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The Frontier
VOLUME 68.—NUMBER 8 aNEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JULY 1. 1948 PRICE 7 CENTS.
AT 92 HEADS 5 GENERATIONS . . . Heading this “near” 5
generation group is William Hoke, 92 (lower left), great-1
great-grandfather of Leroy Milton Napier, the infant. Others
in the photograph are: Seated—Mrs. Alfred Napier, the baby’s
mother; standing—Mrs. Rolland Hord, the baby’s maternal
grandmother; and James Gunter, the baby’s great-grandfath
er on his mother’s side.
William Hoke, 92, Heads ‘Near'
5-Generation Group at Ewing
By C. Donald Vogel
Special Correspondent
EWING — A recent family
gathering enabled a group to
assemble for a socalled “near”
5-g ene ration photograph
(above). It is not a full-fledged
5-generation group, its mem
bers say, and the following da
ta bears out an interesting
though complicated f a mi 1 y
background.
The infant is Leroy Milton
Napier, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Napier. He was born
April 8, 1948. at Norfolk.
His mother is the former
Norma Hord, who was born
and reared at Ewing, graduat
ed from Ewing high school in
1947, married Alfred Napier on
June 20, 1947.
Leroy’s maternal grandmoth
er is Mrs. Rolland Hord, of
Ewing, formerly Algenia Gun
ter. She was born and reared
at Ewing and graduated from
the Ewing high school.
The baby’s great-grandfather
(on his mother’s side) is James
Gunter, who was born in 1872
and is said to be the first
white child born in Holt coun
ty. Affectionately known in
Ewing as “Uncle Jim,” he used
to deliver ice in Ewing in a
covered wagon. He had to give
up active work when he lost
an arm in an accident while
cutting trees. He herded cat
tle in the Ewing vicinity be
fore the railroad was built.
There were few fences,
fewer trees, lots of sand,
grass, sand cherries and a
scattering of Indians. He re
calls how wild deer kept
small trees "trimmed down,"
and remembers when travel
lers used to stop at his fa
ther's homestead overnight
while on the old north-south |
trail.
He married Elsie May Hoke |
in March, 1900. They became
the parents of 13 children, 12
of whom are living. Mrs. Gun
ter died in the Fall of 1942.
The child’s great - great -
grandfather is William Hoke,
92, now residing with his son,
DeWitt Hoke, east of Ewing.
He homesteaded near Ewing
in 1885, coming from. Iowa.
Born in Pennsylvania, he spent
some early years in Illinois
and Iowa. He has been an ac- 1
tive farmer until a few years
ago when he became too feeble
to work on the farm. He is still
able to be up and around and
obligingly posed for the pho
tograph. His daughter, Elsie j
May, married James Gunther. |
To complicate tne family
portrait, William Hoke, years j
Henry Russ Rites
Rites at Chambers
CHAMBERS — Henry Russ,
over 80, died Sunday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. i
Ray Medcalf, at Alliance,
where he had been making his |
home.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at Chambers and !
interment was in the Chambers
cemetery near the grave of his
wife.
Survivors include: Sons—
Herbert O. Russ, of O’Neill;
Sam Russ, of Norfolk, and
William Russ, of Ferndale,
Wash., formerly of Chambers;
daughters—Mrs. Ray Medcalf,
of Alliance; Mrs. Paul Miller,
of Douglas, Wyo., and Mrs.
Emil Luth, of Butte.
Mr. Russ lived on a faim
east of Chambers for a num
ber of years and later resided
near Butte where the family
resided at the time of Mrs
Russ’ death about 3 years ago.
Three children preceded Mr.
Russ in death.
after his first wife’s death,
narried James Gunter’s sister.
Thus, his own son-in-law
became his brolher-in-law,
and the infant's relationship
to his foster great-great
grandmother, now 80. is also
that of a great aunt.
Infant Leroy’s great-grand
father on his father’s side
John M. Napier, homesteaded
east of Ewing and was one ol
the founders of the United
Presbyterian church.
The infant’s paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Napier, of Ewing.
Leroy’s aunt, Ila Napiei
Harpster, is the mother of s
boy, Terry Glenn, who is alsc
the youngest in the living 5
generation group pictured re
cently in The Frontier. Terrj
Glenn’s great-great-grandmoth
er, Mrs. Harpster, lives in Ne
ligh.
Both Leroy and Terry were
baptized on May 9 at the Unit
ed Presbyterian church in Ew
ing.
WADE TO RETIRE
AS COMMANDER
Successor Sought f o i
‘Unusually Active’
Legion Head
Glea Wade, who for 2 years
has been an “unusually act\ye’
commander of Simonson posl
93 of the American Legion, has
declined to accept the post foi
another, he announced Tuesday
night at a Legion meeting.
Wade thanked the mem
bers for the honor that had
been accorded him in the
past, but felt that "the job
should be turned over to
someone else."
Recently Mr. Wade was cit
ed by the Knights of Ak-Sar
Ben as being “an outstanding
good neighbor.” It was under
Wade’s direction that the 25
thousand dollar Legion audi
torium was constructed and s
youth recreation program was
inauguarted.
Wade, a World War II vet
eran, holds several decorations
for combat service in the Pa
cific.
A large group of Legion
naires was present Tuesday
night to nominate a slate oi
officers for the new year. Nom
inees for commander are: John
Conard. John R. Gallagher, Eu
gene Cantlon and Virgil Barg
er; for vice-commander—John
Grutsch and George O. Cole;
for chaplain—Robert Eby and
Emmett Carr; for sergeant-at
arms — Elgin Ray and N. O
McCrary; for the executive
committee — Pat Harty, John
Davidson, Glea Wade, Gordon
Harper, W. J. Biglin, Edward
N. Flood, Keith Abart, Elmer
Ross, Jack Arbuthnot and Ben
jamin Oetter.
The election will take place
in July.
A. B. Miller, 90,
Dies at Long Pine
CHAMBERS — A. B. Miller,
90, died at his home at Long
Pine. Funeral services were
held Tuesday at Chambers. He
is the father of Duane Miller,
of Chambers, and 2 other sons.
Mr. Miller formerly owned a
place east of Chambers now
owned by his son, Duane. He
moved to Long Pine many
years ago.
John Lee Baker arrived in
Los Angeles, Calif., June 19.
FRANK TEGELER I
DIES AT PAGE
Fails to Recover from
Severe Heart Attack
in November, 1947
PAGE — Funeral services
were held Wednesday for
Frank C. Tegeler, 79, who died
early Sunday at his home in
Page. He had been bedfast
since November 2. 1947, when
tie suffered a severe heart at
tack.
Riles were held at Ihe
Tegeler home in Page at
noon followed at 2:30 p. m.
with services in the Luther
an church at Battle Creek.
Rev. P. J. Wirth. of Or
chard. was in charge and
burial was in the Lutheran
cemetery at Battle Creek.
Frank Charles Tegeler was
born March 31, 1869. at St.
Louis, Mo., a son of Louise
Reese Heideman and Henry
Heideman, of Concordia, Kans.
He was baptized and confirm
ed in the Lutheran church. His
father died when the late Mr.
Tegeler was 2-years-old, and
his mother married Louis Teg
eler. , i
As a young man me iaie mi. (
Tegeler moved to Battle Creek,
where he married Alma Hobus
on October 7, 1900. In January,
1919, they moved to Holt coun
ty where they settled on a
farm 3 miles northeast of Page,
residing there until October
31, 1946, when they moved in
to Page.
Mr. Tegeler was the fath
er of 4 children: Sons- -Har
old (who died in infancy);
Harry, of Page, and Nor
man, of Lincoln; daughter—
Mrs. Otto Terrill, of Page.
Survivors, besides 2 sons anc’
1 daughter, include; Widow;
sisters—Mrs. Emma Weinich,
of Wichita, Kans., and Miss
Minnie Tegeler, of Battle
Creek; brothers—Julius Tegel
er, of Battle Creek; Henry
Tegeler, of Concordia, Kans.,
and Herman Tegeler, of An
ita, Ida.; and 6 grandchildren.
One brother, Fred, preceded
him in death.
The pallbearers at the fun
eral rites were: Roy Wilson,
Rollie Snell, Charles Wegman,
Theodore Kemper, Robert Har
bey and David Bowen.
To Spend 3 Weeks Here —
Miss Nadene Coyne arrived
Friday from the University of
Illinois where recently she re
ceived her bachelor of science
degree in medicine. She will
remain with her parents, the
Hugh E. Coynes, for 3 weeks.
She will depart then for Lake
James, Ind., for the remainder
of her Summer Vacation.
MARRRIAGE LICENSES
George Richard Cook, 30,
and Patricia Ruth Schaffer, 23,
both of O’Neill, June 25.
Edward Henry Joseph Har
nish, 24, and Delta E’Dean
Cole, 19, both of O’Neill, June
26.
Bill Grady departed Tuesday
for Denver, Colo., where he has
employment for the remainder
of the Summer. In September
he will resume his studies at
Denver university.
Tri-State Cavalcade to Inspect
Ft. Randall Dam Site July 22
A caravan of several hun
dred cars and at least one
;pecial train will converge on
Pickstown, S. D., to inspect the
mammoth Ft. Randall dam site
an Thursday, July 22.
Although the tri-stat' caval
cade plan has not been brought
before the O’Neill Chamber of
Commerce, President L e o
Moore said Wednesday he felt
certain a delegation will go
from here.
A group of citizens from
"river minded" communities
in South Dakota, Nebraska
and Iowa are sponsoring the
Ft. Randall "open house" in
cooperation with the Army
corps of engineers.
Plans for the “open house”
were formulated by an informal
tri-state executive committee
which met this week. The
meeting was called in Yank
ton, S. D., by James R. Smith,
executive secretary of the
Yankton Chamber of Com
merce, and was attended by
Harold L. Murphy, executive
secretary of the Sioux City
Chamber of Commerce, George
0. Evans, area engineer in
charge of the Fort Randall
dam, and C. B. Stokes, assist
ant area engineer, both of
Pickstown, Lowell Crabb,, of
Wagner, and Charles I. Dan
forth, chairman of the Yank
ton Chamber's Missouri river
committee.
This caravan will leave
Sioux City at 8 a. m. and will
be joined by cars from cities
along the route to Pickstown.
A group from Sioux Falls will
enter the caravan east of Ver- |
million, and Huron and Mitch
ell representatives will meet the
caravan at Yankton.
The Nebraska caravan will
also meet in Yankton, Radio
station WNAX will assist in
the coordination and timing
of the motor-cavalcade by re
laying instructions and po
sition reports as broadcast
by the South Dakota motor
patrol over their police ra- 1
dio. Drivers will be asked to
tune in WNAX for official
instructions.
The formal program at the
damsite will be held to a mini
mum, and after a report on
prgress of the Missouri river
development program by Maj.
Gen. Lewis A. Pick, Missouri
river division engineer, from
Omaha, co-author of the Pick
Sloan plan, and an explanation
of the dam project, the entire
group will be free to inspect
the dam and townsite at their
leisure Loud speakers will be
set up at key spots to explain
the workings.
Crellin Elected
Press President
•
R. D. Crellin, of the Ewing
Advocate, Sunday was elected
president of the Holt County
Publishers association in ses
sion in O’Neill. He succeeds
Norris Coats, of Stuart, who
has withdrawn from the field.
G. E. Miles, of the Holt
County Independent, was re
elected secretary, and Carroll
W. Stewart, of The Frontier,
was renamed treasurer.
MAN INJURED IN
STREET ACCIDENT
Frank Froelich Suffers
Slight Skull Fracture;
Condition ‘Good’
Frank Froelich, former
rancher and now a resident of
O’Neill, was seriously injured
about 9 p. m. Friday near the
corner of Fifth and Douglas
streets, in front of the Tom
Tom cafe.
Mr. Froelich, who lives in an
apartment nearby, was at
tempting to cross the street,
witnesses said, when he was
struck by a vehicle driven by
Richard Sanders, about 18, son
of E. W. Sanders.
Witnesses said that the
traffic was heavy and Mr.
Froelich may have walked
into the side of the automo
bile without seeing it.
Hospital attendants have de
scribed his condition as “good”
although he suffered a sprain
ed shoulder and possible rib
injuries in addition to shock
and the skull fracture.
Art Kassel, Leader of Famous
Band. Is Lover of Adventure
I
i Art Kassel, the famous or
chestra leader who will appear
at the American Legion ball
room here on Friday, July 9,
loves adventure. And he's been
getting plenty of it both in
and out of the band business.
I In World War I he went ov
erseas with the 131st Infantry
and was one of the 10 surviv
ors of a detail of 16 hit by a
high explosive.
Occasionally his adventures
are milder. Once he overslept
after a late date in Iowa City,
la., and had to race to Chica
go, 111., for a radio broadcast.
Then there was the time a
man with whom he had gone
to school was about to be
executed for murder in the
Cook county jail in Chicago.
His last wish was to be per
mitted to listen while Art
played a request number for
his girl. "Girl of My
I Dreams."
One of Art’s most thrilling
adventures was when the fa
mous test pilot, Jimmy Doolit
i tie—late Gen. James A. Doo
little — had his first crash in
the Mississippi swamps. Noth
ing happened to Jimmy, but
Art, his passenger, had his
shoulder broken.
Kassel and his Kassels in
the Air orchestra will be stop
ping off in O’Neill enroute
from Watertown, S. D., to St.
Joseph, Mo. The appearance
ihere. under the sponsorship of
' Simonson post 93, will be the
only current engagement in |
Nebraska. Recently his band
has played at the Trianon and
Aragon ballrooms in Chicago, '
Elitch’s Gardens in Denver, [
Colo., Edison hotel in New
York City, and Peony Park at
Omaha.
The adventuresome Art Kas- I
sel, whose latest personal con
tributions to the country’s hit
parade are “The Echo Said
No” and “Queen for a Day,”
contemplates a pleasant un
eventful trip to O’Neill.
; 1
’
Art Kassel . . . loyes ad
venture . . . but contemplates
a pleasant stopover in O'
Neill.
I
Flash! Weatherman
Reports No Rain
The biggest news of the
week is the fact that it didn’t
rain Tuesday!
An abundance of moisture
since the night of June 9
makes newsworthy the lack of
rain on a single day. On 11
days out of the past 21 precip
itation has been recorded at
the government weather sta
tion here. Amounts varied
from a minimum of .01 of an
inch during the 24-hour period
ending at 8 a. m. on June 13
to 2.70 inches during the pre
ceding period.
There were indications late
Wednesday that the 24-hour
period ending at 8 a. m. to
day (Thursday ) would not
produce rain, thus breaking
the unusual rainy spell.
A total of 8.25 inches has
been recorded here since the
costly Spring drouth was brok
en. This has more than eras
ed the deficiency and brings
the total precipitation for the
year up to normal.
Characteristic of the “million
dollar” June rains has been the
quiet and easy manner in
which the storms have devel
oped. Several of them, how
ever, were accompanied by se
vere electrical disturbances.
Hail also accompanied several
of the storms, but there has
been no devastating, wide
spread attack. Slight damage
has been reported from widely
separated areas.
Meanwhile, crop prospects
are being revised upwards.
Corn is shooting skyward, and
some will be “laid by” by July
4. Weeds have overtaken some
of the corn because the wet
ness of the fields has prevent
ed cultivation.
The drenching rains not
only improved corn and sub
soil moisture conditions but
the general crop condition as
well.
The rains have improved the
pasture outlook and helped
check the grasshopper threat.
Lawns, gardens and pastures
have seldom looked better,
some observers say.
The week’s weather summa
ry, based on 24-hour periods
ending at 8 a. m. daily:
Hi Lo Moist.
June 24 _ 75 55
June 25 _ 82 58 .17
June 26 _... 85 60 .11
June 27 _ 72 58 .71
June 28 68 57 .02
June 29 _ _ 81 56 .03
June 30 __ 8: 52
Total 1.04
FIREMEN CALLED
Firemen fought flames in the
oasement of Margaret Claus
son’s building on Douglas street
;arly Saturday. Fire Chief G.
E. Miles said the blaze “evi
iently started in a clothes clos
;t.” A grass fire in West O’
Neill, near a site where a car
lival has been located, re
sulted in an alarm at noon
Wednesday.
PLACES AT PLAINVIEW
Ed Campbell, jr., of O'Neill,
von the second flight in an in
vitational golf tournament held
this week at Plainview.
Try Frontier Want Ads!
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Dick Sholes . . . killed in
his outfit's first campaign.
(Story at right)
(•RANK HUBEL, 68,
DIES SUDDENLY
Well - Known Farmer in
Loose Lake Community
juried Saturday
CHAMBERS — Frank Hubei,
68, a widely-known south-Holt
county farmer, died suddenly
Wednesday, June 23, at the
home of his son, Carl, near
Chambers. He had gone to his
son’s place to help with the
construction of a foundation
for a building. ?
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at the
Baptist church in Chambers
with Rev. L. M. McElheran
in charge. Burial was in the 1
Chambers cemetery.
The late Mr. Hubei was
born at Deutsche House, Aus
tria, on July 25, 1879. He came
i to America in 1892 at the age
of 14. After being in America
for several years, he returned
'to Austria to visit his mother,
who died shortly afterwards.
Mr. Hubei’s father had died
when he was only 8-years-old.
Mr. Hubei’s only brother,
Karl, was killed during World
War I.
Returning to America, Mr.
Hubei purchased his farm
when only 20-years-old and 10
years later married Antonia
Fogel. They became the par
ents of 12 children, 3 of whom
died in infancy.
Mr. Hubei developed a wide
acquaintanceship and was ac
tive in community and count
affairs.
In 1947 the Hubels moved
into a new house which they
had built on a place occu
pied by a son, William. Un
til his death, Mr. Hubei was
very active.
A trio composed of Mrs.
[Wayne Rowse, Mrs. Vernon
j Smith and Geneva Rasmussen
(sang “No, Never Alone” and
i "No One Ever Cared for Me
Like Jesus’ at the funeral ser
vice. Mrs. Smith sang “Beyond
the Sunset." The accompanist
was Mrs. James Rasmussen.
Pallbearers were: Stanley
Lambert, Gideon Gibson, Al
bert Harkins, Carrol Summer
er, Duane Summerer and Lloyd
Knox. Those in charge of
flowers were: Mrs. C. Knox,
Marjorie Summerer and Bonnie
Libby.
Survivors include: Widow;
daughters—Mrs. Hilda Gibson,
Mrs. Freida Honeywell, and
Mrs. Stephanie Burtwhistle,
all of Ewing; Mrs. Christina
Roth, of Columbus; and Miss
Nellie Hubei, of Norfolk— sons
'—Wiliam, Carl and Paul, all
of Ewing, and Otto, of Cham
bers; 7 grandchildren. Two
grandsons preceded him in
death.
Christensons Safe
in Jap Earthquake
After hours of uncertainty,
Mrs. Edna Coyne received a!
telegram Tuesday from her
daughter, Mrs. H. M. Chris
tenson, advising that she and
her husband were unharmed
in the violent earthquake that
shattered the Fukui area in Ja
pan during the weekend.
Mrs. Christenson and her
husband, a master sergeant in
the occupational army, are lo
cated at Tdkyo. She is the
former Evelyn Coyne.
The quake left about 2,500
Japanese dead and injured. All
Americans in the stricken area
escaped serious* injury.
Young Visitors Travel
Alone from California—
Richard, 10, and Stephen
Bowden, 11, young sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Bowden, of
Burbank, Calif., arrived by rail
to spend the Summer vacation
with their great-grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hicks, who
met them In Grand Island. The
boys traveled alone from Cal
ifornia.
FINAL BURIAL FOR
INMAN SOLDER
l*fc. Richard F. Sholes,
Killed on Bouganville,
Is Honored
INMAN—Flags were at half
nast here Tuesday honoring
he remains of Pfc. Richard
5\ (“Dick") Sholes, son of Mrs.
delen Sholes and the late Del
)ert Sholes. The body of Pri
vate Sholes was returned here
or final burial.
The Inman youth was kill
ed in action on Bougainville
in the Solomon islands on
March 17. 1944. He was 21
years old. The body was in
itially interred on Bougain
ville and was later transfer
red to New Guiena and the
Philippines.
Richard Fred Sholes was
born at Inman on August 15,
1922. He was reared at Inman
where he graduated from high
school in 1942. On December
3, 1942, he entered the Army
and took his training at Camp
Wolters, Tex. In May, 1943,
he was sent overseas.
He was killed when struck
by shrapnel during a Japanese
counterattack. The Inman
youth’s organization had made
an invasion and was engaged
in its first campaign.
Glea Wade, commander of
Simonson post 93 of the Amer
ican Legion at O’Neill, was a
member of the same regiment
and was 50 yards away from
young Sholes when he was
killed.
The body arrived via rail
early Tuesday under military
escort. Simonson post furnish
ed a guard-of-honor and final
burial was made with full mil
itary honors. Rev. R. M. Win
gate, pastor of the Methodist
church, officiated. Pallbearers
were: Daniel and Michael Gal
lagher, Fred and Robert
Sholes, Donald Keyes and
Graydon Hutton.
Survivors include: Mother,
Mrs. Helen Sholes; sister —
Mrs. Margery Hopkins, of
Buhl. Ida.,* Brothers—Robert
N. Sholes (a twin), who re
sides north of O'Neill: Wil
liam Sholes and Gordon
Sholes, both of Inman.
His father, the late Delbert
Sholes. a veteran of World War
I, died September 23, 1947.
Other survivors indue;
Grandmother — Mrs. Sarah
Sholes; grandfather — Nels
Christiansen, of Ewing.
During his high school ca
reer, “Dick” Sholes was active
in athletics and other school
affairs.
Among the relatives and
friends from out-of-town here
for the funeral were: Mr. and
Mrs. Dean Hopkins and son,
Richard, and Gene Hopkins, of
Buhl, Ida.; Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Christiansen, of South Sioux
City; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dun
ning, of Norfolk; Mrs. Sam
Leonard, Mary Lou Sholes and
Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Hutton,
all of Wayne; Nels Christian
sen, of Ewing; Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Anson and daughter,
Mrs. Zoe Brodie, Mrs. Gayle
Brodie, “Grandma” Brodie, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Brodie, sr., Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Brodie, jr., all of
Orchard; Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Johnson, Guy Johnson, and
Geraldine, all of O’Neill, and
Simonson post Legionnaires.
125 Miles REA Line
Is Staked in Boyd
Approximately 125 miles of
rural electrification lines have
already been staked in Boyd
county, according to Ed Wil
son, manager of the Niobrara
Valley Electric Membership
corporation. Wilson, who head
quarters here, declared that “a
large amount of material is on
hand to begin construction as
soon as construction contracts
are let.”
Meanwhile, REA engin
eers Monday began work in
Holt county, staking loca
tions for each pole. They are
also driving a stake where
the yard pole will he posit
ioned in the yard of the
farmer or rancher.
Construction contracts will
not be let until after all lines
are staked, Wilson said. ‘Trees
and high lines won’t work to
gether,” he added, “so it is
necessary to insure adequate
tree clearance before the new
lines are built.”
It is expected to have the
construction contractor work in
both Boyd and Holt counties
at the same time, provided the
right-of-way and staking in
Holt is completed without de
lay.
Into New House —
The Howard Hollidays ex
pect to move into their new
home Sunday. ,