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\rnj T YT O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. APRIL 24, 1941 Number 50
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SOUTHWESTERN
BREEZES
By Romaine Saundera
Lyle, the 13 yr. old son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Addison suffered a
violent attack of appendicitis last
Friday night. He was taken to a
hospital at Burwell Saturday
morning and found relief in an |
operation that afternoon. His
mother remained with him in Bur
well, but Cap had to return the
same day to look after affairs at
the ranch.
Fred Beckwith of O’Neill and
Louis Bartels of Swan held open
house in Amelia a week ago to re
ceive applications of ranchers un
der the federal range program. I
Some are availing themselves ol
the government’s gifts of wells in
the pasture land districts, appli
cation being made to the local
officials. This is sent to the coun
ty seat for official approval and
then to federal headquarters for
the state in Lincoln. If approved,
another official enters into the
picture, known as field man, who
tells the rancher where to locate
the wells.
An eastern merchant was fined
$21 for selling a nickle shoe string
on Sunday. He would have es
caped that fine by giving the cus
tomer the shoe string. But that
has gone out of fashion with mer-1
chants. I was employed in Hein- j
erickson’s store in O’Neill for a
few months in what has been called j
the gay nineties. We always sack- j
ed up a free bag of candy for a
customer who bought as much as i
a dollars worth of stuff. In buy
ing a box of four or five dollars;
1 worth of provisions these days T
haven’t found so much as a chew j
of gum, but there has been times |
when an item that was paid for1
was missing. The up-to-date food
centers now put their advertising
money into effective newspaper
ads in place of dropping a little
bait to each customer.
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The room was neither cheer
fully bright nor hopelessly dingy.
A stove occupied the middle at the
feet of which had been tossed burn
ed matches, bits of cigarettes and
scraps of candy wrapper* Simifar;
objects also encroached out over
the bare floor. A high counter
stood across the back of the room
and back of this shelves containing
such articles as to accomodate the
smokers, candy eaters and lunch
ers. The head of the house, attir
ed in shirt with sleeves rolled to
the elbows and somewhat soiled
waist height overalls, unshaven
face and ever present cigarette,
had not thought to weild a broom.
At a table slouched three or four
men being amused by What the
cards from a begrimed deck could
l do for them in' conjunction with
the cigarettes that filled the room
with smoke and narcotic odors.
These men are also unshaven and
untidy -but happy. The game over,
they drift out and others drift in.
Children' come and go. And what
is it slT? .last a peaceful country
village scene where you feel you
don’t have to be forever “dressed
up”—and where you are safe from
bursting bomb, flaming rifle and
roaring cannon.
Geese are passing through, in
cept for an odd few, they stay up
among the clouds so that they are
heard rather than seen. A cloud
less afternoon a trio of these mag
nificent birds came from far out of
the west and moved in stately
military formation above our door
yard within range of a Kentucky
rifle, necks stretched to a hori
zontal line that matched with legs
and webbed feet held rigidly
straight to the rear, their great
wings fanning with rhythmic reg
ularity, bearing them onward un
til lost to view in the distant blue
of an April sky. Again the wild
ducks swim the water courses, the
frogs have organized orchestras,
the plumed knight of the prairie
hovers about the nesting ground
of a mate who will appear in a
few weeks with a brood of fluffy
y pheasants and the shy prairie
chickens have withdrawn to re
Another Holt County
Pioneer Passes Away
*• .
Edward Adams died at his home
in Chambers last night following
an illness of several years. He
was about 75 years of age. He is
survived by his wife and several
children.
Mr. Adams was actively engag
ed in business in this county for
over fifty years. Following the
completion of the Pacific Short
line to this city he opened a bank
in Page, and conducted it very
successfully for several years. I
When he disposed of the bank j
there he went to Stuart and was
engaged in the lumber and coal
business there for a few years.
When he disposed of his business
interests there he went to Cham
bers and started a bank there,
which he actively and successfully
managed for several years, until
a paralytic stroke about four years
ago forced him to give up the ac
tive conduct of the bank to his sons.
This is one of the strongest small
town banks in the state and will
stand as a lasting monument to j
the careful and painstaking man-1
agement of its founder.
Mr. Adams was one of the finest
men in the county. The soul of
honor and integrity he had the re
spect and confidence of all his cus
tomers and all who knew him,
whether in or out of business. He
was one of the real old time resi
dents of the county, coming here
when a very young man and had
his part in the upbuilding of the
county.
The Frontier joins the many
friends of the family in extending
condolence to the bereaved in their
hour of sorrow.
Lighter Receipts Pegged
Lower Prices Monday
Bad roads hampered the move
ment of livestock to the local live
stock auction last Monday and, as
a result, receipts were lighter than
for several weeks. Prices ruled
about steady with a week ago on
the better grades. However, the
quality of the offering was gener
ally inferior and the market weak
ened a trifle on the plainer kinds.
The demand was active and more
stock could have been sold readily,
had it been here.
An extreme top of $12.90 was
paid for steer calves weighing
around 300 lbs. The practical top
on the lightweights ranged from
$11.50 to $12.70 with the heavier
kinds of rougher quality selling in
the $10.00 to $11.00 brackets. Good
lightweight heifer calves brought
as much as $10.70 with the bulk
cashing from $9.50 to $10.50.
Yearlings were not plentiful and
prices ruled mostly from $9.50 to
$10.50 on the steers. Heifers
brought from $8.50 to $9.50 with a
few selling a little higher.
Good young cows reached an ex
treme top of $7.00 with the long
end of the cow run drawing from
$5.50 to $6.00. Bulls looked about
steady with a week ago. Receipts
were light in both the cow and bull
divisions.
The hog run was much lighter
than usual as a result of impass
ible roads. A top of $8.*»5 was
paid for 175 lb. butchers with the
heavies selling from $8.50 to$8.00.
Sows were scarce.
The next regular auction will be
held Monday, April 28.
mote retreats for their nesting
places. George McCutcheon used
to say we got our winter ventila
1 tion fresh every morning from the
north pole. And after such a soa
1 son prolonged into weary months,
the quickening life of spring, the
, green on the prairie again undula
ting above the dead of winter, the
budding tree tops and the song of
birds brings its inspiration of re
newed energy for a fresh start.
This received a temporary check
last Saturday in a 6 inch snow
storm. And as I write, the silent
landscape under a greening ver
gure stretches to the far horizon,
a peculiar charm imparted to the
pcene with here and there a touch
of white laid on the green, all
that remains of a Mid-April snow
fall.
Miller-Worth
Miss Ardyce Worth and Orville
C. Miller were united in marriage
on Tuesday afternoon, April 15th.
by Rev. Marie Hubby at the par
sonage in Atkinson.
They were attended by the
brides sister, Audrey, and Bernard
Miller, a brother of the groom.
The bride is the second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth of
O’Neill, and the groom is the son
of Mrs. M. B. Miller, also of O’
Neill. After the ceremony, they
returned to the home of the brides
parents where a buffet dinner was
served to immediate relatives of
both families. The young couple
will reside on the Carie Borg farm
where they will be at home to
their many friends.
On The Sidelines
By Observer
Friday afternoon the Holt Coun
ty Track meet gets under way at
the Atkinson track with nine of the
schools in the county participating.
Of the schools entered, it seems
that the best bet for the Cham
pionship is in Coach Norm. Tege
ler’s Page outfit, who last week
walked away with the honors in a
quadrangular meet.
Both O’Neill schools will par
ticipate in this annual carnival.
This no doubt came as much as a
surprise to you as it did to me, but
at any rate it seems as though the
Academy has sent in their entry
and expect to be in the running.
We haven’t heard much dope on
how they are running but from
the football field and the basket
ball floor we would say that Fritz
Hickey should be about the top
runner from that school.
Over at the High this week,
there has been a steady week of
strenuous practice and as I see
them, I would say Coach Regel
has quite a threat for some record
breaking in Ted Manser who ha?
been clocked at 2:15 for the half
mile.
Looking over last year’s records,
there doesn’t seem to be very
many outstanding ones, except the
individual scoring of Pete Kozicek,
Rtuart’s one-man team and the
clipping off of the Century in 10:02
by Mossman of Inman.
This year’s teams that should
make it close are. Page, Ewing,
O’Neill, Chambers and Atkinson.
Once again the time, Friday after
noon, starting promptly at 1:00
P. M.
There have been many questions
about the fact whether Buck Hunt,
now at Creighton University, is
out for spring football and ii not,
why not? As we understand it,
Buck is suffering with a dose of
flat feet which have been very
sore and as yet have not permitted
him bo go out for spring football,
but he hopes to be completely cur
ed and ready for action next fall.
Jolly Star Project Club
The Jolly Stars Project Club
met at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Hibbs on Wednesday, April 16.,
for the election of officers for the
coming year and the lesson “Disci
pline or Guidance, The Problem of
Parental Control.”
The meeting was opened by giv
| ing Flag Salute, next the business
meeting was held, there the follow.
' ing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrs. C. V. Cole; Leader A,
j Mrs. E. J. Revill; Leader B, Mrs.
Ray Siders; Sec-Treas. Mrs. Wm.
Derickson; Music Leader, Mrs.
! Dale Revill; Reading Leader, Mrs.
Hazel Hibbs, and Health Leader,
Mrs. Robert Miller. Our agreement
blank, Form 20-G ,was filled out.
Mrs. Richard Curran led us in
pinging two club songs, with Mrs.
0. O. Newman, pianist.
Our reading leader, Mrs. Dale
Revill, gave a summary of the
book, “Paul Revere’s Square” by
Louise Andrews Kent.
We conducted our lesson by hav
ing a round table discussion on the
subject of “Discipline or Guidance”
using Extension Circular 5-77.
Our visitors were Mrs. Eliza
beth Grant, Mrs. Richard Curran
and son, and Mrs. O. O. Newman.
Our hostess served a delicious
lunch, and a good time was had
by all.
Defense Savings Bonds
And Stamps On Sale
Next Thursday
The United States Defense Sav
ing Bonds and Postal Savings
Stamps will be placed on sale at
the poatoffice on the opening of
business on Thursday, May 1, as
part of the national effort to make
America impregnable.
Postmistress Aftnes E. Sullivan
announced today that plans are
nearly completed for this commun
ity, along with thousands of others
from coast to coast, to do its full
part in the opening of the savings
program.
The new Defense Savings Bond
is similar to the familiar “Baby
Bonds,” of which more than five
billion dollars worth have been
bought by more than two and a
half million Americans since 11)35.
A Defense Bond may be purchas
ed May 1, or thereafter, for $18.75.
In ten years, this bond will be
worth $25.00. This is an increase
of 33 1-3 per cent, equal to an an
nual interest return of 2.9 per cent,
compounded semi-annually. Any
time after sixty days from the
date of purchase, the bond may be
redeemed for cash, in accordance
with a table of redemption values
printed on the face of the bond.
For the smaller investor who
wants to buy a government bond
on an easy payment plan, the
postoffiee will have a new series of
Postal Savings Stamps, at 10c, 25c,
50c, $1.00 and $5.00. Each pur
chaser of any Savings Stamp high#
er than 10c will be given, free of
charge, an attractive pocket al
bum in which to paste his stamps
until he has enough to buy a $25.00
bond or one of higher denomina
tion, Thirty million of these al
bums are now being prepared.
Ash Grove Project Club
The Ash Grove Project Club held '
its local achievement day, Friday,1
April 18th at the home of Mrs.
George Rector, seven members and
two visitors arrived with covered
dishes, after a trip of forty-two
miles to get some sixteen. Our
dub presented Mrs. Rector with a
gift since she moved from our com
munity, however we may still have
her as a member next fall provid
ing she finds there is no project
club organized up in her neighbor
hood.
Next year’s officers were elected.
Mrs. F. W. Henrdrick was elected
our president; our leader will be
Miss Morna Wertz; as Secretary
\ Treasurer, Mrs. -Joe M. Wads
worth; the Reading Leader, Mrs.
R. E. Lucas; as Health Leader,
Mrs. Ben A. Miller; and Mrs. R. E.
Tomlinson for News Reporter.
Mrs. R. E. Lucas was left in
charge of making and placing our
booth for our County Achievement
I to be held Thursday, April 24th. »
We have two new members, Mrs
, Joe M. Wadsworth and Miss Morna
i Wertz, may possibly have a few
more next fall when Club again
starts.
The Weather
With the soil in the best general
condition in Holt County for many
years all the farmers are wear
ing broad smile* of anticipation
of a good crop this year. Last
Saturday one of the wettest and
1 heaviest snows in the history of
the county was reported, with
about ten inches of snow and .89
of moisture. Th<- soil in general
is in good condition, hut the spring
work on most farms is behind
schedule with some farmers plant
ing oats the past few days.
Following is the weather report
■ for the past week:
High Low Pree.
April 17th 76 50 .14
i April 18th 58 40 .30
April 19th 40 32 .89
I April 20th 47 32
April 21st 55 28
April 22nd 00 42 .02
April 23rd 00 33
In April, 1940, we had 2.86 in
ches of moisture up to April 24th,
and to date, we have received 3.52
in April.
Alvin Bowden of Denver. Colo.,
arrived on Sunday and is visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. (ieorjfc R. Sanders
Mrs. George Sanders died at the
O’Neill hospital last evening about
8:30, after an illness of several
years, at the age of 64 years and
one month. The funeral will be
held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’
clock from the Methodist church,
Rev. Wright officiating and burial
in the O’Neill cemetery.
Nellie Mae Stanton was boin in
Clinton county, Iowa, on March
24, 1877. She came to this county
with her parents in 1887 and ever
since had been a resident of this
county. She grew to womanhood
here, and on April 13, 1899, she
was united in marriage to George
R. Sanders, the ceremony being
performed at Mineola. Six chil
dren were born to this union,
two sons and four daughters
all of whom survive. The children
are: Ervin Sanders, Spencer:
Mrs. Flora Henifin, Mrs. Ethel
Henifin, Floyd Sanders, O’Neill;
Velda Sanders and Mrs. Thelma
Youngworth, Lincoln. She is al
so survived by one brother, Fred
Stanton and one sister, Mrs. Kate
Smith, of Ewing, who with her
husband are left to mourn the
passing of a kind and loving wife,
mother and sister.
Tourists Were Liberal
In Nebraska Last Year
Tourists in Nebraska spent
$34,014,004 last year, according to
an estimate just released by Philip
Fuller, director of the Conoco
Travel Bureau, the largest free
service organization for motorists
in the country. At least 3,011,085
persons entered or crossed the
state during the year, the report
shows.
Fuller’s estimates are based on
all tourist information obtainable
—traffic flow data, counts made by
state highway controls, statistics
obtained from managers of private
tourist attractions, and from var
ious other sources, including the
Bureau’s own records of travel in
formation furnished through Con
oco stations where Touraides are
available.
Records of the Conoco Travel
Bureau, broken down between the
eastern and western halves of the
state, show that the Bureau itself
directed 90,515 tourist parties, or
316,803 individuals, into the west
ern section; and 89,560 motoring
groups, or 313,460 persons into
and through the eastern region.
Fuller’s investigations over the
entire country show that motor
travel throughout the United
States showed an increase of 6.82
per cent last year. The greater
portion of this increase, Fuller
indicated, was breught about by
Mr. Average American making his
vacation a motor trip. The weal
thy group of travelers added ma
terially more than their usual
amount of the total tourist travel
by staying away from Europe and
doing, their: traveling in this coun-/
try, a fact definitely indicated by
ah increase in the business done
by the higher-priced recreational
establishment* throughout the
country.
Storz Brewing Company
Entertains Dealers
C. J. Gatz was in Omaha last
Monday attending the annual
Storz Brewing Company distribu
tors convention. The meeting was
held in the main ball room of the
Fontenelle Hotel and was attended
by over 200 men from eight states,
comprising the Storz territory.
The sales and advertising plans for
this year were presented and ex
plained at the morning session. In
the afternoon a trip through the
brewery gave all the visitors an
opportunity to inspect the new ad
ditions and new, modern machinery
and equipment recently installed at
the brewery.
Vaudeville entertainment a ad
dancing followed a banquet in the
evening. Adolph C. Storz, presi
dent of the Storz Brewing com
pany, was host and Arthur C,
Storz, vice-president, conducted
the meeting.
Miss Nadine McNally of Schuy
ler, Nebraska, spent Sunday here
with her father, George McNally
DISTRICT MUSIC CONTEST ONE OF
MOST SUCCESSFUL HELD IN STATE
Notwithstanding Inclement Weather
Meet Was Most Successful, Which
Is Gratifying To The Sponsors.
Many splendid compliments have
been given to O’Neill for the ex
cellent manner in which the Dis
trict Music Contest was entertain
ed here last Friday and Saturday.
Members of the Managing Com
mittee, Music supervisors, super,
intendents of participating schools,
and music judges expressed ad
miration for the way the commun
ity of O’Neill had and was helping
to carry on the contest. Many
remarked on the ease and smooth
ness with which the contest moved
along.
The people of O’Neill, the stu
dents of the O’Neill schools, and
the faculties deserve recognition
and praise for their contributions
in service and good will in enter
taining the guests that came to O'
Neill to attend and participate in
the events. The stenographers
gave outstanding help to make the
contest successful. Due to the
efficiency of their help and the
cooperation of their employers, it
was possible to distribute the criti
cisms of each day before the con
testants started home in the even
ing. Schools attending other Dis
trict Music Contests usually have
to wait a week.or so before they
receive their criticisms. It is im
portant that schools receive these
criticisms as soon as possible, so
that they can be used for the fton
testants attending the Naional
Music Conest in May.
The individuals serving on the
Door Committee did si fine job in
1 handling the audiences that attend
ed the programs.
Community cooperation makes it
possible to achieve success in large
undertakings like this one, which
bring benefits to other communi
ties and schools as well as our own.
Students who earned superiors
in the contest are eligible to com
pete in the Regional Music Contest.
The soloists and small groups of
O’Neill who earned superiors are
planning to represent this com
munity at the Regional. What
ever assistance you cun give to
enable these young people to meet
part of the expenses in going to
the Regional Contest at Minneapo
lis, Minn., will be a boost for O’
Neill.
CONTEST RESULTS
SUPERIORS
Horn Solo—Barbara Barnes,
Ainsworth; Roy Lundgren, O’
Neill.
Trombone — Jack Campbell,
Spencer; Patsy Kruse, O’Neill;
Robert Parkins, St. Mary’s.
Cornet—Robert Tomek, Butte;
Dorothy Lowery, O’Neill.
Baritone Horn—Robert Jorden,
Page; Shirley Mae Claussen, O’
Neill.
Oboe Solo—Ardis Heiss, Page;
Bonnie Linville, Atkinson.
Bassoon Solo—H. Rex Welch,
Ainsworth.
Drum—Evelyn Elder, Atkinson.
Alto Clarinet — Dale Stauffer.
Page.
Bb Clarinet—Maredith Bunnett,
Basset; Ruth Watson, Inman;
Charles Harrison, Neligh.
Flute Solo—Lillian Peter. St.
Mary’s; Evelyn Gustason, Page.
Tuba Solo—Jim Ruby, Ewing;
Paul C. Cuplin, Ainsworth.
Baton Twirling—Anita Solmen,
Butte; Lois Bates, Ainsworth;
Nancy Linville, Ainsworth.
Tenor Saxophone—Edward Jor
den, Page.
Eb Alto Saxaphone—Don Clif
ton, Butte.
Piano Solo—Dona Jean Ander
son, Long Pine; Martha Crellin,
Ewing; Eleanor Ann lopp, Nio
brara; Doris Kinney, Elgin.
Girl’s Low Voice—Eloise Storm,
Ainsworth.
Girl’s Medium Voice—Jean Har
mon, Elgin; Janice Nelson, Stuart.
Girl’s High Voice — Dorothy
Cumbow, Valentine; Janice Brad
ley, Neligh; Janice Wilson, Stuart;
Clara Lowery, O’Neill.
Boy’s Medium Voice—Robert
Mitchell, O’Neill.
Small Groups Earning Superiors
Mixed Quartette—Ewing.
Girl's Sextette — Ainsworth;
Stuart.
Clarinet Quartette—O’Neill.
Clarinet Quartette—Stuart.
Saxaphone Quartette—Page.
Horn Quartette—O’Neill.
Brass Quartette—Atkinson.
Brass Sextette, O’Neill.
Brass Quintette—Butte.
Trumpet Trio—O’Neill; Stuart;
Butte.
Large Groups Earning Superior
Girls’ Glee Club—Butte, Clasa
C school.
Mixed Chorus — Sacred Heart,
Class D school.
Boys’ Glee Club—Atkinson, (B).
Mixed Chorus—Valentine, (B);
O’Neill, (B); Atkinson, (B).
Girls’ Glee Club—O’Neill, (B);
Atkinson, (B).
Orchestra — Long Pine, (C);
Sacred Heart, (D).
Band—Stuart, (C); Butte, (C);
St. Mary’s, (C); Bartlett, (D);
Atkinson, (B); O’Neill, (B).
EXCELLENTS
Horn Solo—Neva Ickes, Page;
Sidney Tingle, Butte,
Trombone Solo—Sybil Ickes,
Page; Howard Seiler, Butte.
Cornet Solo—Wilford Scheier,
Verdigree; Dale Carr ell, Bassett;
Gerald Clair, Neligh; Dorothy
(^jji'Um, O’Neill.
BAritogc Horn—Dean Whitla,
Butte; i Orville Little, Bassett;
Bill Brennan, St. Mary’s; George
j Hamik, Stuart: Dorothy Sobotka,
| Inman.
Bb Clarinet—Carlotta Ballan
tyne, Page; Dick Mauch, Bassett;
Donna Gallagher, St. Mary’s;
Lydia Halva, O’Neill; Marion Ol
son, O’Neill; Lois Findley, At
kinson.
Tuba Solo—Arthur Eveland, At
kinson; LeRoy Nyquist, Spencer;
George Vonderacek, Verdigree:
Jack Harty, St. Mary’s; Virgil
Chase, Page; Jack Cotton, Stuart.
Baton Twirling—Anita Salmen,
Butte.
Tenor Saxaphone—Billy Howell,
Page.
Eb Alto Saxaphone—Geraldine
Everett, Atkinson.
Piano—Aileen Mohr, Tilden;
Lois Kaup, St. Mary’s; Rhea Eb
erly, Niobrara; Darlene Arnett,
Bassett.
Girl’s Low Voice—Ruth Harri
son, Sacred Heart; Alice Marie
Armstrong, Elgin; Eileen Kelly,
St. Mary’s; Wanda Wantz, Or
chard.
Girl’s Medium Voice—Bonrti*
Yarnall. O’Neill
Girl’s High Voire—Mary Cozliss
Kosovinc, Long Pine; Annie Cur
ran, Sacred Heart; Wilma Krinae,
Butte; Bette McCoy, Ainsworth;
Ruth Burge, O’Neill; Bernice
Jones, O’Neill.
Boy’s Low Voice—George Ham
mond, St. Mary’s; James Wants,
Orrhard.
Boy’s Medium Voice—Neal Me
1 Kee, Atkinson; Robert Hinman,
; Elgin.
Boy’s High Voice—Duane Ryan,
! Niobrara.
Small Groups Earning Excellent
Boys’ Quartette—St. Mary’s.
Mixed Quartette—St. Mary’s.
Boys’ Octette—Stuart.
Girls’ Octette—Atkinson.
Girls’ Sextette—Ncligh; Atkin
Ison; Valentine. *
Girls’ Duet—Sacred Heart.
Girls’ Trio—Tilden; Valentine.
Mixed Octette—Atkinson.
Madrigal Group—O'Neill; At
kinson.
Girls’ Quartette—Orchard.
Clarinet Quartette—Spender;
Atkinson.
Saxaphone Quartette—Atkinson.
Woodwind Trio—Atkinson; Page.
Woodwind Quartette — Atkin
son.
Woodwind Quintette—Atkinson.
Brass Quartette—Niobrara.
Brass Sextette—Page; Spencer.
Trumpet Trio—Page.
Large Groups Earning Excellent
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