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VOLUME 68—NUMBER 45_ O'NEILL NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MARCH 17. 1949. PRICE 7 CENTS
HOMELESS BUT LOADED . . . Homeless but loaded with
dough, a little brown and white puppy of undertermined breed
- waits patiently for his master to reclaim him after being aban
doned in a Chicago, 111., depot. Apparently conscience-stricken,
the owner left nine dollar bills tied around the pup’s neck.
Mail Is Exchanged
Near Bridge Washout
CHAMBERS — Mail to anc
• from O’Neill and Chambers
was exchanged "by hand” al
the South Fork river bridge
South of O’Neill Monday
March 7. Approaches to the
bridge were washed out the day
before. Repairs were made
Monday so that pedestrians
could cross the bridge but not
vehicles.
Consequently Carrier Fred
Lowery was met at the bridge
by Postmaster Margaret Coop
er, of Chambers, and sacks o)
mail were exchanged.
By Tuesday morning, Marc!
8, however, the bridge ovei
Dry Creek, closer to O’Neill
was also washed out and was
not repaired until late in the
day, hence there was no mail
service here Tuesday.
Norfolkans Confer
Degree at Orchard—
ORCHARD—The second de
gree staff of the Norfolk IOOF
lodge visited the Orchard
lodge Tuesday night, March 8,
and conferred the degree on six
^ candidates. Several members
of the Orchard lodge belong to
the Norfolk Encampment.
The Norfolk lodge will cele
bratt its 75th anniversary in
May. The Orchard lodge has
been invited for the occasion
and a number plan to attend.
FMfty were present at the
March 8 meeting. Luncheon
was served at the close by Al
ex Browning. Melvin Gunter
and Roy Sivesind.
High Five Meet*—
STUART — The High Five
club was entertained at the
home of Mrs. Max Karo Fri
day, Mrs. Clem Olbdering, Mrs.
Minnie Haskin, and Mrs. Tom
Papke won the prizes. Mrs.
Karo served a lunch.
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Martha Community Club
to Resume Friday—
The Martha Community club
will resume its meetings on
Friday, March 18, with a card
party at the Martha school.
Everyone has been invited to
attend. Ladies have been ask
ed to bring sandwiches or
cake.
No meetings have been held
since November, due to the in
clement weather.
Community Club
Seeks 100 Men
STUART—The Stuart Com
munity club in launching its
! 1949 membership drive has
adopted the slogan: “One Hun
dred Men for ’49.”
i At a regular .meeting Tues
ay, March 8, over 60 men were
present.
Club officials are asking
anyone that hasn’t been con
tacted to see any member of
the organization for details.
The club recently went on
record with the railway com*
mission as opposed to rate in
creases sought by the North
western Bell Telephone Co.
Jerome Weber New
Cleveland 4-H Head
STUART—The Cleveland 4
H club organized for 1949 at
Cleveland church on Friday.
A. Neil Dawes, the county
agent, demonstrated pictures
| with the county extension pro*
jector. These included several
pictures of interest such as
“Good Range Practices,”
“Something You Didn’t Eat,”
and “A Road That Turn*
Right.”
Following these the club
elected officers and leaders.
Leader—Mrs. Herbert Sweet?
assistant leader—Robert Dem
ing; president — Jerome Web
| er; vice-president—Laura Mul
ford; secretary-treasurer— Lu
I cille Mitchell; reporter—Robert
I Weber.
Lunch, consisting of sand
wiches, cake and coffee, wag
served.
Attend Mardi Gras—
STUART — Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Gill returned from
their trip to the South, having
gone over 5,000 miles. They
were at New Orleans, La., dur
ing the festival of the Mardj
Gras. Walter says he saw some
sections that would be “nice to
live in,” but he says he would
“take Nebraska for a home ev
ery day.”
Clackers See Demonstration—
STUART — Mrs. Richard
Braurer was hostess to the
Clay Creek Clackers last
Thursday. Part one, “Fabrics i
Old and New,” was demon- ]
strated by the leaders, Mrs.
Linford Sweet and Mrs. Rich- 1
ard Braurer. Lunch was serv- |
ed.
r Airir AX NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Schoen
abaum, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Woe rpel and Willard, of Bone
steel, were Sunday, March 6,
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Woerpel.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gilb
ronson were Sunday afternoon,
March 6, visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Woerpel.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woer
pel and Rev. and Mrs. E. Gut
jahr attended the funeral of
Henry Korb, held at Gregory,
S. D., Thursday afternoon,
March' 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Ludwig
and Joy Len, of Butte, were
Monday, March 7, dinner
guests in the Henry Connot
home.
Mr and Mrs. Conrad Weid
ner and son, of Bonesteel, S.
D., were Tuesday evening,
March 1, visitors' of Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Gies.
Mrs. Ted Wilkey and Mrs.
C. Lang were Wednesday,
March 2, visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Doane.
Harry Wagner, who is em- !
ployed at Dallas, S. D., spent
Sunday, March 6, with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wag
ner.
Mrs. Dave Rittel helped pa- ■
per at the Carl Wagner home j
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Wolff
and Charles attended the bas
ketball games at Delmont Fri
dv, March 4. Billy Joe remain
ed with his grandmother at
Lake Andes. They were ac
companied by Miss Tillie
Stedronsky, of Lake Andes.
Mrs. Charles Woerpel, Mrs.
Gus Schoenabaum, of Bone
steel. Mrs. Emma Herst and
Fred Walth were Sunday af-,
Drink Tests Jump
Legislative Hurdle
Legalized chemical tests for
the drinking driver have jump
ed the first hurdle in the Ne
braska legislature on its way
for complete passage into law.
The bill, which was debated
on the floor of the senate on
three occasions, has been a
mended to include lower pe
nalties, certification of the
testors by the department of
health, and a clause to disal
low a presumption of guilt to
be made against anyone who
refused to take the tests.
The bill, introduced by Sens.
R. W Hill, of Hebron, and
Dwight Burney, of Hartington,
was sponsored by the Nebras
ka state safety council.
It sets up the test results
which will be considered not
under the influence, on the
borderline, and under the
influence. The certification
of testors amendment was
’ introduced by Sen. Louis
Holmes, of Grand Island, and
the protective amendment
by Sen. John Adams, of Om
aha.
The lower penalties, intro
duced by Sen. Willard Wilson,
of Holdrege, reduce the mone
tary fine, the minimum license
ssupension and the minimum
jail sentence for the first of
fense. Under the second of
| fense the monetary fine is les
sened, however, other provis
ions remain as before. The
third offense remains as it ap
pears now on the statutes.
Proponents of the lower pe
nalties expressed belief that
the important thing was that
a conviction is obtained rather
than the amount of money
fined. The board of directors
of the state safety council op
posed the lowering of the pe
nalties. however, the amend
ment was passed on the floor
of the senate during the bill’s
debate.
Under provisions of the pro
posed law. tests of a suspect’s
bodily fluids or breath may be
examined by a certified exam
iner for presence and amount
of alcohol. The results of these
tests will be admissable evi
dence in the courts of Nebras
ka. If the suspect is found to
have .15 percent by weight of
alcohol in his blood, he will be
presumed under the influence
of alcohol. If he has less than
this to .05 percent, he will be
placed on the borderline and
other evidence may prove his
innocence or guilt. Any test
of .05 percent or under will be
presumed not under the influ
ence.
This law does not make it
mandatory for a person to
take a test, instead he is
protected by Adam's amend
ment.
Plans call for the equipment
of the state safety patrol with
portable tests which can be
carried in their cars. This will
enable on-the-spot checks to
be made when the driver is
stopped or involved in an ac
cident.
ternoon, March 6, visitors in
the Carl Wagner home.
Mrs. Ernest Schqenregge and
Mrs. Walter Ren left Tuesday,
March 1, for Brookings, S. D.,
to attend an Eastern Star
meeting. They returned home
Friday, March 4.
Bonnie McDonald ... be
ing heard at 1:15 p. m. Mon
day through Friday over ra
dio station WJAG.
Bonnie McDonald
New Air Personality
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Bonnie McDonald, a new ra
dio personality, is being heard
1 every afternoon — Monday
through Friday— at 1:15 over
radio station WJAG at Nor
folk.
Bonnie’s program sponsored
by the J. M. McDonald com
pany, formerly Brown-M.cDon
ald’s, will appeal to the ladies
as Bonnie tells about hobbies,
women in the news, decorating
the home, and tips on making
housekeeping and homemaking
a little easier, as well as on
making that budget stretch.
Bonnie started learning the
business of homemaking early,
since she came fTom a large
family, and her mother felt,
rightly, that the children were
“never too young to learn.” Of
course, budget stretching is al
ways a problem in a large
family, so she also developed
an intense interest in design
ing clothes, home decorating,
and planning inexpensive en
tertainment for groups.
Bonnie frankly admits that
she likes to talk, and this,
combined with a lively curios
ity has led her into a num
ber of interesting hobbies. Of
course, her main interest is her
husband and her little daugh
ter, Gwen, both of whom are
heart and soul with her in her
little trips' into these fascinat
ing sidelights of this business
of living.
Manager Joe Stutz says that
the McDonald store here is
helping to sponsor Bonnie Mc
Donald’s broadcasts.
1 teen tattler
DEMODEL CHURCH
FAIRFAX—During the past
few weeks a number of men,
including parishoners, have
been busy remodeling the Bap
tist church in Fairfax.
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Orchard Man, 86,
Says More Snow This
Winter Than Ever
ORCHARD — Alex Cooper,
who lived for many years at
Norfolk but who has lived on
a farm three miles south and
one-half mile west of Orchard
tor many years, observed his
86th birthday anniversary Sat
urday, March 5. Mr. Cooper is
in “excellent" health for a
man of his age. He has been
“snowed-in” since the first
blizzard of November 18, how
ever, and the only way to get
in or out of his place at pres
ent is on foot.
Mr. Cooper came to this
country from Scotland. While
living at Norfolk he was a
fireman for the North Western
i ‘he Norfolk to
He was married to Miss Em
ma Peters at Norfolk 52 years
ago. Mr. Cooper lived at Or
chard for a time and then
moved to a farm where he
now lives. Mrs. Cooper died
six years ago.
He has two sons, James, of
Ewing, and Peter, of Orchard,
and a daughter in Idaho,
i Many friends called on Mr.
I Cooper on his anniversary to
I wish him a “happy birthday."
Mr. Cooper says there has
been more snow this past Win
I ter than any other Winter
| within his memory.
Entertains Girl Friends_
Miss Carol Seger entertained
11 girl friends at a party Sat
urday evening in honor of her
13th birthday. Games and mu
sic furnished the entertain
ment. Carol is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seger.
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