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Italy Surrenders
One Down; 2 to Go
At li:30 a. m., September 8,1943,
it was announced by General
Dwight Eisenhower that all the
armed forces in Italy has surrend
ered unconditionally to the
United Nations. Exactly five
days after the Britian famed
Eighth Army and the Canadians
landed on the Itilian mainland,
the Italian people, seeing the
handwriting on the wall, surrend
ered.
It is a complicated ledger to
figure up. With, the surrender of
Italy we are not noticeably
stronger or is Germany notice
ably weaker. We gained assetts
undoubtedly with the surrender
of Italy, but at the same time we
have the problem of settling in
ternal unrest in that country.
With the capitulation of Italy
we gained the control of a size
able Italian fleet. Some of the
ships are in good condition, some
in fair condition and some entire
ly unusable. We also received
Italian planes and while there are
not a considerable number of
them they will be of use to us.
The most important benefit we
received was Italian air bases. It
is well known that Germany
moved many of its industrial
plants further into Germany to
escape our bombs. These indus
trial centers could not be reached
from our bases in England but
are now within bombing range.
It is more than likely that the
invasion of Germany will not be
made through Italy because of
the many mountains. The Ger
mans, it is believed, could fortify
the Breener Pass so as to make
it almost impregnable. The, most
likely route then would be thru
Jugoslavia, where General Mile
hilvich has a sizeable army. They
could then go through Rumania
and capture the vital and stra
getic oil wells and thus render
Germany almost powerless. The
invasion of Europe will come
from many directions, possibly
through France as well as the
Balkan states.
It was announced that the arm
k istice with Italy was signed on
Friday, September 3. It is be
lieved in government circles that
Prices Fixed For
Grocers In the County
The OPA has fixed community
flat prices on major brands of
staple dry groceries applicable to
all food retailers within the Holt
County War Price and Rationing
Board area, effective September
1st, according to an announce
ment by R. E. Armbruster, board
chairman. He stated that these
prices are uniform for stores of
each particular group and will
better serve the general public by
providing dollars-and-cents ceil
ing prices on grocery items most
commonly used.
The placing of flat coinmunity
wide dollar-and-cents ceiling pri
ces on grocery items corresponds
with the dollars-and-cents meat
prices previously established and
serves to bring approximately 80
per cent of the food in the house
wife’s market basket under ceil
ing prices expressed in a definite
cost per pound, package or item.
Every food retailer is now re
quired to post a sign indicating
the class of his store and each
group has an individual ceiling
price requirement. By comparing
the posted group sign in eacft store
with the specified list of prices,
the consumer can determine at a
glance the maximum prices which
that store can charge of all list
ed items.
Any store may sell for less than
the ceiling price but cannot un
der any circumstances sell any
k specified article at a price above
that listed.
A. J. Jaskowiak Won
Golf Tournament Sunday
A successful one-day golf tour
nament was held at the Country
Club last Sunday. There were 40
entries.
The tournament was won by
A. P. Jaskowiak, who defeated
George Lightner of St. Edward in
three holes in the finals.
First flight consolation won by
Ed Campbell, who won over
Gaius Cadwell of Albion, in finals.
Second flight won by Dr. R. E.
Kriz of Lynch by defeating Geo.
Marshall in finals.
Second consolation was won by
Howard Dean, who won over Les
Smith of Ainsworth in finals.
County Court
Lorenzo Taylor of Valentine
was arrested by Patrolman Wal
ter on September 5 and charged
with failure to place red flags.
He pled guilty as charged and
was fined $25 and costs of $3.10.
Marriage Licenses
Robert LeMunyan, 21, of Atkin
son and Betty Jane Smith, 19, of
Amelia, on September 3.
William Wood, 25. of Kearney
and Anna Mae Nickel, 21, of
Page, on September 6.
the surrender was so suddenly
offered that General Eisenhower
had to delay the announcement
to give troops time to enter Italy.
It was for this reason that the
army met no resistance in the
landings in Italy.
The German radio ranted and
raved over Italy’s treasonable act
in surrendering. It was announc
ed last night that a facist govern
ment in exile has been set up in
Berlin with Benito Mussolini as
head, which leads observers to
believe that he may be a prisoner
in Germany.
Marshal Bagdolio asked the
Italian people to give no resist
ance to the Allied occupation.
He also asked them to help drive
the Germans from their home
land. It is estimated that there
are between 90,000 and 100,000
German troops in Northern Italy.
General Eisenhower’s procla
mation read as follows:
“This is Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower, connamder-in-chief of the
allied forces. The Italian govern
ment has surrendered its armed
forces unconditionally. As allied
commander-in-chief I have grant
ed a military armistice, the terms
of which have been approved by
the governments of the United
Kingdom, the United States and
the Union Soviet Socialist Repub
lics. Thus, I am acting in the in
terest of the United Nations.
“The Italian government has
bound itself to abide by these
terms without reservation. The
armistice was signed up by my
representative and the represent
ative of Marshal Badoglio, and
it becomes effective this instant.
“Hostilities between the armed
forces of the United Nations and
those of Italy terminate at once.
All Italians who now act to help
eject the German aggressors from
Italian soil will have the assist
ance and support of the united
nations.”
Marshal Badoglio’s proclama
tion was as follows:
“The Italian government, recog
j nizing the impossibility of contin
I ung the unequal struggle against
the overwhelming power of the
enemy, with the object of avoid
1 ing further and more grevious
harm to the nation, requested an
armistice from General Eisen
hower, commander-in-chief of the
Anglo-American Allied Forces.
“This was granted.
“The Italian forces, will, there
fore, cease all acts of hostility
against the Anglo-American forces
wherever they may be met. They
will, however, oppose attacks
from any other quarter.”
Another Holt County Boy
Gives Life For Country
Mrs. Robert Murphy, of Page,
received a message from the war
department last Monday morning
that her husband, Lt. Robert
Murphy, of Page, had been killed
in action in the South Pacific. Lt.
Murphy was about 23 years old
and had been in the army for
about two years. He was a co
pilot on a flying fortress. He
visited in Page a few months
ago. His father is Lowell
Murphy, who has been a resident
of the Page community for the
past thirty years.
Many Honor Parties
Given For Lt. Coyne
Second Lieut. Nadine Coyne, P.
T. A., of the medical department
of the Army of the United States,
arrived last Friday from Temple,
Texas, to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Coyne, and other
relatives and friends. She was the
guest of honor at several parties
over the week-end. Miss Rose
Mary and Miss Ruth Ann Biglin
entertained at a dinner at the M.
and M. Cafe last Friday evening.
Miss Dorothy Jordan entertained
her at a birthday dinner at the
M. and M. on Saturday. Miss
Mar>' Harty of Chicago entertain
ed at a breakfast in her honor at
the M. and M. on Sunday. Mrs.
Hugh Coyne and Mrs. Herb Ham
mond entertained at a luncheon
at the M. and M. Monday after
noon in honor of Lt. Coyne and
Miss Margaret Hammond of Om
aha. Lt. Coyne left Tuesday for
Chicago, where she will attend a
meeting of the American Con
gress of Physical Therapy. She
will return to Temple, Tex., from
Chicago.
The Weather
High Low
Sept. 3_91 58
Sept. 4_ 72 58
Sept. 5_76 58
Sept. 6_77 47
Sept. 7_70 49
Sept. 8_67 44
Sept. 9_ 36
Precipitation 2.36.
There was a light frost Wed
nesday night, but no apparent
damage is evident in the gardens
in town this afternoon.
Mrs. Helen Simar returned on
Monday from Omaha, where she
attended Market Week.
! BREEZES FROM
| THE SOUTHWEST\
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By Romaine Saunders ,
! Atkinson, Nebr., Star Rt. No. 5 j
The tag-end of haying still lin
gers in the southwest
Germany is in the fifth year of
war. Herr Hitler said in ’39: j
“Come on, folks, if you want war;
I’m ready for ten years of it”
Cattle buyers are looking over
herds out this way with an eye
to get some good foundation stock
to build from. Few if any buyers
are out looking for feeders.
The item telling of scattered
hay stacks should have read
southeast of Amelia—not north
east. To be specific, it was south
of the road east of the turn at j
Waldo’s, where the South Fork ;
heads.
In a letter from a private citi
zen in our nation’s capital it is
stated the people there are horri
fied at the waste and extrava
gance under our present admin
istartion, or words to that effect,
but they “have to be careful what
they say.” So? Along with free
trade, “free and unlimited coin
age of silver” it was supposed the
worshipers of Jefferson and Jack
son were also for free speech. But
maybe this is just a New Deal
condition.
Old Prince is dead. In a spasm
of agony he drew his last hot
breath. He was found in the
throes of dissolution stretched
full length on the ground a half
mile from the buildings of the
Riley ranch. The ranch had been
his home for 22 of his 28 years.
Prince was a Percheron gelding
that had been the ranch standby
when anything heavy was to be
moved. Whatever might be a fit
ting epitaph for a magnificent old
horse would be none too good for
him. He was given the run of the
place in declining years and was
thought to have got an overdose
of grain as his undoing. Maybe
in some quarters there would
have been been a desire for the
hundreds of pounds of “horse
steak” Old Prince ambled about
with, but that would have been
sacrilege to the folks on the ranch
and the obsequies was like laying
away one of the family.
Much of the modem literature
as circulated in books and maga
zines is crude, vulgar and pro
fane, while the newspapers honor
the editorial tradition that some
things are unprintable. Authors
of books and fiction writers flaunt
with brazen arrogance their con
tempt for common decency. And
with many newspapers and other
publications there is a sneering
attitude toward the masterpieces
of English prose and poetry. This
may be accounted for on the basis
that their own product is dry and
dreary commonplace. Many week
ly papers no longer have either
an original thought nor the terse
style of former editors in then
news items. Mr. and Mrs. John
Doe visited in Podunk the first
of the week, is the extent of the
journalistic effort of some coun
try publishers. The Col. Watter
sons, the Ross Hammonds, the
William Allen Whites—the florid
prose, the clever rhyme, the pun
gent paragraphs, the caustic treat
ment of political opponents, the
To the People
of this Community:
ARE YOU REALLY AT WAR?
What does being at war mean
to you? Less gasoline for your
auto? Less sugar in your coffee?
Higher prices for you - food and
clothes? Separation from your
E husband?
Sure, it has
meant all
those things,
some serious
and some really trivial for a pe
riod when your actual safety is
at stake.
But has the war meant
BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
to you? In many instances YES.
The, first stage of invasion has
already pushed our casualties
over the 100,000 mark.
The gold stars which decorate
thousands of our homes today
are a challenge to the vast ma
jority of us to do our best in the
Third War Loan. No good Amer
ican wants to see one more gold
star added to the firmament of
glory. We educate our youth for
life, not for death. If they die,
they die so that we might live.
Every extra War Bond yon buy
today will back the invasion so
that the war will be shortened
and so that there will be less
blood, sweat and tears for you
and your friends.
THE EDITOR
City Is In Nice
Financial Fix
At their regular meeting Tues
day evening the city council vot
ed to take up $6,000 worth of
bonds of the city, that are of the
old water bond issue. These bonds
were not due until 1946, but they
were optional and the mayor and
members of the council decided
to take them up now and stop the
payment of interest. The redemp
tion of these bonds cuj| down the
indebtedness of the city to $5,000.
They have the money to retire
these bonds also, but as they are
not optional and not due until
1946, the owner decided that the
bonds were better than the cash.
The city is now in splendid fi
nancial condition, which testifies
that the financal interests of the
city have been carefully looked
after for several years.
The city now owns $25,000
worth of government bonds. In
addition to the bonds they have
a balance of $15,496.15 in the gen
eral fund and $6,808.37 in the
water fund, making a total of
cash on hand of $22,304.52, mak
ing a total of cash and bonds of
$47,304.52, a nice little nest egg
for any city to own.
sarcastic reference to “esteemed
contemporaries”—^ have faded
from the picture. Perhaps the
editorial fraternity have wisely
concluded that there is a surplus
of half-baked ideas getting into
print through such mediums as
this prairie dweller, so devote
their talent to a well-ordered
front page and increasing cash
receipts.
H. F. Gilday made a business
trip to Osmond last Sunday.
Third War Loan Drive Opens
Today; Holt’s Quota $866,400
Home Front Volunteers Start Today
To Put Over lird War Loan Campaign
For Worl s Greatest Financing Drive
With the Slogan “Back the Attack—With War Bonds,n
Every American Citizen Is Asked to Buy at Least
One Additional $100 Bond in September
WASHINGTON, D. C., September 9.—America’s Third
Army marched forth today to capture the most important
immediate objective on the home front.
As 2,000,000 volunteers swung into line to put over the
Third War Loan campaign, they were met with helping
hands from millions of workers in the home front production
battle, and cheers of encouragement from men on the fight
ing fronts—to whom the success of the Third War Loan is
literally a matter of life and death.
To “Back the attack—with War
Bonds”—every American who can
do so will be asked to buy at least
an extra $100 War Bond. The
quota for those who are able to
invest more from income or ac
cumulated funds will be much
higher.
Speaking of the great drive to
raise $15 billion—a major portion
to come from individuals—Secre
tary of the Treasury Henry Mor
genthau, Jr., said:
“The United Nations are on the
march. The first rumblings of
the big offensive are being heard
in all the Axis nations. Thousands
of our men have stormed Sicily.
Tons upon tons of bombs are drop
ping on Germany. We are attack
ing Jap-held territory as never
before. This is a great day for
us. But it means that the time
has come for us to really tighten
our belts here on the home front.
We have come to a most crucial
period in the war, and the suc
cess that we will have on the
fighting fronts, will depend to a
considerable extent upon the de
gree to which we here at home
are willing to work and sacrifice
$>
for ultimate victory.
"It’s going to be a costly vic
tory. We have said that before,
but we must repeat it again and
again. The real war has only
now begun. Billions of dollars
more must be spent to keep the
material of war going to our men
at the fronts. Your Government
must call upon you, the Ameri
can people, for that money.
"Remember! It is up to all of
us here at home to ‘Back the At
tack’—and to do it more enthusi
astically, more thoroughly and
with greater sacrifice than any
attack has ever been backed by
any home front in all history. Ev
erything is at stake. Everyone
must help to the very limit of his
ability.”
The drive, continuing through
out September, will offer to in
vestors in addition to Series E, P
and G United States Savings Bonds
the following securities: Treas
ury Savings Notes, Series C; 2Vi
percent Treasury Bonds of 1904
69; 2 percent Treasury Bonds
of 1951-53; % percent Certifi
cates of Indebtedness.
I
Boys Inducted Into
Service During September
Following are names of regis
trants to be inducted into service
of their country by the Holt
County Local Board during the
month of September:
Atkinson
Odes Haskins West
Homer Van Hoosen
Marvin Raymond Karr
Leo Frederick Schneider
Harold Lawayne Dickau
Donald Daniel Tushla
O'Neill
Neil Allen Hoxsie
Gordon Douglas Johnson
Philip William Dempsey
Wilbur Bennett Gillespie
Clay Harold Johnson
James Henry Banks
Stuart
Eugene Russ Baker
Forest Leonard Iverson
Lavem Harold Campbell
Amelia
George Arthur Stanek
Ewing
Clair James Nothen
Warren Marcus Woeppel
Richard Roy Pruden
Clarence Colfack
Chambers
Lloyd Duane Sullivan
Wayne Henry Rowse
Leonard Earl Wright
Spencer
Ernest Willis Larson
Page
Walter Amos Huston
Edward William Gamel
Emmet
George Bartos
Inman
John James Dougherty
Mackey And Hammond
Asks For Parole
The Frontier is running two le
gate this week for the Board of
Pardons of the state of Nebraska,
in which it is announced that a
hearing will be held in the city
of Lincoln on October 13th on the
applications for commutation and
parole of Frank Mackey, 61, of
Niobrara, and Lloyd Hammond,
25, of Bloomfield, sentenced in
1932 for the slaying of Fred Sex
smith of this county in 1932.
Mackey was sentenced by the late
R. R. Dickson for life and Ham
mond was given 25 years.
A petition is being circulated
in this city and widely signed pro
testing to the Board of Pardons
the giving of a commutation of
sentence to either Mickey or
Hammond. The people here,
generally, figure that it was a
cold-blooded murder and that the
murderers are not entitled to
clemency, eleven years after they
committed the crime.
George Harrington arrived this
morning from Washington, D. C.,
for a visit in the old home town.
George has been in the legal de
partment of the government for
several years and this is his first
visit home for some time.
Mrs. Gene Kilpatrick, of Nor
folk, spent the week-end here
visiting relatives and friends.
American Red Cross
Home Service News
With the month of June the
American Red Cross began the
publication of a “Prisoners of
War Bulletin.” It will be sent,
free of charge, to all known next
of kin in the United States of
American prisoners of war and
civilian internees. Its primary
purpose will be to share with the
families of our prisoners the in
formation we are able to gather
from many sources about their
welfare, what is being done for
them and what they may need.
Next of kin of prisoners of war
are asked in the first issue of the
bulletin to bring chapters letters
of genearl interest or pictures
they may receive from prisoners.
Chapters should stress the fact
that the letters must be of gen
eral interest. Written permis
sion to use the material should
be obtained. The next of kin of
the prisoner should be advised
that the editor of the bulletin
may not be able to use all letters
that are forwarded. It is prefer
red that only copies of letters and
pictures be sent in, which can be
retained at headquarters. All cop
ies should give the name of the
prisoner and the date of his let
ter. If originals are sent, these
should be sent by registered mail
with a letter asking for their re
turn. All such material for pub
lication in the bulletin should be
sent to Gilbert Redfern, Editor,
Prisoner of War Bulletin, Ameri
can Red Cross, Washington, D. C.
Any next of kin, not receiving
“Prisoner of War Bulletin” may
notify Mrs. J. P. Brown, Chair
man Home Service. American
Red Cross, O’Neill, Nebr.
Livestock Raised By Club
Members Under Ceiling
Now, that the time of year is
here when livestock raised by
4-H and FFA Club members will
be slaughtered and placed on
sale, we call your1 attention to the
fact that the sale of meat derived
from prize cattle is still under
the ceilings as set forth in the
meat charts which must be posted
in meat markets.
Even though a retail meat deal
er purchases one of these prize
animals and pays a premium, as
has been customary on sales of
this type, he must still sell the
retail cuts for the ceiling prim*
as set forth in the charts for the
oarticular grade of the meat of
fered for sale.
The regulation governing cus
tom slaughtering of these prize
animals is waived provided the
animal is certified by tne County
Agricultural Aeent or the Voca
tional Agricultural Leader to
have been raised or fed by a 4-H
or FFA member and written per
mission for such exemption is re
ceived from the local OPA dis
trict office.
Miss Kathryn McCarthy of
Grand Island came Saturday to
visit relatives and friends.
Holt county’s quota in the third
war loan drive is a large figure
when viewed by the individual,
but when distributed among 16,
000 people it is not at all impose
sible to attain. Solicitors have
been assigned in towns as well as
in the rural communities, and ev
ery citizen in the county will be
given an opportunity to share in
the September loan to our gov
ernment. The solicitors are pre
pared to give you a receipt for
your purchase and the govern
ment security you order from
them will be delivered to you
through the mail. In every com
munity, the solicitors are Holt
county citizens who are not only
making their share of the pur
chases, but who are also making
a sacrifice of time and expense
to put Holt county over the top
in the third war loan drive.
The people of Holt county will
back up the solicitors with their
purchases and they will go “All
Out On the Home Front” to do
their part to defend the lives of
our fighting boys on all front lines
of the battlefield on which there
is not one but what Holt county
has a native son as a personal
representative fighting for the
freedom that only we at home
can enjoy now. Don’t fail that
American boy on the battlefield.
He is staking his life on your
support now. He is 100% for us.
We must be 100% for him.
Name Population, Per Precinct
Antelope, 153_$ 8,006
Atkinson, 618_ 32,247
. Atkinson City, 1350_ 70,664
Chambers, 342 _ 17,900
Chambers City, 388_ 20,308
Cleveland, 180_' 9,418
Coleman, 191 _ 9,998
Conley, 271-14,183
Deloit, 403 _ 21,097
Dustin, 148_7,746
Emmet. 261_13,663
Emmet Village, 89_4,661
Ewing, 177_ 9.263
Ewing City. 681_ 35,644
Fairview, 134_ 7,009
Francis, 125 __ 6,541
Golden, 323 ___16.903
Grattan, 739 _ 38.685
Green Valley, 211_11,047
Holt Creek. 60_3,136
Inman, 492 _ 25.749
Inman Village, 206_10,778
Iowa, 276 _14.443
Josie, 56_2,928
Lake, 214_11.203
McClure. 143_ 7,486
O’Neill City, 2532_ 132,585
Paddock, 397 _ 20,776
Pleasant View, 167_8,742
Rock Falls. 287_ 15,023
Sand Creek, 226_11,826
Saratoga, 170_8,898
Scott, 287 _ 15,023
Shamrock, 142 _ 7,434
Sheridan, 363 _19,000
Shields, 400 . 20,941
Steel Creek, 259_ 13,559
Stuart, 749 .. 39,205
Stuart City, 760_ 39.776
Swan. 209 _10,943
Verdigris, 535 - 28.002
Page Village, 335_17,536
Willowdale, 228 _11.930
Wyoming, 277 _ 14,495
Total Pop. 16,552 $866,400
Strong Active Market
On Livestock Monday
Receipts ol livestock are in
creasing each Monday as the an
nual movement of cattle gathers
its usual momentum at this season
of the year. One of the heaviest
runs thus far this season sold
at firm to strong prices last Mon
day with some yearlings advanc
ing fully a quarter or more.
Brisk demand for Stockers and
feeders produced an active market
throughout and the day’s offering
found level performance on all
classes.
Calf supplies were Heavier tnan
in recent weeks with steer calves
sealine around 300 pounds, mak
ing $13.00 to slightly higher
on the better kinds. Bulk of sup
plies cashed from $11.50 to $12.50.
Yearling steers topped at $13.00
on a few, with the long end pay
ing $12.00 to $12.75. Heifers in
this class reached $12.00 on a scat
tered few. The long end went at
$11.00 to $11.75.
The best beef cows reached
$11.25, wit many placing from
$1000 to $1100. Plainer kinds
cashed in the nines, with com
mon grades making $8.00 to $8.75.
Canners and cutters ranged in
price from $6.25 to $7 75
An extreme top of $14.55 was
paid on 240-pound butcher hogs,
but that price was paid sparing
ly.The long end cashed at $14.15
to $14.30. Sows topped at $13.90;
bulk made $13 60 to $13.80. Feed
er pigs reached $13.90 on a few
choice 100-pound weights.
A few sheep finished the day’s
offering. Next reeular sale will
be held Monday, September 13.
Mrs. Kenneth Reinaas returned
Saturday from Redfield, S. D.,
where she had been visiting her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chris An
derson.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Johns of Oma
ha spent Labor day here visiting
her nvther. Mrs. I. S. Givens*
and other relatives and friends.*