The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, July 13, 1950, 1 SECTION, Image 1
12 PAGES—2 SECTIONS I SECTION — 8 PAGES North-Nebraska s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 70.—NUMBER 10. _ O'NEILL. NEBR., THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1950. PRICE 7 CENT*1 % Progress Event to Draw Crowd » A Legion - Sponsored 2 - Day Celebration Will Feature Parade O’Neill’s prosperity during the past 10 years will be the theme of a 2-day American Le gion-sponsored celebration here Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16. There will be a full schedule of activities, including a parade, baseball, open house at the Si monson post Legion clubrooms, carnival, concessions, Holly wood Death Drivers, ground breaking ceremonies for St. Anthony’s hospital, an aerial spraying contest and dancing. The big 2-day festival will open at 1 p. m. S&turday with a parade in which prizes will be $15, $10 and $5. At 3 o’clock there will be a baseball game between the At kinson' Legion and O’Neill Le gion. At 6:30 p. m., the Atkinson Midgets and O’Neill Midgets, also Legion-sponsored, will tan gle. Throughout both days there will be a carnival and conces sions on lots east of the Legion club. Rides will include ferris wheel, octopus, merry-go-round, and kiddie rides. There will be 6 shows by the County Fair Shows. Saturday’s entertainment will conclude with an old time dance at the Legion ballroom. Sunday's program will be gin at 1 p. m., with the St. Anthony's ground - breaking ceremonies. (See story at left.) At 2:30 p. m., the crowd will move to the Municipal airport where the Hollywood Death Drivers will present their thrill spectacle with ja lopies. A wrist watch will be drop ped 1,000 feet from an airplane during the afternoon’s show at the airport, and there will be an aerial spraying contest — first contest of its kind ever held in Nebraska. Civil aeronautics officials and University of Ne braska college of agriculture of ficials will be the judges. A $100 first prize has been posted. At 8 p. m. in Carney park the O’Neill Rockets will entertain Chambers, a North - Central league foe, in a baseball attrac tion under the lights. The 2-day celebration will be climaxed with a dance at the Legion ballroom, featuring the Starlighters orchestra. During the course of the cel ebration the Legion will main tain open house at its clubrooms id will provide your favorite £ mes. Club will open each day noon. Last year the Legion spon sored its first annual cele bration which was labelled a Picmond Jubilee celebration, marking O'Neill's 75th anni versary. Theme this year is progress. During the past decide O’Neill’s ^population swelled from 2,532 ♦o 3,050. During the celebration ground will be broken for the new 40-bed, 420-thousand-dollar St. Anthony’s hospital, and it is planned to' throw the switches < illuminating a portion of O’- J Neill’s new white way on Sat r"day evening. Music will be provided by tne Municipal band. Lt, Baker to Advance Base , Lt. John Lee Baker, son of Mrs. H. J. Lohaus, of O’Neill, c-n July 2 was reported station ed on an advance jet air base on Okinawa preparatory to f swinging into the Korean war. Until then he had not seen action but other elements of his unit had already gotten into the fray against the North Korean Reds. Baker is a jet pilot. His moth er received a letter from him Monday — first news since the Korean war began. Korea is within striking distance of Ok insws ' Until Wednesday Baker was the only known military man from the O’Neill region in the war zone. O’Neill Firemen ^ Reelect Officer* O’Neill volunteer firemen Monday evening in an annual election meeting reelected all officers for the coming year. Reelected officers include: G E. (“Hap”) Miles, chief; Norb Uhl, assistant chief; J. Ed Han cock, secretary - treasurer; Roy Johnson, captain, and Robert Davidson, head linesman. Meeting was held at the O’ "eill firehouse and it began at '! p. m. Meanwhile, O’Neill volunteer f5remen Friday, July 7, ansver ,( their first alarm in over 70 aays. Firemen responded to ex tinguish a grass fire west of the , \ .ctor Halva shop. The record ( hows the last alarm previous v had been turned in April 19. John Curtis, Lincoln Official, to Speak At Ceremony The long anticipated date for ground-breaking at the site of St. Anthony’s hospital is Sun day, July 16. The ceremony will take place between 1 and 2 p. m. at the construction site immediately west of St. Mary’s academy. The rite is in connection with the American Legion - sponsored progress celebration. John Curtis, of Lincoln, public relations official for the Consumers Public Power in Nebraska will be the prin cipal speaker. Mother M. Er ica, head of the Denver, Colo., provincial house for the Sis ters of St. Francis, will turn the first shovel of dirt. Program will begin at 1 p. m. with music by the O’Neill Municipal band. Solemnity will be provided with an invocation by Very Rev. Timothy O’Sulli van, pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic church. The band will accompany the audience in the singing of selected hymns after which Mr. Curtis will make the address. James M. Corkle, head of the St. Anthony’s hospital building committee, said there would be brief remarks from several oth ers. Mother Erica, who heads the Catholic order of nuns who will own and operate the 40 - bed 420 - thousand - dollar medical center, will be present to move the first dirt. Rite will close with the na tional anthem. • Mr. Curtis is a veteran of World War I, is a former com mander of the Nebraska Amer ican Legion, is a qualified law yer. Busboom & Rauh, of Salina, Kans., are general contractors and will begin work immediate ly. _ 174 NEBRASKANS TO BE INDUCTED Holt Draft Board in Session Tuesday Reviewing Files One hundred and seventy four Nebraskans will be induct ed into the army “as soon as possible,” Col. Francis Drath, manpower division chief of the Nebraska selective service sys tem, said Tuesday. Maj.-Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director in Washington, D. C., wired: "The call for Nebraska is for 174 men to be delivered as soon as possible—and no later than September 30." Voluntary enlistments will not cut down the size of the first draft quota. Two members of the Holt county draft board met Tues day—Glea H. Wade, of O’Neill, and Fred Jungman, of Atkinson. Also present was the chief clerk, Mrs. W. H. Harty, of O’Neill. This marks the first draft call since January, 1949. Holt coun ty’s draft machinery, however, has been kept intact. The board spent the day checking the file of regis trants and readying for the first call, which reached the statehouse only a few hours later. Mrs. Harty stated that all registrants should notify the of fice of any change in address. Meanwhile, the air force is seeking volunteers from its ac tive reserve . components and .ormer air force servicemen. Officers now possessing crit- j ical military occupational spe- , cialties may request recall through the nearest reserve un- 1 it or through the nearest num bered air force. Former airmen who have no ( reserve status may volunteer j for enlistment in temporary , grade held at the time of last honorable discharge. Sgt. James Lyons, O’Neill re cruiter, can furnish additional information to former army and [ air force persons interested in enlisting as well as other candi dates. Bentley Sale Set Next Wednesday A public sale will be held on Wednesday. July 19, beginning at 1 o'clock, to settle the estate of the late George S. Bentley, who lived 18 miles south of Chambers. Leo T. Adams, of Chambers, is the administrator; Col. Edwin Thorin, of Chambers, is auc tioneer, and the Chambers State . bank is clerk. Seventy-three head of cattle will be sold, including 31 black cows and 20 yearlings. Also to be auctioned are miscellaneous items and equipment and some household goods. (For listing turn to page 7 of this issue.) SEEK TO RESTORE POSTAL SERVICE / Chamber Opposes Recent Curtailment and Will Press for Change The O'Neill Chamber of Com merce, in monthly session Tues day noon at Slat’s cafe, went on record unanimously seeking restoration of postal service that prevailed at the O’Neill postof- ; fice prior to July 1. Thirty mem bers were present. Effective July 1, the O’Neill office made its last mail dis- , patch daily at 6 p. m. instead of 10 p. m., and the postoffice win dow closes at 5 p. m., daily ex cept Saturday, instead of 6 p. m. daily, including Saturdays. The change in hours was in duced by Postmaster - General Donaldson’s economy move. Ed Wilson made the motion that a resolution be adopted to have the service restored and A. P. Jaszkowiak seconded the move. President L. M. Diehlman, presiding for the first time since his election to the post a month ago, appointed a committee to take the matter up with congressional and | postal officials. Appointed were: Carroll ("Cal") Stew art (chairman), Edward M. Gallagher, G. E. Miles and Jaszkowiak. Diehlman reported that prep aration was being made to place a first-class unofficial mail re ceptacle at the Chicago & North Western railway depot to enable people to post mail until the eastbound train arrives. The receptacle, however, is not un der the custody of the postoffice department. Director Ira George of the Municipal band asked the Chamber to consider sponsor ship of the band in band day activities at Lincoln on October 21 (day of Nebraska-Penn State football game). Other business at Tuesday’s meeting included hearing fur ther details of a recent highway 20 association meeting held at Sioux City. H. J. Lohaus, who was a delegate, was heard. A delegation will go to Gordon on Tuesday, July 18, to attend the annual meeting of the Niobrara River Basin De velopment association. The Chamber decided ils firms would remain open throughout Saturday and Sat urday evening, as usual, even though the American Legion sponsored celebration will be time. Committees appointed b y President Deihlman include: Membership and finance — Melvin Ruzicka (chairman), John H. McCarville, L. D. Put nam, Verne Reynoldson, Arnie Doerning, M. E. Jacobson, Ralph McElvain, J. B. Grady, John C. Watson, N. O. McCrary and To ny Asimus. Activities— Harold Bumann and Leo Moore (cochairmen), James M. Corkle, Arnie Doern ing, D. H. Clauson, Joe Stutz, A. P. Jaskowiak, Dr. C. M. Ea son, Paul Beha, D. D. DeBolt, Wm. McIntosh, Hugh Ray, Dr. H. D. Gildersleeve. Boy Scouts—M. E. Jocobson (chairman), Judge D. R. Mounts, M. E. Davis, Ira H. Moss, J, Ed (Continued on page 8.) Wanted: Some Sleep\Lost on Jamboree “I’ll always remember the great number of Scouts from all over the world as well as the things I have learned about Scouting while attending the national Boy Scout jamboree ” These were the words of Wil liam (“Bill”) Malloy, of ONeill Scout troop 210, who Monday returned from the jamboree which was held at Valley Forge, Pa., June 28 through July 9. Malloy, son of Mrs. Ruby Malloy, of O’Neill, was spon sored on the all-expense trip and tour by the Chamber of Commerce. The 15-year-old O’Neili high school junior heard President Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower talk, shook hands with Rep. A. L. Miller, Nebras ka’s Fourth congresional dis trict representative, and toured some historical points in the northeastern section of the United States during the trip enroute to Valley Forge and re turn. In addition to the great num ber of Scouts from all over the world, Bill said he'd have a “tough” time forgetting the night of July 6. During that day the Scouts broke camp at Valley Forge and checked in all equipment. Stripped of bed clothes and tents the Scouts slept on the ground at the national en campment site the final night. Malloy told The Frontier he “about froze to death that night in the damp, cold climate pre vailing along the eastern sea board.” Although Malloy departed from O’Neill June 23 with an other O’Neill Scout, Richard (“Dick’) Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Davis, they did not arrive at Valley Forge until June 29. The 2 O’Neill Scouts joined others from all parts of Nebras ka and Iowa at Ft. Omaha on June 23. They spent 2 days there for indocrination training for the national encampment and then started June 25 on the first leg of the trip. Following an overnight train ride to Chicago, 111., the Scouts converged on Niagara Falls, N. Y. Here, Bill thought, the fa mous falls were “best seen at night when assorted colored lights from the Canadian side were thrown on them ” June 27 and 28 the Scouts spent touring New York City and took a memorable boat trip around New York’s harbor. They were guests at a radio show at Radio City, toured Rockefeller Center, circled the I statue of liberty by boat and saw other points of interest in the New York harbor. Following the boat excursion, the Scouts debarked on the New Jersey side of the harbor and from there they went to Valley Forge. Scouts from all over the world poured into Valley Forge on the night of June 28. “The first | night we slept on the ground,” Bill recounts, “with June 30 spent setting up camp and drawing equipment.” During the 7 days the Scouts spent at Valley Forge, time was consumed by working for merit badges and other Scouting ac tivities. Malloy said he completed nu-' merous projects toward the rank ' of Eagle Scout. Besides working on merit badges and hiking. Scouts spent some lime viewing the historcial landmarks of the famous Valley Forge battle ground and listening to speeches made by prominenl Americans. Malloy thought President Truman’s speech "about Com munism was in most parts, ov er the heads of the majority of the Scouts.” H e recalled Eisenhower’s speech, about the value of Scouting, was more "down-to earth and understood by most of us.” Eisenhower spoke to the Scouts July 4 during the early evening. He then requested, at the conclusion of his speech, Malloy said, a big display of fireworks. "We had the fireworks," Ma loy said with a big smile. Malloy said there had been some debate about a fireworks display until Eisenhower re quested them. During the stay at the camp site, the Scouts took a day off to sleep and they spent a half day touring the historical points of Philadelphia, Pa. The trip to Washington, D C., on July 7, the day following the breaking of camp at Valley Forge, they toured the national capitol building and the con (Continued on page 8.) Take a good look . . . the trees in the park ways on West Douglas street (looking west from Shelhamer Foods building) are giving way this week to O'Neill's new white way_ The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. O’NEILL WOMAN BURIED TUESDAY Mrs. John W. Kersenbrock Dies Following Long Illness Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 11, at St. Pat rick’s Catholic church here for Mrs. John W. Kersenbrock, 56, a resident of O’Neill for 27 years. Very Rev. Timothy O’ Sullivan officiated at the rites and burial was in Calvary cem etery here. Mrs. Kersenbrock died fol lowing a heart attack Satur day, July 8, at her home at 8:25 p. m. She had been ill kbout 18 months. Pallbearers were M. J. Wal- j lace, Tim Harrington, F. E. Parkins, C. W. Porter, Harold E. Weier, Frank Clements, John C. Watson and Jack Arbuthnot, all of O’Neill. Mary Lorettd Keenan was born December 27, 1893, at Berks, Nebr., the daughter of Michael and Mary Keenan. On February 14, 1917, she j married John W. Kersenbrock at St. Mary’s church at Lincoln. They became the parents of 2 children. The Kersenbrocks came from Osmond to Holt county during 1923. Mr. Kersenbrock is a well known O’Neill businessman and served as mayor for many years. The late Mrs. Kersenbrock was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America. Survivors include: Husband— John W., of O’Neill; sons—Dale A., of O’Neill; and Jacques C., of Chicago, 111.; mother— Mrs. Mary Keenan, of Lincoln; sis ter—Mrs. L. H. Pierce, of Lin coln; brothers—L. H. Keenan, of Lincoln; P. J. Keenan, of Seward, and J. H. Keenan, of Dillon, Mont. A rosary service was offered Monday evening at the Kersen brock home. 1 Charles Ruther Back from Chile STUART — Charles Ruther, of Chuquicamata, Chile, arriv ed in Stuart Saturday, July 8, to spend his vacation with his wife and daughter and visit his sister, Mrs. Frances Roberts. Mrs. Ruther and Billie mo tored to Omaha to meet Mr. Ruther, who came by plane to Omaha. He is with the Chile Exploration company. Mrs. Ruther came from Chile in April to spend the summer. Miss Billie has been staying with her aunt and attending high school here. HARMENDAMERO DIES SUDDENLY PHOENIX—Harmen Damero, 77, farmer residing a mile south of here, died suddenly at 7:30 p. m. Saturday, July 8, while doing chores at his farm home. He was milking a cow when stricken with a heart attack and died immediately. The late Mr. Damero was born October 10, 1873, and he spent many years in the rtioenix community. Funeral services were held at. 2 p. m. Tuesday from the Seger funeral home in Atkinson. Rev. Orin C. Graff, Presbyterian pas- | tor, officiated and burial was , in the Phoenix cemetery. A large crowd attended the funeral and made the trip to the cemetery despite rain and bad road conditions. Survivors include: Widow; brother — John Damero, of Phoenix; sister — Mrs. George Syfie, also of Phoenix. Mrs. Jacobson and Mrs. Birmingham Hostseses— Mrs. M. E. Jacobson and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham were chair man and cochairman at the Country club fortnightly dinner Sunday evening. PASTOR, FAMILY IN HIWAY CRASH O’Neill - Bound Lutheran Family Escapes with Minor Injuries % Rev. Robert Olson, 25, Mrs. Olson and their 14-months-old son, Bruce, escaped serious in jury last week enroute to O’ Neill where Reverend Olson is the new pastor at Christ Luth- j eran church. They sustained cuts and minor bruises in a highway accident in which a truck crashed into the rear of their passenger car. Reverend Olson, a recent graduate of the Missouri Lutheran synod theological school at Springfield, 111., said the impact demolished their car. The accident occur red in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harley, of Atkinson, drove to Sherburn, Minn., to bring the new pastor and his family to O’Neill. Reverend Olson will serve ; Emmanuel Lutheran church at j Atkinson as well as Christ ! Lutheran church in O ’Neill. He succeeds Rev. Clyde O. Cress, j who was transferred to Cleve- ■ land, O., in the spring. Installation services were1 held Sunday, July 9, at both churches. The rite in O’Neill was conducted in the afternoon and the service was held in At kinson in the evening. Rev. Waller Hartmann, of Ainsworth, was the installing officer. Several visiting cler gymen were present. Reverend Olson served 2 small Chicago, 111., parishes during his vicarage and prior to ! his ordination. The O’Neill-At kinson post is his first pastor- | ate. The new pastor’s original home is at Eau Claire, Wise. The Holt county board of su pervisors met in a scheduled session Tuesday. DR. J. W. GILL, 69, DIES AT NORFOLK Funeral Rites Wednesday For Chambers Physician CHAMBERS—Dr. J. W. Gill, 69, well - known south - Holt county physician and surgeon who was known intimately by hundreds of families through out this section, died Sunday, July 9, at 11:40 p. m. in a Nor folk hospital. He had been ill since March, 1949, and had been in-and-out of hospitals during that inter val. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, begin ning at 2 o’clock, from the Methodist church in Chambers. Rev. Lawrence McElheran, Bap tist church pastor, officiated, and burial was in the Chambers cemetery. Rev. L. R. Hansberry assisted. The body lay in state at Biglin Bros, mortuary in O'* Neill from Monday noon until Wednesday morning, when it was taken to the Gill home in Chambers. Pallbearers were William Renninger, Walter Brown, Vic tor Harley, Kenneth Adams, Vern Sageser and John Watt ers. The late Doctor Gill was born on December 1, 1880, at Teka mah, a son of Thomas and Mar tha Gill, who had migrated from Pennsylvania to Nebras ka. He was graduated from the Tekamah public school and re ceived his doctor of medicine degree from Cotner university's college of medicine. At Omaha on June 14, 1911. he married Bertha Marie Wetz, of Omaha. The Gills became the parents of 4 children—3 of whom died in infancy. The Gills came to Chambers in 1912 from Lincoln. Mrs Gill died several years ago. Survivors include: Daugh’er —Mrs. Frank (Melba) Spath, of Chambers; brothers— Delmar Gill, and Alfred Gill, both of Tekamah; sister — Mrs. Harry Richardson, of Hoxie, Kans., t grandchild. ' He was a member of the AF & AM lodge, was presi dent 4 years of district 8 of the Nebraska Medical associa tion, was a member of the Methodist c h u r c h and his hobby was gardening. In charge of floral arrange ments at the rites were Hattie Tibbetts, May Sageser, Blanche Sageser and Myrtle Bell. t -- Burial Here Sunday for Kopejtka Infant Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at the Methodist church here for Dennis Frank Kopetjka, 3 - month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Kopetjka, who reside 21 miles northeast of O’Neill. The infant, after an illness of 2 weeks, died about 2:30 a. m. Friday upon arrival at the O’ Neill hospital. Rev. V. R. Bell, Methodist church pastor, officiated and burial was in Prospect Hill cem etery. Survivors include: Parents, 3 brothers; Larry Jerry and De way ne; 4 sisters: Norma Ann, LaVonne and Sharon, all at home and Mrs. John Alder, of Inman: grandmother — Mrs Joe Kopetjka; grandfather — Hen ry Butterfield; great-grandmoth er — Ms. Anna Winchell. A. W. Carroll Fill* Hugh Ray Vacancy A. W. Carroll, of the O’Neill Auto Supply, has been appoint ed to succeed Hugh Ray, O’Neill lumberman, as First ward city councilman. Appointment was made Wednesday evening, July 5. Ray, head of the Spelts-Ray Lumber Co., resigned from the council several weeks ago. He was serving his second term. Nuns Visit at Conway Home— Sr. B0. Quentin and Sr. M. Hortense, of Atchison, Kans-, arrived Saturday and spent a few days visiting at the home of their mother, Mrs. Bertha Conway. Other relatives who spent Sunday at the Conway home were: Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kjeldgaard and son, Dean, of Lyons: Mr. and Mrs. J W Mc Cloud, of Hartington, and Mr and Mrs. Charley Thomson and family, of Chambers.