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NO. 36
LXV
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1945
SMALL DOSES
PAST AND PRESENT
By Romaina Saunders
Atlduob Nab*.
Those who make the rules are
only men like the men who are
directed to comply with the rules.
Killed — Wounded — Missing.
Bitter words, words that have
started the tears in a halt million
American homes; tears mingled
with a solemn pride that it has
been their lot to make so costly a
contribution to the cause ot free
dom.
Dwayne Bly and others, stu
dents of Chambers High, out this
way got an extra week in at home
for holiday vacation because of
the illness of one of their instruc
tors.
If nature has given you a shock
of red hair you have been selected
to perpetuate the original. Tra
dition places the blame on Father
Adam and Mother Eve for Ibis
also. Ancients believed the first
pair had flaming red crowns of
glory never covered by hat or
bonnet.
A venerable compatriot down at
Clay Center thinks a deeper pink
would tint the prairie roses, the
buffalo grass add more weight to
Shorthorns and Whitefaces, more
corn piles dot the plowland and
perfection’s halo hover over the
state house if he were permitted to
plant his feet on the soft carpets
of the governor’s suite. He will
only be 83 the next time there is a
call and it is not likely a lifelong
habit will be outlived by then. If
the democrats will give the husky
old boy a chance I might consider
voting for him.
Anyway, horses have been spar
ed the horrors of war.
The sheriff has closed all pool
halls in one county in Texas be
cause “Men who frequent them
hamper the war effort when labor
is scarce.” A pool hall is an illegal
institution in the Lone Star state.
An early January afternoon.
Tomorrow a blizzard could roar
on wild wings out of the north as
it did 57 years ago. Today started
with a gentle snowfall. Midafter
noon. A white carpet is spread
across the prairie land. Not a twig I
quivers—nor breeze disturbs na- !
ture’s soft emblem of purity. Out of ,
cerulean depths the sun rides on
ward toward the prairie rim, bits
of clouds fling fleecy banners be
neath the blue of heaven, spread
ing on earth and sky a picture in
flaming gold, bewildering white
and blue—and without all this
waste of words you already know
it’s a nice day.
The army chief-of-staff came
out on Dec. 7 with this prediction:
“Before this statement is publish
ed hostilities may have terminated
in Europe.” Here is another found .
in the Air News: “By the time this)
article appears, the collapse of
fascist Germany may have already
set in.” Fathers, mothers, wives,
war-weary and heavy-laden hearts
all over the country who saw a
star of hope in these predictions
from eminent sources will wonder j
why the monumental ignorance of ]
what was beyond the Allied lines.
Will the lesson of Pearl Harbor
never sink in. A high ranking U.!
S. Naval officer has no illusions.
On a cold gray day in December
he said: “This is going to be a
long, tough war.”
When the dog of war were turn-,
ed loose by Kaiser Wilhelm Henry
Ford headed a group with a “peace
ship” on a futile mission. The in- j
tervening quarter of a century has j
disillusioned Mr. Ford and his
great factories hum night and day |
producing war materials.
Short on sugar? Try honey.
Seed catalogs in gay colors greet i
us again. Amid stories of disaster,
wreckage of war and hourly trage
dies they are like a burst of sun
shine after days of gloom.
Germany has its gang leaders
to be dealt with and also its gang,
which is the 70 some millions of
German people. Fed for a century
by pagan Prussians on the philo
sophy of brute force, sex lust and
lieing—a nation has been develop
ed, not of master men, but crafty
demons. The sturdy, worthwhile
and cultured of the race have
found asylum in other lands.
Multitudes set their faces toward
the beckoning light of the God
dess of Liberty and have become
thorough-going Americans.
The gleam of a lone star high in
the southwest penetrates the early
night mists that weave a web to i
obscure the more distant orbs of
night. An hour before dawn the
mists have come to earth to powder
tree and land with rare jewels,
while out of the blue of eternity
countless stars serenly glow on
this quiet spot of a troubled world,
a bit of reflection of another age
“when the morning stars sang to
gether and all the sons of God
shouted for joy”—of an age yet to
come “Starry crowns will then be
given when the King shall claim
His own.”
L. G. Gillespie spent Wednesday
and Thursday in Lincoln on busi
ness.
Mrs. Louisa Toft left for Cali
fornia after making an extensive
visit here with her sister, Mrs. C.
P. Uhl, and other relatives.
Rev. Francis Price Has
Received Appointment To
Parish In Omaha, Nebr.
Rev. Francis R. Price, who cele
brated his first solemn mass on
December 28th in this city, has
received his parish appointment
and will be stationed at St. Brid
get’s Parish, 4112 South 26th St.,
in Omaha. He wiir leave for his
new duties on Friday of this week.
Pvts. Don Shonka And
George Nachtman Are
At Camp Wolters, Texas
Pvt. Don Shonka, 21, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Shonka of Chambers,
and Pvt. George Joseph Nachtman,
19, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Nachtman of Chambers, have ar
rived at this Infantry Replacement
Training Center to begin their
basic training as Infantrymen.
They have been assigned to a
battalion stressing rifle training.
1945 License Plates
Must Be Purchased
Before February First
Owen J. Boyles, Assistant Di
rector of the State Motor Vehicle
Division, today advised the public
that 1945 license plates are now
available and are on sale at the
various county treasurer’s offfices.
As provided by law, the 1945 li
cense plates must be displayed on
or before February 1, 1945, and
Mr. Boyles suggests that individ
uals contact their county treasur
ers and obtain their plates.
Only one plate will be issued in
compliance with the WPB request
to conserve metal, and this plate
is to be placed on the rear of the
vehicle. Mr. Boyles further ad
vised that in instances where an
individual is issued the same li
cense number in 1945 as he was
issued in 1944, he may, if he so
desires, allow the 1944 number to
remain on the front of his vehicle.
In case the same number is not
issued, the front number is to be
taken from the vehicle and des
troyed.
Mr. Boyles also advised that due
to the conservation program, there
will be a number of counties
where the county treasurer has not
been issued the same number of
license plates as in previous years,
and in these instances an individ
ual may not be able to secure, for
the registration year 1945, the
same license number assigned to I
his vehicle in previous years.
CpI. Jack Parkins Arrives
Home On Furlough After
3 Years In South Pacific
Cpl. Jack Parkins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Parkins of this city,
arrived in O’Neill Wednesday on
a 30 day furlough to visit his par
ents and brother and sister. He
was met in Omaha on Tuesday
by Mr. Parkins.
Jack has served three years in
the South Pacific and has taken
part in many of the engagements
against the Japs. His last engage
ment being on Leyte. At the end
of his furlough he will return to
his duties overseas.
John Watson With Ninth
Army Promoted From
Pfc. To Staff Sergeant
John Watson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ira L. Watson of Inman, is
with the 84th Division in Germany.
This Division is a part of the Ninth
Army and is called “Railsplitters”
or “Abe Lincoln”.
John has been promoted from
Private First Class to Staff Ser
geant.
Following is a clipping John
sent to his parents:
Railsplitters, in First Battle,
Chalk Up 'Perfect Operation'
By Wes Gallagher
“With Ninth Army, Germany,
Dec. 1.—It was revealed today that
the “Railsplitting” 84th Div. was
the American unit which teamed
with the British to capture the
German stronghold of Geilenkir-,
chen in a ‘perfect operation.’
“It was the first time the 84th;
has been in action during the war.
The division is commanded by
Brig. Gen. Alexander R. Bolling,
who was wounded and won the
DSC during World War I. He was
commissioned in 1917 from OCS
and is one of the few brigadier
generals in the American Army to
command a division.
“The 84th, a part of the Ninth
Army, was loaned to the British
for the Geilenkirchen operation.
“On the first day of the attack
one regimental combat team of
the 84th smashed at the high
ground east of Gilenkirchen dom
inating the city. The doughboys
took every objective on schedule,
capturing 400 prisoners and link
ing up north of Geilenkirchen with
the British.
“On the following morning an
other regimental combat team of
Railsplitters struck north along
the Wurm River.
“One lieutenant colonel pushed
his force through to Suggerath,
two miles north of Geilenkirchen
Realizing that his unit was in a
bad strategic position, he led a
six-man patrol to high ground.
“The patrol ran into ambush
and four were killed and one
wounded.”
James D. Brown,
Spanish-American
War Veteran Dies
James D. Brown, 83, veteran of
the Spanish-American War, pass
ed away at his home in this city
Monday afternoon, January 8th at
5:15 p. m. of a heart ailment. He
had been ill for the past two
weeks.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon from the
Presbyterian church with Rev.
Kenneth Scott in charge of the
services and burial in Prospect Hill
cemetery following. The Amer
ican Legion having charge of the
services at the grave.
James Davis Brown was bom at
Brownsville, Pa., on June 15, 1861
and at the time of his death was
83 years, 6 months and 23 days of
age. He came to Holt County in
the year 1881 from Illinois and
settled on a homestead south of
Atkinson, and then moving to
O’Neill about 1920, where he has
since made his home.
He was united in marriage to
Miss Anna Vequist at Elk Point,
South Dakota on October 3, 1935.
Besides his wife he is survived by
some nieces.
Pallbearers were members of
the American Legion: Asa Hub
bard, John Lansworth, Wm. Gatz,
John Grutsch, A. E. Bowen and
Paul Beha.
Dr. Brown as he was more fa
miliarly known, practised veteri
nary work when lie first came to
O’Neill, only giving up his work
the past few years.
Mr. Brown served with Co. M,
3rd Nebraska Volunteers in the
Spanish-American War. This com
pany was formed here in O’Neill
and was commanded by Capt. C. E.
Hall.
AAA NOTES
Performance Report
Final date for Performance Re
porting—February 15th, 1945. The
final date for filing reports of per
formance under the 1944 Agricul
tural Conservation Program shall
be Feb. 15, 1945. Any person eli
gible for payment must file a
performance report at the O’Neill
AAA Office on or before Feb. 15. If
you have not reported and are
eligible—report now—don’t delay.
Dairy Subsidy Payment
Payments are now being made
on butterfat and/or whole milk
for the months of November and
December. February 28, 1945 is
the deadline for payment on these
months. If you nave not already
forwarded your receipts to the
local AAA Office, do so now.
Corn Loans
The loan value on corn for Holt
County under Commodity Credit
Corporation is 88c. Applications
for loans are now being taken at
the local AAA Office. For further
information—you may contact the
O’Neill Office in the Court House
Annex.
1945 AAA Program
In the near future we will have
information pertaining to the 1945
AAA Program, its practices and
requirements. Most of the prac
tices are the same as AAA has
carried thru since its beginning.
Watch your paper for further in
formation regarding your AAA
Farm Program.
Harry E. Ressel, Chairman
Holt County AAA Committee
St. Mary's Lose To Trinity
Ot Sioux City But Win
From Page Tuesday
Lose to Trinity of Sioux City
Friday night of last week St.
Mary’s lost to Trinity of Sioux
City by the score of 37 to 13. The
boys from Trinity started clicking
the second half and won by a large
margin.
Golden was high for St. Mary’s
with 5 points to his favor, with
Oberendt of Trinity high for the
victors with 15 points to his favor.
Win from Page 23 to 20
Tuesday night of this week the
Cardinals won over Page, with a
score of 23 to 20. It was a close
game all the way through, and
both teams played very good ball.
Froelich was high for St. Mary’s
with 16 points to his favor, and
two of the Page boys were high,
with 7 points to their favor.
Miss Marion Bosn returned
Thursday from Omaha, where she
had been visiting her sister, Miss
Dorothy Bosn.
City Chairmen For
Infantile Paralysis
Fund Are Announced
The Holt County Campaign
Director announces appoint
ment of following City Chair
men for Infantile Paralysis
Fund Raising Appeal:
O’Neill — Mrs. Ralph P.
Rickly.
Ewing—Frances Rotherham.
Atkinson—Mrs. D. F. Scott.
Chambers—Mrs. J. W. Walt
ers.
Amelia—Mrs. Ralph Rees.
Emmet—Mrs. P. McGinnis.
Page—Mrs. A. L. Dorr.
Inman — Mrs. Carrie Mc
Mahan.
Rural Schools—Elja McCul
lough.
TO OUR READERS
Dear Reader:
For the past several months
we have been trying to get
help in the office to assist in
issuing The Frontier, but in
vain. Last week I thought that
1 had finally succeeded and had
found a man to take an interest
in the paper and run it until
after the legislative session,
when I could get back in the
harness. But the deal fell
through last Sunday. So that's
that.
We have one more change—
we are corresponding with an
other party, who wants an in
terest in the paper and could
run it while I am in Lincoln
and on my return we would be
able to get out a bigger and
better than ever newspaper. If
the deal falls through it may be
necessary to suspend publica
tion until the close of the ses
sion, when I can get back and
resume publication. We do not
want to do this, but circum
stances sometimes alter cases.
But here's hoping} that The
Frontier will continue to visit
you each week, as it has for
the past sixty-five years.
Gratefully yours.
DENNIS H. CRONIN
GRATTAN TOWNSHIP
MEETING
The Annual Township Meeting
of the Legal Voters of Grattan
Township, Holt County, State of
Nebraska, will be held on Tues
day, January 16, 1945 in the Lib
rary at 2:00 o’clock P. M.t for the
transaction of such business as
may lawfully come before said
meeting.
CARL LORENZ,
Township Clerk.
SHIELDS TOWNSHIP
MEETING
The Annual Township Meeting
of the Legal Voters ol' Shields
Township, Holt County, State of
Nebraska, will be held on Tues
day, January 16, 1945 in the
Township Hall at 2:00 o’clock P.
M„ for the purpose of making the
levy for the coming year, also
selecting two Road Overseers, and
any other business that may
legally come before the meeting.
J. B. DONOHOE,
Township Clerk.
—
PADDOCK TOWNSHIP
MEETING
The Annual Township Meeting
of the Legal Voters of Paddock
Township, Holt County, State of
Nebraska, will be held on Tues
day, January 16, 1945 in the Town
ship Hall at 2:00 o’clock P. M., for
the transaction of such business as
may lawfully come before said
meeting.
HENRY W. WALTERS,
Township Clerk.
Wm. Serck Has Appointed
Miss Ruth Hoffman As
Deputy County Clerk
Wm. F. Serck, who took over
the duties of county clerk the first
of the year, has appointed Miss
Ruth Hoffman as his deputy and
she took over her duties the first
of the week.
Special O.D.T. Meeting
Called For All Retailers
On January 25, 1945, at 7:00 P.
M. in the Holt County Court
House Annex, there will be a
meeting of all retailers, milk de
Tiverers, merchants (dry goods,
groceries, hardware, etc.) on “Fre
quencies of Deliveries O.D.T. Ord
er 17”.
This meeting will be conducted
by personnel from the Sioux City
O.D.T. Office.
Please plan to attend and famil
iarize yourself with this order and
its interpretations.
Harry E. Ressel, Chairman
Holt County ODT Committee.
Infantile Paralysis Fund
Committee Explain Their
Methods Raising Money
It is the wish of the Executive
Committee of the Infantile Paraly
sis Fund Raising Appeal for
O'Neill and the surrounding com
munity to tell you of our coming
drive and the methods we will
employ to raise sufficient funds
that we may be protected in the
event this dread disease strikes
here.
This committee is composed of
Holt County Campaign Director
and O’Neill City Chairman, Mrs.
Ralph P. Rickly, R. C. Andersen,
James Corkle, Julius D. Cronin,
and Rev. Kenneth J. Scott.
Our first event is a double-head
er basketball game to be held
Tuesday night, January 16th. The
tickets are to be sold for fifty
cents with the entire proceeds be
ing turned to the Fund. See the
ad on page 3 of this issue.
The following week we will con
duct a complete solicitation of
the town, both business and resi
dential districts. This will be led
by a Special Gifts Committee with
Mrs. H. J. Birmingham as Chair
man and Mrs. J. J. Harrington as
Co-Chairman. We feel that every
one will appreciate this oppor
tunity to do their part in contribut
ing to this very worthwhile and
necessary cause. May your gifts
be as big as your hearts!
COMMITTEE.
Nebraska And Holt
County Over Top In
The Sixth War Loan
Nebraska climbed in the Victory
column January 5, as final Feder
al Reserve Bank figures for the
Sixth War Loan indicated that Ne
braska had exceeded its quotas in
every field of the drive.
Final figures, which will be
changed only slightly by minor ad
justments, showed that Nebraska
stood shoulder to shoulder with
the nation in putting the Sixth
War Loan over the top, as Ne
braska has done in every prev
ious War Loan drive.
The most difficult job in the
drive was the making of the Indi
vidual quota of 52 million dollars,
but final figures showed total sales
of $53,887,789, in this category, or
104 percent of quota. Holt County's
figures in this bracket showed a
quota of $524,100 with sales of
$436,674, or 83 percent of quota.
Of equal importance was the
total sale of $35,075 865 in “E”
Bonds, or 113 percent of Nebras
ka’s “E” quota of 31 million dol
lars. Holt county’s figures are:
Quota $337,200 with sales of $355,
234 or 105 percent of quota.
During the Sixth War Loan Ne
braskan's purchased $132,974,475
of all types of government securi
ties, exceeding the over-all quota
of $94,000,000 oy 141 percent. Holt
county figures show a quota of
$561,700, sales of $599,733 or 107
percent of quota.
Although total sales in the Sixth
were approximately $4,600,000 less
in Nebraska than in the Fifth, the
state made 141 percent of its quota
in the Sixth, as compared with an
oveacc of nnlv 19.0 nprrpnt nf
quota in the Fifth War Loan.
Nebraska did not quite reach
the national percentage figure of
154 percent of the over-all na
tional quota.
“The fact that Nebraska exceed
ed every quota in the Sixth War
Loan is extremely gratifying,” said
Dale Clark, chairman of the Ne
braska War Finance committee in
commenting on the final report.
“The Sixth War Loan was prob
ably the most difficult assignment
we have faced to date, due in
part to a feeling of optimism which
was encountered by war bond vol
unteer solicitors in the early stage
of the drive last November and
December. The German break
through and drive into Belguim
convinced Nebraskans and the na
tion generally that the war was
far from over.
The State War Finance Commit
tee and the 93 county war finance
committees in Nebraska are grate
ful for the support they received
from bond buyers who made the
Sixth War Loan a success through
their purchase of government se
curities.
“As chairman of the State War
Finance Committee I want to
thank the thousands of loyal vol
unteer bond solicitors in the cities,
towns and villages of Nebraska,
and in the rural communities, for
sticking to their job until it was
done in customary Nebraska fash
ion.”
In commenting on the close of
the drive, Leon J. Markham, ex
ecutive manager of the state War
Finance Committee said:
“It was a grand job and every
Nebraskan has a right to be proud
of this state’s accomplishment.
However, we should remember
that the war is far from over and
there will be more War Bond
drives. We must also remember
to keep buying bonds in the per
iods between drives. The cost of
the war goes on from day to day
and we must have money to make
sure that our boys on the fighting
fronts have plenty, of equipment.
Then, too, I would urge every bond
buyer to keep his bonds. They
are an investment in America.”
State Teachers Exams
To Be Held On Jan. 20th
State Teachers' Exams
The next regular Teachers Ex
aminations will be held in O’Neill,
Stuart, Atkinson, and Ewing on
Saturday, January 20, 1945. If
new numbers are required they
should be obtained from me in
time to receive their owners ad
dress before the examination —
please. The regular schedule at
each examination point follows:
Morning
8:00 to 8:50—Arithmetic, Mental
Arithmetic, Bookkeeping.
9:00 to 9:50—History, Civics.
10:00 to 10:50—English Compo
sition, Grammar.
11:00 to 11:50—Physiology and
Hygiene, Music.
Afternoon
1:00 to 1:50—Theory and Art,
Coupse Study.
2:00 to 2:50—Reading, Ortho
graphy.
3:00 to 3:50 — General Geo
graphy. Ag. & Geog. of Nebr.
4:00 to 4:50—Penmanship, Draw
ing.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Robery Sod ivy, 21, of Bloomfield
and Esther Konopasek, 19, of Ver
digre—January 9th.
Weather
High low Moia.
Jan. 5 .. 30 15
Jan. 6 20 15
Jan. 7 ._ 39 18
Jan. 8 _ 43 2
Jan, 9 _15 2
Jan. 10 48 11
Jan. 11_41 23
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Lt. Hugh F. McKenna Is
At Harding Field, La.
Harding Field, Louisiana — Lt.
Hugh F. McKenna, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. McKenna of O’Neill,
Nebr. is a mighty busy man these
days, with his work in the Supply
department at Harding Field
claiming first call on his time, but
he still finds time to enioy par
ticipation in the basketball league
and sees regular action on the
Mustangs team as a forward.
Prior to entering the army Lt
McKenna attended the University
of Nebraska. He played basketball
with his high school team.
The Harding Field Basketball
League, like all other competitive
athletics here, is operated as part
of the Physical Fitness program
designed to keep America's Fight
ing men in the best physical con
dition possible.
The Lieutenant’s wife, Mrs. Mar
garet McKenna, lives in Lincoln,
Nebr.
Agriculture Census
Enumerators For
Holt County Named
I The agricultural resources and
production of the United States at
war will be measured with the
taking of the coming Census of
Agriculture, scheduled to begin
January 8, 1945. Months of prep
aration preceded the completion
of the schedules and the final se
lection of the questions to be ask
ed. The information given to the
Enumerator is strictly confiden
tial.
The first questions to be asked
by the enumerator will be con
cerned with identifying informa
tion for each farm household—the
name of the farm operator, his
race and age, location of the farm,
the number of dwelling units on
the farmstead and their facilities,
such as running water and elec
tricity, and the number of persons
residing on the farmstead.
Questions relating to acreage
and production of field crops har
vested during the year will also
be asked. In addition, information
on the number of mules and colts,
horses and colts, cattle and calves,
cows and heifers, 2 years old and
over kept mainly for milk, hogs
and pigs, and sows and gills will
be requested. A similar count is
to be taken on the number of
cattle exclusive of calves, the num
ber of calves, and the number of
hogs and pigs butchered, also the
number ox cattle and calves and
the number of hogs and pigs but
chered, also the number of cattle
and calves on feed for market.
Sheep and lambs will be counted
together, as will goats and kids,
but a separate count on all ewes
a year old and over will be taken.
The questions on poultry will deal
specifically with the number of
chickens 4 months old or older on
hand Jan. 1, 1945, the number of
chicken eggs produced, the num
ber of chickens the number of
turkeys raised and the value of all
poultry and poultiw products sold
or traded in 1944. Questions on the
number of cows milked in 1944;
the number of gallons of milk pro
duced; the number of gallons of
whole milk, pounds of butterfat in
cream, and pounds of butter sold;
and the value of all dairy products
sold or traded will cover the dairy
side of farming. The cost of feed
bought in 1944 also will be ascer
tained.
Holt County Enumerators
The following men and women
have been appointed as numerat
ors in Holt County:
George C. Calkins, Dorsey.
Lloyd L. Evans, Atkinson.
Francis J. Gilg, Atkinson.
Mae S. Hanel, Atkinson.
Carsten F. Hansen, O’Neill.
Harry S Harper, Page.
Joseph E. Judge, Atkinson.
Clyde E. Kiltz, Chambers.
Frank Mlnarik, Ewing.
Hazel Ott, Amelia.
Howard Rouse, O'Neill.
Forest M. Sammons, Amelia.
Mrs. Marjorie Sammons, Amelia.
John S. Smith, O’Neill.
Mrs. A. W. Staples, Atkinson.
Robert H. Strong, Page.
Robert E. Tomlinson, Star.
Joseph L. Cavanaugh Is
Promoted To Corporal In
India China Division ATC
An Transport Cammond Base,
India—Joseph L. Cavanaugh, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Cavanaugh,
RFD No. 1, Chambers, Nebr., was
promoted recently to Corporal it
has been announced by Brig. Gen.
William H. Tunner, commanding
general of the India China Divi
sion, Air Transport Command.
Cpl. Cavanaugh has served in
the division since February, 1944
and is a Sanitary Inspector. He has
been in the army since December,
1942. In civilian life he was a
ranch hand.
Since the closing of the Burma
road by the Japs, the India China
Division has been the only source
of supplies for Allied troops fight
ing in China. The ICD flies vital
war material over the “Hump” of
the Himalaya mountains in giant
transport planes The route is con
sidered the world’s most treacher
ous because of the dangerous fly
ing weather and the craggy ter
rain.
Miss Coney Biglin, who is in
nurses’ training at St. Vincent’s
hospital in Sioux City, will leave
Saturday for St. Bernard’s hos
pital in Council Bluffs, Iowa for
further training.
Checks For Last Car
Waste Paper Mailed
To Organizations
Returns for the car of waste
gaper shipped the first of Decem
er have been received and checks
have been sent to the schools
other organizations who collected
for this car.
Expenses were $22.00. This in
cludes telephone calls, meals for
voluntary workers, a small amount
of trucking that we could not get
donated and because of the short*
age of voluntary help two bogra
were hired to work in the car.
The paper was figured at $15.00
a ton and proceeds were distribut
ed as follows:
Expenses_$ 22.00
Cleta Murray School_ 1.00
Ed Burival_ 3.82
St. Joseph’s, Atkinson _ 21.60
P. E. O., Atkinson_47.02
St Mary’s O’Neill_ 29.48
O’Neill Public School_ 31.05
St Mary’s Alumni_ 24.89
Stuart School_12.75
Page School _ 7.20
Inman Junior Red Cross_ 18.68
Chambers_13.05
Ewing Library_ 26.56
Margaret Sauser School_ 1.23
Mrs. Kenneth LaRue School 3.15
Matilda Peters School_ 1.45
Tritnl
Another Car In February
Another car will be loaded some
time in February. All organiza
tions now collecting are asked to
continue as long as the need for
paper continues, but PLEASE tie
the paper securely. Much paper
came in not tied or poorly tied and
after this this paper cannot be
paid for the same as the other
paper but the expenses will be
deducted from the loads of loose
paper brought in as it cannot be
shipped until tied. Ewing so far has
sent in the best loads of paper.
Every bundle has been well tied.
Save your tin cans and take
them, properly prepared, to your
grocery store.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin
Hynes Celebrate Silver
Wedding Anniversary
A fifty-three piece set of dishes
was presented to Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Hynes Sunday by thirty
eight friends and relatives who
gathered at their home northwest
, of O'Neill, to celebrate their silver
i wedding anniversary. Due to
weather conditions the party had
been postponed from November
26th.
A potluck dinner was served.
During the afternoon games were
played. Mrs. Floyd Johnson and
Mrs. Blake Benson were co-host
esses for the affair.
The following familes were
present: Blake Benson, Dan Rakes,
John Hynes, Henry Vequist, Flor
ence Scnultz, Lyle Vequist, Elmer
Sterns, Dave Moler, Wm. Claussen,
Albert Sterns, James Currans, all
of O’Neill; and Mrs. Ethel Brown.
Arlan Brown, and Don Hynes of
Atkinson.
Holt Soil Conservation
District Sets Prices For
Use of Their Equipment
Rental charges for equipment
available for cooperators use was
set by Supervisors of the Holt
Soil Conservation District at their
I regular monthly meeting January
'5, 1945.
I The following schedule of
I charges was set up:
Combination grain and grass
drill, 25c per acre plus $1.00 per
day.
Cultipacker (land roller), 10c
per acre plus $1.00 per day.
Duckfoot machine, 25c per acre
' plus $1.00 per day.
r realm sira^ei, jui pci uajr.
Grape hoes—$3.00 per season.
The charge for the tree planter
with the Supervisors furnishing
2 men, tractor to pull planter, the
trees and delivering them to the
farm had previously been set at
2' 4C per tree for the first 1,000,
2e per tree for the m »t 2,000, and
i lVfcc per tree for r * over 3,000
trees.
Applications from the following
farmers for assistance in conserva
tion work were also approved:
David E. Bowen, Page; A. E.
Krueger, Chambers; Geo. Pon
gratz. Emmet; Vernon Harding,
O’Neill; Teo Baumeister, Atkin
son; and Paul C. Young, Star.
Conservation plans with Joe and
George Allbreeht, 3 miles north
and 4Vfe miles east of Atkinson;
and Jake W. Braun, 1 miles north
and 2Vt miles east of Atkinson,
were also approved.
These conservation plans were
developed by the farmers with
the assistance of Soil Conservation
technicians assisting the district.
Both plans include seeding of a
mixture of native grass for hay
and pasture, proper stocking of
grazing land, deferred grazing, and
planting trees for windbreak. They
will continue to follow good rota
tion, strip farm for wind erosion
control and seed rye in row crops
on the sandier fields.
For more information see one
of the District Supervisors or con
tact the District office in the Base
ment of the Court House Annex.
Mr. and Mrs. John Walker of
Inman spent Wednesday here visit
1 ing her mother, Mrs. Ellen Regan.