The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, July 23, 1942, Image 1
v • VOL. LXIII ' O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1942 NUMBER U . _____ _ SOUTHWESTERN BREEZES By Romaine Saunders There is always a scientific gent who can set us straight. Now we learn that our Nebraska jack rabbits are not rabbits but hares. This is probably an important discovery but among we prairie ignoramouses our familiar classi fication of these plentiful creat ures will doubtless prevail. And what we do see when we don’t have a gun. That thought came to neighbor Berry while driving across toward the high way when a she wolf trotted into view with six puppies following her. Should the litter survive, in a few months poultry and lambs will be snapped up. They say by edict of Herr Hitler Germans all become nudests at the bathing places. If the Ger man bathing suit has been com parable to our own there must be a very serious shortage of cloth among them to be denied so meager a covering. Picnics, parties, Hero Days, strutting the streets to the beat ing of drums and blare of horns, promotions before the spurs have been won, political jockeying and clamoring for wage increase, oratory and endless streams of editorial comment. Now let us do something to knock out the Hitlers. As I was perched on the jolt ing seat of a 12-foot rake in a hay meadow a blistering day last week, J. D. and Martin Cronin drove in and it was a pleasure to stop and give them the glad hand. Many years have rolled up a record since I saw Martin last and time has left its marks on each of us. J. D. was out this way on a business trip and it was mighty fine of them to stop for a visit. That he has de cided to be a candidate again for county attorney is gratifying to his many friends. My memory runs back over a list of men who served as county attorney to the days of Edgar Adams and I recall none that filled the office to the general approvel as has Mr. Cronin. The recent ruling by a major ity of one of our highest court which makes it possible for any community to prohibit, by means of tax, the promulgation of re ligious teachings through the sale of books and papers, is viewed with alarm in many editorial offices, the comment going so far as to say the court has struck a blow at the very thing American manhood is now called upon to offer its life to defend. Four of the nine members of the court, Chief Justice Stone, Justices Black, Douglas and Murphy, pre sented a strong minority opinion, pointing out the danger in such a course. Those active, often annoying—if not troublesome— Jehovah’s Witnesses—were in volved in this case. We can neither approve their method nor accept their message, but must concede they have the right to try to disprove, even ridicule, my own moral, spiritual and relig ious conceptions. The men from whom the doctrine of church fel lowship stem, including its author, I endured all this and much more but hauled no one to Caesar s court for it. A cool breeze out of the north has air conditioned the prairie the past three days. Nature balances our weather—runs on the solar branding iron and then turns on her great fan; a period of copious sweat is not prolonged be yond endurance. The prairie is aflame with the beauty of mid summer. Orass rolls in undulat ing waves to the far reaches of our vision and plumes of shim mering green shake a silken charm as the wind blows on high tree tops. The roses and iris are gone but other floral bloom may be seen nodding a pink and yellow blush and sand cherries soon will hang in black clusters from low bushes. Across the sky at set of sun there glows the matchless charm of blended colors, with a cloud turned to a bar of gold hung above the prairie rim. The meadow lark sings an evening song and folds tinted wings as night settles over the land. A half moon rides high in the south ern sky and stars appear. The prairie dweller has been given an other period of calm repose. {The death of Mrs. McManus C^lls to mind the night of her wedding. I was one of a mob of Leinhart-Miles Miss Edith Leinhart of Chamb ers became the bride of Robert Miles of O’Neill on Friday, July 17, 1942, at 10:00 o’clock a. m. The ceremony was performed by Father Daniel Brick, assistant pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic church of this city, the ceremony being performed at St. Patrick’s parsonage. The bride was attrictively at tired in a powder blue crepe, street length dress, matching blue hat and white accessories and wore a corsage of white Gladiolas. She was attended by Miss Lanone Miles, sister of the bridegroom. Miss Miles wore a rust dress and hat with white accessories and wore a corsage of peach Gladiolas. The bridegroom was attended by his uncle, Clarence Murphy; both wore boutonneirs of white carna tions. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Leinhart of Chambers and is a graduate of the O’Neill High School with the class of 1941. Mr. Miles is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Miles of O’Neill and is a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy with the class of 1941. For the past several years he has been employed in the Holt County Independent ;office. He plans to leave about August 1st for Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Miles will join him there at a later date. This young couple have many friends in this city and county who wish them many years of wedded happiness and prosperity. County Court Floyd E. Dennis of Coleridge, was arrested by Patrolman Meis trell and charged with speeding. He appeared in county court on July 21, 1942, pled guilty and was fined $10.00 and costs of $3.10. Ernest Eppenbach of O’Neill was arrested by Patrolman Meis trell and charged with speeding. He appeared in county court on July 22, 1942, pled guilty and was fined $10.00 and costs of $3.10. Robert Hill of Norris, S. D., was arrested by Patrolman and charg ed with wrong number plates. He appeared in county court on July 21, 1942, pled guilty and was fined $7.00 and costs of $3.10. boisterous boys to gather in the street in front of the McKenna home two blocks west of the First National bank and give the bride and groom a serenade. They took it like young thoroughbreds, came out to greet us and the groom saw that we had our pea nuts and striped sticks of candy. That was the wedding night and now the bride of that night, hav ing lived in her community the unassuming life of the mother of sons and daughters, is numbered among the departed. Some there are whose lives have never flash ed amid the spectacular nor at tained to the baubles of social notice yet the end of the quiet, orderly career that has marked their earthly sojourn leaves a void not only in the home but in the lives of many. Such we believe can be said of that bride I had a part in serenading in the long ago. And I do not. want to close this paragraph without a word, at this late hour and when he too has been many years dead, of gratitude for something that bride’s husband did for me once or refused to do. The incident, simple enough but with far reach ing results, occurred in the alley at the rear of Frank Campbell’s implement business where he was employed. I was a kid looking on and listening to his talk while he gave the horses hay on a sum mer evening when he incidently took out a plug of tobacco for a bite. I asked to sample it and was refused, he saying if he had hold of the man who started him chewing he would run the pitch fork through him. I had* more than one sample from other sour ces later on, but have attributed to that incident some credit for these many years not being en slaved by a dirty habit. John C. is one of the Mullen family whose acquaintence I had not made, but he is a Holt county product, so would like to see him win that nomination. Gene Doolittle has cause to re member the 1942 haying season. While raking with a four-horse outfit he stirred up a nest of bumble bees that proceeded at once to sting horses and driver, resulting in a runawoy and broken rakes. Gene saved himself from injury by jumping clear of the rakes but had to go to the house ill from bee stings. LAWRENCE MURRAY INJURED WHEN HIS CAR EXPLODES Lawrence Murray receiyed first and second degree burns on his hands, arms and body Monday evening when his car exploded as he was cleaning the gas line at his farnu home. He was brought to town for medical treatment and is now at the home of his mother, Mrs. Tess Murray. A neighbor, who was visiting at the Murray home, pulled the burning clothes from his body and saved him from re ceiving more serious burns. Marriage Licenses Albert Dean Steuben and Wan da Galuska, both of O’Neill, on Sunday, July 19. Robert Edmund Miles of O’Neill and Edith Frances Lienhart of Chambers, on Friday, July 17. Basil V. Hanson of Edmund, S. D., and Marie Dahl of Carthage, S. D., on Thursday, July 16. Births Mr. and Mrs. James V. Adams of Los Angeles, Cal., a boy, Mon day, July 20. Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons of Page, a boy, Saturday, July 18. Mr. and Mrs.*Eugtne Haines a boy, Wednesday, July 22. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sobotka, Inman, a boy, Wednesday, July 22. Mr. and Mrs. Merle DeLong a boy, Thursday, July 23. Hospital Notes Mrs. Rudolph Cihlar ofRedbird, dismissed Wednesday. Mrs. Max Wanser and baby dismissed Saturday. Mrs. Gene Mudloff and baby, of Page, dismissed Saturday. Mrs. Arthur Fuhrer and baby dismissed on Monday. Mrs. Roy Pletzel, a medical patient. Charles Mitchell, a medical patient. Sunday School Group Gathering Sunday, July 26th. The 19th Annual Sunday School Group Gathering of Holt county will convene on Eagle Creek, just east of the O’Neill-Spencer high way, on Sunday, July 26th. at 10 a. m. There will be a number of speakers, including Harry E. Udd, superintendent of the Mid dle Western District of the Amer ican Sunday School Union, with headquarters at Omaha. There will be a basket dinner at noon. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. Galusha-Steuben Miss Wanda Galusha, daughter of Mrs. Edith Galusha of Central City, and Dean Steuben of O’Neill, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Steuben of Central City, were married at 11:00 o’clock, a. m., Sunday by County Judge Louis W. Reimer, using the single ring ceremony. Tht bride was very becomingly attired in a street length light blue dress with black accessories. The groom is a graduate of the Central City High school with the class of 1940 and is employed by the Holt County Oil company. They were attended by Miss Ruth Jennings of Fullerton and Paul Steuben of Central City. Their many friends join with The Frontier in wishing them many years of happy married life. CANNING DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULED HERE JULY 29 Homemakers of Holt county will learn the latest and best methods of canning fruits and vegetables when Mrs. Marie G. Burton, canning expert, gives a demonstration at the the O’Neill public school at 1:30 p. m. Wed nesday, July 29th, and it is open to all who are interested in at tending. Mrs. Burton, who will conduct the canning program, is a Home Economics graduate of Northwes tern College, Alva, Okla., who for the past several years has special ized in home canning and is now a staff member of the educational department of the Kerr Mason Jar Company. Her lectures are as interesting asthey are instruc tive. This is an ideal time and place to bring any questions regarding canning and it is felt that Holt county is very fortunate to re ceve this assistance, when so many homemakers will be mak ing a special effort to can more varieties, or for the first time. HUGE COUNTY DRIVE FOR SCRAP METAL NOW ON INJFULL SWING When the Salvage committee from each town in Holt county met in O’Neill Wednesday night to map out the most extensive war campaign yet to be carried on in Holt county, it was decid ed that no excuses would be ac cepted from any one in the county for not moving scrap iron and scrap rubber into com mercial channels at once to aid the war effort. Those present from O’Neill, Inman and Emmet at the meeting Wednesday were: Jas. Rooney, Chairman Salvage Director; Jerry Miller, Bennett Gillespie, Harry Yocum, Rev erend Wright, Guy Cole, Mrs. Guy Cole, Earl Watson, Emmet Moore, James M. McMahon, M. L. Harkins, T. D. Hutton, Elja McCullough Lyndle Stout, J. D. Cronin. In mapping out a plan for Holt county in connection witty the state-wide campaign which is being carried on July 19 to Aug ust 8, every patriotic person and organization must feel it their duty to put forth their best effort to move every piece of scrap in this county. Although the state campaign is being carried on as a contest which every person and organ ization is eligible to enter, the committee feels that it was the patriotic duty of every person to get their scrap iron moving, re gardless of the effort or cost. $2,000 in war bonds and stamps are being donated by the Omaha World-Herald to be distributed to the counties and persons deliv ering the largest amount of scrap during the contest. Proceeds re ceived in the contest, should Holt county win, will be donated to the American Red Cross. The state awards will be made on a per capita basis so that large and small counties have an equal chance. y Realizing that this is the busy harvest season and no doubt for many it would be more conven ient later, it was felt that when our steel mills producing war materials for our sons and broth ers in the armed forces are forced to curtail their output for lack of scrap iron that the person in this county who is too busy to move his scrap is guilty of an act of sabotage equal to destroying was production plants. As planned by the committees in O’Neill the primary object is to move scrap iron into commerr cial channels. The state wide contest being to encourage this objective, many in the> county will want to enter in addition to the patriotic motive. A ceiling price has been established on scrap so that the price can go no higher. The committee in charge of the salvage campaign in each town encouraged the sellyig of scrap iron to the local scrap dealer but those persons wishing to donate the proceeds from scrap would be given the privilege of desig nating their charity. Each town will provide a convenient local deposit for scrap donated, the proceeds from which will be given to a chariay designated by the local committee in charge. A good percentage of the scrap to be salvaged is on farms and ranches in the county. Every means is to be used to reach every rural family to impress the urgent immediate need for scrap. Victory Leaders who did such a splendid work in the victory home and garden program last spring will be used to contact as many of their neighbors as possible in an effort to enlist the entire population of the coun ty in the campaign. Scrap iron and metal brought in during the drive will be count ed in the contest regardless of whether it is sold or donated. For each person delivering scrap during the contest period a re ceipt will be filled out by the local scrap dealer or local Salvage committee and submitted to County Salvage Chairman, James Rooney who will submit all re ceipts to the state contest. Prizes in war stamps and bonds will be awarded in the contest in the following manner: A $1,000 and $500 bond will be awarded respectively to the two counties salvaging the largest amount of scrap on a per capita basis. A $300 war bond will be given to the business firm any where in Nebraska which gives or sells the largest amount of scrap metal and rubber. A $150 war bond will be given to the person, man or woman, boy or girl, who gives or sells the largest amount of scrap. A $50 bond will be given to the unit of a boys or girls organization which turns in the largest amount during the campaign. In addition to the World-Herald awards the Knights of Ak-Sar Ben are giving an exclusive award to 4-H club members, contest includes scrap collected June 14 to August 8 and there fore gives credit to scrap collect ed prior to July 19. Prizes as follows are offered for the fur thering of 4-H work: First $50; Second $40; Third $30; Fourth $20; Fifth to Tenth $10; Eleventh to Twentieth $5. A special Womens division has been set up for farm women. The twelve farm women turning the largest amounts in the farm womens division will receive awards such as radio, vacumn cleaners, etc. Prizes for the most scrap sub mitted by rural P. T. A. groups are given by the Otoe Food Pro ducts Co. Three of the State Home Dem onstration Project Clubs may compete for $50 in prizes given by the Livestock National bank of South Omaha. The scrap campaign is an effort which will require the whole hearted cooperation of every pat riotic individual and organiza tion in the county. When it is carefully considered what we all have at stake in winning this war, the demands of our govern ment seem very small and when the final results of the campaign are counted it is known that Holt county will not be found wanting. Mr. and Mrs. James Schilbitzki and baby of Chicago, Joe Schil bitzki and La Vern Bornschlezdl, of Ohiowa, Nebr., came Monday and are guests of Patrolman and Mrs. John Meistrell and son. Are You An American ? ? ? • • • We must win this war. Our country, lives, homes and possessions will be useless unless we win this war! Every one of us, rancher, farmer, businessman, house wife, boy or girl can help. All types of metal scrap and rubber are urgently needed. The whole nation is en gaged in a scrap salvage campaign. We all must do our part. We realize that this is the busiest time of the year for the rancher and farmer. Stop and think a minute! What will be the value of cattle, hogs, poultry, hay and , grain if the AXIS wins the war? Take a day. or two 4 days if necessary, and round up your scrap. Sell it to your nearest junk dealer. Donate the proceeds to your church, favorite charity or buy war bonds and stamps. It is your patriotic duty to get the scrap in. Not next month or year, but NOW. All of us have, or will have soon, a son, brother, hus band, father or other relative in the Service. What would you think if he were killed or wounded for lack of a gun. hand grenade, a lank or other equipment when you might have prevented it by furnishing scrap metal to make the needed equipment? Holt County must do its share! Let all of us, man, woman and child, get behind this drive! Our duty is plain! Let's do it! James W. Rooney, County Salvage Chairman Young-Wyant Miss Olive Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Young of At kinson, became the bride of Thomas Wyant, son of Mrs. Beryl Wyant of O'Neill, on Monday, July 10, at the Methodist church in Long Pine, with Rev. Watt performing the single ring cere mony. The bride was very becomingly atired in a street length black dress with white accessories. She is a graduate of Atkinson High school with the class of 1940 and for tha past two years has been a very successful teacher in the Holt county rural schools and will teach again this fall, near Atkin son. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Marie Young and Ned Porter was best man. The groom is a graduate of the O’Neill public school with the class of 1939 and is employed by the O’Neill Transfer company. The young couple have many friends in this city who wish for them many years of wedded hap j piness and and prosperity. Brisk Action Dominates Livestock Market Here Receipts of livestock were somewhat reduced at the local livestock auction last Monday as many farmers and ranchers in this locality were Wo busy har vesting grain and making hay to take time out for the marketing of livestock. However, a fairly good supply met with brisk action and prices were fully steady to strong. The quality of the livestock coming to market at this season rates mostly fair to good with no fancy stuff being represented. Calf supplies are rather limit ed just now and the best steer calves cashed at $12.50. These were of only medium quality. Heifers made $10.50 to $11.50. Lightweight yearlings paid up wards to $12.00 sparingly. Bulk of supplies moved at $10.50 to $11.50. Too few 2-year-olds were here to make a quotable market. Cows were here in good supply with a considerable number of milch cows and cows with calf at side on sale. These sold by the ; head at good prices. Beef cows paid an extreme top of $9.50 and many sold in the nines. Bulls topped at $10.60 on 1350 lb. weights. Hog receipts were a little light er last Monday tho a fairly good ! supply was on hand. Butchers scaling 200 pounds to 250 lbs. ! topped at $13.90 with a narrow i price range claiming the entire ! offering. Sows brought from | $13.20 to $13.30. A lot of feeders ! were sold. One bunch of 50 ' pounders topped at $17.30 per hundred. Boars ranged in price from $9.10 to $10.00. A few horses completed the ! day’s offering. Next aluction Monday, July 27. The Indian Seasons The Indians and French trap pers, halfbreeds and old-timers of the plains had the seasons divided different than we have it, and sometimes it seems that they were more correct than we are taught in our schools. Winter began December 8, mid-winter was January 8, and mid-spring was April 23. Sum mer began June 8, and mid-sum mer began July 23. Autumn be gan September 8, and mid-aut umn was October 23. One long time resident says he has kept tracks of the weather and seasons in Nebraska for many years and found the above rule to run more true than our regular established rule, as taught in the schools. - - - - - Sleep Habits Give Insight “Does the way you lie or curl up in bed indicate anything about your temperament and attitude to life?” asks one who claims to know. He says: “Yes. If you curl up tight like a possum, or coon hibernating for the winter it in dicates you have chronic fears, or have some feeling of insecur ity. This was the conclusion reached by the late Alfred Adler, famous psychologist. He found people who did not sleep well or assumed a tightened-up posture in sleep were afraid to sleep soundly, and were always pessi mists and unprepared for secure, poised living. If you do not sleep well, something is wrong with your waking life. Sleeping is the best thing I do,” he states. Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Planck and Donna Rae, of Atkinson, spent Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sauers. Youth Fellowship In Metal Drive The Methodist Youth Fellow ship of O’Neill is off to a head j start in collecting scrap for Holt county. They have organized ; into Scrap Scouts and are already i hard at work. Their purpose is two-fold: To assist our Government in carry ing on the war and to assist in i putting a new roof on the Metho dist church. This campaign, under the chair manship of Bennett Gillespie, got off to an enthusiastic start at a group meeting on Thursday after noon at the church. Plans were made whereby the entire town of O’Neill and sur rounding territory will be can I vassed, the names of donators taken, and the M. Y. F. will col I lert the scrap later. Their example is one that might well be followed by other I youth organizations of this kind j throughout the county. BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. Charles Wrede left Sun-«r day for Branson, Mo., to visit her son, Earl Wrede and wife. Miss Dorothy Finn of Norfolk was a guest of Miss Marion Dick son from Friday until Monday. Mrs. J. F. O'Donnell returned Sunday from Chicago, where she had been visiting her daughter and family for two weeks. Mrs. Mary Wetzler and son, Leon, and the Misses Irma Wetz ler and Margaret Yantzi spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Wetzler and family ily at Herrick, S. D. Miss Lou Birmingham enter tained six girls at a 1:00 o’clock luncheon at a local cafe Wednes day, honoring Miss Diana Daly of Omaha, who is a guest of Miss Birmingham this week. ■ ' —■ ■ i Miss Kathryn McCarthy of Grand Island spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. McCarthy. Miss Lanone Miles returned with Miss Mc Carthy for a few days visit. Vernon Spengler, who was here on a fifteen day furlough from the U. S army and had been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Await Spengler and family, left Friday for New York, where he was to report for duty. Frank Biglin and daughter, Betty, were in Slioux City on Tuesday. Dr. Robert Biglin, who had been replacing Dr. Luton at St. Vincent’s hospital, while he took a week’s vacation, returned home with his father and sister. — Fire, of unknown origin, des troyed the garage, two cars, a chicken house and a number of chickens at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Brown, about four miles east of this city, last Fri day morning. P. J. McManus and Pvt. Hugh McManus left this morning for Chicago, where P. J. will visit relatives and friends for a couple of weeks and purchase his fall stock of goods. Hugh will visit relatives there for a couple of days and then go to his army camp in South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. C. Clifton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clifton, and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Clif ton and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Quig ley of Orchard, were guests Sun day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted McElhaney and family. Mr. and Mrs. McElhaney enter tained their guests by having a picnic at the City Park Sunday noon. Walter Sire, Walter Smith, W. E Wulf, John Sullivan and J. D. Cronin went to Lincoln today to attend a hearing that is to be held Friday by the State Board of Equlization in the Capitol. The board figure on raising the valuation of the livestock in this county and the Assessor, County Attorney and Members of the Board are to attend the meeting. The Friendly Neighbor Project Club and the 4-H Girl’s Club had a party at the home of Mrs. Levi Yantzi on Tuesday evening honoring Mrs. Ray Jensen, who was president of the Friendly Neighbor Project Club and was leaving Wednesday with her family for Omaha to join her hiisband who has employment there. The evening was spent socially and Mrs. Jensen was Jpres'ented with a going away gift from the Cluhs.