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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1949)
$150,000 In New Farm Machinery ALL AT LIST PRICES OR LESS ★ TRACTOR BULLDOZERS, $125, Less Than One-Half the Regular Price. ★ 4-Wheel Drive WILLYS PICKUPS and JEEPS. ★ 7- and 14-Ft. MASSEY-HARRIS COMBINES. ★ MASSEY-HARRIS Mowers. Discs, Plows, Grain Drills, Grain Swathers. ★ KAISER-FRAZER CARS. ★ CORNSHELLERS. ★ WILLYS STATION WAGONS* MANURE SPREADERS. ★ OLIVER CLETRAC Track-Type TRACTORS in Four Sizes . , . Row Crop for Farming . . . the Only Tractor to Use in Snow and Mud. OUTLAW IMPLEMENT COMPANY Tony Asimus 41-42c West O Neill FOR SALE FOR SALE: H-D 14 crawler nearly new motor, equipped with Baker ’dozer. May be seen at Marcellus Implement Co., O’Neill. 41-42c FOR SALE: One used Westing house electric range, white porcelain, excellent condition. —Gillespie’s, O'Neill. 41c FOR” SALE: ~ Model lT Allis Chalmers caterpillar, good condition, $1,750.—James E Gilmore, Mo. Valley, la. phone 754. 39-41c FOR SALE One used Wes tinghouse floor model iron er.—Gillespie’s, O’Neill. 41c FOR SALE: New Oliver Crew ler-type Tractors. Three sizes. The only tractor to use for hauling hay stack* through snow and on ice Four-wheel drive Willy pick ups and Jeeps—Outlaw 1m plement, O’Neill, Nebraska 41c. FOR SALE: 1946 Chevrolet 1 ton pickup. Combination stock rack and grain box new tires, all in A-l shape —James G. Fredrickson, O’ Neill. 32tl IF YOU are interested in buy ing a home see: R. H (“Ray”) Shriner, O’Neill. 48c FOR SALE: New machinery: 1 VAC tractor; 2 Case 7-ft tractor mowers, fit all trac tors; 2 Case mounted listers for SC and AC; 1 Case tan dem 10-ft. disc rope control; 1 Case heavy duty offset disc harrow, 4V4 ft.; 1 Case farm gear less tires; 1 Anthony farm gear: 1 Anthony steel box, 6xlOV4; 2 Case ham mermills, 10 and 14-in. — Held Motor Co., Page 42p2.10 FOR SALE: Fifty-five tons of loose No. 1 hay, located ad joining highway 281, near Carney park, half-mile south of O’Neill. For details see: Tom Donlin or Mac Simon son, O’Neill, or phone 335-W, O’Neill. 41-42p CAR OWNERS ATTENTION! Liability Insurance on farm ers’ cars, $18; town cars, $17, $18.50 and $22.50, according to use. Dwelling insurance combined 5-year term, $11. Why pay more?—L. G. Gil lespie Insurance Agency, O’ Neill. 3tf Coronado Appliances Insulation - Roofing AND Building Materials GAMBLES FREE ESTIMATES ON JOB OR APPRAISALS ON TRADE INS IN YOUR OWN HOME. Call or See Lawrence Haynes O’Neill Phone 8. 39tl FOR SALE: Stack of hay. In quire: Nick Schwindt, O’Neill, phone 534-J. 41c Pinochle Club Meets — EWING—The YMW pinochle club met Tuesday with Mrs Wilda Carr. Assisting hostess was Mrs. Leland Welke. Try Frontier Want Advs! NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HEREFORD ASSOCIATION BULL SALE BASSETT. NEBR. POSTPONED — TO — SATURDAY, MARCH 19th Show in Morning—Sale 1 o’clock 45 Hereford Bulls 45 i For Catalog, Write TUG PHILLIPS. BASSETT, NEBR. FOR SALE: Six room house a half mile north of O’Neill. —F. J. Dishner, O'Neill. 36t/ FOR SALE: 1 Oliver Cletrac model AG-6 crawler type trac tor, 30-horse power, equipped with power takeoff, lights and starter. Used one year. Way below listed price.—Leonard Brown, Merrill, la., phone 3513._40-41p FOR SALE: One good white face milk cow, 4-years-old.—• Bert Shoemaker, O’Neill. 41 42p. FOR SALE: Seven-room home in O’Neill. Good corner lo cation on pavement. This is a lovely home for someone -R. H. (‘‘Ray’) Shriner, O’ Neill. 40-41c FOR SALE: Five room house with enclosed front porch, modern except heat. Includes large repair garage on same property. Owner leaving town. Shown by appointment only.—R. H CRay*’) Shrin er, phone 106, O’Neill. 41c FOR BRIGGS & Stratton ser vice and genuine parts call at Vic Halva’s Electric Shop, O’NeilL 41tf FOR SALE: 6.00x16, 6.00x16 passenger car tire chains; also tractor chains, 10x28, 10x38, 17x38 and 12x38.—Wm. Krot ter Co. of O’Neill 41c FOR SALE: Soy cubes on hand. —Ralph N. Leidy, O’Neill. 41c FOR SALE: New International T-D-6 Trac Tractor with 18 inch track shoes, starter and lights. Immediate delivery —Keating Impl. Co., Atkin son. 40-41C FOR SALE: Used walnut 4-pc. bedroom suite, very good con dition, $100.—Midwest Furn. & Appl. Co., O'Neill 41c Kelly’s Well Service Wells - Windmills Water Systems Plumbing and Fixtures PHONES: 145-J & 202-J FOR SALE: Span Black mares, 5 and 7 years old, well broke and in good working condit ion. Set of work harness.— Bert Shoemaker, O’Neill. 40 41p. FOR SALE: D 4 Caterpillar with dozer, double-drum cable winch on rear. Can be seen at Marcellus Allis-Chalmers Impl. Co., in West O’Neill. 40 41p. MISCELLANEOUS WANTED: Listings oC real es tate. If you want to sell, see me. I have buyers for both residential and business properties.— R. H. (“Ray”) Shriner, O’Neill. 28c L. Guthmiller REPAIR SHOP Half-block East of Texaco Station SPECIALIZING in all kinds of automobile, truck and trac tor repair. Acetylene weld ing. Satisfaction Guaranteed — O’NEILL — SEE R. H ("Ray’) Shriner for desireable residential build ing lots in city.—Phone 106, O’Neill. 26c ------- NOTICE: For assistance in making out your 1948 in come tax returns, consult: R. H. (“Ray’) Shriner, ONeill, phone 106. 41c PARTS and SERVICE f o r Remington Rand and Shick electric razors.—Gillespies, O’ Neill 19tf POWER SPRAYING" SERVICE Barns — with D.D.T. Cattle—with D.D.T. and Rotenone Weeds—with 2. 4D Weed ful ler; Poultry Houses—with In sect Oil. We have the latest type equipment that develops up to 60 lbs. pressure. CORKLE HATCHERY Phone 19 O’Neill, Nebr. I NEW FLOOR SANDER and edger for rent. Inquire: Spelts-Ray Lbr. Co.. O’Neill. Bob’s Sewing Machine Service will put on Sewing Machin/ demonstrations at the JONAS FURNITURE EXCHANGE SATURDAY We service and repair all types of Sewing Machines. We now have a shipment of new Ma chines for immediate delivery. Jonas Furniture Exch. O'NEILL 31ctf FREE USE of electric floor polisher. Simply leave your name with us and take it with you for use in your own home.—Midwest Furn. & Appl. Co., O’Neill. 33tf I MULLEN’S RADIO SERVICE Complete Parts & Repairs Phones: 415-W & 415-R — O'NEILL — * COKER'S LOCKEBS West O’Neill Locker patrons save money with handy, economical sharp-freeze and storage ASK US FOR DETAILS Halva's Electric Shop Generator it Motor Winding New and Used Motors for Any Job. 25tf IF YOU want to borrow money on your farm or your ranch, or your city residence or on your store building, I can loan it to you on easy pay ments and low interest —See R. H. Parker, O’Neill, Ne braska. 4tf JAMES G. FREDRICKSON — AUCTIONEER — Ready to Serve You Phone 2 O’Neill 4% Federal Land Bank FARM A RANCH L-O-A-N-S Long Term Pre-Payment Privileges ELKHORN VALLEY Nat’l Farm Loan Aas'n. Lyle P. Dlerks, Sec-Trees. O’Neill, Nebr. 8tl WSCS in First Meet Since Christmas — PAGE—WSCS met at the Methodist church parlors last Thursday for an all-day session with a covered dish dinner at noon. There were about 25 in attendance. The time was spent quilting. Mrs. T. O. Brownfield was in charge of the devotions, and Mrs. Raymond Heiss led the business meeting. This was the first meeting since before i Christmas. Other Page News Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haynes spent Wednesday, February 9, at the home of their son, Roy Haynes, 3^ miles southwest of Page. It was their first visit there since December 12. Mrs. L. Finley and infant son and small daughter return ed to her home Friday. She had been staying at the Bert Finley home in Page since January 1. Miss Patti Banta went to In man Sunday morning to help care for Mrs. Eva Murten, who had suffered a slight stroke. Miss Banta took nurses’ aid | training at Our Lady of Lour des hospital at Norfolk after she graduated from Page high school last Spring. Mrs. M.vrta Van Conett enter tained the following guests at an oyster supper Saturday eve ning: Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nis sen, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kemper and Mr. and Mrs. Les ter Riege and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nissen and daughters were Sunday dinner guests at the P. E. Nis sen home. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Haynes and Laurell, of O'Neill, drove to Page Friday to get their daugh ter, Lorna, who had spent the week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Nissen. O’Neill Locals Mr. and Mrs. William J. Froe lich left Monday for a trip to New York. N. Y. They expect to return Sunday Mrs. James Coventry and son, William, of Inman, were Friday dinner guests at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Miller and family, Elain and Michael visited Mrs. Miller’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Worth, Fri day, for the first time since Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Karr, of Spencer, also visited the Worths. Allen Martin, a student at Wayne State Teachers College, visited Mrs. Addie L. Wrede and Mrs. Irene Martin for the weekend. Richard Beaty and Miss Dar lene Miller, of Madison, visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William W. McIntosh and family. Mr. Beaty is Mrs. Mc Intosh’s brother. Mr. and Mrs. John Wildes and family were Sunday dinner guests at the Ivan Saindon home H. E. Coyne left Monday for Omaha where he is attending a hardware convention. RADIO DIARY _ (Continued from page 1.) relief activity in seven north- j Nebraska counties from an of fice here. Until today, Mr. Custer states that the Red Cross expenditur- , es in Holt county alone have passed the eight thousand dol lar mark. A supply of fuel oil will be dispatched today to the Gibson school, four miles east of Op- j portunity. This fuel will go eith er by truck or by sled if the truck can’t make it. Holt county’s biggest stock- , pile of food and fuel has been built up at the Gibson school, and serves a large number of storm-stricken residents. Eleven “weasels” are in op eration in Holt county—most of them working out of O’Neill and Chambers. Here’s a basketball score for you: St. Mary’s academy, of O' Neill, defeated St. Boniface, of Elgin. 29 to 19. Friday night on the O’Neill floor. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 14— WJAG (Norfolk), 4:30 p. m. Hello, everyone! Well, it’s the same old story out at O’Neill today: Snow . . . snow . . . snow. But this time the story is somewhat different. Today’s snow has been soft and bulky and has been slanting to the ground rather gently. There’s been very little wind out here thus far today, and, instead of going about their usual work-a day chores, most people are busy keeping their fingers crossed and hoping there’ll be no more blowing. (Music and advertising) A few hours after Saturday’s “Voice of The Frontier” pro gram, Operation Snowbound had to grind to a halt. When the wind came up Saturday af ternoon and the newly-opened roads were being filled in again, most of the Fifth Army’s bull dozers hiked for their bases of supply and villages and towns. But early Sunday morning, the offensive was resumed and has been in full gear ever since, and a lot of snow has been moved. The Army here told us to day that the emergency is about over in Boyd, Rock, Brown and Keya Paha coun ties—provided, of course, no fierce new storms move in. The most important county highways are open in those counties. But the picture is not quite the same in Holt county—par ticularly northeastern Holt county. In the territory east of highway 281 and north of high way 20 the emergency still ex ists. And in the Chambers and Amelia localities emergency is still on in every respect. However, the urgency isn’t there in the sense that it was during January and the first 10 days of February. Most human suffering has been relieved, ac cording to the American Red Cross, and with the aid of this powerful army of ’dozers the situation is rapidly getting un der control. Meanwhile, the distress setup and the army headquarters are | still very much intact and, as we mentioned earlier, everyone from General Pick down to the messenger boy has his fingers crossed. Four of the Army’s largest ’dozers are working right now as a team to open the Oppor- j tunity road on to Redbird, which will provide an aterial through the heart of the hardest-hit area. And while they’re at it, j the ’dozers are widening the road to such an extent that ad ditional snow and wind will not readily close the road again, they hope. At the same time, every where the 'dozers are opening narrow passages to haystacks and feed lots, helping individ ual farmers and ranchers with side roads and lanes, and, all in all, doing a big job in a big way. The Fifth army sub-area head quarters today announced that 131 ’dozers are still at work in Holt county. The Army says that well over 200 people—civ ilian and military—are manning these machines. The temperature this morn ! mg in O’Neill at eight o’clock was 17 degrees above zero. Right nuW, the temperature is I 29 degrees. During the past hour the skies have cleared consider ably and the snow has stopped j falling. Here’s the highway informa tion All of the state and federal highways in the O’Neill region are open with one exception. There is a five and one-half mile stretch of highway 11, run ning north out of Atkinson, that is still closed, but state high way department snowplows are at work clearing that road. Highway 108 from O’Neill to Page was'opened this morning b.v Army ’dozers working in that locality Highway 108 from Ew ing south was opened earlier. We hooe we haven’t incon venienced any of our listeners by postponing today’s “Voice of The Frontier” program from 9: 30 o’clock this morning until 4: 30 this afternoon. Today’s program has featured the vocal music of the St. Mary’s academy trio, composed of Marde Birmingham, Lorraine Simonson and Bernadette Hy nes. The Frontier, North-Nebras ka’s fastest-growing weekly newspaper, will be back on the aii again Wednesday morning at the regular time—9:30. Until then, your announcer, Lyle Ohr mund, bids you all good after noon. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 WJAG (Norfolk), 9:30 a. m. Good morning, everyone. This is Lyle Ohrmund again speak- j ing to you from O’Neill, North Nebraska’s fastest-growing city. Here’s this morning’s highway information: All federal and state highways in the O’Neill region are open. The office of the state highway department here advises that every mile of federal and state highway main tained by the O’Neill office is open, but warns that many of the passages are narrow and traveling s very dfficult, except along the main routes. Winds blowed most of the day yesterday and much of the night, but the state’s snowplows were able to clear the snow about as fast as it blowed in. Temperature this morning at eight o’clock here in O’Neill was exactly zero. Well, Operation Snowbound is in its final stages, accorling to Fifth army sub-area headquar ters in O’Neill. Already, four other counties in the district two sub-area — Keya Paha, Brown, Boyd and Rock — officially are no longer in the emergency classification, as far as the Army is concern ed. Holt county is still in a state of emergency, however, and since Sunday morning lots and lots of snow has been moved by the bulldozers ’round the clock. For example, four giant D-8 ’dozers working in the Dor sey and Opportunity commun ities on Monday night cleared 32 lineal miles of road. In the sub-area up until this morning, the Army fig ures is has cleared 4,000 miles of roads. Because of subse quent storms and drifting, it has been necessary to go back over an additional thousand miles of roads, making 5,000 miles of snow plowing. This since Sunday, January 13— the day the Army officially moved into O'Neil. Maj. James H. Harper, sub area comander, told The Fron tier this morning that the Army’s job was to provide rural peo ple with roads on which they could travel to replenish their supplies and to relieve livestock feed problems wherever pos sible. This, Major Harper says, has already been pretty well taken care of, and Operation Snowbound is down the home stretch. The weatherman since Sun day morning has been very co» operative with the Army as well as with the folks who are digging themselves out. With the coming of longer and warmer days, the amount of snow on the level is shrinking day-by-day and the snow-re moval job is being made eas» ier. But the Winter’s not over . . . no sir! There can be late snowstorms and blizzards just as well as early ones. It was the early one—November 18th and 19th—that was the begin ning of all this trouble in the O'Neill region. But Spring is just around that well- known corner, and every where there’s hope that Old Man Winter’s back has been broken. Well, it appears that the two derailed locomotives, which have been helpless in the snow, six miles east of O’Neill, since December thirtieth, soon will have help after 48 days buried in an unending drift. These two locomotives left the track that day while at tempting to push a wedge type snowplow through a drift eigh teen feet deep. A wrecker train, trying to reach the | wreckage, became stranded at j Page. Ultimately, both trains were abandoned and there hasi been no Burlington railroad . service out of O’Neill since j December 28. But bulldozers—owned and operated by private contractors and released by the Army for the job—are making headway where the railroad’s equipment has failed. In fact, right now. the Burlington’s rotaTy snow plow is back at Ferry June-' tion. near South Sioux City, having left the job to the ‘boz ers. The ’dozers shuttle back-and forth qrossways of the the rails, working down to about six to 10 inches from the rails. Then the railroad’s flanger comes along and pushes away the re- j maining snow as well as the ; loose snow. Right now the Burlington road is open to Plainview and the ’dozers are churning away in the drifts between Plainview and Brunswick. Burlington officials said this morning that service on the line will be restored some time today between Osmond and Sioux City. Even after the • ’dozers and the work train behind it reaches these two derailed locomotives, there’ll be the salvage job and the task of restoring the tracks. It is believed that some of the track might have been torn up when the double-header roared into the snowdrift and ended up on their side. Funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o’clock in ?t Patrick’s Catholic church for i| PATRIOT . . . Groves Golden, age 1, salutes the land of his father after arriving at La Guardia airport. New York, from Germany. Groves and his parents were on their way to Waynesville, N. C. His dad, an American occupation sold ier, met his mother in Kassel, Germany. Richard Jennings, age 68 and single, who died Saturday in an O’Neill hotel. He had been dead for several days before the body was discovered. The late Mr. Jennings lived in the O’Neill community most of his life. Here a basketball score: O’ Neill high school defeated Stuart high school 46 to 40 last night on the Stuart floor. The game was ragged but interesting. Ar rangements have not yet been completed for the champion ship game in the Holt county high school basketball tourna ment. Because of weather and road conditions, the title game has been held up for nearly three weeks. O’Neill high and Atkinson high will clash for the Holt county championship. Third place honors will be de termined between St. Joseph’s academy, of Atkinson, and Page. EMMET NEWS G. Owen Cole returned home on Tuesday from Burlington, la., after spending a week visiting Mrs. Cole’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Milton Back. Mrs. Cole remained for a long er stay. Mr. and Mrs. George Webej and family, of Ainsworth, spent Sunday visiting at the Joe Winkler home. Sandra and Jean Harper, of O’Neill, spent Sunday visiting Jean Cole. Robert Winkler returned to Stuart on Sunday where he is working for his uncle, Ed Weber. Try The Frontier classifieds WSCS Meet, Twice ' Postponed, Held CHAMBERS — The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church met on Thursday, February 10, at the home of Mrs. Darrel Gillette. Ten members and two visitors were present. The meeting was a twice postponed service,,"The Day of Advance. ’ commemorating Eph ethany which was January 6. i Mrs. Gillette was in charge of the meeting with Mrs. Steve Shavlek assisting. E Lonna Shavlik and Marian Langeman sang the "Prodigal Son” and "God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” A lunch of ice cream and cake with coffeee was served later. Other Chambers News i Mrs. Clara Thorin, who has been visiting her son, Clarence Thorin, and family in Neligh since January 1, returned home Friday, February 11. Her son, Clarence, brought her home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Catron re turned Friday from a two months’ vacation in California. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roth, of , Colurrbus, were Chambers cal lers Sunday, February 6. Mrs. Albert Gigax and Ruth Ann returned home with them. Arliss Bly, a junior at Cham bers high school, was flown home Friday, February 11. This is the first time she has been home since January 2. Arliss lives 19 riyles west of Cham bers. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grimes and Bonnie, have moved into the cabin behind the Clarence Wyant home that was recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Harley. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Whiting of southeast of Chambers were in town Wednesday, February 9, the first time for many weeks. While here their daughter and husband, of Albion, drove in looking for them. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Crandall and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Catron arrived home Friday from sev eral weeks visit with friends and relatives in California. Roy Cooke, of Bartlett, was visiting relatives and friends in Chambers Wednesday, February 9. WJAG . . . 780 on your dial! DANCE! Summerland EWING, NEBR. SUNDAY, Feb. 20 Music furnished by WNAX Bohemian Band NEW MACHINERY For Sale! 1 New 7-Ft. cut Case Mower. 2 New 1-Ft. cut Minneapolis-Moline Mow ers. 3 New 7-Ft. cut New Idea Mowers. (Above Mowers Will Fit on Any Make Tractor.) 1 New 10-Ft. Case Hay Rake. 1 New Case Slicer Pickup Hay Baler. 2 New Minneapolis-Moline 2-Row Listers (Pull Type.) 2 New Case Mounted Listers for VAC Tractors. 2 New Case Mounted Listers for SC T ractors. 2 New Case Mounted Plows for VAC j Tractors. 2 New Case Mounted Cultivators for SC Tractors. 1 New Minneapolis-Moline Mounted Cul tivator for R Tractor. 1 New Minneapolis-Moline Mounted Cul tivator for Z Tractor. 1 New Minneapolis-Moline Mounted Cul tivator for U Tractor. 1 New 15-Ft. Brown Disk Harrow. 1 New 11-Ft. Minneapolis-Moline Tandem Disk Harrow. 1 New 40-In. Cut Minneapolis-Moline Disk Harrow. 1 New 16-In. 2-Bottom Case Plow. First Come . . . First Served ! WM. KROTTER CO. OF O’NEILL O’Neill . . . Phone 531