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—The Frontier I • *. ' , W • ••••. i * * *< a •* »V7i ** j A' ... * _ ___ VOL. LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1942 NUMBER 40 SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES_ By Romaine Saunders The prairie in the southwest I was blanketed Sunday by four] | inches of snow. As I understand daylight saving. I what you gain at one end you lose | at the other. Dr. Gill of Chambers was out this way Saturday evening on a professional call. Haven’t seen that there is to be a penalty forv stocking up with sugar, honey and candies. iff It may be all right to bestow a L medal on General McArthur, but f maybe he would rather have rein !| forcements. Warnings from many world f capitals that war is the chief L objective of the nations is now [ echoed across our own fair land. The call of our company to go catch old Sitting Bull was a false alarm; More than could be used responded to the war cry, Re member the. Maine;” the Kaisei took to flight without calling any of my age group to go across; this present call to arms again finds me a lookeron, but if there is a field of activity where an old timer from the prairie can lend a hand in defense of liberty for all mankind, just send on the orders A Correction:—Whether the operator got mixed at the key board or was unable to make out the name, an unfortunate error occured in a paragraph last week which mentioned the death of a pioneer resident of Atkinson. The name is Anna S. Miner, not Min en. This was Sophie Anderson who a few about Atkinson may re member. But I would not know just why the operator should take the word “album” in a line quoted from a peom of Riley's and invent “albuin.” J The night is starless. Out of a poll of impenetrable darkness a low wind moans across the land. The blood-congealing cry of a tramp cat out in the night is ad ded to the far-off note of a lone coyote. Lights glow dimly from windows of neighboring houses. A sudden white glare along the road from the headlights of a motorist heedless of wear on tires. The pioneer spirit of neighborli ness is gone. Neighbors no long er “drop in” for a visit. Instead its a trip to town to see a movie or other attraction. Much has gone out of the simple joys of living since neighbors are no longer neighborly. After a look out into the night I drop into an easy chair by the flickering light of buring wood to muse on the smiles and heartaches of life’s fit ful drama, while the lady turns on the music. “He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall re ceive a prophet’s reward.” A scholarly and devout member of Father Cassidy’s parish, D. A. Doyle, said he believed in listen ing to a man with a message. Both have passed from life's acti vities—the one from the spiritual guidance of his people, the other from his saddle and horses. When an itinerant street preacher came to town, Colonel Doyle was an at tentive listener. He had the Irish i love for the music of words, but said no man ever finished a shadey story in his presence. When the outstanding Person of the gospels sent forth the twelve “to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” he told them a fate more terrible than that of Sodom and Gomorrah awaited the city or household that rejected their message. The coun try is over run today with men and women with a message. I give such as come my way a re spectful hearing, but reserve the right to sift out the error. So you think there would be no war if the sisters were running things Hunters say it is the lioness on the African veldt that rends and kills, the female bear in distant Alaska that knocks the daylight out of you. But are not the sisters sharing the running of things? Isn’t the aggressive Mis tress of the White House strictly •" the swim" of world affa.rs? _in , Cncon B Anthony, Remember busan d. that feminine firebrand, and her cohorts who held out the ros y O'NEILL HIGH WINS TWO MORE O’Neill’s Eagles came back from the Page defeat to smother their age-old rival under a score of 34-i 16 at Atkinson last Friday. The Balers managed to keep the wolf from their door during the first half. They held a one-j point lead until Ted Manzer, Eagle forward, made a goal in the last thirty seconds to put his mates in front, 8-7, at half time. O’Neill flashed back in the third period to count six fast points before Atkinson (Xrnld put up an effective defense. Before that disastrous quarter was over the Blue and White led by a dozen points. The Eagles coasted in the last period to win by an eighteen point margin. Coach Howard Dean of O. H. S. used many substitutes and his second team part of the time in an effort to start an effective at tack, but the Eagles missed fire during all the first half. Lewis made 12 points to lead the; Eagles in scoring. Starters for the Eagles were Manzer, Lewis, Calkins, and Mc Kenna. The second team, which worked during much of the game included Wolfe, Yantzi, Wetzler Vincent, and Osenbough. _ O’Neill-Butte The O. H. S. Eagles chalked up victory number twelve last Mon day night at O’Neill with a 35-28 triumph over the fighting Butte team. O’Neill’s five had the game securely in hand only in the last few minutes, as they overcame a 20-19 Butte lead at the three quarters mark With a rush of j baskets, holding their opponents'; score down. This game was one of the closest j of the season, despite the winning margin. The lead changed hands j many times; Butte led at the end of the first and third quarters; O. H. S. was ahead at the half and at the end of the game. Eagle supporters, confident in their favorites’ lead, 15-10, at the half, were caught napping when Butte went ahead in the first min ute of the third period. The gym nasium was a bedlam of noise as* the teams raced neck-and-neck to the close of the quarter, where Butte led, 20-19. As the Eagles broke away in the last quarter Butte, fighting stubbornly all the: way, could not keep pace with the smooth Blue and White attack. Warren Burgess, aggressive Eagle forward, connected with nine points to lead his team. Couch had eight for Butte. Coach Howard Dean of O’Neill used three substitutes to great advantage, working Wolfe, Wetz ler, and Vincent into the starting lineup of Burgess, Manzer, Lewis, Calkins, and McKenna. St. Mary’s Grades Wins Majority St. Mary’s Grades have gone through the season so far with a fairly clean record. They lost their first game to Inman 21 to 12. They won their next in an overtime over Amelia 18 to 16. They lost their next in a very close decision to O’Neill by a score of 13 to 12. Then they hit their winning steark defeating Orchard 15 to 9, Atkin son 13 to 6 and then playing Amelia High on their own floor they won a thriller 11 to 10. They play Inman there the 17 and then play O'Neill the 20. Next comes the Grade tournament which is to be held here. Lets wish them Luck. tints of national and world per-; fection to follow when they had the ballot? Should a mere man be so lacking in gallantry to now intimate that the sisters were only fooling? That the course of poli tics has moved into the realms of bliss if not perfection since the ladies started the march to the polls with us need hardly be chal lenged. They say over in Europe they are doing everything, even knocking them out of the sky, and the young German fraulenes are endeavering to replace each fallen soldier with a baby. Maybe all this is repellant to the true nature of woman—an unnatural cooper ation with the barbaric blood lust of man. Maybe her more tender sympathies and finer moral fiber have for the time loosed their moorings to soar again to trans cending heights out of the world’s baptism of blood and ruin. THE VOICE OF LINCOLN DOWN THE AGES—“I always feel inclined, when I happen to say anything to soldiers, to impress upon them the importance of success In this contest. It is not merely for today, but for all time to come, that we should perpetuate for our children’s children that great and free government which we have enjoyed all our lives. . . . Still, let us not be over sanguine of a speedy, final triumph. Let us be quite sober. Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that a just God, in His own good time, will give us the rightful result.” West-Ryan Miss Doris Mae West, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. West of Scotia, Nebraska, and William Francis Ryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ryan of this city, were mar ried in Omaha last Saturday, Feb ruary 7, 1942, in the Cathedral Rectory, Monsignor Hunkeiier efficiating. Mrs. Ryan is a graduate of the Scotia High School of the class of 1941 and for several months was employed in the Johnson Drug store in this city. The groom is a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy, of the 1941 class and while in school was noted as a basketball and foot ball play er. He joined the U. S. Navy the early part of last month and had been at home waiting call to duty. We understand that he was to leave Wednesday for the west coast, having been called Satur day. These young people have many friends in this city who extend congratulations and wish them many years of happiness and pros perity. Missionary Society Elects New Officers The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church met at the home of Mrs. L. A. Burgess Tues day evening. Mrs. J. R. Miller was in charge of the devotions. Following the business meeting Mrs. J. M. Hayes led an interesting discussion on Missionary work among the negroes. Reports were given by Mrs. R. M. Sauers, Mrs. Oral Fox, Miss Elja McCullough, and Mrs. Paul Shirek. The nomin ating committee presented the names of the following members for officers for the following year, and they were duly elected by the group: President, Mrs. Paul Shirek; Vice President, Miss Elja McCullough; Secretary, Mrs. L. A Burgess; Treasurer, Mrs. J. P Brown. At the close of the busi ness meeting refreshments were served and a social hour enjoyed by all. _ Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McManamy moved here from Council Bluffs and will make their home with Mrs. McManamy’s mother, Mrs. Frank Kubichek. Mr. McManamy is the representative in this ter ritory for the R. J. Reynolds To bacco company. SPORT NOTES Bystander O’Neill High School, after being defeated for the first time by Page High School on the letters floor, won two games but these wins were not enough and O’Neill besides being beaten for the first time were put out of the first ten in class B in the World Herald’s selection. Their last game Tuesday when they beat Butte will not count in the standings until next week and if they keep on winning they will still have a chance tc go back to the first ten and all the people in O’Neill hope they can continue their sucesses. Last week we picked four bas ketball games and out of the four I got four right and so that gives me a 1,000% for the week. This week O’Neill High and the Saint Mary’s Cardinals will play one and two games repectively. I predict O’Neill to beat Oakdale I don’t know much about the Oakdale team but I think they are pretty good this season. Saint Mary’s plays Ewing here the 13th and this ought to result in a vic tory for the Cardinals. Even if the thirteenth falls on Friday. Tuesday the Cardinals will go to Inman and this will be a very close ball game, but I pick In man to win this one, although the Cardinals have a very good chance. O’Neill High in class B, and Saint Mary’s Academy in class C both received District Touran ments here and this is a great accomplishment for the city of O’Neill. I am sure that the Athe letic Board won’t be sorry and O’Neill and Saint Mary’s will do their best to make the Touran ment a success and I am sure that the people of O’Neill will also do their share and hope that both tournaments are huge successes. See you next week. Melvin Ruzicka, local Gamble Store manager returned Wednes day from a two day convention held in Hotel Frontenelle, Omaha on February 9 and 10. This is one of five meetings which were held this year and which brought to gether Gamble Authorized Deal ers, Gamble Store managers, Sup ervisors, Fieldmen and some forty five Gamble Home Office Execu tives and Manufacturer’s repre sentatives. IOld Age Disappears I When I^ove Appears That age is no barrier to ro Jmance was again exemplified at the office of County Judge Reimer j last Tuesday when he issued a li cense to F. H. Osborne, 78, of Nor folk, and Miss Lucille Worford, 29, of this city, and then joined them j fin holly wedlock. The groom was a former resi dent of this county, living in the Dorsey neighborhood but about I twenty years ago moved to Nor-j folk. The bride had been in Nor- j folk for a couple of months attend ing a beauty school, and had been staying at the Osborne home there while attending school. They will make their future home at Nor folk. Emmet Boy Selected For Naval Academy Thomas J. McNally, of Emmet, has been recommended by Con gressman Stefan as First Alter nate to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. The prin cipal, for whom Mr. McNally is alternate is Robert E. Weidner, of Norfolk. Thirty-three young men in the district took the examinations for these appointments and the nom inations have gone to the boys who made the highest grades and Mr. McNally made a splendid showing in getting second place in this examination and he is en titles to the congratulations of' Holt county residents, for he again put it on the map. Old Time Forger Gets Ten Year Stretch Joe Olsen, of Rose, Nebraska, in Rock County, was before Judge Mounts Wednesday afternoon, charged with forgery and the pas sing of a forged check. He pled i guilty and was sentenced to ten years in the state Penitentiary, on each count, sentences to run con currently. This was his fourth offense and he will not do any more forging for a few years at least. On February 9 he forged the name of Ray Warden of Amelia to a check for $80.00 and passed same on Joe Dass of Cham bers. He was arrested by sheriff Swanson of Rock County and sheriff Duffy brought him to O’Neill. He is about forty-eight years of age. O'NEILL TO HAVE B. B TOURNAMENTS The city of O’Neil] will be host; to two of the district basketball tournaments, as announced last Tuesday by Secretary Webb of the Nebraska High School Ath letic Association. The O’Neill High School team in class B, while St. Mary’s Academy team is in class C, so the O’Neill High will be hosts to the Class B players while St. Mary’s will be the hosts of the Class C members. Super intendent C. F. Grill of the O’Neill High School, has been selected as the director of both tournaments, j being selected by the N. H. S. A. A. directors. The class C. tournament will be held first. It will be held the last week in February, the exact dates and the pairings of the teams will be made at a meeting of the coaches to be held in this city the latter part of this week. They will also select the officials for the tournament. The following teams will com pete in the Class C tournament here: Butte Lynch, St. Mary’s, Page, Spalding Academy, Spencer, Springview, Stuart. The Class B tournament will be held in this city the first week in March, the date for which will be set at a meeting of the coaches of the schools represented to be held in this city next Saturday afternoon. At this meeting they will also make the pairings for the tournament and select the offi cials. The following teams will battle for the district champion ship in this city: Ainsworth, At kinson, Bassett, Creighton, Neligh, O’Neill, Plainview, Valentine. Gregg McBride, one of the sports editors on the World Herald is of opinion that there will be some lively competition in the regional basketball tournaments. He rates favorites in the eight Class B carnivals, according to the early listing, as Creighton and O’Neill. In the Class C he lists Butte and Page as the favorites. We are not much of a judge of basketball players or teams, so we will leave that part if it to “By stander” who will probably make his selections next week, after the pairings have been made. The citizens of O’Neill are glad that the two district tournaments have been allocated to this city. O’Neill and its citizens are hos pitable and we can assure the young athletes from this section of the state that they will receive a royal welcome and their games toyal welcome and their games will be largely attended. Automobile Thief Gets Five Years William Rothleutner, of Clear water, was before the district court late Wednesday charged with automobile theft, and pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Rothleutner was charged with having stolen a car from Warren Schmidt of Ewing on August 2, 1941. While he had been suspect ed of the theft the car could not be found and it now develops he hid it in a hay stack. As time passed he dismantled the car throwing the body in a pasture near where he lived and used the other parts in his own car. The scent was then warm and he was arrested on February 10, by Deputy sheriff Bergstrom and was brought to this city and he pled guilty, with the result stated in the opening paragraph. He is 23 years of age and this was his third offense. City Campaign Is Opening Up That there is soon to be a city election was brought to light the first of the week when petitions were circulated around th6 city for the purpose of placing sev eral candidates in nomination. Petitions are being circulated for the following candidates: For Mayor, John Kersenbrock. City Clerk, C. W. Porter. City Treasurer, Ed Quinn. Police Judge, Charles Switzer. For Councilmen: First Ward, Dick Rakowski, to succeed the late R. L. Arbuthnot; Second Ward, John Alfs, to succeed him self; Third Ward, Mike Johnson, to succeed himself. On the list above there are only two new names, Charles Switzer for Police Judge and Dick Rakow ski for councilman from the First ward, the others being candidates for re-election. CARDINALS SHORT TWO MORE GAMES Long Pine made it 13 out of fifteen Friday when they beat the Saint Mary’s five 28 to 21. Long Pine has only lost two games one to Ainsworth and the other to Wood Lake and the other day in a return game they beat Wood Lake. Long Pine was handicaped by having two of their best play ers missing, both guards Max Johns and Dick Odbert. Saint Mary’s was very cold under the basket and it really should have been a win for them, although Long Pine played a good game. Saint Mary’s started out with a bang and held a 10 to 5 lead at the end of the first quarter and at the half Long Pine had crept up but Saint Mary’s had a one point lead 15 to 14. After returning to the floor after the half it seemed like a jinks hit Saint Mary’s and they made only one basket the entire third quarter as Long Pine made 8 points and the score at the end of the third quarter was 122 to 17. In the last quarter Saint Mary’s was cold under the basket : and they made four points to their I opponents seven and the final I score was 28 to 21 in favor of Long Pine. The starting lineup was: St. Mary’s: Guard, Kubitcheck; Guard, Higgins; Center, Gallagher; 1 Forward, Harty; Forward, Grady. Long Pine: Guard, Luehers; Guard, Wheeler; Center, Arrow smith; Forward, Krouse; Forward, Smith. Krouse played the best floor jg^me for the winners and Gall agher and Kubitcheck for the los ers. Sunday Saint Mary’s Cardinals went to Spalding in a private bus to play Spalding Academy quintet and lost a hard fought game 20 to 17. It was a very good game and one of the hinderences to Saint Mary’s was their oppon ents small floor, for they couldn't seem to get started and although Spalding was.ahead most all the game it was a good game. Tomorrow night Saint Mary’s have a game with the Ewing Tig ers here and Saint Mary’s wants to win their last few games before the District Tournament here for they want to be a real threat in the Tournament. Farm Account Books Are Popular Farmers and ranchers have found that an accurate account ing system is a very valuable as sistance in filing tax returns this year. At the present time over fifty books have been placed in the county by County Agent Lyndle Stout. There is still plenty of time to start your 1942 books. New books and assistance in start ing an accounting system may be obtained by calling at the County Agent’s office in O’Neill. Mrs. Dean Selah entertained the Last Minute Bridge Club Wed nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Emery Peterson. High score was won by Mrs. George Mitchell, Mrs. Robert Brittel second high and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson low. Lunch was served at the Elite Cafe. Marriage Licenses Frank H. Osborne of Norfolk and Lucille E. Worford of O’Neill on February 10, 1942. Robert Harold Manning of At kinson and Leona Elizabeth Cam in of Naper on February 9, 1942. Hospital Notes Mrs. Frank Hawk and son dis missed on Friday. Mrs. Robert Smith, jr., and daughter dismissed on Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Carney dismissed on Sunday. County Court Mark Kenney of Sioux City, la., was arested by Patrolman Meis trel and charged with failure to display proper plates and no oper ators license. He appeared before the county court on February 9, 1942, pled guilty and was fined $25 on count one, $1.00 on count 2, and costs $3.10. Herman E. Anderson was ar rested by Patrolman Meistrel and charged with no Nebraska license plates. He appeared before the county court on February 10, 1942, pled guilty and was fined $2.00 I and costs of $3.10.