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VOLUME 70.—NUMBER 11. _ O'NEILL, NEBR., THURSDAY, JULY 20. 1950. ^MM[CE 7
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Ground - Breaking
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Induces More Gifts
40 Shovel Shares Sold;
$5,000 Ryan Bequest
Presented
Ground has been broken for
St Anthony’s hospital.
* Soon there will rise in the
northside residential section a
40-bed, 420 - thousand - dollar
medical center that will become
the city’s biggest asset.
Despite a few raindrops and
threatening showers Sunday af
ternoon, the ground - breaking
rite was carried out as schedul
ed.
A large crowd gathered on
the hospital site, a block west
of St. Mary’s academy to see
Mother M. Erica turn the first
shovel of dirt, to hear John T.
Curtis, principal speaker, flay
communism and laud the hos
pital move, and to witness an
* appropriate program.
The ceremonies opened
with music by the Municipal
band. Very Rev- Timothy O'
Sullivan, pastor of St. Pat
rick's Catholic church offered
invocation.
James M. Corkle, head of. the
hospital building committee,
introduced Father O’Sullivan,
Mother Erica, Mother M. Boni
face (St. Mary’s academy prin
cipal), Frank McNett, of Grand
Island architect; O. Mathiason,
of Salina, Kans., operating su
perintendent for Busboom &
Rauh, general contractors; Mr.
Curtis, of Lincoln, public rela
tions official for Consumers
Public Power of Nebraska, and
Mayor Davis.
* Mayor J. E Davis welcomed
the visitors to the city and re
viewed the St. Anthony’s “dra
ma loaaie.
Davis said O’Neill would be
justly proud of the modern, !
new St. Anthony’s hospital
which will be filling a “long
felt need.”
Three grandchildren of the
late James B. Ryan, widely
known O’Neill h*ay dealer, pre
sented to the hospital a 5-thou
sand-dollar bequest. The grand
children were: James, 14; Ma
ry, 11, and Judy, 9, children of
Mr. and Mrs. Neil B. Ryan.
In addition, Mr. Ryan, who
died in April, has bequeathed
5-thousand-dollars to St. Pat
rick’s church and a like amount
to the Sisters of St. Francis.
Ground was blessed by Fa
ther O'Sullivan after which
Mother Erica turned the first
shovel of dirt.
Mother Erica, a St. Mary’s
academy alumnus who origi
nated at Battle Creek, heads the
Sisters of St. Francis provincial
house at Denver, Colo. She
came to O’Neill especially for
the ceremony.
Sisters of St.* Francis, who ]
operate St. Mary’s, also will
own and operate the new hos
pital.
Mr. Curtis told the audience
that while the ground-breaking
marked the actual beginning of
construction for St. Anthony’s,
it also marked the beginning of
a new and difficult phase in the
hospital’s history.
"Much work yet remains
to be done," he said. "Still
more funds are needed in or
der that the Sisters will not
be burdened with a great in
debtedness."
The speaker, who was train
ed as a lawyer and is a veteran
of World War I, made reference
to the communistic aggression*
in Korea. He stated that Amer
icans would prefer to die on
their knees than stand under
the yoke of communism.
He discussed the American
freedoms and translated the
freedoms into such projects as
St. Anthony’s.
Forty shares in the shovel,
which Mother Erica used, were
sold before the ceremony con
cluded. “Buying” of the shares
will remain open for 30 days,
t A bronze plaque will be placed
in a showcase in the hospital
with names of purchasers in
scribed. Each share amounts to
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The late J. B. Ryan . . . 15
thousand - dollars bequeathed
St. Anthony's hospital, St
Patrick's church. Sisters of
St. Francis.
(Story at left)
GROUP TO BACK
ROAD PROGRAM
Weller Named President
In Organizational Meet
Held Here
A Holt county chapter of the
Better Nebraska association was
organized here Thursday eve
ning. E. C. Weller, prominent
Atkinson auctioneer, was elect
ed president, and Julius D.
Cronin, well-known O’Neill at
torney, was named secretary
treasurer.
Purpose of the organization is
to back Gov. Val Peterson’s
road program which will be a
referendum issue at the forth
coming general election.
Meeting was held at the
county courthouse. H. G.
Greenamyre, of Lincoln, ex
ecutive secretary of the Bet
ter Nebraska association, con
ducted the meeting. Nearly
50 interested persons attend
ed.
The group decided to raise
funds—probably $500—to aid
the program.
A Nebraska highway plan
ning committee, a composite
group of citizens from all sec
tions of the state, was appoint
ed by Governor Peterson 3
years ago to prepare a long
range plan for Nebraska’s high
way improvement. The com
mittee submitted its recom
mendations to the 1949 session
of the unicameral legislature,
which passed the bill with mi
nor changes.
It was the general concensus
of those present that the pro
gram will have to receive the
approval of the voters if this
section of the state is to receive
its sorely needed road improve
ment.
Rev. E. B. Maxcy
Expires at Bayard
INMAN—Funeral services for
Rev. Eugene B. Maxcy, 79, re
tired Methodist minister at Bay
ard, who died there Friday,
were held Monday at 3 p. m.
at the St. Paul’s Methodist
church at Lincoln.
Reverend Maxcy had served
he Nebraska conference for a
bout 50 years, holding pastor
ates at Johnson, Palmyra, Dil
ler, Shickley, Hardy, Lewis
ton. Pleasant View, Fairview,
and Inman. He served Inman
ior several years, retiring from
active ministy 3 years ago.
Survivors include: Daughter
—Mrs. F. N. Smith, of Bayard;
sons — Harold E., of Bayard;
James A., or Mason City, la.;
and J. W., of Lincoln.
First place in the heavy float division in (
O'Neill's progress parade went to the entry of
(1 the Wro. Krotter Co. of O'Neill. A blue and
yellow color spectacle, it moved through
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Douglas street with Miss Joan Kalhoff presid
ing. (More Progress Parade pictures on page
9.)—The Frontier Photo.
.58 MILL LEVY
INCREASE SEEN
Election, Salary Boosts
Will Account for
Probable Raise
Hearing for the Holt county
budget for the new year, July
1, 1950, to June 30, 1951, will
be held at 11 a. m. on Wednes
day, July 26, at the courthouse.
Objections and suggestions
will be heard and corrections
may be made.
A maximum .58 overall mill
levy increase is recommended
by J. Ed Hancock, Holt’s budget
authority. Increase is in the
general fund from 1.26 last year
to 2.00 for the new fiscal year.
Hancock points out that the
general fund increase is to
pay an expected 10-thousand
doll&r expense in conducting
the primary and general elec
tions (both falling in the same
year) and expected increases
in pay for at least 2 county
officers.
Hancock fixed the increase
recommendations as a maxi
mum and explains that the a
dopted budget might be less.
He pointed out that if Holt is
declassified from 4-A to 4, only
2 officers—clerk and treasurer
—will receive pay increases. If
Holt is not declassified, other
officers will share in the in
crease. Classification is deter
mined by population count and
Holt’s loss of persons during the
past decade is expected to re
sult in declassification.
On June 30 the county had
a balance of $574,435.07 on
hand, compared to $581,987.07
a year ago.
The budget proposal calls for
a decrease in road, and unem
ployment relief funds.
Bridge fund levy— 1.60 —is
maximum and fixed by law.
(See pages 7 and 11.)
Panties and Beer
Can Plug Sewer
O’Neill’s nifty new outfall
lift sewage system went on the
blink Tuesday night.
Good reason.
A pair of ladies’ panties, a
beer can and a dish rag collab
orated in locking 2 of the 3 me
chanical pumps at the lift sta
tion.
Pumps are automatic. When
a stoppage occurs another pump
starts, but early Wednesday
morning City Superintendent L.
C. Anderson found one of the
pumps carrying the burden.
Anderson isn’t certain how
the 3 items got into the sewer
age, but he is certain the result
would not be pleasant if all 3
pumps were locked at the same
time.
Lynch Doctor
Showered with Greetings—
LYNCH—Dr. and Mrs. Gor
don Ira and daughter, of Flor
ida, arrived Saturday, July 8,
and Mrs. G. R. (Naomi Ira)
Douglas and son, George, of 1
Minneapolis, Minn., arrived j
Wednesday, July 12, for an ex
tended visit at the parental G.
B. Ira home.
Dr. Ira is “much improved”
after a 6-weeks’ illness.
July 22 marks the doctor’s
78th birth date and all week he
has been receiving birthday
greetings from his many friends.
Doctor Ira has served Lynch
since the early 1890s.
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Mother M. Erica ... St. Mary's academy
alumnus and head of Sisters of St. Francis
provincial hovse at Denver . . . turns first
shovel of dirt.—The Frontier Photo I
Mayor J. E. Davis speaks during St. An
thony's ground-breaking rite. Portion of crowd
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shown at left. —The Frontier Photo by John
H. McCarville.
JOHN HAAKE, 90,
DIES AT NORFOLK
Burial Monday for Aged
Resident of Chambers
Community
CHAMBERS— John Haake,
90, a longtime resident of the
Chambers community, died at
10:15 Saturday morning, July
15, in the Lutheran hospital at
Norfolk where he had been a
patient since July 10.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 2 p. m. at St. Paul’s
Lutheran church with Rev. L.
A. Dale in charge.
Music was furnished by an
octette composed of Mrs. Victor
Harley, Vivian Walter, Mrs. L.
A. Dale, Delores Harley, Lyle
Walter, Henry Brown, J. W.
Walter and Victor Harley, with
Mrs. J. W. Walter at the piano.
Pallbearers were Herbert Neil
son, Glen Adams, Herman
Schipman, Arnold Zuelka, Or
ville Metschke and Alvin John
son.
Honorary pallbearers were
John Dankert, John Walter, sr.,
William Lehmann, Charley
Walter, Pete Brown and Clar
ence Johnson.
John William Haake was
born December 4, 1859, to
Henry and Margaret Haake
at Oldenburg, Germany.
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Seoul Evacuation
'Terrible Experience'—
L. A. Ott, of O’Neill, told The
Frontier on Monday that he had
received a letter from his sister,
Mrs. Stanley Phillips, who was
recently evacuated from Seoul,
Korea.
She stated that “the evacua
tion was a terrible experi
ence,” that she had to leave all
household goods and even her
car behind and that her “next
address would be good old
USA.”
Airman Downed
In Sea of Japan
BRUNSWICK—A Brunswick
airman was among 5 B-29 crew
men rescued by Japanese fish
erman after parachuting from
their crippled plane over the
Sea of Japan Thursday.
He is 1 /Lt. Donald D. Miller,
radarman, of Brunswick.
The others were: Capt. Allen
E. Thomas, Fittstown, Okla.; 1
Capt. Thomas B. Hoxie, Grand
Rapids, Mich.; S./Sgt. Gilbert
D. Wear, Rogersville, Ala., and
S./Sgt. Harrison E. Utz, Finks- j
burg, Md.
The 5 were in the water or
on rafts nearly 11 hours before
they were rescued. The Far East
lir force said 6 other crewmen
3re being sought. The plane
vent down on a bombing mis
sion to North Korea.
Frontier want ads bring
|uick results.
3.96 INCHES RAIN
TODATE IN JULY
Haying and Threshing at
a Standstill Due
To Wetness
The weather can be summed
up in a lone, 4 - letter word:
Rain.
Haying is at a standstill be
cause of the wetness, small
grain is ripening slower than
usual but generally it isn’t rea
dy for threshing, corn needs
warm weather—and lots of it— j
to make the grade.
Rivers and streams have been
swollen for several weeks and
water is standing everywhere
in the lowlands.
In south Holt the complaint
is "too much moisture" while
in northeast Holt farmers say
they have "enough."
Frank Soukup. living 5 mies
northwest of O’Neill, says until
now the abundance of moisture !
“hasn’t hurt.”
County Agent A. Neil Dawes
said Wednesday he has seen on- !
ly two Holt fields in which a
binder has worked.
Temperature dropped to 45
degrees early Thursday—one of j
the coldest mid-July days on;
record.
Precipitation during the past
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PROGRESS EVENT
‘BIG SUCCESS’
Weather Threatens But
Fails to Dampen
Celebration
O’Neill’s progress celebration,
second annual festival sponsor
ed by Simonson post 93 of the
American Legion, has been re
corded as a big»6uccess.
But not without some anxious
moments provided by the wea
therman. i
On several occasions during
the 2-day—Saturday and Sun,
day—festival the skies threat
ened to dampen the proceed
ing, but all events were car
ried out on schedule.
Progress was the theme of
the mile-long parade in which
100 floats were entered.
The parade formed in West
O'Neill and marched east on
Douglas street to the Ameri
can Legion club to the accom
paniment of snappy airs by
the Neligh and O'Neill mu
nicipal bands. After reform
ing, the parade moved west
ward again on Douglas.
Judges were asked to pick
winners in 3 categories: heavy
floats, novelty floats and auto
mobile floats.
Selections:
Heavy floats— Wm. Krotter
Co. of O’Neill, first; St. An
thony’s hospital, American Le
gion auxiliary. Midwest Motor
Co., Ltd., and Chamber of Com
merce, all honorable mention.
Novelty floats—New Outlaw
Grocery, first; Carl Asimus
Builders, Jay’s cafe, both hon
orable mention.
Automobile floats — McCrary
Jewelry and Mode O’Day frock
shop (combination), first; Coast
to-Coast store, Firestone Home
Sc Auto, Beckwith Oil Co., all
honorable mention.
Judges were Harden Anspach,
rof O'Neill; John Cohard, of Em
met, and Ira Watson, of Inman.
Hundreds of persons lined the
streets for the paxade.
The Krotter float, with the
firm name emblazoned in large
white letters across the base,
was a blue-and-yellow color
spectacle. Miss Joan Kalhoff
presided atop the prize-winning
entry.
There were 2 baseball games
Saturday evening. The Atkinson
Midgets defeated the O’Neill
Midgets, 8-4, in an extra inning
game. Atkinson Legion team
lost to the O’Neill Legion, 2-5. ,
The St. Anthony’s ground- #
breaking ceremony started Sun
day's program. (See story else
where on page 1.)
Sixteen hundred persons wit
nessed the Hollywood Dare
Devils’ thrill show at the Mu
nicipal airport.
The aerial spraying contest
was cancelled because storm
conditions elsewhere prevent
ed entries from reaching O'
Neill. Entrants from Utica
and Neligh, however, pre
sented an aerial spraying
demonstration.
O’Neill Rockets defeated
Chambers, a North - Central
league foe, 13-8, in a Sunday
evening athletic attraction.
Throughout both days a car
nival operated east of the Le
gion club and the Legion con
ducted open-house.
Dances were held each eve
ning at the Legion ballroom.
Legion officials declared the
celebration a ‘“big success” and
promise an even better show
next year.
Noal Long headed the parade
committee.
On several occasions the
crowd was forced to scurry for
shelter because of showers. But
a part-time warm sun and wel
come flags provided a festive
air for celebrants, many of
whom came a considerable dis
tance.
3 Stuart Young
People in Mishap
STUART—Three young peo
ple from Stuart were injured
in an auto accident 5% miles
east of Norfolk early Wednes
day morning, July 12.
Miss Delores Karo suffered a
broken upper jaw, possible frac
ture of lower jaw and other fa
cial injuries. She is in “fair
condition” at the Lutheran hos
pital in Norfolk.
Jim Seger lost 4 upper teeth
and suffered chest injuries. He
was dismissed from the hospital
Saturday, July 15.
Ray Krysl suffered nose and
lip lacerations, also chest bruis
es. He was not hospitalized and
eame home that evening. ,