The Frontier
LXIV ~ O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1943 NO. 9 i
Oklahoma City Man
Invests In Holt County
Purebred Herefords
On June 29th D. E. Bowen &
Son, extensive farmers and breed
ers of pure bred Hereford cattle,
sold twenty-five head of young
pure bred Hereford heifers and
one pure bred Hereford bull to
Dr. Heattey of Oklahoma City,
Oklohoma, who is going to use
them as a foundation for a pure
bred herd he is going to establish
in that state. On the same day
Dr. Heattey purshased ten head
more of pure bred Hereford
heifers from George Rector, who
lives northeast of this city.
Mr. Bowen said the sale of his
heifers was a surprise to him, as
he did not know that the Doctor
was in the market for pure bred
stock. Dr. Heattey was in the
county last fall, during the pheas
ant hunting season, and stopped
at the Bowen ranch and looked
over the herd, which he admired
very much, but did not mention
the fact that he would be in the
market for some of his stock. One
evening the latter part of June
Mr. Bowen received a telephone
call from Dr. Heattey who wanted
to know if he would be home the
next day. When informed that
he would be he told him that he
would see him. So the next day
he called and asked if he would
sell him twenty-five young heif
ers and if so what he wanted for
them. When given both answers
he immediately purchased 25
young heifers and a young bull.
The cattle are to be delivered on
November 1st.
Holt county has been noted for
several years for their many fine
herds of pure bred cattle. The
fact that a man comes clear from
Oklohoma to invest his money in
Holt county pure bred Herefords
as the foundation for a herd, it
speaks volumnes for the class of
cattle we have in the county.
Mr. Bowen has been a breeder
of pure bred cattle for a number
of years, going along in the even
tenor of his way without fuss or
feathers, but every year dispos
ing of a number of pure bred
Hereford heifers and bulls at a
good pricee. His son has been
associated with him for several
years and their herd is constantly
increasing, and they aim to keep
only the best. The last sale will
call more attention to his herd and
we predict that other Holt county
breeders will want to get some
of his strain.
Holt County Inductees
For Month Of July
The following Holt county boys
will be inducted into the armed
forces during the month of July:
Robert Francis Murphy. O'Neill.
Richard Marvin Porter, Cham
bers.
Gottfried Henrich Svensson,
Stuart.
Donald Lloyd McPherran, At
kinson.
Edwin Pete Spes, Ewing.
Howard Jean Hovey, Stuart.
Eugene Leo Gesiriech, Atkin
son. . , ,
Joel Asbury Birminghnam, At
kinson.
George Roy Koch, Chambers.
Combines To Be
Routed To Regions
Which Need Them
Custom combines from Kansas
and southern Nebraska are to be
routed into areas in Nebraska
where there is a demand for such
assistance in harvesting this
year’s small grain crop.
Holt county is on the natural
highway which these machines
travel in going to South Dakota,
and if farmers in this county are
interested in hiring them, they
should notify County Agent Lyn
dle Stout in O’Neill, who will
route them into this county.
All combines will be directed to
areas in need from the ports of
p entry at the state line.
Band Concert Saturday
Evening At 8:15
1— Star Spangled Banner
_Key
2— March, The Huntress... King
3— Walt, Alpine Sunset ~~ King
Old Flag_ Cohan
4— Vocal Solo Jack Morrison
“It’s a Grand Old Falg”
5— March, Ringling Brothers’
Grand Entry A1 Sweet
6— Overture, Anthony and
Cleopatra _ Harris
(This is a modern descriptive
overture in which we feature
our tympanist. Guy Harris.
7— Trombone Solo-Robert
Parkins. “Atlantic Zeph
yrs,” Simons.
8— Popular, “Star Dust,” Car
michael.
9— Hymn—Adeste Fideles
i_Traditional
1 10—March, “The Stratoliner”
i ______...Holmes |
The Weather
High Low
1 July 2_78 54 !
July 3_ 83 63 ]
July 4_85 64 |
July 5 _84 60 i
July 6_83 58 j
July 7 . 84 57 |
July 8 -*.-87 63
Precipitation .15.
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Harvest Labor Short
In Some Sections
Of Holt County
All possible sources of farm la
bor are going to have to be re
cruited to handle the need for
help in the harvest and hay fields
in Holt county. According to re
ports received in the county
agent’s offic*. about twenty farm
ers, who have indicated that they
are in need of help, are seeking
help for the coming season.
Any available hay hands that
will register at the volunteer la
bor representatives in each, town,
can be placed and anyone that
has a few days spare time is en
couraged to help.
Farmers and ranchers are also
asked to make known their needs
to these labor representatives in
order that all local transient labor
may be placed immediately. The
following places have volunteer
ed to take applications in each
town:
Stuart, A. C. Berner, Stuart
Creamery.
Atkinson, Claude Humphreys,
Humphrey Shoe Shop.
O’Neill, Lyndle R. Stout, Coun
ty Agent’s Office.
Chambers, Louis Harley, Har
ley Hardware Company.
Page, H. L. Banta, Barber Shop.
Amelia, Edgar Peterson, Cream
Station.
Emmet, Mrs. Guy Cole, Emmet
Hay Company.
Holt County Poultrymen
Urged To New Goal
In Egg Production
Holt county poultrymen are
asked by the government to pro
duce approximately 2,013,000 doz
en eggs this year, 11% more than
in 1942, as their share in the Food
for Victory program, the National
Poultry Defence Committee esti
mated today.
The county goal, which is based
on the percentage increase sug
gested for Nebraska by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, can
be reached if adequate supplies of
labor and feed are available, de
clared Committee Chairman Ho
bart Creighton.
“Poultrymen are now working
harder than ever in all-out war
production,” Creighton said, “con
tinuing the fine job they did in
this county last year by produc
ing approximately 1,814,000 dozen
eggs to help supply civilian, mili
tary and lend-lease needs. Also,
two developments durng last year
have resulted in larger laying
flocks on most farms today.
“First, egg prices as shown by
purchases of the A & P Tea Com
pany, one of the largest buyers
which last year paid $92,164 in
Nebraska for 237,720 dozen, were
so favorable that farmers saved
an unusually large proportion of
potential layers. Second, condi
tions in 1942 were good for rais
ing pullets, as fall weather was
generally mild and the average
hatching date was early.
“Those factors point to increas
ed egg production,” Creighton ex
plained. “if an improvement can
be made in the farm skilled labor
situation and if farmers can get
enough protein feeds. There are
critical shortages of protein in
gredients because imports have
been cut so drastically. Even soy
bean oil meal is not being pro
cessed fast enough to meet de
mands. These are major problems
facing the industry.”
Nebraska poultrymen, who pro
duced a total of 134.250.000 dozen
eggs in 1942, are asked for 149,135
00ft dozen this year as their share
of the national egg goal of 4,780,
000,000 dozen.
Daniel A. Hart
Daniel A. Hart died at his home
in Page last Saturday afternoon,
after an illness of about four
months, at the age of 83 years, 4
months and 26 days. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o’clock from the Methodist church
in Page, Rev. Beebe officiating,
and burial in the Lambert cem
etery.
Daniel A. Hart was born in
Columbus county, Wisconsin, on
February 7, 1860. He came west
as a young man and settled at
Ethan, S. D., where he remained
until 1902, when he came to this
county and located in the Middle
branch portion of the county,
where he resided until his re
moval to Page.
On January 30, 1884, he was
united in marriage to Miss Jos
ephene Hart, the ceremony
being performed at Ethan, S. D.
Eight children were born of this
union, five sons and three daugh
ters, all of whom with their
mother survive. The children are:
Mrs. Etta Wertz, Page. Nebr.: Ar
thur, Los Angeles, Calif.; Walter,
Bismarck, N. D.; Mrs. Mary Riley,
Tina, Mo.; William, Parkston, S.
D.; Ralph, Ainsworth. Nebr.;
Charles. Dunbar, Nebr.. and Mrs.
Minnie Park, Page, Nebr.
O’Neill Boy Receiving
Fleet Officer Training
Francis Anthony Murray of
O’Neill has been assigned to the
Iowa State College, at Ames,
Iowa, for further college training
under the Navy’s V-12 program
which is designed to produce of
ficers for the fleet. V-12 work
there was scheduled to start on
July 1st.
A total of 810 men have been
assigned to the Iowa State Col
lege, where they will receive in
struction for 16-week terms with
the number of terms varying ac
cording to the training require
ments. Aviation cadets will re
ceive two terms of training, en
gineers for general duty will re
ceive six terms, and engineer
specialists eight terms of training.
The students will be in class from
52 to 58 hours per week.
While in attendance at Iowa
State College, the Navy men, who
will be given the rating of ap
prentice seaman and will be in
uniform, will carry on every ac
tivity of college life which will
not interfere with their training,
Navy authorities have announced.
They will participate in the social,
extra-curricular, and athletic ac
tivities carried on by the regular
ly enrolled students where time
permits.
The enrollment of the V-12 men
brings the total of Navy men at
Iowa State to more than 2,300.
This figure includes men from
the diesel, electrical, cooks and
bakers, and aviation cadet schools.
Sending Cigarettes
To Boys Overseas
The Alpha Club had a dance at
the Midway store last week and
the proceeds of the dance, $32.50,
was turned over to the local
American Legion to be used by
them to purchase cigarettes to be
sent to the men in the army and
Navy overseas.
The local post of the American
Legion have had bottles in sev
eral of the business places of the
city, in which donations were
placed for the purchase of cigar
ettes for the men in the army and
Navy overseas. They have al
ready collected $68.33 with which
they ordered four cases or 40,000
cigarettes to be sent to the men
in the army and the Navy in the
Atlantic and Pacific areas.
Above is a picture of a buffalo
cow and her calf, sired by a Here
ford bull, the property of Clar
ence Wrede, northeast of this city.
The buffalo cow is five years old
and this is her first calf. Mr.
Wrede has owned the buffalo for
nearly four years, having pur
chased her four years ago this fall
at Gregory, S. D. The calf was
a month old when the picture
was taken.
The calf is called a catalo and
their number are very few in the
United States, or in any other
country, according to the follow
ing taken from the December is
sue of Popular Mechanics:
“Farmers of the far north are
looking forward to the day when
pue Jin111 Hsaaj 3ABq ubd A3qt
fresh meat during the winter
from cattle which, if necessary,
can forage on the ranges even in
the coldest weather. The Canad
ian government has started to de
velop a new strain of cattle hardy
enough for the northern settle
ments and farms. The buffalo has
been crossed with domestic cattle
to produce the strain and the re
sulting animals are known as
catalo. There are about 30 catalo
now in existence. The cross be
tween buffalo sire and domestic
cow resulted in too many deaths,
and now the experiment is pro
ceeding with the buffalo mating
with the yak, and the resultant
offspring mating with domestic
animals.”
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
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By Romain* Saunders
Atkinson, Nebr., Star Rout* No, A
In case of a vacancy, I would
suggest John L. Lewis for new
deal secretary of labor.
Optical companies might well
spend less effort on “fashion" and
more on improving failing vision. |
As I view it. subsidies are as
wrong as Herr Hitler. There is no
justice in taxing the fruits of one
individual’s industry to add to the
possessions of another.
Inflation—state of being inflat-;
ed: distention: swelling; pompos- j
ity; bombast. Thus in a few words
Dr. Webster tells it. Whether or i
not we like to admit it, guess we 1
have it.
Mr. Willkie says: “Our thinking i
in the future must be worldwide.
Worldwide thinking may be al-1
right, but worldwide meddling
stands guilty of this present!
worldwide tragedy.
During the tenure of offioe of
a former governor it was report- j
ed from the state house that the
cap “I" had to be frequently re- i
placed on the typewriters. Won
der if they are having the same j
trouble down at Washington.
It takes about a foot of linotype
slugs to embody the legal lingo
“explaining points” of the corn
setup that neither buyer nor seller
understand. But when a dollar
and a dime is handed over for a
bushel of corn they understand
that.
I was interested in what a
learned and patriotic gentleman
had to offer in this paper recently
to the effect that home soap mak
ing is an indirected blow at our
armies. And I wonder what dif
ference it makes whether mother
uses the greases to make her soap |
or Proctor & Gamble use it.
To what extent should govern- i
ment concern itself with the four
millions in the low income brack
ets more than others? If I am in
the 40-cent-an-hour class it is be
cause I am not worth any more
or have not the ambition to rise
higher. A politician will cast his
line in the direction of the most
votes and he knows just the bait
to use.
The resignation of Mr. Davis
as food administrator, the flare up
of Mr. Wallace and the secretary
of commerce, Mr. Jones, indicates
there may be a seething caldron
just under the surface in the
camp of the new dealers. Where
soever men are there are jealous
ies, envy, slander, accusations and
incriminations, besides more or
less “bonehead” work, and there
is most always room for a much
neglected virtue, charity.
It is written of the kings of the
ancients that whom they would
slew and whom they would they
kept alive. It is written today of
a modern king, Victor Emmanuel,
that he pleads with Premier Mus
solini to declare Rome an open
city, to save ancient treasures
from bombing. Treasured edifices
in other cities have been bombed
by the axis. Athens was on the
map before Rome and London not
much later. The venerable mon
arch of Italy would do his people
a great service to not only plead
but demand that the army lay
down the arms in honorable sur
render.
Discussing the subject of sci
ense as related to the spiritual
needs of mankind, William Mac
neile Dixon concludes: “Pursued
though it be through weary days
and sleepless nights, the search
for material remedies to sooth or
cure our spiritual distresses can
have only one end—failure. Much
more will be needed than to feed
the hungry, house the poor, clothe
the destitute, however generously
contrived and devoutly adminis
tered these undertakings may be.
The day of the acceptance of the
great truth approaches, than
which a greater was never yet
proclaimed, that ‘man does not
live by bread alone.’ With its ac
ceptance, and not till then, will
be laid the foundation stone of a
civilization worthy the name.’’
The July sun had cast the day’s
last glow over a quiet scene and
disappeared from view behind
the distant prairie rim as it was
noticed the sunset had already
shifted from the point fartherest
north where a few weeks ago it
had sunk from view in the de
pression between two ridges to a
point a few rods south. The grand
orb of day is on the retreat to the
southern hemisphere, A few
months of summer skies, of flow
ers and birds, of life and growth, j
of summer sunsets and nights
aglow with stars in the fathomless
depths of eternity— then there
comes the killing frost. How like
life’s fitful dream! But as we look i
upon the picture of a summer
sunset, through a rift in a cloud
hanging high above there appears
to open a gate of pearl on an av
enue of light leading into the city J
Edward A. Keeler
Edward Allen Keeler died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
John Nicholite, northeast of this
city last Tuesday morning at 1:26:
after an illness of about six
months, of cancer of the stomach,
at the age of 90 years, three
months and three days. The!
funeral will be held tomorrow 1
afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist1
church in Ewing, Rev. George
M. Carter, officiating, and burial
in the cemetery at Neligh, Nebr. j
Deceased was bom at Alton, |
111., on April 3, 1853. In 1885 he
was united in marriage to Miss
Iona Bereuter, at York, Nebr.
Thirteen children were born of
ths union, two of whom, with his |
wife—who passed away in De
cember, 1909—preceded him in
death. The children are: Harry
and Ora, Ewing; Ernest, St. Xa-;
vier, Mont.; Arthur, Ten Sleep,
Wyo.; Roy, Freedom, Wyo.; Clar
ence, St. Xavier, Mont.; Mrs.
Louis Hankins, Greybull, Wyo.;
Mrs. R. S. Aagaard, Evanston,
111.; Miss Rosalie, Hollywood,
Cal.; Mrs. John Nicholite, O’Neill;
Clyde, Ewing.
Mr. Keeler came to this city in
1935, coming here from Neligh
and was well known in the city.
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Local Rationing Boards
Having Difficulties
It is reported by the local ra
tioning boards that they are ex
periencing some difficulty in the
renewing of the basic “A” books.
Many of the applications received
are either incomplete or incor
rectly executed.
In order that the local board
may complete and mail the basic
gasoline rations, applicants are
asked to adhere to the following
instructions before mailing appli
cations:
1— Be certain that the applica
tion is complete in every detail.
Fill in only the heavy inked
blocks. Be certain that you sign
the application, also answer ques
tions one and two.
2— Attach old tire inspection
record with application.
3— Attach back cover of your
present “A” book to the applica
tion. Make certain that you have
signed this cover.
4— In identifying your vehicle,
be certain to use the numbers on j
your metal license plates and notj
the numbers on your license tag. i
5— Make certain that you have j
filled in both the vehicle identifi- j
cation and tire serial numbers
both below and above the per
foration.
6—In case you have purchased |
a new tire since the beginning of
gasoline rationing, attach a note
to your application giving the cer
tificate number which was issued
to you to purchase your new tire,
also the number of new tires you
purchased.
By following the above sug
gestions, you will enable your
board to mail your gasoline ra
tion to you by July 21st.
If you have further questions
regarding the proper procedure
for filing applications, contact
your local service station oper
ator. He will have necessary in
formation to help you.
where the streets are paved with
gold, that far-off goal of a troub
led race. You may visit it some
evening at set of sun.
Though the primary purpose of
the publcation is to keep Nebras
ka history straight, with more or
less biography, the editor of the
Nebraska History Magazine has
pretty decided political views
which he believes the public
should know about. He recently
placed Mr. Willkie in the fore
front of the world’s chosen few
and makes factious reference to
“isolationists and die-hard repub
licans.” Excluding from consid
eration the rigor mortis that lays
all mankind low in the end, re
publicans indeed die hard. They
have been knocked flat a time or
two in the last 80 years, but we
have come up each time with re
newed vigor to put a floundering
nation on the pathway of stable
industry. And the isolationist will
probably outlive the world med
dler.
A lady news writer in Wash
ington tells of Mrs. Clare Luce’s
brains and beauty captivating
congress and how she peeled the
hide from some veterans of the
house in a speech punctuated with
such phrases as “midwifed by se
cret diplomacy,” “globlindness.”
“draDes his intellectual nudity in
the flag,” “swathes himself in the
mantles of humanitarianism."
Now Henry Tomlinson would
have missed a few days’ rations
to have heard that speech. But
the fair writer who gives us of
the prairie a glimpse of the one
woman congressional show springs
something: “I nominate the gentle
lady from Connecticut for vice
president on the 1944 republican
ticket. How she would put zip,
drama and light into their limp
ing campaign!”
Miss Joan Burgess, Pollv Ann
"Ricklv. Margaret Jean Yantzi,
Marvin Holsclaw and Gordon Hi
att. accompanied by Rev. Kenneth
Scott, left today for Blair, where
they will attend a Christian En
deavor meeting of the Presbyter
ian church, which will be held
from the 7th through the 15th.
O’Neill Business Men
Will Be Available
For Grain Shocking
Plans are being made by a com
mittee from the O'Neill Commer
cial Club to organize grain shock
ing crews among the business
men, if necessary, to relieve any
harvest labor shortage.
A committee of Carl Asimus,
Ambrose Rohde, C. E. Jones and
R. E. Moore was appointed to or
Sanize crew-s on request. All or
ers for assstance should ba plac
ed with County Agent Lyndle
Stout in the court house, who is
in charge of the farm labor re
cruiting in Holt county.
If there is a need for such as
sistance, O’Neill business men
will be organized as shocking
crews. The groups will be avail
able for work in the evenings and
will be paid the prevailing price
per acre for such work in the
county. This is a means of assur
ing that a labor shortage will not
hinder the harvesting of the pres
ent crop and farmers should feel
free to request help if they feel
it is necessary.
O’Neill Soldier In North
Africa Wins Promotion
Sergeant William A. Miller. 23,
who is serving in the chemical
warfare section of the U. S. Fifth
Army headquarters in North Af
rica. has been promoted to staff
sergeant. He is the son of Mrs.
Catherine Miller of O’Neill, and
before entering the service in
April, 1942, at Fort George S.
Meade, Maryland, Sergeant Mil
ler worked for the Bureaa of Pub
lic Relations, Washington, D. C.
Charles R. Mullen
Charles Raymond Mullen died
in a hospital in Norfolk last Tues
day morning, about 11:00 o’clock,
after an illness of about three
months, at the age of 55 years,
eight months and twenty-three
days. The body was brought to
this city by Biglin's ambulance
and the funeral will be held Fri
day morning at 9 o’clock from
the Catholic church. Monsignor
McNamara officiating and burial
will be in the Catholic cemetery
at Creighton.
Charles R. Martin was born at
Cresco, Iowa, on October 13, 1887,
and he grew to manhood in his
native state. He came to O’Neill
in 1927 and accepted a position
in the Seth Noble lumber yard,
where he had been since em
ployed. He came here from Wag
ner, S. D.
On April 17, 1928, he was united
in marriage to Miss Nora Kain,
the ceremony being performed at
Creighton. Nebr. There are no
children. He is survived by his
wife, one brother, E. E. Mullen,
of Antigo, Wis.. and one sister,
Mrs. Margaret Coughlin, of Wag
ner, S. D.
Charles Mullen was one of the
best known and most beloved
men in the city. For the past
eight years he had been the man
ager of the Seth Noble lumber
company in this city and had a
host of friends among the farmers
of the section of the county and
the busness men of the city. His
health began to fail about three
months ago and he went to the
Veterans Hospital at Lincoln for
treatment. After being there a
few weeks, and not showing any
appreciable improvement, he was
taken to Norfolk, so as to be
nearer home, and for the past
month he had been in a Norfolk
hospital, but he continued to fail
and he quietly passed away Tues
day morning. Charlie was a
member of the Knights of Colum
bus and the American Legion,
having been in World War No. 1.
He was strictly a home man and
his pleasing personality and cheer
ful manner endeared him to all
with whom he came in contact.
ONeill friends of the deceased
tender the sorrowing widow and
other relatives their sincere con
dolence in their hour of sorrow.
Mrs. Anna Jutte
Mrs. Anna Jutte died at her
farm home near Chambers last
Friday, July 2, 1943, after an ill
ness of one month from ail
ments incident to her advanced
years, at the age of 74 years,
11 months and 22 days. The
funeral was held Wednesday af
ternoon, July 7, at 2:30 from from
the Lutheran church in Chambers
and burial in the Chambers cem
etery at the side of her husband
who passed away on July 26. 1927.
Mrs. Jutte was born in Saxon,
Germany, on July 10. 1868. When
a young lady she came to the
United States and for a time lived
in Indiana, coming to Holt county
in 1887. On December 18, 1889.
she was united in marriage to
Frank Jutte, the ceremony being
performed in this city. Two child
ren were born of this union, two
sons, William and Walter, both of
whom are residents of this county
and are living on the old home
place. She is also survived by one
grandson, Lt. Lloyd L. Jutte, of
Camp Barclay, Texas, who came
from his post of duty to attend
the funeral services.
Mrs. Jutte was one of the old
timers of the south country, hav
ing lived in that section of the
county for fifty-six years. She
had a host of friends among the
old-timers of southern Holt who
will regret to learn of her passing.
Proposes To Restore
Impaired N. F. L. A.
Stock To Par Value
A program of particular im
portance to the 900 farmers and
stockmen in Boyd, Holt and
Wheeler counties who carry their
land loans with the National Farm
Loan associations and the Federal
Lank Bank of Omaha was disclos
ed today by Lyle P. Dierks, sec
retary-treasurer of the five asso
ciations headquartering at O’NeihL
Mr. Dierks has just returned
from a two-day reorganization
conference in Omaha, where the
proposed plan was presented to
secretary-treasurers from South
Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Wyo
ming, the four-state area which
the Omaha land bank serves.
The reorganization plan, soon
to be presented to directors of the
local National Farm Loan Asso
ciation, involves restoring to par
the value of capital stock of im
paired National Farm Loan asso
ciations in the eighth farm credit
district. Mr. Dierks said the plan
directly affects some 40,000 farm
ers and ranchers who are stock
holders of these local co-oper
atives in the four-state district.
Approval of the program, Mr.
Dierks stated, would result in
3,926 Nebraska stockmen and
farmers who have paid off their
land bank loans receiving full
payment foi; their association
stock. In the four-state area,
8,400 farmer association members
would receive payment for their
stock, representing a total cash
outlay by the Omaha land bank
of $1,500,000
In addition to those receiving
full payment for association stock
on paid-off loans, Mr. Dierks said
some 32,000 farmer-members of
presently impaired associations—
14,705 of them in Nebraska—will
be directly benefitted by the land
bank’s offer to restore their stock
to par value. Estimated cost of
this program would be $4,500,000.
“Because it is in the strongest
financial position in ten years,”
Mr. Dierks stated, “the Omaha
land bank is able to make this
proposal to the local associations.
The land bank has built up
enough reserve and earnings on
its own to put all the associations
in sound financial condition. That
is the bank’s purpose in making
this proposal.
“The land bank system, origin
ated in 1917, pioneered in bring
ing long-term, low-interest rate
loans to farmers and stockmen
through the National Farm Loan
associations and establishing cred
it terms favorable to farmers. At
the Omaha meeting it was made
clear that it would continue to
do so.”
Until July 1, 1944. a 3 *4% in
terest rate is in effect on both
federal land bank and commis
sioner loans. »
Livestock Prices Stage
Comeback; Receipts
Are Light Here
The lightest run of livestock
thus far this season marked the
holiday auction last Monday.
Prices recorded here were much
better than a week ago and the
general market undertone showed
strength. Demand was good as
buyers were urged into action by
limited supplies.
Butcher nogs showed the strong
est recovery after last week’s
price slump with an extreme top
of $13.40 The long end of sup
plies sold at $13.20 to $13.30L
Bulk of the sows made $12.10 to
$12.20 with the top figure claim
ing a larger per cent of the re
ceipts. Feeder pigs topped at
$16.55 per hundred.
Steer calves scaling 350 pounds
reached $1480. Keifers made
$13.50. Strictly speaking there
were no choice calves for sale
here.
Yearling steers moved mostly
at $12.50 to $13.50, with heifers
in this class making $11.50 to
$12.85. Supplies were limited
and the quality was barely good.
Good beef heiferettes reached
$13.25. but that price was paid
on only a choice few. Bulk of the
beef cow run cashed at $10.50 to
$12.00. Medium kinds sold from
$9.00 to $10.00. mostly in the up
per brackets. Plain and common
cows sold from $7.50 to $8.50.
Bulls topped at $13.00 on 1500 lb.
weights. Others made $11.50 to
$12.50. Next regular auction on
Monday, July 12.
Hospital Notes
Larrv Babutzka tonsils remov
ed on Wednesday.
Mrs. Francis Kelly and baby
dismissed on Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Peters a boy born
Friday, dismissed on Thursday.
Mrs. Kenneth Bergstrom a girl
born Saturday.
Don Enright had his tonsils re
moved on Friday.
Mrs. Harley Kennedy and baby
dismissed on Friday.
Mrs. Anita Homalka dismissed
on Sunday.
The Hopkins bov had his ton
sils removed on Wednesday.
Miss Mae Hammond and Mrs.
Mary Fitzsimmons Massie, of
Omaha, came Saturday to visit
relatives and friends. Miss Ham
mond returned home Monday
while Mrs. Massie remained for
a longer visit.
