,r- X '■"^V __ _ 16 PAGES The Frontier North-Nebraska s k astest-Growing Newspaper pages i to 8 VOLUME 68—NUMBER 24 -O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948 PRICE 7 CENTS -■ i ■ i i —1 1 . 1 1 .■■■■■■ - - — — ^fZ3B3SB~7 . 11 1 ~~*^*"**~ ~ *■-' t . — _ —z~ '■ 11 11 ' First Killing Frost Strikes Region Observers Say Freeze Helps Rather Than Hinders Crops Mercury Dips to 20 The O’Neill region early Sunday had its first hard freeze of the Fall season when the mercury dropped to 20 de grees. October 4 is the aver age date for tne lirst killing frost. Observers said the freeze— and subsequent freezes early Monday and Tuesday—helped rather than hindered crops. They report that the freezes have particularly benefitted the corn crop by drying out the kernels and the stalks. The freezes were welcom ed by corn growers who will be harvesting bumper crops. Vegetation was blackened in many places and trees im mediately began shedding their leaves. Earlier the mercury had hovered near the freezing point and there were signs of frost, but Sunday morning’s cold spell was the first full fledged freeze. The high temperature of the week was 75—reached at midday Saturday. Week’s weather summary, based on 24-hour periods end ing at 8 a. m. daily, follows: weather Hi Lo October 14 63 34 October 15 - 66 37 October 16 ...- 75 38 October 17 — 44 20 October 18 50 28 October 19 —. 72 28 October 20 — 66 36 Man, 75, Breaks Neck in Fall ATKINSON— Frank Basta, 75, of Schuyler, father of Mrs. L F. Burgess, of Atkinson, fell from a tree at his home Saturday afternoon, breaking his neok in the fall. He was taken immediately to a hospi tal in Columbus. Mrs. Burgess left for Schuy ler Sunday morning and ex pected to remain with her pa rents until the cast was in place. Beck Escapes Serious Injury CELIA—George Beck, well known Celia farmer, escaped serious injury Wednesday, Oc tober 13, when the stringer on the wench on his tractor broke, striking him on the head. He was seated on the underslung as he and Duane were going after a stack of hay. A gash in the forehead re sulted and Mr. Beck was bruised and shocked. Now he is on his feet again and recov ering “satsifactorily.” To Yugoslavia as Naval Attache EMMET—Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Baker, of Lousville, Ky., soon will leave for Yugosla via where Mr. Baker will take the post of U. S. naval attache for the next two years. Mrs. Baker is a granddaugh ter of Mrs. Mamie Allen and a niece ot Mrs. Agnes Gaff ney. She is remember at Em met as Margie Hollipeter. a former resident. Lt. Brennan Stops Enroute to New Post Second Lt. Herbert O. Bren nan, son of Mrs. F. N. Bren nan and the late Col. F. N. Brennan, arrived Wednesday. October 13. for a nine-day i stop enroute from Williams Air Base. Ariz., to Ft. Bragg, i N. C., which will be his new post. Recently Lieutenant Bren nan, United States military academy graduate, received his Air Force wings at Wil liams field, a fighter pilot school. He finished his student pilot training in the P-80 Shooting Star, famed jet-propelled air craft. Lieutenant Brennan gradu ated from West Point a year and a half ago. Ross Thompson Farm Sells for $37 Per Acre Frank Sanders, of Inman, purchased the 240-acre im proved Ross Thompson farm Friday at auction on the premises, located three miles north and a half-mile east of O’Neill. Sanders paid $37 per acre for the property. Ernie Weller, of Atkinson, was the auctioneer. Visit Near Atkinson — Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Jon as and son, Richard, and Mr and Mrs. Robert J. Jonas and daughter, Donna, were guests Sunday at the Charles Tasler home near Atkinson Neligh Youth Hunt Victim NELIGH—A 23-year-old Ne ligh World War II veteran, Glen Lewis, was killed about 2 p. m. Friday in a hunting accident near Norfolk. Lewis was a member of the Norfolk junior college football team. Robert Crotty, of Norfolk, a grid teammate, and Lewis were hunting together. Crotty told authorities he and Lewis stood up to shoot after the ducks took off from a pond. Lewis stepped in front of him as he fired. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Congregational church. Military rites were conducted at the grave. ALOISIOUS HEEB DIES SUDDENLY Atkinson Man, 75, Came to Holt from East in 1878 ATKINSON— Aloisious Heeb, 75, died suddenly at his home in Atkinson about 3 p. m. Friday following an acute heart attack. Mr. Heeb, who lived with his invalid brother, Joseph, had been fishing earli er in the day. After his nobnday meal he complained of il 1 n e s s. A neighbor was summoned but be lore a doctor arrived he was dead. Relatives said he was ill about a half an hour. 0 The late Mr. Heeb was born September 5. 1873, at Allentown, Pa., a son of John and Elizabeth Heeb. The family moved to a Holt county farm, northwest of O'Neill, in 1878. In 1914 the family moved to Atkinson where Mr. Heeb con tinued to reside until his death. Funeral services were held at 9:30 a. m. Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic church. Rev. A. J. Paschang, of Stuart, of ficiated. Pallbearers were six nephews: Earl and James Heeb, of Kadoka, S. D.; Emil, Albert and Harry Heeb, all of Atkinson, and Johq Babl, also of Atkinson. Survivors include: Brothers —Joseph and Edward, both of Atkinson; a number of nieces and nephews. None Hurt in Series of Mishaps CHAMBERS — A series of automobile mishaps has taken place near Chambers. None of the occupants, however, have been injured. Cars driven by Mrs. Clar ence Grimes and Mrs. Marion Myers collided at the intersec tion south of the Alfred Maas place. Both drivers complain ed that the vision at the cor ner was obstructed by trees. Only minor damage was done to the automobiles. The second accident occur ed late Sunday two miles east of Chambers when the steer ing gear broke on the car driven by Gladys Thomson. The machine went into the ditch. Two girls, Connie Jar man and Mabel Fontaine, were with Miss Thomson. No one sustained more than minor bruises and the car was only slightly damaged. Mr. and Mr . Jay Grimes, of Douglas. Wyo., had the mis fortune to overturn their car ;n the ditch on highway 95 iust west of the corner on Tuesday evening. October 12, on their way to Chambers' to visit relatives. They said the sun in their face caused them to hit the gravel at the side of the road. HUSKY SWEET SPUD . . . Ralph E. Moore, well-known farmer in the O’Neill and Inman communities (above), exhibits a five pound sweet potato recently dug from his garden. Earlier he harvest ed a five and one-half pounder. Mr. Moore planted 250 sweet potato plants pur chased from H. E. Smith, of Inman.—The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. MRS. H. F. RAKOW EXPIRES AT PAGE Suffers Leg Fracture in Unusual Accident; In ‘Poor’ Health Funeral Rites Today PAGE — Mrs. H. F. Rakow, 71,' died Monday, October 18, at 9:15 a. m. at her home in Page. Mrs. Rakow, who had been in “poor health” for several years, suffered a fractured right leg six days earlier in an unusual automobile accident. She was standing near an au tomobile when another ma chine backed into the one she was standing near. Relatives said Mrs. Rakow had been in failing health for sometime. She suffered several ailments, including a heart affliction. Survivors include: Widower — H. F. Rakow; daughter — Hazel, of Palo Alto, Calif.; sons — Lee Sivesind, of Sid ney, and Rcty Sivesind, of Or chard; and two grandsons. One daughter, Mrs. Fred (Alice) Clark, preceded her in death. Mrs. Rakow was born at Bynumville, Mo., on December 131, 1875, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Darr. Twice married, she came to the Page community about 25 years ago. Following the accident, she was ca