SMALL DOSES PAST AND PRESENT By Romaine Saunders i Apartment hunters are running into new obstacles—no smokes and no drinks. We have given our money, our r-r sons, our daughters and now they call for our bread. Shall we give again to a people who have de voted their energies, 'their time, their resources to building war machines, under ground hideouts, a host of world spias and spawing blu* prints for world ruin? Yes, we’ll do it for the innocent suffer ers’ sakes, knowing well it may mean the earth again echoing to the tread of marching armies. The printers union was one of the organizers of the A. F. L. It would have been interesting to have seen thd glint in the eyes of the printer ait the State Journal when he got the Westbrook Peg ler “take” which began: “My inquiries into the carriers of the rogues who run unions of the American Federation of Labor have turned up many stories of superb audacity.” And then he peels the hide to the raw. London courts inherited 23,000 divorce cases from the war. . . . Russia is said to have a four bil lion dollar reserve, and owns * Jianed area about a third the V sizfe of all Europe. .. . Ethaophia, r no longer unde the grip of a foreign aggressor, has 100,000 tons of good African wheat to pour in the lap of hungry hordes of the European ruined grain fiels. . . . The present government in Spain is said to be a “rrtenace to the peace of the world.” So that is what’s the matter with the limping old earth.? It’s tulip time in Nebraska’s fine capitol city, where I have spent the past month. A riot of colors and on long stems and bushes aflame with white glory hedge the sidewalks and bank the dwellings of the citizens. Green lawns, trees draped in fresh foil ege and 'the fragrance • of the boom of countless lilacs. Across the night sky appeared a streak of >\ light among the stars when a giant hanld may have dippted a brush in silver liquid and drew it across the western heavens. The inspiration of nature’s color and beauty, the wondering awe and bdea'thless charm of celestial phenomon have been vouched safed again before I go to the “ex ecution block” to have an eye taken out, which the informed medics say is the only thing in an advanced stage of glaucoma. Maybe by the time this is in print I shall be a one-eyed galute They say it takes just ten minutes to do that for you. It is high noon. Instead of the fu’l glare of mid-day sun Golgrt ha’s hill is wrapped in the gloom of midnight. Sneering priest, hard red Roman soldier, vindictive* rabbi and thoughtless rabble gaze with Satonic d light upon the unspeakable sufferings of three men. . . The third morn ing at dawn the centralfigure of the three comes from a tomb deep in a solid rock, the first fruits of the resurrection, a Person alive (forever more. . . . Twenty cent uries write the record of grand achievement of vast ruin, of ex - '■*'**’ att.d attainment and human de pravity. And on April 21, 1946, a scant one-third of earth’s v st millions gave spectacular lip service to this Person in an age when the principles He laid in the lap of humanity were never more ignored. . . . Christian nations”—how they can spread their “divine culture” with bomb and bayonet. And why? Good men, great men, the world’s best in brain and heart do not will it so. What evil hand has laid a paralysing grip on the throttle of time and seems to be rushing to an unknown abyss? Miss Suchy And Miss Hler Chosen For Girls’ State The following O’Neill young ladies wei*e chosen for the Girls State, to be held from June 1 to 8th at Lincoln: Miss Ethel Suchy, chosen by the Womens’ Club and Miss Lu Ann Iler, chosen by the Legion Auxiliary. I ________ Mrs Ralph Davidson, sons Gene, John and daughter, Mrs. Frank Eppenbach left Friday for Buffalo Gap, S. D., for a visit j with relatives. f I I - O’Neill Boy Wins Honors In National Oratorical Contest Last Week Robert Parkins, son of Mr. and I Mrs. F. E. Plarkins of this city, who if attending the State Teachers’ Collage at Kearney and is an employee of Radio Station KGFW, who won the right to represent Nebroska at the Nation al Oratorical Contest in Chicago laht week, when he won the Ne brasko championship at Lincoln a few weeks ago, added more glory to his home town and school when he won first for the Northwestern Division in the National Oratorical Contest held 1 at Northwestern University ! Campus at Chicago last Thursday. The average young fellow I would figure, hoving won the I Western Division championship I that it w|as a good time to rest on his laurels, but not Bob He ' was from O’Neill, which has been noted a number of years for hav ing among its citizeship a bunch of young and old men who would fight when they had to and the tougher the going the harder they fought. Bob followed this line and on Friday he entered the Notional Contest and in a field of 230 contestants, from nearly every state in the union, Robert emerged in third place, which is . an honor few ever acquire. Bob’s ' subject vvaBc. “Weep No More My Lady.” Those of us in O Neill who Know i Robert and the hard time he has had for several years on account ! of his health, when he was com i pelled to give up all the sports i that he delighted in, because the ticker would not stand it, will re joice with his parents at the new honors that have come to him. Bob evidently has o radio voice and those possessing that have I the cream of the radio business, ( while those possessing a mediocre I voice get the skimmed milk. We all rejoice with you Bob in your success. Knights of Columbus Initiate Class of 45 The Knights of Columbus took in a class of 45 last Sunday after noon, the work being put on by a degree team from Omaha. We had hoped to present a list of the candidates initated Sunday, and toward that end we asked one of the leading officers of. the organi zation last Monday, if he could furnish us with a list and he said he could and would. It is now ten o’clock Thursday and the list has not been presented to us. Servicemen Discharged During The Past Week List of Registrants discharged the past week:the past week: Harvey J. Pichler, Chambers Ray G. Slaymaker, Stuart Clarence E France, Jr., O’Neill Lavem C. Hoerle, Ewing Arthur L. Ellis, O’Neill Tven C. Walter, Chambers Leonard E. Wright, Chambers Woodrow D. Melena, O’Neill Clarence Colfack, Ewing Leonard E. Jungman, Atkinson. EDUCATIONAL NOTES State Superirvtenent Wayne O. Reed will speak to the school people of Holt County at the O’Neill Public School Auditorium j on Sunday afternoon May 11. The rural teachers are to meet at 1:15 p. m., for their own ses j sion and at 2:30 several musical ! selections will be given after 1 which Mr. Reed wil discuss school problems and future legis lation. Anyone interested may attend. Teachers and school board members are urged to do j so. elja McCullough, County Superintendent. William F, Marne, of Ute, Iowa, ha been spending the week vis iting at the home of his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shriner, Mr. Marne is just out of the novy and thought he would visit his relatives before getting down to real civilian life Superior Ratings Given In District Music Contest Superior ratings in the O’Neill District Music Contest, held on April 25 and 26, are as follows: Piano Solo 1. St. Agnes—Kitty Lou Buch finch. 2. Atkinson—Dale Jarvis. 3. O’Neill—Jacqueline Vogt. 4. St. Agnes Academy—Phyllis Smythe. 5. Rock Co. H. S.—Lois Weber. Piano Duet 1. Orchard. 2. St. Agnes Academy. Piano Accordion Solo 1. St. Agnes Academy—Col leen McNertney. Piano Accordion Septette 1. St. Agnes Academy. Flute Solo 1. O’Neill—Gayl Widfeldt. 2. Neligh—Mary Jane Melick. Clarinet Solo 1. Ainsworth—Don Crook. 2. O’Neill—June Ristow. 3. Neligh—Joyce Reiss. 4. St. Mary’s Academy—John Berigan. Eb Alto Saxophone Solo 1. Ainsworth—Cy Johnson. 2. Neligh—Roger Baker. 3. St. Mary’s Academy—James Merriman. Tenor Saxophone Solo 1. Neligh—Shirley Filsinger. Eb Baritone Saxophone Solo 1. O’Neill—Lois Cole. Cornet or Trumpet Solo 1. St. Mary’s Academy—Bev erly McCarthy. 2. O’Neill—Delores DeBolt. 3. Orchard—Jimmie Lee Wit hee. 4. St. Mary’s Academy—Thom as Harty. French Horn Solo 1. St. Mary’s Academy—Helen Kubitschek. 2. St. Mary’s Academy—Rob ert Wallace. Trombone Solo 1. Ainsworth—Robert Honaker. 2. O’Neill — Marjorie McEl haney. 3. Neligh—Douglas Freeman. 4. Neligh—Kenneth Hopkins. Baritone Horn Solo 1. St. Mary’s Academy—Rosa line Bosn. Tuba Solo 1. O’Neill—Paul Moseman. Baton Twirlers 1. Neligh—Bonnie Miller. Drum Solo 1. Neligh—Eugene Beckerbau er. 2. Neligh Bob Longanecker. Girl's High Voice 1. Atkinson—Earline Collins. 2. O’Neill—Helen Johnson. 3. O’Neill—Helen Urton. 4. St. Agnes Academy — Isla Mae Klacka. 5. St. Mary’s Academy—Kath leen Flood. 6. Keya Paha Co. H. S.—Shir ley Carr. 7. Ainsworth—Pat Sisson. 8. Meadow Grove — Glendoris VanDiecken. Girl's Medium Voice 1. O’Neill—Mary Bowen. 2. St. Mary’s Academy—Delor es Fredrickson. 3. St. Mary’s Academy — Lou Ann Iler. 4. St. Mary’s Academy—Janet Enright. 5. Rock Co. H. £>.—Bonnie Dav is. 6. Neligh—Catherine Wanck. Boy's High Voice 1. St. Agnes Academy — Nor man Newberry. 2. St. Mary’s Academy—Joseph Biglin. 3. Long Pine—Carl Conrad. Boy's Medium Voice 1. Orchard—Myron Mosel. 2. O’Neill—Donald Persons. 3. O’Neill—Marvin Holsclaw. 4. St. Mary’s Academy—Wil liam Froelich. 5. St. Agnes Academy — Adair Longtin. 0. Clearwater—miaay crater. Boy's Low Voice 1. O’Neill—Deraid Smith. 2. O’Neill—Dick Connell. 3. Rock Co. H. S.—Jim Burke. Girl's Low Voice 1. St. Mary’s Academy—Sheila Taffee. 2. St. Agnes Academy. Triple Trio 1. Keya Paha Co. H. S. 2. Ainsworth. Mixed Octette 1. St. Mary’s Academy. 2. St. Agnes Academy. Madrigal Group 1. Wheeler Co. H. S. Miscellaneous Vocal Small Groups 1. Tilden—Girls’ Duet. 2. St. Agnes Academy—Boys’ Duet. 2. Stuart—Donna Krotter. 3. Rock Co H. S. — Madeline Downing. 4. Meadow Grove — Myra Houge. French Horn Quartette 1. St. Mary’s Academy. Clarinet Quartette 1. Tilden. Cornet or Trumpet Trio 1. St. Mary’s Academy. 2. O’Neill. , Brass Quartette 1. Ainsworth. Brass Sextette 1. Neligh. Drum Trio 1. Ainsworth. Clarinet Trio 1. Ainsworth. Class D Band 1. Wheeler Co. H. S. Girls' Trio 1. Stuart. 2. St. Agnes Academy. 3. St. Mary’s Academy. 4. Meadow Grove. Girls' Quartette 1. Stuart. Girls' Sextette 1. Atkinson. 2. Orchard. Boys' Quartette 1. St. Mary’s Academy. Mixed Quartette 1. Atkinson. Girls' Octette 1. Atkinson. 3. Clearwater—Girls’ Duet. Class D Girls' Glee Club 1. Meadow Grove. Class C Girls' Glee Club 1. St. Mary’s Academy. Class C Boys' Glee Club 1. Keya Paha Co. H. S. Class C Mixed Chorus 1. Rock Co. H. S. 2. St. Agnes Academy. 3. Tilden. « Class B Girls' Gleo Club 1. Atkinson. 2. O’Neill. Class B Mixed Chorus 1. Ainsworth. 2. Atkinson. 3. Neligh. Class B Band 1. Neligh. 2. O’Neill. Class C Band 1. St. Mary’s Academy. Class B Boys' Glee Club 1. Atkinson. Scheinost- Allen On Monday, April 29, at nine o’clock at St. Patrick’s church, O’Neill, Miss Mary Jo Allen daughter of Mrs. Margaret Allen, of O’Neill, became the bride of William A Scheinost, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scheinost, of Spmcer, Nebraska. The single ring ceremony was performed by Monsignor J. G. McNamara. The bride wore a pastel green wool suit with brown and white accessories and wore o corsage of whi..e carnations. The bride’s attendant, Mrs. Bernard Allen of Page, a sister in-law of the bride, wore a green wool suit with broiwn accessories. The groom wore a brown pin striped suit with a whi‘e car nation boutonniere, and was at tended by Norbert Koming, of Spencer, a friend of the groom, who wore a br^wn suit with a white carnation boutonniere. The bride has been employed for the past five years at Con sumers Public Power District’s office herd. The groom served three years in the U. S. Army Air Corps, having spent thirteen months overseas. He received his dis charge in September, 1945. Miss Constance Golden spent Monday in Sioux City. Frank Froelich and daughter. Dorothy, spent Friday in Siour City. Mrs. C. F. McKenna entertain ed the Martez Club Monday night with dinner at the M and M and cards at her home. Mt-s. P. B. Harty and Mrs. L. A. Burgess won high scores. Mrs. George Herzog, a member of one of the pioneer families of the south, was up from Chambers this morning and made this office a short business call, extending her subzscription to The Froneier. Mrs. Herzog says it would be im possible to keep house without the peekly visits of this fomily journal. Thanks, Mrs. Herzog. Frank Dishser Mayor Took Over Wedsesday Old Officials Retained Frank J. Dishner is again mayor of O’Neill taking over the reins Wednesday. Mayor Kensenbrock and the old Council met Tuesday night and closed up their busi ness for the year. Moyor Dishner and the new council met Wednesday evening, the members being the same as the retiring council with but one exception, James Rooney suc ceeding Ted McElhaney as one of the members from the Third Ward. Mayor Dishner made the fol lowing appointments for city officials for the ensuing year, all ,of whom were reappointments, and who wore conzrmed by the Council: City Attorney—Wm. W. Griffin Chief of Police—Chet Calkins. Asst. Police—Bert Peterson. Engineer at Pump House—Jess Scofield. Streep Maintenance—Bob Cook. City Physician—Dr. W. F. Fin ley. Waiter Commissioner—B. J. Grady. Dump—Mr. Lowery. The following committees were selected for the coming year: Streets and Alleys: Rooney, Clements, Wallace. Water and Sewer: Corkle, Rooney, Hickey. City Property: Hickey, Clem ents, Wallace. Walks and Crossings: Wal lace Melvin, Rooney. Auditors: Melvin, Hickey, Corkle. Councilman James Corkle, of the First Ward was elected pres ident of the ouncil for the ensu ing year. Oscar O. Newman Old Pioneer Passes Away Oscar O. Newman, a resident of this county for about sixty ' years, died at his home in this city Wednesday afternoon, after an illness of about ninety days, at tho age of 66 years six months I and twenty-four days. Funeral | services will be held Saturday af t moon at 2:00 o’clock at the Presbyterian church, Rev. Ken neth Scott officiating and burial in Prospect Hill cemetery. Mr. Newman was injured about three • months ago, when thrown from, a load of hay, when the .reach broke and the front wheels were pulled from under the wagon. He received a broken leg below the thigh and was taken to a hospital in Omaha for treatment. Ho returned home about four weeks ago and was apparently on the rood to recov ery, when a blot *clot developed i and he lived but a short time. Oscar Oliveir Newman was born at Harlan, Iowa, on October 7, 1879, and di~d Mlay 1, 1946, at his home in O’Neill He came to this county bout sixty years a^o, when ho was a little fellow, the family coming here from Creigh ton, Nobr., and practically his entire life was spent in this county. On February 16, 1907, he was united in marriage to Vannie B. Hooper, the e remony being per formed at Valentine. Six child ren were born to this union, two sons and four daughters; one of the sons die d in infancy. Ho leaves surviving! his wife, one son ond four daughters. The child ren are. William Clifford New man, Burwell, Nobr.-.Mrs. Vivian Mlagstadt, Tripp, S. D, Mrs. Lu cille Schiessler, Ainsworth; Mrs. Edna Morris, Sioux City, Iowa; Ardis, at home. He also lieaves seven grandchildren. Surviving also are two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Stella Osborn, Tor rington, Wyo.; Mrs. Laura N. Story, Clearwater, Florida; Hiram Newman. Van Tassel. Wyoming. Mr Newman lived in the north eastern part of the county for many years and in the fall of 1944 he had a farm sale and since that time had mlade his home in this city. “Dick” Porter, one of the old time republican wheel horses of the hambers section, was trans acting business in this city today. Like the rest of us “Dick” is getting along in years, but he looks fit and will be on hand to help turn the bureaucrats out next fall and two years from now. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Thomas, of Brady, Nebr., came Friday and left Sunday for Sioux Falls, S. D., Mrs. John Protivinsky ac companied them for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Claude John son. Two Weddings At Page And Two At Chambers CULLEN - WILLIE Miss Ruth Willie, of Prospect Hill, llinois, and Eugene Cullen, of Page, were united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage in O’Neill Saturday, April 20. The Rev. Lloyd Mullis performed the ceremony. Their attendants were the bridegroom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cullen. On Monday evening they were honored with a shower at the Harvey Cullen home by seventy relatives and friends. They re ceived many lovely gifts. Host esses were Mrs. Lloyd Bergstrom, Mrs. Harold Heiss, Mrs, Raymond Heiss and Mts Gus Robinson. They left last Wednesday for Yon Calla, Oregon, where they will make their home. Mrs. O. L. Reed returned home last Friday, after spending eight weeks at the home of her son, Dr. George Clinton and fam ily at Los Angeles, Cal. Mon day evening Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nissen and Mr. and Mrs Allen Haynes brought a lunch and spent tl"e evening at the Reed home to wel come her return. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. WciMace French and Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark were dinner guests last Wednesday of Miss Rose Vroman and eorge French. Mrs. Leoriard Heiss went to Sioux City last Wednesday, where she entered the Methodist hospital. On Saturday she sub mitted to a major operation. Her condition is satisfactory. Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sorenson, Shirley and Bobbie spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russel Sorenson at Oakland. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Floyd | were honored at a shower Mon j day evening at the home of her [ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cannadoy by friends and the Sen ior and Junior classes of the Page High. They received many love ly gifts. Games were played and lunch was served at the close of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dorr and Mrs. Anton Soukup drove to Sioux City Tuesday and brought Mr. Soukup home from the St. Joseph hospital. Ralph Liarson was called to Sioux City Monday to see his small daughter, who is a patient in a hospital there, following an operation on her hand. Mrs. Larson was at Sioux City with her daughter. HARVEY-WOOD Miss Fontelle Wood, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs. Edgar Wood, and Calvin Harvey, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Har v y, w^re unit'd in marriage Monday, April 29, a.1 the Presby terian church in ONeill. The Rev. Kenneth Scctt performed the single ring c remony. The bride was attired in a floor length drr made by her mother from material the bridegroom had brought from Japan. Her veil was fingr it • in length and she carried a boquet of pink roses. The maid of honor was Miss Doris Harvey, sister of the groom, who wore a blue floor 1 ngth dress. Her corsage was pink carnations. Mrs. Kenneth Ash r, sister of the bride, was the bridesmaid and wore a pink floor length dress with a corsage of white carnations. The bridegroom wore a blue suit and his attendant, Kenneth Asher, a gray suit, each with white carnation boutonniers. Fol the coremony a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride’s parents for immediate relatives. Mrs Harvey graduated trom the Page High School with the class of ’42. She had employment in O’Neill and Omaha and at the time of her marriage was work ing at the Farmers Store in Page. Mr. Harvey also graduated with the class of '42. He was inducted in the army in May, 1944, and spent seventeen months overseps. He received his dis charge this month. After a short wedding trip to Nbrth Platte and Elm Creek the young couple will reside on the Mrs. Helen Knudson farm. The Page High School Senior class of 1948 took their customery sneak day Friday, April 26. Eight Seniors and their sponsors, Miss Lelia Garwood and Mrs. (Continued on page four) _ *%. ' Crandall • Carearan Lila Crandall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Grimes of Cham bers, and Robert Carearan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carearan of Sioux City, la., were married Saturday, April 20, at 7:15 p. nru, in the chapel at Camp Miramar, San Diego, Calif. The bride wore a pastel green suit with brown accessories and a corsage of pink rose buds. Her attendant, Luella Crandall, wore a tan suit with a corsage of tails man roses. The bridegroom, who was re- * cently discharged from the navy, wore a brown suit. He was at tended by Don Sherman. Immediately following the cer emony the wedding party and guests had dinner at Park Manor. Farrier - Gibson Miss Marie M. Gibson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson of Chambers, became the bride of Pvt. Merle M. Farrier, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Far rier of Chambers, on Friday, April 26, at the O’Neill Method ist parsonage. Rev. L. W. Mullis performed the double ring cer emony at 5 o’clock. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in a white embroider ed street-length dress with white accessories. She wore a corsage of white carnations and a double strand of pearls, a gift of the groom. Miss Mary Lou Spath, a friend of the bride, wore a navy blue dress with white accessor i ies. The bridegroom wore his army uniform. Jim Adams, cousin of the bridegroom, served as best man and wore a brown suit. After the ceremony a lovely dinner was served at the M & M cafe by the bride’s parents, with immediate relatives present. The bride and bridegroom are both graduates of Chambers high ; school with the class of 1945. The bride recently closed a successful term of school in District 35. The bridegroom has completed his army training at Ft. McClel len, Ala., and is assigned for overseas duty. The school in the Holmoka district closed Saturday with a picnic at the school house. Miss , Violet Sanderson was the teacher, j Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Whitaker I celebrated their 36th wedding j anniversary with a family gath ering at their home Friday eve ning. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Whitaker and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Holcomb and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Evert Miner and children and Lt. and Mrs. Ronald Whitaker. This was the first time all the family have been together for six years. A lovely bouquet of roses and snap-dragons was presented the honored couple by their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Evert Miner. Mrs. M. L. Sageser returned last Wednesday from Manhattan, I Kans., where sh had spent several weeks visiting in the home of her 1 son Bower and family and get I ting acquainted with her new granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harley drove to Omaha last week end and brought their daughter Mar ilyn home. Marilyn has been at tending school there for the past nine months an . has now com pleted her course. Marie Gibson closed her school term in the Lone Tree district on Friday with a picnic at the school house. Lt. and Mrs. Konaia wnnaxer left Sunday for New York City after spending several weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j Floyd Whitaker, and other rel [ atives. Bus Young returned Saturday ■ from Magnet where he has been working. Company for dinner Sunday in the H. C. Walter home was the following: Mr. John Walter, sr., Mrs. Rena Teyerherm, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Robertson and Delbert, Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Robertson, Mary Joe Roth and Alfred Deirking. This occasion was in honor of Mrs. Robertson’s birth day, which occured Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taggart and children drove to Norfolk Sunday to visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Fairbanks. Rev. L. A. Dale delivered a message at the North Central (Continued on page four.)