Neb. State Historical Society
The Frontier
VOL. LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, August 21, 1941 Number 15
Jerry Cronin Named
Navy Editor of
The Frontier
At the suggestion of Secretary
of Navy Knox, Jerry Cronin, of
The Frontier, has been made Navy
Editor, to help the Navy in giving
ambitious local young men in
formation about the opportunities
the “Two-Ocean Navy” offers
them for technical training and
advancement as they serve their
country in its emergency.
According to an ar.noucement
made public in Washington, a
limited number of additional men
between the ages of 17 and 50
will be given a chance, by enlist
ment in the Navy or Naval Re
serve, to get to the top, with bie
pay, in jobs which by their apti
tude and as a result of examin
ation they show themselves fitted
from among nearty 50 differen'
trades and vocations. These in
clude such calling as aviation
machinist, dental techinician.
photographer, diesel engineer
radio technician, electrician, weld
er, storekeeper, and baker. En
listed men may also qualify for
commissions as officers.
Beginning this week, the Navy^
plans for a limited time to ac
cept new qualified men for train
ing. These men will be sent to
one of four Naval Training Sta
tions and may have a chance to
go to a Navy Trade School even
before assignment to the fleet.
During this period they will be
given regular Navy pay and the
Navy’s free schooling is valued
at hundreds of dollars.
“Never in the history of the
United States has there been
greater opportunity for loyal
young Americans to serve their
country and build their futures
than right now,” said Secretary
Knox.
In outlining many advantages
offered by enlistment in the Unit
ed States Navy, Jerry, Navy
Editor of the Frontier said, “It is
possible for a bright young man
to increase his pay seven times
during his first enlistment and
he can earn as much as $126 a
month. This monthly figure is
actually worth much more when
it is remembered that the man
has few living expenses and is
provided with the finest of medi
cal and dental care.
“You have all your food and |
lodging, and also your orginal j
outfit of clothing provided by
Uncle Sam free,” Jerry continued.
“In addition there are free sports
and entertainment, even to the
latest Hollywood pictures. On top
of this you get free travel and
adventure in colorful places, a
thing few civi^ns can afford.
“When you consider the size
of this country and the fact that
the Navy will select only 15,000
applicants a month from many
times that number throughout
the United States, the quotation,
‘Many are called but few are
chosen,’ will apply to local young
men interested.
“Navy men are a ‘hand-picked’
lot. Candidates must be men of
more than average intelligence
and ambition, of fine moral char
acter and must have the written
recommendation of at least two
local townspeople.”
As Navy Editor, Jerry has re
ceived from Washington a supply
of free illustrated booklets for all
men interested and, in addition,
will welcome inquiries from
young men who wish to look into
the new and greater opportunities
the Navy now offers for training
for future civilian careers as they
serve their country now in its em
ergency.
Mrs. Anna Siebert
Mrs. Anna Siebert, a member
of one of the pioneer families of
the county, passed away at her
home a mile north of Atkinson
last Saturday morning, after an
illness of several months, at the
age of 75 years, ten months and
twenty-six days. The funeral
was held last Tuesday afternoon
and burial in the Atkinson ceme
tery.
Mrs. Siebert had beeA a resi
dent of the county for over fifty
years, being a sister of John Alfs
of this city. She is survived by
four sons, all whom live at Atkin
son. In her death but two of the
Alfs famil remain, the eldest and
the youngest of the family, John
Alfs of this city and Otto Alfs, of
Wall, S. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Barnes and
Mrs. Dean Selah drove to Norfolk
on Sunday, where they spent the
day visiting friends.
Celebrate Eighty-Second
Birthday With Family
Apicnic for the immediate
members of the family was held
at the city park on Sunday com
memorating the eighty-second
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Del
la Shaw, with forty-three mem
bers of the family present. Mrs
Shaw is one of the early pioneers
of the county, coming to Holt
County in the early eighties, with
her husband now deceased. They
came to Holt County from Ken
tucky, and homesteaded six miles
southeast of O’Neill, Mr. Shaw
owning the first team of horses
in this vicinity^
Five of Mrs. Shaw’s sons and
daughters were present at the
re-union, Henry of Sheridan
Wyoming, being the only one
unable to attend. Those present
were, Rafe, Atkinson; Charles
Emmet; Grover, Chambers; and
Mrs. H. F. Plank of Spearfish
South Dakota, and Mrs. Harry
Clauson of O’Neill. Mrs. Shaw
has twelve grandchildren and
eighteen great grandchildren
many of whom were present to as
sist in honoring her on the occas
sion.
McWhorter-Brady
Descendants Hold Their
Annual Reunion
On Sunday, August 17, 1941,
thirty-three of the one hundred
twenty seven dependents of the
James Brady and John McWhor
ter families gathered at the Ta
Ha-Zonka Park in Norfolk for
their eighth consecutive reunion.
Those in attendance were: Mrs.
Etta Compton and Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Moore of Waterloo, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Arp and daughter
La Vorne of Yutan, Rob McWhor
ter of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Spalding, Blanche and
Lois McWhorter of North Bend,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McWhorter,
Mr .and Mrs. Bert Van Buskirk,
Mrs. Tom Waining of Foster, Ruth
and Thomas Skoglund of Wausa,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson,
Hazel Marie, Marcella, and Ger
aldine Johnson and Effie M.
Brady of Opportunity, Betty
Brady of Dorsey, Mr. and Mrs.
John Carson of Red Bird and Mr
and Mrs. Shemwell, Mrs. F. P
Hunter of O’Neill and Fred Han
sepi of Norfolk.
Visitors present for the P. M.
were: Mrs. Zack France, Frank
Osborn, Claudia Jones and Mrs.
Hilda Robinson of Norfolk, Mr.
and Mrs. Delos Malcom, their
daughter and grand daughter of
Niobrara, Mrs. Wilson Black and
daughter of Fremont and Mrs.
Wm. Willis of Key Stone, S. D.
Brisk Livestock Market
Brings Steady And
Strong Prices
A firm undertone prevailed at
last Monday’s auction and the
brisk demand coupled with an
increased number of buyers from
several states absorbed the heav
ier receipts of livestock at prices
fully steady to strong. Quality of
the offering was fair to good.
One package of lightweight
steer calves reached $13.00 for
the day’s top. The most of these
bulked from $11.50 to $12.50. A
few heifer calves paid $11.20 with
the long end cashing at $10.00 tc
$10.50.
Yearling steers brought from
$9.50 to $10.65. Several carload
lots of these were sold and the
demand was active. Yearling
heifers sold from $9.00 to $10.00.
Some short two year old steers
reached $10.25. A rather limited
supply of these was on hand and
the quality was only fair.
The cow market showed some
strength and moved at stronger
prices. A good supply wps here
and the best kind drew $8.25. The
long end paid from $7.50 to $8.00
More feeding cows showed up in
the run this week and these
brought from $6.00 to $7.00. A
few bulls were represented and
brought from $7.75 to $8.25.
In the hog division receipts
were only moderate and prices
were strong to higher. Butchers
reached an extreme top of $11.05
with a practical top of $11.00.
Sows sold from $9.85 to $10.25
and few light kinds paid $10.40.
Pigs were scarce and sold at
fancy prices.
The next regular auction will
be held on Monday August 25th
Ed. George, of Creighton, vis
ited relatives and friends • in
O’Neill on Friday.
Uhl-Gokie
On Monday morning, August
18, at 7:00 A. M. Miss Alexa Uhl,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P
Uhl became the bride of Leo
Gokie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Gokie.
The marriage ceremony was
performed by Reverend Richard
Parr, assistant pastor of St. Pat
rick’s church.
The attendants were: Norbert
Uhl, brother of the bride and
Mary Gokie, sister of the groom
Betty and Kathleen Flood sang
during the ceremony accbmpani
ed by Mrs. Tom Brennan, who
also played the wedding march.
The servers were Billy McDon
ough and Dickie Minton.
The bride was attired in a dress
of dusty rose with acessories to
match and carried a prayer book |
The brides maid wore a pretty
street length dress.
The bride is a graduate of St ,
Mary’s Academy, the class of 30,
and Wayne State Teacher's Col-,
lege.
Mrs. Gokie has been a very sue-,
cessful Holt County teacher for
the past ten years.
Mr. Gokie is one of the prosper
ous young farmers in this vicinity
The couple left early the same
morning on a ten day trip to Den
ver and other points in Colorado,
and upon their return will make
their home on a farm north of
O’Neill.
I
Employment In The
State Increasing
Job placement by the Norfolk
office of the Nebraska State Em
ployment Service totaled two
hundred and forty four during
July, one hundred and fifty two
per cent greater than in June,
and thirty-nine per cent above
July, 1940, according to Manager
Walter Steffen.
Steffen reported that employ-1
ment conditions had shown im
provement this year, compared-1
to corresponding periods a year
ago. The active file of persons
seeking work dropped from 3,681
in June to 2,809 in July, a de
crease of twenty-four per cent.
Also indicating a drop in un
employment is the fact unem
ployment insurance benefits in
this area totalled only $798 in
July, a decrease of Forty-five pei
cent from June, and seventy-foui
per cent from July of last year
State placement figures also
indicate better conditions. Dur
ing July the State Employment
Service made 5,408 placements,
sixty-one per cent more than .
July, 1940. and fort” per
cent over June of this year.
“These figures do not mean that
there are no unemployed in this
area,” Steffen said, “but it does
show that employment is in
creasing.”
He explained that defense has
improved job opportunities in a
great many groups, and that there
is urgent need for workers skilled
in a fairly wide range of classifi
cations.
Holt County
Educational Notes
The date of the annual Pre
Opening Day for Holt County
Teachers is ^Saturday, August 30.
This is one of the two Institute
days required by law. The meet-1
ings will be held in the Public
School Building at O’Neill.
elja McCullough
County Superintendent.
Tri-State Defeats
All Stars Tuesday Night
Tuesday night the Tri-State
and the All Stars played a very
good game of Kittenball. In the
second it was tied up 3-3,then a
home run by Bunky Tomlinson
put Tri-State in the lead 4-3. They
scored three more runs and in
the last half of the seventh inning
the score was 7-3. Then the All
Stars started to hit and with a
lot of ribbing from the crowd,
Manson, the Tri-State pitcher
walked three in a row and the
All Stars began to get even. With
the score 7-6 and two outs the
Tri-State settled down and got
the third out, winning the
game 7-6. Both the pitchers. Man
son of Tri-State and Jack Vincent
of the All Stars pitched good ball
Tuesday the men started to put
up the electric lights and they
will be finished by Thursday
night.
St. Johns Tri-County Day Sun
day, August 31st.
GREETINGS. READERS
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The Frontier appears this
week with a new dress, the
first we have had for twenty
years. The new type is Excel
sior with Memphis Bold, one
of the latest creations of the
Mergenthaler Li lotype com
pany and it has been very pop
ular on account oi its legibility,
plain and distinct face, which
makes it easy on'the eyes. The
installation of this new dress
entails a considerable outlay in
cash and we hop.’' those of our
readers who are in arrears will
come forward and get on the
right side of the ledger. We
really need it.
Holt County Editors
Attend Press "Meeting
At Grand Island Monday
Gerald Miles, D. H. Cronin and
Ralph Kelly of fttkinson, drove
to Grand Island Monday where
they attended a special meeting
of the Nebraska State Press As
sociation. Editor Coats of Stuart
Editors Crellin of Ewing, Jordan
of Page and Alderson of Cham
bers, were also at the meeting,
which made a one hundred per
cent attendance from this county.
It was the largest meeting ever
held by the State Press Associ
ation there being nearly three
hundred and fifty members in
attendance.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of meeting with officials
of the Navy department and with
an officer of one of the large ad
vertising agencies, who has charge
of an advertising campaign for
the Navy. Faced with the neces
sity of enlisting from 1,200 to
1,500 men a month, the Navy is
launching a campaign that will
penetrate into every community
and home in the country. They
already are running newspaper
advertising campaigns in Iowa,
Indiana and Ulinoiis and next
week will start the campaign in
Nebraska, *Ke»fetcky and Mis
souri. The campaign will last at1
least two months and the first
advertisement will appear in Ne
braska papers next week. This
will be paid advertising and will
be augumented by personal work
of patriotic citizens, newspaper
men and patriotic organizations
of the state.
It will be a campaign that will!
produce the men necessary to
man Uncle Sam’s rapidly growing
navy, the building of which, ac
cording to Navy officials present
at the meeting, is far ahead of
schedule.
For years the newspapers of
Nebraska, as well as practically
every other state in the Union,
have been donating thousands
of dollars worth of free publicity
to the Federal government and
this is the first time they have re
sorted to paid advertising to help
put across a campaign and there
is no doubt but that it will be a
success.
Flood Lights To Be
In Operation Tonight
Flood light are being installed
at the ball diamond in the city
park and they will be ready for
use tonight. They have set eight
poles and on each pole will be two
1500 candle power lamps, with
the proper reflectors. Experts
say that this number of lights
will make the diamond as bright
as day and the first night ball
game that is played under flood
lights will undoubtedly draw a
huge crowd.
Four H. Club News
The D. D. 4-H Club met at
the Clarence Sauser home Aug.
17th with Margaret Sauser as
hostess. Seven members were
present and at the regular busi
ness meeting, when the roll was
called each member answered
with the name of a favorite song.'
Time was spent working on team
demonstrations and the judging
of luncheon cloths and pictures.
The recreation consisted of sing
ing, club yells and games. Our
parents were our guests. A de
licious lunch of strawberries and
cakes were served at the end of
the meeting. Plans for the next
meeting were not made. The
D. D. Club and their leaders at
tended Demonstration Day at
O’Neill, August 1st.
Abe Saunto left on Friday for
White River, S. D., to attend the
White River Rodeo.
Mrs. Benjamin Baehmann
Mrs. Benjamin Baehmann died
at the Stuart hospital last Mon
day evening at 9:10 P. M., after
an illness of only seven hours, at
the age of 37 years, ten months
and twenty-seven days. The fun
eral will be held Friday afternoon
at 2 o’clock from the Methodist
church in this city, Rev. Wright
officiating and burial in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Baehmann was taken sick
last Monday morning and was
taken to the Stuart hospital a few
hours later, but lived only a short
time after reaching the hospital.
Minnie Joksch was born at
Hebron, N. D., on September 21,
1903. The family went to the
west coast and on July 5, 1924.
she was united in marriage to
Benjamin Baehmann, the cere
mony being performed at Orland.
California. Three children were
born of this union, one son and
two daughters, who with their
father are left to mourn her pass
ing. The children are: William,
Opal and Orville. She is also
survivied by her parents, six sis
ters and three brothers.
The family came to this county
in 1932 and had been living south
of Emmet, in which section Mrs
Baehmann had many friends who
were shocked at the news of her
sudden death.
O’Neill High School
The past two years O'Neill High
School has offered Vocational
Agriculture to the farm boys of
this community. They have
found that this department is one
of the important departments of
the school system. Last year
there were 48 boys enrolled in
this course. Each boy is carry
ing a home project which has
helped him educationally and
financially.
This year Animal Husbandry,
Crops and Soils and Farm Man
agement will be taught. These
courses will accommodate boys
from the ninth to the twelfth
grades inclusive. Farm Manage
ment is the new course being
added. The boys will deal with
problems which will confront
them in managing a farm or
ranch.
The Future Farmers of Amer
ica organization plays a very im
portant part in Vocational Agri
culture. Last year it helped send
two boys to Kansas City to the F.
F. A. Convention; had a Father
and Son Fun Feed; made con
crete troughs for farmers; enter
ed judging contests; developed
leadership; carried on meetings
throughout the year, and had
a basketball team.
Great Crowd Attends
Amelia Picnic
Hundreds of people spent last
Sunday afternoon and evening
in Amelia, at the picnic sponsored
by St. Joseph’s church of that
town. They went away praising
the splendid dinner and the other
arrangements.
The Parish is grateful to the
visiting crowds, and is doubly
grateful to the many neighbors
and townfolk who aided the par
ishioners in making this year’s
picnic one to be remembered.
The Weather
The heat wave of the past three
weeks was broken on last Satur
day night when rain began fall
ing, and continued on through
the night, until a total of one inch
and eighty-seven hundreds had
fallen. The rain was a boon to
the late corn crop and to the pas
tures, and insures much of the
crop. In some sections of the
county the rain was much heavier
a total of some three inches fall- (
ing directly north of the city
while other sections received only
a quarter of an inch, but it was
quite general.
The weather chart for the past
week is as follows:
H. L. Pre.
August 14 90 64
August 15 — 87 64
August 16 . - 87 58 .05
August 17 - 71 57 1.82
August 19 . 76 59
August 19 83 53
August 20 86 56
August 21 _ .04
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson
and children, and Mrs. L. O. John
son and daughter, Betty, left for
their home at Sioux Falls, S. D„
on Saturday after spending their
vacation here visiting relatives.
Second Annual Golf
Tournament
The Junior Tournament Com
mittee of the O’Neill Country
Club, held a meeting Tuesday
evening, and selected September
7th, as the date for the second
annual two ball foursome tourna
ment.
Members of the Committee arc
soliciting participants and hope
the turnout is as large or larger
than last year. A later annouce
ment will list pairings and prizes.
NOTICE BULK OIL DEALERS
Notice is hereby given that the
City Council will receive bids on
a carload of distillate to be de
livered to the city’s tank in this
city. Bids to be received on or
before Tuesday, September 2,
1941, the next regular meeting of
the Council, when they will be
opened and contract awarded.
15-2 C. W. Porter, City Clerk.
Band Concert August 23
1. "Star Spangled Banner"
—_ Key.
2. Polka-“Bartender Polka”
_ Ward.
3. Sernade-“The Old Church
Organ”- —. Chambers.
4. Slection-“Songs From The
Old Folks”- _Lake.
5. March-"The C h i 1 d r e n’s
March”-Franko Goldman.
6. Vocal Solo-‘‘Carry Me Back
To Old Virginia"-Soloist
--John Sullivan.
7. Popular-"Trade Winds”-__
-Tobias.
8. Slection-“Scenes From Op
eraland” -_Hayes.
9. Hymn-"Abide With Me"
-Monk.
-King.
10. March-"Bon Voyage"
Crop Isurance
The protection of All-Risk
Wheat crop Insurance is again
available for all wheat growers
in Holt county. This insurance
protects the wheat against any
natural hazards, such as winter
kill, drouth, plant disease, insects,
hail, flood, fire, wind, etc. Any
Holt county wheat grower who
is interested in this insurance
may call at the Holt county AAA
office and make applicaction for
it. The clsoing date for receiving
applications for All-Risk Wheat
Crop insurance is August 30, j
1941, or the beginning of the fall
wheat seeding seeding, whichever
date is the earlier.
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Presbyterian Church
J. E. Spencer, pastor.
Sunday School at 10:00 o’clock.;
Morning Worship at 11:00 a. m.
Rev. Ohmart of this city will be
the speaker at this hour.
Dr. J. E. Spencer and his wife
left Tuesday of this week for Bis
march, N. D., where they will
visit with Mrs. Spencers’ sister.
On their return, they will visit a
number of places in Minnesota.
They expect to return the middle
at next week.
YOUNG FARMERS
There will be a young farmers
class taught this year if enough
boys are interested in furthering
education.
The young farmers group will
include men and boys up to 25
years of age who are not enrolled
in high school. Subjects to be
studied will be those in which
the majority of the group are
most interested. This course
will probably be started in No
vember.
Should anyone desire further
information regarding this course,
get in touch with A. L. Mathis,
Vocational Agriculture Instructor,
O’Neill High School.
The Frontier is in receipt of a
renewal of his subscription from
H. L. Bain of Middlebranch, who
comes from one of the pioneer
families of the county. His grand
father was Bartley Blain, the
father of Methodism in this
county and who, in the latter
seventies and early eighties was
a circuit rider for this entire sec-,
tion of the state. He took a home- ]
stead in Verdigris township and
lived there for many years. He
was also one of the first county
superintendents of the county and
always took an active part in
civic affairs of the county and
was one of our most beloved
citizens a half century ago.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes spent
the week end in Norfolk visiting
friends.
Holt County Young
Man Gets Four Years
For Cattle Stealing
Trying to get rich quick, with
out much effort, lands an O’Neill
young man in the state peniten
tiary, where for the next four
years he will have an opportunity
to figure out to his own satis
faction that crime does not pay.
The young man is Harold Fuller,
26 years of age, who was sentenc
ed last Friday by Judge Mounts
to four years in the state peniten
tiary, after he had pled guilty to
a complaint that had been filed
against him charging him with
stealing thirty-eight head of mix
ed cattle, valued at $1,700.00, He
was taken to the state peniten
tiary by Sheriff Duffy last Mon
day morning.
Events and results in this case
came fast. On the thirteenth thd
county attorney filed an inform
ation in the District Court alleg
ing that Harold Fuller did on the
twelvth day of August, A. D.,
1941, in the county of Holt and
state of Nebraska, then and there
being, did then and there unlaw
fully and feloniously steal, take
and carry away thirty-eight head
of mixed cattle, branded V on
the right hip, the personal pro
perty of Jay LeMaster, of the
value of $1700, contrary to the
statute in such cases made and
provided and against the peace
and dignity of the Sta^ of Ne
braska. Young Fuller was pick
up the fourteenth in this city
and the next day was taken before
Judge Mounts, where the com
plaint was read to him and he was
advised of his legal rights and
that if he desired, an attorney
would be provided for him. He
said that he did not need an at
torney and pled guilty to the
charge filed against him. The
Judge then sentenced him to four
years at hard labor in the state
penitentiary and assessed the
costs of the prosecution, amount
ing to $8.75 against him.
Mr. LeMaster, the owner of the
cattle stolen, lives on the edge
of Knox county and had the cat
tle, 135 head all told, in a pasture
four miles southwest of this city.
There was no caretaker but Mr.
LeMaster came over once every
week to look after the fences and
see how the cattle were getting
along. From information secured
by the officers it was learned that
Fuller took the cattle the morning
of August 12, and drove them
about two miles to the farm
home of L. Johnson, where he put
them in a correll and then loaded
them in a truck and took them to
the sale ring at Atkinson, where
they were sold that afternoon. The
cattle were sold in the name of
Ray Wayman, a brother-in-law
of Fuller. The officers of the
sale ring, knowing the standing
of the Wayman’s in the county,
did not question the transaction
and the cattle were sold and
Fuller was given a check for the
proceeds of the sale which he brot
to O Neill and the next morning
went to a local bank to have it
cashed. The check being made
out to Wayman, the banker did
not like the looks of the signature
on the check, purporting to be
Wayman’s and he informed Fuller
that they could not cash it, but
would deposit it to his credit and
forward it for collection. The
sale ring was then called and a
couple of them were soon in town
and payment of the check was
stopped. The officers then got
busy and it was not long until
this “get rich quick boy” was in
the hoosegow, and the final result
is told in the first paragraph.
This is Fuller’s second trip to
the Nebraska penitentiary. He
was sent up for one year in 1937
for forgery.
J. B. Ryan drove to Sioux City,
Iowa, on last Saturday and met
his daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Doyle, his
sons, Robert and Joseph, and
Mrs. Joseph Ryan and son, Pat,
all of Chicago, Illinois. Joe re
turned to Chicago on Monday
evening, while the others will re
main for a ten days visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Calvert and /
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Calvert of Nor
folk, returned on Saturday from
their trip to the Black Hills of
South Dakota. Bud Calvert’s
two daughters, who accompanied
them on the trip, remained in
Ainsworth, where they will visit
relatives until the beginning of
school.
Mrs. Tom Gaughen and sons,
Jim and Tom, of North Bend, Ne
braska, spent Sunday here visit
ing relatives and friends.