DIVIDEND BANK
AWAITS WAR VETS
Abart Says Applications
Will Be Available
August 29
Forms on which veterans ap
ply for their share of the
nearly three billion dollar Gj
insurance refund dividend will
be available in the c/ffice oi
Keith A. Abart, county service
officer, Monday, August 29.
Every World War II veter
an who had a G1 insurance
policy in force for at least ou
days prior to January 1, 1949,
is eligible for a share of this
huge kitty. In addition, bene
ficiaries of deceased service
men will also be given a re- |
fund on premiums paid by tne
veteran.
Checks to veterans for their
share of the money will begin
being mailed out sometime in .
January. 1950, at the rate of (
200,000 per day. The sooner a
veteran gets his application ;
form in, the more likely he is
to be one of the first to re
ceive his check.
The form is in three parts.
The first part includes the in
structions lor filling it out. It
is torn off and kept by the j
veteran. The second part in
cludes the blanks. The third
part the VA tears off when it
receives the form. It is mailed
back to the veteran as his re
ceipt that his application has
been received and is being
processed. All it costs is a one
cent stamp for postage when
he sends it in.
Blank 2 on the appncanon
i* the moil important one of
all. It asks for the veteran's
present address, or where
he can be sure of being
reached for the next six
months. On more than 10.
000.000 policies the VA has
only the address of the man
wher. he enlisted. They are
the vets who dropped their
policies when they got out
of service.
The VA’s insurance records
have been kept separate from
its other records. So, even vets
who have had other business
with VA won’t necessarily
have their present addresses
fixed for dividend purposes.
VA does NOT want the ad
dress of the man when he en
listed. It already has that.
Blank 7 asks for the number
of the insurance policy. Many
veterans will not have this. If
. they don’t it doesn’t make any !
difference. Supplying the num
ber merely helps VA to make !
the payment faster. VA asks
that veterans do not write in
to ask their policy number be
fore they fill in the application.
DANCE
at
Summerland
EWING. NEBR.
Sunday, Aug. 28
Muaic furnished by
Fat* Carl*on
and their couains of swing
I
IGA Fancy
KRAUT. No. 2 V% can _igc
Mirrell Quality Cream Style
Golden CORN
2 No. 2 Cans 27c
Cream of
WHEAT. Large Pkg._39c
j HOSKO
Milk Amplifier. Bottle 25c
Hi-Ho , i’1 5
CRACKERS. 6Va-o«. pkg. 15c
Sanitary Drinking
CUPS, Pkg. of 12. Each iqc
| Kellogg’s Variety Package 31c
Instant
POSTUM, 8-01. Can _ 52c
I The New Niagara
STARCH. Pkg._igc
For Floors
SIMONIZ. Qt. Can_99c
Perma
STARCH. 16-os. Bottle g9c
IGA Salad Sayle
MUSTARD. 8-os. Jar _
Chef - Bay
SPAGHETTI DINNER
Lge. Pkg.-43c
Cook-Kill
Bug Killer. Pt. Bottle 59c
! IGA Fruit Pectin, Pkg. — 10c
i FRUITS ft VEGETABLES
Bartlett
PEARS, 2 lb*.-23c
| Sweet, Meaty, Seedless
GRAPES. 2 lb*---27c
California
[ LEMONS, lb. --19C
Porto Rican
Sweet
POTATOES. 2 lb*._23c
Fresh
Pascal
CELERY, lb. _ _ lie
1 MEAT DEPARTMENT J
Meat Loaves Pickle &
Pimento, Macaroni &
CHEESE, lb._45c
Sliced Dried
BEEF. y«-lb. Pkg_35c
Full Flavored
Swift Premium
Bacon Squares, lb. — 25c
Swift Premium
BRAUNSWEIGER. lb. 55c
Blank 4 asks for a man’s
serial number. That, too, js to
make VA’s job easier. If a man
doesn’t remember it and can
supply enough of the other in
formation requested he will
still get his dividend.
Blank 8 asks for a “claim
number.” This is a number
assigned to a man when he
files for any claim with VA.
Many veterans will not have
one.' This also, makes no dif
ference. If he does, it helps
VA.
The rest of the blanks to be
filled in are self-explanatory.
In the first blank he must
print or type his name. In the
ninth blank he must sign his
name in his own handwriting.
The VA will not automati
cally apply dividends as ad
vance premiums or for con
verting policies. If a veteran
wants to use the dividend for
this purpose he must cash the
check and mail the money
back to VA in the form of a
check or money order. Future
dividends, however, can be
left with VA to accumulate
with interest or be applied to
insurance.
Beneficiaries of deceased
veterans entitled to a share
of this dividend kilty need
not use this form. A check
for the amount or a differ
ent form, if necessary, will
be mailed to them by VA.
The repi’odueed forms which
are printed in newspapers
cannot be filled out and used |
for application. The official
form, printed on cardboard,
is the only one that can be
used because it will be pro
cessed by special machines.
First step in the enormous
job of paying the dividend—•
microfilming the master pre
mium record cards in branch
offices so dividend computa
tions can be made in Wash
ington—is most finished. It
was second only to V-mail as
the biggest microfilming job in
history.
Approximately 17 million
men are eligible for some of
this money. Checks will range
from 50 cents to about $300,
depending upon the age of a
man, how much insurance he
has and how long he has kept
it in force. Whether or not
he has converted his policy
from term insurance won’t
make any difference in the
size of the dividend.
VA hasn’t determined exact
ly what the rates of payment
will be. That is expected to
be announced just before the
checks are sent out next Jan
uary.
Wesleyan Methodist’s
Make Appointments
Appointments were mad*
Monday by the Nebraska Wes
leyan Methodist church con
ference in Lincoln.
The appointments in Holt
county are: Rev. Asa H. and
Edna M. Wood, to Atkinson;
Rev. Melvin H. Grosenbach, to
O’Neill; Rev. George and Wil
ma Francis, to Page: and Rev.
Charlie Phipps, to Venus.
The conference got under
way Sunday and is scheduled
to end Sunday, August 28.
Return to Loe Angeles—
Mrs.. Chester Amn, of Los
Angeles, Calif., left for her
home Monday after spending
two weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Murray.
I When You and I Were Young —
Typhoid Fever in City May Be
Caused by Drainage from Cemetery
50 YEARS AGO
August. 10 1899
At a populist caucus at the
courthouse in O’Neill last Sat
urday delegates were elected
to the county convention and
the following township ticket
nominated: assessor, John G.
Kelly; clerk, John P. Sulliv
an; treasurer, Patrick Hanley;
justice of the peace, M. Slat
ery; constable, James Fleming.
The following extract is tak
en from a letter received by
O. O. Snyder from the man
ager of his yard at Osmond
last Tuesday evening; “We had
a very severe storm here last
night. Have been piling lum
ber back all day. Small grain
crop damage about 40 or 50
percent. Had hail about two
miles South of here. Catholic
church has been moved off
foundation eight feet and
many small buildings wrecked.’*
At 7 p. m. Friday fire was
discovered in the building
North of Powell's store i n
Stuart, occupied as a resid
ence by Charles Gill and fam
ily. The fire started in the
ceiling from a defective “thim
ble" and for a time there was
lively work extinguishing it.
A line of hose was quickly at
tached to the supply pipe of
the N. Main street Water sta
tion, but before the water
reached the nozzle the busin
esslike little hand extinguish
ers had the fire out. Had it
gotten a good start nothing
could have saved the entire
West side of Main street, as
the wind was blowing briskly
from the North.
It has been suggested to
us that the typhoid fever,
which is prevalent in O’
Neill, is caused from the
drainage from the cemetery
reaching the wells through
out town.
It is a well known fact that
such drainage is a prolific
ource of fevers, and the sit
uation of our cemetery is such
as to bear out the theory. We
believe the time has arrived
when a through investigation
should be made, and the
cause, wherever found, remov
ed. It would be a simple mat
ter to determine whether or
not the cemetery was the
fountain head and, in the name
of the citizens of O'Neill we
ask the board of health to
make the experiment.
25 YEARS AGO
August 14, 1924
Andrew Kentch, a man well
up in years, received a broken
right shoulder and was severe
ly bruised otherwise and may
have been injured internally
Wednesday of last week when
te was thrown from a rake
ongue, upon which he was
tanding, while in the act of
killing bot flies which were
annoying his team, while
working at the Walter Stuart
farm about eight miles South
of O’Neill. He was brought to
the Beha hotel, where Dr. Car
ter fixed him up.
Miss Mildred Timlin, of O’
Neill, won first place in the
essay contest conducted by
the State Bar association in
the 15th judicial district un
der the supervision of Judge
Robert R. Dickson. The state
contest has just been decided
by the State judges. The win
ners of the state contest was
MiSs Helen Delatour, of Bridge
port.
Fred Uhler. residing about !
three miles Northeast of
Knoxville, has three young
buffaloes which he purchased
al the sale held at the Phil
lip's ranch near Phillip. S.
D., last Fall. The three head,
two two-year-old heifers and
one three-year-old bull, were
i vaccinated a few days ago.
The animals are quite tame
and have none of the wild
tendencies of their ancesters.
A small fire at the Roy But
er house at Ewing brought
he fire department out in a
lurry Tuesday noon. Some
Tothing which had been left
near the stove pipe in an up
stairs room caught fire, but
the blade was extinguished
before any material damage
was done.
10 YEARS AGO
August 10. 1939
The scarcity of houses is be
ing felt in this city again. To
day a gentleman from Norfolk,
said that there were five fam
ilies in that city that would
move to O’Neill and wanted
to know if there was any
chance to get a house in the
city. He was informed that as
far as we knew! there was not
a vacant house. A good chance
for some of our monied men
to make a good investment in
modem, small sized homes.
Ralph Oppen and Fred E
Alder, of O’Neill, and Gerald
| Brown, of Emmet, were among
i the 247 students who received
degrees from the University of
j Nebraska at the close of* the
i Summer session last Friday,
In 1938, 259 degrees were
granted. Alder received the de
gree of master of arts; Oppen
the bachelor of science degree
in education from the college
of arts and science: and Brown
the bachelor of science degree
in education from the teach
ers’ college. The University al
so granted a doctor of philos
j ophy degree, 84 master’s and
i 13 certificates.
O’Neill relatives received
word yesterday of the death !
in Chicago, III, yesterday af- |
ternoon of James Holland, son
of the late Michael Holland,
of pneumonia following a n
operation. He was about 60
years of age and grew to man
> hood on the Holland farm
West of the city. Foj several
j years he has been a resident
| of Chicago, where he was con
nected with a large coal com
pany. Mrs P C. Donohoe, of
this city, Mrs. Arthur Duffy.
! of Petersburg, and Mrs. Will
iam Mullen, of Omaha, are
j sisters of Mr. Holland. The
funeral will be held in Chica
go tomorrow morning.
Neuenswander-Harvey
Nuptials Exchanged
ATKINSON — Miss Joan ;
Neuenswander, daughter o f
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Neuens- j
wander, of Atkinson, and Don
ald A. Harvey, son of Dr. and
Mrs. Andrew' Harvey, of Fte
mont, were united in marriage
Friday, August 19, at 9 a.m. !
in the Presbyterian church in
Atkinson.
Rev. Orin C. Graff perform- j
ed the double-ring ceremony in
the presence of the immediate
members of the two families. [
The ceremony was preceded by
soft flute music played by Miss
Claudia Neuenswander. Her j
sister, Miss Sue, accompanied
her on the piano.
The bride was attired in a
ballerina length gown of navy j
blue marquisette over taffeta.
The ensemble was completed j
with a crown fitting hat of
navy blue with a drape of
marquisette. She wore a waist
corsage of red roses. Miss
Claudia, in a gown of taupe
marquisette with white acces
sories, was her sister’s atten
dant.
The bridegroom and his
brother, Alexander T. Harvey,
of Omaha, who served as best
man, were dressed in conven
tional summer suits.
Mrs. Harvey is a graduate
of the University of Nebraska '
school of nursing. She com- :
pleted her training at the Ped
iatrics hospital of Western Re
serve university, of Cleveland,
O. Since then she has been
employed at Evanston general
hospital, Evanston, 111., and
Children’s Memorial hospital,
Omaha.
Mr Harvey received his
bachelor of arts degree from
Carleton college, Northfield,
Minn. He served in the navy
as a laboratory technician in
naval hospitals and aboard
an aircraft carrier. At present
he is completing graduate work
in bacteriology and biochem
istry at the University of Ne
braska. After a trip to Colo
rado, the couple will reside
in Lincoln.
Members of the bridal par
ty were guests at a breakfast
served at the OK inn. Out-of
town guests included Dr. and
Mrs. Andrew Harvey, of Fre
mont; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
T. Harvey, of Omaha; Mr. and
Mrs. Thure Widegren, of Col
umbus, sister of the bride
groom; Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Warner and sons, Lyman and
Gary, of Clearwater.
New Proprietor—
‘ATKINSON — The Save-A
Penny store has £ new mana
ger. effective Wednesday, Aug
ust 24. Gene Castner, of Lin
coin, will take over the posi
tion formerly held bv Bert
Ludington. The Ludingtons
will go to Julesburg, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Castner are at
home in the Petersen apart
ments recently vacated by Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Horner. The
Horners have moved to the
Carroll Raymer apartments.
Other Stuart News
STUART —The John Fried
els, of Stuart, left Sunday for
a two-week vacation in Chicago,
111.
NOTICE!
CONCERNING
DRIVERS'
LICENSES
• All drivers’ licenses ex
pire September 1st,
1949, and become delinquent
60 days thereafter. Licenses
1 can be renewed by mail Be
| sure the old license is sign
ed before sending it in. Re
newal fee is $2 for the two
I year period.
• No renewals can be is
sued until September
1st.
• Drivers’ license exami
nations for new appli
cants are given by the patrol
examiner the first or third
Saturday forenoon only of
each month.
J. ED HANCOCK
County Treasurer
Befriender of Atkinson
Visitors in Seattle Dies
_
ATKINSON — L. E. Mc
Dowell received word Friday,
August 19, that his only broth
er, Alfred McDowell, of Seat
tle, Wash., had died on Thurs
day, August 18. Survivors in*
elude: widow and four child
ren—three sons and one daugh
ter.
Mr. McDowell and his wife
visited in Atkinson about three
years ago. He was well-known
for his hospitality to Atkinson
people visiting in Seattle.
He was chief engineer in
the Northern Life Insurance
company housed in what until
recently has been the tallest
building in Seattle. He enjoy
ed taking visitors to the top
of the tower for a full view
of the city.
L. E. McDowell was unable
to attend the funeral services
for his brother.
Other Atkinson News
Charley W. Peterson and
son, Willis, drove to Ogalalla
the first of the week from
where they were accompanied
Dy Mrs. W. Peterson and her
sister, Mrs. Rex Peterson, of
Ogalalla, to Denver, Colo. Mrs.
W. Peterson and daughter had
been visiting her parents and
other relatives at Ogalalla for
some time. The Petersons re
turned home Thursday, Aug
ust 18.
Mr. and Mrs. William Werh
ley and family, of Omaha,
visited his mother, Mrs. Marie
Werhley, a few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralton Jarvis
and son, Darryl, went to Alli
ance Sunday. Their son, Dale,
Who has a position in Bridge
port, met them there for the
day.
Whitney Sharps, who re
turned with Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Lemmer when they came
home from a trip to the West
Coast last Spring, left Monday
or his home in Long Beach,
Calif. Whitney came to get
first hand information as to
how hay was put up in Ne
braska. He is the son of the
fonmer Irma Dyson, now Mrs.
C. B. Sharpe, of Long Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Satter
field, of Taylor, and Mr. and
Mrs. Miles Ferguson, of Tay
lor, were weekend guests at
the John Ward home. The Sat
terfields are Mrs. Ward’s par
ents and Mrs. Ferguson is her
sister. Jerry Ferguson, who has
been at the Ward home for
ome time, returned home with
his parents.
Miss Darlene Barnes left
Sunday for a vacation trip to
Racine, Wise., where she will
visit relatives.
3 HURT AS2
CARS COLLIDE
ATKINSON — An accident,
which occurred Sunday about
7:30 p.m., two miles North and
one mile East of Atkinson, re
sulted in two broken bones, a
sprained ankle and other mi
i nor injuries.
Involved were the Dale Gil
bert family, living Northeast
of Atkinson, and Donald Fock
en, who was alone in his car.
Mr. Focken also live North
east of town.
Mr. Gilbert was driving
North and Mr. Focken was
driving West when the cars
collided at the intersection.
Both cars were badly damaged.
Mrs. Gilbert suffered a brok
en collarbone and was serious
ly bruised. Little Mickey Gil
bert, 6, received a broken and
lacerated hand, and Mr. Gil
bert sustained a sprained an
kle. Mr. Focken was unhurt.
The Gilberts were taken to 1
Norfolk Monday for further
treatment.
Oettevs, Paxtons
Traveled 3,650 Miles—
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oet
ter and son, Kenny Lee, and
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Paxton i
returned Sunday after a two
weeks’ vacation trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Paxton, of
Greensburg, Kans., joined the
Oetters here and they all went
on to Williamston, Mich.,
where they spent several days 1
visiting Mr. and Mrs. James
Peterson and daughter. From
there they went to Detroit
and through the tunnel into
Ontario, Canada, and back to
the United States over the
Ambassador bridge to Toledo,
O., and Bloomington, Ind.,
where they visited Mr. Pax
ton’s sister and her busband,
Mr. and Mrs. Van Autry.
They drove on to St. Louis,
Mo., into the Ozark moun
tains. After spending three
days in Greensburg, Kans.,
they returned home.
MONEY TO LOAN
ON
AUTOMOBILES
TRUCKS
TRACTORS
EQUIPMENT
FURNITURE
Central Finance
Corp.
C. E. Jones, Manager
O'Neill : Nebraska
Mr. and Mrs. Paxton left
Monday for their home.
Mr. Oetter, Mr. Paxton and
Mr. Peterson were friends in
the Marine eorp from during
boot camp training and through
overseas service. The trip con
sisted of 3,650 miles.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. I.. Moses,
of Wayne, spent Sunday and
Monday visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moses.
Your
Tavern Keeper
Is Well Qualified
Your neighbor, the beer re
tailer in your community,
has proved his qualifica- V
tions as a citizen and busi
ness man.
He has passed a test as to
character, reputation, good
citizenship, local residence
and suitable tavern loca
tion. He has established a
record for law obedience
and financial responsibility.
His application for license
has been approved by the
local governing body after
notice of application was
published and citizens giv
en an opportunity to chal
lenge his fitness.
Yes—he has passed every
test, has proved his worthi
ness, has earned his right *
to the respect and confi
dence of everybody in the
community.
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