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The Frontier O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1943 NO. 34 LXIV Soil Conservation District Favored By 199-30 Vote A report received from E. G. Jones, Executive Secretary of the State Soil Conservation Commit tee, shows the result of the refer endum held on December 18, 1943, on the proposition of the creation of a proposed Ilolt Couny Soil Conservation District that 199 votes were cast in favor of the district and 30 votes against the creation of a district. The re quirements of the state law for creation of a district are that 75% of the land owners voting cast a favorable ballot in order that a dis trict may be organized. However, the State Soil Conservation Com mittee requires that a represent ative vote of land owners be cast before a district will be organ ized. No notice has been given to date of any action taken by the State Soil Conservation com mittee. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Streeter received a phone call from their son, Seaman 1-c Vincent C. Street er this morning from New Or leans, La. Vincent, who is Holt county’s youngest volunteer, re turned to the states yesterday af ter six months of sea duty during which he visited India and South America. He is expected home tomorrow on a nineteen day fur lough. Miss Geneva Pribil, who is a student nurse at St. Vincent’s f hospital in Sioux City, spent from Tuesday until Thursday here vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Casper Pribil. _ St. Mary’s Cardinals Lose Close Game In a last quarter rally climax ed by Feeney’s two field goals from the side of the court, St. Mary’s of Grand Island, edged out St. Mary’s of O’Neill 20 to 19 in a thrilling basket ball game Wednesday evening. Grand Island at the half led 7-5. At the end of the third quarter the Cardinals were out in front 16-7. In the last quarter Billis back, Masters and Feeney started to hit the loops and gaiped on O'Neill. With thirty seconds left to play Feeney put through the winning basket. Froelich and Grady had eight points each, to tie for scoring honors. Feeney was high for Grand Island with nine points. The Cardinals second team was! beaten 13-4 by a tall Grand Island quintet. Ryan had two points and Biglin, the versatile guard, made; two and then fouled out. Dunn with nine was high man for Grand Island. Second Lieutenant Norman Gonderinger Ann Arbor, Mich., I is visiting relatives at Atkinson; and friends here. He received j his commission on December 23 at Ann Arbor and will leave Mon day for Omaha where he will be stationed in the advocate general’s office. Miss Mary Jane Moler and Miss Noreen Murray will leave Friday for Kearney to spend the week end visiting Miss Murray’s sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waldrop. _ TO EVERY FRIEND AND CUSTOMER OF OURS, ALL OUR FRIENDSHIP, ALL OUR GOOD WILL, IS EXTENDED TO YOU. AND FROM EACH OF US TO ALL OF YOU MAY WE WISH FOR YOU, A HAPPY AND VICTORIOUS NEW YEAR. Midwest Motor Co., Ltd. JACK DAVIS CLIFF LUNDGREN AND EMPLOYEES Dale Fetrow Ludwig Guthmiller Darral Baker Ray Eby George Bosn Art Dexter Ray Bosn —*■20= GREETING* ^^ANY years of continued progress can, in no small measure, be attributed to your esteemed friendship and cherished patronage. To all of you we extend thanks and most sincere holiday greetings, with the hope that 1944 has in store for you much that is beyond your most optimistic expectations. STANNARD’S Another Pioneer Passed Away Wednesday Morn Mrs. Eli Hershiser died at her home in this city last Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock, after an extended illness, at the age of 71 years, nine months and nine teen days. Th funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist church Rev. Dawson Park officiating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery at the side of her son, Charles, who passed away a few years ago. Jennie Storts was born in Da kota Territory on March 8. 1872. When she was nine years of age her family came to this county, in the spring of 1881, coming here from the Dakotas. Her father was a homesteader north and east of Emmet and in that section of the county she grew to woman hood. On October 10, 1894, she was united in marriage to Eli Hershiser, the ceremony being performed in this city. Two children were born to them, Wil liam Hershiser, of Ceder, Minn., who arrived this afternoon for the funeral and Charles Hershiser, who passed away a few years ago. oho is also survived by one brother William Storts, for many years a resident of this county, but now living in Oregon. Mrs. Hershiser was one of the real old pioneers of the county, having been a resident of the county for 62 years, with the ex ception of two years spent in Mountain Grove, Mo. She was a spledid woman and had a host of friends in this city and surround ing country. The Frontier joins the many friends of the family in tendering condolences in their hour of sor row. Twin sons were born December 26, at St. Paul, Minn., to Mrs. Carrol Stephenson, nee Miss Mary Joan Finley formerly of this city. Mr. Stephenson is with the United States Army some where over seas. Dr. Finley left last week for St. Paul to visit Mrs. Stephen son and his other daughter, Miss Catherine Finley. Mrs. Jean Griffith Jones, of San Antonio, Texas, arrived here Friday morning to spend the Christmas Holidays with her mother, Mrs. F. H. Griffith and other relatives and friends in the old home community. Aviation Cadet Edward Mc Manus, of Sheppard Field, Texas, arrived Friday to visit his father, Charles McManus and other rela tives and friends. Dr. and Mrs. L. Suttcliffe, of Rapid City, S. D., spent the week end here visiting her mother, Mrs. John Carr. Miss Dorothy Ann Davidson, of Omaha, arrived Friday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davidson. Seaman 1-c Wayne Bowers, of Yosemite National Park Convales cent Hospital, California, arrived Thursday to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Elizabeth Latta and daugh ter, Libby, of Omaha, spent Christmas here visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stout. Miss Betty Flood, of Valentine, spent the week-end here visiting her parents and. other relatives and friends. Mrs. Goldie Liddy spent Christ mas in Columbus visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hans Egger and her son, Thomas Liddy. Hospital Apprentice 1-c Archie Bright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Bright of this city, has recently been transferred from Farragut, Idaho, to Shoemaker, Cal. . BREEZES FROM ; THE SOUTHWEST^ By Romaine Saunders | Atkinson, Nebr., Star Rt. No. 5 | “Publicity is never news until ' the news value of the story eauals or exceeds its publicity value.” i A scientific opinion of one of those journalistic experts, if you know what he means. Doc Mathews, John McDonough, Jim Riggs, John Wertz,, George McArthur, Clyde King and other Holt county | brilliant newspaper men lived a i generation tocv soon. -. Like the Pharisees at prayer, ! i there comes high sounding | phrases from exalted sources “to be seen of men.” But political destiny does not favor all that they both forecast results and be come the instrument in effecting such results. The Frontier brings to light how Gov. F. D. R. spoke words of warning of dangers in national trends that Pres. F. D. R. is now the instrument to put into full swing. Art Doolittle butchered and put in storage the winter meat on Monday. Two or three households in the community have escaped the ravages of the flu. Christmas was as bare and brown as October in the southwest, but good ice skating for the boys and girls. Fine weather through December for cattle on the open range over in the hills. A ietter from our son “back east" says they are on a half pound per week butter ration and can’t always get that; a box of the Nebraska product “from home” relieved the string ency for them. Just who compose the “fifth column” and treasonable group, the world meddlers or the ones who look with disfavor on Amer icans taking on the troubles of the whole world Isolationist— a terrifying ghost to the super patriot, whose fears would readily be dispelled were his political god to give him the wink. Of those chaps who brand everybody treasonable isolationists who do not think as th«y do, it may be said as Job replied to his com forters: “No doubt ye are the people and wisdom will die with Few ancient and honorable trades reach back into forgotten centuries as does that of barber ing. Over 3,000 years ago a crafty woman called in a barber to do a hair cutting job and the world’s strong man was not only shorn of his locks but also of his divine commission. Centuries before the introduction of printing, in the laborious work of hand re-! corded scrolls, “a barber’s razor” : found a place. With a multipli j city of trades and professions now I making up industrial life, the young fellow who chooses razor and shears as his tools of trade takes on a work with a back ground of centuries behind it. And hair and beards continue to grow. The genial Ambrose Rohde is going to be missed from the Council Oak by us this far out On my infrequent trips to O'Neill | I have been wont to “drop in” to see Ambrose. He seemed one of the highly esteemed fixtures of i the town that it was always a pleasure to meet. Perhaps Mr. J i Rohde arrived at the conclusion that overtakes most of us some where along life’s dusty way that you are missing a lot if you spend all your days in one place. Per haps, too, the business in which he was engaged had got to be a headache under bureaucratic supervision with still more of the Washington lineup on the way. Good luck to you. my friend, as you plant your feet in distant Pasco. A slender bar of blue-gray, a strip of molten gold, another bar of blue-gray cloud resting on the prarie rim—long lines marked at evening time on the southwest horizon, a late December sunset. Each evening Ls touched with a new beauty, thin clouds floating in quiet majesty far over head of the open firmament that blazes forth in celestial glory as night enshrouds our terrestrial abode. During the period each month when the moon is scarcely visible or “in the dark” stars glow in greatest brilliancy. Old timers around O’Neill will recall one “Powderly” McNichols. Accord ing to Dave, that being his proper name, the moon made exception to the general rule at one time. Dave recounted to “us boys” the social pleasures he had experienc ed one winter. To the amuse ment! of the moon wise, like Billy Lowrie, he told us that “it was moonlight every night that winter.” The Milky Way. the Pleiades, the shining bands of Orion, the North Star, were given a layoff one winter. But the glint down in ancient glory on a troub led world as we are about to step across the threshold into another New Year. If present trends are not check ed our beautiful American lan guage is lost. Profanity—an in sult to high heaven and shocking to the refined and cultured— be comes more and more preveient. It is met with everywhere, on the farms, on the streets, in business places and homes. Books and magazines join in the profane and vulgar babble that has swept the land. Some of our great news papers not only keep their col umns clean but cry out against this evil. Profanity is neither picturesque nor adorning and can be associated only with the irrev erend and cheap. Out in the street in front of Pat Hagerty s store in the long ago days a man became enraged at his litle brown broncho and made the air blue with oaths of forked lightening. Among two or three on the side walk just in front of the store was a gentleman of evident culture and religious sentiment. The sit uation cleared out in the road but that gentleman did not let it r>ass without expressing feelings that had been aroused by such an exhibition of vocal violence. The polished gentleman was a phv sician who had come to the rough freedom of the open prairie from gentler surroundings to gain rug ged health rather than to write prescriptions for others. He re mained a citizen of O’Neill for less than a year. And as I stem from a branch of Americans who looked upon profanity as that doctor did it remains to this day a blasphemous horror whenever met with. Let’s Keep the Record Straight Cm [■» Mimiim OUR PERSON CHECK _ ■•■•,•—‘ip •»•—■« «•/// - ,>54^- A <V‘; JUST because the world is in confusion is no reason for your personal affairs to be the same way. System and order—particularly in financial affairs—are conducive to efficiency, eliminate worry, save time and effort. One thing that will help to achieve this orderliness is a checking account. It will enable you to say bills safely and quickly, and to keep your financial records straight. You are invited to ooen your checking account at this bank. O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK O’NEILL, NEBRASKA Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Brady-R chter Wedding Last Friday Evening Miss Betty Lloyd Brady, daugh-' ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brady of Dorsey, became the bride of Marvin D Richter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richter also of Dorsey, at a lovely candlelight ceremony at 7:00 o’clock Friday evening in the Dorsey Presbyter iart church. Rev. Riesdal perform-' ing the single ring ceremony. The bride, who was given in marriage by her * father, was charming in a floor length gown of white satin. She wore a finger . tip length veil and had an arm 1 boquet of white carnations and! American beauty roses. The groom wore an oxford gray suit. I The bride’s only attendant was her sister. Miss Joan Brady. She wore a floor length gown of taffeta and carried a boquet of white roses. Rex Oberle, the groom’s attend ant wore a navy blue suit. Miss Nadine Kee, of Emmet, played the wedding march. The church was beautifully and j artistically decorated for the oc casion with tall white tapers and white carnations. Immediately following the cere mony a reception was held at the bride’s home for the immedi ate relatives and friends of the young couple, where they receiv ed the congratulations and best wishes of a host of friends for a long and happy wedded life. These happy young people have a host of friends in northeastern Holt, where they both grew to womanhood and manhood, as well as in other parts of the county, and they also heartly join with others in wishing them long life and happiness. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Neal and daughter, Nadine, and Miss Helen Ullom of Hastings, spent Christ mas here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl Widtfeld. The Misses Isabelle, Theresa, Edna Marie and Mildred O’Malley, of Denver, spent Christmas here visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O’Malley. Mrs. Mary Pribil, Pioneer, Passed Away Monday Mrs. Mary Pribil died at the O’Neill hospital last Monday af ternoon at 3 o’clock after an ill ness of about four days of ail-1 ments incident to advanced years, | at the age of 91 years, nine months i and two days. Fueral services' were held from the Catholic I church in this city Wednesday I morning at 10 o’clock, Monsignor McNamara officiating and burial in Calvary cemetery at the side of her husband, who passed away in May, 1939. Mrs. Pribil was born in Moravia ' on March 25, 1852 and grew to womanhood in her native land., She was a widowr with one son J when on October 10, 1874. she was united in marriage to Frank | Pribil, the* ceremony being per- ‘ formed at Zrbroslof Moravia. Eight children were born to this union, one daughter passing away a few years ago, leaving four sons and three daughters, who with her son by her first marriage are left to mourn the passing of a kind and affectionate mother. The children are: Fred Vitt, Casper Pribil, Frank Pribil, Jake Pribil, John Pribil, Hattie Shoemaker, Josephine Stewart, O’Neill; Fran ces Erychleib, Denver, Col. There are also several grand children left to mourn the passing of a kind and loving grand mother. Mrs. Pribil was a very rugged woman and enjoyed good health practically all her life. About ten months ago she had a sick spell and was taken to the hospital for treatment. She recovered in a short time and then decided to make her home there, instead of going out to the farm, and she lived there for the last ten months of her life, where she* enjoyed the best of treatment and care, Mrs. Pnbu came to the United States with her husband in 1879, and the family located near Lin wood, Nebr. They lived there for two years and then came to this county in the spring of 1881, and located south of this city and Holt county had been her home ever since, nearly 63 years. When Mrs. Pribil and her hus band came to this county the country south of O’Neill was a swampy wilderness, with prac ticalyl no settlers. In the old days' that section was very wet and most of the people coming here to locate did not think that it was very desirable, it was too wet. But Mr. and Mrs. Pribi i were not deterred by the thoughts of others and they were among the first that settled in that sec tion. The passing years proved that they had good judgment for it is now and has been for many yars one of the finest sections of the county and as the years passed Mr. and Mrs. Pribil pros pered and their declining years | were spent in peace and content ment with out worry or care. A ! good wife and mother has passed ■ on and she left many, besides her own immediate family, who will miss her. i Mrs. George Robertson returned j Monday from Omaha where she had spent the past few weeks visiting her son and daughter-in- j law, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rob ertson. Mr. Robertson went to Omaha on Friday and spent Christmas there. Mr and Mrs. Halsey Moses spent Christmas in Omaha visit ing relatives and friends. Bill Brennan, of Lincoln, ar rived Suday to spend a few days visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vincent, of Omaha, spent Christmas here visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Manley ] and family and Mrs. Doris Thomp son were guests Christmas dav! of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Larson and family.•■ Chudomelka-Sharbom Wedding At Inman At 9:45 Sunday morning, De- » comber 26, 1943, at the Methodist church in Inman, Nebr., Miss Anna Chudomelka of Inman, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chudomelka of Inman, was united in marriage to Cpl. Sid Sharbom, of Burns, Mont. To the strains of the wedding march play ed by Mrs. Harvey Tompkins the wedding party marched down the aisle to the altar where they were met by Rev. Dawson Park, who performed the ceremony. The bride wore a powder blue three piece suit with navy acces sories and a pink corsage of car nations. Her sister. Miss Eunice Chudomelka, was bridesmaid and she wore an oatmeal tan suit with rust accessories and a corsage of yellow carnations. The groom wore his uniform. William Jen sen was best nr an. A reception was held at 2:0(1 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents. A three-tiered wedding cake made by the bride’s mother was served at the reception. A minature bride and soldier groom used as a decoration on top of the cake and it was really artistic. Those present from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chud omelka, Schuyler, Nebr.; Mrs. Kate Vosacek, Schuyler; Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Novak, Bristow; Mr. and Mrs. Lod Janousek and family Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Valla, all of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Kerbel, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Reimers of Inman. Mr. and Mrs. Sharbom left for Omaha Wednesday night, where they will make their home. This happy young couple has the best wishes of the people of this community for a long and happy wedded life. Marriage Licenses Sid Sharbom, 23, of Burns, Mont., and Miss Anna Chudomel ka, 20, of Inman, were granted a marriage license on December 24. Elvin Rubeck, 25, of O’Neill, and Miss Velma B. Honeywell, 18, of Chambers, on December 24. County Court Eugene Elsasser, of Omaha, was arrested on December 27 by Patrolman Walter and charged with having an expired driver’s license. He was fined $1.00 and costs of $3.10. W. A. Summers, of Bartlett, Nebr., was in the city Saturday and favored this office with a pleasant call. Mr. Summers is now, and has been for several years, one of the county com missioners of Wheeler county owning a large stock ranch north west of Bartlett. Mr. Summers was raised in the vicinity of Page, where his parents were among the pioneer settlers of that section of the county and where he resided for many years. He still has a warm spot in hi sheart for old Holt and while here ordered The Frontier sent to his address, so that he could keep posted on the happenings of the county of his boyhood home. Bill Reiser and Jean and Jim mie Stotts, of Cody, arrived Mon day to visit Mrs. John Carr. They returned home today and Miss Patti Kaiser accompanied them to Cody and will visit relatives and friends there. Miss Mary June Iler, of Dallas, S. D., spent Christmas here visit ing her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs. Sumner Downey and other relatives and friends. Miss Mary Hickey, who is a student nurse at St. Vincent’s hospital in Sioux C'tv, arrived home Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr, and Mrs. P. V. Hickey. H01IDDY murines t To have served you m 1943 has been a pleasure and a privilege. We hope we have served you well enough to merit your pat' ronage in 1944. Right now we want to say Happy New Year To You and Yours O’NEILL DRUG CO.