The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, February 13, 1947, Image 1

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    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.