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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1934)
/ VOL. LV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934 No. 5 “OWEN” DONOHOE IS WINNER IN ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Stanley J. Lewis Is Defeated 2 and 1 By Donohoe In Finals Of The Championship Flight. LADIES ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE The Thirteenth Annual Invitation golf tournamentof the O'Neill Coutnry Club came to a successful conclusion Tuesday afternoon when Eugene E. “Owen” Donohoe, of Detroit, Mich., won the Club honors by defeating Stanley J. Lewis, of Omaha, 2 and 1. The new champion of the golfers of this section, Mr. Donohoe, is a former O’Neill boy, having been born and grew to manhood on a farm a few miles north of this city, but has been here but very little since he went away to school some 25 years ago. For several years he has been practicing lawr in Detroit and is considered one of the leading members of the pro fession in the automobile city. The runner-up, Mr. Lewis, was also a former resident of this city, resid ing here for several years and during his residence here was a familiar figure on the links of the O’Neill Country Club. It was a splendid con test and the contestants were fol lowed by a large crowd of enthus iastic golf bugs. One hundred and. eleven entered the tournament this year and it is said that it was one of the best ever staged by the local club, which is noted in the state, among the golf bugs, as putting on splendid tournaments. A large jolly crowd participated amd everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. In order to handle the crowd five different flights were put on and the winners of the different flights were as follows: Flight No. 1, Championship—E. G. Donohoe, winner; Stanley J. Lewis, runner-up. Flight No. 2—-Max Golden, winner; John McCarthy, runner-up. Flight No. 3—Dr. L. A. Burgess, winner; W. J. Biglin, runner-up. Flight No. 4 —R. M. Tomlinson, winner; Bud Houston, runner-up. Flight No. 5—Josiah Coombs, win ner; K. A. Wehl, runner-up. The ladies of this city, as well as the visiting ladies, had an enjoyable time at their bridge parties during the tournament. Cards were played, at the Club house Sunday and Monday afternoons. At the games Sunday sixty ladies participated and in this contest Mrs. W. J. Biglin won high score; Mrs. George Agnes the door prize and Mrs. Robert Larson, of Til den, high score for out of town ladies. The card games Monday afternoon were participated in by forty-four ladies. Again Mrs. W. J. Biglin won the high score; Mrs. H. J. Birmingham the door prize and Mrs. Donald Gal lagher, of Lincoln, the high score for -X>ut of town ladies. Out of town visitors were ioua m their praise of the hospitality extend ed by the O’Neill ladie3 and their con duct of the entertainment, many claiming they were among the finest parties they had ever attended. Following is the story of the con test for the championship: In the first flight in this battle George Light ner eliminated Orville Winchell who was the medalist of the meet, 3 and 2. Ray Russell eliminated Billie Ham mond 4-3; Hugh O’Donnell eliminated L. J. Aram, 2 up. S. J. Lewis elimin ated Joe Baldwin 1 up. H. J. Houston eliminated George Goff 4 and 2. Owen Donohoe eliminated J. L. Brown 7 up. S. B. Shiveley eliminated D. Stockwell 1 up in 23 holes. Carl Harp eliminated Bob Biglin 3 and 1. In the second round Lightner elim inated Russell 3 and 2; Lewis elimin ated O’Donnell 3 and 2; Donohoe eliminated Houston 5 and 4; Harp eliminated Shiveley 1 up in 20 holes. In the third round of the champion ship flight Lewis eliminated Lightner 3 and 2 and Donohoe eliminated Harp 3 and 2. In the finals Donohoe de feated Lewis 2 and 1. Flight No. 2—Max Golden elimin ated DeFell; Soukup eliminated Birm ingham; Odle eliminated Mauch; Mc Donald eliminated Father Brady; Bau essere eliminated \A. Griftin; John McCarthy eliminated Reardon; Pat Harty eliminated Don Gallagher; Martland eliminated Bennie. In the second round of this flight Golden eliminated Soukup; Odle eliminated McDonald; McCarthy eliminated Bau esBore; Pat Harty eliminated Mart land. In the third round Golden elim inated Odle; McCarthy eliminated Harty and in the finals Golden won from McCarthy. Flight No. 3—Judge Donohoe elim inated Roy Patitz; Buelow eliminated J. F. O’Donnell; L. G. Raber won from Hugh Coyne by default; L. A. Bur gess eliminated E. C. Green; F. J. Biglin eliminated Gaius Cadwell; Stockton eliminated Stout; P. C. Don ohoe eliminated Bill Stannard; W. J. Biglin eliminated C. C. Barr. In the second round, Judge Donohoe elimin ated Buelow; Burgess eliminated Rab er; F. J. Biglin eliminated Stockton; W. J. Biglin eliminated P. C. Donohoe. In the third round Dr. Burgess elim inated Judge Donohoe; W J. Biglin eliminated F. J. Biglin and in the tinal match Dr. Burgess defeated W. J. Biglin one up. Flight No. 4—Jimmy Tuor elimin ated W. W. Mahannah; Kay Potts eliminated Steve Allen; Bob Houston eliminated Bob Roberts; J. J. Ryan won from E. F. Gallagher by default; R. M. Tomlinson eliminated W. H. Harty; W. J Hammond eliminated Pete Stafford; Art Turner eliminated Carl Goucher; Hugh Ryan eliminated Jim Harty. In the second round Potts eliminated Tuor; Houston won from Ryan by default; Tomlinson elimin ated W. J. Hammond; Hugh Ryan eliminated Art Turner. In the third round Houston eliminated Potts; Tom linson eliminated Ryan and Tomlinson defeated Houston 4 and 3. Flight No. 5—The field was not large in this flight and the honors were won by Josiah Coombs who de deated K. A. Wehl. Those In Attendance Following is a list of those who registered for the tournament and most of whom participated in at least one or more games during the three days: O’Neill: F. N. Cronin, H. J. Birm ingham, P. C. Donohoe, W. J. Biglin, W F. Finley, R. R. Dickson; J. F. O’Donnell, E. M. Gallagher, Ira H. Moss, Dr. L. A. Burgess, Ed. Camp bell, Joe Mann, H. E. Coyne, W. H. Harty, J. B. Ryan, Ted McElhaney, S. J. Weekes, J. B. Mellor, J. J. Har rington, F. J. Biglin, F. J. Dishner, J. D. Cronin, P. Montgomery, C. J. Gatz, H. J. Reardon, W. J. Hammond, D. H. Clauson, J Davidson, G. M. Harrington, R. R. Morrison, B. J. Grady, Max Golden, P. B. Harty, A. M. Turner, Thomas Mains, G. C. Cad well, L. C. Walling, K. A. Wehl, R. B. Mellor, Earl Burtis, James Harty, William Hammond, Jr., J. R. Gallagh er, L. J. Tuor, Steve Gilbert, C. E. Stout, Bob Biglin, George H. Agnes, Peorge S. Agnes, Francis Soukup, R. M. Tomlinson, J, P. Mann, Hugh Ryan, Orville Winchell, E. F. Gal lagher, John Allen. Omaha: James Boler, S. J. Lewis, Josiah Coombs, Carl Goucher, Judge J. A. Donohoe, F. L. Martian!, John McCarthy, Joe Proskooil, Hugh O'Don nell, Ray Russell. Racine, Wis.: Earl Bulow. Los Angeles, Calif.: George W. Stannard. St. Edwards: George Lightner. Lincoln: Donald Gallagher, VV. W. Griflin and R. F. Griffin. Detroit, Mich.: E .G. Donohoe. Norfolk: J. L. Brown. Ainsworth: Joe Baldwin, C. W. Odle. Bassett: D. D. Houston, Ray H. I’atitz, Walter Mauch, Dwaine Stock well. Blair. 11 F. Mullen. Tilden: Dr. C. Larson, C. C. Barr, Sr., C. C. Barr, Jr., Roy Potts J. J. Ryan. Butte: W. W. Mannah. Pilger: Robert Larson. Clearwater: J. W. Bennie, Dobn Depol. Plainview: L. G. Baber, L. J. Anun, S. B. Shively, H. H. McKinney, G. L. Millnitz. Atkinson: Roy McDonald. Spencer: J. M. Pucelick, Lucian Cook, J. O. Stockton. Randolph: P. J. O’Donnell. Niobrara: C. L. Green. Spalding: N. Fox, Paul Bauessere, Dr. M. M. Sullivan. Greeley: J. M. Lannigan, F. Fitz patrick. Long Pine: Earl C. Harp. ScottsblufT: Pete Stafford. Mitchell, S. D.: Bob Roberts. Shoemaker Finds He Has An Excellent Gravel Pit George Shoemaker has leased a gravel pit on his farm, six miles south of town, to Henry Enning, of Lincoln, a road contractor and. they are now taking the gravel from the Shoemaker place and spreading it on highway 281 south of town. George says that he has known for thirty years that ho had a small gravel pit on his place, hut he never opened it up until a year ago, since which time he has been using gravel from the pit on his own place. But he was astonished when these road men went out there and made tests of the gravel, to find that he had. a very extensive pit, and the gravel is said to be of the very best quality. Where the pit has been dug George says that he had been in the habit of cutting from a top and a half to two tons of hay per acre, each year. The gravel is a dark blue in color and tests made by the road men to the depth of 20 feet show that the gravel extends all the way down and ap parently gets better the further down the gravel lies. With the great de mand for gravel George has a little gold mine on his farm. Wheat Benefit Payments Larger Than Expected Wheat benefit payments received by contract signers by the end of this year will amount to about $4.75 per acre for the wheat seeded for 1934 harvest by these farmers. The wheat contract has become the greatest crop insurance policyl Nebraska farmers ever had. Contract signers received and cash ed one check representing the first in stallment of the 1933 payment. When the secretary of agriculture accepts the compliance statements on the 1934 crop, he will send out the second check which is the last installment of the 1933 payment. In October, each man who has compiled with the con tract will receive the third check, which is the first installment of the 1934 payment. These three checks for all contract signers, will bring nine to ten million dollars into Ne braska by the end of 1934. Unless wheat prices should go up to parity levels and stay there l'or the next year or more, contract signers will get a 1935 payment next year. Wben compliance with the contract is checked a year from now, each con tract signer who has complied woll re ceive the second installment of 1934 pay and also the 1935 payments. In other words, when the contract signer cashes his third check this Octoberj he will be half through getting his benefi. payments for the two years of com pliance with his wheat contract. Should wheat prices go to parity and stay there, the 1935 payment might disappear, but the farmers would get a higher price for all the wheat they had to sell instead of the benefit payment on 54 per cent of their base production, plus the market price for the wheat they sell. The amount of benefit payment for 1934, the amount of the first install ment, the amount of the processing tax, and the statement regarding par ity price are to be announced by the secretary within the next few days. How much reduction will be requested of contract signers in 1935 may not come until later reports on the 1934 harvest are received. NUPTIALS Roy Waldo, of Bartlett, and Miss Jesse Viola Lawrence, of Atkinson, were united in marriage at Atkinson last Thursday, Rev. McPherson of ficiating. Frank Havranek, of Atkinson, and Miss Beatrice Bowers, of Anoka, were united in marriage at the Meth odist parsonage last Monday by Rev. F. J. Aucock. Judge E.F. Carter, of Gering, Nebr., was in the city the first of the week getting acquainted with the voters in this section of the district. Judge Cart er is Judge of the Seventeeenth Jud icial district and is a non-political candidate for Judge of the supreme court. Coining to O’Niell and Holt county is like coming home to Judge Carter, as he was born on a home stead a couple of miles north of Mid dlebraneh, and lived in this county several years. His father farmed near Middlebranch and afterwards worked for a number of years in the Middle branch mills for John Eberley. Judge Carter is a first cousin of Ray War ing, living near Middlebranch and he was a guest at the Waring home while in this county. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Frenking and children came up from Omaha last Saturday evening to take in the golf tournament and visit relatives and friends. Mr. J. J. McCafferty, who has been visiting the Frenking home in Omaha for the past six weeks, re-1 turned home with them. Mr. Frenk ing returned home Tuesday, while Mrs. Frenking remained for a several weeks visit here. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lewis came up from Omaha last Saturday to at tend the golf tournament and spend a | few days visiting friends in this city, j Farmers Should Soon Have Second 1933 Wheat Checks The first wheat compliance forms from Nebraska went to Washington Friday of last week after being re viewed and passed by the state wheat administration office in Lincoln. Thurston and Butler counties were the first to get their forms on the way. Federal re-check engineers have completed a check of about three per cent of the work of local wheat super visors in about fifteen counties. Meas uring of fields and filling out of blanks is practically complete in thirty of the 65 counties with wheat associations. Within another week all counties ex cepting those in western Nebraska will have finished, the local supervis ion work. No definite word has been received from Washington regarding the speed with which the compliance blanks can be handled and accepted there, but indications are that no time will be lost and farmers will soon be cashing their second installment of 1933 checks. The acceptance of the 1934 compliance blanks will automatically entitle each contrat signer to the first installment of the 1934 payment in October. This means that all contract sign ers of the state, who had wheat in 1933, and who complied with the pro gram, will have two wheat checks this fall. The total amount to come into the state is likely to be six to seven million dollars. The exact amount cannot be determined until the amount of the first installment of the 1934 payment is announced. First reports of the supervision work and the re-check show that prac tically all the measuring has been done accurately, and that compara tively few farmers have overseeded wheat or taken out less than their correct number of contracted acres. Almost without exception, farmers are adjusting their acreage to the right figures and complying with their contracts. EDUCATIONAL NOTES The annual school meetings were held over the county on last Monday, and reports of the Directors have come in very promptly. The first report was received the same afternoon of the meeting from District 122, near Chambers. William Ermer is Director. In spite of the general conditions, most of the school districts have closed the year with very little debt. District 251, Ash Grove school, near Middlcbranch, a two year approved high school which was organized last year with considerable expense, has been able to pay off $1,243.29 of their debt. They had an enrollment of 17 high school pupils from Holt and Knox counties from which they received $1,386.00 of free high school tuition. The school board members are F. L. Carey, director; Emil Block, moder ator, and George Rector, treasurer. No additional information has yet been received regarding the summer study center which was mentioned in last weeks paper. Any teacher or high school graduate who is interested in this should communicate with the county superintendent’s office. As soon as any further informatidn is re ceived a personal letter will be sent to each person interested. Students desiring free high school privileges for the coming year, who have not made applications, should do so before July 1. Any student de siring to make this application, who does not have the card may procure one from the superintendents office. The following students have had perfect attendance during the past school year. These are in addition to the list published a few weeks ago: Dist. 3: Ardis Mellor. District 20: Shirely Bates, Arthur Jurgensmeir, Monica Shorthill, Zane Cole, Treslyn Vogel, Esther Luben, Frankie Sesler, Merle Foreman, Dar ley Banks, Shirley Dill, Zelma Banks, and James Banks. Dist. 31: Lela Johnson and Harold Stewart. Dist. 33: Neva Moler. Dist. 56: Doris and Ardis Hansen. Dist. 57: Neva Ickes, Donald Bridge, Sybil Ji kes, Ruth Holliday and Goldie Bridge. Dist. 80: William Allendorfer. Dist. 82: John Mitchell, Bessie Mitchell, Trula Hartman and. Ruby Hartman. Dist. 107: Henry Fleck. Dist. 121: I awrence Tangeman, Joellen Hoerle and Dorceen Tangeman. Dist. 131: Annabelle Daniels. Dist. 155: Vernon Siebert. Dist. 158: Robert Schmaderer. Dist. 172: LaVern Campbell. Dist. 183: Garold Risor. Dist. 206: Norma Herrick, Joyce Herrick and Billy Krysl. Dist. 213: Walter Zahradnicek. Asks That Transients Not Be Fed Unless They Work The Federal Relief office in O’Neill is asking people of the city not to furnish food or money to transients who have not worked to earn it. Miss Doretha Grady, Federal relief worker says: "Tansients are being cared for by the Relief offices in all counties. The Relief office in O’Neill furnishes orders for a meal or groceries to all tran sients who apply for aid. In return for a thirty-five cent order a transi ent is required to work for one hour. We find that some would rather beg on the streets or at the houses than to work for their orders. Therefore, we are asking the people of O'Neill to cooperate with us by refusing to give cither money or food to any transient before he has worked for one hour. Bcrger-Ciray Kenneth Berger, of O’Neill, and Miss Erma Gray, of Page, were united in marriage at the Methodist parson age at Neligh, on Thursday, June 7, 1934, Rev. Kelly, Methodist minister officiating. Kenneth Berger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Berger, living northeast of O’Neill, and graduated from the O’Neill high school in the class of 1924, and since that time has been en gaged in ranching and farming north east of this city. Miss Erma Gray is a nativo of Page and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Gray, pioneer residents of that village. She graduated from the Page high school in the class of 1924 and later attended the Wayne State Norm al. Since her graduation from the Stale Normal she has been teaching, the last four years in the grades of the Page public school. The young couple toured eastern and southern Nebraska on a wedding trip and are now at home on his father’s ranch northeast of this city. This young couple have many friends throut the county who wish them many years of wedded, happi ness and prosperity. New Filings For Office Miss Bea A. Murphy, of Shields township, has filed for nomination to the office of county superintendent. John T. Lamson, of Page, filed for nomination to the office of county sup erintendent. W. S. Kirkland, of Atkinson, has filed for the republican nomination to the office of register of deeds. Seymour Harkins, of Lake township, has filed for the democratic nomina tion for supervisor from the Fifth district. J. B. Fullerton, one of the pioneer residents of Pleasantview township, filed for the republican nomination for representative from this county. United States Marshal Chet Leedom, of Rapid City, South Dakota, accom panied by his Deputy Gilmore, of Deadwood, were in the city Tuesday noon on their way to R1 Rena, Okla., with five federal prisoners. Mr. Leed on has been Untied States Marshal of South Dakota for a little over eight years, and he lays down the cares of office at the end of this month, being succeeded in office by a good democrat. Mr. Leedom was raised down in Os mond, where his father was engaged in the newspaper business for many years, and the son took up the same line of work in his adopted state. Chet says that he will probably re enter the newspaper game after he lays down the cares of office, as it is the work with which he is most familiar. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Bowen and Mrs. Olive Pendergast left Wednesday morning for Kearney where they will spend a few days visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warner. Mrs. Warner is a sister of Mrs. Bowen and a daughter of Mrs. Pendergast. They will also attend a play being put on there called the “Exodus said to be something on the order of the PaHsion Play and for the presentation of which the citizens of Kearney have been planning for several months. They expect to return home Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ryan left this afternoon for Park Rapids, Minn., where the will join the O'Neill dele gation for a ten day fishing trip. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan expect to be absent about two weeks. During his ab sense George McCarthy, substitute carrier on Route No. 1, will take Mr. Ryan’s place as mail carrier. MAKING EFFORT TO ADJUST PIG QUOTAS TO FIT CONDITIONS Requirements Regarding Number Of Litters That May Be Farrowed Have Been Removed. Farmers signing corn hog contracts need not worry about the number of litters they farrow in 1934, according to administrative ruling Cl of the corn-hog section. The ruling states very definitely, however, that the farmer must ke*ep within his allot ment of pigs raised from the 1934 litters. The removal of the requirment re garding number of litters farrowed will permit those men who have al ready farrowed more thon their ad justed number to sign up the contract without technically violating it before they sign it. The ruling will also per mit those who have poor luck with their pigs this year to farrow more fall litters in order to more nearly reach the 75 per cent allotment of their hog base. Because of the adjustments neces sary to meet the county quotas, some farmers now have more pigs than they are allowed under the adjust ment. Instruction from the corn-hog section are that no one should kill the extra pigs at the time of signing the contract. No statement has been made regarding the final disposal of the extra pigs. Adjustments in corn acres for this county will change the total number of acres a farmer can have for grain this year, but none of the corn which is planted need be destroyed. The extra acres can be grown for fodder, with the exception of those who took out practically 30 per cent of their corn base as contracted acres, all other farmers can keep the same number olj contracted acres and change the per centage figure on the contracts. For example, if a man with a 100 acre corn base has taken out 25 acres as contracted acres and he gets cut five per cent to 96 acres for a base, his 25 acres become 26.3 per cent instead of 25 per cent of his base. The benefit payment will be made on not to ex ceed 30 per cent of the adjusted corn base. Grasshopper Poison Is Still Available For the benefit of anyone who has been troubled lately by grasshoppers, there is still quite a large amount of poison available in O’Neill, Atkinson, Stuart. Anyone interested in obtain ing some should, see John Steinhauser at Stuart, Hugh L. James at Atkin son, or County Agent Reece at O’Neill. This poison is free of charge and will be distributed as long as it lasts, the only requirement being that the empty sacks must be returned. The warmer weather after the rain will cause the hoppers to become quite active and only careful supervision of the crops will prevent serious damage. Hospital Notes W. F. Harris, of Page, went home last Friday afternoon. Miss Eleanor Jones, of Chambers, had her tonsils removed last Friday and went home Saturday morning. Miss Wanda Spanglkr was operated on for acute appendicitis last Friday evening, June 15, and went home Wednesday afternoon, June 20. Leon Sargent, of Opportunity, ent ered the hospital Wednesday with bruises and cuts which he received at his home Wednesday morning. Little John Conner, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Conner, of Venus, Joseph ine Conger, of Inman, and Billy Timm, of Page, all had their tonsils removed June 21. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends for all their kindness during the illness and death of our dear wife and mother..—C. T. Simonson, Mr. and Mrs Vinton Simonson, Carol Simon son and Mamie Lou Simonson. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hubbard came up from Lincoln last Friday morning to spend a few days visiting friends and looking after business matters. They left home early in the morning and arriived here about 9 a. m. They returned to their Lincoln home Mon day afternoon. Mr. Hubbard says that it is very dry down in that section of the state, as the recent rains they had in Lincoln did not extend very far out in the country. Mrs.FrankOberle and granddaught er returned last Saturday from a three weeks visit with relatives in Wyoming.