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VOLUME 66.—NUMBER 37.__O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 194?. PRICE 5 CENTS
LEROY T. FRENCH
BURIED AT PAGE
Resided on Same Farm
for 48 Years; Helped
Mother Homestead
ILL FOR LONG TIME
* PAGE — One of eastern Holt
county’s earliest settlers, Leroy T.
French, 84, is dead.
He died Saturday at Stromsburg
at the home of a son, Walter,
where he had been residing for
the past five years due to failing
health. He had suffered an ex
tended illness.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the Metho
dist church in Page with Rev.
Carl B. Rayburn, church pastor,
in charge. Burial was in the Page
cemetery.
Vocal music at tne rues was
furnished by Mrs. Harold Heiss,
Mrs. Arthur Miller, Raymond
Heiss and Edgar Stauffer with
Mrs. Mildred Haynes as piano ac
'ompaniest. The pallbearers were
Harold Heiss, Ivan Heiss, Alton
• Braddock, Merwyn French, Merl
Brouse and Lowell Murphy.
Leroy Turner French, oldest
son of Henry S. and Louisa H
French, was born near Bath, N.
Y., on July 9, 1862.
Homesteads with Mother
Following the death of his fath
er, Mr. French, at 19, and the
family moved from New York to
Iowa and two years later moved
to Nebraska where the widow of
the late Henry S. French home
steaded near the present site of
Page.
On December 18, 1889, Leroy T.
French and Miss Lizzie H. Bryan
were married at the bride’s home
near Page. Their 48 years of
married life was spent on the
same farm. To this union was
born two sons and two daughters.
One daughter died in infancy,
and Mrs. French died January 26,
* 1938.
Survivors include: two sons—
Bryan H., of Auburn, Calif., and
Walter R.. of Stromsburp: two
brothers—George A. and Wallace
H„ both of Page: one sister—Mrs.
Leonard Heiss, also of Page; nine
grandchildren, and five great
grandchildren, and numerous oth
er relatives.
Helped Establish Church
The late Mr. French for many
years served as superintendent of
the Methodist church Sunday
school and member of the church
board. He helped establish the
first church in Page and was a
member of the Methodist church
at the time of his death.
Among out-of-town relatives
attending funeral service were:
Mr. end Mrs. Walter R. French
and Miss Mary Louise French, of
vS£romsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Mau
rice Lamoree, Miss Betty Lou
French and Burton French, of
Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Kreifels, of York; Mr. and Mrs.
Lowell MurDhy and Mrs. Russell
Sorensen, of Plainview; Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Brouse, of Valentine;
Mrs. O. W. French, of O’Neill;
Mrs. William Thompson, of Nor
folk; and I. J. Murphy, of Stroms
burg.
Much-Travelled Nurse
Adds Rome to List
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Kiltz received word
from their daughter, Lt. Thelma
Kiltz, an Army nurse stationed in
,,Germany, saying that she had re
cently visited Rome, Italy.
Lt. Kiltz has been overseas for
two years, during which time she
has been on sightseeing excur
sions through Germany, France,
Switzerland and Italy. She is
expected back in the United
States soon.
SICK & INJURED
O’NEILL—Miss Margaret Sau
ser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Sauser and a teacher in
the Page public school, is recov
ering satisfactorily following a
major operation on Monday in
Our Lady of Lourdes hospital at
'Norfolk. . . Wayne Norman re
turned late Monday from Sioux
City where he had been receiving
medical attention.
Thomas Donlin is very ill.
Ralph Walker left Monday and
returned Thursday from Omaha
where he received medical treat
ment.
INMAN—Miss Margie Lines re
turned to her home last week to
recover from a recent major op
eration which she experienced in
a Norfolk hospital.
PAGE—Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Chi
chester are recovering after two
weeks’ illness of influenza and
pneumonia.
BUYS HOUSE IN PHOENIX
Donald E. Bowen, son of Mr. ,
and Mrs. A. E. Bowen, of O’Neill,
has purchased a residence prop
erty in Phoenix, Ariz.
Miss Widfe'dt Contributes
Prize-Winning Poem
Miss Gayl Widfeldt. a junior <>
at O’Neill high school, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. R.
Miss Widfeldt . . . her verse
wins national recognition.
Widfeldt, received recognition
this week by the National High
School Poetry association. Her
poem, ‘‘Tis Night,” entered in
the national contest for high
school students, was chosen as
one of the winning entries.
This is the first time such an
honor has been won by an O'
Neill student, school officials
said. A certificate was pre
sented her by Supt. Ira George
at a pep rally. The young
writer’s poem will be published
in the annual Anthology of
High School Poetry for 1947.
Her contribution follows:
TIS NIGHT!
Tis Night!
Tis Night, yes tis Night!
Tis the solemn stillness in a
lonely village!
Tis the loud blast of lights in
a busy city.
Tis a lullaby to a baby!
Tis lovers on a moonlight
walk!
Tis mist over a seashore isle!
Tis rest for the weary!
Tis Night! .
DONLIN RANCH
GOES TO PUTNAM
Pays $21,500 for 1,520
Acre Tract on
Eagle Creek
L. D. Putnam, of O’Neill, an
extensive landowner and ranch
er, was high bidder on the well
improved John Donlin ranch
which was recently sold here at
public auction. The 1,520-acre
tract, regarded as one of the best
on Eagle creek north of O’Neill,
sold for $21,500.
The sale was held at the Holt
county courthouse with Julius D.
Cronin, O’Neill attorney, as sole
referee, and William W- Griffin,
also of O’Neill, as attorney for the
referee.
Sale Reopened
When the sale was closed, Mr.
Putnam was the successful bid
der. Upon the request of Robert
Strong, also of Holt county, Dis
trict Judge D. R. Mounts reop
ened the sale. Judge Mounts
nrefaced the reopening with re
marks that the sale would not
he reopened on a bid below' $500.
When the sale closed for the sec
ond time, the figui& 'had exceed
ed by over one thousand dollars
the initial selling price.
In December, Mr. Pnfftam pur
chased the late Pat O’Connor
ranch of 2,400 acres, situated 10
miles southwest of O’Neill. He
paid $56,000—or $23 per acre—for
the O’Connor tract.
Pilot Training
Revived by AAF
The Army Air Forces has re
opened aviation cadet pilot train
ing to qualified Air Force enlist
ed personnel, it has been an
nounced.
The course of instruction will
be approximately 52 weeks, up
on successful completion of which
the trainee will be rated a pilot,
commissioned a second lieuten
ant in the Army of the United
States, and assigned to flying
duty with the AAF.
Civilians desiring pilot train
ing may check with the Army
recruiting substation in the base
ment of the post office in O’Neill,
8:15 a.m. to. 5 p.m. daily, except
Saturday and Sunday.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Charles Rutherford, 21, of An
oka, and Miss Leona Neiman, 16,
of Herrick, S. D., January 18.
Robert J. Greenfield, 21, df Stu
art, and Doris Rae Coker, 21, of
O’Neill, January 22.
SPRING IN AIR
Spring was in the air Satur
day. Neighbors told that Mrs.
Nejl Ryan, O’Neill housewife,
took advantage of the balmy
weather to rake her lawn.
Go to Creighton —
Mrs. W. H. Harty, and daugh
ter. Helen, left Friday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Kevin Kocina, of
Creighton. Mrs. Kocina is the
rormer Mary Harty. They re
turned Saturday.
Attends State Meeting —
Miss LaVeta Lehn left Saturday
to attend a board meeting of the
state association of dental assist
ants, at Lincoln. She returned
Monday.
Here from North Platte —
Howard Miller, of North Platte,
spent Sunday visiting his sister
in-law and family, Dr. and Mrs.
L. A. Burgess.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Roth
ahild, and son. Gerald, of Cham
bers, visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Dexter, Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. Rothchild are l
the parents of Mrs. Dexter.
Haystack Rider
Given a Dunking
EMMET — The fartherest
thing from the mind of Fran
cis Luben, 23, as he lay atop
a stack of hay being pulled
along a road here was that he
might be going for a swim.
But when the wheeled plat
form carrying the hay reached
a bridge, it happened. The
wire cable caught on an ob
struction and the hay stack—
and Luben — were tossed into
the Elkhorn river.
Said his father, who had been
operating the tractor hauling
thq hay: “Francis’ head looked
like a musk i at as he bobbed up
out of the water, and I was
plenty glad to see him pop up.”
Ag Conditions Abroad
to Be Studied Here
The supervisors of the Holt
eounty soil conservation district
will hold their first annual meet
ing Friday, January 31, at 1:30
p.m. at the courthouse annex
b&sement. according to D. E.
Bowen, of Page, the chairman.
All interested in any of the
phases of soil and moisture con
servation work are invited to at
tend, Mr. Bowen said.
County Agent A. Neil Dawes
stated that this is an excellent
opportunity for farmers, ranche:s
and business men to learn about
the operations of the district and
about soil conservation practices.
The program will include a set
of Dr. W. C. LowdeTmilk’s pic
tures on erosion and agricultural
conditions in Europe, Asia and
Africa. These pictures will show
something of the early civilization
in the Biblical lands. There will
oe a panel discussion by farmers
and ranchers pertaining to their
experiences with conservation
practices.
The supervisors will give a re
port of their operations during
the past year. The distiict’s ma
chinery—such as treader, duck
foot, treeplanter, etc.—will be on
display. There will be a light
lunch served after the meeting.
Frank L. Bain Marks
88th Birthday Anniversary —
Frank L. Bain, of O’Neill, a res
ident of Holt county for 53 years,
Tuesday celebrated his 88th
birthday anniversary at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Ed Mat
thews, and family.
Those present for the dinner
were Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly
and family, Mrs. Ina Wolfe, Mrs.
Gene Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Fran
cis Kelly and daughter, all of O’
Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Spit
tier and son, of Ewing; Mrs. Bud
Bain and son and Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan Bain, of Gregory, S. D.
The afternoon was divided be
tween card playing and airplane
riding.
Mr. Bain enjoys excellent
health.
6 MORE EX-GIs
Six more registrants have been
released by the Holt county se
lective service system since Jan
uary 8. They are: Orvalle A.
Svatos, of Chambers; Loon Po
chop, of Ewing; Frank F. Peter,
cf O’Neill; William H. Crawford,
of Spencer; John E. Troshynski,
of Atkinson, and Arthur J. Brink
man, of Atkinson.
JOINS CLOVER FARM
Charles Vorce, an experienced
butcher, has joined the meat de
partment of the Clover Farm
store here, it has been announced
by Herbert Peterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Keeney, of
Ainsworth, were weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Carr.
Gene Streeter, of Omaha, spent
the weekend visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Streeter.
MRS. URBAN READY
FOR NEW YORK
Holt’s ‘Sister Kenny’
Awaits Completion
of Arrangements
ENTHUSIASM RISES
fv'tNG—Holt county’s “Sister
Kenny”—Mrs. Bertha Urban. 48,
of Ewing—is marking time here
waiting completion of arrange
"'('"ts for her to go to the famed
Vni^nrbocker hospital in New
Vork Citv where she will demon
strate what she considers a cure
'or infantile paralysis.
This week Mrs. Urban received
a letter from the American Medi
cal Association. The author, she
said, agreed that her theo’"" wa
essentially correct. TV\^ letter,
dated January 14 at Chicago, 111.,
has served t^ siiTT,>il"te **rc. TTr
hnn’s enthusiasm for her work.
Mrs. Urban, who for several
'•ears has operated a “lving-in
kosDital” at Ewing, two weeks
mm demonstrated her ’•ecentiv
developed theory for polio cure
before an audience of Omaha
physicians. She reported that her
audience “was baffled” by h"r
technique, which involves trac
ing the nerves in a feeling pro
cess, locating what mav be a
“trouble-spot,” and helping re
lieve th° vital sufferina w>th thr'
application of a “rubbing” ther
apy.
Finishes Treatment
When Mrs. Urban was contact
ed by reporters at Ewing today
(Thursday), she had just finished
a treatment on a small girl who
had been brought in to her.
Before the medical audience in
Omaha, Mrs. Urban demonstrated
her theory on an infantile victim.
It is said that the girl later
showed improvement.
The bid to visit the Knicker
bocker—one of the Nation’s lead
ing polio research and treatment
centers — followed the Omaha
demonstration.
6 Holt Children
Under*Special Care
The story of five little boys un
der seven years of age—so under
nourished that their little ribs
could be counted; children whose
father had contributed not one
cent to grandma for their care
since his discharge from the Ar
my seven months before — was
one of the tragic stories told at
the annual meeting of Nebras
ka Children's Home society held
in Omaha last week.
The society’s president said
that the amount of aid to chil
dren had increased 20 percent
over 1945 and that last year 77,
891 days’ care had been provided
Nebraska’s homeless, neglected
orphan children, a total of 536
children had benefitted by the
Agency’s vaiious services. The
Society specializes in adoptions
but gives much temporary and
special care to children in need,
including six from Holt county.
Midwinter Formal
Scheduled Tonight
The freshman class at St.
Mary’s academy is holding the
annual winter formal dance to
night (Thursday) in the gymnasi
um.
The motif for decorations is
balloons.
O'NEILL HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. James Beck, of Stuart, was
dismissed Saturday. . . Baby Ko
pecky, of O’Neill, was admitted
Sunday and dismissed Tuesday.
. . . Mrs. Anna Dierkson, of O’
Neill, was dismissed Monday. . .
Mrs. Ralph Segar and infant son,
of Atkinson, were dismissed Mon
day. . . Baby Vernelle Ruda, of
Bristow, was dismissed Saturday.
. . . Baby Norman Harley, of
Chambers, was admitted Wednes
day; condition, good. . . Baby
Lawrence Biainard, of O’Neill,
was admitted Wednesday; condi
tion, good. . . Mrs. Ida Noble, of
O'Neill, condition, good. . . Mrs.
Helen Downs, of Chambers, con
dition, good. . . Sam Dierkson, of
O’Neill, was admitted Monday;
condition, fair. . . D. M. Stuart, of
Plain view, submitted to an ap
pendectomy today (Thursday).
Come to See Mr. Donlin —
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Regan
and their son-in-law, Dr. F. J. Ra
gen, all of Omaha, arrived Mon
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Green. Mr. Regan and
Dr. Ragen departed for Omaha,
Wednesday. Mrs. Regan expects
to stay because of the illness of
her father, Thomas Donlin. Mrs.
Vernal Koenig, of Red Bluffs,
Calif., is expected to arrive here
Friday. Mrs. Koenig, Mrs. Re
gan, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Koenig
are daughters of Mr. Donlin.
Visits 111 Aunt —
Mrs. Mary Zastrow left Friday
for a three-day stay at the home !
nf her aunt, Mrs. Alex O’Keefe, at
Valentine, who has been ill.
Weather Mild—But
Not as Mild as 1946
January thaws continue to oc-1
cur but don't be misled. The
Government weather observer
here, Elmer Bowen, reported to-;
day (Thursday) that the weather
in Holt county “was milder a
year ago at this time.”
For the first 23 days of Janu
ary in 1946 the average maxi
mum temperature was 42 - de
grees; the minimum, 10.5. For
this year, the average is 35.7; the
minimum, 12.7.
Some snow fell in this area
early Monday, but the precipita
tion amounted to only .10-inches.
Fifty-five degrees is the highest
reading to date in 1947.
The week's weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 8 a.m. daily, follows:
Date Hi Lo Moist.
January 17 __ 42 15
January 18 _ 52 23
January 19 56 25
January 20_55 13 .10
January 21 31 —3 T
January 22 _ 36 —2
January 23 _ 50 25
JOINS BROWN-M'DONALDS
Gfcne Wolfe has joined the sales
staff at Brown-McDonald’s store
here, it was announced last week
bv Manager R. E. Armbruster.
SHAW RITES ARE
HELD AT ORCHARD
Long time Resident of
Page Vicinity Is
Buried Tuesday
PAGE—Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at the
Evangelical United Brethren
church at Orchard for Edward M.
Shaw, sr., 68, who died early Sun
day at his home at Orchard after
several weeks of illness.
Rev. C. R. Anderson conducted
the services and burial was in the
Orchard cemetery. Pallbearers
were Allen Haynes, Alfred
Cleveland, D. D. Wiseman, Harry
Lampert, D. Connor and John
Holliday. Mrs. LlOyd Holliday
and Eben Graft sang with Mrs,
Graft accompanying at the piano.
Edward Shaw was born in Mis
souri in 1879. He was united in
marriage to Jessie Beck. They
came to Nebraska in 1914 and
continued living on the same
farm seven miles southeast of
°age until moving to Orchard
several months ago.
Survivors included tne widow;
two daughters—Mrs. Hallee Car
ey, of Verona, Mo., and Mrs. Zet
ta Biggs, of Princeton, Mo.; two
sons—Edward M., jr., of Orchard,
and Eugene, of Omaha; 13 grand- j
children, and one great-grand
daughter.
One daughter, Mrs. Thelma
Lampert, preceeded him in death.
Also surviving are three broth
ers and two sisters.
WSCS at Page
Installs Officers —
PAGE — Ofiicers and depart
ment secretaries of the Methodist
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service have been installed by the
Rev. Carl Rayburn. They are:
Mrs. Merw'n F»°nch, p'esident;
Mrs. Raymond Heiss, vice presi
dent; Mrs. A. L. Dorr, recording
secretary; Mrs. H. S. Harper, cor
responding secretary; Miss Rose
Vrooman, treasurer; Mrs. E. E.
Allen, spiritual life; Mrs. Edgar
♦auffer. missionary education;
Mrs. George Rost, Christian social
relations; student work, Mrs. Roy
Haynes; youth work, Mrs. Harold
Heiss; children’s work, Mrs. Carl
Rayburrn; supplies, Mrs. A. E.
Chichester; literature and publi
cations, Mrs. Never Ickes. Host
esses at the installation meeting
were Mrs. H. S. Harper and Mrs.
Allen Haynes.
Guest Ministers in
Services at Amelia
AMELIA — Rev. Sandahl, dis
trict superintendent of the north
west district of the Methodist
church, and Rev. Biltrof, of Bas
sett, are conducting services at
the Methodist church in Amelia
! this week.
Rev. Biltrof has been holding
services here one Sunday each
month until Amelia is supplied
with a regular pastor.
Merrimans Visit Kin
at Winner —
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merriman
recently drove to the home of
her sister, Mrs. D. B. Lyons, near
Winner, S. D. They were accom
panied by their niece, Mrs. Wil
liam Lyons, and two small daugh-1
ters of Sutherland, la., who had
been visiting at theirs and the
James Lyons home for several
days. Mrs. Lyons and daughters
remained at Winner for a few
days before going to Aberdeen,
S. D., to visit.
KIN IS ILL
AMELIA—Mrs. Ed White was
called to Sterling, Colo., last Fri
day because of the illness of her
uncle.
Plead ‘Not Guilty’
on Rape Charge
REV. LISCO GOES
TO BOYS TOWN
Curate Here for Past 2x/i
Years Will Assist
Rt. Rev. Flannagan
Rev. R. J. Lisco, assistant pas
tor at St. Patrick’s Catholic
church here for two and a half
years, leaves today (Thursday)
for Boys Town where he will as
sist the widely-known Rt. Rev.
Flannagan. Rev. Cyril Werner, a
native of Creighton, will succeed
Father Lisco here.
These clergy appointments,
among a series of changes, were
announced last week by Most
Pev. Archbishop Rvan of the
Omaha Catholic diocese.
Father Lisco came to O’Neill in
June, 1944, from Assumption par
;~h in South Omaha, to assist Rt.
Rev. J. G. McNamara at St. Pat
rick’s church here. The Boys
Town nost will be his third since
his ordination.
Father Lisco was active in nu
merous community affairs here in
addition to his clergy work. He
directed the athletic program at
St. Mary’s academy and managed
an American Legion - sonsored
midget baseball team during the
summer of 1946.
A series of social events in Fa
ther Lisco’s honor was culminat
ed today.
Father Werner served as curate
at Holy Angels parish in Omaha—
his first post since his ordination.
CDA Presents Gift to
Departing Priest —
The Catholic Daughters held a
social meeting Tuesday evening
at the Golden hotel.
The evening was spent playing
pitch and bridge.
Mrs. Lod Janousek won high
honors for pitch; Mrs. F. J. Fish
er, high for bridge, and Mrs. Mike
Langan, the all-cut.
Rev. R. J. Lisco, assistant pas
tor at St. Patrick’s Catholic
church, bade “goodbye” to the
group and was piesented with a
cash gift.
The entertainment committee
consisted of Mrs. Merle Hickey,
Mrs. Francis Kelly, Mrs. Joe Lan
gan. Mrs. McCarville, Geitrude
Sullivan. Mrs. John Turner, Kath
erine Kirwan, and Mrs. Clyde
Wilson.
Rev. Lisco Honored
in Series of Affairs —
The glee club of St. Mary’s held
a dinner and dance in the gym
Monday in honor of Rev. R. J.
Lisco, who is leaving St. Patrick’s
paiish.
The club presented Father Lis
co a gold initialled, pocket knife
as a token of remembrance.
Ed Hynes, son of Mrs. Loretta
Hynes, enteitained at dinner for
Rev. R. J. Lisco at his home Sun
day. Other guests were the mem
bers of the St. Mary’s basketball
team.
Another host to a dinner party
in honor of Father Lisco, was
Tom Harty, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Harty. The dinner was held
for 10 at the M & M cafe.
extensiotTcouncil
ORGANIZED HERE
A step forward in home exten
sion work in Holt county was tak
en Monday when club presidents,
and group and county chairmen
met to organize the Holt county
home extension council. Assist
ing with the organization were
Mrs. Nell Wright, district home
agent supervisor, and County
Agent A. Neil Dawes and Cath
erine Kirwan, both of O’Neill.
Mrs. E. A. Bouska, of Stuart,
county chairman, presided at the
meeting and will continue to act
as chairman for the present coun
cil year. Other members of th?
executive committee are: Vice
chairman—Mrs. Edgar Stauffer
of Page; retiring county chair
man — Mrs. G. H. Grimes, of
Chambers: secretary-treasurer —
Mrs. Robert Martins, of Atkinson:
health chairman—Mrs. Stanley
Johnson, of Atkinson; music
chairman — Mrs Dawes, of O’- j
Neill; county 4-H co-chairman— i
Mrs. James Allyn, of Stuart.
Mrs. Vern Sageser, of Amelia,
was elected to represent past
county chairmen.
Major objectives of the council
are planning a program of work ,
for the coming year, and increas- |
ed effectiveness of the extension
program. Keeping these object- I
ives in mind, the council ad- I
vanced suggestions for demon
strations for next Fall, and dis
cussed the securing of some
means of visual education.
Since the council meets only
lour times a year, the next meet
ing will be held in May.
2 Ewing Men Allegedly
Spent Night in Hotel
with Girl, 11
BOND FIXED AT $1,500
Two Ewing men, Thomas W.
Eacker, 27, and Forrest Hahlbeck,
25, were charged with statutory
rape Tuesday in Madison county
court in action brought by Coun
ty Attorney Andrew Mapes, of
Norfolk.
In a preliminary hearing, both
pleaded ‘‘not guilty” and bond'
was fixed at $1,500 each.
The Frontier learned that both
men were still being held by
Madison county authorities early
today (Thursday) and the bond
had not yet been posted.
A nearing nas neen set xor
a.m., on Friday, January 31, be
fore Judge E. L. Reeker at
Madison.
Held in Dodge County
The two men, both known in
eastern Holt county, were ar
rested at Fremont. They were
held in the Dodge county jail un
til they were taken to the Madi
son county jail by State Patrol
Cpl. Marvin Wiley and Norfolk
Police Chief Irvin Ferris, accord
ing to the Madison county attor
ney.
Mr. Mapes said the two men al
legedly picked up a 11-year-old
girl near Page Saturday afternoon
and took her to Norfolk
where they spent the night in a
Norfolk hotel.
The girl left the men in Wis
ner, Mapes said he was informed,
and she was found east of Wis
ner about 11 a.m. Sunday by the
wife of the Wisner town mar
shal, Mrs. Herman Nuttelman.
After she had told her story to
Wisner authorities. Marshal Nut
telman telephoned the Dodge
county sheriff’s office and asked
that Eacker and Hahlbeck be
picked up.
Deadline Nears for
Reinstating Lapsed
Veterans’ Insurance
The deadline for reinstating
lapsed National Service Life In
surance policies without a physi
cal examination is February 1,
Ira M. DeWalt, Veterans Admin
istration contact representative at
Ainsworth, warned World War; II
veterans this week.
According to the present law,
applicants for reinstatement af
ter February 1, may be required
to submit a complete report of
physical examination, DeWalt
said.
To pick up a lapsed term policy
now, the veteran need only sign
a statement to the effect that his
health is as good at present as it
was on the date of his first de
faulted premium. With that
statement, the veteran must send
two monthly premiums, one to
cover the month of his reinstate
ment and the other to pay for the
31-day grace period which follow
ed the lapse.
A reinstatement form is being
mailed by the VA to all lapsed
no] icy holders to aid them in re
instating their insurance before
the February 1 deadline.
DeWalt urged veterans to com
pletely identify themselves and to
be sure to includ their “N” or
“V" numbers in all correspon
d' regarding GI insurance
matters.
attends school confab
Miss Elja McCullough, of O’
Neill, Holt county superintendent
of public inst uction, attended a
meeting of Madison county rural
board of education members
Wednesday at Battle Creek. Miss
McCullough stated that the pur
pose of the meeting was a dis
cussion of legislative matter.
Future Subscribers
GRENIER—Mr and Mrs. Bry
ant Grenier, of O'Neill, a son,
Francis James, weighing seven
and one-half pounds, born Sun
day, January 19, in the O’Neill
hospital. Mrs. Grenier arrived
in the United States in April,
1946, from South Hall. England,
her native home. This is their
first child.
FLOYD—Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Floyd, of Mountain Home, Ida., a
five-pound daughter, born Thurs
day, January 16. Mrs. Floyd is
the former Miss Clara Mae Cana
day, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Canaday, of Page.
Mrs. Catherine Dickman, of
Burke, and Vera Levi, of Lynch,
vere overnight guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Collins.