Nebraska Newspapers

    Neb. State Historical Society
The Frontier
LXIV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1943 NO. 8
Atkinson N. W. Agent
Shot Tuesday Afternoon
B. W. Planck, station agent of
the Northwestern railroad at At
kinson, was shot last Tuesday af
ternoon about 1:45, while he was
alone in the station attending to
his business. He was taken to
a hospital at Norfolk a short time
afterwards and is said to be on
the road to recovery. Mr. Planck
says that he was shot by a grey
bearded man who attempted to
rob him, but that after he was
shot left without getting anything.
There are a couple of men in
custody at Norfolk, who were
picked up at Columbus, but, at
the time of going to press we
have not learned whether they
have been identified by Planck
or not. The gun, which was
found in the weeds not far from
the depot, has been sent to Lin
coln, to see whether they can get
any finger prints from it and if
they can they will probably as
sist in clearing up the matter.
The following account of the
shooting has been taken from
the Wednesday afternoon issue of
the Norfolk Daily News:
“B. W. Planck, who is in a Nor
folk hospital for treatment of a
bullet wound received in an at
temped holdup at Atkinson Tues
day. said that a suspect arrested
at Pilger and brought to the hos
pital by Sheriff Roy Whalen of
Stanton was not the man who
shot him. . .
“Law enforcement authorities
throughout north and west Ne
braska were on the alert Wednes
day for traces of a grey bearded
holdup man who shot and serious
ly wounded B. W. Planck, North
western station agent at Atkinson,
Tuesday afternoon. Planck was
‘resting well’ in a Norfolk hos
pital.
“Sheriff Roy Whalen of Stanton
was reported enroute to the hos
pital with a suspect arrested at
Pilger yesterday, intending to see
whether Planck could identify
him as his assailant.
“Another suspect, a grey beard
ed man seen walking east from
Norfolk on Highway 275, was re
leased after questioning by Corp.
Harry J. Brt of the highway
patrol, who said that the man did
not answer the description and
seemed to be able to account for
his activities.
“Holt County Sheriff Peter W.
Duffv, who was directing the
search in the area surrounding
the scene of the attempted hold
up, said that he had questioned
two transients at Stuart but had
ordered their release because they
did not fit Planck’s description
and were able to account for their
movements. . „ , ..
“Sheriff Duffy said that the
state sheriff’s office and county
sheriffs as far west as Chadron
had been notified of the shooting.
Posses were out yesterday after
noon and evening in the Atkinson
vicinity under the direction of
Sheriff Duffy and State Highway
Patrolman J. T. Meistrell of
O’Neill.
“Immediately after the shoot
ing, which occurred at about 1:45
Tuesday afternoon, the fire bell
was rung and men were sent out
in car loads as fast as they ar
rived. . . .
“Dr. W. J. Douglas oi AiKinson
arrived on the scene a few min
utes after the shot was heard.
Planck, who was alone in the
office at the time, retained c<?n
sciousness and was able to give
a brief description of his assailant
immediately.
“Planck said that the man,
whom he described as tall and
heavy set, with a short grey beard
and wearing striped pants, de
manded his money and said,
‘This is a holdup.’
“The hell it is,’ Planck said he
retorted, whereupon the man nred
and fled without taking anything.
The bullet entered just above the
heart and lodged behind a rib, ac
cording to Dr. Douglas. The
weapon, a .32 calibre revolver,
was later found in a weed patch
south of the depot.
“Sheriff Duffy said that two
boys reported seeing the suspect
at the railroad water tank about
20 minutes to 12 Tuesday, and
that a saloon keeper reported see
ing him in his place at about 20
after 12. The man had also been
seen in the vicinity about two
weeks before, the sheriff said.
“It is believed that the man got
off a west bound freight some
time before noon. No one saw
the man leave the depot after the
shooting. , ,
“Sheriff Duffy said that he had a
report of a man riding with a
trucker to Johnstown, but that
no trace of the man has been
f°“Corporal Brt said that the man
with whom he talked on High
way 275 said he was 68 years old.
He was about 5 feet, 7 inches tall,
Brt said, weighed about 15 J
pounds, had a grey beard and
black mustache, carried a pack
and was shabbily dressed in over
all pants and a brown jacket ana
cap. Brt said that, although the
man had a grey beard, he did not
fit description given. The man
said he had left O’Neill Sunday
and was going to Omaha.”
John Kemp of Rotterdam, Hol
land, who visited the Behas, left
Tuesday for New York City. John
is an engineer on a Netherlands
merchant ship, a job he held dur
ing World War I and still holds.
More Holt County Boys
Enter Army And Navy
Entered Army June 21si, 1943
Robert Edmund Miles
Leo Claude Penry
James William Cannon
Robert Alious Ramm
Harold Vincent Eppenbach
Melvin Bernard Kohlschmidt
Daily LeRoy Banks
Darrel Dean Schipman
Richard Lee Asher
Bernard Edward Bolin
Harold LeRoy Bartlett
James Junior Yocum
Richard Clark Young
Entered Navy June 22nd, 1943
Joe Anthony Grutsch
Irvin Edwin Forbes
Richard Mouris Faulhaber
Ferdinand John Hupp
William Larson Lofquest
William Howell Rees
Keith Edward Vincent
Ronald Preston Huebert
John Francis Belzer
Availability Releases
Are Not Necessary
Farm workers in Nebraska no
longer need to obtain statements
of availability (releases) in order
to change jobs in agriculture,
Clinton A. Johnson, director of
the War Manpower Commission,
said today.
Previously farm workers were
subject to employment stabiliza
tion procedures in the same way
as essential workers in industry.
Johnson said statements of avail
ability are necessary, however,
for job transfers between agricul
ture and other employment.
This policy was adopted by the
regional labor-management com
mittee of the War Manpower
Commission for the five-state re
gion which includes Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota, North Da
kota and Minnesota. Other new
WMC policies include:
1— An employee who, under a
written contract is seasonally un
employed, and who takes tempcir
ary employment in essential in
dustry during his off-season, may
return to his regular employment
on the date specified by his con
tract. For example, teachers may
take summer jobs and return to
teaching in the fall.
2— An employee who has sen
iority rights with some firm, bas
ed on an existing union contract,
is eligible to receive a release to
permit him to return to that firm,
even though he may be presently
engaged in essential industry.
3— If a worker is in a non-de
ferrable occupation, he will be
given a statement of availability
to move to a new job, even
though his present job may be
within an essential activity.
TROUBLE WITH
THE JAPANESE
W. S. Barker was editor and
publisher of the Valentine Repub
lican a good many years ago, but
it also was many years ago that
he sold that publication to the
present owner, Luke M. Bates,
and went to Phoenix, Ariz., to
makq his home. Following is part
of a letter that he wrote to Val
entine friends a few days ago:
“The people of Arizona are get
ting some real unsatisfactory ex
perience in the Japanese situa
tion. After they were moved by
the government out of California
and located in concentration
camps established in Arizona,
they have been committing as
tounding depredations both inside
the camps and outside the camps.
A big row is now on as the result
of those in charge of the camps
trying to locate these Japs on
farm lands in Arizona and en
deavoring to seek employment for
them with Arizona farm and
truck owners. Indications are that
they have been hijacking and hid
ing large quantities of food and
clothing, and have a ruling or
ganization of their own that con
trols their activities. People here
are up in arms and have told the
government to clean up the mat
ter or the citizens will rise up
and clean up for them. I and
thousands of people favor deport
ing all Japs as soon as the war
is over.”
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hall left Wed
nesday morning for Ainsworth,
Nebr., to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Claude Hall, wife of Claude
Hall a brother of Eds, who passed
away in that city last Friday af
ternoon. The funeral was held
in Ainsworth Wednesday after
noon. Mr. and Mrs. Hall had
been residents of Brown county
for about thirty years. Deceased,
whose maiden name was Beebe,
was formerly a resident of Atkin
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kurtz, of
Pasedena, Cal., returned to their
home on Thursday, after visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Kurtz. Mr. Kurtz’s sister, Mrs.
Jeffrey Smith and son, Mickey, re
turned to Pasadena with them
where they plan on making their
home.
Mrs. Jack Morrison, nee Ruth
Burge, returned Sunday from Mo-!
bile, Ala., where she was married
on May 24th to Jack Morrison,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Mor
rison'of this city. She is the
daughter of Ed Burge of this city.
Jack is in the United States Navy.
S. Sgt. V. N. Bredehoeft
Gets Marksmanship Medal
The medal of Marksman in rifle
shooting is now being worn by
S-Sgt. Victor N. Bredehoeft, for
merly of O’Neill, because of his
accuracy on the range at the West
Coast Ordnance Training Center,
at Camp Santa Anita, Calif.
Ordnance soldiers are classed as
noncombatants, but the nature of
modern warfare demands that ev
ery man know how to defend
himself against attack. And even
though S-Sgt. Bredehoeft has as
his main job the servicing of The
Line with weapons, ammunition,
and the vehicles of war, he will
now be able to fight the enemy
wherever he will be met.
In compiling the score that en
ables him to wear the medal of
Marksman, S-Sgt. Bredehoeft fir
ed for record from four positions,
standing, sitting, kneeling, and
prone. Half of S-Sgt. Bredejjoeft’s
record shooting was at slow fire,
half at rapid fire.
S-Sgt. Bredehoeft was employ
ed in civilian life by the Texaco
Bulk Plant in ONeill. He attend
ed school at the University of Ne
braska. He is the son of Fred G.
Bredehoeft, living two miles north
of O’Neill.
James B. Nickles
James B. Nickles died in this
city last Sunday evening, June 27,
1943, about 8:30, as the result of
a heart attack suffered a few days
before. The funeral was held on
Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock
from the Methodist church, Rev.
Dawson Park officiating, and bur
ial in Prospect Hill cemetery.
James B. Nickles was bom at
Murray, Nebr., on September 20,
1867. He grew to manhood in his
native county of Cass and on Jan
uary 10, 1892, he was united in
marriage to Miss Maude Carrell.
There were no children born of
this union, but they adopted a
boy, Elmo Nickles. They moved
from Cass county to Knox county
and located near Bloomfield,
where they resided until August,
1920, when they came to Holt
county and settled on a farm
southeast of O’Neill. Mrs. Nickles
passed away in July, 1923, while
they were living in this city. On
August 11, 1932 he was united
in marriage to Mrs. Lillie Sulli
van, who passed away on May
16, 1936.
Mr. Nickles was a good citizen
and had a host of friends in this
city who will mourn his passing.
He is survived by his adopted
son, Elmo Nickles, who is a mem
ber of the United States army and
is now located in the state of
Washington, and one granddaugh
ter, Patty Marie Nickles. Three
brothers and three sisters also
survive. They are: George E.
Nickles, Murray, Nebr.; Lee Nick
les, Plattsmouth, Nebr.; Charles
F. Nickles, Wall, S. D.; Mrs. Fan
nie B. Crosser and Miss Etta N.
Nickles, Plattsmouth, Nebr.; Mrs.
Amanda. Wurdeman, Leigh, Nebr.
George, of Murray, and Lee, of
Plattsmouth and Mrs. Wurdeman
of Leigh were present for the fu
neral services.
Wm. Sierk Severely
Injured Saturday
Bill Sierk, who came to O’Neill
from Atkinson a little over two
years ago, since which time he
has been employed at the Lind
berg D-X service station in west
O’Neill, met up with injuries last
Saturday afternoon that will lay
him up for many weeks to come.
When the self-starter on a car
becomes balky, the car operator
usually resorts to using the crank.
That’s what Bill done, and he has
been in the O’Neill hospital since.
The oil truck was in the Lindberg
station, Bill between the headend
of the truck and the wall. One
turn of the crank, and Bill was
pinned against the wall, his left
leg terribly lacerated and his
knee thrown out of joint and the
bone extending out through the
skin. It was a terrible misfortune
to befall anyone and Mr. Sierk’s
friends extend sympathy in his
misfortune and hope for a speedy
recovery. Mr. Lindberg happened
to be nearby at the time of the
accident and released Mr. Sierk
from ahead of the truck, which
“killed” itself during the mishap.
Noting that the hindwheels on the
truck were spinning, might better
picture the pressure which was
against Mr. Sierk.
Picnic Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
members of the Old Settlers As
sociation at the Meek store on
Friday evening, July 9 at 9 o’clock
to make arrangements for the an
nual picnic and to set the date
therefor.
The Weather
High Low
June 25_91 68
June 26_96 70
June 27_99 73
June 28_95 54
June 29_73 46
June 30_64 54
July 1 _60 50
Precipitation .22.
Pvt. Melvin Lorenz returned to
Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., on
Wednesday, after visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lorenz,
in Inman and friends here.
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
By Romain* Saunder*
Atkinson, Nebr., Star Rout* No. 5.
When you see a camera point
ing at you, remember to ‘‘button
your lip.”
Mr. Roosevelt seems not to fa
vor much of any legislation work
ed out by congress unless it grants
him either another billion or
authorizes additional “executive
orders.”
A short time ago an airplane
cut across our skyline entirely dif
ferent in outline from the 4-mo
tored planes seen daily. Informa
tion comes from California that
identifies the stranger as Lock
heed P-38 Lightning, the fastest
thing on wings or wheels. From
the way it showed speed when
seen out here it is well named,
and from the reports coming out
of the North African front the
axis powers are finding it a real
lightning bolt.
The chickens loaf in the shade
until they seen one coming their
way, when they crowd in, expect
ing a can of grain or pail of clab
bered milk. There are hoppers,
other insects and green feed nour
ishing to poultry by ranging out
after it. But that requires effort.
If you can carry them the feed
there is greedy effort in disposing
of it, but the nack and the dis
position to be “self-sustaining” is
forgotten. Too many of our cit
izens have learned to depend on
a paternalistic government for
sustenance instead of their own
efforts. How like the chickens.
If Mr. Roosevelt has been cor
rectly quoted, all but the United
Mine Workers have stuck to the
no-strike agreement, and the
strikes which have occurred have
affected only a very small frac
tion of 1 per cent of production.
Are we to understand the walk
outs, lockouts, sitdowns, knock
downs on the labor front the past
two years is all fiction? The In
ternational Typographical Union
is about the only group that has
not been heard from. They plug
steadily away and if any dispute
issues arise between journeymen
printers and employers they are
settled by arbitration—no strike,
as provided by the union consti
tution.
Potatoes vines hold a promise of
abundant yield if destructive ele
ments do not prevail at a later
date. One vine pulled form its
moorings late in June brought
with it sixteen smooth round
spuds right for a dinner of cream
ed new potatoes. Melon, vines are
the least promising of any of my
plantings and it is doubtful if
melons will develop to ripen be
fore frost. Had this 100 in the
shade temperature come a month
earlier, it would have injected
growth to melons. Just now we are
sweltering in overpowering heat
down here in Swan and mosqui
toes in swarms plying their trade
of blood sucking. A mosquito is a
frail mite among insects, but he
or she, as it is supposed to be the
female that prospects for blood—
has a hydraulic ram that pene
trates to bedrock. Heavy rain Sun
day lowered temperatures from
100 to 65.
Down a sde street in Atkinson,
in a setting of shade trees, a cot
tage and thrifty garden nearby
and across from the Legion hall,
is the Leo Kramer machine shop,
where was being built the other
day a hayrake that would have
been an amazing thing to the pio
neer who first cut a four-foot
swath across the prairie with a
Buckeye mower and raked it into
bunches with an eight-foot rake.
The ranchers are requiring some
thing big now to put up the
thousands of tons of hay fed an
nually. The Kramer shop, with
Mr. Kramer the master designer
and mechanic, two helpers, Leo
and Bill begrimed and sweat
streaked faces, had under con
struction the day I was in there
a 32-foot hayrake. The frame
work of three 12-foot rakes were
used in the construction of this
device, which was attached in the
center to a tractor and supported
at each end by wheels that looked
like they came from a manure
spreader. The frame is in 16-foot
sections to allow for slack in the
center. It is built snug to the trac
tor and is designed to dump the
load by hydraulic action. I un
derstand these simplei 32-ft. rakes
were introduced first last season.
Two rakes hitched to work in one
operation have been in use on
our large hay meadows, some ad
ding the third in recent seasons.
This latest rake equipment added
to the tractor mowers, power
sweeps and improved stackers is
stepping up the work and reduc
ing man and horse power in Ne
braska’s great grass belt. And hay
crews are having to put two or
more men on the job of building
the stacks to keep up with the
machines.
Busy men, busy women, grand
fathers and grandmothers, youth
and school children the wide land
over, city, village and county
gathered the scrap iron and rub
Honor Rev. Ohmart’s
Birthday Anniversary
More than forty members of the
! Presbyterian church and congre
j gation gathered in the basement
! of the church Tuesday evening to
fellowship around the table The
occasion was used to honor Rev,
Mr. Ohmart, who has served in
the church both as supply preach
er and as teacher of the adult
Bible class for many years, who
recently celebrated his 81st birth
i day.
There was a short program fol
i lowing the dinner. Miss. Lou Ann
| Iler sang one of Rev. Ohmart’s
i favorite hymns, “Dear Lord and
I Father of Mankind." Miss Ma
j belle Osenbaugh gave a reading
! which carried the thought of a
I negro man’s faith in Christ and
| heaven, entitled, “Uncle Turner’s
Last Words.” Mr. Sauers spoke
of Mr. Ohmart’s vast work for
Christ in his many years of serv
ice both as pastor and as writer
1 of tracts which have universal
circulation.
Everyone helped make the oc
casion a happy one by joining to
gether in singing many old hymns
of the church.
Renewal Of ‘A’ Gasoline
Rations By Mail
To get your new “A" or “D”
books, a car and motorcycle own
er needs take only the following
simple steps:
1— Pick up an application form
at any of the filling stations.
2— Fill out the form and mail
it to the War Price and Rationing
Board, O’Neill, Nebr., together
with the back cover of the pres
ent “A” or “D" book properly
signed, and your old tire inspec
tion record showing that proper
inspections have been made.
The new ration books will be
mailed back as soon as they are
ready. Every effort will be made
to have the new books in the
j hands of all car and motorcycle
I owners by July 21, when their
| present books expire. But this can
be assured only if motorists and
motorcyle owners co-operate by
getting their application forms as
soon as possible and filling them
out promptly.
The new application forms, like
; those used last year, will have a
. tire inspection record attached,
i In filling out the form, applicants
should make sure that their serial
! numbers are accurately written
in. These numbers may be copied
i from the old tire record as cor
1 rected at time of last inspection,
unless the applicant has acquired
a new tire since then. In this case,
he should write in the new tire
| number and attach a note ex
, plaining this to the board. Be sure
and send in your old tire inspec
I tion record.
Any motorist who has not had
at least one tire inspection by a
i qualified inspector will be denied
a renewal.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Sophie Novetel entered
the hospital Monday for medical
treatment.
Mrs. Antonette Homalka of
Chambers entered Thursday for
medical treatment.
Mrs. H. G. Kennedy, a son, born
Saturday.
Bill Serck admitted Saturday
for medical care.
Mrs. Earl Farr underwent an
appendectomy on Friday.
Gene Cavanaugh had his ton
sils removed on Wednesday.
Frank Cihlar a tonsilectomy on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Francis Kelley, a daugh
ter, born Tuesday.
ber of the homes, denuded farms
of usable things and all were glad
to do it. But the government it
self permitted if not actually en
couraged waste of scrap, accord
ing to stories coming to light. A
citizen of Holt county, now wear
ing a soldier’s uniform but before
going into armed service, went
with a truck to a point west
where a game preserve park was
being converted into military use
for the purpose of buying some
woven wire and steel posts that
were being removed. Those in
charge of the work would sell
nothing nor admit him to the
grounds. What was being done
with that high fence? Yanked out
by the roots with tractors, rolled
and twisted and crushed into a
mass, miles of it, carted to the
canyons and buried by power ma
chines. Another story is that the
plank forms of the concrete work
at a government layout in Ne
braska, when removed by a force
of men the nails were drawn and
dropped as pulled out. Another
force of men were put to work
picking up the bent nails, which
were put into kegs and hauled
with other bits of iron to a stream
and dumped into the water. It is
amazing that such practices as
these are allowed in the face of
the big hurrah to gather scrap
among the long-suffering citizens.
Now we*, are rattling tin cans and
probably most everybody will
jump at the chance to get rid of
an unsightly collection of cans,
though some may regard the
empty bean and tomato cans as
an M. D. friend of mine down at
Lincoln. He saves the household
gatherings until he fires the fur
nace for cold weather and then
shovels them into the flames
along with the coal.
To The Public
In accordance with an agree
ment previously signed, most
of the business houses in this
city will be closed aU day
Monday. July 5th.
Band Concert Saturday
Evening At 8:15
To the men and women of Holt
county who are now in the serv
ice of their country, the following
numbers are respectfully dedi
cated:
1— Star Spangled Banner_
-_ Key
2— March, National Emblem
-Baglcy
3— Popular, Yankee Doodie
Boy —----Cohan
4— Descriptive, S o m e t hing
About a Soldier_Gay
5— Songs of Our Allies:
England: God Save the King.
Canada: The Maple Leaf For
ever.
France: The Marseillaise.
Bolivia: The Third of Feb
ruary.
Australia: Waltzing Matilda.
6— Remarks: Mrs. Borg, pres
ident of American Legion
Auxiliary.
7— Remarks: Paul Beha, com
mander Simonson Post No.
93, American Legion.
8— American Patrol Meachans
9— Vocal Solo_.Davene Loy
a. Goodbye Broadway, Hello
France.
b. Rose of No Man’s Land.
10— Songs of the Service:
Mechanized Infantry_In
fantry.
Anchors Aweigh _Navy.
Field Artillery—Field Artil
lery.
Semper Paratus_Coast
Guard.
Army Air Corps ... Air Corps.
11— Onward Christian Sold
iers _Sullivan
12— Stars and Stripes For
ever _Sousa
13— Taps..Davene Loy
Bugler_Dorothy Lowery
Blue Grass Seed
Brings Good Return
The bluegrass stripping for 1943
is over, as far as Holt county is
concerned, most of the stripping
being completed the first of the
week, and the strippers have been
moved north to continue the col
lection of seed. The crop was not
as heavy in the county this year
as in former years, but a better
price was paid for the crop, so
that probably brought as much
money into the county as it has
in other years. The price paid this
year was $2.50 per hundred, with
some seed purchasers paying more
than that. The price last year was
about $1.50, with a couple of seed
buyers paying $2.00 per hundred
pounds. It is estimated that about
a half million dollars was paid
out to Holt county land owners
for their bluegrass seed this
season.
Livestock Market
Turns Bearish
__
Prices on livestock took a nose
dive at the local auction last Mon
day due to general price scares
and resultant flooded markets all
around the circuit. Hog prices suf
fered most where the trend was
definitely on the down grade. Re
ceipts were considerably heavier
than a week ago and buyers were
determined to buy for less money
or not buy. Buying interest lagged
noticeably and in sharp contrast
to the brisk action usually dis
played here.
All classes of cattle shared in
the general price decline. A scat
tering of lightweight steer calves
made $15.00 but the bulk sold at
$13.50 to $14.50. Heifer calves
cashed mostly from $13.00 to
$13.50, with a few reaching slight
ly higher.
Yearling steers paid upwards
to $14.50, with the general rank
and file placing from $12.75 to
$14.00. Heifers in this class moved
at $12.00 to $13.25.
Beef cows topped at $11.90 with
the bulk paying from $10.35 to
$11.55. Plainer grades made $9.50
to $10.25, with common kinds
placing from $7.50 to $8.75. Bulls
topped at $12.90 on 1450-pound
weights. Others sold at $11.50 to
$12.50.
In the hog division prices
slumped to the lowest levels paid
1 here in many months. Choice,
i handyweight butchers paid an ex
treme top of $12.75 on a very few.
Bulk of supplies ranged in price
I from $12.50 to $12.70. Sows top
' ped at $12.35; bulk moved at
$12.10 to $12 25. Feeders shared
in the downturn at $13.00 to
$13.20. A large number of little
pigs sold by the head at slightly
lower prices.
A few sheep completed the
day’s offering. Next auction will
be held on Monday, July 5.
_
Births
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Kennedy, a
son, born Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kelly, a
daughter, born Tuesday.
Miss Dorothv Valla will leave
Friday for Hill Field, Ogden,
Utah, after visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Valla.
Real Estate Sales In
County Picking Up
| There has been quite a little
activity in Holt county real estate
the past few months. The follow
ing sales have been reported bjr
R. E. Moore, field representative
I for the Travelers Insurance Com
pany, who says that real estate
sales are definitely on the in
crease:
SWViNE^, Wft 12-28-9. 360
acres in Holt county to H. G.
Kennedy for $8,000.
E14 32-30-10, 320 acres in Holt
county to William J. Murphy for
$3,600.
In Sections 4. 28, 29, 30, 31,-10,
32. 2,960 acres in Holt county to
Frank Carsten for $30,000, This is
what used to be known as the
Murnan ranch.
NWy4 14-25-9, 160 acres in Holt
county to John Sehi for $5,300.
W‘5i 29-29-8. 320 acres, just
across the line in Knox county to
Glenn Waring for $7,200.
Possession of these properties
is to be turned over to the new
| owners on M^rch 1, 1944.
Anderson-Hamilton
Miss Norma Anderson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Gust Anderson,
of Royal, became the bride of
Pfc. Leonard C. Hamilton, U. S.
M. C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hamilton of this city, June 29,
1943, County Judge Louis Reimer
performing the ceremony.
The bride was attired in a pink
crepe street length dress with
white accessories. The couple
were attended by Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lamb of this city, sister
and brother-in-law of the groom.
Mrs. Lamb wore a navy blue and
white street length dress with
white accessories.
The bride graduated from the
O’Neill High school with the class
of 1943.
Pfc. Hamilton recently re
turned from Guadalcanel, where
he had seen active service with
the Marine Corps.
Both of these young people
have many friends in this city
who extend sincere congratu
lations for a long and happy mar
ried life.
Will Enforce Com
Price Regulation
In view of the fact that numer
ous complaints are being received
which indicate widespread viola
tions of the corn regulation, an
enforcement drive will probably
soon be started by the Sioux City
office of the OPA in order to cor
rect the situation. This was an
nounced today by P. M. Moodie,
enforcement attorney for the
Sioux City district. He stated that
apparently some producers, truck
ers, and elevator operators, have
been misinformed as to the regu
lation or are operating in open
violation.
Mr. Moodie explained that dif
ferent prices were specified as to
every type of sale or purchase de
pending among other things, on
the type of corn, the points of
transfer, and the condition of the
corn—as to whether shelled or
ear corn. He stated that if a buyer
takes title to corn in the crib, he
must do so on the bushel weight
basis, and cannot pay more than
the prevailing price f. o. b. the
farm for that particular type of
sale. If title is taken to the ear
corn on the ear weight basis, the
buyer may shell the same at his
own expense and transport it to
any place he desires. If. however,
ear corn is taken by the buyer
with the understanding that pay
ment shall be on a shelled weight
basis, the expense for the shelling
must be borne by the sheller. If
an elevator or trucker, for ex
ample, buys ear corn from the
producer and shells the corn and
pays the producer on the shelled
weight basis, the expense of the
shelling must be charged to the
producer which will ordinarily be
done by the buyer, deducting the
shelling cast from the maximum
price for shelled corn.
Mr. Moodie also pointed out
that if the producer transports his
corn to the buyer’s receiving
point, such as an elevator, the
producer may not receive, in ad
dition to the maximum selling
price, any compensation for trans
porting the corn. It was pointed
out that if these deductions for
shelling or transportation are not
made, then the buyer would be
paying the maximum Drice for
shelled corn, and in addition, be
paying an added price by paying
for or performing the service of
shelling or delivery’. In either of
these cases, re declared such an
addition of price amounts to a
violation of the regulation.
Mr. Moodie declared that the
drive on corn violators will begin
soon and that those not in compli
ance will be dealt with rather se
verely under the regulation.
Marriage Licenses
Delmer Dorsey. 18. of Newport
and Miss Jean Wardell, 17, of
Mariaville, Nebr., on June 25.
Charles A. Klimek. 26, of Ord
and Miss Della A Johnson. 22, of
Scotia, on June 28.
Leonard Hamilton. 22, O’Neill,
and Miss Norma Anderson, 18, of
Royal, on June 29.
Pfc. and Mrs. Klye Smith of
Mobile, Ala., visited relatives and
friends here on Tuesday.