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VOLUME 67.—NUMBER 28.
Frontier
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1947.
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Final Plans Made for
65th Anniversary Affair
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Methodists Plan All-Day
Celebration; Church
Founded in 1882
Final plans are being made
for the 65th anniversary cele
bration of the Methodist church
here. Scores of friends, former
pastors and former members of
ihe church are expected to join
in Sunday's all-day celebration,
according to Rev. Lloyd W. Mul
lis, church pastor.
Founded in 1882, the origi
nal congregation was served
by circuit riders. The first
pastor was Rev. Bartley
Blaine. Thirty - five pastors
nhavc served the parish during
its 65 years.
Dr. E. E. Jackman, of Norfolk,
district superintendent; Prof. L.
E- Mattingly, of Lincoln, direc
tor of religious life at Nebraska
Wesleyan university, and Rev
D. K. Westadt, of Tilden, Metho
dist pastor there will be special
guests. Prof. Mattingly will de
liver the anniversary sermon at
11 a. m.; Dr. Jackman will de
liver anniversary greetings at
the 7:30 p. m. service, and Rev.
Westadt will deliver the evening
‘ sermon.
A historical program is sched
uled fo.- 2:30 p. m. under the
direction of Mi’s. H. L. Lindberg.
Other highlights will be a
group picture to be taken at
12:15 p. m.. and a covered dish
luncheon at 1 p. m. in the
church parlors.
The original church was built
in 1882 and was replaced be
tween 1913 and 1915 with a new
structure.
Rev. Mullis said that there
are no living charter members
of the original church. Among
the oldest living members and
Dr. E. E. Jackman
the dates they became members
are: Mrs. J. C. Harnish, Decem
ber 23, 1888; L. G. Gillespie and
Flora Barnard, November, 1895;
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis and
Mrs. Emily H. Bowen, May 3,
1903.
The church’s pastors through
the 65-yerr history follow:
Bartley Blain. 1882 - 1884; J.
W. Riggle, 1884-Aug. 1885; E. S.
%irgeidt, Aug. 1885-$ept. 1886;
D. C. Winshijv Sept. 1886-Sept.
1888; H. E. Pickle, Sept. 1888
Sept. 1889; T. B Ham, Sept.
1889-Sept. 18<#); W D. Luther,
Oct. 1890-Sept. 1891; E. E. Wil
son, Nov. 1891-Sept. 1892; F. El
lis, Oct 1892-Sept. 1893; E- E.
Hosman, Sept. 1893-Aug. 1895;
E. T. George, Aug. 1895 - Oct.
1897; J. Crews, Oct. 1897 - Jan.
1899; E. G. Hutchinson, Jan.
1899-Sept. 1900; W. A. Romin
ger, Sept- 1900-Sept. 1902.
Amos Fetzer, Sept. 1902-Sept.
1904; G. F. Mead, Sept. 1904
Sept. 1906; A. M. P. Abbot, Sept.
1906-July 1907; T. S. Watson,
Oct. 1907 - Sept. 1911; B. P.
Angle, Sept. 1911-May 1912; O
O. Eggleston (supplied), Sept.
1912; H. J. Armitage, Oct. 1912
Sept. 1913; G. W. Bruce, 1913
fllay 1918; M. B. Wilcox, July
1918; S. T. Walker, Sept. 1918;
W. W. Rust, Oct 1919; C. F.
Steiner, Sept. 1920 - Sept. 1921;
J. A. Hutchins, Sept. 1921-Sept.
1926; G W. Ballard, Sept. 1926.
O. A. Fortune, May 1928-Sept.
1930; Benjamin Kuhler, Sept.
1930-Sept. 1932; Francis J. Au
cock, Sept. 1932-Sept. 1934; A. J
May. Sept. 1934-Sept. 1938; Vir
gil Wright, Sept. 1938-Sept. 1942;
Dawson J. Park, Sept. 1942
Sept. 1945; Lloyd W. Mullis,
Sept. 1945-Present.
BURIAL TODAY FOR
. BEATRICE WOMAN
INMAN—Mrs. Elizabeth Rich
ards. the former Elizabeth
Geary, will be Duried at Inman
today (Thursday) following fu
neral services in the Methodist
church. Mrs. Richards died Sun
day at Beatrice.
Services were also held Wed
nesday afternoon at Beatrice.
Mr. and Mrs. Richards were
married by Rev. N. S. Lowrie
in O’Neill on November 8, 1887
and lived on a farm near Inman
for many years.
Mr. Richards and two sons
preceded her in death. Surviv
ors include: Daughter—Myrtle;
son—Robert, both of Beatrice.
Return From Denver—
Mrs L. A. Burgess returned
laf*t Thursday after having vis
ited her sister, Mrs. W. H. Fowl
er, of Omaha, for five days. The
Fowlers are moving to Okla
homa.
Deer, Coyotes Adopt
Bold Attitudes
Deer and coyotes have
adopted rather bold attitudes
during recent weeks, accord
ing to reports from various
districts.
Stanley Johnson, of the Ce
lia community, saw five coy
otes south of the Conrad Fick
el place Saturday, and an un
identified hunter bagged six
from an airplane later the
same day.
Travelers between Ewing
and Neligh have reported coy
otes in the fields along high
way 275.
At the same time, a herd of
eight or nine deer was report
ed on Redbird creek- Corre
spondent Peter More said
sighting of deer in that local
ity has been common this
year.
WOMAN DIES;
ILL OVER 4 YEARS
Mrs. Frank Fallon, 53,
to Be Buried Here
on Friday
The death of Mrs. Frank Fal
lon, 53. at a farm home located
thiee miles north of O’Neill,
was the third deatn in the fam
ily in seven months.
Her son, Geralu, 31, was killed
on April 28 while discing in a
field on the family farm. He
was struck by a bolt of light
ning. Mrs. Fallon’s mother, Mrs.
Mary O’Brien, of Sioux City,
died two months ago of compli
cations resulting from advanced
age.
The late Mrs. Fallon was born
in Iowa. Her maiden name
was Theresa O’Brien. Follow
ing her marriage to Mr. Fallon
they moved onto an O’Neill
farm where they continued to
reside for more than 30 years.
Death followed an extended
illness of more than four years.
Funeral services wrill be held
at 10 a. m. Friday at St. Pat
rick’s Catholic church here and
burial will be in Calvary cem
etery.
Survivors include: Widowei —
Frank Fallen; daughter—Mary,
oth of O’Neill.
Music Meet Opens
Today at Kearney
Supt. Lra Geoige and students
from O’Neill high school and St
Mary’s academy will attend a
statewide music clinic which
will be held at Kearney today
'Thursday) through Saturday.
Two hundred schools and 750
students will be represented at
the event.
O’Neill high school will be
represented in the instrumental
group by Gayl Widtfeldt and
Paul Moseman, and in the vocal
group by Beverly Boulter and
James Bridges.
St- Mary’s academy will be
represented by seven students in
the vocal group: Martha
Mullen, James Enright, Mary
Ann Knerl, Bernadette Thiele,
Louis Sojka, Arlin Miles and
Tom Harty; and in the instru
mental group by John Berigan.
Atkinson Service Club
to Fete 4-H Leaders
The Atkinson Service club
will be hosts to Holt county 4-H
club leaders and assistant lead
ers at a banquet and program
to be given in Atkinson at the
Memorial hall.
The Service club officials said
they “feel that some recognition
should be given to 4-H club
leaders for the fine work they
are doing.” They have planned
for an entertaining evening for
the leaders and their husbands
or wives.
Ewing Youth Hurt
by Shotgun Blast
EWING—Max Thramer, 19,
Ison of Mr. and Mrs. A. Thram
er, of Ewing, was taken to a
Norfolk hospital Saturday for
treatment of a hand wound,
which was caused by an acci
dental gunshot blast.
The youth’s condition is des
cribed as “good.”
Driver of Death Car
Being Held Here
Laurence M. Kelly, 26, of
Long Pine, is still being held by
Holt county authorities in con
nection with the death of Morris
McNally, 22, also of Long Pine,
on November 1. Kelly was the
driver of the car in which Mc
Nally, the only other occupant,
was killed near Stuart.
In a preliminary hearing No
vember 8 Kelly was bound over
to the district court.
To National Meeting—
Ira George, superintendent of
the O’Neill public schools and
band instructor, will leave Sun
day for Chicago, 111., to attend
the national music educational
meeting as the representative
from Nebraska.
Mrs. Kelly to Be Honored—
At a regular meeting Friday
evening the Rebekahs will hon
or Mrs. G. A. Kelly, who is
moving soon to Springdale, Ark
Airplane Crash Claims 3 Lives
MISS KATHLEEN MACK. 21.
oc Atkinson, passenger.
ARTHUR A. JURGENSMEIER,
26. of O'Neill, passenger.
(SEE STORY AT RIGHT)
ZANE COLE, 23.
of Emmet, pilot.
CARNEY RITES
HELD WEDNESDAY
Emmet Resident, 62,
Leaves 2 Brothers,
1 Sister
EMMET—Funeral services- lor
| Edward Francis Carney, 62, a
I former in the Emmet vicinity,
were held at the Church of the
Epiphany at 9:30 a.m. Wednes
day. Rev. Joseph Lane, church
pastor, officiated and burial
was in Calvary cemetery at O’
Neill.
The pallbea ers were Francis
Murphy, G. E. Miles, John
Hickey, Anthony Stanton, Lloyd
Ritts.
Mr. Carney, son of the late
Patrick G. and Bridget Enright
Carney, was bern August 8,
1885, near O’Neill. He was a
resident of this vicinity
throughout his entire life.
Newr married, he resided on
a farm l1-’ nrle east of Emraet
witn hi: brother, James H. Car- j
riey.
Survivors include: Brothers—
John G. Carney, of O’Neill;
James H. Carney, pf Emmet;
sisters—Mrs. Jeff Gibbons, of
Kearney.
X-RAY SURVEYS
END SATURDAY
The state department of
health’s mobile X-ray unit Sat
urday will terminate its visit to
Holt county.
At 5 p. m. Friday it closed a ,
week’s stay in O’Neill with more j
than 1,301 persons availing
themselves of the free X - ray
service. Purpose of the unit is to
make a tuberculosis survey, and
to also discover other abnormal
chest conditions.
Earlier in the month 530 X
rays had been made at Stuart,
and 1,406 at Atkinson. The one
day Page visit—Monday—netted
279.
The survey began Wednesday
at Ewing and ends Saturday.
Clarke-McNary Tree
Orders Are Sought
Farmers and ranchers in
Holt county are urged to send
i their orders for Clarke - Me
i Nary trees into the county
| agent’s office “in the very
| near future,” County Agent A.
Neil Dawes said Wednesday.
L^ist year many applications
1 came too late, he explained,
and many persons went with
out seedlings.
No orders are accepted for
more than 1,000 Red Cedars
because of a short supply.
Ewing Hunter, Lost 72 Hours
in Woods, Returns Home
EWING—"It's no fun play
ing Indian!” exclaimed Harry
Keeler, 63, to the homefolks
as he returned here following
a ha: rowing four-day experi
ence in a dense Canadian
woods.
While hunting in the Rice
Bay area in Ontario, he be
came separated early Thurs
day, November 6, and wan
dered in the bruslvuntil Mon
day. November 10, before
re < Ivng sa ety.
Tor 124 hours he went
without food, e cept for
some venison m at he ate
after killing a den*. He be
came so hungry he ale some
of the meal raw. Later, he
rcailed and baked some of
the cuts. He also killed a
small bear.
Keeler became separated
from a companion, Percy |
Christiansen, cf ',’x City,
and native gbidfer**. an unex
plainable manner, he said.
He walked for many miles
through heavy brush and
some swamp. He luckily ran
cross an abandoned logging
camp just before a blizzard
and subzero temperatures
struck the region.
In relating his wierd expe
rience, Keeler said he thought
he might have rigged up a I
shelter with brush and timber,
but he credits the cabin “find”
with saving his life.
His first night was spent
around a bonfire in an op
ening. He used pine cones
for iuel and built numerous
fires to attract attention.
On the fourth day he
emerged from the woods and
discovered a dwelling in
which there were occupants.
They drove him to Clearlake
where he rejoined Christian
sen. He was later treated in
a Ft. Francis hospital, and,
meanwhile, his brothers, Clyde
and Ora Keeler, flew to On
tario to aid in the search
New Chevrolet Rolls
Twice in Ditch
CHAMBERS — An automobile
driven by Miss Jean Wondersee
left highway 95, two miles east
of Chambers, on November 12
and rolled over twice in a ditch.
The machine, a 1947 Chevrolet
sedan belonging to the driver’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Wondersee, was crushed and >
glass was broken.
Miss Wondersee and three
other oceupants, Connie Jarman,
Miriam Hoffman and Angie
Spath, escaped injury.
♦ Keeler said he had only
four matches left when he
reached safety and he was ex
tremely hungry.
Snow in the woods was
knee-deep when he emerged,
and because of the cold On
tario police had given up hope
of finding him.
Persons becoming lost is
a common occurance in the
area, he told friends, and
before he left a search was
underway for an 18-year
old boy, who had become
separted from a hunting
party.
The only ill effects Keeler
shows today as a result of the
tramping are raw heels. Wear
ing rubber boots, his heels
were the first to feel the
strain.
Keeler told The Frontier
he'd consider writing an ac
j count of the incident, but
“Right now you can tori etii
again: It’s no fun playir , In
dian!”
FORMER RESIDENT
KILLED IN CRASH
B. J. S hem well, about 60, of
Grand Island, a former O’Neill
livestock buyer, was killed in
stantly near Alda Sunday in a
headon auto collision. A wom
an and two children were injur
ed and are reported in fair con
dition in a Grand Island hospi
tal.
Mr. Shemwell’s auto collided
with one driven by Mrs. Arlene
Roach, of Maywood. Mrs Roach
and her two daughters, Janet,
10, and Kathleen, 8, were taken
from the wreckage to the hos
pital.
Before leaving O'Neill three
years ago, Mr. Shemwell and
his wife had resided here for
about five years. Mrs. Shem
well, the former Hattie Mc
Whorter, of Waterloo, was em
ployed in Rickly’s store.
Funeral services were held at
10 a. m. Wednesday in Grand
Island, and burial was at Water
loo.
Survivors include: Widow,
mother and several brothers.
KIN DIES
PAGE—Allen Haynes received
a message Saturday telling of
the death of his aunt, Mrs- Will
Shultz, 79, at Lincoln. Mr.
i Haynes and son, Roy, drove to
;Beemer Tuesday where they at
tended funeral services. The
late Mr. and Mrs. Schultz have
(visited here a number of times.
KROTTER STORE NEARS COMPLETION
The 50 x 120-ft. building
shown will be the home of the
Wm. Krotter Co. of O’Neill. .
One of a number of major
building operations now^ in
progress in the city, the Krot
ter building is expected to be
finished by January 1, 1948.
D. D. DeBolt, of O’Neill,
will manage the Krotter firm,
which will deal in farm im
plements and hardware. The
Krotter company also operates
at Spencer, Stuart and other
points
The building is situated di
rectly across Douglas sti'eet
from Slat’s Cafe in West O’
Neill.—The Frontier Photo by
John H. MeCarville.
WRECKAGE DISCOVERED 7 HOURS AFTER
NIGHT FLYING ACCIDENT
The first major aircraft accident in Holt county history
has claimed the lives of three persons. The dead are:
ARTHUR A. JURGENSMEIER, 26. of O'Neill, passenger.
MISS KATHLEEN A. MACK, 21. of Atkinson, passenger.
ZANE COLE, 23, of Emmet, pilot.
1 he wrecked plane, an Aeronica Chief pleasure craft belong
ing to Cole, was discovered about 8:30 a. m. Sunday in a pas
ture a half-mile east of Emmet, nine miles west of O’Neill.
Mr. Jurgensmeier is believed to have been killed instantly
in the crash that took place about seven hours earlier. Miss
Mack was dead when she was examined by Dr. J. P. Brown
a ter she had been removed from the wreckage.
Mr. Cole, suf ering from a skull fracture, undetermined
£^’r,Jnjurie.s and exposure, died at 9:30 p. m. Monday in the
O’Neill hospital.
The plane had landed at Atkinson at about 11 p. m. with
the aid of automobile headlights and took-off again shortly
afterwards. Residents of O’Neill said they heard a plane cir
cling the city about 1 a. in. Cole's watch stopped at 1:30 a. m.
The plane was discovered by Gerald Dusatko, Emmet farm
er, when he started for church Sunday morning.
Cause of the accident has not been determined. State safe
ty patrol, county, O’Neill Municipal Airport and Civil Aero
nautics Administration officials investigated.
Gordon Harper, of the Municipal Airport, said there was
no knowledge of Pilot Cole carrying three passengers previous
ly. The plane had taken off that evening from the O’Neill air
port, where it was frequently kept, without knowledge of air
port officials.
Mr. Hartley, of the CAA, pointed out after his investiga
tion that there was no evidence of malfunction of engine or
aircraft. He said that the plane was not equipped for night
flying and there were indications that the craft was over
loaded. Mr. Hartley explained that the craft struck the ground
at about a 30-degree angle under power, and he questioned if
Pilot Cole was attempting a landing. The field was not nor
mally used for landing. Mr. Harper said.
Mr. Hartley also pointed out that snow on the ground was
often deceptive to airmen In judging altitude.
O Neill airport officials :rc! Mr. Cole had approximately
500 hours of flying credit, including 50 hours of night flying.
He was currently employed at the airport learning aircraft me
chanics. His early flying training was received at Omaha and
Lincoln.
Funeral services for Mr. Jurcensmeier were held at 10 a m.
Tuesday in St. Patrick’s Catholic church and burial was in Cal
vary cemetery, under the direction of Biglin Brothers. Simon
son post 93 of the American Legion furnished a guard-of-honor.
Pallbearers were: Charles Yarnell, Robert Lowery, Owen David
son, Robert Moore, Louis Zb trow and James Harty.
Served in Navy
Mr. Jurgensmeier w, »n on June 6, 1922, at Emmet, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jurgensmeier. He spent his entire
life in Holt county with the exception of time spent in the Navy
during World War II. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak
of the war.
On October 9, 1942 he married Mr -; Margaret Martin, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Martin, of O'Neill.
Survivors include: Widow, Margaret; son—Jerome, 4; pa
rents—-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jurgensmeier, of Emmet; brothers
—LaVerne, of O’Neill, and James, of Emmet; sister—Mary, of
Emmet.
Mr. Jurgensmeier was an employee of the American Gear
company.
Funeral services for Miss Mack were held Tuesday at 10 a.
m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic church at Atkinson under the direc
tion of the Seger Funeral Home.
Miss Mack was born July 9, 1926, the fourth child in the
family of Mr. and Mrs- Fred R. Mack. She graduated from high
school in 1943.
Survivors include: Parents; brothers—John, Roy and Robert,
all of Atkinson; sisters-^Mrs. Gilbert Schneider and Margery,
both of Atkinson. A brother, Joseph H. Mack, was killed De
cember 30, 1944 in the famous Battle of the Bulge during World
War II and the body is in the process of being returned to the
United States.
For two years following her high school graduation Miss
Mack attended Colorado Women’s college at Denver, Colo., and
mcentlv has been employed as bookkeeper at the Atkinson
Creamery,
No Hone Held for Cole
Hospital attendants gave no hope for Mr. Cole’s recovery
when he entered the hospital. He hovered between life and
death for 36 hours, and never regained consciousness.
Funeral services for Mr. Cole were to have been held to
day (Thursday) at 10 a. m, at the Methodist church in EmmaL
with Rev. W. C. Birmingham, of Atkinson, officiating. Burial
wa* to have been made in Prospect Hill cemetery at O'Neill,
under Biglin Brothers' direction.
Born August 15, 11)23, at Emmet, he was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy F Cole, prominent Holt county people. He graduated
from O Neill high srhool in 1941.
Survivors include: Parents; two brothers—George and Rob
ert; two sisters—Lois Ann and Jean Claire, all of Emmet.
Pal!bearers selected for the Cole rites were Gene McKenna,
Stanley Maly, Keith Deiashmett, Larry Schaffer, Cliff Adkins,
Gordon Harper, Warren Burgess and Dercy Abart.
Cole was to have been married Saturday to Beth Wilson. <*
Burwell. Invitations to the wedding had gone out.
Chambers Farm Brings *
$51 Per Acre at Auction
CHAMBERS — The 400-acre
Niemand farm-ranch, five miles
northwest of Chambers, was
sold at public auction Friday to
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harvey, of
Page. The purchase price was
$51 per acre. J. E. Hombuckle,
of Lincoln, was the auctioneer.
The property was sold by Ed
ward Niemand. of Grand Island,
only son of Mrs. Carl Niemand
and the late Carl Niemand- Mrs.
Niemand resides in Chambers.
Improvements on the place
include a seven-room house and
several outbuildings. The prop
erty has been rented to the Dav
id family, of Chambers, who w'ill
move there in the spring.
Patrol Substation la
Reactivated Here
Nebraska Safety Patrolman
Fay Robeson, formerly of Nor
folk, arrived here Wednesday to
reopen the safety patrol substa
tion, which was closed at the
iutset of World War II due to
aersonnel shortages.
The O’Neill office, as well as
substations at Plainview, West
Point and Valentine, will work
n cooperation with the Norfolk
iistrict headquarters and with
county and city peace offieers
in this region.
WEATHER ‘MILD*
DURING PAST WEEK
There is still a moisture de
ficiency for the autumn months,
but the deficiency for November
has been overcome. Government
Weather Obscerver Elmer Bow
en said Wednesday following a
study of the weather books.
At the beginning of the
month the precipitation for
the last four months of the
year was 1 Vz inches below
normal. November's normal is
.78 of an inch, Bowen said,
and wet skies so far this week
have boosted the month's total
to 1.05 inches.
Temperatures during the past
seven days have been relatively
mild in comparison with ket
week’s near-zero readings, when
new low marks for the season
were set.
The week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour readings end
ing at 8 a. m. daily, follow:
Hi Lo Moist.
Nov. 14 45 26 .01
Nov. 15 __- 36 32 .29
Nov. 16 _ 35 21 T
Nov. 17 34 25
Nov. 18..- 35 28 .02
Nov. 19 __ 37 32 04
Total
.36