■Neb. State Historical Society 1 Frontier VOL. LXII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1942 NUMBER 49 SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES By Romaine Saunders P. J. Kennedy is among neigh bors again after most of the win ter spent in Nevada and Califor nia. Patron’s day was observed at the Watson school last Friday, a program of interest to the parents who attended being rendered by the pupils, who after two weeks more will be released from books and school discipline. In an interesting volume a gentleman of of the cloth laments the homesickness of small ideas and calls for ideas “as large as the whole world.” Some of us had just that and look what we are into. Public opinion, expressed defi nitely and repeated, has accom plished what the administration couldn’t or wouldn’t. Strikes have been called off by both the A. F. L. and C. I. O. and workers in automobile and aircraft factor ies have surrendered on the point of overtime pay. A noted humorist prefaced his remarks with the alibi that all he knew was what he read in the papers. This same source gives out repeatedly information or misinformation of labor short age. Recently down at Lincoln sixty men out of 500 applicants were hired on a job. April has seen some tree plant ing in the southwest grass belt. Early in the month a truck load of men, trees tnd shovels worked their way through a snowdrift or two while growling about the roads and proceeded to Blaine Gatewood’s to plant a shelter belt. C. E. Addison is putting out a thousand or so cottonwoods and we are trying a few more apple trees at our place. An apple tree in full bloom in May is among the first of spring's floral adornments to perfume its tinted beauty. As a tree it has been the theme of poets and in early autumn the bending boughs of red-ripened fruit are handed to you free of charge. Chinese elms have been much exploited. The few that survive make a beautiful tree—after many years. The honey locust outgrows anything, has a sweet-scented flower. Cut the roots twenty-five feet from the tree and a cluster of young trees come up and grow six feet during the season. Cottonwoods are popular in the grass country, at taining great size and are the first in foilage in the spring and the last to loose it before winter. In early dawn, the deep purple of the morning sky touch ing the eastern horizen, streaks of crimson cutting through the pink shadows of coming sunrise, the feathered denizens of the prairie sound the call to awakened life and a new day’s activity. The prairie chickens, the meadow larks, the many and varied bird groups, all atune to each in dividual’s musical note, make the morning a bewitching hour on the prairie—the prairie in dun grey outline now taking on a back ground of emerald tint. It is spring, the time of songs of birds, of growing things, of awak ened life. The lordly eotton woods are in bud to unfold a glittering sheen or foilage that ripples in the breeze. The south west is mustering its prairie re sources for another season—a season that brings a call, a clamor, for our utmost productive efforts. And when we tread the last mile, when the last golddn sunset closes the summer of sweat and toil and the harvest moon glows in silent majesty above the quiet land may our hopes, our plans, our labors have bloomed into full and bounteous fruition, under the blessing of Heaven. • - Blaine Garwood was around last week signing up Swan patri ots for “Victory Gardens.’’ It’s about time for Rafe Shaw to show up to list what’s worth assessing. And if Frank Brady has h's way it will be a pretty poor stick of wood that escapes the tax rolls. Gardens will be nothing new out in this community but that word “Victory” supplies a bit of ro mance and patriotism in some Quarters. Hayseeds of Holt (county know what it is to battle Tveeks and sandburs under a blazing sun; know what it is to Council Proceedings O’Neill, Nebraska, March 3rd, 1942 Council met in regular session: Present Mayor Kersenbrock, Councilman: Alfs, Yantzi, John son, Phalin. Minutes of the pre vious meetings were read and ap proved. City Treasurers statement for the month of February read and approved. Upon motion the following bills were allowed: On The General Fund: Consumers Public Power $231.94 Mbnly Haglin _,_9.60 Cahs Snowardts ___, 9.60 Con O’Connell__ 5.00 Edith Castleman_. 5.15 Chester Calkins _ 100.00 Norman Gonderinger_ 30.00 Roy Lowery_ 35.00 Bob Cook_75.00 Ernie Harris_. 9.60 Art Hayford_ 9.60 Wm. Hinze_9.60 Uhl Transfer .. 9.80 O’Neill Fire Dept._52.00 Frank Greiner_ 80.00 C. W. Porter_20.00 G. E. Miles_ 4.00 On The Water Fund: Jesse Scofield_ 100.00 Consumers Public Power 12.50 C. B. & Q. R. R_5.00 Ralph Scofield_ 14.40 | Pittsburgh Eq. Meter_ 2.32 Neptune Meter Co._20.05 C. W. Porter_10.00 R. E. Calvert_5.00 Mattie Soukup_14.19 E. H. Hagensick_18.65 N. W. Bell Tele. _ 4.13 H. J. Hammond._ 14.47 Upon motion the Council ap proved the Insurance policy No. 219243. Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co. in amount of $2500 on pump house and equip ment premium $17.47. Period of January 8th, 1942 to January 8th, 1943, H. J. Hammond Agent. Motion by Johnson, seconded by Yantzi, that the date of hearing on all Liquor and Beer applica tions be set as of the date of April 8th, 1942 at eight o’clock P. M. Motion carried. Upon motion the Council ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. NORMAN GONDERINGER, Clerk Pro tern. Births Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pongratz, boy, Friday, March 10. Mrs. Bernard Pongratz, a boy, Friday, March 10. Mr and Mrs. Hugh Carr, girl, Wednesday March 15. Hospital Notes Mrs. Earl Bollen and baby of Page dismissed Saturday. Mrs. Erde Renner and baby dismissed Friday. BRIEFLY STATED 4 _ Miss Nona Beha, who spent a month here with her parents and brothers, left Friday for Brooklyn, N. Y., where she will resume her duties as nurse in the King’s County Hospital. The Sunday Evening Dinner club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Walling at a 6:30 din ner and bridge. High scores were have a promising garden waylaid by grasshoppers, withered by scorching winds and ravaged by bugs and worms, and still come out on top with a fair mess of produce. Amateurs not inured to the vicissitudes in garden grow ing, are in for some experiences not foreshadowed in the club meetings. Frank and Vince Suchy can give the city patriots some valuable help in how to have a garden. Through that reliable medium of information,1 “they say,” tin cans will not be available for the canneries this season, but there are mountains of sand from which to make glass jars. John Green can make a garden as well as spot an old piece of furniture. What he has grown on those lots on the west ride of town would give any family an opulant feeli:.g of se curity. One of the really great gardens of a bygone day in O’Neill was the senior John Mann. He came to th old Fron tier office, back of the postoffice, at one time to get me to go with him to see his garden, particularly; a new variety of bean. Toe bean i vines did not impress me but the lay of the garden, the fine assort ment of vegetables, the flov/ers and the fruit trees did. It was a scene of abundance, beauty and fragrance, and it would be inter esting to know if his son, Joe, continues this fine tradition. Mrs. Joseph Wise Mrs. Flora Wise died at her home in this city last Saturday afternoon at 12:15, after an ill ness of but one week, at the age of 80 years, 10 months and 11 days. The funeral was held last Monday afternoon from the Pres byterian chuich. Rev. Dr. Spencer officiating end burial in Prospect H'll cemetery. Flora Gertrude Bentley was born at Landsdown, Canada, on June 15, 1861. When she was a little girl her parents came to ine United States and they lo cated at Butlei, Green county Iowa, where the family remained for several years until they came to this coumy m the spring of 1884 and this county had been her home for fifty-eight years. The family lived on a farm northeast of this city for about five years then moved to this city, where her father opened up the first bakery in O’Neill, which he successfully conducted for several years, in a building that stood where the Simar Style Shop is now locat ed. Flo and her sister, Agnes, worked in the bakery and they had a host of friends in this city and community. Agnes, Mrs. Charles Pettijohn, passed away a couple of months ago and Mrs. Wise was the last member of her family. On January 18, 1910, she was united in marriage to Joseph Wise, the ceremony being per formed in this city. Mr. Wise pas sed away in 1931 and since that time Mrs. Wise and her sister made their home together in the old family residence on East Ever ette street. The writer had known Mrs. Wise for over a half century. She was a charming woman and had a host of friends. With her passing another of the real old timers has gone on the long, long trail and one who spread sunshine in her path while on earth. won by Mrs. James Rooney and C. E. Lundgren. Marie Salsbery of Brunswick came Monday and is spending the week here on business. Miss Doris Gannon of Los An geles, California, arrived here last week-end and is visiting her par ents, Mr. and Ms. Roy Gannon for several days. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes mov ed Friday to the Melvin Klingler apartment house on Fremont street. Sam Bosn, son, Ray and daugh ter, Marion and Melvin Henry' took Miss Margaret Bosn to Lin coln Sunday, after spending a week here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bosn. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur King spent lest Thursday and Friday in Sjoux City, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Clooker and daughter, returned Sunday from Stanton and Pierce, where they had visited relatives for sev eial days. Miss Jenny Lockman of Stuart has accepted a position at the Ben Franklin store, and started work ing Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Art Dexter and family spent Saturday and Sun day at Amelia visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dexter Mrs. Laura Baker and Howard Jeffrey of Omaha spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mrs. Baker’s brother and Mr. Jeffrey’s mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wolfe. Mrs. C. J. Gatz entertained her Bridge Club at her home Friday evening. High scores were won by Mrs. Harry Walling and Mrs. Mable Gatz. Mrs. James Rooney entertained the R. E. H. bridge club at her home Monday evening. High scores were won by Mrs. Francis Murphy and Mrs. Max Wanser, J. R. Miller went to Grand Island Monday to attend a first aid meeting of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company em ployees. Miss Lucille Hartford of Sioux City, Iowa, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hartford. Mrs. Dale Asher of Page, has accepted a position at the Ben Franklin store and started work ing Monday. Harold Lindberg and H. C. Kruse were in Norfolk Sunday on business. Mrs. Catherine Keiser and daughter, Patti, returned Sunday from Sioux City, Iowa, where! they visited friends. Mrs. Frank Oberle returned last Thursday from Ainsworth, where NOTICE Due to the Music Contest to be held on Friday and Saturday of this week, there will be no col lection of waste paper on Satur day. O'NEILL ENTERTAINS MUSIC CONTESTANTS IN THIRD DISTRICT THIS WEEK END The Musical Contest This Week Promises To Be One Of The Biggest Ever Held In This Section Of The State Of Nebraska. The O’Neill Public Schools and St. Mary’s Academy play host again to the District III Music Contest opening here Friday at 8:00 A. M. and continuing Sat urday. It is the second consecu tive year that O’Neill has been chosen to entertain the Contest. C. F. Grill, superintendent of O’Neill Public Schools and local manager of the Contest, has an nounced plans to accommodate a large crowd estimated at more than 1,600 entries from 21 schools. Arrangements have been made .to save as much as possible on traveling expenes. To reach this desired end, offieals have set up the Contest with Class “C” schools participating on Friday and Clas ses “B” and “D” on Saturday. Nine Class “C” schools take part in the program Friday: Butte Ewing, Orchard, Page, Spencer, St. Mary’s (O’Neill), Stuart, Ver digre, and Keya Paha County H. S. (Springview). Starting at 8:00 A. M., instrumental soloists and small groups play in the High School New Auditorium. Friday morning at the same time, vocal soloists and small groups sing in the St. Mary’s Academy Auditor ium. Friday afternoon at 1:00 in the New Auditorium, instrumen tal small groups are scheduled un til 2:30; then Boys’ Glee Clubs, Girls’ Glee Clubs, and Mixed Choruses follow. Friday evening at 7:00 the Class “C” bands’ ap pear with Stuart the first entry. Seven bands are entered in this division; St. Mary's plays second at 7:30. Piano solos will be play ed starting at 7:00 in the St. Mary’s Auditorium. Seven Class “B” and five Class “D” schools will meet Saturday, Ainsworth, Atkinson, Creighton, Neligh, O'Neill, Rock County H. S. (Bassett), and Valentine are the “B” entrants. Bristow, Cham bers, Inman, Long Pine, and Wheeler County H. S. (Bartlett) are in Class “D”. »On Saturday morning, starting at 8:00, instrumental solos and small groups play in the New Auditorium. At the same time vocal soloists and small groups will sing in Room 8 at the High School. Starting at 9:00 in the Academy Auditorium, piano solos and a piano duet will be played. Saturday afternoon in the New Auditorium at 1:00, vocal numbers are to be sung. Quartettes, Sex tettes, a Madrigal Group, Glee Glee Clubs, and Mixed Choruses will feature the afternoon pro gram. Saturday afternoon at 3:30, Class “D” bands play in the St. Mary's Auditorium, followed by a Girls’ Glee Club at 5:25. There are two Class “D” bands. At 7:30 Saturday evening the Class “B” bands play. There are four bands in this division. The O’Neill band plays at 9:00. The contest judges, selected by the managing committee are Mr. Edward Kurtz, Iowa State Teach er’s College; Miss Alvina Palm quist, Sioux Falls College; and Mrs. Leo Kucinski, Momingside College. she had spent several days at the home of her daughter and son-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smith. Miss Mary Harty visited friends in Grand Island Saturday and Sunday. A. E. Bowen, Kenneth Martyn, Harry Clauson, L. R. Stout and R iy Spindier attended a Masonic Convention in Norfolk Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard FerrL and son, Gene, spent the week end in Pierce visiting relatives. Miss Delia Gunn of Norfolk spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Catherine Gunn. Mrs. Dwight Hammerlin of Columbus spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Bos hart. Chas. Jeffery, Thomas Wyant and Wayne Bowers left Wednes day for Portland, Oregon, where they have employment. Mrs. Kellar of Bassett was here on business Saturday. The O’Neill Women’s Club met at the home of Mrs. L. Tompkins in Inman Wednesday. Circle 1 of the Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mrs. R. H. Parker today. Mrs. Harry Walling was assisting hostess. Mrs. Gene Kilpatrick of Norfolk was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. A Kilpatrick Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Catherine Keiser went to Sioux City, Iowa, Monday, where she will visit friends for a few da vs. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis re turned Wednesday from Sioux City, Iowa, where they had spent the past week visiting relatives. Mrs. W. J. Froelich and daugh ter, Nancy, and son, William, Mrs. C. E. Stout, and John Lee Baker spent Friday and Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa. Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson enter tained the Last Minute bridge club at her home Wednesday af ternoon. High score was won by Mrs. Harden Anspach, traveling Mrs. Cleda Brady and low Mrs. Dean Selah. 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. <2>SSr© O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK • Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $140,000.00 This Bank Carries No Indebtedness of Officers or Stockholders. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Leinhart-Vincent Miss Thelma Leinhart and Jack Vincent, Jr., both of Omaha, were married at 8:30 P. M., on Saturday, April 11, in the Pres byterian parsonage at Platts mouth, Rev. McClousky read the marriage lines using the single ring ceremony. The couple were very attract ively attired in twin, tan flan nel suits with matching acces sories. The bride wore a gardenia corsage and the groom a white carnation boutonniere. They were attended by Miss Irene Leinhart of Omaha, sister of the bride and Frank Tomley of Lincoln. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and f *-s. R ly LeiiJ'art of Chambers and is a granuate of the O'Neill High School, class of '36. She taught three successful terms in rural districts near Chambers and is a graduate of the Lincoln Cosmetology school. She is now employed in the Crystal Beauty Salon in Omaha and will continue in this position. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Vincent of O’Neill and is a graduate of the O’Neill High School class of ’37. He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln for four years where he received his B. S. de gree. While attending the Uni versity he was a member of the Comhusker football team. He is now attending the Nebraska School of Medicine in Omaha and is affiliated with the Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity. Mr. Vincent is a second Lieutenant in the regular U. S. Army. A dinner was served after the wedding for the memebrs of the bridal party and relatives at the Rose Lodge in Omaha. A lovely three tier wedding cake was bak ed and beautifully decorated by the groom’s mother. They will make their home at 820 S. St. in Omaha. I Those present at the Ceremony I were, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Vincent and son, Keith of O’Neill and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schroeder of Omaha. St. Mary’s Students Presents Program During Music Contest St. Mary’s Academy will again present its students of music in the annual Music Contest of Dis trict III to be held in O’Neill on April seventeenth and eighteenth. Following is the program: Clarinet Solo Donna Gallagher Saxophone Solo_Lou Birmingham. Cornet Solo_James Golden. Trombone Solo_Bert Brennan Girl’s High Voice _ Mary Jewell Walker, Stella Wohl gemuth, Sheila Barrett. Girl’s Medium Voice.. Vera La Pointe, Dorothy Moore. Girl’s Trio_Nancy Froelich, Patti Reiser, Helen Kubits chek. Girls’ Sextette_Martha Jan ousek, Kathleen Flood, Agnes Meyer, Patti Reiser, Stella Wohlegemuth, Mary Miles. Girls’ Quartette_Sheila Bar rett, Patti Keiser, Nancy Froelich, Stella Wohlgemuth. Cornet Trio-Edward Camp bell, Betty Gallagher, Thom as Harty. Clarinet Quartette ___ Donna Gallagher, Marilyn Moore, Margaret Ryan, Yvonne Sirek. Brass Sexette_Bill Brennan, Jack Harty, Bill Froelich, Thomas Harty, James Golden, Robert Wallace. GLEE CLUB Sheila Barrett, Marion Bosn, Stella Crowe, Reba Cuddy, Darla Davis, Bernadette Donlin, Roberta Donlin, Della Dalton, Kathleen Flood, Dorothy Froelich, Shirley Ganser, Constance Golden, Donna Gallagher Mary Hickey, Chickie Iler, Lou Ann Iler, Martha Jan ousek, Lois Kaup, Patti Keiser, j Hazel Kobarg, Dorothy Lewis,1 Vera La Pointe, Agnes Meyer,! Mary Menish, Dorothy Moore, Mary Mellor, Mary Miles, Mary Helen Martin, Patricia O’Donnell, Geneva Pribil, Tillie Peter, Mar garet Ryan, Rosemary Ryan, Thelma Reefe, Alvara Ramm, Jean Slaughter, Miriam Schmidt, Mary Ellen Schaaf, Margaret Sauser, Mary Jewell Walker, Maxine Winkler, Pauline Winkler, Stella Wohlgemuth. ST. MARY'S BAND Nancy Beha, Donna Bauman, Patty Brennan, Alice Biglin, Gene Brennan, John Baker, Lou Birmingham, Joe Biglin, Bill Brennan, Bert Brennan, Edward Campbell, Nancy Froelich, Bill Froelich, Jack Gatz, Betty Gall agher, James Golden, Donna Gal lagher, Jack Harty, John Hynes, Margaret Higgins, Dorothy Hig gins, Ann Harty, Tom Harty, Pat COMMERCIAL CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS ’\ The regular monthly meeting of the O’Neill Commercial Club was held last Tuesday evening and the officers for the ensuing year were elected. The follow ing are the officers for the ensuing year: J. D. Cronin, president; Dr. O. W. French, first vice president; Melvin Ruzicka, second vice pres ident; Bennett Grady, treasurer. The folllowing were elected as directors for three year terms: Anton Toy, Helen Sirek and Ambrose Rohde. There was a splendid turnout at the meeting and considerable interest is being manifested in the work of the Commercial Club. N eitfenf ind-Robi nson At a pretty wedding Saturday evening at 8 o’clock at the First Methodist Church in O’Neill, Ne braska, when Miss Gladys Lou Neigenfind, youngest daughter of Mrs. Elizebeth Neigenfind of Page became the bride of Mr. Ornie Robinson, son of Mrs. Ida Robin son, of Beemer, Nebraska. , Marriage lines were read by Rev. V. C. Wright in presence of relatives and friends. Maid of honor was Betty Single ton friend of the Bride, who wore an Aqua Blue dress. Bridesmaids were Verna Henzler and Carolyn Miller, who wore pink dress and carried a bouquet of Sweet Pea’s. The bride was attired in a Gray blue satin dress with silver slipper and carried a bouquet of Roses. The only jewelry worn by the bride was a Heart Locket given her by the groom. The grooms attendents were Jesse Hewett of McLean, Nebras ka, Mr. Gerald Beltz of Osmond and Bill Carstens of Norfolk. Af ! ter the ceremony they all went to | Page where a wedding dance was i given. Out of town guests were Char ley Nieman, Mr. and Mrs. John Fiala and duaghter, Mary, Mr. Frank Musil and children, John Musil all of O’Neill, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Schott and son, Roy, Betty Singleton and Mr and Mrs. Jack Barrett and family, all of Page, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Storjohn of Spencer, Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carstens and son, Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brozek and daughter of Norfolk, Mrs. Maggie Beltz and sons of Osmond, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beltz of Brunswick and Mr. Jess Hewitt of McLean. Bob Larson Given A Surprise Party A surprise party was given at the Bob Larson home Monday evening, honoring Bob on his birthday. At midnight a delicious lunch was served and then all departed wishing Bob many more happy birthdays. __ O’Neill Women’s Club Entertained At Inman The Woman’s Club of O’Neill met in Inman Wednesday after noon at the home of Mrs. Leon Tompkins with Mrs. Ezra Moore as cohostess. Mrs. Moore had charge of the program. “Ladies Do Your Best” and “Common Sense Education” were the topics used. A wide discussion followed as to whether the world will have a more Com mon Sense Education or not and our view points were well aired. A lovely lunch was served by the hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. George Ries and son, of Atkinson, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Pruss Monday. Hickey, Mary Hickey, Helen Kub itschek, Corine Kubitschek, Patti Keiser, Mary Miles, Edward Mar tin, Mary Mellor, James Merri man, Beverly McCarthy, Mari lyn Moore, Patricia O’Donnell, Margaret Ryan, Yvonne Sirek, Robert Wallace, Stella Wohlge muth. Piano Solo-Betty Flood, Lois Kaup, Jean Slaughter. Supervisors_Sister M. Flores, Mr. Ira George. Accompanists-Mrs. Agnes Brennan, Mrs. Ed Gallagher. St. Mary’s Academy extends a cordial welcome to all visiting schools, to their patrons, and to their friends.