STArE HIST soc ] k Physicals for 50 Delayed 15 Days Reservists Are Being Pressed Into Active Duty Physical examinations for 50 Holt county selective service « registrants have been postpon ed for 15 days, it was stated Wednesday by Glea H. Wade, chairman of the Holt draft board. , No reason was given for tne postponement, but it is assumed that facilities at Ft. Omaha are being taxed with examinations of reservists. The 50 Holt men concerned, all in the 22- and 23-year-old age group, have been advised of the delay, Wade said. Orders to Duty Follow Medicals— ■ t Among Holt county reservists in the armed forces who have received orders recently are: John C. Watson, of O’Neill, member First National bank staff, military police non-com missioned officer, reported for a physical examination Saturday, September 16, at Ft. Omaha. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wat son, of Inman. Louis W. Reimer, jr., of Orna ha, will report October 3 at Ft. Riley, Kans., and be transferred to Camp Atterbury, lnd. A staff sergeant, he is a son of County Judge and Mrs. Louis W. Rei mer. Ervin (“Pete”) Christensen, of O’Neill, will report October 2 at Camp Atterbury, lnd. He is a reservist in the combat engi neers. Gene Biglin, of Casper, Wyo., son of Ambrose Biglin, of O’ Neill, has received orders to re X port for army duty. He spent 29 months in the Pacific ip ical warfare work during World War II, is deputy Veterans ad ministration director fo? Wy oming. ,. . ... Dorrance Crabb, of O Neill, commander of Simonson post 93 of the American Legion, will report October 2 at Camp Car son, Colo. He is a technical ser geant in the transportation corps. , Crabb will be honored by the Legion post on Saturday, Sep tember 23, in a going-away par I tv at the club. Lunch will be served and there will be danc "conrad C. Maben, SOG 2c, of Ewing, has volunteered for ac tive duty in the navy and left Omaha on August 12 for San Francisco, Calif. From there he was sent by plane on August 11 to Tokyo, Japan. He is the son of Mrs. Hallie Maben, of Ewing. This is Conrad’s second enlist ment in the navy. Jerry Spittler, member wm. Krotter Co. of O’Neill staff, re ported Saturday, September 16, for a physical examination at Ft. Omaha. Roy D. Johnson recently re ported for a physical. Johnson, who was a master * sergeant in the signal corps dur * World War II, is to report to Ft. Lewis, Wash., on Septem ber 30, for duty. Stuart Band Entries Over 50 STUART—; The band organ ized recently under the direc tion of Tom Lynch with a pos sibility of a 50-piece band. But the movement has proved so popular that the entries are now past the 50 and still com ing in. _ At present, Mr. Lynch is spending his time jyith the school children of St. Boniface and the public school. Later, he * will open the band to adults to form the Stuart Municipal band. Mrs. George E. Ralya Dies Suddenly— Mrs. George E. Ralya, about 80, mother of Earl W. Ralya, an O’Neill merchant, died suddenly early Tuesday, September 19, at Wood Lake. She had not been ilL , _ , . Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ralya went to Wood Lake immediately up on receipt of the news. Survivors besides the O Neili son, include: Widower; daugh ters _ Mrs. Ethel Tiscb and Mrs. Echo Hanna, both of Wood Lake. KIN DIES CHAMBERS —Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wondersee received word Monday evening of the death of their nephew, Don Wondersee, at McCool. The young man was 30-years-old and died of a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wondersee planned to attend the funeral services. DIES AT KEARNEY SPENCER— Miss Bessie Karl died Tuesday, September 19, in a Kearney hospital. Funeral ser vices will be held Saturday in the Spencer Catholic church. ^ Frontier for printing! I 50 Arrangements for Flowers Shown CHAMBERS — A workshop meeting sponsored by the Beau tiful Valley and Chambers Gar den clubs was held Tuesday, September 12, in the parlors of the Methodist church here. A covered dish luncheon was serv ed at noon. About 50 flower arrangements were on display. Yellow roses and white candles were used in a formal table arrangement to carry out the club’s colors of gold and white. Ine afternoon program con sisted of discussions on flowers, their color combinations, their relation to the container, their design, distinction and originali ty, suitability of material, and condition of the flowers. Colored slides taken at the national iris show at Sioux Ci ty and Mapleton, la., and Oma ha were shown. Several ladies from Newport and Atkinson were present. Mrs. C.f V. Robertson, district president,' was in charge. DAKOTAN DIES IN TRUCK CRASH Driver Loses Control While Descending Kerbel Hill SPENCER — A 25-year-old South Dakotan, William Rob ertson, of St. Lawrence, S. D., died at 9 a. m. Thursday, Sep tember 14, in a Lynch hospital from injuries received several hours earlier in a truck crash at the Kebel bridge near Spencer. The accident occurred about 3:35 a. m. when Robertson’s truck loaded with grain went out of control while descending the hill traveling southward. The machine failed to make the coiner, crashed through a group of trees and plunged over the bank into Ponca creek. Cab of the semi outfit was crushed by the trailer and Mr, Robertson suffered chest in juries and a broken arm. The victuals brother, Robert Robertson, also of St. Lawrence, was following in a second truck and discovered the wreckage half-way across the creek while crossing the bridge. He and a passenger tried unsuccessfully to release the injured man. Tak en to Lynch by ambulance, Robertson died later. Survivors include: Widow; 2 children, all of St. Lawrence. 2 Sales Listed on Calendar Two public auctions are list ed on The Frontier’s sale cal endar: Wednesday, September 27— Mrs. Wilton Hayne will sell blacksmith shop and contents at Page. Buv Wanser will be auctioneer. (For details see ad vertisement page 7.) Tuesday, October 10.—M. B. Goranson & Son and Joseph Jenny will sell an improved 320 - acre farm southeast of Chambers, 78 head of cattle, a complete line of farm and hay ing machinery, and some house hold goods. Col. Ed Thorin will be auctioneer; Leo T. Adams, clerk. (Advertisement will ap pear in forthcoming issue.) Chester Swanson Honored at Gathering— EWING—A birthday anniver sary dinner party was held on Sunday honoring Chester Swan son and Edward Pribnow, at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pribnow near Ew ing. Relatives and friends present were: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pribnow, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierson and son, Marcus, all of Ewing; Martha Kruse and .Mr. and Mrs. Casper Pribnow, of Albion; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pribnow and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Pribnow, all of Primrose; Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Fox and family, of Cedar Rap ids; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Swan son and Valjean, of Bellevue; and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson, of Chambers. The afternoon was spent so cially. Ice cream and cake were served before departing for their homes. Elected to National Angus Association— Ralph and Gertrude Van Bur en, of O’Neill, have been elect ed to membership in the Amer ican Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ association at Chicago, 111. The Van Burens were among the 5 purebred Aberdeen - Angus breeders from Nebraska elected during the past month to mem bership in the organization. DELOIT— Men are working finishing up the REA lines in I this community before cold [ weather. SERIES SHOWERS NETS 3 INCHES - | Moiirture Not Welcomed By Corn Growers, Pleases Others A series of showers beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday morning netted an onicial 2.16 inches in O’Neill. But the moisture was received with mingled reactions by rural people in the area. 'l'ne farmers with lots of corn would gladly have exchanged me moisture for some good hot weather ideal for drying corn ahead of the first freeze. Those still working in the hay mead ows were simply setback further in their cleanup of a hay crop that has been delayed all along anyway. But there were other farmers, in northeast Holt and in south-Holt along the South Fork, where the rain was heart ily welcomed because of dry ness. Approximately a half-inch of ram fell here on Thursday, nearly three-quarters of an inch on Friday. Skies were overcast most of the day Sat urday. It was so wet most tolks made trips to town to spend the day shopping. During the early morning hours Sunday more rain broke loose, amounting to .93 of an inch. Government Weather Observ er Elmer Bowen says Holt coun tyans can expect a hard freeze year-in-and-year-out between September 12 and 20. The Deloit community receiv ed “about an inch of rain” on Friday. Robert A. Fleming, who lives 8 miles southwest of Ewing, de clared that the South Fork lo cality there was “unusually dry” until Friday’s rain, which netted above 2 inches. “Folks were de laying planting of fall rye be cause of dryness,” he said. Gottlieb Bauer, living 12 miles south of Ewing, said most of the weekend rain missed his place, but a shower of rain fell there early Sunday. Early Wednesday more rain began to fall. By 8 o’clock .37 of an inch had been recorded. There were showers intermit tently through the day, bring ing the day’s total to about an inch. SL Anthony’s Ready for Steel Progress at the St. Anthony’s hospital building site has been slowed by the fall rains, but Busboom & Rauh contractors say they are about ready for the steel, which has been delayed in shipment. Workmen are pouring the fi nal concrete for the sub-base ment walls and soon will begin bricklaying. Contractors originally hoped to have the building enclosed before winter weather set in. But adverse weather and snarls in steel deliveries have slowed down the construction. St. Anthony’s will be a mod ern 40-bed hospital costing 420 thousand-dollars. Mrs. Sullivan Hostess— Mrs. Tom Sullivan was host ess to the Pinochle club Wed nesday, September 13. Prizes were won by Mrs. Clarence Sau ser, high; Mrs. Donald Enright, second, and Mrs. Harry Sulli van, low. A lunch was served. Returns This Weekend— Very Rev. Timothy O’Sulli van, pastor of St. Patrick’s Cath olic church, is expected to re turn this weekend from an ex tensive visit on the West coast. Another Weekly Turns to Radio Another Nebraska weekly newspaper, The i ork Republi can, published by Ben Kuroki, famed World War II Neisi air hero, has turned to radio to sup plement its coverage of the news and advei tising field. The Republican went on the air Friday, September 15, through the facilities of radio station KJSK at Columbus. The program is heard daily from 11 to 11:30 a. m. In December, 1948, The Fron- ! tier pioneered remote control radio broadcasting among week ly newspapers in the Midwest through radio station WJAG at Norfolk. Besides The Frontier and The York Republican, other week lies now presenting scheduled radio programs are The Neligh News, Dakota County Star (South Sioux City), Blair Pilot Tribune, and Colfax County Call (Schuyler) and Schuyler Sun (joint program). PRESBYTERIAN YOUTH IN RALLY Negro Minister and Choir to Feature Sunday Gathering First Presbyterian church, of O’Neill, will act as host to the fall rally of the Westminster Fellowship for the Niobrara Presbytery on Sunday, Septem ber 24. About 175 Presbyterian youth from northeast Nebraska are expected to assemble for the semi-annual event. Miss Bar bara Bennett is the moderator for the Presbytery Fellowship. Mrs. D. C. Schaffer is chairman of the committee that is provid ing arangements for the evening supper. The main feature of the rally will be the appearance of the Rev. Charles Tyler, pastor of the Hillside Presbyterian church for Negroes in Omaha, and a visit by the choir of the Hillside church. Reverend Tyler is a well known speaker, especially pop ular with youth groups. He will also deliver the Sunday morn ing sermon at the Bethany Pres byterian church and First Pres byterian church. Hall McNutt, widely-known lay leader in the Presbyterian church, will be the principal speaker at an area banquet of the national council of Presby terian men to be held in O’Neill on Sunday, September 24. The dinner will be served at Slat’s cafe at 6 o’clock. Mr. McNutt, who lives in Stillwater, Okla., has spent much effort on behalf of the council of Presbyterian men, and is in part responsible for the rapid growth of that or ganization. Ralph T. Walker, of Norfolk, who is president of the Presby tery council, is in charge of the banquet arrangements. Heat Problem Faces School Members of the O’Neill pub lic school board of education have a knotty problem. On July 1 an order was placed for a new stoker to heat the plant. The improvement would cost in the neighborhood of 3 thousand-dollars. Comes Sep tember 21: No stoker. The problem now is to decide whether the old stoker, which one official described as “junk,” should be patched up or whe ther they should try and get a new one installed. Delays have been common among heavy stoker installa tions. Frontier for printing! ROME SNELLS MARRIED 55 YEARS Kin front Distance Help Page Couple Mark Anniversary PAGE—A group of relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell on Sun day, September 17, to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary. A covered dish luncheon was served at noon. Mrs. Dale Asher brought 2 beautifully decorated angel food cakes for the occa sion. Mr. and Mrs. Snell were a mong the early pioneers of Holt county, coming here with their parents in the early 1880’s. They were married at O'Neill on Sep tember 19, 1895, by G. A. Mc Cutchen. They went to house keeping on a farm northeast of Page where they lived for a year. They moved to their home stead 5 miles northwest of Page where they lived for 30 years, and moved to town in 1926. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. John Julius and daughter, Alice, and Darrel White, of Cherokee, la.; Adolph Julius and Alfred Wilkins, of Rapid City, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Julius and 2 children, Norma Jean and Howard, Mrs. Anna Foster, Mrs. Lucille Boncell and daughter, Danean, Mrs. George Dunaham, and Mrs. Arthur Check and 2 children, all of Osake, Wyo.; Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Julius and 2 sons, Duane Lockman and sons, Glen and Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Gill and 2 sons, and Mrs. Alta Lock man, all of Stuart; Mr. and Mj*s. Dale Asher and sons, Jimmie and Jackie, of Fremont; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cullen and Norma Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stew art and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Snell, all of Page. Mr. and Mrs. Snell received many gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Snell have 3 daughters and they were pres ent: Mrs. Harvey (Mable) Cul len and Roy (Hazel) Stewart, of Page, and Mrs. Dale (Alma) Asher, of Fremont. Adolph Julius, John Julius and Mrs. Alta Lockman are bro thers and sister of Mrs. Snell. Ray Snell is a brother of Mr. Snell. PMA Want* Report* on Performances "It is again time when most farmers have their practices completed under the 1950 ACP program and should make their report of the practices carried out,” it was stated this week by Harry E. Ressel, chairman of the Holt Production and Mar keting administration. It is the responsibility of each farmer to see that the practices he has carried out on his farm are reported to the county com mittee. Partial reports were ob tained by reporters at the time the corn acreage was checked. However, nearly all farms have practices that were not com pleted at that time, since the reporters did most of their work in June. Practices on which no report is received in the county office will not be eligible for payment, Ressel said. Forms are being mailed from the county office to each farm er that has signed a farm plan for this year, this may be used in making a report of perform ance. TRAFFIC COURT William G. Hansen, Donald P. Schaaf and Harold N. Huebert were fined $10 and costs on Tuesday, September 19, in Po lice Justice H. W. Tomlinson’s court here. Charges: Reckless driving. Fix Highway 281 Location To Intersect No. 12 % Mile East of Present Site New route for U. S. highway 281 north from O’Neill to the junction of state highway 12 has been agreed upon and fixed, ac cording to L. M. Ress, design engineer for the Nebraska de partment of roads and irriga tion. For The Frontier Mr. Ress traced the route northward from O’Neill for the important state federal road: “Highway 281 will follow the present route to a jog immedi-> ately south of the Niobrara riv er bridge, will cross the Niobrd *ra approximately a thousand feet downstream (east) of the present span, then proceed due north to highway 12.” The intersection with 12 -vyill be approximately three quarters of a mile east of the present junction. Ress said he and members of the Nebraska highway depart ment staff met last week with South Dakota highway commis sion engineers to discuss the route north from the intersec tion of 281 and 12, but nothing definite was agreed upon. Already construction is in progress on the first 5 miles north from O’Neill. Contracts were awarded several months ago. • “We plan to let other con tracts on sections of the road between Eagle creek and high way 12 if there are no war re ! strictions,” Ress said. The fixing of the route brings a step closer the im proved highway facilities that Boyd countyans have longed for many years. An improved highway 281 will channel through O’Neill considerably more north-and south traffic. Mr. and Mrs. John Osenbaugh and sons, of Lincoln, are visit ing their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh and Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Ralya. They are moving to Des Moines, la., Where John will be employed. ~ Dies After Auto Motorcar Crash Departs for Visit To Hawaii— Evelyn Stannard left Monday, September 18, for Grand Island where she boarded a plane for Los Angeles, Calif. There she will meet her bro ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Stannard, and they will sail to Honolulu, Hawaii, for a 2-week vacation. They plan to return the fore part of October. Woman Shaken in Stacker Accident— CHAMBERS— Mrs. Charles Wright, who has been a patient in t:ie O’Neill hospital, has- re turned home. Mrs. Wright was driving the stacker team in the hayfield and was thrown from the stacker cart. The cart and horses went over her as the stacker came down. She receiv ed some “rather severe” injuries but is recovering “satisfactori ly.” _ WM. F. COYNE, 55, DIES AT SPALDING Son of Holt Homesteaders Expires After a Long Illness William F. Coyne, 55, a for mer O’Neill and Ewing resident, died Wednesday, September 13, at Spalding. He had been ill for some time. Funeral services were held Friday, September 15, at St. Patrick’s Catholic church in Spalding and burial was in a cemetery there. The late Mr. Coyne was a son of Thomas and Katherine Coyne, who were homesteaders 8 miles north of O’Neill. He was born on February 3, 1895, and grew to manhood on the home place. Aa a young man he moved to Ewing where he opened a photographic studio, later go ing to Spalding. For 30 years he operated a general store in Spalding and was a prom inent resident. Survivors include: Widow— Stella; sons—Harold and Fran cis, both of Spalding; daughter — Mrs. Margaret Esche, of Spalding; brothers—Patrick and Hugh E., both of O’Neill, and Martin, of San Elena, Tex.; sis ters—Mrs. James Early, of O’ Neill, and Mrs. Willard Patton, of Burlington, Kans. Among relatives attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Coyne and daughter, Veron ica, and Mr. and Mrs. James Early. The late Mr. Coyne was well known in O’Neill by virtue of being reared near here and making numerous trips to O’ Neill to visit. Displaced Pair Arrives Today INMAN—Mr. and Mrs. Zahar Dowhopalyj, a European dis placed persons couple, were scheduled to arrive in Inman at 6:30 a. m. today (Thursday). They recently arrived in the United States through the port of New Orleans under the Church World Service auspices. The couple will reside on the Harvey Tompkins farm. The Tompkins have 2 houses on their place. Mr. Tompkins said he had “very little information” on the Dowhopalyj couple, except they were “agricultural workers from Central Europe.” Mr. Tompkins sponsored their admittance into the U. S. Remodeling Block Begins Monday The 40-thousand-dollar re modeling project for the Con sumers Public Power district building here will begin Mon day, it was stated Wednesday by L. C. Walling, district man ager. Consumers headquarters here administers power distribution over a 13-county area. Included on the project will be construction of an addition at th«» rear. Brown & Denesia, of Broken Bow, have the contract.' Barlak Family Honored— DELOIT — A farewell party was given on Monday evening, September 11. at the Rudy Bar tak home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bartak, who moved to Nor folk last week. C. E. Cunningham, 50, Burial Today at O’Neill A former O’Neill man, C. E. Cunningam, 50, who has been a resident of Belden, died late Monday, September 18, in St. Joseph’s Mercy hospital at Sioux City after suffering a skull fracture in a motorcar-auto col lision near Laur.el. Cunningham, a section fore man on the O’Neill - Ferry branch of the Burlington rail road, was operating the motor car Monday afternoon when it allegedly was struck by an au tomobile driven by Miss Pat Hirshman, 19, of Laurel, at the crossing a half-mile north of Laurel where U. S. highway 20 crosses the Burlington tracks. Three section hands on the motorcar leaped to safety be fore the collision and were un injured. Investigating officers report ed that weeds and brush at the crossing obstructed the young woman’s view. The state accident bureau said Cunningham’s death would be listed as a traffic fatality— the 201st for the year Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. today (Thursday) in the Methodist church in O’Neill and burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. V. R. Beil, church pastor, will officiate and Biglin Bros, will be in charge. Pallbearers selected are: Rich ard Minton, Charles Beilin, Ralph Scofield, G. W. Squire and Ralph Davidson, all of O’ Neill, and Albert Kuhlman, Wayne Kuhlman and George Huetig, all of Belden. The Isle Mr. Cunningham wu born November 9, 1899, at Cactana. Ia.. a son of John and Frances E. Cunningham. He served in the service dur ing World War I. On July 31, 1920, he married Gladys Fair Madison at Neligh. For many years Mr. Cunning ham was an employee of t h e Burlington railroad. The family spent several years here, mov ing from O’Neill in 1943 to Fre mont, where they spent a year. Later, the Cunninghams moved to Wahoo for 4 years and to Belden in 1947. Survivors include: Widow; son— Clarence Vincent, a stu dent at Lincoln; brothers — Charles, of Long Beach, Calif., and Roy, of Ute, la.; sisters — Mrs. Emma Downing, of Ute, la.; Mrs. Anna Downey, of Om aha and Mrs. Edith Selander of Omaha. Mrs. Elma Evans, of O’Neill, is a sister of Mrs. Cunningham. Kickoff Slated for Scout Drive - s A kickoff breakfast is plan ned Tuesday, September 26, to launch the Boy Scout fund-rais ing drive in O’Neill. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors Scouting in O’Neill and M. E. (“Jake") Jacobson heads the Chamber’s commit tee directing the drive. Last year the drive in O’Neill netted $1,300. Quota for the Holt-Boyd district is $2,000. E. L. McIntosh. Father of O'Neill Man. Dies— Funeral services were con ducted Monday, September 18, at 2:30 p. m. in Meadow Grove for E. L. McIntosh, 70, retired farmer who had been ill for more than a year. Burial was in Emerick cemetery. The late Mr. McIntosh was the father of William McIntosh, O’Neill jeweler. The McIntosh store was closed Monday after noon. Donna Mae Feted x on 18th Birthday— Miss Donna Mae Fuhrer, well known O’Neill invalid who was stricken with polio as a child, Tuesday celebrated her 18th birthday anniversary. She was surprised by 9 mem bers of the Alpha club, who brought angel food and choco late cake, ice cream and a gift. Donna Mae is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fuhrer, who live a mile east of O’Neill. MARRIAGE LICENSES Edward James Donohoe, 19, and Dorothy Leona Clark, 19, both of O’Neill, on September 14. Mrs. Goldie LIddy, of Lincoln, is spending several weeks visit ing relatives and friends here.