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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1946._PRICE 5 CENTS
MOISTURE SLOWS
CORNPICKING
Holt’s Outlook Is G o o d ;
Temperatures Drop to
8- and 9-Degrees
PASTURES BENEFIT
While the Nation looks forward
to the harvest of the largest corn
crop on record, according to re
vised figures of the Department
of Agriculture, the Holt county
yield is expected to be generally
good, but spotted.
The state-federal crop statisti
cians estimate Nebraska’s corn
crop will average 31 bushels per
acre.
In Holt random reports range
from “for feed only” to an iso
lated 70 bushels per acre.
Many hybrid fields are averag
ing in the neighborhood of 50
bushels per acre. A lack of rain
fall during the critical growing
season prevented yields from be
ing uniform.
A. A. Kaczor, ot near u iNein,
reports a 50-bushel yield — “as
good as I’ve ever had in 45 years
of farming.”
Weekend Blizzard
Morris Graham, who resides
six miles northwest of the city,
also reports “the best ever.”
Cornpicking operations have
been retarded considerably be
cause of the excessively wet Fall.
The actual picking is not well un
derway because of this condi
tion
The abundance of Fall mois
moisture, however, has been of
great value to pastures and to
next Spring’s agricultural out
look.
A shortlived storm of the dead
of-winter variety moved into this
region during the past week. Ov
er the weekend snow, totaling
.71-inches of precipitation, fell
here, followed late Sunday and
Monday by 8- and 9-degree tem
peratures.
The week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 8 a.m. daily, folic-. >.
Hi Lo Moist.
November 8 _ 45 29
November 9 .. 41 29 .06
November 10 31 25 .65
November 11 .33 8
November 12 _ 30 9
November 13 .40 20
November 14 - 42 20
New Agency Supplants
FSA, Emergency Loan
The Farmers Home Adminis
tration is the new agency in the
Department of Agriculture which
has taken over the duties, assets,
offices and responsibilities of the
Farm Security Administration
and the Emergency Crop and
Feed Loan section of the Farm
Credit administration, effective
November 1.
The new agency now offers the
same service that had been han
dled previously by the two. The
same personnel who had served
under the two agencies now serve
under the one.
Eldridge Bever is currently su
pervising the office here, admin
istering Holt, Boyd and Keya
Paha counties. Mr. Bever, for
merly of Hartington, was a B-25
Air Force pilot in the Pacific dur
ing World War II.
Future Subscribers
JEFFERS—Mr. and Mrs. Max
Jeffers, of Ewing, a daughter,
born Monday, November 4.
LUBEN—Mr. and Mrs. John
Luben, of Crawford, a daughter,
Karolyn Ann, weighing 7 Vi
pounds, born Wednesday, No
vember 6. Mrs. ljuoen is the for
mer Henrietta Russ of O’Neill.
BUTTERFIELD—Mr. and Mrs.
William Butterfield, of Inman, a
son, bom Thursday, November 7.
CLYDE—Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Clyde, of O’Neill, a daughter,
born Saturday, November 9.
LARUE—Mr. and Mrs. Erwin
LaRue, of Ewing, a son, born
Wednesday, November 13.
JONES — Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Jones, of Chambers, a daughter,
weighing eight pounds, born Fri
day, November 8, at the home of
Mrs. Jones’ mother, Mrs. Adeline
Butts, in Chambers.
BURGE — Mi\ and Mrs. Dean
Burge, formerly of Emmet, now
residing in California, a son born
Saturday, November 9.
DE LEON—Mr. and Mrs. Frank
DeLeon, of Los Angeles, Calif., a
daughter, Francine Joan, weigh
ing six pounds, born Friday, Oc
tober 25. Mrs. DeLeon was the
former Miss Pauline Finley,
daughtex of Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Finley, former residents of Page.
BUTTERFIELD—Mr. and Mrs. i
William Butterfield, of Inman, a
son bom Thursday, November 7.
They are the parents of another
son and a daughter.
3,000 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK ESCAPE ATKINSON BLAZE
ATKINSON — Over 3,000
head of cattle escaped injury
in this fire (above) at the At
kinson Livestock Market on
November 4. Firemen from At
kinson, O’Neill, Stuart, Bassett
and Airswoith joined in bat
tling the blaze, which may have
been caused by an overheated
furnace.
Ernie Weller, manager of the
market, said that insurance
covered $11,000 of the loss, and
estimates that $35,000 will be
required to replace the plant.
This is what remains of the
furnace (below at the left). On
ly members of the staff were
TIBBETTS & CO.
HIT NELIGH 34-6
First Half Surge Nets
4 Touchdowns for
O’Neill Eagles
NELIGH—Halfback Dick Tib
betts & Comnany, wearing th°
Blue-and-White of O’Neill high
school, read the riot act to the
Neligh Warriors under the lights
here Friday night, score 34-6.
Mr. Tibbetts, the 120-pound
jewel, during the first half
sauirmed and sped around the
grid in a fashion seldom seen.
He scored three touchdowns, one
on a 58-vard dash in which he
reversed his field once, picked
up two good blocks, and danced
on to pay territory. On another
occasion, he setup a touchdown
with a fancy piece of broken field
running in which he covered
more than 100 yards to advance
the ball 50 yards, reversing his
field three times.
Fullback Ray Calkins and
Halfback Gordon Elkins each
counted one touchdown to ac
count for O’Neill’s other tallies.
Calkins’ touchdown came when
O’Neill had possession of the ball
for the second time, early in the
first period.
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lxeiign came uacn. izi uie wmu
period with a touchdown that
was punched across after a sus
tained drive. Back Raymond
Peterson reeled off a 50-yard run
for the Warriors and was hauled
down from behind on the 15 by
O’Neill’s Right End VanAvery.
Peterson scored on the next play.
The O’Neill Eagles were accom
panied by their band and pep
club. A skit based on the “Three
Blind Mice” theme was staged at
the half. Neligh’s band was also
present.
O'Neill-Alkinson Duel
Coming Up Friday —
The annual O’Neill-Atkinson
gridiron duel—the season’s finale
for both football teams—is on tap
for tomorrow (Friday) night at
Atkinson.
It will be the second go of the
week for the Atkinsonians, hav
ing slogged through a 6-6 affair
with the Ewing Tigers at Atkin
son on Armistice day.
Finale Friday for
Cards and Chambers —
The season’s gridiron finale for
both St. Mary’s Cardinals of O’
Neill and the Chambers Coyotes
is scheduled for tomorrow (Fri
day) when the two six-men teams
clash for the second time this
season at Chambers.
The Coyotes won 33-12 here in
early October when the Cards!
were below strength because of
an injury jinx.
USO Drive in City
Exceeds Quota
The USO drive in O'Neill has
hit the $338.25 mark, consider
ably over the city’s quota of $253,
according to G. H. Wade, of O’
Neill, chairman of the Holt coun
ty drive. In O’Neill the USO
push was headed by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary, with Mrs.
D. C. Schaffer as drive chairman.
Elkhorn Club Meets
The Elkhorn Project club met
Thursday at the home of Mrs. T.
M. Harrington. A demonstra
tion was given by Mrs. Frank
Greenier on Christmas buffet. At
8 p.m. a dinner was served by
Mrs. Greenier and Mrs. Ed Moose
as cohostesses.
Country Club Luncheon —
Mrs. H. J. Birmingham, Mrs.
C. F. McKenna and Mis. James
Corkle were hostesses at the
Country club luncheon at the M
& M cafe Wednesday. Bridge
was played later at the Golden
hotel. Prizes were won by Mrs.
A. P. Jaszkowiak and Mrs. James
Corkle.
Entertains Maries —
Mrs. Edward Campbell enter
tained the Martez club Tuesday
at a 7 p.m. dinner at the M & M
cafe, followed by bridge at the
Campbell home. Prizes were won
by Mrs. H. J. Lohaus, Mrs. C. F.
McKenna and Mrs. M. J. Golden.
in the pavilion when the fire
| started at about 10:30 p.m. It
was extinguished at about 3:30
p.m.
i' e m p o rary arrangements
have been made and the mar
ket is already operating nor
mally. — Omaha World-IIer
ald New's Service Photos.
REV. MAXCY
LEAVES INMAN
Veteran Pastor Retires
After Voluntary
Wartime Service
INMAN—Rev. Eugene B. Max
cy, a longtime Methodist minis
ter and a pastor at Inman for the
past 10 years, Sunday delivered
his farewell sermon here, and
Monday departed for Lincoln,
where he will reside with a son,
J. W. Maxcy, for the present.
The members of his congrega
tion honored Rev. Maxcy at a
dinner Sunday in the church par
lors. A large vd was present,
despite storm Conditions which
made country road3 almost im
passable. A purse of money was
given to the minister as a “going
away” gift.
Rev. Maxcy has been eligible
for complete retirement lor sev
eral years, but voluntarily served
the Inman church during the war
years because of a shortage of
young clergymen. At the last
Methodist conference held sever
al months ago, no successor to
Rev. Maxcy was named, but
church officials indicated
that one will be selected soon.
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AMELIA WOMAN
POLIO VICTIM
AMELIA—Mrs. Lloyd Clemens,
about 23, of Amelia, is Holt coun
ty’s latest victim of infantile par
alysis.
Stricken early this week, she
was rushed to an Omaha hospi
tal. It was reported that she
has lost the control of one of her
arms.
Mr. Clemens is best-known a
“Doc” Clemens. They have three
small children.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Raymond Joseph Graf, 29, of
Atkinson, and Miss Edna Lor
raine Carlson, 25, of Minneapolis,
Minn., November 12, 1946.
Elvin J. Spinar, 23, of Red
Bird, and Miss Elizabeth C. Lydi
att, 24, of Johnstown, November
8. 1946.
CHAMBERS CRASH
VICTIMS BURIED
Gerald Edwards, 4, May
Not Recover from
Severe Injuries
CHAMBERS—The two Cham
bers women who lost their lives |
as a result of an automobile-truck
collision near Glenrock, Wyo.,
November 5 were buried during!
the weekend.
Funeral services for Miss Doris
Varagason, 19, an employee of a
Chambers grocery store, were
held Saturday afternoon at New
port. Funeral rites for Mrs.
Charles Edwards, a 25-year-old
mother, also of Chambers, were
h"ld Sunday at the Baptist
church in Chambers.
Mrs. Edwards, Miss Vargason j
and Glen Quinn, 25, of Worley,
Ida., owner of the car in which
they were riding, were fatally in
jured when their machine collid
ed with a pipeline truck, while
Mrs. Edwards’ brother, Eldon
Cutler, of Rockford, Wash., and
Miss Helen Farewell, of Cham
bers, escaped serious injury. Mrs.
Edwards’ two children were se
verely injured. Both are in a
Casper, Wyo., hospital. The lit
tle girl, Vietta, 3, suffered two
fractures of one arm and other
injuries. The boy, Gerald, 5, is
suffering from severe head and
internal injuries and may not re
cover.
me party nau uceu kuziv uum
Nebraska two weeks. They were
enroute back when the accident
occurred.
Rev. Lawrence McElheran of
ficiated in the services for Mrs.
Edwards. The rites were delayed
an hour because storm conditions
delayed the arrival of relatives
coming from a distance.
Mrs. Edwards, formerly Marion
Augusta Cutler, only daughter of
Mr. and Ms George Cutler, was
born October 17, 1921, at Erick
son. The family moved to the
Amelia vicinity in the summer of
1936. She attended Chambers
high school, graduating in 1939.
On May 13, 1939, she married l
j Charles Edwards.
Survivors include the widower;
two daughters, Ardell, 6, who did
i not make the trip to Tdaho; the
injured son and daughter, Ger
j aid, 4, and Vieta, 3; her parents,
I Mr. and Mrs. George Cutler, who
■ came to Chambers for the funer- i
i al; two brothers, Eldon and Mar-,
vin, both of Idaho; and others.
A quartet, composed of Mrs.
Letha Cooke, Mr. n*>d Mr”. 1,00)
T. Adams,, and Ralph Cooke,
sang. Pallbearers were John RP
terbush, Joseph Meyers. Donald
Grimes, Oscar Thorin, Wade Dav
is and Leonard Wright. Burial j
was in the Chambers cemetery. I
Mr. Edwards works for Lyman
Robertson on a ranch near here.
His sister, Mrs. Carl Primus, of
Ewing, met death in a tragic
manner several years ago when
fire destroyed the Primus home.
Miss Vargason, a daughter of
Mrs. Opal Snelson, of Newport,
formerly of Chambers, has been
employed recently in a Chambers
grocery store. She was on vaca
tion when she was killed.
HERE FROM WASHINGTON
John Wrede. formerly of Red
bird, now of Vancouver, Wash.,
arrived wf|vprnbnr 4 #r>r a visit
,,-pv, Mr ”nd M s Michael
Enrirht, Mrs. ChaUes Wr"de, and
"♦her relatives and friends. Mr.
Wrede, was delayed enroute at
Green River, Wyo., due to an ac
ident on the Union Paci ic rail
road. He expects to return to
Vancouver about December 1.
Mrs. Mae Keller left for Nor
folk Tuesday night to be with her
son. who underwent a major op
eration Wednesday morning at
the Lutheran hospital there.
THEY CALLED IT A DAY
This quartet of nimrods
(above) bagged these eight
geese recently between sunrise
and 8:40 a.m., and then called
it a day to conform with the
hunting regulations.
They are (left to right): R. E.
Armbruster, Charles Weather- !
ford, Ivan Pruss, and Clarence
Sauser, all of O’Neill
The haul was made on a Mis
souri river blind north of here.
Chamber Sponsors
2 Special Events
r o _
Annual Farmer - Rancher
Affair to Be Held at
Danceland
ONLY MEN INVITED
The annual farmer - rancher
day. sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce, will be held next
Wednesday, November 20.
This year’s farmer-rancher get
together here will be held at
Danceland ballroom, at the north
west edge of the city. A stag af
fair for men only, the doors will
open at 7 p.m.
Chamber officials have indicat
ed that returned servicemen will
swell the crowd, and, with wea
ther permitting, a record attend
ance is forecast.
Outside entertainment will be
imported for the evening, a
spokesman for the sponsors said.
The program will be headlined by
the Turner and McCoy dancing
team, which has been affiliated
with First National and Warner
Bros, motion pictures. Also on
the program will be Virgil Hum
mer, an outstanding banjo play
er, who during the war perform
ed at military installations, and
Tom Carey and company in a
comedy skit.
A JUutcn iuncn win oe servea
following the entertainment.
Those who attend are urged to
eat their evening meal before go
ing to the ballroom.
Judd McCoy, of the Wilbur
Drake Fair Booking agency, of
Omaha, will be the master of cer
emonies.
In extending an invitation to all
Holt county ranchers and farmers
the Chamber urges them “to
bring the hired man, a neighbor,
or a friend’’ and “share an eve
ning of fun and festivities.”
HEART ATTACK
PROVES FATAL
Lewis R. Cunningham, 56,
Expires Wednesday
at Farm Home
PAGE—Lewis R. Cunningham,
56, a Holt county resident since
1911, died Wednesday at 2:30 a.m.
at his home, located three miles
east and one mile south of here,
ihe attending physician said that
death was caused by a heart at
tack.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Biglin
Brothers funeral parlors in O’
Neill. Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis, pas
tor of the O’Neill Methodist
church, will officiate. Interment
will be in Prospect Hill cemetery
at O’Neill.
The late Mr. Cunningham was
born at Kingsley, la., on June 13,
1890, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert L. Cunningham. In 1911 he
moved to Holt county from near
LeMars, la. On May 1, 1918, he
married Miss Eva Stevens. One
hi'd died in infancy.
Survivors include the widow;
three brothers, Leroy and Don
ald, both of Page; Ben, of O'Neill;
*nd two sifters, Mrs. Herbert
Stevens, of Page, and Mrs. Ford
R. Stevens, of Belvidere, 111.
The late Mr, Cunningham was
a veteran of World War I and a
member of the American Legion.
Miss Vera Stuart,
of Page, a Bride i
PAGE—The wedding of Miss
Vera Stuart, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Orlo B. Stuart, of Page, and
J. Ervin Klbppenborg, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Kloppenborg, of Em
met, took place at the Methodist
parsonage of Atkinson, Friday at
2 p.m. Rev. W. C. Burmingham
performed the single-ring cere
mony.
The bride was attired in , a
champagne suit with brown ac
cessories. Her only attendant
was her twin sister, Veda, who
wore an aqua blue suit.
A prewedding dinner was
served to immediate lelatives
Tuesday evening at the home of
the bride’s parents.
The couple left immediately for
a short honeymoon and will then
make their home in Rawlins,
Wyo., where the bridegroom has
been employed as a mechanic for
the past year.
BACK FROM MANILA
Sgt. Frank F. Peter arrived in
O’Neal recently, having returned
from Manila, where he spent the
past year in the army. He is
spending a 47-day furlough with
his parents, Mr and Mrs. Frank
Peter, after which he will receive
his dischage from the service.
NOTICE — Presbyterian bazaar
and food sale in church base
ment, Friday, November 15,
Sale starts at 3 p.m. Lunch
served. Everyone invited. 27
City to Be ‘Bombarded*
With Gifts Monday—
Merchants’ Day
USE 3 AIRPLANES
Monday, November 18, will be
the much - talked - about mer
chants’ day, which will be high
lighted by an aerial gift ‘‘bom
bardment’’ made possible by the
Chamber of Commerce.
Unique in the annals of the
city’s civic promotions, the af- 9
fair is simply a novel way of
‘‘handing-out’ gifts and prizes
and showing appreciation to the
patrons of the territory.
The members of the Chamber
have pooled hundreds of gifts
and cash prizes, and have ar
ranged for three airplanes to
“bombard’’ the city with tickets,
which may be redeemed for gifts
and prizes at the various business
places.
When the ‘‘bombardment’’ be
gins, the city’s visitors can scram
ble for the tickets, which will
descend by parachute. An earli
er plan called for the descent by
balloon, but the airmen guaran
teed ‘‘better marksmanship’’ on
the town’s center with tiny para
chutes.
a partial list o: tne pool oi priz
es may be found on pages 4 and
5 of this issue of The Frontier.
In addition, there are messages
from 50 of the merchants’ day
sponsors, many of the advertise
ments carrying important shop
ping news. “Hard-to-get-spe
cials” is the keynote of most of
the advertising. Many of these
specials will be available on
merchants’ day.
No alternate plan has been ar
ranged in the event of bad wea
ther, in which the aircraft would
be grounded and road conditions
would be unfavorable.
The city’s siren will announce
the coming of the “gift-laden”
airplanes. The “bombardment”
will take place between 2 and 4
p.m. The Municipal band will
be heard in a concert between 1
and 2 p.m.
Chamber officials have pointed
out that all claims for gifts will
have to be made before Satur
day, November 23.
Maj. Seger’s Family
Arrives in Japan
The family of Maj. Henry L.
Seger, of O’Neill, has joined him
at a Fifth Air Force post in south
ern Japan, according to a recent
announcement from Fifth Air
Force headquarters at Fukuoka,
Japan.
His wife and their two children,
Gerald and Nancy Lee, arrived
in Japan recently from Hermosa
Beach, Calif. They are among the
first American families in the
Fukuoka area, and they will re
side in a Japanese-style house.
Maj. Seger is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Seger. He graduated
from the University of Nebraska
in 1938, and went on active duty
with the Air Force in 1942.
5 Holt Women to
International Meet
Five Holt county women, Mrs.
Vern Sageser, of Amelia; Mrs. Er
nest Richter, of Dorsey; Mrs. C.
V. Robertson, of Chambers;
Mrs. E. A. Bouska, of Stuart, and
Miss Catherine Kirwan, of O’
Neill, the county home extension
agent, participated in the meet
ing of Associated Country Wo
men of the World held this week
at Omaha.
The event, which attracted del
egates from the organization’s
chapters in numerous foreign
countries, was held at the Fon
tenelle hotel. Before the war the
organization convened in Lon
don. England, and last year met
in Washington, D. C.
4 MORE EX-GI'S
Four more Holt county men
have been released by the Selec
tive Servic. They are: Odes H.
West, of Atkinson: Hale Osborn,
of Chambers: Dennis J Kaup, of
Stuart, and Donald L. Heiss, of
Page.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my many
friends for the nice cards, letters
and gifts they s^nt me, and es
pecially our good neighbor, Mrs.
Buckmaster, who took care of
Harold during my stay at the hos
pital. — Mrs John Sobotka, jr.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my many
friends and neighbors for the
cards and letters sent me during
my stay in the hospital. Your
kindness is appreciated. — Mrs.
William Hanley.
Joe E. Beha departed for his
home in Minneapolis. Minn., Sun
day after a short visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beha,
and other relatives here.