The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, April 03, 1941, Image 1

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VOL. LXI O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941 NUMBER 47
SOUTHWESTERN
BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
The Garwood boys have been
hauling 4-horse loads of hay from
a mile north of Inez to their ranch
headquarters west of Swan Lake,
a distance of about 12 miles. Hay j
has been a problem with many who
wintered stock.
A 1500-pound cow from the Riley
ranch recently sold on the Burwell
market for $105, the animal be
ing the attractive feature of the
sale ring that day on account of
her unusual size.
With 14 applications for licenses
to dispense “fire water” the im
bibing gentry at the county seat
should be well supplied, as well as
making ample provision for the
ladies to profit by the instruction
handed them by the Mistress of the
White House when that notable
personage made her introductry
bow to American women.
In this day of grasping greed
of defense workers the country
over it is refreshing to learn of a
gentleman who is not only satisfied
with his pay check but declines a
raise. The Boqrd of Education
down at Lincoln voted the super
intendent of the schools a raise of
$500 which was declined.
Of the sixteen presidents that
have occupied the White House
during the last 80 years only three
were elected as Democrats.
I saw one neighbor, five horses
hitched to a «lisc, the last day of
March getting ground ready to
seed to barley. But there is still an
isolated drift of snow that piled
up early in November.
Early this morning of the day on
which I write, the eastern sky a
glow with the flush of coming sun
rise, thin mists motionless above
the valley floor, brown hills touched
with the grey light of early dawn,
there came on the sound waves a
cross the pasture lands the boonij
ing notes of the prairie roosters.
Strutting among their feathered
harems and indulging the vocal
demostrations of barnyard com
patriots. The whistle of the cur
lew, the boom of the prairie
roosters, are the morning notes
which “call to us to pause and lis
ten.” You have missed something
if you have not heard them. By
mid forenoon there came to the
dooryard a choir of uniformed
blackbirds, and perched high in
trees their ringed throats were
opened in joyous song. This con
tinued throughout the morning,
interrupted by a passing automo
bile to be resumed with greator
vigor. Later in the afternoon the
golden notes of the meadow lark
blend with the wind’s quivering
harpstrings, and to one of those
“ . . who love the haunts of nature,”
Love the sunshine of the meadow,"
this early spring day has brought
a store of inspiration and simple
pleasure that transcends the com
plex, though often majestic, allure
ments of artifkal life.
Methodist Choir Will
Present Easter
Concert
Continuing the custom of past
years, the Methodist choir of O’
Neill will present “The Mystery of
Easter” in a sacred concert at the
church at 8:00 p. m., April f>, under
the direction of Miss Marjorie
Graybill.
The theme for the entire pro
gram including solos, men’s chorus
and women’s chorus, as well as the
mixed chorus, is “The Mystery of
Easter.” It includes numbers by
such well known composers as J. S.
Bach and Jon Sebelius.
Guest soloist for the evening will
be Miss Ruth Harris, senior stu
dent at Morningside College,
daughter of Mrs. Esther Cole
Harris, other soloists w‘11 be Eldon
Prawitz, Charles Yaraell, and Mrs.
Mildred Oppen. Mr. A. E. Bowen
is the accompanist. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Boys Be Careful When
Flying Kites
“Warn your children, particular
ly the boys, to take every precau
tion for a safe and enjoyable kite
flying season.”
This warning was issued today
by the safety department of the
Consumers Public Power District.
Failure to use nominal care, the
warning stressed, may result in
serious injury and possibly death
Parents are warned to check
up on kites and make sure that
there is no metallic string or other
metal parts on the kite. The use
of metal in kite flying presents a
real hazard, in that the contact
formed between such metal and
any electrical wires can cause ser
ious burns or electrocution.
Parents can greatly assist in
this safety program by warning
their children against the dangers
of flying kites. This is a sport all
young people enjoy, but unless the
flying is done SAFELY, it may re
sult in a very serious accident.
O’Neill High Athletes
Start Training
Sixty-two O’Neill High boys
turned out for the annual inter
class track meet which ^vas held at
the Athletic Field Wednesday after
noon. The meet uncovered some
good material whom Coach Manny
Segel will use in several scheduled
track meets this spring.
Klappenburg, Manzer and Calk
ins walked off with the individual
honors, scoring 14, 15 and 10 points
respectively. Next in line came
Bowers with 7 points, Burgess, 6
points and McKenna, 4 points.
Class Team Results
Sophomores . 43 points
Juniors.30 points
Seniors . 20 points
Freshmen ....^ 00
Commercial Club Meets
Next Tuesday
The next meeting of the O’Neill
Commercial Club will be held next
Tuesday evening, April 8, at the
Golden Hotel Dining room. Dinner
will be served at 6:30 and the
meeting will be held immediately
thereafter. All the members of the
Club are urged to be present at
this meeting as there is some im
portant business to transact. Do
not leave it to George to do, come
and help do a little of the work
yourself. Let us have the first re
gular meeting of the Club one that
will go down in history as one of
the largest gatherings of O’Neill
businesses and professional men
and women ever held in the city.
Let’s Go!
First National To Build
Office Building
The First National Bank has let
a contract to Ed Burge to build
a 24xfi office building on the lot
just north of the bank building.
The building is to be of brick and
i tile construction, one floor with a
full basement, and is to be com
| pletcd by July 1st. The Nation
al Farm Loan Association has
, signed a lease on the building and
will move their offices to the new
: location as soon as the structure
I is completed.
Friendly Neighbor Club
Mrs. Harold Fager entertained
the Friendly Neighbor Club at her
home on the 27th of March.
Thirteen members answered roll.
Mrs. Dale Fetro and Mrs. Fager
were elected leaders A and B for
the coming year.. Mrs Ray Jan
sen will be president. Mrs. Levi
Yantzi, vice-president. Mrs. Enrad
Leach, secretary-treasurer and
Mrs. Clay Johnson, music leader.
The members are invited to at
tend Achievement Day on April
25th in the High School building.
Lunch was served by Mrs. Lewis
nd Mrs. Bruegman.
Mr. and Mrs. Darol Baker and
Mrs. Marvin Johnson drove to
Sioux City on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs.
Baker retured home Sunday even
ing, but Mrs. Johnson remained
until Tuesday evening, visiting at
the home of relatives.
ST. MARY S PUPILS
PRESENT PLAY
NEXT SUNDAY
St Mary's Academy presents
"The Fantasy of the Passion.” A
rr?n on his death bed lives his
whole life over again. That is the
theme of the Lenten play to be
given by the students of St. Mary’s
on April 6, in the Public School
Auditorium. Mr. O’Kelly, of O’
Kelly Silk, has been fatally hurt
in an automobile accident. He is
brought to the hospital and during
his delirium he re-lives the scenes
of his past life, seeing them in re
lation to the Passion of Christ.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows:
His Caretaker Verne Coyne
His Doctor .... John Shoemaker,Jr.
His Nurse . Constance Biglin
The Man . Robert Parkins
His Professor, Jordan
.. Robert Shoemaker
His First Love, Phyllis .
. Chickie Iler
His Business Partner ..
. Robert Miles
His Stenographer
Constance Golden
His Chemist .... George Hammond
His Wife Mary Brophy
His Son ... tf. Ted Sirek
The Voice of Christ .
. George nammona
Soldiers .... Leonard Engler, Bert
Brennan, William Brennan
Apostles .... Genie Higgins, George
Janousek, Norbert Fernholz
Technician John Brennan
Costumes . Sr. M. Jeanette
Director . Sr. M. Antonella
Nuns’ Choir Verne Coyne,
Eileen Kelly, Dorothy Valla,
Vera LaPointe, Charlotte Buell.
Accompanist . Sr. M. Flores
Advertising . Sr. M. Mildred
Ash Grove Project Club
Mrs. F. W. Herjdrick entertained
our club at her home Wednesday,
March 26. Seven members and one
visitor, Miss Morna Wertz, were
present, with 3 members absent.
After a delicious covered dish
| luncheon was served, Mrs. Hen
| drick and Mrs. R. E. Tomlinson pre
I sented our lesson, “Discipline or
i Guidance.” Mrs. R. E. Lucas read
1 a very interesting article about
| “Nebraska.”
The next meeting will be held at
Mrs. George Rector’s new home to
| elect officers for next year and
! make our booth for Achievement
Day.
■ ■
The Weather
. High Low
March 27 ... 35 32
March 28 . 43 26
March 29 . 58 30
March 30 . 67
March 31 . 65 36
April 1 . 62 37
| April 2 . 61 39
1 Several New Homes Will
Be Built This Year
There will be a lot of new build
j mgs erected this spring and sum
i mer. Among the new buildings to
be erected will be homes for: Mr.
; and Mrs. Arthur Cowperthwaite,
! Miss Elja McCullough, Mr. and
1 Mrs. C. J. Gatz and Mr. and Mrs.
I Irving Johnson. The above
have been definitely decided
I on and work has started on
some of them. There are many
more who contemplate building and
from present indication*! there will
be more homes built in O’Neill
this year than for any other year
in the history of the city.
Ed Guthmanp, who was a resi
dent of this city for about two
years, while representing Swift &
Co., but who has been living in
Grand Island since the first of the
year as a representative of Gen
eral foods, has been transferred to
Iowa and his future headquarters
will be at Ft. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs.
Guthmann have many friends in
this city, and while they regret
that he has been moved from this
territory, wish them the best of
luck in their new home and tender
congratulations to him on his pro
motion.
Large Offering Monday.
Prices Steady On
Better Kinds
The receipt of livestock at the
local market Monday more than
doubled the receipts of a week ago.
The better grades were fully
steady in price with the good kinds
last week; plainer kinds were a
little lower. The demand remains
good, especially on the light
weights.
The best load lot brot $12.30.
Receipts in the calf division were
considerably heavier than in recent
weeks and the quality was good.
The best load lot of steer calves
brot $12.30. A few outstanding in
dividuals brot prices as high as
$14.00 per cwt. Heifer calves were
not plentiful and the best sold at
$10.10.
A nice assortment of yearlings
showed up and the good quality
light weight steers paid from
$10.50 to $11.86. Good light heifers
ruled about steady with the plainer
kinds selling a little lower than a
week ago.
Better grade cows held up well
and sold mostly steady. Bulls, also,
were unchanged.
Hog receipts were considerably
heavier than a week ago and the
outlet was broad. The extreme top
|on butchers was $7.60 with a prac
tical top of $7 60 to $7.55. Sows
sold as high as $7.00 but $6.50
caught the long end of the day's
offering. Extreme top price on
pigs was $8:10.
A band of 70 ewes and lambs
brot $10.80. Also, about a dozen
horses were among the day’s re
ceipts.
The next regular auction will be
held on Monday, April 7.
1
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz
'Start First h)41 Home
The excavation for the new home
being built by Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Gatz was started the first of the
week. The home which is being
built on the northwest corner of
Eighth and Douglas Street is to be
a two-story, six room house of wood
and brick construction, and is to be
completed by August 1st. The
basement is a full basement, and is
to be completely finished and will
contain a recreation room, a laun
dry and a bedroom. On the first
floor there will be a large living
room, dining room and kitchen
and on the second floor, a master
bedroom and two smaller bed
rooms with baths.
The type of construction and the
materials to be used in the house
are new to O’Neill, and when com
pleted it will be one of the most
beautiful and modem homes in O’
Neill. Charley Melenfa is the con
tractor.
ASSESSORS FROM j
NINE COUNTIES
MEET SATURDAY
Frank J. Brady of Lincoln, State
Tax Commissioner, will be here on
Saturday to hold a district meet
ing of county assessors from the
North Central District, which is
comprised of nine counties.
The meeting will start at 1:00
o’clock in the assembly room at the
Court House and will be conducted
by county assessor, Walter Sire,
and will be a round table discussion
of the various problems encountered
by the county assessors. The local
assessors as well as the county
asessors are invited to attend this
frneeting.
City Election Very
Quiet and Dull
The City election passed off very
quietly last Tuesday, ins fact too
quietly, as but very few of our
citizens thought enough of their
duties as citizens to get out and
vote. One hundred and three votes
were cast in the city, when there
should have been, 1300. So nearly
1200 of the citizens of the city did
not think enough of their duties
as a citizen to exercise their fran
chine. Following is the vote by
wards. First ward, 60; Second
ward, 17; Third ward, 36. There
was but one candidate running for
Councilman in the Second and
Third wards and two in the First,
all without oposition and they all
were elected. Those elected were:
Frank Phalinl and Robert Arbuth
not in the First ward; M. J. Wal
lace in the Second ward; Levi
Yantzi in the Third ward. There
are only two candidates for the
school board, both present mem
bers and they were both re-elected.
They are George Shoemaker, who
received 88 votes and Dr. L. A.
Burgess, who received 86 votes.
County Superintendent
Entertains Teachers
The grade and high school
teachers of Holt county were en
tertained at their annual dinner
party at the Golden Hotel in this
city on Tuesday evening by Miss
Elja McCullough, county superin
tendent. Approximately one hun
dred teachers from all towns in the
county, with the exception of In
man were guests of Miss McCul
[lough. Immediately following the
dinner a short musical program
was presented by students from the
Stuart, Ewing, Page and O’Neill
schools. Following this a programe
presented by Mortoni, the magician,
of Lincoln, who presented a very
interesting progsam of magic.
OF all kinds of hunger there
is none like money hunger.
Physical starvation may be the
result of financial improvi
dence.
The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Acirploa aad
Uadi Tided IPreflta,
9I40.0M.OO
Thin Bank Carrie* If*
Indebted*!** of Odkm
or StoeUtaddora.
Member Federal Deposit Inmrance Corporation
Methodist Men Organize
Fellowship Group
The men of the Methodist Church
and their ladies, met last Monday
evening in the church basement
for the purpose of organizing a
men’s fellowship group.
The entertainment program con
s is ted of the following numbers:
“America the Beautiful” Audience
Welcome - Rev. Wright
Response ,.„.. K. L. Martyn
Reading “The Absent
Guest” . Betty Lou Aim
Comedy “Meet the
King” Modernistic Artists
Vocal Solo “Tommy Lad” “Rolling
Down to Rio” ... Robert Mitchell
Mystery “It Can’t be
Done” . Dorlin Lockmon
Everybody Sing
Director, Alfred Mathis
A business meeting followed the
program. The officers elected were:
President, Principal K. L. Martyn;
Vice President, Will Hanna; Sec
retary - Treasurer, Judge Louis
Reimer.
Refreshments were served by the
men’s committee to the ninety
guests.
O’Neill High Boxers To
Plainview April 17
Plainview High School will play
host to the O’Neill High School
boxing team on Thursday, April
17th. Our pugilists have been work
ing daily with rope skipping, cal
isthenics, shodow boxing and road
work and should be in the ’pink'
at the sound of the bell.
Coaches Manny Segel and Hant
chins expect to take 10 or 12 boys
to Plainview, ranging in weghts
from 85 to 165 pounds.
Happy Hour Project Club
The Happy Hour Club met at
I the home of Mrs, Bernard Hynes
I on Thursday, March 27, all mem
bers but one were present, also five
visitors.
The meeting and lesson was con
ducted by our President, Mrs. M.
I A. Scholkroff and Mrs. Arthur
O’Neill. The lesson extension cir
Icular 5-77 “Dicipline or Guidance”
(The problem of parental control)
was given to each member and a
general discussion of same by
leaders and members.
Our reading leader submitted a
list of books to be read by each
member of club.
Plans for Achievement Hay were
made, each member having some
particular duty to preform.
We are also having a local Ach
ievement Day for our club on April
17, at the home of Mrs. M. A.
Scholkroff and will further dis
cuss phins for our Achievement
Day of all clubs in O’Neill April
24.
A delicious lunch of hot beef
sandwiches, mashed potatoes, pick
les, apple pie and ice cream was
served by our hostess, Mrs. Hymes.
O’Neill High School
News Of Interest
The twelve members of the Sen
ior Class of the O’Neill Public High
School, who ranked scholastically
in the upper fourth of their class,
have been taking the University of
Nebraska Regents examination
Monday and Tuesday.
Thus series of examinations are
designed to test the students abil
ity in English usage, general vo
cabulary. and certain basic inform,
ation in mathematics, science, and
social studies.
The University of Nebraska will
award to the winner of these com
petitive examinations, a scholar
ship worth approximately $40 to be
applied toard tutition for te first
semester which will be renewed for
the second semester if the students’
work justifies their continuance.
The students taking part in the
examination under the direction of
Principal K. L. Martyn were:
Betty Lou Aim, La Vem Borg,
Clifford Burival, James Foreman,
Hplen Hagensick, Lydia Halva,
George Hendrick, Ava Jones, Edith
Lienhart, Francis Murray, Marion
Olson, Gertrude Worford.
Gus PeBacker drove to Nor
; folk on Wednesday, where he at
tended a meeting of Penney Store
employees.
LOCAL ASSESSORS
HELD MEETING
HERE SATURDAY
The local assessors of Holt
county met at 10 a. m., on Satur
day, March 29, in the assembly
room of the court house. The en
tire county was represented with
every assessor present.
The morning session was taken
up with organization, appointment
of committees and roll call, after
which the county assessor made a
report on the State Assessor’s con
vention.
The afternoon session was kept
busy till late with committee re
ports and round table discussion of
assessing problems. About the
only change in assesments for this
year will be a slight raise on some
classes of cattle and sheep. Horses
will be lower than for 1940.
The legislature passed a bill
about three weeks ago which would
make it optional with the County
Board bo pay local assessors cither
|f>.00 per day or so much per sched
ule, based on the average for the
past five years. The County Board
had voted to try the schedule plan.
This did not meet with the approval
of the assessors and drew plenty «f
fire. After considerable discussion
a resolution was passed request
ing the County Board to reconsider
their action and pay local assessor*
by the day, as formerly. A large
delegation of assessors met with
the County Board on Wednesday,
April 2. The County Board, after
hearing the opposition, rescinded
their action and voted to pay $5.00
per day as heretofore.
The cooperation of everyone in
making his return to the local as
sessor will be much appreciated by
him and will help him to make a
just and equitable assessment.
On The Sidelines
By Observer
Last Sunday, quite a number of
golfers appeared on the local links
to bat the little white pill around.
A wet course hampered most of the
scores for the day, but the caddy
Champion of two years ago, Bob
Parkins, rounded out a 43-42 for
an 85 game being the low on the
links. A larger number will be ex
pected if this Sunday proves to be
one of those ideal golfing days
with many golf entusiasists out im
proving their game and whipping
themselves into shape for the local
tourney which will take place a
round the third week in June.
Northeast Nebraska lost its one
and only radio sports announcer
this week when Gene Carrigan, as
sistant manager of radio station
WJAG, resigned to accept a posi
tion with the Columbus Dailjr
Review. Many of you fante heard
his voice coming over the air waves
in the last class A basketball tourn.
a ment at Norfolk. As yet no one
has been announced to take his
position.,
The only baseball league m
Nebraska and a fading one at
that, has received a new team into
its ranks that might give it new
blood. The league is the Western
League and the team is an outstate
team sponsored by Denver, Colo
rado, to be known as the Denver
Cubs. With the addition of this
team, the Western now becomes
a four team league, with Sioux
City, Sioux Falls, S. D. and Nor
folk forming the rest of the league.
It seems strange to me that no
other league has ever been formed
in Nebraska and that there are
such few ranking baseball teams
in the state.
On talking to Jack Honeycutt,
assistant manager of the O'Neill
baseball team, I find that he has a
new plan which he would like to
put into effect this season in O’
Neill. It would propose to form
four teams in the different sections
of the town and to pit the teams to
gether in a series and at the end
of the series take the best looking
prospects on ^ tour, playing legion
teams and town teams. This plan
would be open to all those boys
who do not think themselves ready
for the town earn and wish a
little more experience.