Neb. State Historical Society YQL LX1! O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942 NUMBER 48 SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES 11 ■ 1 By Romaine Saunders And what has become of that “poker-playing, whiskey drinking evil old man,” John Nance Gar ner? Good news for the youngsters. A shortage of castor oil is an nounced. Understand there is still ample supply of molasses and sulpher. Federal authorities have seized a railroad in Illinois. Why not seize the picket lines of men that were holding up the train service on the road, Out in the far Pacific an Ameri can gunner knocked an enemy bombing plane out of the clouds more than five miles high.. A realistic variation of the story someone told of two Scotchmen— or were they Irish—who saw a gent at night looking at the sky through a telescope when a star fell, ”Say,” remarked on to the other, “that fellow is a good shot.” Complicated masses of official machinery—production boards, allotment chiefs, heads of this and administrators of that, officers of corps areas, supernumeraries from departments, rubber co-or dinators, and so on have got us into an hysterical flutter gather ing pant legs, tin cans, waste paper, toothpaste tubes, broken stove legs and laying out victory gardens. For the “duration, we wade into it in dead earnest, but they better not try it on us after that. Many communities show fewer applications for renewal of saloon license and in some instance ap plicants have taken refuge be hind a skirt. Recent years have developed in the public schools scientific study of the effect of alcoholic beverages. This doubt less has its effect on the supply of recruits for the saloon. Back in the 80’s there was widespread “signing the pledge” and some thing similar to this seems to be again at work. The tribe of the Rechabites is on the increase. The demand of movie patrons in some quarters for the exclusion of the pictures of the lone figure from Hollywood who has. gone into a concentration camp of con sciencious objectors to bearing arms is tangible evidence that these patrons of the great amuse ment industry make of it also a school of contempt for any so un fortunate as to have a conscience. It is a surprise to some that con science has survived with one young man in that colony of the much married, and that he is willing to pay a price shows it is genuine. There is a rattling of the dry bones among the anti-liquor forces, who are asking that intoxi cants be at least kept from our fighting forces. There are good citizens who seem to think that access to a drink with a kick is essential to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All of this has come to me in large measure through a long life from pioneer to settled society and I have yet to take the first alcoholic drink. It is too late in life now to start. It is not so much the distillers and the old soaks that stand in the way of a federal dry law as it is the tax money flowing into the treasury. Forty-eight enemy subs sunk. In the diobolical program of war the sub and the spy are the crowning agencies to be feared and despised. Forty-eight sunk, doubtless many more since this announcement—sharks of the deep cruising the waters for murderous thrust in the dark. We say their destruction is just retribution. Down they go human freight with them—if mankind that has sold itself to the occupation of an assassin can still be said to be human. Men sunk to the oceans’ vast depth; broken, bleeding, frozen, dead and dying bodies of men; fathers, mothers, children, bombed, bereaved of home, sons, daughters, parents; property, treasures of the ages gone. When will the reeking horrors of madness end? Among publishers dealing with church activities, wordly enter prise, fun and frolic and a bit of propaganda thrown in, recently {fsent me by friends, is the St. Annual Convention Of Highway 20 Association In Idaho Falls Next Month The Third Annual Convention of the National Highway 20 Asso ciation will be held at Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Monday and Tuesday on May 25, 26, 1042. A good will caravan will leave Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday, May 23, 1942, at 7 a. m., and will go west over Highway 20. No stops will be made on the trip west, except at Ainsworth, where they will stop for lunch and will then go w’est to Lusk, Wyoming, where they will spend the night. On Sunday. May 24. they will leave Lusk at 7 a. m., arrive at Thermopolis, Wyoming, at noon for lunch and will then go to Jackson, Wyoming, where they will spend the night. They will leave Jackson. Wyoming at 7 a. m. on Monday, May 25, to Idaho Falls, arriving there at 1 p. m. In all towns between Jackson and Idaho Falls the Caravan will stop for fifteen minutes in each town on the way. The last National Convention of Highway 20 was held in this city and it is possible there will be a delegation of O’Neill citizens at the meeting at Idaho Falls next month. REQUEST OF THE HOUSING COMMITTEE The housing committee requests that all who have a room or rooms available for those attending the musical contest on April 17 and 18 report to the persons whose names appear in this notice. The allowance will be 50 cents per person each night. Report to Public School, No. 63, Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh, phone No. 43, St. Mary’s Academy, phone No. 124. NOTICE A garbage wagon, operated and paid for by the city under the control of the city, will pick up garbage in the city on every Tues day and Friday during the sum mer months, visiting all sections of the city. This service will start tomorrow morning, April 10, 1942. JOHN KERSENBROCK, Mayor. The Weather Date H. L April 2 -72 35 April 3_-51 32 April 4 -73 35 April 5 ---69 32 April 6_32 32 April 7 -42 31 April 8-41 23 April 9-51 26 Trace of Moisture for the week Petersburg Pilot of St. Petersburg, Florida, mailed to me by Mrs. W. H. Stein of 6916 Coldwater Canyon Ave., North Hollywood, Calif., where she and family moved from O’Neill. The Pilot has made use of two paragraphs from this column, one of which was given proper credit, but those are the least interesting of the several features that make up the publication devoted to the comj munity’s tourist interests. I am always glad to be remembered by friends of the Breezes in this way or by letter, and again sug gest they bear in mind my address is Atkinson, not Amelia. “And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandants and ordinances of the Lord blameless.” How many can* raise their hands and say, "That’s Us.” I can’t—not yet. Of the uncounted multitudes of men and women who have trod life’s rugged way, only to the par ents of John the Baptist has this clean bill been given. Rather a sad commentary on the record of the ages. One former acquaint ance laid claim to measuring up to that standard. His earthly record has long since been closed, so it is not a violation of the memory of an old timer to say 'Squire Slattery gave me this bit of startling information as applied to himself and confirmed it on more than one occasion as he sat pegging the sole of a boot in that somewhat intriguing little cobb ler’s shop on lower Fourth street. Is the goal of such attainment a full measure of contentment or a dignified humility? Whatever the ‘squire’s attainments may have been in this respect he was always in a jovial mood and his cheerful outlook on life seemed as a bit of balm when on the weary rounds of news gathering his little shop was visited. If such a word as quoted at the opening of this para graph is merited in the lives of any father and mother it must be spoken by Another. FIRE DESTROYS BUILDINGS ON THE CARRRANCH | A disastrous fire at the Carr ranch, just west of Ewing, last Friday caused damage estimated at between $4,000.00 and $5,000.00 partially covered by insurance.! In fact it is hard to estimate the damage, as there was much mach- ) inery destroyed that will be hard to replace, and the prices they will 1 have to pay now to replace the destroyed property will be much higher then what was paid for the old machinery, if they will be | able to replace. The fire was between 1:30 and | 2:00 o’clock. Mrs. Mary Tomjack was doing some cleaning at the . house as Mr. and Mrs. Max Wan ser were to move therein in a week or so, and already had some i | of their goods stored in one of the 1 sheds that burned. Mrs. Max Was ser was out there that morning ! and had taken her son, Terry, ] and Robert Tomjack, son of Mrs. Tomjack out there for the day, | and she returned to her home in Ewing. The boys went up in the hayloft, which was full of hay and while playing Terry lit a match and the place was soon in flames. The boys got out of the barn and then hid in a grove near the house. When Mrs. Tomjack descovered the fire the barn was about ready to crumble and then she could not find the boys and was afraid that they were in the barn, but in a short time she located the boys safe and sound. In addition to the barn, which was a large structure with a large haymow filled with hay, a grainery, with considerable grain, tool shop, light plant and several other small buildings were de stroyed. Boys will be boys and they always will, but this should be a lesson to other youngsters that matches are not safe play things. The two young boys must have acted quickly to get out of the building after the start of the fire or in a short time they would have been overcome by smoke and the fire might have had a tragic end- j ing. Boys Beware Of Light Wires WTien Flying Kites Boys will be boys and spring! is the season for kite flying, but to gain the greatest pleasure from ; the sport, certain safety rules! must be observed to avoid acci- j dents. Such is the opinion of, E. C. Hild, safety director for Consumers Public Power District. One of the .first and most im portant rules is to fly kites in open lots or fields and away from electric or other kinds of wires, j If this rule is disregarded, and a kite becomes entangled in the wires, Hild states emphatically that the kite flyer should not at tempt to climb a pole or in any other manner attempt to free the kite. Serious accidents can re sult from such an effort. Another good rule to follow is never to use string with wire entwined in it or to use any wire as a connection between the kite string and the kite itself. String of this type becomes a carrier of j electricity should the kite happen to fall across an electric wire. “Still another safety practice to follow is to avoid crossing streets or highways while flying kites. If it becomes necessary to cross streets or highways always look both ways for approaching traf fic and thus eliminate the danger or traffic accidents,” said Hild. Kite flying is an age old sport, and still holds the fascination of man and boy 'alike, despite the almost common sight of airplanes in flight. But kite flying, to be a safe pastime, must have certain reasonable “don’ts,” and Mr. Hild believes the foregoing should be placed on every kite enthusiast’s “must” list under “Dad’s” guid ance. _ NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS Owners of dogs are notified that1 the dog license for the coming! year is past due and we urge all owners of dogs secure license for! their pets on or before April 15, 1942, after that date all dogs not wearing tags will be destroy ed. License tags can be obtained from the Chief of Police or the city clerk. CHET CALKINS, Cheif of Police. Mr .and Mrs. Robert Schulz and Mr. and Mrs. John Halva attended a card party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmidt, northeast [of this city, Wednesday evening. jAn enjoyable time is reported. Order Number Of 3rd Registration (Continued From Last Week) . Order Seriel Name And Address No. No. 10783 T361 Pete P. Bonenberger, Atkinson. 10713 T362 Leslie I Knepper, O'Neill. 1971a T363 Thomas G. Slattery, Atkinson. 10197 T364 Coy E. Brittell, Chambers. 10140 T365 Walter J. Welsh, Emmet. 10847 T366 Ellis L. Scholz, Chambers. 10677 T367 Lincoln U. Hamilton, Atkinson. 10312 T368 Orville Thorson, O’Neill. 10018 T369 Elwin O. Neal, Dorsey. 10550 T370 Gustav F. Rohrs, Atkinson. 10931 T371 Walter D. Puckett, Emmet. 10851 T372 William E. Buxton, Star. 10840 T373 Emil H. Klipphanhn, Ewing. 10457 T374 Lloyd Dan Brennanman, Ewing. 10810 T375 Hugh J. McManus, O’Neill, 10930 T376 Carl Schulz, Atkinson. 10734 T377 Dana E. Lines, Inman. 10237 T378 Earl R. Closson, O’Neill. 10537 T379 Elvon H. Chace, Atkinson. 10921 T380 Edwin J. Engler, Stuart. 10305 T381 Gerold WJ. Herrick, Stuart. 19779 T382 Donald E. Tewell, Atkinson. 10427 T383 Elmer O. Ross, O’Neill. 10929 T384 William B. Gilman, Amelia. 10886 T385 Bill King. Butte. 10647 T386 John J. Bruner, Amelia. 10188 T387 William J. White Dorsey. 10388 T388 Otto Gloor, Atkinson. 10686 T389 George Schiffern, Stuart. 10803 T390 Louis J. Prussa, Stuart. 10722 T391 Ralph N. Leidy, O’Neill. 10149 T392 Edward Zahradnicek, Stuart. 10731 T393 Harold L Lindberg, O’Neill. 10706 T394 Elvin E. Harley, Atkinson. 10306 T395 Charles H. Dugan, Atkinson. 10690 T396 Lee H. Lienhart, Ewing. 10355 T397 Henry Albrecht, Atkinson. 10126 T398 Ray C. Sanderson, Chambers. 10493 T399 Theodore N. Heinouwski, Emmet 10308 T400 Ralph M. Carey, Middlebranch. 10815 T401 Leonard E. Fix, Atkinson. 10396 T402 Cashmere P. Turay, O’Neill. 10299 T403 Marcus D. Fox, Atkinson. 10687 T404 Kenneth J. Kestenholtz, Inman. 10176 T405 Orval E. Conner, Page. 10251 T406 Alfred W. Conner, Page. 10399 T407 William Troshynski, Atkinson. 10900 T408 Floyd Ritts, O’Neill. 10813 T409 Harold L. Banta, Page. 10162 T410 Raymond E. Hoxsie, Middlebranch. 10744 T411 Bernard T. Hynes, O’Neill. 10589 T412 Leon A. Beckwith, Emmet. 10352 T413 George H. Geary, Inman. 10862 T414 William E. Clyde, O’Neill. 10479 T415 Lester O. Wood, Atkinson. 10800 T416 Frank A. Murray, Amelia. 10354 T417 Ransom G. Rockey, Ewing. 10060 T418 Herbert E. Urban, O’Neill. 10387 T419 Edward O. Skudler, Amelia. 10797 T420 Delance T. Withers, Atkinson. 10141 T421 Fwsncis N. Cronin, O'Neill. 10252 T422 Dwight I. Harder, O’Neill. 10223 T423 Hans C. Lauridsen, Atkinson. 10534 T424 Julius P. Brown, O’Neill. 10852 T425 Vernon R. Parks. Page. 10290 T426 Owen N. Parks, Page. 10721 T427 Leo G. Vanderback, Stuart. 10541 T428 Verne E. Slaymaker, Atkinson. 10638 T429 Charles Cole, Atkinson. 10095 T430 William J. Murphy, O’Neill. 10664 T431 Raymond M. Shaffer, Atkinson. 10881 T432 Theodore S. Zebrowski, O’Neill. 10867 T433 Fred W. Roth, Atkinson. 10710 T434 Myron W. Rutledge, Ewing. 10697 T435 Merlin C. Quigley. O’Neill. 10397 T436 Bart E. Hickey, O’Neill. 1C073 T437 Carl F. Hoppe, Atkinson. 10663 T438 Leonard K. Devall, O’Neill. 10224 T439 Lyman G Robertson, Chambers. 10784 T440 Ralph S. Allyn, Stuart. 10001 T441 Denzel L. Snyder. Atkinson. 10081 1442 Frank Nekolite, O’Neill. 10759 T443 Gerald K. Barnes, Stuart. 10254 T444 Dorsey F. Hieter, Dustin. 10036 T445 Duane L. Domina, Atkinson. 10275 T446 Harold J. Parks. Page. 10794 T447 Edward J. Dumpert, O’Neill. 10753 T448 Frank Kohle, Stuart. 10597 T449 George E. Green, Atkinson. 10456 T450 Carlton B. Putman, Atkinson. 10298 T451 Orville R. Lowry, O’Neill. 10076 T452 Cliinton A. Townsend, Page. 10836 T453 Dale A. Butterfield, Atkinson. 10866 T454 Emmett M. Thompson, Page. 10618 T455 Roy F. Mack, Atkinson. 10414 T456 Homer B. Maring, Emmet. 10316 T457 Frank C. Enbody, Atkinson. 10205 T458 Orville L. Kellar, Chambers. 10017 T459 Arthur P. Regal, Atkinson. 10865 T460 Vernon L. Smith, Chambers. 10696 T461 Glenn C. Fry, Atkinson. 10273 T462 Rudolph F. Jackson, Stuart. 10365 T463 Alphonse A. Lehmen, Atkinson. 10248 T464 Abie B. Fanz, Stuart. 10700 T465 Herman A. Klingler, O’Neill. 10894 T466 Erwin Siegler, Atkinson. 10555 T467 Robert L. Lowery, O’Neill. 10161 T468 Charles M. Mulford, Stuart. 10487 T469 Louis F. Siebert, Atkinson. 10411 T470 Samuel D. Norton, Stuart. 10327 T471 John A. Heying, Atkinson. 10325 T472 Alfred W. Martens, Atkinson. 10792 T473 Ray W. White, Atkinson. 10041 T474 Albert C. Lemmer, Atkinson. 10147 T475 Harry F. Appleby, Inman. 10038 T476 John E. Dood, Stuart. 10630 T477 Clyde E. Murphy, Atkinson. 10802 T478 Darel E. Bright. O’Neill. 10153 T479 Richard Julius Rakowski, O’Neill. 10444 T480 James W. Sobotka, Inman. 19382 T481 Harold L Dorr, Page, 10895 T482 Merl J. Benton, Ewing. 10718 T483 Ervin W. Sanders, Spencer. 10242 T484 Uriah C. Davis, Stuart. 10025 T485 Frank E. Clements, O’Neill. 10619 T486 Ralph L. Hughes, Dorsey. 10653 T487 William E. Starr, Ewing. 10393 T488 Francis E. Slaight, Dorsey. 10737 T439 George F Tracy, Atkinson. 10246 T490 Harry Donohoe, O'Neill. 10514 T491 Walter A. Woeppel, Ewing. 10381 T492 Laurence P. Hayes, Atkinson. 10023 T493 Thomas Maring, Atkinson. 10831 T494 Jack M. Barr, Page. 10580 T495 Ezra Ernest Allen, Page, 10447 T496 Ed Wrevinger, Ewing. 10177 T497 Charley Albert Mlinar, Atkinson. 10207 T498 Anton J. Weichman, Atkinson. 10342 T499 Oscar Hansen, O’Neill. 10739 T500 Orville M. Fisher, Stuart. 10624 T501 Floyd T. Osborne, Atkinson. 10449 T502 Emil W. Block, Jr., O’Neill. 10742 T503 Alfred A. Walter, Chambers. 10107 T504 George Kruse, Dorsey. 10880 T505 John L. Hawk, Ewing. 10902 T506 Edward J. Jauering, Stuart. 10222 T507 Wilbur L. Coleman, O’Neill. ✓ ” 10876 T508 Lester Ritts, O’Neill. /’ (Continued on page 4)