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VOLUME 66. — NUMBER 22. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1946 PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
76c TOP PRICE
AT CALF SALE
Stocker - Feeder Event a
Success Despite Cold
and Rain
TWINS COP HONORS
The tenth annual Holt county
stocker-feeder 4-H calf show
and sale went off on schedule
here Monday despite almost
overwhelming odds created by
cold, rainy weather. The event
was held at the Fredrickson Live
stock Commission company sale
barn.
The exhibitors negotiated vir
tually impassable roads, some
coming with their stock from 60
miles away. The most distant
buyer was from St. Peter, Minn.
The quality of the livestock was
the best yet, according to officials
who have witnessed the event
each year for the past 10 years.
A top price of 76 cents per
pound was paid for a 4-H stock
er-feeder calf owned by Eddie
Rector, 9, son of Mr. and MVs.
George Rector, of O’Neill. The
purchaser was Charles Tasler, of
Atkinson.
The grand champion of the show
was exhibited by Freddie Rector,
a twin brother of Eddie. The
champion, a Hereford steer, was
pressed for top honors by Donald
Ressell’s reserve champion, a
Black Angus heifer. Donald
Ressell, 14, also a twin, is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ressell of
Chambers.
Average rounos
\ The second highest price paid
at the sale was 60 cents per
pound, and the third highest,
54% cents. The blue ribbon win
ners averaged 461 pounds
The stocker-feeder calves sold
for an average price of 28.4 cents
per pound.
The Midwest company, of
O’Neill, paid the highest price
26 cents per pound—for the first
blue ribbon beef in the commer
cial class, fed by John O’Neill,
of O’Neill. Alfred Martens, of
Atkinson, paid the second, high
est price—25 cents per pound—
for a beef fed by Wayne Shaw,
also of Atkinson. Other pur
chasers were: L. D. Putman, of
O’Neill, from Wayne Hoffman
and Arthur Urban, both of Cham
bers; Neil Dawes and Lorenz
Bredemeier, both of O’Neill, from
Kathryn Hoffman, of Chambers;
Luke Rakow, of Page, from Ed
ward Pavel, of Chambers; Ray
Garwood, of Amelia, from Mur
ray Mellor, of O’Neill.
Approxiately 80 commercial
calves were sold for 4-H pur
poses. Trere were 52 4-H stock
er-feeder calves and seven 4-H
baby beeves
Other Show Results:
Hereford heifers (all weights):
Doris Sterns, of O'Neill; Richard
Shaw of Chambers; and Kenneth
Wrede, of O’Neill, blue ribbon
winners, Gene Shermer Amelia;
and Delbert Rouse, of O’Neill,
red ribbons. Deloris Boyle, Pat
rick Boyle, and Wilma Nelson, all
of O’Neill, white ribbons.
Hereford steers (weighing un
der 400 pounds): Herman Lier
mann, of Amelia; Eddie Rector,
Freddie Rector and Ralph Rector,
and Kenneth Wrede, all o f
O’Neill, blue ribbons. Charles At
kinson, of Chambers; Doris
Sterns, of O’Neill; Richard Nel
son, of O’Neill, and Benton Mel
lor, of O'Neill, red ribbons.
Bernard Howard, of O’Neill;
Billy Liermann, of Amelia; Roy
Herrington, of Atkinson; Larry
Kennedy, of Amelia; Donna Her
rington, of Atkinson; Marvin
Green of Amelia; and Allen Wal
ters, of O’Neill, white ribbons.
Hereford steers (over 400
pounds): Donald Fullerton, of
Amelia; Gerry Small, of Amelia,
Jaes Boettcher, o f Atkinson,
and Kenneth Wrede, of O’Neill,
blue ribbons. Ray Herrington,
of Atkinson; Kenneth Small, of
Amelia; Raymond Robertson, of
O’Neill; Donald Johnson, of
O’Neill; Jerry Martens,, of Atkin
son; Jackie Martens, of Atkin
son; Orville Forbes, of Amelia;
Dean Prewitt, of Amelia; Mur
ray Mellor, of O’Neill; and Mar
jorie Harvey, of Page, red rib
bons. Dean Gilman, of Amelia,
Clifford Boettcher of Atkinson;
Wayne Shaw, of Atkinson; Don
ald Adams, of Amelia; Richard
Boyle, of O’Neill; Calvin Cool
idge, of Amelia, and Glenic£
White, of Amelia, white ribbon.
Angus steers: Robert Sitz, of
Atkinson, only blue ribbon.
Sammy Young o f Chambar;
Karen Garwood, of Atkinson
and Dale Garwood, of Amelia;
red ribbons Gary Dierks, of
Amelia; Dale Garwood, and
Gene Liermann, both Amelia,
white ribbons.
Angus heifers: Donald, Ronald I
and Tommy Regsell, all of Cham
bers; Delores Sitz, of Atkinson, j
blue ribbons. Duane Shermer, of
Amelia, white ribbon.
Shorthorn steer: Lionel Ickes, j
of Page; red ribbon.
Shorthorn heifer: Paul Wamke,
of O’Neill; red ribbon. Donald
Schneider, of O’Neill, white rib-1
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St. Mary’s Queen and Her Attendants
Miss Delores Fredrickson, 17,
of Sparks, (seated) will “reign”
as queen at St. Mary’s academy
homecoming. Her ladies-in
CORONATION tops
HOMECOMING
‘Ruler’ to Be Crowned at
Ball; Grid Game
in Afternoon
St. Mary’s academy this week
made final preparations for its
gala homecoming festivities here
Sunday. Many ex-students are
expected here for the occasion.
Highlight of the day’s activi
ties will be the six-man football
clash between St. Mary’s
academy of Grand Island, last
year’s state champions, and the
Cardinals. The game will begin
at 3 p. m. in O’Neill Atletic park.
The honorary queen of the
homecoming, Miss Delores Fred
rickson, 17, of Sparks, will be
crowned in coronation cere
monies at the homecoming ball,
which will be held Sunday eve
ning in the St. Mlary’s gym
nasium. Miss Regina Hynes will
carry the crown.
The queen-elect and her ladies
in-waiting will make brief ap
pearance at the intermission of
the football game.
The evening’s activity will also
include a dinner at Slat’s cafe at
which the Cardinals will be
hosts to the Grand Island grid
ders.
Defending State Champs
Play Here Sunday —
St. Mary’s of Grand Island,
Nebraska’s defending six-man
football, champions, will furnish
the opposition for St Mary’s of
O’Neill here Sunday afternoon
when the O'Neill academy enter
tains in a big homecoming cele
bration. The Grand Island club
last year won the state title, but
this season has not fared so well.
Rev. R. J. Lisco’s Cards hope
to get back into the win column
Sunday after two successive re
versals. Capt. Tomjack will be
back in tre lineup, Rev. Lisco
said.
Ex-Chaplain Speaks
at Chambers Church
CHAMBERS — Rev Arlin Hal
verson, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
was the guest speaker at the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
Rev. Halverson lived at Cham
bers a numbed of years ago.
when his father was pastor of
the Baptist church. He served
as chaplain in the army during
World War II.
CHAMBERS TOPS
BUTTE 19-6
CHAMBERS — Chambers high
school won its third straigh six
man grid match last Thursday
by defeating Butte 19-6 a t
Chambers.
5 MORE EX-GI'S
Three Atkinson men are among
the five new ex-GI’S who have
been released by the Selective
System within the past week
They are: Joseph G. Laible, Wil
lis C. Peterson, and Glenn L.
Lawrence. The twe others are
Ivan M. French, of O’Neill, and
John J. Dougherty, of Inman.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Higgins,
of Correctionville, la., and Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Ahrens, of Lee,
spent the weekend at the Thomas
Higgins home.
waiting are (left-to-right):
Miss Caroline Gran, of Winner,
S. D.; Miss Nancy Froelich and
Miss Maxine Golden, both of
O'Neill.—O’Neill Photo Co.
Fire Victims Given
Miscellaneous Shower
AMELIA — A miscellaneous
shower was held Saturday in the
community hall in behalf of Mrs.
Bernard Kennedy. The Kennedy
family lost their home and house
hold possessions September 25
in a fire which is believed to
have been caused by an oil stove.
SEE WORLD SERIES
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Roth and Mr. and Mrs. El
mer Wondersee departed Friday
for St. Louis, Mo., to attend the
world series in Sportsman’s park.
MRS. BOLLEN
RITES AT VENUS
VENUS — Mrs. Lillian Bollen,
74. widow of the- late Clement
Bollen, was hurried Tuesday in
Enterprise cemetery near here.
She died Friday at Gordon in the
home of her daughter, Mrs.
Beatrice Roberts. Death was
caused by pneumonia. She had
been ill for two months, and had
been residing at Gordon for
three months.
Funeral services w^re held at
the United Brethern church
with Rev. C. R Anderson offici
ating. The pallbearers were j
Doyle Wiseman, Fred Wood, Al
fred Cleveland, John Hall, Wil
liam Zimmerman and Frank
Emsick.
Mrs. Bollen was born June 27,
1872 at Albany, Wis. The Bol
lens were married August 14. j
1895, at Hartington. They came
to Holt county in 1900 from near
Wells, Minn., and for many years
resided south of Page.
Survivors include three sons,
Clifford, Evverett and Earl, all
of Norfolk, and two daughters,
Mrs. Bernice Foreman, of
O’Neill, and Mrs. Roberts.
USO SEEKS $253
IN DRIVE HERE
Mayor F. J. Dishner Wednes
day proclaimed October 14-19 as
USO week here as the American |
Legion Auxiliary prepared to
raise $253—the city’s share of
Nebraska’s goal of $167,824 Mrs.
Dewey Schaffer is drive chair
man for the city of O’Neill. The
drive here will coincide with the
nationwide campaign to raise the
funds to sustain USO activities
through 1947.
Glea H. Wade, of O’Neill, who
is chairman of the Holt county
drive, said Wednesday that
clergymen throughout the state
have been asked to urge their
congregations to support the USO
campaign.
John Grutsch, publicity chair
man for the Holt drive, has
pointed out that the USO is en
gaged i n accomplishing im
portant services to scvrvicemen
still in hospitals, still on over-1
seas occupational duty, on active
duty in the United States, new
military personnel in training,
and enlisted personnel in transit.
There are approximately one and
one-half million men still in
service.
EWING NO MATCH
FOR EAGLES, 20-0
Guard Hermie Osborne a
Defensive Standout in |
Decisive Win
EWING — The undefeated
O’Neill high school Eagles swept
over the game but hopelessly
outclassed Ewing Tigers in a
grid match under the lights here
Friday night, score 20-0. The !
Tigers, partially hobbled by in
juries, could count only one earn
ed first down, while the O’Neill
powerhouse rolled up 12.
Halfback Dick Tibbetts scored
all three O’Neill touchdowns
The first can* in the opening
stanza after *.30-yard pass, Tib
betts to> End *Dean Van Avery,
had placed the ball in scoring
position. Dick Hungerford gal
loped from midfield to Ewing’s
15 in the third stanza to setup
touchdown number two. A fourth
quarter touchdown by O’Neill
was called back on a penalty.
After an exchange, Tibbetts scor
ed again. Fullback Ray Calkins
added the extra points with a
placement and a plunge.
O’Neill’s Guard Hermie Os
borne played havoc with Ew
ing’s defensive work was out
standing.
Coach F. E. Saindon cleaned
his bench in the last quarter, us
ing 10 substitutes when the final
whistle sounded
Creighton Here Friday;
Strength 'Unknown' —
Creighton will invade the
Eagles nest Friday night in a
tilt slated for 8 p. m. in O’Neill
Athletic park.
Commenting on Friday’s op
position. Coach Saindon declar
ed Wednesday that the visitors
were “an unknown quantitv.”
Theire have been no camparative
scores, but Creighton is tradi
tionally a tough customer, he
said.
Going into the season’s fourth .
weekend the Eagles are still at |
peak strength and have not had a
major casualty.
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September, October Wettest
in History, Records Show
Holt eountyans may see 1946
go down in the Government’s
weather bureau annals as the
wettest year in history, despite
the fact' that a growing season
drouth substantially reduced
some crops. The highest pre
cipitation in a single year, in
the county, according to Gov
ernent records, is 36.38-inches
recorded in 1915. Todate this
year, 27.30-inches have fallen—
9.08-inches below the all-time
high.
The average yearly rainfall
here, based on a study from
1876 through 1945, is 18.78
inches. The lightest rainfall
for a single year was 12.26 in
1894.
The skies have been drip
ping consistently during Sep
tember and October and al
ready the two-month period
is wetter than any correspond
ing period in history. Precipi
tation thus far in October is
4 52-inches. Adding Septem
ber’s 5.39-inches gives a total
of 10.91. Closest correspond
ing figure was in 1901 when
9.23-inches fell.
The weather man officially
pronounced the autumn’s first
frost early Tuesday, when the
mercury dipped to 29-degrees.
The freeze was generally re
garded as beneficial, because
o it stopped green growth and
thereby hastens maturity of
the com. October 10 is the
average date for a killing frost
j in this region.
The Elkhorn river has been
flowing to capacity^ this week,
bank full in most places.
O’Neill residents Wednesday
night witnessed a spectacular
display of shooting stars as
meteors shod by the comet Gia
cobini-Zinnerr burned across
the skies in the fashion of a gi
gantic Fourth of July sky
rocket demonstration. The fire
works began about 9 p. m. and
lasted nearly an hour. The
skies here were fairly clear.
The Nation’s scientists said
the exhibition was the most
brilliant of its kind in America
! this century.
The week’s weather sum
mary, based on 24-hour periods
ending at 8 a. m. daily, follows:
Date Hi Lo Prec.
October 4 . 68 48 .43
October 5_ 66 50 2.95
October 6_ 68 36 .11
October 7_ 55 38 ,3w
October 8 _ 58 29 .59r
October 9_ 66 37
October 10_ 68 43
Total_ 4.52
POLICE OFFICER
DIES SUDDENLY
Albert Petersen, 58, 111
Only 3 Days; Assistant
Chief Here
BURIAL WEDNESDAY
Albert Petersen, 58, assistant
police chief here for the past
seven years, died at 1:15 a. m.
Monday at the Western hotel,
where he resided. Death was
caused by a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Wednesday at the Method
ist church here with Rev. Lloyd
W. Mullis, church pastor, offici
ating. Interment was in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
The pallbearers were A. B
Hubbard, Dr. L. A. Carter,
Lowell Johnson, Emmet Crabb,
Roya Wayman and C h a r le s
Switzer.
The Odd Fellows lodge, of
which Mr. Petersen was a mem
ber, participated in the rites.
Mr. Petersen was a native of
Omaha, born there October 8;
1888. Hei came to Holt county
from Omaha with his family as a
youth, and was reared on the
family homestead south of
O'Neill.
In 1908 he married Miss Grace
Perrin at Omaha. They became
the parents, of one daughter,
Marie.
Surwors include the daughter;
three brothers, Ervin, of O’Neill;
Hans, of Omaha, and Charles, of
Wichita, Kans.
Fire Damages Cabin
at Sunset Camp
Fire caused by an oil stove
damaged a double-cabin at the
Sunset cabin camp in the eastern
section of the city Tuesday after
noon. F. J. Baz£lman, the pro
prietor, said the damage was not
extensive.
The O’Neill volunteer fire de
partment responded to the call.
VISIT PATIENT
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie
and Clyde Streeter went to Oma
ha Friday for a visit with Mrs.
Clyde Streeter, who is in St.
Joseph’s hospital there. Mr. and
Mrs. Dean Streeter visited the
patient early this week.
SACRED HEART
TRIUMPHS 48-0
NORFOLK — St Mary’s of
O’Neill proved no match for the
hard-driving Knights of Sacred
Heart in the Knights’ homecom
ing celebration last Thursday
night. The Norfolkans. outclass
ing the crippled O’Neill six-man j
grid team coasted 10 a 48-0
triumph.
Sacred Heart crashed the scor
ing column on the eighth play of
the game, and from that on the
outcome was never in doubt.
The Cardinals threatened early
in the second quarter when Half
back Dick McNichols recovered
a Sacred Heart fumble on the |
Knights’ 14. The Cards ultimately
lost tho ball however on the 9.
St. Mary’s was playing withoul j
the sparkplug services o. Capt.
Jerry Tomjack. who played only
two minutes. He is suffering a
leg injury. McNichols and End
Ray Krysl wer< out with broken
ribs.
Don Keliog sparked the
Knights with his passing, and
Todd Harrison stood out with
his running.
St. Mary's band, under the di
rection of Ira George, paraded
in downtown Norfolk before the
game and between halves, and
made a hit.. Between halves,
Sacred Heart crowned Mary
Madsen as homecoming queen.
Peterson Says ‘Reds”
Among Democrats
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Val Peterson . . . guberna
torial candidate . . . cites “Red
menace” as a reason to oust
Democrats. (See story at right.)
'AK‘ RUNNERUP
RAISED IN HOLT
Reserve Champ Hereford
Steer Captured Honors
Here in 1945
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The reserve champion in last
week’s annual Ak-Sar-Ben live
stock show and sale at Omaha
was a Hereford steer fed by Wil
bur Heithold, of Wayne. The
champion, however, established
its prize - winning reputation
when it was shown at the 1945
Holt county 4-H stocker-feeder
show held here. The steer was
raised by Kenneth Wrede, of
O’Neill, who with his father,
Clarence, watched it win runner
up honors in the four state Ak
Sar-Ben livestock classic.
Jerome Tuttle, of Ewing, one
of the Holt county entries in the
show, placed third in Hereford
division with his steer. The calf
was reared by Robert Van Horn,
OI Jr ago. i no i uibic j'uwwi, a
4-H club member belonging to an
Antelope county club also
placed with 'another Hereford
steer, which won a white ribbon.
Charles Tasler, of Atkinson,
exhibited a Hereford steer in a
field of 127, and won a white rib
bon. He also exhibited a heifer
which missed a white ribbon by
a narrow margin.
Bill, Deloris and Robert Sitz,
all the green Valley 4-H club
showed five Angus steers, and
were nosed out of white ribbon
Donald Cizek of Spencer, show
ed a Hereford steer which won
the first blue ribbon in its class
of 112. The calf was raised in
Holt and fed in Boyd county.
Holt county was entered in the
mixed group of five steers. The
teamwork of Jerome Tuttle, Car
roll French, hoss Fink, Norman
Trowbridge and William Sitz,
with Charles Tasler as heelman,
won a blue ribbon.
Among those attending the
show besides the exhibitors,
were: Mr. and Mrs. William Sitz,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tasler and
Deloris Tasler, all of Atkinson;
M. G. French, Elmer Trowbridge,
George Fink, all of Page; Wil
liam Meuseh of Butte; Joe
Cezak, of Spencer; Harry Cad
wallader, of Stuart; Robert Van
Horn, of Page; Lyle Abney, of
Ewing; Verl Tuttle, of Clear
water; Mr. Tuttle, of Ewing.
Clarence Wrede and County
A. Neil Dawes, of O’Neill.
The grand champion at the
show sold for $187.50 per hundred
pounds.
‘Sky Voice’ Grounded
The famed Republican “sky
voice,” which was to have al
erted O’Neill’s GOP for Satur
day’s rally, was grounded in
western Nebraska because of
adverse weather. Posing in
front of the loudspeaker equip
ped airplane are: A. T. (Bert)
Howard, state GOP chairman;
Val Peterson, candidate for
governor; Ray C. Johnson, aud
itor of public accounts; Sen.
Hugh Butler; Mrs. ArthurBow
ring, state vice-chairman; Con
gressman Carl T. Curtiss; Mrs
Curtis; Mrs. Howard; Attorney
General Walter Johnson; State
Treasurer Edward Gillette and
Robert Crosby, candidate for
lieutenant-governor.
Candidate for Governor
Leads Attack in GOP
Rally Here
MILLER HITS OPA
Val Peterson, of Elgin, Repub-*
lican candidate for governor,
. fired a broadside here Saturday
night when he charged that there
are many Communists in high
Administration posts and in the
Democratic party at large. If for
no other reason reason, he said,
the Demo machine should be
resoundingly defeated to curb
the ‘‘Red menace.”
Peterson carefully pointed out,
however, that he was not ac
cusing the Democrats who are
candidates for state offices.
The Elgin publisher, a World
War II veteran who served in
India as an Army Air Force of
ficer, set the pace at the RepOb
lican rally here in connection
with the visit of the state GOP
caravan.
Sees Better Roads
Peterson promised Better road
conditions if elected, and indi
rectly stated that the present con
ditions were partially brought
about by equipment and ma
terial shortages.
A crowd of nearly 100 persons
gathered at the Golden hotel
street corner to hoar Peterson,
Sen. Hugh Butler and Congress
man A. L. Miller sustain a 90
minute ban-age against the
Democrats. Tne evening was
damp and raw and was no more
favorable for an outdoor political
rajly than was September 17, the
day the state Democratic cara
van visited O’Neill. The Demo
crats, however, were forced in
side by rain, and the Republican
demonstration was dispersed at
its close by a heavy downpour.
Among the other candidates
accompanying the caravan were
Robert Crosby, candidate for
.lieutenant-governor; Edward Gil
I lette, candidate*for state treasur
j er; State Auditor Ray C. Jorn
son; Walter F. Roberts, candi
date for railway commissioner;
and A. T. (Bert) Howard, State
Republican central committee
' chairman.
Congressman Miller, who spoke
the longest, heaped maledictions
on the OPA, blaming the Ad
ministration for most of the con
sumer goods shortages.
Need ‘Republican Congress*
Sen Butler insisted that a Re
ublican congress was essential
and predicted no change for the
better until the Democrats lost
their control.
Howard introduced each of the
speakers
I Most of the party spent the
weekend at the Golden hotel
here, continued on their state
wide tour Monday.
CHURCH NOTES
METHODIST (Inman)
Rev. E. B. Maxcy, pastor
Sunday-school, 10 a. m., Har
j vey Tompkins, general superin
tendent; Karl Keyes, adult. We
have some interesting lessons
! for this quarter. All invited.
Worship, 11 a. m., sermon by the
| pastor. Come to Sunday-school
land stay for church services. We
hope our folk will enjoy the in
teresting missionary leaflet mail
ed out to our homes this week.
The young people are having
(some 'ine meetings at 7:30 Sun
day evenings. All invited. The
WSCS will meet at the society’s
hall next Thursday.
PRESBYTERIAN (O'Neill'
Rev Kenneth J. Scott, pastor
Sunday-school. 10 a. m, John
Harbottle, superintendent; wor
ship, 11 a. m., sermon: “The
Greatest Pageant of All Ages;”
Junior Westminster Fellowship,
7 p. m. Tuesday—Midweek de
votional, 8 p. rn., church audi
torium. Thursday, October 17—
junior choir rehearsal, 6:45
p. m., Miss Esther Kinnier, di
rector; 8 p. m„ Senior choir re
hearsal, Harry Clauson, director
METHODIST (O'Neill)
Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis, pastor
Sunday-school, 10 a. m„ Lorenz
Bredemeier, superintendent.. Be
gini.ng Sunday, October 20, two
bells will be heard—one at 9:30
and the other at 9:55. Worship,
11 a m., “The Celestial Stair
way.” Methodist Youth Fellow
ship, 7:30 p. m., Gone Closson,
leader.
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
Rev. John O’Brien, pastor
I Sunday, October 13, will be
the second Sunday of the month
j with two masses, 9 and 11. The
j 9 o’clock mass opens the mission.
All are invited to make the mis
sission.
GOES TO ROCHESTER
D. H. Cronin departed Sunday
for Rochester, Minn., where he
entered a hospital for medical
treatment.
