Neb. State Historical Society
The Frontier
LX VI
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1945
NO. 15 *
Norfolk-O’Neill Bus Goes
In Ditch Near Norfolk
. None Seriously Injured
The Norfolk to O’Neill bus
owned by Glen Tomlinson and
driven by R. J. Fitcher overturned
in a ditch about 13 miles west of
Norfolk Saturday. The accident
occurred when the steering ap
paratus was knocked out of com
mission as the bu»s struck a hole
in the pavement at the approach
to a culvert, Cpl. Harry Brt, of
the Nebraska Salfety Patrol now
stationed at Norfolk but formerly
I stationed here, stated.
When the driver, R. J. Fichter,
noticed the steering apparatus
didn't work he called to his pas- j
sengers to hang on and this prob
ably saved them from injury, Brt!
said. The bus traveled about 600
feet, went off the highway and |
overturned in a ditch. Hilma D.
Kestenholtz, 17, of Inman and a
woman whose name was not:
learned, suffered minor injuries.
There were twenty-two persons
in the bus at' the time of the acci
dent and six people were injured,
instead of two, but none of them
seriously.
Cpl. Brt praised the driver of
the bus for “keeping his head and
warning the passengers about the
bus being out df control.”
War Fund Drive Will
Commence October 1st
Thomas C. Woods, of Lincoln,
State Chairman of the United
War Fund of Nebraska, and
Walter F. Roberts, Executive Di
rector, have announced to news
papers, radio stations and to 1100
citizens throughout the state
comprising Ihe war fund organiza-.
tion in the ninety-three counties, I
that the 1945 United War Fujnd
Campaign will begin Monday,
October 1.
Mr. Woods said, “Preparations
are now in process in the nine
ty-three counties and we are
looking forward to another bril
liant campaign. Nebraska was
outstanding in 1943 and was the
seventh state in the nation to
achieve its quota in the 1044 cam
paign. Ninety-three capable
county chairmen nave been on the
job for several weeks and tht
1100 citizens representing the
permanent personnel of the state
and county war fund organization
are at work preparing for the
coming campaign which begins
Monday October 1.”
Walter F. Roberts, Executive
Director, announced that “the
state quota is $875,000. This is
a reduction of $50,000 from the
quota of 1944 and was made pos
sible from balances existing from
prtvious campaigns. County
quotas have been fixed and are
being announced by the county
chairmen.
VETERANS’
BENEFITS
Reliable and authentic infor
mation concerning monetary and
other benefits available to returnt
ing servicemen and servicewomen
and their dependents may be
found in Veterans Administration
Pamphlet No. 44. Those who
wish correct information on the
many phases of Veterans’ welfare
will find this pamphlet valuable,
[y It has been prepared by the
^ Veterans Administration and con
tains helpful information of in
terest to both veterans and their
dependents concerning pensions,
compensation, retirement pay,
injsturace, readjustment allow
ances; medical treatment, hospit
al and domiciliary care; burial
and funeral expenses; vocational
rehabilitation; education and
training guaranty of loans for
purchase or construction of
homes, farms and business prop
erty and other related benefits.
Because oif the dissemination
of inaccurate and incomplete data
on veterans’ benefits by some pub
lications, veterans and their de
pendents should avail thtmselves
of he opportunity to obtain a copy
of Veterans Administration
Pamphlet No. 44. Libraries and
colleges will find this document
valilable.
It may be secured* only by pur
chase from the Superintendent of
Documents, U. S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, 25,
D. C., at 15c per copy. It is not
k available at the Veterans Admin
istration.
Northwester Railway
Will Give Awards To 4-H
Club Boys And Girls
Fiffy-one awards will be pre
sented by the Chicago and North
western Railway Company to
boys and girls in eight midwest
ern states showing outstanding
proficiency in 4-H Club work this
year, it was announced by R. L
Williams, president of the railway
company.
The awards all of which are
cash prizes, will go to winning
4-H Club contestants in Illinois,
Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Ne
braska, South Dakota, Wisconsin
and Wyoming. The awards are
made annually by the railway as
material encouragement to boys
and girls engaged in the 4-H
Club movement.
“Agriculture has made tre
mendous progress in America in
the past two decades, and the
boys and girls of the 4-H Clubs
have contributed much to that
progress,” said Williams in an
nouncing the awards. “The rec
ord of our rural youth during
this war period, let alone the
peace years, deserves the highest
praise and should not go unrecog
nized.”
Although the railway company
makes possible the awards for
proficiency in livestock raising
and home economics, the selection
of the winners is left entirely to
the Various state agricultural col
lege and university authorities
working in, conjunction with
county agricultural agents.
Dick Tibbetts, O’Neill On
State Legion Team
Dick Tibbetts, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Tibbetts of O’Neill,
who played base ball this year
with the American Legion base
ball team here, was chosen to
play on the out-state Legion base
ball team, according to an an
nouncement by Chairman Chip
Bowley last Saturday.
This year will mark the third
annual all star baseball series
sponsored by the World-Herald
and the American Legion. The
games will be played at Fonten
elle Park, Omaha, on September
2 and, 3. The game is played be
tween the Omaha Stars and the
Out State Stars. So far, in the
two previous years, the Out State
boys have won. Dick is the first
O’Neill player chosen to play in
this series and we offer him our
hearty congratulations.
Carrol L. Hunt, O’Neill,
Member Of Gun Crew
Aboard a U. S. Cruiser in the
Northern Pacific—Carrol L. Hunt,
seaman second class, USNR,
is a member of a 6-inch gun crew
aboard this heavy cruiser now
operating in the Northern Pac fic
after several bombardments of
Jap-held islands.
The nine-man crew, headed by
a gun captain who supervises
loading and firing, undergoes
daily drills to increase speed and
efficiency. Because powder and
projectile are hand-loaded separ
ately, the crew must develop
close co-ordination.
NOTICE TO OIL DEALERS
Notice is hereby given that the
City Council of the City of O’Neill,
Nebraska, will receive sealed bids
for one carload of 38-40 prime
white distillate, delivered in
tanks at the pump house. Bids
will be opened at the regular
meeting of the City Council on
Tuesday, September 4, 1945 and
bids must be on file on or before
that date.
J. B. GRADY,
15-2 City Clerk.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my friends
for the nice letters and cards
received while in the Hines Vet
erans’ Hospital.
OTTO E. CLEVISH.
Judge and Mrs. D. R. Mounts
left Friday/morning for Tonkawa,
Oklahoma, where they will visit
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Chenoweth
and Mrs. Grace Lucas. Mrs.
Chenoweth and Mrs. Lucas are
sisters of the Judge. Mrs. Mounts
will spend several weeks there,
but Judge Mounts plans to return
in about ten days.
Twelve Deaths By Traffic
Accidents Last Month
For the month of July, there
was a total of 12 Nebraskans
killed in traffic accidents—a de
crease of two over the same
month last year. This is the first
month to show a decrease since
March. This brought the year's
total to 103 as compared to 91 for
last year.
The July activity report of the
Nebraska Safety Patrol shows
that the Patrol investigated and
reported 85 motor vehicle acci
dents. In the field of helpful
service the Patrol assisted 84!)
stalled motorists, gaVe 21 safety
talks and recovered nine stolen
cars.
In its enforcement program to
help reduce accidents, the Patrol
gave violation or “must re
pair’’ cards to 993 motorists
for using ifaulty dangerous or
illegal equipment. Improper or
i inadequate lights resulted in the
greatest number of cards, with
635. 320 other motorists re
ceived written warnings for
| traffic violations which contribute
to accidents. 429 motorists were
j arrested for violations which en
dangered heir own lives and
those of other motorists.. Speed
ing headed the list of arrests with
87 arrests. Reckless driving
brought arrests to 55, going
through “stop” signs to 49, driv
ing while drunk to 29.
Nebraska Safety Patrol.
Final Arrangements For
! Far Away Picnic
Final preparations are in the
making for the gigantic O’Neill,
Nebraska picnic to be held at
Griffith Park, Big Fireplace, Spot
16, North Vermont entrance, Los
| Angeles, Cal., September 2, 1945.
i This is the final announcement to
i all former O’Neill people, and we
i want it understood that all Ne
i braska friends are invited. It
j was necessary for the Honorable
Fletcher L. Bowron, Mayor of
Los Angeles, to cancel a previous
important engagement so that he
might be able to be on hand to
! bid “Cede Mille Falte’’ (a hund
red thousand welcomes) to t'he
assembled guests. Mayor Bowron
I boasts of his Irish ancestry as
does Walt Stein, at every oppor
tunity. The Honorable Goodwin
J. Knight of the Superior Court,
California, has been added to the
list of speakers and has assured
your committee that he will be
present. Regrets were received
from Father Isadore Dwyer on his
inability to be present, due to
the fact that he will be away from
California at this ime Governor
Warren’s office advises that he
will make every effort to put in
his appearance at this fine gath
ering.
Bill Hammond, John Connolly
and Joe Coombs report that their
ball teams are ready to take the
field immediately following the
program. Both teams are still
looking for a few more 500 hitters.
Any O’Neill people with sug
gestions to insure the success otf
this affair are invited to meet
with the committee at the law
offices of Bill McNichols, 6404
Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood,
California, on the evening of
August 30.
Come one, come all and renew
the acquaintance of old friends.
Wm. J. McNichols, Chairman,
6404 Hollywood Blvd.,
Hollywood, California.
Rodney Tomlinson and Ronald
Carson returned Monday evening
from Sioux City, where they had
taken a mixed load of cattle and
hogs to the Sioux City market.
Veldon, the (four year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tomlinson, had
the misfortune to fall from a
cellar door last Friday and was
taken to the hospital here in
O’Neill where they discovered
that he had fractured his collar
bone He is getting along nicely.
Otto Clevish returned last
Thursday night from Hines Vet
erans’ Hospital, in Chicago, where
he had been receiving medical
care for the past four and a half
months. He is feeling fine and
is on the way to complete recov
ery, which will be pleasant news
to Otto’s many friends in this
coynty?
O
No Food She rat ge In Part
Of The Pacific Islands
The following fitter was written
by Pfc. Robert Smith, grandson
of Dr and Mrs. L. A. Carter of
this city, who is now stationed in
one of the Pacific islands. Rob
ert spent a, good many years here
with his grandparents and is well
known in this city. We think
the letter is especially interesting,
particularly the menu served by
the natives at one of their feasts.
Judging from the variety of food
furnished the natives of that par
ticular section are not suffering
from a food shortage. The letter
follows:
“A chance meeting with one of
the civilians on the island has
helped me enormously to enjoy
my present life. He is superin
tendent of schools on tht island.
Through him I’ve met literally
dozens of the better class island
ers.
‘‘Mr. Lindsay, the acquaintance,
took me to a Lueu, (a strictly
native feast.) Many of the native
women wore their traditional
ceremonial dress—a night gown
affair with a train and just a
blaze of color. One eats every
thing with the fingers.
“There were two long tables,
each able seated aboluit eigihty
persons. These were set up under
a canopy out on the lawn. The
canopy was decorated with tea
leaves, several varieties of fern
palms, tropical fruits and flowers.
The tables were first covered
with white paper then a layer of
those rich shiny dark green tea
leaves and over this a thin layer
iditry, iigui gitTii luu.
the center of tlhe tables was a
continuous center piece of ex
quisite flowers. The combined
scents of several kinds of ginger
flowers, magnolias, lillies and
others gave 'toT a perfume that
was magnificent.
Food! Food! One just sat any
where—one couldn’t tell where
one place left off and the other
begam You could be eating your
neighbors and he yours for all
the difference it made.
Chicken boiled with sea weed,
raw salmon with sauce, raw sea
crabs, boiled sea crabs, raw lobs
ter, boiled lobster, poi (made from
I the root of the taro plant—has
i consistency of oatmeal—tastes
j like glue—the gooks love it),
i boiled pork, roast pork, (the pork,
I with seasoning is wrapped indi
vidually in tea leaves and placed
j in a pit with preheated stones
and left for a couple of days—il
is served in the wrapping—sort ol
a surprise package, drenched in
grease,) smoked fish, raw fish
pickled fish, boiled sweet pota
toes, raw sweet potatoes, cocoanul
and sweet potato cubes, mashec
raw sweet potato and cocoanul
milk, custard, kelp, passion fruit
passion fruit juice, papia fruil
juice, pineapple fruit juice, raw
liver, (aged in salt water), 11 yeai
old goose eggs, potato salad, dried
tuna (friend in butter, cake.
“I tried everything and likec
most of it with the exception ol
raw liver and fisih.
“During dinner there was huh
dancing and singing. Aftei
dark we danced/ to the music of i
jive happy orchestra. In all ii
was a most entertaining an en
joyable affair ”
Miss Bonnie Morton and Mis:
Jean Seevers returned to theii
home in Omaha last Friday, atftei
spending a week here visiting
Miss Morton’s grandparents, Mr
ad Mrs. A. C. Morton and hei
aunt, Mrs. Mabel Gatz.
Fred Osenbaugh left Sundaj
morning for Mullen, where he
will spend a week visiting rela
tives.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Rickly re
turned last Friday from Lon*
Pine, where they had spent sev
eral days vacationing.
Mrs. Mattie Soukup took Mis:
Madge Mathews, who has spenl
the past two weeks visiting here
as far as Norfolk Saurday, frorr
where Madge went on to hei
home in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Golden re
turned Wednesday evening fron
Rochester, Minn., where thej
spent several days, while Mrs
Golden was going through the
| Clinic.
Northeast Holt Man Has
Miraculous Escape From
Serious Injury
Jim Welch, of Knoxville, suff
ered a very peculiar acci
dent while threshing last
week. While they were getting
the machine ready to start Jim
and Harry Johnson loaded a very
large load of bundles. When
Jim, who was on the load, start
ed to drive up to the machine the
horses balked.
One of the helpers said he would
lead the one that was balking
and Jim, knowing that they
I would start with a rush, came to
the front of the rack and wound
a line around each hand so he
| would be in a position to stop
] them, as they had only about ten
feet to go. Well, Jim was right,
they did start with a rush and
broke the doubletree in two and
Jim, like the daring young man
on the flying trapede flew through
the air with the greatest of ease
and landed across an iron wagon
tongue twelve feet below. After
a few days he consented to see a
doctor who told him that except
for a few torn ligaments he was
all right. As Jim is past the sunny
side of life, weighs about 240 and
is six feet tall his escape was
miraculous.
THE TASK AHEAD
By M. E. Rawlings, District
OPA Director.
As this article is being written,
people are gathering in small
groups on the street to discuss
the possibility of an early sur
render by Japan—the end of this
War. By the time you read this
the war may be over, and that is
our hope. Be that as it may, (how
; ever, our battle is not yet won—
the real task lies ahead.
Victory in the Pacific means
much to the men and women in
I uniform—it means no more
bombing—no more killing. It
means home, loved ones and jobs.
That too, is important to those
of up who have been waging war
| on the home front. We have (had
the protection—for that it is—
of Rationing and Price Control.
Now comes the question ‘‘will
our returning Veterans receive
tlbe same benefits? Are we going
to give them a fair share of scarce
goods—for there will be scarcities
j for some time to come. Are we
going to give them a decent
chance to reestablish themselves
once more as civilians, or will
they be faced with a chaotic econ
omy, inflated values and all the
resultant perils? Will their dol
j lars saved or borrowed be worth
! somewhere near a dollar? Will
they be able to buy as you and I
have done or must they stand in
line only to find a “Sold Oult”
sign on the door? Will the goods
you and I buy today be sold tc
them for three or four times as
much? Incidentaly how about
the value of those War Bonds?
These questions constitute a
' challenge to us. We cannot afford
to quit now—we must not fail.
For us the real fight has just be
gun!
I
Ben Winchell is seriously
ill at his home in this city.
P. B. Harty and Dr. J. P. Brown
i returned Saturday morning from
Rochester, Minn., where W. H.
Harty underwent a major oper
ation Thursday morning. They
[left him recuperating nicely,
wfhich will be good news to his
! many friends 'here.
Mrs. Flora Ridgeway lefft Tues
day morning for Norfolk, where
! she will receive medical treat
ment. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs Gladys Sulli
van.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tomlinson
| left Monday for North Platte,
where they will visit hen parents,
Mr_ and Mrs. Fred McNally.
They will also make a trip
throu.gti the Black Hills and Colo
rado before returning home.
Anton Toy, Sr., received word
Monday evening that his son,
Tony, Jr„ was the father of an
eight pound baby girl.
Miss Josephine Mlnarik spent
the week-end in Ewing visiting
friends.
Music Recital To Be Given
Next Monday, August 27
A recital of instrumental music
will be given at the O’Neill High
School Auditorium on Monday,
August 27th at 8:00 p.m. For the
most part the performers will be
students of one year experience
or „ less. No admission will be
charged.
The following students will
appear at the recital:
Leah Serck, Leona Serck, Ed
ward Bridges, John Binkerd,
Carolyn Hiatt, Mary Harty, Mary
Froelich, John Bowen, Ted Lind
berg,Nancy Beha, Waunita Ans
pach, Betty Dailey, John Bode,;
Jo Ann Binkerd, Joan Calkins, I
Don Peterson, Marde Birmingham,
Donna Crubb, Katherine Golden,
Donald Hagensick, Stanley Price,
Donna Bauman, Vtldon Godel,
Donna Davis, Shirley Wright,
Ralph Wright, Billy Ellis, Paul
Moseman, Duane Booth, Phyllis
Seger, Kenneth Reed, John Berri
gan.
The accompanists will be:
Margaret Higgins, Mrs. Gal
lagher, Helen Kubitschek, Patti
Kaiser, Mrs. Kubitschek, Nancy
Froelich, Mr. Bowen, Mrs. Lind
berg.
PAGE NEWS ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kelly and
daughters, W. A. Ulay and Wm.
Knudsen attended the Oelsligle
reunion at Riverside Park at
Neligh Sunday. There were
iorvy-iuur remuves 111 ancnuaiitc
and a number of friends.
Mr and Mrs P. A. Grass and
son, Maurice, of Swing, Mr. and
Mrs. Arhur Grass and family, Mr.
and Mrs C. M. Stevens and Mrs.
J. T. Vocle and children were
Sunday dinner guests of Pvt. and
Mrs. Elton Grass.
Mrs. Mary Simpkins, df South
Sioux City, spent Wednesday
night of last week at the F C.
Tegeler home. She left for At
kinson Thursday to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stolte
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Steinberg
and Mrs. Blandhe Venker and
son, Will, were dinner guests
Thursday evening of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Neubauer.
Rev. Ivan Turner returned
home from Tabor, Iowa, last week
where he had attended camp
meeting. Mrs. Turner and sons,
Raymond Lee and Wayne Robert
remained fur a visit with relatives.
He was accompanied home by
his sister, Miss Inez Turner and
nephew, Duane Kinernan.
Elmer Reed, otf Royal, spent
Sunday with 'his brother, O. L.
Reed.
S Sgt. and Mrs. C. T. Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Walker, Mr.
and Mis. Jerome Allen and Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Carson were
Saturday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Lamason.
Mr. and Mrs Clayton Ulrcy
and family, rtf Valejo, Cal., ar
rived Sunday evening! to visit the
the former’s father, W. A. Ulrey
and sisers Mrs .Earl Parks and
Mrs. Plen Nickels and families.
miss iviauue iviai tin nau as utri
dinner guests Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. D. E. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Steves and Mr and Mrs. Will
Neubauer and Leo.
Mrs. Frank M. Davis and son,
Bobbie, of Craig, and Mr. and
Mrs. Francis M. Davis and son,
of Fremont returned to their
homes Monday, afer spending the
past week at the Paul Singleton
home.
Dinner guests at the Allen
Haynes 'home Sunday were, Mr.
and Mrs Wallace French, Miss
Rose Vroman and George French.
Miss Naomi Steinberg has re
turned home from a visit with
Miss Billy Aliman, Orchard.
Mrs. Charles Russell left for
Lincoln Monday, where she will
visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brad
dock Audrey and Gene, and Mr
and Mrs. Harlan Spath drove to
Lincoln Sunday, to bring Donald
Braddock borne. Donald has
spent several weeks at a hospital
there and for the past week had
been visiting at the Cecil Wood
home. Dale Wood accompanied
them to Page and will visit at the
home otf- his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. R- D. Copes
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Reige and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenze
, Reige and daughter and Mr. and
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CHAMBERS NEWS
PEACE
Bhyllis Carpenter
Peace reigns again throughout
the world; the darkness is dis
pelled and the sun breaks through
a little brighter than it has been
for days, for months and for years.
A world that has been clutched
in the agonizing cruelties of war
is again at peace. The sky seems
bluer, the grass greener and the
stars brighter than they were be
fore. Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Cor
rigedor are names full of horror
and heart-aches back in a dismal
blackness that seemed impenet
rable. Only he President’s words
spoken on that momentous day
in ’41, seems clear and unaltered
by the weary years of war. “We
will gain the inevitable triumph,
so help us God”—and now we see
the light. “We have a rendezvous
with destiny” the President said,
now we have seen it all—the time
of rejoicing has come.
We have peace today, but we
must keep that peace forever,
or “we will have lost faith with
those who sleep in Flanders
Field." So God guide our nation’s
leaders, our statesmen and we,
the citizens, to make this a last
ing peace, a peace that will last
through all eternitty. “It is for
us, rather to be here dedicaed to
the unfinished task before us."
Those words spoken long ago
still hold true today. Let us not
fail, let us not cease to fight the
battle of bringing to all the world
a message of “Peace on Earth,
Good WiH to Men.”
line American peupic
gone wild with joy, the radio
blares out the news. The cities
are packed with human beings
shouting, singing, dancings—a
celebrating throng. The boys are
coming home, streaming back
from across the Atlantic, back
from the Pacific, back to their
loved ones at home. But in this
home today, there is a lonely
heart, and in that home another.
All through our nation there are
hearts that cannot sing, the sor
row is too deep. We have paid too
dear a price, in empty homes, in
hearts that cannot rejoice—
in young men who cannot re
turn. To these mothers, wives,
children who have lost loved ones
in the battle for life May God
soothe their woe, and some-how
fill their hearts with love orf a
world born again. \
It is good to be alive today. It
is a good world to live in now
that we have crossed the Period
of Shadows and have seen the
dawn. “Let us rejoice and be ex
ceeding glad”—but let a thought of
the future be in it. Let us not for
get that to us lies the future. We
must use it well, we must carry on
the torch of freedom, of peace, of
brother-hood. This must last
forever or “They will not sleep,
tho Poppies grow in Flanders
Field.”
The young people of the Metho
dist Church held a party in the
Church parlors Friday evening,
in honor of the following service
men who are home on (furlough:
S. Sgt. Keith Newhouse, Pfc.
Lawrence Tangeman, Pfc. Leon
ard Wright and S. Sgt. Kenneth
Childers. The room was beauti
fully decorated in red, white and
blue and the American flags. The
three long tables with white
cloths, tall white candles and
flowers was very effective. Games
were played otside for a while
then the young people went in
side, where a short program was
presented followed by a prayer
and refreshments. About thirty
were prent to enjoy the even ng.
Helen Childers returned Thurs
day from Denver, where she had
been visiting relatives for the past
few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar DeHart and
girls visited in the Henry Walter
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. C. M. Eason has moved
into the Jim Gibson house in
the west part of town.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Newhouse
repor that their son, Pvt. Jim
Newhouse, is stationed at Camp
Adair, Oregon, port of embark
ation.
Celesta Gleed made a business
trip to Lincoln one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter
Phyllis and Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Grimes and Bonnie visited at the
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