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"VOLUME 69.-3TuMBER 24. Q NEILL, NEBR.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1949. PRICE—7 CENTS * * *
Fire Destroy's
* Widow's Home
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Defective Chimney Blamed
For Blaze That Levels
Prewitt House
ATKINSON— A fire, which
is believed to have originated
in an upstairs room as the re
sult of a defective chimney,
late Tuesday destroyed the
Mrs. Frank Prewitt farm
home. The place is located 18
miles South of Atkinson on
highway 11 and three miles
West.
The two-story frame struc
ture was totally destroyed.
Some of the contents were
removed by members of the
family and the Berry brothers,
who were passing the scene.
Simultaneously fire alarms
were sounded in Chambers
and Atkinson about 6 o’clock.
The Chambers firemen
reached the scene first and
the Atkinson department
arrived about five minutes
later. Both were loo lale lo
save the building.
The blaze was fanned by a
strong South wind, which
prevented spreading to the
other buildings, all of which
are situated South of the
house.
Some concern was held for
a grove of pine trees and tall
grass North of the house.
Firemen were to help check
the flames in the event a prai
rie fire developed.
When the fire was discov
ered, Mrs- Prewitt sent a dis
tress message to her neigh
bors. They frantically remov
ed household goods from the
blazing building. Saved were
the living room suite, kitchen
range and other items.
Mrs. Prewitt’s husband, the
late Frank Prewitt, was killed
about two years ago in an
automobile accident on a cor
ner at the edge of Stuart.
Since that time, she has been
carrying on at the ranch with
her five children— the eldest
of whom is about 17.
Mrs. Prewitt is owner of the
real estate. She acquired own
ership in October, 1946. She has
not announced plans for re
building.
Dollar Days
‘Big Success’
First in a series of Dollar
Days merchandising events
was a “big success” Friday
and Saturday.
People from far-and-neaf
came to take advantage of the
Dollor Day bargains.
Two more similar events are
scheduled before the Christ
mas holidays, according to R
V. Lucas, who was in charge
of arrangements. Details will
be published in the O’Neill
newspapers.
While cooperating merchants
were uniformly pleased with
the promotion, the best test
comes from the customers
themselves.
A Stuart woman, a Frontier
subscriber, was on hand when
the doors at one of the stores
opened at 8:30 a. m.
“My,” she exclaimed, “I
wouldn’t miss this for the
world!”
Holt ARC Chapter
Schedules Meeting
The Holt, county chapter of
the American Red Cross will
hold a business-dinner meet
ing Thursday, October 27, at
Slat’s cafe, according to Mrs.
C. V. Sullivan, secretary.
Following the dinner a bus
iness meeting will be conduct
ed and plans for the coming
year will be outlined and dis
cussed.
Mrs. Betty Jane Darby, of
West Point, area representa
tive for the ARC, Will be
present.
Mrs. Sullivan said reserva
tions for the $l-per-plate din
ner should be made to Mrs.
Glenn Tomlinson, of O’Neill,
by Monday noon, October 24.
Lions May Hear
Dramatic Group
The Lions club in a regular
fortnightly dinner meeting Wed
nesday at the Golden hotel heard
a report that a Wayne State col
lege dramatic group may appear
here in November.
The troupe will be touring
during next month and the Lions
will invite the players to show
in O’Neill.
Ice Follies Star
Known at Orchard
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ORCHARD — Ole Ericson,
son-in-law of William Mosel, is
one of the stars in the Ice Fol
lies of 1950 which opens in
Omaha on Monday, October 31.
Mr. Ericson is known at Or
chard where he has been a visi
tor on numerous occasions.
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
FOR HOLT CLUBS
Extension Members Meet
Wednesday in One
Day Session
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Over 175 Holt county exten
sion club members convened
here Wednesday for achieve- j
ment day exercises with 20
clubs having displays and dem
onstrations at the O’Neill public
high school auditorium.
The day was highlighted by
the formal candle-lighting in
stallation of the newly-elected
council officers. The installation
was under the direction of Mrs.
Beryl Damkroger, Holt county
home extension agent.
Mrs. Vern Sageser, state dele
gate to the national home dem
onstration council, reported on
the convention that was held
recently. She told of the impor
tance of the home demonstration
council and how it linked social
and domestic functions in ev
eryday life and with the county
home extension clubs. Mrs. Sag
eser said the national home
demonstration council provides
scholarships each year for wor
thy home economic students or.
4-H members.
Mrs. Sageser praised the
work of the national organiza
tion and said the conference
was the "most educational, en
lightening and entertaining"
she had ever attended.
The day got underway at 9:30 j
a m., with registration while the
rest of the morning was devoted
to the construction of displays
and demonstrations.
At noon the Star-Get-Togeth
er club was hostess at a covered
dish luncheon.
The afternoon session conven
ed at 1:30 with group singing.
Mrs. Sageser’s report followed
and Ira George, superintendent
of the O’Neill public schools,
spoke briefly at 3 o’clock on
“Un-American Activities.”
Lynch Woman
Escapes Fumes
LYNCH — Mrs. Lois Harris
was nearly overcome by gas
fumes early Saturday while
sleeping at her residence.
Fumes escaping from a de
fective furnace filled the house. |
Mrs. Harris was in an upstairs
bedroom. Her cries for help
were heard by nearby neigh
bors. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mulhair
and Mrs. L. Van Meter rushed
to her aid.
They summoned Dr. Wvrens,
who lives across the street from
the Harris home. The ill woman
was removed to the Wyrens’
home. Wednesday she was re
ported as “recovering nicely.”
Mrs. Harris has been living;
alone since the death of her hus-;
band, R. H. Harris, a former
Lynch banker. He died several
months ago.
Neighbors said that if Mrs.
Harris had been occupying a
downstairs room instead of an
upstairs room the fumes might
have been fatal.
Capt. Madeline Ullom, who is
stationed at Ft. Sam Huston,
Tex., arrived during the week
end to visit her mother, Mrs.
Mary Ullom.
This is part of the lineup Saturday at the 13th annual slock
er-feeder ^ale held here. Owners with their calves are (left-to
right): Ray Harrington, of Bassett; Charles Tasler, of Atkinson;
Donald Fullerton, of Amelia; Kenneth Small, of Amelia; Au
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drey Siders, of O'Neill; Beverly Small, of Amelia; Gary Hol
comb. of Chambers, and Murray Mellor, of Atkinson.—The
Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville.
Donna Harrington, of Bassett, (left), exhibited the grand
champion at the Stocker-feeder show and sale. Donald Fuller
ton, of Amelia, (right), entered the reserve champion.—The
Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville.
(See siory at right.)
3 Public School
Students to Contest
Three O’Neill public school
students will compete in a state
livestock judging contest in
North Platte Saturday, October
22, according to B. L. Gerdes,
public school agricultural in
structor.
The students are: Tom and
Ronald Ressel and Allen Porter.
Leonard Ritts was selected as an
alternate.
The' contest is sponsored by
the state livestock experiment
al station at North Platte for
public schools in Nebraska.
The winners of the contest
will represent Nebraska in the
national contest to be held at a
later date at Denver, Colo.
Frontier for printing!
F. E. Adamson’s Report by Letter
Of Return Trip to Belgian Congo
AMELIA—Good food and a
sick feeling aboard ship,
rough seas, a sand storm at
Walvis Bay, South Africa, and
a sightseeing trip around
Capetown, have highlighted
the return trip of Rev. and
Mrs. Frank Adamson and son,
David, to the Belgian Congo
in Africa.
Mrs. Adamson, the former
Hazel White, daughter of H.
S. White, and her husband
have spent 18 years in the
Belgian Congo as missionar
ies. On September 13, after
a recent visit to the United
States and to Holt county,
they sailed from New York
on their return trip to the
missionary outpost.
The two oldest children,
Merlin and Myra, are in col
lege at McPherson, Kans.
In two letters to H. S.
White, of Amelia, Mrs. Ad
amson relates “sickish” feel
ings two days out of New
York and she described the
rough seas that tossed the
Robin Kirk’s dishes from the
mess table. She said the “head
wind” was strong enough to
warrant a decreased-speed or
der for the ship.
The Robin Kirk is 492 feet
long and 69 feet wide and was
appropriately nicknamed the
“Bobin’ Cork,” Mrs. Adamson
said.
The Adamsons told of two
stops enroute to their outpost
' Usumbura Urundi, Congo
| Beige. They were at Walvis
j Bay and Capetown.
At Walvis Bay is a min
ing port and whaling station
on the edge of a desert in
South West Africa. Besides
unloading materials for the
mine a severe sandstorm
came up and no one was al
lowed ashore.
Upon leaving Walvis Bay,
advance stories of the scenic
view as the ship approached
Capetown, prompted a 5 a. m.
rise the morning they arrived.
Mrs. Adamson said, “First
we saw the lights of the city
with the mountain outlined
behind it. Later we could see
; the sun shining on top of the
mountain. It was a pretty
sight! The mountain slopes up
for a mile or more and is cov
ered with tall pine trees.
Then about half way up it
seems like it is sheer rock
reaching vertically to the hea
vens.”
With all of the boat and
shore activity, the Adamsons
found time to read books and
review Urundi, the native
language where they live.
Despite all of the inconven
iences of a missionary out
post, the Adamsons’ nine
year-old son, David, a victim
of rheumatic fever, was brave
enough to make the trip to
the deep, dark African Blgian
Congo with his folks.
SCHOOL LEADER
ARRIVES TODAY
Rev. Mother Ignace, superior
general of the Sisters of Saint
Francis, arrives today (Thurs
day) from St. Francis Mission,
S. D., for a cononical visit, ac
cording to Sister Antonnella,
principal of St. Mary’s academy.
The visit comes once every
six years to see that the stand
ards, the ideals, and the meth
ods of teaching are being fol
lowed.
ev. Mother Ignace’s office is
rieylhurzin, Holland. She has
>n in the United States since
jruary 15. The American del-1
te to the superior general’s
ice, Sister Clarissa, of Cali
, nia, is the traveling compan
n of the Reverend Mother.
St. Mary’s academy school
hildren will greet the Rever
nd Mother with group singing
and Friday the academy band
will perform on the campus.
The grade school children will
present a program Friday aft
, ernoon, October 21.
Rev. Mother Ignace will be at
the academy for eight days.
Brother Leaves Germany
As Sister Arrives—
Sgt. James F. Mullen, who ar
rived Wednesday, October 12,
after 15 months spent in Ger
many, visited his mother, Mrs.
Anna Mullen, until Monday.
Sergeant Mullen’s wife and son
also were guests at the Mullen
home. He returned to Lowery
Field, Denver, Colo., where he
will be stationed.
His sister, Pvt. Ireneaeia
Mullen arrived in Germany Sep
tember 24. She is stationed with
a hospital unit in the medical
corps in Munich.
Cardinals In Seventh
Place In Class "A"—
By virtue of St- Mary’s
academy’s victory ove • the
Dwight Assumption “6” Fri
day night at David City, the
Omaha World - Herald rated
St. Mary’s in seventh place in
class A six-man football teams
th.mighout Nebraska.
Go to State Bar
Meet in Omaha—
District Judge D. R. Mounts,
Mrs. Mounts. Mr. and Mrs.
William W. Griffin and Julius
D. Cronin went to Omaha
Wednesday to attend the an
nual convention of the Ne
braska Bar association.
2 Accidents In
Atkinson Area
ATKINSON—Two minor ac
cidents occurred in the At
kinson area within 24 hours,
Fay Robeson, state highway
partolman, reported Wednes
day.
Tuesday afternoon at 4:15
an Eastbound pickup truck
driven by a 13-year-old boy
struck the pole-trailer of a
rural electrification truck at
a county road intersection one
mile East of Atkinson.
The REA truck, driven by
Ruben Ange.hofer, of O’Neill,
was traveling Southbound
when the accident occurred.
l^-year-uiu niMiisun uuy,
a passenger in the pickup
truck involved in the acci
dent, suffered a gash on the
jaw and he was “severely”
shaken up, according to Robe
son.
Robeson estimated $ 3 0 0
damage to the pickup truck.»
IThe second two-car accident
happened 17 miles South of
here at 5 a. m. Wednesday
Robeson said a car driven
by \lbert Freouf, of Atkin
son, was slowing down on
highway 11 when a car driv
en by Dale Butterfield, of
Amelia, hit the rear end of
the Freouf car and knocked
it off into a ditch.
Butterfield sustained a cut
on his lip and the damage to
the car was estimated at $200.
100 Chickens Stolen
From McCart Farm
Fred McCart, who lives 2‘/2
miles North of the Danceland
corner, reported to the Holt
county sheriff’s office Tuesday
morning 100 chickens were
missing from his place.
The loss was not discovered
until early Tuesday morning.
The sheriff’s office said the
theft "probably” occurred Mon
day night.
Engineers Disturbed
by Hum; No Broadcast
A small item known in ra
tio broadcasting circles as a
‘hum” prevented the “Voice
of The Frontier’s” broadcast
Saturday of the St. Mary’s
Dwight Assumption six-man
football game, won by St.
Mary’s 25-18.
The “Voice’s” tape - record
ing unit was taken to David
City Friday night where
Chuck Apgar, regular an
nouncer at the O’Neill stu
dios, recorded most of the
game. Afterward, the high
lights were edited into 25-in
terest-packed minutes.
Radio station WJAG engi
neers turned thumbs-down on
the tape because of a “hum”
that developed when the tape
was played back. Consequent
ly fans in the O’Neill and Da
vid City area were disap
pointed.
The Frontier arranged for
an informal playback Monday
evening in the dining room of
the Golden hotel. Team mem
bers especially enjoyed listen
ing to the description of their
Friday night conquest. (For
more game details turn to
page 9.)
HOSPITALIZED
Rt. Rev. J. G. McNamara,
pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic
church in O’Neill, has been a
patient for six days in Sacred
Heart hospital at Lynch.
CORN HUSKING
GETS UNDERWAY
Corn picking is getting under
way in Holt and adjoining coun
ties. Early reports on the yield
are “good.”
Everywhere the question
arises: Is the corn dry enough to
crib?
To that query the answers are
varied. Most farmers agree that
the moisture content is high and
does not warrant cribbing in
large amounts.
Holt countyans continue to
clean-up after the big wind
storm of October 10. Consider
able corn was damaged by the
wind and some corn is on the
ground as a result.
Reports of property damage
are still coming in. Fred Ba
zelman, of O'Neill, said his 42
x 62-foot barn, located 16 miles
North and four miles East of
O'Neill, was practically de
molished by the gale, which
mounted to more than 70
miles-per-hour.
D. H. Hansen, who lives near
by, reported damage at his place.
His haystacker was blown over
and “there wasn’t much left of
it.” His buildings also were dam
aged.
Lowest temperature here this
week was 38 degrees.
Drainage Structures
Under Construction
Work recently began on the
construction of drainage struc
tures between O’Neill and lo
rn n on U. S. highway 20.
The Platte Valley Construc
tion company, of Grand Island,
was awarded the $17,657.60 con
tract September 12.
The crew is working at pres
ent about five miles East of O’
Neill.
CHAMP 4-H CALF
SELLS FOR $50.50
Stocker-F e e d e r Show
Attracts Buyers from
4 Midwest States
Over 140 calves, including
commercial and 4-H, were
shown and sold Saturday at
the annual Sandhills stocker
feeder calf show and sale held
at the Fredrickson Livestock
Commission Co. here.
Champion stocker - feeder
honors were taken by Donna
Herrington’s Hereford steer
and it sold for $50.50 per hun
dred to Fred Wetherill, of St.
Peter, Minn. Miss Herrington
is from Bassett.
The reserve champion stock
er-feeder was taken by Donald
Fullerton’s Hereford steer and
it sold to a South Dakota
buyer for $45 per hundred.
The showmanship contest
prizes were awarded by the
O'Neill Chamber of Com
merce and the Tri-Stale
I Produce.
The showmanship winners
were: first—Ray Herrington,
of Bassett, who received the
show halter from the Cham
ber of Commerce; second —
Charles Tasler, of Atkinson,
was awarded a stockman’s
comb and brush set, also by
the Chamber of Commerce;
third—Donna Herrington, who
received the bristle brush a
warded by Tri-State; fourth—
Audrey Siders, of O’Neill, was
given a Scotch comb by Tri
State.
Presentation of the Cham
ber of Commerce awards was
made by the president, Mel
vin Ruzicka, and M. J. Deihl
man awarded the Tri-State
prizes.
Blue ribbons awarded were:
Hereford steers — Donna,
Roy and Ray Herrington, of
Bassett; Beverly, Gary and
Kenneth Small and Donald
Fullerton, all of Amelia; Dor
is Sterns, of O’Neill, and Ru
dy Dvorak, of Atkinson.
Angus steers—Edward Dav
is, of O’Neill.
Angus bulls'—Dale Hixson,
of Chambers.
h'ureDrea neuers — ftuuiej
Siders, of O’Neill.
Red ribbons awarded were:
Hereford heifers — Clifford
Boettcher, of Atkinson
He eford steers — Rexford
Carson, of Redbird; Marlene
Ermer and Edward Krugman,
both ctf O’Neill.
Herefo d steers—Kay Hibbs,
of Stuart: Franci.O Gotschall,
James Mellor and Linda
Shaw, all of Atkinson: Char
les Mahonev and Marvin
Strong, of Chambers.
Angus stee s—Owen Davis,
of O’Neill.
Angus heifers — Raymond
Sobotka, of Inman.
Shorthorn steers — Janet
Hul', of O’Neill
I Shorthorn heifers — Betty
Lou Cur.an, of O’Neill.
Shorthorn bulls—Russel Mi
ner, of O’Neill.
Purebred heifers — Sharon
(Continued on page 8)
3 Big Sales Scheduled
rThe Frontier’s public sale
calendar has three sales list
ed. They are the John Carr
Estate, the Dick Robertson Es
tate and the Vernon Hixson
dispersion sale.
Mrs. Gertrude Carr, widow
of the late John Ca r, whose
place is located six miles
South of Atkinson on high
way 11, then three miles East
and a half-mile South, will
sell both real and personal
property today (Thursday),
October 20. Of the real p op- !
erty, there will be a 160-acre
improved farm with a com
fortable six-room house and
five buildings in good repair.
At present, 45 acres are in
alfalfa, 50 acres under culti
vation, 15 acres in wi'.d prai
rie hay and balance in pas
ture. Included in the person
al property of the Ca r estate
will be 31 head of cattle, five
head of horses, 10 head of
hogs, some grain and feed,
farm and haying machinery,
household goods and miscel
laneous tools and equipment.
Wallace O’Connell will auc
tion the personal prope ty and
Ed Evans will auction the
real estate. (See last week’s—
October 13—issue of The Fron
tier for complete listings of
the Carr estate.)
On Friday, October 28, will
be the administratrix’s sale of
the Dick Robertson estate.
The place is located 11 miles
North on highway 281, then
one mile East and one-quar
ter mile South, of O’Neill; or
five miles South of the Mid
way store on highway 281
and one mile East ana one
quarter mlie South. Included,
in the sale of personal prop
erty will be 130 head of cat
tle, five head of horses, farm
and haying machinery, house
hold eoods. In addition there
will be offered approximately
65 tons of good bottom hay, ap
proximately 40 tons of alfalfa
and a 32-volt cream separator.
(For complete listing of the
property see page 6 of this is
sue of The Frontier.) LaVerne
L. Robertson is the administra
trix, Ed Thorin will be the auc
lioneer.
Vernon Hixson will hold a
complete dispersion sa e of all
of his personal prop6rty and
registered Herefords on Sat
urday, October 29, at the
ranch 24 miles South on
highway 281, one mile West
and 1 Vi miles South of O’
Neill; or one mile West and
three-quarters mile North of
tKe Herley filling station.
(There will be 68 head of cat
tle, which includes 34 females
and four bulls that are regis
tered Herefords. A catalog of
the registered Herefords will
be mailed upon request to
the owner, Vernon W. Hixson,
of Chambers. There will also
be 10 head horses, 17 head of
registered spotted Poland Chi
nas, farm and haying machin
ery, some household goods
and other miscellaneous items.
Ed Thorin, of Chambers, and
Johnny Donner, of Elgin, will
be the auctioneers; Lawrence
Buller field man with the Ne
braska Farmer, and the Cham
bers State bank will clerk. ,