stati hist SOC O'Neill Truckers Meet Governor Owners and Operators Go to Lincoln to Seek Ran Lift A delegation of O'Neill truck owners and operators ‘ met Tuesday afternoon in Lin coln with Gov. Val Peterson and State Highway Engineer F. H. Klietsch to protest pres ent weight restrictions for trucks operating on North-Ne braska highways. The O’Neill delegation was not alone, however. Earlier arrangements with civic groups in Scottsbluff, Chadron, Gor don, Alliance, Kimball, Wayne, Hay Springs, Valentine, Merri man, Bassett, Brewster. Harri son, Ord, Neligh, Rushville, Hyannis, Pilger, Royal, Or chard, Newport, Chambers, Stuart, Broken Bow, and oth er towns provided a delegation of 250 for the hearing with the Governor. Gene Haylett, of Scotts t bluff, was spokesman for the entire group. L. D. Putnam was spokesman for fhe O' Neill delegation. Among O’Neillites at the hearing besides Putnam, were: D. E. ( "Bud”) Seger, Clarence Booth, L. M. Diehlman, Ned Porter, Robert Yantzi, H. L. Lindberg, Verne Beckwith, John Turner, Donald Martin, James Fredrickson and Wayne Fox. The protests failed to get the weight restrictions lifted immediately, but Governor Peterson told Klietsch to make a personal inspection of the 1 ighways, starting Wednesday, to “lift or ease restrictions on every mile you can.” All “blacktop” and gravel highways in North - Nebraska were posted with a 10 thous and pound per axle load limit by the highway department on Tuesday, March 15. Meanwhile, gravel roads have been remov ed from the restricted list a long with two short bitumi nous sections, and the load limit was raised to 12 thousand pounds. /—* ^ — DrvfftrcVvn nnPlQI'Ori in answer to criticism, "We have imposed these restrictions in an honest attempt to protect our highways. Similar r e - structions have been made in nearby states. If the law is wrong, repeal it. If it’s right, then let’s enforce it.” The Governor directed one remark to the truckers. He said: "I say if you want good roads, get behind some con structive program and get money enough to build good roads.” Board of directors of the O’ Neill Chamber met in special session last week to draft a protest on the weight restric tions, wiring the Governor to say that the limit “threatened the economy of the region.” Steps were immediately tak en to enlist interest of other civic groups. O’Neill truck owners and op erators met Monday morning to plan Tuesday’s trip. L. M. Diehlman, manager of Tri-State Produce Co. and one of the visitors at the hearing, indicated that “some good might have been accomplished, but I expect no immediate re sults until sometime Thurs day.” State highway department officials were in O'Neill ear ly Wednesday to carry out the Governor's instructions to make a special inspection. O’Neill truckers were in unanimous agreement that the 10 and 12 thousand pound per axle restrictions were “too se vere” but that the 18-thousand pound limit, provided by law, “should be enforced” in order to save the roads. They agreed that flagrant overloading was causing most of the road dam age. Elias Clark, Wife Married 60 Years Mr. and Mrs. Elias Clark, of O’Neill, Wednesday celebrated their 60th wedding anniversa ry. Mr. Clark is in ill health and Mrs. Clark has been an in ' valid for several years. They came to the O’Neill community from Hornelsville, N. Y., in 1906. They are the parents of 10 children. Mr. Clark will be 90 in June and Mrs. Clark has passed her 78th birthday anni versary. . Final Burial for Ernest Hrbek LYNCH—Final funeral ser vices were held Friday for Er nest Hrbek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hrbek, of Monowi, at the , Mannen funeral home in Lynch. Ernest, a veteran of World War . II, was killed on Okinawa Ap ril 29, 1945, where he served i with the 17th Infantry division. Burial was held at Verdigre. — ■■ Shriners to Omaha — Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shriner will depart today (Thursday) for Omaha to witness an ice carnival. They will return on Monday. O’NEILL WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY Mrs. Howard Perkins, 61, Succumbs Shortly After Entering Hospital Death Saturday claimed the life of Mrs. Howard M. Per kins, 61, an O’Neill resident and a native of Holt county.1 About 5 p. m. Friday she be came ill at her home here, next day she was taken to the O’Neill hospital where she died about 1 p. m.—an hour after entering. A heart ailment was given as' the cause of her death. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Monday in First Presbyterian church here with Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery under direction of Rev. Ralph Gerber officiating. Biglin Bros. Mrs. Perkins, nee Myrtle Zell Roby, ws bocn Novem ber 25. 1888, near Ewing, a daughter of Frank and Mary Ettleman Roby. A son, George James, also was’ born to the Roby’s at which time the mother died. Myrtle then was six-years-old. The two children were reared by their grandparents, George and Katherine Ettleman. On September 18, 1904, Myr tle Zell Roby and Howard M. Perkins were married near Chambers. Except for six years spent on a homestead near Crawford, Mrs. Perkins spent most of her life in Holt county, ^he Per kins family lived on a farm near Chambers until 1936, when they moved to O’Neill. Survivors include: Widower; i sons—Richard Earl Perkins, of I Los Angeles, Calif., and De Wight D. Perkjns, of Denver, Colo.; daughter— Mrs. Calmer Nielsen, of Gillette, Wyo.; bro ther—George James Roby, of Ewing; and six grandchildren. PRIVATE FOX’S REMAINS ARRIVE Final Burial Saturday for Holt Man Killed in Action of Leyte The body of Pfc. James I. Fox, returned recently to the United States from the Pacific area aboard the Army Trans port Sgt. Jack Pendleton, Fri day will arrive in O’Neill. y 4 5 „ * m mm Pfc. James I. Fox Rites will be held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at Biglin Bros, mortuary and burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. Private Fox was killed in action on March 2, 1945, on Leyte. He had entered the Army on October 6, 1941, and spent three years over seas. He was 25-years-old at the lime of his death. Survivors include: Parents— Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox, of Emmet; brother—Richard; sis ters' — Mrs. June Newton, of Emmet; Mrs. Dorothy Kramer, of O’Neill. One infant brother preceded him in death. Ernst and White Reelected to Board The annual meeting of the Holt county extension service was held last Thursday in the Holt county courthouse annex building. More than two hun dred persons attended. Clarence Ernst, of O’Neill, district 3 supervisor, and Glen White, of Amelia, district 5 supervisor, were reelected to the board of directors. Mr. Ernst showed a number of pictures which he had tak en on his recent European tour and talked on conditions abroad. Lyle P. Dierks dis cussed “Farmstead Improve met.” Mrs. Edgar Stauffer, of, Page, co-chairman of the home demonstration council, review ed project work during the past year, and A. Neil Dawes, Holt county agent, discussed 4-H activities. Mrs. Ray Siders told of some of the extension work accomplished during Op eration Snowbound. \ The Frontier sS North-Nebraska s bastest-Growing Newspaper SECTION I _ PAGES 1 TO 8 VOLUME 68—NUMBER 46 O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MARCH 24. 1949. PRICE 7 CENT? WIFE OF CHAMBERS DOCTOR EXPIRES Mrs. J. W. Gill. 72, Dies at Home After Return from Hospital Pneumonia Victim CHAMBERS — Mrs. J. W. Gill, 72, wife of a Chambers doctor, died Wednesday eve ning, March, 16, at her Jiome in Chambers. Death was caus ed by a heart attack, relatives said. Mrs. Gill had been hospital ized at Norfolk with a seige of pneumonia, but had recovered sufficiently to enable her to be removed to her home. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Methodist church with Rev. Ralph Gerber, of O’ Neill, officiating. Burial was in the Chambers cemetery. raubearers were: J. W, Walter, Reed Bell, C. E. Tib bets, William Reninger, Walter Richards and Louis Neilson. Music was furnished by a quartette composed of Leo T. I Adams, Mrs. Letha Cook, Mrs. Adams and Ray Hoffman with Mrs. Robert Turner at the pi- ! ano. The quartette sang “The Old Rugged Cross,” “Beautiful Valley of Peace” and “Blessed Be the Tie." In charge of flowers were: 1 Mrs. M. L. Sageser, Mrs. Vern Sageser, Mrs. C. E. Tibbets | and Mrs. Reed Bell. Bertha Marie Wetz, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Wetz. was born at Warsaw. 111., on April 9, 1877. Later, she went to Lincoln, where she was united in marriage to Dr. J. W. Gill on June 14, 1911. They lived in Lincoln and West Point for a short time and moved to Chambers in the Summer of 1912. To this union four children were born — three daughters and an infant, who died at birth. Two daughters, Lor raine and Nadine, preceded their mother in death. The fourth daughter is Mrs. Melba I Spath. For a number of years, Mrs. Gill frequently assisted Doctor Gill at the bedside of his patients. She was a homebody and look pride in her home and flowers. Survivors include: Widower; daughter—Mrs. Frank (Melba) Spath, of Chambers'; grand daughter — Elaine Spath, of Chambers; sisters—Mrs. George j Thomas, of Seward, and Mrs. Frank McBain, of Morehouse, Mo. Her brother, William Wetz, preceded her in death. Out-of-town people attend ' ing the funeral were her sis j ters, Mrs. George Thomas, of | Seward; Mr. and Mrs. M F McBain, of Morehouse, Mo.; Mrs. Dean Bachelder, of Sew | ard; Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Gill j and Gretchen, of Tekamah, I and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gill, j of Omaha. Pay Boosts for School Faculty All members of the O’Neill public school faculty have been reelected. Pay increases of $200 per year will be granted to grade teachers, and $100 per year boosts will be extended to high school teachers. Sixteen of the teachers have until May 1 to accept their con tracts. They are: Supt. Ira George, Principal Lloyd Sex ton, Marvin Miller, Esther Kin nier, Alice French, Claire Tom jack, Viola Haynes, George Nich ols, Loretta Enright, Hilda Gal lagher, Eunice Sexton, Kathryn Fritton, Alice Fritton, LaVerne Schultz, Florence Schultz, Helen Donohoe and Grace Petersen. Contracts with two other teachers do not expire until July 1, and contracts with three oth ers, teaching on special permits, cannot be renewed until after August 1. Auction Calendar The Frontier's combination auction sale service has the following sales listed: * Friday, March 25—Will Sitz Angus dispersion sale, one mile East and 15 miles South of Stuart; Ed Thorin, auction eer. Friday, March 25—Tom Chil quist close - out sale, three fourths of a mile East of In man; George P. Colman, auc tioneer. (The combination auction sale service includes radio and newspaper advertising, * handbills, and free listing in this calendar — a "package" offer assuring maximum re sults at a minimum cost.) JOHN S. KIR WIN DIES IN BOISE Former O’Neillite, Native of Ireland, a Veteran Idaho Builder John Sarsfield Kirwan, 88, retired Boise, Ida., builder and a former O’Neill resident, died Saturday, March 5, at his home in Boise, 1912 North 11th street. „ He was a son of early Holt county pioneers. Mr. Kirwan went to Colo rado from O’Neill and about 40 years ago moved from Col arado to Boise. Until his re tirement he was active in con struction work. He was bolrn March 8, 1861, in County Tip perary, Ireland. He was an active member of St. John’s Catholic Cathedral parish and the Boise council of the Knights of Columbus. Bur ial was made at Boise. - Survivors include: Widow— Mrs. Anna Kirwan, of Boise. Sons— Phil Kirwan, of Boise; Daniel, of Chicago, 111.; and Paul, of Burlingame, Calif. Daughter— Josephine Kirwan, of San Francisco, Calif. Broth ers — Phil, of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Edward, of Fairfax. Grandchildren—Shir ley Dawn and Mary Jo Kir wan, both of Boise. O’NEILL NATIVE DIES IN WEST Raymond J. McBride, 49, Graduated from St. Mary’s Academy A former O’Neill resident, Raymond J. McBride, 49, died I recently in San Francisco, Cali., ! following a .lingering illness. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward McBride, deceased pioneer O’Neill residents, he was born in O’Neill, graduating from St, Mary’s academy. He later at tended the Colorado School ol Mines and was a World War 1 veteran, having served with the army. Mr. McBride left O’Neill as a boy, moving with his family to Butte. Mont., later going to Los Angeles and San Francis co, where at the time of his death he was employed as an adjus ter by General Motors Corp. Survivors include: Widow— Marv. of San Franciso; sister— Florence, of Los Angeles; broth ers—John G.. of Superior, Wise., Leo F.. of Mankato, Minn., and William P. and Leonard H. both of Los Angeles. Funeral services were held in San Francisco where Mr. Mc Bride was buried in Golden Gate national cemetery. LUMBERMAN DIES BASSETT — Harry Gallagh er, 75, veteran Bassett lumber man, will be buried today (Thursday) at Bassett. He died Monday after being ill for three years. Survivors include two daughters and two sons, Thomas, of Bassett, and Norm, of Stu art. Mr. and Mrs John Ross and son, of Atkinson, Sunday vis ited his parent- Mr. and Mrs. Manford Ross. WESLEYAN CHORUS COMING ... The 24-voice Nebraska Wesleyan university male chorus will make a public appearance in O’Neill at 8 p. m. Monday. The chorus, on a 2,500-mile Spring concert tour, will appear at the Method it church here. Prof. Leonard Paulsen is the director. Dale Jarv s, of Atkinson, is a member of the chorus. ATKINSON SCENE OF SPEECH MEET Pupils to Converge tor C lass ‘A’ and *B’ Competition O’Neill Plays Entered ATKINSON — Supt. John Ward and Atkinson high school Friday will be host to, the district III class A and B high school speech meet. More; than 60 pupils will participate. Judges for the program of individual readings and one act plays will be D. S. Wil liams, of Lincoln, faculty member at the University of Nebraska, and Dean F. Graun ke, of Norfolk, faculty member at Norfolk junior college. Schools to be represented are Class A (with over 151 average daily attendance) — - St. Mary's of O'Neill, O'Neill high, Ainswocth and Valen tine; class B (with up to 150 average daily attendance) —. Atkinson high, St. Joseph's of Atkinson, Keya Paha county high school, Stuart and Long Pine. The morning program, be ginning at 10 o’clock, follows; Original oratory: Class A — 11a Carter, St. Mary’s; Eugene Harnish, Ainsworth. Class B— Bonnie Dickau, Atkinson; Ber nard Troshynski, St. Joseph’s. Radio newscasting: Class A —Robert Spearman, Ainsworth. Interpretive oratory: Class A —Roberta Lawliss, Valentine; Stanley Price, St. Mary’s. Class B—Rose Osborn, Atkinson; Lu cille Mitchell, Stuart; Bradley Lear, Keya Paha. Extemporaneous: Class A — Robert Spearman, Ainsworth. Class B — Vallee Cook, Keya Paha. The afternoon program, be ginning at 1 o'clock, follows: Humorous: Class A—Wilma Schneidereit, Ainsworth; Phyl lis Seger, O’Neill; Helen Con nors, Valentine; Patricia Cain, St. Mary’s. Class B— Marlene Brooke, St. Joseph’s; Robert McCoy, Keya Paha; Shirley Withers, Atkinson; Vesta Mit chell, Stuart. Dramatic: Class A — Alice Scofield, O’Neill; Shirley Heer inan, Ainsworth; Dorothy Iler, St. Mary's; Joan Chicoine, Val entine. Class B — Sue Nuens wander, Atkinson; Mary Mock, Keya Paha. r The one-act play contest will | begin at approximately 3:50 p | m. Program follows: Comedy: Class A — O’Neill, I “First Dress Suit,” cast—Don ! na Crabb, Dwayne Borg, Mari j lyn Holsclaw, Donald Wagnon Class B — Long Pine, “Sod": j Atkinson, “Giant Stair.” Cast Jean Humphrey, Joan Jarvis Douglas R o s s m a n, James White; Stuart, “Cornin’ Arounc the Mountain,” cast — Lorettr Berry, James Batenhorst, Mil dred Kaup, Roland Kunz, Joar Steinhauser, Laura Mulford Marvel Jean Johnson and Johr Obermire. Dramatic: Class A—St. Ma ry’s, “Dust of the Road,” cas —Gerald Wills, Janice Jarmen Jack Carney, John O’Neill Valentine, “Cornhusked Doll.’ Mrs, Cowperthwaite Succumbs Monday Mrs. Arthur Cowperthwaite, 69 - year - old O’Neill woman, died Monday at 4 p. m. at her ■ home here following a linger ! ing illness. The body was shipped from O’Neill to Omaha on Wednes day by Biglin Bros, for rites at Forest Lawn cemetery. Mrs. Cowperthwaite’s maid en name was Minnie Lorena LeZotte. She was born at Beaver Crossing on February 18, 1880. Survivors include: Widower; three sisters and one brother. | African Missionary Exhibits Idols, Films Miss Ruth Bixler, who spent three years as a missionary in Africa, near Freetown, spoke at the Wesleyan Methodist church on Tuesday, March 15. Miss Bixler showed moving pictures she had taken on her return trip home. Miss Bixler also showed souveniers from the natives. One was a bag of beads, which some natives ! worship as a god. Miss Bixler. who will tour churches in the United States for a year, is a niece of Mrs. Seraldia Johnson, of Emmet. ; She is also related to Mr. and Mrs. Sewald Johnson, of Em met, Frank Searles and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell A. Johnson. Her parents live in South Da kota. MARRIAGE LICENSES Bobby Joe Rodgers, 20, of Clearwater, and Gyva Rebecca Ziegenbein, 28. of Clearwater, March 22. i Mrs. Ida Townsend . . • Page's oldest resident dies. (See story at right.) SNOW AND RAIN VISIT REGION 1 ■■ * First Day of Spring Is Ushered in by Rain Turning to Snow Spring—at last-—has come. This year it follows a Win ter of suffering and hardship— one that will not soon be for gotten. Early Monday a light drizzle turned into snow, which melt ed as soon as it touched the earth, and that is how Holt county welcomed the Spring of 1949. Intermittent precip i t a t i o n during the past seven days has netted nearly a hall-inch of moisture. Most observers report that the Holt soil is in "excellent condition for Spring work." The orderly run-off of most of the snow has been a god send, they say, and there seems to be an abundance of moisture in the ground. Country roads, unattended for many months because of i the heavy snow, have been ! torn and chewed by bulldozers, tractors and other types of ve hicles. In some instances flood waters have been damaging. Most roads are virtually im passable. Officials say that road reha bilitation and road mainten ance pose the biggest problem of its kind in history. Until now Ol’ Dobbin’ has been the only sure means of conveyance off the main high ways. Lack of horses on many farms has been felt. Despite the wetness, a number of farmers have tak en advantage of recent good weather to remove Iasi year's corn crop front the fields. Weather summary for the past seven days, based on 24 hour periods ending at 8 a. m. daily, follows: Hi Lo Prec. March 17 28 15 March 18 29 17 1 March 19 . 33 20 .01 March 20 44 28 I March 21 .. 65 32 .21 ■ March 22 38 25 .04 i March 23 _ 42 28 .19 ! Total_ 45 John Deere Day Program Here Friday Lloyd Collins Implement com Eany is sponsoring a John eere day entertainment here j Friday. Program will begin with a free lunch at noon at the American Legion hall. Highlighting the program will be the film, “The Sugar Plum Tree," starring Billie Burke and Don Wilson. In ad dition there will be several “interesting and educational pictures on John Deere equip ment and modern farming practices," Mr. Collins said. The program originally was j planned for. January but had to be postponed because of bad weather. IDA TOWNSEND, 92, PAGE WOMAN, DIES Mother of 13 Outlives 9 ol Own Children; Horn in New York Takes Vows in 1872 I PAGE—Mrs. Ida Townsend, 192, Page’s oldest resident, is I dead. This nonagenarian, also one ; of Holt county’s oldest, suc cumbed at 4 a. m. on Sunday following a lingering illness. She had been seriously ill for I two weeks. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the Methodist church at Page with Rev. T. O. Brownfield, church pastor, in charge. Burial was \ in the Page cemetery. Mrs. Townsend, nee Ida Farr, i was born at Malone, N. Y„ on July 27, 1856. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Farr. When she was eight years old her parents moved to Wisconsin, On November 9, 1872. she was united in mar riage to Waldron C. Town ! send and to this union 13 children were born; nine having preceded her in death. When this part of Nebraska was opened to homesteaders, the family came to Holt coun ty and settled on a homestead five miles South of the present site of Page. They came in a covered wagon. Here the fam ily grew up amid drouths, pests and prairie fires. When Mr. Townsend’s health failed, they purchased a home in Page. He died on June 14, 1905. He had been a veteran of the Civil war. There after, Mrs. Townsend spent several years in Wyom ing where she took a claim. Later, she returned to her home in Page where she con tinued to live until her death. At about the age of 20 she joined the Methodist church. She taught a Sunday - school i class, was president of the Ladies’ Aid, and was a long time member of the WCTU. About a year ago she was made a life member of the W S C S. (formerly Ladies’ Aid) and on her last birth day anniversary — July 27. 1948—the society voted to thereafter designate July 27 as "Ida Townsend Mission Day" and will raise funds to give to her favorite mission ary work. She was a member of the Woodman Circle, a branch of the Woodman of the World lodge, for the past 50 years. Survivors include: Sons — Clint, of Page, and William, of Osage, Wyo.; daughters — Mrs. Fred (Jessie) Swain, of Rapid City, S. D. and Mrs. Curt (Bernice) Ware, of Hanford, Calif.; half-sister— Mrs. Harry Morrison, of Viroque, Wis.; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grand - children. All of the sons and daugh ters were home at the time of Mrs. Townsend’s death except Mrs. Ware. L. R. Tompkins, Wife Married 40 Years INMAN — Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins went to Norfolk Tues days, March 15, returning Wed nesday. The Tompkins were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary which occurred on March 17. They were married in the Norfolk Methodist church in 1909 by the late Rev. Charles Wayne Ray. Mrs. Tompkins was Miss Eth el Doughty, of Norfolk. Depa.-t for Coast— John and Ralph Davidson departed Monday for Arizona and Southern California, where they will spend about six weeks. Over 700 at Dance — More than 700 persons at tended the St. Patrick's dance at the American Legion ball room last Thursday night. Atkinson’s Fred Mlinar Making Rounds with Vegetable Basket Sure Sign of Spring By MAUDE SILVERSTRAND Special Correspondent ATKINSON— A sure sign of Spring was seen in Atkinson the other day. Fred Mlinar. who gladdens the hearts of many housewives with his ear ly fruits an vegetables was making the rounds with his market basket. For many years. Mr. Mlinar has delivered the first delicious ang to the faded Winter menus with his early horseradish and rhubarb. Later on he supplies "ver y vegetable imaginable from that well-worn basket. His garden is known far-and wide. Mr. Mlinar, past 85, now is one of Atkinson’s oldest pio neers and was formerly a farmer, real estate agent and businessman. Through the years he has lived in this com munity. TO REBUILD DAM ATKINSON — The old mill dam on the Elkhorn river will be rebuilt, Frank J. Brady, a member of the state game, for estation and parks commission, has announced. He said com mission engineers will begin work as soon as the weather permits. 9