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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1941)
VOL. LXI O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1941 NUMBER 40 O'NEILL HIGH WIHS TWO CAGE GAMES Sailing into a commanding lead in the first quarter, O’Neill defeated Page 48-19 in a basketball game played at O’Neill last Friday. Each ■of the five starters scored for O’Neill in the first period and the visitors were trailing 20-0 at the rest periqd. The second quarter was much more even as Page scor ed five points to O’Neill’s six. Af ter the intermission O’Neill ran the score up to 44 before the reserves took over. Page outBeored the vie. tors in the fourth quarter, but the third quarter handicap was too much to overcome. In the preliminary game the O’Neill second team won from Page Reserves 25-15. O’Neill had a 7-0 lead at the quarter and was ahead 13-2 at the half. Page ral lied to the limit by only three points at the end of the third per iod, but fell behind again in the final quarter. O’Neill (48) fg ft pf Lowery, F .6 0 0 Burgess, F .0 0 2 Vincent, F .3 2 1 Wolfe, F .2 1 1 McKenna, C .2 0 2 Manzer, C .1 0 0 Calkins, G.6 0 1 Mitchell, G .0 0 2 Cole, G ...,. 1 0 0 French, G .1 0 2 22 4 11 Page (19) fg ft pf Wanzer, F .0 4 0 Howell, F .4 1 2 Stevens, F .0 1 0 Allen, F .1 0 0 Harvey, C . 10 1 Jordan, G .0 0 1 Staupper, G .0 1 0 Chase, G .0 0 3 6 7 7 O'Neill High scored a 45-21 win over Orchard High’s basketball team last Tuesday in the local gymn. The second team also won by O’Neill 29-18, and the local grade team won from Orchard's grade team to make a clean sweep of the evening’s games. The local boys got off to a fast j start in the first team game and were leading 12-4 at the quarter. Orchard speeded up in the second j period but O’Neill was in front j 30-12 at the intermission. The' third quarter ended 40-14 and some of the O’Neill reserves went into action. O’Neill plays at home this Fri day against the first and second teams from Plainview. Prelimin ary game will start at 7:30. Summary O’Neill (45) fg ft pf Lowery .ti 0 0 Burgess . 0 0 0 Vincent .2 1 3 Wolfe .0 0 0 Wetzler .0 0 0 Yantzi . 0 0 0 McKenna .10 1 Leach .3 0 0 Mitchell ..0 1 1 French .1 0 1 Manzer .0 0 1 Calkins .7 0 0 Cole ._1 1 C 21 3 7 Orchard (21) fg ft pf Wilson ._.3 0 0 Ilieb . 1 1 0 Van Vleck .0 0 0 Faulhaven .1 0 0 Holbrook ..1 1 0 Wantz .0 0 0 Vorhies . 1 0 2 Baunce . -2 1 0 Lieb -—.—0 0 1 9 3 3 _ i i ' Sand Hills Calf Club The Sandhills Calf Club met at Schaffer’s on Saturday and elected the following officers for this year*: Irene Hershiser, president; Patty Schaffer, secretary; Larry Schaf fer, vice president; Floyd Her ehiser, cheer leader. We are very proud of having a charter with three seals on it now, and are aiming for the fourth one this year. *** Horse And Mule Sale Well Attended; Stock Prices Show Improvement Last Monday’s special horse and mule auction marked the second of a series of such sales which have been held at the local sales pa vilion this year. Close to 100 head of horses and mules were sold. Prices were steady to a little bet ter, quality considered, than two weeks ago. The good harness marked horses are in good demand just at present, since fanners are getting lined up for their spring work. As usual, the hog and cattle auction was held immediately af ter the horse and mule sale. Both divisions showed an increase in receipts from a week ago. Hog prices slumped again on most classes in response to the prevail ing trend at the river markets. Cattle prices were strong to fully 50c higher than a week ago. More good light calves were here than have shown up in re cent weeks and these found ready outlet at prices well above last week’s high. The toppiest short load of steer calves, wt. 330 lbs., reached $12.35. Bulk of this class ranged mostly from $11.00 to $12.15 with many making the up per brackets. Light weight heifer calves of good quality cashed as much as $11.00 with those of less er quality and more weight selling mostly from $9.00 to $10.00. Yearling steers of good quality scored $10.00 easily, wdth out standing individuals bringing more. Heavy yearlings weighing 900 to 950 were popular and the best load lot of these cashed at $9.70. Cows reached an extreme top of $7.35 with the bulk of this class going between $5.00 to $0.50. Bulls ranged from $5.60 bo $6.88. Butcher ho£s rated $7.20 for the day’s practical top. A few li$ht butchers went a little higher. The top on feeder pigs was $7.65, hut the bulk of this class sold around $7.35. The next regular auction will be held on Monday, February 17. On The Sidelines By Observer Last Friday night the O’Neill Bluejays finished as predicted by drowning the Page High team with their “Blitz” of shots from all over the floor. They were at their top form in shooting this season which can be seen by the score at the end of the first quarter 20-0. Sunday afternoon the Cardinals from St. Mary’s did not come out as doped and dropped the decision to the Spalding Academy Quint 40-36. Although we were not pres ent it seemed it was another one of those cases where they were up against six players instead of five, the sixth being the referee. Even with all that the Spalding team must have had a pretty good team to turn the local boys back by a score of 22-2 at the end of the first quarter, and then again the local boys must be just as good to over come a twenty point lead and to tie the score up at 30-30 with two minutes to go. Tuesday night the O’Neill High boys swamped Orchard 46-21. Some of the standouts for O’Neill as we saw them were Dale French, who consistently was in there tak ing the ball off the back-board and Chet Calkins and Don Lowery for their shooting from every spot on the floor. Sidelines This week promises another real treat in the line of basketball with the O’Neill High boys meeting the Plainview five on Friday night. On Monday night the Inman team will tangle with the Academy quint. O’Neill as you probably know is going to be the sponsor of the class “B” tournament here the first week of March, which will enter tain ten teams. Atkinson receiv ed the class “C" tourney, although they will play in “B”. Sportscomings Friday, Febr. 14—Plainview over O’Neill. Monday, Febr. 17—St. Mary’s oyer Inman. URGE GATHERING OF FARM OWNERS HERE MONDAY The largest gatheiing of farm owners ever assembled in O’Neill is expected to take place Monday, February 17, 1941, when the memb ers of the O’Neill National Farm Loan association hold their annual meeting in the Golden Hotel. According to the directors no efforts are being spared to make this year’s meeting the best in the association’s history. A lunch will be served at noon in the hotel free to members and guests, after which A. E. Spittler, secretary-treasurer of the farm loan cooperative will report on the past year’s activities of the associ ation, which serves Holt county farmers in the O’Neill territory with long term Federal Land bank and commissioner loans. A repre sentative of the Federal Land bank will be present and will give a brief talk on the operation of the institution. Members of the association will elect two directors to serve on the board the next three years. BRIEFLY STATED Jerry A. Brown, of Norfolk, was in O’Neill on business Wednesday. Claude A. Hamilton, of O’Neill, was before County Judge Louis Reimer on Thursday, February 13, on a complaint signed by Patroll man Harry J. Bit, charging him with stopping his truck on the highway without setting out flares. He pled guilty to the charge, was fined $25.00 and costs of $3.10. Ralph Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter of this city, left on Thursday for St. Louis, Mo., where he has been accepted as a member of the ground crew of the army air corps. Ralph went to Omaha on Wednesday, where he passed the examination, and then retuineo noir.e and left or. Thurs day for St. Louis. Mrs. J. L. Sherbahn, Mrs. Am brose Rohde and Mrs. Merle Hickey entertained six tables of bridge at a seven o’clock dinner at the home of Mrs. Sherbahn on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Guy Cole of Emmett, won high score, Mrs. Ivan Pruss, second high, Mrs. Harry Clauson, game prize and Mrs. John Conard, Emmet, the all cut. Mrs. H. L. O. Widtfeldt, of Op portunity, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Widt feldt and Gaye of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnson and Harold Dean, of Lynch, held a four gen eration reunion and dinner with the John Binkerd family at their home here Sunday. Mrs. H. L. O. Widtfeldt is 81 years old and is one of the first pioneers having lived continuously on a farm 12 miles northeast of O’Neill.—Lynch Her ald. Benjamin Wright left Ewing Friday morning for Concord, Cal., where he has employment. His brother, Frank, enlisted and he is taking over his job as foreman of the Boltman Dairy. About fifty friends gathered at the home of his mother, Mrs. Carl Holz, on Thursday evening for a farewell party. After a nice midnight lunch he left on the 2:12 train for Omaha with the best wishes of his friends for success in his new field. J. O. Walker, county field super visor for the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan section of the Farm Credit Administration, announces that crop and feed loans for 1941 are now' available to all eligible farmers in Holt county and that applications for these loans can be made at the County Agent’s office as in forjner years. The loans are eligible to all farmers who cannot obtain a loan from other sources and who can meet the requirements by giving a first lien on 1941 crops financed. In order to be eilgible to make application for a loan in Holt county, an applicant must be of le gal age and farm in Holt county. Infantile Paralysis Drive \ ery Successful Receipt* O’Neill . ,>. $147.63 Atkinson .^. 31.00 Stuart . 4.67 Page . 4.80 Ewing . 13.77 Inman .— . .70 Danceiand—Ticket*, Check Room, Concessions-$116.80 Total Receipts .$319.17 Disbursements Orchestra ..-. $ 90.00 Telegrams . — . 1.06 Hall Manager . 4.00 Coal . 4.00 Stamps, express, wax . 1.61 Printing . 3.50 Material from Headquarters 6.50 Metal Buttons. 1.40 Total Disbursements .. .t. $110.96 Total Receipts .$319.17 Total Disbursements ....$110.96 Balance .. $208.21 Fifty percent of the $208.21 re mains in Holt County to be used to help victims of Infantile Paral ysis, the other 50% goes to Nation al Headquarters in New York. I want to thank my District Chairmen, co-workers, all who con tributed to the Fund, including school children who helped the “Mile of Dimes” drive, High School Students who helped with coin folders, the newspapers of the county who so generously contrib uted space for promoting the cause, the Theatres for advertising the Drive, and the great number who attended the Ball. MRS. J .J. HARRINGTON, Holt County Chairman, Infantile Paralysis Drive, j BRIEFLY STATED Mrs.,. Frank Pbalyi left Satur day for Omaha, where she visited her brother, Dr. W. F. Finley, who is in an Omaha hospital. Dr. Fin ley, who has been seriously ill for the past month, is reported as much improved. Supervisors John Sullivan, Joe Sehollmeyer and Jim Gibson and Attorney James Marron drove to Lincoln on Monday, and were pres ent at the hearing on Tuesday, of Senator Asimus’ bills concerning hunting legislation. St. Joseph’s Catholic church at Fairfax, S. D., was destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening of last week. The loss was partly cover ed by insurance. It was thought the fire started from defective elec tric wiring. Owing to the condition of the Club rooms the Woman’s Club will meet at the home of Mrs. C. E. Lundgren Wednesday, February 19, at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. George C. Robertson will review “Sopphira and the Slave Girl,” by Willa Gather. Members are invited. Mrs. John Osenbaugh and daugh ters, Misses Maybelle and Ruth, left on Saturday afternoon for Lincoln, where the girls attended j a formal dinner-dance at the Uni versity Club at Lincoln, sponsored by the Nebraska Wesleyan Univer sity. They returned home on Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tibbets, Lawrence Hanna. Mrs. Clara B. Miles and Leo Hanna, of Chambers, left on Thursday for Omaha, where they attended the funeral of John P. Holden. Mrs. Tibbets remained in Omaha for a visit with relatives, while the others returned home on Saturday. Ira Frnsene of Stuart, was be-! fore County Judge Reimer on February 8 on a complaint signed by Patrolman Harry Brt, charging him with operating a motor vehicle on February 5th without a driver’s license. He pled guilty to the charge, was fined $1.00 and costs of $8.10. H. E. Radaker, formerly of this city and who has been station agent at Newman Grove for the Northwestern for several years,' has been transferred to WLsner on the main line. This is quite an ad. vancement and the many O’Neill friends of Harry tender congratu lations. BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS FOR THIS YEAR The members of the Bar Associ ation of the Fifteenth Judicial Dis trict held their annual business meeting in O’Neill on Wednesday. February 12, at a 1 o’clock lunch eon at the Golden Hotel. The officers elected for the com ing year were: Julius D. Cronin, of O’Neill, president; Thomas Wed dell, of Springview, vice president; Arthur Webber, of Bassett, was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Ewing Advocate Issues Anniversary Edition The Ewing Advocate issued a Fiftieth Anniversary edition last week, printed on Goldenrod paper which contained a good history of Ewing and a copy of the First page of the Advocate, which was print ed on October 1, 1891. This paper is well filled with advertisements of the business men of Ewing, which shows that they appreciated the work and labor of Editor Crellin in getting out such an addition. It is neatly printed and does credit to the office in which it was pro duced. BRIEFLY STATED Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham left Sunday for Omaha, where they will visit friends. Mrs. H. J. Birmingham entertain ed Mrs. R. E. Lucas and Mrs. George Rector at dinner and cards at her home in this city on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rickly left on Tuesday for Fullerton, Nebr., where they will visit for a few days at the home of Mrs. Rickly’s parents. Mrs. Gus DeBacker left Wednes day for Hastings, Nebr., where she will be with her husband, who is in a hospital there, recovering from a recent operation. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz left on Tuesday morning for Omaha, Ne braska, where they will visit rela tives, and then will go to Kansas City, Mo., on business. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka drove to Omaha on Sunday. Mrs. Ruzicka returned early Monday morning, but Mr. Ruzicka remain ed bo attend a meeting of the man agers of the Gamble Stores. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Merri man and son, Jimmie, left on Fri day for Omaha, where they attend ed the Sonja Henie ice revue and visited friends. They returned home on Sunday. The Catholic Daughters will have a benefit card party in the dinning room of the Golden Hotel on Tuesday evening, February 18. You are invited to attend. Admis sion and cards 2fi cents. The Catholic Daughters will have a benefit card party in the dinning room of the Golden Hotel on Tuesday evening, February 18. You are invited to attend. Admis sion and cards 25 cents. Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek left on Friday, for Omaha, where she will visit her daughter, Miss Mary Janet, a student at Duchesne Col lege, and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Charles Stout, Misses Dor othy, Jean and Jane Froelich and Miss Nancy Froelich and Bill Froe lich drove to Omaha on Saturday and attended the Sonja Henic ice revue being held there. Mrs. Nellie Peterson, of Polk, Nebraska, who has been here vis iting her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones, for the past six weeks, left on Sunday for her home. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kurtz and La Donna Kurtz and Merle and Wanda Spangler and Bob Clouse drove to Omaha on Saturday to at tend the Sonja Henie ice revue. They returned home on Sunday. Twenty-six Holt County Men Leave For Service The following named men have been selected for induction by the Holt County Local Board. They are all volunteers. They shall report to this Board at O’Neill, Nebraska, at one a. m. February 19th, 1941, whereupon they shall be sent to an induction station at the National Guard Ar mory, Omaha, Nebraska. 94 Michael Harty 85 Henry Laird 188 Raymond Kalvelage 144 James Newman 162 Eddie Kaczor 164 Laurence Tenborg 166 Paul Chapman 171 Harold Sanders 180 Oliver Sazama 369 Simeon Ames 438 Julian Sojka 460 Harold Spahn 520 Adolph C. Jaraaka 593 Merrell Stuart 601 Clarence DeVall 64" Walter Donohoe 69b Steve Nickolite 798 Lyle King 802 Bruce Fleming 806 Donald Martin 1019 William HolscTaw 1157 Everette Michaeleon 1763 Joseph Mack 1772 William Boies None Leroy Grandorff None Alford Wilaon. O’Neill Bowlers Drop Two Games During Week Last Friday night the J. C. Pen ney Keglers lost to the Gillette Bowlers from Neligh by 229 pins on the O’Neill Alleys. B. Wilson, Neligh, led both teams with a total of 632 pins. J. C. PENNEY John Donohoe .... ... 142 134 169 Jess Scofield .169 156 170 Ed Hagensick 160 176 155 Chuck Greene.182 179 141 Hugo Middlestat .... 169 149 142 GILLETTES Geo. K .168 166 181 B. Schad .142 196 189 B. Haynes . 174 1 76 165 B. Wilson 175 161 196! B. Gilletti 165 178 152; Sunday afternoon the O’Neill bowlers again lost to the Platte, S. I). team by a closer margin of j 69 pins. Next Sunday afternoon ’ the O’Neill keglers will again take to knocking over the timber when they meet the Platte team on the O’Neill alleys. O’Neill F.F.A. Chapter The chapter has been very busy the past two weeks. Two hogs and one sheep have been slaughtered. Twelve of the boys went to Ne ligh last Wednesday to get initiat ed into Future Farmers. The hogs were killed and cut up at the shop. The boys actually per formed the work themselves, such as sticking, splitting and cleaning the hog. After the meat cools, it is cut into all the different com mercial cuts, and is all ready to cook. The boys who were initiated into Future Farmers are: George Hen dricks, Maurice Grutsch, Don Ve quist, Ed Murphy, Dean Burge, Kex Oberle, Robert Thomas, John Etherton, James Van Every, Ed Young, Hugh Benson, Francis Holty and Bob Hanley. A basketball game was played with the Neligh chapter, in which the O’Neill F.F.A. won 32 to 20. Refreshments were served after the game in the Neligh shop. Ash Grove Project Club Our club met at the' home of Mrs. Ben Miller. A very delicious covered dish luncheon was served at 12:30 with all members except two present, Mrs. Hall our song leader, and Mrs. Faulhaber. Meet ing was brought bo order by Mrs. Aim. Mrs. Faulhaber was to have given a book report. Since she was unable to attend, a report on recent trips was given by Mrs. Hendrick and Mrs. Lucas. Our lesson “Conserving Energy’’ was given by Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Tom linson. Next meeting will be held at Mrs. Aim’s home. CARDINALS DROP TWO GAMES IN PAST WEEK The St. Mary's Cardinals met defeat twice during the past week, once on the home floor and one cm the road. Thursday the Cardinals were tripped by the power house team from Norfolk by a score of 41-34. The first quarter started with Sacred Heart of Norfolk dropping in five points before the home team bound the basket. Soon both teams began to hit from all ranges mak ing eight points in about 45 sec onds. In the second quarter, both teams settled down to a defensive game although Rodney Montgomery, the invaders center began to hit to put them out in front at half time. The second half found Sacred Heart never behind. They main tained a lead of a few points and stuck with them to give them the win. On Sunday afternoon the Car dinals again lost, this time to Spalding Academy. The Irish from Spalding began to drop the pill in from the minute they got cm the court and took a first quarter lead of twenty points holding St. Mary’s to one lone field goal. The second quarter St. Mary’s began to hit the basket a little soon er and held the Spalding boys to four points. The rest of the game was a slap-bang affair in which St. Mary’s pulled up to Spalding 30-30. This meant that St. Mary’s had made 28 points while holding Spalding to 8 points. In the last few minutes the ref eree stepped in and called six fouls on the local boys which put the Spalding team again ahead, but the Cardinals sunk two more long shots bo end the game with the Cardinals behind 40-36. Young Man Arrested On Charge Of Bigamy Sheriff Peter Duffy returned on Saturday from Omaha, bringing back with him Thomas M. Clinton, of Spencer, Nebr., who was wanted by Holt county pn a bigamy charge, signed by R. M. Kurtz of O’Neill. According to the com plaint, Clinton is charged with marrying Mary Ellen Homan, of Valentine, at Bassett, in April, 1939, and then marrying LaDonna Kurtz of O’Neill in September, 1940, without having obtained a divorce. Clinton, who is the father of a baby girl by his first wife, and is now only eighteen years of age, is being held in the county jail, pend ing his hearing in county court. Lincoln Daily Journal Dollar Trial Offer The Lincoln Nebraska State Journal is making a by mail trial offer of one dollar for the daily, or one dollar and seventy-five cent* for the daily with Sunday mailed outside of Lincoln to Nebraska and Kansas for eleven weeks. People paying 25c per week spend $2.76 for eleven weeks. Times are hard and money is scarce. Ev eryone must save. The Lincoln Journal will help you. The Bee News suspension left but one oth er large morning daily in the State besides the Journal. The State Journal has been serving the ter ritory between Omaha and Den ver for the past seventy-three (7Ji> years. The Lincoln Journal deliv ers today’s paper today oa R. F. D.’s. Order direct or through our of fice. CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend to all our friends our heartfelt thanks for their kindness given during our time of sorrow, in the sickness and death of our friend L. E. Skidmore. —Lake View Ranch Co. and Em ployees. Mins Mary Flannigan spent the week end in Omaha and Lincoln on business.
