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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1950)
12 PAGES—2 SECTIONS I SECTION — 8 PAGES St. Mary's Alumni Converge on City ‘Proper Accomplishment’ Pointed to in St. Mary’s Jubilee Sermon Golden jubilee celebration for St. Mary’s academy is history. It was a day filled with pray er and thanksgiving, music and Laughter, happiness and mem ories. From far corners of the land old graduates, former students, members of their families and former faculty came to cele brate the academy’s completion of a half-century of service and start of a new. Day began with a solemn gol den jubilee high Mass in St. Patrick’s Catholic church in which alumni were officers. An alumni breakfast followed. In the afternoon there was a pan tomime, entitled ‘‘Symbolic His tory of St. Mary’s, ’ presented by students; and in the evening a banquet climaxed the all-day celebration. Leading the parade of re turned graduates were 5 Jesu its, a secular priest. Mother M. Erica (head of the Denver, Colo., provincial mother house of the Sisters of St. Francis, former principals, and scores of others. St. Mary’s loyalists were giv en a break by the weatherman, who had predicted rain. They happily settled for a glorious spring day with summerlike temperatures. St. Patrick’s church could not accommodate the throng that gathered for the jubilee Mass. Rev. Peter Price, S. J., of De catur, 111., delivered the jubilee sermon. For his text he borrowed from the Book of Leviticus 25: 10: “Thou shalt sanctify the 50th year, for it is the year of jubi lee. “We are meeting here today to carry on a tradition which I think is very ancient history. It is a tradition which goes right back ... to the dawn of that glorious day some 3,400 years ago, when, from the majestic clouds that surrounded Mt. Si nai, God spoke to Moses . . . “On that day, no less than the Almighty Himself command ed that every 50th year . . . should be celebrated in extraor dinary religious celebration. “Our jubilee, like those of the ancient Hebrews, has a certain amount of splendor. It is a day filled with joy, filled with hap piness, and that is why we are allowed to ask the question: Do we have reason for our happi ness and for our gayiety? “Proper accomplishment is the standard for judging suc cess,” he told the worshippers. Special music was provided by the St. Patrick’s choir. The O’Neill public school au ditorium was filled to near-ca pacity for the pantomime in the afternoon. Mrs. Charles (Loretta Carr) Shatto, 1930, was toastmaster at the evening banquet in the acad emy gym. The room was gaily decorated in spring colors and alumni and their wives and husbands over flowed into several nearby class rooms. (Continued on page 8) State GOP Group In Delayed Meet David T. Martin, of .Kearney, Republican state committee chairman, and his state GOP tour organization reached O’ Neill >about 6:30 p.m. Wednes day night, April 26, for a de layed meeting with Holt county party leaders. Meeting was originally sched uled for March 8, but was abandoned because of the March 7 storm. Martin was accompanied by Mrs. Arthur Bowring, of Merri man, state GOP vice-chairman, and Mrs. Edna Donald, of Grand Island, Nebraska national com mitteewoman. Business meeting began at 7:45 p.m. under diretion of Ira H. Moss, Holt Republican chair man. Huffman Elected Vice-President ' M. B. Huffman, vice-president of the Farmers State bank at Ewing, Saturday was elected vice-president of the Northeast Nebraska District Bankers’ as sociation in session at Norfolk. Banks were closed for the Ar bor day meeting. F. N. Cronin, president of the O’Neill National bank, was named to the resolutions com mittee of the Nebraska Bankers’ association. Besides Huffman and Cronin and their wives, other Holt county delegates at the meet ing were: Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher, John C. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grady, all of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Brewster and Miss Dorothy Karo, of Stuart; I R. Dickerson, of Atkinson. JAMES H. CARNEY DIES SUDDENLY Farmed 2 Miles East of Emmet; Came to Holt In 1876 Funeral sdtvices will be held today (Thursday) at St. Pat rick’s Catholic church, begin ning at 10 o’clock, for James H. Carney, 76, a well-known retir ed Holt county farmer and rancher. Very Rev. Timothy O’Sulli van will conduct the rites and burial will be in Calvary ceme tery. Pallbearers will be John Con ard, Joseph Winkler, James Mullen, Patrick Hickey, Frank Fallon and Edward Murray. The late Mr. Carney suffered a heart attack Monday night and died at 10:10 p.m. He had been seen around O'Neill dur ing the day and appeared to be in “good health.” The late Mr. Carney was ‘the son of the late Patrick and Bridget Carney. He was born at Danville, 111., May 20, 1873. Never married, Carney came to Holt county from his birth place during 1876 and had farmed and ranched here since. He farmed 400 acres 2 miles east of Emmet. The late Mr. Carney retired 2 years ago and had been living in O’Neill. He had retained his farm and ranch interests. Survivors include: sister — Mrs. Jeff (Catherine) Gibbons, of Kearney; and a number of nephews and nieces. Carney’s brother, John C., died in O’Neill April 15. MILLER ATTACKS BRANNAN PLAN Tells Stockmen Scheme Resembles English Socialist System Approximately 250 members of the Nebraska Stock Growers’ association and Nebraska Brand committee and their wives Wed nesday evening, April 26, heard Rep. A. L. Miller, of Kimball, lash the Brannan farm program. Representative Miller was principal speaker on the eve ning’s program. A Republican, Dr. Miller, who represents Nebraska’s Fourth congressional district, said “if we adopt the Brannan plan, which is similar to the English agricultural program, you (live stockmen) would not be able to sell your cattle without a per mit; you could not kill them or produce more than the secre tary of agriculture would indi cate; and you would be told when to sell and what to feed.” Miller concluded his address by reminding the livestockmen “that the strength of our coun try rests in our soil and the spir iual makeup of our people.” Day began with registration during the morning with the afternoon devoted to the busi ness session. The regional meet ing concluded with a dance. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Schaffer were in charge of meeting arrangements. Jubilee Described In KCOM Broadcast Golden jubilee celebration at St. Mary’s academy was broad ast in a 30-minute program ov >r radio station KCOM, Sioux City, originating through the radio facilities of The Frontier. A temporary sound booth in the St. Mary’s gymnasium was erected to house the “Voice of The Frontier’s” remote control equipment. Broadcast from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, the program featured recorded excerpts from the gol den jubilee Mass earlier in the day, including music by St. Pat rick’s choir and sermon by Rev. Peter Price, S. J.; Chuck Ap gar’s visit with 8 alumni at the breakfast; Apgar’s descriptive of a portion of the pantomime, “Symbolic History o f St. Mary’s,” and Apgar’s “live” in terview from the banquet room with Very Rev. Timothy O’Sul livan, church pastor; Mother M. Erica, head of the Denver, Colo., provincial Sisters of St. Fran cis mother house; Sister M. An toinette, 80, St. Mary’s first principal; and Mrs. H. E. Coyne, alumni president. Commentary from the sound booth was made by Carroll (“Cal”) Stewart, The Frontier’s editor and publisher. Sponsoring firms were: Mont gomery Hardware. O’Neill Pho to Co. and Merri Dr. Pepper. BARN BURNS PAGE — A barn with some hay and grain on the Erwin Woodworth farm, several miles northeast of Page, was entirely destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. April 19. A trailer with 30 bushels of seed oats standing near the barn was also burned • CULMINATING HALF-CENTURY These St M.. acftd emy students, appearing in the pantomime “Symbolic History of St. Mary’s,” are depicting the culmination of 50 years of de velopment. Pantomime was presented Sunday afternoon in the O’Neill public school auditorium as a part of the golden jubilee celebration. Back row (left to right): Katherine Golden, Jackie Lee, Patty White, Nancy Beha, Ann Martin, Barbara Becker, Eileen Angel (Sared Heart), Betty Christon, Karen Donohoe, Leona “ mhmwi i Bin i mm Troshynski. Anna Marie Schmit, Mary Ann Koenig, Catherine Judge (Blessed Virgin). Mary Ann Laur, Helen Ann Lee, Mar lene Wicker. Front row: Joan Sullivan (postulant), Marian Troshynski, Mary Frances Vitt, Shirley Leahy (nuns at left) and Hope Con don and Gayleen Scholtes (nuns at right). Kneeling: Lou Ann Fritton, Patrick Hickey (priest), Ellen Kay Lohaus (depicting 1903 graduate), Rita Corkle and Sue Hickey (angels), Judy Ryan (depicting modern graduate), Lewis Genereoux (priest).—The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. 5 JESUITS REUNITE ... An unusual feature of the St. Mary’s academy golden jubilee cele bration was the reunion of 5 members of the Society of Jesus, all academy graduates. In the photograph are Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, church pastor, 5 Jesuits and 2 secular priests. Front row (left-to-right): Rev. Clement Ryan, S. J., of Denver Colo., celebrant in jubilee Mass; Father O’Sullivan; Rev. Francis Price, mm of South Sioux City, subdeacon; Rev. Mr. Basil Price, Jesuit seminarian, of Prairie du Chein, Wise., n aster-of-ceremonies; Rev. Alex J. Onak, assistant pastor at St, Patrick’s; back . row: Rev. Mr. William J. Froelich, jr., Jesuit seminarian, Florrisant, Mo„ master-of-ceremon ies; Rev. Eugene Gallagher, S. J., of St. Louis, Mo., deacon* and Rev. Peter Price, S. J., of De catur, 11.. who delivered the jubilee sermon. Bill Malloy Going to Scout Jamboree William (“Bill”) Malloy, a 15 year-old Life Scout, Friday was j selected to represent troop 210 of the Covered Wagon council at the national Boy Scout jam boree which will be held at Val ley Forge, Pa. Malloy was selected by a 7 man committee for the all-ex pense trip during July. The. committee was composed of civic officials selected by the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce, troop sponsoring organization. Monday the Scout troop com mittee, headed by M. E. Jacob son, completed plans for spring and summer Scouting activities. O’Neill Scouts plan to attend a camporee at Neligh May 5, t> and 7. Jacobson said many of the Scouts will be afforded the opportunity to earn camping merit badges at the Neligh camp. Other activities include: cam porees at Johnstown, O’Neill and Camp Cedars, near Fre mont; annual Canadian canoe trip, and numerous overnight hikes. Troop committee also an nounced that a $10 cash prize will be awarded to the person submitting a name selected for 40-acres which Mr. and Mrs. Carl Asimus donated to the O’ Neill Scouts last May. The 40 acres lie east of O’Neill. The naming contest is open to the public and will close Monday, May 15. It was also brought out at the Monday evening committee l meeting that any working boys of Scout age who would like to attend a week’s camp during the summer, to contact A. L. McMaster, Scoutmaster. A committee to investigate the Bill Malloy . . . eastward ho! construcion of a Scout building was named. L. D. Putnam is building committee chairman. Committeemen include: McMas ter, J. R. Lyons. A1 Sipes, Ray mond Eby and Jacobson. All youth groups in O’Neill may share in the use of the proposed building. REPORT BRIDGE BAD’ BUTTE — Matt Liewer, of Butte, helped William Podany, of Butte, haul hay last week from Holt county, where Mr. Podany formerly lived. They reported the Niobrara river bridge, south of Lynch, in “very bad shape” and “dangerous to cross.” Mr. and Mrs Gerald D. Daily moved Saturday into one of An na Brown’s houses. ODD FELLOWS CONVENE HERE — Elkhorn Valley lodge 57, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was host Monday night in a 2-district IOOF annual > meeting. Districts 47 and 50 in- j elude the following towns: Oak dale, Neligh, Clearwater, Or chard, Page, Inman, Chambers and O’Neill. Banquet was held at the I Methodist church and served by members of the Woman’s Socie- ! ty of Christian Service. O'Neill high school students provided musical entertainment. Session of the grand lodge was held at the IOOF lodge hall and the an nual 2-district meeting was held at the public school auditorium. Grand lodge officers pres- j ent were: Guy A. Spencer, of York, grand secretary; J. T. Flelcher, of Orchard, grand treasurer; Clair Grimes, of Chambers, deputy grand mas ter; L. G. Gillespie, of O'Neill, past grand chief patriarch; Leon Sargent, deputy grand chief patriarch. District officers are: J. Ed Hancock, of O’Neill, president; A. E. Bowen, of O’Neill, secre tary-treasurer. Visitors were present from At kinson, Bassett and Lynch. Third degree was conferred upon Tony Asimus, James Sul livan and Francis Hershiser, all of O’Neill, and 3 other candi dates from Lynch. An Orchard drill team performed portray ing the principles of faith, love and truth. Spencer made the ad dress. Next year’s 2-district meeting will be held at Orchard. New officers are: Lewis A. Shrader, president and John T. Napier, secretary, both of Orchard. Frontier for printing ... all ■ kinds . . . prompt delivery. MAKE ONLY MINOR HOSPITAL CHANGE St. Anthony’s Bids to Be Received June 8 and Construction Follows Representatives of the Sisters of St. Francis, of Denver, Colo., federal and state officials, de partment of health officials and members of the O’Neill building committee Friday conferred here on the proposed St. Anthony’s hospital. At the meeting, held at St. Mary'* academy, minor revis ions in the plans were dis cussed with Frank McNelt, architect. The party visited the hospital building site im mediately west of St. Mary's academy. The 40-bed, $400,000 health center will face south, accord ing to James M. Corkle, chair man of the hospital committee in O’Neill. Corkle explained this was the j final meeting before advertis ing for bids, scheduled for May 15. Contract for the hospital construction is slated to be let on June 8. Following persons attended Friday’s meeting: Verne Pangborn, of Lincoln, director of the division of ho: pitals, Nebraska department o health. Graham Wolfall, of Kansas City, Mu,, official of the U. S. Public Health Service. Donald Westover, of Lincoln, engineer with the division of hospitals, Nebraska department of health. Frank McNett and Herman Riherd, both of Grand Island, architects. Russell Fickes, of Grand Is land, mechanical engineer with McNett architectural firm. Mother M. Erica, of Denver, Colo., provincial superior of the Sisters of St. Francis. Mother M. Elma, of Minot, N. D., superior of St. Joseph’s hos pital there, Mother M. Patrice, of Alli ance, superior of St. Joseph’s hospital there. Sister M Dolores, of Alliance, school of nursing, St. Joseph’s hospital there. Sister M. Lenore, of Denver, Colo., provincial secretary. Sister M. Elenius, of Minot, N. D., of St. Joseph’s hospital there. James M. Corkle, James W. Rooney and L. D. Putnam, mem bers of the St. Anthony’s hospi tal building committee. McMullen Joins Leidy’s As Salesman, Serviceman W. M. (“Bill”) McMullen, III, of Burwell, has joined the staff of Leidy’s, of O’Neill. Ralph N. Leidy, proprietor, ! said Mr. McMullen will be en ; gaged in sales and service for Magic Chef ranges, Servel re frigerators, bulk and bottle gas. Married, McMullen has been at Burwell since his separation from the service in 1946. He was in New Caledonia during World War II. His wife and son, Monty, 2, will join Mr. McMullen here when housing arrangements can be completed. Mr. McMullen has had sever al years’ experience in the gas field. MARRIAGE LICENSES Emiel Olday and Lilly Mae Holm, both of Stuart, April 20. Carl L. Kempowicz, 34 and Gertude A. Brella, 37, both of i Omaha, April 25. CHAMBERS LODGE PLANS TO BUILD Golden Jubilee Event Is Starting Point For Project CHAMBERS — The Cham bers lodge 239, Independent Or der of Odd Fellows, Tuesday evening celebrated it golden ju bilee anniversary. But the affair was more than an anniversary celebration. It was the starting point for a campaign to purchase another site for a new, 2-story, modern, fireproof building which will serve as a permanent home for the lodge and provide rental property as well. Invitations to tha jubilee were sent to all members of the lodge and to each IOOF lodge in Nebraska. The Chambers chapter was instituted on April 26, 1900, with 10 charter members. They were: E. F. Porter, D. T. Dowd, Chas. Parsons, William Nesbitt, Wal ter Trussell, John Dunan, J. W. Holden, Ed Cappoc, M. W. Bee bee and Nathan Jones. Mr. Porter Is the only living charter member still belonging to the lodge. He was also the first noble grand. Mr. Porter came to Chambers in 1898 from Brainard where he had been a member of lodge 108. Assisted by O. O. Snyder, of O’Neill, grand master of the O’Neill lodge, he organized the Cham bers chapter. Mr. Porter served as first noble grand. Other officers were: Dan Dowd, first vice grand; Ed Cappoc, secretary, and M. W. Beebee, treasurer. The lodge meetings were The lodge meeting* were then held in the John Doher ty building, which was locat ed where the Smith store now stands. The present hall was purchased later from Thomas Higgins. H. J. Porter, known to his friends as “Uncle Dick," was the first to be initiated into the Chambers lodge and he has continued h i s membership through a half-century. He re sides at Chambers. The lodge grew steadily un til about 1925 when, due to ad versities and the depression, it was difficult to keep going. However, in 1935, conditions improved and at present the chapter counts a membership of 110, the largest in Holt county. Sixty persons attended the open-house observance. Guy A. Spencer, of York, grand secretary of the Nebraska I OOF, was present. Congratu latory messages were read from Havelock, Lyons and several other chapters. E. F. Porter, charter member, and H. J. Porter, first initiate, were presented wallets, and Louis Nielsen was awarded a 40-year jewel. Present officers are: E. A. Wink, noble grand; Edward (“Duke”) Reed, vice - grand; Clair Grimes, secretary; and Louis Neilson, treasurer. Mr. Grimes is district deputy grand master for this district To Install City Officials May 2d O’Neill’s retiring Mayor, H E. Coyne, Tuesday made one of his last official inspection tours of a city improvement, Coyne inspected the new $32, 000 sewerage pump and lift sta tion in the industrial section Work began last week on dig ging the 14-foot hole in which the pumps and the lift station will operate. Coyne said the , Diamond Construction company, of Grand Island, contractors, had excavated about 10 feet of the hole. The new pump and lift station is located south of the Chicago & North Western railroad tracks on the east edge of the old mill race. Meanwhile, Coyne will step down from the mayor’s position on May 2 Mayor-Elect J. E Davis will be formally sworn in and the newly-elected city councilmen will take their res pective positions at the organi zational meeting. New councilmen are: L. H Diehlman, First ward; Tony Asi mus, Second ward and C. E. Jones, Third ward. Retiring councilmen are: James M. Corkle, First ward; Merle Hickey, Second ward and James W. Rooney, Third ward. Ruth Hoffman, Holt county clerk, spent Tuesday at Nor folk attending a regional meet ing of North-Nebraska’s county clerks
