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The Frontier
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1945 NO. 1G
LXVI
Memorial Services Held
For Pfc. John R. Hamilton
Last Tuesday Morning
A large congregation attended
the Memorial High Mass Tuesday
morning at 9:00 o’clock, at St.
Patrick’s Church for Pfc. John R.
Hamilton, who gave his life for
his country in Luzon, in the Phili
ppines on August 1st, according
to a telegram received from the
War Department by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hamilton of
this city.
John graduated frob the O’Neill
High School with the Class of
'43 and from then until he entered
the army in October, 1944, he was
employed by the Tri State plant
in this city. John received his
training at Camp Hood, Texas,
and was home on his first and last
furlough in March 1945. He
then was shipped to Fort Old,
Cal, and from there he was sent
across to the Philippines. He was
20 years old at the time of his
death, his birthday being on the
13th of Jujy.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hamilton, of
this city, five sisters and two
brothers: Joe, of Burlington,
Iowa; Mrs. John Wildes, O’Neill;
Mrs. Gene Lawrenre, O’Neill;
Mrs. Dan Helmer, Royal; Pfc.
Claude Hamilton, who is now
stationed in England, and Miss
Leond and Miss Dorothy at home.
John was a fine young man, an
enjoyable companion and was
held in high esteem by those who
knew him well. It was a tragic
death, especially coming so close
to the end of the war and The
Frontier joins the many friends of
the family in tendering sympathy
to the sorrowing family and his
many warm friends.
Photos Of Service Boys
That Are Uncalled For
Photographs of the following
soldier boys, that were used in
the window display at the Con
sumers’ Public Power Company
office have not been called for.
Please call and get them. The
list follows:
Paul Kubicheck
Buster Urban
Bennett Hertford
Harold Berglund
Earl Whaley
Kenneth Cadwallader
Edward Stewart
Laverne Marrow
Richard Loy
Glen Hiscocks
Harry Hamilton
Wayne Peterson
Eugene Sire
Walter Pharris
Emmett Carr
Herman Aim
Carl Butler
Joseph Stutz
Mrs. T. M. Harrington,
Chairman.
At Harrington’s Shoe* Shop.
Local Federal Offices Now
On 40-Hour Work Week
The Local Office of Price Ad
ministration will not be open on
Satrdays, effective September 1.
This is in line with President
Truman’s recent order that Fed
eral Departments be reduced to
a 40-hour work week, and the
Office of Price Administration
has arranged to carry out the
President’s directive promptly.
The Selective Service Board at
the Court* house are also going on
the 40-hour week basis, and here
after the office of the County
Draft Biard will not be open on
Saturdays, egective -at once.
Football Practice Starts
Next Wednesday For
St. Mary’s Six Man Team
Rev. Raymond J. Lisco an
nounced this morning that the
fir^t football practice of the seas
on for the St. Mary’s High School
six-man football team will be
held this coming Wednesday, Sep
tember 5, at 3:00 p. m. All boys
interested in football will please
appear at the school at this time.
Uniforms will be issued and the
b9ys will begin to practice Facing
them will be the stiffest schedule
in the school’s history.
Lost year the Cardinals finish
ed an undefeated season, and as
the fifth best six-man football
team in the state.
O’Neill Public Schools
Will Open Monday, Sept. 3
_
The O’Neill Public Schools will
open on Monday, Sepember 3.
Registration will commence
promptly at 9 o’clock on Monday,
September 3rd. Grade students
will report to their respective
rooms, will register and then will
be dismissed for the day. The
High School registration will start
at the same hour and will be con
ducted as follows:
Class—Freshmen, Place—Study
Hall, Advisors, Miss French,
Mrs. Urton, Miss Brown.
Class—Sophomores , Place, Room
136, Advisors, Miss Kinnier, Miss
Coyne.
Juniors—Place, Mathematics
Room (new building), advisors,
Mr. Urton, Mr. Saindon.
Seniors—Place, New Auritor
ium, advisors, Mr. George, Miss
Danese.
Rural students should bring
their Free High School Tuition
Cards.
The O’Neill High School will
offer the following courses: Vo
cational Agriculture, Normal
Training, College Preparatory,
Commercial.
The Faculty of the O’Neill
Schools will be composed of the
following instructors:
1. Superintendent and Instru
mental Music—Ira George, O’Neill
2. Principal, Coach and Science
—F. E. Saindon, Wymore.
3. Mathematics — Miss Alice
French. Page.
4. Vocational Agriculture—
John Urton, Winner, S. D.
5. Home Economics — Mrs.
John Urton, Winner, S. D.
6. Social Science—Miss Teres
ina Danese, Sioux City, Iowa.
7. English—Miss Mary Brown,
Elk Point, S D.
8. Commercial — Miss Esther
Kinnier, Spalding, Nebr.
9. Vocal Music — Veronica
Coyne, O’Neill.
11. Eighth Grade — Dorian
Lockjman. <
12. Seventh Grade—Mrs. Leo
Mullen, O’Neill.
13. Sixth Grade—Mrs. Emmet
Carr, Amelia.
14. Fifth Grade—Mrs. John
Harbottle, O’Neill.
15. Fourth Grade—Miss Helen
Weibel, Ewing.
16. Third Grade—Miss Hilda
Gallagher, O’Neill.
17. Second Grade—Miss Lor
etta Enright, O’Neill.
18. First Grade—Miss Josep
hine Mlinar, Stuart.
There is a list of desirable
places for rural students who
wish room and board. There are
also places for girl students who
wish to work! for room and board.
Those interested should contact
Ira George Superinendent.
The band will play at the Old
Settler’s Picnic on Thursday,
August 30 and will parade on
Saturday night, September 1st.
List Of New Books
At Public Library
The following new books are
now at the Public Library:
Anderson’s—The Biography of
a Cathedral.
Podolsky’s—The War on Can
cer.
Robbins—Canning and Drying
of Vegetables and Fruits.
Junior Fashions by Mildred
Ryan.
Frank Leahy and the Fighting
Irish, by Arch Ward.
The Shape Of Books to Come—
J. D. Adams.
Autobiography of G. K. Ches
terton.
The Cat’s Whisker—H. C. Bailey
Puzzle for Puppets—Patrick
Quentin.
Brave Laughter—A Guiterman.
Brave Men—Ernie Pyle.
Up Front—Bill Mauldin.
Diesel Hand Book—Julius Ros
bloom,
Winged Victory—Moss Hart.
Psychiarty in War—Emilio
Mira, M. D.
Shady Hobby—J. F. Bennett.
Mother India—By Mayo.
No More Than Hujnan, by
Maura Laverty.
B. BRENNAN, Librarian.
Miss Lou Birmingham under
went an appendectomy Friday at
St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sioux
City. She is recovering nicely.
Mrs Birmingham is with her.
Mrs- Emmett McCaffrey
Passed Away Saturday
Mrs. Margaret V. McCaffrey
passed away at her home in this
city last Saturday evening at 8:30,
after an illness df about two
months, of cerebral thrombosis,
at the age of 58 years, four
monttvs and twenty-five days.
Funeral services were held from
the Catholic Church in this city
last Tuesday morning at 10:00
o’clock, Rev. R. J. Lisco officiating
and burial in calvary cemetery.
Margaret V. Mullen was born
! at Emmet, Nebr., on March 30,
1 1887. the daughter of the late Mr.
, and Mrs. J. P. Mullen and she
! had been a resident of this county
all 'her life. On November 11,
1914, she was united in marriage
to Emmet McCaffrey, a son of one
of the pioneer families of the
county. Two children were born
of this union, both df whom are
living and residents of this county.
They are: Mrs. Helen Hoehne
and Mrs. Rita Richards, both of
Emmet, who with their father
are left to mourn the passing of
a kind and affectionate wife and
mother.
The McCaffrey family had been
residents of the Emmet country
until last April when the family
moved to this city, which was
their home at the time of her death
Mrs. McCaffrey was a charming
lady and had a (host of friends,
who were sorely grieved when
they learned of her death, as it
was not thought that her illness
was serious. The Frontier joins
the many friends of the family
in tendering sympathy to'them in
their hour of sorrow.
FSA On The Farm
Guidance Helpful
Ability of the family-type
farm operators in Holt county to
produce more (food and gain better
security because of Farm Secur
ity’s on-the-farm technical guid
ance and credit su^prvision is
to be emphasized more than ever
during the present fiscal year, ac
cording to Ray L. Verzal, county
FSA supervisor.
Local and national surveys
show that many farms could be
greatly improved by doing several
things that require, more than
anything else, just a little better
farm and home management.
Such things would include taking
better care of livestock, making
better use of available water facil
ities, cooperating with neighbors,
farming on, contour, paying more
attention to cover crops, improv
ing pastures, keeping the premises
clean and sanitary, and making
needed minor repairs in homes
I and on buildings and fences.
x oxi l enauuuauon loans, tne
! supervisor said, are principally
to acquire needed livestock, feed,
seed, fertilizer, machinery and
equipment, and to eable the
family-type farmer to put into
effect and maintain better farm
management practices. He said
indifferent farming leads to indiff
erent success or to failure, es
pecially when prices and yields
are not above normal. He ad
ded that the best way to avoid
indifferent farming is to plan
ahead for definite (farming im
provements, and then live up to
the plan. FSA money is lent with
that understanding btween the
farm family and the Government.
Helping farm families live up
to this agreement, and thus help
ing them become more efficient
farmers, is what FSA’s type of
supervised credit amounts to, he
said. As a general thing, farm
families operating with FSA credit
until they can become firmly es
tablished and can get regular
commercial credit are cooperating
and making good headway. Very
few farmers with FSA loans will
fail to repay when loans become
due, and a large percentage of
those who have been on the FSA
program some years have already
repaid their FSA debts.
FSA rehabilitation type loans
with the on-the-farm technical
guidance are especially well
adapted to returning veterans
who want to get into farming,
Verzal said. Quite a number of
veterans have already started
farming with FSA supervised
credit, and it is expected that the
number will increase steadily.
Sugar Cut Imperils
Many Soft Drink Plants
More than one-half of the
nation’s 6.000 soift drink manu
facturers will be compelled to op
erate at a substantial loss during
the neyt year and many will be
forced out of business unless
some means is found of increasing
the supply of sugar available for
civilian users, L. M. Merriman of
the Merri Dr. Pepper Bottling Co.,
said today^
‘The sugar famine that is incon
veniencing housewives is so seri
ous to soft drink manufacturers
that many face complete shut
downs, with resultant unemploy
ment of plant workers and deliv
ery crews,” he said. "The plants
concerned are mostly local busi
nesses, financed py local capital
and employing local residents.
It would be most regrettable if so
large a number Of small business
men were forced to close their
plants after having weathered the
first four years of wartime handi
caps.
“Many of these small establish
ments may be unable to reopen
after the war, thus depriving their
communities of the very type of
enterprise on which local welfare
so largely depends. So tfar as the
conduct of the war will permit,
Government officials in charge of
sugar production should be en
couraged by all sugar users to
make every possible effort to in
crease the spply oif sugar for civ
ilian use during the months
ahead.”
Ceiling Prices
Off On 4-H Beef
Members of recognized farm
youth organizations, such as 4-H
Clubs, may, under certain con
ditions, sell their cattle at a fair,
show, or exhibition without re
gard to established live cattle
ceiling prices, OPA has provided.
At the same time OPA has
made it possible for any person,
other than a slaughterer, who
buys such livestock to obtain
permission to have it custom
slaughtered even though he does
not have a slaughter quota him
self.
Sales of farm youth cattle at
prices above the ceilings must
meet the following conditions,
OPA says:
1. Sales must be made at the
place and time of a fair, show, or
exhibition.
2. Prior to approval of tire sale
must be obtained from ar OPA
District Office.
3. A County Agent or other
specified official must request the
approval from the OPA District
Office.
Permission to have cattle cus
tom slaughtered a/fter they have
been bought iumder th^se con
ditions can be obtained by the
purchaser from the OPA District
Office by applying on OPA Form
R-315. The applicant must at
tach a certificate by the seller
that the livestock was acquired by
him at the fair, show or exhibitit
ion where the sale took place.
Former O’Neill Boy Now
Gunner On Superfortress
Walker AAF, Victoria, Kansas
—S. Sgt. John H. Booth, former
resident of O’Neill, Nebr., will
soon complete training as a crew
member of a B-29 Superfortress
at this Second Air Force Train
ing Station, and will then be
ready to move with his organ
ization overseas.
S. Sgt. Booth is the son of John
G. Booth, of O’Neill, Nebr.
He is a graduate of the Ains
worth High School, Ainsworth,
Nebr. Prior to entering service
he was employed as a driver for
the Booth Transfer Company.
S. Sgt. Booth entered the ser
vice on May 22, 1942, at Fort
Crook, Nebr., and has served
fifteen months in the European and
Mediterranean Theaters. He is
now assigned as a Gunner on a
B-29 Superfortress.
Seaman Second Class James
Golden arrived last Thursday
from Great Lakes, Illinois, where
he has just finished his boot
training to spend his nine day
leave here visiting at the home
of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. M.
J. Golden.
St. Mary’s Academy Will
Open Tuesday, Sept. 11th
Because of the delay in re
pairing the damaged roofs, St,
i Mary’s Academy will not open
for regular high school classes
until Tuesday, September 11th.
By that time the contractors hope
to have he dormitories available
for the boarders. Registration
I for junior and senior day students
will take place on Friday, Sep
tember 7, from nine to twelve
o’clock in the morning; for fresh
men and sophomores on Septem
ber 8. No day student registra
tion on Monday. The element
ary classes, however, will begin
as planned on Tuesday, Septem
ber 4.
Consumers Public Power
Increasing Facilities
Installation of a new ?75 horse
power water wheel in the Nio
brara Hydro generating plant at
Valentine will provide one mil
lion additional kilowatts of elect
ricity1 for customers on the Valen
tine-O’Neill line, engineers of
Consumers Public Power District
stated in recommending that the
improvements be made.
The Poard of Directors, at their
August 14th meeting, approved
the additional construction esti
mated at $23,87j.00 as part otf the
program to improve electric ser
vices for towns served by the
District beween Valentine and
O’Neill. Work is already under
way, preparatory to the con
struction of 39 miles of high volt
age transmission line to connect
the present systems at Jihnstown
and Ainsworth. This will make
possible two-way service for all
towns on the line and will enable
surplus power generated in the
Minnechaduza and Niobrara
plants at Velentine to be distribu
ted, to other towns along the line.
One additional 1,000 KW Diesel
Unit will also be installed in the
Minnechaduza plant at Valentine
to further increase power supply
for that area, according to plans
outlined and approved for im
proving electric service in the
O’Neill-Valentine area.
Validate Five Red
Stamps September 1st
Five more red stamps will be
validated Saturday, September 1,
the Office of Price Administration
announced Thursday night of last
week.
The new meat-iat stamps are
LI, Ml, Nl, PI, Ql. They will
be good for the usual period of
four months—September 1 through
December 31. Each of the stamps
isl worth 10 points, making a total
of 50 meat—faits points coming
into use September 1.
This is the first month since
rationing began that no blue
points have been made good. This
, is for the simple reason that
rationing of all processed foods
which used to require blue points
ended August 15.
No change will be made this
year in the current sugar ration
of 5 pounds a person every four
months, the OPA announced last
Thursday as it validated, effective
September 1, Sugar Stamp 38 in
Ration Book 4. This stamp will
j be good for the purchase of five
I pounds of sugar through Decem
, ber. The present Sugar Stamp
3d will not be good after August
31.
Used Car Purchasers
Must File Certificates
The OPA announced today that
purchasers of used automobiles,
trucks, and motorcycles must con
tinue to file their purchase cer
tificates of transfer with their local
War Price and Rationing Boards.
This filing, the OPA stated, is a
protection against overcharges
and will greatly help in the
conrol of inflationary prices on
these used vehicles.
Bert Bell, of Chadron, was
shaking hands with friends in
this city Friday. Mr. Bell takes
pictures (for the Movie Tone
Shorts and has planned for sev
eral years to film the blue grass
harvest at O’Neill, but the de
mand for war pictures was so
great that he has been unable to
do so.
PAGE NEWS ITEMS
Tne C. L. C. Club met with
Mrs. H. L. DeLaney last Thursday
afternoon. At the business meet
ing the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. De Lan
cey; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
R. D. Copes. A covered dish
lunch was served. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. George
Rost, September 14.
Mr. and Mrs John Stauffer,
Sr., were Sunday dinner guests
at the home of their daughter,
Mr and Mrs. Harry Tegeler.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nuss, Jean,
Joan and Joe, Mrs Venice Brass
ier and four daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Peterson and daughter,
Walske and daughter, Barbara,
Linda, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
all of Wayne, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Hayne.
Mrs. Elton Grass went to Lin
coln Saturday, where she met her
husband, Pvt. Grass of Fort Riley,
Kansas, who had a week end fur
lough, which they spent in Lin
coln.
Just-a-Mere Club met Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Rollie Snell
with ten members present. Mrs.
Dale Asher was a guest. The
afternoon was spent doing needle
work.
Mrs. Dan Snyder and son, Milo,
of Orchard, Mrs. Kenneth Brad
dock and son, Dale, and Mrs. H.
L. Banta, and son, Garry, spent
last Thursday night at Norfolk.
Mrs. Dean Richards drove to
Iona, S. D. She was accompanied
by her grandparents, Mr. anfl
Mrs. William Williamson. They
will visit Mr. Wiliamson's mother.
Miss Marie Heiss came home
from Lincoln Saturday and will
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Heiss. Sfoe plans to leave
Thursday for Hastings, where
she has accepted a position as
librarian at the Senior High
school.
Mrs. J. O. Ballantyne went to
Norfolk Thursday to visit her
sister, Miss Helen Wegman. They
both returned to Page Friday.
Miss Wegman spent several weeks
working at the Lutheran Hospit
al at Norfolk. She will spend a
short vacation with hed parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wegman
befire going to Wayne to attend
college.
PAGE METHODIST CHURCH
Feodor C. Kattner, Minister
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Edgar Stauffer begins his year
as Superintendent of the Snday
School.
Worship Services 11:00 a. m.
Mrs. Kattner will conduct the
worship service for the children
in the Church basement.
The Minister will conduct the
worship service for the adults in
the Sanctuary.
Yoth/ Fellowship 8:30 p. m.
The Minister, Raymond Heiss,
as lay member, and Mrs. Dora
Townsend as reserve lay member,
will leave Thursday morning for
the Annual Conference session
| at Lincoln.
Audrey and Gene Braddock
spent the week-end visiting their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. F.
Heiter at O’Neill.
Mrs. Bessie Wanser, of Wahoo,
arrived Saturday ifor a few days
visit with her dauyhters, Mrs.
Frank Crank and family.
Mrs. Norman Depue and daugh
ter, Norma, of Powder River,
Wyo., visited Thursday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. H F. Rakow.
Mr and Mrs. Jeroue Allen
took S. Sgt. and Mrs. C. F. Walker
and son to Sioux City Friday
evening The Walkers went by
train from that place to return
to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. They
bad visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs E. A Walker and Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Finley and other rela
tives
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Carlson
and daughter, Sherie Ann, of Al
bion, spent Sunday with Mr, and
Mrs. E. S. Cochran. Mr. Coch
ran is with the Capper Publishing
Co. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran have
their trailer house in the
C. M. Stevens yard and have been
in Page for over two weeks.
Mrs. E. E. Copes arrived in
Page last Thursday to spend a
few days at her home. She
worked in Denver during the sum
mer months and had visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lewis
(Continued on page four)
CHAMBERS NEWS
OBITUARY c
Carl Niemand was born on
December 28, 1874, near Breslarj
Germany, where he was baptized.
At the age of nine years he came
to America, spending one year in
Indiana before coming to Holt
county. He was confirmed on
April 8, 1894, in Zion Congrega
• tion at Clearwater, Nebr., by Rev.
Koster,
On December 17, 1901, he was
| united in marriage to Miss Marie
Anna Brown, of Chambers. To
this union were born two child
ren. One died at the age of six
weeks; the second survives his
father, Edward Niemand, Grand
Island, Nebr f
Carl was taken to the hospital
in Omaha after failing (for sever
al weeks, on June 17. He re-f
mained there until he was called
to his heavenly home on August
19, at' 5:45 in the evening.
Mr. Niemand had been an act
1 e member in the St. Paul con-j
gregation for many years. He
served as secretary treasurer it*
1913, as treasurer for several
years and an Elder for 15 years.
His loyal service ans support will
be missed by all in the congre
gation.
lie suivivcu uy ilia wiact,
Marie, his son, Edward, of Grand
Island; his sister, Mrs. Menob
roken, of Clearwater; four grand
children, Jean, Darline, Bette Lu
and Sharon Niemand; three neph
ews ad two nieces and a host of
other reatives and friends.
He was a devoted husband, a
kind and gentle father, a willing
church worker and above all—a
Christian.
Funeral services were held Fri
day in the St. Paul Lutheran
church. The sermon was deliv
ered by Rev. Leonard Dale. The
music was furnished by the male
section of the Lutheran Choir who
sang three beautiful hymns:
“•Abide With Me,” "Rock of
Ages,” and “My Jesus as Thou
Wilt.” He was laid to rest! in the
Chambers cemetery.
The following guests enjoyed q.
hamburger fry at Peggy Gribble’s
Monday evening. Mrs. Robert
Farrier and son, Mrs. Wayne
Rowse, Marilyn and Chloe Ellen
Harley and Arlene Hall. They
all attended the show in O’Neill
in the evening.
Lynn LaRue, of Tecumseh, visit
ed at the J. H. Hertel home Sat
urday evening.
The Ifollowing girls, who have
been takin teachers’^ extension
work in O’Neill the past few
weeks, have finished the course.
Lela Rothchild, Dorine Tange
man, Alice Jcfhnson, Violet Sand
erson, Etha Walter, and Marie
Gibson. Miss Mammie McCork
endale of Wayne was the in
structor.
Mary Lou Spath spent Sunday
night witn Ardith Roth.
Pfc. Lawrence Tangeman left
Friday night for Fort Leaven
worth, from where 'he will go to
Camp Campbell, Ky. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Tangeman and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Tangemrn
and family and Mrs. Jane Tange
man went with him to O’Neill
where he took the train.
Sgt. Wallace Mitchell, who is
home on furlough after spending
nearly three years in the Euro
pean theatre of war, went fo
North Branch, Kansas, Friday to
visit relatives.
A picnic was held at the M L.
Sageser home Sunday, honoring
Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Sageser, of
Manhattan, Kansas, who will leave
for their home Saturday De
licious refreshments consisting of
ice cream, cake and ice tea were
served.
Patricia Wood is home on a
two weeks vacation from her
duties at the Clarkson hospital
in Omaha.
Grandma Fees was taken to the
hospital at O’Neill Sunday, suff
ering from an attack of “flu.”
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grimes
and Bonnie had dinner Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mitchell
Mrs. Merl Hansen, Davy, Darlene
Young and Phyllis Carpenter vis
ited there in the afternoon.
Robert Adams arrived home
from the hospital at Norfolk the
latter part of last week and is
getting along quite well.
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