Neb. State Historical Society
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The Frontier
VOL. T.YIIT O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1943 ' NO. SO
GOV. GRISWOLD WILL
SPEAK HERE MAY 4
On Tuesday, May 4, 1943, at 8
o’clock p. m., graduation exer
cises for the Air Raid Wardens of
Holt county will be held in the
high school auditorium in O’NeilL,
to which the citizens of the coun
ty are cordially invited to attend.
Governor Dwight Griswold will
be present and deliver an ad
dress to the graduates. The mem
bers of the class have been at
tending schools which have been
held for Air Raid Wardens in dif
ferent towns in the county dur
ing the past few months. At this
meeting pictures of the bombing
of English cities will be shown.
All citizens of Holt county are in
vited to attend the meeting.
At six o’clock Tuesday evening
Governor Griswold will be a
guest of the O’Neill Commercial
Club at a dinner at the Golden
Hotel, to which the business men
of the city are invited to attend,
as well as other citizens of the
county. Further particulars of the
meeting will be printed in The
Frontier next week.
2 O’Neill Boys And Page
Girl Are On Honors List
George Toy, freshman in the
college of engineering, and Keith
Edward Vincent, freshman in the
college of arts and sciences, both
of O’Neill, were among the 500
University of Nebraska students
on the honors list announced at
the annual honors day convoca
tion, Tuesday, April 20. Both are
in the upper ten per cent of their
classes. Florence Lorraine French
of Page also was among the 500
students on the honors list. She
is a freshman in the college of
agriculture and is in the upper
ten per cent of her class.
Charles F. Kettering, vice pres
ident in charge of research, Gen
eral Motors Corporation, was the
honors day speaker. As a part of
the convocation program the uni
versity conferred on him the hon
orary degree of doctor of engin
eering research.
Lawrence Rouse Recently
Advanced To Sergeant
Sergeant Lawrence Rouse, of
Stockton, Calif., arrived last Sat
urday night to spend a fifteen-day
' furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Rouse, and other
relatives and friends in this city
and vicinity. Sergeant Rouse was
mustered into the army on March
13, 1942, and was recently ad
vanced to Sergeant. He is sta
tioned at an army air base flying
school at Stockton.
Medical Journal Warns
Against Improper Canning
The Journal of the American
Medical Association gives warn
ing that improper canning may
result in botulism, “the most pow
erful poison known.” During the
coming canning season many per
sons who never before attempted
home canning will preserve gar
den produce, the Journal states.
The danger from botulism is ever
present unless proper precautions
are taken. Any home canned food
that shows the slightest evidence
of spoilage should not even be
tasted, for the toxin of the botul
inus bacillis is the most power
ful poison known. The Journal
advocated the use of a pressure
cooker with an accurate gauge or
thermometer for non-acid foods
such as string beans or corn.
MUSIC CONTEST WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL
The music competition festival
entertained in O’Neill last Friday
was an outstanding successful
event. Some six hundred contest
ants participated and large aud
iences attended the performances.
Due to the large attendance there
will be a large net receipt of
funds rebated to the participat
ing schools.
Thanks to all the individuals
who worked to make the festival
a smooth functioning event. All
the programs moved along on or
ahead of time. The students that
participated in the contest are to
be highly admired for their fine
conduct. The whole-hearted co
operation of music supervisors
was very much appreciated. The
O’Neill Public School rated nine
Superiors as follows:
1— Girl’s high voice, De Maris
Benson.
2— Girl’s low voice, Phyllis
Johnson.
3— Girl’s trio.
4— Cornet solo, Dorothy Low
ery.
5— Clarinet solo, Della Hagen
sick.
6— Tuba solo, Richard Selah.
7— Brass sextette.
8— Cornet trio.
9— Band (Class B).
Superior and Excellent Ratings
earned at the O’Neill Music
Competition Festival, April 16:
I— French Horn: Rating:
Robert Wallace, St. Mary's I
II— Eb Alto Saxophone:
O’Neill, Betty Brady II
St. Mary’s, Patricia O’Donnell I
St. Mary’s, Lou Birmingham II
St. Mary’s, James Merriman I
Creighton, Berwyn Schrivner I
III— Eb Baritone Saxophone:
Page, Marjorie Pfeil II
IV— Bb Clarinet:
Spencer, Richard Campbell II
Stuart, Margaret Magnusson
O’Neill, Della Hagensick I
Neligh, Joyce Reiss
Atkinson, Jo Anne Kelly II
St. Mary’s, Donna Gallagher I
St. Mary’s, Margaret Ryan
Inman, Margaret Sobotka II
V— Piccolo:
Butte, Mary Lou Dickerson I
VI— Flute:
Neligh—Mary Jane Melick
Butte, Edward Anderson
St. Mary’s, Ann Harty II
Atkinson, Joel Birmingham
Neligh, Billy McDonald II
VII— Baritone Horn:
Butte, Dean Whitla 1;
Spencer, Aimee Nyquist II
VIII— Tuba:
O’Neill, Richard Selah I
St. Mary’s, Nadene McNichols II
Spencer, LeRoy Nyquist I j
Butte, Bill Hansen
Stuart, Gene Hoffman II
IX— Baton:
Keya Paha County H. S.,
Dean Clopton II
Chambers, Mary Lou Spath I j
Oakdale, Geraldine De Kramer II
X— Girls’ High Voice:
St. Mary’s, Alvara Ramm
St. Mary’s, Thelma Reefe
St. Mary’s, Shirley Ganser
Chambers. Millie Hubei II,
Chambers, Phyllis Wood
Ewing, Martha Crellin I
Orchard, Adeline Schwager II
Keya Paha County H. S.,
Lorraine Radden I
Butte, Evelyn Peppel
Page, Virginia Murphy II
Stuart, Janice Wilson I
Ewing, Evelyn Wegner II
XI— Girls’ Medium Voice:
O’Neill, DeMaris Benson
Creighton, Gloria Moore I
Keya Paha County H. S.,
Betty Olson I
Long Pine, Lona Mae Gable II
Long Pine, Arlene Shaneyfelt I
Corner Cirfter ||
BANKING by Mail is a service that “cuts
comers” by saving you much time and
trouble. From your home, your place of busi
ness—from any place where a mail box is
handy—you can mail your deposits to us. We
give such deposits the same, careful attention
as those brought in person. Checks should be
endorsed“For Deposit”; currency should never
be sent unless registered. Make it a point to
ask us about our Banking by Mail service.
O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
DECIDES TO TRY LIFE
DOWN AT LANCASTER
Lawrence Burley, who was ar
rested on April 6. 1943, with Her
man Ellermeir and Oliver Dickey
for breaking into and entering a
store and beer parlor owned by
Harold Knudson on the Niobrara
river north of O'Neill on Sunday,
April 4. 1943, pled guilty in dist
rict court here last Thursday af
ternoon and was sentenced by
Judge Mounts to one year in the
state penitentiary.
Ellermeir and Dickey pled guil
ty before the district court nere
on April 6 and Ellermeir was
sentenced to the penitentiary for
one year and Dickey, who is 18
years of age, was paroled to the
sheriff for the time being. When
before the county court Burley
pled not guilty and was bound
over to the district court and he
has been in the county jail since
that date.
Child Near Atkinson
Dies Inhaling Fumes
Monday’s World - Herald con
tained the following mention of
misfortune in a home south of
Atkinson: “Gerald Johring. eight
months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Johring, died Sunday af
ter being overcome by fumes
from a stove in the Johring farm
home ten miles south of Atkin
son. Mrs. Johring told authorities
she attempted to stop two cars
going to Atkinson before Charley
Peterson, prominent Atkinson
rancher, finally brought the
mother and child to town. The
fire department tried unsuccess
fully to revive the child.
The O’Neill public schools will
be closed this Friday and Monday
to observe Easter vacation.
Long Pine, Helen Vesper II
St. Mary’s, Winifred Coyne I
XII— Girls’ Low Voice:
Stuart, Rita Hytrek
Butte, Hannah Zimmerle
Orchard, Anne Pruss II
O’Neill, Phyllis Johnson
Ewing. Jean Adrian
Orchard, Verne Robertson
Neligh, Madelyn Congar II
XIII— Piano Solo:
St. Mary’s, Margaret Higgins II
St. Mary’s, Lois Kaup
Chambers, Elaine Adams II
Neligh, Cecil Smith
Tilden, Lois Sagahorn
Royal, Irma Storm
Tilden, Lora Lee Blackman II
Keya Paha County H. S.,
Patricia Logan II
Oakdals, Earl Henry McNare I
Osmond, Armeline Becker I
Piano Duet:
Chambers II
XIV— Boys’ Medium Voice:
Chambers, Jim Adams II
Long Pine, Max Johns
Orchard, Bill Park II
XV— Boys’ High Voice:
Atkinson, Gene Tooker
Orchard, Richard Strope
Orchard, Lyle Lieb II
XVI— Boys’ Low Voice:
Chambers, Dave Burk II
Long Pine. Ralph S. Miller
Neligh, Lloyd Johnson
O'Neill, Edward Murphy
Page, Lorenz Nissen II
XVII—Mixed Trio:
1. St. Mary’s_-I
XVIII—Boys Trio:
1. St. Mary’s-1
XIX— Girls Trio:
1. Stuart--J
2. O’Neill_I
3. O’Neill_H
4. Orchard_I
5. Long Pine-II
6. St. Mary’s-1
7. Ewing II
XX— Boys’ Quartette:
1. Atkinson-1
2. Long Pine-II
3. Chambers -II
XXI— Mixed Quartette:
1. Chambers _II
2. Atkinson_I
3. Ewing _ 1
XXII— Boys’ Octette
1. Atkinson _JI
2. Ainsworth_I
XXIII—Girls’ Octette:
1. Ainsworth_J
2. St. Mary’s - I
XXIV— Mixed Octette:
1. Atkinson _II
XXV— Mixed Double Octette:
1. Ainsworth -1
XXVI— Girls’ Duet:
1. Chambers -II
XXVII—Girls’ Sextette:
1. .Atkinson . 1
2. Keya Paha Co. H. S-I
3. St. Mary’s-II
4. Clearwater-II
5. Ericson -- II
XVII—Cornet Solo:
Stuart, Melvin Engler - I
Oakdale, Billy Graves -II
O’Neill, Dorothy Lowery-I
Butte, Cressel Anderson -II
St. Mary’s. James Golden I
St. Mary’s. Beverlv McCarthy II
Orchard, Jimmie Withee - II
Osmond. Elmer Johnson -II
XXIX—Trombone Solo:
St. Mary’s, Bill Froelich -II
St. Mary’s, Bert Brennan-I
Butte. Howard Seiler -I
O'Neill, Robert Bowen -II
O’Neill, Patsy Kruse II
Spencer. Jack Campbell-I
XXX—Cornet Trio:
St. Mary’s - 1
Oakdale _I
O’Neill 1
XXXI—Brass Sextet:
O’Neill 1
Spencer — II
XXXII—Brass Quartette:
St. Mary’s II
Spencer 1
XXXIII—Clarinet Quartette:
St. Mary’s-1
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
By Romaine Saunders
Atkinson, Nebr„ Star Route No. 5.
In this unusual hour of national
emergency it would seem public
officials might better stay at the
helm and carry on the job for
which they were elected and not
be traveling the hemisphere
over at public expense making
speeches.
The conscientious objectors to
the bearing of arms in this war
are demonstrating that it is not
cowardice on their part and are
being accorded a belated recog
nition. It takes a pretty good
brand of courage to stand against
an overwhelming opposing cur
rent. On a newspaper page
crowded with advertising I find
this story from Council Bluffs:
City Engineer Jack Boyne,
grateful for the excellent flood
prevention work that 60 conscien
tious objectors from Dennison
have been doing here, wanted to
give them a treat Thursday night.
They declined politely to offers of
a show, cigarets and beer.” “Isn’t
there anything I can do?” Boyne
asked. “Yes,” they replied, “you
can bring us two new aprons for
the cook and four dish towels.”
Boyne promptly provided them.
In that long ago fragrant with
memores of early school days our
teacher showed a kindly interest
in the youngsters under her tu
telage by having a party for them
on one occasion. Miss South—for
that was her name—was homely
as a mud fence but never a kind
lier soul dealt with the motely ar
ray of urchins in a school room.
That party was an event, but the
“light refreshments,” a half an
apple each and a few peanuts,
seemed rather too light to 10 and
12 year olds. On the day follow
ing the party one or two of the
older and ruder boys started the
cry on the school grounds, “A
teaspoonful of peanuts and a half
an apple.” Why those apples were
cut in two I never learned, but
suppose that otherwise warm
hearted teacher was an apostle of!
careful feeding ol^children after j
meal hours. Four apples for 25;
cents must be served in halves1
down here on the prairies.
The county seat may have'
lapsed into the senescent stage in
some respects, but they still have
a heart and an open hand up
there. Of the total sum contrib
uted by eight towns in the county
for Red Cross funds, O’Neill’s of
fering amounted to more than a
third. As congratulations are giv-1
en. a shade of regret is felt that J
there is no longer at the county;
hub the spirit of progress that at
one time built a creamery, a pack
ing house, flour mills and chic- \
ory factories, prospected for coal
and run a brick yard, sunk an ar- i
tesian well and dug irrigation ca-;
nals, floated bonds for railroads
and sent buggies around to bring
in the lame and the halt to vote I
on election day. But if the town
has settled down to enjoy the se-1
renity of old age, they are going!
to do it magnificently by doling
out their wealth and bringing in
the school kids to toot the horns
and raise voices in song.
A pale moon hung high in the
heavens, beyond the distant hills
fleecy clouds were aflame with
the gold of an April sunset, shad
ows deepen across the prairie land
as the transcending lovliness of
the evening colors fade into night,
fluttering wings have gone to
rest, eggs have been gathered, the
warm milk lowered into the cool
er and barnyard activities done
again. Nature and nature’s God
has dealt kindly with us today
potatoes are planted and trees set
out—another season on the way
and hopes again anchored in the
more or less reliable old earth.
Whether it is the apple blossom,
the bloom on potato vines, the
yellow lillies of the pumpkin vine
or the red rose, all testify of the
beauty and the bounty given man.
But the beauty and the bounty is
not enough for man. He must
have bombs and battle tools with
which to soak the soil with blood
XXXIV—Woodwind Trio:
Neligh _II
Norfolk I
XXXV—Flute Trio:
Atkinson I
XXXVI—Class D Orchestra:
Royal -.I
XXXVII—Class D Band:
Oakdale II
XXXVIII—Class D Glee Clubs:
Ericson I
XXXIX—Girls’ Glee Club—C:
St. Mary’s I
Ewing I
XXXX—Boys’ Glee Club—C:
St. Mary’s II
XXXXI—Mixed Chorus, Class C:
Stuart ..—--I
Ewing -1
XXXXII—Girls’ Glee Club—B:
O’Neill II
XXXXIII—Mixed Chorus:
A^lrincrn — _I
XXXXIV—Class C Bands:
St. Mary’s_I
Spencer II
XXXXV—Class B Bands:
Nelish II
I O’Neill___1
BREDEHOEFT-FISHER
NUPTIALS IN FRISCO
The marriage of Miss Eleanora
Bredehoeft of San Mateo, Calif.,
daughter of Mr. and Mi's. Fred
Bredehoeft of O’Neill, and Charles
Fisher, U. S. Navy, son of Mr. ar.d
Mrs. Fred Fisher of Winona, West
Virginia, took place in the Sev
enth Avenue Presbyterian church
of San Francisco, Calif., at 8:00 p.
m., Thursday, April 1. They were
attended by Vernon Rassmussen
of Burlingame, Calif., a friend of
the bride and groom.
Mrs. Fisher chose for her wed
ding dress a navy blue with white
accessories and wore a corsage of
orchids. The groom was attired
in a navy service uniform. The
bride is a graduate of the O’Neill
public school, class of 1938, and
is employed in the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor in San Francisco,
having been recently transferred
from Washington, D. C., where
she had been employed the past
year.
The newlyweds were here last
week for a short visit at the home
of the bride’s parents and depart
ed on Friday tor Winona, W. Va.,
for a visit at the groom’s parents,
before returning to San Francisco,
where the groom is stationed at
present. The Frontier joins in ex
tending congratulations and best
wishes for their future happiness.
STUART BOY KILLED IN
CRASH OF BOMBER
According to a special in the
daily press from Shreveport, La.,
Wednesday, Barksdale Field of
ficials Tuesday revealed the
names of three men killed and
the co-pilot seriously injured,
when a medium army bomber
crashed and burned on the field
Monday. The dead included Staff
Sergeant Lloyd Murray Barnes,
23, aerial engineer, of Stuart,
Nebr.
Eagle Creek Calf Club
The Eagle Creek Calf Club met
at the home of Edward and Mary
Joan Hynes on Sunday, April 18.
The leader distributed club pins
and the members judged calves. I
We had three visitors. Mrs. M. H.
Hester and Bobby of Lincoln and
Mrs. E. Sire. The next meeting
will be held at the home of
Jimmy Sire.
Charles Yarnall, U. S. N„ hos
pital attendant first class, left last
Sunday morning for Norfolk, Va.,
after spending a week here visit
ing his wife, daughter and other
relatives and friends.
and spread the beautiful earth
with wreckage.
The state board of pardons may
have had better reasons for pard
oning a convict after serving 16
years of life sentence for murder
than the excuse for the killing
given by the convict himself, who
is quoted as saying he shot and
killed his sister-in-law because
“she attempted to take the place
of my mother after her death.”
I can think no flimsier excuse for
a murder. The tragedy occurred
in a little Colfax county town
where Mrs. Saunders and I start
ed life together 45 years ago last
Sunday. The nearest thing to a
sensation down there in those
bygone days occurred when the
village constable was run off the
premises by an irate citizen with
gun in hand, who did not intend
to submit to a lowly official sent
out to uphold the peace and dig
nity of the state of Nebraska
armed only with a piece of paper.
But those were not dull davs.
John Sprecker of the Schuvler
Quill, Harry Phelps of the Her
ald, and J. H. Johaness of the
Nebraska Beinne at Columbus
saw that the journalistic turmoil
did not subside, while I guided
the destinies of the Leigh World
and Creston News not altogether
aloof from the whirling mael
strom. —
I wonder if it is aa bad as that.
According to a popular writer
who quotes a New York paper,
our college-bred youth are edu
cated ignoramuses. The writer
says, “Illiteracy came out in the
answers given by students to tho
New York Times examination.
Not only did they not know the
■ answers. They wrote complete
nonsense. Lincoln “emaciated’’
, the slaves; a power of congress
1 is “power of voting on the ap
peasement of the president;” con
gress could “either approve or not
the people the presdent appointed
if not they couldn’t be judges or
diplomats.” Applying the “men
tal screening test" required of ca
dets, an army officer brings this
indictment of our educational
system “After giving this mental
test to hundreds of young men,
I both high school and college stu
dents. I find that the greatest de
ficiency is a limited vocabulary,
and a lack of precision and ex
actitude in the use of words.” We
are spending more money on edu
cation than ever before, but if wc
are ever to have another Gettys
burg masterpiece we may need
i to close the school houses and
' take up our studies by the flick
j ering light of burning logs. Rea
j sons assigned for the state of af
; fairs among high school and col
i lege students, cover everything, it
I appears to me, but the true one
1 —overdoses of gymnastics, sports
i and theatricals.
The Methodist Church
Dawson Park, Minister
Good Friday. April 23.
8:00 p. rn., Good Friday service,
, “Betrayed.” Anthem: “Legende,"
by the choir.
EASTER SERVICES
6:30 a. m., United Youth Sun
rise Service held in the Methodist
church auditorium. (No breakfast
this year because of rationing).
Youth from both the Presbyter
ian and Methodist churches will
conduct this service.
Order of Worship
1— Opening, quiet music.
2— Call to worship.
3— Hymn, “Christ the Lord is
Risen Today.”
4— Responsive reading.
5— Gloria Patri.
6— Scripture reading, by Rob
ert Bowen.
7— Sentence prayers.
8— Lord’s Prayer, in unison.
9— Special number.
10— Three special talks on:
“What Easter Means to
Me”: Roy Johnson, Ruth
Burge, Vincent Cunning
ham.
11— Solo, Phyllis Johnson.
12— Closing hymn, “Christ
Arose.”
13— League Benediction.
10:00 a. m„ Church School. Mrs.
Louis Reimer will be in charge of
the opening service.
11:00 a. m., Easter Worship Ser
vice. Anthem. Baptism of adults
and infants and the reception of
members by confession of faith
and transfer of church letters.
You are especially urged to be
present at this service.
7:00 p. m., Youth Fellowship
Meeting. Gene Porter, leader.
8:00 p. m., Easter Evening Ser
vice. Rev. Maxcy will tell of his
trip to the Holy land and show
some pictures which he took on
that trip. This is a real opportun
ity. Rev. Maxcy has a number of
Easter pictures which he will also
show. Be on time that you may
enjoy the song service.
Tuesday, April 27, district con
ference at Madison. The meeting
will begin at 9:30 a. m. and last
until 4:30 p. m. Plan to go. See
your pastor about a way.
Thursday, April 29, 7:00 p. m..
Godd Neighbor Evening, with
Fellowship Supper at 7 o’clock,
and a Chinese program following.
All members and friends of the
Methodist church are invited.
Bring a covered dish and come.
First Presbyterian Church
WELCOMES YOU
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
R. M. Sauers, Supt.
Morning Worship at 11:00 a. m.
Rev. Kenneth J. Scott, Pastor.
DEAR MOM—
“Dear Mom—.” There are so
many things he’d like to tell you
in these letters he writes, for he
is a changed boy since last you
saw him. The strange places he’s i
seen, the people—Britons, Aus- j
tralians. New Zealanders—he’s |
met, the adventures he’s had.
He’s a strange boy, Mother, for j
he’s become a man, grown more
mature, more responsible. Per
haps he’d tell you how each Sun
day he attends Divine Services.
Those in the Service really know
in these times how empty life
would be without the guidance
of Someone stronger than one’s
self. You can be with your boy
in spirit next Sunday by attend
ing the church of your faith. You
can pray with him, worship with
him, ask for guidance with him.
Attend church services regularly.
___
CARD OF THANKS
We are most grateful to our
host of friends for the Christian
spirit in which they assisted us in
our hours of sorrow and for the
Christian expressions of sym
pathy.—The Regans.
Miss Helen Anspach spent Sun
day in Ainsworth visiting friends.
County Court
Carl Miller of O’Neill was ar
rested on April 18 by Patrolman
Meistrell and charged with fail
ure to stop at a railroad crossing.
He pled guilty and was fined $10
and costs of $3.10.
NUMBER OF 4H CLUBS
IN COUNTY GROWING
More interest in 4-H club work
is being shown this spring than
a year ago, according to reports
from the county agent’s office in
O’Neill. At the present time ten
clubs have been organized, with
98 members, and a good many of
last year’s clubs will be reorgan
ized in the next few weeks.
Among the new groups to be
organized are the Happy Hollow
4-H Club, led by Mrs. Wilmer
Mosel of Ewing; the Riverside
4-H Club of O'Neill, with Mrs.
Leonard Larson as leader, and
the 4-H Victory Sewers, led by
Mrs. Herman Janzing of Atkin
son. 4-H clubs to reorganize re
cently include the Defenders of
Democracy, with Mrs. Levi Yant
zi of O’Neill as leader; Roundup
4-H Club, led by Andy Clark of
Emmet; the Hillside 4-H Calf
Club, led by Joe Ramold of At
kinson, and the Cleveland Cow
and Calf Club, with Sam Lofquest
of Stuart as leader.
4-H club work is free to any
community, with boys and girls
between the ages of 10 and 20.
Each club elects a local adult
leader as an advisor for its activ
ities during the year. This year
boys and girls in isolated dis
tricts, where for some reason a
club cannot be started, are eli
gible to enroll in the Pair for Vic
tory Club. In this the boy or girl
works with some adult during the
year and is eligible to compete
as a full-fledged member in all
4-H activities.
In 1943 all 4-H clubs will point
toward greater production and
conservation of food and fiber for
the war need. All groups of young
people who are interested in 4-H
club work should plan to organ
ize soon. Assistance in organiz
ing may be received from County
Agent Lyndle R. Stout, who has
charge of all 4-H club work in
Holt county.
Two Local Boys Given State
Farmers Degree At Lincoln
John Etherton and Robert
Thomas were promoted to the
degree of State Farmers at the
State F. F. A. Convention, which
was held at Lincoln on April 9
and 10. There are certain re
quirements to be fulfilled in or
der to attain this degree. John
and Robert met these require
ments by doing outstanding work
in Vocational Agriculture, and
both have been prominent in
ather school activities.
John Etherton is 16 years old
and a Senior in high school. He
lives on a 2,640-farm, and has
been an outstanding member in
the F. F. A. John has been the
Dresident and treasurer of the
Chapter. He has been in the F.
F. A. four years and has projects
af cattle, hogs, and oats, which
has brought him a labor income
Df $266.29, with $360.44 invested
in farming. John also was elect
ed as the fourth district vice
president, which covers seven
schools having F. F. A. chapters.
Robert Thomas is 16 years old
and a Senior in high school and
has been active in the F.F.A.,
being reporter and secretary of
the chapter and lives on a 560
acre farm. His projects consisted
of sheep, which in the four years
have made him a total labor in
come of $750 and has $400 in
vested in farming at the present
time. Robert has been a mem
ber of the O’Neill Production
Credit for four years and was in
terviewed over KFAB on .April
10 by Bill Colfer, acting informa
tion agent of the Farm Credit
Administration of Omaha.
John and Robert brought back
a white ribbon, being third place.
This ribbon was given to the F.
F. A. chapter for the accomplish
ments it had made and how it
ranked with the other chapters of
the state. The ribbons were given
to chapters in groups as they
ranked with the other chapters,
and O’Neill’s chapter was put in
third place.
Miss Vera Schollmeyer went to
Norfolk on Wednesday.
Horse and Mule Sale
Monday, April 26
This sale will be held along with our regular
sale arid will consist of all kinds of horses. We
will have plenty of buyers and expect a good
run. We will also have a large run of hogs and
cattle. The horse sale will start promptly at 11
o’clock a. m., with the hog sale starting
immediately after.
O’Neill Livestock Com. Co.
Phone 2 O’Neill, Nebraska