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VOL. LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1942 NUMBER 45
SOUTHWESTERN
BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
Doubtless we can lick the Japs,
but the politicians may have to be
licked first.
Less oratory—less folderol—less
bestowing of medals and more
knock out blows.
^ Natural endowments are not
equal; but all have equal right
to God’s sunlight and clean air.
Curbing labor unions doubtless
will become a political issue, if not
the lodestone of a new political
party.
The song of meadow larks, the
bummoning of the prairie roosters,
a shower of rain and a visit from
a traveling salesman with house
hold wares indicates that spring
is not far around the bend.
All do a stretch for Uncle Sam.
One million are paid from a dollar
to ten thousand a year; looks like
eight or ten million will jepordize
their lives in battle line for a few
dollars per month and the rest of
us must strain the nerve centers
to defeat the foe without thought
of pay.
When you get up Saturday
morning you will have gone
through the transition during the
night from winter to spring. At
12:11 A. M., C.S. time that morn
ing the sun crosses the equator
and spring is officially and geo
graphically with us though there
could be a blizzard on that morn
ing.
Nebraskans to the number of
242 have discovered something,
done something or said something
I that has given them a coveted
place in the late edition of Who’s
Who. It is a worthy attain
ment, computed on the basis of
what the editors consider worth
while service. Other Nebraskans
who are daily doing nice things
in a nice way to make life’s loads
a little lighter for others will not
be in Who’s Who, but what is
more important their names are
registered in the Lamb’s Book of
Life.
A St. Paul, Nebraska, man has
been soaked twelve hundred dol
lars for the alleged violation of
what John Brennan would pro
nounce “crazy regulations” gov
erning shipments from oil refin
eries. Decrees which penalize
citizens in their efforts to win an
honorable livelihood are apt to
function as a breeding ground of
contempt for law. But maybe we
are pikers over here in assessing
fines. Over in old London an out
fit was fined $160,000 for selling
more than the war time rationing
quota.
The problem of the conscien
Mrs. Amelia Sandoe
Amelia Sandoe died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Donna Put
man in this city at 10 A. M., on
March 17, 1942, at the age of 58
years, 8 months and 2 days, The
funeral was held this afternoon at
2 o’clock from the Methodist
church. Rev. Wright officiating
and burial in the Pheonix ceme
tery.
Amelia Kost was born at Yank
ton, S. D., on July 15, 1888. Forty
two years ago she came to this
county with her parents and since
that time she had been a resident
of this county and of Boyd county.
On April 18, 1900, she was united
in marriage to William Sandoe,
the ceremony being pei-formed at
Butte, Nebraska. Six children
were born of this union, all of
[who are living. The children are:
Jess W. Sandoe, Yutan, Nebraska,
Elmer J., Fargo, N. D.; Jacob
David, Mrs. Dora M. Putman and
Marcella Spray, O'Neill; Mrs.
Grace Hemeen, Brainard, Minne
sota.
I
Emmet Moore went to Spalding
Wednesday on business.
tious objector is being dealt with
wisely by army men. Only with
a free people is such a thing as
conscience allowed. The civilian
who would prescribe measures
of persecution would probably
be the first to holler were the situ
ation reversed and the conscien
tious objector in the saddle to put
a ban on the scrapper taking up
arms. I would not see eye to
eye with those who will not take
up a gun in defense of home and
country but respect any man who
has a sense of right and wrong.
A Scottish notable said some
thing about the best laid plans of
mice and men sometimes go hay
wii'e, to employ a later synonym.
Stockmen are having unlooked for
losses of baby calves and young
pigs this spring. An extensive
breeder of hogs reports that from
litters of thirty-six only sixteen
lived and two of these were
doubtful. Various cattle breeders
have lost one or more calves. The
brute creation seems to be under
an abnormal strain that is laying
a toll of deaths across the country
in train wrecks, plane crashes and
other accidents.
Out of a group of eighteen
recently released from penal cus
tody, a young man from Holt
county rated the most important
with a State Journal reporter. j
He gives him this: “Released
from the reformatory was Thomas
Clinton, 19, Holt county, sen- j
tenced in February, 1941, to 15
months to 3 years for bigamy.
He was first married when 16,
separated from his wife after the
birth of a child, and married
again in 1940 when, he said, he
heard by a rumor that wife No.
1 had divorced him. Clinton told
the board he would like to divorce
the first wife and effect a recon
ciliation with the second. He was
paroled on a commuted sentence.
MONEY in bank
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.
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O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits. $140,000.00
This Bank Carries No Indebtedness
of Officers or Stockholders.
Member bederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
O'NEILL HIGH LOSES
IN SEMI-FINALS |
AT LINCOLN
ONeill-Sidney
The O’Neill Eagles crashed from
the semi-finals of the State Class
“B” Tournament at Lincoln last
Friday night at the hands of Sid
ney’s Bearcats, 21-13.
The flashy Bearcats used their
speed and smooth play to advant
age as they confused O’Neill’s
quintet and riddled the loose
Eagles defense until their margin
was too great. The Blue and
White five lived up to seasonal
play only in the first few seconds
of the game as they built up a
3-0 lead on McKenna's long field
er and Calkins’ free throw. From
there Sidney took full control of
the game and the Eagles were
helpless while Bearcats' speedy
forwards piled goal on goal to pull
far ahead at the end of the first
quarter, 11-3.
The rest of the game was a
draw in the scoring department
as both teams added ten points
to their totals. Sidney was con
tent to hold the lead while the
usually high-scoring Eagles
1 couldn’t connect.
Substitute Benny Wetzler led a
brief O’Neill surge in the second
| period, but Sidney plugged the
gaps in their defense and their
smooth-working attack built up
a 16-8 lead at the half.
Second-half scoring was held
to ten points as neither team could
penetrate the stout defenses that
the teams displayed. Sidney led
throughout the second half. The
score at the end of the third period
was 19-10.
Coach Howard Dean of the
Eagles started Manzer, Burgess.
Lewis, Calkins, and McKenna in
a bid for a berth in the finals. The
starters for Sidney were Livanis,
Askerman, Dedrick, Bowman, and
McKay.
Livanis of Sidney set the pace
for his team with nine points.
Benny Weizler made five points!
in his last game for the Eagles to I
lead O’Neill.
O'Neill-Sargenl
In the first round of the tourna
ment on Thursday night, the
Eagles had rolled to the semi-fin
als with a 28-18 win over Sargent,
winners of the “B” tourney at
Ord. The Eagles presented their
coach, Howard Dean, with an
easy victory over his former
pupils.
Guard Harold Calkins shot the
Eagles into a 4-0 lead with two
long one-handed shots that didn’t
touch the ring. At the end of the
first period O. H. S. held a 6-3
margin. Eagle substitutes finish
ed the first half with the help of
two regulars and they built up
a 16-5 lead before half-time.
Tall senior Orville Lewis led
his mates as they maintained a
safe margin all through the last
half. The score at the end of the
third period was 23-10. The second
team worked for O’Neill at the
beginning of the last quarter and I
Sargent shortened the Eagles’ lead
in that period.
Coach Howard Dean of the
Eagles shook up his usual start
ing lineup when he started Man
zer, Burgess, Lewis, Calkins, and
McKenna. Wolfe, Vincent, Wetz
ler, Yantzi, and Osenbaugh saw
considerable action also.
Lewis turned in a performance
in this game which earned him a
place on the second team of the
all-state Class “B” selections. He
poured in nine points for the
Eagles. He shared the spotlight
with Calkins, who made eight
points from his guard position.
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William Carson
William Carson passed away at
his heme in Lincoln last Mon
day morning after a very short
illness at the age of 71 years. The
funeral was held at 2 o’clock Wed
jnesday afternoon and burial in
Lincoln Memorial Park.
1 Mr. Carson is survived by his
wife, son and a daughter and
[three grandchildren. He is also
survived by three brothers and
three sisters. They are: James
of Page and John and Edward of
Redbird; Mrs. Mary Wolf and
Elizabeth Carson of Redbird and
Mrs. Frank Hunter of this city.
William Carson was an old time
resident of this county, living for
years out in the Dorsey section of
the county. In fact at the time of
his death he still owned his farm
in that section. For the past twen
ty-five years he had made his
home in Lincoln.
SPORT NOTES
By Bystander
The Thirty-second annual state
basketball championship is over,
and four new state champions
have been crowned. In Class A,
Lincoln Central, led by one of the
best basketball players in the
state, Don McArthur, won a 35-27
victory over Lincoln Northeast in
a hard fought game. Bill Laub
was about all Northeast had to
offer and he scored ten points and
played a great all around game.
It was not such a fast game mainly
because they both were tired
from their victories over Creigh
ton Prep and Omaha South Fri
day. However, Lincoln North
east was never ahead, but they did
play good ball. Cential led at the
first quai'ter 4-2. The half time
score was 13-7; the third quarter
24-18 and the final score 35-27.
McArthur, a Junior, was named
as the greatest player in all four
classes of the tournament.
In Class B, Wayne led by Duke
Derry, who made nine points,
went past Sidney 26-19. Sidney
was never entirely out of the
game. They were tied 4-4 at the
first quarter, but Sidney held a
11-10 half time advantage. In the
third quarter Derry put Wayne
ahead 21-18. Then Wayne con
tinued and made five points the
last quarter while holding Sidney
to one.
In Class C, Culbertson rallied
in the last half to defeat College
View of Lincoln 27-22. The title
was the third for the Frenchman
Valley champions, the Bears av
ing won the Class B championship
in 1937 and Class H in 1918. Les
Miller, Culbertson’s ace forward,
who made over 300 points during
the season, made 11 points to lead
j the winners.
In Class D Hampton romped
over Sunflower of Mitchell 42-26.
Led by Melvin Larsen and Marvin
i Eberhard the quintet from Hamp
to had a comfortable lead all the
way.
I O’Neill High it» the first round
beat Sargent 28-18 while favored
Geneva lost to a powerful Sidney
! quintet 25-19. Then in the semi
I finals Sidney beat O’Neill 21-13.
O’Neill was playing good ball
against Sargent but in the Sidney
game they were unable to hit the
basket. Wetzler, a Senior, play
ing his last game for O’Neill High,
I made five points against Sidney
I to take top scoring honors. Calk
| ins and Lewis scored the most
points for O’Neill in the Sargent i
game.
In the Lincoln State Journal
Harold Calkins at guard and Or
! ville Lewis at center were named
on the second Class B all tourna
ment team.
In the Omaha World-Herald
Orville Lewis was named on their
second Class B team. They left
out one guard position (probably
in error) which would have prob
ably gone to Harold Calkins.
I want to congratulate again j
Calkins and Lewis and last but
not least, Gene McKenna. Gene, j
although not chosen on the tourn
ament team, played good ball in
both games.
The teams in the Class B tourna
ment, at its conclusion, were rated
as follows:
1. Wayne, 2 Geneva, 3, Auburn,
4 Sidney, 5 Schuyler, 6 Holdrege,
7 South Sioux City, 8 Crete, 9
O’Neill, 10 West Point.
I forgot to mention last week
that my predictions for the Class
B district tournament here was
all right so that gave me a batting
average for the tournament of
1000.
All four 1942 champions had
won state titles before. Lincoln
Central having won nine Class A
titles, the first in 1914 and latest
in 1936. Wayne had won Class H
in 1919 and, as I mentioned before
Culbertson took Class B in 1937
and Class H in 1918. Hampton,
Class D champions, won Class C
in 1927.
See you next week.
THANK YOU
To all who helped through their
generous contributions and labors
to make the Food Sale and Lunch
eon sponsored by the American
Legion Auxiliary such a decided
sucess, we say, Thank You, with
sincerity.
American Legion Auxiliary,
Simonson Unit No. 93.
Shamrocks were on sale at the
Stout Drug store during St. Pat
rick’s Day. The sales force took
in $2.50 which is being turned
over to the Local Red Cross. Mrs.
W. C. Hancock contributed the
plant, and Mr. Stout and his
clerks did the work.
SELECTIVE SERVICE
ASKS YOUR ADVISE
Ninety-one per cent of the reg-,
istrants of Holt county between
the ages of 31 and 35 are farmers
or ranchers. 56% of the regis
trants were married on September
16, 1940, when the Selective Ser
vice Act was passed. On Nov.
30, 1941, 10% of the total registra
tion were in service, either by
induction or volunteer enlistment;
12% were physically disqualified;!
22% were men who could qualify
except for occupational reasons;
60% of all men called (Class 1A)
have filed appeals; 23% of Class i
1A have been deferred or re-class-!
Sided. It is inadvisable to pub
lish data concerning registrants
I for the period later than Decem
ber 1, 1941. However, a conser
vative estimate for this year is
that at least ten times the number
furnished prior to January 1, 1942
will be required for our quota.
In the March 13 issue the United
States News says; “This war is to
make the last look like play act
ing. It is to bring a strain on man
power; on living standards, on
stamina such as few people real
ize. It will drain the ranks of man
power between the ages of 20 and
36, and draw heavily on the group
36 to 44. German-Japanese act
ual military strength is 13 to 5
against the United States-Britain
Russians; the potential military
strength of the United States-Brit
ain-Russian ip 13 to 5 against
Germany-Japan and Italy; but
this strength must be mobilized.”
It is the opinion of the board that
every available man left in Holt
County is essential to agricultral
production. We know we have
called many men who should not
leave the farm. It has been sug
gested that the board declare that
there are no more available men
in Holt County, and they all
should be left for the reason they
are essential to the farming in
dustry. The board believes that
rural communities are being dis
criminated against; that there is
an enormous waste of men and
work hours in defense industries.
jWe believe that organized labor
employed in defense industries
should be regimented; that they
should be inducted into service
the same as the soldiers; that the
owners should not be permitted
an excessive profit; that the mat
ter of performing the job should
be the essential motive.
We do not know how many men
will be called from Holt County;
but we expect to furnish our quota
notwithstanding that it is an in
justice to rural communities, and
that rural communities are being
discriminated against. We feel
that we are facing a crisis and
that it is necessary that we furn
ish our quota and place our men
in service without any quibbling.
Serving on the draft board is a
thankless job. No member on the
board receives pay, except the
clerk. The members of the board
were not asked whether they
would serve, but were notified
that they were on the board; they
took their oaths from a sense of
duty and have stayed on from
necessity, realizing that the job
had to be done. The board does
not claim to be right all the time.
Jt is composed of men who are
trying to be fair and who use their
best judgment in all cases. Mis
takes have been made and will be
made. You tell us ' what we
should do.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Martin Englehaupt, a girl,
Friday, March 13, dismissed Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Lavern Stevens of Amelia,
a boy, Saturday March 14.
Mrs. Lawrence Murray, a boy,
Monday March 16.
Mrs. Troy Howard and baby
dismissed Tuesday.
Chas Clouse will be dismissed
Friday.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Engle- j
haupt, a girl, Friday March 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Garret Boyle, a
boy, Saturday March 14.
Mr .and Mrs. David Milne of
Creighton, a girl, Sunday March
15.
Mr .and Mrs. Lawrence Murray,
a boy, Monday March 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Stevens
of Amelia, a boy, Saturday Marc
14.
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Breiner, a
boy, Friday March 13.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Young, a
boy, Monday March 16.
James Francis McManus
James Francis McManus died
at a hospital in Denver, Colorado,
last Thursday afternoon at 1:30,
after a very short illness of a
heart attack, at the age of 44
years, four months and one day.
Funeral services were held last
Monday morning at 9 o’clock at
the Holy Ghost church. Monsig
nor Mulroy and Father Burns of-1
ficiating and burial in Mount
Olivet cemetery.
James had always enjoyed good
health and the notice of his sud-!
den death was a severe shock to
his relatives here. He was tak
en with a heart attack on Mon-'
day, March 9, and was taken to
the hospital at 5 o'clock that after- j
noon, but he never rallied from
the attack.
He was born in this city on Nov-1
'ember 11, 1897, and grew to man
hood here. For the past fifteen
; years he had been making his
home in Denver. He is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Mc
Manus, three sisters, Mary, Anna'
and Genevieve, of O’Neill, and
four brothers, John, Charles and
Hugh of this city and Leonard of
Truckee, California. Miss Gene
vieve and Edward McManus went
to Denver Friday to attend the
funeral returning home Monday
evening.
Auxilliary Meeting
Next Tuesday Evening
There will be a regular meet
ing of the Auxiliary of the Amer
ican Legion held in the Assembly
Room of the Court House on
Tuesday evening, March 24th, be
ginning at 8:00 P. M.
A report will be made on the
results of the Food Sale and
Luncheon. Every member is urg
ed to attend and bring a pro
spective member.
Robertson-Orth
Announcements have just been
j received here this week of the
I marriage of Miss Doris Robertson
of Lincoln, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Robertson of this city,
to Richard Orth of Lincoln on
Friday, February 27, in the parlors
I of the First Presbyterian Church
in Lincoln with Rev. Thomas A.
Barton officiating at the cere
I inony.
Mrs. Orth was married in a
street length dress of navy blue
with white accessories and wore
a corsage of white gardenias and
roses. The bride is a graduate of
the O’Neill Public School with the
class of ’37 and attended the '■
University of Nebraska. She is
now employed at the Holland
Lumber Company in Lincoln.
Mr. Orth is a graduate from the
Lincoln High School and is a
senior Chem Major at the Univer-;
sity of Nebraska, is also an ad
vanced R. O. T. C. and will re
ceive his commission as second
Lieutenant in the U. S. Army in
June.
They are at home at Thirteen
Seventeen L. St. Apartment E.,
in Lincoln.
Mrs. John Osenbaugh entertain
ed the Merrimyx bridge club at
her home Tuesday afternoon at
a 1:30 dessert. High score was
won by Mrs. Paul Shierk.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bright moved
Saturday to the home formerly
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Cahoy.
MUSIC CONTEST
AT O'NEILL
APRIL 17.18,1942
The O'Neill Commercial Club
entertained both O’Neill High
School and St. Mary's Academy
Basket Ball squads and their
Coaches at a 7:00 o’clock dinner
at the Golden Hotel Tuesday
.evening March 17. At this meet
ing a committee was appointed to
select candidates for new offic
ers, who will be selected at the
April meeting.
F. N. Cronin was named as gen
eral Chairman for the Music Con
etst, to be held here on April 17
and 18. He will have the appoint
ment of all committees and have
general supervision of the Contest.
NOTICE
All Master Masons take notice
by the order of M. W, Edward F.
Carter, Grand Master of Nebras
ka, a special meeting has been
called for Tuesday night, March
24th, at your lodge hall in O’Neill,
Nebraska. All Masons are to be
present without fail to hear the
special message from our Grand
Master.—A. E. Bowen, Worshipful
Master.
Mrs. Mary A. Goree
Mary Amelia McCutchan was
born at Evansville, Indiana, Sept
ember 25, 1873 being the eldest
of several children, all of whom
with possible one exception one
brother, where-abouts unknown,
have preceeded her from this
world of sorrow. She passed away
while at Santa Rosa, California,
just as she was preparing to re
turn from a visit.
In childhood she moved with
her parents to a farm one mile
south of Inman where they resid
ed for some time, afterwards mov
ing to O’Neill, Nebraska, where
she was united in marriage to
William S. Goree who also passed
away in January 1938.
To this union were born seven
children, two of whom died in in
fancy, surviving are Roy of Long
I Pine, Nebraska, Fay of St. Peters
burg, Florida, Milton of Long
Beach California, Earl of Santa
Rosa, California and Arthur of
Encinitsa, California.
She leaves to mourn her passing
these, five children, fourteen
grandchildren and two great
grand children, a brother believed
living in California and a host of
friends and neighbors.
She was a good Mother, friend
and neighbor. xx
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our heart
felt and sincere thanks to the
many neighbors and old time
friends for the many acts of kind
ness shown us following the death
and at the burial of our beloved
mother and grandmother. Your
kindness will ever be held in grate
ful rememberance.—Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Girrard and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Sanders and family.
Mattie Soukup went to Lincoln
Wednesday to meet her son, Staff
Sargeant Francis Soukup of Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri, who has
a ten day furlough from the U. S.
Army.
Lawrence Clocker went to
Pierce Sunday after Mrs. Clocker
and baby.
Stockmen!
Livestock Prices are mighty attractive just
now. If you have anything to sell, this looks
like a good time to come to market.
AUCTION EVERY MONDAY
O’Neill Live Stock Com. Co.
Where Buyer and Seller Meet.
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