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» ' • • ' STATE HIST soc xx The Frontier _ _ - -- ----- --, ,,+r VOLUME 66. — NUMBER 22. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1946 PRICE: FIVE CENTS. 76c TOP PRICE AT CALF SALE Stocker - Feeder Event a Success Despite Cold and Rain TWINS COP HONORS The tenth annual Holt county stocker-feeder 4-H calf show and sale went off on schedule here Monday despite almost overwhelming odds created by cold, rainy weather. The event was held at the Fredrickson Live stock Commission company sale barn. The exhibitors negotiated vir tually impassable roads, some coming with their stock from 60 miles away. The most distant buyer was from St. Peter, Minn. The quality of the livestock was the best yet, according to officials who have witnessed the event each year for the past 10 years. A top price of 76 cents per pound was paid for a 4-H stock er-feeder calf owned by Eddie Rector, 9, son of Mr. and MVs. George Rector, of O’Neill. The purchaser was Charles Tasler, of Atkinson. The grand champion of the show was exhibited by Freddie Rector, a twin brother of Eddie. The champion, a Hereford steer, was pressed for top honors by Donald Ressell’s reserve champion, a Black Angus heifer. Donald Ressell, 14, also a twin, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ressell of Chambers. Average rounos \ The second highest price paid at the sale was 60 cents per pound, and the third highest, 54% cents. The blue ribbon win ners averaged 461 pounds The stocker-feeder calves sold for an average price of 28.4 cents per pound. The Midwest company, of O’Neill, paid the highest price 26 cents per pound—for the first blue ribbon beef in the commer cial class, fed by John O’Neill, of O’Neill. Alfred Martens, of Atkinson, paid the second, high est price—25 cents per pound— for a beef fed by Wayne Shaw, also of Atkinson. Other pur chasers were: L. D. Putman, of O’Neill, from Wayne Hoffman and Arthur Urban, both of Cham bers; Neil Dawes and Lorenz Bredemeier, both of O’Neill, from Kathryn Hoffman, of Chambers; Luke Rakow, of Page, from Ed ward Pavel, of Chambers; Ray Garwood, of Amelia, from Mur ray Mellor, of O’Neill. Approxiately 80 commercial calves were sold for 4-H pur poses. Trere were 52 4-H stock er-feeder calves and seven 4-H baby beeves Other Show Results: Hereford heifers (all weights): Doris Sterns, of O'Neill; Richard Shaw of Chambers; and Kenneth Wrede, of O’Neill, blue ribbon winners, Gene Shermer Amelia; and Delbert Rouse, of O’Neill, red ribbons. Deloris Boyle, Pat rick Boyle, and Wilma Nelson, all of O’Neill, white ribbons. Hereford steers (weighing un der 400 pounds): Herman Lier mann, of Amelia; Eddie Rector, Freddie Rector and Ralph Rector, and Kenneth Wrede, all o f O’Neill, blue ribbons. Charles At kinson, of Chambers; Doris Sterns, of O’Neill; Richard Nel son, of O’Neill, and Benton Mel lor, of O'Neill, red ribbons. Bernard Howard, of O’Neill; Billy Liermann, of Amelia; Roy Herrington, of Atkinson; Larry Kennedy, of Amelia; Donna Her rington, of Atkinson; Marvin Green of Amelia; and Allen Wal ters, of O’Neill, white ribbons. Hereford steers (over 400 pounds): Donald Fullerton, of Amelia; Gerry Small, of Amelia, Jaes Boettcher, o f Atkinson, and Kenneth Wrede, of O’Neill, blue ribbons. Ray Herrington, of Atkinson; Kenneth Small, of Amelia; Raymond Robertson, of O’Neill; Donald Johnson, of O’Neill; Jerry Martens,, of Atkin son; Jackie Martens, of Atkin son; Orville Forbes, of Amelia; Dean Prewitt, of Amelia; Mur ray Mellor, of O’Neill; and Mar jorie Harvey, of Page, red rib bons. Dean Gilman, of Amelia, Clifford Boettcher of Atkinson; Wayne Shaw, of Atkinson; Don ald Adams, of Amelia; Richard Boyle, of O’Neill; Calvin Cool idge, of Amelia, and Glenic£ White, of Amelia, white ribbon. Angus steers: Robert Sitz, of Atkinson, only blue ribbon. Sammy Young o f Chambar; Karen Garwood, of Atkinson and Dale Garwood, of Amelia; red ribbons Gary Dierks, of Amelia; Dale Garwood, and Gene Liermann, both Amelia, white ribbons. Angus heifers: Donald, Ronald I and Tommy Regsell, all of Cham bers; Delores Sitz, of Atkinson, j blue ribbons. Duane Shermer, of Amelia, white ribbon. Shorthorn steer: Lionel Ickes, j of Page; red ribbon. Shorthorn heifer: Paul Wamke, of O’Neill; red ribbon. Donald Schneider, of O’Neill, white rib-1 (Continued on page 4) t mm - • St. Mary’s Queen and Her Attendants Miss Delores Fredrickson, 17, of Sparks, (seated) will “reign” as queen at St. Mary’s academy homecoming. Her ladies-in CORONATION tops HOMECOMING ‘Ruler’ to Be Crowned at Ball; Grid Game in Afternoon St. Mary’s academy this week made final preparations for its gala homecoming festivities here Sunday. Many ex-students are expected here for the occasion. Highlight of the day’s activi ties will be the six-man football clash between St. Mary’s academy of Grand Island, last year’s state champions, and the Cardinals. The game will begin at 3 p. m. in O’Neill Atletic park. The honorary queen of the homecoming, Miss Delores Fred rickson, 17, of Sparks, will be crowned in coronation cere monies at the homecoming ball, which will be held Sunday eve ning in the St. Mlary’s gym nasium. Miss Regina Hynes will carry the crown. The queen-elect and her ladies in-waiting will make brief ap pearance at the intermission of the football game. The evening’s activity will also include a dinner at Slat’s cafe at which the Cardinals will be hosts to the Grand Island grid ders. Defending State Champs Play Here Sunday — St. Mary’s of Grand Island, Nebraska’s defending six-man football, champions, will furnish the opposition for St Mary’s of O’Neill here Sunday afternoon when the O'Neill academy enter tains in a big homecoming cele bration. The Grand Island club last year won the state title, but this season has not fared so well. Rev. R. J. Lisco’s Cards hope to get back into the win column Sunday after two successive re versals. Capt. Tomjack will be back in tre lineup, Rev. Lisco said. Ex-Chaplain Speaks at Chambers Church CHAMBERS — Rev Arlin Hal verson, of Minneapolis, Minn., was the guest speaker at the Baptist church Sunday evening. Rev. Halverson lived at Cham bers a numbed of years ago. when his father was pastor of the Baptist church. He served as chaplain in the army during World War II. CHAMBERS TOPS BUTTE 19-6 CHAMBERS — Chambers high school won its third straigh six man grid match last Thursday by defeating Butte 19-6 a t Chambers. 5 MORE EX-GI'S Three Atkinson men are among the five new ex-GI’S who have been released by the Selective System within the past week They are: Joseph G. Laible, Wil lis C. Peterson, and Glenn L. Lawrence. The twe others are Ivan M. French, of O’Neill, and John J. Dougherty, of Inman. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Higgins, of Correctionville, la., and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ahrens, of Lee, spent the weekend at the Thomas Higgins home. waiting are (left-to-right): Miss Caroline Gran, of Winner, S. D.; Miss Nancy Froelich and Miss Maxine Golden, both of O'Neill.—O’Neill Photo Co. Fire Victims Given Miscellaneous Shower AMELIA — A miscellaneous shower was held Saturday in the community hall in behalf of Mrs. Bernard Kennedy. The Kennedy family lost their home and house hold possessions September 25 in a fire which is believed to have been caused by an oil stove. SEE WORLD SERIES CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roth and Mr. and Mrs. El mer Wondersee departed Friday for St. Louis, Mo., to attend the world series in Sportsman’s park. MRS. BOLLEN RITES AT VENUS VENUS — Mrs. Lillian Bollen, 74. widow of the- late Clement Bollen, was hurried Tuesday in Enterprise cemetery near here. She died Friday at Gordon in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Roberts. Death was caused by pneumonia. She had been ill for two months, and had been residing at Gordon for three months. Funeral services w^re held at the United Brethern church with Rev. C. R Anderson offici ating. The pallbearers were j Doyle Wiseman, Fred Wood, Al fred Cleveland, John Hall, Wil liam Zimmerman and Frank Emsick. Mrs. Bollen was born June 27, 1872 at Albany, Wis. The Bol lens were married August 14. j 1895, at Hartington. They came to Holt county in 1900 from near Wells, Minn., and for many years resided south of Page. Survivors include three sons, Clifford, Evverett and Earl, all of Norfolk, and two daughters, Mrs. Bernice Foreman, of O’Neill, and Mrs. Roberts. USO SEEKS $253 IN DRIVE HERE Mayor F. J. Dishner Wednes day proclaimed October 14-19 as USO week here as the American | Legion Auxiliary prepared to raise $253—the city’s share of Nebraska’s goal of $167,824 Mrs. Dewey Schaffer is drive chair man for the city of O’Neill. The drive here will coincide with the nationwide campaign to raise the funds to sustain USO activities through 1947. Glea H. Wade, of O’Neill, who is chairman of the Holt county drive, said Wednesday that clergymen throughout the state have been asked to urge their congregations to support the USO campaign. John Grutsch, publicity chair man for the Holt drive, has pointed out that the USO is en gaged i n accomplishing im portant services to scvrvicemen still in hospitals, still on over-1 seas occupational duty, on active duty in the United States, new military personnel in training, and enlisted personnel in transit. There are approximately one and one-half million men still in service. EWING NO MATCH FOR EAGLES, 20-0 Guard Hermie Osborne a Defensive Standout in | Decisive Win EWING — The undefeated O’Neill high school Eagles swept over the game but hopelessly outclassed Ewing Tigers in a grid match under the lights here Friday night, score 20-0. The ! Tigers, partially hobbled by in juries, could count only one earn ed first down, while the O’Neill powerhouse rolled up 12. Halfback Dick Tibbetts scored all three O’Neill touchdowns The first can* in the opening stanza after *.30-yard pass, Tib betts to> End *Dean Van Avery, had placed the ball in scoring position. Dick Hungerford gal loped from midfield to Ewing’s 15 in the third stanza to setup touchdown number two. A fourth quarter touchdown by O’Neill was called back on a penalty. After an exchange, Tibbetts scor ed again. Fullback Ray Calkins added the extra points with a placement and a plunge. O’Neill’s Guard Hermie Os borne played havoc with Ew ing’s defensive work was out standing. Coach F. E. Saindon cleaned his bench in the last quarter, us ing 10 substitutes when the final whistle sounded Creighton Here Friday; Strength 'Unknown' — Creighton will invade the Eagles nest Friday night in a tilt slated for 8 p. m. in O’Neill Athletic park. Commenting on Friday’s op position. Coach Saindon declar ed Wednesday that the visitors were “an unknown quantitv.” Theire have been no camparative scores, but Creighton is tradi tionally a tough customer, he said. Going into the season’s fourth . weekend the Eagles are still at | peak strength and have not had a major casualty. — September, October Wettest in History, Records Show Holt eountyans may see 1946 go down in the Government’s weather bureau annals as the wettest year in history, despite the fact' that a growing season drouth substantially reduced some crops. The highest pre cipitation in a single year, in the county, according to Gov ernent records, is 36.38-inches recorded in 1915. Todate this year, 27.30-inches have fallen— 9.08-inches below the all-time high. The average yearly rainfall here, based on a study from 1876 through 1945, is 18.78 inches. The lightest rainfall for a single year was 12.26 in 1894. The skies have been drip ping consistently during Sep tember and October and al ready the two-month period is wetter than any correspond ing period in history. Precipi tation thus far in October is 4 52-inches. Adding Septem ber’s 5.39-inches gives a total of 10.91. Closest correspond ing figure was in 1901 when 9.23-inches fell. The weather man officially pronounced the autumn’s first frost early Tuesday, when the mercury dipped to 29-degrees. The freeze was generally re garded as beneficial, because o it stopped green growth and thereby hastens maturity of the com. October 10 is the average date for a killing frost j in this region. The Elkhorn river has been flowing to capacity^ this week, bank full in most places. O’Neill residents Wednesday night witnessed a spectacular display of shooting stars as meteors shod by the comet Gia cobini-Zinnerr burned across the skies in the fashion of a gi gantic Fourth of July sky rocket demonstration. The fire works began about 9 p. m. and lasted nearly an hour. The skies here were fairly clear. The Nation’s scientists said the exhibition was the most brilliant of its kind in America ! this century. The week’s weather sum mary, based on 24-hour periods ending at 8 a. m. daily, follows: Date Hi Lo Prec. October 4 . 68 48 .43 October 5_ 66 50 2.95 October 6_ 68 36 .11 October 7_ 55 38 ,3w October 8 _ 58 29 .59r October 9_ 66 37 October 10_ 68 43 Total_ 4.52 POLICE OFFICER DIES SUDDENLY Albert Petersen, 58, 111 Only 3 Days; Assistant Chief Here BURIAL WEDNESDAY Albert Petersen, 58, assistant police chief here for the past seven years, died at 1:15 a. m. Monday at the Western hotel, where he resided. Death was caused by a heart ailment. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Method ist church here with Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis, church pastor, offici ating. Interment was in Pros pect Hill cemetery. The pallbearers were A. B Hubbard, Dr. L. A. Carter, Lowell Johnson, Emmet Crabb, Roya Wayman and C h a r le s Switzer. The Odd Fellows lodge, of which Mr. Petersen was a mem ber, participated in the rites. Mr. Petersen was a native of Omaha, born there October 8; 1888. Hei came to Holt county from Omaha with his family as a youth, and was reared on the family homestead south of O'Neill. In 1908 he married Miss Grace Perrin at Omaha. They became the parents, of one daughter, Marie. Surwors include the daughter; three brothers, Ervin, of O’Neill; Hans, of Omaha, and Charles, of Wichita, Kans. Fire Damages Cabin at Sunset Camp Fire caused by an oil stove damaged a double-cabin at the Sunset cabin camp in the eastern section of the city Tuesday after noon. F. J. Baz£lman, the pro prietor, said the damage was not extensive. The O’Neill volunteer fire de partment responded to the call. VISIT PATIENT Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie and Clyde Streeter went to Oma ha Friday for a visit with Mrs. Clyde Streeter, who is in St. Joseph’s hospital there. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Streeter visited the patient early this week. SACRED HEART TRIUMPHS 48-0 NORFOLK — St Mary’s of O’Neill proved no match for the hard-driving Knights of Sacred Heart in the Knights’ homecom ing celebration last Thursday night. The Norfolkans. outclass ing the crippled O’Neill six-man j grid team coasted 10 a 48-0 triumph. Sacred Heart crashed the scor ing column on the eighth play of the game, and from that on the outcome was never in doubt. The Cardinals threatened early in the second quarter when Half back Dick McNichols recovered a Sacred Heart fumble on the | Knights’ 14. The Cards ultimately lost tho ball however on the 9. St. Mary’s was playing withoul j the sparkplug services o. Capt. Jerry Tomjack. who played only two minutes. He is suffering a leg injury. McNichols and End Ray Krysl wer< out with broken ribs. Don Keliog sparked the Knights with his passing, and Todd Harrison stood out with his running. St. Mary's band, under the di rection of Ira George, paraded in downtown Norfolk before the game and between halves, and made a hit.. Between halves, Sacred Heart crowned Mary Madsen as homecoming queen. Peterson Says ‘Reds” Among Democrats __ o .. i •• isbiOMt-fr*:' .•-■•■ w -<».■- >»■&-. .-,’K'wW, «-*4 Val Peterson . . . guberna torial candidate . . . cites “Red menace” as a reason to oust Democrats. (See story at right.) 'AK‘ RUNNERUP RAISED IN HOLT Reserve Champ Hereford Steer Captured Honors Here in 1945 * The reserve champion in last week’s annual Ak-Sar-Ben live stock show and sale at Omaha was a Hereford steer fed by Wil bur Heithold, of Wayne. The champion, however, established its prize - winning reputation when it was shown at the 1945 Holt county 4-H stocker-feeder show held here. The steer was raised by Kenneth Wrede, of O’Neill, who with his father, Clarence, watched it win runner up honors in the four state Ak Sar-Ben livestock classic. Jerome Tuttle, of Ewing, one of the Holt county entries in the show, placed third in Hereford division with his steer. The calf was reared by Robert Van Horn, OI Jr ago. i no i uibic j'uwwi, a 4-H club member belonging to an Antelope county club also placed with 'another Hereford steer, which won a white ribbon. Charles Tasler, of Atkinson, exhibited a Hereford steer in a field of 127, and won a white rib bon. He also exhibited a heifer which missed a white ribbon by a narrow margin. Bill, Deloris and Robert Sitz, all the green Valley 4-H club showed five Angus steers, and were nosed out of white ribbon Donald Cizek of Spencer, show ed a Hereford steer which won the first blue ribbon in its class of 112. The calf was raised in Holt and fed in Boyd county. Holt county was entered in the mixed group of five steers. The teamwork of Jerome Tuttle, Car roll French, hoss Fink, Norman Trowbridge and William Sitz, with Charles Tasler as heelman, won a blue ribbon. Among those attending the show besides the exhibitors, were: Mr. and Mrs. William Sitz, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tasler and Deloris Tasler, all of Atkinson; M. G. French, Elmer Trowbridge, George Fink, all of Page; Wil liam Meuseh of Butte; Joe Cezak, of Spencer; Harry Cad wallader, of Stuart; Robert Van Horn, of Page; Lyle Abney, of Ewing; Verl Tuttle, of Clear water; Mr. Tuttle, of Ewing. Clarence Wrede and County A. Neil Dawes, of O’Neill. The grand champion at the show sold for $187.50 per hundred pounds. ‘Sky Voice’ Grounded The famed Republican “sky voice,” which was to have al erted O’Neill’s GOP for Satur day’s rally, was grounded in western Nebraska because of adverse weather. Posing in front of the loudspeaker equip ped airplane are: A. T. (Bert) Howard, state GOP chairman; Val Peterson, candidate for governor; Ray C. Johnson, aud itor of public accounts; Sen. Hugh Butler; Mrs. ArthurBow ring, state vice-chairman; Con gressman Carl T. Curtiss; Mrs Curtis; Mrs. Howard; Attorney General Walter Johnson; State Treasurer Edward Gillette and Robert Crosby, candidate for lieutenant-governor. Candidate for Governor Leads Attack in GOP Rally Here MILLER HITS OPA Val Peterson, of Elgin, Repub-* lican candidate for governor, . fired a broadside here Saturday night when he charged that there are many Communists in high Administration posts and in the Democratic party at large. If for no other reason reason, he said, the Demo machine should be resoundingly defeated to curb the ‘‘Red menace.” Peterson carefully pointed out, however, that he was not ac cusing the Democrats who are candidates for state offices. The Elgin publisher, a World War II veteran who served in India as an Army Air Force of ficer, set the pace at the RepOb lican rally here in connection with the visit of the state GOP caravan. Sees Better Roads Peterson promised Better road conditions if elected, and indi rectly stated that the present con ditions were partially brought about by equipment and ma terial shortages. A crowd of nearly 100 persons gathered at the Golden hotel street corner to hoar Peterson, Sen. Hugh Butler and Congress man A. L. Miller sustain a 90 minute ban-age against the Democrats. Tne evening was damp and raw and was no more favorable for an outdoor political rajly than was September 17, the day the state Democratic cara van visited O’Neill. The Demo crats, however, were forced in side by rain, and the Republican demonstration was dispersed at its close by a heavy downpour. Among the other candidates accompanying the caravan were Robert Crosby, candidate for .lieutenant-governor; Edward Gil I lette, candidate*for state treasur j er; State Auditor Ray C. Jorn son; Walter F. Roberts, candi date for railway commissioner; and A. T. (Bert) Howard, State Republican central committee ' chairman. Congressman Miller, who spoke the longest, heaped maledictions on the OPA, blaming the Ad ministration for most of the con sumer goods shortages. Need ‘Republican Congress* Sen Butler insisted that a Re ublican congress was essential and predicted no change for the better until the Democrats lost their control. Howard introduced each of the speakers I Most of the party spent the weekend at the Golden hotel here, continued on their state wide tour Monday. CHURCH NOTES METHODIST (Inman) Rev. E. B. Maxcy, pastor Sunday-school, 10 a. m., Har j vey Tompkins, general superin tendent; Karl Keyes, adult. We have some interesting lessons ! for this quarter. All invited. Worship, 11 a. m., sermon by the | pastor. Come to Sunday-school land stay for church services. We hope our folk will enjoy the in teresting missionary leaflet mail ed out to our homes this week. The young people are having (some 'ine meetings at 7:30 Sun day evenings. All invited. The WSCS will meet at the society’s hall next Thursday. PRESBYTERIAN (O'Neill' Rev Kenneth J. Scott, pastor Sunday-school. 10 a. m, John Harbottle, superintendent; wor ship, 11 a. m., sermon: “The Greatest Pageant of All Ages;” Junior Westminster Fellowship, 7 p. m. Tuesday—Midweek de votional, 8 p. rn., church audi torium. Thursday, October 17— junior choir rehearsal, 6:45 p. m., Miss Esther Kinnier, di rector; 8 p. m„ Senior choir re hearsal, Harry Clauson, director METHODIST (O'Neill) Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis, pastor Sunday-school, 10 a. m„ Lorenz Bredemeier, superintendent.. Be gini.ng Sunday, October 20, two bells will be heard—one at 9:30 and the other at 9:55. Worship, 11 a m., “The Celestial Stair way.” Methodist Youth Fellow ship, 7:30 p. m., Gone Closson, leader. CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY Rev. John O’Brien, pastor I Sunday, October 13, will be the second Sunday of the month j with two masses, 9 and 11. The j 9 o’clock mass opens the mission. All are invited to make the mis sission. GOES TO ROCHESTER D. H. Cronin departed Sunday for Rochester, Minn., where he entered a hospital for medical treatment.