— March, “American Le
gion” - Parker
20 Nebraskans Swap
Yarns At London Dinner
Twenty Nebraska boys, serving
with the army in the European
theater of operations, swapped
stories of their home state recent
ly when they met at a dinner at
the Mostyn club ofthe American
Red Cross in London. Eighteen
Nebraska cities were represented
at the party. Among those pres
ent were Technical Sgt. True Fa
gan of Amelia and Pfc. Vern Cla
baugh of Burwell.
Getting Ready To Start
Drilling Oil Well
E. L. Dodge, local manager for
the Loup Valley Syndicate, in
formed us this morning that Con
tractor Ray Calvert starts this af
ternoon to put in the cement for
the oil rigging, which they will
use in putting down their well
north of this city.
The well is to be put down on
Section 20, Township 31, Range
12, Holt county, Nebr. This is 12
miles north and six miles west of
this city, in the territory made
famous by the ghost lights some
quarter of a century ago.
Mr. Dodge says that during the
year they are going to put
down another well in Howard
county, but the O'Neill well will
be drilled first. During the past
few years many geologists have
stated that there is oil in this
county, having traced the oil rock
strata from Kansas through Ne
braska, including this county, and
up into South Dakota. At least
one oil company is figuring on
putting down a well in southern
Souta Dakota this summer. The
people of O’Neill and Holt county
wish the company the best of luck
in their oil drilling and hope that
they will be successful.
Mrs. Robt. Schulz’ Sister
Passed Away Sunday
Mrs. Minnie Smith, 44 years
old, of Norfolk, died Sunday in a
Norfolk hospital of burns suffer
ed Saturday evening at her home.
She is survived by her husband,
mother and two sisters, Mrs. Fred
Johnson of Norfolk and Mrs.
Elsie Schulz of O’Neill. Mrs.
Schulz is in Texas at the side of
her son, Luther, who is lying in
a military hospital there seriously
ill. The latest word from Mrs.
Schulz is to the effect that he
is very sick, suffering from fever.
O’Neill friends hope that he wrill
soon recover. Her sister was
buried last Tuesday.
Now Ready To
Handle Tin Cans
Arrangements have been com
pletecLfor the handling of tin cans
throughout the county, and we
would like to have as many as
can possibly do so turn in their
cans within the next two weeks.
The following places have been
names as receiving places for the
cans, in the central section of the
county:
Inman, Watson Hay Company;
Ewing, The County Store build
ing; Chambers, Harley Hardware
Company; Emmet, Emmet Hay
Company; O’Neill, building back
of the court house annex, the
janitor there will help unload,
will help unload.
If you can deliver your cans at
the places designated, please do
so, and if you need assistance,
please phone either me or Harry
Ressel and we will arrange to
have them picked up.
It is our ambition to ship a car
load of tin out of O’Neill within
the next two weeks, so please try
and get your cans delivered as
soon as possible, so that we can
get them to the shredding plant.
MRS. GUY COLE.
Holt County Chairman,
Women’s Salvage Activities.
Word comes from Norfolk that
Dr. A. E. Gadbois, eye ear and
nose specialist, who has been
making regular trips to this city
and was to be here tomorrow,
June 11, is sick at his home and
will be unable to make the trip
this week. Watch The Frontier
for new dates.
A large number of blue grass
strippers have been brought into
the county during the past ten
days, getting ready for the an
nual blue grass seed harvest.
Local blue grass seed growers say
the crop is not as heavy as in
former years.
OPA Appoints Lawyers
Fact Finding Committee
1
Announcement was today made
by M. E. Rawlings, chief counsel,
Sioux City district office of the
OPA, that he had recommended
the appointment of fifty-one law
yers and judges in this district to
serve in a fact finding capacity
as Volunteer Presiding Officers.
Those recommended are as fol
lows :
Nebraska: Ralph M. Kryger,
Neligh; J. C. Alexander, Orchard;
J. T. Murray, Spencer; William
M. Ely, Answorth; J.^G. Rogers,
Randolph; William C. Heelan,
Valentine; Sherman McKinley,
South Sioux City; E. J. McCarth,
Ponca; C. M. Kingsbury, Ponca;
Harry N. Larson, Wakefield, Fran
cis D. Lee, Atkinson; Arthur L.
Borbridge, Bloomfield; Archie M.
Smith, Pender; A. D. Raun, Wait
hill; Burr D. Davis, Wayne; Harry
E. Siman, Wayne; Arthur O. Au
serod, Bartlett; E. H. Curtiss,
Plainview; John H. Jameson, Bas
sett; Arthur A. Weber, Bassett.
These officers, when requested,
will serve as judges on cases in
volving violations by retailers or
dealers of the OPA ration regu
lations. Those appointed will
serve without compensation and
as a contribution to the war ef
fort. This is an important part of
the OPA program and will serve
to place the determination of
these enforcement matters before
persons who are familiar with the
particular problems of each com
munity.
One-Day Golf Tourny
Held Sunday, June 20
This week cards are being mail
ed to golf players in nearby towns
announcng a one-day golf tourna
ment will be held at the O’NeiU
Country Club on Sunday, June 20.
It is expected that many players
in this locality will avail them
selves of the chance to play in
this tournament. The meeting is
in charge of Allen Jaszkowiak
and Max Golden. There will be
a bridge party for the ladies the
afternoon of the tournament, with
Mrs. R. E. Armbruster heading
the bridge party committee. The
night of the tournament a danc
ing party will be held at the club,
which will be complimetary to
all club members.
Last Sunday evenng a dinner
party was held at the club house,
with about 85 being served. Bingo
was played after the dinner.
R. M. Sauers, chairman of the
membership committee, states he
expects as many to join the club
as in previous years. Vacations
will be out for 1943 and many peo
ple who formerly have taken ex
tended vacations will turn to the
club for recreation. All dues are
payable before tournament date.
Lyle Anderson, Atkinson,
Accidentally Killed
Lyle Anderson, 10, son of Mrs.
Cedar Anderson of Atkinson, died
in the hospital at Stuart Monday
night of a gun shot wound in his
chest. The wound was inflicted
accidentally, authorities declared,
when the Anderson boy and Ar
len Brown, 10, weer playing with
a .38 calibre pistol in an upstairs
room of the home of Mrs. Ethel
Brown of Atkinson. The Ander
son boy was a grandson of the
late Jack McAllister of Atkinson.
Cattle Market Is Mostly
Steady At Local Auction
For the most part, cattle prices
held about steady with a week
ago at the local auction on Mon
day of this week. The in-between
kind of cows tended to soften
slightly, but all stocker cattle held
up well. Hog prices followed the
current tendency of price decline.
Receipts of both hogs and cattle
were fairly heavy for this season.
Action was good on all classes.
The best steer calves moved
mostly from $14.50 to $15.75 with
a scattered few reaching upwards
to $16.25 or better. Heifer calves
made $13.50 to $14.50.
Yearling steers cashed mostly
from $13.50 to $14.50. Heifers in
this class ranged in price from
$12.00 to $13.25.
Good beef cows reached $12.75
on 1340 lb. weights, with the bulk
moving at $10 50 to $12 09. Plainer
grades paid from $9.00 to $10.00,
with common kinds making $7.25
to around $8.50. Bulls topped at
$11.60, with many selling around
that figure.
Hog supplies were heavy and
demand was good. Choice butch
ers rung up $13.80. with the long
end selling at $13.65 to $13.75.
Sows topped at $13.60. with $13.50
to $13.55 taking the bulk of the
offering.
Feeders brought $16.00 per cwt.
and a lot of pigs sold by the head
at unusually good prices.
A few horses finished eff the
day’s offering. Next regular auc
tion sale on Monday, June 14th.
Mrs. Mattie Soukup and Madge
Matthews took Lieut. Soukup to
Hastings on Tuesday, after spend
ing a few days here visiting rel
atives and friends. Lieut. Soukup
was recently graduated from an
officer’s candidate school at Fort
Washington, Md., and is now on
his way to his new post at Fort
i Lewis, Wash.