Nebraska has the honor of leading all the corn belt states in production of white corn in 1943, according to state-federal division of agricultural statistics. Nebraska produced 30,328,000 bu. of white corn in 1943.

The Farmers Elevator Company of Giltner held its 26th annual, meeting last Saturday afternoon. Three hundred stockholders and patrons of the company were served a lunch at the noon hour. The report of Manager P.J. Hohnstein showed a net profit for the year of $38,259.19. The net trading profit for the year was $40,612.76 from which adjustment of accounts and depreciation totaling $2,353.57 was deducted leaving the profit of $38,259.19.

Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Keller received an air mail letter from their son, Bernard, who is a machinist mate 2-C in the navy air services on the largest island of the New Hebrides, near the Coral Sea, in the South Pacific. About six months ago, Bernard wrote of he and a couple of his mates building a small boat, and rowing to some of the smaller surrounding islands. On one excursion they caught a small wild pig, which later became quite a pet in the camp.

Wayne Erickson, 21, of Clay County, pleaded guilty last Friday in county court to charges of throwing a paving brick through a window at Waller's Amusement Park at the east edge of Aurora. Erickson was fined $10.00 and costs in court and ordered to pay for the broken window.

The county commissioners of Hamilton County on Friday, started to move to sell the Hamilton County Poor Farm, located in Orville precinct, legally describes as Northeast Quarter of Section 22-9-6. In 1873 Orville City was a thriving town containing three grocery stores, a drug store, hotel, blacksmith shop, real estate office, law office and a saloon. A portion of the buildings were long used on the Poor Farm, but no buildings now remain to mark the deserted village.

Fred S. Larkin, executive secretary of the State Salvage Committee, presented to the Cass School, Dist. No. 42, a certificate with a gold seal from the War Production Board for their part in the paper salvage drive. This school was the winner in the state, and competed for national honors in the "Truth or Consequences" radio program.

Burdette M. Aspergren resigned from the Hamilton County Agricultural Conservation Committee, effective March 1. He has been active since 1938 when he was elected community committeeman from the Farmers Valley precinct.

Mrs. H. L. Coggins, war fund chairman in the county is calling a workers conference Friday morning at the American Legion Hall. In this call for funds we are asked to not confuse this with a membership drive putting it plainly a single dollar into the fund will not relieve our obligation, for $6,300, the county quota will not be raised by single dollars - we must give and give generously.

P.J. Refshauge was named nominee for mayor by the committee of the Citizens and Independent partied at a meeting last week. Mr. Refshauge at first refused to accept the nomination but after pressure from the committeemen finally agreed to accept.

Mr. and Mrs. Milo Kissel, who reside a half mile east of Aurora on the highway, suffered a heavy loss last Sunday morning, when their brooder house containing 400 baby chicks and more than 350 hen burned to the ground. None of the chickens were saved.

Francis Leroy Kirk of Giltner, Donald E. Tuttle of Marquette, and Warren E Carlson and Bob Humrichs of Aurora left Monday for Fort Leavenworth for service in the army.

The aviation class of the Aurora High School under the direction of William Thomssen has a Pratt Whitney 600 horsepower airplane engine on display in the window of the Iowa-Nebraska Gas Company on the west side of the square. Boys form the class will be on hand Saturday to explain various parts.

Rev. Nathan Sundberg will deliver his last sermon as pastor of the Evangelical Mission Church of Aurora on Sunday, April 30, terminating a pastorate of almost 5 years.

Carl Herron, who has served as night officer on the Aurora police force for the past eight years resigned effective Friday, April 7. It is reported Herron will accept a job with the Burlington railroad at the local round house.

The War Food Administration extended indefinitely the period in which farmers can slaughter hogs and deliver pork to others without permit or license. WFA's restrictions on farm slaughter of hogs and delivery of pork were first suspended for three months form Nov. 17, 1943, to Feb. 17, 1944. The period was then extended to March 17.

Dairy feed payments are still being made on February's production of diary products and will continue to be made at the AAA office at the rate of 5 cents per pound for butterfat sold and 35 cents per hundred-weight of whole milk sold.

Red & White Food Stores had lettuce for 12 cents, radishes, three larges bundles for 10 cents, frozen fish for 53 cents per pound and raisins in a two pound bag for 27 cents.

Jean Bremer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bremer, has joined the air corps branch of the Woman's Army Corps and was sworn in last week at Ord, where she has held a secretarial position for several years. Miss Bremer came Wednesday to spend the remainder of this week with her parents, after which she will report to Fort Des Moines, Iowa for service.

Fire totally destroyed the brooder and 450 six week old chicks for William F. Enderie living on the L.T. Johnson farm north of Marquette, last Sunday morning about 5 a.m. The fire was noticed by an oil tank driver who stopped and awakened the Enderle family. The loss was considerable, as 450 chickens at 6 weeks of age represent a large investment, as well as the brooder and brooder house which were owned by Mr. Enderle. The oil brooder was new and it is not known just how the fire started.

"Jap" Wall was elected president of the Aurora Country Club at a meeting of the board of directors held last Thursday evening. Del Danker was reelected vice president, Wilmer Griess secretary and Frank Farr treasurer.

Robert Eggert, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Eggert of Phillips was one of the three youths in the state to be selected as top ranking 4-H sheep club member, by the Agricultural college last Saturday.

Farmers living outside the area affected by the "corn freeze" order, can make a valuable contribution to the war effort by maintaining a normal flow of corn to the market for feeding proposes, according to AAA officials. The need for corn in the war effort is very urgent and for that reason it was found necessary to limit corn sales in certain designated counties in Nebraska and four other states.

Mr. and Mrs. G.R. Blomstrand who had not heard from their son, Sgt. Greg. Jr. since about the first of the year, heaved a sigh of relief late last week when a cable gram came from him stating that he was well and safe.

Thursday, Roy McCormick ended 48 years of service with the Burlington railroad, and goes onto the retirement list. An engineer, Mr. McCormick had the Sargent and Burwell run for many years, and after the passengers were taken off that line about 3 years ago, Mr. McCormick took the switch engine in the yards.

In 1944, the cash rate for a 25 word want ad in the Aurora News-Register, going to over 3400 subscribers was 25 cents. A 1937 Ford Tudor was only $490 at C.A. Newman Motor Company. The Bremer Dairy Company would pay five cents a piece to redeem milk bottles. At Safeway you could buy a 50 pound bag of flour for $1.98.

Among the many groups of three or more brothers in the armed forces are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sanderson, longtime residents of the Marquette community, who now reside in Central City. Three whose pictures appear in this issue and another son, Kenneth was inducted into the Navy on June 9, M-Sgt Rueben Sanderson is stationed at Hobbs, New Mexico, with the air force, while his brother Cpl. Harold Sanderson, is stationed in England.

Mr. and Mrs. Elza Zornes received word last week of Pvt. Raymond Odell Smith that he was seriously wounded in the battle on the beached in Italy and received the Purple Heart for wounds received. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Smith, formerly of Aurora.

The Aurora coal dealers are this week urging all the people of this community dependent upon coal for heat this next winter to lay in their coal supply now. Orders should be placed with your dealer at once so they can get orders into the mines to refill their bins. Dr. C.J. Potter, Deputy Fuels Administrator for war urged coal dealers to warn their customers that it is better to buy what coal they need now then to burn the Christmas tree next winter instead of hanging presents on it.

Brig.Gen. Guy Henninger, state selective service director, warned Nebraska registrants today that men, deferred for occupational reasons, are inviting induction when they forsake their jobs for work less essential to the war effort.

C. A. Newman filed a request with the city council for permission to erect a brick building 40 X 66 feet on the lot just north of the station and will erect the building to be used as a repair shop.

Hans O. Jensen, elected delegate from this congressional district to the democrat National convention in Chicago left Aurora last Monday morning to attend the convention. He is the only farmer in the entire Nebraska delegation. Jensen stated Monday morning in Aurora just before leaving for the convention that he would support Wallace for vice-president because he has done more than any other man to provide an adequate and workable farm program for the farmers of the middle west.

Dorothy Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson of this city who has recently enlisted in the WAVES reported at Fort Des Moines, Iowa Tuesday and will continue to New York City this week for special instruction at Hunter College, The Bronx. She is a graduate of Aurora High School and was employed as society reporter for the Aurora Republican for a time before going to California.

D.M. Davis, manager of the Hamilton County Farmers Telephone Association, reports that the board of directors of the company has authorized the purchase of a new switchboard for the Aurora exchange.

Dr. E.K. Steenburg stated on Wednesday that they would probably move into their new hospital building sometime in the next two weeks. Work on the elevator will be completed this week and workmen are now in the process of cleaning up the rooms. A fine apartment has been built for Mrs. Kathryn Shaneyfelt who will be in charge of the hospital

Gene Marvel, 10, of Giltner, was accidentally shot in the cheek with a .22 long rifle bullet last Friday. X-ray pictures taken by Dr. Steenburg showed that the bullet entered the right cheek, striking the cone and then deflecting downward breaking a piece out of the jaw bone and then traveling back lodging near the first vertebrae at the base of the skull. Dale Brown was trying to load the rifle when he accidentally shot Gene.

All equipment and patients of the Aurora hospital, located one block north of the northeast corner of the square, were moved to the new Aurora hospital near the Burlington depot last Sunday. The new hospital is completely modern in every respect. A modern operating room is completely modern and much new equipment has been installed.

Arnold Wilshusen this week announced the opening of a produce business on the east side of the square in Aurora next Sunday. Mr. Wilshusen purchased the D. A. Johnson occupied by D. A. Johnson Clothing company some time ago and has done considerable remodeling to the building.

For the second time this week the war is brought home to Hamilton County and the community is again saddened, by the telegram which was received by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Anderson from the war department on Tuesday which told of the death of their only son, Sgt. Wesley Wayne Anderson, 22, of the 2nd Marine Division, in the Pacific area.

A tax foreclosure sale was held at the courthouse in Aurora last Tuesday. Prices on several of the properties were considered fair, and very poor on some of the others. A property located at 709 J St., consisting of a 4-room house and a small barn, sold to Albert Johnson for $136.00. A 4-room house located at 1714 Ninth St., sold to Bill Marler for $100.00. A large 9-room house, in good condition, with barn and about three acres of land at 1012 E St., and a small three-room house located at 1002 E Street, sold to Charles Titman for $500.00.

Cyril Bish of Giltner has been appointed acting county agent for an indefinite time to succeed Lt. (j.g.) LaVerne Peterson who has a leave of absence while serving in the Navy.

Stacey Barker, president of the movement for a Youth's Recreation Center in Aurora, this week announced plans are being completed to solicit funds to finance the project and it is hoped that the opening can be celebrated with a Halloween party. The students of the Aurora schools conducted a contest for a name for the Center. The name Skip-Inn was chosen.

The second fatal highway accident in Hamilton county in 1944 occurred this week in the death of Stanton Bell, shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning. The child was fatally injured in Highway 14 about four miles south of Aurora last Thursday morning as he jumped from a truck which was hitched behind a steam engine, into the path of an oncoming car.

Master Sergeant Reuben Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson of Hordville, who is with the 134th Infantry in France, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The citation reads, "Master Sergeant Rueben Johnson, Infantry, United States Army, for heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in.sector, Normandy, France, during the period 15 July to 3 August 1944. During this period, Sergeant Johnson was responsible for the installation and continuous maintenance of wire communication and the smooth functioning of the message center. On all occasions, despite intense enemy fire of all types and over difficult terrain, regimental-battalion communications were maintained in" an outstanding manner.

An explosion caused by natural gas from an open pipe nearly wrecked the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Fenster, two blocks north of the highway on the main street of Hampton last Tuesday morning at 1:30 o'clock.

Margaret Saunders was recently elected Home Agent for Hamilton County by the Farm Bureau Board.

Six more area soldiers in our nation's armed forces are Cpl. Wm. Henthorne of Hampton is in the Army, MM2/c Jason Henthorne of Hampton is in the Navy, M Sgt. Chas. Otto of Hampton is in the Army, ACM Eldred Hoegh of Hampton is in the Navy, T Corp. Joe Malek of Hampton is in the Army and Cpl. Harry Johnson of Marquette is in the Army.

Representatives of the Quaker Oats ordinance plant explained the need for manpower to a group of city officials from five Nebraska counties who were called to Grand Island for a meeting last Tuesday evening. Mayor Refshauge of Aurora and Joe E. Gunnerson, clerk of the local Selective Service Board, represented Aurora. The head of the Quaker Oats Company told the group that they needed 1,200 additional men and women workers, and it was vitally important that 800 be secured by December 15.

W.A. Robbins, Governor of the 120th District of Rotary International, which includes 54 Rotary clubs in Nebraska will visit the Aurora club Wednesday, Dec. 15. Mr. Robbins will visit the Rotary with President Shaneyfelt and Secretary Scovill, also other officers of the club administration and Rotary service activities.

Superintendent Del Danker of Aurora High was named chairman of the state board of control of the high school activities association, at the three day meeting of the Nebraska State Education Association held in Lincoln last week.

Safeway Grocery Store had 12 oz. corn niblets for 14 cents, Heinz tomato soup for 11 cents a can and potatoes 43 cents a ten pound bag.