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VOLUME 69— NUMBER 18. O'NEILL, NEBR., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1949 PRICE 7 CENTS * ★ ★
GRAND CHAMPION . . . Dale Wood, 10, of Ewing, exhibits
Skippy, a Hereford baby beef which was judged grand champion
in the 4-H club competition at the Holt county fair. Dale, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood, of Ewing, fed Skippy 240 days. His
calf was born in April, 1948. Ray Siders, of O’Neill, showed the
grand champion female—a Black Angus—in the open class at
the 57th annual exposition.—The Frontier Photos.
Other Holt Fair Photos Below and on Page 9.
STORMS CAUSE
DAMAGE IN HOLT
Lightning Strikes and
Kills 11 Head
of Cattle
Electrical storms accompanied
by rain hit Holt county over the
weekend and did some damage.
Rain started in the Stuart re
gion about 6:30 p. m. Saturday
evening and fell intermittently
through the night. At approxi
mately 10:30 the same evening,
a bolt of lightning struck a 225
volt generating unit at the Stu
art light plant and knocked out
two transformers near the East
edge of town.
Electrical service, however,
was not disrupted. Unofficial
reports said the Stuart region
received three-quarters of an
inch of rain Saturday night and
early Sunday morning.
Lightning also struck in the
Dorsey area in Northeast Holt
county Sunday evening, killing
four cows and a hog belonging
to Lloyd Mills.
It was believed the electrical
storm also killed seven milk
cows belonging to an unidenti
fied farmer in that area.
The incident was reported to
The Frontier by Mrs. Rodney
Tomlinson.
She said reports indicated n •
burns were on the carcasses of
the dead animals to show that
lightning had struck them.
However, the cows were milk
ed Sunday evening and were
found dead early Monday morn
ing.
Solicitation Teams
Are Appointed
Twenty men and women
volunteer solicitors are sche
duled to go into rural prec
incts today (Thursday), Friday
and Saturday, September 8, 9,
and 10, to secure calf and
monetary donations and t o
sell benefit banquet tickets
for St. Anthony’s hospital
building fund.
Mrs. Glen Tomlinson, secre
tary of the hospital building
fund committee, said Wednes
day solicitors will be seeking
calf donations to bolster the
seven calves, one hog and one
cow that have thus far been
contributed for the auction to
(Continued on page 4)
BOY, 2, DROWNS
IN STOCK TANK
star Infant Topples into
Water and Perishes;
Burial Saturday
STAR — Tragedy struck
Thursday, September 1, at the
Elmer Juracek farm one mile
Zest and one mile South of
oere at 2 p.m.
Two-year-old Vernon Elmer
uracek was drown in a stock
water tank about one hundred
yards from the family home
while playing.
The boy apparently climbed
upon the edge and toppled in
the tank.
The death was discovered
by Judith Ann, a sister. The
two had been playing together
early in the afternoon. About
1:30 Judith went into the
house. A few minues later she
checked on the baby to see
why he was playing so quietly.
She discovered the body in the
tank.
Judith carried her brother’s
body to the house where a
neighbor woman was called
to attempt to revive him. Ef
forts failed and the body was
then rushed to a doctor in O’
Neill, but efforts to revive the
boy proved futile.
Funeral services were held
at 1:30 p.m. Saturday from
the Methodist church in O’
Neill. Rev. V. R. Bell officiat- j
ed at the rites and burial was
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Besides his parents, Vernon j
Juracek is survived by sister
Judith Ann, 9, and Irma Ma
rie, 5.
Pallbearers were: Harold
Krugman Harold Miller. Earl
Miller and Sam Deriekson.
Bulletins from the Deloit
and Ewing areas said lightning
struck and burned several
haystacks there. The burning
haystacks could be seen from
highway 275.
Electrical power was off in
Ewing for a short period during
the busy Saturday evening
hours.
The electrical storm was fol
lowed by a brief but heavy fall
of rain in the Ewing area which
made county road 108 South of
Ewing virtually impassable.
Many farmers, who lived
South of Ewing, in for Saturday
night shopping, made their way
home via Clearwater.
Here in O’Neill the weather
continued abnormally cool with
the low for the week recorded on
September 1 and 5 at 43 degrees.
Summary:
Date Hi Lo Prec.
September 1 . 70 43
September 2 82 53
September 3 _ 85 58
September 4 88 68 .25
September 5 70 43
September 6 69 52 .19
September 7 75 49
Former Owners
Repurchase Cafe —
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Langan
recently repurchased M y r t ’ s
cafe in West O’Neill.
The Langan’s sold the cafe
in November, 1948, and mov- i
ed to Stuart. I
NO ACCIDENTS
State Highway Patrolman Fay
Robeson said Wednesday that
no motor vehicle accidents were
reported in the O’Neill region
over the unusually long Labor
day weekend.
EXHIBITS SET
A NEW HIGH
Fairgoers Say Quality Is
‘Tops’; Storm Threat
Cuts Attendance
CHAMBERS — Holt county
fair officials Saturday night clos
the books on the 57th annual
exposition.
Fairgoers were universally a
grced that the quality of exhib
its hit an all-time high.
George Rowse. of Chambers,
president of the Holt County Ag
ricultural society, says he was
convinced the quality of prod
ucts and exhibits of all types
was “as high as it has ever
been,” but pointed out that nu
nerically exhibits fell short of
earlier records.
The fair opened Wednesday,
\ugust 31, which was set aside
is entry day. Thursday, Septem
ber 1, was judging day and the
ictivity attracted a surprising
lumber of fairgoers, according
to Secretary Edwin Wink.
Friday's throng practically
established a new attendance
record—1,500. A kindly wea
therman smiled on Chambers
and fairgoers came from miles.
Highlight of the day was the
rodeo, staged by Gus Ober
mire, veteran showman. Im
ported Brahmas were ridden
by rodeo artists who came sev
eral hundred miles to compete
for prize money.
(For results of baseball games
turn to SPORTS on page 9.)
Grandstand performers fea
tured the evening program.
Storm clouds Saturday cut the
attendance in “about half,”
Wink said. Fierce looking clouds
developed and kept many peo
pe from a distance from attend
ing. Less than .10 of an inch of
moisture fell, however, and the
society could not collect rain in
surance. The attendance dip may
have put the fair a “little in the
red.”
The dance in the evening was
transplanted from the fair
grounds into town because of
rain.
Surprise attraction was added
to the Saturday rodeo program.
Johnny Rivers, well-known on
the Nebraska rodeo circuit, drop
ped in and put on an afternoon
and evening trick riding, roping
and bulldogging exhibition.
Grandstand performers work
ed in the rain — but the show
went on.
Two Holt County Giffls
Pledge Sororities—
Two Holt county girls were
among the pledges to social
sororities on the University of
Nebraska campus, according
press reports Wednesday.
Betty Gallagher, of O’Neill,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward M. Gallagher, pledged
the Kappa Kappa Gamma sor
ority.
Donna Krotter, of Stuart,
pledged the Kappa Delta sor
ority.
By ELLEN LANDON
Staff Writer
CHAMBERS—Exnibits rang
ing from colorful fresh fruits
and vegetables, savory baked
products and needlework art
to stalls of prime livestock
were evidence of Holt coun
ty’s fruitful productivity at
the 57th annual county fair at
the fairgrounds at Chambers
last Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday.
The event, attended by an
estimated three thousand men,
women and children also fea
tured such varied entertain
ments as a rodeo, baseball
games, parade and evening I
open air dances.
In the Thursday parade the
Riverside 4-H club won an
other first on the float which
had brought members the
same honor at the recent At
kinson Hay Days celebration.
The Riverside float featured
the members of the club seat
ed on tiered hay bales over j
which an arch had been con
structed, bearing the name of
the club. Just behind this part
of the float was a trailer ar
ranged like a garden with
small boys and girls, attract- |
ively costumed, symbolizing
future 4-H members.
One of the fair features—
the rodeo — attracted cow
boys from as far as Oregon.
In the baseball game the
O’Neill Rockets defeated Lvn
ch on Friday to become eligi
ble to play the Atkinson
Towners Saturday.
Many a child sampling
the pleasures of the midway j
was frankly delighted by
the merry-go-round; many |
Descendants of Mrs. Sarah Hull gather about
her as jn a clear voice she asks God's blessing
on her descendants end cn the food they are
‘Grandma’ Hull
Starts 95th Year
Photos and Story
By ELLEN LANDON
Staff Writer
“Grandma” Sarah Hull started
her 95th year Tuesday as if it
were any ordinary day. She
arose early, baked hot soda bis
cuits and made coffee for her
self, her son, William, who lives
with her, and visiting members
of her family.
But there the comparison to
an ordinary day ended.
For by 10 a.m. children, grand
children, great - grandchildren
and even great-great-grandchild
ren had started arriving at the
Hull homestead, 22 miles North
east of O’Neill, for the annuai
birthday and celebration for
“Grandma” Hull.
When noon came. 100 of the
129 immediate descendants of
this venerable nonagenarian
were on hand to say "Happy
Birthday" and to hear her
bless the abundant quantities
of food and those who would
partake of it.
“Grandma” Hull’s family ha*
m^de it a regular practice to
remember her birthday with
similar family parties since 1929,
the year her husband, William,
died.
“I cooked the main parts of
the meals until 1935 when I
turned 80. Then I told the child
ren they could take over,” said
“Grandma” Hull with a chuckle.
No one would guess her age
within 15 or 20 years. For though
she doesn’t sec or hear well, this
tiny woman who is 3 css than
five feet tall has vi'.ality and a
genuine interest in what goes ^n
about her. She keeps house for I
herself and William even to do
ing the washing and ironing
even though her daughters and
daughters-in-law help with hea
vy cleaning.
Continued on page 4)
Quality of Exhibits Impresses Reporter
an adult was equally exhil
arated by spins on the fer
~is wheel or glider. There
were sufficient quantities of
hot dogs, popcorn, pop. ham
burgers. sugar candy and ice
cream being hawked to give
anyone who wanted a good
old-fashioned tummy ache.
Fair workers who had been
on the job before classed the I
quality of 1949 exhibits as
“fexcedlent” in comparison with
other years though Mrs. G. H.
Grimes, fruits and flowers
superintendent for the past 30
years, noted there were con
siderably fewer products in
many lines—particularly fruits
vegetables and baked goods.
“I suspect this is due to an
unusually busy season and the
late Spring,” she explained.
As sub - normal temperatures
of Thursday gave way to the
more normal warmth of this
season, the fair picked up mo
mentum proportionately. An
aura of pleasent relaxation
permeated the crowds who be
fore and after viewing grand
Mrs. I.ois Adams (loft) and Mrs. Loa Hubbard discuss the for
mer's prize-winning needlework entries at the 1949 Holt coun
ty fair. Mrs. Adams mcdestly claims her needlework and crochet
no better than anyone else's ... "I just have more time to work
at them."—The Frontier Photo by Ellen London.
about to eat. All came to help "Grandma" Hull
celebrate her 94th birthday anniversary.
Ot*AD IN A violet flowered cotton dress and a printed waist a
pron, Grandma Hull looked neat and happy as she enjoyed her
94th birthday anniversary in the midst of members of her fam
• ily Tuesday. Above her great-great-grandson, 6-month-old Har
old (“Butcjiie”) Heinert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Heinert,
of Parmalee, S. D., seems to enjoy being held by so honored a
person as his great-great-grandmother.
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stand features strolled from
building-to-building.
These crowds admired need
lework art, garden produce,
objects, of culinary art, 4-H
y hi bits and livestock—all of
which represented Holt coun
ty’s best.
Strangely enough the veget
ables exhibits did not include
one potatoe, but uniform red
tomatoes, beans, onions, cab
bage, pumpkins and strawber
ries confirmed the natural as
sumption that gardens and
fruit patches of Holt county
ans have benefited from the
ideal growing season of this
year.
Floriculturally-inclined resi
dents provided much color in
the domestic arts building
with their entries of zinnias,
marigolds’ gladioli, dainty ph
lox, fragile tube roses, petun
ias, dahlias and agerata. Some
'thing new was added in the
flowers division, incidentally,
according to Mrs. G imes. This
a club exhibit of flowers
by the Beautiful Vall°y Gar
den club of Chambers. Mem
bers received their premiums
as individuals, but their ent
ries were arranged in an ef
fective group display.
‘ The club was organized in
August, and we think showing
so soon afterward is splendid,”
said Mrs. Grimes.
If the dozens of pints and
vegetables, jams, jellies and
pickles are any indication,
people of this couny will be
eating well this Winter. Row
after row of jars testified to
this.
A total of 56 pints of cann
(Continued on page 12)
M RIDES MADE IN
JUBILEE PLANNING
Legion Chief Appoints
Committees for Big
Celebration
—
Big strides were being
made this week in the Am
erican Legion’s plans for a
Diamond Jubilee-Fall Festival
celebration to be held Friday,
September 30.
In virtually every quarter
Simonson post’s celebration i
dea was being received with
favor and enthusiasm.
Post Commander Gordon
Harper said Wednesday that
as far as he could determine
the Jubilee - Festival plan
had been given a "blanket
stamp of approval" and the
i ewly-appoin ed commit! «s
already are functioning
smoothly.
There have been no impor
tant new developments as far
as entertainment i^ concern
ed, he pointed out, out a great
deal of emphasis will be
placed on the parade. The Ju
tulee parade will depict pio
neer life and 75 years of pro
gress.
M. E. (“Jake”) Jacobson has
been named chairman of the
parade committee. He will be
assisted by A. Neil Dawes. A.
Marceilus, A. W. Carroll and
D. D. DeBolt.
Other committee appoint
ments are:
Sports (including cross
country horse race, football,
etc.): G. Owen Cole, chair
man; Laurence Haynes, Har
old Williamson, Marvin Mil
ler.
tractor obstacle race: Jo
seph Grutsch, chairman; Dale
Fink, L. D. Putnam.
Carnival and concessions:
Glea H. Wade, chairman; Val
Darling.
Special events at Legion
club: Paul Beha, chairman; G.
E. Miles, Edward McManus,
Emmet Carr, Nobrert Uhl.
Old fiddlers’ contest: Dean
Streeter, chairman.
Selection of king and queen
and reception of Stuart Sad
dle club: to be announced.
St. Anthony’s hospital ben
efit calf sale: James M. Cor
kle, chairman.
uoosier flips: to be an
nounced.
Publicity: G. E. Miles.
Third meeting of key per
sons in the celebration plans
was held Monday ni^ht at the
j Legion clubroom.
Next week’s issue of the O’
| Neill papers will publish rule*
and entry blanks for the
cross-country horse race and
applications for the king and
queen honors.
Ti.e oldest continuous res
idents cf the county—a man
and a woman—will be se
iecied to reign over the fes
tival. Arrangements will be
made to fittingly honor the
Jubilee coyalfy.
Program details will be an
(Continued on page 8)
4 Sales Listed on
Frontier Calendar
Four public farm sales are
listed in The Frontier’s sale
calendar. They are:
Monday, September 12— D.
A. and Margaret McCarthy,
who live 7 miles South and
2 Ms miles West of O’Neill, will
dispose of their personal pro
perty which includes 83 head
of cattle. Wallace O’Cortnell
will be the auctioneer, assist
ed by Ed Evans. O’Neill National
bank will clerk.
Wednesday, September 14—
John Dougherty, who lives 8
miles West of Ewing on highway
275, will hold a cleanup sale,
which includes 20 head of cattle.
(See advertisement on page 11.)
Buv Wanser will be the auction
eer and the O’Neill National
bank will clerk
Tuesday, September 20 —
Wm. A. Anderson, of Page,
will sell his personal property,
including 34 head of cattle and
a ccmplete line of farm and
haying machinery. Wallace O’
Connell will be the auctioneer
ncl O’Neill National bank will
i clerk.
Monday, October 3 —Charley
I Fleming, who lives 5 miles
Northeast of O’Neill on the Op
portunity road, will hold a sale
i of his personal property, which
includes a big line of farm ma
chinery. (Complete details will
he found in a later issue.) Wal
lace O’Connell and James G.
Fredrickson are the auctioneers.
First National bank will clerk.
The Frontier’s auction ser
vice includes newspaper ad
vertising, radio advertising and
handbills — a three-way plan
that assures maximum results.