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The Frontier _ VOL. LX O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14,1940 NUMBER 44 O'NEILL HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM LEFT FOR LINCOLN EARLY WEDNESDAY Winners of This District Class B. Tournament Wins Their First Game at Lincoln, Defeating Oakdale, Favored By The Experts To Be Victors Coach Anderson and the basket-C ball players of the O’Neill High School, the winners of the Class B tournament held in this city last week, left Wednesday morning forj Lincoln to compete fos the state championship in Class B. The fol lowing members of the team made the trip: Leo Valla, Ralph Brown, Ted Sirek, Don Lowery, Bill Ryan, * Gene MpKenna, Dale French, Har old Calkins and Warren Burgess. They were take down in two cars driven by Mrs. French and Mi-s. Mathis. The boys played their first game in Lincoln-last night and emerged i ■victorious defeating Oakdale 22 to j 19. The talent had picked Oakdale as a sure winner of this game as tney defeated O’Neill nere on Feb ruary 23 with a score of 33 to 19, so the O’Neill victory was a sur prise to the wise ones. O’Neill is to play at 9:30 tonignt, Guardian Angels of West Point be ing their opponent and in this con test O’Neill again goes in as sec ond choice, as Guardian Angels is classed as one of the best teams at the State Tournament. But the way the O’Neill boys have been playing the last two weeks they are liable to again turn the tables on the dopesters for the second time. Here’s hoping. The Cast For St. Mary’s Lenten Play Is Filled After a great deal of practice the rfollowing cast has been chosen for parts in St. Mary’s Lenten play. Pontiles Pilate, a man in his late thirties, by nature forceful and | dominant, will be played by Will iam Kubitschek. Claudia Procula, Pilate’s wife, a few years younger than he, dark, attractive and compassionate, will be taken by Monica Hoefs and by 'Catherine McNichols. Gaius, an eager, sensitive, bright boy of twelve will be play ed by Margaret Higgins and by Corinne Kubitschek. The part of Marah has been giv en to Mildred Cavanaugh. Marah is a Jewish maid in the household of Pontius Pilate. She is a dark attractive girl of eighteen. William Biglin plays the part of Cornelius, a middle-aged, crafty, suave, smilingly polite Roman. Classius, a rough, uncouth young Roman soldier, is played by Rob ert Earley. He is loud-voiced and boisterous. Robert Miles takes the part of Stephen, a young serious-minded ardent disciple, with keen eyes and an eager way of expressing him self. The play will be presented March 18 at 2:30 and at 8:00 p. m., and on March 19 at 8:00 p. m. in the K. of C. Hall. Rev. Virgil Wright Hurt ^ In Auto Accident Rev. Virgil Wright, pastor of the Methodist church of this city, suffered painful injuries last Fri day afternoon, when he apparently went to sleep at the wheel of his car and ran off a high embankment. The accident happened about four in the afternoon, and occurred just j outside of Columbus, as Rev. Wright was returning to O’Neill from Lincoln, where he had been in attendance at a Methodist minis ters meeting. He was taken to the Lutheran hospital at Columbus! where an examination disclosed that he had suffered a punctured lung, two broken ribs and the ligaments in his shoulder were badly torn. Mrs. Wright and son, Harry, left early Satuday morning for Columbus, re turning home that night. The latest reports are that he is getting along nicely and anxious to return home. Miss Dorothy Ryan entertained fourteen of her girl friends at a “house-coat” party at her home Tuesday night in honor of her birth day. All those present report they had a lovely time. Neighbors And Friends Help Pioneer Woman Celebrate Birthday Saturday, March 9, 1940, being Grandma Menish’s birthday, a group of friends and old neighbors with well filled baskets gathered in to help her celebrate this event, it being her 91st birthday. Those present were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. James Brennan, Mrs. Robert Marsh and daughter, Mrs. Jack Welsh and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Donohoe, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Jansen, Mrs. P. V. Hickey, i Mrs. Joe McNichols, Mrs. T. F. Donohoe, Walter Donohoe, Mrs. William Dailey and daughter, Joe Donohoe, Cleta McNichols, Ed Menish and son, Joe Menish a grandson, Mary Menish, a grand daughter, Nadine McNichols, Mar garet Hickey. After the usual greetings the folks sat down to a sumptuous din ner, after which card playing and visiting was the pastime and listen ing to Jim Brennan and Grandma Menish tell stories of the early days on the pTairie. Grandma is hale and hearty for a woman of her age and enjoys meeting the old neighbors and talking of the early days in Holt county. As evening approached the folks left for home wishing this Qrand Old Lady many more happy birthdays, xxx Creighton Alumni of This Section To Have Dinner Dance on March 27 An invitation to Cieightoii Alumni in this section to a dinner dance at Hotel Norfolk on \\ ed resday, March 27, was extended recently by Norman Gondennger, Ilolt County Chairman for the event. It is understood that a large crowd of Creighton gradu ates from this section have indicat ed they will be in attendance. Rev. J. Zuercher, President of the University, Father Schynne the new director of athletics, Maurice “Skip” Palrang, the new coach, his assistant, Marty Kordfek, Hugh Higgins, alumni secretary and oth er Creighton officials will be in at tendance. A motion picture in; technicolor filmed at one of the Creighton games last fall will be j displayed at the dinner. Creighton Alumni from this locality are asked to make their reservations with Mr. Gonderinger. Former O’Neill Man Dies In Minnesota Mrs. Joe McNichols left Monday morning for Winter, Minn., to at tend the funeral of her brother, Bill McDermott, who died there Suday after a long illness. Mr. McDer mott was a former resident of this city, living west of town. He was a World War veteran, having gone into the army from this city and after his return lived here for several years. About six years ago he moved to Minnesota where he had since made his home. Miss Ruth and Junior Harris spent the week-end in O’Neill vis iting at the home of their mother, Mrs. Esther Cole Hams. They re urned to their studies at Morning side College, Sioux City, Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Arbuthnot left Saturday for Norfolk, where they attended the Class A Basket Ball tournament there and then drove to Petersburg and spent Sun day with Mrs. Arbuthnot’s partnts, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Duffy. Donald Shimmer, of Newport, ap peared before County Judge Reimer on March 9th, on a complaint sign ed by Patrolman Russell, charging him with operating his car on the public highways with a delinquent 1939 license plate on March 2nd. He pled guilty, was fined $1.00 and costs which amounted to $3.10. THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Fifty-Five Years Ago The Frontier, March 12, 1885 Eli Hershiser has returned from Iowa. The harrowing detail < of farm work have comment11. Fifty Years Ago The Frontier, March 13, 1890 Two days of this week, Monday and Tuesday, Wagers & Doyle paid out over $1,100 in O’Neill for hogs alone. That’s a pretty good show ing, especially at this time of year. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hershiser and family arrived in O’Neill Sat urday night from Black Hawk county, Iowa, and will make their future home on the Patrick McCeag farm one mile west of town pur chased by them a few weeks ago. Forty Years Ago The Frontier, March 15, 1900 Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Coffey were over from Spencer Sunday visiting relatives and friends. The democratic county conven tion was held at Frank Campbell's office last Saturday afternoon and was the best attended gathering of the party for years. Delegates to the state convention were selected. The populist convention to elect delegates to the state convention was held at the court house last Saturday. Thirty Years Ago The Frontier, March 17, 1910 Joe A. Mann returned Monday from his regular spring purchas ing trip to Chicago. Miss Loretta Sullivan left Tues day evening for Butte, Mont., where she will spend several weeks visiting relatives. Seymour Harkins and Miss Sar ah Honeywell, of Bliss, were grant ed a marriage license in county court last Friday. George Meals, of Valdez, Alaska, arrived in O’Neill Tuesday and will again become a resident of old Holt. Twenty Years Ago The Frontier, March 11, 1920 Mrs. F. J. Deshner returned the first of the week from a ten days visit with friends at Sioux City. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morrison re turned the later part of the week from a combined business and pleasure trip to Omaha. Last Saturday night was the coldest night experienced in this section of the state since the fore O’Neill Lions Club To Kn* tertain Class B. District Basketball Champions And Runners Up On Monday evening the O’Neill Lion?* Club will have as their guests the O’Neill High Basketball team as well aa the Cardinals of St. Mary's, with their coaches. O’Neill High was the winner of the Class B trophy in this district and St. Mary’s were the runners up and the Lions decided that as both teams made sqch a splendid record they should be honored by the citi zens of this city, hence the ban quet. Tickets will be on sale for this event on Friday afternoon at the Brown-McDonald Styre and at the Gamble Store, Mr. Armbruster, | Mr. Ruzicka and Ted McElhany, be ing the members of the committee | from the Lions Club who are in charge of the ticket sales and the entertainment, and it will be good with these boys at the helm. Citizens of O’NeilKshould attend this banquet, and it is open to everyone who wishes to buy a ticket. These boys have worked hard all winter to place the name of O’Neill on the sports map of this section of the state, and they are entitled to this tribute. Show that you are with them by attend ing their banquet. Jack Arbuthnot left Thursday morning for Lincoln, taking with him the following members of St. Mary’s Basketball team to attend the tournament there: George Hammond, Junior Shoemaker, Bob Miles, Duke Kersenbrock and Francis Hickey. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davidson and daughter, Louise, arrived in O’Neill on Sunday from Casper, Wyo., to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson. They visited in Atkinson over Saturday at the home of Mrs. Davidson’s mother, Mrs. Ed Slaymaker. _.<■ — part of December. It registered 16 below zero. Peter Ryan, one of the pioneer residents of this county died at his home in this city last Sunday morning. Ten Years Ago The Frontier, March 13, 1930 J. S. Ennis is the first candidate to file for the office of sheriff of j Holt County. He filed as a can I didate on the republican ticket. Miss Mary Haffner submitted to I an operation for appendicitis at the Lutheran hospital in Norfolk last Sunday afternoon. A number of cases of pneumonia have been reported in O’Neill dur ing the past two weeks. All of the cases seem to be well on the road to recovery. IF a man cannot master his wants now, he is not fitted to be master of money in the fu ture. The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surplus and This Bank oarriea No Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Offleara $140,000.00 or Stockholder!. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation SOUTHEASTERN BREEZES By Romaine Saunders All who rend the big papers got the newsmen’s story of Thcmas E. Dewey according to the orthodox mode of the craft. Lincoln has seen some colorful political pag | eants in the past, notably when the j "Boy Orator of the Platte” was the political god of the multitudes and his “Crown of Thorns and Cross of Gold” was echoed by school girls all over the state. Dewey is no thunderbolt. His court opponents in the first big racketeer prosecu | tion called him “boy scout.” Op ponents learn that with keen eon sumate skill the Boy Scout removes the hide and points a finger at the cancer—there it is. In that great university coliseum I sat a half block from Mr. Dewey. When you are in the center of a vast multi tude perhaps you get a glimpse of one or two you can name. A ner vous little Jew, whom his acquaint ances call Shorty, sat beside me. He pounded and cheered and was on his feet half the time. A white haired old timer in the gallery to the left let out a whoop like one of Sitting Bull’s braves and Thomas E. paused long enough in the pro cess of peeling The New Deal to ask him to do it again. A few seats ahead of me 1 saw, encircled by a fringe of white hair, the swarthy bald dome of Addison E. Sheldon, whom I understand does not favor the New Deal’s brand of the more abundant life, though he unfurled the banner of reform as a country editor in behalf of such patriots as John H. Powers and William V. Allen. The kernel of Mr. Dewey’s philosophy on the night of March 6 may be express ed in the words of Solomon: “He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” And if I may again employ a saying of Solo, mon: “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” Mr. hour. He confided with us that he I hour.. He confided with us that he ' know something of agricultural | problems. He was reared on a Michigan farm, worked by the month as a farm hand and the only savings he has are invested in farm property. James Lee Rankirv, a clean, capable young attorney of Lincoln, whom I have known per sonally since he wore knee pants, has been named Mr. Dewey’s cam paign manager for Nebraska. At the journey’s end for Walt Mason last June he left an estate in California valued at $88,000.00. There is still a printer or two in Lincoln, who had advanced him a 25-cent piece on more than one oc casion back in the hectic eighties, when Walt was writing verse and consuming red liqoor, for which lat ter he later found a substitute in good Nebraska water. No doubt the concern for the welfare of Nebraska farmers ex pressed by the various candidates for congressional and senatorial honors is entirely sincere. But I believe the farmer can get along without it, take what he is offered for what he has to sell and pay what tax collector, merchant and implement dealer demand without much squawk if he can have the fruitful seasons. The “surplus commodity” stamps have come to Lincoln. I am told the worker on the federal project takes $10 of his pay in red stamps and $5 in blue stamps are added as a gift. The stamps, shown me by a food dealer, i-epresented 25 cents each and are turned in for redemp tion in cash. In showing me the stamps he said that while such a system had a Russian flavor, it was about all the business he had. I have not ascertained if one can lay down a ten and get fifteen dollars in stamps, or whether this is an exclnsive privilege. Drs. Gadbois & Stewart, Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists of Norfolk, Nebraska, will be in O’Neill at Dr. Carter’s office all day Wednesday, March 20. Glasses fitted. 4 4-1 O'NEILL HIGH BASKETBALLERS WIN THE DISTRICT CLASS B CHAMPIONSHIP Defeat The St. Mary’s Cardinals In A Close Game For Honors In Tournament Last Friday Evening O’Neill High came through the district basketball tournament as n surprise winner last week, defeat ing St. Mary’s 26-21 in the finals and winning from Bassett, Orchard and Long Pine in the preliminary rounds. Ten teams were entered in the tourney which started Tuesday night with a game between St. Mary’s and Spencer. The first quarter ended in a tie 11-11 but St. Mary’s turned on the heat in the second quarter and had a 22-13 lead at the half. Spencjr warmed up in the second half and had cut the lead to 24-19 at the end of the third, quarter. The score was tied wih a minute to play when Shoe maker caged the winning basket. Spencer made good on a technical foul in the final seconds to make the final score 27-16. Butte won from Springview 18-14 in the second game of the evening and O’Neill romped on Bassett 36-8 in the day’s final game. Wednesday night Stuart was St. Mary’s v’ictim losing 17-19 after holding the lead through the first three and a half quarters of the game. Vernon Kozisich of Stuart put on a fine ball handling exhibi tion but his team mates were of lit tle help. Long Pine won from Lynch 22-17 to reach the semi finals. O’Neill High was hot and with Sirek, Ryan and Valla each connecting for ten points took a 36-22 game from Orchard, to avenge a mid-season defeat at Or chard. In the semi-finals St. Mary's had little difficulty defeating Butte 39 23, although Adkins, Butte sopoh more, made thirteen points to add to the ten he made the first night. O'Neill high defeated Long Pine 61-33 in the high scoring game of the tournament. O'Neill High took the lead the first quarter and with Ryan, Sirek and Valla setting a hot pace the locals had a 28-16 ad vantage at the half and 42-20 at the third quarter. Odbert of Long Pine pushed in three>baskets in the final quarter to boost his total to eighteen points but the rally came much too late. On the final night Chambers met Wood Lake, both Class C tourna ment winners, to determine which team should go to the state meet at Lincoln. Chambers started fast and outplayed Wood Lake through the first half but had poor luck on shots and could run up only an 11 10 advantage. Wood Lake came back strong the second half and had the lead 22-16 at the third quarter and won 29-22. O’Neill High and St. Mary’s met in the finals, the third time these teams had played each other this season. The High School scored first and was never behind. At the quarter the score stood 7-4 and by the half it was 17-10, mainly due to the* superior accuracy from the free throw line. The third quar te was nearly even. In the final period Valla fouled out and with out his height the high school boys were at a disadvantage under the basket, but there was too little time for St. Mary’s to take advantage of this and the game ended 26-21. Summary of Final Game O’Neill (26) fg ft pf Ryan . 2 13 Lowery . 0 0 1 Sirek (C) . 4 2 2 Valla . 2 2 4 Brown . 12 0 McKenna . 012 Calkins..'......0 0 0 Totals . 9 8 12 St. Mary’s (21) fg ft pf J. Shoemaker .-... 2 3 1 Hammond . 0 0 1 Biglin .0 13 Kubitschek (C) . 3 0 3 B. Shoemaker. .2 0 2 Hickey .-.. 0 0 1 Price .. 1 1 0 Totals.8 6 11 Technical Foul—Ryan. Referees—Fisher and Stickney. Financially the tournament was veery successful. Enough money was taken in to pay the expense of each visiting team and the profit above this was divided between the state activities association and the competing schools. Weather The Past Week A Little Like Old Times This section of Holt county has received approximately nine and one-half inches of snow since last Friday night, when it started snow ing about nine-thirty, and has snowed intcrmittantly ever since. The moisture content of the snow has been high, the total being 1.12. While all highways here are opened drifting occurred on the country and secondary roads, and many are blocked, but it is expected they will be opened immediately. Follow ing is the weather chart for the week: High I ,ow Prec. Thursday .37 34 Friday . 42 28 Saturday .44 30 .60 Sunday .32 27 Monday .27 21 Tuesday .22 16 .15 Wednesday .20 14 .37 Bauman Boosters From West Point Are Coming Here Next Wednesday A booster trip, composed of bus iness and professional men of West Point will be in the city on Wednes day, March 20, arriving here at 12:05 and will remain until 1:05. They are boosting the candidacy of their Mayor, Ed M. Bauman, who is one of the republican candidates for governor. Mr. Bauman will be with the party and expects to meet a large number of the business men and voters of the city while here. They will visit Ewing at 11:30 for ten minutes and Page for ten min utes on their way here. Jim Gibson, John Carson, John Gallagher and John Sullivan left Thursday for Norfolk, where they will attend a supervisors and county clerk’s meeting. Memories of Easter at the Methodist Church on Sunday, March 17. An Easter Choir Cantata for mixed voices by Ellen Jane Lorenx, presented by the choir of the Meth odist church Sunday evening, March 17, at 8 p. m., in the church. The choir has been working on this beautiful Cantata for more than two months under the leader ship of Mrs. Lawrence Russell who is well known here as an ex cellent vocalist. Those taking part in the program are: Marjor ie Graybeil, Erma Manzer, Eva McElhaney, Ella Porter, Alee Sex smith, Martha Switzer, Mrs. Ennis, Mrs. Clay Johnson, Mrs. Irving Johnson, Emily Russell, Sopranos; Altos, Mildred Lindberg, Helen Kline, Esther Harris, Lois Gilas, Eilene Olson, Esther Lindberg, Mrs. Will Hanna, Jane Jeffrey, Helen Hagensick, Mrs. Howard Hansen. Tenors: Eldon Provitz, Bass: Robert Jay, Charles Yar nall, Lawrence Russell, Chauncy Porter, Vance Kline. Twenty eight voices accompanied on the piano by Archie Bowen. The public is invited to hear this Cantata which will not be repeated here again. Special solos will be sung by Emily Russell, Charles Yarnall and Donald Bowen. A duet will be sung by Marjorie Gray bill and Eldon Provitz. This is a difficult and brilliant cantata con taining many short solos, trios, and quartettes and also several parts are sung Acapella. Be sure to hear it. A marriage license was issued by County Judge Reimer on March 12th to Gottlish Braun, of Atkin son, and Rozelie Crane, of Stuart, who were then united in marriage by the Judge.