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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1940
Page
1
The ACA office announced two shipments totaling about 73000 for Cheyenne county farmers under the 1939 conservation program. First shipment arrived Saturday, second Monday morning. Notices are prepared as checks arrive, with distribution starting later. Total farm benefits this year near a half million dollars.
Bridgeport will soon have a new museum building to be constructed of bitudobe bricks on a concrete foundation facing west on Highways 19 and 26. The NYA project will employ local youths for brick work with about 8,000 bricks needed for the 30 by 50 foot structure. Excavation is nearly complete with foundation work underway.
Minatare Paxton and St. Patrick’s Sidney earned the top seeds for the Class B district basketball tourney to be held at the high school on Thursday and Friday March 7 and 8. The event opens at seven o’clock Thursday with games at seven eight and nine. Semi finals start Friday at 1 30 PM with the final at nine. A playoff for second and third is set for eight o’clock Friday night.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will sponsor a hobby show in the city auditorium basement on Friday afternoon and evening. A display of natural stone articles, a U S map, dolls, woodwork, and hobby collections for hunters and fishermen head a list of attractions. Guild members have gathered items for weeks and invite hobbyists and the general public to attend.
At the Nebraska Farmers Union convention a resolution pledged support for the Nebraska-Colorado Grain Producers association in seeking more equitable freight rates between Omaha and northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska. Current rates were cited as costing farmers at least 200000 dollars annually. A second resolution created a committee to study an Omaha truck terminal to enable returning loads for grain and livestock shipments.
Cheyenne county wheat growers have earned a handsome profit on about 1.25 million bushels stored under government loan contracts last fall. Estimates show roughly 20 percent liquidated with profit. remaining grain still held under price advances likely paying farmers about 2 cents per bushel above loan costs. Average loan about 62 cents per bushel. local farms with grain stored privately could net around 24 cents per bushel after interest, while warehouse storage yielded 15 to 20 cents. Banks report loan costs around 9 to 10 cents per bushel. Based on prices since last September, Cheyenne county farmers conservatively figure about $200,000 in paper profit, subject to market fluctuations until liquidation deadline in April. ACA office puts liquidation at 19 percent of total to date, with continued updates on page 6.
Stockholders of the Sidney National Farm Loan association met in Sidney and heard reports of the past year from Secretary W. D. Harte who used chairs to illustrate his talk. Officials include John Borcher as president J R Frame as vice president and Harte as treasurer. Weikhorst and Houge were named directors with Houge reappointed. Principal talks by F S McCaffee of Scottsbluff PCA and land bank reps M L Inhelder and Kenneth McClure. About 300 attended. A similar meeting was held in Kimball County with 175 stockholders electing Ed Petersen president Charles Norberg vice president and Harte secretary-treasurer.
Gus Neumann, 78, well known resident of Chappell, Nebr, died last week. He arrived in Deuel County in 1883 when it was part of Cheyenne county, ranching until 1903 before moving to Alda. He lived with his sister there until 1914, then returned near Chappell. He retired twenty two years ago and spent his final years in Chappell, the last surviving member of his generation.
Boyd's Cigar Store plans a complete remodeling program in the near future including a new front. The bar and other fixtures will be of the latest design to create one of the most attractive small stores in western Nebraska, according to company officials. All current fixtures are being advertised for sale.
Floyd Treblik former resident south of Lodge Pole becomes the fifth filer for commissioner in the first district as a Democrat joining two Republicans and two Democrats. He plans an active campaign before primaries and is widely known and regarded as a formidable candidate. Cheyenne county’s eastern tier of 12 precincts draws political spotlight this election.
Cheyenne County project club women will join husbands to study practical methods for improving the farmstead at little or no expense. Open meetings for men and women are scheduled for 1 15 p m Monday February 26 at the Dalton high school auditorium and Tuesday February 27 at the Sidney City auditorium basement. Mrs J A Sparks County Chair and Mrs Floyd Miller Group Chair will preside. Community singing is planned.
The February district court term opens at nine o'clock before Judge J. L. Tewell with Lyngholm versus Runge as the lone jury case. Jurors were ordered to report by nine. Several nonjury hearings are listed, including RES versus William Juedes and Texas Company versus L.F. Bowman, and others against individuals and school districts.
Veterans of Foreign Wars mobilize support for Senate File 1885 to tax war profits and curb profiteering during wartime. Commander Leafdale says the bill taxes profits on a graduated scale immediately upon war declaration, targeting large wartime gains while not hindering normal business.
Public farm sales listed in The Telegraph and Telegraph- BTapt include Henry and B B iSharp near Sidney on Feb 20, Henry Burbeick at Clark Fuller farm near Brownson on Feb 23, Dan Rupert sale nine miles east and 4 1 2 north of Sidney on Feb 28, and Walter and Roy Nelson sale near Sidney on Feb 27. Auctioneers include Col A B Rapp Weyerts Lutheran Aid society will serve lunch and James Martin.
The Sidney chamber of commerce directors urged business interests to pressure city council and county commissioners to fund grading and hard surfacing of a feeder road south from Sidney to Highway 19. They favor joint city county financing with possible federal matching funds and aim to oil the road next summer.
North Platte trucker Claude Schooler challenged a judge over 1939 plates allowing six ton hauls until February 15. Judge Robert A. Barlow delayed decision after failing to find precedence or a clear statute on when new licenses must be purchased.
The Western Nebraska Conference race narrows to Sidney and Scottsbluff after a weekend of upsets. Minatare drops a 32 to 40 decision to Bridgeport, while Sidney beats Alliance 42 to 23 and Scottsbluff defeats Bayard 36 to 13 with reserves contributing.
Delegates from Cheyenne county to the state farmers union convention praised Rupert Campbell son of Dan and Mrs Campbell as manager of the farmers union insurance department Under Campbell s guidance the insurance department has become an outstanding example of cooperative activity Ed Nelson of Sidney was placed on the state insurance committee H G Keeney veteran farm union official was reelected State president Attendees from Cheyenne county included Oscar Olson Wayne Bond Charles Wise Ralph Fraass Fred Jorgensen Carl Mahr Merle Crosbie Henry Nienhuger Wilfred Kreider Chauncey Nelson Alex Spencer of Potter Charles Gathman Ted Jensen of Gurley
Board of directors of the chamber of commerce voted to purchase a trophy for the second place winner in the district Class B basketball tournament to be held here March 7 and 8. They also approved ribbons and awards for the county grade school track meet in the spring. Action on ribbons and trophies for the annual invitation high school meet was deferred.
The second Boys National Forum meeting occurs Monday February 26 with a banquet at 6 30 PM in the city auditorium basement Judge I J Nisley of North Platte will discuss civic interests from his court experience The event invites men to bring a boy who might be interested.
Residents of Cheyenne County’s first commission district expect a wide open commissioner race in the eastern precincts. Five men are in, with more filings rumored. Albert Fenske Leslie M. Johnson Ray Tremain Wayne Bond and Floyd Treblick are listed as Democrats. A nip-tuck finish is forecast by political observers.
Oshkosh Rotarians and Rotary Anns welcomed Sidney club members for a Flags of All Nations presentation. President Thompson of Oshkosh handed flags to Sidney President Weymouth as both gave brief talks. The program aims to show Rotary's international scope and impact with a flag from every nation. Raymond Fox spoke on Americanism to an audience of seventy six served by Keith's Cafe in the Commercial dining room.
Pete Meyer recovered from a chest wound after a self inflicted shooting following domestic troubles. Dr Hull Cook said he is in satisfactory condition and likely to be moved to a veterans convalescence hospital in South Dakota once transfer is approved. Meyer ran a cream station at Lodge Pole for about three months.
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