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Congressman Miller’s
Weekly Letter
Food Jams the Warehouses
Right now the office of price ad
ministration is falling over itself to
cut ration point value of canned
goods. It can no longer ignore the
fact that the warehouses of the
country are glutted with canned
foods and* there is no place to store
the new crop. The admission that
this is so comes right on the heels
of the disclosures that there were
on March 1st this year nearly 5
times as many eggs in storage as
the average for the 5 year period,
1939-43. Here are some interesting
figures released by the war food
administration showing the growth
of food storage stocks which are
now taxing warehouses;
Millions of Pounds
5-1-44 5-1-43
Frozen fruits .. 161 124
Frozen vegetables . 130 70
Creamery butter . 30 16
Cheese . 150 78
Eggs (million cases) .... 8 6
Frozen Poultry . 168 58
Pork .;. 785 592
Beef .. 296 598
Lard . 401 121
Unfortunately for the regulators
the time is close at hand when the
office of price administration will
die a natural death unless the Con
gress renews the Stabilization Act
before June 30th, and Congress is
in no mood to rush through another
authorization as it did under pres
sure of the president’s threat to take
matters into his own hands if it did
not act by a certain date. In addi
tion we are in the midst of a cam
paign year. So the OPA starts to
reduce point values and make many
foods point free to ease up on the
people, and the war food adminis
tration urges people to buy now and
hoard for the shortage they say will
come. One cannot help but draw
the conclusion that either the “reg
ulators”, with all the inconveniences
they have caused the people, have
done a pretty poor job of regulating
or that they have planned the sit
uation so they could grant the re
lief just before time for the renewal
of the law and in the election year.
The American People are willing to
make any sacrifice and submit to
any regulation that will help win
the war and help bring our men
and women back home but they are
becoming a little weary of being
regulated for regulation’s sake.
General Coxey Speaks From
Capitol Steps
Fifty years after his unsuccessful
attempt to do so “General” Jacob
S. Coxey, organizer ahd leader of
Coxey's army, celebrated the anni
versary by speaking from the steps
of the Capitol. Most of the older
folks know the story of the march
on the capital. In contrast the anni
versary was a very tame affair. At
noon on May 1st the little old man
-came down the steps accompanied
by one official. About fifty people,
including news men and photog
raphers, were gathered there. Tel
ling of his inability to deliver his
address on the previous occasion he
mentioned the fact that a young
Associated Press reporter gave the
message to the newspapers. At this
point someone shouted that the re
porter is present today. He came
forward and was greeted by the
“General”. This was the only inci
dent in an otherwise rather pathetic
observance.
Your money goes into battle every
time you invest In War Bonds—goei
up to the German lines in the form o:
tanks, planes, assault boats as pic
tured here in the Mediterranear
area.
Success of our troops depends upoi
the help they get from the hom<
front. Bullets fired yesterday won'
win tomorrow’s battle. War Bondi
bought last month won’t pay fo:
our next offensive. Give your dol
lars action: Buy More War Bonds
U. S• Treasury Department
for
LS PHb kmnII# »T
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR ANIMAL HIALTN
HINTS FOR DEALING
WITH DAIRY DISEASE
America could be producing seven
billion pounds more milk annually
for her war needs If we could elim
inate the disease known as mas
titis, which Is so prevalent In our
dairy herds.
That la the conservative estimate
of well-known dairy authorities. It
Is backed up by surveys which In
dicate that in some areas mastitis
is cutting down milk production
In at least 86 percent of the herds.
Mastitis Is a disease of the cow's
adder, caused by Injury, bad milk
ing practices, or by a type of strep
tococcus Infection. The chief prol*
lam about mastitis Is that many
farmers fall to recognise it until
the disease has progressed so far
that It Is impossible to save the
affected udders. On the other band,
if symptoms are noted early enough,
a large percent of the animals can
be restored to production by proper
treatment.
The most frequent indication of
mastitis is the abnormal milk which
can often be detected by the strip
cup. If abnormal milk Is noted a
veterinarian should be called before
the udder is Infected too badly.
Scientific "infusion'' treatment can
generally be given with good re
sults in chronic mastitis. How
ever, the choice of the cows that
should be treated, and the adminis
tration of such treatment are mat
ters which require technical knowl
edge snd skill, and should b« car
ricd out only under veterinary guid
ance.
Strict sanitary measures and good
husbandry help keep mastitis out
of the herd, and prevent its spread.
Treating mastitis by the udder In
jection method.
If cows are purchased outside, they
should be Isolated thirty days and
their udders checked before these
animals are placed with the rest
of the herd. A strip cup should be
used before each milking. If milk
appears abnormal, the affected cows
should be moved to the end of the
line and milked last. Vigilance and
persistence in combatting mastitis
will pay real dividends In the form
of larger cream checks.
INMAN ITEMS
F. E. Keyes ond daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Hansen and her little
son, Roland, returned from Oma
ha last Friday, after spending
several days there with relatives.
Jeff Davis entertained a group
of men friends at a pitch party
at his home Friday evening of
last week. Mrs. Davis served a
lovely lunch at the close of the
evening.
The Senior Class with their
sponsors, Supt. Reisinger, went
to Lincoln Friday morning for
their “sneak”. Leo Mossman and
Rev. Maxcy went with them and
drove their cars. They returned
home Saturday night, after an
enjoyable time, seeing different
places of interest in Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Butler went
to Bassett Sunday to see their
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Vere But
ler, who is in a hospital there and
their new grand daughter, born
May 5. The little girl has been
named Carol Ann and weighed
llk pounds. They also visited
their son, Rex Butler and wife.
They returned home Sunday
night.
Sgt. Lorin Keyes and wife left
for Ainsworth Saturday morning
after a ten day visit here with
| relatives. Sgt. Keyes returned
to Camp Wolters, Texas, Sunday
night.
Born, to Mr, and Mrs. Bob
Stevens a son, on May 4. Mi'S.
Stevens was in the hospital in
O’Neill.
Mrs. Merlin Luben has gone
to Camp Phillips, Kansas, to be
with her husband, T. Sgt. Luben
who is now stationed there,
Sgt. Donald Luben, who was
home for a few days visiting his
Earents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
uben, left for Memphis, Tenn.,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Burger
of O’Neill, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. D. Hutton on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins
and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tompkins
and children were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Watson on
Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Moore entertainer!
the Y. M. Club Tuesday for their
day meeting. A dinner was
served at noon.
Forrest Smith. Mrs. Eva Mur
ten and Mrs. Leslie Caster were
Neligh visitors on Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Taylor, of Beatrice
and Mrs. Frank Roper, of Indian
apolis, arrived here Wednesday
for a visit with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Moor.
Mrs. Sillisen and daughter,
Sandra, spent the week-end in
Omaha.
Mrs. Emma Kivett returned
from Meadow Grove Saturday,
after spending a week with her
son, Vaden and family.
Mrs. William Kelley, Jr., and
baby daughter came home from
the hospital in O’Neill Sunday.
J. T. Thompson, of Norfolk,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Thompson Sunday.
First Presbyterian Church
Kenneth J. Scott. Pastor
Sunday, May 14th: Miss Alice
M. Carpenter, Presbyterian mis
sionary from Canton, China, will
speak in the First Presbyterian
Church at our 11 o’clock service
this Sunday. Miss Carpenter was
in the group of- Americans re
patriated on the second trip of
the Ms. Gripsholm, arriving in
New York on December 1, 1943.
After the United States entered
the hostilities in 1941, Miss Car
, penter and her associate, Miss
Alice H. Schaefer, were permitted
to continue their work at the
Ming Sum School for the Blind
in Canton until February, 1943,
when they were interned with
other Americans until repatri
| ated. Miss Carpenter has worked
'for 21 years in this school for the
blind.
The Christian Endeavor so
cieties will not meet this week
because of the baccalaureate
services to be held in the high
school gymnasium that evening.
Everyone is encouraged to attend
this service.
Thursday, May 18: Circle No. 2
meets at the home of Mrs. K. D.
Fenderson at 2:30 p. m. Mrs.
J. H. Patterson is the assisting
I hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wilson
have as their house guests this
week Mrs. Alma Wilson and
daughter, Mrs. Rector of Glen
dale, Cal. Mrs. Wilson is the
mother of Mr. Wilson and she
and her daughter expect to re
main here for two or three weeks
visiting before returning to their
California home.
STRETCHING out over the United States is
a great network that is helping win this
war. It is the American Banking System. Here
is a vast array of specialized experience
> and ability, housed in some 16,000 banks,
peopled by a trained staff numbering over
250,000 men and women, working endlessly
to hasten Victory. As separate units and as a
system, banks serve by keeping the economic
machine running, financing war production
and providing a host of financial services to
the government and nation. Can we help you ?
; O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
| O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
CHAMBERS ITEMS
vMi*« Phyllis Carpenier
Mrs. L. D. Scroggin of Ima. N.
M., arrived here Sunday by bus
to visit at the home of her
daughter, Mr, and Mrs. C. M.
Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sorensen,
Pfc. Arnold and Elvera Soren
sen, Mr. apd Mrs. Raymond
Shoemaker and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Wright and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Whiting, Mr. and
Mrs. Delbert Whiting and daugh
ter and Mi-, and Mrs. Henry
Fleek and sons had dinner Sun
day in the Mike Fleek home.
The dinner was in honor of Ed
win Fleek, small son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Fleek.
Violet Sanderson spent Satur
day night and Sunday with
Doreen Tangeman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoffman and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hoff
an and Ruth had dinner Sunday
at the Ralph Hoffman home.
Mrs. Merton Cox, of Bartlett,
came to Chambers Saturday
evening to visit with friends.
She left Sunday by bus to resume
her school duties.
Ruth Albers came home Fri
day morning from Omah^, where
she had bten staying for some
time.
A farewell party was held for
Mr. and Mrs. Blain Garwood and
family in their home near Amelia
Friday evening. A large crowd
of friends attended. Mr. and Mrs.
Garwood are moving to a place
near Atkinson.
Mrs. Lee Mitchell and infant
son, Lee Roy, arrived home from
the O’Neill hospitol Saturiay
evening.
The Baptist TMissionary Society
met with Mrs. Frank Porter
Thursday. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. Wood Jarman.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robertson
and boys, Kathryn Haussler and
Ardith Roth had Sunday dinner
with John Walter, Sr., and Mrs.
Rena Feyerherm. Mrs. Henry
Walter and Roger visited thtre in
the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spath
and girls went to Page Sunday
to visit in the Gus Spath home.
Cpl. Wilmer Spath had just ar
rived home from Overseas Duty.
Mrs. Effie McKamy came home
Sunday from Johnstown, where
she had been visiting her daugh
ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Wickman.
Mrs. R. E. Childers and Helen
spent the week-end in Genoa vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. Russel Child-1
ers and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Childers and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Childers
and family.
Lela Rothchild spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mardell
Butts.
ric. .l.ouis waner, wno naa
been in the hospital in Omaha,
left for Kentucky and will go
from there to Georgia to join his
company, who have been moved
recently. **
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wandersee
and Jean and Gayius Wintermote
went to Central City Sunday,
where Mr. find Mrs. Wandersee
and Jean visited relatives.
Gayius made the trip on business.
Pfc. DonSld Shull, of Tampa,
Florida, arrived home Wednes
day of last week to spend a fif
teen day furlough with relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dankert and
Douglas and Mr. and Mrs. John
Dankert were Sunday ofternoon
guests in the Arthur Tangeman
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kiltz and
Doris and Mrs. Addie Kiltz had
dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Ressel and family.
Dr. and Mrs. Gill drove to Teka
mah, Nebr., to visit a sister-in
law, whos is seriously iilli
Mr. and Mrs. Casper Larson
and family had dinner Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood
and family.
Pfc. Floyd Walter came home
by bus Sunday morning from
Omaha. He is a Junior in the
Nebraska Medical College and
has a week’s furlough.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank .Porter and
family, Mrs. Vernon Smith and
Mrs. Wayne Rowse had dinner at
the Omar McClennahan home
Sunday. The dinner was in hon
or of Mrs. Porter’s birthday.
Kathleen, the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Tangeman,
is a victim of the measles,
and children, Mrs. Vernon Harley
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Harley
and Darline, and Mrs. E. M.
Brooks went to Norfolk Sunday
to visit Vernon in the hospital.
A bridge party was held Thurs
day evening in the Ed Thorin
home. Those attending were:
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Carson, Mr.
Mrs. Pau Roth, Mr. and Mrs. C.
F. Gillette, Mrs. George Kelly,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wandersee
and George Porter.
Mr. and Mirs. Dale Martfeld
and Janice, of Bristow, visited
Saturday night and Sunday at
the John Martfeld home in
Chambers. They left Monday
morning taking their son, Dale
Eugene, who had spent the last
week here. They are going to
Ainsworth where they will make
their home for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dorr and
family, of Page, and Miss Lela
Rothschild were Sunday dinner
guests of Mrs. Adaleen Butts and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sorensen
and Elvera visited at the Lloyd
Pichler home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Letha Cooke, Mrs. Wayne
Rowse and Mrs. Vernon Smith
drove to O’Neill Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meyers spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Mina
Meyers in Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Butterfield
and family held a dinner for the
Club irt their home Sunday after
noon. Later in the afternoon
they were given a shower by
their many friends.
Marie Gibson spent last week
with Mary Lou Spath.
A dance was held for Cap. Ad
dison of Amelia in his home Sat
I *
Jurday evening. A large crowd
attended and lunch was served
late in the evening.
George Kelly drove to Omaha
Wednesday afternoon, where he
purchased the property in Cham
berd formerly owned by the Fair
mont Creamery Co.
A party was held in the C. F.
Gillette home Sunday evening.
There were three tables of bridge.
CARD OF THANKS
I want to thank all my friends
who sent cards, flowers and let
ters to me during my stay in the
Hospital. Each and every one
was deeply appreciated and thor
oughly enjoyed.
Mrs. C. E. Tibbetts.
Pvt. Chester Jungbluth of
Presque Isle, Maine, arrived in
Chambers Tuesday afternoon to
spend a furlough with his mother
Margaret Jungbluth and other
relatives, •
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Thorin
and Sandra and Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Grimes and Bonnie were
callers in the C. E. Tibbetts home
Wednesday evening.
The Misses Mildred, Isabel,
Theresa and Edna Marie O’Malley
of Denver. Col., and two Tom
Coyne girls from O’Neill came to
Chambers Sunday evening to
visit at the Lawrence O’Malley
home with Air Cadet Joseph
O’Malley, who is home on a fur
lough.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nelson
were callers at the C. E. Tibbetts
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Vernon Harley, Mrs.
Victor Harley and Pfc. Floyd
Walter drove to Norfolk Tuesday
to get Vernon Harley who has
been in the Lutheran hospital
there. Vernon is feeling quite
well at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barnett
and daughter spent the week-end
visiting with friends and rela
tives at Chambers and Amelia.
Mrs. Alma Farrier, Mrs. Clyde
Kiltz and Mrs. Valo Edwards vis
ited with Mrs. C. E. Tibbetts
Saturday afternoon.
School Districts 107 and 156
taught by Miss Doris Kiltz and
Miss Marian Carpenter respect
fully, closed their school year
with picnics this week. Miss
Kiltz’s picnic was held Friday
afternoon and that of Miss Car
penter Saturday afternoon.
Air Cadet Joseph O’Malley of
Tennessee, arrived home Friday .
of Jast week to visit with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
O’Malley, other relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Schabacker held a party
in her home Sunday afternoon
for her little daughter, Sylvia’s
sixth birthday. Many of Sylvia’s j
friends attended, also one small:
friend from Clearwater, making i
nearly twenty-five in all. After
a very enjoyale afternoon the
children were treated to a lunch
of ice cream and cake. Every
one had a very nice time.
Uncle Sam’s Helpers met April
29 at the home of Armetta Gleed.
All members were present and
there was one visitor. For our
lesson we had cup cakes and up
side down cake. Ann Taggert
and Genevieve Nachtman made
the up-side-down cake and the
other cakes were made by Mary
Taggart, Ada DeHart and Char
olette Helen Farewell. We also
received our caps. We have our
food clocks and menus completed.
Mrs. Gleed gave us a receipe for
making cup cakes. The lunch
consisted of the cakes we baked
and jello. The next meeting will
be with Ann Edith and Mary
Taggart May 13, 1944.
—Ada DeHart, Reporter.
Mrs. Duane Carson and Pattie
visited Monday afternoon with
Mrs. C. E. Tibbetts. Louis Roth
child spent,, Thursday evening in
the Tibbetts home.
Charlie Bursell has moved into
town and is living in a house
owned by Harve Lee in the east
part of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grimes
and Bonnie were Sunday dinner
guests at the Glen Grimes home.
Sgt. Gayle Pichler of Camp
Forrest Tenn., arrived home Sat
urday evening on a seventeen
day furlough. Gayle is with the
17th Air Borne Division.
The Junior Class of the Cham
bers High School honored the
Seniors at the Junior-Senior
banquet held Saturday evening,
May 6, in the English room. The
members of thq Junior Class, un
der the direction of Mrs. Arthur
Walter, had decorated the room
very artistically in the colors of
the Senior Class, Blue and Gold.
The theme of the Banquet was
stars, and this was carried out
in the decorations, the Menu and
the program. Following is the
program:
Welcome, Toastmaster _
_James Adams
Response__..Ralph Cooke
Stars and Stripes Forever_
Ardith Roth, Marilyn Harley
Piano Duet
North Star_James Adams
Big Dipper_Marie Gibson
Little Dipper_Ben Medcalf
Neapolitan Nights_
Phyllis Wood, Celesta Gleed
Parody on Twinkle Little Star_
Phyllis Carpenter
Star Gazing _Violet Sanderson
Stars of the Summer Night
Quartette
Nebulae ..—.Don Cavanaugh,
—Zane Rowse, Deloris Brittell
—Ethel Butts
Stars In the Sky, Mr. Schabacker
Star Spangled Banner _All
The delightful three course
meal was planned and prepared
by the mothers of the pupils of
the Junior Class. Mrs. Seth
Hertle, a former teacher in the
High School, was a guest at the
Banquet. 0, a
Mrs. William Ritterbush is
helping Mrs. Arnie Mace clean
house this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Albers re
cently received the Medal of the
Purplfe Heart from the .War De
partment. This Medal waa
awarded postmumously to their
son, Cpl. Richard Albers for
wounds received in action in
Italy, which resulted in his death .
on March 25.
Mrs. Alma Farrier returned
Thursday of last week from Red
Oak, Iowa, where she had spent
two weeks in the home of her
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Briggs. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs
brought her home and spent the
week-end here visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tange
man returned home Thursday
night from California, where
they had ben visiting their son,
Pvt. Lawrence Tangeman. They
reported a very enjoyable trip.
Carydon Krumtum of Okla
homa City, Oklahoma, is visiting
his grandmother, Mrs. Alma Far
rier and other relatives at Cham
bers. He is leaving to join the
Navy soon.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brophy and
Mrs. Mattie Soukup left for
Grand Island this morning to be
present at the graduation of Miss
Mary Brophy as a nurse from St.
Mary’s Hospital in that city. Miss
Brophy is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Brophy.
Judge and Mrs. Louis Reimeif
enjoyed a real family reunion
last week. Their two daughters,
Margaret, who is employed by a
large real estate firm, and Aud
rey, who is in defense work, are
both here from Kansas City for
a visit. Their two sons, who are
in the army, were home on fur
lough. Cpl. Louis Reimer in the
infantry from 'Gamp Rucker,
Arkansas, and Pfc. Henry4 Reimer
from the army air field at King
man, Arizona.
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This little
Pig stayed
at home!
The government food program in 1943
called for the production of an unprecedented
number of hogs, cattle and lambs. Patriotic
farmers and ranchers equalled-and surpassed
— their quotas, despite shortages of help,
equipment, and other restrictions. They did
a grand job—but so much more livestock than
usual created marketing and meat packing
problems.
Ordinarily the heaviest livestock market
ing comes in the fall and winter months and
that is when the greatest volume reached
market in the past year. As a result, some
“little pigs” had to stay at home for a week or
two. Another heavy run began in the last
week in April. Again the markets were over
supplied, so more livestock had to be held
back for a time.
New Records Established
We at Swift & Company bought more live
stock in these heavy markets than in any com
parable periods in our history. We did this by
working long hours at top capacity—a 12-hour
day was usual for many of our staff—and by
operating six and seven days a week. These
new records were made in spite of many han
dicaps and difficulties. We often bought more
bogs, cattle, and lambs in a day than we could
daughter in our plants. Sometimes we had on
twnd several extra days' supply of livestock.
was costly, for held-over livestock
ddsk end must be fed, and there are bound
to be death losses. But, nevertheless, we
bought all we possibly could handle everyday.
Many Problems ,
And in addition to the increased numbers
of cattle, hogs and lambs to be handled, we ,
were up against other problems which we have
in common with producers. For instance, t
shortage of help — especially experienced !
help. More than 18,000 Swift employees are
in the armed services. Then, our meat coolers
and freezers were often filled to capacity with
meats, much of it for the army, navy and 1 end
lease. Containers and other supplies were dif
ficult to obtain.
Producers should be able to market their
livestock at any time according to their own
wishes and judgment. That is the way we
want it to be. And we hope producers will be
able to spread out the sending of their live
stock to market in order to avoid “glutted”
conditions.
SWIFT & COMPANY
CHICAGO 9, ILLINOIS