STATE hist soc
The Frontier
VOLUME 66,—NUMBER 44. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1947.
HUSKER CARAVAN
IN 3-DAY SHOWING
Scottville, Atkinson and
Page Are Making
Preparations
EXHIBITS FASCINATE
• The widely-known Cornhusker
agricultural caravan, sponsored
by the University of Nebraska
agricultural extension service,
will visit three Holt county com
munities next week.
The first showing will be next
Thursday at the Scottville town
hall under the auspices of the
Scott home extension club. On
Friday, March 21, the caravan
will make an afternoon visit at
Atkinson, and on Saturday,
March 22, the show will stop at
Page for an all-day affair.
Details of the impending visits
were announced this week by
County Agent A. Neil Dawes, I
who is assisting with the arrange
ments.
Mis. Guy Pinkerman, in charge
of arrangements at Scottville, said
that the exhibit will be launched
there at noon with a dinner in
* the basement of the town hall.
The keynote of the afternoon
program will be farm unit plan
ning.
The program: 1 to 1:30 p.m.,
viewing exhibits of crops, live
‘minaq soiuxouoaa auioq ‘ipojs
insects an home modernization;
1:30 to 1:40 p.m., remarks by
Mrs. Pinkerman; 1:40 to 2:15, ex
planation and discussion of ex
hibits; 2:15 to 2:45 p.m., motion
pictures; 2:45 to 3 p.m., weed and
grass identification contest; 3 to
3:30 p.m., demonstrations on
dressing chickens; 3:30 to 3:45,
balanced farming; 3:45, prizes for
grain show and needle work.
Leaders to Participate
State and county extension
leaders will participate in the j
program.
The Atkinson show will be held
•in Memorial hall and will include
a lunch, motion pictures, prizes
and the caravan exhibits of the
newest developments in agricul
ture. Robert Keating is chair
man-of the Atkinson Service club
committee which is arranging for
the caravan’s visit. Other com
mittee members are W. W. Free
man, Ray Verzal Alex Cleary,
and R- O. Jarvis.
Th program at Page will fol
low generally the pattern of the
Scottville and Atkinson showings,
except that the Community club
has posted prizes. These include:
The best homemade farm ma
chinery or equipment, $5, first
prize; $3, second; $2, third • best
four-horse* team, $5; team pulling
race, $5, first; $2.50, second, best
three ears of corn; best gallon of
oats, rye wheat; best peck of po
tatoes, and heaviest dozen of
tun's eggs.
Fancy needle work prices will
also be given.
REPORT WHEAT, RYE
FIELDS ‘GREENING’
Light rains and snow showers
w „re in order here twice during
the past week. The “Springish”
weather was accompanied by
overcast skies and some fog.
Temperatures have fallen be
low freezing nightly, but only
once—early Friday—did the mer
cury get down to the neighbor
hood of zero.
The mild weather has resulted
in considerable frost coming out
of the ground.
Reports have been heard that
winter wheat and rye are begin
ing to “green up” and farmers are
eager to begin their Spring work.
The week’s weather sumary,
based on 24-hour readings at 8
a.m. daily, follows:
Dates Hi Lo Moist.
March 7_ 25 8 .01
March 8_33 18
March 9 _ 37 27
March 10 _ 40 29 .03
March 11 _ 38 29
March 12 _41 29 .03
March 13 _ 36 29 T
Total _ .07
* CONLEY DUMPS DUSEK
Jack Conley, of Denver, Colo.,
won over Joe Dusek of Omaha, in
two-straight falls here tonight
(Thursday) in an American Le
gion sponsored wrestling match.
Dusek, who opposed Abe Cole
man, of Brooklyn, N. Y., in the
semiwindup, returned to take on
Conley in the main event when ,
John Pesek of Ravenna, was un- ;
able to be here.
In the semiwindup Dusek mea
sured Coleman with one fall in
35 minutes and time ran out in
their scheduled two-out-of-three
in 45 minutes. Cal Reese, of St.
Joseph, Mo., and Frank Taylor,
of Toledo, O., battled to a draw
in a special event. The public
school auditorium was filled
with customers.
• _
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Oscar L. Paulsen, 25, and Kath- !
erine Mae Pratt, 17, both of El
gin, March 11.
:,!» ( LERGY AT MSC,R. M NAMARA S JUHILEE
Thirty-nine clergy gathered
here March 4 when Rt. liev.
J. G. McNamara (front low,
center) celebrated his golden
jubilee in the Catholic priest
hood in a sacerdotal solemn
mass.
Included among the visiting
priests were Rt. Rev. B. H.
Lordemann. of Hatington; Rt.
Rev. Joseph Boshek, of West
Point; Ve.y Rev. J. J. Crowley,
of Albion, the oldest p iest in
the group; and all of Msgr. Mc
Nama. a s former assistants.
Msgr. Lordemann and Rev.
Crowley a e or. jyfs'v McNa
mara’s left; Msgr. Boshek and
Rev. Francis J. Werthamnn, of
Butte, a e cn his i .lit. i.e .
Wnr*hamnn was the deacon of
the mass.
6t. Patrick's c-urch here Xvas
-"'erflowed for the event.— Th
Frontier Photo by John H. Mc
Carville.
MANY ABSENTEES
DUE TO INFLUENZA
Public School Averages
60-70 Daily; ‘Not
an Epidemic’
A wave of sickness, ranging
from innocent common colds to
influenza and an occasional case
of pneumonia, struck O’Neill dur
ing the past week.
Hardest hit were the schools;
Supt. Ira George, of the O’Neill
public school, estimated today
(Thursday) that absentees were
averaging “from 60 to 70 per
day” at that institution. Most
absentisms were of short dura
tion, he said, usually one-half to
trvo days..
Officials at St. Mdry’s academy
report numerous absentees, but
not as many as at the public
school.
Meanwhile, classes in both in- i
stitutions have been conduc ed
as usual.
Four public school teach rs,
Mrs. John Watson, music depar t
ment; Mrs. Leo Mullen, sixth
grade; Mrs. John Harbottle, fifth
grade; Miss Loretta Enright, sec
ond grade, and Mrs. Charlotte
Ressegieu, were out this week.
At one time four members of
the championship class B basket
ball team, Richard Tibbets, Ivan
Saindon, Robert Hartman and
Robert Matthews, were in bed
with influenza.
Most of the illnesses do not ev
en require the attention of a doc
tor.
Dr. O. W. French said the wave
could not be described as an epi
demic, but rather as a result of
rapid changes in the weather.
HIGHWAYS 11, 95
LISTED FOR BIDS
Nebraska highway projects, es
timated at near $2,325,009, were
listed in Lincoln Wednesday by
State Engineer Wardner G. Scott j
for bids to be submitted for pro- j
oose letting April 3.
Several of the projects have
previously been bid upon but
were rejected, Mr. Scott ex
plained.
The listings in the O’Neill re- j
gion, with location and approxi- ]
mate length in miles, follows:
On Nebraska highway 11, be
tween Ord and Atkinson, Valley
and Garfield, 16.2-miles, (federal
state project.)
On Nebraska highway 95, west
of Chambers, 8.3-miles, (federal
aid secondary project.)
Fund - Raising for
Monument Nears End
CHAMBERS — The American
Legion Auxiliary is in the process
of raising the balance of funds
needed for the purchase of a mon
ument, which is being erected in
the Chambers cemetery in mem
ory of World War II dead.
The president, Mrs C. E. Alder
son, had charge of the business
meeting Friday night when final
money-raising plans were drafted.
A bazaar and bake sale April 5 is
included in the plan.
TRUCK TIRE BURNS
The O’Neill fire department!
was summoned at 11 p.m. Sunday
to extinguish a fire on a truck at j
the east edge of the city. The 1
tire became overheated after it
went flat. The truck was loaded
with livestock, which were un
hurt. The vehicle is owned by
the Sioux City Trucking compa
ny.
POLIO DRIVE OVER
LAST YEAR’S MARK
A total of $3,010.16 was collect
ed in- Holt county during the 1947
march of dimes campaign for the
National Foundation of Infantile
Paralysis, it was announced this
week by Mrs. Cletus Sullivan, of
O’Neill, the county campaign
chairman.
“These figures represent a siz
able increase*over the 1946 collec
tions for each community and for
the county,” Mrs. Sullivan said.
“The generosity of all who con
tributed and the able assistance
and efforts of the various chair
men is appreciated,” she added.
The breakdown by communi
ties:
Amelia, $44.00: Atkinson. $469.
11; Chambe:s, $165.88; Emmet,
$66.15; Ewing, $435.66; Inman,,
$138.95.
O'Neill, $1,077.85; Page, $160.
94; Stuart, $231.33; rural schools,
$220.29.
2 YOUTHS DIE
IN AIR CRASH
_
Bod;«- Badly Burned;
Identification Is
Delayed
SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER
ELGIN — Two Elgin youths,
Robert Werning, 18, and Robert
Dozier, 17, lost their lives about
10 a. m. Wednesday when the
airplane in which they were rid
ing crashed on the James Dailey
farm, five miles south and four
miles east of Elgin.
Witnesses, Mr. and Mrs. Dailey
and Nick Henn, said that the
plane exploded immediately after
the crash. The bodies were bad
ly burned. The Dozier youth
was burned so that his identity
could not be determined immedi
ately.
Werning, who has been taking
flying lessons, is believed to have
been piloting the plane. He had
ben working for about two years
as a mechanic for a flying service
at Elgin. The plane was a Piper
cub trainer owned by Walter
Koinzan, of Elgin.
The witnesses stated that the
plane circled once before it crash
ed on a hilltop.
The youths, friends since child
hood, graduated from St. Boniface
high school in 1946.
County Attorney E. A. Butter
field and County Sheriff Harry C.
Livingstone, both of Neligh, are
investigating the crash. The
plane was believed to have caught
fire while airborne.
Funeral arrangements were not
cornDleted early today (Thurs
day).
Lions to Hear Soil
Roundtable Discussion
Functions of the Holt county
soil conservation district will be
the basis for a roundtable discus
sin at the next meeting of the
Lions club Tuesday night. Mem
bers of the district’s board of su
pervisors will participate. They
are: D. E. Bowen, of Page, chair
man: E J. Ravell, of Star; Louis
Bernholtz, of Page; F. E. Keyes,
of Inman • Carl Lambert, of Ew
ing.
Conducts School —
INMAN—The Arbutus Rebekah
lodge of Inman entertained at a
special meeting Monday night for
Bertha Graber, of Fremont, as
sembly vice-president.
The official conducted a school
of instruction.
BOARDS AROUSED
OVER LB308
Rural School Leaders See
'Hardship’ If Bill
Is Passed
Frank Nelson, of O’Neill, and
George Collins, of Stuart, Satur
day were selected by a group of
Holt county rural school board
members to represent the group
at the Unicameral legislature
when bill LB 308 is heard.
The school men, representing
most of the rural districts in the
county, regard LB^08 as a threat
to a source of rural teachers.
County Superintendent Elja
McCullough explained that 308
would eliminate the third grade
elementary teaching certificate in
the state. “Most rural teachers,’’
she says, “begin their career with
this certificate, and to make one,
two, or three years of college a
qualification for rural teachers
would ‘head them away from’ in
stead o ‘in to’ the ural field.”
The selection of Mr. Nelson and
Mr. Collins, who is a Holt county
supervisor, was made on an in
formal basis, and their visit to
Lincoln will also be informal.
Miss McCullough said that
rassage of 308 would work an
jxtreme hardship in this region
by 1950.
CLASSICS PLEASE
LARGE AUDIENCE
More than 400 persons gather
ed at the O’Neill public school
auditorium Tuesday evening to
hear the Hastings college concert
band, under the direction of
James M. King, entertain in a
90-minute concert.
The program, consisting mainly
of semiclassical and classical mu
sic, was well-received.
The highlight of the concert
was Rimsky-Korakoff’s “Espagn
ole,” a Spanish dance. The dance
featured the woodwinds and the
difficult passages were well-exe
cuted.
Mrs. Frank Biglin left for Sioux
City Wednesday.
GOES TO DETROIT
J. K. (“Jack”) Davis (above),
of the Midwest Motor company |
here, is one of 36 selected Chev- j
rolet people in the United
Sta! s attending a special six
weeks’ training course at De
troit. Mich, The school, desig
nated by the Chevrolet Motors
division of General Motors as
“the West Point of Industry,”
deals with mod' rn merchandis
ing and management.—O’Neill
Photo Co.
MRS. MENISH AT
93TH MILESTONE
Came from Pennsylvania
in 1897 with 4 Small
Children
NEIGHBORS GATHER
—... ■ *
Mrs. William Menish, who is
probably Holt county’s oldest res
ident. Sunday took time-out fiom
her everyday household duties to
observe her 9tfth birthday anni
versary. Numerous relatives and
longtime friends gathered to help
her mark the occasion.
Rridgett O'Malley was born at
Wilkes-Barre, Penn., on Ma ch
9, 1849. She and her husband
and four small children migrated
west to Nebraska 69 years ago,
making the trip from the railhead
at Wisner to Holt county in a
covered wagon. They homestead
ed in Shields township, being
among the first settlers in this
territory. Mrs. Menish has re
sided here continuously.
Her husband died in 1907,
Never Been 111
Mrs. Menish remains "very ac
tive" despite her advanced years,
according to her son, Ed, with
whom she makes her home six
niles north and two miles west of
O’Neill. Daily she carries out
routine household duties. She
has never been seriously ill, ana
her vision is “good.”
She is the mother of two sons
and four daughters. They are:
Ed, of O’Neill, and H. C., of Lu
verne, Minn.; Mrs. R. J. Marsh,
of O’Neill; Mrs. W. P. Dailey, of
Emmet; Mrs. Mary Thomey, of
Seattle, Wash.; and Mrs. John
Welsch, of Wolcott. Only two of
these and one granddaughter
were able to be present for Sun
day’s observance. The grand
daughter is Mrs. Doyle Williams,
of Seattle.
The celebration Sunday was an
all-day affair. It included a
lunch at noon and card-playing
and visiting throughout the af
ternoon.
5 Coyotes into Ring
but None Bagged
PHOENIX—Five coyotes were
encircled during a coyote hunt
March 4, but not a one was
bagged. Art Doty, who made ar
angements for the hunt, said
.hat about 35 men participated.
Mr. Doty estimates thete are
“seveial dozen coyotes in a three
mile radius east of Phoenix.”
RITES AT EMMET
FOR MRS, JINDRA
Death Claims Farm
Woman, 62, After
9-Months’ Illness
EMMET—Mrs. Emil O. Jindra,
62, Emmet farm woman, died at
4 a.m. Friday at her farm home.
Death followed a nine-months’
illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 10 a.m. at the Church
of the Epiphany at Emmet, with
Rev. John J. O’Brien, church pas
tor, officiating. Interment was in
the new Calvary cemetery at O’
Neill.
Mrs. Jindra was born at Clark
son, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Trunec, both of whom were
natives of Bohemia. On Septem
ber 27, 1904, Miss Frances Trunec
became the bride of Emil O. Jin
dia, the ceremony taking place
at Schuyler.
The family moved to the Em
met vicinity in 1936 from near
Stanton.
Survivors are the widower: two
sons, Oswald, of O’Neill, and
Emil A., of Tacoma, Wash.; four
daughters, Mrs. Joseph Eyrchleb,
of Stanton; Mrs. Joseph Gokie,
Mrs. Raymond Pribil, and Mrs.
John Vitt, all of O’Neill; one bro
ther, Joseph Trunec, of Stanton;
and 17 grandchildren.
Among relatives coming from
a distance to attend the rites
were: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ery
chseb and family, of Stanton;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Trunec, of
Stanton; and Emil Jindra, of Ta
coma.
‘TIic Black Twin’ a
Psychological Story
On March 24, at 8 o.m., the |
Wesleyan university Plainsman
players will ring up the curtain
on “The Black Twin ’’ the psy
chological story of a little god
dess who throws her hvpnotic
green shadow across the lives of
seven peopel. -
The Plainsmen players of Lin
coln, are being brought here un
der the auspices of the Metho
dist church, according to Rev.
Lloyd W. Mullis, church pas* or.
Full d' tails will be announced
in The Frontier next week.
Mrs. H. S. Moses entertained
her two sisters, Mrs. Cora Brodd
and Mrs. Jack Swcigard, both of
Wayne, for the weekend.
St. Joe Wins Opener;
O'Neill, Inman Out
TECUMSEH OUSTS EAGLES 39-30 IN CLASS B;
UEHLING TRIPS INMAN 30-26
By Richard Cronin
SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER
LINCOLN—St. Joseph’s, of Atkinson, was the only Holt county
team to survive the first-round in the state basketball tournament
in progress here his week. The Josies, defending state champs
in class C, blasted Pender 51-20 to gain the semifinals.
The Inman Tigers were defeated 26-30 by Uehlirrg in the first
round class D play, and the O’Neill Eagles, plagued all week by
illness in their ranks, were turned back 30-39 by a favord Tecum
seh team.
Holt and Scottsbluff counties were the only counties in the
state to have three schools each in the 32-team, four-class tourna
ment. Many counties are without representation.
The spacious coliseum at the University of Nebraska is tak
ing care of the customers all right, but the housing problem is
rough. Some of the Holt players are staying in private homes.
Win or lose practically everyone—players and fans alike—are
staying over until the tourney finishes Saturday.
Pender No Match;
Face Wilbur Friday
St. Joseph's academy, of Atkin
son, was limited to seven points
in the first period of play against
Pender in the first-round of the
class C state basketball tourna
ment. But the Josies’ big guns
were moved into action in the
second stanza and from then on
jthe defending state C champs
looked like sure repeaters. Final
score: St. Joe, 51; Pender 20.
Josie guards Bob Mack and
Johnny Weichman put the clamps
on the Pendragons in the second
quarter. Pender could count
only two gift tosses compared to
St. Joe’s 11 points.
Miller Gets Hot
Bill Miller relieved Bob Berri
gan and Ed Scott of their usual
scoiing burden during the sec
ond period, rolling up 20 points.
The Josies’ only weakness was
at the freethrow lane, where they
muffed 11 out of 13 chances in
the first half. The Atkinsonians
led 18-9 at the half; 34-12 at the
end of the third.
St. Joe meets Wilbur at 2:50 1
p.m. Friday in semifinal play. It
may be the Josies’ toughest test
as Plymouth upset Gibbon in
first-round play. If successful
.-.gainst Wilbur, the Josies will 1
face the winner of the Chappell
Plvmouth game for the title.
The boxscore:
ST. JOSEPH (51) fg ft pf pts
Scott, f 6 4 3 16
Miller, f . 10 1 0 21
Ben igan c 5 0 0 10
Mack, g __ 0 13 1
Weichman, g 1113
Schern, f 0 0 0 0
Collamer, g _ 0 0 0 0
Kokes, c 0 0 0 0 I
O’Malley, g ...... . 0 0 0 0
Judge, f X.. 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 7 7 51
PENDER (20) fg ft pf pts
Wolf, f___3 117
Busch, f___ 0 2 5 2
Schleusner, c_ 0 0 0 0
Evans, c . 0 0 0 0
Tompkins, g . 0 0 0 0
Moeller, g >.„ 115 3
O’Mara, f 2 2 2 6
Christensen, f _ 0 0 2 0
Jergensen g 0 0 10
Assmussen, g_10 12
Totals _ 7 6 17 20
350 PRESENT AT
4-H FUN NIGHT
Three hundred and fifty 4-H
club members, leaders parents
and visitors attended the 4-H fun ,
night activities at the public
school auditorium here Saturday.
Thirty-five members and leaders
were recognized and shared in the
presentation of 60 awards.
The program included: com
munity singing; welcome and in
troduction of Miss Catherine Kir
wan, district home extension
agent, by County Agent A. Neil
Dawes; introduction of state
leaders and visitors by Miss Kir
wan, who acted as chairman for
the evening; Miss Donna Krotter,
of the Merry Madamoiselles, of
Stuart, sang two selections; Miss
Twila Whaley, of the Up-and-At,
It club, of O’Neill, presented her
oration, “4-H Triumph ” with
which she will compete in the j,
state 4-H speaking contest; the
hill hilly tiio, romoosed of Va- ,
lera Lornuost. Elmer Allvn. and
Vernon McClurg, all of Cleve
land township, of Stuart, sang
and played using guitar, wash- j
hoard, coalshovel and sticks;!
Miss Lorraine Coats, of the Mer
ry Madamoiselles sang two se
lections.
Ted Alexander, state rural
youth leader, and Eric Thor, as
sistant state 4-H leader, led the
recreational activity.
Nebraska Cityan Here —
Mrs. James C. Moran is enter
taining her mother, Mrs. Kathryn
Dolan, of Nebraska City, for a
few weeks. Mrs. Dolan arrived
Friday.
O’Neills Grabs 11-4
Lead but It Melts
The O’Neill Eagles grabbed an
early 11-4 lead over Tecumseh in
the class B first-round elimina
tion. But Tecumseh bounced back
in the second stanza, trailing 14
15 at intermission and early in
the third Tecumseh took the up
perhand, maintaining a lead the
rest of the way.
The second-half Tecumseh at
tack was led by lanky Center
Stinson, who collected six field
ers and was largely responsible
for spoiling O’Neill’s first state
tourney bid in many seasons.
Center Bob Matthews looked
good for O’Neill, but the other
Eagles had difficulty finding the
range.
At least four Eagles, including
Matthews, were laidup early in
the week with head colds, and
Forward Dick Tibbetts crawled
out of a sickbed to play. He had
suffered a touch of bronchial
pneumonia, and by doctor’s or
ders was hustled back into bed
alter the game.
No Alibis
The Eagles offered no alibis,
however. Tecumseh was a tough
customer and'was rated stronger
than O’Neill by dopesters.
It was Coach F. E. Saindon’s
first state tourney experience.
Prior to coming to O’Neill, he
tutored two district winners in
C and D but never reached the
Lincoln coliseum.
Tecumseh faces Lexington Fri
day in the semifinals. Lexington,
runnerup in last year’s meet, is
intact again this year and is ex
pected to take the title without
too much difficulty.
The boxscore:
TECUMSEH (39) fg ft pf pts
Horner, f 14 16
Bevenny, f _j._ 0 0 10
Yoder, f ... .5 3 1 13
Howell, f _ 0 0 0 0
Stinson, c _ _ 6 4 4 16
Rothell, c _ 0 2 0 2
Lade, g . , . .T.~. 0 13 1
L. Webb, g _0 111
Bunge g_ 0 0 3 0
K. Webb, g .. 0 0 0 0
Totals _ 12 15 14 39
O’NEILL (30) fg ft pf pts
Saindon, f _4_ 2 2 2 6
Tibbetts, f_12 2 4
Van Every, f _ 2 2 3 6
Matthews, c _ 6 0 4 12
Hungerford, g _ 10 12
Osborne, g ____ 0 0 0 0
Elkins, g___ 0 0 4 0
Totals _ 12 6 16 30
Tigers Lead Until
Final Stanza
The Inman Tigers, Holt coun
ty’s class D offering in the state
tourney, set the pace for three
long periods in Wednesday
night’s first - round go against
Uehling but the opposition
staged a strong finish and won
30-26.
Inman led 8-6 at the end of the
first period: 13-12 at the half, and
22-19 at the start of the fourth.
Scoring for both teams was ev
enlv distributed.
The boxscore:
UEHLING (30) fg ft pf pts
Forsberg, f _ 1022
Larson, f _ 3 0 3 6
J. Wennegen, f 12 14
Satree, c _ 6 0 4 12
Johnson, g 2 0 3 4
Kindschuh, g _ 1 0 1 2
Miller, g ____ 0 0 0 0
Totals _ _ 14 2 14 30
INMAN (26) fg ft pf pts
Heck, f ... . 2 0 14
Hartigan, f _ _ 5 1 3 11
Clark, f..0 0 u u
Mossman c _3 3 19
Sobotka, g _ 0 0 0 0
G. Sholes, g ... 0 0 4 0
Blake, g -,__ 10 3 2
Totals-11 4 12 26
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brinkman
were in Omaha Saturday on bus
iness.