STATE HIST SOC ttx The Frontier VOLUME 66—NUMBER 24. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1946. PRICE 5 CENTS LEGION EYES 1947 DISTRICT MEETING 2 Busses Chartered for Next Week’s Conclave at Norfolk MARVEL TO SPEAK Two busloads of American Le gion members will depart from the Golden hotel here at 9 am. Wednesday to attend the annual district convention of the Legion to be held at Norfolk Wednesday, October 30, according to present plans, it was announced Wednes day by Legion officials. Commander Glea H. Wade said the return trip to O’Neill will be gin shortly after midnight, the chartered busses departing from . the convention headquarters—the ; Waldorf hotel. Commander Wade said that bus reservations for the Norfolk junket will be taken at the reg ular Legion meeting here Friday night. Wade said that it was tentatively planned to invite the district Legion convention to O’ Neill next year. VA Chief to Talk Highlighting the convention program will be talks by State Department Commander R. D. Marvel, of Hastings, whose sub ject will be “Know Your Legion,’’ and by Ashley Westmoreland, of Lincoln, manager of the Lincoln branch of the Veterans adminis tration, whose subject is “Veter ans ar<» Employable.” Registration begins at 10 a.m. in the hotel lobby and the con vention proper will open at 1:15 p.m. Also at Friday's meeting a com mittee will be appointed to fur nish the Legion’s new clubrooms on the second-floor of the Elmer Hagensick building. The veter ans’ group has entered into an agreement with Hagensick for the lease of the building. Paul Beha, ot uisem, non county Legion commander, is a member of the committee in charge of arrangements for the Norfolk convention. Blanche Spann Pease to Judge Contest ATKINSON — Blanche Spann Pease, the popular newspaper columnist, will be an honorary judge of canned goods and agri cultural products at the Norfolk Junior Chamber of Commerce’s “Hallowesta” to be held in Nor folk October 31. Canned goods and agricultural products are to be entered and displayed in merchant’s windows prior to the judging which is to be held Thursday morning, Oc tober 31st. Prizes will be awarded) by Mrs. Pease during the afternoon and evening as part of the celebra tion. New Cafe to Open Here Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sweeney, of Sioux City, Saturday will open Mary’s cafe, formerly Joe Fuen’s cafe^ here. The Sweeney’s recent ly purchased the cafe from Mr. Fuen They have two sons, Jack and Richard. In Sioux City the Sweeney’s operated a restaurant known as Mary’s cafe at 14th and Jennings. USES OFFICIAL COMING W. A Steffen, manager of the U. S. Employment Service dis trict office at Norfolk, has an nounced that the O’Neill subof fice will be visited by an itin erant representative on the fol lowing dates: November 4, 6, 18, 20 and December 2, 4, 16, 18, 30. The Monday visits will be con ducted between 1 and 5 p.m.; the Wednesday visits between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.__ JOINS CHORUS LINCOLN—Following tryouts in which 70 men took part, Rob ert M. Bowen, of O’Neill, was chosen a member of Nebraska Wesleyan’s male chorus. Prof. Oscar Bennett, director of mu sic and professor of voice, will di rect the chorus. SENIOR CLASSES HERE Three high school senior class es Saturday posed for photo graphs at the O’Neill Photo Co. The groups came from Naper, Clearwater and Orchard. 2 AT STATE 'U' LINCOLN—There are two peo ple from Amelia attending the University of Nebraska. They are: Watson Greenstreet and William Rees. Mrs. Simonson Honored — Mrs. Vinton Simonson, of Oma ha, a former resident of the O’ Neill vicinity, was honored Sat urday in a gathering at the home of Mrs. George Rector. Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Simonson of Omaha spent the weekend at O’Neill. ‘Montana Jack’ Here on Pheasant Trip “Montana Jack" Sullivan, of Butte, Mont., a legendary fig ure in O’Neill's early history, arrived here Wednesday for a visit with old friends and ac quaintances. He entered Ne braska from South Dakota, Where he had been hunting pheasants with Montana friends. Mr. Sullivan reported “ex ceptionally good luck” on their hunting trip. “Montana Jack,” a world traveller and a former member of the United States Olympic team, returns to O’Neill annu ally. Presbyterian Pastors in Pulpit Exchange The Presbyterian pastors in the Niobrara' Presbytery will ex change pulpits Sunday. Rev Kenneth J. Scott, pastor of First Presbyterian cnurch here, will conduct services at Oakdale and Elgin, and Rev. Sam Waring, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church at Valentine, will officiate here. CARDS BACK IN WIN COLUMN 12-6 St. Mary’s Tops Butte After 3 Successive Reversals BUTTE—The St. Mary’s Card inals bounced back into the win column here Friday afternoon, downing Butte 12-6. The win ended the October “drouth” dur ing which the Cards dropped de cisions to Chambers, Sacred Heart of Norfolk, and St. Mary’s of Grand Island. Frosh Pat Hickey, quarterback ing for the first time, engineered the Cards to within a few feet of the payoff line in the early min utes, but Butte successfully re pelled the threat. The game’s first score came in the second period when Capt. Jerry Tom jack set the stage with a 60-yard gallop, and then hust led the ball across. Butte Knots Count Butte knotted the count in the ‘hird. St. Mary’s threatened twice during the same period, but the Butte four-man line held. Butte grabbed a first down on the Cards’ 3, but the St. Mary’s line was air tight, the period end ing 6-all. In the fourth, Ed Hynes recov ered a Butte fumble on the Butte 15, and Tomjack, crashed over with the winning touchdown. The Cards were without the services of regulars Dick McNich ols. Skip Wagnon and Ray Krys al, all on the shelf nursing in juries. North Platte Academy Coming Sunday — The St. Mary’s Cardinals will entertain St. Patrick’s of North Platte in O’Neill Athletic park Sunday. Lillian M. Geary An Inman Bride INMAN—Nuptial vows were exchanged at 2:15 p.m. Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs Had don Geary when their daughter, Miss Lillian Marie Geary, became the bride of Milford George Mor ey, of Chateau, Mont. The ceremony was read by Rev. E. B. Maxcy, of the Inman Meth odist church, under an arch door way decorated with Autumn leaves and ferns. There were 40 present. Miss Marlene Geary, sister of the bride, sang “I Love You Tru ly.” accompanied by Mrs. Marve Hartigan, who played a wedding march. Attendants were Miss Marlene Geary, bridesmaid; Miss Beverly Jane Turnbull, flower girl; and Robert Geary, bestman. The bride, who entered with her father, wore a white dress with crepe bodice, a sweetheart neckline, long pointed sleeves, full buffant skirt, and matching fingertip length veil. She car ried a arm bouquet of white-and pink carnations The bridegroom and his bestman wore brown bus iness suits. A reception followed the cere-, mony, and relatives participated in a buffet supper at 7 p.m. Mrs. Morey graduated from In man high school in 1944. Mr.! Morey, a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. James Hopkins, was separated! from the Army in March. After J November 1 the couple will be at home on the J. G. Johnson ranch near Conrad, Mont. f James Johnson Honored on 8th Birthday — Mrs. Lowell Johnson enter tained eight boys Saturday af ternoon in honor of her son, James, who was eight-years-old. After several games, a weiner roast was held. Numerous gifts were received. HUNTERS FIND FEW PHEASANTS Late Freeze in Spring Blamed for Dearth of Young Birds The first shot In the 1946 phea sant season may not have been heard ’round Holt, but most of the subsequent ones were. Hun dreds of hunters swarmed into every nook-and-cranny Saturday in an all-out campaign against the male birds. The season of ficially opened at 6:28 a.m. It closes January 5. Many hunters bagged their lim it in the first day’s shooting, but most agreed that birds are not i plentiful. The lack of young birds indicated that a late freeze last Spring had killed most of the eggs. The huntsmen invaded the city on the eve of the season’s open ing. The hotels were filled to capacity, most of the reservations having been made weeks before. Fearful that the pheasant popu lation might be annihilated, state game officials Wednesday were considering closing the season short of the 79-day schedule. A record number of outstate hunting stamps were sold, and the highways were saturated with Iowa, Missouri and Kansas automobiles. Some hunters predicted that the birds would be easier to find later on when the cover is gone. Prospects are brighter for the nimrods in the waterfowl depart ment. The abundance of mois ture is attracting many ducks and geese. St. Mary’s Annual Coal Drive Underway The drive for the annual St. Mary’s academy coal fund is now underway, a spokesman for the committee announced Wednes day. “O’Neill has two fine schools, our public school and the acad emy, admitted to be the finest in Nebraska. The public school op erates with the support of tax money. St. Mary’s is conducted without tax funds. It is evident that if the academy were not here, the tax bills for school pur poses would be almost doubled,” the spokesman continued. “Appreciative citizens will make a gift to St. Mary’s for the purchase of coal,” he added. Acclaim 5-Cent Rate in Air Mail Week The O’Neill postoffice will co operate in national air mail week October 27 through November 2, it was announced this week by Postmaster Agnes E. Sullivan. The air mail week heralds the new five-cent rate, which re cently went into effect. Postmaster Sullivan said that airmail to California, New York and Florida reaches its destina tion in “just about” overnight time. MARRIAGE LICENSES Leo Weichman, 32, of Stuart, and Florence Pauline Winkler, 22, of Emmet, October 22. Walter Zahradnicek, 26, of Stu art, and Lorrain Sicheneder, 18, of Atkinson, October 19. Max Melvin Karo, 20, and Lu ella Lorene Hamilton, 20, both of Stuart, October 23 Owen Edward Davidson, 27, and Dorothy Noreen Murry, 22, both of O’Neill, October 23. Lawrence Earl Nagel, 39, of Brunswick, and Anita Dorothy Smith, 38, of Oakland, Calif., Oc tober 18. Bill Sherman Green, 18, and Maxine Iva Lieb, 17, both of At kinson, October 23. 6 MORE EX-GI'S Six more Selective Service reg istrants have been discharged since October 9, the Selective Service office here announced ( Wednesday. They are: Donavan M. Henifin, of O’Neill; John V. Slizoske, and William C. Knox, both of Ewing; Daniel P. Gallag her, of Inman; Donald F. Cada wallader, of Stuart, and Harold E. Dickerson, of Atkinson. Ralph Switzer and son of Mil ford, spent the weekend at the Wm. and John Grutsch home. Was This Journ Studies 1 Dr. Kathryn Maunder, of the University of Nebraska, came to Holt county last week to further,a study of rural pupils in which she is comparing their intelligence with that of their city cousins. So anxious was Dr. Maunder I to reach a rural district near Atkinson on Friday that she engaged a tractor to take her over roads that had been made impassable to automobiles be DATE SET FOR MERCHANTS' DAY Monday, November 18, is the date set for merchants’ day here. The all-day event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce os an appreciation to the city’s patrons, Will be highlighted by the re- i lease from aircraft of more than l, 000 balloons The balloons will be accompanied by advertising cards and most of the cards will entitle the holder to free mer chandise prizes to be donated by members of the Chamber. In a meeting of the merchants’ day committee Saturday, plans were made to contact all mem bers of the Chamber for mer chandise prizes. An official of the Chamber said more details on the merchants’ day activity will be announced next week. CHURCH NOTES METHODIST (O'Neill) Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis, pastor Sunday-school, 10 a.m., Lorenz Bredemeier, superintendent. The first bell will be heard at 9:30. The session will begin at 9:55 with the ringing of the second bell. Worship, 11 a.m. Reforma tion Sunday. Sermon: “Our Pro estant Faith.’’ The junior choir, under the dirtction of Mrs. John Watson, will sing two anthems. Methodist Youth Fellowship, 7:30 p.m. Rehearsal will begin on the Christmas cantata* Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Regular meeting of the WSCS Thursday, October 31, 8 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN (O'Neilll Rev Kenneth J. Scott, pastor Sunday-school. 10 a. m, John Harbottle, superintendent; wor ship, 11 a.m., sermon by Rev. Sam Waring, of Valentine. Junior Westminster Fellowship, 5:30 p. m. Senior Westminster Fellow ship, 7 p.m. Tuesday—Primary weekday church school class, 4 p.m.; midweek devotional serv ice, 8 pm. Wednesday—Junior weekday church school class, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 31—In termediate weekday church school class, 4:30 p.m.; junior choir, 6:45 p.m.; senior choir, 8 p.m.; adult choir, 8:30 p.m. METHODIST (Inman) Rev. E. B. Maxcy, pastor Sunday-school, 10 a. m., Har vey Tompkins, general superin tendent. Mrs. Lois Tompkins, primary superintendent. Every one is invited to come and study with us. Worship, 11 am. This is missionary Sunday. Bring the envelopes from the missionary posters mailed to each family. Watch for announcement of the place of the district lay confer ence to be held October 27, No vember 3 and 10, 3 to 5 p.m. The young folks will meet Sunday at 7:30 p.m. METHODIST (Chambers) Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis, pastor Sunday-school, 10:30 a. m„ Clair Grimes, superintendent. Dr. Frank I. Finch, the executive secretary of the conference, will observe the classes in session. Worship, 11 a.m., sermon by Dr. Finch. Basket dinner, 1 p.m. Families are invited. Dr. Finch will meet with the teachers in the afternoon. Methodist Youth Fellowship, 7:15 p.m. There will be no evening preaching. ASSEMBLY OF GOD Rev. J. M. Cummings, pastor. Sunday-school, 10 a.m.; wor ship, 11 am.; evangelistic serv ice, 8 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 8 p.m. We are starting a revival meeting Sunday with Rev. A. A. Walker, of Houston, Tex., as our evangelist. The pub lic is given a cordial invitation to attend these services. CHURCH OF CHRIST Services as usual at the Pleas ant Valley church at 8 p.m Sun day. Those attending the Rally at Orchard last Sunday report in spiring messages by sermon and song. Remi Duhon will give the message next Sunday. Every body welcome. 4 AT NEBRASKA 'U' CHAMBERS — Four people from Chambers are attending the University of Nebraska. They are Keith Newhouse, Robert Tur ner, Irven Walter, and Iven Wal ter. Claude Kerns and Dick Schultz of Kansas City, Mo., spent sever al days here hunting pheasants and visiting at the Harry Lans worth home and with other rela tives. ey Necessary? lural Pupils’ IQ cause of recent rains. She was accompanied by another wom an, a graduate student at the University of Nebraska. The doctor’s visitation in cluded administering IQ tests to pupils. Returning to O’Neill the edu cator did not comment on whether or not the day’s trip had been worth the effort, but indicated that the material ga thered (from the pupils) would have a place in her report CDA ADMITS 24 NEW MEMBERS 8 Former Members Are Reinstated During Sunday Ceremony Twenty-four new members were received into the Catholic Daughters of America chapter here Sunday, and eight former members were reinstated. The initiation was conducted by state and district CDA officials from Norfolk. The new members: Catherine Kirwan. Agnes Claire Hickey, Catherine W. MeShane, Gertrude Ann Sullivan, Berniece Huigens, Margaret Troshvnski, Dorothy Janzing, Helen Turner, Florence McCarville, Mary Hamik, Mrs. A. J. Tasler, Mary E. James, Elsie Ziska, Edna Coyne, Helen Dono- j hoe, Patricia Donohoe, Lenore Gilg. Agnes Wilson, Lou G. Mc Carville, Dorothy Sobotka, Rose mary Langan, Helena Heerman. Mrs Earl Bauld, and Dorothy Kelly. Those reinstated were Kather ine Freed, Berniece Mahin, Edna Hickey, Loretta Hynes, Nona Ull rich, Emma Wewel, Anna Mc Donald, and Mary Jansen. A banquet was served by the Daughters and their husbands on Sunday evening. Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara, Rev. R. J. Lisco, and the initiation officers were hon ored guests. 'Broadcast' Featured Miss Martha .ranousek was toastmistress in a program pat terned after a radio broadcast. The program: Welcome to new class. Agnes McDonough; response, Berniece Huigens; vocal solo, “Smilin' Through,” Sheila Barrett; vocal trio, “Mistress Mary,” Mary Bir mingham, Lorraine Simonson, Bernadette Hynes; talk, “Peace m the Sanctuary of the Home, Rev. Lisco; vocal solo, “Little Old Garden,” Dolores Fredrickson; veeal solo, “If No One Ever Mar ries Me,” Mardy Birmingham; vocal sextette, “Little Bo Beep,” Mary Lois Kelly, Barbara Street er, Marietta Higgins, Lorraine Simonson, Mardy Birmingham, Bernadette Hynes; impromptu speeches. Mrs Kubart, Elsie Zis ka, Wilda Dierks, Florence Mc Carville; vocal, solo, “Cradle Song,” Lorraine Simonson; vocal solo, “The Rosary,” Kathleen Flood; comments, Mrs. Carberry and Mrs. Owens, both of Norfolk; reminiscences of his early priest hood in Nebraska, Msgr. McNa mara; closing the program, Mary Hickey, grand regent. O’NEILL LOCALS Mrs. Marjorie Washachek, of Omaha, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Murphy from Friday until Thursday. Rev. and Mrs. George Long staff, of Hastings, and sons, Ar nold, of Gordon, and Command er John, and wife, of Boston, Mass., visited friends here Wed nesday. Rev. Longstaff was a former pastor of the First Pres byterian church here. Mrs Fred Saunto and daugh ter, Ann, went to Sioux City, Thursday where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Abe Saunto and Mr and Mrs. Joe Saunto until Fri- ] dav. Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Sullivan left Friday for Chicago. 111., to visit relatives and friends for 10 days. William o" Lincoln, spent the weekend with his mo ther, Mrs. Catherine Miller. Mr. Miller left Monday for Chicago, 111., to spend a week visiting Jack Kersenbrock. Mrs. Clarence Saunto and daughter, Suellen, of Seattle, Wash., were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saunto from Sunday until Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lorenz and Mrs. Melvin Lorenz spent Mon day in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. C. E Jones spent Sunday in Polk visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Jones’ mother, Mrs. Nellie Peterson, returned with them for a week’s visit. John and Fred Osenbaugh, stu dents at the University of Ne braska at Lincoln, spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Osenbaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Metschke, of Fremont, spent the weekend with Mrs. Metschke’s parents, Mr and Mrs. C. E. Yantzi. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Erickson, of Mullen, arrived Friday to visit Mrs. Mullen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh, for a few days. Mrs K. Boston, of Casper, Wyo., spent Monday and Tues day visiting her mother, Mrs. Frank Oberle. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hull and fam-1 ily, of Sioux City, spent Sunday and Monday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Baker. Joe DeBacker, of Warrensburg, Mo., arrived Saturday to visit his brother, G. C. DeBacker, and family. Miss Evelyn McNulty, of Lin coln, spent from Wednesday un til Sunday with her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Mc Nulty. Teachers Urge ‘Representation9 x ■--—--0 ‘Irish Lassie’ Hero Abandons Holt County EMMET—Ex-Lt. Leonard C. Fox, of the B-29 “Irish Lassie” j fame, this week left Emmet, ac companied by his wife and their daughter, Judy, to reside in California. Fox was the copilot of a bomber that survived every thing the Japs could hand out during a mission to Tokyo. The story of the epic flight appear ed in Collier’s magazine July 6. The ex-airman spent the summer on the haying crew of his father, Charles Fox, of Em met. EAGLES SPLIT DURING WEEK Ainsworth Wins 13-6 Thriller; Spencer Downed 25-0 The O’Neill high school Eagles broke even on the gridiron dur ing the past week, losing to Ains worth, 6-13, in the first reversal of the season, then bouncing back with a 25-0 smearing of Spencer. In Friday’s fracas with the Ainsworth Bulldogs, the Eagles opened strong, marching from their own 40 to the Bulldog’s goal while in possession of the ball for the first time. Ainsworth knotted the count in the second period, and the half ended 6-all The third stanza was a see-saw affair. In the fourth, Ainsworth’s Half back R. Laverty broke through O’Neill’s right side and scooted 60 yards before he was downed on the O’Neill 3 by Halfback Dick Tibbetts, who had overtaken the fleet Laverty after being alone for 40 yards. Both Laverty and Tibbetts are 120-pound speed sters. The Bulldogs added a center plunge to Mr. Laverty’s setup, and the game was won. It was O’Neill’s first loss in five starts. Ainsworth is unde feated in north-Nebraska league play. On Tuesday the Eagles pounced ( on an inferior Spencer aggrega tion 25-0. Coach F. E. Saindon | used reserves for more than half of the game. The Eagles pushed across two touchdowns in both the first and second halves. Full back Ray Calkins and Halfback Dick Tibbetts did most of the ball carrying. -- Sgt. Ben Asher Weds In New Jersey PAGE—A pretty wedding was solemnized at Long Branch, N. J., when Miss Sylvia Stone be came the bride of Sgt. Ben Asher. Mayor Paul Kierman performed the ceremony at the city hall Mrs. Asher was attired in a blue dress w'ith gold trimmings and black accessories and carried a corsage of pink roses. The maid of-honor, Miss Mary Armus, was attired in black an carried a cor se r,n of red roses. Mrs. Asher was born in Man chester, England, and arrived in this country at the age of one year. She attended school in New York City. Sgt. Asher, who is stationed at Ft. Monmouth, N. J., has been in the U. S. Army the past five years and served in the Philip pines. The bestman was Sgt Paul Truitt, also of Ft. Mammoth. Sgt. Asher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Asher of Page. Defective Stove Pipe Causes Residence Fire The O’Neill volunteer fire de partment Friday was called to the Thomas Harding residence where a defective stove pipe had caused a smouldering wall fire. The alarm was sounded at 9:30 a.m. Damage was negligible. PAGE SICK NOTES PAGE—A. J. McAllister, fore man at the Tighe ranch, suffered a heart attack Monday while pitching hay. . . Leonard and Ivan Heiss and Mrs. Merwyn French went to Sioux City Mon day to bring here Mrs. Leonard Heiss, who has been in a hospi tal there for three weeks. She will be cared for at the Merwyn French home for a time. Mr. and Mrs. Edward L Tracey, of Morrisville, Pa., are here visit ing their cousin, Miss Mary E. Carney. Mr. Tracey is a conduct or on the Pennsylvania railroad between New York City and Washington. Another visitor in j the Miss Carney home this week is her sister, Mrs. L. F. Curtis, of j Sioux City. Holt County Group Would Send Committee to Next Unicameral DETAILS PENDING The Holt County Rural Teach ers association, in session here Friday, aired the possibility of sending representatives to the next session of the Unicameral legislature ‘‘to work in the inter est of rural education.” The group felt that there was a def inite need at Lincoln for repre sentation of the country schools. None of the details of the plan were worked out, but officers of the association were given the “go ahead.” It was suggested that a committee of aggressive board of education members be asked to do the job. The meeting was in connection with the annual Holt county rur al teachers’ institute, which was held in the O’Neill public school building. In charge of arrange ments for the convention was County Superintendent Elja Mc Cullough. One hundred and for ty-five were present, including all grade teachers from O’Neill public school, St. Mary’s acade my, St. Boniface academy of Stu art. St. Joseph’s academy of At kinson, and the normal training teachers and pupils from schools in the county. New Officers Named New officers elected are: Miss Helen Marten, of Atkinson, presi dent; Miss Virginia Derrickson, of Dorsey, vice-president; Miss Gloria Ott, of Amelia, secretary; and Miss Phyllis Wood, of Cham bers, treasurer. The retiring pres ident is Mrs. Mildred Cameron, of Ewing. vjuesi insiuciurs ai me msu tute included: Miss Altine Hahn, a reading specialist; Dr. Dwight Curtis, of Iowa State Teachers’ college, Cedar Falls, la., a lower grade arithmetic specialist, and Dr. Ru.