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VOLUME 68—NUMBER 28 O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1948 PRICE 7 CENTS
Quentin K. Deaver . . . death terminates U. S. visit for Mon
tevideo banking executive who was reared here. (See story at
right.)
SAM ANDERSON
STRICKEN IN WEST
Remains Forwarded to
Atkinson for Funeral;
Burial at Phoenix
ATKINSON — Funeral ser
vices were held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 in the Pres
byterian church at Atkinson
for Sam Anderson, former At
kinson man who died of a
heart attack Wednesday, No
vember 10.
Final rites' were originally
scheduled for Tuesday after
noon, but the remains were
nearly 48 hours late in arriv
ing in Atkinson.
Mr. Anderson was strick
en while walking on the
street in Port Angeles,
Wash. His body was brought
to Atkinson from there for
burial in the cemetery in
the Phoenix community
where he lived for many
years.
He moved to tne wesi coast
several years ago. At the
time of his death, he was vis
iting a nephew, who lives at
Port Angeles.
Survivors include: Son —
Chester Anderson, of Phoenix;
daughter—Mrs. George Barnes,
of Racine, Wise. several
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: Elmer
Sterns, Albert Sterns, William
Coleman, O r v i 1 Hitchcock,
William Wilkinson and Fred
Naber. .
Tragedy struck twice in the
Chester Anderson home with
in a week. Mrs. Anderson’s
father, Arthur Lee, was killed
instantly when struck by an
automobile at Olympia, Wash.,
on Friday, November 5. His
body was also brought to At
kinson for services and burial
was in the Stuart cemetery.
Vehicles Collide
on Intersection
CHAMBERS — An accident
in which no one was injured
occured early Saturday at an
intersection on state highway
95, one mile east of Chambers.
Vehicles driven by Lloyd
Wintermote, of Chambers, and
D. LockwoQd, of O’Neill, were
involved. Wintermote was ac
companied by his two small
brothers.
The cars were both slightly
damaged.
Tentative Date Set
for Santa's Visit —
Tentative arrangements have
been made for Santa’s visit to
O’Neill on Saturday, December
18. ,
These plans were made
Tuesday, November 9, in the
regular November meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Details will be made known
later, according to Chamber
President J. Leo Moore.
Can’t Reconcile
Weather, Calendar
Residents in the O’Neill ar
ea this week have had diffi
culty in reconciling the wea
ther with the calendar. Tht
seasonal normal temperaturt
is about 46 degrees but thrift
during the seven-day period
ending early Wednesday tht
mercury had risen above 50
once climbing to 75.
Long - range forecasters
Wednesday stated that cool
er weather is not expected
until Friday.
Meanwhile, most of the
1948 corn crop has been har
vested. Generally the crop ha;
been reported as “good.”
The week’s weather summa
ry, based on 24-hour period;
ending at 8 a. m. daily, fol
lows:
Hi Lo
November 12 - 39 23
November 13 _ 36 16
November 14 . 45 25
Novemebr 15 - 58 32
November 16 - 75 36
November 17 .. 51 29
PRECINCT AAA
ELECTIONS HELD
Final Meeting in Series
Scheduled November
27 at Chambers
Community committee elec
I tions were started this week
i by the Holt county AAA com
! mittee. Elections have been
held in the following commu
nities: Tuesday, November 16
—Atkinson, Sheridan, Inman,
Shields and Grattan precincts;
Wednesday, November 17 —
Fairview, Wyoming, Swan,
Josie, Iowa, and Antelope pre
cincts.
All other precincts will hold
their election meetings toward
the last of this week. The
final meeting will be held on
Saturday, November 27, at the
firehouse in Chambers. This
meeting will be held for the
Chambers and Shamrock pre
cincts.
In conjunction with these
meetings, a discussion is being
made on the following Sub
jects: Commodity credit loans
and purchase agreements, the
enlarged 1 9 4 9 agricultural
conservation program, and the
compliance reports for the
1948 program. Compliance
will be taken at these meet
ings if the forms that have
been sent to all operators are
brought to the meetings.
—
Arrives From the East
to Visit Relatives—
Mrs. Charles Shatto and
daughter, Sheila, of Enhaut,
Pa., arrived November 10 to
visit Mrs. Shatto’s mother,
Mrs. John Carr, and other rel
atives.
24 Pages ... This Week
SECTION ONE
Editorial, “Why We Should Be Thankful” -Page 2
Romaine Saunders, “Prairieland Talk” - Page 2
Drew Pearson, “The Washington Merry-Go-Round’ Page 3
A. Stroller, “Many Faces Seen in Tourist City” .— Page 3
Blanche Spann Pease, “The Frontier Woman” Page 6
Mary Devine Brennan, “Teen Tattler” - Page <
“When You and I Were Young” - Page 7
SECTION TWO
Sports .. .—. Page 1
Churches -.. ... Page 2
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Page 2
Classified Ads - Page 3
f Jack and Jill Corner Page 4
NOWADAYS Magazine Section
Alan McClain, “When You Hit the Jackpot” Page 2
Ira Glick, “Found: World’s First Small City” Page 3
Paul McGinnis, “Uncle Sam Trustee” .. - Page 4
Kevin McCarthy, “Gridiron Express” Page 5
Toni DeLay, “Holidays Are Cranberry Days” -Page 6
Anne Dexter, “Toys Teach and Still Amuse” -Page 7
JUENTIN DEAVER
DIES IN CHEYENNE
3)U th American Hanker,
VVell-Known Here, Dies
During V isit
beared in O'Neill
Special To The Frontier
Death early last Thursday
terminated a visit in the Unit
ed States for Quentin K. Dea'
ver, 58, of Montevideo, Uru
guay. manager of a branch of
the National City Bank of
New York. Mr. Deaver suc
cumbed in Cheyenne, Wvo., at
tht home of his sister, Mrs.
William Mclnerney.
The South American bank
ing executive came to the
United States during the Sum
mer for an extended business
and social visit. He spent
considerable time in O’Neill.
Omaha. New York City and
Cheyenne, and during one vis
it here he participated in the
O’Neill invitational golf tour
nament.
During his Cheyenne stay
he became ill with a heart
affliction. For a number of
weeks he was hospitalized
there and three weeks ago
was released from the hos
pital. He died last Thursday
at 11 a. m.
Funeral services were held
| at 9 a. m. Saturday in St.
Mary’s Catholic cathedral in
Cheyenne with Rev. J. A.
Hartman, church pastor, offi
iating. Burial was in Chey
enne.
The late Mr. Deaver was
born in Omaha on December
26, 1890. His father, now de
ceased, was D. Clem Deaver,
who managed a government
land office in O’Neill during
, the homesteading era.
As a child he moved to O’
Neill with his parents, was
i reared and educated here. On
January 21, 1919, he married
Miss Sue O’Donnell. The cou
ple went to Casper, Wyo.,
where they resided until 1925,
when Mr. Deaver accepted a
banking position in South
America.
Survivors include: Widow;
sons—Capt. John Deaver, of
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and
! Clement, of Cambridge,
Mass., a Harvard university
student; mother — Mrs. C.
Clement Deaver, of Monte
video; sister — Mrs. Jack
(Blanche) Sullivan, of Mont
evideo.
Miss Anna O’Donnell, a
sister-in-law, was the only O’
Neill relative attending the
funeral. .
His son, Clement, came from (
Cambridge for the rites.
Scouting Survey
Planned Here
The annual district meeting
of Boy Scouts of America*
was held Tuesday night at the
court house here.
Mr. Hawn, of Omaha, a
scout executive, introduced Er
nest Endsworth, the new field
i executive for this area.
A survey is being made ol
l O’Neill for possibilities of re
organizing Scouting in this
‘area by St. Mary’s and O
Neill higTi schools and tha
Scout committees.
Committees are as follows:
District Judge D. R. Mounts}
'of O’Neill, district chairman;
I Ira Moss, of O’Neill, chairman
of nominating committee; HarJ
ry Snyder, of Atkinson, vice
i chairman; Lyle Dierks, of Ew-1
i ing, vice-chairman; Harry Pet.
erson, of O’Neill, commission,
erScout committee members
at large are: James Rooney
of. O’Neill: Henry LohauS of
O’Neill: Glea Wade, of O Neill;
‘Rev. C. J. Werner, of O’Neill:
Rev. Ralph Gerber, of O’Neill;
Rev. V. R. Bell, of O’Neill:
Victor Harley, of Chambers:
J E. Davis, of O’Neill; A. Neaj
Dawes, of. O’Neill, and Gene
Hitchcock, of Atkinson.
Important Legion
Meeting Scheduled
An important meeting of Si
monson post 93 of the Ameri
can Legion will be held Tues
day evening at the club
, rooms, according to C o m-1
mander John R. Gallagher.
“All members are urged to
1 be present," Gallagher said. ,
j The meeting will begin at
3:30 p. m.
Important matters pertain
I ing to future club manage
ment will be brought before
the meeting.
Learns of Kin's
Death at Chadron —
INMAN—Mrs. E. E. Clark
and Mrs. T. D. Hutton receiv- ,
ed word Sunday morning that
their sister, Mrs. Floy Barker,
had died suddenly at her
home in Chadron.
Mrs. Barker has visited
i here many times.
NOWADAYS Begins
with This Issue
Beg'nning in this issue. The Frontier introduces you to a
new fr.end, cur new NOWADAYS magazine section. Enclosed
is jour ssue number 1.
We will bring you this specially prepared magazine section
each and every week hereafter, offering to you. The Frontier’s
readers, a balanced magazine tailored to the reading interests of
everyone in the family.
\n the pa-es of NOWADAYS each week we will bring you
color, photographs, illustrations, cartoons, features and timely
articles by leading authorities in every field. For example, in
this first issue the famous author. Paul McGinnis, presents his
exclusive NOWADAYS story of progress in the thousands of
Pacific islands which the U. S. acquired during the war.
Mr. McGinnis, the author of “Lost Eden,” the recent historical
novel about Pacific discovering, has just traveled thousands of
miles in visits to remote Pacific outposts, gathering exclusive re
ports for NOWADAYS magazine section.
This first issue of NOWADAYS also offers a wealth of recipe
suggestions for the current Thanksgiving holidays, as well as a
preview of the rapidly-approaching Christmas season.
For next week’s issue of NOWADAYS, noted specialist Dr.
R. H. Felix, chief of the mental hygiene division of the U. S. pub
lic health service, has prepared a special report on the emotional
ills of Americans. And there are many other special interesting
features.
NOWADAYS magazine section will grow with our readers.
The first issues will each contain eight to 12 interest-packed
pages, and as The Frontier learns the magazine-reading inter
ests and desires of the readers, the NOWADAYS section will
increase in pages.
Thus, each week you receive a complete added colored maga
zine as a part of this newspaper.
The addition of NOWADAYS is the result of long and care
ful planning and preparation, and is evidence of The Frontier’s
continuing aim always to provide a bigger and better paper to
you—the readers.
We trust you will welcome this new friend into your home
and family. —THE PUBLISHERS.
Atkinson Choruses
to Be Here Friday
Atkinson’s recently - formed
male chorus, which made its
first puhlic appearance during
the Hay Days celebration last
Summer, will be heard in a
concert at the O’Neill public j
school auditorium on Friday,
November 19, beginning at 8
p. m.
The group’s appearance here
will be under the auspices of
the Young Adult Fellowship
of the Methodist church.
The program:
“Lazy Moon,” arranged by
Claude G. Garreau; “Chinese
Honeymoon,” by W. L.
Schackley; “When the Bell in
the Lighthouse Rings,” by
Garreau; “I Had a Dream
Dear,” arranged by Geoffrey
O’Hara; “In the Good Old
Summer Time,” arranged by
Garreau; selections by a quar
tette during intermission; “De
Animals a - Cornin’,” Negro
spiritual: “Kentucky Babe,” by ,
Adam Geibel; “It’s Me,” Ne
gro spiritual; “Cornfield Med
ley,” unknown; “Nobody
Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,”
Nebro spiritual: “Ezekiel Saw
de Wheel.” Negro spiritual;
“Steal Away,” Negro spiritual.
Friday’s concert will also
include two selections by At
kinson’s mixed chorus, mak
ing its initial public appear
ance. The selections: “The
Bells of St. Mary’s,” by A.
Emmett Adams, and “Now the
Day Is Over,’ by Joseph Barn
by.
FIREMEN SUMMONED
Members of the John Turn
er family were awakened a
bout 1 a * m. Wednesday by a
smell of smoke originating
from a blazing oil heater. The
fire department was summon
ed. The blaze was extinguish
ed without damage to the res- t
idence.
SOIL WINNERS TO
BE HONORED
Chamber of Commerce to
Help Sponsor Banquet
Here Monday
Holt county winners in the
Nebraska division of the Om
aha World-Herald and Sioux
City Journal soil conservation
recognition contests will be
honored in a banquet at the
American Legion auditorium
on Monday evening, Novem
ber 22. The O’Neill Chamber
of Commerce is helping spon
sor the banquet.
These winners are: L. R.
and Harvey Tompkins, of
Inman; Theodore Baumeisf
er, of Atkinson, and A. Max
and M. M. Karo, of Stuart.
T. W. Summers, of the
World - Herald will present
framed certificates to the win
ning ranch owners and $500
to the Holt soil conservation
district for use in furthering
soil conservation work in the
county.
Holt was one of six coun
ties winning the Nebraska di
vision of the World-Herald’s
program, and one of three
Nebraska counties winning
laurel in the Sioux City con
test.
Arthur Emerson, chief of
education and information of
the soil conservation service,
will deliver the principal ad
dresses following the banquet,
which will be served by the
American Legion auxiliary.
A limited number of tickets
are available for the banquet,
a spokesman for the Chamber
said. The dinner-meeting will
be open to the public.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Frank McCall, 48, of Duff,
and Miss Catherine Kaup, 37,
of Stuart, November 12.
Welk Is Coming
■P^ ..
Lawrence Welk . . ' . he
used io make one-night
stands in a broken down ja
lopy.
(Story on page 8)
INMAN YOUTH
FIRST DRAFTEE
Charles S. Kalina to
Be Inducted on
November 29
Charles S. Kalina, of Inman,
has been ordered to report for
induction into the Army on
Monday, November 29— Holt
county’s first draftee under
the new selective service law.
According to Mrs. W. H.
Harty, chief clerk for the Holt
board, the county has been or
dered to supply two others,
who have not yet been select
ed.
Kalina has been officially
advised of his induction or
ders, Mrs. Harty said.
Meanwhile, eight more reg
istrants this week have been
ordered to Grand Island for
preinduction physical exami
nations. These are: Clifford
F Burival, of O’Neill; Roy
Walnofer, of Stuart; Leonard
J. Rotherham, of Ewing; La
verne P. Vanderbeck, of. Stu
art; Theron C. Bogue, of At
kinson; Edwin G. Grubbs, of
Page; Donald W. Schaffer, of
Stuart, and James A. Moore,
jr„ of O’Neill.
During the weekend the
Holt selective service office
was moved from the second
floor of the First National
bank building to the Holt
county courthouse annex
where there are larger quar
ters.
Gov. Val Peterson has an
nounced that the physician for
the Holt county selective ser
vice board, Dr. O. W*. French.
Df O’Neill, has been recomt
mended to the president for
service on this board.
Union Thanksgiving
Services Planned
Union Protestant Thanksgiv
ing worship services will be
held at 8 p. m. next Wednes
day, November 24, in First
Presbyterian church here.
This will he in accord
ance with a Thanksgiving
custom established several
years ago by the Protestant
churches of the city.
Rev. M. H. Grosenbach, of
Wesleyan Methodist and Cen
ter Union churches, will deliv
er the sermon.
Special music will be pro
vided by each of the partici
pating churches: Methodist,
First Presbyterian, Assembly
af God and Wesleyan Method
ist.
Quartette Returns from
rrip to West Coast —
Joe T. Biglin, Cliff Atkins,
rames Early, William Kelly
-eturned Tuesday from a two
week trip to the West coast.
EASTERN STAR OFFICIALS HERE . . .
F;ve officials of the state grand lodge of the
Ol der of the Eastern Star were honored at an
informal dinner meeting in the American Le
gion club here Tuesday night. Eastern Star
members from Atkinson, Spencer, Orchard,
Ewing and O’Neill were present to greet the
state officers in their first visit to Symphony
chapter 316 since it was organized 10 years
ago. In the photograph Qeft-to-right) are:
Mrs. Paul Shierk, worthy matron of the O’
WwSm-m?- WSSaHm ■*•
••
Neill chapter; Mrs. Leita Barton, of Gering,
worthy grand matron; Melvin Berge, of Nor
folk. worthy grand patron; Blanche Watson,
of Norfolk, grand treasurer; Gertrude Mar
shall, of Tilden, grand warden; and Mrs. D. H.
Clausson, of O’Neill, grand lodge representa
tive from Symphony chapter. Following the
banquet, served to 136 persons by the Ameri
can Legion auxiliary, there was a program.—
The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville.
NEPHEW CONTESTS
UNCLE’S WILL
Donald Gallagher Not
Included in Will of
L-ate Joseph A. Mann
<
Appeal Is Planned
A petition for probate of
the will of the late Joseph A,
Mann was admitted to pro
bate in Holt county _/:ourt
Monday by Judge Louis W.
Reimer. The petitioners are
Arthur King, of. Phoenix, Ar*
iz., and Edward M. Gallagher,
of O’Neill, nephews of the late
Mr. Mann.
Mr. Mann, a veteran lum
berman and merchant, died
at his home here September
20 at the age of 74. The pe
tition for probate stated that
he died "possessed of an es
tate of inheritance upon
which said will operates, sit
uate in the county of Holt
. . . consisting of real prop
erty of a value In excess of
$25,000 and personal prop
erty of a value in excess of
$100,000."
Donald Gallagher, of Chica
go, 111., a nephew who was
not included in the will, ap
peared to contest the petition
for probate. Donald Galla
gher’s attorneys are George
Healey and Lloyd Dort, both
of Lincoln, and John R. Gal
lagher, of O’Neill.
The petitioner’s attorneys
are William W. Griffin, of O’*
Neill, and Frederick M.
Deutsch, of Norfolk.
Mrs. Catherine King Stan
nard, of San Diego, Calif., a
niece of the late Mr. Mann,
is also an heir in the will.
Monday's hearing was a
continuance of an earlier
scheduled hearing on the pro
bate application. Donald GaL
lagher said Tuesday that his
objections would be appealed.
The matter may next come
before a jury in the Spring
term of the Holt county dis
trict court.
Rose £. Grady
Dies in Denver
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m. Friday in the Ca
thedral of the Immaculate
Conception at Denver, Colo.,
for Miss Rose E. Grady, for
merly of O’Neill.
Burial was in Mount Olivet
cemetery.
Miss Grady, a Denver busi
ness woman, died in St. Jo
seph’s hospital on Wednesday,
November 10, at Denver.
She was born and reared
in O’Neill, a daughter of the
late Mr and Mrs. John
Grady, who homesteaded near
here in 1874.
Since going to Denver about
a quarter -c entury ago, she
and two of her sisters owned
and operated the Doris hat
shop at 733 Fifteenth street.
Survivors include: Sisters—
Kathryn and Mary, both of
Denver, and Mrs. H. J. Ham
mond, of O’Neill; brothers—
T. F. Grady, of Denver; H. D.
Grady, of O’Neill, and J. E.
Grady, of Everett, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Ham
mond, H. D. Grady and Mr.
and Mrs Charles E. C'hace,
of. Atkinson, went to Denver
for the funeral rites.
Nephew Dies in
Tractor Accident
ATKINSON—Mr. and Mrs.
George Spence, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Spence and family,
and William Spence returned
Friday from Winnebago where
they attended the funeral of
Harold Norris, a nephew of
Mrs. George Spence.
Mr. Norris was killed ear
lier in the week when his
tractor went out of control on
the ice at the top of a hill.
Mr. Norris was hauling a load
af corn behind his tractor
when the accident occurred. A
friend tried to warn him of
the danger, but was too late.
He leaves a family of . five
children.
Seriously Hurt in
Unusual Accident
PAGE — While trimming
trees on the Will Simmons
ranch, south of Page, James
Bartos suffered a deep cut on
his foot.
The axe caught in tree
limbs. In trying to free it the
blade fell on the top of his
foot, cutting the foot length
wise.
Mr. Bartos was weakened
from the loss of blood before
the Simmons could get him
to Page to a doctor. He was
taken to the home of his
daughter. Mrs. PreemaB
Knight, in O’Neill.