The Frontier
LXIV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1943 NO. 22
Passenger Car Tire Situation
In Sept.; Eligibility Restricted
In 1941, the last year in which
tires were distributed through
normal trade channels, 53,500,000
new passenger car tires were
made available to the American
public, plus an undetermined but
substantial quantity of used tires.
In 1942 only 3,700,000 new tires
were made available to OPA by
WPB for rationing.
For all of 1943, according to
William Jeffers, rubber director,
and his successor, Col. Dewey,
Ifc only 17,000,000 ares, both new
' and used, of which approximately
5,000,000 will be synthetic, will
be available to keep the essential
passenger cars operating. During
the first eight months of 1943, the
OPA, acting in accordance with
quotas established by the Office
of the Rubber Director, has issued
certificates for approximately 15,
900,000 passenger car tires. At the
present rate of demand, it is con
servatively estimated that a total
of 25,000,000 tires will be needed j
this year to provide for all essen-1
tial cars under the mileage ra-!
tioning program which was
adopted in December, 1942, upon
the basis of recommendations
submitted to' the President by the
Baruch Committee.
If the rubber director’s estimate
of 17,000,000 tire supply is cor
rect a shortage of 8,000,000 tires
is indicated by the end of this
year. Acute shortages have al
ready developed in most sections
of the country. A shortage of the
proportions indicated carries a
threat of serious disruption of war
worker transportation. To avoid
such a condition, greater-selectiv
ity in certificate issuance appears
immenently necessary.
The belief that synthetic tires
can be produced in sufficient
quantities to afford substantial re
lief over the next several months
has faded. To quote a statement
issued recently by Mr. Jeffers,
“The very few experimental syn
thetic tires now being made and
scheduled to be made during the
next few months are just a drop
Remember October 13th
* Is Official Scrap Day
Yes, October 13th is a “Red”
letter day for the citizens of Holt
county. A day for all citizens of
Holt county to get out all the old
magazines, papers, cans, card
board and iron that they can find
and put them in the “Scrap. Ev
ery business house in all ot tne
towns of Holt county will be clos
ed so that all can have a chance
to do their part. Let’s not forget
that “each” of us is “the man be
hind the man behind the gun.
We are responsible for the lives
of our fighting men—let’s don t
“stab” them in the back by fall
ing down on our end of this
enormous job. ,, , .
The exhibit hall on the old fair
grounds has been designated as
the official salvage depot for
(O’Neill. Here are a few instruc
tions for the gathering of your
scrap: ,
All cans—No. 10 or under—not
galvanized. These must have the
ends out and crushed flat.
Put all magazines in a separate
bundle and also all papers in a
separate bundle. These must be
tied securely in separate bundles.
All kinds of iron—but not tin
such as car fenders, etc.
Cardboard is another necessity.
Fold it ud and tie it in bundles.
The quota for Holt county is
1866 tons of scrap. That means
that each and every one of us will
have to rustle 263 pounds.
Our scrap will save the day
and help win this war. Collecting
scrap is a big job—but we can do
it. Just remember — “Scrap is
needed to Slap the Jap.’
[. PRICE CEILING ON
SHOTGUN SHELLS
__
Dollars-and-cents prices for shot
gun shells and rifle and revolver
cartridges at both the wholesale
and retail level have been estab
lished by the Office of Price Ad
ministration, according to R. E.
Armbruster, chairman of the Holt
County War Price and Rationing
Board. The prices at retail also
cover sales by individuals, in or
der to offset possible resale to
sportsmen and farmers at inflated
prices. Effective October 7, maxi
mum retailer prices for standard
shotgun'shells are as follows: ^
12-gauge, per box of 25, $l.oo,
per shell, 7c. 16-gauge, per box
of 25, $1.32: per shell, 7c. 20
gauge, per box of 25, $1.32; per
shell. 7c. Boxes of 50 .22 long rifle
rim-fire cartridges are set at 34c
per box, and the .22 shorts at 21c
per box. . ,.
Mr. Armbruster further indicat
ed that retail stores must post a
chart of retail prices, which will
be supplied them by their jobbers
or which can be obtained through
their local price panel. Lower pri
ces than those listed in the regu
lation may be charged.
Ph. M. 1-c Lyle Hartford and
Mrs. Hartford departed Monday
morning for Omaha, where she
^ will resume her teaching, and he
^ will go on to San Francisco.
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in the bucket compared with the
need. I can see no immediate re
lief. Only those drivers whose
work is most essential to the win
ning of the war can count on new
replacement tires for at least the
next twelve months.”
Scrap piles are being thorough,
ly culled to obtain every tire that
shows any possibilities of further
use after temporary or permanent
repair. These “emergency tires”
are now being rationed, and the
OPA is hopeful that if all stocks
of these tires now in junkyards
and -auto graveyards can be made
available for some additional use,
the year-end shortage may be held
to perhaps 6,000,000 tires.
This 6,000,000 indicated short
age will obviously be reduced to
the extent of any production of
new synthetic tires in excess of
5,000,000. The continuance of
maximum recapping will also
have a favorable influence on the
indicated 1943 passenger tire
shortage.
Eligibility for new passenger
tires (Grade I) has been restrict
ed by the Office of Price Admin
istration to “C” book holders with
a mileage of 601 or more miles
per month, according to an an
nouncement by M. E. Rawlings,
district director, Sioux City dis
trict.
This removes from eligibility
all “B" drivers. Previously, those
car owners with a mileage of 241
or more miles per month could
obtain ration certificates for Grade
I tires, pre-war or synthetic.
Mr. Rawlings stated that the
new restriction is necessary to as.
sure that the gap between the
dwindling supply of pre-war tires
and adequate supply of new syn
thetic tires is bridged successful
ly. This action is regarded as
temporary, but the time when
eligibility can be broadened de
pends on efforts now being made
to produce a sufficient quantity
of new synthetic tires fox* passen
ger cars.
The necessity for further limit
ing the number of motorists who
can get new tires stresses the im
portance of recapping, regular tire
inspections and of making every
effort to conserve tires now in
use.
Mr. Rawlings again stressed the
fact that this conservation pro
gram is due to increasng mili
tary demands.
Holt County Boys Given
Good Conduct Medal
T-Sgt. Harold E. Waldo of
Amelia was one of the thirty en
listed men of the 725th Field Ar
tillery Battalion at Camp Adair,
Oregon, to be rewarded with the
Good Conduct Medal recently.
Lt. Col. James V. Carroll, the
battalion commander, personally
awarded the service ribbons at a
ceremony held on the 725th F. A.
Bn. parade grounds. The cere
mony included a formal retreat
and review of the troops.
The Good Conduct Medal was
established as a reward for those
enlisted men who have complet
ed one year of continuous active
federal military service since
Pearl Harbor, who have demon
strated fidelity through faithful
and exact performance of duty,
and whose behavior has been
such as to deserve emulation.
Cpl. Wallace W. Mitchell of
Chambers was also awarded the
Good Conduct Medal. He is a
member of a photographic recon
naisance and mapping group and
is stationed somewhere in Eng
land. , . . .
Pvt. Tommy McDonald of At
kinson was also recently* awarded
a Good Conduct Medal. He is
stationed at Kelley Field, Texas,
and returned to camp a few days
ago after spending a fifteen day
furlough at Atkinson with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mc
Donald, and other relatives and
numerous friends.
Holt County Rancher
Raises Mules, Cattle
H. A. Van Horn, one of the suc
cessful farmers and stockmen liv
ing southwest of Page, was look
ing after busines matters in this
city last Saturday and made this
office a pleasant call, extending
his subscription to this family
journal. Mr. Van, Horn used to be
quite a breeder of horses, but
when the price of horses went
down a few years ago he started
to raising mules and he is now
about the largest mule raiser in
the county and has had splendid
success with them. This fall he
disposed of nineteen head at good
prices and says the demand for
good mules is strong.
Marriage Licenses
Lyle Hartford, 21, of O’Neill
and Dora Ethel Hughes, 22, of
Omaha, on October 2.
Earl E. Hult, 40, and Viola
Grotts, 28, both of Ericson, on
October 6.
Sgt. Gerald Donohoe of Camp
Williston, Nevada, came Wednes
day to attend the funeral of his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Donohoe.
HOLT STILL SHORT
ON BOND QUOTA
Holt county’s quota as of Octo
ber 2 in the third war loan drive
is 75% of the county’s quota, or
$648,295.75. Holt county has been
given additional time in which to
raise its quota of $866,400. All
sales of “E," “F” and “G” bonds
in Holt county will be credited to
the third war loan drive if they j
are cleared through the Federal
Reserve Bank by October 16. That!
would mean that bonds issued by i
October 14 and promptly reported
to the Federal Reserve Bank can i
be counted in this drive. There1
is still plenty of opportunity for
Holt county to meet its quota and
a lot of purchases are being made
at this time and more will be
made before October 14.
With livestock sales in the past
week and the fore part of the
coming week, it is hoped that sub
stantial investments will be made
in the three types of security.
Since the Treasury Department
has allocated additional time for
the rural areas to meet their quo
tas, it is sincerely hoped that Holt
county can by the 14th of Octo
ber say that it has gone over the
top in the third war loan drive.
Time does not permit any
change in the allocation to town
ships from the last report. How
ever, when all the series have
been issued and the records made
available, a list will be published
showing the satnding of every
town and township.
Hughes-Hartford Vows
Saturday, October 2
Miss Dora Hughes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Hughes of La
moni, Iowa, and Ph. M. 1-c Lyle
Hartford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Hartford of O’Neill, were
united in marriage at the Metho
dist church in O’Neill at 6 o’clock
Saturday evening, October 2, the
Rev. Dawson Park, pastor, per
forming the double ring cere
mony, in the presence of a few
of the relatives and friends of
the couple.
Preceding the wedding Miss
Betty Harris sang “I Love You
Truly.” The Lohengrin wedding
march was played by Mrs. Park.
The attendants were Miss Alice
Sexsmith and Sgt. Leonard Young,
friends and classmates of the bride
and groom. The bride was attired
in a cadet blue suit, with brown
accessories and wore a corsage of
red rosebuds. Her attendant wore
a beige suit with brown accessor
ies and a corsage of pink rose
buds. The groom and his attend
ant wore their service uniforms.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hartford are
graduates of the O’Neill High
School, class of 1938. Mrs. Hart
ford has been a successful rural
teacher in schools near Omaha
for the past two years and Mr.
Hartford is serving in the U. S.
Navy.
A-C John Francis Kelly
Completes Prelim Course
Aviation Cadet John F. Kelly,
27, has just completed the Army’s
primary flight training course at
Thunderbird Field No. 1, Glen
dale, Ariz., and has now com
menced his basic flight training
at another air field.
A-C Kelly, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James J. Kelly of O’Neill, is
a graduate of the O’Neill High
School. When he entered the
armed service October 23, 1942,
at Leavenworth, Kan., he oper
ated his well-refrigeration-air
conditioning business under title
of Kelly’s Well Service. He serv
ed at Camp Robinson, Ark., Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo., and Santa
Ana Army Air Base of Santa
Ana, Calif. At Thunderbird Field
he was an aviation cadet private.
A-C Kelly is married. His wife
and daughter reside at Phoenix,
Ariz. Mrs. Kelly was formerly
Miss Dorothy Dalton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton, of
O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. William Froelich
returned last Saturday from New
York City, where they had spent
several days on business.
j BREEZES FROM
I THE SOUTHWEST
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By Romaine Saunders
Atkinson, Nebr., Star Rt. No. 5
Anyway, these government
bonds are done on good paper.
The worst tha; can be said of
the synthetic rubber is that it
doesn’t rub. '
The trek to the “Oregon coun
try” began a hundred years ago
and is still going strong.
Various groups are shaping up
formulas for a “new world or
der.” What a merry disorder then
schemes would bring about.
If poultry production is to con
tinue, even on a reduced scale,
the price fixers will have to do
something about the cost of feed.
Accosted in town by a lady and
asked where his mother was, an
Atkinson boy said “See that big
hat down the street there; she’s
under that.”
Names and faces kept before
the public are becoming some
thing of a bore. No chance for a
try to replace them with some
thing fresh until another year.
“It’s about time to stop promis
ing every one from Patagonia to
Podunk a post war paradise by
pre-paid parcel post.’1 This from
Senator W. Lee CrDaniel of Texas.
The southwest awakened the
morning of October 1 to a clean
countryside. It had been washed
during the night by rain, various
ly estimated at from one-half to
one inch.
Experiences of chaplains, offi
cers and men with the country’s
armed forces in manifest answer
ed prayer show that no particu
lar group has a monopoly on the
favor of heaven.
Citizens of Yankeeland to the
number of about equal to the
population of Nebraska and Kan
sas are not troubled over meat
rationing. They Are vegetarians,
2,800,000 strong.
Added to the filling stations’
post war stock of accessories an
industrial wizard promises a now
model automobile to sell at $400.
That’s getting some where near
the size of my resources.
Chairman Spangler of the re
publican committee stated some
thing that covers more than one
subject when he said: “Every
American is determined to take
care of our soldiers. It will be the
nation that does it and not a per
sonal beneficence of the presi
dent.’’
No telling what war conditions
may be responsible for. In the
list of prize packages handed out
at the Chambers fair for breads,
cakes, jellies, angel foods, pre
serves and jams appear such
names as J. W. Walters, Nels
Mikkelson, Wood Jarman and
others of the masculine gender.
Are we to conclude that these
gents have mastered the culinary
art or are trying to get away with
the glory that should go to their
ladies?
A Nebraska judge sentenced a
soldier to one year in limbo for
passing a no-fund check for $40.
Obtaining something for nothing.
Is that a new thing in our time?
A Holt county woman employed
as a janitress in a government
setup in a distant state reports
being reproved for taking the job
seriously and really working at
it. She says eight women are em
ployed for work that two can do
easily. One man employed in the
same setup, speaking to a fellow
employee, said the work laid out
for him to do in eight hours he
can do in two hours. Being paid
for six hours’ idleness of federal
funds gathered in one way and
other from the citizens. Six times
BONDS OVER AMERICA * * *
... ... ~l
In lower Manhat
tan where George
Washington took
the oath as presi
dent, stands his
statue on the steps M
of the Sub-Treas- 9
ury, a monument 9
to our fiscal se- M
‘“'‘v- i iidi
G. Washington
Help Yourself
Buy War Bonds
In Belgium the Nazis
now are selling prop
erty confiscated from
loyal Belgians to resi
dents cooperating
with their Nazi mas
ters further compli
cating the fiscal af
fairs of that troubled
land.
GETTING READY FOR
WAR FUND DRIIVE
There are children to be clothed
in Russia. There are broken spir
its to be mended in Greece. There
are prisoners of war to be com
forted in barbed-wire enclosures.
There are needy neighbors right
here at home to be helped—many
of them direct casualties of this
war. There are torpedoed seamen
to be warmed and fed on the
docks. There are wounded lying
on the plains of China who need
medical supplies.
There are millions of our boys
in camps who need that bit of
“home away from home” that you
can send them with your support
of the USO.
These are but a few of the des
perate needs that will be fulfilled
by your contribution this month
when your local United War Fund
solicitor calls upon you.
That is why, at meetings in
O’Neill, Atkinson, Ewing and
Chambers this week, scores of
Holt county citizens gave their
time and interest to the organiz
ing of this county’s United War
Fund campaign, the goal of which
will be a face-to-face opportunity
for every person to do nis share
in contributing to the $7,945 fund
which this county is going to raise
for the United War Fund.
Attending these meetings are
the members, whose task it will
be to see you. and give you that
opportunity. That they are eager
to serve in this nation-wide,
worthy campaign is indicated by
their 100% attendance to hear
Chairman Edward M. Gallagher
explain the United War Fund and
outline the plans of organization
for Holt county.
The local campaign starts on
October 18. Give what you can.
Your gift will be one tnat goes
around the world, wherever
American help is most needed—
enough, and on time.
Many Holt County Boys
Inducted Last Month
Following are the names of
Holt county boys inducted in the
Armed Forces during the month
of September:
Navy
Marvin Raymond Karr, Atkin
son.
Wayne Henry Rowse, Chambers
Lavern Harold Campbell. Stuart
Clay Harold Johnson, O’Neill
George Bartos, Emmet.
Edward William Gamel, Page
Army
Philip William Dempsey, O’Neill
Forest Leonard Iverson, Stuart
Warren Marcus Woepple. Ewing
Walter Amos Huston, Page
Clarence Colfack, Ewing
John James Dougherty, Inman
James Henry Banks, O’Neill
George A. Mathis, Atkinson
six are thirty-six — that many
hours idle and twelve hours’ work
in a 48-hour week. Something for
nothing. The state exact’s a year's
imprisonment of the soldier for
his trick. All over the land men
and women are getting much for
nothing under a system that not
only encourages loafing but seems
to expect it.
Mr. Willkie believes in the
rights of minorities. Minorities
have rights and often are right.
The human race was saved from
total extinction by a minority of
8 at the time of the deluge. Chris
tianity survived because one stood
his ground while “all forsook and
fled.” The sheer weight of num- j
bers might be headed down the
wrong ally. A seventeen-year-old
youth saia to me recently that 90
per cent of the young manhood
has taken up with a popular
habit, “but,” he continued, “that j
doesn’t make it right.” Herr A. |
H. has the crowd with him and a
feeble minority dared not say
their souls were their own. Ma
jorities can rule wisely and they
can also bring ruin.
Don't try it if that last hour
curled up in morning slumber
means a lot to you, but if your
rugged courage, is equal to it, the
early October heavens put on a
celestial display an hour before
dawn that is worth rolling out of
bed to see. The morning star, of
immense magnitude, is hung high
in the east, glows with great bril
liancy and the whole heavenly
host twinkling in the vast ex
panse above seems to take on a
greater luster before blinking out
in the greater light of the orb of
day. The landscape lies at rest
shrouded in darkness, a symbol
of the evil passions that have
darkened the minds of men. And
out there in that limitless ex
panse is light, light that beakons
the throne of the Infinite.
“Above the crowd,
On upward wings, could I but flv,
T’d bathe in your bright cloud
And seek the stars that gem the
sky.
’Twere heaven indeed.
Through fields of trackless light
to soar,
On nature’s charms to feed
And nature’s own great God
adore.”
Seaman 2-c John Osenbaugh,
Naval Training Station, Farragut,
Idaho, arrived Sunday to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Osen
baugh, and other relatives and
friends.
Grand Champion 4-H Feeder
Calf Exhibited By Billy Sitz /
4-H Club members from Holt
county exhibited 60 calves at the
Holt County Stoeker-Feeder Show
in O’Neill on Monday, October 4.
700 or 800 interested people who
attended the event witnessed one
of the most successful calf shows
or recent years.
The grand championship was
awarded to a stocker-feeder calf
owned and exhibited by Billy Sitz
of Atkinson. The calf was an Ab
erdeen Angus steer which weigh
ed 460 pounds and was sold to the
Union Store of O’Neill for $22.50
per hundred.
The reserve championship went
to a Hereford steer owned and
exhibited by Margery Sire of
O'Neill. The steer weighed 465
pounds and was also purchased
by the Union Store in O’Neill.
A commercial open class calf
show was also held before the
commercial calves were sold. The
show was managed by County
Agent Lyndle Stout and James
Rooney, who worked in coopera
tion with the O’Neill Commercial
Club and the O’Neill Livestock
Company. Premiums were fur
nished by O’Neill business men.
The show was judged by Joe Wat
son of West Point.
The sale of both 4-H and com
mercial calves was conducted
through the regular sales chan
nels of the O'Neill Livestock
Company. The market price held
up well throughout the sale. Fol
lowing are the premiums award
in both the 4-H and commercial
classes:
Hereford Heifers: James Sire
1st; Ralph Rector 2nd; Kenneth
Wrede 3rd; Ella Mae Clark 4th;
Harold Krugman 5th.
Hereford Steers under 375 lbs:
Gladys Ernst 1st; Harriet Sim
Services Held Wednesday
For Roy Pinkerman
Levi Roy Pinkerman died in
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Omaha
at 5:40 o’clock last Saturday af
ternoon, after a short illness fol
lowing an operation for goiter, at
the age of 59 years, nine months
and eight days. The funeral was
held from the Dorsey church qn
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock,
Rev. Gene Anderson officiating,
and burial in Scottville cemetery.
The pallbearers were: Vedon,
Guy and Virgel Pinkerman and
Duane, Neil and Jack Wilson, all
nephews of the deceased.
Roy, as he was generally called,
had not been in good health for
the past two and a half years, suf
fering from a goiter. A few
weeks ago he went to Omaha for
medical treatment and there sub
mitted to an operation for its re
moval. The operation was success
ful and he was getting along
nicely and he was to be released
from the hospital in a couple of
days, when his heart failed and
he passed away when apparently
well on the way to recovery.
Levi Roy Pinkerman was born
at Scottville, Nebr., on December
24, 1883 the son of the late James
Pinkerman and Mrs. Pinkerman.
He grew to manhood in that sec
tion of Holt county. On January
17, 1906, he was united in mar
riage to Miss Maud E. Wilson,
daughter of pioneer residents of
that section of the county. To this
union three daughters were born:
Mrs. Guy Hull of Dorsey: Mrs.
Ted Schiessler of Ainsworth and
Mrs. Joseph Roberts of Omaha.
Eight grandchildren survive, his
mother and six sisters and six
brothers, who with his beloved
wife and children are left to
mourn the passing of a kind and
affectionate, son, husband, father,
grandfather and brother. His sis
ters are: Mrs. Clara Kimmer and
Mrs. Bertha Yost, of California;
Mrs. Pearl Phillips of Omaha;
| Mrs. Maude Spencer of Edgemont,
IS. D.; Mrs. Amelia Ireland of Mi
ami, Fla.; Mrs Nellie Wunsch of
l New York. His brothers are:
James, of California; Glenn, of
North Dakota; William of O’Neill.
Ralph and John of Dorsey, and
; Walter, of Lynch.
Mr. Pinkerman had spent prac
tically his entire life in this coun
i ty. When the reservation was op
I ened in South Dakota he went
[ over there and took a homestead,
but disposed of it after making
final proof and returned to the
! county of his nativity, where he
spent the balance of his days. He
; was nearly sixty years old at the
I time of his death and had spent
all but four years in Holt county.
He had an extensive acquaintance
in the county and had a host of
friends who were grieved when
they learned of his sudden death.
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i Memorial services were held in
the Methodist church at Page last
| Sunday for Lt. Robert Murphy,
who was killed in action in New
Guinea, Rev. McKeown of Elgin
officiating. Lt. Murphy is surviv
ed by his wife, the former Doris
McCoy of Tecumseh, and a small
daughter; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lowell J. Murphy and three
sisters, Margaret, Beth and Vir
ginia, all of Page.
Miss Mary Carney returned
Saturday from Sioux City, where
she had spent several days visit
| ing relatives and friends.
mons 2nd; Raymond Robertson
3rd; James Puckett 4th; Wilma
Nelson 5th.
Hereford Steers over 375 lbs.:
Margery Sire 1st; Ralph Rector
2nd; Donald Sterns 3rd; Doris
Sterns 4th; Raymond Revall 5th.
Hereford Singles: George Rec
tor 1st; Sam Robertson 2nd;
Henry Patterson 3rd.
4-H Classes
Angus Steers: Billy Sitz 1st;
Maxine Mitchell 2nd; Lois Siders
3rd; Dean Oberle 4th.
Angus Heifers: Delores Sitz 1st;
Bobby Sitz 2nd; Ronald Ressel
3rd; Norman Oberle 4th.
Shorthorn Steer: Ivalyn Brady
1st; Jennie Mullen 2nd; Stanley
Price 3rd; Lewis Pierson 4th;
Raymond Robertson 5th.
Commercial Classes
Hereford Lots of 5: George
Rector 1st; Sam Robertson 2nd;
Henry Patterson 3rd; Harvey
Krugman 4th.
Baby Beef: George Mellor 1st;
Raymond Revell 2nd; George
Mellor 3rd; Raymond Revell 4th;
Allen Knight 5th.
Bulls: Maxine Ressel 1st; Boyd
Ressel 2nd; Bobby Sitz 3rd; De
lores Sitz 4th; James Sire 5th.
Purebred Heifers: Billy Sitz 1st.
Calf Show And Auction
Was Successful Event
The annual 4-H calf show and
calf auction held at the local live
stock market last Monday was
a highly successful event from ev
ery angle. Cash prizes were
awarded the 4-H club winners,
whose names appear elsewhere in
The Frontier. Buyers from sev
eral states were here and the
day’s heavy receipts found ready
outlet at prices fully 25c higher
than a week ago. The market un
dertone was firm on all classes
and the action was good on all
kinds.
The first prize Hereford steer
calf, owned by Marjorie Sire,
daughter of Walter Sire of O’Neill,
brought the fancy price of $22.50
per cwt. The calf weighed 465 lbs.
Billy Sitz’ 460-lb. Angus steer took
the first honors in that breed and
sold at $22.25. Both calves were
purchased by the Union Store of
O’Neill. Harriet Simmons’ 350-lb.
Hereford steer took second place
in the Hereford class and sold at
$21.00 per cwt, while Marvin Mit
chell’s 410-lb. Angus steer placed
second in the Angus breed and
sold at $19.75 per cwt. Other 4-H
club calves sold at fancy prices.
Many load lots of calves were
sold in the commercial calf di
vision and sales looked strong to
fully 25c higher than a week ago,
with spots ringing up a 50c ad
vance. The top load of Angus
steers cashed at $14.15 and their
heifer mates notched at $13.85.
A few smaller bunches edged up
wards to $14.90 on steers. Here
ford calves in short load lots
brought $15.10 on 425-lb aver
ages; bulk moved at $13.00 to
$14.10. Heifers reached $13.25 or
better on small bunches, but the
long end paid mostly from $11.50
to $12.90.
While the bulk of tne ottering
consisted of calves, a good supply
of yearlings showed up and prices
on that class shared the upturn.
Yearling steers scaling around
650-lbs. ticketed $13.00. Bulk sold
in the higher twelves. Heifers
cashed from $11.50 to $12.50, some
going slightly higher.
Cow supplies were rather lim
ited and the quality was only fair
to good. Beef cows sealing 1180
lbs. paid $1180. Plainer kinds
brought $10 50 to $11.25, with
common kinds making the nines.
Canners and cutters ranged in
price from $7.50 to $8.50. Bulls
sold at around $10.50.
Not many hogs were on sale.
Butchers made $13 85; sows top
ped at $13.75. bulk cashed at
$13.35 to $13.50. Feeder pigs
brought $13.10. A few sheep were
included in the dav’s offering
On Thursday, October 7, the
Sandhill Feeder Auction was
held. A report on that sale will
be made in next week’s issue of
The Frontier.
Will Celebrate Golden
Wedding On Monday
Mr. and Mrs. .T. K. Ernst, nio
neer residents of Grattan town
ship, will celebrate their fiftieth
wedding anniversary at their
home northwest of this city on
Monday, October 11, 1?M3. bv
keening open house from 2 until
5 o’clock that dav. Fifty years
ago next Monday thev were unit
ed in marriage in this city and
have been residents of the county
ever since. All of their children
are expected to be home to assist
their parents in celebrating their
anniversary, which is bound to be
a most joyous and successful one.
Mrs. Berigan. Mrs. Weller and
Mrs. P. T. Schultz ot Atkinson
visited friends here Wednesday
on their way to Fremont to attend
a Woman’s'Club convention.
Miss Dorothy Jordan will leave
today for Chicago, where she
plans to make her home. She was
graduated from the University of
Nebraska this summer.