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VOLUME 66 — NUMBER 31. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1946. PRICE 5 CENTS
SEEKS ACCOUNTING
OF HUGE ESTATE
Mallory Alleges Estate
Shrinks from $729,000
to $198,000
TO SIOUX CITY COURT
Lemuel C. Mallory, about 60, a
Holt countyan who resides north
of here near the Niobrara river,
Monday started suit in district
court at Sioux City for an ac
counting in the estate of his fa- j
ther, the late Lemuel W. Mallory,
a well-known Sioux City whole
sale grocer.
The Holt countyan, whose at- j
torneys are Julius D. Cronin, oi
O'Neill, and David F. Loepp, of
Sioux City, former mayor of that
place, declares that the net in
ventory value of the estate, $729,
000, had shrunk by March,1945, to
$193,000 despite established re
ceipts of $978,000 since his fath
er’s death 15 years ago.
The suit is against Jack A. Mal
lory and Paul J. Osborne, exec
utors and trustees of the estate;
Rose Mallory, Bud B. Mallory,
Lloyd W. Hirst, a trustee, the
Pratt - Mallory company; the
Hess-Mallory company, and the
M & L Baking company, all of
Sioux City, and the Artificial Ice
company, of St. Louis, Mo.
The only heirs of Lemuel W.
Mallory were his sons, Julius A.,
who died several years ago, and
Lemuel Cecil Mallory, of Holt
county.
NEW UNIFORMS
SEEN BY SPRING
There is a possibility that the
O’Neill schools’ band will be
wearing new uniforms come time
for the April music contest, it was 1
announced today (Thursday) by
Mrs. Harry Petersen, who is
chairman of the band mothers
group, sponsors of the movement
for uniforms.
Colors chosen by the commit
tee are French blue background,
cherry red trim, and white ac
cent.
Fifty mothers of the O’Neill
public school and St. Mary’s acad
emy musicians gathered Friday
at the band room in the public
school to learn the progress of a
fund-raising drive which will
help purchase more than 90 uni
forms. A petition was recently
circulated by the group asking
the city council to expend $1,750
towards the uniforms. Seven
hundred and fifty names were se
cured. |
The public school board of ed- |
ucation would match the city s j
figure, according to the band
mother’s proposal and the money
raised by solicitation would round
out the balance required.
The solicitation has been fin
ished, but all returns have not
been collected.
Members of the band mothers
committee are Mrs. R. L- Bohde,
Mrs. D. C. Schaffer, Mrs. Arlo Hi
att, Mrs. Lloyd W. Brady, Mrs.
Esther Cole Harris, Mrs. Edward
F. Gallagher, Mrs. P. B. Harty,
Mrs. Hugh J. Birmingham, Miss
Bernadette Brennan and Mrs. M.
J Golden. At the open meeting
of the band mothers Friday, four
others were selected to function
with the committee in completing
arrangements. They are Mrs. W.
H. Harty, Mrs. J. J. Berrigan,
Mrs. D. D. DeBolt and Mrs. Har
den Anspach.
11 Amputees Receive
Autos from Uncle Sam
During the past 60 days, 11 Ne
braska amputee veterans of
World War II have received au
tomobiles at Government ex
pense, Ira M. DeWalt, Veterans
Administration contact represen
tative of Ainsworth, has reported.
An additional 75 Nebraska
World War II veterans who lost
or lost the use of one or both legs
have been approved to receive
free conveyances, but deliveris
have not yet been made.
DeWalt said mat $1,600 is the
maximum the VA can allow un
der the law for purchase of au
tos, tractors, or other conveyanc
es for amputee World War II vet
erans.
Lions Club Will
Watch New Year
The Lions club will stage a
New Year’s eve party at the
Golden hotel, it was decided at a
recent meeting, and members of
the Bassett and Neligh groups as
well as former members of the
O’Neill organization are being in
vited.
The affair will be a dinner
dance and a program will be in
cluded.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Duane H. Dorr, 21, and F. Lor
raine French, 21, both of Page,
December 7.
Robert N. Sholes, 24, of Inman,
and Marcella I. Johnson, 21, of ’
O’Neill, December 7.
AT 86 HEADS 5 GENERATIONS
This five generation group,
headed by Mrs. Mattie Johnson
(seated at right), posed for the
photographer recently during
their rare gathering.
In the photo left-to-: ight are:
Seated—Mrs. Christine Walters,
of O’Neill, widow of the late
William Walters and a daugh
ter of Mrs. Johnson; Sandra
Lee Long, three-months-old, of
Denver, Colo., and Mrs. John
son. Standing—Mrs. Noel Long,
of Denver, the infant’s mother,
and Mrs. Long’s mother, Mrs.
bemuei noDerison, oi vr
who before her marriage was
Miss Louise Walters.
Mrs. Johnson, 86, enjoys what
her relatives describe as good
heSlth. She resides with her
youngest daughter, Mrs. John
Claussen, about one-quarter of
a mile from the old Joy post
office.
It was on this place that Mrs.
Johnson and her husband set
tled after they came to Holt
county. Mr. Johnson died 20
years ago.—O’Neill Photo Co.
CORN WEST
AT 70% MARK
Farmers Racing Against
Flying Snow; Reports
of Dampness
Nearly 70 percent of Holt coun
ty’s 1946 corn crop had been
husked up until today (Thurs
day), it was estimated by Coun
ty Agent A. Neil Dawes as the
weatherman continued to favor
the farmers, who are racing
against the flying snow.
Reports indicate that farmers
in the northwest section cf the
county are further advanced
with their husking than in the
east and south portions. The
county yield is generally good
with some exceptionally fine re
ports.
Some farmers have completed
the job, and much of the corn
is drying out nicely, but there
are continued reports of damp
ness.
County Agent Dawes pointed
out that the excellent weather
during the past two weeks has
enabled the farmers to practical
ly overcome the delay that had
been enforced by the wetness in
October and November. The Holt
region, he said, is normally a
week or ten days behind its
neighbors in corn picking.
The week’s weather summary,
based on readings at 8 a.m. daily,
follows:
Date Hi Lo
December 6 49 29
December 7 66 31
December 8 42 28
December 9 55 30
December 10 56 22
December 11 .—- 55 25
December 12 56 20
ELA ALLEN DIES
IN WASHINGTON
PAGE—Ela Allen, of Blaine,
Wash., a former resident of the
Page community, is dead.
He is a brother of Harvey and
E. E. Allen, both of near Page.
O'NEILL HOSPITAL NOTES
Infant Harry James Suther
land, of Ewing, was admitted
Wednesday and dismissed today
(Thursday) . . . Mrs. James So
ootka and infant daughter, of In
man, were dismissed Sunday. . .
Mrs. Dale Curran, of O’Neill, was
jismissed Sunday. . . Mrs. John
Shrunk, of Atkinson, was admit
ted Saturday. Her condition is
improved. . . Mrs. Earl Farr, of
D’Neill, was dismissed Saturday
, . Mrs. Edward Cilhoun, of
Walnut, was admitted Monday
and dismissed today (Thursday).
Mrs. W. J. Froelich and daugh
ter Nancy, Mrs. Edwiard Camp
aell, Miss Marion Bosn, and Miss
Rosalind Bosn, spent from Fri
iay until Sunday in Omaha vis
ting relatives and friends.
Earl Bentz, of Norfolk, was a
Wednesday guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Jale Kersenbrock.
Page Good Neighbors
Hold Two Sessions
PAGE — Two husking bees
were held in this community
last week. All of the corn was
picked for Calvin Harvey. Mr.
Harvey was a patient in the Or
chard hospital this Fall and has
spent some time at Rochester,
Minn., where his son, Gene, has
been a patient in a hospital
there.
Twenty-five acres were pick
ed for Harold Heiss who has
has two attacks of erysipelas
this Fall.
SANTA DETAILS NEXT WEEK
Details of Santa’s impending
visit with the kiddies of the O’
Neill territory are being withheld
until next week, according to Leo
Moore, of the Chamber of Com
merce committee arranging for
Santa’s appearance here. St. Nick
will be here Saturday, December
21.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mahaffey
went to Omaha Tuesday to visit
relatives for a few days.
m. BURSELL, 80
DIES IN DAKOTA
Mother of 15 Buried
Wednesday, Chambers;
Born in Michigan
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Rebecca
3uisoli, 80, a mother of 15 and a
resident of Holt county for near
ly 37 years, died late Sunftay at
no home of a son, Fred, in Ver
million, S. D. Relatives said that
death was caused by influenza
and a heart ailment.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at a Vermil
lion funeral home, followed at 3
pm. with rites in the Baptist
church in Chambers.
Interment was in the Chambers
cemetery.
The late Rebecca Shanks was
born in Michigan. She came with
her family to Holt county after
first having settled in South Da
kota. The Bursell family resid
jed northwest cf Chambers for
many years.
They were the parents of 15
sons and daughters, 10 of whom
j survive their mother. Mr. Bur
; sell died 20 years ago.
The survivors include Charles,
of Chambers; Mrs. Ernest Arm
strong, of Vermillion, S. D.; Mrs
Bert Farewell, of Chambers; Ly
man, of Spencer; Willard, of Ver
million; John, of Burbank, S. D.
Fred, of Burbank, S. D.; Alfred
of O’Neill.
She also leaves three sisters
Mrs. Glenn Baker, Mrs. Johr
Miatthews, and. Mrs. Jane Hansen
all of Sioux City.
John Bauld, of Beatrice, ar
rived Monday and is visiting his
brother Earl Bauld, and family
for several weeks.
HOSPITAL DRIVE
BEING PUSHED
The solicitors for O’Neill’s new
$200,000 community hospital are
busily at work this week in the
revived drive for funds.
L. D. Putnam, Leo Moore and
A E. Bowpn le*Va canvass of the
business district.
The general committee an
nounced last week that wrord had
been received from the Depart
ment of Internal Revenue, Treas
ury Department, declaring that
contributions for the nonprofit
O’Neill community hospital
would be “deductible from tax
able net income.”
The current drive is expected to
rather more momentum during
the remaining weeks of the year,
a spokesman for the committee
said.
FULL HOUSE SEES PLAY
CHAMBER—The junior class
of the Chambers high school pre
sented the play, “Grand-Dad
Steps Out,” to a full house Fri
day evening. It was a hilarious
comedy well presented.
Displaced Work
from West Coc
During the past 30 days the
No folk office of the Nebraska
State Employment Service has
been taking work applications
from an increasing number of
men and women who have been
returning to the state from the
West coast and from other met
ropolitan indutsrial areas, it
was stated this week by Walter
A. Steffen, manager.
Many of the displaced work
ers report a loss of job oppor
tunities and state that they are
unable to pay the high living
costs prevailing in those areas.
Holt is one of eight counties
served by Steffen’s office.
Meanwhile, the trend toward
unemployment in November is
i “far more serious than it has
been in recent years,” Steffen
declared. During the ’last 20
POLIO EPIDEMIC
IS ON DECLINE
Clinton Belknap Talks
Here; Chairman 1947
Drive Named
Clinton Belknap, of Lincoln,
head of the Nebraska chapter of
the National Foundation of In
fantile Paralysis, Wednesday
j night told an audience here that
the recent polio epidemic in the
state has reached its peak and is
now on the decline. The occa
sion for Belknap’s appearance
here was the annual meeting of
the Holt county chapter. He said
I that polio was its worst since 1916
j in Nebraska.
Mrs. Cletus Sullivan, of O’Neill,
will head the Holt county infan
tile paralysis drive in 1947.
Officers of the Holt county
chapter are: Mrs. D. C. Schaf
fer, chairman: E. F. Quinn, treas
urer; James W. Rooney, secre
tary; Mrs. H. E. Coyne, Mrs. Ag
nes Sullivan, Mrs. Melvin Ru
zicka, Mrs. Ralph Rickly, and
Miss Elja McCullough, all mem
bers of the board; and Dr. J. P.
Brown, medical adviser. All are
from O’Neill.
Holt county had two residents
stricken with infantile during the
past year. They were Don Lind
quist, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
vid Lindquist, of O’Neill, and
Mrs. Lloyd Clemens, 25, of Ame
lia, a mother of three children.
Mrs. Clemens is still in an Oma
ha hospital.
KIN IS ILL
PAGE — Mrs. Kenneth Brad
doek. accompanied by relatives
from Brunswick, and her father,
F. F. Heiter, of O’Neill, left Sun
day night for Kimball upon re
ceiving a message that an uncle,
Jake Heiter, was seriously ill and
I not expected to recover.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan P. Jaszow
lak and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Gold
en spent Tuesday in Sioux City.
Ben Kuroki, American, Visits O'Neill
Ben Kuroki, “the boy from
Nebraska,” Wednesday visited
in O’Neill.
The Japanese-American, who
fought World War II in Euro
ope, North Africa, the Middle
East and the Pacific and
emerged as one of the Nation’s
best-known war heroes, stop
ped off here enroute to Neligh,
where he lectured Wednesday
night.
Kuroki is a farm boy, bom
and reaped near Hershey,
where he went to school, was
vice-president of his senior
class, and worked with his fa
ther and his brother at truck
farming.
After Pearl Harbor he dove
150 miles to enlist in the Ar
my, wangled his way overseas
in August, 1942, when most
Nisei were being left behind on
KP jobs. A combination KP
clerk, he trained himself for a
gunner’s job on B-24 Liberator
and on the first anniversary of
{ Pearl Harbor he was flying in
combat against the Axis.
For nearly three years Ben
waged a personal fight against
the Axis that took him on 29
high level bombing missions in
the European theater during a
period when the life expectan
cy of a gunner was roughly 12
missions. In addition, he vol
unteered for duty on the now
famous low-level attack on the
I Ploesti oil fields in Roumania
on August 1, 1943. His was one
of two bombers in a flight of
nine that returned safely to its
base in the Libyan desert.
Ben’s 30-ton bomber had flown
so low it brought back corn
stalks in the bomb-bay.
Over Munster, Germany, a
chunk of German flak knccked
off his earphones and medical
officers promptly grounded
Ben and sent him to the States.
He Ijad had more than the au
thorities agreed that any one
man could take.
Back in the States in early
5 1944, Technical Sergeant Ben
Kuroki was a hero. He sold
war bonds and he spoke in
many States. His principal ad
dress was at the Common
wealth club in San Francisco,
Calif., a group which had heard
every president since Andrew
Jackson.
The war went on and Ben
grew discontent with his dull
Army life in the States. He
violated military regulations
and called upon Nebraska Con
gressman Carl T. Curtis. Ben
wanted to help finish the war
against his ancestors—the Jap
anese. Curtis fixed things with
the War Department and Ben
turned up a few weeks later in
Saipan with a B-29 outfit.
There Ben finished the war,
I bringing his grand total of op
erational missions to 58.
Back in the States once more,
Ralph Martin, formerly Stars
and Stripes, began writing
Ben’s biography and last month
it was published (Harper &
Brothers, $2.50), entitled, “The
Boy from Nebraska.”
The book is not only the
story of Ben’s amazing war rec
ord, in which he accumulated
three-decks of ribbons, but it
is the story of Ben’s struggle
against the prejudice and intol
erance of a good many Ameri
cans.
Ben relates that he went
through “plain hell” during his
early Army days. Many times
the pressure was so intense be
cause of his color that he wept.
In combat his comrades quickly
accepted him. He belonged.
But outside his own circle
there were too many who did
not accept him. He didn’t look
right to them. His skin was
yellow.
After war’s end, Ben and his
story were in great demand. He
appeared on the New York
Herald-Tribune forum with
General of the Armies George
C. Marshall, and he was heard
’ on the Town Meeting of the
Air, broadcast nationally. His
life’s story was dramatized by
Treasury Salute program and
The Readers’ Digest published
it.
Ben is currently fighting
what he terms his “59th mis
sion.” He is on a nationwide
lecture tour, which will cul
minate next Fall when he will
enter the University of Ne
braska. Kuroki says that
“America must choose between
communism and democracy,
and if America is to have a true
democracy, then it must aban
don the prejudice and hate that
threaten our country from
within.”
A true democracy, he says,
must apply to all men. He says
he will go on fighting his “59th
mission” until folks learn that
skin, color, ancestry or relig
ion doesn’t tell you all there
is to know about a man, and
that the blood spilled during
the war was all the same color.
While in O’Neill, Kuroki and
his bride of two months, and
his sister-in-law, Mrs. George
Kuroki, of Denver, Colo., were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
(Cal) Stewart, and Mrs. R. E.
Gallagher.
Mr. Kuroki and Mr. Stewart,
now the publisher of The Fron
tier, went overseas in the same
organization in August, 1942.
i The late Lt. Harold Tusch
la, of Atkinson, who lost his
life in early 1943, was also a
member of the same unit.
The Kurokis are enroute to
Pocatello, Ida., to visit with
Mrs. Kuroki’s people. Mr. Kur
oki has made four appearances
in Nebraska. He spoke at con
vocation at the University of
Nebraska last Thursday, at
Central City Friday, at Neligh
Wednesday and at Albion to
day (Thursday.)
ers Returning
ist, Steffen Says
days of November, job open
ings on llie with the employ
ment service dropped off 39
percent, while active applica
tions tor work increased 49 per
cent.
“The serious extent of the
slump,” Steffen pointed out,
“is emphasized by the drop of
approximately 50 percent in
demand for service workers j
(hotels, cafes and other service
businesses). This is the first
time in five or more years that
the Norfolk office has had so
few calls for service workers."
The Ainsworth office has re
ported a substantial let-down
in the demand for all types of
workers, while the supply of
unskilled labor increased 10
percent as agricultural work
was finished for the season.
FLIP DECIDES
ASSESSOR RACE
A flip of a coin gave William
Hanley the victory over Mar
j vin Clouse in the race for as
' sessor in Grattan precinct.
Theirs was the only contest
affected by the official canvass
of the general election ballots.
The canvass, completed last
week, disclosed an equal num
ber of votes in Grattan for both
Hanley and Clouse.
County Clerk Ruth Hoffman
explained that the laws of the
state provide that in the event
of a tie, "lots should be drawn."
Mr. Clouse was ill and was
not present when the coin was
flipped in the presence of the
canvassing board.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wallace
were in Grand Island Wednes
day on business.
—
FUEL SHORTAGE
EXTENDS VACATION
Apprehension Lingers at
Public School Despite
Strike Settlement
John L. Lewis’ United Mine
; Workers trudged back to the coal
pits this week and their produc
tion is nearly back to normal.
But apprehension lingers at the
O’Neill public schools where a
dwindling coal supply may yet
require emergency action.
Supt. Ira George said that, ac
cording to present plans, the
Christmas vacation will be ex
tended to a full-two weeks, and
classes dismissed on December 20
will be resumed January 6 on a
limited schedule, which has al
ready been in effect for two
weeks. Most extra curricular ac
tivity has been curtailed.
Meanwhile, efforts are being
made to replenish the supply so
that it will not be necessary to
take further action.
The public school is the only
principal building in the city
where conservation steps had to
be taken.
As the miners went back to
their pits, the Government’s par
cel post and freight embargos
were lifted, and the Christmas
rush is now in full swing.
Most transportation in the O’
Neill region was quickly restored
to normal.
The coal dealers here have not
yet received fuel mined by the j
retu ned strikers, but several car
loads of coal from independent
Oklahoma mines have been re
ceived recently. Fuel is still be
ing rationed by the Moore-Noble
Lumben & Coal company, but the
crisis is over, according to Leo
Moore, manager.
Brennan to Captain
Army’s Soccer Team
Cadet Jack Brennan, of O’Neill,
has been elected captain of the
1947 soccer team at the United
States Military academy at West
Point, N. Y.
The 21-year-old O’Neill youth,
who never played soccer until he
turned out for the cadet squad
last Spring, distinguished himself
last season by playing every min
ute of a 13-game schedule .
EFFECTS SOLD
TNMAN—(Mr. and Mrs. James
McMahon spent last week at Ly
! ons where they helped with the
' sale of effects belonging to Mr.
McMahon’s father. Among those
from Inman attending the sale
held Friday were Mr. and Mrs.
George Coventry and Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Smith.
9 MORE EX-GI'S
The following Selective Service
registrants have been released
here this week: William J. Lan
gan, Spencer; Clarence E. Ward,
O’Neill; Roy W. Landis, O’Neill;
Irvin E. tiaughenbaugh, Atkin
son; Gerald E. Lewis, O’Neill; I
Walter J. Fuelberth, Stuart; Ray- '
mond A. Estes, Stuart; Daniel E. I
Murphy, O’Neill; David J. Wag
ner, Star,
SPENCER OUTPUT
TO BE UPPED
Consumers Plan New
Hydroelectric
Generator
WILL COST $137,000
Plans for a new 2,000-KVA
generator and a new, improved
2,200-horsepower water wheel to
be installed at the Spencer hy
droelectric plant were approved
recently by the board of direct
ors of the Consumers Public Pow
er district.
The move to almost double the
Spencer power output has been
rpade to meet the rapidly rising
power requirements, which are
up 26 percent over the first eight
month period last year.
Manager L. C. Walling, of the
Consumers headquarters here,
said that the expansion at the
Spencer dam would cost the dis
trict approximately $137,000. He
pointed out that the increased
output would be achieved “with
the same volume of water that
has been used with the 1,140
KVA unit currently in opera
tion.”
Earlier the directors had auth
orized an expenditure of $20,000
to convert the transmission line
between the Spencer plant and
O’Neill and improve substation
facilities to accommodate the in
creased power supply.
This additional power, which
will be fed into the network at
O’Neill and will be distributed
throughout the area, will be a
“big help in meeting the con
sumption requirements and in
improving the service,” offcials
said.
Revenue Experts to
Assist in January
In order to be of most service
to Holt county taxpayers, a dep
uty collector of internal revenue
will be at the following places 03
the dates specified:
January 2 and 3—O’Neill, zone
office; 9—Chambers, bank; 9—
Atkinson, post office; 10— Cham
bers, bank; 10—Atkinson, post
office; 11, 13, 14, 15 — O’Neill,
zone office.
Individuals other than farmers
may make a new estimate on or
before January 15, 1947, either
increasing or decreasing the es
timate filed before March 15,
1946.
Farmers may file an estimate
on or before January 15, 1947.
They may also file the final re
turn on or before January 15,
1947, paying all the tax due for
the year.
Farmers filing estimates on or
before January 15, 1947, will not
be required to file the final re
turn on or before March 15, 1947.
The internal revenue office
does not have the personnel to
assist all farmers between Janu
ary 1 and 15, according to G. W.
O’Malley, of Omaha, collector of
internal revenue in this district,
and for this reason the Holt
schedule was devised.
ATTEND STATE MEET
The 52nd annual convention of
the Nebraska Association of
County Officials is being held in
Omaha. The meeting began Wed
nesday and closes tomorrow (Fri
day). Most of the Holt county
officials concerned are attending.
Mrs. J. P. Protivinsky returned
December 4 from Sioux Falls, S.
D., where she hac! been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Claude John
son, and family for several weeks.
F’uture Subscribers
COLMAN — Mr. aid Mrs.
George Colman, of Chambers, a
son, weighing nine pounds, born
Thursday, December 12, in the
O’Neill hospital.
HILl — Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Hill, of O’Neill, a son. born Thurs
day, December 12, in the O'Neill
hospital.
KTRSCHMAN — Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Kirschman, of Ewing, a
daughter, weighing seven pounds,
born Thursday, December 12, in
the O’Neill hospital.
LUND—Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Lund, of St. Paul, a son, Larry
Robert, weighing seven and one
half pounds, born Sunday, De
cember 8. Mrs. Lund was form
erly Miss Dorothy Gray, the
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
I. Gray, of Page.
KROPP—Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Kropp, of Ewing, a son, weighing
eight pounds, born Wednesday,
December 11, in the O’Neill hos
pital.
HUTTON—Mr. and Mrs. Grad
on Hutton, of O’Neill, a daughter.
Mrs. Hutton is at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Russ, in O’Neill.
The father is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Hutton, of Inman.