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VOLUME 67.—NUMBER 31,
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1947.
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O’Neill Is Northcentral Nebraska’s Christmas City
Holiday activities this week moved into full ’
swing in O’Neill, which has become known as
noithcentral Nebraska’s Christmas city.
Gift shopping is expected to gain full mo
mentum this week as this shopper edition of
The Front'er reaches readers throughout the
O'Neill territory.
This edition is being given extended cover
age in all Holt county communities and at
Spencer and Lynch in Boyd county. More
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' than 3,500 copies have been published.
Most ait stores are displaying iargc stocks
of new Christmas merchandise and are offe.
ing many special values for gift shoppers.
Many oc these special values are liotecj else
where in this issue by leading merchants.
Chamber of Commerce officials explain that
if the gifts you’re hunting for are available
anywhere they can be found in O'Neill.
For the convenience of lste shoppers, the
O'Neill stores will be open two evenings un
til 9 during Chiislmas week. These are Mon
day and Tuesday, December 22 and 23.
Santa Coming
Plana are underway for a rousing welcome
fur Santa Claus when he comes to i u . > his j
annual .visit with the children in the O’Neill
to ritory. He has advised Chamber officials
that the date will be Saturday, December 20,
and the hour will be 2:30 p. m.
He will be met outside the city by a fire
truck owned by the city. Treats lor his starry
eyed admirers will be transferred onto the
t uck and the Jolly Ol’ Fellow will breeze into
town to the accompaniment of a siren.
The truck will stop in the street on the south
of the O'Neill public school building, and
ill enter the building at the south door,
e will be candy, nuts and fruit for the
v ;r osiers and Santa will try and visit with
my of his little friends as possible.
WISCONSIN HAN
HIRED BY REA
William D. Dallman to
Be Coordinator on
4-County Project
The Rural Electrification Ad
ministration in Washington, D.
• C., this week confirmed the ap
pointment of William D. Dall
man, of Greenwood, Wis., as co
ordinator or manager for the
newly-formed Niobrara Valley
Electric Membership corpora
tion. He recently appeared twice
before the board as a candidate
for the post.
In a meeting last week in
the Holt county courthouse an
nex building, contracts were
let for 6.100 po’es for the in
itial construction, which is
designated as phase "A."
The contract was awarded to
the Jasper Creosoting company,
of Jasper, Tex. Twenty other
firms from, Portland, Ore., to
Shreveport, La., placed bids.
The Jasper firm’s figure was
roughly $79,500 for the 6,100
poles to be delivered at Spencer.
Also attending the meeting
was W. A". Richardson, of the
Henningson Engineering com
pany, oi -Omaha.
John T. Murray, of Spencer,
attorney for the Niobrara
group, estimates that the ulti
mate cost of the completed
rural elecrilication project in
the four-county area will be in
the neighborhood of five mil
lion dollars.
Members of the board of di
rectors are: Joe Rocke, of Atkin
son; Vern Sage.ser, of Amelia;
Carroll O’Neill, tf O’NcJ; Wil
liam Wefso, of Stuart; Carl
Schmidt, of Spencer; Albert
Schindler, of Lynch; Harry Res
sel, of O’Neill; Harry Pebbel,
of Butte; William Blakkolb, ol
Naper, and Thomas Cotirtney, of
Lynch.
Dullman is expected to report
for duty to the group within 60
days alter the Washington con
firmation. He has a family.
Mile of Sewer Pipe
Already Received
The equivalent of nearly a
mile of sewer pipe has been re
ceived by the city as Charles
‘ Robeck company workmen are
proceeding with pipe-laying in
the city s sewer extension pro
gram.
Work was begun last week
on three rail and four highway
crossings in various sections of
the city.
BROTHER DIES
Ray B. Asher, 47, of Ketchum,
fda., died early Tuesday follow
ing a heart attack. He was a
brother of Homer E. and Mer
vyn E. Asher, both of O’Neill.
The two O’Neill men ‘departed
that day to attend funeral ser
vices. They were joined in
Grand Island by Mrs. Roy Mul
ford, of Iowa City, la., a sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Moss left
Sunday for Omaha where they
are attending a convention. They
will be gone about four days.
Notre Dame Coach, Native of
O’Neill, Attains New Heights
Frank Leahy (right), Notre
Dame’s illustrious coach and a
native O’Neillite, Saturday
reached new heights in his
athletic career as his Fightin’
I.ish swept through Southern
California, 38-7, at Los Ange
les. It was the first all-win
ning year for the Irish since
1930 when the immortal Knute
Rockne was coaching. Some
observers reported that the
1947 Notre Dame team is the
greatest college football team
ever seen.
Leahy was born in August,
1907, one block south of St.
Ma y's academy in what is
known as the old Howard
house. In 1908 the late Frank
Leahy, sr., and his family left
O’Neill, going to Roundup,
Mont. A short time later, how
ever, the family returned to
the midwest, settling in Tripp
county, South Dakota, where
Frank was reared and gained
his early education. They liv
ed at Camro, which l^er be
came Winner.
Frank’s mother resides with
him at South Bend, Ind. One
Frank Leahy ... an Irish
man from O'Neill.
brother, Gene Leahy, of Rush
ville, is a frequent O’Neill vis
itor.
MRS. RALPH YOUNG
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Lifelong Resident of Holt
County; Rites Held
Wednesday
Mrs. J. Ralph Young, {ft, a
lifelong resident of Holt county,
was* buried Wednesday in F id
dock Union cemetery. She died
at 1:45 p. m. Sunday in the O’
Neill hospital.
Fune.al services were held at
2 p. m. in the Methodist church
here with Rev. Lloyd W. Mullis
o ficiating. The pallbearers
were: Emmet .Crabb, John Dick,
Fred Lorenz, Lloyd Whaley,
Tony Dietsch and Carl Widfeldt.
A daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Alphonzo L. Rouse,
Alma Blanche Rouse was born
near Meek on October 17, 1894.
She was reared in the Meek
community.
On June 6, 1917 she was mar
ried to J Ralph Young, of O’
Neill. TJio wedding took place
here. They became the parents
of five children, and one son
died in infancy.
Mrs. Young was a member of
the O’Neill Methodist church.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and one sister.
Su.vivors include: Widower—
J. Ralph Young; sons—Leona d
R. Young, of Manhatten, Kans.,
and Edward, of O’Neill; daugh
ters—Thelma and Helen Young,
both of O’Neill; brothers— Ar
thur Rouse and Howard Rouse,
both of O’Neill; Herbert Rouse,
of Inman; sisters — Mrs. Guy
Young, Mrs. Henry Walters ana
Miss Maude Rouse, all of O’
Neill, and M s. James Hayden,
of Wiggins, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brinkman
left Sunday for St. Paul, Minn.,
! on a th:ee-weeks’ business trip.
VETERINARIANS
EYE PUBLIC HEALTH
Information and new facts re
garding the health of domestic
animals and poultry are being
presented and discussed by vet
erinarians of Nebraska and
neighboring states at the 49th
annua? meeting of the Nebraska
State 'iterinary Medical associ
ation a \ie Hotel Cornhusker in
Lincoln. .~rs. H. L. Bennett and
G. R. Coo, are attending the
two-s « on which was to
have begun today.
“The veterinarians will discuss
the increasing role in public
health being played by veterin
ary medics,” Dr. Cook said.
“Aside from the care of sick
and injured animals, the most
important functions of the vet
erinary pro ession are the pro
tection of the livestock industry
and the protection of human be
ings against those diseases that
are peculiar to animals but are
communicable to man.”
Burwell Man Arrested
on Flying Charge
Donald Malmstein, of Burwell,
who is alleged to have flown an
ai: plane while intoxicated, has
been turned over to CAA au
thorities, it was announced by
Patrolman Ray Robeson of the;
state safety patrol.
Robeson said he and Patrol
man R. R. Shorney, of Ains
worth, arrested Malmstein Sat
urday just after he landed his
plane in a hay meadow adjoin
ing highway 2ul south of O’
Neill.
Malmstein was taken to Holt
Sheriff A. B. Hubbard’s office at
O’Neill and then turned over to
CAA officials.
LEAVES NAVY
Harold Huebert, son of Mrs.
Edna Huebert, arrived Saturday
after having served two years in
the Navy. He was stationed on
the USS Noble.
TAX COLLECTORS
TO ASSIST PAYERS
A deputy collector of internal
revenue will be at the following
places on the dates listed in or
der to assist taxpayers file eith
er estimates for 1947 or for the
filing of final retu ns for the
year of 1947, according to an an
nouncement issued this week by
the done office here.
The dates follow:
January 5 — Chambers State
bank, Chambers; 5-6—Atkinson
postoffice; 7-8—Creighton audi
torium; 9 — Wausa auditorium;
12-15— zone of ice, O’Neill.
WE BEG YOUR PARDON
The Frontier erroneously stat
ed in the last issue that Mrs. F.
J. Biglin had departed for a trip
to Mexico, via Chicago, 111. The
a tide should have stated that
it was Miss Jean Biglin, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Biglin,
who was making the trip.
MAKES HONOR ROLL
Thomas DeBacker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. DeBacker, was
named an honor roll student at
St. Benedict’s college at Atchin
son, Kans., for the first quarter.
A sophomore, he was an honor
student throughout the last term.
WORLD WAR I VET
HEART VICTIM
Earl P. Closson, 50,
Dies Following an
Extended Illness
Death on Tuesday claimed the
li e of Earl P. Clo son, 50, a vet
eran of the Chateau-Thierry and
Meuse - Argonne campaigns in
Wo Id War I. He died in the
Veterans’ hospital at Lincoln,
where he had been receiving
treatment for a heart ailment.
Mr. Closson had been in ill
health for three years and had
made frequent trips to the hos
pital.
Horn at Clearwater March 13,
1897, a son of Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Closson, he spent most of
his life in this region except for
the time spent oveiseas during
World War I.
In 1918 he enlisted in the
prmy air force and was later
transferred to the 104th Engi
neers, 29th division. He serv
ed 11 months, spending six
months in Europe. For 24
years he resided on a farm
near O'Neill and Page.
He was united in marriage to
Jauneita Wyman at Clearwater
on April 11, 1923. They became
the parents of three children.
Survivors include: Widow —
Mrs. Jauneita Closson; daughter
—Mrs. Eula Finley, of Page;
sons — Raymond Closson and
Clif ord Closson, both of O’Neill;
father—Andrew Closson, of Ew
ing; brothers—Paul Closson and
Anson Closson, both of O’Neill,
and sister — Mrs. Audrey Bow
den, of O’Neill.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:30 p. m. Friday in the Meth
odist church. Rev. Lloyd W.
Mullis, *chu ch pastor, and Rev;
Melvin Grosenbach, will officiate
and interment will be in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
Dawes Forecasts High Prices Through 1948
(Editor’^ note: The Frontier ‘
requested A. Neil Dawes, Holt
county agricultural agent, to
write a frank, 6pin discussion
of the agricultural outlook for
farmers and ranchers in this
region. Mr. Dawes i3 a com
petent observer, he travels
widely in the region each
week. He has talked to many
operators, and this article is
believed timely and perhaps
helpful to our readers.)
By A. Neil Dawes,
Every farmer and rancher in
Holt county wishes he knew
what the conditions will be in
1948. We know that no indi
vidual economist or any one
else will be able to forecast
100 percent nor can he know
your individual problems.
Therefore, it is important that
each one of us consider the
things at hand when making
our plans.
The general agricultural
outlook for 1948 is continued
high prices for agricultural
products and for manufac
tured goods, shortage of
meat and of feed grain, as
well as a reduced wheat
crcp. There will be a gAsat
need for conservation of
livestock feed, roil, and hu
man food if the Marshall
plan is to function.
► Farmers and ranchers will <
have much less feed grain for
livestock during 1948 feeding
season than they had in 1946.
This is, of course, due to less
com and small grain being
produced in 1947. This means
that farmers throughout the
midwest will feed less grain
to their livestock and poultry.
Livestock will probably be
marketed at lighter weights
and a careful culling program
will result so as to get the
most from available feed.
In Holt county the trend will
probably be to keep more
calves, heifers and cows with
the thought of utilizing the
hay and winter pasture, rais
ing a calf crop and running
the cattle through the grazing
season and selling them in fall
of 1948 as grass fat cattle. This
will be a good practice during
1948.
The price of market cattle
will probably remain high
with the price of feeder cat
tle remaining steady and
may show increase if a good
corn-crop is raised in 1948.
The hog population is low
and prices will remain high
during the 1948 season. By
practicing good hog manage
ment the producer should be
well paid for his efforts in
► spite of high feed costs. Green <
pasture will be important in
producing economical gains
along with a well balanced ra
tion
The poultry production trend
may be downward. Even
though Thursday continues to
be an “eggless” day, house
wives should understand why.
It is to cut the demand for
eggs at the season of low pro
duction and thus encourage
farmers to reduce their flocks
to save grain. Get rid of the
hens which are no longer lay
ing enough eggs to be worth
the grain they eat. Consum
ers can help by eating, can
ning and freezing these excel
lent stewing hens during low
production periods.
Farm machinery and home
equipment is expected to be
more plentiful than last year,
but prices will probably not be
any lower and may increase
on some things. The possibili
ty for electrical power for ru
ral areas is bright for 1948 as
plans for setting poles in the
A sections in the spring of
1948.
The farm labor situation
rema'ns in a rather constant
balance with more demand
for experienced ranch and
term hands than can be sup
plied.
> Crop prospects in this area
are quite favorable. However,
not enough fall moisture has
been received to replace mois
ture demands of the past
growing season.
The market for all grains
will probably remain strong
with a higher trend until new
crops are harvested. As long
as the mass shipments over
seas continue, good prices will
prevail. Farmers are being
called upon for all-out produc
tion but care should be taken
not to misuse the land or ex
ploit it because of high prices.
Land values in this area
have been steadily increas
ing to a point where persons
buying should exercise cau
tion and not go deeply into
debt. If able to pay cash
the individual can only lose
hi3 savings if a decline
comes.
The homemaker is going to
have to practice every kind
economy to keep living costs
down and properly fe?d her
family It will b-* a very good
precaution to raise an ade
quate garden and conserve and
preserve all food pos1 ible. She
will bo called upon to make
clothing over and to do care
ful buying.
A. C. ANDERSEN
RITES HELD HERE
Native of Denmark;
Leaves 7 Daughters
and 4 Sons
A. C. Andersen, 77, a native
of Denmark and a Holt county
resident for 21 years, died at 10
p. m. Sunday in the O’Neill hos
pital. Death resulted from com
plications accompanying advanc
ed age.
Funeral services were held at
10 a. ip. Wednesday in the Meth
odist church here and burial was
in Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev.
Lloyd W. Muliis was the .minis
ter, and the pallbearers were;
Theodore Hieter, LeRoy Lilyard,
Gilbert Strong, Chris Menuey,
Marion Jenkins and Phillip
Long.
Born March 31, 1870. he im
migrated to the United States
as a youth. He married Anna
Dorothy Cli'ford at St. Paul,
and they later settled in Rock
county. Twenty-one years ago
t^e Anderren family moved to
Holt county. He was a farm
er until his retirement several
years ago.
Mr Andersen was the father
of 11 children. Mrs. Andersen is
deceased.
Su vivors include: Sons— An
drew, Chris and George, all of
Bassett; Martinus, of Leadville,
Colo.; daughters — Mrs. Marie
Menuey and Mrs. Alice Hieter,
both of Leadville; Mrs. Emma
Jarde and Mrs. Mabel Strong,
both of O’Neill; Mrs. Johanna
Lilyard, of Hot Sp ings, S. D.;
Mrs. Nellie Jenkins, of Meadow
Grove, brother — Martinus, of
Coatsville; 35 grandchildren and
12 great-grandchildren.
Entertains Mother—
Mrs. Geald Smith entertained
her mother, Mrs. William Strong,
of Ainsworth, December 3.
RIEH ART-SEXTON
GROSS $44,000
Land and Pe r s o n a 1
Property Go Under
Auctioneer’s Hammer
CHAMBERS — The Riehart
5exton auction, which included
680 acres or Riehart land, a
quarter section of Sexton land,
and some personal property,
grossed over $44,000. This was
one of the largest sales of its
kind in this section in recent
years.
C. W. Losky. of Leigh, pur
chased the Riehart 680 acres,
and C. W. Rickard, of Cham
bers, purchased the Sexton
quarter.
The sale was held at the Char
lie Riehart place, located 6 miles
southeast of Chajnbers. All per
sonal property belonging to Mr.
Riehart and his son-in-law, Clar.
ence Sexton, was sold. Despite
adverse road conditions, a large
crowd was in attendance and
competition was keen.
Dairy cows sold from $150 to
$260 a head with the younger
cows and heifers going at $120
to $175 a head. A Fordson sold
fr,r $1,000, an Oliver 70 for $1,
200.
The Charlie Riehart home
nlaee of 360 acres was sold to C,
W. Losky. of Leigh, at $41 an
acre. A half section of pasture
was also purchased by Losky al
$15.50 an acre. The Clarence
Sexton quarter was sold to C. W
Rickard, of Chambers, (a neigh
bor) at $34.35 an acre.
Auctioneers were Ernie Wel
ler, of Atkinson, and Ed Thorin
of Chambers. Leo Adams, of
Chambers, was the clerk.
New School Values
Effective January 1
County Treasurer J. Ed Han
cock has been acrvised by the
state treasurer that the 72 per
cent valuation increase on Holt
county school lands will be ef
fective January 1, 1948, instead
of being retroactive to July 1
1947.
Hancock had earlier written
the state treasurer stating that
many receipts had been written
and marked “eaid in full” before
the recent valuation dispute was
settled
On the other hand, any tax
payers who have already paid
on the 72 pereret valuation in
crease ha^is will he riven eredit
on their 1948 taxes, Hancock ex
plained.
Curtailment in Power
Consumption Asked
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YOUNGEST *SUB’
Danny Saunto (above) ar
rived in this world on Thurs
day, November 13, and his ad
mittance into the community
was duly ch onicled with a
five-line paragraph in The
Frontier’s “Future Subscriber"
column. The squib stated that
he weighed in at 8 pounds and
2 ounces.
Danny, however, took the
publicity literally and this
week his name was entered on
The Frontier’s circulation rolls
as this newspaper’s youngest
subscriber.
At the tender age of 27 days
he doesn’t read, but he oblig
ingly poses for pictures.
The parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Saunto, say that Danny
may some day be a contender
for the honor of being The
Frontier’s oldest subscriber.
Danny has a si^tef, Ann Ma
ria. — The Frontier Photo by
John H. McCarville._
Mercury Drops to
fiOvvest of Season
Twice this week the mercury
dropped to 1-degree—the coldest
marks of the season.
Precipitation during the week
netted 52 of an inch, Cfovern
ment Observer Elmer Bowen re
ported.
Hi Lo Moist.
December 4 27 15
December 5 - 21 15
December 6 - 35 16
December 7 - 38 15
December 8 29 1
December 9 „ — 16 1
December 10-29 8
.26
.16
.10
T
T
Totals
.52
Third Appeal Made for
Voluntary Reduction;
Slush Cuts Power
L. C. Walling, manager of the
O’Neill Consumers Public Power
district, joined with other power
officials in the state in an ap
peal today (Thursday) to aU
electric users to curtail as much
as possible the use of electricity
between the hours of 5 and 7:30
p. m.
This curtailment is necessary
to avoid a major failure of ov
erloaded power f a c i 1 it i • a.
which serve virtually all of
the eastern half of Nebraska.
The curtailment does not ap
ply to any community in Con
sumers system west of North
Platte.
Electric users In all communi
ties affected are asked to turn
o f all lights possible and avoid
all other unnecessary use af
electricity between the hours of
5 and 7:30 p. m. from now until
after Christmas.
Points listed in the appeal
were as follows: The power
curtailment applies only to
week days—not Sundays. Cur
ta Iment is asked only between
the designated hours when
electric use is heaviest. Christ*
mas lights, including street
decorations and lighting in
homes, should not be turned
on until after 7:30. Use of
electricity for outdoor signs
and show windows should be
reduced or curtailed. Use of
all power consuming appli*
^ ficss f*«*d squipment should
be curtailed as much as pos*
s ble in stores, homes, in
towns, cities and on farms.
Curtailment is requested until
after Christmas, when it is
hoped the extra demand will
begin to drop.
It was pointed out that the
load throughout the network erf
the Neb aska Public Power sys
tem has already reached within
1,000 kilowatts of the system’s
maximum capacity with all
available facilities operating and,
as additional pre-Christmas use
increases, it is feared the squeeze
will become more serious. Co
operation of all users will great
ly help to avert a major power
failure.
Walling said the Loup river
hydro plant at Columbus, from
which the O’Neill district de
rives much of its energy, had
been slowed by slush ice in the
river, but that problem is easing.
1948 HOLT FAIR
DATES ARE SET
CHAMBERS—At a meeting of
the Holt county fair board held
here Friday evening, George
Rowse was elected president;
Lloyd G1 e e d, vice - president;
Vem Sageser, treasurer, and Ed
win Wink, secretary.
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