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Congressman Miller’s
Weekly Letter
DH. MILLER ;
Appropriation Time: Congress
is busy these days on the ap
propriation bills tor the various
departments and agencies of gov
ernment, ail of which must be
passed before July 1st, the be
ginning of the new fiscal year.
Before each bill reaches the floor
of the House it has been under
consideration by the appropria
tions committee, whose sub-com
mittee study in detail the request
for funds for each division. The
record of these studies is publish
ed in the form of hearings which
is made available to each member.
However, when one finds that the
Hearings on OPA before the Sen
ate sub-committee alone cover
1514 pages it is easy to see what
a task it is to keep up yith even
cme agency. Individual members
are forced to depend on the rec
ommendations of the Committees
Careful scrutiny on the part of
the sub-comittees lop off many
millions of dollars asked by the
departments. With a more even
ly divided membership Congress
no longer makes lump sum ap
pripriations mertly on the request
of the executive department.
OPA Extension Studied. After
intense study by committees in
both the House and the Senate a
majority of members of Congress
feel that it will be necessary to
extend the Emergency Price Con
trol Act for at least anoher year.
To take off all controls now
would violently affect our whole
price structure. The Adminis
tration wants the bill passed as
it is with no change. It bases its
plea on the improved operation
of recent months. Under the di
rection of Chester Bowles and the
provisions made that experienced
men must be placed in policy
forming positions the OPA has
done a better job this year. In
spite of this many members feel
that amendments should be made.
It is estimated that nearly 100
may be introduced to simplify
procedures and operations. Many
of them may be adopted when
the bill gets to the floor but the
most likely are:
1. To change the present rule
relatives to assesing triple dam
ages.
2. To give an aggrieved party
the right to appeal to the regular
ly constituted courts and not have
to be judged by courts set up by
and within the Agency itself.
3. To limit rollback and sub
sidy features to July, 1945, and to
prohibit additional subsidies.
The vast amount of ground
that OPA has attempted to cover
is seen in the fact that it has
attempted to freeze the price of
8 million articles. Regulations of
the food trades alone consist of
7,800 pages of 2,000 words each.
Imagine local Boards trying to
interpret 15,690,000 words of reg
ulations. The result is that
many appeals come to Washing
ton where decisions are scratched
off by some clerk. OPA has is
sued 15 volumes of rules and
regulations to regiment and con
trol American business.
Missing In Action. If you re
ceive word that your soldier,
sailor or marine is missing in
action do not take it as final i
word. Many of the airmen re- j
ported missing parachute to safe
ty. It sometimes takes several:
months to get additional reports
on these men. Our office can get
little additional information on
the' missing personnel. The par
ents or nearest of kin are immedi
ately notified of any new develop
ments. If we have the full name
and serial number 6f a service
man we can frequently learn
something about the engagement
he was in and the circumstances I
of his disappearance.
More Production Needed After
War: If we are to have continu
ed prosperity in this country it
is estimated that our national in
come must be maintained in the
neighborhood of 100 billion dol
lars per year. In 1942 it was
119.7 billions and in 1943 and
1944 it is expected to Dass 150 bil
ions per year. In 1929, the last
year before the depression, it had
reached 83.3 billions but then
dropped to 39.9 billions in 1932.
With an income around 100 bil
lion dollars in the United States
and the prospects of having to
help feed the world the food pro
ducers of this country will be
hard pressed to meet the demand.
There w'jll be great need for
scientific means of cultivation,
fertilization and conservation of
lands and the use of improved
seeds.
Land under cultivation in this
country has receded rather than
increased. During the years 1919
-1929 it averaged 355 million
acres. In 1942 it had dropped o
342 million acres. In 18 out of the
He’s doing his part , . . We must do our part!
For him the terrifying grand
climax of the war is at hand.
The supreme military risk—
bloody, costly in American
lives.
Our boys know this. They
don’t have to read the heart
rending headlines or casualty
lists to know what is ex
pected of them.
They are in it.
But they are not flinching
. . . not holding back.
They will see the grim ven
ture through to the bitter,
victorious end.
And if, for your boy, or some
boy you know, the price of
Victory is death, you can be
absolutely certain that he
did his part courageously ...
for the cause of Freedom.
For us, too, the terrifying
grand climax of the war is at
hand.
This supreme, desperate call
for American dollars—16 bil
lions of them—is to enable
our fighting men to carry
through the grim, bloody as
sault to a successful conclu
sion and Victory.
Not just American dbllars—
but the dollars in your pocket
—in your savings account.
You must buy War Bonds—
now! At least twice as much
as you bought last time. If
you are already buying Bonds
on a pay-roll savings plan,
buy EXTRA Bonds during
this Drive.
Your Government is count
ing on you. Your boy—and
your neighbor’s boy — mil
lions of them—are counting
on you. Just as desperately
as you are counting on them
in this fateful hour.
► Don't let them downl Do your part—as
they are doing theirs. Dig down, America—
dig down deep! While there is still time.
This is America’s Zero Hour—Civilization’s
Zero Hour!
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And here are 5 MORE reasons for buying EXTRA Bonds in the 5th!
1 • War Bonds ara tho best, the safest Investment in the worldl
2. War Bonds return you $4 for every $3 in 10 years.
3. War Bonds help keep prices down.
4. War Bonds will help win the Peace by Increasing purchasing
power after the War.
5. War Bonds mean education for your children, security for you,
funds for retirement.
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Sad Me Mac*/- BUY MORE THAN BEFORE
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19 years just previous to 1940 we
imported one billion dollars more
of agricultural products than we
uaas 3q X[ise3 ubo tj pojjodxo
that in addition to improved
farming practices we must bring
more land into cultivation if we
are to mee the indicated de
mands for food. It is estimated
that it will be necesary to add
4 million acres per year. The
most feasible way to do this is by
expanding irrigation.
Calling for the united supoort
of the whole Missouri Valley for
irrigation the St .Louis Post Dis
patch in a recent editorial said,
“We of the lower Missouri Valley
have not been sympathetic to the
needs of the Upper Valley states
for irrigation. We have not both
ered to inform ourselves about
irrigation. We have stood by
without protest when measures
to develop the Missouri River for
our benefit (navigation) have pro
posed to penalize the irrigation
of the Upper Valley.” The atti
tude of this influential Lower
Valley newspaper indicates a
broader interest in the import
ance of irrigation. It will be well
corned by the people of our Dis
trict where there are many ex
cellent sites for irrigation pro
jects.
With the coming of D Day the
House stood in silent prayer.
Several members led the House in
prayer. They prayed for the
safety and success of our soldiers.
Mass and special services were
held in the capitol. Surely there
is a power in prayer wrich is
comforting to the soul of man.
After prayer the House settled
back to the controversial subject
of court martialing Kimmel and
Short and others, who might have
been responsible for Pearl Har
bor. When the facts are known
it may prove to be one of the
sordid chapters in the history ol
our country.
Miss Evelyn Stannard had
her tonsils removed while in
Omaha. _
BRIEFLY STATED
The J. J. Harington’s entertain
ed at a family dinner Monday
night. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Beulow, Racine,
Wis.; Mrs. J. P. Gallagher and
daughters, Hilda and Helen; Mrs.
Cleta Adams, of New York City;
George Harrington, of Washing
ton D. C. It was held at the M
and M.
W. J. Froelich returned to
Chicago Monday, after spending
the week-end with his family
here.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Golden and
son, James, drove to Sioux City
Tuesday to meet their daughter,
H. A. 1-c Constance Golden.
Miss Margaret Higgins went
to Sioux City Monday for an ap
pendectomy at St. Vincent’s
hospital.
Forty members of the Com
mercial Club met at the Golden
last Tuesday evening for their
regular meeting. Much interest
was manifested in the discussion
of several matters that were pre
sented.
Helen Biglin entertained the
! Martez Club Tuesday night at
the M and M. Later they play
ed bridge. Winners of high score
were, Mrs. Ed Campbell, Miss
Marjorie Dickson and Mrs. Ed
ward Gallagher. The guests were,
Mrs. Helen Beulow, Mrs. J. J.
Harrington, Ms. Edward Gallagh
er and Mis Marie Biglin.
Dickie Hall came Saturday
from Burwell for a visit with his
grandmother, Mrs. Georgia O.
Rasley.
T. Sgt. Edward Moos, of Fort
Benning, Ga., arrivtd home Wed
nesday to spend a seventeen day
furlough with his wife and son.
Miss Harriet Bennet went to
Grand Island Wednesday to meet
Eva Salmons, of San Fraancisco,
Cal., who is going to visit Harriet.
Mrs. Frank Kubichek arrived
home Sunday, after a two weeks
visit with relatives in Omaha.
A. C. T. Fred V Halva has re
cently been transferred from St.
Paul Minn., to Minter Field,
Bakersfield, Cal., where he will
take pre-flight cadet training.
Joe Chocholousek of Cham
bers, stopped for a short visit at
the Vic Halva home Monday, on
his way to his home at Verdigre
to visit with his wife and family.
K. P. Hoffman arrived home
Wednesday night for a visit with
his wife, after serving overseas
two years with the United States
Navy.
1 Woodie Lansworth, of Omaha,
came Saturday to visit his aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Boshart.
George Harrington of Washing
ton, D. C., left Wednesday for
Sioux City, to return to Wash
ington, after spendin a week
here looking after business mat
ters and visiting friends.
Mrs. Cleta Harrington Adams
left Thursday for her New York
home, after spending a week in
the city on busines matters and
to visit old friends in her native
city.
Mrs. F. J. Dishner made a bus
iness trip to Sioux City Thursday.
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Father Byersdorfer, of St.
Johns, was an O’Neill visitor on
Wednesday.
Ellen Wilcox returned home
Saturday from Elgin, where she
had been visiting her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wilcox.
T. Sgt. John Kazdo, of Camp
Carson, arrived Sunday night to
visit his sister, Mrs. Norb Uhl.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Strifel and
two boys of Englewood, Cal., ar
rived Friday for a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka.
Miss Glee and Mildred McKim
and Irene Hood lea Monday for
Omaha, on a business trip
Mrs. Constanct Biglin, Mrs. R.
R. Morrison and Mrs. Frank Dish
ner entertained at a 1:00 o’clock
luncheon at the Morrison home
Wednesday, in Mrs. Beulow’s
honor. Later they played bridge
with Mrs. P. B. Harty winning
high score.
T-5 James Harty left Wednes
day for Camp Pickett, Virginia,
after visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Harty for two
weeks.
Mrs. W. H. Tomlinson enter
tained the Last Minute Bridge
Club at her home Wednesday.
Mrs. Oscar Newman was their
guest. A delicious luncheon was
served.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shriner
moved Monday to the Pete Hert
ford house, recently purchased
by Mr. Shriner. Mr. and Mrs.
Heriford moved to the Parker
apartments and Ed Zakrezewski
moved into the Shriner home
which they purchased a couple of
months ago.
Mrs. Georgia Rasley went to
Burwell Friday to visit her son.
Pvt Warren Hall, who was home
on furlough.
Mrs. Katheryn DeLosh and
daughters spent Friday visiting
her sister, Mrs. Cora Pettijohn.
Mrs. K. P. Hoffman received
word that her husband had arriv
ed in Califonia, after serving two
years overseas.
Mrs. Fay Miles returntd from
Valentine Thursday, where she
had ben visiting her sister, Mrs.
Edna Selden. Mrs. Selden re
turned with her for a visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Miles and
Mrs. Edna Selden made a busin
ess trip to Norfolk Saturday.
Mrs. Morris Travers and three
children, of Sioux Ciy, are spend
ing a week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymon Bright. She
is a niece of Mrs. Bright.
Mrs. Raymon Bright is enjoy
ing a two weeks vacation from
her duties at Brown-McDonald’s.
Mrs. P. B. Harty underwent
a tonsilectomy at Saint Vincent’s
hospital in Sioux Cty last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E, G. Casey and
son. Tommy, spent Monday jand
Tuesday at Winner, S. D.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Casey and
son, Tommy, were looking after
business matters In Norfolk on
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Charles Cole, of Star,
spent from Tuesday till Thursday
at the Raymon Bright home.
Everett Siders of Wood Lake,
Nebr., arrived Saturday to visit
his mother Mrs. Maggie Siders
and sister, Beulah.
Candidate and Mrs. Charles
Chase returned Sunday to Ann
Arbor, Mich., after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Chase of Atkin
i son and Mr. and Mrs. H. J Ham
mond of O’Neill. , 1
Mrs. George Robertson return
ed Saturday from Lincoln, where
she had ben visiting her children
for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Gaugh
enbaugh, of Burwell, came Sun
day to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Jonas.
T. Sgt. Owen McCaffrey and
S. Sgt. Jack McCaffrey returned
Sunday to Camp Tyler, Texas,
after spending a twenty day fur
lough visiting their mother and
other relatives here.
Judge Flourish of the Depart
ment of Immigration and Natur
alization was in O’Neill Monday.
Accompanied by Ted McElhaney
he went to Butte on Tuesday
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Judge B. A. Rose, of Burwell.
was in O’Neill Tuesday on busin
ess
Judge D. R. Mounts returned
last Thursday from Tonkawa,
Okahoma, after a few days visit
there. His wife returned with
him.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond
received word that their son, Lt.
George Hammond, had been
transferred from Camp Barclay,
Teas, to Fort Lewis, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kersen
brock have received word that
their son, Pfc. Jack Kersenbrock
has ben promoted to Corporal.
Mrs. C. P. Hancock, of Los An
geles, Cal., left Monday for her
home after a two weeks visit
here with her son, J. Ed Hancock
tnd her daughter Mrs. Loyal
Hull.
Miss Iona Bacon, Miss Anita
Murphy and Miss Alma Bacon
spent Sunday at the D. Murphy
farm.
Mrs. Gu3' Cole entertained the
M. M. Club at her home in Em
met Wednesday evening with a
desert luncheon at 7:30. After
wards they played bridge. High
score was won by Mrs. Ted Mc
Elhaney; Guest high by Mrs.
Hugh Ray; Mrs. Arlo Hiatt won
low and all-cut went to Mrs.
Paul Shierk. The guests were:
Mrs. Hugh Ray, Mrs. W. T. Spelts,
Mrs. G. W. Reising and Mrs. J.
O. Osenbaugh.
Mrs. G. O. Harper spent from
Saturday till Monday visiting
Mrs. Neil Ryan and children.
Mrs. Harper is from LeMars,
Iowa.
Mrs. Edward Swanson left Fri
day for Herman, Nebr., after vis
iting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toy. She
will leave there on Sunday for
San Diego Cal., where they now
make their home.
Mrs. P. B. Harty and daughter,
Ann, returned Monday , after
spending a week in Sioux City.
Mrs. Ruth Oppen went to
Creighton Sunday to visit rela
tives there. From there she will
return to her home in Omaha,
where she is employed.
Keith McGraw and Herb Har- A
ris returned Monday from South ^
Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froelich and
daughter, Nancy, returned Friday
from New York City, where they
spent two weeks attending a con
vention.
Francis Price arrived Thursday
from St. Louis for a visit with
his parents.
Elaine Murray, of O’Neill, un
derwent an appendectomy oper
ation Thursday at St. Vincent’s
hospital at Sioux City.
Henry Murray went to Sioux
City Thursday to get his daughter
Elaine, who is a cadet nurse in
the hospital there.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hargarten,
of Alliance; Miss Krenz, of Fort
Dodge, Iowa and Father Hargar
ten of North Platte, arrived Sun
day to visit relatives in O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Asmus and
son, Frederick Charles, of Stock
ton, Cal. spent Sunday in O’Neill
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Armbruster. They returned
the same day ro Norfolk and will
leave from there on July 1 for
their home.
Mrs. Clyde Elkins went to
Sioux City Tuesday to spend a
few days visiting relatives there.
Mrs. Jack Morrison left Satur
day for Seattle, Wash., to visit
her husband, who is stationed
there. *
Pfc. Jack Kersenbrock left X
Saturday for Fort Mason Cal.,
after spending a ten day furlough
here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Kersenbrock.
The- 9 FF Club met Tuesday
night at the Herb Peterson home.
High was won by Mrs. May Weir;
second hgh by Mrs. Evelyn Jasz
kowiak, and Mrs. Helen Asrjnbrus
ter won all-cut.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biglin went
to Jackson Friday to visit Mrs.
Biglin’s mother, Mrs. Julia Wat
ers, who is spending the summer
there.
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Mrs. Nellie Simmons and Mrs.
D. B. Warren and son, Henry, of
A.tkinson, spent Sunday visiting
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Spelts.
The Presbyterian Guild met
last Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Ronald Coil. She was ably
asisted by Mrs. Mabel Gatz, Mrs.
Dave Loy and Mrs. W. T. Spelts.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bain, of
Gregory, S. D., spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. James Kelley.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walling
went to Humbolt Thursday to
visit at the home of their son and
familv. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wall
ing. Their granddaughter, Bar
bara, returned with them.
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