THE FRONTIER D. H. Cronin, Editor and Owner Entered at PostofTice at O'Neill, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter SUBSCRIUTION One Year, in Nebraska-$2.00 One Year, Outside Nebraska 2.25 Every subscription is regarded •a an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly removed from our mailing list at cupiration of time paid for, if the publisher shall be notified; other wise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscrip tion price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions ure made a part of the contract between publisher and subscriber. Display advertising is charged for on a basis of 25a an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line first insertion. Subsequent insertions 5c per line, j INMAN ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rouse re ceived the following letter from their son, Pfc. Marvin E. Rouse, who was on Okinawa at the time it was written, * Okinawa, Sept. 7, 1945. Dear Folks: Well, this is Fri day evening and I guess I’ll write you a few lines. I received your letter today and was glad to hear from you. It was the one with the addresses 1 also received one yesterday telling that you received the money. We’ve only been paid once since we left the states and that was $5.00 while we were on ship The ship that we were on was the USS Riverside Pa. 102, We left Vancouver Barracks on July 7. We arrived at Eniwetok, in the Marshall Islands. July; 20. On July 25 we arrived at Mog Mog Island, which is in the west ern portion of the Caroline Is lands. We were in a nine ship convoy from Eniwetok to Mog Mog Island. We dropped anchor at Mog Mog Island until August 8. On August 8 we left Mog Mog Island in a convoy of 32 ships. Our ship was the forward or flagship for the convoy. On Au gust 12 we landed on Okinawa. By the time you get this letter HI probably be in Hadans. Japan, which is about 40 miles from Tokyo. We’re supposed to leave here within a few days. We are going from here in, C-54’s, which are 4-motored planes. They said we’d be on the plane about 8 hours. Before I write any more, I'd better tell you that the censor have beenowv xxzzflflflfi ship regulations for this unit have been lifted, so we can write! what we want to. Last night Sgt. Tattershall and I went down to a stage show at the “Sea Bees,’’ which is about a mile from here. It, consisted of Dick Jergens and his orchestra; some "Hill Billy” singers; a ven tcoliquist with two dummies; a man and a lady, and “Butch Sea Bee," a little native boy 'about 9 years old, who Is taken care of by the Sea Bees. They had him dressed in a white sailor suit. He led the orchestrfa for a while, then sang “Song of Okinawa’’ in Japanese. Well, 1 can’t think of any more to write, so will close for now. Hope everything is going O. K. there Things are going O. K. here. Write soon. Love, Marvin. Jason Gifford is visiting friends in Inman, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hopkins en tertained the Y. M. Club last Sat urday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Risor and family spent last Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rouse’s. The High School had their in itiation ar>d party at the school house last Friday evening. Mrs. Ermand Keyes has been' very ill with the flu and compli-! cations for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hansen and children visited Mrs. Minnie Hansen, of Creighton last Tues day. hast Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Gene Clark spent the day at Bur well visiting Mr, and Mtb Arthur Clark. 1. ' ‘ E.' X, Watson, I. L Watson Leon Tonjpkips and Gene Clark re turned last Tuesday from Minne sota, where they had beeh cm a tpn day fishing trip. Mrs. Ira Watsoo* and Mrs. May Watson drove to Lincoln bring W. W Watson to Inman to vityt . -with his sons, Earl and Irp.W^tr mfi and families. % Word was received by rela tives that Jim Vidlack, of Oma ha, was in the Methodist if capit al- Uc had a major operation but Is gi’tting along nicely Rev. Maxcy, Mrs. Della Stev ens, Mrs Anna Smith, Mrs. Ldis Tompkins and Mrs Eva-Morten attended a W. S C. S. meeting in Norfolk last Wednesday. The Methodist Church School had Rally Day September 23, with 102 present and September 30, they had a program and Proma tion Day exercises. Here is hoping there will many or more than September 23. The W S. C. S met last Thurs day at the Aid Parlors. Had a covered dish luncheon at noon in honor of the fifth anniverszary of the W. S. C S. In the afternoon they held their business meeting, then planned and worked for the bazaar. A large crowd was in atendance. Last Wednesday the Rebekah Lodge entertained their husbands and Odd Fellows and their wives at a special program and party in honor of the 49th Anniversary of the founding of the Rebekah’s. and a farewell for Mr and Mrs. Robert Tams, who are moving away. A large crowd attended. Coffee Club met at the home of Mrs. L. R. Tompkins last Thurs day with Mrs. Jean Gallagher and Mrs. Maysie Kelly assisting. Twenty-one members and two visitors were, present. All enjoy ed the delicious dinner and the social afternoon. The next meet ing will be at Mrs Mark Hark in’s on October 26. CHAMBERS NEWS Pfc. Lloyd Leidtke arrived home last week from service in Europe. Ivan Walter has been promoted from radio-man 3-c to 2-c. He is in the Pacific. Dr. Gill took John Honeywell to Stuart Tuesday for an appendi citis operation. Mrs. Ruben fell at her home Monday and broke her right arm, just abovo the wrist. Cpl Chauneey Wood came up from the Lincoln Army Air Base on a three day furlough. Mr. and Mrs. George Atkinson and boys drove to Spencer Sun day, to attend church services. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hammer arrived Saturday from Parmet, Idaho, for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs Dick Brion and son, of Neligh. spent Sunday evening at the J. W. Walter home. Zane Rowse left Sunday for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for induction into the armed services. Pvt. Ben Medcalf is now stationed in Kprea. His outfit is quartered in an evacuated hos pital. Mr and Mrs. J. W. Walter re ceived word that their son, Irven, radio man 3-c, had arrived in California. Mrs. Vernon Smith came up from Wichita. Kansas, where she is employed, for a visit with the home folks. Mrs. Emogene Bowers went to Merriman, Nebr., last week to visit at the home of her brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Whitaker and Mrs. Vernon Whitaker and daughter visited relatives at Elgin Sunday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Jenkins and family, of Myrtle Point, Oregon, arrived in Chambers Monday night for a visit with relatives; Mrs Dargaatz. of Detroit, Mich., visited a few days at the home of her daughter and son in-law, Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Dale. Mr and Mrs. Fred Christensen and daughter, of Lincoln, spent last week at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Woods. S. Sgt. Willard Thomson left Sunday night of last week for Camp Livingston, La., after spending a furlough with home folks. The farm sale at the Leo Brown place north of town brought good prices, though the crowd attend ing was not unusually large. The Lutheran Aid served the lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Peterson and family are back in the home I community, from Seattle, Wash.. where Mr. Peterson had been em ployed for some time in war work. Pfc. and Mrs Dean Stevens spent Friday night at the Lee Mitchell home. They enjoyed a dinner Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell home at which Mrs. Mexl Hansen and son David, Dar lene And Prapcis Young and Carl Mitchell wne present. 1 * ' ■" School started this week in district 163 with Mrs Forrest Sammons aA teacher. Armenta and Doreen Gleed have been at tending school in Chambers. Charles , Melvin and Donald At kinson have been going to Valley Center until they were able to get a teachesr ' 1 Lt. Col. Richard Kilt* spent several days visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs Clyde Kiltr and other relatives He came here from Salma, Kansas, his home, wdiere he had been visiting his jVAfe And children, afte* eighteen I months service in England as a doctor in one of the general hos pitals. Lyle Childers arrived home Friday from service in Europe. Pvt. William Knox, who has been stationed on Okinawa is now in China. Dale Wood is able to be in school after a two weeks illness with bronchitis, Mr. and Mrs Butterfield of Or chard, were transacting business in the community Tuesday. Corp. Stanley Lambert has been transferred from Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Fort War ren, Wyoming. Rev. and Mrs. Dale and Mrs. Dale’s mother, Mrs. Dargaartz, of Detroit, spent Thursday evening at the J. W. Walter home. Word received from Pvt. Mar vin Fluckey states that he has been moved from Okinawa and is now stationed at Honshu, Japan. Mrs. Henry Beck and children, of Lee, Nebr., accompanied Rev. Werner to Chambers Sunday. Mrs. Bock is a sister of Mrs. Lyle Walter. T-5 Glen Taylor is spending a fifteen day furlough at home, com ing from California, where he has been stationed the last few weeks. Mr and Mrs. Victor Harley and girls and Marilyn Walter drove to Amelia Sunday, to visit the new baby in the Earl Doolittle home. Jim Sheedy, of Lincoln, spent several days the first of the week visiting at the home of his uncle, Hamilton Jeffers and the Carl Jeffers family. Mr. and Mrs. Clair McVay and daughter. Charlotte, are in Cres tone, Col., to attend the Baca Grant dispersion sale. Oscar Thorin is doing their chores. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sorenson, El vera, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Fleek and children and Raymond Gail Shoemaker were Sunday dinner guests at the Mike Fleek home. Virginia Hanna came home Tuesday from Omaha, after re ceiving her diploma from the electronic school, which she at tended there for several months Guests at the Lyle Walter home Sunday evening were: Rev. Werner and Mrs Henry Beck and children, of Lee. Nebr.; Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Dale and Mrs. Dar gaatz. Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Dale and Mrs. Dale’s mother, Mrs. Dar gaatz drove to Hiawatha, Kansas, Monday to visit his parents. Mrs. Drgaatz will leave from there for her home in Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt Hansen and daughters, Mr and Mrs. Har old Hansen and daughter, all of Norfolk, are visiting at the Ed ward Nissen home. Mrs. Schmidt Hansen is a sister of Mr. Nissen and Mrs Sorenson. Donald Dankert has received his discharge from the armed forces, after serving in the Pacific area of warfare since February, 1942. He arrived home Sunday evening, after visiting his sister, Mrs. Arnold Lenz. Mr. Lenz and family in Missouri. He received his discharge at Fort Leaven worth. Kansas The members of the American Legion and the Women’s Auxili ary heldl a meeting in the Legion Hall Tuesday evening. A busi ness meeting at which the Aux iliary collected membership dues, was held. The Auxiliary states that the 1946 memberships are due and it would help greaatly if they were handed in as soon as possible. , Katheryn F. Wood Phm. 3-c writes her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood, that they at U. S. N. A. S. Vero Beach, Florida, made preparations for the hurricane which struck Miami. Windows were boarded up, the planes were flown away and no leaves or liberties granted, but the center of the storm was west of there, so all they received was a fairly strong wind, much like we often have at home Katheryn was re cently promoted from HAl-c to Ph M3-c. Mission Festival was held at the Lutheran Church Sunday with a good attendance. Rev. Dale conducted the morning ser vices. Rev. Werner, of Lee, Nejhr, was the afternoon speaker. The- first football game of the season was played Friday after noon, September 21, at the fair grpunds The Chambers Coyotes were defeated by a, score of 19 to 0 However the game was fast and interesting, there being no score for either team at the <^nd of the first half. The six boys on the CHS first team are: Gordon Harley. Raymond Walter. Duane j McKay, Donald Gibson, Richard F;/rt;ier and Bernard Cooke Next Friday the boys will journey to Wolbach for the second game of the season. On the following 'Friday, October 5. we haw our next home gime, when the boys plays St. Marys. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES Sunday School _ —,—10:30 Church Services---11:00 Youth Fellowship _7:30 Evening Worship .— 8:15 The FeUbwship meeting is to be led by Mary Lou Spath. The Worship service before the con gregation will be led by Delbert Robertson. REV. LLOYD MULLIS. Pastor. ELSHIRE-PETERSEN The little country church of Bethany was the scene dt a lovely wedding, which took place at 4:00 p. m. on September 19, when Miss Viv ian Elshire was given in marriage by her father, Orville Elshire, of North Loup. Nebr., to Pfc. Wayne Petersen, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Petersen, O’Neill, in a single ring ceremony with Rev. Kenneth Scott officiating. The attendants were Miss Nor ma Petersen, sister of the bride groom, and Pfc. Donglcf Elshire brother of the bridev The bride was attired in a for mal white gown of slipper satin with an overskirt of lace, a fit ting bodice with ^h©rt sleeves and sweetheart neckline accen tuated by a three strand pearl necklace. The finger tip veil was held in place by a beaded coronet and she carried a boquet of vari colored flowers. The bride groom wore the reg ulation army uniform decorated with four battle stars, the Purple Heart, the service medal and good conduct medal. He has seen active service in the Philippines, Leyte and Okinawa. He was wounded, removed to Hawaii for hospitalization and recently re turned to the U. S. for a thirty day furlough. The bridesmaid wore a floor length gown of pastel blue and the best man was in army uni form. Mrs. Scott at the piano played the Lohengrin Wedding March, and accompanied Miss Phyllis Wood who sang, O. Promise Me. The altar decorations consisted of many boquets of beautiful flowers and a leafy willow arch latticed with pink and blue strips of crepe paper studded with white daisies. Following the ceremony a re ception was held at the home of * f fj t . ) the groom’s parents, for about fifty relatives and Mends. A beautiful two tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom served as a centerpiece. It was decorated by Mrs. Fred) Catron. The young couple departed that evening for a short honeymoon trip. EMMET NEWS Rev. and Mrs. Peacock left for Crookston Friday. Charles Fox called at the Wm. O’Connor home Friday evening. Father Kovar is now the pastor of St. Andrews Church in Bloom field. t biS * Hugh O’Connor imd Frances Knapp, of Atkinson, visited at the Jim O’Connor home Thursday afternoon. Wilma Potts started to school Tuesday, after being ill the past couple of months. Miss Lottie Babl is employed at the John Grutsch home in O’Neill. The Floyd Brainard family vis ited the Charles Fox's on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Babl and daughter, Clara, were O’Neill shoppers Saturday. Miss Armella Poflgratz spent last week at the Htaold Givens home near Stuart. Mr and Mrs. Howard McCon nell moved into the Methodist parsonage Friday. Agnes Gaffney attended an ice cream social at the Beck Wallen home in O’Neill Friday. , Miss Armella Pongratz spent Saturday evening and Sunday visiting friends in O'Neill. Mrs. Rose Jennings, of Minne sota, spent several days with Mrs. G. D. Janzing last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. p. anzing and Mrs. Rose Jennings visited at the Joe Babl home Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs Norb Uhl nnd daughter, Mary Lou: spent Tues day evening at the Joe Babl hoffife. Mrs. Call Hoppe and son, Jim mie, and Mrs. Paul Gueae And son, Ronald, visited at the Joe Babl home Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs John Conard and Mary Lou and Jeannie Cole spent Friday at Columbus, taking in the races. Miss Eileen Tenborg, of Omaha, is spending some time visiting at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Cail Tenborg. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Givens and children, of Stuart, were Sun day dinner guests at the George Pongratz home. Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey and family, of O’Neill, visited at the Frank Foreman home Monday afternoon. Mrs. Joe Babl and children. Wendell, Rose, Mary and Cecelia, spent Sunday afternoon at the Hesman Janzing home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patterson attended the Boone county fair, at Albion on Thursday and Fri day and visited relatives and friends in that community. Mrs. Floyd Butterfield and son, Kenneth, and Mrs. Emma Maring visited Mrs. Bessie Burge Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs D. H. Alien and Mrs. Agnes Gaffney were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pease. Mrs. Homer Lowery, Mrs. Grant Peacock and Kenneth were visit oro at the Leon Backwith home Thursday. Dick Fox is hauling hay for Guy Cole this week. Lois Cole visited Dorothy Froe lich in O’Neill Sunday afternoon. Fred Saunto and daughter, Ann. called at the Alex McCon nell home Monday. Ann remained there to spend several days with her grandparents. Henry Patterson celebrated his birthday Sunday evening and en joyed a visit from several of his neighbors and friends. S.2-C Charles Fox called his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox long distance Sunday, from San Diego, California. Joe Babl, son Wendell, and Mrs. Bernard Dusatko and son were O’Neill shoppers Saturday after noon. Mrs. George Schaaf and son, T-5 Marcellus Schaaf, of Atkinson who arrived Tuesday from Mar seille, France, visited at the Leon Beckwith home Thursday after noon. A farmer living north of town had the misfortune of having his grain drill taken from the field sometime Thursday night. The culprit could at least have waited until he was finished with it. Cpl. Claude Bailey, of Dutch Mill, Arkansas, arrived Monday to visit his sister, Mrs. Frank Foreman and other relatives and friends. Cpl. Bailey was recent ly liberated from a German pris on camp. Jerrold Dusatko was displaying a couple of his home grown peaches at the John Conard store Sunday. One tipped the scale at 8 ounces. These peaches were grown from the pit. He expects to can several quarts from his trees. Pvt. George Brainard has been released from the hospital at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. He had been in the hospital since his thirty day leave at home. His wife, the former Esther Fox, and small daughter, Beverly, are liv ing near his camp at Bragg, Okla. Miss Mary Uhl, of Mapleton, Iowa, spent two days of last week with Mrs. Bernard Dusatko. Miss Uhl’s brother Charles, and Mrs. Dusatko’s husband, Sgt. Dusatko, are with the 650 Engineers on Luzon Island They are located at Guimba, Luzon, which is 90 miles north of Manila. The two boys have gone through all their army life together. Council Proceedings O’Neill, Nebraska, September 4, 1945. Council met in regular session. Present: Mayor Kersenbrock; Councilmen: - Clements, Cork le, Me lhaney, Hickey, Wallace, Melvin. Meeting was called to order by the Mayor. Minutes of the prev ious meeting read and approved. The City Treasurer’s statement for the month of August read and approved. Upon motion the following bills were allowed: On the General Fund: Ed Gunn —_ -$ 18.50 Ray Calvert —--- 256.00 Chester Calkins —_— 132.60 Bert Peterson _ '98.80 Bob Cook 109-30 Roy Lowery _ 69.40 G. E. Miles_4.00 J B. Grady ,___r. . _ 20.00 William Griffin .±2 ...' 30 60 Ralph Scofield — —_ 12 00 1 Joe Martin 9 0# . The Texas'06. . 38.60 John KersefttfMck 5.45 N W Bell Tel. Co.. 4.40 Charles Switzer 15.00 Gamble Store 1.72 Frank Peter .—_ 60.00 Con. Public Power 238 47 Davidsin & Sons 18.81 Ideal Garage ;_ 86.05 Bpb Cook 25 00 j On the Water Fund THE RECONVERSION STAGE--By Collier ' r >> YA CA^T ' /WATCH VI flop/ rp.p.A. •r| r • L • Jesse Scofield _i_....— 121.00 J. B. Grady__10.00 Ralph Scofield __61.00 Con; Public Power_:— 79.25 Dora Murphy __ 54.75 The following bids were re ceived by the city for the car of 38-40 distillate: Beckwith Oil Co., .079. Seger Oil Co., .0785. M. J. Wallace .075. Motion by McElhaney, second ed by Hickey, that the bid of M. J. Wallace to furnish the City at .075 a gallon be accepted, with a carload of 38-40 distillate. Motion carried. Motion by Corkle, seconded by McElhaney, that at the October meeting a hearing be held with all representatives of insurance companies, in the matter of the cost of the Cities Public Liability and Compensation Insurance PoL icies. Motion carried. Upon motion the Council ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. City Clefrk. J. B. GRADY, PAGE NEWS ITEMS Mrs. Fred Storm, of Royal, spent Friday afternoon with her i sister, Mrs. Maude Harper. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beelaert and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christon and family were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs. Alfons Beelaert at Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell wish to thank their friends for the gifts, purse and boquets of flowers given them on their Golden Wedding Day. The Youth Fellowship of the Methodist Church held a party in the church basement Friday evening for the Freshmen of the Page high school. The evening was spent playing games and a lunch was served. M3rs. Wm. Fink, Mrs. Elmer Trowbridge and Mrs. A. O. Weber left Saturday afternoon to drive to San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Fink will visit her husband, S. Sgt. Fink, who is stationed there and Mrsi Weber will visit a brother. Norris Ballantyne S2-c left Sat urday night for Lamom, Iowa where he will visit friends at Graceland College, before going to Great Lakes, Illinois, where he is stationed. Norris had spent a week at his home in Page. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Hayne spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Haynes’ brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Frey at Pierce( where they attended a family gathering for a daughter and family of Mr. and Mrs. Frey, who were there from California. There were forty relatives in at tendance. Mr and Mrs. Earl Bobbit. Miss Maud Bobbit, of Omaha, Mrs. Martin Lickladder, Auburn, and Mrs. Charlotte Brown, Verdon, arrived Saturday to visit at the home of their sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Cullen. Mr. and Mrs. Bob bit and Miss Bobbitt returned to Omaha Sundby. Mrs. Lickladder and Mrs. Brown remained for a longer visit. - 'Mr. and Mrs. Harold Summers and family, Mrs. Emma Canaday and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Neubaupr j and son, Leo. were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Homer Rutherford. Mrs. Mable Chase and her daughters family, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Carter and son, of Denver, Col., were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Townsend. They left for Denver Sunday enight. MV. and Mfrs Ray Eby and ffitilly, of O’NeiR, end Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen, Page, were dinner guests Sunday noon of Mrs. Nissen’s' mother, Mrs. Kate Fuelberth at -Osmond. The Efcy (family went to Norfolk in the afternoon, where they visited Mr. Eby’s father who is a patient in a hospital and were evening dinner guests at the Foy Clark home in Norfolk. For the 12th birthday anniver sary of Jimmy Ballantyne his mother entertained a number of (Continued on next page) urorrv/ w wwiopb> «’Meir»ii?:co»CTNwn*p eNTHG/ KX3P MWJf or penyPM>wr «« anp i ma tom farm fwoMnitc*/) TWHi IjUM/WJ (pOWWOH ) IN THE d*. ' me ri co** 4* *y*** x> nre ft wr naan A>i toeanc v*xw A IPyER Of cvyt&l of RAZOR-BLAOC AREA *»*»- WCAMT, Aeocrr i/foo Of CP n SfTTX OFfWtH h MA*ffiCH06tTK TRUCK PRlVBK WAtfEO (SAIL/ AS MOTORIST* PMP m>esTfclflrt* 1T