The Frontier
VOL. LIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1938. No. 31.
Pupils of St. Mary’s
To Present Programs
On Monday - Tuesday
The grade children of St. Mary’s
will present a Christmas entertain
ment in the assembly room on
Tuesday evening, December 20, at
8 o’clock. There will be a matinee
Monday afternoon at 2:30.
The seventh and eighth grades
will present “While Shepards
Watch,” featuring Miss Corrine
Kubitschek.
The fifth and sixth grades will
present “Star Frolics,” featuring
Miss Ann Harty and Edward
Campbell as “Stars.”
“Trouble in Toyland” will be
presented by the second and third
grades.
Recitations by the first and sec
ond grades.
There will no admission charged
at either the matinee or evening
performances, and everyone is cor
dially invited to attend.
Mrs. Mary McClellan
Mrs. Mary Ann McClellan died
last Saturday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William
Egger in this city after ar. illness
of several months of a heart ail
ment at the age of 74 years and 11
days.
Mary Ann Ernst was born at Le
Mars, Iowa, on November 29, 1864.
Her early years were spent in her
native state and she came with her
parents to this county in 1880, be
ing one of the pioneer families
that settled the northeastern part
of the county.
In 1881 she was united in marri
age to Donald McClellan, who pass
ed away on February 25, 1924.
Mrs. McClellan was the mother of
seven children, three sons and four
duaghters, to mourn the passing
of a kind and affectionate mother.
The children are: William Mc
Clellan, Mrs. Florence Egger, John
McClellan and Donald McClellan,
O’Neill: Mjfs. Myrtle Thompson,
San Francisco; Theresa Williams,
Denver; Ethel Lanham, Omaha,
all of whom were here for the
funeral except Mrs. Theresa Wil
liams. Mrs. McClellan is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. T. F.
Gallagher, of O’Neill, and two
brothers, Mat, of O’Neill, and Jake
Ernst, of Amelia, and six grand
children.
Mrs. McClellan was one of the
pioneers of the county having been
a resident here for over fifty-eight
years. She endured all the hard
ships and privations of the early
day settlers when neighbors were
few and far between. She was a
splendid woman, a faithful wife
and mother and had a host of
friends among the older settlers of
the county who will regret to learn
that another pioneer of the county
had passed on.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. William Vahle, of Atkin
son, Monday afternoon and burial
in Pleasant Valley cemetery, in the
neighborhood where she had lived
for so many years.
Boys Town Having
Financial Troubles
Father Flanagan, of Boys Ttown
is again having his annual Decem
ber worries, amounting almost to
the jitters.
Since Father Flannigan’s Boys
Home was started 19 years ago, a
major portion of the institution’s
annual maintenance cost has been
provided by voluntary contribu
tions sent to the Home during De
cember as Christmas donations.
Since the picture Boys Town,—
made at Father Flanagan’s Boys’
Horn e,—b e g a n appearing i n
theaters throughout the country
last fall, Father Flanagan’s wor
ries have increased, due to an in
creasing number of boys asking ad
mission to the Boys Town home.
Father Flanagan has turned
down more than 1100 applications
from boys for admission this year.
Last year, before the pictures show
ed, more than 700 applications were
made in excess of the Home’s capa
city.
“The Boys Town picture,” said
Father Flanagan, "has done much
to make the people of the country
more conscious of the need of car
ing for homeless boys, and the pro
ducers of the picture did a service
to the country when they made
Boys Town.
“Incidentally, the picture in-'
creased the demands upon our
Home and I have faith that the con
tributions will continue to come
from friends who want our boys
to have a happy Christmas and who
also want the Home to be main
tained without difficulty through
out the coming year. But Decem
ber is a mighty long month to me
because at the end of December we
will know' whether the outlook for
next year is bright or dark.”
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CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our sincere
and heartfelt thanks to the many
kind friends and neighbors for as
sistance rendered during the sick
ness and following the death of our
beloved mother and for the beauti
ful offerings. Your kindness to us
in our hour of sorrow will ever be
j gratefully remebered.—The Mc
IClellan Family.
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John Bellar Funeral
Held Last Sunday
The body of John N. Bellar, who
died at Lei\$lville, Colorado, on De
! cember 7, was brought to this city
last Saturday morning and the
funeral was held last Sunday after
noon, in the Presbyterian church in
this city, a Mennonite minister
from Milford officiating and burial
in the Mennonite cemetery north of
this city.
PROJECT CLUBS
The Happy Hour Project Club
held their Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. Arthur O’Neill on
December 7.
Members enjoyed an oyster stew
for luncheon. They made candy
and exchanged Christmas gifts.
Mrs. John Grutsch gave a review
of “The Christmas Carol” by Chas.
Dickens, members sang Christmas
songs and all report a very enjoy
able time.
O’Neill Girls Take
Part in Opera in Omaha
Miss Mary Janet TCubftsehek,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. J.
Kubitschek, and Miss Lanone
Miles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Miles, are appearing in the
“Mikado” with the Duchesne Glee
Club Wednesday evening, December
14.
Both Miss Kubitschek and Miss
Miles plan to come home for the
holidays and will arrive on De
cember 21.
SOUTHEAST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
; It was all said when a white man
first wrote—
“MERRY CHRISTMAS”
Apparently election results mean
nothing to the president. Regard
less of public, private expert or
scientific sentiment he proposes to
go ahead with his “reforms.”
“0” street has taken on some
thing of the appearance of a strip
of pine forest, the sidewalks being
utilized as a place of standing room
for the Christmas trees on sale.
An idea of the cost of education
to Lincoln tax-payers may be had
in looking over a list of about 640
teachers, custodians and secre
taries employed by the board of
education. Adding the cost of
maintenance of many magnificent
school properties the expense runs
into figures rivaling in descimals
those down at Washington.
Whether it was brought about by
officers shooting it out with
gangsters, whether someone with a
grudge against law enforcement
officers generally defased it or mere
ly the ravages of time have done the
work, the sign at the entrance of
the state sheriff’s office up at the
state house has had some letters
knocked off, leaving none too favor
able impression of the general
headquarters for the preservation
of “the peace and dignity of the
state of Nebraska.”
I do not investigate what the at
traction on the screen may be, but
one can not ignore the vast electri
cal display at the entrance of the
show houses. All that can be done
with the light bulbs to lure the
public is artistically employed,
while amid this glare of red and
blue and yellow and white light,
seated in a little cage, a magnifi
cently supercillious female handles
the ticket sales. One of the pic
ture shows had a large attendance
A Cut Was Supposed To Be Here
But the screen was too fine for print pater
Hence, This Filler
BUT SANTA CLAUS WILL BE HERE
The O’Neill Lions Club has again
arranged with old Santa Claus to
come to O’Neill with his Shetland
ponies and sleigh, bringing treats
for all the kiddies that are here to
see him. He told us that he would
try real hard to get here about
three o’clock next Tuesday after
noon, December fpth, and expected
to meet all the /oungsters in and
around O’Neill at the Seth Noble
lumber yard. Don’t disappoint
him, as he wants to see all the
children in this territory at that
time, and plans to bring plenty of
treats to go around, so that they
will all remember his coming for
years to come.
I
I a few nights last week, but for the
big event the capitol city awaits
the convening of the unicameral
next month.
The musical event of the year in
the capitol city is the “Messiah"
sung by the university Choral
Union of some 240 voices. It was
given Sunday afternoon to an audi
i ence of 7000 in the coliseum, be
sides innumerable listeners at the
radios. It is not for one whose ear
has become attuned to the song of
birds, the mating call of the prairie
chicken and the many sounds which
throb across the open spaces in Ne
braska’s great out doors to ofFer
■ either critical or praiseworthy
| comment. One competent to speak
! of such matters says the singing
was very nice but the group of
singers very commonplace as to
looks.
The automobile was parked at
the curb, one wheel just on the
white line marking the zone for
pedestrians at the crossing. Traffic
i had dwindled to a few passing cars
and now and then an individual
| walking. A lady of evident cul
ture sat in the parked car. With
that reckless abandon which takes
hold of one when the social re
straint is released and you feel the
freedom of being alone she cut
loose with a sneeze of fulll volume,
holding the high note that climax
ed the nasal explosion. At this
juncture a pedestrian passed close
to the car and the lady’s companion
escort or what ever he was appear
ed from nowhere and the three
smiled under.standingly over the
unlady like sneeze.
The group of humanity availing
themselves of relief supplies fur
nish a study in contrasts. You
see an old timer, basket filled with
provisions hanging from one arm
and paper sacks of vegetables and
fruit in the other arm, shuffling
along the street, head down and the
whole person proclaiming “I am
licked,” that is one type; another
swings along with a smile as tho
getting his daily bread by the
simple expenditure of the neces
sary energy to walk to the distrib
uting point after it was a condition
he had hoped for all his life; still
another type have the unmistak
able attitude that they hope this is
the last trip they will need to make
for relief provisions. If industry
is swinging back into the old Amer
ican stride, as politicians claim, it is
not in evidence down here in the
capitol city of the white spot.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schmidt,
of O’Neill, announce the birth of a
daughter on Sunday, December 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Liehty, of
Page, announce the birth of a
daughter on Sunday. December 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Butterfield,
of Atkinson, announce the birth of
a son on Saturday, December 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sanders an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
Tuesdy, Deacember 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters, of
Chambers, announce the birth of a
son on Tuesday, December 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Spry announce
the birth of a daughter, Geraldine,
on Monday, December 12.
Mrs. C. E. Wyant returned Fri
day night from a short business
trip to Omaha.
Mrs. McPharlin Leaves
For Visit on West Coast
Mrs. Augusta McPharlin left
Thursday morning for Grand
Island where she will take the
train for Denver, Colo., where she
will visit her daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Sieversen for a
few days and from there she will
take the train for Los Angeles,
California, where she will visit her
son, Eldon until Christmas eve,
when she and Eldon will drive to
Salinas, California and spend the
balance of the holiday seson with
her son, and family, Dr. and Mrs.
James McPharlin.
The O Club Have
Successful Banquet
The O Club banquet, which was
held at the Golden hotel on Wed
nesday evening was an enjoyable
affair for all prompt. The crowd,
while small, was very convivial, and
enjoyed the occasion immensely.
The program opened with Charles
Yarnall giving a vocal selection and
Harold Hunt, honorary captain of
the football team, acting as toast
master, introduced Mr. Alder, su
perintendent of schools, who com
plimented Coach Stolte on his fine
work here at O’Neill and the team
on their fine showing during the
season, both on the field and in the
class room Harry Claussen gave a
brief review of the squad members.
Mr. Hunt next called on Coach
Stolte, but Mr. Stolte insisted that
he was not an after dinner speaker
and instead of delivering a talk he
introduced a well-known Nebraska
attorney, Ray Crossman, of Omaha,
who was born and raised in Atkin
son, who made a brief talk.
Coach Stolte then introduced the
feature speaker of the evening,
Glen Presnell, backfield coach at
the University of Nebraska. Mr.
I'resnell gave a short talk on foot
ball, stressing how football
strenghtens and develops one in
body and in mind. He then con
cluded the evenings entertainment
by showing the moving pictures of
the Kansas-Nebraska game.
The O Club plans to make this
an annual event, and hope to make
next year’s bigger and better in
every way possible.
O’Neill Woman’s Club
The Woman’s club meets in the
club room, Wednesday afternoon,
December 21, at 2:30 sharp. Mrs.
K. Fenderson will review, “Out of
Africa,” by Isak Vineson. Discus
sion will be led by Mrs. Hugh
Coyne. Mrs. Harold Luedoeree will
have charge of the music. The fol
lowing books have been turned into
the Library: “Joppa Door,” “Roll
ing Years,” “And So Victoria,”
“Northwest Passage.”
Former O’Neill Boy
Married in New York
O’Neill friends received word of
the marriage of Damian Flynn
and Miss Adelaide Doyle, known on
the stage as Eva March, on Sun
day, December 11, in New York
City. They were married at St.
Malachy’s Catholic Actors chapel
by the Rev. Patrick Gallagher.
The bride, whose home is in Los
Angeles, is appearing in the cur
rent Broadway show, “Here Comes
the Clowns.” Mrs. Catherine
Flynn, Damian's mother, who lives
in Omaha, was unable to be present
at the ceremony. Damian is well
known in O'Neill, being a native of
this city, and has visited here sev
eral times since the family moved
away.
Merle Hickey left Wednesday for
Omaha on a business trip.
Subordinate your
idea of what is aes
thetically proper to
what is financially
profitable.
The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and This Rank Carries No
Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Officers
$140,000.00 or Stockholders.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
St. Mary’s Basketball
Team lx>se First Game
St. Mary’s green team lost Us
opening game of the season to
Sacred Heart, of Norfolk, by a score
of 24 to 13. Sacred Heart, led by
Joe Loisel, center, who lived up to
advance notice by scoring seven
teen points, displayed a smooth
working team for so early in the
season.
Connolly was high point man for
St. Mary’s with six points, while
John Shoemaker played a good de
fensive game, considering his lack
of experience. With more exper
ience St. Mary’s will be a team that
will be feared by all.
The Weathei5
Following is the weather chart
for the past week:
H. L.
Dec. 8, .... 43 34
Dec. ;i, 48 20
Dec. 10, 46 25
Dec. 11, 41 23
Dec. 12, ... 33 16
Dec. 13, . 44 15
j Dec. 14, 46 18
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
V. C. Wright, Pastor
Sunday school 10:00 a. m., H. B.
Burch, superintendent.
The Christmas program has been
planned for Friday evening, De
cember 23.
Morning worship 11:00 a. m.
Special music by the choir and ser
mon on the subject, “Faith, What
It Is and What It Does.”
Epworth and Junior Leagues
6:30 p. m.
Evening worship at 7:30 p. m.
The pastor will speak on “The
Prayer that God Heard.”
Miss Mary Virginia Agnes, of
Petersburg, was a week end gue$t
of Miss Mary Lois Hammond.
LUTHERAN NOTES
“Come unto Me, all ye that labor
and are heavy-laden, and I will
give you rest,” Jesus says to you
and to me. He, the King of heaven
and earth, calls fo us: Detach
yourselves from the sphere of your
present interests and attach your
self to Me as your Leader and
Teacher, ye men who labor in end
less and unsatisfactory toil, which
must end only in weariness. Come
unto Me, all ye that are heavy
laden with the cares of life, pain,
sickness, the consciousness of sin
and guilt, poverty, and persecution.
I will give you at once refreshment,
pardon and peace.
Services in the assembly-room of
the new court house, Sunday after
noon at 3.—Pastor, R. W. Fricke,
Chambers.
The Ideal Market will open its
I doors to the public tomorrow morn
ing, December 16. Mr. Hanna and
son have a very attractive store
and they promise to give the people
of ONeill and Holt county quality
groceries and meats at prices with
in the reach of all. The building
has been redecorated, new fixtures
installed and on opening day if you
step in you will see one of the neat
est and most attractive grocery
and meat markets in the entire
state. Both men are experienced
in the business and they expect to
give the people of this city the
best the market affords in the groc
ery and meat line. See their open
ing announcement on another page
of this issue.
BRIEFLY STATED
John Dailey left* Friday for
Omaha on a short business trip.
Fred D. Spencer, of Neligh was
in O’Neill on Saturday on business.
Wm. C. Smith Jr., of Long Pine
was in O’Neill on business on Fri
day.
Mrs. James Rooney, of Atkinson,
spent Monday in O’Neill visiting
and shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. A.
McCartney visited friends in Butte
over Sunday.
Miss Genevieve McManus left
Monday for Omaha for a few days
visit with friends.
Miss Laura Jean Nelson, of
Scotia, was a week end guest of
Miss Elenore Kvam.
Miss Marjorie Learner spent the
week-end visiting at the home of
her parents at Wayne.
Miss Margaret Miller spent the
week-end at Ewing visiting at the
home of her parents.
Rev. and Mrs. Kunquist and Mrs.
D. A. Beatty, of Butte, visited
friends in this city Monday.
Hank Martin, C. T. Simonson and
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Simonson drove
to Butte Tuesday on business.
Abe Saunto returned Monday
from Sioux City, where he had been
visiting friends for the past six
weeks.
Miss Ruth Evans, of Omaha
spent Sunday here visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Alma
Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Auker, of
Springview, were visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hank Martin
on Thursday.
Miss Grace Connelly spent the
week-end in Omaha as the guest of
j her sister and her husband, Mr. and
i Mrs. Art Turner.
_
Mrs. Ryland Parker entertained
1 at her home on Tuesday evening in
honor of the eighty-second birth
day of Mrs. Julia Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Pierson and
children, of Neligh, visited over
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Pier
son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Harnish.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pfile and fam
ily and Mrs. Hank Martin and son
drove to Norfolk Saturday and
spent the day visiting friends and
shopping,
Mrs. W. J. Froelich entertaned
the Contract Club at a 7 o’clock
dinner at the M and M cafe follow
ed by cards at her home, last Wed
nesday night.
A marriage license was issued
by the county judge on December 10
to Archie May, of Hooper, Nebr.,
and Francis H. Gallagher, of In
man, Nebraska.
Mrs. Charles Yernall returned
Friday night from Henley, Ne
braska, where she spent the past
week as the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Ida Myers.
John Gallagher, county clerk,
left Monday for Omaha to attend
the annual meeting of the County
Clerk’s association, which is being
held there this week.
The M. M. Club held their regular
Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. Harold Lindberg on Thursday
night with a turkey dinner at 7
o’clock, followed by cards.
Mrs. Ralph Oppen left Friday
for Omaha to be with her husband
who had a minor operation on Sat
urday. At this time, Mr. Oppen is
reported to be recovering.
Mrs. Ed Hancock entertained at
a pre-nuptial shower at her home
on Thursday night for Miss Mattie
Kubicheck, whose marriage is to be
solominized in the near future.
There will be a coyote hunt next
Sunday afternoon, Detcember 18,
fifteen mils south of Spencer on
Highway No. 281 starting at 2
o'clock. You are invited to atund.
Miss Mary Sullivan and Miss
Jean McCarthy entertained at the
home of Miss Sullivan on Friday
night, in honor of Miss Mary
Jeanne Hammond, who left Wed
nesday for the west coast.