Nebraska Newspapers

    * Neb. State Historical Society
The Frontier
VOL. LXIII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1943 NO. 42
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
By Romaine Saunders
Atkinson, Nebr.. Stax Route No. S.
Airplanes are rather more nu
merous overhead than automo
biles along prairie roads.
The ne’er-do-wells and com
plete failures are the one who
"don’t like” their home town.
If our unicameral can influence
» congress to set the clocks right,
9 the session is going to be pretty
nearly worth it
Hens clucking, horses shedding
the winter coat and insects com
ing to life indicates the near ap
proach of summer.
The high plane of popularity of
the overall is a good sign. There
is nothing like the blue denim to
make us all “average Americans.”
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred James and
son, Paul, are moving to Rock
Falls, on the Eagle, having rented
the Vequist ranch in that neigh
borhood.
The mistress of the aristocratic
home who has breakfast brought
to her bed, the golf champion, not
excluding such as the writer, are
alike worthless to a troubled
world.
Maybe in the wisdom of our
honored but harrassed and be
fudled rationing heads it is all
right to take the candy bar from
the child but impose no restric
tion on dad’s booze and smokes.
By combining forces, neighbor
uniting with neighbor and shift
ing from one farm to the next, a
lot can be done to overcome the
shortage of help and machinery.
Four or five neighbors pooling
their work, more can be accom
^ plished in a given period than by
each going their separate way.
A Scotts Bluff county patriot
has gone to the supreme court
over a little matter of $24,657
taxes against his land. I see some
town homes throughout the state
are carrying loads in excess of a
thousand dollars delinquent tax.
From a commonwealth of home
owners are we to be taxed into
a land of the homeless?
_«
Shep, a handsome and friendly
brown and yellow dog of noble
shepherd breed at the home of
neighbor Fredrichs, has one eye
missing, the result of a violent
rap from the hoof of a pinto sad
dle pony. But that has not dis
couraged Shep from taking in af
ter obstreperous horses and cat
tle that are being corraled.
Senator Asimus is in tune with
home folks in voting against sal
ary increases for state institu
tional heads. Were the increases
somewhere within reason little
objection would be raised. A lot
of us must worry along with no
increase of income, and if these
institution heads can’t, there are
others to be found who can.
Mrs. Fannie Riley started the
fishing season with a 20-pound
catch. Maybe the boys at O’Neill
who makes annual pilgrimages to
northern lakes would like to
^Vnow how it is done. Mrs. Riley
"caught her with a pencil and pa
per, making up a list of fishes a
Minneapolis concern did not deal
in. Her was the longest submit
ted in a contest, and she was
awarded a 20-pound pail of
mackerel.
America, or that section of
America on which the U. S. brand
has been run, continues to be the
treasure house, the mount of
plenty of all things material, to
which lesser and greater coun
tries, lesser as well as greater in
acres and population, hold out the
hand to be filled. China wants
help, Russia, the Balkans, the
Netherlands, the Scandinavians.
Uncle Sam is doing his level best
for them, does it more than will
ingly, and finds quite a demand
to be met at home.
What weather there is in store
for the end of February can not
be forecast other than by experts.
Today, the beginning of the end,
held an invitation to the open air,
the open air that has for us an in
spiration after the crushing cold
that has kept us within through
the melancholy weeks of winter.
I The day has been comparable to
a sun-drenched day of early au
fttumn—a day to leave cap and
'mittens, coat and other protec
Mrs. William Haynes
Louisa Jane Smith was born in
the state of Indiana on March 30,
1861, and died at O'Neill, Nebr.,
on February’ 17, 1943, at the age
of 81 years, 10 months and 17
days. She was united in marriage
in the year 1882 to William
Haynes, at Boone, Iowa. She and
her family moved to Holt county
some forty years ago from Boone,
and have since made their home
here.
Her husband and two daugh- j
ters, Mrs. Grace Crawford and
Mrs. Claud Hull, preceded her
in death. She is survived by the
following children: Ray Haynes,
Saco, Mont.; William Haynes, Ne
vada, Iowa; Cecil Haynes, Parm
alee, S. D.; Melvin Haynes, of
O’Neill; Mrs. Della Orr, Dustin;
Ray Haynes, Dustin, and Clifford
Haynes, O’Neill.
She has always been a loving
mother to her children and al-|
ways ready to help a neighbor or
friend in time of need.
Funeral services was held Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 at th» Le
onie church and burial ill the
cemetery nearby. Rev. Dawson
Park of O'Neill having charge of
the services. 5*
Twenty-seven More Holt
County Boys Inducted
Following is an incomplete list
of the boys and their addresses
who were inducted into the armed
forces the forepart of the week:
Donald Wayne Asher, O’Neill
Fred Leo Barnes, Atkinson.
Gail Delois Boies, Ewing.
Neil Francis Brennan, O’Neill.
Labern Harry Cadwallader,
Stuart.
Milford Henry Coats, O’Neill.
Michael James Gallagher, In
man.
Benjamin William Haigh, Stuart
John F. Harty, O’NeilL
Charles Leonard, Havranek,
O’Neill.
Francis James Hickey, O’Neill
Paul Robert Kubitschek. O’Neill
Leo Walter Latzel, Ewing.
Lavem Donald Lynch, O’Neill.
John Hamilton Prouty, Spencer.
John Samuel Ressel, Chambers.
John Nicholaus Schmit, Atkin
son.
Herman R. Schrader, Atkinson.
George Wesley Stull, Atkinson.
Glenn Taylor, Chambers.
John Chenoweth Watson,
O’Neill.
Harold Joseph Weller, Atkinson
Robert T. Wilburn, Atkinson.
Veldon L. Wyant, O’Neill.
Lyle Leslie Clark, Ewing.
Kenneth Elmer Ellingson,
Amelia.
Donald Royal Smith, Atkinson.
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County Court
Joseph Katzar was arrested on
February 22 and charged with as
sault. He was fined $5 and costs
of $3.10.
James Henry McCue of Grand
Island was arrested on February
17 by Patrolman Meistrell and
charged with failure to display
flares. He was fined $40 and costs
of $3.10.
Luke Rakow of Page was ar
rested by Patrolman Meistrell on
February 17 and charged with ov
erweight on capacity plates. He
was fined $10 and costs of $3.10.
Mrs. J. L. Sherbahn and Mrs.
Ambrose Rhode entertained six
teen guests at a buffet supper at
i Mrs. Sherbahan’s home on Wed
nesday evening. The evening
was spent playing bridge. Mrs.
L. A. Burgess won high score,
Mrs. J. R. Miller, second high and
Mrs. Harrison Bridge won travel
ing.
tions needed other days hanging
on their pegs, to go out into the
sunlight coatless and capless. On
the brown hills horses and cows
stood in lazy enjoyment of re
turning warmth or browsed indif
ferently on the dry grass. At in
tervals all day airplanes roared
overhead. A lone eagle drifts in
from out of the distance and soar
ed on stately wings across mead
ow lands in search of a morsel.
The lordly pheasant struts from
his hiding with magnificent insol
ence. Barnyard hens range far
out in search of a change of feed
and cackle with disgraceful aban
don when they have added one
more to the store of 30c eggs. A
harrassed editor and friends drove
in and highjacked me out of a
promise to help him for a few
days. At evening strips of clouds
gathered on the horizon; as the
sun lowered below the prairie
rim bars of gold hung in yellow
streamers across the sky. Another
night enshrouded the prairie land.
Stars dotted the night sky as the
clock tolled off the passing hours,
and a full moon came from out
the east to add a huge ball of
golden glory to the celestial scene.
Good night.
The Frontier’s
Price & Ration Guide j
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War Ration Book 2: Registra
tration for War Ration Book 2
(point rationing of canned and
processed foods). February 22 to
February 27, inclusive. Each fam
ily clips one Declaration Form
from newspaper, completes it, and '
takes it with all War Ration
Books 1 (sugar and coffee book)1
for entire family to school when |
registering. Persons not register- i
ing this week cannot get their'
new books until after March 15.
Rationing
Processed Foods Rationing: Be
gins March 1st. You must then
use the ‘‘points" you have in War
Ration Book 2 in buying canned
fruits, vegetables, juices, soups,
baby foods, or dried fruit, or
frozen fruits and vegetables.
Shoes: Stamp No. 17 of War
Ration Book 1 is valid for one
pair of shoes until June 15th,
1943. Stamps are interchangeable
among members of one family
living under the same roof.
Sugar: No. 11 Coupon. War Ra-'
tion Book 1, valid February 1 un
til March 15 for three pounds of
sugar.
Coffee: No. 25 Coupon, War Ra-1
tion Book 1, valid for one pound
of coffee from February 8th to
March 21, inclusive.
Gasoline: No. 4 Coupons of all
A books valid for 4 gallons. All
holders of B and C ration books
expiring March 1 may make ap
plication for renewal by mail to
local board. Request by post card
Gas Renewal Blank R543.
Tire Inspections: Holders of B.
C, and T gasoline ration books
must have their tire inspections
completed by February 28. For
local ration boards to issue cer- j
tificates for tires, tubes or recap
ping services, commercial vehic-'
les must be inspected and ap
proved by authorized OPA in
spector every sixty days or every
5000 miles, whichever is attained
first. Holders of A gasoline ration
books have until March 31.
Fuel Oil: Period 4, each one
unit coupon is valid for 11 gallons
until April 12; Period 4, each ten-j
unit coupon is valid for 110 gal-1
Ions until April 12.
Incubators and Brooders: All
operators of incubators and brood
ers may obtain all needed fuel oil
and kerosene for capacity produc
tion of the equipment. Increased
poultry and egg production is es- j
sential to the war effort.
Dairy Rooms and Separator
Houses: Operators may obtain all
needed fuel oil for heating this
space.
Oil - Burning Heating Stoves:
Rationing boards will consider
applications for permission to
purchase new coal-burning stoves
to replace or supplement oil-burn
ing heating equipment.
Prices
Coffee Substitutes and Com
pounds: Maximum prices set for
seven new brands.
Canned Chili, Shoestring Pota
toes and Canned Prune Juice:
These are now subject to price
control. Under the regulation the
retailer will be permitted to pass
on increased production costs to
the consumer.
Fish Meal and Fish Scrap:
Placed under ceilings — Revised
Regulation No. 73, Amendment
No. 2.
Bakery Goods: Doughnuts other
than cookies, pastries, sweet
yeast raised goods and pies, un
der new cost-plus mark-up pric
ing. Retailer’s prices determined
by multiplying supplier’s ceiling
price by $1.25. Prices are to be
printed on all packaged goods.
Butter: Priced on percentage
mark-up basis. Nebraska maxi
mum for 90 score butter in pound
and half-pound cartons, 55 cents;
parchment wrapped, 54 Ms cents.
Northern White Cedar Fence
Posts: Priced at retail on per
centage mark-up basis. Retailer
will buy from his supplier at a
fixed dollars and cents price, add
his transportation costs, and fig
ure his mark-up over the two
costs.
1942 Grown Onions: Set at
highest price from February 10
to February 14.
Shellac and Varnish: Placed
under mark-up over cost pricing
plan at all levels, including retail.
Macaroni and Noodle Products:
Priced on simplified mark-up
formula by multiplying net cost
by percentage mark-up.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Sewell Johnson
a daughter, Karen Lu Ann, born
February 18.
Ensign Jack Spittler of New
York visited relatives and friends
here on Wednesday.
Switzer-Asher
Miss Martha Elizabeth Switzer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Switzer of O’Neill, and Staff Ser
geant Ben F. Asher, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Asher of Page,
were united in marriage in the
Methodist church in O'Neill on
Sunday afternoon, February 21,
1943, Rev. Dawson Park, pastor,
performing the single ring cere
money, in the presence of a few
of the relatives and immediate
friends of the couple. The bride
was given in marriage by her
father.
The attendants were Miss Hel
en Appleby and Harold Asher,
brother of the groom. The bride
was attired in a street length
dress of dusty rose, with black
accessories. Her attendant wore
pastel blue with brown accessor
ies and each wore a corsage of
red roses. After the wedding the
young couple and a few friends
were entertained at supper at the
home of the bride’s parents.
Mrs. Asher is a graduate of the
O’Neill High School with the class
of 1939. Sgt. Asher is located at
Camp Crowder, Mo. The young
couple have many friends in this
city and vicinity who wish for
them many years of wedded hap
piness and prosperity.
Practice Conservation
And Produce More'
The production of the food
needed for 1943 will be one of the
biggest jobs the American farm
ers has faced in the history of
this country. Food must be avail
able to accompany every striking
force launched by the United
Nations as well as to maintain
those already in action. Food
must be available to keep the
home fronts strong and food must
be available for the peoples set
free to help them add their
strength to the fight against the
axis.
We just can’t produce too much
of the needed farm products next
year. The necessary increase in
production cannot be met by in
creasing acreages alone. A large
part of this food production must
come from more efficient pro
duction. Conservation practices
can most effectively increase pro
ducton if crops are selected to
fit the proper kind of land. There
are a number of conservation
practices that can be applied by
the farmer with a minimum of
technical assistance.
Below is a list of practices se
lected by the local War Board
that will increase production:
1. Choose crops to fit your
land for maximum production.
2. Seed land not available for
cultivation to pasture and hay.
3. Use pasture properly for
maximum production.
4. Store forage during years of
plenty to carry livestock through
drought periods.
5. Maintain yields on irrigated
land by use of alfalfa in the ro
tation.
6. Improve permanent past
ures and secure greater product
ion.
7. Fertilize and increase pro
duction.
8. Temporary pastures increas
es production and saves labor.
9. Increase production by
proper use of residues.
10. Refrain from fall plowing
and produce more.
11. Increase yields by wind
strip-cropping.
12. Contour farming produces
more food now.
13. Produce additional feed by
seeding gullies.
14. Increase production and
income by harvesting grass seed.
A discussion of each of these
practices will appear in future
issues of this paper.
A GOOD HOG STORY
In the spring of 1939 Carl
Krogh of Redbird bought a year
old Spotted Poland China sow
from Floyd Luber, paying the
sum of $24. At that time he was
kidded by many as “paying too
much for his whistle," but Carl
didn’t give up.
About two weeks ago Carl sold
this sow on the fat hog market in
O’Neill. Her weight, 520 pounds,
at $13.70, brought him $71.24. On
the way to market Carl had ex
pressed to a neighbor that if he
received $1 for each live pig she
had raised for him he’d be well
satisfied—and she did—with just
24 s over.
She brought him two litters a
year, a total of 75 pigs, but only
71 live oru»s. So Carl concludes
that this m>w really made him
some money—and this is quite a
record at that.
Carl added that she brought
enough to buy a 3-year-old horse
for $50 and just lacked $4.76 in
paying for a two-row lister.
O'Neill High’s Winning
Streak Broken In Game
At Neligh Tuesday Nite
O’Neill lost their last game of
the season to Neligh by a score of
27 to 24. It was O’Neill’s first
defeat of the season.
Neligh went into the lead early
in the ball game and led at one
time 15 to 4. Bob Jonas started
the ball rolling in the second
quarter to cut down Neligh’s lead
15 to 10 at the half. Baskets by
McKenna and Calkins brought
O’Neill to within one point of
Neligh but the Eagles couldn't
find the spark to forge ahead as
Neligh held them off to win by
three points. Jonas and Calkins
led O’Neill with six points each.
Peter-Dusatka
Miss Helen Peter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peter of
O’Neill, and Leonard Dusatka,
son of Gerald Dusatka, of Emmet,
were married at St. Patrick’s
church in O’Neill at 5:00 a. m.,
Monday, February 22, by* Monsig
nor J. G. McNamara who per
formed the single ring ceremony.
The attendants were Miss Elsie
Peter and George Peter, sister and
brother of the bride.
The bride wore an ice blue suit
with pink and white accessories,
a corsage of pink roses and
carried a blue rosary. The at
white and biege accessories and
tendant wore a biege suit with
wore a corsage of yellow roses.
After the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at the home
of the bride’s parents for relatives
and a few intimate friends.
The happy young couple have
many friends in this city and
vicinity who extend them their
best wishes for a long and happy
married life.
Junior-Senior Banquet
After much elaborate planning,
decorating and general work on
the part of the Junior Class of
j the O. H. S., the annual Junior
j Senior banquet was held Wednes
day evening, February 24. It
was served in the Golden Hotel
dining room by the Bakery.
As the trend this year is not
j formal dress, all of the guests
wore street or sport clothes.
For the theme the Juniors pick
ed the patriotic motto “Thumbs
i Up.” The program was as fol
; lows:
' Welcome_Naydene Kee
! Response _John Osenbaugh
I Toastmistress_Patsy Kruse
Vocal Solo_Ruth Berge
j T - humbs Up _Betty Harris
; H - appiness_DeMaris Benson
j U - nity _Robert Norvatil
i M - ’Em Down .. Phyllis Johnson
B - onds for Bombs H. Calkins
S - tatus Quo _ Lavon Spangler
Vocal Duet -_DeMaris Benson
_Betty Harris
U - tilitarianism_Mr. Grill
P - atriotism _Phyllis Johnson
Mayor John Kersenbrock hon
ored our banquet by his presence.
He also honored us with a do
nation of ten dollars and a few
words.
The tables were decorated with
American flags and American
Beauty roses. Each person re
ceived as a favor a defense stamp
album containing one stamp.
We closed by singing the Star
Spangled Banner.
After the dinner we went to the
school house auditorium for the
prom. The auditorium was beau
tifully decorated with patriotic
colors and mottos. The annual
crowning of the King and Queen
of the Senior Class took place
i shortly after our arrival. The
King and Queen are chosen by
the majority vote of the Junior
Class. Chosen this year were two
very popular Seniors, Lorris Crip
pen and Harold Calkins.
Our evening of dancing was dis
rupted when the nickelodoion
broke down. The school phono
graph was then used. The danc
ing ended about eleven o’clock.
A good time was had by all, we
'wpe.—Reporters: Betty Harris
and Patsy Kruse.
Marriage Licenses
Leonard Dusatko of Emmet and
Helen Peter of O’Neill, on Feb
ruary 20.
Benjamin Fuelberth Asher of
Page and Martha Elizabeth Swit
zer of O’Neill, on February 20.
Charles William Kreycik of
Wood Lake and Betty Loux of
Freedom, Nebr., on February 19
Emil Kenopir of St. Paul and
Mary Kramer of Stuart, on Feb
ruary 19.
A birthday dinner was held at
the Presbyterian church on Wed
nesday evening. It was a decided
success, thanks to the committee
in charge. Seventy guests at
tended the dinner.
Point Rationing Program On
Canned Goods Starts Monday
Begininng next Monday, con-j
sumers of Holt county join those
in the rest of the Nation in the
Government’s new point-ration
ing program which will assure
everyone of getting his fair share
of canned and processed foods.
“Shopping with points is a new
thing for American housewives,
but it is not difficult,” declared
Chairman Campbell of the Holt
County War Price and Rationing
Board, in pointing out that the {
advantages of the new plan far
outweight its inconveniences.
“Besides protecting your fam
ily’s share, it gives you freedom
of choice among all the rationed
canned goods,” he added. House
wives, however, must learn how
to budget points as well as
dollars.”
This week, during registration]
for War Ration Book 2, sales
of canned and processed food
throughout the country have been i
“frozen," but this restriction will!
be lifted next Monday.
In pointing out how simple it]
is to buy canned and processed
foods (including canned or bot
tled fruits, vegetables, soups or
juices, frozen fruits and vegeta
bles, dried fruits, and baby foods)
with the new ration books, ra
tioning board officials gave the
following explanation:
The blue stamps are for can
ned or other processed foods that
are rationed, while the red
stamps will be used later for
meat.
The number on each stamp
shows how many points that
stamp is worth, while the let
ters show a consumer when to
use the stamps. Consumers may
use all blue stamps marked A,
B, and C during the first ration
period, but they cannot be used
after the end of this first period.
Different kinds of rationed
foods will take different numbers
or points. A can of beans, for ex
ample, may take a different num
ber of points than a can of peas
will take. The larger the quantity
of the rtaioned food a person
buys, the more points it will take,
j A large can of peas will take more
points than a small can of peas.
The Government will set the
points for each kind and size and
print an “official table of point
values” which grocers must post
where consumers can see it.
Scarce foods will take many
points, while those less scarce
will take fewer points. The Gov
ernment may makes changes in
points, up or down, from time to
time, probably not oftener than
once a month. These changes will
be made in order to steer buying
away from scarce items and to
make the more plentiful items
easier to get. Changes in points
will be posted in all stores.
The point-value of each kind of
processed food will be the same
in all stores and in all parts of the
country. The price and the quality
have nothing to do with the
points. Points will not change
just because the prices do.
When a consumer buys, he
should take the right amount of
blue stamps out of his book and
give them to the grocer or deliv
ery man. He should use his 8
points and 5-point stamps first,
whenever possible, and save his
smaller point stamps for low
point foods.
Every person has a total of 48
points to use for all these proces
sed foods during each ration pe
riod. Consumers who must use
more than one period's allowance
at one time because of transpor
tation difficulties, distance from
market, or similar difficulties,
may apply to the local rationing
board for a “ration point certifi
cate.” Where the board grants the
certificate, a sufficient number of
point stamps will be removed
from War Ration Book 2 to cover
the “advance” ration.
Special needs, such as those re
sulting from illness, are taken
care of by application to the lo
cal rationing board.
A person may use all the blue
stamps marked A, B, and C, from
all books in his household (that
is, all persons eating at a com
mon table, including children of
any age), during the first ration
period.
Don Sutcliffe Graduates
At Marine Base In N. C.
Corp. Donald Sutcliffe of this
city has graduated from the
Quartermaster School at the Mar
ine Base at Camp Lejeune, New
River, N. C., and has been award
ed a certificate indicating his suc
cessful completion of the course
of study involving a minimum of
three months’ instruction. He is
now available for assignment to
duty with a combat unit or for
advanced training.
Placek Queries Congress
A letter to every member of
Congress demanding protection
for country banks against unfair
competition of government bur
eas is being sent by Emil Placek,
of Wahoo, newly elected president
of the Country Bank Division of
Independent Bankers Association.
Mr. Placek announced this activ
ity at a meeting of a committee of
the Nebraska Bankers Association
held in Omaha last week.
The question, squarely put,
seeks an expression of the pos
ition of each member of Congress
on the retention or elimination of
non-essential government subsi
dized bureas and agencies. Mr.
Placek points out in his letter
how the personnel of such bur
eaus and agencies, if released,
would immediately relieve the
war labor shortage.
The Independent Bankers As
sociation is an organization of in
dependent bankers all over the
nation with national headquart
ers at Sauk Centre, Minn. One of
the important programs of this or
ganization is a determined fight
against socialized credit and the
competition of needless govern
ment bureaus.
Mrs. James Rooney entertained
twelve guests at a 7:00 o’clock
dinner at the M and M Thursday,
followed by cards at her home.
Mrs L. A. Burgess won high score,
Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka second
high. Mrs. C. E. Lundgren, aver
age, Mrs. Grill traveling and Mrs.
Chris Yantzi low score.
Ambrose Biglin, who has been
visiting relatives and friends here
for the past month, left this morn
ing for his home at Kay Cee,
Wyo. The Frontier will visit him
weekly in his Wyoming home, to
keep him posted on happenings
in his “old home town.”
St. Mary’s, Inman, Wood
Lake, Atkinson, Long Pine
Win First Round Games
The Class B district basketball
tournament was held at Atkinson
Tuesday and Wednesday, with all
the favored teams winning out.
The Saint Mary’s Cardinals, led
by Jack Gallagher, who played a
brilliant defensive and offensive
game as he rang up ten baskets
and one free throw to make 21
points, that helped the Cardinals
trounce St. Joseph’s of Atkinson
36 to 13. Campbell and Engler
came next with four points each,
and they also played a good floor
game.
The first round results were:
Wood Lake 42, Stuart 35. Inman
27. Spencer 10. Atkinson 23,
Lynch 11. St. Mary's 36, St. Jos
eph’s (Atkinson) 13. Long Pine
37, Amelia 2.
Wednesday Wood Lake played
Johnstown, Newport vs. Inman,
Atkinson vs. St. Mary’s, Long
Pine vs. Butte.
The semi-finals will be held on
Thursday and the finals will be
played Friday night.
In the second round Wednesday
night St. Mary’s lost to Atkinson
26 to 13; Newport defeated In
man 33 to 31; Long Pine defeated
Butte 29 to 21; Wood Lake took
Johnstown 43 to 17. The third
round in the tournament will be
played tonight.
Culling Contest Held
Three contestants tied for first
place in the Laying Hen Culling
contest. Mrs. Levi Yantzi, Mrs.
Enard Leach and Mrs. Hugo Holz
tied for first place. A flip of a
coin made Mrs. Yantzi winner
and Mrs. Leach second, each
getting a dollar.
This contest was sponsored by
Ralph Leidy in connection with
the egg production course being
taught by A. L. Mathis.
The contest was held in the Ag
riculture Shop of the O'Neill Pub
lic School. Mr. Leidy placed the
hens as good, fair and poor lay
ers. After the contest he gave
;easons for placing the hens. This
contest proved to be very in
structive to those who partici
pated. Mr. Leidy furnished the
cash awards. \
Bob Shoemaker, who attends
Creighton University, came home
Wednesday to visit his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Shoemaker.