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VOLUME 69—NUMBER 4 O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 2. 1949 PRICE 7 CENTS
fhe Washington-Merry-Go-Round — J
American Housewife Gets More and More
‘Ersatz’ Ingredients in Food She Buys
By DREW PEARSON
"Ersaht" Food <
The American housewife does
n’t know it, but more and more
of the food she buys for her
family contains the same basic
“ersatz” ingredients which I. G.
Farben, the notorious Nazi car
tel, developed for German
troops and civilians in the last
war. The German people lived
on “ersatz” during most of the
war.
The extent of this Farben-iz
ing of American food, unbe
known to the consumer, has
been partially investigated by
the food and drug administra
tion, which has been holding
hearings on the use of synthetic
substitutes.
However, the whole story
hasn't been told the public,
chiefly because of official
buck-passing. Food and drug
officials wring their hands
and say they have no author
ity under the law for a full
fledged investigation. They ad
mit. however, that more and
more chemical substitutes are
being used in various foods
and that they do not know
what the final result will be
on the health of the nation.
Meanwhile Republican Rep
Frank Keefe, of Wisconsin, who
has been quizzing the food and
drug administration, has made
some startling disclosures. He
charged:
1— That bread can and is be
ing chemicalized to a point
where it has little if any nu
tritional value.
2— That non-nutritional chem
icals, “mostly the result of the
work of I. G. Farben chemists,”
are being palmed off on the un
suspecting public, in place of
milk, fats and eggs in such
foods as cake, doughnuts, cer
eal mixes, peanut butter, ice
cream, candy, salad dressing,
milk drinks, synthetic whipping
cream, pickles and food flavors.
3— Manufacturers and phar
maceutical houses that produce
synthetic foodstuffs have not
made adequate research to de
termine if the substitutes are
poisonous. While there is no
proof of toxicity in most of the
substitutes, Keefe points out
that seven persons died after us
ing a substitute salt prepared
for people who cannot use or
ganic salt in their diet.
Taste Comes First
The synthetic ingredient that
many bakers now use in bread
is a compound of polyoxyethy
lene glycol and stearic acid,
known as polyoxyethylene mon
ostearate. Stearic acid is deriv
ed from animal fats, but polyox
ythylene glycol, a substance sim
ilar to purified antifreeze for
automobiles, has no nutritional
value.
I. G. Farben experimented
widely with polyoxythylene
products as a base for “ersatz”
German foods during the war.
The American compound is
produced chiefly by the Atlas
powder company of Wilming
ton, Del., and Glyco products
company of Brooklyn and is dis
tributed in slightly different
forms under the trade names
‘Sta-soft” and “Myrj-45.” Both
keep bread soft for a long per
iod, so that a housewife who
feels a loaf of bread in a groc
ery store thinks she is getting
oven-fresh bread.
In fact, this deceptive quality
-—plus a pleasing taste the chem
ical gives the bread—is the chief
selling point of its distributors.
Vernon C. Usher, Inc,., of Chi
cago, 111., which makes a some
what similar synthetic com
pound called “Top-scor,” frank
ly states, in his literature.
"In speaking of higher qual
ity. we mean products that
not only look good, but are
appealing to the sense of taste
as well . . . bakery goods that
are not overburdened with
fats and other richness to the
point where substantially less
is eaten.
“We believe that every per
son—man, woman or child—eats
and drinks only that which ap
peals to the sense of taste, with
little or no thought of nutritious
value; so we emphasize again,
that higher quality bakery
goods, in our opinion, are at
tained by balancing formulas to
a point where they are not over
whelmed with rich substances
which, in the end, tend to dis
courage and decrease consump
tion.”
Federal Warning
One government agency that
>is carefully watching this nu
tritional question is the depart
ment of agriculture. The depart
ment forsees not only higher
support prices for surplus dairy
products, costing the taxpayers
millions, but a serious eeonom
'c threat to dairy farming if
chemicals come into wide vogue.
In a confidential report pre
pared for agriculture secretary
Charles Brannan, Ralph Trigg,
chief of the production and the
marketing division, points out:
"It is our opinion that the de
partment should object to the
approval cf chemical softeners
as acceptable ingredients in bak
ing formulas, because of the ef
fect on the health of the nation,
since evidence indicates that the
substitution of chemical soften
ers for fats, eggs and milk con
siderably reduces the food val
ue of the product.”
Celia Sidelights
Alex Forsythe and George
Beck were O’Neill visitors on
Tuesday, May 24.
Mrs. O. A. Hammerberg at
tended the board meeting of
Holt county extension service in
assembly room at the court
house Tuesday afternoon, May
24.
Thursday, May 19, was last
day of school at the Celia school.
Miss Jean Scott is teacher. Pa
trons cam? with lunch boxes
and more ice cream than could
be eaten. Fifty-eight persons at
tended the picnic, several for
mer Celia families were in at
tendance. Men and boys play
ed baseball and women visited
and took pictures. A number of
interesting exhibits the children
had made were of interest to
all.
Mrs. E. W. Samms, Mrs. Con
nie Frickel, jr., and Mrs. O. A.
Hammerberg attended the
kitchen tour in Atkinson Wed
nesday afternoon, May 18. Tour
was conducted by County Agent
A. Neil Dawes and Mrs. Mary
Elliott, of the college of agri
culture. The tour began in O’
Neill. Atkinson kitchens visited
were Mrs. Robert Martens, Mrs.
E. O. Slaymaker, Mrs. Ray
Reis and Mrs. Kenneth Schultz.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Terwilliger
left Monday morning, May 23,
for a week’s visit with friends
and relatives in Denver and
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Dwayne Greenwood visited
the Hammerberg and Samms
families last Thursday and Fri
day, May 19 and 20.
Mrs. Vincent Allard and
daughters, Patricia and Carol,
of Rapid City, S. D., who have
been visiting the P. W. and
Frank Kilmurry families past
three weeks, returned to their
home Friday, May 20.
The Hammerberg and Samms
families visited the George Beck
family Monday evening, May
23.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith
and children, Donna and Rollin,
left Tuesday afternoon, May 24,
for a week’s visit with Mrs.
Smith’s parents and other rela
tives in Charles City, la.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson
are the owners of a new 15-ft.
fishing boat. Don Coleman, Ed
Bausch and Milton McKathnie
helped Stanley make the boat.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith
and children visited the Lee
Terwilliger family Sunday af
ternoon, May 22.
School district 53 or “West
School” had its picnic Sunday,
May 22. There was a good crowd
and lots of “eats.” Melda Havens
is the teacher.
J. V. Johnson, of O’Neill, has
been out to his ranch the past
week fixing fence. He and Mrs.
ohnson visited relatives in
Oakland over the May 21-22
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson
'■’ere ■ in O’Neill Saturday eve
ning, May 21.
Connie Frickel, jr„ and sons,
Donnie and Ronnie, flew to the
Paul Nelson home North of O’
Neill for a visit Sunday after
noon, May 22.
Gene Coy visited the Mark
Hendricks family Monday, May
23.
Mrs. Mark Hendricks had mis
sionary meeting Wednesday af
ternoon, May 18, also a surprise
stork shower for Mrs. Percy An
derson, of Atkinson. Thirty-six
persons were present and Mrs.
Anderson received many gifts.
A program and lunch were en
joyed.
Duane Beck helped Clarence
Johnson put in a new bathroom
on Tuesday, May 24.
Robert and Leon Hendricks
rode horses up to Cadwallader
Car and Truck
Collide on Street
A car-truck collision occurred
at the intersection of Everett
and Fourth street about
10 a. m. last Thursday.
The car. driven by Walt Trus
sell, of Lake Townshipl had pul
led away from a parking stall on
the East side of Fourth
street and was making a left
hand turn to go West on Ever
ett street when the accident oc
curred.
The Southbound truck was
driven by George Sobotka, 48,
of Inman. Trussell said it* was
his “first accident in 40 years
of driving.”
There were no injuries.
Ever Onward to
Stage Demonstrations—
On Friday evening, May 20.
all except two members of the
Ever Onward 4-H club and
four guests met at the Edwin
Engler home for their first reg
ular meeting of the year. Roll
call was answered with the 4
H motto. Our leader passed
out the materials for the pro
jects.
It was decided to have dem
i onstrations by club members
at the forthcoming meetings.
At the close of the meeting
songs were sung and Mrs. Ertg
ler served a lunch consisting
! of cake, jello coffee and pop.
The next meeting will be on
Friday night, June 3, at the
Louie Steinhauser home. — By
Marge Kramer, reporter.
Mickey Tomlinson arrived on
Friday to spend the Summer
vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Tomlinson. Mick
ey attends school in Nebraska
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Berger and
family spent Sunday visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. J.
Kaplan, of Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schmit
spent Saturday and Sunday vis
iting at the home of the form
er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Schmit, of Nenzel.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brennan,
of Omaha, spent the weekend
visiting friends and relatives
here. Miss Bernice Murphy, who
has been visiting in Omaha for
two weeks, returned with them.
Mises Ruby and Opal Fox
spent the weekend with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fox, of Emmet.
M. E. Jacobson, Mrs. Jacob
son and son, of Norfolk, spent
the weekend in Vermillion, S.
D.
Willard Naprstek, Ray and
George Bosn, Melvin Lorenz
and Gerald Miles spent the
weekend in Indianapolis, Ind.,
attending the auto races.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hickey,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fuhrer spent
the weekend in Omaha.
Miss Connie Lou Williams was
a weekend guest at the William
McNally home in Ainsworth.
Harry Sullivan, Tony Asimus
and Ed Hynes spent the week
end in Texas on business.
Mr. and Mrs. George Janou
sek, of Omaha, arrived Saturday
to spend the weekend with the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lod Janousek.
Tom Donohoe and son, Rob
ert, of Scottsbluff, spent Wed
nesday, May 18, visiting rela
tives.
jvirs. i-wiutri i rvuut,'i tsuu apcm
Saturday in Sioux City on busi
ness.
Mis. Willard Naprstek and
daughter left Friday for Os
mond, where they spent a few
days visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ervin Kratochvil.
M. E. Jacobson spent Satur
day in Sioux City attending the
graduation exercises of his
brother, Robert.
Mrs. Ed Davidson, of Casper,
Wyo., spent the weekend visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Morrison.
home where Wayne joined them
and they spent afternoon horse
back riding.
Mrs. Aria Hendricks and son,
Arlin, also her mother, Mrs.
Melba Peabody, attended a par
ty at the 'home of Mrs. Asa
Woods Friday afternoon, May
20. Sixteen persons were pres
ent.
Mrs. Mark Henrdicks had a
party Monday afternoon, May 23. |
Fifteen were present.
Mr. and Mrs. George Beck and ;
son, Duane, spent Monday, May
23, with her sister, Mrs. Clar
ence Johnson, and family, of
Stuart.
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Fire Burns Radio Wire
in Sexton's Home —
Amid a light rain, about lip.1
m. last Thursday, a fire broke
out in the home of L. W. Sexton,
principal of the O'Neill high
school.
The fire burned insulation off
a radio wire in the attic of the
Sexton home. Lightning may
have been the cause.
Catches First Catfish —
REDBIRD—Lee Wells, West
of Redbird, hooked a 9 Vi-pound
catfish in the Niobrara river
this week.
Other Redbird News
Thomas Hiscocks was in Red
bird Saturday evening, May 21.
Beryle Bessert was here on
Saturday, May 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barta
were callers in Redbird Satur
day, May 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Carsten
were in Redbird Saturday, May
21.
Howard Graham called at
Redbird Saturday evening, May
21.
Carroll Bjornsen and family
visited at Leon Mellor’s Sunday,
May 22.
Ray Wilson was in Redbird
on Sunday, May 22.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hull vis
ited at Will Hartland’s Sunday,
May 22.
Fred Truax, sr., was in Red
bird Monday, May 23.
W. H. Hartland was here on
business Monday, May 23.
Barbara Kay Jones and Dick
Truax were callers in Redbird
on Monday, May 23.
Mr. ana Mrs. n. rs. unase, ot
Porterville, Calif., visited their
cousin, Mrs. Pete More, Mon
day, May 23. They are also visit
ing relatives in the Scottville
community.
Mrs. Floyd Crawford was a
Redbird visitor Monday, May
23.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bessert
were here Monday, May 23.
Lyle and Robert Wells were
callers in Redbird Monday, May
23.
Miss Connie Lou Bereboon, of
Bristow, was a passenger with
the Lynch mail Monday, May
23, after spending several days
visiting relatives near Dorsey.
Miss Delores Mellor was here
Monday, May 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Halsey Hull
were in Redbird Monday, May !
23.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spelts, of
Lynch, were callers at Redbird
Monday evening, May 23.
Thomas White and son, of
Scottville, were callers in Red
bird Tuesday, May 24.
Albert Carson was in Redbird
Tuesday, May 24.
Gordort Barta transacted busi
ness in Lynch Tuesday, May 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cihlar were
visitors in Redbird Tuesday,
May 24.
Merrill Anderson and family
were here Tuesday, May 24, on
the way home from a business
trip to O’Neill.
Arthur Hrbek was in Redbird
on Tuesday, May 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wells vis
ited at Cliford Wells IHiesday,
May 24.
Elmer Luedtke and Alvin
were callers in Redbird Tue
day, May 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Picker
ing called at Redbird Wednes
day, May 25.
Otto Ruzicka, of Dorsey, was
at Art Bessert’s Wednesday,
May 25.
Duke Wilson was in Redbird
Wednesday, May 25.
John Hull was in Redbird on
Thursday, May 26.
Mrs. Max Grenier was a vis
itor in Redbird Thursday, May
26.
C. R. Bjornsen and Leon Mel
lor and family autoed to Spen
cer Thursday, May 26.
Frank Wyant was a caller in
Redbird Friday, May 27.
Carroll Bjornsen and family
autoed to O’Neill after his weld
ing equipment Friday, May 27.
Mr. and Mrs. George Barta,
of Lynch, were in Redbird Fri
day, May 27.
Ray Wilson motored to O’
Holds Office 2 Days—
Francies Burt, the first terri
torial governor of Nebraska, held
that office for only two days. He
served from October 16, 1854 to
October 18, 1854.
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Neill Friday, May 27.
Dale Bessert was here on
business Saturday, May 28.
Guy Keller was in Redbird on
Saturday, May 28.
Wm. Podany and family went
to Lynch Saturday, May 28.
Clifford Wells and children
were in Redbird Saturday, May
28.
II. V. Rosenkran was here on
Saturday, May 28.
Edward Carson was in Red
bird Saturday, May 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hiscock
were here Saturday, May 28 on
the way home from Lynch
where they were guests at Miss
Betty Lou Green’s wedding.
Carroll Wilson, of Fair
bault. Minn., called at Redbird
Saturday, May 28. He has been
discharged from the army re
cently and is visiting relatives
here.
William Conard was in Red
bird Saturday, May 28.
Mrs. Merrill Anderson and
children were visitors in Red
bird Saturday, May 28.
Elmer Luedtke autoed to near
Bristow to attend a farm sale
on Saturday, May 28.
Mrs. Earnest Wright and chil
dren were in Redbird Saturday,
May 28, on way home from Ew
ing, where she got her son, who
is in the navy and stationed in
California, and is home on a
furlough.
Howard Graham was a visitor
here Saturday, May 28.
Kenneth Berglund is assist
ing Marvin Richter near Scott
ville with his family.
Harold Halstead and family,
of Pago, visited at Carroll Bjorn
sen’s Sunday, May 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete More vis
ited in Orchard Sunday, May
29.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Krug
man autoed to Neligh Sunday,
May 29, to visit their son, Fred
Krugman, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Krug
man and children were Sunday,
May 29, visitors at Boyd Boel
ter’s and family, at Middle
Branch.
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