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VOLUME 67.—NUMBER 22.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1947.
PRICE 5 CENTS
Mr. end Mrs. Dan J. Cronin . . . bom on adjoining furms in
Illinois, their family and O'Neill grew up together.
Move from O'Neill
O’Neil] this week said
“goodbye" to Mr. and Mis.
Dan J. Cronin, who have
moved to Omaha to live with
a daughter, Mrs. Loretta
Johnson.
Born on adjoining farms
ne^.r Danvilie, 111., they
came to O'Neill with ineir
respective families during a
10-year interval. Mr. Cron
in's parents, the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Cronin, ar
rived in 1376 (when Dan
was 14-years-old) and home
steaded six miles north of
O'Neill. Son Dan later took
a homestead on Blackbird
creek, the place now occu
pied by Alfred Drayton.
Mr. Cronin and the former
Mary Morrison were married
in St. Patrick’s Catholic
church here in 1888 and have
since rounded out 59 years cf
ma’ried life. They became
the parents of six daughters
and three sons, all of whom
are living.
Mr. Cronin was elected Holt
county treasurer in 1901. The
couple abandoned farm life
and moved into O’Neill where
they have resided until re
cently.
Because of their advanced
ages. 87 and 80, respectively,
Mr. and Mrs. Cronin decided
to make their home with one
of their daughters. Rela
tive= say their health is ''not
good."
Besides Mrs. Johnson, their
other daughters are: Mrs.
STAG DRAWS A
RECORD CROWD
An estimated 900 to 1,000
farmers and ranchers joined
with Chamber of Commerce
members here Wednesday night
in the fourth annual stag party,
the affair was held at Dance
land ballroom.
Chamber Secretary James W.
Rooney said that the attendance
was greater than any previous
year.
Highlight of the program was
a talk by Don Cunningham, sec
retary of the Sioux City Live
stock Exchange. The speaker
discussed the livestock industry
briefly and indicated that high
cattle prices could be expected
for sometime to come. He also
touched on the world food situ
ation and pointed out that ex
ports would necessarily be in
creased.
A floorshow and Dutch lunch
featured the entertainment.
Gold Star Mothers to
Be Honored at Tea
CHAMBERS — All Gold Star
mothers in the Chambers vicin
ity as well as sisters and daugh
ters of dead soldiers and sailors,
will be honored at a tea to be
sponsored by the American Le
gion Auxiliary. This was de
cided at a meeting Friday at the
home of Mrs. J. W. Walter.
Tne new constitution was read
for the second time and adopt
ed.
Deelgates were elected to at
tend the district convention in
O’Neill on October 13. They are:
Mrs. Walter, Mrs. John Albers,
sr., Mrs. George Thomson, and
Mrs. C. E. Alderson.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Alderaon on November 7.
LEAVES NAVY
PAGE—Richard Woods receiv
ed his discharge from the Navy
September 29 at San Diego,
Calif., where he had been sta
tioned the past year. He has
been in service three years and
three months. He returned to
the home of his grandparent last j
rhursday.
PLAN MOVE SOON
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Roth, who recently purch
ased the Chambers hotel, expect
ed to move soon into their new
home. They have been remod
eling and repairing the struc
ture.
TO BRIGHTEN TABLES
PAGE—In a meeting Monday
evening at the city hall, the Im
provement club voted to have
all the tables painted in the city
park.
* Maty Roach, of Omaha; Miss
Julia Cronin, of Cheyenne,
5 Wyo.; Mrs. Margaret Berken
1 kotter, of Denver, Colo.; Mrs.
/I Sauser, of O’Neill, and
Mrs. Grace Guinam, of Mis
souri Valley, la. Their sons
are: John Cronin, of Albu
querque, N. M.; Philip, of Chi
eago, 111., and William, of
Omaha. (Editor’s note; There
I is no relationship between the
Dan J. Cronin and the late D.
H. Cronin, who ' edited The
Frontier for 55 years.)
O'NEILL RESIDENT
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Elwood E. Wallen
III Only 3 Days;
Burial Friday
After being ill only three
days, Mrs. Elwood E. ("Beck”)
| Wallen, 64. died at 11:15 p. m.
\ Tuesday at her home here.
Funeral services will be neld
at 2 p. m. Friday at the Meth
odist church here with inter
ment in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Rev. Lloyd W Mullis, church
pastor, will officiate.
Mrs. Wallen, the former Ethel
j Curry, was born in Taylor
| county, West Virginia, on May
I 12, 1883. In 1895 she moved
i with her parents to Iowa and
was educated in Iowa schools.
On April 15. 1907, she was
married to Elwood E. Wallen at
Clay Center. They came to
Holt county in 1915, settling on
a farm seven miles northwe t of
Emmet, where the family con
tinued to live for 15 years. In
1930 the Wallens moved to O’
Neill where Mr. Wallen operates
a produce station
Member of Christian Church
The late Mrs. Wallen was a
member of the Chiistian church.
Survivors include: the widow
er; son—John E. Wallen, of O’
Neill; daughter—Mrs. Ruby Ma
loy, of O’Neill; sisters — Mrs.
Bertha Felton, of New Virginia,
la., and Mrs. Anna Keise , of
Scottsbluff; brother—T. J. Cur
ry, of Murray, la., and four
grandchildren.
The pallbearers at the rites
Friday will be: Merle Hickey,
Antone Nissen, H. E. Coyne,
Norbert Uhl, Myrle K e i s e r ,
Wade Felton. Ray Shelhamer
and County Judge L. W. Reim
er.
Californians Return—
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stein
left Monday for their home in
Los Angeles, Calif., after a 10
day visit in the M. F. Kirwan
home.
O'NEILL FARMER
DIES SUDDENLY
William Bredehoeft, 67, died
suddenly at 11:15 a. m. Sunday
at his farm home north of O
Neill. Death was caused by a
heart attack.
Burial was in Prospect Hill
cemetery here Wednesday fol
lowing 2 p. m. rites in the First
Presbyterian church. Rev. Ward
Smith, of Chambers, officiated,
and the pallbearers were:
Charles Koehler, M. L. Harmon,
George Hartford, Alfred Dray
ton, County Judge L. W. Reim
er and Ned Allendorfer.
The late Mr. Bredehoeft was
born on December 3, 1879, at
Troy, O., and moved with his
parents, the late Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Bredehoeft, to near West
Point when he was a lad of 3.
He was reared and educated
there and for many years was
in the farm implement business
at Beemer. He left the business
field and was a salesman on tne
road for many years.
On October 25, 1906, Mr Bre
dehoeft married Emma Sellers
at Birmingham, Ala. They be
came the parents of one son and
one daughter.
A year ago the Bredehoefts
purchased a farm near O Neill.
They moved here from Ogallala.
Survivors include: the widow;
son—William S. Bredehoeft, of
Lincoln: daughter — Evad"a
Hammersley. of Denver Colo.,
brothe-—Fred Bredehoeft, of U -
Neill
EXPECT 500 AT
LEGION CONFAB
State Commander’s Talk
Headlines District II
Convention
Earle B. f“Bud”) Barnes, of
Omaha, Nebraska *departmem
commander of the American Le
gion. will headline the program
..t the 1947 annual District If
convention which will be held
here October 13. Barnes will
address the Legion i os during
the afternoon business session
with a talk entitled: “Looking
Forward with the Legion.”
Meanwhile, all is in readi
ness here for a large - scale
' invasion" by World War I
and II veteran-members and
their ladies' auxiliary. Offi
cials cf S.monson Post 93, of
O Neill, es.imafe that 500 del
egates and guests will be here
:or the all-day affair.
The convention hcadquarte: s
i he iht Legion s new Si25,
000 quonset-type club building
on Douglas street. There are 36
Vogts in the district, wrhich em
braces Knox, Pierce, Stanton.
I op Antelope, Boyd, Boone
and Holt counties.
Legion registration will begin
at 9 a. m., followed at 10 by
clinics, which will concern ser
vice work and GI insurance
and poot affairs.
The afternoon session will be
gin at 1:15 p. m., with District
Commander E. V. Hickok, of
Atkinson, issuing the call to er
di . After t) e preliminaries,
Hickok will appoint conventioi
committees and Department
Commander Ba:nes will deliver
his talk.
Discussion groups will deal
with the Veterans' Adminis
tration and its hospitals, ser
vice to all veterans, post pro
gramming, activities and pub
lic relations. The election and
installation of officers will
windup the business session.
Meanwhile, the auxiliary will
I hold its business session in the
Methodist church a short dis
I tance from the club.
Registration begins at 9 a. m..
followed at 10 by a program.
Mrs. Edith J. Davidson, presi
dent of the O’Neill unit, will
deliver the welcoming remarks
and Mrs. Annabel Hansen, pres
ident of the Norfolk unit, will
respond. The morning activity
will close with a memorial ser
vice, sponsored by Simonson
Post 93, and a report by the dis
trict president, Mrs. Hazel And
e son, of Wausa.
The noon lunch will take
place in the church basement.
The afternoon program,
which begins at 1:15 p. m..
will feature an address by
(Continued on page 4.)
Celia School Held
in Brooder House
CELIA—Miss Joan Scott is
teaching the Celia school this
term and classes are conduct
ed in a chicken brooder house
transformed into a school
' m. The brooder is owned
by Conard Frickel, jr.
The structure has been
floored and wallpapered, pic
tures have been hung on the
walls, and a small oil heater
h. oeen installed.
Miss Scott is a daughter of
Mi. and Mis. D. F. Scott, of
A H inson. and attended the
University of Florida last
year.
STEER BRINGS 42c
AT 4-H AUCTION
Angus Heifer Judged
Grand Champion of
Annual Calf Show
The top price p;tid for 4-H
club calves at the annual 4-H
club show and sale here Mon
day was 42 cents per pound,
which wag the figure Clifford
Boettcher’s Hereford blue rib
bon steer brought on the auc
tion block.
't’he show’s reserve champion,
a Hereford steer shown by Ray
mond Robertson, of O’Neill,
price, 41 cents.
The grand champion of ihe
show was an Angus heifer
shown by Bobby Sitz, of Atkin
son.
Ninety calves were entered,
20 more than a year ago.
The blue libbon winners in
the stocker-feeder classes were:
Hereford heife s: Donna Har
rington, of Bassett; Kenneth
Wrede, of O’Neill; Gary Small,
of Amelia
Here erd steers (400 pounds
and under): Clifford Boettcher,
of Atltinson; John O’Neill, of O’
Neill; Benton Mellor, of O’Neill.
Hereford steers (over 400
pounds): Kenneth Small, of
Amelia; Donald Fullerton, of
Amelia; Raymond Robertson, of
O'Neill.
• neus steers: Bobby Sitz. of
Atkinson.
Angus heifers: Bobby Sitz, of
Atkinson.
Baby beeves: Clifford Boett
cher, of Atkinson.
Blue ribbon winners in the
purebred breeding classes were:
Pa ebr»d bulls (all classes):
Bobby Sitz, of Atkinson; De
lores Sitz, of Atkinson
Purebred heifers: Gene O’
Neill, of O’Neill; Billy Sitz, of
Atkinson.
Showmanship contest winners
were: Kenneth Wrede, of O’
Neill, who won show halter giv
en by Chamber of Commerce;
Donald Fullerton, of Amelia,
who won Scotch comb and
brush given by Chamber.
NO PROTEST ON
ZONING PROPOSAL
No Objections Filed
with Council at
Special Hearing
No se'ious objections to the
proposed citywido zoning ordi
nance, as recommended by the
ri»v plannin** hoard, were voic
ed at Tuesday’s special hearing
conducted by the city council.
Mayor F. J. Dishner pre
faced the hearing, however,
> y saving that no action
would be taken at that meet -
ing. At that time the council
; ttendance did not represent
a quorum.
The mayor indicated that the
zoning proposal would be
brought up again Monday night
at “a regular adjourned meet
fio objections to the proposal
were entered on the record,
Mayor Dishner said, but a hand
ful of citizen- made numerous
inquiries and consulted the il
lustrated zoning chart.
Conducting the hearing, be
sides Mayor Dishner. were
Councilmen D. A. DeBacker,
Me le Hickey, James M. Corkle
and Hugh Hay,
Three weeks ago the plan
ning board turned over to the
council a zoning proposal that *
would establish business, in
dustrial, residential and resi
dential sub-districts in the
city limits. The purpose of the
plan is to restrict business, in
dustrial and "low-cost" resi
dential building in the princi
pal residential district, and to
contain business and indus
trial building in certain sec
tions of the city.
The 12-page zoning proposal
and illustratid map are on file
with City Clerk O. D. French
and are open for inspection.
Miss Martens Renamed
Head of Teacher Group
The Holt County Educational
tion here Fiiday. Miss Helen
association held its annual elec
Martens, of Atkinson, was re
elected president; Miss Twila
Whaley, of O’Neill, was named
• ’ee-ores'dent, and Mrs. Theresa
Ernst, of O’Neill, was chosen
secretary.
Miss Phyllis Wood, of O’Ntill,
'"lose term did not expire, is
the treasurer Members of the
executive committee are: Lyle
vis. of f’age: Fern Sageser, of
Stuart; Celia Backhaus, of At
kinson; LaVone Walters, of
Star, and Duane Carson, of
Amelia.
Ira George, superintendent of
the O’Neill city schools, was
narrpd a county representative
to the delegate assembly which
will convene in Lincoln
Celebrate Church’s 50th Anniversary
Pictured is a portion of the
crowd that attended the all
day golden jubilee celebration
at the Methodist church in
Chambers commemorating the
founding of the church a half
century ago. The affair was
held September 20. Mrs. Em
ogene Bower is the only liv
1 ing charter member. Several
former clergymen as well as
visiting clergy took part in
the celebration.—O’Neill Pho
to Co.
L. L. COSNER, 84,
DIES AT STUART
STUART—L. L. Cosner, 84, a
resident of Stuart for 32 years,
ued rt his home October 1, and
funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at the Feder
ated church in Stuart with Rev.
Orin Graff in charge.
The deceased, who suffered a
stroke a few days prior tc his
death, had been a resident of
I the Dustin community before
coming to Stuart. He had serv
ed the Stuart community as po
lice judge for many years, hold
ing the position at the time of
his death.
Survivors include the widow;
one daughter, Mrs. D. A. Mar
cellus, of Stuart; and one son.
Lawrence Cosner, of Junction
City, Kans. He was the grand
ather of M, B. Mareellus of O’
Neill.
Demo Meeting Held
Minus leader Ritchie
The scheduled meeting of
Holt county democrats here Sat
urday night went off as sched
uled in the absence of William
i’Tit hi<>. of Omaha, state demo
cratic committee chairman, who
| was scheduled to be present
J. J. Harrington, of O’Neill,
Holt chairman, presided. He
said that Mi. Ritchie had sent
regrets that it was impossible
to keep the appointment due to
other committments.
FREE X-RAY CLINIC
COMING TO HOLT
Department o f Health
to Sponsor Survey;
Dates Fixed
The Holt county chest X-ray
survey will begin October 22
and end November 22.
The X-ray plan, sponsored by
the state department of health,
is intended to provide free chest
X-raying for every adult in the
state and a 30-day period has
been set aside for the use of the
large mobile X-ray truck in
Holt county.
"This is not merely a tuber
culosis survey; it is a chest
X-rav survey." a spokesmen
for the state health depart
ment said. "It should be one
of t'*e most important com
munity enterprises that Hcdt
county has sponsored in
years," he continued.
Where any abnormal condi
tion in the chest is noted, in
1 eluding tuberculosis, cancer,
heart disease o other condi
tions, the individual is referred to
his or her personal physician for
further observation.”
The O’Neill appearance of the
unit is in cooperation with the
Lions club.
Any adult resident of the
county may receive this valu
able X-ray service free. Dr. J
O. Clothier, acting director of
the tuberculosis control division
of the department of health
said: “Although children of
grade school age are remarkably
free from active tuberculosis in
active form and less likely,
therefore, to benefit from the
X-ray, all are welcome, regard
less of age, especially where
there is suspicion that there is
a chest condition present."
The doctor said that over 120
thousand free chest X-rays have
been taken in Nebraska. Ninety
seven out of each 100 have been
found to be perfectly healthy.
The Holt county schedule;
Stuart—October 22 thorugh
27; Atkinson — October 29
through November 5; O'Neill
_ November 7 through 14;
Page—November 17: Ewing—
November 19 through 22.
VERNON CRAIG
DIES AT KEARNEY
PAGE — Vernon Craig. 33. a
former resident of this commu
nity and a graduate of I age
high school in 1932, died at noon
Tuesday in the Nebraska hospi
tal for tuberculosis at Kearney,
where he had been a patient for
more than a year.
The body was shipped to u -
Neill Wednesday pending funer
al services at 10 a. m. Fiiday in
St. Patrick’s Catholic church.
Interment will be in Calvary
cemeterv under the direction of
Eielin Brothers.
The late Mr Craig was a son
or the late George Craig and his
«.ife. who is now Mrs. Rose
Morris.
Survivors include: the widow.
Catherine, of Kearney; son —
William, of Kearney; mother—
Mrs Rose Morris, of Huntineton
p:,rk Calif.; sisters—Mrs Vir
ginia Phefldes. of Mitchell, and
Mis. Dorothy Holliday, of Or
;,rrl: brother, Anthony Craig,
of Norfolk. .
Leo Carney, of O Neill, is a
brother of the widow.
PUPILS GET NEW DESKS
CHAMRERS—Puoils in Valley
Center school district 107 are re- ■
reiving new desks being install
ed by the school board.
5-YEAR-OLD BOY
FATALLY BURNED
Warren James Sobotka
Dies Several Hours
Later in Hospital
SPECIAL TO THE FRONTIER
INMAN—Warren James Sobot
ka, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Sobotka, of Inman, died at 8:3b
p.m. Saturday in the O’Neill hos
pital from burns received in an
accident several hours eat tier at
the farm home south of here.
The child was playing with
a match near a fuel oil barrel.
He i nited the match and hi*
clothes, which were believed
to have been saturated with
fuel oil. were quickly envel
oped in flames.
The futher, g.inding feed a
'i*w bund ed itet away, rushed
to the scene when he saw his
son’s clothing af're. He stripped
the clothing from the child and
rushed the boy to the O’Neill
i hospital.
Attendants said the boy was
burned so badly that no hope
was held for his recovery. The
body was burned from head-to
: foot.
Funeral services were held on
Monday at 10 a m. in St. Pat
rick's Catholic chuich in O’Neill
with Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara,
1 church pastor, officiating. Inter
ment was in Calvary cemetery.
The pallbearers were Leroy
Moore, Ronald Coventry, Leo So
botka and Richard Bohn.
Born in O'Neill
The child was born in O’Neill
on February 24, 1942, the only
son in the family.
Survivors include the parents
and two sisters, Helen Patricia
and Mary Lou; two grandmoth
ers, and one grandfather.
Among those coming from a
distance to attend the funeral
were: Mrs. John Davis, Mr. and
Mrs. Lorenz Reisbig, Mr. and
jMrs. Gerald Sobotka and Harvey
Sobotka, all of Norfolk; Mrs. An
na Sobotka, Miss Roe Sobotka
and Frank Sobotka, all of Bat
tle Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bro
jzek and Mrs. George Sobotka, of
Meadow Grove.
i_— -
CD A Initiates 19
New Members
The annual initiation, recep
! tion ?nd installation of officers
of Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica chapter here was held in St.
| Mary’s academy assembly room
Sunday. Nineteen new mem
bers were admitted into the O’
Neill chapter.
The following were initiated:
Mrs. Jeanette Carney. Mrs. Mar
garet Jensen, Mrs. Estelle O’
Connell, Mis. Francis Holly,
Mrs. Teresa Schelfhoff, Mrs.
Genevieve O’Neill, Mrs. Made
line Drueke, Mrs. Ann Mullen,
Miss Lucille Hickey, Mrs. Eliz
1 abeth Howard, Mrs. Mildred
Perry, Mrs. Mae Weir, Mrs. Ag
nes Ross, Mrs. Rosella Moran,
Mrs. Rita Richards. Mrs. Helen
Dusatko, Mrs. Mary Janzing,
Mrs. Mary Havranek and Mrs.
Vere Kaplan. Mrs. Joe Judge
and Agnes McQuilken were re
instated.
The initiation was in charge
of Grand Regent Mrs. Josephine
Clements, followed by the in
stallation of officers by State
Regent Mrs. Laura Bruenmg, of
Hartington. Guests at the af
fair were members of the
Creighton and Atkinson chap
ters.
A banquet was served to 150
members and their husbands at
7 p. m., followed by a program
conducted by Mrs. Isabel Moore,
who was toastmaster. Addresses
yvprp given by Rev. Falke, of
Creighton, and Rev. C. J. Wem
es, with closing remarks by Kt.
Rev. McNamara.
Homemakers Net S49.60
at Allard Sale—
CELIA—The Celia Homemak
ers club held a food sale at the
D. W. Allard farm sale __ last
Thursday and made a pro it of
$49.fi0. This money will go in
to the club treasury to be used
for “good deeds.
This club ennt ibut°s regular
ly to Red Cross and infantile
paralysis drivos. United _War
fund, and has Hven to the Lmi
dren’s Memori 1 hnsnital in
Orr->ho to tb-» recent Nebraska
flood fund, has made a cash
gift to Donna Mae Fuhrer, of
O’Neill, and has made sizeable
gift furnishings to the ladies
lounge in Atkinson.
Atkinson’s ladies’ lounge wa.
petitioned for by this club
which circulated a petition and
got several hundred signers.
ROMAINE SAUNDERS HERE
Romaine Saunders, of Lincoln,
veteran Holt county newspaper
man and a specal correspondent
for The Fron'ier. arrived Tues
day for a visit with friends
here. _
LIBRARY TO BE CLOSED
The Grattan township library
will be closed next week v.hile
Librarian Bernadette S'^r^an
attends a state library meeting
in Lincoln.