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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1950)
Volume 70.-numberVT O'neill, nebr., Thursday, September m. 1950. 7ZZT price 7~CEifTi STATE HIST SOC *xx 9 Men Leave for Induction Departure Scene Is Reminiscent of Other Wars In a scene that was reminis cent of 1917 and 1940, 9 Holt county draftees boarded a bus here at 3:45 p. m. Tuesday and headed off to a new war. Like in 1917 and 1940, these men represented the first to be drafted — and a great many more will follow. Members of the group were: Ernest H. Durre, jr., of Ew ing; Emil Junior Adamson, of O'Neill; Maynard G. Mor row, of O'Neill; Francis Le verne Moore, of Atkinson; Richard M. Schmit, of Atkin son (group leader); Oran W. Long, of O'Neill; Edwin J. Nachtman, of Amelia, and Bruce Van Ostrand, of Ewing. I Joel Birmingham, of Atkin son, was to have joined the group at Ft. Crook—the induc tion center. These men represented the first selective service inductees to be sent from Holt since Jan uary, 1948, when post - World War II conscription dwindled. Mrs. W. H. Ilarty, chief clerk of the Holt board and a Gold Star mother, was at the depot to see the contingent off. More than 60 people, mostly relatives and sweethearts, were on hand to witness the depar ture. Atkinson Soldier Wounded in Korea ATKINSON—Robert Wright, serving with the armed services in Korea, was wounded and put on a hospital ship for Yokoha ma, Japan. He is the son of Mrs. Tom Maring and a grandson of the late Karl Seimsen. He had been at the front lines 18 days, with one meal a day while at the front. Word of his having been wounded was sent to his grandmother, Mrs. M. V. Pock, who now lives at Grass Valley, Calif. 'Welcome Wagon' Hostess Introduced— Mrs. A. E. Bowen, O’Neill hostess for “Welcome Wagon,” was introduced Monday night at a meeting of the Lions club at Slat’s cafe. Thirty-two Lions were pres ent. Program included vocal so lo, “Dusty Road,” by John Bow en; vocal solo, “When Day Is Done,” by Lois Harder, and vo cal duet, “Indian Love Call,” by Mis Harder and Mr. Bowen. A. E. Bowen was elected sec retary of the club. A committee was appointed to place trash cans throughout the downtown district for placing refuse. Mr. and Mrs. Harold McNally and daughter, Sandra Lee, of Ainsworth, visited Sunday with Mrs. McNally’s mother, Mrs. Christine Williams. Withers-Fullerton Team Wins Honors Two Amelia youths, Donald Withers and Donald Fullerton, captured a purple ribbon award and were judged the best dem onstration team at the Nebras ka sta e fair in Lincoln last week. The 2 Amelia 4-H club bers used as their topic “Haz ards of Overloading Electric Circuits.” » It was the same demonstra I tion they used the week before to win honors at the Holt county fair. Young Fullerton explained the demonstration to “Voice of i The Frontier” listeners on Sat urday, September 2. Fullerton is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Fullerton; Withers a son of Mr, and Mrs. Donald i Withers. Neither is old enough to be eligible for a trip to the Chi j cage, ill., 4-H fair. Other Holt countyans placing | at Lincoln included: Marilyn Walter and Jacque line Taggart, both of Chambers, red ribbon tor clothing demon stration in color. Darlene Grimes and Mary Taggart, both of Chambers, white ribbon for a dairy foods demonstration. Beverly Small, of Amelia, red ribbon for winter wardrobe in style revue. Maxine Peterson, of Amelia, red ribbon for dress in winter wardrobe. Carroll French, of Page, red ribbon for a rope demonstration. John Obermire and Lavern i Engler, both of Stuart, for soil * conservation demonstration. I - Council Withdraws Curb, Gutter Plan In special session Monday night, the O’Neill city council voted to withdraw its applica tion to the Federal government for an advance for a proposed curb, gutter, sewer, grading and resurfacing project. On August 15 the council ap plied for the advance which would be used for plans and preparations for a 224-thousand I dollar long-term improvement program. The program could have been carried out in whole or in part. As an alternate plan, the council decided to have City Engineer Donald D. Price, of Lincoln, prepare a survey of the city for drainage purposes and for establishing curb and side walk grade levels. The council also discussed possibility of purchasing port able steel forms which real es tate owners could use in mak ing their own curbs, gutters and • sidewalks. Frontier for printing._ THOMAS QUILTY BURIAL SATURDAY Pioneer Liveryman Dies in Grand Island Hospital Funeral services for Thomas A. Quilty, 79, were held at 9 a. m. Saturday, September 9, in St. Patrick’s Catholic church. Rev. Alex A. Onak officiated and burial was in Calvary cemetery under the direction of Biglin Bros. The late Mr. Quilty died Wednesday, September 6, in Grand Island. He had been in ill health about a year. He was born September 18, 187U, in Wapello county, Iowa, a son of Thomas and Bridget Mul vihall Quilty, who were Irish immigrants. i;ie late Mr. Quilty came to Holt county in 1899 irom Iowa, in 19U2 he went into the livery uusiness witn tne late J. B. Mel lor, with the advent of the au tomobile the partnership was dissolved, tie later was in the dray business and worked for me J. n. tvyan nay company, in recent years he has been em ployed by tne Island Construc tion company, ol Grand Island. On May 1, 1907, he married Nora O’Malley. They became the parents of a daughter, Grace. Survivors include: Widow, of Omaha; daughter— Grace, of Omaha; sister—Mrs. E. H. Whelan, of San Diego. Calif.; nieces—Mrs. Sue Cheeseman, of Kansas City, Kans.; and Mrs. Grace Boyd, of Omaha. Pallbearers chosen were J. J. Berigan, M. H. Horiskey, H. E. Coyne, John Sullivan, Frank Valla, John McManus, P. J. O’r Donnell, all ot O Neill, and Wil liam Simmons, of Page. Relatives here for the funeral mciuued: Mrs. James Cheese man, of Kansas City, Kans.; Leo Quilty, of Kansas City, Kans.; Mrs. Grace Boyd, of Omaha; Miss Kathryn Devlin, of Plain view; Miss Mary Devlin, of Plaiijview; Mr. and Mrs. Michael oevnn, 01 Albion. Friends attending were: George O’Brien, Roy Elrod, Clarence Suponchick, Elmer Knuth, Fritz Schweger, George Tucker, Harvey Pichler, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Klostermeyer and Henry Klostermeyer, all o f Grand Island. Relatives of Mrs. Dean Street er held a surprise picnic Thurs day, September 7, in honor of her birthday anniversary. ‘ Memorial Baptist Church Goes Up As -—---1 ' " ' CHAMBERS—Memorial Baptist church, a 32 x 67 foot edifice that would do justice to a parish many times the size of the Bap tist congregation here, is rapidly taking shape. The building will contain a full basement, automatic oil heat, rest rooms, class rooms and a spacious auditorium and sanctuary. This church, which will be dedicated to the memory of the late Jennie Clare Adams, a Chambers missionary nurse who was ruthlessly executed during World War II by Japanese soldiers, will cost 30-thousand-dollars bf which 18-thousand-dollars already 1S POngm of Phed‘new church dates to September 8, 1932 when John Duncan, a pioneer citizen of the Chambers community, le a bequest of $250 to each of 4 Chambers churches. ^ From this gift the begin ning of a building fund for a future Baptist church was es tablished. A short time after the martyrdom of Miss Ad ams. her home church voted to build a new church in mem ory of her life of devotion and sacrifice for her Master. In the fall of 1949, a build ing committee was elected to futher the plans for the actual building of a new brick and tile church. In May, 1950, the work began. , * , iU * Chambers people feel that church is beautiful and fitting memorial to a person who ann swered the call to a foreign mission field and devoted 20 years of her life to spreading the gospel and healing. Most Gifts Needed Officials of Memorial Bap tist church at Chambers in dicate that gifts, large or small, are still needed in or der to complete the hand some new church according to plan. Gifts imay be sent to George L- Smith, secretary of the Memorial Baptist church fund, Chambers. Upon receipt of the names and address of special friends of the church a copy of a small booklet, just off the press, will be forwarded. It w«pj from this booklet that most of the material contain ed in the accompanying story k was obtained. of this time was spent in the Philippines. They also feel that no place was ever too primitive to dis courage her and she inspired other missionary workers. Jennie Clare Adams, second daughter of Edward and Sarah Adams, was born at Page on June 16, 1896, and grew to womanhood at Chambers. While yet a young girl she heard the call to missionary service, and united with the Baptist church. About a year after gradua tion from nurse’s training, she felt a definite call to mission ary service to the Philippines, assuming her work as superin tendent of Emmanuel hospital, Capiz, on the Island of Panay. She was skilled in her pro fession but gave first thought to the winning of the lost. Stren uous days and nights in the hos pital never defeated her pur pose of going to simall villages in remote districts where the gospel had never been heard. Her radiant personality was a joyous comfort to patients and nurses alike. She spoke the Visayan langu age with ease. On many occa sions pgople clustered around her for treatment of disease, re civing relief from their ailments. Confidence won, they would listen attentively to the gospel story. Always aware that dis cipleship is bought at a price, she taught her people this. She served as superinten dent of Emmanuel hospital from 1923 until it was dis banded by the U. S. army or ders in April. 1942. As a fugi tive in the hills of "Hopevale" with 16 others, she was ex ecuted by Japanese soldiers on December 29. 1943. A village of Miss Adams’ prayers and concern was pani- | tan, noted for depravity, cock fights, and evil of nearly every description. (Continued on page 4.) Workmen are making steady progress on the 30 - thousand - dollar Memorial Baptist church (above) in Chambers ... to be dedical- , ed to the memory of the late Jennie Clare Ad ams, a missionary nurse who was executed by Japanese soldiers on December 29, 1943. RACE AGAINST TIME . . . Workmen at St. Anthony’s hospital building site are racing against time to get a portion of the building enclosed before winter sets in. The graphic picture of construction project was taken this week by The Frontier’s photographer, John H. McCarville. Cement for sub-basement walls has been poured and workmen are ready for the steel, which has been delayed in delivery but is "expected in a few days.” Hospital will contain 40 beds, cost 420-thousand dollars. — The Frontier Photo. Holt county's first draftees in the new emergency left Tuesday afternoon; Left-to right: Standing—Emil Junior Adamson, of O' Neill; Maynard Morrow, of O'Neill; Bruce Van Csirand, of Ewing; Ernest H. Durre, jr., of Ew ing; and Edwin J. Nachtman, of Amelia; kneel ing—Oran W. Long, of O'Neill, and Richard M. Schmit, of Atkinson. (Story in column 1.) 95th Birthday for Mrs. Hull Grandma Sarah Hull has had another birthday anniversary. And that’s news! Because every year since 1929, when her husband, the late Wil liam Hull, passed away, her de scendants have been gathering on the old homestead, 22 miles northeast of O’Neill, to cele brate the occasion. The first parties were small compared to the gatherings in recent years, when the count is never under 90 and usually more than a hundred. All of her 9 living children were present Wednesday, Sep tember 6, for Grandma Hull’s 95th birthday and the start of her 96th year. Her children, grandchildren, great-grandchil dren, near relatives and friends took basket dinners and enjoy ed an outdoor dinner. As usual, the grand old lady of northeast Holt asked the blessing. There was the usual round of picture-taking, baseball for the younger ones, horseshoe pitch ing for the men and visiting by the ladies. At 3:30 ice cream and cake were served and Grandma Hull carved her own birthday cake. Later, all departed wishing Grandma many more happy birthdays and already her de scendants are counting the days until she reaches the century mark. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hull, of Crookston, and Mr. and Mrs. Ce cil Hayes, of Parmalee, S. D., remained to spend the remain der of the week. With characteristic vigor, the aged Holt couniyan, prob ably the oldest person in the county, enjoyed the day very much. She received many gifts—including canned goods, aprons, handkerchiefs and ! other useful items. Grandma Hull still negotiates | the stairs 6 or 8 times a day (she sleeps upstairs) and does light housework. She was born in Boone coun ty, Iowa, on September 6, 1855, and married William Hull on October 7, 1876. They came to Holt county in 1879. At last count she had more RESERVISTS CALLED Within the last week the fol lowing reservists have received a call to report at Omaha for physical examinations: Dorrance Crabb, Ervin (“Pete”) Christen sen and Roy D. Johnson. All are veterans of World War II. than 130 descendants. Her sons and daughters (in order of their birth) are: El mer, of north of O’Neill; Clyde, of Atkinson; Sarah, who died in 1945; Levi, of O’Neill; Alice, who died in November, 1946; Arch, of Crookston; John, who died in 1907 at the age of 17; William, who lives with his mother; Mrs. Preston (Altha) Jones, of O’Neill; Mrs. Cecil (Esther) Haynes, of Parmalee, S. D.; Edwin, of Sioux City; Mrs. Leon (Edna) Mellor, of Redbird; and Glen, of Lynch. Frost a Threat to Corn Crop An early frost could damage the 1950 corn crop in the O’Neill region severely. The crop has made fine pro gress during the past fortnight even though nights—and sever al days—have been extremely cool. Much of the corn is now in the dough or denting stage. Many Holt county farmers re port a "wonderful" crop com ing up if — the weatherman delays a hard freeze for an other week or 10 days. Mercury dropped to 36 de grees early Tuesday — coldest mark of the season. Week’s summary based on 24 hour periods endfhg at 8 a. m. daily, follows: Hi Lo Prec. September 6_ 75 49 September 7_ 58 48 September 8_81 61 September 9_ 78 55 September 10 _ 70 48 September 11 .55 44 .02 September 12 57 36 FIREMEN SUMMONED LYNCH — The fire whistle blew Sunday at 10 a. m. and the fire department hurried to the Pauline Mulhair farm home, east of town. The chimney was burning out and fear of fire brought the alarm. No damage was done. O’Neill volunteer firemen were summoned to Lohaus Mo tor company garage at 12:25 p. m. Wednesday but a small blaze was extinguished without aid of the department. Seek Stop Signals Chamber, Lions and P-TA Interested in Child Safety At least 3 groups will have representatives at the next council to urge installation of traffic signals in behalf of safe ty for O'Neill’s 850 school chil dren. These groups are the Chamber of Commerce, Lions club and Parent-Teachers asso ciation. At present the only safe Douglas street crossing for chil dren is at Fourth and Douglas street where there is a conven tional stop-and-go traffic sig nal. Need for these signals was discussed at meetings of the 3 organizations on Monday and Tuesday and committees were appointed to meet with the council. It is proposed that a school traffic signal (functioning only during periods when children are going to-and-from school) be placed on East Douglas street and another on West Douglas street. Most parents of small children now insist that their children cross at Fourth and Douglas— the city’s principal intersection —because it has the only traf fic signal. Approximately half of the pupils attending O’Neill public school and St. Mary’s academy are crossing 2 or 3 U. S. high ways (and Douglas) in going to school. C. R. (“Bob”) Hill was named by the P-TA to put the idea be fore the Chamber. He, in turn, was appointed with Verne Beck with to represent the Chamber at the next council meeting. Twenty-one attended Tues day’s monthly Chamber lunch eon at Slat’s cafe. District Judge D. R. Mounts explained that the Boy Scout fund drive would soon begin and told of the need for funds. He introduced Ernest A. Endsworth, Scout field ex ecutive, who outlined the growth of Scouting in Holt and Boyd counties since 1948. In that year there were 58 Scouts in the 2 - county district, now 269. M. E. ("Jake") Jacobson was named to head the fi nance committee in behalf of the Scouts, who are under Chamber sponsorship. The Chamber voted to renew its membership in the Highway 20 association and make up the balance required to meet the assessment after a special col lection had been made. The association meets Sun day, September 17, at Chadron and the O’Neill C of C plan to have a delegation there. A. H. (“Arnie”) Doerning and F. E. Parkins were named co chairmen of the farmer-ranch er stag committee and will be assisted by Hill, Ed Wilson, Melvin Ruzicka, Verne and Leigh Reynoldson, L. D. Put nam, Lyle Dierks, D. C. Schaf fer, Fred O. Heerman, A. Neil Dawes and John C. Watson. Dates for the stag will be set this week. Clarence Larson in Cycle Accident CHAMBERS—Mr. and Mra Oleo Larson received word Sat urday that their son, Clarence, had been in a motorcycle acci dent near Denver, Colo., and was in a serious condition in a hospital there. Na particulars had been learn ed. He had been visiting relatives for a week in Denver, going there on his motorcycle. Larson regained conciousness Monday, relatives learned. 3 Public Sales on Frontier’s Calendar The Frontier has 3 public sales listed on its auction calen dar. 1 Friday, September 15. —Don Hopkins, of O’Neill, will sell 3 room house. (See page 3 for de tails.) Wednesday, September 27. — Mrs. Wilton Hayne will sell blacksmith shop and contents at Page. (See advertisement in next week’s issue.) Tuesday, October 10.—M. B. Goranson & Son and Joseph Jenny will sell personal prop erty and real estate southeast of Chambers. (Details in next Issue.
