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VOUME 09.—NUMBER 10. O'NEILL. NEBR.. THURSDAY. JULY 14, 1949. PRICE 7 CENTS
Holt Valuation Up
More Than Million
Automobile Values Take
Big Jump, Assessor
Reports
The Holt county assessed
valuation is up $1,351,260 over
1948, according to L. G. Gilles
pie, county assessor.
This figure represents in
dividual assessments, business,
vehicles, railroads, rural real
estate and improvements, city
real estate and improvements,
franchise, telephone, telegraph
and insurance assessments that
are levied at $54.12 per $1,000
of valuation.
In addition, Gillespie pointed
out, the valuation may be “a
round” $50,000 more as repre
sentatives from the state tax
commissioner’s office are con
tacting business houses
throughout the county to de
termine if scheduled assess
ments have been made accur
ately.
The 1948 county real, per
sonal and business assessments
totaled $25,567,225 as compared
with $26,927,485 for. 1949.
Largest single increase
came in the motor vehicle
department. An increase of
$600,000 was reported as the
number of vehicles increased
from 4.864, that were valued
at $1,374,295 in 1948, to the
5,811 in 1949, that are valu
ed at $1,934,585.
Gillespie reported this due
partly to the increase number
of motor vehicles but largely
because of the higher prices of
the newer'models.
All types of businesses show
ed an increased valuation of
$174525. according to the as
sessment schedule.
Insurance company’s valua
tions increased over the 1948
figure. Last year’s assessment
records show $99,315 as com
pared to the $112,700 this year
Real estate and improve
ments increased slightly this
year as the 1949 report show
ed $11,078,375 against the $11,
064 760 for 1948
City real estate and im
provements swelled from $1.
796.350 a year ago to $1,866,
255 in 1949.
Intangibles “A,” which in- ,
elude cash and bank accounts,
showed a dip this year over
last. In 1948, $2,285,265 were
reported as against $2,245,610
this year. Intangibles “A” are ,
assessed at the rate of $2.50
per $1,000.
Intangibles "B,” which in- ,
cluds stocks, bonds, and mort
gags, were up $133,595 for the ]
current year.
Other small increases helped
swell the overall total.
Holt Wheat Price
Is Established
The 1949 Nebraska wheat
loan rate has been announced
by Frank W. Reed, State pro
duction and marketing admin
istration chairman.
Support prices for Holt coun
ty wheat will be $2 per bushel.
The rate is based on a price
of $2.21 a bushel for stored U
S. No 1 wheat at terminal
markets in Kansas city, Omaha
and Sioux City.
Support prices for Nebraska,
according to counties, ran from
$1 .90 up to $2.07 per bushel.
Apparel Shop's Clearance
Sale Begins July 21
One week from today—Thurs
day, July 21 — is opening day
for the Apparel Shop’s big clear
ance sale. The merchandising
event will continue through Ju
ly 30.
An advertisement on page 3-A
heralds the big sale although
the start is still seven days a
way,
Valentine Bandmaster
to Direct—
* Lee Kjelsen, bandmaster at
I Valentine, will be conducting
the O’Neill Municipal band at
the regular concert Saturday
night at the O’Neill bandstand.
Selections will include: “Star
Spangled Banner,” by Key;
march, “American Legion,” by j
Parker; waltz, “Always,” by
Berlin; novelty, “Slidin’ Some,”
by Chenette; selection, “Pa
vanne,” by Gould; march,
“Salutation,” by Seitz; novel
ty, “Teddy Bears’ Picnic,” by j
Bratton; vocal solo, “Stout
Hearted Men,” by George El
lington, of Valentine; hymn,
“Abide With Me.” by Monk:
march, “The Footlifter.” by
Hayes.
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Omahans Among Guests at
Country Club Dinner—
Sunday evening marked the*
second dinner of the season
for members of the Country
club, with Mrs. L. M. Diehi
man as chairman, and Mrs. C
J. Gatz, co-chairman. Guest?;
numbering 150 attended. Out
of-town guests included: Mr.
Holland Waechter and son,
John, of Omaha, and Mr. and
Mrs John Hiber, of Hastings.
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HAY DAYS PLANS
ARE COMFP.ETED
Atkinson T o Celebrate
Annual Event August
17 - 18
ATKINSON — The annual
Hay Days celebration, to be
held here August 17 and 18,
will be highlighted in hay
country pagentry with parades,
amateur shows, crowning of a
hay queen and the world’s
champion hay cabler, and the
presentation of the “typical”
farm family.
Plans for the two-day Amer
ican Legion sponsored celebra
tion have been made and the
program is entirely mapped
out, according to Charles E.
Chase.
Active boosters for the cel
ebration are seen frequently on
the streets here and can be
readily identified by a red
straw hat.
The first day will include
a parade with the theme.
"Our Country and Our Peo
ple:" presentation of typical
farm family as chosen from
a list of candidates drawn
up by the Holt county pro
ject clubs.
The agriculture extension
department of the University
of Nebraska will judge the
farm family contest. An after
noon baseball game is on the
first day schedule also.
During the evening of the
first celebration day, a home
talent program and a salute to
hayland is on the agenda and
the coronation of the hay king
and gueen.
Second day program includes
a 4-H and childrens parade;
amateur show: world’s champ
ion hay cabeling contest; ident
ification of Mr. Hay, and a
nother baseball game.
Evening of the final celebra
tion date will be a professional
radio show with many well
known stars appearing in per
son.
GALLAGHER STORE
QUITS BUSINESS
Once Operated on Corner
Where Golden Now
Stands
One of the oldest firms in
the O’Neill business directory
has sold its stock in prepara
tion of terminating business.
The J. P. Gallagher store
has operated from its present
site on the Northeast corner
of South Fourth and Everett
streets since 1901.
The late J. P. Gallagher,
founder of the store, started
business in the old Haggerty
store where the Golden hotel
now stands. Gallagher obtained
his experience in the J. P.
Mann store where he had
worked four years prior to en
tering business for himself.
Gallagher operated on the
Golden ' hotel corner four
years, and then, with the
help of his father, bought
the present site from the
Pfunders.
Mr. Gallagher operated the
general store up to his death
in 1933. It was then turned ov
er to the heirs of his estate.
Helen Gallagher, who has
been in the store since 1932,
has been operating it since her
father’s death.
Other heirs holding interest
in the store are Hilda, of O’
Neill, and Dr. Frank Gallagher,
of LaCrosse, Wise.
It was a general store until
1937 when it was changed to
a grocery store.
A clerk, who had been with
the firm for 47 years, passed
away May 25, this year. She
was Mary C. Meer, a distant
cousin of the Gallaghers.
The stock has been sold to
Neil Ryan and disposition of
the building has not been de
cided.
Group Attends
Camp at Niobrara—
Five young people of the
Wesleyan Methodist church
left Monday for a five-days’
stay at the youth camp at Ni
obrara. The campers are: Mar
vin Strong, Donald Strong,, of
Chambers; Mary Arleen Fox.
of Page, and David Page, Clif
ford Closson and Richard Hue
bert.
Local Children
Heard on National Hookup—
Little Mary and Judy Ryan,
who were enroute to their
aunt’s home, Mrs. Emmet
Doyle, in Chicago, 111., were
interviewed over the “Welcome
Travelers’" program Monday
on NBC.
Return From Hills—
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jonas
and Donna and Mr. and Mrs
Lawrence Jonas and Richard
returned Wednesday, July 6,
from the Black Hills and Hot
Springs, S. D.
^MONTH-OLD CALF
BRINC j $611
S t. Anthony’s Building
Fund Continues To
Roll
The week-by-week success
story of the St. Anthony hos
pital building fund this week
is unchanged. The fund con
tinues to grow slowly but stea
dily.
Tabulations for the past sev
en days show that $2,972.61
have been contributed, which
increases the grand total of the
building fund to $80,524.55, ac
cording to Mrs. Glen Tomlin
son. On Saturday night, the
Merri Doctor Pepper Bottling
company donated a 15-bottle
refreshment cooler. This was
auctioned by the Catholic
Daughters of America and sold
for $35 to John Turner, of O’
Neill. The same night a bin
go game netted $257.47.
A two-month-old calf last
week probably changed
hands more times than stock
on the market did in 1929.
It all started Saturday eve
ning.
Mrs. Loretta Hynes, of O’
Neill, donated the calf.
After selling $250 worth of
tickets, the calf was won by
an outstater, who gave it back
! immediately. It was put on
| public auction the same night.
S. R. Robertson, of O’Neill,
paid $100, but he too gave the
critter back. Again it was put
on the auction block. This
time it sold for $85 to M. J
Wallace and he returned it.
On Tuesday the small calf
was taken to the Ewing sales
pavillion and auctioned four
times before a buyer would
keep it.
Norb Uhl, of O’Neill, was
the first buyej', paying $50. It
was the same story with Frank
Froelich. The third buyer, who
bought it for $40, was the Ew
ing sales pavillion. The final
time the calf brought $36 and
Elbert Chickster, of Page, was
the owner.
Total money derived from
the sales and re-sales of the
calf amounted to $611.
The following is a list of con
tributions to the hospital fund
for the seven-day period ending
Saturday, July 9:
Name Address Cont.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Janzing, Emmet 25.00
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hop
pe, Atkinson 5.00
1 Mrs. Sophie Hoppe, Atk 5.00
Fred Carey, O’Neill 10.00
Pete Weber, O’Neill ._ 2.00
Wm. D. and Ruth Clos
> son, O’Neill 20 00
J Anna Brown, O’Neill 23.00
i Girl Scout Troop No. 1.
i O’Neill 100.00
i Ed Etherton, Atkinson 20,00
F. J. Gilg, O’Neill 50.00
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan C.
Pruss. O’Neill 50.00
Edw. S. Early, O’Neill 50.00
Cyril C. Peter. O’Neill 25.00
Fred Mack. Atkinson 10.00
A. M. Batenhorst, Stuart 5.00
J. B. Grady. O’Neill 25.00
Winnie Mullen. O’Neill 60.00
Frank Nelson, O’Neill 100.00
Mrs. Cleo Brand. O’Neill 5.00
E. H. and Nellie Medcalf,
Chambers 10.00
Tobin Seed Co.. Over
land Pk„ Kans. 57.00
Guy Cole, Emmet 100.00
Joe Gallagher, Inman 500.00
Fred Conway, O’Neill 40.00
Musil Bros., O’Neill 144.72 j
Girl Scout TroopNo. 1.
O’Neill 80.00
Star Get-To-Gether
I Club, Star 5 00
■ Amer. Legion Simonson
Post No. 93, O’Neill 164.87
Fred E. Boettcher, Atk 25.00
Florence C. Ponton, O’N 5.00
Guy Johnson. O’Neill 100.00
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C.
Young, O’Neill 25.00
Mrs. Mary Zastrow, O’N 25.00
Charles Snowardt, jr.,
* O’Neill . 1000
Elsie Peter, O’Neill 50.00
Catholic Daughters, O’N 435.00
George Shoemaker, O’N 200.00
O’Neill Rural Youth. O’N 25.00
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koci,
Chambers 150.00
J. H. and Mabel Gibson,
Chambers 25.00 (
Catholic Daughters, O’N 257.47
Total 3.014.61 ;
Total to date $80,166.55.
O'Neill Golfers
to Neligh—
Among the O’Neill golfers
taking part in the annual An
telope Country club one-day
tournament Sunday were: Gor- j
, don Elkins, Joe McCarville, jr.
Norman Gonderinger. and Gene
McKenna.
The affair was won by Dean
j Christofferson, champion o f
| the 1948 O’Neill golf tourna- j
! ment.
Mr. and Mrs. George Munger
returned to Chicago, 111., Sun- ;
day after visiting relatives for ,
a week.
The Monday night Parent-Teacher associa
tion p ayground workers at Ford's park are,
left-io-right: Dave Eby, Dale Felrow, Art
Brinkman, Harry Ressel, W. B. Gillespie and
Verne Beckwith. The group is digging place
ment holes for the swing frame at the new
playground.—The Frontier Photo by John H.
McCarville.
Ford's Playground Progresses
Installation of $600 worth of
playground equipment was
started Monday night at Ford’s
park by the members of the Par
ent-Teachers association.
The equipment, to be cement
ed in. is comprised of a horizon
tal bar, four and six sectional gi
ant strides of swings, a step-on
merry-go-round and some other
pieces, according t o Robert
Nicholas, chairman of the pur
chasing committqp.
At a meeting to be held this
week, the members of the P-TA
will decide about construction
of a wading pool, other equip
ment needed and about solicita
tion of additional money.
The playground committee to
date had cleared the grounds,
placed finished picnic tables and
benches, turned on water and
filled sandpiles.
At the regular meeting of the
city council, the body was forc
ed to turn down the proposal to
fence the park because of lack of
funds.
Meanwhile, the committee
continues to work two nights
each week, Monday and Friday.
P-TA committeemen extend in
vitations to all who are interest
ed in the city's youth and their
recreation, to come out to Ford’s
park on the work nights to aid
in piecing the playground to
gether.
The drive for funds, launched
June 15, attained its first thou
sand dollars last week when the
American Legion post and aux
iliary rounded out the needed
funds.
All-Star Proceeds to Hospital
Plans are now complete for
the North-Central league St.
Anthony hospital benefit all
star baseball game to be played
in Carney park Saturday, July
21. Proceeds will go to St. An
thony’s hospital building fund.
Organizations are supporting
the game “whole heartedly,” ac
cording to Laurence Haynes,
who is helping with arrange
ments.
The Merri Doctor Pepper Co
is furnishing free of charge all
soft drinks, the city has donated
the field and the lights free of
charge, and the Boy Scouts of
troop 210 will act as vendors at
the contest.
The squads, East and West,
have already been chosen. Dick
Tomlinson is the tutor for the
East team while August Tro
shynski will manage the West
club.
The East squad is made
up of players from Valen
tine, Stuart, Atkinson and
Ainsworth. The West team is
made up of players from
Page, O'Neill. Ewing and
Chambers. Four players and
an alternate have been cho
sen from each team for the
1 all-star tilt.
Matt Beha, one of the or
ganizers of the contest, has
written letters to major league
ball players requesting signed
baseballs that will be auction
off at the benefit tilt.
Players who have been writ
ten to are: Richie Asburn, a
former Tilden player and now
with the Philadelphia; Johnny
Hopp, formerly of Hastings,
now with Pittsburg; and Rex
Barney, Brooklyn Dodgers;
Howi Pollet, of St. Louis, and
Mickey Owen, with the Chi
cago Cubs.
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uKinson Woman Plans August
Visit to Her Native Czechoslovakia
By MAUDE SILVERSTRAND
Special Correspondent
ATKINSON— Barbara Bal
lon. who will be 78 on Decem
ber 4. is looking forward to a
visit with an old friend in
Prague, Czechoslovakia. She
will leave New York on the
Queen Mary on August 12,
leaving Atkinson August 9.
Barbara was born in Austria
and came to this country when
she was 8-years-old. She at
tended school here up to the
fourth grade. At the age of 17,
she went to Sioux City to
work. She advanced until she
became an accomplished book
keeper. She lived in Sioux Ci
ty for 30 years. During that
time she never ceased her stu
dying. She learned to write
what manv declare is a “beau
tiful hand” and she can con
Barbara Ballon • , return
ing to picturesque Prague,
scene of her childhood..
verse on almost any subject
you choose. Her lively chit
chat is a challenge to the wit
tiest of younger people. Her
brown eyes dance with laugh- ,
ter as she relates episodes
from her busy and happy life
Through the years she has
accumulated what might be
termed ■ "comfortable a- (
mount of money. She owns a
lovely home in the North
east part of Atkinson and
three other town properties.
I was greatly amused at her j
acceptance of the fact that the i
only reservations she could get |
were on the luxury liner the j
Queen Marv and only first
class passage on that ship. 1 |
?aid. “Isn't that dreadfully ex
pensive?” She said, “Yes. it
costs three times as much but
T’i] get my money’s worth
I’ll bet she will!
She will first go to Cher
bourg. France, and from there
to Prague where she will visit
her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Hen
rv Skokan, and their son. Hen
ry. Mrs. Skokan will be re
membered here as Frances
Svoboda, who worked in the
Ivan Dickerson home at one
time.
Someone asked Barbara how
she happened to come back to
a small town to retire. She
said. ‘"I like small towns and
big houses. I like the friends
vnu find in a small town and
I want a big house to enter
tain them in.”
Mrs. S. Kenicka, of Omaha,
is gbing on the same ship and
they will travel together. They
expect to return sometime in
November.
They are uncertain regard
ing what travel complications
they might encounter in Rus
sian-dominated Czechoslovakia.
HOLT ROAD FUND
NOT EXHAUSTED
Treasurer’s Semi - Annual
Statement Report
Is Given
In the Holt county treasur
er ’ s semi-annual statement,
published according to law at
the end of the fiscal year,
there was a balance of $581,
987.07 as of June 30. This is
$60,217 67 more than was on
hand June 30, 1948, and $35,
773.93 less than what was on
hand December 31, 1948.
Disbursements over the last
six months totaled $749,680 17
as compared with $717,288.90
for the same period a year
ago. The July 1 to December
31 period showed $568,088 02
in disbursements.
Contrary to popular
thought, the county road
and bridge fund was not ex
hausted as a result of last
Winter's heavy snow, accord
ing to J. Ed Hancock, Holt
county treasurer. Most of the
extra expense was borne by
the Army, Hancock reported.
For the six-month period
ending June 30. 1948. the coun
ty bridge fund showed a $12,
995.71 balance with the same
period for 1948 having a $38,
899.49 balance despite the un
usually hard Winter that de
teriorated roads and bridges.
County bridge disbursements
totaled $9,142.13 for this last
six-month period that ended
June 30, while $16,873.44 was
spent last year for the same
period.
Total county spending for
the 12-month span, June 30,
1948, to June 30, 1948, was $1,
317,768.19 as compared to $1,
377,985 86 in receipts.
COMBINES PARADE
THROUGH HOLT
Light Rain Falls Here;
Atkinson Gets
1 Inch
With the hot weather a boon
to the county’s com crop, a
much needed light rain of .15
of an inch fell here during
early Wednesday. In and a
round Atkinson approximately
an inch of rain fell Tuesday
afternoon. The moisture cooled
things off considerably but did
not handicap the combines that
continued their Northward pa
rade through the county dur
ing the week.
Along with the combinef
moving through the county the
corn borer seems to be on an
identical path.
Even though there are 87,
000 acres of corn in Holt
county the borers' infestation
is light in comparison to oth
er counties throughout the
state.
With the report of “light”
infestations of the borer, a
close check on the com by
the farmers will help curb the
segmented pests.
Clusters of eggs from the
borer, which lays 100-thousand
in a 10-day period, appear on
the under side of the leaf near
the stalk. During the tasseling
stage, after the eggs have
hatched, the borer starts its
move down the inside of the
stalk.
The only effective control af
ter the borer has entered the
stalk is to bum the stalk.
Other larva stage controls
that are effective is the one
and one-half pounds of DDT
mixed with xylene. The xylene
has an oil base which is used
as a carrier for the DDT in
place of the water.
There is evidence of two
j types of corn borers in the
| county.
The European type, that is a
flesh colored, segmented worm
that has a dark head. The
other specimen is the common
stalk borer. Indications of its
presence is the toppling over
of the corn stalks and it La
green in the larva stage.
A. Neil Dawes, county agent,
who has just returned from
Ft. Collins, Colo., Summer
school, said at the time the
Holt county farmers were com
batting the aphids, Iowa was
fighting the corn borer.
This week’s weather summa
ry, based on 24-hour periods
ending at 8 a. m. daily, fol
lows:
Date Hi Lo Prec.
July 7 95 71
July 8 91 69
July 9 85 63
July 10 82 53
July 11 _ 82 58
July 12 _ 85 65
July 13 87 65 .15
Neighbors Bring
Fire Under Control
SANDCREEK—Stuarts vol
unteer fire department answer
ed a prairie fire call at the
ranch of Dr. F. J. Clark, North
of Dustin, on Thursday after
noon, July 7.
The fire department arrived
as the neighbors in the terri
tory had brought the fire un
der control.
The cause of the fire was
attributed to lightning. The fire
burned about a quarter section
of pasture land before being
; brought under control.
"Grandma" Karr Feted—
Mrs. Ella (“Grandma”) Karr
was honored at a surprise par
ty on Friday The occasion was
her 85th birthday anniversary.
1 Guests were served ice cream
and cake. Out-of-town guests
were: Mrs. Roy Karr, Mrs.
Carrie Bartos, and Mrs. Ann
Rosenkrans. all of Spencer,
and Mr. and Mrs. David Page
and daughter, Barbara, of Or
chard. /
Receives Word
Mother 111—
Mrs. Ben Hill received word
Friday that her mother. Mrs.
Anna Bowers, of Strawberry
Point, la., was seriously ill
and had been taken to an Io
wa City hospital. Mrs. Hill and
sons left Friday for Iowa City.
Mrs. Bowers, who has heart
trouble, was placed in an oxy
i gen tent and her condition was
'still "serious” Saturday. Since
then no word has been receiv
Marriage Licenses
Average 1 Per Work Day —
Marriage licenses averaged
one for every work day during
June, according to Louis W. Ret
mer, judge of the county court.
With the 26 working days, 2$
licenses to marry were issued.