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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1942)
O'NEILL HIGH DEFEATS ST. MARY'S AND WINS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP / The All County Team Selected By the Coaches, Contain One Man From Inman, One F rom Stuart One From Page. One From Ewing and One F rom St. Mary’s. The O’Neill High Eagles turned loose a whirlwind attack on the 4 St. Mary’s five in the last# half of the finals in the Holt County Tournament to win, 41-21, last Friday in the high school gym. Tea Manzer, Eagle forward, maae two field goals to give his team a 4-point lead in the first thirty seconds of play. A one man offensive by Guard Paul Kubitschek kept St. Mary's in the game. A see-saw battle ensued, but tne Blue and White led at the half, 13-11. In the second half, O. H, S. clicked with a fast game that had the Cardinals on the defensive most of the time. By the end of the third quarter, O’Neill High held a 9 point advantage. The last quarter found both teams us ing many substitutes as the Eagles increased their margin to swamp the cards. Manzer led the Eagles’ scoring with sixteen counters, and Kubit schek was high for St: Mary’s with twelve. The Eagles starting lineup con sisted of Burgess and Manzer (Captain,) forwards; Lewis, cen ter; Calkins and McKenna, guards. St. Mary’s starters were Harty and Janousek, forwards; Galla gher, center; Kubitschek and J. Higgins, guards. Consolation winners were the Stuart Broncs, who defeated the Atkinson team 38-29 on Friday evening. The other schools in the tournament were Page, whose kleam put up a gallant fight against Xf’Neill in the semi-finals, Inman, Ewing, St. Joseph’s, Amejia, and Chambers. During the half in the final game, Superintendent C. F. Grill, president of the Holt County Ath letic Association, announced the membership of the all-county team, selected by vote of all the coaches on the basis of play in the tournament. The team consist ed of; Jacox, Inman (only unan imous choice); Buford, Stuart; Wanser, Page; Lefler, Ewing; Kubitschek, St. Mary’s. The second all-tournament team of six players with equal votes were Manzer and Calkins, O’Neill; Shearer, Stuart; Gallagher, St. Mary’s; Howell, Page; Straka, St. Joseph’s. Production Credit Holds Annual Meeting Because they are producing much of the meat, milk, and eggs needed to help us win the war, farmers and stockmen in this sec tion probably will enjoy the high est income in 1942 they have since the last World War, That was the opinion of speakers attending the eighth annual meet ing of the O’Neill Production Credit Association, Saturday in the High School Auditorium. They pointed out that for the first time in many years farmers are assured not only of a demand for jrtheir products, but also of good prices as the result of the lease lend buying. Two hundred forty farmers and stockmen and their wives at tended the credit cooperative’s an nual meeting. The members re elected D. C. Schaffer of O’Neill,! Holt County cattleman and C. F. Clark, Burwell, Garfield County rancher, to the board of directors. Both terms are for three years. The other board members arej Otto Oberg of Ericson, Otto Kru picka of Spencer and M, F. Grib bie of O’Neill. A dinner for the members, mu sic, talking pictures, annual re ports and talks featured the all day meeting. In reviewing the association’s activities for 1941, James W. Rooney, secretary-trea surer, said the association showed an 18 per cent gain in the amount of money loaned over the amount loaned in 1940. His report dis closed 1 that the association has loaned over 3 Vz million dollars without one cent of loss, during its first eight years of operation to farmers and livestock operators in Holt, Boyd, Wheeler and Gar field counties. As a result, he added, the credit cooperative has accumulated earnings of more j|han $44,000.00. Tire Rationing Board Now Functioning. Names of all persons to whom certificates were issued for tires and tubes by the local tire ration ing board covering the period Jan uary 5th, 1942, to January 12th, 1942, inclusive Certificate No. Name No. 75701—Richard Elvin Bow den, O’Neill, Nebraska. No. 75702—Ralph H. Walker, O’Neill, Nebraska. No. 75703— Thomas Ambrose Green, O’Neill, Nebraska. No. 75704—George Cord Smith, Chambers, Nebraska, No. 75705—George Cord Smith, Chambers, Nebraska. No. 75707—Consumers Public Power Dist., N. E, O’Neill, Nebr aska. No. 75709—Lynus Howard, O’Neill, Nebraska. No. 75710—Edward Joseph De seive, Atkinson, Nebraska. No. 75712—James Ezra Kelly, Inman, Nebraska. Obsolete sizes No. 75706—Ralph Edwin Moore, Inman, Nebraska. No. 75708—Wiliiam Joseph Murphy, O’Neill, Nebraska. No. 75711—Roy Wilson, Page, Nebraska. Any person who operates a vehicle using new tires or tubes of an obsolete type may tile with the Board an application tor auth ority to purchase new tires or tubes ol an obsolete type. As here used the words “obsolete type i refer to tires and tubes of the fol lowing sizes, and no others: 520-19, 525-35U-19, 5a0-19, 600 19, b00-b50-19, 700-19, 750-19, 4o0 20, 475-20, 450-475-000-20, 500-2U, 525-20, 550-20, 600-20, b0d-b50-2o, bo0-20, 440-450-21, 440-21, 450-21, 475-21, 500-21, 52o-21, 600-21, bOO-j 21, 70U-21, 500-22, bUU-22, 7o0-14, 30x3, 30x331x4, 32x4, 33x4, 32x4‘/2, 33x4^2, 34x4 &. Tire Rationing Board O’Neill Nebraska. Livestock Receipts Show An increase The mild weather pushed live stock receipts far ahead of those of a week ago at the local live stock auction last Monday. All classes were here in increased numbers and the supply of hogs was unusually heavy. Prices ruled steady on the better grades of cattle with the plainer kinds easing off somewhat. The bulk of the steer calves placed from $11.50 to $12.50 with a few good lightweights, reaching upwards to $12.95 or better. Heifer calves cashed from $10.00 to $11.35 depending on weight and quaiity. Several load lots of calves were sold. Vearlings were here in larger numbers and the good kind were about steady in price with a week ago. Plainer grades showed! some weakness. The bulk of the yearling steer offering sold from $i0.00 to $11.50. Heifers moved at prices ranging from $9.50 to $10.50. Good fat cows reached $9.05. but the long end sold from $7.25 to $8.50. Bulls changed hands at $8.00 to $8.75. More than 600 hogs were sold. An extreme top of $11.00 was paid for light butchers averaging 175 pounds. The practical price on butchers was $10.85 to $10.95. Sows sold from $9.60 to $9.75. Shoats reached $12.10. Many pigs were included in the offering and sold by the head at good prices. A few sheep and horses com pleted the regular auction. A special feature of the day was the selling and reselling of Lois Hoffman’s bantam rooster, the receipts of which Lois has turned over to the local Red Cross Chap ter. A total of $24.00 was realized on the sale of the rooster. The story and list of contributions will be found elsewhere in this issue of the paper. The next regular auction will be held Monday January 19. Farm Shop Meeting Here Friday, Jan. 23 Farm Shop Clinic st O'Neill ruL I»c School, Friday, January 23. A farm shop meeting to be held in the vocational agriculture shop of the O’Neill Public School on Friday, January 23 is being planned by county agent Lyndle Stout in cooperation with A1 Ma this, the vocational agriculture in structor. Farmers and the public are invited to attend from 10 a. m. to 4 00 p. m. The purpose of the farm shop meetings is to give far mers en opportunity to get some new slants on shop operations and learn some things which may be helpful to them. Mr. Philip Eshel man, agricultural engineer from Extension Service will give dem onstrations on various operations and the farmers are then allowed to work on equipment which they have brought with them. Instruc tions will be given on making rope from bindertwine, splicing hay ropes, making halters, solder ing pots and pans, sharpening bits, chisels and saws. If there is a job to be done in the shop bring it along. You will enjoy working in the well lighted and heated school shop. Shortage of new equipment and materials due to national defense will require more home repairing. Each person attending may bring his own lunch. Free coffee will be served at noon. Protivinsky-Grutsch Miss Bernadine Protivinsky daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Protivinsky of O’Neill, became the bride of John M. Grutsch son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Grutsch of O Neill at 7:00 o’clock Saturday morning, January 10, at St. Petetr and Paul Catholic Chapel in Butte, with Father Worthmann perform ing the single ring ceremony. The bride was very becom ingly attired in a street length light blue crepe dress with match ing blue felt hat. She is a grad uate of St. Mary’s Academy with the class of 1931. The bride was attended by Miss Ruth Scott of Marty, S. D., and Joe Grutsch of O’Neill, brother of the groom was best man. The groom wore his U. S. Army uniform. The date of the wedding was the 73rd wedding anniversity of Mr. Grutsch’s grandparents, the late, Mr. and Mrs. Morris. Mr. Grutsch who was a member of the U. S. Army reserve and was called to service on Sunday Jan uary 11th, to report at Ft. Leaven worth, Kansas. Mrs. Grutsch will make her home with her parents until his return. Some Demand For Farm Land and Ranches R. E. Moore, local manager of the Mortgage Loan Department of the Travelers Insurance com pany, for this district, reports that they sold seventeen farms and ranches during the year 1941, all going to active farmers and stock men. Most of these sales were made in Holt and Rock counties. This district comprises the coun ties of Holt, Boyd, Rock, Wheeler and Garfield. From the demand for land is evident that farmers are of the opinion that the drought has fin ally left us for a period of years and that we can again look for ward to sufficient moisture and good crops for several years Eastern Star Installed Officers Last Week Eastern Star held installation of Officers last Thursday evening. Julia Graves, the retiring Worthy Matron, installed the following Officers: Anna McCartney, Wor thy Matron; Harold' Lindberg, Worthy Patron; Lottie Fenderson,’ Associate Matron; H. J. Kruse, Associate Patron; Mildred Lind berg, Secretary; Ida Robertson, Treasurer; Margaret Clausen, Con ductress; Lilrae Sherbahn, Associ ate Conductress, Hazel Burgess, Chaplin; Esther Harris, Marshal; Myrtle George, Adah; Anna Shierk, Ruth; Etta Shriner, Es-| ther; Ella Porter, Martha; Min nie Noble, Warder; Archie Bowen, Sentinel. Lucy Yarnell, Electa, and Elizabeth Harbottle, organist; were not present and will be in stalled later. There was a nice turn out and a lovely lunch was served. I ED J. MATOUSEK HEAD'S BOARD 1942 The Holt county board of super visors organized last Wednesday morning for the coming year by electing Ed. J. Matousek of Atkin son chairman for the ensuing year. The organization meeting was to have been held Tuesday, but Chairman Wulf was confined to his home with illness anci could not be present that day, so the meeting was adjourned until Wednesday when Chairman Vulf was in his accustomed seat. Mr. Matousek is serving his second term on the board and yesterday he started in on his second term as chairman, having been chair man during 1938. At the afternoon session the chairman presented the following list of committees for the year: Court House—Sullivan, Wulf, Smith. Finance—Schoilmeyer, Stein, Sullivan. Printing—Stein, Smith, Scholl meyer. Tax—G i b s o n, Schoilmeyer, Stein. Bonds—Sullivan, Gibson, Schol meyer. Bridges—Smith, Wulf, Sullivan. Roads—Wulf Smith, Gibson. Settlement County Officers— Gibsson and Board. Claims—Smith and Board. Mrs. Catherine McKeown Mrs. Catherine McKeown pass ed away at the home of her broth er, Phillip J. Harrington northeast of this city last Sunday evening at 9 o’clock after an illness of sev eral years, at the age of 51 years, six months and twenty-five days. The funeral was held from St. Patrick’s church in this city last Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock and interment in Calvery cemetery. Mrs. McKeown had been in fail ing helath for several years, but it was not until the past three or four months that she began to fail rapidly and the end came peace fully last Sunday evening. Catherine Harrington was born on the farm where she passed her last days of June 16, 1890, the daughter of the late John and Mary Harrington, pioneer settlers of that section of the county. She grew to womanhood there and after the death of her parents con tinued to keep house for her bro thers, D. J and Phillip J., for a number of years. On November 24, 1915, she was united in marri age to Bert McKeown, the cere mony being performed in the Catholic church in this city. To this union one son was born, Phillip E. McKeown, who is left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate mother. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. John P. Sullivan and two brothers, Dennis J., of Los Angeles, Cali fornia, and Phillip J., at home. Her husband passed away at Den-j ver, Colorado, on December 21 I 1932. Mrs. McKeown was a charming ■ woman and had a host of friendi1 in this city and surrounding terri tory , where she had spent practic ally her entire life. Shortly after her marriage they moved to Nor folk where she lived for about three years and then returned to the old place, where she resided up to the time of her death. The many friends of the family extend them their sincere condo lences in their hour of sorrow. Farm Accountants To Have Meeting Friday 70 farmers in Holt County, who have been keeping farm account! books tnis past year, are inviied »o atiend special meetings, in the county to receive assistance in closing their hooks in preparation for filing Ilnur income tax returns. The meetings will be held in the courthouse in 0’N'‘j11 on Friday, January lfi and in both the Atkin son Memorial Hall and the Cham bers School on Saturday, January 17, Representatives from the Ex tension Service of the College of Agriculture will be present with county agent, Lyndle Stout, irom 9:00 a. m., to 4:00 p. m. Free summaries of thes< books in the county will be furnished to those coopera tors who desire them. This is the season to start a farm record for 1942. Your book may be obtained from the county ag ent’s office in O'Neill. Special assistance will be given those who wish help in getting a farm ac count started. Next Draft Registration February 16, 1942 Approxitmately 15,000 male res idents in Nebraska will be regis tered in the 20 and 21-year-old age groups on February 16th, Briga dier General Guy N. Henninger, State Director of Selective Service announced today. National Selective Service Head quarters anticipates a total re gistration in Continental United States of about 9,000,000 men be tween the ages of 20 and 45 years, the Director has been adivised, and of these about 1,650,000 will be in the 20 and 21-year-old group. It also is estimated that around 7,350,000 in the 36 to 44-year-old group will be registered through out the United States on February 16th, together with some in the 21 and 36-yar-old groups who were unable or neglected to regis ter at the two prevous registra lions. The age groups to be registered on February 16th include all men not previously registered who have attained their twentieth birthday on December 31, 1941, who have not reached their forty fifth birthday on February 16, 1942; that is: All unregistered male residents in the United States who were born between February 17, 1897 and December 31, 1921. O’Neill National Bank Elects New Officers The stockholders of the O’Neill National bank held their annual meeting in the banking rooms on Wednesday and elected the fol lowing board of directors: Charles E. Abbott, Julius D. Cronin, Emma Dickinson Weekes, E. F. Quinn and F. N. Cronin. At a meeting of the directors the following officers were elected: President, Emma Dickinson Weekes; Vice President, F. N. Cronin; Cashier, E. F. Quinn; Assistant Cashier, J. B. Grady. The bank had a very successful year and the usual dividends were declared. SPORT NOTES Bystander Saint Mary’s Academy, fresh from their hot battle with O’Neil] last Friday night for the Champ ionship of Holt County, which O’Neill High won by the score 41 to 21 lost an overtime battle to Spalding Academy 25 to 24 after having led nearly the entire game. Saint Mary’s played good ball the first three quarters, but in the last quarter they slackened up which gave Spalding the chance to tie the score and then in the three minute overtime win by the narrow margin 25 to 24. Saint Mary’s has been playing good ball in their last five games but their lack of reserves seems to hinder them a lot. Today they aire going to play Page high school here and Page as I see it, had the best team in the Holt County Touranment although they lost 25 to 24 in the final in a overtime period to O'Neill. It was a hard game to loose and incidentaly it was the first loss for Page this season, but tonight we expect a mighty Page team might go down to defeat if Saint Mary's can just reach their peak. Well, the Holt County Basket ball Tournament is now a thing of the past, but I think all of the people who saw the Tournament ihmk they got their money’s worth. In the Decmber 25 issue of this paper I picked the teams I thought would win the Tourna ard 1 hit a Percentage of 000 and that is pretty good. I said that Saint Mary’s would beat Atkinson High School and they did 26 to 22. I said Page would beat Stuart which they did 41 to 33 I said Inman would beat Chambers which they did 28 to 20. I said O’Neill would beat Amelia which they did 57 to 6. I said that Saint Mary’s would beat Saint Joseph of At kinson which they did 24 to 18. 1 said that Page would beat Ewine which they did 49 to 29 In the semi-finals I picked Inman to beat Saint Mary’s but St. Mary's Playing marvelous ball, won 28 !° fp °?Jci11 in an overtime beat Page 25 to 24 as I predicted. In the finals I picked Inman and O’Neill to play but Saint Mary’s played O’Neill and lost 41 to 21 And so I hit 800%. In the Saint Mary’s-Page I picked Page to win but if Saint Mary’s keeps playing as they have lately anything can happen. See you next week. Former O’Neill Resident Killed By Auto In Denver Brooks Tilsworth, 36, who had been working in Denver while his w'ife and two sons remained in Norfolk, died last night at 8 o’clock in Denver hospital of in jures suffered the evening before when struck by an automobile while crossing an intersection. The family didn't know of the accident or Tilsworth’s death until a news broadcast of it was heard last evening by Mr. and Mrs.] Max Braasch, Norfolk, who were listening to radio station WHO, I Des Moines. They called the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Pal mer, Norfolk parents of Mrs. Tils-; worth, with w'hom the family is residing. A lew minutes later relatives from Hot Springs, S. D., called the Palmer home, saying they had heard a similar news broadcast, over a Denver radio station. After learning of Tilsworth’s death, the family called Denver police who verified the news broadcast, and stated that the driver of the automobile was be ing held by authorities on a charge of reckless driving. The body is being sent to Nor folk, where funeral arrangements will be made. Mr. and Mrs. Tilsworth were married in February, 1930, and before coming to Norfolk six years ago resided at O’Neill and Page. He was employed here by the Shoppers Guide. Surviving are his wife, two sons, Paul and Timmy, two brothers, Claude, Las Vegas, N. M., and Pauj resident of California and one sister, Mrs. Lucy Witherspoon, Del Monte, California.—Norfolk Daily News. Mr. Tillsworth was a resident of Ewing for sometime, having operated the Eldorado Theatre before the arrival of Jack Suther land. He resided at O’Neill after leaving Ewing.—Ewing Advocate. The Weather Date H. L. M. January 11-5 .20 2 23 -17 3 23 -10 4 -1 -20 5 6 -19 6 6-3 7 5 -18 8 21 -9 We had 22.01 inches of precipit ation during the year of 1941. — Senator Tony Asimus Files For Re-election Wednesday morning Senator Tony Asimus paid his filing fee into the office of the county trea surer of this county and mailed his filing papers to Lincoln as a candidate for reelection as Senator from this, the Twenty-eighth Sen- j atorial District. One candidate is already in the field for this posi-i tion, Stanley Soukup of this city having filed for nomination a couple of months ago. It is sev eral months before the primary election and there will probably be other candidates in the field before the barriers close. O’Neill Commercial Club Regular Meeting Tuesday Mayor Kersnbrock had letters presented in connection with the National Salvage Campaign, and asked that the same be discussed by the membership of this meet Vjng. The Chairman appointed John Sullivan, Ira Moss, and Am brose Rohde as a committee to work with Mayor Kersenbrock and establish some definite means of handling this salvage material Superintendent Grill reported that the District Music Contest woul definitely be held in O’Neill this spring. Ticket committee for the Feb ruary meeting consists of R. E. Armburster, W. J. Biglin, P. B. Harty, and I. W. Johnson. There was only a small turnout due to the fact that a ticket com mittee had not been appointed for the January meeting. The membership there, however, dis played an active interest in civic affairs, and it is hoped that a larger group will be out for the February meeting. There never has been a time in the history of O’Neill when a good active organ ization of business men was more needed. HEN IN CHARGE HOLT COUNTY DEFENSE County Commodity Board Will Handle the Rationing of Tires. Ed. T. Campbell, O’Neill— Chairman; H L. Bennett, O’Neill; Thad E. Saunders, O’Neill. County Defense Committee Cliff E. Lundgren, O’Neill— County Chairman. Francis Cronin, O'Neill—Public Relations and Finance, Committee Chairman. J. D. Cronin, O’Neill—Civil Pro tection, committee Chairman. Elja McCullough, O’Neill— Chairman of Health, Welfare and Consumer Interest Committee. L. C. Walling, O’Neill-^-Chair man of Housing, Power, Transpor tation, and Communications Com mittee. Lyndle R. Stout, O’Neill— Chairmanof Agriculture Industry and Labor Relations Committee. County Defense Committee The following county wide members of the above committees have been appointed by their re spective chairman. Public Relations and Finance Committee—Harry Snyder, At kinson; Norris Coates, Stuart; Leo Adams, Chambers; R. B. Crellin, Eding; C. A Townsend Jr., Page; G. E. Miles, O’Neill. Civil Protection Committee Phil Johnson, Stuart. (Balance of this committee not as yet select ed or appointed.) Health, Weitare and Consumer Interest Committee K. N Magjiuson, Stuart; Lyle Parks, Ewing, J W Walters, Chambers. C. D. Flinch, Page; Fathc r Lehman, Atk-nson; Roy M. SuUf. s. O’Neiil. Housing Power and 1 ransportai i< n C.'Uiinitfee John Osenbaugh, O’Neill; Ralph Kelly, Atkinson. (Balance of this committee not as yet selected or appointed.) Agriculture, Industry, and Labor Relations Committee. Walter Smith, Stuart; Ed Mat ousek, Atkinson; Wm. Reige, Page; Frank Uridel, Ewing; Harry Russell, Chambers; James Rooney, O’Neill. Sub-Committee Chairman for Towns in County O’Neill, James Rooney; Stuart, Phil Johnson; Atkinson, Ralph Kelly; Page, C. A. Townsend Jr.; Ewing, Frank Uridel; Chambers, Leo Adams. As soon as the chairman of the sub-committees have selected their members, they will be ap pointed by the County Committee, as to the various activities. Mrs Gertrude Schultz Mrs. Gertrude E. Schultz passed away at the Lutheran Samatarian hospital at Fremont, Nebr., last Saturday afternoon at 5:55 after an illness of about two years, at the age of 67 years and six days. The body was brought to this city and the funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Beth any Presbyterian church, in the Chambers section, at 2 o’clock anrf interment in the Bethany ceme tery. Mrs. Schultz was born at Belle vue, Nebrarska, on January 5, 1875. The family moved to this county when she was a young woman and in 1896 she was united in marriage to L. A. Wyant. Six children were born of this union, three sons and three daughters, all of whom are living. They are: Leo E., O’Neill; Archie Raymond, O’Neill; Mrs. Ethel Cunningham, Omaha; George A., Salem, Ore gon; Mrs. Blue Bell Telenik, St Paul, Minnesota; Mrs. Rose Kautz, Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Wyant and her Tiusband seperated several years ago and in 1926 she was united in marriage toJ. H. Schutz, the ceremony being performed at Council Bluffs, Iowa. He sur vives and is eighty years of age. Card of Thanks We desire to express our heart felt and sincere thanks to the many old friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness extended us during the illness and following the death of our beloved mother and sister. Your kindness will ever be held in grateful remembrance.—Phillip McKeown, Mr and Mrs. J. P. Sul livan and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Harrington and family, P. J. Harrington.
