The Frontier s _ T- ' - * < _ VOL.LXI O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1941 NUMBER 44 _ __ - - - — — ■ , — T-1-IM-— SOUTHWESTERN | BREEZES By Romaine Saunders I understand we enjoy the privil ege now of going in debt sixty-five billions of dollars. Another social gain. Opponents of the measure to re peal the property lien clause of the Nebraska old age pension law have argued that property such as pen sioners may have, consisting prob ably of a little home, should not revert to sons and daughters who have contributed nothing to the maintenance of the old folks. Sons and daughters are doing pretty well to support themselves. It is the valued opinion of my neighbors that the southwest is the wetest it has been in many years as spring approaches. Water, slush, or iCe—depending on the tempera ture of the day—covers the prairie as the result of regular and fre quent snow storms throughout a long winter. Nebraska voters have repudiated the country’s political follies and now nature smiles upon this great corn and cattle state. Americans showed a preference for spirits over the spiritual in the expenditure of 800 per cent more for liquor than for religion during the last year of available statis tics. God bless America! Who said Nebraska farmers were not getting the breaks ? Now those triple A conservation checks are to be supplemented with a mattress on which we can pass the pleasant summer hours in the shade. No more digging in the dirt out in the hot sun foT me. Frank Brady’s idea of tax econ omy begins at the wrong end. Pre cinct assessors are drawn from the farms of the state, thus affording an opportunity once a year for one clodhopper in a precinct to run up an account against the county that will affect his taxes. The pruning process for economical reasons might start with the surplus group that is on the pay roll from one new moon to another. Has it come to this ? That classi cal American character who made the rounds of newspaper compos ing rooms from New York to San Francisco, who set his “string” alike in the little country outfits that were still pulling a Washing ton hand press or in the big plants with Webb perfectings, who hob nobbed with statesmen in legislat ive halls or the traveling gentry in freight cais, who was proud to be known as a “tramp printer”—has fallen from that high estate. It is uow “itinerant printer.” Former President Hoover, Gen. Pershing and scores of less notables are doing much .to get relief to starving peoples in the countries the, “liberating” armies of Stalin and Hitler have deprived of bread. Contumely was lavished upon Mr. Hoover as president though in such places as Holt county bis relief agencies furnished many citizens a better livelihood than they had pre viously or since. It may be justly said not alone the former presi dent’s sympathy but his helping hand reaches: “From realm to realm with cross or crescent crown’d, Where’er mankind and misery are found.” Budding pension plans continue on the increase. With the amazing logic of which those of the ancient and honorable profession of law are capable we learn it would be both economical and efi'ieiency encour aging to pension the judges of our state courts and fix a retirement age. The proposition «omes from members of the bar association and whatever the legislature may think of it the laymen will hardly favor such additional consideration lor an already amply paid and none too hard worked group of officials. But if the plan was approved and en larged to include country editors 1 would, be the last to suggest that BOXING TOURNEY TO BE HELD HERE NEXT WEEK It’s here—the O’ Club’s annual event, the Boxing tourney, will be held in the O'Neill High School Gymnasium on Tuesday and Wed nesday, March 18 and 19. Thirty bouts, 90 rounds of fast hard hit ting, amateur boxing. You know the thrills of seeing these boys fight it out for top honors in their respective classes. This year’s crop of O’Neill’s leather throwers promises to be better than ever. The winners of the different weights will make up O’Neill High’s boxing team. The team is making negotiations for meets with Atkinson, Bassett, Creighton, Val ' entine and Stuart. The following are early candi dates for O’Neill’s boxing team: Jack Dempsey, John Etherton, Dean Oberle, Alvin Clyde, Frank Burival, Junior Jereske, Junior Cavanaugh, Don Elkins, Clifford Burival, Gene Wolfe, Leslie Bosh art, Bill Perry, Bennie Wetzler, Dale French, Ted Manzer, Rex Oberle, Wayne Bowers, Archie Bright, Ervin Kloppenborg, Zane Cole, Tex Richard, Edward Young, Harold Calkins, Orville Lewis, Don Vequist ar.u Lloyd Wyant. -- Male A Capelia Chorus Of Nebraska Wesleyan Here Next Saturday O’Neill will have the privilege of enjoying a rare musical treat this week end. The Nebraska Wesleyan Male A Capelia Chorus, which this week begins its 35th annual tour, will be in O’Neill all day Saturday. During this concert tour which will extend over about two weeks time, the chorus will sing approxi mately tifty concerts in four states .—the high spot of the tour being a radio broadcast in Kansas City, Missouri. The chorus sings as many as five concerts in one day. While here in O’Neill, they will sing two complete and different concerts at the high school auditor j ium. The first concei t will be at ; 2:30 P. M. and the second at 8:00 P. M. The program will consist j of numbers by the twenty-four ! voice chorus, vocal and instrumen I tal solos, male quartet selections, and readings. These concerts are open to the public for a very small admission charge—10c and 15c in the after noon, and 10c and 20c in the even ing. This will be a program which no one will want to miss. Donald Bowen, an O’Neill boy, is j a member of this chorus. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks for the many kind acts and words of sympathy during our re cent bereavement.—Mrs. Catherine Shorthill, Mrs. James Shorthill and daughters. Miss Lorene Letzel has left for a visit with friends at Valentine. the old age pension in Nebraska is now available to superannuated citizen and official alike. Mrs. William Fryrear was host ess to eighteen members of the la dies Helping Hand Club and several invited guests last Thursday. Din ner, such as nowhere outside a circle of competent country ladies is ever encountered, was served soon after noon. An interesting program of novel riddle reading, word contests and similar mental exercises, supplemented by pleasant social conversation ran through the afternoon. A plate of the choicest from the dinner table was taken to Mrs. Riley, an invalid in her home, whose birthday was the day pre vious. Mrs. Fryrear graciously re membered the Breezes editor by sending him a plate of cake. The club meets fortnightly, the previous meeting date being stormy, but a goodly number turned out te at tend at the hospitable home of Mrs. Fred Watson. The next meeting, March 20, Mrs. Fredricl^s will be the hostess. A FORMER RESIDENT OF O'NEILL DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME IN ATKINSON ! Had Been Actively Engaged In The Furniture And Undertaking Business Nearly Forty Years E. J. Kilmurry, pioneer furniture dealer and funeral director, of At kinson, died at his home in that city last Thursday evening about 7 o’clock as the result of three heart attacks that day. Mr. Kil murry was raised and grew to manhood on a farm one and a half miles north of this city, his fam ily coming to Nebraska from Con necticut when he was very small, about 1879. He had many friends in this city and over the county who were shocked to learn of his sudden death. The following ac count of his passing is taken from last week’s Atkinson Graphic: “Edward J. Kilmurry, 68, one of Atkinson’s leading business men, died at his home in this city Thursday evening about 7 o’lock. He succumbed to a series of heart attacks, the first of which came Thursday morning while he was in a local barber shop. A second, and more severe attack, came later in the morning when he was alone at his place of business, and a third last night resulted in death. “Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic church here I Monday morning, March 10, at 10 o’clock. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. A. A. Lehmen. “Thursday morning Dr. W. J. ; Douglas went to the furniture | j store to make a purchase and he | i discovered Mr. Kilmurry, evidently in great pain, sitting at his desk in the rear part of the store. "The doctor asked him what was the matter, and Mr. Kilmurry re- j plied that he had a severe pain ii* his heart and in his arm. Realizing the seriousness of his condition, j Dr. Douglas took him to his home at once and put him to bed. On j the way home, Mr. Kilmurry told _ the doctor that he had suffered a similar pain, but very slight, ear lier in the morning while he was at a barber shop. "Mr. Kilmurry had been in the furniture and undertaking busi ness here for nearly forty years. He was one of the community’s most public spirited business men, and one of its best loved citizens. Kind ness and tolerance were the foun dation of his reasoning, and loyalty to his community, his church, his friends and business associates was the guidepost of his activities. "He was born October 2, 1872, at Waterbury, Conn., the son of Rich ard and Katherine Kilmurry. The family came to Holt county in the early days, and from 1892 to 1899 he worked on a farm near O’Neill with his father. He spent three years doing electrical work at Butte, Mont., and in 1902 came to Atkinson and established the fur niture and undertaking business which he operated until his death. “On November 24, 1908, he was married to Miss Rosalia Loecker at St. Joseph’s Church, Atkinson. He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Leona, music and history instructor in Atkinson high cshool, and one son, Edward H., an attor ney in Racine, Wis. “Also surviving are two brothers and two sisters, Richard, who lives in Alaska, Patrick W., of Atkinson, Mrs. Ralph Merriman, of Sioux City, and Mrs. R. R. Morrison, of O’Neill. “Mr. Kilmurry was a member of the Atkinson Service Club and served on the board of directors of that organization. He was also a member of the Knights of Colum bus.” Board of Education Hires New Commercial Teacher [ Mr. Robert Houtehens has been ' elected by the Board of Education to serve as commercial instructor in the O’Neill High School. Mr. Houtehens took his training at Kearney State Teachers College, and has started work on his Mas ter’s Degree at Greeley, Colo. He has had three years of successful i teaching experience and has been teaching in the Genoa High School I until the end of this week. Mr. Houtehens will begin in i structing here on Monday morning. ! Besides teaching commercial, he I will serve as assistant coach in box ing and track for the remainder of ! the school year. It is fortunate that it has been possible to secure the services of Mr. Houtehens at this time. For the past two weeks the commercial classes have been in structed by Superintendent Grill. ! Arrow Stage Line Is Now | In Daily Operation The Arrow Stage Lines com menced their operations between | South Sioux City and O’Neill last t Saturday and two busses a day are run over their line. The first bus leaves here at 7 a. m., arriving in South Sioux City at 9:55 and Sioux City, Iowa, at 10:00. The next bus leaves here at 4:15 p. m., and ar rives at South Sioux City at 7:35 p. m., and Sioux City, Iowa, at 7:40 p. m. West bound the first bus leaves Sioux City at 11:30 a. m., and arrives at O’Neill at 3:15 p. m. The second bus leaves Sioux City at 5:15 p. m., and ar rives at O’Neill at 8:25 p. m. Mrs. M. F. Cronin Dies At Home In Brooklyn, N. Y. O’Neill relatives received word last Mondway that Mrs. M. F. Cro nin, formerly of this city, died at her home in Brooklyn, N. Y., last Monday afternoon, after an illness of several months. Mr. and Mrs. Cronin left here for the east some twenty years ago and since that time have made their home in New York City and Brooklyn. ; Red Cross Members Held Meeting Last Saturday A meeting for the American Red Cross was held in the Golden Hotel dining room on Saturday after noon, March 8. The meeting open ed with an expression of thanks by Mrs. Dishner to the ladies who have been s>o willing to do the Refugee Sewing Work as requested by the National Organization. This was followed by a report of the next quota of work to be done as soon as the materials arive. A short style review of the dresses and sweaters and caps made by the ladies were modeled by the Misses Helen Harty, Catherine Ann Golden, Mary Lou Conard, Maxine Golden, Helen Ku bitscchek, Constance Biglin and Vem Coyne. Following the revue a lovely tea was served by some of our local ladies and our visitors were able to enjoy a social hour and look at the display of the many garments completed and ready to be sent in a short time. | Holt County Bull Wins Grand Championship At Valentine Hereford Show R .E. Lucas was in attendance at the show and sale of the Northwest Nebraska Hereford Breeders as sociation, held at Valentine last i Monday. Mr. Lucas had Prince Diamond, a summer yearling bull, from his herd entered in the show and Prince Diamond walked olf with the honors as Grand Champion. After the show' he was sold by Mr. Lucas to A. C. Bayers, of Twin Bridges, Mont., for |l,.‘iOO. Mr. Lucas had five head alto gether at the show and he sold them all at an average of $521.UU, which is a very nice price for five head of young bulls. This is the sixth consecutive year that Mr. Lucas’ herd has won the Grand Championship at the Association’s show, which is fine for any breeder. The price paid for Prince Diamond was the largest ever paid for a Grand Champion during the twen ty-nine yeai’s of the association’s history, which is another plume in the hat of Mr. Lucas and his herd of Herefords. PIONEER OF HOLT CELEBRATES HER 92ND BIRTHDAY Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Wm. Menish Sunday, March 9 to help her cele brate her ninety-second birthday. A delicious dinner was served at one o’clock. The afternoon was spent playing cards and Chinese checkers and visiting. Mrs. Men ish was one of the pioneers coming to Holt County sixty-three years ago, and can tell some very inter esting stories of pioneer days. Those present were Mrs. J. B. Donahoe, Mrs. Lizzie Donahoe, Mrs. T. J. Donahoe, Mr. and Mrs. Janies Donahoe and Jo Ann, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. O’Malley, Gene Donahoe, John O’Malley, Edd Men ish and children, Mary and Joe, Mrs. R. J. Marsh, Mr .and Mrs. W. P. Dailey and Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh. Gifts, cards and letters from friends and relatives were received and the guests left wishing her many more Happy Birthdays. St. Mary’s Students Will Present Entertainment On Sunday, March 16 On Sunday, March 16, St. Mary’s Academy will present the St. Pat rick’s entertainment, "Who Pays The Rent,” at 8:30 p. m. at the Public School Gymnasium. Cast of Characters Mary Flynn .... Beverly McCarthy Mrs. O’Grady .— Jean Sadler Patrick O’Grady James Golden Michael Flynn. Robert Wallace Eileen Flynn . Patti Reiser Setting: Living room of the Flynn home. Scene I: St. Patrick’s Eve. Scene 11: Later that same night. Scene III: Two days later. Musical Numbers Presented During The Play "Let Us All Be Irish Tonight"— Kenneth Kissinger. Four Handed Reel — Dorothy Hamilton, Ann Harty, Bonnie Hynes, Maxine Golden, Nancy Froe iich, Margaret Hickey, Lou Ann iler, Lenore Reka. "Broth of a Boy’’—Patti Reiser, Robert Wallace. “That Old Irish Mother of Mine" —Lou Birmingham, Dorothy Froe lich. Irish Jig—Betty Gallagher, Ann Harty, Lois Hoffman, John Trout, Devine Brennan, Jerome Gallagher. “God Put the Green in the Rain )x>w>’_Kathloen Flood, Irene Baz elman, Donna Clements, Alice Big lin, Janet Enright, Marilyn Moore, Ethel Suchy. Variety Top—Helen Kubitschek, Patti Reiser. "The Son ol' an Irishman”— Dormy DeBacker, Dorothy Hamil ton, Bonnie Hynes, Lenore Reka, Ann Harty. Three Jumps and a Top—Lois Hoffman, Robert Wallace. Jaunting Down to Kerry—Jackie Davis, Helen Kubitschek, Tom Harty, Dennis Kissenger, Bernard Dailey. “Erin”—Lou Birmingham, Chor us. Announcer . Gene Brennan Accompanist .... Mrs. Tom Brennan Holt County 4-H Members Honored This Week Kach year the Crete Mills com pany offers one trip to club week and three 100 bags of feed to the counties with the largest number of club members competing in 4-Ii beef, dairy, swine and poultry pro jects. Holt county stood at the top in beef club completions with 142 boys and girls turning in their fi nal reports. Boyd Bessel, of Chambers, was awarded the trip to club week and 100 pounds of feed were given to Wayne Hoffman, of Atkinson, Billy Sitz, of Atkinson, and Larry Schaf fer, of O’Neill. Cedar county stood at the top in swine and second in beef cattle. In dairy club completions Burt county was first with Hamilton second and in poultry completions Adams was first with Howard second. CUSS B' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER HELD St. Mary’s Wins District Championship. Officials Who Presided Selected Tournament Team, of Which St. Mary’s Draws Four Members St. Mary’s of O’Neill and Atkin son High School won their way to the finals of the Class B basketball tournament played here last Fri day night, St Mary’s by defeating Long Fine in the semi-finals on Thursday night 36-27, in a battle in which the St. Mary’s team was definitely not up to par, and Atkin son by defeating Butte, the pre tournament favorite, in a hotly con. tested game. Wood Lake and Chambers start ed the evening’s play in a game which was very exciting the first half, but then the Wood Lake team showed their superior strength, and began hitting the basket at all angles, with Wood Lake winning the right to represent this section in the Class C tournament at Lin coln. The Atkinson-St. Mary’s game kept the crowd yelling all the time, but from the opening whistle, the outsome was never in doubt, St. Mary’s going into the lead at once, and never relinquishing it, and with a superior brand of playing, both defensive and offensive, cleur ly showed they were the best team. The finals in the Class It basket ball tournament, between St. Mary’s of O’Neill, and Atkinson High School were held in O’Neill, last Friday evening, in the gymnasium of the local High School, with the i largest crowd to witness any sport | iiig event in llolt county in recent i yeurs, in attendance, with slightly I over twelve hundred paid admis sions. The final score was 35-24 in I favor of St. Mary’s, this being the laird time this year, they have .successfully downed Atkinson. During the half time intermis sion, Superintendent C. F. Grill, of the O’Neill Public School made a short talk explaining the various trophies winch were given, one do nated by Lne Nebraska High School Activities Association, given to the winner of the Class B finals, and the otner two, donated by the busi. ness and professional men of O’Neill, one to be given to the loser of the Class B finals and the other to the winner of the Class C finals. He then read the tournament team, which was picked by the two officials refereeing the games, Pat terson, of Bassett, and Christensen, of Wausa. Four men from St. Mary’s team are represented on this all-tourney selection. The ones picked are as follows: Herbert Ad kins, Butte; William Kruse, Long Pine; Dale Kersenbrock, St. Mary’s; Neal McKee, Atkinson; William Kyan, St. Mary’s; Robert Tomek, Butte; John Shoemaker, St. Mary's; Merritt Warren, Atkinson; Ted Sirek, St. Mary's; Weldon West, Atkinson. Semi-Finals Class B St- Mary'a (36) f* it pf Ryan, f . 6 3 2 Parkins, f . 0 0 0 Hammond, f .. 0 0 1 Shoemaker, f .0 1 2 Sirek, c f.1 0 2 Kersenbrock, c.3 2 2 Miles, g ........ 3 0 1 Kubitscheck, g._0 0 0 Hickey, g.3 0 1 Kleinschmidt, g .0 0 0 Totals .—.15 6 11 Long Pine (27) fg ft pf Arksmith, f..._...l 0 3 Dewell, f . .0 0 0 Luehrs, f_._1 1 1 Hall, f . 0 0 0 Krause, c..... 4 12 Wheeler, c_ 0 0 0 1 Johns, g. 2 2 1 McNally, g . 0 0 0 Odbert, g.3 1 2 \ Smith, g...—0 0 0 Totals.11 6 9 Officials—Patterson and Chris tensen. Finals Class B St. Mary’s (35) fg ft pfj Ryan, f.4 1 1 j I Parkins, f . 0 0 0 Hammond, f.,.i 0 1 Shoemaker, f . 2 2 2 Sirek, f ........3 1 1 Kersenbrock, c . 1 1 4 Miles, c .. 1 0 1 Kabitschek, g .0 0 0 Hickey, g .2 0 3 Kleinsmith, g . 0 0 0 Totals . 15 5 13 Atkinson (24) fg ft pf McKee, f . 0 2 1 Schutz, f . 1 0 0 Babcock, f.1 1 1 Pock, c f. 0 0 0 H. West, c.2 7 4 W. West, g .0 1 3 Miller, g . 0 0 0 Warren, g . 2 11 Smith, g. 0 0 0 Totals ..6 12 10 Officials—Patterson and Chris tensen. Due to a delay at the factory, the trophies that had been ordered for the Class B Tournament did not arrive until Saturday. These trophies are now on display in the window at the Herre Jewelry Store. The championship trophy goes to St. Mary’s, the runner-up trophy to Atkinson, nnd the trophy for the winners of the Class C play-off to Wood Lake. These splendid trophies and the programs handed out at the tourna | ment were made possible by contri | but ions from business people of O’Neill. The tournament was an outstand ing success. The gross gate re ceipts exceeded those of last year by $76.76. The receipts of Dis trict Basketball Tournaments are pro rated among the participating schools, the host school, and the Nebraska High School Activities Association. I - Livestock Prices Go Up Under Brisk Demand The general market tone was very good at the local livestock auction last Monday. The day’s liberal receipts met with a sharp increase in price and the demand was very active on practically all kinds. Calves with quality were quite plentiful and the bes£ reached a top of $12.25. The long end of the steer calves brought from $11.50 lto $12.00. The top on heifer calves was; $10.20 with the fwUt ranging from $9.00 to $9.75. Yearling steers were here in rather light supply. The best kind cashed at $11.20 and $10.00 and $10.50 caught the long end of the day’s receipts. Yearling heif ers were scarce and prjces ruled about steady with a week ago. Cow receipts were heavier than usual and prices were higher. The extreme top of $7.20 urns paid foa fat cows with $6.00 to $6.50 being paid for the bulk of the beef cows. Canners and cutters sold for less. More bulls than usual were here. They brought prices ranging from $6.50 to $7.20. The hog division showed about normal receipts. Extreme top on butchers was $7.35 with a practi cal top of$7.30. Feeder pigs paid the usual good prices of the past few weeks. About 60 horses were sold with prices some lower than two weeks ago. The next regular sale will be held Monday, March 17. CARD OF THANKS We desire t# express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the many kind neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness and sympathy expressed during the illness and following the death of our beloved father.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Page and family. Dr. J. P. Brown made a business trip to Omaha on Wednesday.