Eagles Top Balers
53-30 in Finale
Baker Kids Lose 1
• Preholiday Tilt
The Atkinson high Balers were
limited to six fielders last Thurs
day evening on their own court
as the potent O’Neill high Eagles
started slowly and then rolled to
% handy 53-30 triumph.
At the end of the first frame
fc>oth clubs were deadlocked at 7
fclL O’Neill pulled to a 24-13 ad
vantage at halftime and zoomed
in front 44-21 at the end of the
khird.
The brand of balL, like the of
ficiating, was ragged at times.
The Balers’ high scorer—Puck
failed to get a field goal.
Coach Paul Baker’ s kids
knocked - off for the holidays,
having dropped only one pre
Christmas engagement. They tri
umphed over St. Mary’s, Goth
lenourg, Creighton and Atkinson
land, were spilled by Ainsworth
a dose margin.
O’Neill reserves triumphed, 48
«L
Eddie Gatz fractured his ankle
during the reserve game and fin
ished the contest without know
ing the extent of the injury.
Boxscore of main event:
- O’NEILL (53) fg ft pf tp
Chace_ 2 0 4 4
Dexter_0 0 10
° Hollenbeck _ 2 4 5 8
Kilcoin_110 3
Buckmaster_ 4 5 4 13
Seger ___2 10 5
Carroll __113 3
Closson_ 0 0 0 0
Eby_ 6 3 2 15
Booth_:_10 12
Davidson_0 0 10
Totals_19 15 21 53
ATKINSON (30) fg ft pf tp
Dunn, F. _._ 0 0 0 0
Karr _,_14 5 6
Dierks _10 0 2
Kissinger__ 2 2 5 6
Houston_ 0 0 0 0
Puckett __ 0 7 3 7
Withers _ 1113
' Batliff_14 3 6
Spence _ 0 0 0 0
Dunn, D._ 0 0 0 0
Totals _6 18 17 30
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Volleyball, Cage
Clinic Held, Stuart
STUART — Volleyball fans
iMtcked the Stuart auditorium on
. Thursday night, December 18,
When the high school sponsored
volleyball jamboree and basket
ball clinic.
The whistle blew for the start
With the junior and freshman
boys playing the senior and
sophomore boys. The score fa
vored the junior-freshmen, 41-38.
The next game was the house
wives against the business wo
men. ThQ: housewives could
boast only a 1-point margin
‘over the business women in the
*1-40 score.
A basketball clinic by Coach
Don DeCosta and five of the
Yearn was given while the crowd
relaxed.
The boys gave demonstra
tions of various fouls and trav
eling while the coach explained
referees' signals and the new
rules recently put into effect.
Next the farmers played the
businessmen a fast game ending
34-31, in favor of the farmers.
The high school volleyball team
divided as seniors and freshmen
against the juniors and sopho
mores and finished with a score
in favor of the juniors and
sophomores, 37-34.
It was all in fun and the door
receipts went into the athletic
fund.
VERDIGRE WALKS
VKKDIGRE •— The Verdigre
. BRawks pasted the Lynch high
^school basketball team Friday
'^evening on the Verdigre floor.
Tbe score: Verdigre 103, Lynch 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Petersen and
IPamela are planning to spend
‘‘Christmas at Lake Andes, S.D.,
Visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
*Ge*rge Padronos.
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Twin Benefit Cage
Bill at Atkinson
ATKINSON — The Atkinson
high gymnasium will be the scene
of a benefit basketball twin bill
Friday night
The Atkinson All-Stars will
tackle the St. Joseph’s hall
alumni at 7:30 p.m.
Performers for the Stars will
be Dick Wilbem, Lech, Siebert,
Ted Lindberg, Don Godel, Don
Beck, Shorty Miles, Wills, Jack
Gatz and Pat Hickey. For the
Alumni will be Bob Tushla, Bob
Berigan, Tom Slattery, Dexter,
Weichman, Len Troshynski, Ben
Troshynski and Wenner.
The second game, starting at
about 9 p.m., will feature the
East All-Stars composed of play
ers from Atkinson, ONeill and
Neligh clashing with the socalled
West All-Stars, made up of play
ers from Bassett, Ainsworth and
Stuart.
Cards Hit by
Indians, St, Joe
Redskins Roll, 46-21;
Jays Win, 37-31
Those St. Mary’s academy
Cardinals, fighting an uphiil
battle during the pre-Christmas
holidays with a green crew, were *
twice punished during the past
seven days, losing to the St.
Francis (S.D.) Mission Indians,
21-46, and succumbing to a
strong St. Joseph’s hall (Atkin
son) finish, 31-37.
Injuns Hot at Outset
Coach Joe George’s Cardinals
were overwhelmed during the
first two periods by a furious
assault by the St. Francis Red
skins who jumped to a 13-1 first
quarter margin and stretched
the lead to 26-5 at the inter
mission.
The Cards weren’t unlimbered
during those early stanzas after
a chill 150-mile car ride. The
O’Neill parochial crew played the
Dakotans on fairly even terms
in the second half, but the dam
age had been done. Noah Swift
and Johnny Wain paced the
winners’ attack with 10 points
each.
The Cards limped back to
O’Neill between 2:30 and 4 a. m.
the following morning.
ST. FRAN. (46) fg ft pf pts
LaPointe, f_3 0 0 6
Swift, f_4 2 1 10
Gillaspie, f_0 2 0 2
Mernod, f_1 0 0 2
Lind, c_2 2 16
Wright, c_0 3 3 3
Hawkass, g _3 10 7
Wain, g_3 2 3 10
Roubidau, g_0 0 0 0
Running Bear, g_0 0 10
TOTALS_16 12 9 46
ST. M'Y (21) fg ft pf pts
Weier, f_2 3 2 6
Graham, f _2 0 14
T. Wanser, f_4 12 9
Cuddy, f_0 0 0 0
J. Wanser, c_1 0 12
London, c_0 0 0 0
Bazelman, g_0 0 2 0
J. Fritton, g_0 0 0 0
W. Donohoe, g_.0 0 4 0
Tomlinson, g_0 0 0 0
TOTALS_9 4 12 21
Jays Keep Record Clean
A get-hot-quick antic on the
part of St. Joe’s Nick Schmit,
pouring in four fielders in dra
matic succession, kept the Blue
jays’ cage record spotless in Mon
day’s go against the St. Mary’s
Cardinals on the O’Neill rink.
The Cards were in front until
late in the game when Coach
Lou Wewel’s Josie crew uncork
ed.
Soph Terry Wanser fashioned
13 points for the losers, sinking a
few nifty corner shots. The Card
inal led 15-13 at halftime.
ST. M’Y (31) fg ft pf pts
W. Donohoe, g _ 10 3 2
J. Fritton, g_ 0 0 0 0
Tomlinson, g_ 0 0 0 0
Bazelman, g__ 12 3 4
Graham, f_112 3
J. Wanser, c_ 2 5 4 9
London, c_ 0 0 0 0
Weier, f_ 0 0 5 0
Cuddy, f_ 0 0 0 0
T. Wanser, f_6 1 0 13
Totals_11 9 17 31
Orchard Town Team
Trims Inman 71-30—
ORCHARD — Orchard’s town
basketball team won its third
straight victory here Sunday af
ternoon, trouncing Inman, 71-30.
Wilmer Young scored 30 points
for Orchard and B. Park added
13. Best for Inman were Sobotka
with 9 and Godel with 8.
Ewing will play Orchard here
January 4. *
Previously the Orchard town
ers defeated Ewing 42-41, and
Page, 55-51.
BOWLING NEWS
(Week of December 14-17)
The high single game was
rolled by Dale Hines with 236.
He also tok the high single se
ries with 533. Phillips 66 cap
tured the high team and high
team series with 800 and 2215.
There was only one “200”
game and “500” series bowled,
which was by Dale Hines, 236
and 533.
The team standings are as fol
lows:
W L
Coast-to-Coast_21 15
Phillips 66_21 15
Knight Bowling Alley 21 15
New Outlaw_18 18
M & M Cafe_18 18
Wm. Krotter Co. _17 19
Gambles_14 22
McIntosh Jewelry _13 23
Yule Party Held—
The Chez-a-Mari club held a
Christmas party on Monday, De
cember 15, at the home of Mrs.
John H. MeCarville. They met
at the M&M cafe for dinner then
returned to the MeCarville home
where they played games and
exchanged gifts.
Cherry Ranchers
Principal Objectors
Principal objections to the
proposed development of the Ni
obrara river basin came from
a handful of Cherry county
ranchers living along the Snake
river in official hearings con
ducted last week.
This opposition was anticipat
ed by proponents of the move,
the Niobrara River Basin Devel
opment association. First hear
ing was at O’Neill on Tuesday,
December 16. Next day a hear
ing was held at Ainsworth, fol
lowed on Thursday at Valentine
and Gordon.
Four Boyd county persons liv
ing on Ponca creek spoke out
against the proposal at the O’
Neill hearing. But the vast ma
jority of the persons volunteer
ing to speak at O’Neill, and also
at Ainsworth, were in favor of
bringing irrigation to the valley.
The Valentine meeting pro
duced ample support for the de
velopment, but both sides of the
proposal were adequately aired
out. At Gordon on Friday the
feeling was in favor of develop
ment.
Either Gov. Val Peterson or
Gov.-Elect Robert Crosby is ex
pected to forward to bureau of
reclamation’s plan to congress
for approval.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Muff and
Carolyn are planning to spend
Christmas in the home of Mrs.
Wilma Daniels at Ewing. Mr.
and Mrs. George Jefferies and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wright, both of
Ewing, also plan to be present.
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900 Kids Greet Santa
About nine hundred children were handed treats by Santa’s
helpers during his one hour visit to the O’Neill public school Sat
urday afternoon. This is a portion of the crowd of youngsters as
they queued for a chit-chat. Of course, doting parents were in the
line, too.—The Frontier Photo.
Christmas Party for
Chambers Society—
CHAMBERS—Members of the
Kellar Presbyterian Ladies’ aid
! society held a Christmas party
and program last week following
the business meeting.
Twenty-one women and 7 chil
dren attended the meeting. Mrs.
j Ed Eisenhauer was hostess, as
sister by Mrs. Lelia Grubb.
The president, *drs. Elmer
Wandersee, had charge of the
meeting. Mesdames Charles Cool
idge, Gaius Wintermote and Ray
Hoffman were appointed to pur
chase treats for the Christmas
eve program at the church.
Mrs. Eugene Halsey and Mrs.
Bernard Hoffman presented the
new yearbooks.
Lunch was served following the
meeting. Mrs. Elmer Wandersee
will be hostess at the January 14
meeting.
Band Uniforms
Get Priority —
SPENCER—Members of the
Band Boosters club decided at a
meeting last week to promote
uniforms for the band as their
first project.
A membership committee was
appointed. Parents of pupils ac
tive in the music department
were agreed on as automatic
members.
The group recently organized,
adopted by-laws and decide to
hold regular meetings at the
school auditorium at 8 p.m. the
last Thursday of each month, be
ginning January 29.
Miss Hyldred McKim, who is
employed in Omaha, arrived Sun
day to spend the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McKim.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mattern
are planning to spend Christ
mas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Mattern, at Creighton.
1952 Big Year for SCS
Records were shattered on
many counts when me 1952 fig
ures were totaled for the Holt
soil conservation district. It has
been a successful year and many
farmers have started down the
road to conservation farming.
The weatherman cooperated in
the fact that employees were able
to spend more man days in the
field. In addition three part
time employees were made avail
able by th PMA office for tech
nical assistance through the soil
conservation district. About 181
man days of this time was ac
tually used. In addition, the full
time equipment manager of the
district freed the technicians of
many hours of work previously
done by them. It all adds up to
the best year ever for conserva
tion in Holt county, according to
C. R. (“Bob”) Hill, conservationist
in charge of the district.
For example, 114 farmers and
ranchers applied to the Holt dis
trict for technical assistance.
Comparing to other years this is a
sizeable increase, Hill said.
In 1946, only 26 made such ap
plication and the record shows
a steady increase from that
date on. In 1950. 77 made ap
plications and in 1951 there
were 98.
This means that since 1944
when the district was organized
680 farmers and ranchers have
received technical assistance from
the Holt district.
The increase in the past two
years to a large extent is the re
sult of the consolidation of the
PMA and SGS that took place
early in 1951. It has afforded di
rect contact with non-cooperators
and given them an opportunity
i to become better acquainted with'
the soil conservation service and
an opportunity to get started on
a complete conservation plan.
A revision of the planning sys
tem was inaugerated this year.
Now instead of developing a
complete plan, the cooperator is
given an opportunity to become a
cooperator of the district upon re
quest. The plan, then, will be
developed the same as before ex
cept that it will be a gradual pro
cess. For example: if a man
wants terraces, the plan will be
developed primarily on the crop
land affected. Terraces and
waterways will be designed, a
good cropping system will be
discussed, etc., but the remain
der of the plan will be delayed.
This has afforded better co
ordination between planning
and application of conserva
tion practices and has allowed
a limited number of technicians
to work for more people.
As for other records new con
tour farming was only five acres
short of setting an all-time rec
ord. The 208 acres of tree plant
ing was just 14 acres short of the
all time record set in 1950. Farm
and ranch ponds more than dou
bled the previous record set last
last year. There was more than
twice as many terraces completed
this year than the previous rec
ord of 5.2 miles set in 1950. Near
ly twice as much farm drainage
was completed this year as last,
the previous record year.
Sixty-three acres of waterways
on 20 farms were prepared, seed
ed and stablished. This is nearly
three times the previous record
year of 1946 and more than the
total seed on cooperator farms
>since the district started in 1944.
Considerably more alfalfa and
brome grass was seeded this year
than in any previous year.
Seeding of vetch in the coun
ty was greatly expanded and
holds promise of increasing for
many years to come.
All-in-all it was a good year for
conservation, Hill asserted. In
dollars and cents this will mean a
greater return for the farmer and
rancher for years to come.
Terraces waterways, proper
crop rotation, the use of legumes,
etc., all increase the production
potential of the county. Dams
will help store waterr reduce ero
sion, provide stock water and in
many cases afford excellent rec
reational facilities. Tree plant
ing affords greater protection to
livestock, cropland or farm build
ings, all of which means greater
gains or lower costs.
“We are convinced of two
things. ‘Conservation pays’ and
‘conservation is everybody’s busi
ness,’ ” Hill concluded.
Visiting on Coast —
Mrs. P. B. Harty departed on
Wednesday, December 17, for Log
Angeles, Calif., where she is
spending the holidays with her
sister, Miss Geraldine Cronin and
near her son, Airman Thomas C.
Harty, who is awaiting overseas
shipment to the Far East.
Mr. and Mrs. George Van Ev
ery are expecting the following
guests in their home on Christ
mas: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Van
Every and daughter of Grand Is
land, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller
and sons of Norfolk and Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Fuller and son.
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I _ O’NEILL — 1
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More than two thousand years ago, three Wise Men fol
lowed the Star of Bethlehem to a manger . . . the humble
birthplace of Him who was to bring a new spirit into the
World . . . the spirit of “Peace on Earth, Good Will to
Men.” Today, as in all the years between, that spirit lives
on in the hearts and minds of all mankind . . . calling us
to church on this, our Saviour’s natal day ... to lift our
voices in those beloved old Christmas hymns and carols
. . . and lift our hearts anew with the courage and hope
of His message.
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