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k,f m* §*,w The Frontier VOL. I,XIII O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1948 no. 77 BREEZES FROM THE SOUTHWEST By Romaine Saunders Atkinson. Nebr.. Star Route No. 5. Mr. Puckett has spoken quite to the point for us out on the grass and farm lands. Now let us hear from one or more of our friends, the white collar committee of 37. One of those institutes that hurls statistics at us has it in plain I figures that Prime Minister Churchill has the approval of 93 per cent of the British people. No single American could mus terd such support. What I believe to be through j the courtesy of Lee Downey there has come to the Breezes prairie home a map of the world and calander for another year, all bearing the familiar trade mark “Burlington Route.” Thanks again, Lee. The shirt-sleeve weather of last week merged into the most severe stroke of low temperature of the winter, encouraged by a northwest gale tinged with the breath of icebergs. Monday morn ing recorded 18 below with a subzero wind fanning throughout the day. I saw no one heading for the school house a mile north. It was chilly for the girl’s bare legs, but concession must be made to style whether school keeps or not. The sun set in golden glory as the thermometer recorded 12 below and a nearly full moon rose in cold grandeur over the treetops, a cloudless sky bends above the prairie lying white under a thin blanket of snow. We are granted another night, a night to sit by the fire in the old arm chair, the glowing embers casting flickering light across the shadows and heat radiated out to induce you to loll the evening away in satisfying comfort , ■ “Everywhere you turn today you find people clinging to certain men who have been exalted in the public mind out of all pro portion to their talents,” a con clusion tersely expressed by Mr. Wilkie to which many are ready to subscribe. As the years roll on, we lose much of our faith in the human idols of our youth. The summing up of life’s long rec ord reveals the naked truth that the gods of flesh and blood about us are human specimens “exalted in the public mind out of all pro portion to their talents.” A few years ago a wordly wise and wordly successful notable men tioned as one thing he was thank ful for was his “ability to look any man in the eye and tell him to go to hell.” Perhaps that is strictly human, as it is strictly human to be arrogant, selfish and blown up with pride. I like the nobodies, the common, every day run of solid substantial men and women who are the salt of the earth, who lift the fallen, minister to the sick, extend a helping hand, pay their taxes and grocery bills. • By way of comparison of these days of government rationing, Frank Pierce recalls what ration ing meant in his kid days 60 years ago when they came to the Amelia country. Government ra tions are always liberal. In those pioneer days people isolated from town and railroads knew , how to thrive, carry their heads in the air and plant booted feet square on the earth, though at times reduced to corn meal ground by hand in a coffee mill a cup full at a time or plain boiled po tatoes flavored with the smoke of a puffing hay burner. To “get going” on one of Uncle Sam’s allotments of trackless and tree less acres was no job for weak lings. Miles from any point where supplies could be secured and more than likely not a dollar left put our fathers wholly on the barren resources of an unde veloped frontier. From those who had the mental, spiritual and physical fortitude to see it through we have our heritage of good homes, comfort and security, and we would be ungrateful sons and daughters of the sacrificing pion eers to now not cooperate in whatever rationing is necessary in this crisis hour of our country. I am constrained to feel that friends of the Breezes would like to step back with me this week nearly twenty centuries to read one of the most remarkable offic ial reports ever written. Publius Lentulus, officially representing Rome in Judea, is credited with sending to the Ro V man senate in A. D. 33, the follow Miss Lurec Abart Married In Portland, Ore. Miss Lurec Abart and Alfred Hennagin were married January 11, 1943, at the Sacred Heart church in Portland, Ore., Father Paul officiating. The couple were attended by Catherine Goodwin, a friend of the bride, and John McKenna, brother-in-law of the groom. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Abart of Emmet. Her dress was blue with brown accessories, and she wore a cor sage of brown orchids. The groom has been employed by the Coca Cola Company, but has to report soon for military defense work. The couple will be at home af ter February 1st, at 5606 S. E. 15th Ave., Portland. Mrs. Abart of Emmet attended the wedding. Mrs. Hennagin was formerly em ployed in the County Treasurer’s office in O’Neill. St. Mary’s Cardinals Lose To Page High School St. Mary’s Cardinals after hav ing a five point lead with about two and a half minutes to play, when Page started a rally to take the game with a score of 18 to 17. The game was very fast. The whole game was a pretty close affair with the lead chang ing many times and the Cardinals just couldn’t hit the basket when they had the chance. Stevens and Williams played the best game for Page, while Gallagher and Grady again led the Cardin als. The Cardinals have two more games this week. Friday night they play O’Neill High, while on Sunday they have a home game with Spalding Academy. In both of these games you are going to see plenty of action so make a date to see the Cardinals Friday night and Sunday after noon. The Sunday games will probably start at 2:30, with the reserve games first. Principal Hanna Resigns Goes To The West Coast Lawrence Hanna has secured a release from his contract to serve as principal of the O’Neill High School in order to undergo an operation on the west coast. Up on his recovery, he plans to take officer’s training in the Navy. The student body of the O’Neill High School regretted to have Mr. Hanna leave and presented him with three beautiful gifts to show their appreciation of his fine service while he was here. Births Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kurtz, a son, born January 18. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Blake, a daughter, bom January 18. Mr. and Mrs. William Daley, a daughter, born January 18. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ernst, a son, on January 7. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bausch, a son, on January 10. j Mr, and Mrs. Leo Schneider, a daughter, born January 11. _j ing letter which was brought to the attention of American read ers in 1873 by the Meadville (Pa.) 1 Republican: “There lives at this time in Ju-1 dea Jesus Christ, whom the bar barians esteem as a prophet, but His followers love and adore Him as the offspring of the imortal i God. He calls the dead from their graves, and heals all sorts of diseases with a word or a touch. He is a tall man and well shaped, of an amiable and rev erend aspect, His hair of a color that can hardly be matched, fall-1 into graceful curls, waving about and very agreeably crouching up-' on His shoulders, parted on the crown of the head, running as a stream to the front, after the manner of the Naiarites. His forehead high, large and impos-1 ing; His cheeks a lovely red; nose' and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry; His beard thick and of a color suitable to the hair and parting in the middle like a fork;| His eyes bright blue, clear and serene; look innocent, dignified, manly and mature; His hands and arms most delectable to behold. He rebukes with majesty, coun sels with mildness; His whole ad dress, whether in word or deed, being eloquent and grave. No man has seen him laugh, yet his manners are exceedingly pleasant, but He has wept frequently in the presence of men. He is temerate, modest and wise—a man, for his extraordinary beauty and divine perfections— surpassing the child ren of men in every sense.” County Board Organizes For The Coming Year The Holt County Board of Su pervisors met Tuesday of last week and organized for the ensu ing year by electing Walter K. Smith, of Stuart, as chairman of the Board for the coming year. The first ballot taken was on nominations for chairman and on this ballot Mr. Smith received four votes to two cast for Ed J. Matousek and one for Joseph Schollmeyer. The election of Smith was then made unanimous. After lunch Chairman Smith presented the following list of committees for the coming year and they were approved by the Board. Court House—Matousek, Wulf Calvert. Finance — Schollmyer, Stein, Hubbard. Printing—Stein, Hubbard, and Schollmyer. Taxes—Calvert, Wulf, Hub bard. Bonds — Wulf, Schollmyer, Stein. Bridges—Matousek, Wulf, Cal vert. Settlement With County Offi cers—Calvert and Entire Board. Claims—Matousek and Entire Board. Two familiar faces were miss ing at the organization meeting Tuesday. John Sullivan, who rep resented Grattan township on the Board for the past twenty years, and who served as chair-; man several years, was missing. His place was taken by Ray E. Calvert of this city, who defeat ed Sullivan at the election last November. The other missing from this meeting and who had been a member of the Board the past eight years was James Gibson, of; district Five, who also went down to defeat at the last election and is succeeded by H. W. Hubbard of Chambers. Ed J. Matousek was named as chairman of the Holt County As sistance Committee, with all the other members of the Board and Thad E. Saunders, County Assist ance Director. The Board appointed Conrad Schafer, of Ewing, a member of the Holt County Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission, for a three year term. The other members of the Commission are G. E. Miles, O’Neill, and Post master Holliday, Stuart. Elmer Bowen was selected as janitor of the court house for the coming year. He is the son of the late Harry Bowen, who was jani tor of the court house for many years, until his death a few months ago. For several years Elmer has been looking after the work on account of the illness of his father. The Frontier was designated as the official paper of the county for the coming year. The Board designated the Holt County In dependent, Ewing Advocate and the Atkinson Graphic to publish the proceedings of the Board for 1943. _ O’Neill High Trimmed Neligh High School O’Neill High School downed Neligh Friday by a score of 22 to 18. It was the sixth straight win; for the Holt County Champions, without a defeat. O’Neill started the scoring with a basket by Gene Wolfe and Gene McKenna to give the local boys a four-point lead. Neligh came back with two quick baskets to tie the score up and go into the lead at the half 10 to 8. Both teams failed to score in the third period, missing numer ous set ups and free throws. O’Neill came to life in the fourth quarter shooting seven baskets from the floor through the com bined efforts of McKenna, Wolfe and Calkins while Neligh could muster only eight points. O’Neill plays St. Mary’s Friday and Butte January 26. Both games are on the home court. Holt County Farmers To Be Heard Over WNAX - Chris Mack, WNAX farm ser-1 vice director, was in Holt county last Thursday making transcribed interviews with farm families rel ative to increased farm produc tion in 1943. Transcriptions made at the farm of Edgar Stauffer of Page will be heard over WNAX on Friday, January 22. E. J. Re vell of Star, Monday, January 25, and D. E. Bowen of Page, Wed nesday, January 27. All broad casts will be heard at 12:30 p. m. Friends and neighbors from this county will be interested in lis tenings to these broadcasts. Daughter Former O’Neill Couple Die* In Omaha Funeral services for the ten months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Englehaupt were conducted Monday in St. Peter and Paul’s church at Butte by Rev. Father Werthman. * Mr. and Mrs. Englehaupt were former residents of Butte, recent ly moving from O'Neill to Omaha where the baby died of pneu monia after a few days illness. They have another daughter, Rose Marie. Mrs. Englehaupt is the former Lila Klein of Naper.— Norfolk News. Mr. and Mrs. Biglehaupt were residents of this City for several months and while here operated Matt’s Cafe on lower Fourth street. Howard Dean Elected Principal Of O’Neill High Howard Dean, coach of the O’Neill High School, has been promoted to serve as principal of the O’Neill High School and started on his new duties on Jan uary 18. Miss Owen, who has been teaching English, has been transferred to teach the Mathe matics and Orientation classes for the second semester. Mrs. Dale Robinson was elected by the Board of Education to teach Eng lish in place of Miss Owen. New subjects offered the second semester are Oral English and Aeronautics. The Oral English is being taught by Mrs. Robinson, and Mr. Grill is directing the aeronautics class, which has an enrollment of twenty-three Juni ors and Seniors. Ted Manzer, a graduate of the O’Neill High School, gave a very interesting talk on aviation to the new aeronautics class on Tuesday. Ted is very much interested in aviation and has passed the test for pilot training in our armed forces and is now waiting for his call to report for tfaming. RED CROSS NOTES We have just received a com munication from National Head quarters to the effect that army and Navy knitted articles are to be completed and sent as soon as possible. Quoting from the recent letter: “It was not anticipated that there would be an urgent demand for the majority of these knitted articles before the early part of 1943, but conditions have changed and we are now having difficulty in meeting current requests from our Field Directors at Army Posts and from Naval Supply Depots/' Holt County Red Cross has been doing a fine job both for the armed forces and for garments for our allies. When we consider that comfort and safety with which we are surrounded and compare it with the privations and suffer ing of our allies in other lands we cannot do enough to help relieve them, thru cooperation with the American Red Cross. So far the Holt County Chapter has completed 2086 garments which have been shipped to the National Headquarters. These j garments include 41 layettes, 123 { dresses and skirts, 211 refugee) sweaters, 31 beanies, 23 socks, 249 pajamas and night gowns, 100 pair of shorts, 58 shirts, 6 shawls, 35 robes, 4 quilts and numerous other children’s garments. For the armed forces: 49 kits, 144 sweaters, 22 helmets, 23 watch caps, 25 pair gloves, 75 wristlets and 24 hospital bed sheets. Of the present quota of 200 children’s cotton flannel pajamas. 130 womens cotton blouses, 195 womens cotton slips aqd 94 men’s shirts. Most of the pajamas are ready for shipment and due to expert cutting of material on hand there will be more than 200 to send to relievo some poor suff ering children. May we show our thankfulness for our safety and comfort by helping those in less fortunate circumstances. Help your local Red Cross Chapter in every way possible. It takes many hands but it makes your heart feel good. ** Mrs. Hugh Birmingham enter tained the Contract Club at a 1:00 o’clock luncheon at the Bakery Monday, followed by cards at her home. It appears that chickens will help materially in offsetting short ages of pork and beef. In Novem ber about 25 million chicks were hatched by commercial hatcher ies. That is about two and one third million more than in No vember, 1941. Caiilotin Lumber Company Sold I.ant Week A deal was closed late last Thursday afternoon by J. A. Mann under which he sold the Galena Lumber Company to R. E. Spelts, of Loup City, W. T. Spelts, of Shelton and Hugh Ray of Kim ball. Possession of the property will be given on February 1 and before that time W. T. Spelts and Hugh Ray will move to O’Neill and be in active charge of the business. These men are the owners of five other yards in the state and are experienced lumber men. During the past sixty years the Mann family have been active in the business life of this city. In the early eighties his father operated a harness and saddlery shop here and his brother, the late J. P. Mann, operated for years one of the largest general mer cantile stores in this section of the state. While Joe is getting out of the lumber business, he has other business and property inter ests here and he will not leave O’Neill, as he has extensive real estate holdings in the county, as well as his local interests. Inabil ity to secure proper help, on ac count of the war and a desire to take things easier, were the prin cipal reasons for disposing of the business. St. Mary’s Junior Class Entertain Senior Class . On the evening of January 20th the Junior Class of St. Mary’s Academy entertained the Senior Class and their guests with a ban quet served in the dining room of the Academy. The reception took place at 6:30 o’clock in the gymnasium, which was artistical ly decorated in pastel colors. Lu cille Reagle, Janet Loeffler, Mar garet Engler, Dorothy Hull and the Junior Class officers, Donna Gallagher, Bill Grady and Dor othy Koci were on the reception committee. At 6:30 the guests went to the dining room where the tables were set in a rectang ular arrangement, in the center of which was a fernery and floral centerpiece beneath an attractive display of white and blue, the school colors. At the guests’ table were: the toastmistress. Donna Gallagher, Righ Reverend Mon signor McNamara, Reverend Father Brick, Mr. and Mrs. George, Mr. and Mrs. Graybiel. The tostmistress very cleverly presented her speakers in an al legory in which she symbolized the Seniors as the Wind, the Jun iors, the Rain, and the spirit of Alma Mater, the Sunshine. The atmosphere was attune to song and laughter, vibrant speeches, and school life imagery that was enjoyed by all. After the banquet the guests were invited to dancing at the Academy from 8:00 until 9:30, and then to a theatre party at the Royal theatre. Farm Account, Income Tax Meeting In O’Neill One hundred farmers in this county who have been keeping the farm account books prepared by the Extension Service and ob tained from the county agent’s office are invited to be present at the assembly room in the court house in O’Neill on Wednesday morning, January 27. when Geo. Hendrix, of the Extension Ser vice, will assist them in closing the books. In the afternoon Mr. Hendrix will discuss with the group the making out of their in come tax returns from this farm account record. The Weather High Low Jan. 15 ’ 50 31 Jan. 16_54 7 Jan. 17_ 7 -17 Jan. 18 -12 -20 Jan. 19 -12 -23 Jan. 20 16 -18 Jan. 21 -4 -19 Precipitation .06. Nebraska, as well as the entire state and most of the midwest and some of the southern states have suffered from severe cold weather the past five days. It started in Saturday, night here and on Sun day morning it registered 17 be low zero. Sunday night it got a little lower and the recording on Monday morning was 20 below; It was cold all day Monday and that night it dropped to 23 below. During Monday and Tuesday it was never above 12 below all day. Tuesday night was not quite so cold and Wednesday morning it was 18 below. This morning it was 19 below and the chances are that it will again go below zero tonight. Clarke-McNary Orders Should He Placed Now A total of 3.200 Clarke-McNary seedlings have been ordered thru the county agent's office today. Orders for these sedlings will be taken for some time yet. but peo ple should place their orders! without delay, since supplies of certain varieties may be exhaust ed before planting time. The Clarke-McNary list in-1 eludes 18 varieties of broadleafs and evergreens. Recommenda tions of the College of Agricul ture are that a windbreak should include three or more varieties including one row of evergreens. This is because of the danger from tree insects and diseases and different growth habits of vari ous varieties. Another O’Neill Boy Wins Army Commission Cpl. John F. Grady, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grady, of O’Neill, was graduated from the Army Air Forces Statistical School at Soldiers Field, Boston, Mass., as a Second Lieutenant on January 18, 1943. He has prepared him self for a position in the Army Air forces, of great importance, that of preparing and consolidat ing all manner of data for higher j authority. The Army Air Forces Statistical School, incidently, is the only one of its type among the scores of schools giving special ized instruction in the Army Air Forces Technical Training com-; mand, Major General Walter B. Weaver, Commanding. Located at Harvard University, Boston, Mass., the military personnel has the opportunity of studying under professors of the Harvard Univer sity Graduate School of Business Administration. Before entering his final period of instructions in Statistics, Lt. Grady successfully completed a difficult course in administration i and military science, Miami Beach, Florida. He is one of a select group of men chosen for this type of work because of marked ability. Farm And City Mortgages Are Being Reduced That the farmers of this county as well as the residents of the towns are slowly getting back on their feet, is evident from the record cl the farm and city mort gages filed and released during the past year, from January 1 to December 31, 1942, as# shown by the records in the office of Regis-! ter of Deeds Harris. Form Mortgages Number filed during year_140 j Amount-$890,205.00; Number released_ _274; Amount _ $1,722,377.00; City Mortgages Number filed during year _52 Amount _ $75,945.00 Number released_66 Amount . $85,029.00 Easter Star Installed Officers Thursday Last The Order of the Eastern Star held installation of officers last Thursday evening in the hall. Mrs. Ira George acted as Install ing Officer and Mrs. R. H. Parker as Marshal. The^ following officers were in stalled: Worthy Matron — Mrs. K. D. Fenderson. Associate Matron—Mrs. D. H. Clauson. Conductress—Mrs. J. L. Sher bahn. Associate Conductress—Mrs. R. H. Shriner. Secretary—Mrs. Ramon Bright. Treasurer—Mrs. H. G. Kruse. Marshall—Mrs. L. A. Burgess. Organist—Mrs. John Harbottle. Chaplain—Mrs. H. Lindberg. Patron—Mrs. H. G. Kruse. Associate Patron—Mrs. A. E. Bowen. Sentinel—Mrs. L. G. Gillespie. Warder—Mrs. H. Walling. Adah—Mrs. C. W. Porter. Ruth—Mrs. Paul Shirek. Esther—Mrs. Esther Harris. Martha—Mrs. Ira George. Electa—Mrs. H. O. Russ. The Past Matron’s Pin was pre— 1 sented to Mrs. Anna McCartney, who retired from the office. Mrs. McCartney presented each officer with a receipt folder. Earl Miller was arrested by Patrolman Meistrel on January 11th, and charged with having fictitious license plates. He was fined $12.00 and costs of $3.10. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brown of Norfolk were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones last Sunday. Thr Frontier’s Price And Ration («uide RATIONING SUGAR: No. 10 Coupon, War Ration 1, will be valid for thiea pounds of sugar until January 31 1943. COFFEE: No. 28 Coupon. War Ration Book 1, will be valid for one pound of coffee until Febru ary ?, 1943. Institutional Users of Coffee will be allotted 40% of their Sep tember - October base for the month of February only. Make application before February 5, 1943. GASOLINE: No. 3 Coupon of “A” Gasoline Ration Books are valid for four gallons each until January 21, 1943. No. 4 Coupons will be valid January 22, 1943. All Fleet Operators with “B" Books having an expiration date of January 31, 1943, should make application for renewal now. Transport and Truck Operators may not receive any Temporary Rations after January 31, 1943. Delivery of gasoline will be made only on coupons obtained with Certificate of War Necessity. 'TIRE INSPECTIONS: Holders of “B” and “C” Gasoline Ration Books should have their tire in spections made now, all inspec tions to be completed by Febru ary 28, 1943. Holders of "A" Gas oline Ration Books have until March 31, 1943 to complete their tire inspections. FUEL OIL: Period 2, One Unit Coupons are valid for ten gallons each until January 26, 1943. Per iod 2, Ten Unit Coupons are valid for 100 gallons each until Janu ary 26, 1943. Period 3, One Unit Coupons are valid for eleven gal lons each until February 20, 1943. Period 3, Ten Unit Coupons arc valid for 110 gallons each until February 20, 1943. FUEL OIL AND KEROSENE: Householders who have failed to redeem “Coupon Credit Notes,* given to dealers for purchase be tween October 1st and the data they received their fuel oil and kerosene rations, may be sus pended HOT TRACTOR FUEL: All re tail and wholesale dealers in Hot Tractor Fuel will register with the Local Board on January 21 and 22. 1943. All sales of Hot Tractor Fuel will require E, R, or Bulk Gasoline Coupons after mid night January 21, 1943, Coal Fired Heating Stoves: May now be obtained on ration certif icates. Apply at the Local Board for stoves to heat needed space. PRICES GENERAL: According to the editor of Business Week maga zine, edition of January 2, price control saved consumers 25 bil lion dollars in 1942, and can save them 40 billion in 1943. CORN: Price ceilings estab lished at all levels, except sales between farmers, at January 11th high. INSECTICIDES: Price ceilings established on household and farm insecticides, at manufactur ing and wholesale level by Max imum Price Regulation No. 298, will reduce retail prices an aver age of 5%. RUBBER DRUG SUNDRIES: Price ceiling established at retail and wholesale. MARK-UP: Percentage mark up over net cost simplifies retail pricing of ten foods: coffee, hy drogenated and other shortenings, corn meal; canned citrus fruits and juices; evaporated and con densed milk, pure maple and cane syrups, flour mixes and flour. Farmers Ur^ed To Attend War Production Courses There will be an organization meeting of the Rural War Pro duction Course held in the O’Neill High School n W'ednesday even ing, January 27, at 8:00 P. M. Farmers who are interested in producing more for the war effort should attend this meeting. Any farmer who regularly enrolls and faithfully attends will be given extra gasoline to attend this course. The government has ap propriated money to carry on these courses free to the farmer. Cold Weather Brings Light Receipts On Local Market Due to the extreme cold weath er the local sale did not have any cattle sale, as there were so few cattle showed up. The hog run was light but prices were higher than last week. Butcher hogs sold from $14.30 to $14.55, with $14.55 being | the top. Sows sold from $13.90 to $14.00. There were a few | small pigs sold that brought up $11.40 per head. Next Sale Monday, January 25.
