The Ord Quiz from Ord, Nebraska • 1

i i 'i''-'; 4 k.ik.1 rf.i- j.f SL 4T I atrte Historical Society Nebraska (Q) U3. 3, Read by 3,269 Families Every Week Member Audit Bureau of QUIZ SUBSCRIPTION RATES i Tear $2.50 QUIZ SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Year $2.50 Circulations Established April, 1882 THE ORD QUIZ, ORD, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. SEP TEMBER 28. 1944 Vol.

62 No. 27. Brother and Sister in Armed Services 26 Months of Service in India landed Col. Velmer Mcdinnis Visits in Ord Herman Franssen, Father of Twelve, Dies at iurwell Paper Collection Is Falling Short; Car Goes Monday Chairman Urges Citizens to Redouble ElTorts Rest of This Week on Paper. United War Fund Drive Will Start, Mondav, Oct.

9th 7 Co. Assigned $4,000 Quota, Blessing Heads Campaign; Plans Now Being Made. Kunrral Rites (Jar field Coun' -i 1 8th Farmer; Relatives 1U re. Lt. Col.

Velmer MrCiimli.s arrived Monday morning from Colorado to s'-e his parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. W.

McGinnis. having been back in the United States two weeks after 20 months active duty in India. A "regular army" man. he now has 10 years service behind him. On his shoulder is the bright patch Indirating action in the China-Burma-Tndla theater a rcd-whlte-and-blue shield.

On his shirt are the ribbons showing army duty before Pearl Harbor. and the Asiatic ribbon, with stars showing he was overseas when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and also that he has been on combat duty. The young man looked brown and fit, I'm feeling considerably better since I got out of India, where everyone who stays very long gets one intestinal ailment or another. This Is not strange In a country where all the water Is contaminated and must be purified for use. and a land where all food preparation Is done on the floor (unless you beat hell out of your cook.) Herman H.

born In Weencr. tin-many on Oct. 22, 1870, ami died Sept. 14 at Burwell at tin- age of 73 1 years, 10 months nui 23 He came to Anu-m-a with hls parents In the fall nf 1872 and i settled near Freeport, 111., and In 1880 moved with them to St. Libory, Nebr.

1 lie was married to Elizabeth Mary Roepker in the St. Libory i Stanton E. Jones. S. 2-c.

Is going to radio school at Great i i 1 fiawt, i Lakes station and has been in the navy slnre last Murch while his ii 1 sister. LaVonne Junes, was recently promoted to the rank of ser- a farm ten miles northeast of i fj. Marines and Is teaching English In a marine corps school at Washington. They are children of Mr. and Mrs.

Russell Jones. A campaign to ral.se $4,000 in Valley county for the United War Fund by voluntary subscriptions will get under way Monday, Oct. 9 with Dr. F. L.

Blessing, of Ord, as general chairman and plans are now being made to reach the quota needed. The United War Fund drive takes the place of separate campaigns formerly conducted by the USO and various war relief societies to the number of twenty or more, and with the war now in Its most vital stages support for the fund is vitally needed. Quotas ranging from $25 to $50 rural have been assigned each Lt. Col. McGinnis trained Chinese in use of horses and mules.

people, relates Col. McGinnis. he moved to town where he Valley county, which has a proud record of success on every war Job assigned to It, is falling down on the latest and most Important task that of waste paper salvage, says R. Clare Clement, the county salvage chairman. A railroad car Is being spotted at the Burlington dock ln Ord today to receive paper but less than ten tons Is ln sight to fill It and a minimum of ten more tons must come ln by next Monday noon, when the car will leave Ord.

Other paper drives have been successful but the September drive Is falling far short of success, he says. There Is only one bright spot i the countys paper salvage campaign this month and that is at North Loup where the trade school children have eol-ected 3 or more tons without adult aid and expect to have more by weeks end. Ord citizens havent been setting out paper at the curb-side for Thursday night collection by the Boy Scouts as they did ln other drives, the Scout cutives say. A Mg Thu night collection this week help greatly. Bet your peper out at the curb Thursday eye 1 the Scouts will pick it up.

or phone Rex Jewett at No. 78 school district and In each the Only in the best hotels and res Much of it would be attractive to, 4 i tourists, he thinks, though the Twelve children were born to School Publishes glamor has rather vanished for! this couple: Herman of Kuna, rorVf. AvnJn' him. For there is definitely i Kathryn Pulliam of Pas- lllGJllCl6 much dirt and filth and many Viola Sr ms of Grand) The journalism class of Ord Island, Cecilia Kozeal and Mar- high school, under Miss Horln-guente Keefe, ail of Burwell, gjj last Friday published the Leona Rysavj of San Francisco, first edition of the school and Eugefie who Is serv-! mr rh nrau beggars. Beggars swarm the railroad platforms, looking Into the open train windows.

Trains are much different nap Ths npftpls which will than those here. A first class Ord Wins ONeill Game 20 to 0, Face Hard Test Friday Chanticleers Play Improved in O'Neill Tussle but Losses Hurting Prospects. vl' Mjwte iSSeu 1-wS throughout fare means a ride In a compart- the the school year, ment for two or four, which ln deah May I All copy Is written by stu-opens only to the platform, not r322- dents, who also plan the make- on to the train or an aisle.1 There were S3 grandchildren UPi wlj advertising, read the Benches make the seats, and and grandchild. Two proofs and otherwise carry out you carry your own bedding. Grandchildren died, Wayne Work of the newspaper ex-Windows are always open.

Real- John Rysavy on Jan. 18, 1938 cept actual printing, which Is ly rare is it to find anything air- and Rysavy ov. done ln the Quiz plant, conditioned. Natives usually 1943. Also left to mourn are Editor is Ted Randolph, with travel third class In what looks! two brothers, Henry of St.

L-: Lillian Geneskl and Marguer-like a cattle car. As many bory, Joseph of Callaway. His ite' Misko as assistants. Copy crowd ln as possible, also like parents, three brothers and editor Is Norma Geneskl, with cattle. three ters Preceded him ln Mildred Rajewich and Vivian The visiting soldier does not-de- anH Zikmund assisting.

Harold know where he will be sent next. town relatives and Goff is business manager, as- taurants and railway dining rooms Is the food carefully cooked so that it Is safe to eat lt. His work has been interesting, training Chinese in the care and use of animals and equipment, horses and mules particularly. The Chinese are quick to learn. We feel that our training program has progressed very successfully, as shown by the activities In northern Burma where many of these Chinese have been sent.

We took the remnants of the Chinese fifth army, after Burma fell, brought lt to strength and increased it to full stature, getting the men by air from China to India. Col. McGinnis was head of the veterinary department of the training program, which was an extensive one and turned out good soldiers. These soldiers are now being thrown against the enemy, in various ways. He spent only a week in China, at the point where Ord's Bill Baird Is now headquartering as he flies C-47's.

But Col. McGinnis has never been able to make contact with anyone Iron this part of Nebraska exceptln Lt. Edna Brechbill, though he often tried. He and the nurse from Burwell really had a good gabfest when they met one evening, though their acquaintance had been slight before that time. India Is a country of amazing variety both as to scenery and teacher and board members have consented to handle solicitation for funds.

Miss Clara McClatchey Is in general charge of this phase of the drive. Ords quota Is $1,350 and in this city A. J. Auble will have supervision. He Is dividing the entire city Into districts, with a block warden In charge of each, and Is setting up a house-to-house system of canvassing.

Special committees will solicit the business district. Dr. Blessing says that he will drive to Arcadia and North Loup the latter part of this week to appoint local chairmen and assist them In organizing their campaigns. The Arcadia quota Is $375 and the North Loup quota Is $350. Chairman Blessing says he Is extremely pleased at the fine spirit being shown by all the prospective workers he has seen.

The county committee, which Is composed of Miss McClatchey, Mrs. 8yl Furtak. Mrs. R. E.

Teague, E. C. Leggett. Ed Gnas-ter, Hlldlng Pearson. A.

J. Auble and county treasurer, C. B. Gudmundsen, has held two meetings to make plans and prospects for a successful drive appear fine as the start of the campaign for funds draws near. Several radio programs on Saturday.

Oct. 7. and Sunday Oct. 8, will be devoted to the UWF purpose and Nebraskans will attempt to raise a quota of nearly a million dollars. Success of the drive means much toward the comfort and safety of service men at home and overseas and Valley county should over-subscribe its portion of the drive as lt did last fall.

He reports at Hot Springs, on Oct. 11, and Is hoping to stay in the United states a while nt Pasco, Wash, Mr. and In the United States a while at for day-time collection. Rural residents are asked to make a special effort to take paper directly to the railroad car on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, or on Monday morning of nexL If every farmer who comes to town would Ming a bundle of waste paper and drop lt off at the ear the deeded ten tons would soon be accumulated. Paper la the most vitally needed war material of au right now, principally for tha making of containers ln whleh overseas supplies are shipped, and If lt doesnt come in the supplies wont go overseas as they are needed.

It is surprising to reflect that a few pounds of waste paper might save an American boy's life, but that la the case. least. He definitely likes army Sl? wlif life and plans to. continue with his army career: In ton wuSr years I can retire If I wish. gi serna.

Air and Mrs, Ronald TTntveMdtvat LnhTn 8U 1 8ems and daughter and Mr. and M- Henry Gerdej, all of practiced a year In Iowa. andQnn(i island Also Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rork and son, Mr.

and Mrs. then spent several months ln the department of agriculture the The Chanticleers of Ord high school continued their victory march Friday night with a 20 to 0 win over a good ONeill team on the letters field, showing improvement ln all departments, but the coaching staff Is showing concern over proa pects for a victory over Central City this week because of the excellence of that team and losses to the Ord squad. Finley played a flashy game against ONeill, tossing a long pass to Jablonskl for the first touchdown and making a long run for the second, while 8hl-bata scored Ords other touchdown on an end-around playf A fourth touhdown made by Finley with a 50-yard run was called back by a 15-yard penalty Inflicted on Rich for clipping, this being Ords only major penalty of the game ln contrast to the Scotia tussle when over 200 yards were chalked up to the Chanticleers discredit. Coach Alex Cochrane Is con-erned over loss to the squad this week of Stowell, a tackle, with a foot Injury, and the loss of Kusek, substitute tackle, for the rest of the season. Kusek quit football to help his father on the farm.

Loss of these two players Is offset by the return to active service of Mg George Dvorak, who had been hampered by a knee Injury since the fall of 1943. The boy went to Lawrence, to consult Dr. F. C. Allen and was given relief for the knee.

He Is Mg and powerful, though relatively In- of state of Oklahoma before going Into the army. His wife and children have been living at Manhattan ln his absence and more recently, visiting ln Ord. sis ted by Lyle Manchester and Marjorie Naprstek, and Dick Satterfield is circulation manager, assisted by Betty Haught and Leona Guggenmos. An able staff of special editors and reporters has been formed. The Oracle Is well supported with advertising of Ord holiness men and through subscriptions of students.

It Is the first time ln many years that Ord high school has Issued a printed newspaper. Red Cross Rents Down-Town Room for Headquarters Classes Will Be Held and Campaign Planned In New Office Rooms. Much Enthusiasm in Trip to Canteen Valley county women are irovlng that they are eager to help at the North Platte canteen on Oct 10, when this territory will give food and comforts to service men traveling through North Platte. The canteen, one of the best managed In the country, serves a tremendous number of soldier and sailors every 24 hours. It opened for duty last December.

Mrs. Frank Fafelta is In charge of local arrangements. Mrs. Will Ramsey Is chairman for Arcadia, where the Study Club Is aiding staunchly. Special requests from the inteen ask for books, lighter cant Arcadians Talk of Com Hybrids At Arcadia Tuesday evening the Community club held an Interesting session, with hybrid com the chief topic under discussion.

A program given by W. Hepperly was Illustrated with movies of corn breeding and ex-lerimental work since lt began 1902. First carried on ln Valley county by Anthony Kokes In about 1930 as part of his 4-H club work, the work expanded slowly until the past five years or so when hybrid corn really received Valley countys attention. The past two or three ars dry land farmers have also sold on hybrid corn, i Franzen Boy, 11, Hurt by Shotgun Gerald Franzen, 11-year-old Arcadia -boy, suffered painful Injuries Saturday when a shotgun accidentally discharged in the car ln which he was riding. A lot of shot lodged ln one side of the boy's face and had to be removed, and two fingers had to be amputated.

Dr. C. W. Weekes was the surgeon, and permitted Mr. and Mrs.

E. Franzen to take the lad home Sunday. Just how the gun was discharged is not clear: lt Is thought possibly a pet dog knocked against the gun and caused lt to go off. Those who have undergone major surgery at the Clinic hospital recently Include Mm Al Radke of Burwell, Dorothy McCall, Mm Walter Melchior of Comstock, Mary King of North Loup, Philip Osentowskl of Burwell. Released after major surgical treatment are Mrs.

Fred Nellsen of Winner. S. Mm John Herrick of Burwell, and Connie Pierson of Arcadia. Mrs. Erwin Johnson of Scotia was scheduled for major surgery this morning at the hands or Dr.

Weekes. Mr. and Mm Cedi Van Hoos-en of North Loup have a new on who arrived at the Clinic hospital Sept 20th. Levi Chlpps continues to be patient at the hospital, but has Improved somewhat He has been very 111. Henry Franssen, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Shelby, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Roepker, Mr. and Mrs.

Lewis Mathis and family, Mm Martha Volkl and son, Herman Gerdes and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Franssen, Ben Grots, all of St Libory. Also Mm Anna FTanssen of Litchfield, Mr. and Mrs.

Chris Francois of Broken Bow, Mr. and Mm Joe Franssen and granddaughter of Calloway, Mr. and Mrs. Ed' ward Franssen and daughter of Arcadia, Mrs. Johnnie Rysavy and children of San Francisco, Shirley Cochran of Aurora, Mrs.

John Rysavy, Irvin Merrill and Frank Absalon, all of Ord. Mr. Franssen was a good neighbor to others and a man devoted to his family, a kindly man who will be missed by all who knew w-Funeral services were held at the Sacred Heart church ln Burwell Monday, Sept. 18 at 10 a. with Father Msron as celebrant of requiem high mass.

Burial' was ln the family lot ln the Burwell cemetery, with J. J. Meyers, VlrgU Beck, Leonard Wunderlich, Mike Shook a. George Lange and Albert Bolll serving as pallbearers. Misko Writes of Duties in Hawaii Ord Man Now Serving as Red Cross Fieldman Tells Interestingly of Work.

(Editors Note The author of this letter Is John P. Misko, prominent and successful Ord attorney who volunteered his services to the American Red Cross a few months ago. Although he had hoped for overseas service ln the European area he cheerfully accepted an assignment at Pearl Harbor. Formerly Valley county Red Cross chapter chairman, Mr. Misko was well versed in the domestic work of the organization before, he volunteered for foreign duty.) magazines, and especially comic books.

The soldiers also have asked for rosaries, prayer books and small Bibles. Any of these will be gratefully received if you wish to give thi Fafelta. Mrs. Fafelta also asks that chicken to be sent be very well fried, and when entirely done that lt be cooled carefully before lt Is wrapped or packed to make the trip to North Platte. Mrs.

Ann Iincoln Is soliciting Its from residents of Ord's rst ward; Mm Helen Osen-towskl ln the second ward; Mm Mae McGinnis ln the third ward. The ladles began Monday morning and say everyone wants to help this canteen work along. Court of Honor at Park Thursday Eve Boy Scouts are anticipating an extraordinarily good court of honor Thursday evening at eight oclock at Bussell Park. It will be a camflre court of honor, directed by Roy Randolph, who Is district Chairman of the Scouts. Lee Baker of Grand island, regular field worker in this territory, will be present George Allen Is advancement chairman, and has given a final check to the honors earned by the boys who will be honored, announces Rev.

Erlcson, the scoutmaster. It Is Important that fathers of the Scouts be present Thursday evening. The public Is always Invited. Galen Allen and Charles Munn will be presented with first class scout badges at that time; Bob Marks, Hugh Cahill and Edwin Jlrak have earned merit badges. Scouts Marks and Jlrak will be In line for eagle rank at the December meeting, possibly will be given that rank sooner.

Paul Blessing Now with Detroit Lions Paul Blessing, former Ord high school athlete and last season a coach at Lexington, Is playing football with the professional football team known as the Detroit Lions and apparently succeeding, his Ord relatives learn. When the squad was cut from 60 to 25 recently Paul was one of the players retained and he played three quarters of a recent Sunday game, at an end position. Ord Picnic Oct 8th in Long Beach, Calif. Front Mrs. Perry Bell, president.

the Ord association a lg Beach, Calif, comes word toat the groups semi-annual ptole wUl be held Sunday. Oct former Ordltes an Invited to be present Service men stationed In California are especially Invited. Quiz want ads get results. Beginning Oct. 1, the Red Cross headquarters will be maintained ln the rooms at the rear of the Hastings and Ollls offices, which have been rented.

Red Cross production. Red Cross classes, and headquarters for campaigns will be at the ndw location hereafter states County Chairman Leroy Frazier. Mm Hlldlng Pearson is in earner this week, taking special Red Cross training ln preparation for teaching a 12 hour home nursing course. She left Bunday and will return Friday. Mrs.

Pearson, a registered nurse, will teach the shortened home nursing course ln Ord soon. Mm C. C. Thompson Is chairman of home nursing activities for the Red Cross. Other committee chairmen of the Valley county chapter of the American Red Crocs are Mm Mark Tolei), first aid; George Satterfield, disaster relief; Mrs.

Edward Kokes, junior RedCross; Mm John Haskell, production; Gus Schoensteln, home service; Mm Eugene Leggett, publicity; Mm H. E. McClure, war fund campaign; Vera Andersen, farm and home accident prevention; activities for army ahd navy women. Mm Ella Weckbach. Mm Olof Olsson has resigned as chairman of nutrition, announces Leroy Frazier who was elected last week to the position of county chairman of Red Cross work ln Valley county.

Veterans Assistance Bureau Organized At an organizational meeting Wednesday night of last week, plans were begun for a veterans assistance bureau 1 Valley county, and a temporary organization set up. In the near future a meeting will be held, with representatives present from the Selective Service office, the U. 8. employment' service, the American Legion posts ln each town, the Red Crass county chairman, the Chamber of Commerce In each ttwp. Rotary clubs, and the AAA office.

Time and place for this meeting will be announced later, reports Christine Peterson. and coaches expect to use him at tackle or at fullback. Against ONeill the coach started the same line-up that started fgalnst 8cotla. with exception of Novosad at tackle and Stewart at fullback. Against Central City he will start Rich and Jablonskl at ends, Vancura and Novosad at tackles, Shlbata and Jablonskl at guards, Severson at center, Stewart at fullback, Satterfield and Finley at halfbacks, and Tolen at quarterback.

Testing Lab Opened by Saunders Mills The Saunders Mills have open ed a laboratory in Ord ln the rooms oter the Brown-McDon-old store, with Mrs. J. A. Kovan-da testing and analyzing sam-oles. The laboratory opened on Monday, Sept.

18, with a company expert ln Ord to help start At the mill proper, near Ord. work of dehydrating has been going on for threanr-four. weeks, and will continue until thr fourth cutting of alfalfa ha.1 been worked. Onr Fighting Men Aviation Student Raymond Vogeltans is still at Greenville, where he Is about ready for pre-flight training. He is the son of the E.

L. Vogeltans. Naval Lieutenant and Mm Frank Lee and baby and Mrs. Lees mother, Mrs. A.

J. Meyer of Burwell were dinner guests on Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Satterfield. From here they went to Hastings to visit LL Leefe people Mm Lee was formerly Jacqueline Meyer, and her husband taugl in the Old high school.

(More on pages 9 and 10) Quls want ads get results. now Carl Dais estimates 75 per cent of the crop ln this country Is the Improved hybrid strains. Manpower and machinery shortages came In for earnen dlaeusnon, au corn niching time draws near, for Valley county has one of the Mggest If not the biggest corn crop ever. County Judge John Andersen and Sheriff Bob Hall of Otd attended the meeting as guests of George Hastings. County Agent Carl Dale was also present Cecil D.Wardrop Passes Suddenly The sad news of the death of Cecil D.

Wardrop reached Ord Wednesday morning, not unexpected because he had not been In good health for a couple of years past Death came to him from a heart attack about midnight Tuesday night at the family home ln Kearney, where the family moved only a few weeks ago to be with their daughters. Burial will be ln Ord, and Hastingi-Zlkmund are ln charge of arrangements, but no further details were available as the Quiz went to press. George Hastings left Wednesday morning for Kearney. Klwln Dunlap and Chester Austin went over toward Eric-son to fish Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning they were jubilantly telling aVrat getting 14-lnch crappies.

Dr. George Parkins learse Sunday to maintain office In Omaha next week as Is his eua-' Frost Still Holding Off in Ord- Travis Rniorts from the western part of valley county say that a light frost occurred Sunday morning but Horace Travis, official weather reporter, says the temperature hasnt dropped to freezing level ln Ord as yet Coolest recorded here was 37 degrees Sunday morning, he says. Not even the tenderest garden vegetation has been affected In the Ord vicinity, he I man Corn is now considered out of danger ln all sections, though there may he a few scattered fields where froet now would cause slight damage. Estimates on Valley countys average corn production range as him as 80 bushels per sere, which would mean a total yield of 3ft million or more bushels Instead of the 2 million bushel yield conservatively estimated fast week by County Agent C. C.

Dale. Lyle fined Judge on permit school. picked Tuesday, south check The on made too, for often been would Permit Driver Pays Fine of $1.00 D. Kllnglnsmlth was $1 and costs ln County John Andersens court Sept. 21, for violating his to drive to and from The boy, a minor, was up about nine p.

on Sept. 10 on a road of Ord by State Patrol-Smith, wmo. wished to his lights. lad was taking a brother somewhere, and since the brother was a service man home furlough, and as this was riderea an extenuating circumstance, Judge Andersen Lyles fine light Then Lyle had no reputation violating his driving permit or dangerously; nadsuch the ease Judge Andersen no doubt have fined him heavily. September 20, 1944 To the Editor of the Quiz: You havent sent my credentials yet.

as Pacific area repres-tatlve for the Quiz but on second thought I do not cam for them. I am afraid von would expect the same high standard of reporting turned ln by John Ward and with that I could not compete. I will however, give a few lines about my work and what little I have seen of the country and If lt meets with your approval yon can print the same and forward check. (Continued on page 4.