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: ' , LXV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1944 NO. 31 _ _ SMALL DOSES PAST AND PRESENT By Romaine Saundera Atkinson, Nebr. If you have been caught in the toils, probably the cigarette fam ine is worse than a bread famine. Those things that have been dipped in Diamond dye that they call oranges are coming in quan tities from “the valley’’ to which Texans point with pride. One of those magazines devot ed to the innumerable gadgets Yankees are making shows an Argentine Hereford with wide spread frontage and labels it a pure bred Shorthorn. They may know their gimlets but not the beeves. Fifty-two per cent of the popu lar vote is not so much to boast about but it is enough to give the gents in the saddles a bit of wor y as to how they are to bring to fruition the expectations of the communists, .labor unions and ohers as they look into the haze of an uncertain future. A year ago an English diplo mat said to a Yankee diplomat: “You have the world’s most effi cient big business and the least efficient big government." Wait til we get a few more glamour girls and street sweepers down there in congressional halls and that will be remedied. Holt county is given a costly lesson to confirm the belief o‘ many that it is a mistake to keep one man in office indefinitely. There was a time when a dis clousre like that brought to light in the couny clerk’s office would have been a choice political morsel. Citizens may now feel a bit of sympathy and strange regrets that one in whom they had placed confidence had let them down. I was down in the city when the season’s fi <st snow hit Ne braska. A young lady that I chanced to fall in with as T walked in a grumbling mood along the street of snow and ice was thrilled with the beauty she saw in driven snow that had powdered the irees and spread a white carpet for her feet—feet that never before pressed aught but the sands and sods of south ern California. Minnesota dairy interests have protested an endorsement by the A. F. L. of oleo-margarine as a substitute for butter. As it ap pears to an old prairie butter eater both the endorsement and the protest are childish. For the fellow who wants oleo or can’t afford anything better, that’s his business. An industry, an enter prise, a religion, a philosophy, a movement of any sort, that can't survive on its own merits is not much good. Five below zero is a record breaker for a November morning so ifar as my memory seives. Snow drifted across the grass lands before an arctic gale the 29th. Nebraska’s Thanksgiving morning dawned clear and calm, the weather temperature indica tor standing close to 5 below before a blazing sun came out of the east and spread a flame of glory across the white prairie land. After nearly a week of rain, snow, wind, ice and arctic cold the sun crossed our sky field holding a promise of a De Center thaw. »- “Informed persons” continue to hand out the low down on world conditions, supplemented by high brow stuff for world peace. If history and revelation teach anything the “informed persons” are butting their in formed heads against a stone wall One Person lived a few short yeais ago who brought the only rays of light and hope a dark world hag had. He did not turn a hand to social reform. He re formed men by the power of good will. That does not come out of the roar of cannon and crack of machine guns. A carton on which was printed in bold letters “A Reminder of Utah” came to us by express before Thanksgiving. It con tained three bunches of celery, sent by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brennan of Salt Lake City. I make some claims of being a judge of products of the soil so I don’t hesitate to pronounce what our friends have sent vastly superior to that available over at Tom Salem’s or up at Atkinson. The box says a reminder of Utah It is rather a reminder off the Brennans. Days, months, years roll on and here and there we pick up new friends. Like the wife of your youth, do you ever find a new friend who crowds out cherished memories of friends of the long ago? And happy are we when tangible evidence is handed us that the old friends ^ haven’t forgotten. If your faith in the race is at More Bank Power In The Bond Drive Banks throughout Nebraska are urged to put added power in their drive to oversell the Sixtn Wap Loan goal .n this state. The call goes out from Edgar Mc Bride, newly elected president of the Nebraska Bankers Associ ation, who says: ‘‘Nebraska banks were among the first to demonstrate to the nation how banker team work in actual selling can spearhead a drive to success in War Loan campaigns. Work done by bank ers in the five previous War Loans have led the American Bankers Association to issue a call to all banks in America to increase their efforts to sell bonds to individuals in ored to reach a new high in this powerful sup port to our armed .lorces headed for victory. I expect every bank in this state to go all out in the free gift of its facilities and its personal endeavor to make the Sixh War Loan the most success ful up to date." The message of the American Bankers’ Association to its mem ber banks calls tfor the active par ticipation of every bank in a nation wide sales force for the Sixth War Loan. It calls for the use of new lobby and window dis plays as well as new merchan dising and sales ideas in the pio motion of individual sales. This country-wide banking organiz ation again reminds individual banks that their free gift of fac ilities and time is to be regarded as their added contribution to their natio nat war. Ho:t County Girl Training At Camp Carson Camp Carson, Col.—Lt. Bonnie N. Berndoltz, Army dietician, daughter of L. G. Bemholtz, of Page, Nebr.,1 is now in training at ! the Camp Carson Nurses Training ! Center. She will receive Army ; clothes and take basic training. Her morning begins with vigor ous physical training. Classes are held every day in which she learns Army nursing and the or ganization otf the Army. Her field training includes a trip through the gas chamber, learn ing how to protect themselves from aerial attack and identifi cation of enemy aircraft. And hiking and drilling will take its toll of hours each week too. Capt. Dorothy Rhedenizer army nuise incharge of the center says, “This training makes our nurses better prepared and gives them an educational background of the Army Nurse Corps that they did not have before.” Lt. Bernholtz attended the Uni versity of Nebraska and Fitzsim ons General hospital school of dietetics. She has a sister, Velma Bernhaltz, who is an ensign in the USCGR. CARD OF THANKS We take this means of express ing our thanks to the many friends and neighbor for the many acts of kindness and ex pressions of sympathy extended to us in our recent bereavement. —Mrs. James H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller, James Ross Miller, Gladys L. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kohfin, Mr. and Mrs. N M. Ross, Elmer O. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ross. OPA Gives Notice Word has been received that some stores are selling cigarettes above ceiling prices. The OPA wishes to warn them they are liable to a fine of not less than $25.00. Minors who are buying cigarettes at ceiling prices and Selling them above that price are subject to prosecution for price violations as well as for selling without a license. The Weather High Low M’st’e Nov. 30 _-23 —3 Dec. 1 „_16 —5 Dec. 2 _26 2 Dec 3 _34 19 Dec.’ 4 _35 23 Dec. 5 . 37 21 Dec. 6_45 21 Dec. 7 _-57 29 low ebb take a look at the Red Cross in action. A venerable and travel weary couple sat in a rail road station. They had arrived on a bus and were there to await an incoming train some hours later. A small room in the station bore a sign “Service Men’s Canteen.” Here soldiers and sailors were furnished free lunches. The night wore on as the venerable and travel weary couple sat on a hard bench cast ing frequent glances at a clock high_on the wall. The door of the Canteen opened and a young woman came through. “Come in and have a hot drink and rest where you can lay your head on a pillow.” They went in—who, could resist that winning smild and kindly voice. Two sympa thetic young women weie in charge of the Canteen, got no financial reward for a nieht de voted to a service of love, of help fulness to lonely boys in uniform and a tired old couple traveling through their midst. Mabell Osenbaugh And Erik P. Ericksen Wed Here Sunday Tall baskets of white mums, white chrysanthemums, pink car nations and cathedral candles burning in seven branch candelbra formed a background for the wed ding of Miss Mabell Deloris Osen baugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh of this city and Mr. Erik P. Ericksen, son or Mrs. Florence Ericksen of Mullen, Neb raska. The wedding took place on Sunday afternoon, December 3rd at four o’clock in the First Pres byterian church with Rev. Ken neth J. Scott performing the double ring ceremony. Just preceding the ceremony, Miss Marjorie Ralya sang, “ I Love You Truly” and “Oh Promise Me.” accompanied by Mrs. Harold Lind berg, who also played the wedding music. Mrs. Edward Hilderhoff. sister of the bride was matron of honor and appeared in a frock of pale pink satin and chiffon. The close ly fitted bodice was fashioned of satin and the long full skirt of chiffon. She carried an arm bou quet of pink roses and white chrysanthemums. The brides maids wore like frocks of silk jersey with a heart shaped neck in a fitted bodice with short sleev es. The full skirts were gathered to the bodice in small pleats. Miss LaVeta Lehn wore pale yellow and Miss Dorothy Larson wore pale green. Each carried an arm bou quet of white chrysanthemums and pink carnations. ML Fred Osenbaugh, brother of the bride served Mr. Ericksen as best man. The groom and best man wore dark blue suits. Pfc Edward Hilderhoff, brother in-law of the bride and Mr. Louie Genoa, uncle of the bride, were ushers. The flower girls were: Maryln and Caroline Lindberg and wore dresses of pink and blue net with tiny bows around the bottom. The bride was escorted to the altar by her father, who gave her in marriage. For her wedding, she chose a gown of ivory satin, fashioned with a fitted bodice and a sweetheart neckline patterned with beads, and long sleeves which tapered to hand points from a shoulder fullness. The folds of the full skirt ended in a court , train. The veil of tiered ivory il lusion was finger tip length and held to the head by a dutch cap of shirred silk net. She carried a shower bouquet of white garden ias and white chrysanthemums. Following the service, a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents. The table was arranged with pink and white sweetpeas in small crystal urns and tall tapers in crystal candle holders. A three tiered wedding cake, ringed with smilax formed the centerpiece. Mrs. H. W. Heriford and Mrs. C. E. Yantzi poured with Mrs. H. G. Kruse. Mrs. C. W. Porter, Mrs. Arlo Hiatt, Mrs. Paul Shierk, Mrs. Harold Lindberg and Mrs. Geo. Marshall, assisting. The guest book was in charge of Miss Mary Jane Iler. Mr. Ericksen and his bride left for a short honeymoon trip after which they will reside on a ranch at Mullen, Nebr. Mrs. Ericksen was traveling in a light blue wool suit with nail head trim and com pleted her costume with a black fur top coat and black accessories. She wore a corsage of gardenias. The bride attended the Univer sity of Nebraska and is a member of the Paladians. Mr. Ericksen is a graduate of the Nebraska School of Agriculture at Curtis, Nebr. Out of town guests included the groom’s mother, Mrs. Florence Ericksen of Mullen, Nebr.; Pfc and Mrs. Edward Hilderhoff of Lincoln, Nebr.; Miss Vivian Whittaker of Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. Thomas Lyle Starr, Mullen, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Louie Genoa and daughters Mary Lou, and Margaret of Hum bolt, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Emory Peterson, Ainsworth, Nebr.; Mrs. Leona Landon, Mrs. Minnie Martin and Mrs. Albert Lemar of Atkin son, Nebraska. Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. Clyde Burge Passes Away A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Burge at their home in Amelia, on Saturday, November 30th, passed away the following Monday morning at 6:00 a. m. Funeral services at 2:30 Monday .afternoon in charge of Rev. Ken neth Scott and burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Asa B. Hubbard Takes Over As Sheriff Monday; Bergstrom Is Deputy Asa B. Hubbard, elected sheriff at the November election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter W. Duffy, took over the duties of sheriff of Holt County on Monday of this week. He has also appointed C. C. Bergstrom as deputy sheriff, a position which Berg has held for over 25 years under Sheriff Duffy. Mr. and Mrs. Bergstrom will con tinue to make their home in the quarters atop the court house, and Mr and Mrs. Hubbard will move to O’Neill as soon as a home can be secured. Miss Patricia Kruse left Sunday ifor Lincoln, where she attends the Wesleyan University, after spending the holidays he.e visit ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Kruse. THE WAlt IS NOT OVER With B-29 superfort, essis inly recently having started the bomb ing of the Japanese mainland, it becomes increasingly obvious how ridiculous is the expression, “The was is just about over.” An indication that this is far from true is to be found in the state ment of Army officials. Say these men: “An unbeliev able number of persons in almost countless jobs is necessary to put a B-29 into the pjr and keep it there. Many of these jobs can be handled by women, and the Army Air Forces needs at 6nce hundreds of wamen to attend to the detail tasks of putting those B-29’s in the air and to keep 'em flying.” Endorsing the jcall for WAC volunteers, General George C. Marshall adds: “In view of the urgency df the present world sit uation, enlistments of women in the military service should take piecedence over any responsibil ity, except imperative family ob ligations.” The issue is clear. More women are needed in the Army now, and the Army Air Forces await them. “Train today for your future in aviation tomorrow” is not a mere phrtase. No less an aero nautical expert than Jack Frye, president of Transcontinental and Western Air Line, Inc., has de clared the aviation industry will be in great need for skilled women after the wan. He is of the opinion they will play a major role in America’s postwar conversion. Happy Hour Project Club The Happy Hour Project Club met at the home of Mrs. John Hynes Thursday, November 23, with all members presept. Our meeting started at 10 o’clock in the morning so the leaders could prepare their potato dishes for dinner. The demon stration for this meeting whs, “Potatoes in Popular Ways,” and we all thought the Potato Puff recipe, which used cold mashed ! potatoes was both practical and tasty. * Mrs. Hugh O’Nefll will serve as music leader. Mrs. O. J.Drueke will go as an alternate leader at the next leaders’ training meet ing, to be held in O’Neill on Mon day, January 15. Our club, together with the Eagle Creek 4-H Club will hold a Christmas party December 17, at the home qf Donald and Doris Sterns, at) which time we will de cide when and where the next meeting will be held. Consumers Makes Large Tax Payment Checks totaling $165,833.89 have been issued by Consumers Public Power District to covei first-half payments of Consum ers $362,000.00 annual payments in lieu of taxes ti city, county, state and schoo tax funds in 76 o(f Nebraska’s 93 counties. The payments we> e allocated to the various tax funds as fol lows: State, $15,984.17; county $21,876.85; school, $78,812.10; city and village, $46,008.19 and town ship and other, $3,152.58. In ad dition to these payments, which are made semi-annually, the Dis trict also pays miscellaneous taxes at various times during the year totaling approximately $10,545.00. The largest payments amount ing to $38,412 05 were made in Lincoln and Lancaster county where annual city, county, state and school tax payments exceed $76,800.00. The next largest pay ments were in Scottsbluff county where $14,400.00 were paid as the first half of the $28,800.98 pay ment for 1944, and upwards ol $7,200.00 were paid in Gage and Madison counties where the Dis trict pays over $14,500.00 annu ally in each county. Payments in other counties ranged from $6,617.06 in Dawes county, where Consumers annual tax payments total $13,234.13, down in propor tion to the amount of the Dis trict’s property which is located in the respective counties of Banner, Sioux and Garfield. Consumers payments in lieu of taxes are based on the amount paid to the city, county, state and school tax funds by the private companies the year prior to the purchase of these properties by Consumers. These payments total in excess of a third of a million dollars annual'y in the 76 counties in whic properties are operated by the District, exclusive of prop erties eased to others • for oper ation. William Grady Enlists In U. S. Navy Monday William Grady, 17, went to Nor folk on Monday where he enlist ed in the U. S. Navy. He was ac companied by his father, H. D. Grady and Joe Biglin. Mr. Grady returned Monday and Bill and Joe went on to Omaha where he took his physical examination and pass ed and was sworn in and will leave on next Thursday for Great Lakes. 111. where he will take his boot training. Bert Gaffney, 63, Passes Away At Stuart Dec. 2nd Word came Sunday morning to relatives and friends that Bert Gaffney had passed away in the : Stuart hospital Saturday evening, December 2nd at 10:00 p. m., fol j Bartholomew V. Gaffney was ssauip guiaaauii b #uimoi i born Nov. 15, 1881 in Scranton, Pa. | and departed this life Dec. 3, 1944 i at Stuart, Nebraska. At the time of his death he was 63 years, two I s months and 4 days of age. He; came to Nebraska with his parents in March, 1883 and spent almost his entire life in this community. ! and Tom Gaffney, of O’Neill. On September 7, 1932 he was I uunited in marriage to Agnes Allen, who is left to mourn the Eassing of a kind and loving hus and. He also leaves six sisters ! and one brother: Mrs. Mary Grady, Denver, Colo.: Mrs. Nellie Galli gan, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Rose Cain, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Anna Bauer, Grand Junction, Colo.; Mrs. Bessie Rotherham, Mrs. Genevieve Flood Rev. Peacock of Emmet held services Monday afternoon and on Tuesday morning funeral services were held from the Catholic Church in Emmet with Father Kovar in charge and burial in Cal vary Cemetery in O’Neill. Pallbearers were: Lt. John E. Flood, John Rotherham Jr., Bart Malloy, Pat McGinnis, Bob Allen and Walter Puckett. County Board May Pick County Clerk At Meeting Next Monday, Dec. 11th The job of choosing a man for the office of county clerk was be fore the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday of last week, but no ac tion was taken at that time, but we understand that the board will meet on next Monday and that they may take action on the mat ter at that time. The following named persons have made application for the of fice: James J. Mullen, O’Neill. R. L. George, O’Neill. Mervin H. Butler, Ewing. Ward Henderson, O’Neill. H. B. Burch, O’Neill. Walter G. Sire, O’Neill. L. G. Gillespie, O’Neill. F. S. Brittell, Chambers. W. F. Serck, O’Neill. SMA First Basketball Game To Be Played Here Against Chambers Friday The St. Mary’s Cardinals will open their 1944 basketball season1 with a game to be played with Chambers at the OHS gym tonight ; (Friday). The balance of their j schedule is as follows: Dec. 13—Page, there. Dec. 15—Sacred Heart (Norfolk) here. Dec. 17—Holy Trinity (Harting ton), there. Dec. 21—St. Joseph’s (Atkinson) here. Dec. 28—St. Mary’s (Grand Is land), there. Dec. 29—St. Cecilia’s (Hastings) there. Jan. 5—Trinity (Sioux City) here Jan. 9—Page, here. Jan 12.—Sacred Heart (Norfolk), there. Jan. 14 — Spalding Academy, here. Jan. 19—O’Neill High, here. Jan. 23—Chambers there. Jan. 26—St. Joseph's (Atkinson), there. Jan. 31, Feb. 1 & 2—Holt County Tournament at O’Neill. Feb. 7—Inman, here. Feb. 11 — Spalding Academy,' there. Feb. 16—O’Neill High, there. Feb. 20—Tilden, here. Feb. 23—Bassett, here. Feb. 28, Mar. 1 & 2—Class C. District tournament. All home games will be played in the O’Neill High gym. Run Of Cattle Light At Local Sale Monday Due To Very Bad Roads The run of cattle was light at Monday’s sale due to bad roads. About 400 head of cattle showed up and the prices were about steady on all but the cows and they looked a quarter lower. A few good calves were in and the best sold for $12.25 and one small package for $12.35 and weighed 430 pounds; heifers calves brought from $9.50 to $10.50 and the com- j moner kinds as low as $7.50 toi $8.50. A lot of cows showed up and the best sold from $9.50 to $10.25. Stock cows and cutters $7.25 to $8.25; canners $4.50 to $5.25. No heavy steers were in, but buyers were there for them. A good run of hogs were there and the market was lower and the top was $13.25 for weights from 180 to 270 pounds: heavies and sows $13.00 to $13.15; pigs were in good demand and not many were in. . There will not be a sale on Mon day, December 25th, which is Christmas. Seaman 1-c Ronald Huebe't, of the U. S Navy, has arrived back in the states, according to wor l received by his mother, Mrs. Edna Huebert. after spending the past four months overseas. SPORT NEWS AND VIEWS Richard Cronin — The football season is almost i over and we want to congratulate 1 both St. Mary’s undefeated team and the O’Neill High eleven, which won four, lost four and tied one; as well as the men who have much work to do, but sel dom get much credit, I refer to | Coacli Howard Dean, of the O’ Neill High and Rev. Daniel Brick ■ and A. P, Jaskowiak, who did | their best to see that their boys on St. Mary’s team received good training in football and in some thing that is even better training I and that is how to be men. So, Congratulations, Teams and Coaches. Well, I guess that that’s about all there’s to say now for the 1944 football season except, that Greg McBride's pickings and ! ranking probably ecaused more excitement in the state than any i thing else this (fall. His select i ions! have been good and we must remember that none of us are perfect and it is probably hard to pick winners and rank them when some times he has not even seen all the teams play. But if it wasn’t for his forecasting and picking of winners I am sure that the sport fans in Nebraska and sport fans generally would not be as happy, for they wouldn’t have happy, for they wouldn’t have much to argue about then. Well, it is now getting to be the time when all the youngsters have changed from football to the great sport of throwing the ball through the hoop, known to us as basketball. Both the O’Neill clubs, the St. Mary’s Cardinals and the O’Neill High School Eagles, have been practicing hard the past two weeks to get in shape for their opening games this Friday. O’Neill High will journey to Page where they will play the Page quintet in a Friday night game; while St. Mary’s will be hosts to the Coyotis from Chambers here this Friday. Both O’Neill clubs have several le’ter men back and it looks like they should both have good seasons. Cast year, as "you remember, the St. Mary’s quintet won the Dis trict Class C Championship here, but dropped their playoff game to Tilden. Here are my predict ions for the week, December R: O’Neill High over Page; St. Marys’s over Chambers. Tues day, December 12, O’Neill over Ewing. Then Tuesday, December 12,the Ewing quintet will invade the engagement with O’Neill High fort and will have an evening It will be O’Neill’s first home game of the season. Since almost all sports writers in the nation have been working 1 hard the past few weeks select-1 ing their All —American teams, thought I would try and pick one so here is my All American Team for 1944: End, Jack Dugger, Ohio State; Tackle, Don Whit mire, Army; Guard, William Hath ton, California; Center, John Tavener, Indiana; Guard, John Fatleauer, Iowa State; Tackle, Wm. Willis, Ohio State; End, Paul Walker, Yale; Back, Les Horvath. Ohio State; Back, Bob Fenimore Oklahoma A. M.; Back, Claude Young, Illinois; Back, Felix (Doc) Blanchaid, Army. And, so above, is my All Amer can selection for 1944. Two of them are freshmen, Clyde Young and Dac Blanchard, both backs Ohio State dominates the team with three selections, while Army has two, and California, Indiana. Iowa State, Yale, Illinois and Ok lahoma A. & M. one each. 1 will name Les Horvath dr Ohio State as the best back of the year with Doc Blanchard, of the undefeated, untied and mythical national Army eleven, a close second. Horvath sparkled the Ohio State eleven, which finished an unde feated and untied season and won the Big Ten Championship, as well as the mythical Civilian Championship. He plays as both quarterback and halfback and many called him assistant coach as well as the star Ohio State player. Blanchard was a sen sational plebe; he was the main threat of the Army All-Star back-1 field, which included such stars as Davis and Minor, and if he plays three more years of foot ball for the Army will probably become one of the gieatest backs of all time. , Richard Clark, St. Mary’s star fullback, was rated as one of the best six-man backs in the state last week, when he was picked on the World-Herald Stx Man All State Team. The All State Six Man team was as follows: Benno Stransky, 160 pound, six | foot senior from St Cecelia Ha't irgs, at one end, with Leo Lyold 141 pound five foot eight junior from St. Patrick’s (North Platte) at the other end. The center pe.sit:on was held down by Wm Ruthledge, 157 pound six foot two senior from Wilsonville; Quarter back was Kenneth Fisher, who was named as the best back in the state in either six or eleven man football. Kenneth, weigh ing 174 pounds, stands five foot eleven and is a senior at St. Ed- ( Three-year-old Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. Ed Boyle Rescued From Under Ice The 3-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Boyle of east of this ! city had a very narrow escape 1 from death on last Sunday when I she and other children of the fam ily were coasting on a sled. The young lady, when taking her ride j on the sled, rode further than the rest of the children and the sled went over the bank of the river which is only about fifty feet from their home, and sled and girl went j into the river. The children called their father, 1 Ed. Boyle and his brother Chas. | who was there, and they ran to rescue the little girl. By this time l she had floated down the river to where the river was coated over with ice and had gone under the ice, and the men could see her going down the river under the ice. They went ahead and broke a hole in the ice and tried to catch her as she came by, but missed on their first attempt, but were successful the second time. The young lady was taken to the house then and given artificial respiration by her mother and ie now feeling fine, and did not even catch a cold from the ordeal. It seems that the girl traveled about 45 feet under the ice and it is thought that she could have been under the water for nearly five minutes. O'Neill High Opens The Basketball Season At Page Friday Evening O’Neill High will open their 1944 basketball season with a game to be played at Page, Friday evening, Dec. 8th. Tneir first home game will be on Tuesday, December 12th, with Ewing. Their schedule is as follows: ..AT HOME... Tuesday, Dec. 12—Ewing. Tuesday, Dec. 19—Bassett. Friday, Jan. 12—Neligh. Tuesday, Jan. 23—Page. Friday, Jan. 26—Ainsworth. Friday, Feb. 9—Plainview. Tuesday, Feb. 13—Atkinson. Friday, Feb. 16—St. Mary’s. Holt Co. Tourney—Jan. 29-Feh. 1st and 2nd. ...AWAY... Friday, Dec. 8—Page. Friday, Dec. 21—Atkinson. Monday, Jan. 15—Burwell. Tuesday, Jan. 16—Ord. Friday, Jan. 19—St. Mary’s. Tuesday, Feb. 6—Bassett. Tuesday, Feb. 20—Neligh. Friday, Feb. 23—Ainsworth. George Mellor And Leonard Engler Get 4-H Club Trip To Chicago George Mellor of O’Neill and Leonard Engler of Stuart left Fri day night to attend the National 4-H Club Congress at Chicago, December 2-7. The two outstand ing 4-H club boys received this all-expense trip as a result of having the first place agricultural team demonstration at the Ne braska State Fair last fall. The boys will not compete in a Nation al Contest at Chicago but will re ceive the trip for their past achievement. These two boys have had out standing 4-H club records both in Holt County and in the state over the past several years. Although neither have reached the age limit for 4-H club work both boys are climaxing their 4-H club careers with this trip. Both plan on being inducted into the armed services in the near future. This honor has been earned by these boys through hard work and they are very deserving of the award. Christ Lutheran Missouri Synod Sunday, Not. 26th Reinhard Koepp, Pastor Sunday, Dec. 10th Sunday School — 2:00 p. m. Worship — 3:00 p. m. Text: Romans 15, 4-13, “Be Of One Mind in The Faith.” ward. Halfback post was given to Orville McVey, 155 pounds, five foot eleven senior from Suth erland, ard as I said before, full back went to Dick Clark, 175 pound five foot ten senior from St. Mary’s, of O’Neill. Dick was also the youngest player on the All State Team, being just sixteen years of age, while the other five are all seven teen. The World-Herald spoils writer said about Cla.k: “Dick Clark, the great running back of St. Mary’s (O’Neill) completes the mythical backfield. Clark with. 199 points set the scoring pace for the season. His record was 33 touchdowns and one extra point, an average qjf 22 points per game and sixty per cent of his team’s score. Weighing 175 pounds, he has tremendous drive and speed * to go with it.” It also shoul*"* have mentioned that Dick is an expert blocker and a great de fensive man, making many of St. Mary’s tackles during the year. So, congratulations Dick, and I am sure that O’Neill :s proud of you. as you are the first one from O’Ne'll that ever made any All Staje Team.