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The Frontier VOL. LVIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1938. No. 34 Members Of The O’Neill Production Credit Ass’n Meet Here Next Week Farmers and stockmen holding membership in the O’Neill Produc tion Credit association will attend their annual meeting Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the K. of C. hall at O’Neill, according to D. C. Schaffer of Emmet, president of the associa tion. The meeting will start at 10 a. m., with a lunch at noon. A number of stockholder-members in this vicinity will attend. Featuring the association’s meet ing will be the election of two di rectors, discussion of lending poli cies, the annual report of the ex ecutive committee and remarks by stockholders. James W. Rooney, secretary-treasurer of the loan or ganization, will present the finan cial statement. A representative of the Produc tion Credit Corporation of Omaha, will discuss the nationwide system of Production Credit associations which provide farmers and stock men with credit for seasonal op erations. The O’Neill association serves Boyd, Holt, Wheeler and Garfield counties. Directors of the association at present, in addition to Mr. Schaffer are, A. U. Dix of Butte, Frank Kaiser of Spalding, C. F. Clark of Burwell and M. F. Gribble of O’Neill. O. F. Biglin Firm NanTfe Changed To Biglin Bros. One of O’Neill’s oldest estab lished firms changed names the first of the year, without changing the personnel of the firm. The furniture and undertaking firm of O. F. Biglin will hereafter be known as Biglin Brothers, with F. J. and W. J. Biglin as heads of the institution. The business was established in this city about 1880 by John Mc Cann, father of Mrs. O. F. Biglin and grandfather of the present di rectors of the firm. Their father, O. F. Biglin, joined the firm about 1883 and the firm at that time was known as John McCann & Co. In the years 1884, upon the death of Mr. McCann, Mr. Biglin took con trol of the business and it was operated under the name of O. F. Biglin until the close of business Dec. 31. 1937. O. F. Biglin died in October, 1918, and since that time the business has been conducted by his two sons, who will comprise the new firm of Biglin Brothers. Frank and William are both li censed funeral directors and em balmers, and have had a very suc cessful business career since taking over the conduct of the business. They have a well equipped mor tuary, in fact as good as there is in any town outside of the big centers of population, housed in a fire-proof building. They hsfve many friends in this city and county who will wish them many years of success in their chosen profession. Coyoie Hunt January 9 » The next coyote hunt will be held near the A. C. McDonald place Sunday, Jan. 9, at 2 p. m. Cap tains have been appointed for each mile and a little different plans for next Sunday is to be followed in that each captain is to locate suf ficient men for his area. People who have not-been contacted by a captain should be at the corner southeast of the McDonlad place, 11 miles north and 4 east and one north of the cemetery corner in O’Neill, promptly at 2 p. m. Compensation Case Left Open Until February 1 The case of Blaine Anderson vs. Harlan Ninas was tried before the Nebraska Workmen’s Compensa tion court at the court house in O’Neill Tuesday. James P. Mat ron of O’Neill appeared as attorney for the plaintiff and J. J. Harring ton of this city for the-defendant. The case was originally tried before Judge Charles E. Jackson of the Compensation court in Novem ber and a judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff. The defend ant then asked for a rehearing and the case was tried Tuesday before the full court of three members. The court consists of Frank M. Coffey as presiding judge, Charles E. Jackman and Lawrence F. Welch. The case was left open until Feb.l, 'Wo that counsel on each side may submit briefs. Mr. Anderson suffered a fracture of his left leg in three places while attempting to put the belt on a tractor while baling hay. Ander son was employed by the defendant as owner of the bailer to assist in the bailing of hay on the Mahlon Shearer place near Stuart. The main legal point to be decided is whether or not this work involved farming operation so as to make it exempt from the operation of the state workmen’s compensation law. Organize First 1938 Stocker-Feeder Club Agricultural Agent F. M. Reece met with a group of boys and girls at the Pleasant Valley school house January 3, and organized the first Stocker-Feeder club for 1938. The club members chose Pleasant Valley Calf Club for their name and elected the following officers: Rudolph Spangler, president; Wal ter Lange, vice president; Bernice Van Horn, secretary, and Glenn Wolfe, news reporter. Ed Van Horn was chosen leader and Archie Wolfe assistant leader. Last year 108 boys and girla* over 10 years of age were enrolled in this project in Holt county, and 102 members completed the project or over 94 per cent, which is an excellent record. The members of this new club are wide awake and are determined to give someone stiff competition at the calf show next fall. “Lure Of The Hills” Is Will Spindler’s Latest “Lure of the Hills,” another western novel by Will H. Spindler (author of “Comrades of the Lone Star”) is just off the press and making its first appearance before the reading public. It is a gripping tale of the early gold days in the Black Hills back in those glamor ous, romantic “days of ’76” and is a book that you will want to read. Rich in lore of the old west and teeming with adventure, old timers and Indians, it will easily hold your interest from cover to cover. The tang of the pines, the call of the vast, untamed wide open spaces, the magic lure of this far-flung wilderness of another day—all are vividly carried back to the reader through its enchanting pages of history, romance and adventure. To quote from the publishers of the book, Howard A. Burk & Co., Chicago, “ ‘Lure of the Hills,' the latest hook by Will H. Spindler, is a fascinating tale of the early gold rush days of South Dakota. Aside from its historical significance it grips the heart with its dramatic incidents. It is truly a great novel.” Will H. Spindler is well known in this section of the country, as he was born in Holt county and spent the first 22 years of his life on a ranch 25 miles northeast of Atkinson, and he is also thoroughly familiar with the Black Hills re gion. For the past eight years he has been employed in the United States Indian service, being located at Medicine Bow day school, Po tato Creek, S. D., on the Pine Ridgt Indian reservation. Boost for your home author by buying a copy of his new book. Your patronage will be greately appreciated. “Lure of the Hills” is on sale at Stout’s drug store. O’Neill Livestock Sale Top on butcher hogs at O’Neill Monday was 7.50. Pigs and shoats in good demand, selling from 7.25 to 9.50. Grown cattle were steady with a week ago. Calves and yearlings in very good demand and selling higher. Special horse sale Monday, Jan. 10, along with regular sale. Railroads of the state are won dering why they do not get the business of the business men and merchants of the various towns in the state. The first of the week we had a little package of station ery come by freight from Omaha. The package weighed 40 pounds and the freight on it was $1.04. This explains why more people do not patronize the railroads as it would have been brought here by truck for less than half that amount. Mr. and Mrs. Ted McElhaney : and children drove to Orchard last Sunday where they assisted Mrs. McElhaney’s parents in celebrating their fortieth wedding anniversary. O’Neill High Romps Over Page Cagesters 56 to 9 At Page Gym The O’Neill High school basket ball team continued its winning streak by going on a scoring spree to defeat Page Tuesday by the one sided score of 56 to 9 on the Page hardwood. The local boys seemed to score at will with game captain McKenna and Leo Lewis sinking many seemingly impossible shots. The excellent defensive work of Bob Bergstrom was a standout, while Bill Randall, center, is show ing steady improvement and pro mises to become a potent pivot man before the season is over. Ralph Brown and Charles Yarnall, re serve forwards, also showed promise of becoming excellent players with more experience. The Page boys deserved more credit than the score would indi cate. It was a case of one team being at its peak and another hav ing a completely off night. The orange clad boys seemed to do everything alright except put the ball thru the hoop. The main handicap of the O’Neill boys for years, has been the size of the gymnasium. With a regula tion sized floor the 1937-38 team would undoubtedly make the best teams in northeast Nebraska look to their laurels. The team as a whole gives the appearance of being a good ball handling team, with a lack of speed looming as the greatest short-coming. The O’Neill reserves defeated the Page reserves 39 to 21 with Max well, Yarnall and Williams acting as the shining lights. Dor1 in Lockman, who coaches the public school grades for the love of the game, steered his undefeated boys to an 11 to 6 victory over the Page grades. The grade school boys show vividly the results of excellent coaching. O’Neill— pf ft fg tp Lew's f __ 0 0 8 16 McKenna (c) fg_ 0 2 10 22 Randall c_1 0 5 10 Brown eg_2 0 12 Yarnall f _ 12 14 Bergstrom g_10 0 0 Sauers g .. 0 0 12 Maxwell g_ 0 0 0 0 Williams g _ 0 0 0 0 Loy f .. 0 0 0 0 Total points..__56 Page— pf ft fg tp Smith f_2 113 Brenester f _3 0 12 Thompson c_ 2 0 0 0 Stauffer g_ 3 0 0 0 French g_ 2 0 0 0 Hessee g _ 0 0 0 0 Bartas c _ 10 2 4 Total points _9 Referee, Earl Hurst, Peru. Free throws missed: Lewis 4; Yarnall 3; Maxwell 1; Williams 2; Smith 2; Brenester 2; Stauffer 1. The next home game for the O’Neill high team is next Tuesday night when they play the strong Inman quintet here. The Inman boys are as yet undefeated, how ever, they have won one game from Stuart on a forfeit. Edwards-Warkins At the Methodist church parson age here Monday afternoon was solemnized the marriage of Sho bert Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edwards of this city, and Miss Helen Warkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maine Carlson of Rock ford, 111. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. A. J. May. The couple left late that day for Rock ford where Mr. Edwards is em ployed and where they will make their home. Notes From the County Superintendent’s Office The next state teachers’ exam inations will be held Saturday, Jan. 15, at O’Neill, Stuart, Atkinson and Ewing. The county examinations for Eighth grade students, only, will be held Friday, Jan. 21, 1938, at the following places: O’Neill, Em met, Dorsey, Dustin, Meek, Phoe nix, Deloit, Ewing, Chambers, In man, Atkinso’i, Stuart, Page, Kola and Amelia. Each student is to have a new number this year. There are no old numbers. The new numbers will be assigned to the student upon recommendation and applica tion for the number by the teacher. The county superintendent has obtained twenty-five copies of the Nebraska Blue Book, 1936 edition. These books will be available to schools—one to each school—for five cents each. The five cents is to cover transportation charges to O’Neill. They are very valuable to schools having seventh and eighth grade students and are worth many times their cost to the school. Postage to your school would pro bably be an extra six cents if mailed from the superintendent’s office in O’Neill. Total Number Of State’s Accidents Show A Drop In spite of the second siege of icy weather, a slight decrease is noted in the number of accidents for the week ending Dec. 25, 1937. According to the report put out by the State Department of Public In struction and the Nebraska Press association, there were 360 acci dents during this period in which 293 were injured or killed. Sta tistics for the week ending Dec. 18, show 374 accidents and 322 on the casualty list. Deaths rose from ten of Dec. 18 report to sixteen for this record. The children’s report shows two children killed and fifty-six injured. Auto Accidents Decrease A definite decrease was noted in automobile accidents for this per iod with a total of 140 as compared to 163 of the previous record. One hundred twenty-three people were injured or killed as compared to 162 the previous week. A tire blew out on one automobile and a woman was killed in the wreck. Four peo ple were killed when drivers lost control of their cars on icy roads, another man was killed at a rail road crossing, two people died from injuries sustained in collisions and a boy was run down by a car and killed. Another pedestrian was disabled by a car and the other dis ability was the result of a collision. Collisions accounted for forty four injuries this week, a majority of which were caused by cars skid ding into each other. Nineteen injuries were attributed to drivers losing control of their cars while twelve pedestrians were hit by cars and hurt. Three ruiu w»d crossing accidents accounted for twelve in juries and five were the result of automobiles hitting obstructions. Skiding was the cause of five in juries and three others fell out of moving vehicles and were hurt. A child on a bicycle was hit by a car and injured, another was hurt when a tire blew out, two sustained in juries when their car was forced off the road by another motorist, a delivery boy was hurt in a motor cycle-car collision, two sustained injuries when parked cars were hit, and a driver fell asleep and caused his own injury. Four people were hurt when cars ran into horses, three people had hand injuries be cause of automobiles, and a woman was hurt when a bus she was riding came to a sudden stop throwing her forward. One hit and run driver injured a pedestrian this week and two in toxicated drivers made their ap pearance, one of whom was re sponsible for an injury. Public Accidents Continue Upward Other public accidents continue., their upward trend by shooting up to eighty-one for this periou as compared to sixty-six in the previous record. Those injured or killed totaled seventy-six as com pared to sixty-three the previous week. Two men hunting coyotes with an airplane lost their lives when the plane crashed from a height of 360 feet. Two were dis abled, one by a gun which accident ly discharged and another by a fall Those injured in play or sports this week totaled fifteen, three of whom were hurt in basketball games. Three more injuries were attributed to school ground acci dents. Forty-seven people fell this week and were injured. Ice under foot was the chief cause of these mishaps. Two people sustained burns, another was hurt when a gun accidentally discharged, three had leg inj'uries, a boy had a sand burr lodged in his throat which had to be removed, and a small child had a peanut removed from his throat. A girl ate some poisoned wheat which necessitated immedi ate medical help, and a boy had an arm inj'ury. There were five public fires. Agriculture Remains Same Accidents on the farms remained about the same with fortv-four as compared to forty-five of the pre vious report. The casualty list showed an increase, however, with forty-three injured or killed as compared to forty in the previous (Continued on page 5, column 3.) County Farm Bureau Begins A Drive For The 1938 Membership The Holt County Farm Bureau started their membership drive for 1938 this week. The family mem bership fee was again set at two dollars by the board. This does not make one a member of the state and national organizations, however. All agricultural producers or persons interested in agriculture are invited and encouraged to take out a membership and it would be greatly appreciated if the mem bership would be sent direct to the county office or to J. K. Ernst, treasurer, O’Neill, Nebr. Last year the Holt County Farm Bureau had the most successful year they have had for several years. Their annual report shows 272 different 4-H club members en rolled over 10 years old, besides several associate members. Two hundred and fifty-two of these completed, or over 93 per cent. Twenty-four project clubs with 340 members carried on regular work. Five thousand two hundred and sixty-two office callers were re ceived, 3318 bulletins distributed, 1175 horses cooperatively treated for Bots, 4300 Clark-McNary trees ordered, 29,000 honey locust trees given to producers, two seed shows held, 6 calf shows held, a cornhusk ing contest held, and many other enterprises. Five hundred members are need ed to meet the requirements of the state and federal government in carrying on the work in the county so memberships sent in promptly will be appreciated. Holt County Girl Married In Iowa Mary-Jo Hendricks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hendricks of Middlebranch, Nebr., became the bride of Everette Eugene Deao of Murray on the eve of Christmas. The beautiful ceremony was solem nized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Landreth in Murray at six o’clock. To the lovely strains of Mendels shon’s wedding march, played by Mrs. Cox, the bride and groom took their places under a canopy of white wedding bells. The impres sive candleilght single-ring cere mony was read by the Reverend Cox. The couple was attended by Mrs. M. V. Landreth, sister of the bride, and Raydene Deao, brother of the groom. The bride wore a lovely rust transparent velvet gown with a rhinestone pendant at the throat and rhinestones trimmed the front tie-sash. The maid of honor was dressed in blue silk. The groom and the best man were dressed in conventional blue. Thirty-five relatives and intim ate friends of the couple were in cluded in the wedding party, and, after a shower of rice, a wedding reception was held. Mr. and Mrs. Deao left Sunday evening for DesMoines where they wil make their home and where the groom is employed in the office i of the Globe Machinery company. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hendrick, who were here for the wedding, j and who have been visiting rela tives and friends here and in the community, arc formerly of Afton. —Star-Enterprise, Afton, Iowa, of Dec. 30, 1037. GOLDEN ROD CLUB The Golden Rod club held its Christmas party at the home ol Mrs. Burch. The lesson was on “Satisfying Meals.” A chart was filled out by the members showing the amounts of food used for one month to find if they were eating the right amount of vitamines. Many interesting games were played, after which gifts were ex changed. Present, as guests, were Mrs. McDonough, Mrs. Carrol Mrs. Stuart and Miss Grace Con nolly. Each member brought a serving of Christmas candies cookies and salad, which was served by the hostess. Terms of District Court The following are the dates for the various terms of district court in the several counties of the Fif teenth Judicial district for the year j 1938: Holt county: Equity terms, June 6 and Aug. 15; jury terms, March 14 and Nov. 14. Boyd county: Equity terms, Feb. 7, June 1, Aug. 8 and Dec. 12; jury terms, March 7 and Oct. 3. Brown county: Equity terms, Feb. 10, June 3 and Aug. 1; jury terms, April 4 and Oct. 24. Rock county: Equity terms, Feb. 9, June 3 and Aug. 1; jury terms, March 28 and Oct. 17. Keya Paha county: Equity terms, Feb. 9 and June 3; jury terms, April 18 and Sept. 26. One Thousand Auto Licenses Issued So Far The office of Ben Winchell, county treasurer, has been one of the busiest offices in the court house the past three weeks, with a flood of taxpayers each day paying their personal taxes and getting their automobile licenses for the year 1938. Up to the close of business on Jan. 5, 1938, the office force had issued 1,000 automobile licenses, since they strated distributing the 1938 plates on Dec. 15. In addition to the automobile licenses issued there have been about fifty trailer licenses issued, thirty of which never before had licenses for their trailers. During the month of December, 1936, and up to January 5, 1937, there had been but 600 auto licenses issued, so the record this year ex ceeds that of last year by 400 and the time they have been issuing licenses this year is fifteen days shorter than last year, as the dis tribution of new licenses was start ed Dec. 1, 1936, for 1937 licenses, and for this year, Dec. 15. Wonder if the presence of a couple of state patrolmen in the city has had any effect on the rapidity with which Holt county auto owners are secur ing their licenses this year ? Auto owners should remember that the dead line for securing their licenses this year Is Jan. 31, and auto drivers driving cars after that date without 1938 licenses arc liable to a fine. So be on the safe side and get your license before the end of the month. New Kooks At IJbrary Following is a list of new books at the Grattan library: Northwest Passage, Robert; And So Victoria, Wilking; The Citadel, Cronin; Slogum House, Sandoz; Imperial City, Rice; Katrina, Sal minen; The Seven Who Flesh, Pro kosch; Tish Marches On, Rinehart; Panamexico, Wells; You Can’t Have Everything, Norris; Lost Horizon, Hilton; American Dream, Foster; Back Door To Happiness, Cross; So Great A Man, Pilgrim; Exploring With Byrd, Byrd; The Langworthy Family, Corbett; Last Flight, Earhart. Juvenile books: The Coronodo Tail, and Cseed of the Range, Rodney; Long Horn Trail, Hamilton Craigie; Eagles of the Sky, and Sky Detectives, New comb; Over the Ocean to Paris, Lone Eagle of the Border, The Tower Treasure, and A Figure In Hiding, F. W. Dixon; Jerry Todds and the Whispering Mummy, Jerry Todds and Buffalo Bill, Jerry Todds and the Bathtub, and Jerry Todds and the Pirate, Edward; Mark Tidd Editor, and Mark Tidd, Kelland; The Phantom of the Rivers, LeRoy Snell; The Phantom W'hale, War ren Robinson; Herb Kent, the Wes,. Point Cadet, and Herb Kent, the West Point Fullback, Dean; G Man’s Son On Porpois Island, War ren Robinson; Air Monster, Edwin Green; Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas, Don Sturdy Captured by The Head, Don Sturdy Captured by Hunters; Don Sturdy With the Harpoon Hunters, and Don Sturdy With the Snake Hunters, Victor Appleton. Girl’s books: High Acres, Happy House, Red Robin, Garbarry Gate, and Laugh ing Last, Jane Abbott; Little Car man of the Golden Coast, Litt'e Rose of the Mesa, Little John of New England, and Little Farmer of the Middle West, Brandeis; Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance Billie Bradley of Three Towers Hall, Billie Bradley of Light House Island, and Billie Bradley and Her Classmates, Wheeler; Ruth Fiell ing of the Red Mill, Ruth Fieldin ' At Briar Wood Hall, Ruth Fielding In Snow Camp, Ruth Fielding On Silver Ranch, Ruth Fielding At the War Front, Ruth Fielding In The Saddle, Ruth Fielding In Mov ing Pictures; Ruth Fielding an 1 the Gypsies, and Ruth Fielding At Cameron Hall, Emerson: Maxie An Adorable Girl, and Maxie and Her Adventures In Spain, Gordner The Ghost of Melody Lane, For bidden Trail, and Dragon of t’ e Hills, Garis; At Midnight. Hauck: Babs, and Judy, Faith Baldwin. Miss Mary E. Cullen, who had been visiting in this city the past week, left Monday morning for Omaha, where she had visited a fpw weeks before her visit here. Material Now Here For Completing Com Loans To Farmers Supplies have been received at the agricultural conservation office in O’Neill for the completion of corn loans. The first step for a producer to take is to write or call at the office requesting the sealer to inspect his cribs. The county office after determining whether the applicant is in compliance with the ACP, will then notify the sealer to make the inspection. Corn, to be elibigle for a loan, must be in a good crib with a good roof and less than 20 per cent of moisture. Reports on three mois ture tests for Holt county, received so far, show the highest to be 15 per cent. Survey Planned For Obtaining Road Data When you purchase your 1938 automobile license at the County Treasurer’s office, you will be hand ed a questionnaire card to be filled out and dropped into the mail box. The County Treasurers thruout the state are cooperating with the Nebraska Department of Roads and Irrigation and the United States Bureau of Public Roads in conducting a motor vehicle alloca tion survey. From the answers on the cards returned they hope to obtain more exacting information as to the source of motor vehicle revenues. The state’s entire income for build ing and maintaining the highways comes from such revenues and while the total amount is known the State and Bureau expect to be able to determine how much is paid by rural and town or city residents in each county. Considerable attention is being given the farm-to-market and feeder roads which is of vital in terest to the counties and residents of the counties. The information obtained on the questionnaire cards will be of great value to both the counties and the state in. planning and the sequence and location of future projects and will have con siderable bearing on future appro priations both state and federal. The information on the cards cannot be identified with the in dividual submitting it. The cards will require no postage as they carry a mailing permit. The suc cess of the survey depends upon the number of cards returned. It is to the personal interest of all motor vehicle owners in the state that the most complete returns be made of the present request of the Depart ment of Roads and Irrigation. Your prompt and careful consideration will be of value not only to the state generally but also to each county and local community. New Office Building Is Ready For Use The Emmet A. Harmon office building on upper Fourth street is practically completed and the O’Neill Production Credit associa tion moved their offices into the south suite of rooms on Monday last and Mr. Harmon expects to move his office to the north rooms of the building the latter part of the week. The rooms are nice and commodious, with lots of sunlight and are about the nicest office rooms in the city. The building adds much to the attractiveness of upper Fourth street. EXAMINATION FOR STUDENT FINGERPRINT CLASSIFIER The United States Civil Service commission has announced an open competitive examination for the position of student fingerprint classifier in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The entrance sal ary is $1,440 a year, less a retire ment deduction of three and one half per cent. Applicants must have completed a 4-year high school course, or must be senior students now in at tendance in their last year of senior high school. They must have reached their eighteenth but must not have passed their twenty- rst birthday. Full information may be obtained from the secretary of the U S. Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office or customhouse in this city. Miss Reta Reardon went to Oma ha last Saturday for a short visit with her sister and other relatives, returning home Monday evening. 1