The Frontier ;z North-Nebraska s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 68—NUMBER 23 O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14. 1948 PRICE 7 CENTS Holt Ak-Sar-Ben Entries Fare Well / __ < Reserve Champion Heifer for Entire Show Brings 50c Per Pound Holt county entries fared well in the 21st annual Ak Sar-Ben livestock show and sale held last week in Omaha. With 21 calves and four head of hogs entered in com petition, Holt exhibitors were awarded 18 ribbons for calves and four ribbons ior hogs. Reserve champion heifer honors for entire caL show went to 13-year-old Bobby Sitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sitz, for his Aberdeen Angus fat heif er. The cal, later sold for 50 cents per pound and the pur chaser was Thomas Kilpatrick, Omaha merchant. Ths grand champion of the show was a Hereford steer shown by Norman Wi.lers, o f Wayne. The champion of the Hereford division, however, was a steer shown by Gene Perry, of Wayne. The steer came from the Clarence Wrede herd at O'Neill. The grand champion of the show brought $1.85 per pound. Harold Tegler, of Page, showed the reserve champion market hog for the Hereford division. The hog later sold for 25-cen^s per pound, slight ly above the prevailing mar ket price, on that day. A resume of ribbon winning by exhibitors in the O’Neill region follows: 4-H CLASS k Bobby Sitz, of Atkinson; Re serve champion of calf show with Aberdeen Angus heifer; * purple ribbon for Angus steer, *r which ranked fourth in the v show. Harold Tegler, of Page: Re serve champion in Hereford market hog division; two red ribbons and a white ribbon on other hogs shown. Carol French, of Page: A red ribbon for his Hereford steer. Dona, Roy and Ray Harring ton, of Bassett: Each a white ribbon for their Hereford steer entries. Diane and Donald (“Pete”) Hoffman, of Chambers: Red ribbons lor their Hereford steers, entered in different weight classes. John O’Neill, of O’Neill: White ribbon for Hereford steer. Charles Tasler, of Atkinson: White ribbon for Here.ord steer and red ribbon for Shorthorn steer; he ranked 13th in showmanship in the Shorthorn division. Delores Tasler, of Atkinson: White ribbon on Hereford hei fer and a red ribbon on Here ford steer. Jerome Tuttle, of Clearwat er: Blue ribbon on a Here ord steer, a calf from the Van Horn & Son herd. Lloyd Van Vleck, of Clear water: Red ribbon for each a Hereford steer and a heifer. OPEN CLASS George Rowse, of Chambers: Purple ribbon on Here ord steer calf fed by David Mey er, of Wayne; second in 1,000 pound class. Sam Robertson, of O’Neill: Blue ribbon on Hereford steer. Edgar Harrington, of Bas sett: Red ribbon on Hereford steer. Dick Tomlinson, of O’Neill: Purple ribbon on Hereford steer. Leon and Harvey Tompkins, of Inman: Blue ribbon on An gus heifer. George Rector, of O’Neill: Red ribbon on Hereford steer. Oswald Drueke, of O’Neill: Red ribbon on Hereford steer. Henry Martin, of O’Neill: Blue ribbon on Angus steer (reserve champion at Antelope county fair); red ribbon on an other Angus steer. Van Horn & Sons, of Page: Blue ribbon on Hereford steer. Edward Wagner: Blue rib bon on Hereford steer. Other breeders from this area exhibiting were: Jack Herfman, of Pag?. Angus steer: Richard Shaw, of At kinson, Hereford steer; Wayne Shaw, of Atkinson. Hereford steer; Norman Trowbridge, of Page, two Hereford steers; Edward Shaw, of Bassett. County Agent A. Neil Dawes, who was on hand in Omaha throughout the judg ing, pointed out that the unus ual number of honors won by Holt county exhibitors reflect ed the high quality of live stock that is being produced here. Many of th^ baby beeves that were shown at the Ak Sar-Ben were directly or indi rectly out of Holt county herds. REV. MAXCY MOVES INMAN —Friends have re ceived word that Rev. E. B. Maxcy, former Methodist pas tor here, has moved from Glenwood, Ia„ to Bayard. , 4 Registrants to Receive Physicals Four Holt county selective service registrants Friday will go to Grand Island for prein duction examinations under the provisions of the new dra t law. . , This is the first call from the Holt board, which still consists of only two members —John Q. Archer, of Ewing, and Glea H. Wade, of O Neill. The four 25-year-olds who will report for physicals are: Samuel Fuhrer, oi O’Neill; Clyde Neal, of O’Neill; Ed ward Coolidge, of Amelia, and George J. Colson, of Stuart. Mrs. W. H. Harty, chief clerk for the Holt board, pointed out that several regis trants are unmindful of the seriousness o; the failure to notify the board of changes of address and prompt return of questionnaires. Charles E. Chace, Atkinson, attorney, has been appointed as appeal agent. maryIroseler DIES IN COLORADO Member of Pioneer Chris Ernst Family Came to Holt in 1884 Mrs. Mary Roseler, 78, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ernst, one of north Holt county’s early homestead ing families, died Sunday eve ning in a Boulder, Colo., hos pital. She had been in declin ing health for several years. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at the First Presbyterian church here with Rev. Ralph Gerber, church pastor, officiating in the 10 a. m. rites. Interment will be in Prospect Hill ceme tery. Mary Ernst was born at Wellsley. Ontario, Canada, on January 21, 1870, a daughter of Chris and Su san Ernst, who were Ger man immigrants. She came with her parents to Holt county in 1834 at the age of 14. She married Manuel Kuhns, of Fillmore county, and the couple resided on a farm near Milford for several years. Following Mr. Kuhn’s death, the widow and her three chil dren returned to Holt county where she later married Hen ry R. Roseler. The Roselers settled near O’ Neill. To this union was born five children. The entire fam ily of four boys and four girls was reared on a Holt county farm. Mr. Roseler died as a result of injuries received in an au tomobile accident on highway 20, three miles west of here, on January 26, 1929. Moves to Colorado Mrs. Roseler continued to live in Holt county until six years ago when she went to Boulder. Survivors include: Sons — Harvey Kuhns, Earl Kuhns, Edward Roseler and Albert Roseler, all of Boulder; daugh ters — Mrj|. Mitchell Kuhns Wilson, Miss Marie Roseler and Mrs. Viola Roseler Year out, all of San Jose, Calif.; and Mrs. Bernice Roseler Wayman, of Boulder. Sister— Mrs. Susan Kubischek, of O’ Niell; 14 grandchidren, and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers w 11 bat Hom er Ernst, Ralph Ernst, dec ent:® Ernst, Wi liam Ernst, John Ernst and C. E. Yant zi. a 1 nephews of the de ceased. Brief rites were held Tues day at 10 a. m. at a funeral chapel in Boulder. The deceased’s three daugh ters residing in San Jose will not be here for the funeral, relatives said. They visited their mother about three weeks ago in Boulder. All of the other immediate relatives will be here. Rites At Burwell for Mrs. John Buhlke, 49 WTLLOWLAKE— Mrs. John Buhlke. 49, died on Saturday, September 27, at Burweil. Since 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Buhl ke lived near Swan Lake. Re cently they moved to Bur well. Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Burwell on Tuesday, Sep tember 28, Pev. A. J. Hind man of iciating. Survivors include: Widower; four sons—John, jr., and Du ane, of Burwell, Lftry. at heme, and Lee, of Ft. Knox, Ky. _ Arri'-a from Co’or’do — Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dal Vgge. of Peetz, Colo., arrived Sunday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kelly. % BOETTCHER SHOWS GRAND CHAMPION Hereford Steer, Tipping Beam At 490 Founds, Sells for 59'/iC 70c Top Price Paid _ The grand champion at the Chamber of Commerre-spon sored 4-H storker-feeder ml show and sal? held hern Mon day was shown by Clifford Boettcher, of Atkinson. A Hereford steer weighing 490 pounds, the champion was purchased by Henry Brink man, of Bennett, for 59Vi-cents per pound. The reserve ehamp'on of the show was an Angus heifer shown by Delores Sitz, of At kinson. Fiahe-t pric? paid at the sale for 4-H bsef was 70 cenls per peund. A calf owned by E'izabeih S.haf f t, of O'Neill, was pur chased by A1 in Gasser, of Lodi. W s.. who also pa d the top of 49 Vi-cents in the commercial division. Feventy club calves wore shown by 4-H youths—several more than last year. Price, paid were slightly higher and interest ran high. Buyers were on hand fiom five states — South Dakota, Minnesota, Io wa and Nebraska. - Lowest price paid for club calves was 33-cents and the average figured about 34.6 cents. The commercials aver aged -about 32 cents, while the 4-H blue ribbon winners aver aged 45.3-cents. The top commercial calf was consigned by John Neiwhoner, of Bennett. Wesley James, of the North Platte experiment station, was the judge. The first time in this area, he commented that there were a lot of 4-H baby beef prospects in the show. The Ressel brothers won the showmanship contest with Tommy Ressel receiving the show halter and Ronald Ressel receiving the scotch comb and rice bristle brush, both given by the Chamber. “This event was very much worth while and gave the boys and girls a chance to show the calves before the judge who considered the way they had fitted them for show and the way they handled them in the ring," Dawes pointed out. There was a good offer ing of commercial cattle for club purposes with Freddie Boettcher, of Atkinson, showing a blue ribbon pen of five. Oswald Drueke, of O’Neill, showed a red ribbon pen of five, and John Niewhoner, of Bartlett, showed the white rib bon pen of five. Ralph Ernst showed the blue ribbon Here ford single, while Oswald Drueke showed the red ribbon (Continued on page 6) Dan Roseboom, 80, Rites Wednesday LYNCH — Funeral services were to have been held Wed nesday at Spencer for Dan Roseboom, 80, who died early last Thursday in a Lynch hos pital. He had submitted to a major operation on Sunday, September 26, and never fully recovered. • All of Mr. Roseboom’s chil dren, except one daughter who lives in Florida, were near his bedside during his illness. Mr. Roseboom spent virtu ally all his life in Boyd coun ty. _ Consumers Employees in Anru"l Party— On Saturday the managers and employees of the Consum ers Public Power district in the O’Neill district, which in cludes 13 counties, held an all day meeting, climaxed with a turkey dinner at the Golden hotel. Wives and lady friends were guests at the evening affa;r. L. C. Walling, O’Neill district manager, was host. Following the dinner, P Bauer, state CPPD presonnei director, showed a motion pic ture concerning “Courtesy.” A dan~e followed. Approximate ly 65 persons were present. Mr. and Mrs: Walter Huston returned frnm the’r wedding ♦rip tnis week. They spent a , few days with Mrs. Huston’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy E Young, before returning to ♦ heir husines in Omaha. Mrs. Huston is the former Dorothy Young. Mr. and Mrs. George M. McCarthy. Mrs Palnh MrEi.. vain and Mrs. Ralph H Walk ler went to Norfolk Monday. JO ANN KELLY—ONE OF 12 'AK' COUNTESSES . . . Miss Jo Ann Kelly (above) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Kelly, of Atkinson, has been selected as one of 12 countesses for the 1948 Ak-Sar-Ben court. She will step through the portals at the Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum in Omaha with nine other Nebras * ka and two Iowa young ladies who have been selected as royal attendants. The Ak-Sar-Ben court annually is one of the Na tion^ lavish displays of pagentry. Of the 12 outstate countess es, Miss Kelly is the only redhead. She has brown eyes. Art and music are Miss Kelly’s special interests. She is majoring in interior decoration at the University of Nebraska, where she is a senior. She is a former member of the University of Ne braska ROTC and symphonic bands. Miss Kelly belongs to Chi Omega scrority and Delta Phi Delta, honorary art society at the University. She is also a member of the YWCA and of PEO. She served as an attendant to the Hay Queen at At kinson’s 1936 Hay Days celebration. The 1948 Ak-Sar-Ben will convene October 22 and 23. In 1946 Miss Mary Louise Birm ingham, of O’Neill, was a countess. Truck Victim’s Remains Arrive i ATKINSON — Mrs. Leona Seger has been notified that the body of her husband, T-4 Ivan W. Seger, has arrived in the United States from Eur ope. The remains will be sent to Atkinson for funeral ser vices. Details concerning the rites will be announced later. Ivan was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. William Seger, of Atkinson. He wa3 killed Ap 'il 29, 1945 — just a week before V-E day— in a truck accident at Ulm, Germany. He served as a motor technician in an ordnance company of the Seventh army. Cornhuskers Entertain Notre Dame Saturday _ Nebraska’s Comhuskers Sat urday face the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, one of the strong est football teams in the Na tion. The game wlil be played at Memorial studium in Lin coln. The Irish will reach Omaha Friday and spend the night at Boys Town where they will hold limbering up exercises. Tomlinsins Depart for Wyoming Hunt — Early Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Richard (“Dick”) Tomlin son and son, Dennis, departed for Wyormng where they expect to hunt elk, deer and bear. They expect to be gone a week or 10 days—depending up on their luck. Teachers To Be Guests of Women's Club— The O’Neill Women’s club will meet Wednesday, October 20. at 8 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Roy M. Sauers with the teachers of the O’Neill public school as guests.* The commit tee assisting will be: Mrs. W. B. Gillespie, Mrs. Arlo A. Hi att and Mrs. H. S. Moses. Mrs. Henry Canenburg, of Bassett, will give the book re view. MARRIAGE LICENSES Bennie H. Johring, 22, of O' Neill, and T aVone E. Walters, 19, of O’Neill, October 7. Irvin J Stauffer. 29. of Ains worth, and Alice Marie Brooks, 19, of Ainsworth, October 11. John Edwin Hartsnck, ir., 20, of Niobrara, and /*da Frances Spinar, 23, of Redbird, October 11. 280 Dine At K. of C. Banquet On Sunday. October 10, the Knights of Columbus, Charles Carroll of Carrollton council 701, held their annual initia tion and banquet. The initiation was held at the O’Neill high school audi torium in the afternoon. There were 36 candidates: William Galligan, Edward J. Matousek, John I. Hening, Ed ward J. Ries, George J. Ries, Michael A. Cddy, William P. Dexter, George C. Vinzenz Norbert F. Janaen, Linus E. Judge, Newell H. Pock, Mi chael C. Bonner^berger, Frank X. Sicheneneder, Clair J Brooke, Michael J. O’Donnell John Cole, Harold J. Grof. Mathew L. Hynes, John B Hynes, Joseph Langan Fred O. Heerman, Raymond Schaaf, Alfred G. Sbhaaf, Mi chael P. Schaaf, Francis J. Schaaf, John D. Pruss, Duane F. Mathis, Robert G. Gaylor Eugene J. Ziska, James F. Early, Jerry J. Tomjaeki Law rence F. Pribil, Ferdiand J Hupp, Joseph G. Funk, Charles Deermer and Thomas G. Harty. After the initiation, a ban quet was held at the Ameri can Legion club for approxi mately 280 people. The Amer ican Legion auxiliary served On the program were: Fran cis D. Lee, toastmaster; Rt Rev. J. G. McNamara, pastor, St. Patrick’s church, invoca tion; Lorraine Simonson, Ber nadette Hynes, Marde Birm ineham, "The Green Cathed ral”; Herman J. Jinzing grand knight, "Welcome”; George W. Dittrich, state dep uty, “Remarks”; Nancy Beha. "My Laddie”; New members “Impressions of the Day”; Rev. Peter F. Burke, pastor, St. Peter’s church, Ewing, “Men ace of Communism”; Helen O’Bryan, Millie Larson. Mary Ann Knerl, "I Can’t Do the Sum;” Monsignor McNamara, benediction. Carnival Royalty to Be Crowned O’Neill high school will sponsor its second annual car nival Monday, October 25 in the school gymnasium. The doors will open at 7 p m. Fome of the concessions are bingo, a fish pond, a lunch stand, a basketball throw, a penny pitch, boxing a beauty shop, telegrams, novelties, and homemade candv. A minstrel show will b^ presented during the evening followed by the crowning o' the king and queen of the carnival. Anchorage*to-Nebraska 24 Hours by Air CELIA— Anchorage, Alaska, to Grand Island is roughly 24 hours by scheduled air trans port, according to Mrs. Dan Cuddy, of Anchorage, who ar rived recently for a visit here Mrs. Cuddy and her niece two-year-old Betty Marie Mayhem, of Seattle. Wash, were met in Grand Island by Mr. and Mrs. Fay Puckett, Eetty Marie’s grandparents. Mrs. Cuddy, the former Bet ty Jane Puckett, visited her ister, Mrs. Mayhem, at Seat tle before coming to O’Neill. The Pucketts, Mrs. Cuddy and Little Miss Mayhem vis.ted the O. A. Hammerberg and E W. Samms lamilies Friday. FARMEMANCHER STAG DATE SET Chamber to Be Host to Rural Friends on October 27 The date for the fifth annual farmer - rancher stag partv sponsored by the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce, has been fixed for Wednesday, Oc tober 27. The affair will take place at the American Legion auditorium. Details will be made known in a few days. Chamber Sec retary James W. Rooney said. A group of entertainers has been booked to include a ventriloquist, a lady accord ian player, an exotic dancer, and a professional master of-ceremonies. A free lunch and coffee will be served to the city’s farmer rancher guests, who, as cus tomary, are expected to come many miles for the event. Cochairmen for the farmer rancher night arrangements are Ted McElhaney and Wil liam McIntosh. H. M, Mc Clurg and J. Ed Hancock are in charge of the lunch, and J. E. Davis and James G. Fred rickson will head the reception committee. A regular monthly meet ing of the Chamber was held el the Golden hotel Tuesday evening following a dinner at the M & M cafe. The current membership drive is expected to terminate in about 10 days. Already 14 firms have been signed as new members. Plans for a soil conservation banquet were also discussed. George Souvignier Expires in Omaha INMAN—George Souvignier, 80, a former resident of In man, died early last Thursday at his home at 1035 North Thirty-fourth street in Omaha. Funeral services were held Saturday at 8:30 a. m. at the residence and at 9 a. m. at St. Cecelia’s Cathedral in Omaha. Burial was at Battle Creek near the grave of the late Mrs. Souvignier, who died 23 years ago. Survivors Include: Son — Leo. Daughters — Mrs. Paul Moore, Mrs. Victor Walz, Mrs. Raymond Holbach, Mrs. Fred Stockwell, Mrs. Joseph Novot ny, Helen and Grace. He also leaves two sisters, one broth er, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Among those attending the burial rites were Joseph and Beatrice Gallagher, Mrs. May me Harte and Mrs. Elizabeth Colman, all of Inman. O’Neill Farmer to Tour Europe Clarence Ernst, o' O’Neill well-known Holt county farmer has booked air passage to Eur ope for a visit to France. Eng land, Denmark, Holland, Bel pium I uxemburg, Switzerland and Italy. He will be in a party of 25 midwestern farmers who are interested in studying aercul tural conditions at first-hand. Under the arrangement, Ernst will have an opportunity to live several days with farm fanrlies :n England. Denmark. Holland,; i Helgium and Switzerland. The erouo will gather at the Hotel McAlpin in New York on M.'"remb''r 15. Th«* trip to Paris will require 12 hours. The croon will spnnd a month abroad. SEVERAL FUTURES OMITTED Bemuse of a rush of Me cdvertHne tho W^shin^ton Morry-^-o-Round, the Jn~k and Jill Corner and some rural correspondence is be ing nmi4*ed vom this issue of The Frontier. RURAL TEACHERS IN 2-DAY SESSION Dr. Allan P. Burkhardt, of Norfolk, Scheduled for Inspirational Address Expect 140 to Sign Over 140 Holt county rural school teachers are expected to convene here today (Thurs day) and Friday for the an nual two - day countywide teachers’ institute. County Supt. £lja McCullough is ia charge of arrangements. Principal speakers scheduled to appear on the program are: Dr. Allan P. Burkhardt, of Norfolk, president of Norfolk junior college; M. V. Welsch, of Norfolk, a music instructor at Norfolk junior college; Miss Leonore Ramsey, of Wayne, English and dramatics in structor at Wayne State Teachers’ college; and Neal Goman, of Lincoln, Nebraska State Teachers’ association field representative. Meanwhile, on Thursday evening Mr. Goman will speak to the Holt County Town Teachers' association which will convene here at 8 p. m. The association will select a delegate to repre sent the group at the dele gate assembly in December. The rural teachers have al ready selected their delegate; Miss Helen Martens, of Atkin son. The alternate is Miss Jean Scott, of Celia. The Holt county rural teach ers and the districts they serve follow: District 1 .— Mrs. Theodore Crawford; 3—Mrs. Vera Moo dy; 4—Dorothy Rosenkrans; 5 —Twila Hicks; 8—Arlyss Way man; 9—Helen Joan Burival; 10—Velma Hupp; 11 — Violet Grant; 13— Opal Black; 14 — Mrs. Arthur O’Neill; 15—Mar garet Pruss; 16—Evelyn Lind berg; 17—Eileen Kloepper; 18 —Rachel Brickley; 20— Helen Mardtens; 23 — Mrs. Viola Parks; 26—Mrs. Anna Carson; 27—Elzene Thomas; 32—Flor ence Walters', 33—Mrs. Wilbur Lange. 34—Mrs. Bob Whetham; 35 —Mrs. Irma Andrus; 36 — Ida Schmuecker; 37 — Marie Schneider; 39—Marjorie Har vey; 41—Bernadette Thiele; 40 — Marlize Schrad; 47 — Mrs. Melvin Lamason; 48 — Lois Milacek; 49—Verna Miller; 5t —Roberta Butler; 51 — Leona Fern Beckwith; 52—Doris Zis ka; 53—Nelda Havens; 55—Al thea Hammon; 50—Mabel Der ickson; 57—Naomi Steinberg; 58—Mrs. Frances Stuart; 60— Thelma Young; 62 — Twila Whaley. 63—Gloria Slaight; 65—Mrs; Bernard Hof "man; 67 ■— Mrs. Austin Searles; 70—Iris Wil son; 71—Doreen Tangeman; 72 — Doris Davis; 73 — Mrs. George Roby; 74 — Jeanne Scott; 76—Mildred Sobotka; 77 —Inez Detterman; 80— Maude Mellor; 81—Beth Sloan; 84— Wilma Jeane Crawford; 86 — Theona Kramer; 87—Mrs. An na Hertel; 88 — Eula Larson; 89—Mrs. Henrietta Dexter; 90 —Ramona Schneider; 91—Elta O’Conner; 92—Theresa Ulrich. 93—Jacqueline Passieux; 90 —Lolajean Ickes; 98 Mrs. Alda Steskal; 100 — Betty Lou Greene; 107 — Edwina Jones; 108 — Leona Pribnow; 110 — Emma Wrede; 111 — Mrs. EL Jean Westerbeck; 115—Gladys (Continued on page 12) Mrs. Vernon Harley to Teach Music CHAMBERS — The Cham bers public school, without a music instructor for the first five weeks of the new term, has signed Mrs. Vernon Har ley as a music teacher. Mrs. Harley, a Chamber* resident, teaches piano pri vately to several pupils. Formal Announcement Soon on Drug Store A formal announcement will BDpear in next week’s issue of The Frontier concerning O’ Neill’s new drug store—Gilli gan & Stout—which is open j ing in the Stout building, a I half-block north of the First National bank. Even before all merchandise has been unpacked and readi ed, the veteran pharmacists have been Dressed by the pub lic for fil’ing prescriptions. “The store will he a Dharm acy primarily.” Mr. G Pigan said. CiPigan is a son of Mrs. J. P. Gilligan. of Nebraska Ci ty. and the late Dr J. P. Gil ligan. who was a pioneer doc tor and pharmacist here. C. E Stout, his uncle. Is a veter an pharmacist and business man and is widely known, throughout the O’Neill region.