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VOLUME 69—NUMBER 14 O NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 11. 1949 PRICE 7 CENTfT
Pageant, Parade
. Feature Hay Days
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Preparation for Two-Day
Festival at Atkinson
Nears End
ATKINSON — New Orleans
has its Mardi Gras, Cheyenne its
Frontier days. But in Atkinson
the big event of the year is Hay
Days.
This year the two-day festi
val—Wednesday and Thursday,
August 17 and 18—will be under
the sponsorship of the American
Legion post.
Hay is king in Atkinson terri
tory the year-around and fitting
ly hay is the theme of the cele
bration.
On Wednesday morning at 10
o’clock there will be a big par
ade entitled. “Our Country and
Our People.” Thursday morning
at 10 there will be a 4-H glub
^ and pet parade. Children of all
ages are requested to enter.
During the afternoons there
will be baseball, world's cham
pionship hay baling contest,
and presentation of the 1949
Holt county honor family.
There will be a home talent
pageant entitled, “A Salute to
the Hay Lands.” This will be at
8 p.m. on Wednesday. More than
one hundred and fifty people
are working on the pageant.
The Hay Days parade is ex
pected to portray the modern j
methods in which a progressive
hay town operates.
A feature this year will be a
real Indian tribal dance and real
hay co.untry music. The Missouri
0 valley barn dance crew, of:
Yankton. S. D., will present a
show and dance on Thursday
evening.
Voting on the hay king and
hay queen for 1949 will close
Saturday, August 13.
Farm families mentioned be
* low are among those already
nominated for the typical Holt
farm family of the year:
Glenn Harris, Page; Elwyn
Robertson, Chambers; George
Hitchcock, Stuart; Harry Mitch
ell, Dustin; Charles Shopek,
Stuart; Harry Tegler, Page; J.
B. Mellor, Atkinson; Merwyn
French, sr., Page; and Ralph
Reck, Atkinson.
The committee states the win
ning family has been chosen aft
er long debate but it wishes to
give honorable mention to all
nominees. The committee is a
selected group from the college
of agriculture at Lincoln.
Sister Rosalie Feted
on 25th Anniversary
Sister M. Rosalie, of the St.
Mary’s academy here, Monday
celebrated her silver anniversary
as a nun in the Roman Catholic
St. Francis order.
Arriving here in August, 1948,
Sister Rosalie had spent most of
the time teaching in parochial
and academy schools at Los An
geles and Sacramento, Calif.
Sister Rosalie made novitiate
at Stella Niagara, N. Y., on Aug
• ust 8, 1924.
Rev. J. C. Werner, assistant
pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic
church, gave the jubilee celebra
tion mass at 7 a.m. Monday
with Marde Birmingham, Bar
bara Birmingham, Kathryn
Golden, Suzanne Moss, Loretta
Cuddy. Marjorie Troshynski and
Patricia Brennan singing the
mast Of St. Aloysius.
Bernadette Hynes was soloist
with Nancy Froelich as organist.
Benediction mass was at 4:15
p.m., with Reverend Werner of
ficiating.
Sister Rosalie’s father, W. J.
DuRay, of Ft. Lupton, Colo., and
sister, Mrs. J. R. Willard, and
daughters, Vivian and Ruth, of
Brighton, Colo., were here for
the celebration.
Motorcycle Rams
Rear of Truck
A truck-motorcycle accident ^
occured about one-half mile j
West of the Danceland comer
* at approximately 1:45 p. m.
Wednesday, according to Holt
County Sheriff A- B. Hubbard.
Rider on the* motorcycle,
Miezvyslaw Ejchles, 21 of Ris
ing City, told Sheriff Hubbard
that he did not see the back
part of the truck until it was
too late to avoid the accident.
The truck, driven by Ray
mond Cooper, 29, of Plainview,
and the motorcycle were both
Westbound on highway 20
when the accident happened.
Ejchles was taken to a doctor’s
office in O’Neill, but was re
leased immediately.
Sheriff Hubbard estimated
the damage to both vehicles at
$100 apiece.
-.
Adamsons Soon to
Return to Africa—
AMELIA — Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Adamson and family, of
McPherson, Kans., and ' Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Milton, of Den
ver, Colo., are expected to
visit in the H. S. and Glen
White homes this weekend.
The Adamsons soon will re
turn to their mission posts in
Africa. They have been on fur
* lough in the United States for
the past 18 months.
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Jubilee Committee
Discusses Plans
The Diamond Jubilee commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce
met Monday evening 10 discuss
plans for the celebration October
12. R. V. Lucas is cochairman.
Lucas said the celebration is
still in the planning stage.
It is contemplated that the
manager of the carnival, cur
rently at the rodeo at Burwell,
will be contacted in connection
with the celebration.
It is definite, Lucas continued,
that the 60-horse Stuart Saddle
club will be available for a show.
Cochairmen of the parade
committee are Arnold Doermng
and Harold Buman. Other com
mittee chairmen are: M. E. Ja
ccbson. booster trips; J. D. Cron
in and L. C. Walling, speaker:
Matthew' B e h a, children’s
races.
The parade is planned for the
morning of October 12 followed
by the children’s races and at 1
p.m. a speaker and band concert
tentatively followed by a base
ball game.
281 GROUP TO
MEET GOVERNOR
i
Chamber of Commerce to
Send Delegates to
Parley
Highlights of Tuesday even
ing’s session of the Chamber
of Commerce included presen
tation of the Boy Scout chart
er, a discussion of the forth
coming Diamond Jubilee cel
ebation, a decision to award
$100 in premiums for the an
nual 4-H achievement day, and
a discussion of a Highway 281
association meeting, with Gov.
Val Peterson.
The Session was held at the
Golden hotel.
M. E. Jacobson, Seoul com
mittee chairman, presented
to President Melvin Ruzicka
the troop charter. The scout
troop is sponored by the
Chamber.
President Ruzicka pointed
out that highway 281 associa
tion has arranged a meeting
August 15 with Governor Pet
erson in Lincoln, to discuss
plans for the improvement of
the highway.
J. D. Cronin, vice president
of the association, said “as
many as possible,” should at
tend the meeting in Lincoln,
James W. Rooney, secretary of
the Chamber, volunteered to
contact some members of the
association about attending. It
was futher decided the Cham
ber would pay mileage and
expenses for those attending
the meeting.
Secretary Rooney also point
ed out none of the O’Neill
members were present at the
June 30 meeting in Grand Is
land of the association.
The $100 premium awards
will be given to 4-H’ers for
individual or team performan
ces at the annual achievement
exercise.
In past years premiums have
been given on a cash basis.
A report by Henry Lo
haus, co-chairman of the Di
amond Jubilee celebration,
was given and it was decid
ed that a meeting with the
celebration committee and
the directors of the Chamber
should be held soon.
An appreciation letter was
read by President Ruzicka on
behalf of the Stuart commer
cial club for the postponement
of the Diamond Jubilee cele
bration in favor of the Stuart
rodeo on July 4.
Smiths Prepare to
Sail for Honduras
CHAMBERS—Rev. and Mrs.
Ward Smith and family left
last Thursday morning for La
conia, la., where they will
visit Mrs. Smith’s mother, Mrs.
Anna Graves.
From Laconia they will go
to New Orleans, La., and ex
pect to sail from there about
August 20 for Honduras, South
America.
Reverend Smith will engage
in church work there. The
Smiths are taking their child- I
ren with them.
SISTER DIES
ATKINSON — Mrs. Louella !
Brook received word Monday
of the death of her sister, Allie 1
C. Hawn, 82, of Spencer, la.
Mrs. Hawn died Monday, Aug
ust 8. Mrs. Brook left Wednes
day to attend the funeral ser- :
vices. She will remain for a
visit with her brother, Frank
Clark, who will bring her
home in about two weeks.
FILM COMING
Sgt. James Lyons has an
nounced that he will show the
movie “Career Decision’’ at the
American Legion hall on Tues
day, August 16, at 8 o’clock.
There will be no admission
charge. Everyone is invited.
O’NEILL RECEIVES
.90 INCH RAIN
Stuart Area Is Deluged
With 5 Inches of
Moisture
Ninety hundreths of an inch
of rain fell in the O’Neill region 1
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The rain started falling late
Tuesday afternoon and con tin- 1
ued through the evening into
die early morning hours.
Unofficial reports stated that 1
fi-ve inches of moisture was re- ;
corded in the Stuart area with
(i to 12 miles North receiving
one-half an inch. Atkinson re
corded two inches.
It was an answered prayer to
corn raisers, but has hampered
Holt county haying. The rain
came too late to be of much ben
efit to corn in Northeastern Holt
county. The crop was parched
during the late July and early
August heat.
The cooling rain broke a 10
day hot period that sent the mer
cury soaring to 95 degrees on
August 7 and 8. The low temper- i
ature of the same 10-day period
was recorded at 52 degrees on
August 2 and 3.
Highest temperature a year
ago at thiis time was 92 de
grees.
This week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 8 a.m., daily follows:
Date High Low Prec.
August 4_ 82 60
August 5 . . ... 85 62
August 6 91 65
August 7 _ 95 66
August 8 95 70
August 9 92 70
August 10 86 65 .90
Dr. Eason Establishes
Dental Office Here
Dr. C. M. Eason, formerly of
Chambers, this week announced
the opening of a dental office in
O’Neill. His office is located on
the second floor of the Hagen
sick building with an outside
entrance next door to the O’Neill
National bank building.
Doctor Eason, a graduate of
the Creighton university col
lege of dentistry, established a
practice at Chambers in 1935. He
was a captain in the Army med
ical corps between 1942 and
1946, spending one year in
France.
Returning to Chambers for
two years. Doctor Eason later
worked with the Veterans Ad
ministration at Louisville. Ky.,
for one year.
Married, the Easons are living
in a residential property built
last year by the Gilg Construc
tion Co. The Easons have pur- i
chased the property from Alton
Forsberg.
Visit in Canada—
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph N. Leidy
and family returned Sunday
from a week’s visit in Winne
peg and other Canadian points.
They made the trip via Minn
esota.
Visit Pickstown—
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Med
calf and two children and Mr.
and Mrs. Bennie Hill and fam- 1
ily went to Pickstown Sunday. !
i ill MlMill 111" % K 7UE
Some of the farmers that participated in the
benefit haying bee at Inman for the building
fund of the Methodist church are (left-to
right) Francis Anderl, Harvey Tompkins, Otto
“ t w,
Retke, Harry Moore, Leon R. Tompkins and
Harlan Moore, On top of the stack are Lew
Kopecky, jr„ and Marvin Rouse.—The Fron
tier Photo by John H. McCarville.
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Parishoners in Haying Bee
INMAN—In typical prairie
land community spirit, 15 far
mers, ranchers and workers
gathered on a leased 120-acre
Elkhorn valley hayfield Monday
to harvest a hay crop for the
benefit of the Methodist church
at Inman.
The workers donated their
time and use of equipment in
the haying bee that extended
through Tuesday. After sev
eral crops have been gathered,
it is hoped that proceeds will
build an addition onto the
church.
Those gathered on the har
vest scene Monday were: Lew
Kopecky, jr.. O. H. Retke.
Leo Hart, Harvey Tompkins,
Francis Andrei, John Boham.
Harlan Moore, Harry Moore,
James Coventry, H a d d o n
Geary, Ray Gannon, Marvin
Rouse, and the co-organizers,
Leon R. Tompkins and Her
bert Rouse.
Nut all are members of the
church, but all are interested in
seeing a new addition to the
church.
The 120 acres, butted against
the South limits of the town, lie
level-to-gently rolling in the
rich hayland of the Elkhorn val
ley. It is in the heart of one of
the foremost hay centers of the
world.
The need for the addition to
the church was foreseen in 1945
by Rev. E. B. Maxcy, then pas
tor of the church.
Pastor Maxey was keenly
aware of the dependency the
community placed on the church
for social and recreational gath
enngs.
With this in mind, he started
the building fund and through
contributions and benefit activ
RADIO INTERVIEW
Most of these volunteer
workers in the hayfield near
Inman were interviewed by
Chuck Apgar, announcer on
the WJAG's "Voice of the
Frontier" program. The inter
view was recorded on Mon
day evening, rebroadcast on
the regular Wednesday pro
gram at 9:45 a.m.
ities the fund grew in five
years to over $1,400.
Stimulated by this, the parish
oners are anxious to increase the
amount in the building fund and
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Visitor from Puerto Rico Likes
American Boys and Ping-Pong
‘‘I like American boys and
the small American towns, es
pecially O’Neill. Everyone is so
friendly here.” These were
words spoken Tuesday by Miss
Raquel Otero, of Rio Piedras,
Puerto Rico.
Miss Otero, is visiting O’
Neill with her college class
mate, Kathleen Flood, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwaid N.
Flood. The two girls recently
finished the Summer term at
St. Mary’s college at Xavier,
Kans.
In addition to the small Am
erican towns, Miss Otero ex
orvs.secl a complete fascination
,r the ping pong and tennis
.'•mes. Asked if she had en
red the college ping pong
tournament, she explained,
shyly, that she had recently
learned the game but was
working hard to improve it.
Miss Olero arrived in the
United States 11 months ago.
Upon leaving the bus depot,
about ane-half mile from the
girls' residence hall, she was
in need of a friend.
Miss Flood arrived on the
scene, befriended her by prom
ptly relieving Miss Otero of
some of her luggage, and since
the two have been friends.
During Miss Otero’s elem
entary and high school studies,
English courses were a re
quirement. English courses she
studied ranged from vocabu
lary to sentence construction
and to composition.
During the two years spent
in the University of Puerto
Rico, more English courses
were required, but her major
was pharmacy.
Upon arrival at St. Mary’s
she became interested in home
economics wiith special time
for English, philosophy and
sewing.
Miss Otero plans to graduate
in May, 1950, with a bachelor
of science degree in home ec
onomics and will return to
Puerto Rico to instruct.
An older brother is a bus
RAQUEL OTERO , . . soda
pop, tennis, home economics
are favorites—Frontier Photo
iness administration graduate
from the University of Puerto
Rico. She comes from a family
of five children.
Miss Otero’s father owns a
dairy farm, a liquor store and
a restaurant.
Ewing Mourns Ruther Deaths
EWING — The residents of
Ewing are heartbroken. They
are mourning the loss of two
teen-age Ruther children, who
were fatally injured in an au
tomobile accident on Tuesday,
August 2.
Mildred, IS, died late Wed
nesday, August 3, in a Nor
folk hospital; George, 13,
died Sunday in the same
hospital.
MILDRED RUTHER, 15 . . .
dies of injuries on Wednes
day, August 3.
A younger brother, Leo, 10,
Tuesday was released from the
hospital. He is suffering from
shock and a broken arm.
The Ruther youngsters were
riding in the rear of a pickup
truck enroute to Petersberg.
The parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Ruther, were in the front seat.
Mr. Ruther was driving when
the machine suddenly left the
road.
Mildred and George sus
tained fatal internal injuries.
George never regained ccon
sciousness.
Leo, the smallest, was thrown
clear of the wreckage. The
parents were only shaken and
bruised.
Mildred Ruther was born at
Ewing on January 8, 1934. She
would have been a member ol
the eighth grade in the Ewing
school in September. George
was born March 10, 1936. He
would have entered the seven
the grade.
Their father is an auto me
chanic and operates a repair
shop.
Funeral services for Mild
dred were held in St. Pet
er's Catholic church with
Rev. Peter Burke, church
pastor officiating. Rites for
George were held Wednesday.
The following schoolmates of
the accident victims acted as
pallbearers: Dwight Schroeder,
Lowell Jensen, Allen Peterson,
Duane Hobbs, Vernon Rockey,
Donald Ruro^de and Lewis
Latzel.
Genevieve Vandersnick and
the eighth grade pupils follow
ed Mildred’s funeral pro
cession; Mrs. Mayme Housh, of
Neligh, and her seventh grade
pupils followed George’s cas
ket.
GEORGE RUTHER, 13. . . .
dies of injuries on Sunday,
August 7. |
2-Car Accident
Near Emmet
A two car accident occured
Sunday, near the Bill O’Conn
er place near Emmet, about 10
p. m., according to Holt Coun
ty Sheriff A. B. Hubbard.
Mr. Myers, of Lincoln, park
ed near the South edge of
highway 20, was changing a
flat tire.
Lewis Prussa, of Atkinson,
was driving a car East and
was blinded by the lights of
an oncoming car and did not
see the Meyers vehicle when
the accident happened, Sheriff
Hubbard reported. s
The impact knocked the My
ers car into the ditch, t h e
Sheriff said.
Sheriff Hubbard estimated
the damage to the Prussa car
at $200 and $115 damage to
the Myers car.
McCarvilles Are
Hosts—
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. McCarville, sr.,
Saturday and Sunday were:
Miss Mary Margaret Kelley, of
Albion, a niece; Miss Ruth
Kellar, R. N., of Lincoln, a sis
ter of Mrs. McCarville; and
Robert Keiger, of St. Paul,
Minn. Mary Margaret remain
ed for a longer visit.
BENEFIT AUCTION
SLATED SATURDAY
Merchandise Donations tc
Be Sold Saturday
Night
St. Anthony’s hospital build
ing fund mounted this week
to $88,825 with a total of $325
donated the week ending Aug
ust 10.
Atotal of five calves have
been donated for the livestock
sale to be held in September.
This week, E. J. Revell, of
Star, donated a herford steer
calf and Harry and Robert
Van Horn, of Page, also con
tributed a hereford.
"There is still a need for
more contributions of calves,”
Hospital Drive Chairman, J.
M. Corkle said Tuesday night.
To make the sale a success,
there must be more calf do
nations, he said.
All proceeds from the calf
sale will go to the building
fund of St. Anthony’s hospital
Meanwhile plans are virtual
ly complete for the large auc
tion of merchandise contribut
ed by O’Neill business firms.
The O’Neill extension clubs
netted $111 from the lunch
sale near the hospital head
quarters Saturday. Todate the
extension club have earned
$516.95 for the building fund.
The list of donors follows:
The auction will be held
West of the Golden hotel.
23 Entrants in
City Golf Tourney
First round play in the city
golf tournament must be com
pleted and turned in by Tues
day, August 16, according to
chairman A. P. (“Scoviie”) Jas
zkowiak.
Twenty-three entrants are
vieing for the city crown as
I the tourney moves into the
I first round.
First round pairing were
made from the scores turned
in on the qualifying rounds
played this week.
In the championship flight.
Max Golden, defending champ
ion, takes on Joe McCarville,
jr.; Pat Harty will tangle with
Gene McKenna; Chairman Jas
zkowiak plays Henry Lohaus
and Jim Harty will tussle with
Ben Grady.
In the second flight, Ed
Campbell, sr., will meet R. V.
Lucas; two Dales, French and
Kersen brock, will test each ot
her; Dr. F. J. Fisher plays
George Hammond and Will
iam McIntosh will try Norm
Gonderinger.
The third fight will find
Fred Appleby shooting against
Marvin Johnson and Ben Oet
ter will try newcomer Beryl
Damkroger. Ted Llndberg
drew a third round bye.
Man Bound Over
to District Court
Preliminary hearing was held
Wednesday morning in Holt
county court here for Clifford B.
Kopetjka, 27, charged with forg
ing and passing a $20 check at
the Farmers State bank at Ew
ing on July 7.
Kopetjka was bound over to
district court by County Judge
Louis W. Reimer.
The complaint filed in Holt
county court Wednesday, August
3, stated that Clifford B. Kopet
jka allegedly signed the check
Ralph J. Kopetjka and then
passed it at the Farmers State
bank at Ewing on July 7.
Mounts Paroles
Brickley to Kin
District Court Judge D. R.
Mounts Wednesday paroled
James D. Brickley, 26, of Ta
coma, Wash., to his brother in
Seattle, Wash.
Brickley had pleaded guiltv to
charges of breaking and enter
ing a tavern here on July 10.
LIBRARIAN TO RETIRE
ATKINSON — Mrs. Donald
Davis will replace Mrs. George
Frohardt as librarian in the
Atkinson public library. Mrs.
Frohardt will retire sometime
this month. She has had
charge of the library for many
years.
Mrs. L. A. Carter will leave
Friday for Sheridan, W y o .,
where she wfil visit her daugh
ter, Mrs. Arthur Blum, and
family She will accompany
aer neice, Charlotte Blum, to
Port Angeles, Wash., and then
vill continue to Seattle, Wash.,
vhere she yill visit her sister -
n-law, Mrs. O. D. Wells, and
amily for several weeks.