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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1942)
tju ♦ _ • #* Lysle Floyd Curtis Lysle Floyd Curtis passed away at a hospital in Sioux City, at 1:30 a. m., Wednesday morning after an illness of one week, following an operation for appendicitis, at the age of 42 years and two days. The body was brought to this city and the funeral will be held to morrow afternoon from the Meth odist church, Rev. Wright offici ating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery. Leslie Floyd Curtis was born at Palmer, Nebraska, on January 19, 1900, the son of Mr. and Mrs. w! P. Curtis. When he was three years of age the family moved to this county and for a time farm ed a half mile north and three miles east of this city, later mov ing to O’Neill. Lysle attended the O’Neill public schools and gradu ated frome the High School. After his graduation he went to Lincoln and attended1 the University of Nebraska until he enlisted in the army. While a lad here he-worked for a couple of years in the Ben Grady grocery and he seemed fas cinated with that line of work, which he followed up to the time of his deah. He was employed by the Council Oak Stores for several years and later was with the Clover Leaf Stores and made this city every week in the interest of his firm. On August 14, 1924, he was united in marriage to Miss Mar guerite Carney, a sweetheart of his boyhood days, the ceremony being performed in Lincoln. To this union two children were born, Marylin Jean, 15, and William Thomas age 11, who with their mother are left to mourn the pas sing of a kind and affectionate husband and father. He is also survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis of this city . Lysle had a host of trienas in this city and the people of O’Neill were shocked Wednesday after noon when word was received ♦ that he had passed away. He was a loveable young man, in just the prime of life, and his passing is a severe blow to his wife and child ren, as well as to his parents, who are bereft of their only child. The sorrowing relatives have the sym pathy of their many friends in this city and county in their hour of sorrow. Bushel Of Seed Corn Brings $9.75 To Red Cross Marvin Clause donated the re ceipts of 2 bushel seed corn to the American Red Cross this week. The corn was sold and resold several times at the O’Neill live-! stock Sales ring last Monday and the entire sum ($9.75) was turned over to the local Red Cross Chap ter. Mr. Clause deserves recogni tion of thanks for his generosity, in helping this worthy cause. Following are the contributions j received: Bob Strong-$1.00' Jack Berigan-1.25 L. B. Putnam_1.25! Fred Moore-1.00 Cliff Ray -_1.25 j Ray Kurtz_1.25 Harvey Krugman-1.25 — Presbyterian Young Folks Present Program Sunday On Sunday evening at 7:30, Jan k \inary 25, the young people of the * Presbyterian Church will present in the church a special program which will be as follows: Song—The Morning Light Is Breaking. Scripture and Prayer. Song—We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations. Offeratory and Offering. Vocal Solo—Genevieve Graves. Instrumental Solo—Roy Lund gren. Reading—Goldene Sebasti. Ladies Quartette—Just For Today. Genevieve Graves, Margaret Halva, Pauline Kipple and Betty Williams. Vocal Solo—Miss Francis Cash, Pianist—Ruth Osenbaugh. Hospital Notes Mike Engelhaupt of Chambers admitted Sunday for medical treatment. Swan John Peterson admitted Monday for medical care. Mrs. Wm. Kelly of Inman, a patient, admitted Wednesday. Mary Bragg of Venus, a medi cal patient. Mrs. John Rotterham, a boy, Sunday, January 18. Mrs. Russell Shoemaker and wAaby dismised Tuesday. 1 O’Neill High School Gives Mechanical Course O’Neill High School, in cooper ation with the Nebraska State De partment of Vocational Education will offer a course in the oper ation, care and repair of motors, providing there are ten or twelve young men between the ages of 17 and 25 who are not now at tending school and who are in terested in receiving such training. This course, and others similar to it, are offered in occupations essential to the National defense and all expense of the course is met by the federal government. A local mechantic will act as instructor, and the course will be offered in a shop downtown. A minimum of fifteen hours per week is required with the to tal length of the course being one hundred and twenty hours of class work. After the personnel has been selected, the time at which classes will meet will be decided. The course, as it is now planned, will probably include all the gen eral care and repair of motors, including such things as packing water pumps, adjusting brakes, setting up front wheel bearings, adjusting steering gear, grinding valves, replacing piston rings, re placing bearings, replacing axles, and all other types of mechanical work. All young men who are interest td are askea to notify A L. Mathis Vocational Agriculture Instructor or C. F. Grill, Superintendent of Schools as soon as possible be cause will start just as oon as the decided number art enrolled. There will be no tuition charge made for this course and boys eitner in O’Neill or vicinity are eligible. Crop And Feed Loans Now Available Mr. J. O. Walker, Holt County Field Supervisor for the Emer gency Crop and Feed Loan Sec tion of the Farm Credit Admini stration is quoted as saying that crop and feed loans for 1942 are now available to all eligible far mers in Holt County. As in former years, Federal funds appropriated for the Emer gency Crop and Feed Loan Section are available for crop and feed loans, which include seed, feed, fuel and oil and machinery re pairs. Due to expected delays in securing repair parts, applicants are urged to apply as early as possible for funds for the purchase of needed machinery repairs. This service to farmers is offer ed by this section of the Depart ment of Agriculture to enable all eligible farmers to produce food and feed in line with the food fori Freedom Program. Loans can be made to all elig-t ible farmers who can meet the rquirements by giving a first lien on 1942 crops financed. The 1942 crop production loans will mature August 31, 1942, and will bear interest at the rate of 4 percent from date of disbursement. In order to be able to make ap plication for a loan in Holt County an applicant must be of legal age and living in Holt County. Marriage License Clinton Bauld of Herrick, S. D., and Miss Elvera Bentz of Burke, South Dakota, on January 20th. Carl Damero of O’Neill and Miss Alvina Naber of Atkinson, January 20th. County Court Arthur Ellis of O’Neill was arrested by Patrolman Brandt and charged with overweight. He ap peared before the County Court on January 17, 1942, pled guilty and was fined $10.00 and costs of $3.10. Births Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Engel haupt a boy, Sunday, January 18. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Strong a girl, Friday, January 16. Mr. and Mrs. John Rotherham a boy, Monday, January 19. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith a boy, Monday, January 19. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snowardt a boy, Wednesday, January 21. Mrs. Mary Zastrow received word Wednesday from her son, Louis Zastrow, who is an arma ment mechanic at the Portland Air Base at Portland, Oregon, that he had been promoted to assist ant Flight Chief of Flight C. SPORT NOTES I Bystander Saint Mary’s Cardinals applied the pressure last Thursday to beat Page 28 to 22. Page has had a good basketball team this year as they showed in the Holt County Tournament when it took O’Neil] High School an extra period to beat Page 25 to 24 after Page had lead during the entire game. But the Cardinals were out to win and thy did and were in the lead for just about the entire game. The Cardinals were never seriouly threatented except once and then they put on the pressure and again assumed the lead. The way the Cardinals played Page Thursday it looks like Saint Mary’s wants to win a few games now and if they keep up their fine playing they are going to be a threat to any team. O’Neill High School and Saint Mary’s have a pretty big scheldue this week. O’Neill plays Creigh ton here tomorrow night and then they play Bloomfield here January 27. Saint Mary’s will play Butte tomorrow night there and Sunday January 25 Saint Mary’s will journey to Atkinson when they will play the Saint Joseph Quin tet. So far this year O’Neill High School is undefeated but they will meet a strong team from Creigh ton tomorrow night. When O’Neill plays Bloomfield here they are going to play another good team and they will have to play good ball this week to remain unde featd. Saint Mary’s meets Butte to morrow night and the Butte Quintet is undefeated in Nebraska play, although they were defeat ed by a South Dakota team. But Butte has one of the best teams around here and you can be assur ed that the Saint Mary’s earn will put up a good fight. Sunday Saint Mary’s will play Saint Joseph of Atkinson and this is bound to be a very good game. So far this season the teams have met each other twice, Saint Joseph winning the first one and Saint Mary’s beating them during the Holt County Tournament. So you basketball fans can be yelling a lot this week for your respective teams to win their games- Here is the way I pick the games: Friday, January 23, O’Neill to beat Creighton here. Friday, January 23, Butte to beat Saint Mary’s there. Sunday, January 25, Saint Mary’s to beat Saint Joe (Atkin son) there. Tuesday, January, 25 O’Neill to beat Bloomfield here. See you next week. The Saint Mary’s Cardinals hung up another victory Tuesday night when they beat a strong Plainveiw team 19 to 17. Plain view had won their last four games but the Cardinals played good ball and with only about five seconds left to play Paul Kubit check made a basket from the Students Of High School Gives Operetta Next Week The Grade Operetta ‘‘Sunny, of Sunnyside” under the direction of Miss Marjorie Graybill, will be presented Friday, January 30, at 8 o'clock in the O’Neill High School Auditorium. "Sunny of Sunnyside’’ is a loveable little orphan girl, a fav orite of all the orphans at the Sunnyside Home. Her exciting experiences with her playmates, settling their dis putes, comforting them in their sorrows and disappoinments and her successful escape from a kid napper, complete the cycle of her stirring adventures in Sunnyside. Come see the colorful dances, hear the chorus and listen to the primary rhythm band on Friday, January 30, at 8 p. m. Admis sion grade and high school 10c, adults 15c tax included. O’Neill High Basket bailers Trims Neligh High O’Neill’s high-flying Eagles de feated a tall Neligh team on the Warriors floor, 17-13, on Friday evening, January 16. The local five started the first quarter using the fast break of fense, but the opponents height and a small floor prevented its success. The warroriors led at the half, 9-7, but by the end of the third quarter the Eagles were out in front. The last period produced a smooth passing five, with Coach Dean alternating his team to keep the attack going. Passing into setups, the team stayed out in front to win, 17-13. Hairold Calkins was captain. O’Neill’s starting line-up was as follows: Forwards -Burgess, Manzer Guards-Calkins, McKenna Center ---Lewis The Eagles next game is this Friday night in the O'Neill High School Auditorium with the Creighton High School. Dr. and Mrs. Ira Gorge returned Sunday from Chicago, 111., where Mr. George attended the Band Leaders Clinic at Northwestern University. middle of the floor that spelled victory for the Cardinals. Kubit-; check was high point man with seven points. It was a very good game and th# spectators enjoyed it a lot, although it looked for a while like the Plainveiw boy’s might win the fame. tomorrow night the Cardinals will travel in a special bus to Butte where they will play Butte High school who have a very good team with their star player Atkins. So far this season Butte has lost only two games, one to a South Dakota team and Tuesday they lost to Niobraora 33 o 28. Atkins didn’t get to play and if he does play the Saint Mary’s game will really be a good one. Money in baiik here means you have cash for instant use at any time, while we assume the re sponsibility for keep ing it safely in the meantime. QJSyQ O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $140,000.00 This Bank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders. Member hederal Deposit Insurance Corporation Arthur Burge Arthur Burge passed away at the Stuart hospital last Friday morning at 4 a. m., after an ill ness of about two years, of a heart ailment, at the age of 52 years, six months and twenty-seven days. The body was brought to this city and the funeral was held from the Presbyterian church last Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock Kev. Dr. Spencer officiating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery. Arthur W. Burge was born at Ainsworth, Nebraska, on July 19, 1889. In the spring of 189o he came to this county. On November 24, 1909, he was united in marriage to Miss Bessie J. Brittell, the cere mony being performed at Neligh, Nebraska. Eight children were born to this union, seven oi whom with their mother are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate husband and father. The children are: Harold, at home; Clyde, Amelia; Floyd, Lincoln; Clayton, in the army; Glenn, Dean and June at home. He is also sur vived by one sister, Mrs. Ethel Weasel, Omaha and four brothers, Ralph and Walter, Omaha; Law rence, Orchard and Ed Burge, O’Neill. Arthur Burge had been a resi dent of this county for about for ty-seven years and was recognized as one of the county’s most in dustrious and thriftiest farmers. He had been in bad health for the past two years and since that time made a trip to Rochester for a check, up on his condition. Since his return from there he had been in a hospital several times and for the past several months has been unable to do any work, although last summer, after spending a couple of months iin a hospital, he felt fine for a time and was of the opinion he was on the road to recovery. But his last illness had so weakened his heart that it finally gave out. He was a good citizen and had a host of friends in this city and county, as he was generally well known. The sor rowing relatives have the sym pathy of the community in their hour of sorrow. Livestock Receipts Heavy And Prices Good Livestock receipts were again quite heavy for so late in the season as many stockman took advantage of the fine weather conditions and prevailing good pi ices. The market undertone held firm and prices ruled steady with a week ago. The best steer calves reached $13.00 with $11.50 to $12.50 catch ing the long end of the offering Heifer calves topped at $11.60 but the bulk placed mostly from $10.00 to $11.00. A good supply of calves showed up. Yearling steers were not too plentiful and cashed mostly from $10.50 to $11.50. Heifers in this class brought from $9.50 to $10.50. In the cow division receipts were heavy with the best kind reaching upwards to $8.50 or bet ter, but the nominal price was $7.00 to $8.00. Bulls sold from $8.75 to $9.25. The hog run was again heavy and prices were strong. Light weight butchers went at $11.05 with the bulk moving at $10.95 to $11.00. Sows sold at $9.60 to 1 $9.85. Smooth, fancy quality, light weight shoats paid $13.90 j with those of less quality selling from $11.25 to $12.30. A lot of small pigs were here and sold by the head at good prices. A few sheep completed the regular sale. Marvin Clause donated the re ceipts of 2 bushel of seed corn to the American Red Cross. The corn was sold at auction last Mon day and a total of $9.75 was col lected. Mr. Clause has donated the entire sum to the local Red Cross Chapter to be used by that organization in the war emer gency. This donation is a gener ous gesture on Mr. Clause’s part and deserves praise and recogni tion in the community. Next Monday, a beautiful hand made quilt donated by a neighbor-1 hood group of ladies will be sold for the Red Cross. All contribu tions will go to the local Chapter. Such donations deserve the sup port of our citizens. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva en tertained three tables of pinochle at their home Sunday evening. Mrs. John Schmidt and Bill Brug man received high scores, Dave Loy traveling and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Russ low. A delicious lunch was served at midnight and a grand time was had by all. A Letter From A Boy In The Service To the folks of O’Neill and Holt County. Its been along time to me since I’ve dropped my home news-paper a line, but really its only been a little over five months. The last letter I wrote, I believe was when at Fort Monmouth, New Jersy. Since that I’ve finished my training as a telotype operator and have been sent to Port Angeles, Washington, not as an operator of a telotype machine but as an of ficer in a Filter Center. More than likely most of you folks do not understand the action of a filter center or a Filter Board. Its a large map like table, made like a map of the country, in which we are in charge. We have observers at different posts through-out sections of the coun try which the board covers, and these people at these posts call in the minute they see or hear a air plane and inform us of the kind, position, how flying and what dir ection their flying in. The men on the Filter Board places arrows on the map which tells the cor rect position of the planes, the kind and direction traveling, and also if their friendly or enemy. Most of the time we have Vol unteer Women doing the work on the Filter Board, due to the shortage of trained army men. They work on shifts of six hours each, and the room is in action 24 hours a day. The work here is very interest ing and the people in Port Angeles are very pleasant, friend ly and they know the score too. Port Angeles has the proud name of being the closest city to Japan in the U. S. A., and don’t think that their not ready for them, and I’ll bet there isn’t a family in the whole city of Port Angeles thats not prepared and willing to do their part in every possible way. Well folks of the City of O’Neill, I hope the best for the coming year to each and every one of you. Yours Truly, Gaskill, Robert F. (Just doing my bit.) Project Club Members To Receive Instructions Leaders from 24 women's pro ject clubs well receive instruction at the training centers in O’Neill, Chambers and Suart this week. The lesson which is entitled “If Illness Comes” is very fitting at this time when so much experi ence in caring for those who need help is needed. Miss Maude Mathews, home demonstration agent w’ill give the training which will include handy methods of first aid and home nursing. 345 members of Holt County project clubs will receive training. If You Want Trees (Jet Y our Order In Now A total of 36,500 Clarke-McNary trees have been ordered flrom 44 Nebraska counties at the present time. County agent, Lyndle Stout, has copies of the application blank, which will be furnished upon re quest. The blank includes infor mation on the twenty varieties of available trees, planting and casre of trees. Moisture condition in dicate that 1942 will be a good year to plant trees. Orders should be placed early to insure delivery. So far 2,750 seedlings have been ordered from this office in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Vitt went to Omaha today on business and to visit relatives. Mrs. J. L. MeManamy returned to Council Bluffs today, after spending the past month here visiting her mother, Mrs. Frank Kubichek and other relatives. Mrs. R. L. Miller entertained sixteen guests at a 7 o’clock din ner at her home last Thursday evening and bridge. High score was won by Mrs. C. E. Lundgren, Mrs. L. A. Burgess second high and Mrs. C. C. Bergstrom low. Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh and as sisting hostess, Mrs. H. L. Walling, will entertain Circle 1 of the Pres byterian church at the home of Mrs. Osenbaugh Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Yocum and family went to Fremont Sunday, where they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Swanda. Mr. Yocum’s mother, Mrs. E. W. Yocum, returned with them for an extended visit 5 Mrs. Joseph Fernholz Mrs. Joseph Fernholz passed a way last Monday afternoon about 12:30 at the O’Neill hospital, after an illness of one week, following a stroke, suffered on Sunday evening, January 11. The funeral was held this morning at 9:30 from St. Patrick’s church, Monsignor McNamara officiating and burial in Calvery cemetery. Bernardina Tressa Hesse was born at Hartington, Nebraska, on June 12, 1891. She lived in Cedar county for many years and on January 30, 1911, she was united in marriage to Joseph Fernholz, the ceremony being preformed at Bow Valley, Nebraska. Eight children were born of this union, six sons and two daughters. The children are: Albert, Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Dorothy Brown, Chambers, Nebraska; Raymond, O’Neill; William, Hammili, S. D., Mrs. Lucy Marcellus, Los Angeles, California; George, Portland, Ore.; Norbert and John at home. All of the childrenwere present at the funeral, except Albert, who is on an oil tanker and could not be reached. She is also survived by six brothers and five sisters, nearly all of who were present at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Fernholz came to this county in 1925 from Cedar county and since that time haa been a resident of the county. For many years they were residents of Emmet township, until a few years ago when they moved to this city. She was a charming women and had a host of friends in this city and vicinity, who will regret to learn of her passing in the very prime of life. The many O’Neill friends of the family tender their condolences to the bereaved family and rel atives in their hour of soorrow. Test Your Seed The Nebraska Seed Law re quires that all seed sold or offered within the state must be tested and taged with the analysis. Be sides the percentage of germin ations and purity, other informa tion about tne seed must be shown such as kind and variety, orgin, date the germination was made, and the number of noxious weed seeds present if any. These seed tests made, may be obtained through tne county agent’s office in O'Neill, free of charge if a representative sample is furnished. Farmers wishing to obtain tests on seeds for spring planting are urges to bring in the sample early. Several days are required for a germination test and time will be saved by avoiding the spring rush. The Catholic Daughters held a social meeting at the tea room Tuesday evening. Auction bridge was played and there were fifty two members present. Mrs. Merle Hickey won high score, Mrs. John Melvin traveling and Mrs. Henry Bauman low. The hostesses were: Mis. G. C. DeBacker, Mrs. Norb Uhl, Mrs. M. J. Wallace, Mrs. Chas. Mullen, Mrs. Bart Hickey, Mrs. Bohn, Mrs. Ed Flood and Mrs. H. M. VonDollen. A group of relatives had a sur prise party for John Sullivan Sat urday night, the occasion being Mr. Sullivan's sixty-ninth birth day. A lovely 7 o'clock dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sullivan and the evening was enjoyed socially. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Simonson entertained the Farmers Union members and their families at a paity at their home Saturday evening. Cards were plaved and high prize was won by Anita Murphy and Calmer Simonson. Low by Donna Whaley and Carl Widtfeldt. 'The hostess served a delicious lunch followed by a meeting of the members. They elected Walter Brennan and Ivan Simonson as delegates to attend the meeting in Omaha in Feb ruary. Miss Eileen Davidson left this morning for Los Angeles, Cal., after spending since Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the many kind friends and neighbors who helped in so many ways, or expressed sympathy, during the illness and following the death of our beloved husband and father, and for the many beautiful floral offerings. Your kindnes will ever be held in grateful remembrance. —Mrs. Bessie Burge and family.