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.
