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Holt County Fair Edition SECTION I —PAGES I -8 3 SECTIONS—28 PAGES ] * • * North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 70.—NUMBER 15 O'NEILL. NEBR.. THURSDAY. AUGST 17. 1950.__ _ PRICE 7 CENTS • Achievement Day Draws Big Crowd 4-H’ers Gather For Annual Club Showing Cool, wet weather may have hampered farm operations in I Holt county during the summer j but at least the 4-H clubs have i been able to accomplish much. | This was evident at the an nual achievement day held on Monday, August 14, at O’Neill j public school in O’Neill, which ! 245 members, leaders and par ents attended. In charge of the program were County Agent A. Neil Dawes 1 and Home Agent Viola Damkro * ger. Here is a list of the prize-win ners: Individual demonstra tions: Carolyn Russell, of Page, pin cushion, honorable mention; Alice Young, of O’Neill, bound f buttonholes, third; Carroll French, of Page, rope halter, first; Bobby Reimers, of Inman, rope halter, second. Team demonstrations: L a Vern Engler and John Ober mire, of Stuart, soil conserva tion, third; Perry and Larry Dawes, of O’Neill, fertilizer, second; Pauline and Agnes Ma honey, of Chambers, setting ta ble, honorable mention; Lion ell Ickes and Robert Beelaert, of Page, dehorning, second; Doris Ward and Demaris Wef so, of Atkinson, pin cushion, second; Marilyn Walter, Shirley DeHart and Jackie Taggart, of Chambers, color, first; Don Ful lerton and Don Withers, of Ame lia, REA, first; Hugh Troshyn f ski and Lloyd Fusselman, of Page, soil conservation, third. Winners in the judging con test were: Cooking—Ila June Coon, of Inman, first Mary Jo Roth, of Chambers, second; Ma ry Taggart, of Chambers, third. Dairy— Velma Kelly, of Page, first; Jackie Mosel, of Ewing, second; Bobby Reimers, of In man, third. Clothing—Beverly Small, of Amelia, first; Maxine Peterson, of Amelia, second: Joellyn Back haus, of O’Neill, third. Homemaking— Inez Alexand er, of Stuart, first; Mary Ann Allyn, of Stuart, second; Janice Schmaderer, of Stuart, third. Crops—Richard Deermer, of Stuart, first; Herbert Ramold, of of Atkinson, second; John Ram * old, of Atkinson, third. Livestock—Wayne Hoffman, of Chambers, first; Donald Ful lerton, of Amelia, second; Ben ton Mellor, of Atkinson, third. Style show awards went to Beverly Small, of Amelia, first; Maxine Peterson, of Amelia, second, and Darlene Grimes, of Chambers, third. Farm Auctions Scheduled Soon Two farm auctions are on The Frontier sale calendar in the next few weeks. The first will be held Monday, August 28, when Joe Wads wlorth, who lives northwest of O’Neill, will sell 40 head of reg istered Herefords plus a com plete line of household goods, ranch and farming machinery and equipment. For a sale cata log, those interested should see Col. Ed Thorin, the auctioneer. Frank Spinar and sons, who live on the Niobrara, midway between the Spencer dam and Redbird, will sell registered cat tle plus .a full line of farming equipment and household goods. The Spinars will move to Seda lia, Mo., after their sale Sep tember 8. Col. Ed Thorin will also cry the Spinar sale and the O’Neill National Bank will clerk both auctions. McMaster Leaves ' Holt Soil Post A. L. (“Arch”) McMaster, soil conservationist witti the Holt Soil Conservation district, will move his family to Huskerville on Friday. McMaster, who has been lo cated here for 2 years, will work on his master’s degree at the Unversity of Nebraska college of agriculture. In addition to conservation work he will do research in ag ronomy. Former Residents Visit Here— n, Rev. Miner Girard attended church services in O’Neill Sun day, August 6. Reverend Girard is the pastor of Methodist church at Rock Springs, Wyo. He is a former O’Neill resident and attended O’Neill high chool. His wife, Blanche, is the daughter of Reverend Steiner, who was pastor of the Methodist church in 1920-’21. -- TO ERECT GRAND STAND STUART—The American Le gion finance committee has an nounced Stuart business houses will collect donations for the new grand stand to be built here Frontier Want Ads bring re sets! They’re economical and work like presto. t JURACEK, ERNST HAMILTON WIN To Represent Holt in Sioux City Ag Competition Six O’Neill men toured Holt county last week to select en tries for the Sioux City perma nent agriculture contest. Three winners among the Holt Soil Conservation district coop erators are: Leonard Juracek. who lives northeast of O'Neill; Clarence Ernst, who lives immediately west of O'Neill, and L. J. Hamilton, who liv«es south west of Stuart. These men are all engaged in ranch-type operations. Mr. Juracek, the judges said, has made vast changes in the appearance of his 800 acres dur ing the past few years he has owned it. He has planted a great many trees, seeded 70 acres of native grasses, and has harvest ed large crops of brome grass seed. One judge said “At pres ent it would be hard to imagine any erosion on the 800 acres.” Mr. Ernst, is a pioneer coop erator in the district, currently is chairman pf the board. He has seeded native grasses to old cropland each year recently. Ernst can exhibit 3-year-old stands that are better than na tive meadows. A few years ago he planted a half-mile shelter belt which paid big dividends during the Recurring Blizzards Mr. Ernst carries an excellent line of cattle. Mr. Hamilton’s soil agreement has been in force a little over 5 years. 1 All of his 960 acres now are in grain and irees. He has planted a large farmstead windbreak, a field shelterbelt, and has arranged for a half mile of additional tree-plant ing in the spring. Mr. Hamilton is an exponent of round bales of hay. Judges were: Harry E. Ressel, chairman of PMA committee; Berl Damkroger, veterans’ in structor; Beryl Gerdes, O’Neill high ag instructor; D. R. Mcupts, district judge; Ira H. Moss, clerk of district court; R. L. Hill, vice-chairman of the board; A. Neil Dawes, county agent, and C. R. (“Bob”) Hill, soil conser vationist. 56 Holt Countians Leave for Exams Fifty-six Holt county men in the 23-25 age group left O’Neill early Wednesday morning, Au gust 18, for Ft. Crook, to take pre-inducuon physical examina tions. Few of the men were in the 1-A classification and how ma ny of the Wednesday group will actually be inducted is ques tionable. Later quotas from the county are expected to draw from men in the younger age groups. Tfte 56 were the first Holt men to be called on during the new mobilization program call ed for as a result of the Korean conflict. Mrs. W. H. Harty, chief clerk of the Holt selective service board, said Wednesday that 2 men had to be taken off the bus because of a change in status that did not come to light until the last minute. “Any change in marital, oc cupational or address status should be immediately called to the attention of the draft board,” Mrs. Harty emphasized. MARRIAGE LICENSE Patricia Jane Johnson, 18, and Carl E. Beach, 25, both of O’Neill. The Silver Star Sisters entered a demon stration team on "Summer Wardrobe" in the achievement day program in O’Neill. Compris ing the team were (rear): Jacqueline Taggart ■' tpi <* vwr- v. -.v< y #. 'w^p» (left), Marilyn Waller (center) and Shirley DeHart. Models assisting the team were: Mar cia Widman (left). Judy Beed (center) and Caroline Reimers.—The Frontier Photo. iimwavM .. 1 -' Two Ever Onward clubbers are shown with their soil con servation demonstration. They are John Obermeier (left) and Laverne Engler.—The Frontier Photo. mmmm - i mmmmmmrnM \ Miss Melba Dobrovolny, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Dobrovolny, demonstrates making of drop cookies before an achievement day audience. Melba has just finshed the eighth grade, is a member of the Up-and-At-It club. — The Frontier Photo. Canvass Doesn’t Change Outcomes Canvassing of ballots follow ing the August 8 primary will not alter any of the outcomes where contests were involved, i County Clerk Ruth Hoffman said Wednesday. The canvass will be complet 1 ed sometime today (Thursday), she said. Counted were 32 absentee bal lots. Meanwhile, a handful of the ! candidates have posted their1 expense accounts for the prima- j ry campaign. These include: Frank Nelson $150.59 j L. G. Gillespie 75.00 Ira H. Moss _ 5.00 Albert Stearns 5.00 Norman Gonderinger . 5.00 Art Doty___ 5.00 J. Ed Hancock _ 15.00 Andy Clark 5.Q0 E. L. Watson . 11.40 Thomas J. Davis 41.30 Oscar Peterson _ 5.00 i Deadline for filing expense ! accounts is Friday, Miss Hoff man said. Official final count on the 4 county Twenty-eighth district unicameral race follows: H’lt B’yd R’ck K.P. tot. Nelson 1354 467 108 104—2033 Jungin’n 771 301 207 59—1338 Coats .... 712 139 228 101—1180 ■■ 1 Esthonians Arrive Here Friday Mr. and Mrs. Rinehold Main and son, Enn, age 7 years, and Mrs. Main’s mother, Mrs. Wil tielmena Aadva, arrived in O’ Neill, Friday morning, August 11, from New York. They were me! by Reverend Robert Olson who took them to the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Garwood, near Amelia where they will make their home. Mr. Main, who is a carpenter ! by trade, worked with the U. S. army occupation forces in Germany for 27 months. They are of the Lutheran faith and were placed bx the Lutheran planning council for displaced persons They will attend'church in Atkinson. Frontier for printing. City Is All Lit Up COUPLE OBSERVES I 50th ANNIVERSARY % ■■■ Golden Jubilee Mass Read for Robert Morrison and Wife Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Mor rison marked their 50th wed ding anniversary on Sunday August 13. The Morrisons' golden jubilee day began with a special mass at St.. Patrick’s church with Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, church pastor, officiating. They reenacted the rites of half-egntury #go by marching down the aisle together with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the procession Father O’Sullivan, speaking from the altar decorated with ! with yellow-and-white rosebuds, ! congratulated the couple anti ! remarked “what a wonderful ; experience for these esteemed people to live to celebrate their I golden wedding in this man ner.” The girls choir of the church sang “On This Day, O’Beauti ful Mother” at the beginning of the service. Rev. A. Jj Onak, assistant St. Patrick’s pastor, sang Gounod’s “Ava Maria” and “Panis An gelicus”, accompanied on th|e organ by John O’Neill. For the recessional he sang ■Til Walk Beside You.” Mr. Morrison who formerly operated a business here, was born in Danville, 111., and came here as a child. Mrs Morrison has been a lifelong resident. They are the parents of 6 children all of whom were pre sent for the celebration. They are: Mrs. Ed (Catherine) David son, of Casper, Wyo.; Terrance, of Anderson, Ind.; Richard, of Norfolk; Mrs. R. O. (Mary) New ton, of Riverton, Wyo.; Mns. Kevin (Dorothy) Cronin, of Chicago, 111 , and Jack of_Lon& Beach, Calif. They also have 18 grandchil dren and 5 great-grandchildren, but they were not all able to be present for the occasion. Open house was held from 2 to 5 p. m. Mrs. Richard Mor rison was in charge of the book in which there were over 175 guests registered. Weather Gives Hay Days Break ATKINSON — The weather- , man blessed the American Le- , gion-sponsored Hay Days cele bration as it got underway Wed nesday morning. The celebration will continue through today (Thursday) with a lot of midway excitement, coronation of the new hay king and presentation of Holt coun ty’s 1950 honor farm family. An estimated 6,000 to 7,000 people thronged 12 city blocks to watch the parade Wednes day afternoon, featuring more than 60 floats. Crowd was one of the largest on record. Grand overall prize and a ward of the Lions club plaque went to Atkinson Livestock I Market. Winners in 3 divisons follow: Most beautiful float: First — “May Day,” by Smith Federated Store; second—“St. Valentine’s Day,” by Morgan Hardware; third — "Christmas Eve,” by Galyen Motor Co. Most humorous float: First — “Circus Day,” by Atkinson Live stock Market; second—“Ground Hog’s Day,” by Jarvis Oil Co.; third — "Humphrey Penn y worth,” by Hoerner Lumber Co. Title division (Holiday theme): First—"Peace,” by Pel cer & Spence IGA store; second —“Easter Sunday,” by Method ist WSCS; third—“United Na tions Day,” by Hoosier Hot Shots 4-H club. Miss Margaret Rohrs, 18, was crowned hay queen Wednesday night in the school auditorium. Rain forced the ceremnoy inside. Janet Judge was named prin cess. Honor of hay king went to Robert Clifford, Atkinson ranch er, Prince is Edward Albrecht, who was unable to be present, having gone for preinduction physical examination. Lloyd Collins Signs for DeSota-Plymouth collins signs ta_0 Lloyd Collins, head of Lloyd Collins Implements, announced this week he had signed as O’ Neill dealer for DeSota and Plymouth automobiles with the Chrysler corporation. Collins already handles John Deere farm implements. The DeSota-Plymouth head quarters will be the former O’ Neill Rollerdrome building, which Mr. Collins recently pur chased from Charles Chambers, jr. Formal, presentation of the new DeSota by Collins is sched uled for Saturday, August 26. INJURIES FATAL TO TRUCK DRIVER (Jlen A. Painter, 53, of Jamison, Dies After Crash at Damsite Glen A. Painter, 53, a truck driver from Jamison, died about 9:30 p. m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch follow ing injuries received in a 2-truck accident at the Niobrara river bridge at the Spencer dam. Ac cident occurred Tuesday about noon. » A passenger in the Painter truck, Albert Bechlold, 21, also of Jamison, and the driver of the other vehicle, Joseph F. Kul hanek, 29, of Creighton, were realeased Tuesday evening from the Sacred Heart hospital. The Painter truck was load ed with cattle and collided with the Strobel Meat Pack ing Co. truck near the north end of the bridge. One investigating official said the impact took place 21 steps from the Boyd county side of the bridge. Both vehicles were demolish ed. The engine of the Strobel truck was forced into the truck box. i The cattle truck had been de scending the steep hill. Boyd Sheriff Claude Collins said several head of cattle per ished. One was hurled into the river and was later recovered on an island about a mile down stream. One suffered a broken back on the bridge and another received a broken leg. Traffic was tied up for sometime. Both wreckages were hauled to Spencer. Sacred Heart officials said Painter suffered a fractured left upper arm, a deep cut on the left upper forehead, also a deep cut of the left upper arm. He was semi-conscious when admitted to the hospital but never regained consciousness. It was assumed that death was caused by internal injuries. The late Mr. Painter was the father of 4 grown children. Bechtold suffered only a frac tured wrist. Rothchilds to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary— NELIGH—Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rothchild, pf Neligh, formerly of Chambers, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, August 27. They are holding open house from "2 until 4 in the afternoon. O'NEILL WINS 8-6 O’Neill Rockets downed Butte, 8-6, under the lights in Carney park here Tuesday evening. Frontier Want Ads bring re sults! .. To Energize Arcs During Bargain Days A 2 - day bargain promotion sponsored by the O’Neill Cham ber of Commerce will be con ducted with the energizing of the city’s new street lighting system at 10 p. m. Saturday, August 19. The Chamber has arranged for the turning on of the new lights as a climax to the “bar gain-days” Friday and Saturday and another feature of the event will be a street dance. Martha’s orchestra, of Verdi gre, has been signed to provide the music for the dance which is to be held at the corner of Fourth and Douglas streets. Meanwhile, Consumers work men have been speeding up fi nal preparations for the ener gization and all of the standards are now in position. * The new system extends the length of the city on Douglas street and from the railroad tracks on Fourth street north to the O'Neill public school audi orium. In this week’s edition of The Frontier, special bargains for the Friday and Saturday shop ping event can be found and Holt countians will have an opportunity to save money as well as have a good time in O’ Neill this weekend. Like California, Weather ‘Unusual’ Rainfall during the weekend totalled 1.55 inches in O'Neill and the bulk of it was received Friday and Monday nights. It brings the August total in O’Neill to 2.95 inches as compar ed to 2.51 normal for the month. Monday night’s rain was not accompanied by hail in town, but scattered sections of the county received hail and in some areas the damage was great. The Amelia vicinity has re ceived on an average of on inch of rain almost every night for the past week and the rains have been accompanied b y winds and lightning like else where in this area. Alfred James, Bernie Kennedy and Vein Sageser have had cattle killed by the lightning and Ralph Rees had several hay stacks burned. Last Friday, lightning broke a light bulb above the head of Mrs. Elvon Chace at their farm home. Ligtning also struck" at the John Warner home and burned out all the fuses and put the phone out of commission. The same evening, lightning split a cottonwood tree near the Flannery brothers’ house. It split the tree open from top to bottom and turned the wood to a blood red color. Also on Friday the Verdigre community in Knox county had a downpour and wind. Large trees were uprooted, gardens and fields were ruined, fences, bridges and roads were washed out or damaged. One farmer, John L. Smith,, about 14 miles northwest of Verdigre, found the next morning that his car had been washed about 200 feet. The only thing preventing -it from being swept down the Ni obrara river was a smad sand bar. It was found to be almost a wreck when pulled from the water by a couple of neighbors. The continued rainfall and damp weather has put nearly all farm work behind schedule and has hampered corn growth, but continued warm weathei like that experienced Tuesday (Continued on page 8.) Fair Edition The official premium list for* the 1950 Holt county fair, as well as other interesting infor mation, is part of this week’s edition of The Frontier, which is off the presses today. The special section devoted to the August 30th-31st and Sep tember 1st show in Chambers consists of 16 “tabloid” size pages and is being distributed to virtually all of Holt county's | rural families, some 3,500 box > holders, along with the regular sections of The Frontier. Annually one of Nebraska s best county fairs, the 58th an nual Holt county production promises to be the most success ful. Advance information indi cates that exhibits will be great er in number and quality than ever before. Subsequent editions of The Frontier will carry the complete entertainment program for the 3-day fair.