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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1948)
The Frontier VOLUME M.—NUMBER 15. O'NEH L NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 19. 1948 PRICE 7 CENTS. , ^ City Council Calls Special Election Officials Want People to Decide For’ or ‘Against’ $48,000 Water Expenditure The city council in special session Monday night voted to place a thorny water problem squarely in the hands of the peo The voters will be given an opportunity to decide "for" or "against" a 48 thousand dollar expansion of the municipal wat er system to meet the city's growing needs. Coming on the heels of an expenditure of about 85 thousand dollars for water system improvements during the past 2 years, the council had little choice other than to refer the matter to the voters. The long, complicated story of the water situation miah* be briefly summed up like this: In recent years city officials have been aware that the ex isting water facilities were ra pidly being outgrown. The wa ter department counts about 170 new users added during the past 3 years. About 2 years ago engineers developed a plan to increase the water pumping capacity and thereby alleviate a fire hazard and at the same time assure most of the users an adequate water supply. This expansion pro gram included the drilling of 2 new wells south of the citj^ j installing new high - speed pumps, and linking the new l equipment with the water sys ; tern. Meanwhile, sewer exten sions were made, costing in the neighborhood of 65 thousand dollars. The sewer extensions reach many of the outlying residence previously without municipal water and sewer conveniences. A num ber of newly-built homes are now equipped for sew age but are without water. This condition is especially true in the southwest corner of the city. i The water department funds are now depleted by virtue of the expenditure on the new wells and pumps, and other steps will have to be taken if water is going to be made available to these dwellers. The city council took a dim view on issuing revenue bonds to finance water extensions be cause future water department revenue would be “tied-up” under such an arrangement. Two years ago engineers re commended plans to alleviate the present approaching crisis. Six months ago, when the pumps and wells were com pleted, the engineers reassured the officials that the water de partment was heading into dif ficulty because the system wasn’t being expanded fast enough to keep pace with the growing city. The city officials, on the oth er hand, with limited resour | ces, chose to increase the wa ter pumping capacity first, be cause the present users were already overtaxing the existing facilities. The matter came to a focus this week when a petition bear | ing 125 signatures was placed before the council. Most of the signers were residents of out lying sections who are anxious for the water service. The pefilion, however, did not call for a special elec tion; rather wanted "action" be taken. September 16 has been set as the date for the special j election. The committee supervising | the water department is com posed of Councilmen James W. Rooney, James M Corkle i and Merle Hickey. O. D. French is water commissioner. SOLDIER BURIED . . . The body of Pvt. John E. Bink erd, who was killed near ' Metz, France, on November 12, 1944, was given final burial Saturday afternoon at the Dorsey cemetery. Car roll-Binkard post of the Am erican Legion at Lynch was j in charge. The auxiliary I served dinner in the Legion hall to relatives. Survivors include: Widow—Mrs. Melvin Spangler, of Ewing; son— John; daughter—Joan: moth er—Mrs. Benton Binkerd, of Lynch; 1 brother and 4 sis ters. His brother, David, and sister, Nina, were unable to be present RIDGEWAY BODY ARRIVES IN U. S. Final Burial Here for Holt County Soldier Killed on Leyti in 1945 The body of Pvt. Robert R. *, Ridgeway, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Ross Ridgeway, arrived in the United States last week aboard the Army Transport Dalton Victory. The remains were forwarded to the Ameri can Graves Registration Dis tribution Center in Kansas City, Mo., and from there will be sent to O’Neill for final ' burial. Private Ridgeway lost his life on Leyti on January 13, 1945, while in World War II combat with the 32d infan try division. He was 29-years of age at the time of his death. The body was originally in terred in a military cemetery in the Pacific theater. t Robert E. Ridgeway was born at Scottville, was reared and educated there. He was single. He spent 4 years in the Army and almost 3 Vs years in the Pacific area among the earliest troops sent to the Philippines. Survivors include: Parents; sisters—Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, of Grand Island; Miss Margar et Ridgeway, of Santa Clara, Calif.; brothers—Wilfred and Charles, both of O’Neill; Jos eph, of North Platte, and Don ald, of Tacoma, Wash. Arrangements for final bur ial are being made through Biglin Brothers at O'Neill. Aboard the same ship—Dal ton Victory—was the body of Cpl. Clayton J. Deseive, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Deseive, of Atkinson. Corporal Deseive lost his life in a drowning ac cident. Burial arrangements are being made by the Seger funeral home at Atkinson. Request Numbers to Feature Concerts The band concerts for Sat urday, August 21, and Satur day, August 28, will consist of request selections with the ex ception of the vocal and in strumental solos, according to Director Ira George. He has announced that if any individual has a request, the band will be pleased to in clude it on one of these 2 pro grams provided the music is in the band’s library. (, Mrs. Carl Asimus, soprano will sing “Kiss Me Aagain,’’ by Victor Herbert, arranged by Lake, at the August 21 con cert. The band has a busy sched ule during the next fortnight. On Friday, August 20, the or ganization will appear at the 4-H fair at Spencer; on Wed nesday, August 25, the band will play at the Old Settlers’ picnic; on Saturday, August 28, will be the regular O’Neill concert; on Sunday and Mon day, August 29 and 30, the group will appear at the Cher ry county fair at Valentine; on Friday, September 3, the band has been booked for the Holt county fair at Chambers; on Saturday, September 4, there will be a marching dem *• onstration on the O’Neill streets. Already this month the band was heard at Atkinson on Aug ust 4 in connection with Hay Days; at the Burwell rodeo on August 12, and at a Crofton festival on August 17. These appearances were in addition to the regular Saturday night concerts. ARRESTED AT DAM Anton Hegberg, of Bristow, was arrested Monday, August 16, at the Spencer dam for taking minnows for bait with li device which the mesh was » less than %-inch square. He was arraigned before a justice * of the peace and fined $10 and $4 court costs. WORK PROGRESSES LYNCH—Work is progres sing on the Lutheran church being built in the west part of Lynch. WETNESS DAMAGES SMALL GRAIN Delay in Threshing Is Proving Costly as Sprouting Begins Hail Hits Northeast The delay in threshing oper ations, imposed by frequent rains, is beginning to be cost ly to many Holt county farm ers. Sprouting and growth damage are cutting into the yields. In some instances the damage is estimated at over 25 percent. Rainfall during the past 7 days has totaled .64 of an inch here. Northeastern Holt county was subjected to hail Satur day. There were reports that corn was stripped in the Star vicinity, and one Middlebranch resident reported hail stones that pounded through the roof of an automobile. Hail was also received last week in the Sunshine Bottom vicinity near Lynch. Redbird received over 6 inches of rainfall during the week, August 8-14. A 43t-inch rain Iell last Thursday eve ning. The week’s weather sum mary, based on 24-hour read ings at 8 a. m. daily at the government weather station here, follows: Date Hi Lo Moist August 12 86 63 .07 August 13 86 58 .21 August 14 83 64 August 15 85 60 .36 August 16 88 63 August 17 92 66 August 18 91 61 Total .64 Youth, 5Vz, Hreaks Arni; He’s Fearful Injury Will Deny School Start INMAN—Mr. and Mrs. Li velle Butterfield and 3 chil dren visited at the Frank Ko pejtka home at Opportunity on Sunday. While there their son, Gene, 5Ms, was playing on a wagon and fell in such a man ner as to fracture his right arm above the elbow. He was taken to O’Neill where Dr. O. W. French reduced the frac ture. The injury, the doctor said, is doing nicely. Young Gene is fearful the injury will prevent him from starting to school in Septem ber. Former Resident Dies in Omaha EMMET—Mrs. Cal Tenborg received word Friday morning of the death of her brother, William Malloy, of Omaha. The late Mr. Malloy was a former resident of Emmet. He was a mail clerk for a number of years on the Chicago & North Western railway until his retirement several years ago. Francis Tenborg, a nephew, attended the funeral which was held Monday in Omaha. (Tld Settlers’ Picnic Date Again Changed The officials of the Old Set tlers Picnic association refuse to change their date again. Twice they have fixed dates for the 1948 picnic in the El mer Devall grove, north of O’ Neill, and twice they have been obliged to change plans be causet of a conflict with an-i other affair. Originally scheduled for Thursday. August 19, the pic nic was postponed to avoid conflict wtih the 4-H fair at Spencer. A new date — Thursday, August 26—was adopted, but this week the officials decided to change again—this time to avoid conflict with an affair at the Amercan Legion club in O’Neill. The Legion several weeks earlier had signed the WNAX entertainers for a pro gram and dance on that date. Preston Jones, secretary, said Monday that the picnic will definitely be held on Wed nesday, August 25. 80-Year-Old Returns to Wyoming — Mrs. Elizabeth Mullens, 80, who had been visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs. J. P. Protivinsky since August 1, re turned to her home in Man derson, Wyo., Monday. Mrs. Mullens came to Holt county for Hay Days. An early settler she lived in the At kinson territory before Atkin son received its name. She is in “good health” and still has dark hair with only a few threads of silver. Californian Visits Here — Charles Yarnall, of Linwood Calif., arrived Monday to visit friends and relatives. Bill Caywood . . • could n't afford to make mistakes while riding the turf with the best of them. (Photo taken in 1903.) (Story at right) Derailment Ties Up C & NW Traffic Train service on the Chicago and North Western railway was interrupted for about 8H hours Sunday because of a derail ment near Inman. The derailment occurred at about 9:30 a. m when one car on an eastbound freight train jumped the tracks but did not topple over. About three fourths of a mile of traeV was damaged as a result of the de railment. The cargo of grain was un harmed. A wrecker was dis patched to the scene from Nor folk and the car was rerailed in about 3 hours. Service on the mainline was resumed at about 6 p. m. Visiting in Petersburg — Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stutz and family are vacationing this week at Petersburg with Mrs. Stutz' parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Oik. Bill Caywc: J Rode Turf with the Best 52 Years Ago; Still Seeks a Winner "Racing has sure grown since my day." It was Bill Caywood speaking, now a pub lic horse trainer at Washing ton Park, Chicago, 111., but 52 years ago a jockey who rode on many of the American tracks and who later went to Europe to ride for the Czar of Russia. Bill Caywood is known in O’Neill as a brother of Mrs. Roy Lowry and Charles Cay-1 wood. Caywood rode in his first race 61 years ago, and contin- i ued to ride at the small tracks in Iowa until he was 16. Then Dr. John Wilson, of Palatine,! 111., took him to Chicago and had him ride at ' the Roby track at Hammond, Ind That was in 1894. The next year he worked at Roby, Hawthorne and Washington Park, all near Chicago. Caywood wasn't what the sport scribes called a whis, but he possessed a fine com petitive spirit. Asked to com pare present day riders to his day, he chuckled: Sure, Eddie Arcaro, Earl Sande, Johnny Longden, the late George Woolf and Johnny Adams are good and can be called tops. "But when I rode against Tommy Burns, Tod Sloan, Is aac Murphy, Snapper Garrison and a few others I couldn’t af ford to make mistakes. ‘‘I’d say the riders I named both then and now were about equal in ability. Burns might have an edge. He was the greatest rider I ever saw or rode against.’’ Caywood rode for the Czar of Russia in 1902. With fair success the next year he not only rode but trained Russian horses. Jack Keene and Ray Coble were other American trainers there He finished the 1905 season with 87 winners to lead the Russian campaign, then de cided to come home. To Caywood the late Sam Hildreth was the best trainer he ever knew .but a hard man to work for. The veteran horseman is as enthusiastic today as he was in tli«r old days. He's always found at barn 25, Washing ton Park. He’s still looking for what horsemen call a ‘‘runner’’ and hopes some day to own one. Right now he’s trying to de velop Mrs. William Harris' "Diderod,” which is the star of the 3-horse stable in his care. Bill’s brother and sister in O’Neill, as well as all his childhood friends, regard him as a lifelong horseman. Horses have been Bill’s life and they predict he’ll stay with them until his last living day. Nellie B. Anderson Dies in Oregon PAGE—Mrs. Nellie B. An derson, Mrs. Laura Walker, of Page, and M O. Howard, of O'Neill, have received word of the death of their sister, Mrs. Nellie B. Anderson, at Eugene, Ore., on Wednesday, August 14. Funeral services and burial were at Corvallis, Ore., on Monday, August 16. Mrs. Anderson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H C. Howard. She came with her family from Hamilton county, Nebraska, to Page in 1884 where the Howards home steaded. Nellie Howard was married to Charles Anderson and at the time of her hus bands’ death 5 years ago she was living at Corvallis. She had made her home since that time with her daughter Survivors include: Sons — Raymond and Charles; daugh ters—Irene and Doris; sisters —Mrs. Laura Walker, of Page and Mrs. Florence Tucker, of Central City, and brother—M. O. Howard, of O’Neill. 250 Take Part in Annual 4-H Club Achievement Day Program Here About 250 members and leaders of 4-H clubs took part in the annual county 4-H club achievement day program in O’Neill on Friday. August 13. An increased 4-H club en rollment was evident in the number of exhibits in all pro jects, particularly exhibits in garden, rope and bird clubs. Nineteen demonstrations, 15 in home economics and 4 in agri culture, were presented Placings in judging, demon strations and dress revue fol lows: JUDGING Homemaking: Blue — Jean ene Doolittle, of Amelia, and Beverly Small, of Amelia. Red —Veta Marie Weichman, of Stuart; White—Lucille Mitch ell, of Stuart, and Holly Smith, of Stuart. Foods: Blue—Darlene Grim es, of Chambers. Red—Mary Taggart, of Chambers. White— Shirley Ann Kaiser. White — Corene Sweet, of Stuart. Clothing: Blue — Alice Wha ley, of O’Neill. Red—Lorraine Coates, of Stuart. White—Twi la Whaley, of O’Neill, and Ar deth Ruroede, of Ewing. Livestock: Blue — Donald j Ressell, of O’Neill Red—Ron ald Ressell, of O’Neill, and Velma Abney, of Ewing. White ' —Tommy Ressel, of O’Neill. DEMONSTRATIONS Homemaking: Blue — Team demonstration, Beverly Small and Maxine Peterson, both of Amelia. Blue — (Individual)— Glenice White, of Amelia, and Lucill Mitchell, of Stuart. Red —(Individual)—Jeanenc Doo little, of Amelia; Alice Whaley, of O’Neill, and Shirley Mae Slack. White—(Team)—Ardath Barnett, of Amelia; Caroline Backaus, of Amelia White— (Individual) — Barbara Hung erford, of O’Neill. Foods: Blue — (Team) — Margaret Taggart, of Cham bers, and Darlene Grimes, of Chambers. Blue — (Individual) —Twila Whaley, of O’Neill, and Joan Adair, of Amelia. Red—(Team—Myrtle White, of Amelia, and Carol Burge, of Amelia. Red — (Individual)—, Ila June Coon, of Inman. White , —(Individual—Lois Burge, of Amelia. AGRICULTURAL I: Blue — (Team) — Benton Mellor, of Atkinson, and Mur ray Mellor, of Atkinson. Red— [ (Individual) — Harold Teglar, of Page. White—(Team)—Rob ert Beeleart, of Page, and Li onel Ickes, of Page. White— (Individual)—Gene O’Neill, of O’Neill. Blue ribbon demonstrations that will represent Holt coun ty at the state fair will be Twila Whaley’s demonstration, “The Miracle of Freezing,’’ Bev erly Small and Maxine Peter-1 s o n’s demonstration on “Framing a Picture,” and Ben- j ton and Murray Mellor’s dem onstration on “Spraying with DDT.” “School Days” served as the theme of the 4-H style revue.! Holt county will be represent- j ed at the state fair by Lor- J raine Coats, of Stuart, who re ceived a blue award in the winter wardrobe entry, and f Twila Whaley, of O’Neill, who received a blue in the summer wardrobe division. Other awards were: Aprons: B1 u e — Evelyn ; Weichman, of Stuart; Geor gene Koerwitz, of Stuart. Red —Evelyn Weichman, of Stu- I art. Pinafores: Blue — Alice Whaley, of O’Neill. School Dresses: Blue—Twila Whaley, of O’Neill; Dores Pierson, of O’Neill; Venda Thomas, of O’ Neill; Betty Thomas, of O’ Neill. Red—Genelle Parks, of Page. Sport dresses; Blue —7 Lorraine Coats, of Stuart, Bet sy Simmons, of Page. Party dresses; Blue — Twila Whal- ] ey, of O’Neill; Lorraine Coats, of Stuart. Red—Betty Thomas, of O’Neill; Alice Whalely, of O’Neill. Street: Blue — Twila Whaley, of O’Neill; Mary Ann Shald, of Stuart Red—Helen Thomas, of O’Neill; Alice Wha ley, of O’Neill; Twila Whal , ey, of O’Neill. Formal: Blue — Lorraine Coats, of Stuart. Pa 1 jamas: Blue—Shirley Roth. Rural Youth to Be Heard in Broadcast Chris Mack, farm service di rector of radio station WNAX, Yankton, S. D., presented a program consisting of colored slides and an explanation of the agricultural research in Guatamala at the O’Neill Rur al Youth group’s regular monthly' meeting Friday eve ning. In his discussion, Mr. Muck explained how a highly-cul tured race of people can be come a backward race of fail ure to conserve natural resour ces, especially the soil. His main theme showed the re search being done in Guata mala by agricultural experi ment stations on the produc tion of new corn hybrids, a re search that may produce drouth-, disease-, and insect resistant .corn hybrids in the near future. Mr. Mack made a record ing which is to be presented over radio station WNAX with several members of the Rural Youth Group. Those who took part were: Dick Clark, Buck Watson, Tillie Peter, Mr. and Mrs. George Mellor, and the Holt county agents. A large group of visitors was present. They included: Mary Lou Sholes, of Inman; Mildred Derickson, Maxine Shaw, Bet ty Thomas, and Mary Devine Brennan, all of O’Neill; Bar bara Trowbridge and Dale Stauffer, both of Page; Walter J. Schmohr, of Emmet; Robert Fleming, of Ewing; Margaret Nigra, of Spokane, Wash.; Twi ley Roth, Robert Mellor and Humphrey, Benton Mellor and i LeRoy Roth, all of Atkinson; and Rev. V. R. Bell, of O’ Neill. Miss Elsie Peter was elected to fill the vacancy of secretary. The activities of the group for the past month included a picnic at the home of Leona Beckwith, a float in the Hay Days parade at Atkinson; at tendance of Orville Indra, Le- ' ona Beckwith and Miss Cath erine Kirwan at the state rural youth camp at Curtis, and a jamboree at the Chambers Am ericn Legion club. The Rural Youth group plans to take an active part in the, Holt county fair. 2- to 15-Years on Rape Charge Richard W. Myers, 26. Ew ing railroad section laborer,, was sentenced to from 2- to 15-years in the state reforma tory for men by Judge D R. Mounts here Friday in Holt county district court. Myers pleaded guilty to a charge of “assault with intent to commit rape" brought bv County Attorney William W. Griffin. A 14-year-old Ewing girl figured in the assault in cident which took place on the night of August 5. Myers was given a prelim inary hearing in Holt county court before Judge Louis H. Reimers and was bound over to district court. The attorney | for the defense was John R. I Gallagher, of O’Neill JOHN T. WALKER BURIED AT PAGE Homesteaded with Parent* in Holt County at the Afce of 10 Page Civic Leader PAGE-John T Walker, 81. a Holt county resident since a lad of 10 and a veteran Page resident and civic leader, died at 1:15 a. m. Monday, August 16, at his home here. He had been critically ill for 2 weeks. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. in the Methodist church and burial followed in the Page cemetery. Rev. T. O. Brownfield, church pastor, officiated in the rites. I John Taylor Walker, son of [John and Lavina Williams ■ Walker, was born on a farm near Collins, la., on July 23, 1867. When he was 10-years old he moved with his parents to Holt county, and they ' homesteaded in the Middle branch community. On December 7, 1893, he was married at Sioux City to JOHN T. WALKER Laura Erma Howard. To this union was born 6 daughters. The late Mr. Walker spent virtually all of his married life in the Page community. He was a member of the Metho dist church, Odd Fellow and Rebqkah lodges and was en gaged in several types of bus* ness during his life here. Survivors include: Widow; daughters—Mrs. L. A. (Hazel) Burgess, of O’Neill; Mrs. Henry (Nellie) Fowler, of Enid, Okla.; Mrs. Howard (Ethel) Miller, of North Platte; Mrs. Leonard (Margaret) Crandall, of Fre mont; Mrs. Edward (Mildred) Bright, of Orchard; Mrs. R. W. (Dorothy) Johnson, of Hyan nis; brothers—D. W. Walker, of Vineland, N. J., and E- A. Walker, of Page; sister—Mrs. Clara Hartford, of Oakland, Ore.; 9 grandchildren, and other relatives. The pallbearers were: Oscar Reed, Hal Farnsworth, J u d Russell, Lewis Burnholtz, John Lamason, Clarence Stevens, Theodore Kemper and Richard Asher. The honorary pallbearers were: Munton Stuart, John Gray, Alan Haynes, O. B. Stu art, Dr. E. J. Bild, Roy Waring, Clinton Townsend and Sam Coover. Biglin Brothers, of O’Neill, were in charge of arrange ments. WNAX Entertainers to Be at Legion Ballroom The WNAX entertainers, from the Yankton, S. D., ra dio station, will appear at the American Legion club here on Thursday, August 26, present ing a show and providing mu sic for a public dance. The cast will be headed by Ben and Jessie Mae, assisted by the Kactus Kids, the Sing ing Texan, Billie Dean, and other entertainers. The Legion club is now air conditioned. An air-condition ing unit was presented to the club by the Asimum Brothers, operators of the Outlaw Stores in West O’Neill. MARRIAGE LICENSES Lyle G. Hanna. 43, of Elgin, and Elsie M. Rieck, 37, of Bartlett, August 14. New Postmaster — CHAMBERS — Mrs. L. V. Cooper has received the tem porary appointment as post master at Chambers to replace Clair Grimes. She will hold of fice until the civil service ex amination is given and a per manent postmaster is supplied. Arrives from Evanston — Mrs. Loretta Doyle, of Evans ton, 111., arrived Wednesday af ternoon, August 11, She plans l to visit for several days with her I father, J. B. Ryan, and other relatives in O'Neill