STATE HIST SOC xxx BUS' INAL FIXES OPENING New Building to Be Put in Operation Saturday MODERN STRUCTURE * O’Neill’s new bus terminal, sit uated at the southwest corner of Fifth and Douglas streets, will open Saturday, it was announced Wednesday b y Manager Lee Montgomery. Construction on the modem one floor building was begun in Oct ober, but delays attributed to the material shortages prevented earlier completion. The 40x40-foot structure, built on a lot that was once the site of the Warner store, includes a spa cious wiaiting room, rest room facilities, a cafe with counter Service, a loading dock, office, baggage and express room. Mr. Montgomery, who came to O’Neill last Fall from Grand Is land, is an ex-captain in the Army air forces. He served in combat in the European theater as a fighter pilot, assigned to the Ninth Air T’orce in northwest Europe and the Twelfth Air Force in the Med iterranean. Open io-nours uauy Mr. Montgomery explained that the terminal will open at 7 a.m. daily and close at 1 a.m. The buses will begin using the terminal Saturday morning, he said. . , . S. Downey, O’Neill photograph er, owns the building. The building has been construc ted with cement block and will ultimately be finished in white with chrome on the front. The design is modernistic. The interior has been furnished with new restaurant and waiting room equipment. Buses will approach the depot from the alley in the rear and will exit onto Fifth street. O’Neill currently has 12 bus d»rivals and departures daily, serving Sioux City, Norfolk, Grand Island, Ainsworth and Bonesteel, S. D. Direct connec tions are made with all points. The Golden hotel has been serv ing. as the bus depot. The bus express service will be an important phase of the termin al’s operations, Mr. Montgomery said. To mark the occasion, Mr. Montgomery will hold open-house Saturday ai d serve free coffee to the visitors. Mrs. Bowen Returns from Phoenix, Ariz. Mrs. A. E. Bowen returned late Saturday from Phoenix, Ariz., where she has been residing, to be near her mother, Mrs. Olive Pamdergast, 75, who is critically ill at the Bowen residence here. Mrs. J. C. Zieg, of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Bowen’s sister, ar rived Sunday. MAKES HONOR ROLL Thomas DeBacker, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. DeBacker, of O’ Neill, was one of 60 students on the midyear honor roll at St. Ben edict’s college at Atchison, Kans. The honor list represent ed 17 percent of the enrolment. The student, a St. Mary's acade my graduate, is a freshman at St. Benedict’s. Future Subscribers BEELEART—Mr. and Mrs. Al fonz Beeleart, of the Emporia vi cinity, a son, Michael Joseph, weighing 714 pounds, born Sun day, February 9. LAYTON—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Layton, of Grand Island, a daugh ter, Loydene, weighing 5*4 ! pounds, born Friday, February 7. Mrs. Layton, is the former Grace L(*/, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David N. Loy, of O’Neill. BARTOS—Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bartos, of O’Neill, a daughter, born Wednesday, February 12, in O’Neill hospital. G ALLAH ON—Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Gallahon, of O Neill, a son, born Tuesday, February 11, in O’Neill hospital. The infant has been named Jimmy V. CHRISTENSEN—Mr. and Mrs. Richard Christensen, of Velder, a son, born Sunday, February 9, in O’Neill hospital. TOMLINSON — Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Tomlinson, of O’Neill, a daughter, weighing 614 pounds, born Wednesday, February 12, in O’Neill hospital. BROWN—Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brown, of Atkinson, a son, born Wednesday, February 12, at At kinson. The mother is the for mer Bonnie Hynes. This is their first child. FIGURE IN CLERGY APPOINTMENTS Rev. Cyril Werner (left) and Rev. Raymond J. Lisco figured recently in clergy appointments in the Omaha Catholic diocese. Father Werner, a native of Creighton, and until recently the curate at Holy Angel’s par ish in South Omaha, is now assistant to Rt. Rev. J. G. Mc Namara at St. Patrick's church here. Father Lisco, assistant here for two and a half years, is now an assistant to Rt. Rev. Flana gan at Boys Town, outside Om aha.—O’Neill Photo Co. O'NEILL, ATKINSON TOURNEY SITES Class C Meet to Be Held Here February 26-27-28 . (More SPORTS on page 3.) O’Neill and Atkinson were among the sites selected this week for the annual prep basketball tourneys. O’Neill will be host to eight class C schools February 26-27-28, while Atkinson will be host to a 10-team class B meet during the first week of March. Pairings for the O’Neill meet will be made Saturday at 2 p.m., at the public school here. St. Jo seph’s academy, of Atkinson, a class D school competing volun tarily in class C, is the heavy favorite to win the class C meet. Other schools to be represented are Ewing, Tilden, Spencer, Spaulding academy, Orchard, Lynch, and St. Mary’s academy, of O’Neill. Supt. Ira George, of the O'Neill public school, is in charge of arrangements. Atkinson a 10-Team Meej Entrants in Atkinson’s class B meet, one of the two largest in the state, are Atkinson, Ains worth, Bassett, BurWell^ Creigh ton, Neligh, O’Neill, Stuart. Springview and Valentine. Bolh Atkinson and O’Neill are expect ed to be among the seeded teams * The tourney chief is Supt B. H. Mead. Pairings are expected to be made Saturday at Neligh, the site of the class D tourney in which most schools from this region will participate. These include Butte, Chambers, Clearwater, Elgin, Er ickson, Inman, McLean, Naper, Page, Oakdale, and Petersburg. Supt. Royal Henline, of the Ne ligh public schools, is in charge. Inman an Page are pretourney favorites in the Neligh meet. Si. Mary's Wins from Tilden, 39-23 — St. Mary’s academy Cardinals returned to the win column here Tuesday night by defeating Til den 39-23. LEGION PLANS SPEECH MEET The American Legion will spon sor a district oratorical contest to be held at Stanton during the week of March 17. Schools in the Legion district, which is com. prised of Boyd, Holt, Knox, An telope, Pierce, Boone, Madison and Stanton counties, will partic pate. G. C. Hansen, of the Stanton public schools, is in charge of ar rangements, Contestants will give a pre pared oration on the national con stitution and speak extemporan eously on some phase of the con stitution as drawn at the time of the contest by the officials. It is planned that schools will hold in dividual contests with cooperation given by the Legion during the week of March 3-7. Winners will compete for a $25 war bond given as first prize in the district meet by the department of Nebraska American Legion. The 14 district winners in Ne braska will meet in Omaha on March 28 to determine the state representative to the National re gional contest. Prizes offered by the American Legion at the state contest are a $100, $50 and a $25 war bond for the first, | second and third place winners respectively. MARRIAGE LICENSES Francis Youngwirth, 25, and Lucille Johnson, 24, both of O’ Neill, February 11. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Corkle were in Norfolk Tuesday on busi ness. PATROL CHIEF ISSUES WARNING Capt. C. J. Sanders, of the Ne braska safety patrol, Wednesday called Nebraska motorists’ atten tion to the fact that “all 1946 Ne braska license plates expired Jan uary 1,” adding that motorists “are subject to arrest for driving with 1946 plates after February 1." Capt. Sanders indicated that a large number of motorists are without the miniature plates (or tabs) which are affixed to out dated plates. Until last weekend nearly one third of Holt county’s motor ve hicle owners had yet to purchase 1947 certificates and tabs, County Tieasurer J. Ed Hancock report ed. “With roads opening up follow ing the storms, the tabs are now going fast,” Mr. Hancock said to day (Thursday), predicting the sales would reach the 4,000 mark. A total of 6,500 certificates are expected to be issued during 1947. DENTIST TO MOVE CHAMBERS— Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hubbard sold at public auction Saturday the remainder of the army surplus goods which they! had in stock. Dr. C. M. Eason has | rented the building and plans to move his dental office in about March 1. LEE CALKINS, 55, BURIED AT EWING Well-Known Roadbuilder Dies in Hospital Friday SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER EWING — Lee Calkins, 55, of Ewing, a well-known Holt county roadbuilder, died Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the O’Neill hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at St. Peters Catholic church here with interment in St. Antonia cemetery. Rev. Peter F. Burke, church pastor, officiated. Mr. Calkins was a lifelong resi dent of the county, born June 12, 1891, at Chambers. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. William Calk ins. He was married on May 12, 1914, to Ida Lorenz at Ewing. They became the parents of two daughters. Mr. Calkins conducted road building operations in Holt and adjoining counties, where he de veloped a wide acquaintanceship. Survivors include the widow and two daughters, Mrs. Ernest Schollmeyer, of Crofton, and Mrs. John Miller, of Ewing; three grandchildren. Biglin Brothers, of O’Neill, were in charge of funeral ar rangements. Pallbearers were Joe Weibel, Albeit Weibel, Joseph Thoendel, Albert Thoendel, John Bauer, jr., and Louis Funk. GI Subsistence Checks Reach All-Time High At the close of January, 19,511 Nebraska ex-GIs were on the Vet erans Administration’s regular subsistence payroll and received checks totaling $1,279,915 to aid in their training and schooling under the GI bill. Ashley Westmoreland, VA manager for Nebraska, said the regular subsistence checks paid in January constituted an all time high since the GI education and training program was inau gurated in 1944. In addition to regular subsist ence checks, the VA in January paid out $503,907 in retroactive payments to student veterans and an-the-job trainees under the GI bill. I LLOYD HAMMOND'S APPEAL DEFERRED State Parole Board Tables Application of Man Serving 25 Years OPPOSITION SHOWN Lloyd Hammond's appeal for a parole from the Nebraska state penitentiary was deferred Tues day by the state parole board in session in Lincoln. Hammond, 38, of Bloomfield, is serving a 25-year term on a sec cnd-degree murder charge in con nection with the slaying of Fred J, Sexsmith, of O'Neill, on No vember 20, 1932. Fred Mackey is serving a life sentence in con nection with the same incident, which occurred north of the city. The late Judge R. R. Dickson sentenced Hammond on Decern ber 8, 1932. Gov. Val Peterson presided at the board of pardons session. It was at the same hearing that the governor was quoted as say ing he had no probe in mind but was “fishing” for infoimation in questioning several candidates for paroles. Helped Board Members Hammond testiiied that he had a lesser role in the recent flare up regarding the deposed state board of control. He said at his hearing that as a trustee on Mon days he cleaned house for one former member of the board, on Tuesdays he performed in the home of the second member, and on Wednesdays he performed do mestic duty for the third mem ber. Mrs. John Davidson, of O’Neill daughter of the slain Mr. Sex smith, was present to protest clemency. She said upon her re turn that no one was present to testify in behalf of the prisoner and there had been no demonstra tion in his behalf since 1943. The board of pardons did not deny or did not grant Hammond’s application, but simply tabled the matter until a later date. Lie Detector Suggested The question at' ;.s to wheth er a lie detector would be effec tive in connection with an inci dent that occurred 15 years ago, The acting warden of the prison, Fred Dickson, doubted if it would be a reliable test on Hammond. L. G. Gillespie, of O’Neill, pre sented a petition on behalf of more than 500 signers making a general protest opposing Ham mond’s appeal. Chambers Degree Team in Page Initiation PAGE—Membeis of the Cham bers IOOF degree team staged the first degree for eight new mem bers of the Page group at the ICOF hall here Monday evening. E. H. Farnsworth, W. E. How ell, Harry Sparrow and H. L. Bar ta were reinstated. The lunch was furnished by Dr. E. J. Bild and was served by members of the Rebekah camp here. About 65 attended. Masons Hear Building Proposal on Home — Lute Savage, grand custodian of the Masonic ledge, and Ray mond Cook, both of Omaha, con ducted a conference here Tues day and Wednesday for Masons of the suriounding communities Paul Shierk, worshipful master, presided. The meetings were held in conjunction with a lodges school of instruction in Masonic work. Mr. Cook showed slides of the old peoples’ home in Plattsmouth and activities there. Plans for an addition to the home were dis cussed. 9 MORE EX-GIs Holt county selective service registrants released since Janu ary 22 include: Harvey J. Par shall, of Atkinson: James L. Clau sen, of Atkinson; Robert A. Flem ing, of Ewing; Vincent C. Street er, of O’Neill; William C. Rock ford, of Stuart; Janies E. Ruby, of Ewing; Joseph A Gokie, of O’ Neill: Joseph R. Rellar, of Em met; Eugene T. Doolittle, of Ame lia; and Roy D. Johnson, of O’ Neill. O'NEILL HOSPITAL NOTES Oscar Timmerman, who was burned in a gasoline explosion two weeks ^go, is in satisfactory condition. . . Mrs. Bernard Pon grantz, of Emmet, was dismissed Wednesday. . . Baby Mitchell Gambel, of Page, was admited Monday. . . Harold Green, of Bartlett, condition, good. . . Mrs. Virgil Laursen and infant were dismissed Sunday. Miss Kubitschek to Be Mardi Gras Princess — Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek, and daughter, Helen, will leave Friday morning for Duchesne col lege, Omaha, where their daugh ter, Corrine, will be a princess in the Mardi Gras celebration. 47 ANGUS CATTLE BRING $12,090 The fi'st annual sale of the Holt county Aberdeen-Angus breeders’ association, held Tuesday at the Fredrickson Livestock Commis sion ^company sales pavilion here, was a “great success,’’ according to sale officials. The sale had been originally scheduled for Friday but was postponed because of adverse weather. Most of the cattle were carried over in the Fred rickson yards. Top honors went to Ray Siders, of O'Neill, whose bull, Steel Creek Bandolier XI, won grand champion honors in the show that preceded the sale. Siders’ entry sold to Charles Peterson, of At kinson, for $825. The show’s reserve champion, Eldora J, owned by Will Sitz, of Atkinson, also went to Mr. Peter son. The price was $685. Twenty-four bulls brought $8, 317.50, averaging $346.56; 23 fe males brought $3,772.50, averag ing $164. The 47 head totaled $12, 090, or an average of $257.23. The auctioneer was Harry Cooper, of Winner, S. D., who was assisted by Ed Thorin, of Cham bers, and Kieth Abart, of the Fredrickson firm. The associa tion officials were enthused with the selling and results. MEETING HELD DESPITE STORM SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER INMAN — Despite inclement weather, 30 Methodist lay leaders from Spencer, Bristow, O’Neill, Page, Ewing, Creighton, Pierce, Meadow Grove and Neligh con ferred last Thursday at the Inman Methodist church in a meeting designated as a lay stewardship conference. The meeting opened with a worship conducted by Lorenz F. Bredemeier, of O’Neiil. The prin i cipal address was given by Dr. John Calvert, a Pierce physician. His subject was, “My Opportuni j ties as a Charge Lay Leader." Ralph Gray, of Inman, sang, j “Open the Gates of the Temple,” accompanied at the piano by A. E. Bowen, of O’Neill. In the absence* of Dr. Everett E. Jackman, the Norfolk district su perintendent, Rev. R. O. Louth an, of Meadow Grove, spoke on the subject, “The Pastor’s Oppor tunities in the Lay Stewardship Program.” A luncheon was served at noon in the parlors of the Womens’ So ciety for Christian Service by members of that organization. MRS. PETE BROWN DIES AT CHAMBERS Death Conies Suddenly Monday to Native of Canada SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER CHAMBERS—Mrs. Pete Brown, 69, died suddenly at her home in Chambers early Monday. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Lu theran church in Chambers and interment was in th° Chambers cemetery. The church choir, ac companied on the piano by Mrs. J. W. Walter, provided the music at the rites. Christina Regina Walter, daughter of Jacob and Christina Walter, was born June 2, 1877, at Neustadt, Ontario, Canada. She was marri.d to Pete Brown on March 31, 1909. The Browns resided on a farm northwest of Chambers until three years ago, when they moved into town. Survivors include: four sons — Walter, Leo, Henry and Gordon, all of Chambers; one daughter — Mrs. Leonard Morrow, of O’Neill; five brothers—William Walter, of Atkinson; Otto Walter, of Hast ings; August Walter, of Clearwa ter; Alfred and John Walter, botlj of Chambers; and one sister—Mrs. Chris Gatke, of Atkinson. Five sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. Pallbearers at the last rites were Walter Jutte, Lape Lenz, William Hendrickson, Arnold Zuelke, William Lehmann, and j Emil Leiswald, jr. Deputy Collectors Here in March In order to be of most service to taxpayers in various communi ties, a deputy collector of inter nal revenue will be at the follow ing places on the dates specified, according to G. W. O’Malley, of Omaha, collector of internal rev enue: February 24-25: Chambers and Atkinson; February 26. Orchard; February 27, Page; February 26 27, Spencer. March 3, Butte: March 4, Lvnch: March 8-10-11-12-13-14 15, O’Neill. Fresh Cold Wave Paralyzes Traffic SUBZERO COLI) INTENSIFIED BY GUSTY 50-MILE-PER-HOUR GALE Accompanied by a roaring wind from the northwest, a fresh cold wave pahdyzed this section of Nebraska Friday. Most bus service in and out of O’Neill had been cancelled by noon Friday and rural mail carriers were forced back after at tempted trips to the country. Dust storms appeared in western Nebraska, adding to the mis ery, but were not felt here. Government Observer Elmer Bowen described the storm as a blizzard. Some fresh snow and much ground snow filled the air as winds sometimes reached a velocity of 50-miles-per-hour, ac cording to observers at the O’Neill airport. Visibility in the heart of the city at times was less than a block. CHARLES FAUQUIER AT 93D MILESTONE One of Holt’s Oldest Residents Also a State Pioneer I - Charles Fauquier, a resident of Holt for 46 years and one of its oldest citizens, was guest-of-hon or Sunday at a family gathering which marked his 93d birthday | anniversary. The event took place at Mr. | Fauquier’s home in south-Holt ; county. One daughter, Mrs. J. F. Cole- j man, of Oregon, was unable to be present, but the other members of his immediate family, includ ing sons Charles and Adelbert, both of Chambers, and daughters Mrs. Margaret Elkins, of Cham bers, and Mrs. A. B. Hubbard, of O’Neill. Other guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Lienhart and Betty Miles, of O’Neill. Mr. Fauquier was born in Lou isville, Ky., where he spen| his childhood. His father was a Civ il war veteran. As a youth he moved to Mer-! rick county, Nebraska, as bne of j the state’s earliest settlers. He moved the family to Holt county in the Spring of 1901. Mr. Fauquier enjoys “excellent health,” except for failing eye sight. He spends most of his time “radioing,” as members of j his family term it. Mr. Fauquier numbers 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. EX-HUSKERS TO PICNIC MARCH 1 SPECIAL TO THE KHONTIER LONG BEACH, CALIF. — The winter Nebraska state basket pic nic will be held in Bixby park at Long Beach on Saturday, March 1, it was announced this week by members of the program commit tee. On this date the “transplanted Nebraskans” will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the territory’s entrance into the Union. A short history and an original poem will be presented by Paul .E Dietrick, of York county, who has lectuied in virtually every community in the state. All early pioneers will sit on the platform. At the last Nebraska picnic in Bixby park where were 3,695 ex Cornhuskers registered and eveiy county, except Thomas, was rep resented. A Son of the Auld Sod He Is, B’gorra A New York City reader of The Frontier has forwarded the following squib that appeared recently in the staid New York Times: “Herewith a self-explanatory communique from a certain studio: ‘Damian O’flynn was born in O’Neill, Nebraska. His father, Patrick O’Flynn, mar ried Catherine O’Sullivan, and h i s brother mztrried Klatie O’Toole. He will play the role of O’Hara in ‘Web of Danger,’ an O’Republic picture.’’ HOLT COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES The college course which has been postponed on account of bad weather is again scheduled. En-1 rollments are to be made at the O'Neill public school on Satur day. February 15, at 9:30 a.m.— i Elja McCullough, County Super intendent. Stage Degree for New Lodge Member* CHAMBERS— About 25 mem bers of the IOOF lodge of Cham bers journeyed to Page Tuesday evening and put on the first de gree. Eight new members were taken into the Page lodge. Inc lowest temperature oi 11 degrees below zero was reached early Friday morning. The daily minimum temperatures stayed below the zero mark through the weekend and reached 6-above Tuesday morning. The gale rapidly filled the streets and roads with new drifts, only a few days after they had been opened following a previous severe storm. Snowplows Taken Off Many snowplows in the area were taken off the roads. The snow began falling here shortly after midnight Thursday night. At midmorning, one inch of new snow lay on the top of the old snow. The city’s schools—the public school and St. Mary’s academy— held classes but there were sharp drops in enrolment. The cold was intensified by the fierce wind, which raged in vio lent gusts. Airplane pilots reported after the storm that tops were blown off numerous haystacks through out the territory. Highway traffic was virtually at a standstill throughout Friday and early Saturday. Rail service was uninterrupted but trains were running consid erably behind schedule. Some bus service was not com pletely restored until Monday. The O’Neill-Ainsworth line was the only one of five bus lines able to maintain uninterrupted serv ice. One Ainsworth-bound bus, however, was forced to layover at Stuart until the roads were cleared. Services on the Grand Island and Norfolk routes was restored Saturday, and service on the Bonesteel, S. D., and Sioux City, la., routes were partially restored Sunday. Weather Man Relents The weather man relented somewhat Tuesday when the mer cury climbed to within one-de gree of thawing and on Wednes day and today (’Thursday) the residents witnessed full-fledged February thaws in which consid erable snow disappeared. The week’s weather summary, based on 24-hour periods ending at 8 a.m. daily, follows: Date Hi Lo Moist. February 7 ... 30 —11 .09 February 8 8 —6 .04 February 9 10 —1 .01 February 10 19 —1 T February 11 31 6 February 12 36 17 February 13 47 18 Total .14 Leg Amputee Receives New Chevrolet Here Dean Stevens, of Chambers, who lost his right leg in action in Germany in November, 1944. is believed to b^ the first Holt county World War II leg ampu tee to receive a new automobile from the Government. The Gov ernment pays up to $1,600 on the purchase of a new automobile for amputee servie men. Mr. Stevens received his auto mobile Tuesday at the Midwest Motor company here. It is a 1947 Chevrolet lleetline aerosedan with controls especially provided for amputees. Mr. Stevens was handed the kevs to the car by J. E. Davis, of the Midwest firm. They were boyhood friends. Mr. Stevens served nearly five years in the Army. Following his injury, he was a patient at McCloskey general hospital at Temple, Tex. His wife is the for mer Marian Carpenter, daughter Df Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carpenter, af Chambers. Mr. Stevens is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Stev ens, of Atkinson. Council Head in Charge While Mayor Visits Missouri James M. Corkle, chairman of the city council, held the reins of the city government during the past two weeks w'hile Mayor F. J. Dishner was at Excelsior Springs, Mo. The mayor was accompanied by Mrs. Dishner.