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Frontier j '; r LXV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1944 NO. 17 SMALL DOSES PAST AND PRESENT By Romaine Saunders Jerkwater, hick town, out in the sticks. Meaning the wUder ness, the abode of the humble. Who’s ashamed of it? The three greatest characters in American history were men of the wilder ness. Uncle Sam hopes to get by on government egg investmtnt with a loss of $10,000,000. Maybe Ralph Leidy of the O’Neill Hatch ery would consent to give Wash ington some pointers on the egg business. Mr. McKelvie, selected to sit at the G. O. P. steering wheel with a sizeable territory across the landscape, says he first has to get the hay up out at By-the-Way. Wonder if he gets astride a sweep and brings in the windrows or parks in the hay by the water jug on the shady side of the stack? See the old town is to have another wet emporium. One more in a booze-soaked territory doesn’t make much difference. Billy Ryan, Hayes, Tierney, Perry, Hynes, Aiken, Martin, Laviol, lette, Leahy, Gibbons, Art Ryan, et. al., et. al.—a sizeable list that dispensed tanglefoot to a forgot ten generation and tossed in quite a sum into the O’Neill School fund. Someone with an eye for fig ures has computed some results at the two conventions in Chicago, which did other things besides nominating candidates. The del egates and others at the two con ventions consumed 150,000 hot dogs, 250,000 bottles of pop, 200, 000 bottles of beer, 40,000 ham sandwiches, 150,000 ice cream bars, 500,000 bags of peanuts and 300,000 cups of coffee. In the town of Fullerton there is displayed on a large scale the names of over 500 Nance county boys taken into military or naval service. Greater or lesser lists can be compiled in each county in Nebraska and all over the nation. Why? Has it been their choice? Only their choice to the extent red-blooded men are im pelled to get the villians by the throat that have set the world on fire. Why select election year two months before the votes come in and involve Uncle Sam and trans portation lines in still more trouble by starting suits against the railroads? If there is merit to the Attorney General’s claim this suit could have been brought five years ago, ten years ago. Why allow a labor trust to function unmolested and go after the outfits that are breaking their backs to take care of war-bloated movements of men and materials? If rates need adjustment whats the matter with the commissions set up for that purpose? Wash ington has the co-operation o£ the country in prosecuting a great war but a lot of foks are getting tired of the pulling of political strings. Selective service found the young men otf the nation flabby, soft and in need of conditioning, according to Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershy. “Of the 4,217,000 4-F’s, the bottom of the man power barrel,” says the general, “more than 16 per cent were disqualified for mental deficiency, and over 57 per cent, or 2,500,000 for phys ical defects.” Venereal diseases and heart ailments run up the highest score. The lads—the cream of the country—taken into the service are doing a regular American job of it out on the fields of horror and the boys set aside as “unfit” tfor battle strain are doing a good job on the home front. Maybe we have a “flabby and soft” generation because life has become a bit too genteel since our fathers had to sight down a rifle barrel and knock over a squirrel or a deer to get a meal. Returning from Lincoln I learn ed that on the evening of the 21st a storm of wind, hail and rain had visited our community and eft a track of destruction that only angry elements can. Limbs were wrenched from trees, a few windmills blown over, barns at ( ne or two places twisted or \ Tecked, holes drilled into roofs 1 y bombing lumps of ice, garden, field, and orchard damaged and United War Fund Meeting Tuesday At Ainsworth A United War Fund meeting will be held at the USO in Ainsworth, 8:00 p. m., Tuesday, September 5. War Fund officials from the fol lowing counties will attend: Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt Keya Paha and Rock. State officials of the United War Fund of Nebraska will also come fropi Lincoln to explain plans for the 1944 campaign which begins in Nebraska, Mon day, October 9. Thomas C. Woods, State Chairman, will speak briefly on the "National War Fund Today.” Walter F. Roberts, Executive Director, will also give a short speech on “The Job Ahead." E. F. DuTeau, State Publicity Director, will speak briefly on “Arousing Public In terest and Support.” Mrs. Fred C. Williams, Assistant Director, will conduct an open forum on “Questions and Answers.” County War Fund officials who will attend include: Edward M. Gallagher, O’Neill, County Chairman; Raph P. Kelley, Atkin son, Publicity Chairman; Miss Jeanne McCarthy, O’Neill Sec retary-treasurer; and other mem bers of the County Executive Committee. Two Holt County Men Inducted During August The following Registrants were Inducted during the month of August: Dorance C. Crabb, O’Neill Franklin J. Scott, Chambers. cornstalks left standing, like fruit less ghosts. Much of the crop will yet ripen should frost be de ferred. It was observed on the way to Lincoln that what appear ed to be half of the corn fields along the highway in Boone, Nance, Hamilton and other coun ties had been destroyed by hail earlier in the season. The ele ments this year have surely joined the forces of terror that have set the world ablaze with hate. Mrs. Louise Lawson of Albion, a sister of Mrs. Fannie Riley, ac companied by her son Roger and Miss Edith Nook, of Hamburg, Iowa, visited at the ranch here last Sunday. . . . Strolling over the meadow a few rods from the house a memory of old times flashed up when four young prairie chickens arose out of the grass and took to flight.A magnificent golden eagle will not soar again on tireless wings among the clouds. Tom Baker ran onto it with a broken wing, maybe sustained during the re cent hail and wind storm, killing it by a blow with a hammer. . . The crews returned to the hay meadows Monday to finish the tag ends of haying after a week lay-off because of rains. . . .' Among other “casualities” a gar age was carried away from its moorings at Henry Knutzen’s by the storm of the 21st and a windmill blown down at the old Roblyer place. Late August. The sun bores through the far distant blue with light and heat; light clouds fling : their banners high and move in 1 silent majesty with air currents that cross those that fan over the prairie; trees and shrubs bear the scars left by wind and hail, twigs broken and withered clinging to the parent limb; color has gone from the land except for the bloom on the weeds, and birds are strangely silent. Where feet trod there are changes. The sky is immutable—blue and gold by day, dotted in celestial glory by night. What is that high above? Air pilots ascend three, four, five miles. What is beyond? Science j says there is a large layer of cold followed by a layer of warmth about every twenty miles up but | science has gone only about sixty miles with the temperature test tube. Men fly among the clouds but come back to earth. Their feet are bound to the sod. Thought, aspiration, spiritual vision, reaches for the untraveled height where far-distant world's respond to the glow of still far ther-distant suns. “The world stands out on either side No wider than the heart is wide; Above the world is stretched the sky, No higher than the soul is high. The heart can push the sea and land Farther away on either hand; The soul can split the sky in two And let the face of God shine through.” Consumers Make Annual Kate Cut Electric users served by Con sumers Public Power District, throughout the state, will save, an additional $41£>.W)0.00 per year! as a result of rate reductions ap proved by Directors of the Dis trict Tuesday. The new rates wrill become effective with meter readings taken on and after Sep tember 5th and will be available to residential, commercial and! rural customers served at retail by the state-wide integrated system. “The rate reductions’’ officials of the District said, “will accomplish standardization of rates by population groups, mak ing available the same rates for towns of comparable size in the various groups.” Grouping of the towns for standardization purposes follows classifications used by the Federal Power Commission. Towns with populations over 10,000, except metropolitan cities, will be in group one. Lincoln, the only city in the metropolitan group served by Consumers, will be classified as a separate group and! will receive reductions in resi dential and commercial service which conform to average re ductions put into effect through out the state. Towns with popu lations of 2,500 to 10,000 will be in group two; towns with popu lations of 1,000 to 2,500 will be in group three; towns with popu lations of less than 1,000 will be in group four and rural customers' will constitute group five. Overall Reductions Average 10% Average overall reductions throughout the state-wide system] will amount to about 10% with percentages of reductions running higher in some areas and lower in others depending on the rate1 levels previously in effect. Con- j sumers representatives pointed out that all towns would not benefit alike by the reductions because of the wide variation of j rates in effect throughout the properties when they were ac quired by the District. However, the new standard rate schedules will put all towns in the respect ive groups in a position to bene-1 fit alike from (future reductions. The new rates wil result in sav-, ings to virtually all residential, commercial and farm customers * served by the interconnected state-wide system of the District. However, there are a few small towns served by individual plants on isolated lines, not connected with the state-wide grid, which wj^l not be affected. Spokesmen for Consumers said rate studies have been in prog ress with a view toward standard ization, since April 15 when it became apparent that savings could be made by refinancing the District’s bonds. These savings, along with other economies affect ed by group operation of the state-wide system, made possible the huge cut in rates at this time.! Rate reductions previously put into effect by Consumers Public | Power District total in excess of ■ $454,000,000 per year and have saved electric light users served by the District over one and one half million dollars to date. The additional $415,000.00 reduction will bring total annual savings to over $869,000.00. “The new standard rate schedules, in ad dition to giving comparable towns identical rates will greatly simpli fy the application of future re ductions,” representatives of the District said. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sin cere and heartfelt thanks to the many neighbors and old time friends (for the flowers, gifts, cards and many kindnesses extended us during our anniversary celebra tion. After fifty years of asso ciation with the people of Holt county we are indeed thankful that so many of the friends of the years long gone were so kind in remembering us on this occas sdon. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Moor and Children. !' Round-Up Calf Club The Round-Up Calf Club met at the home of Clarence Ernst on August 24. All members were present and roll call was answered by naming a part of a beef. After the meeting we went to the river for a weiner roast. The next meeting will be at Ben Wayman’s September 15. Marriage Licenses Elmer J. Olberdin?, 27 , of Stuart, and Lucille E. LeMunyon, 27, Atkinson, on August 30. O'Neill Boy Scouts Spent Last Week At Camp Cedar Near Fremont, Nebr. The Boy Scouts returned Sun day from a one week camping at Camp Cedar, 3 Vi miles west of Fremont, Nebr., on the south side of the Platte river. The following scouts of the O’Neill Commercial Club Boy Scout Troop No. 210 spent one week at the Boy Scout Camp Cedar under the leadership of Ed. Han-1 cock, assistant Scoutmaster and one of the troop committeemen, Paul Moseman: Tom Harty, Billy Rickly, Darrel Weingartner, Paul Moseman, Jr., Billy Ellis, Dean Van Every, Don Sauser, Dick Godel, Ralph Lindberg, Bob Clem- j ents, Wally Shelhamer, Bernard Spry, Clayton Layh and Jimmy Donohoe. The program consisted of swim-j ming, hiking, trail building and re pairing, handy craft, such as tin craft, leather craft and wood craft, passing requirements for advance ment in the scout rank and kitten ball games. This camp is a very beautiful spot, lots of hills, valleys, cliffs and borders the Platte river on the south. There is a store on the grounds for groceries and handy craft materials. The large swim ming pool was supervised by life guards at all times and they used the “buddy call” system. Meeting On Teen Age Canteen September 6th offered to sponser a Teen Age Canteen for high school students from both schools in O’Neill. Dorlin Lockflman was appointed by the Lions’ Club to« explain the idea of a canteen, which has been adopted by many cities all over the country for their teen age citizns. zens. A meeting was called and rep representatives of the two schools were chosen. Those present were: Margie McElhaney Leah Iler, Betty Cambre, Lou Iler, Polly Rickley,, Lou Birmingham, Joann Burgess, Marvin Holsclaw, Gor don Hiatt, Jim Golden. Rev. Kenneth Scott was invited to ex press his opinion on the idea. The discusr.^n resulted in a unanimous decision to hold an “Open Forum” meeting for all high school students who are in terested in this canteen. The meeting will be held Wed nssday, September 6, at 8:00 o'clock p. m., in the new audi torium. We ifeel sure that the generous people of O’Neill will be glad to offer assistance in securing much needed equipment for the game room and especially furniture of all kinds. Those who feel that they can help out, please contact Jim Golden, Lou Birmingham or Polly Rickley. It’s your canteen, Kids, so let’s make a success of it. Don’t for get the meeting.—See you then. Meets Former O’Neill Boy In New York City Mrs. Georgia Rasley received a letter from her son, Pvt. Warren G. Hall, who has been attending a Signal Corps school ati Holabird Camp, Baltimore, stating that he visited New York City on a three day furlough. While there he called on Ted Cooper, b’-iiness manager for Fred Waring’s Or chestra, and who is well known in O’NeiV as he lived here for sevc/ tl years. The Orchestra was spending the week-end at the summer camp of Mr. Waring, situated in the Pocono mountains on the Del eware in Pennsylvania. Warren was invited, as the guest of Mr. Waring, to spend the week-end with them and had a delightful time. Ted Cooper’s daughter, Donna Rae, is the featured singer for the Orchestra and lived in O’Neill as a child. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bauman and family left Sunday for Port land, Oregon, where they will make their future home. John Emmet Carr has arrived safely in England, according to word received from him by friends here. COMING! ST. JOHN'S SOCIAL Sunday, Sept. 17 Holt County Boys Who Took Examinations During Month of August Following is the list of Regis trants to leave during the month of August for Pre-induction: Amelia Roy A. Forbes Thomas F. Bilstein O'Neill Clarence E. Ward John L. McManamy Edwin L. Krugman Floyd I. Hershiser Gerald E. Lewis Roy D. Landis Stuart Alfred A. Straka Freddie H. Niebauer Arthur E. Olberding Samuel L. Lofquest Leonard R. Hamik Hubert C. Kohle Edwin A. Straka Donald F. Cadwallader Leonard P. Engler Raymond B. Schmaderer Dewayoe N. Philbrick Dwight W. Philbrick Gilbert Shald Chambers Hale Osborn John E. Sladek Clyde C. Primus Ewing Sylvester C. Bauer William C. Knox Earl W. Schindler John J. Kaczor Leo J. Spittler, Jr. Spencer Reuben R. Redlinger Dorsey Howard R. Oberle Atkinson Anton D. Dobrovolny Donald E. Kramer I Inman Eugene L. Sobotka Five Hundred Fifty Head Cattle Go Thru Sale Ring At Monday's Auction l - I We had a nice run of cattle last Monday, selling about 550 head. ! There were two loads of heavy steers, weighing around 1,000 lbs., which sold from $11.00 to $12.00 per hundred. Several loads of 600 , lb. steers sold from $10.50 to 11.25. There was a nice run of light ; heifers, weighing around 450 to 500 pounds, and they sold from $8.50 to $10.00 per hundred. The cow market was stronger with the best kinds selling for $10.75. Quite a few were here. The hog run was light and all the butchers and sows sold for the ceiling at $14.10 and $13.35. The pig run was also light and the Erices were about steady with the est selling for $15.00 per hundred. Please list your cattle early so we can get them on our cards and also the broadcast. Must Have Air Bases To Rank In Future i Years ago the man with the best mouse trap sold his goods. But now, the man furnishing the most personal conveniences gets the trade. This is especially true of communities. Humanity likes to be pampered. Localities pro viding the best accommodations will be best patronized. The old hitching post and foul smell ing livery barns are no longer in vogue. The time honored horse is not our popular means of travel. Localities meeting post war competition will have to pro vide the latest in modern facilit ies and convniences connected with transportation. This simp ly means that progressive com munities will boast airports. Air travel, and air traffic, will grow with leaps and bounds when Victory is ours. O’Neill should arrangge for an airport now, while outside funds are available for permanent post war improvements, and while the commercial airlines are schedul ing their routes. Methodist Church Dawson Park, Minister Phone 182-J O'Neill. Nebr. September 3, 1944 LOYALTY SUNDAY 10:00 a m — Church School Classes for all ages, come and study with us and remain for- the worship service. 11:00 a. m.—Morning Worship Anthem. Sermon: “High Stand ards.” 7:30 p. m. — Methodist Youth Fellowship Friday, Sept. 1st 8:00 p. m. — Good Neighbor meeting in the Church Parlors. A motion picture in Kodaehrome titled “We Live In Oklahoma’ will be shown. All Methodic women and their friends are in vited. Mrs. J. A. Frenking arrived Sunday from Omaha to spend a week visiting her sister, Mrs. John Melvin and other relatives and friends. SPORT NEWS AND VIEWS Richard Cronin Tomorrow night (Wednesday) the World champion Chicago Bears will open their 1944 foot-, ball campaign Vith the College All-Stars as their opponents with over 50,000 people expected to fill Dykes stadium at Evanston, Illinois. The odds, according to the local odd makers in Chicago put the Chicago Bears three points better than the College All-Stars. Last year, if you remember, the All-Stars were the 2-1 favor ites. One of the reasons that the odds favor the Bears is the re turn of Sid Luckman to the Bears vacant quarterback post. With Sid back to fill the quarterback slot the Bears should be able to flash a good T formation, with plenty of passes mixed n with their ground gaining. Also, in1 the past week the All-Stars have lost one vital lineman and three above par backs. They have lost Vic Lindskog, formerly of Stan ford, who was supposed to be the starting center in tomorrow night's game. In the backfleld they have lost due to injuries, Gene Fekete, the hard hitting fullback from Ohio State; Paul I Sarringhaus, halfback from Ohio! State, who twisted his ankle during practice, but he might be able to recover by game time; also Steve Van Buren, red-headed tailback from Louisiana State. The red head was counted on to catch some of the mighty heaves of Dobbs, of Tulsa. Another addit* ion last week, and we should say quite an addition, was Creighton Miller who played half back with Notre Dame last year. Creighton should be a great addition to the All-Stars and you will hear his name mentioned a lot if you are one of the thousands who will l tune in on the radio tomorrow night to hear the play by play account. Summing it all up it seems to me that the game should be one of the best of the year and don’t count th All-Stars out of it by a long ways, for they are always in there pitching and even though they are playing the Champion Chicago Bears just remember that anything can happen in a football game, and in the football game tomorrow night it might. The first (football game of the season was played last Saturday, when the Washington Redskins (pro.) edged the Marsh Field Flyers, coached by Paul Schissler 7-3. The Big Six will open their 1944 campaign Friday when most all of the Big Six members will issue suits and practice will start. Although Oklahoma will be the favorite in the Bix Six because of the V-12 students stationed there, it should be a pretty close race. This year we do not ex pect to see any team beating Ne braska by over 40 points, like three of their opponents did last year. Although Nebraska will have only five lettermen back, it is expected to have a large num ber of freshmen who will try to have a little college education be fore they have to go in the armed forces. The American League baseball scene is about the same as it was last week, with the St. Louis Browns still holding on to their three and a half game lead, with the Boston Red Sox in second place, and the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers tied for third. It still looks to me like the Browns wll win with the Tigers close on their heels. Byron Nelson, of Toledo, won the Fourth All-American, $45,000, at Tam O’Shanter with an eight under par 280 for the 72 holes. Big Ed Dudley, P. G. A. President, fired a 69 Monday to come from nowhere to second place with a 285. Bud William son, Lincoln pro, tied with two others to take fourth spot with a 287, one under par. The Chicago Bea-s, orofession !al Champions of 1943, lived up to their reputation as they downed | the College All-Stars 24 to 21 in their lootball game Wednesday evening in the Dyche Stadium, home of th Northwestern Wildcats before a capacity crowd of 50,000 people. Pete Gudauskas, husky | Chicago Bear guard, kicked a field goal in the final period from the All-Stars 13 yard line, which proved to be the winning margin of the game. Besides Gudauskas, i Scooter McLean, Bulldog Turner Six 4-H Club Members Will Represent Holt Co. At Nebraska State Fair Six Holt County 4-H Club members have been selected, as the result of the 4-H Achievement Day, to compete at the Nebraska State Fair September 3-8. These 4-H members were recommended by the Judges at the achievement day as outstanding members in their representative 4-H activities. Leonard Engler of Stuart and George Mellor of O’Neill will give a demonstration on cattle brand ing and will also team up with Bernard Hoffman of Chambers to compete as a livestock judging team. Jeannie Beth Mellor and Mary Joan Hynes of O’Neill will be demonstrating the use of but tons in the doming contest. Bill McDonough of O’Neill will com pete with an individual demon stration on culling hens. Accompanying the boys and girls to the fair will be County Agent Lyndle R. Stout and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sire of O’Neill. Woodmen Circle Organize Sorority Chapter Here On Sunday, August 27 The Eta Sigma Chapter of the Tau Phi Lambda Sorority was or fanized Sunday, August 27 by lorence Jensen, National Direc tor, in the Odd Fellows Hall, as a branch of Emerald Grove No. 128 of the Supreme Forest Woodmen. Circle. The Charter members of this chapter are: Mrs. John Harbottle, La none Miles, Davene Loy, Mary Miles, Genevieve Graves, Damn Jean Marcellus, Mary Martin. Madelynne Hynes, Polly Rickly, Constance Williams, Verna Rus sell, Helen Bowers, Florence El kins, Dorothy Larson, Marjorie Cronin, Marjorie Hansen, Dorothy Coolidge, Margaret Jean Yantzi, Dorothy Kratochvil, Virginia Schultz, Betty Jane Wyant, Mar ion Kubitscnek, and Darlene Wrede. The new members were initiat ed by the officers of Beta Chapter of Omaha. The officers of the new chapter were installed by Miss Ruth Bechman, National Commit teewoman of the Sorority. The officers were installed as follows: Mrs. John Harbottle, President; Miss Vira Eidenmiller, 1 Sponsor; Mrs. Clara B. Miles, Chapter Mother; Miss Dorothy Kratochvil, Vice-President; Miss Marjorie Cronin, Secretary; Miss Donna Jean Marcellus, Chaplain; Miss Dorothy Larson, Warden; Miss Marjorie Hansen, Historian and Representative; and Miss Margaret Jean Yantzi, Musician. The motto of this sorority is “Training for Leadership” ana the purpose is for recreation and self- *• improvement. . AAA NOTES “ Dairy Feed Payments are now being made for the months of July and August. Get your cream stubs in early and do not wait until the last day. Military requirements for milk have risen to an all-time high. Army authorities recently told rep resentatives of the dairy industry and the War Food Administration. Urging that everything possible be done to maintain and conserve milk production. Brig. Gen. Carl A. Hardigg of the Quartermaster General’s office said the require ments for the milk powder, cheese, evaporated milk, and other dairy products go up with each new Allied victory. Harry E. Ressel, Chairman Holt Co. AAA Committee. Permit Necessary To Purchase Space Heaters Hundreds of applications are being received each week by local War Price and Rationing Boards throughout the Sioux City Dis trict for fuel oil for used space heaters which have been pur chased at auction and private sales. Most of these applications' are denied by local boards be cause the applicant was not elig ible to purchase a new space heater, according to Ration Or der No. 9A, unless certain ex ceptions can be met. M. E. Raw lings, Sioux City District OPA Di rector advi«es all who are con templating the purchase of either a new or used fuel oil heater to first contact their local War Price and Rationing Board before mak ing the purchase. A fuel oil heater is useless without fuel oil. The Weather August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 _ August 30 August 31 High Low M’st’e .. 73 60 _ 65 53 _59 52 _73 55 _83 59 _ 79 58 _73 50 Precipitation .64 inches. .54 .0.3 .07 and Sid Luckman led the Bears attack, while Glenn Dobbs, Creighton Miller. Billy Hilder brand led the attack for the All Stars. A more detailed report | of the game will appear in the (next issue.