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VOLUME 70.—NUMBER 36. O’NEILL. NEBR., THURSDAY. JANUARY 11. 1951. PRICE 7 CENTS
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Council Okays
Parking Meters
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Machines to Appear
on Fourth Street
in 60 Days
The O’Neill city council in
session Tuesday night voted 5-to
1 to have a go at the use of park
ing meters on a "trial basis.”
About “150 meters, more-or
1 less”, will be installed on Doug
k las street, the main east - west
• thorofare, between Third street
and Filth street. In terms of
landmarks, the meters will ex
tend from the Knights of Colum
bus corner east two blocks to the
Tom-Tom corner on both north
and south sides of the street.
Norberl Uhl. Third ward
councilman, was opposed to
the resolution which was pass
ed, instructing Mayor J. E. Da
vis and Clerk O. D. French to
enter into an agreement with
the Duncan Parking Meter cor
poration of Illinois.
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Five councilmen approved the
“trial.”
Cost of the meters, including
installation, is $69.50 each. In
stallation will be made on a
lease-rental basis. Fifty percent
oi the receipts from the meters
will go toward cost of the meter
and installation, while 50 percent
will go to the city for general ex
penses.
After the Duncan firm has
been reimbursed for the cost,
diJivery and installation, all re
ceipts will go to the city.
Meters will be of the popular i
design. A motorist can park 10 j
minutes for one cent or 120 min
utes (two hours) for 10 cents.
H. Zelen represented the Dun
can corporation in the negotia
tions. He told the board installa
tion would be completed in “60
to 90 days.” .
"The trial provision calls for
meters only on Douglas street.
Thus, the north-south Fourth
street will be without meters
for the present, according to
the council's planning.
The city will be obliged to
leave the meters in for at least
12 months under the agreement
or pay for the delivery and in
stallation expenses.
In order to utilize the meters,
an ordinance will have to be en
acted pertaining to use of the
meters.
The council also ordered the
city superintendent, L. C. Ander
V son, to purchase post-type traffic
signals for the main intersection
—Fourth and Douglas streets.
An effort will be made to re
build the used signal, which
went out of commission during a
November windstorm, into a
blinker to slow down Douglas
street traffic. If it can be readily
rebuilt, another blinker will be
purchased and erected at the op
posite side of town.
News of the purchase of me
ters spread like wildfire. There
are two schools of thought:
Those in favor of meters pre
dict parking will be made easier
for those hunting parking space;
people who have the habit of
prolonged parking will go to
non-metered less-congested dis
tricts; revenue derived from me
ters will aid the taxpayers, pro
vide funds for street mainten
ance, street lighting and police
protection.
Those against the plan object
to it as a socalled “nuisance” and
doubt if use of the meters can be
satisfactorily enforced by the po
lice department. They further
point out that while many cities
are installing meters (mostly ci- I
ties larger than O’Neillj, others
are having them uprooted. In the
latter case the “experiment” has
proved rather expensive.
Lt. Baker Gets
Air Recognition
Lt. John L. Baker, of O’Neill,
has been recently awarded the
air medal for having completed
10 combat missions against the
enemy over Korea as a pilot of
an F-80 type aircraft, it was re
cently announced by headquar
ters, 5th air force in Japan.
His citation read: “Lieutenant
Baker did distinguish himself
during tne period 25 September
1950 through 5 October 1950 by
successfully completing 10 com
bat missions against the enemy
over Korea. Flying at a very low
altitude, Lieutenant Baker stafed
and rocketed enemy tanks,
trucks, troops and artillery in the
face o f concentrated enemy
♦ground fire, contributing im
measurably to the efforts of the
United Nations forces. By this
display of skill and heroism,
Lieutenant Baker has brought
great credit upon himself and the
United States air force.”
Lieutenant Baker more recent
ly served as ground control offi
cer for UN aircraft providing
close support for troops with
drawing from North Korea.
Lieutenant Baker is the son of
\ Mrs. H. J. Lohaus.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Alvin Albert us Ott, 20, and
Mary Marjorie Bauld, 18, both of
O’Neill, on January 8.
PATIENT IN HOSPITAL
STUART—Mrs. Nick Simons is
a patient in Our Lady of Lourdes
Hospital in Norfolk.
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’Copter Pilot
Saves 18 Men
Chief Aviation Pilot D. W.
Thorin, of Chambers, was the
pilot of a helicopter which
made seven trips to snatch 16
shipwrecked Thailand sailors
and two American airmen
from a Korean east coast beach
Monday, according to an Asso
ciated Press dispatch from
Tokyo, Japan.
The beach was under com
munist fire when Pilot Thorin
set down for the rescues.
The stranded airmen were
members of a helicopter crew
which was wrecked in initial
rescue operations.
Thorin’s name appeared in
earlier press dispatches when
he figured in rescue operations.
Cronin Reelected
Bank President
F. N. Cronin was relected pres
ident of the board of directors of
the O’Neill National bank Tues
day foliownig the annual stock
holders’ meeting.
Emma D. Weekes was reelect
ed vice - president; J. B. Grady,
reelected cashier; O. D. French
and W. D. Melena, reelected as
sistant cashiers.
Members of the board are Mrs.
Weekes, Julius D. Cronin, E. F.
Quinn, Mary I. Cronin and F. N.
Cronin.
4 AUCTIONS ON
SALE CALENDAR
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Registered Livestock and
Land Auctions Are
Top Bookings
Two big registered livestock
sales and one land auction top
me Frontier s sale calendar dur
ing tne next five weeks. In addi
tion, there are several farm
ciose-out sales on tne auction a
genda— several of which have
not yet been announced.
First of tne two registered cat
tle auctions will be the annual
sale by the Holt County .aoer
aeen-.rt.ngus Breeders’ association
on iuesuay, February o, at tne
O’Neill Livestock Market.
aecona registered livestock
auction will be the annual spring
sale of tne Holt Couml Hereford
Breeders’ association on Monday,
F'ebruary iy, also at O’iSeili.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday,
January 24, William Farewell,
living 7 miles north and three
fourtns of a mile east of Atkin
son, will dispose of his personal
pioperiy in a iarm close-out. Col.
Ld Thorin, of Chambers, will be
the auctioneer. (.Details will be
found in Tne Frontier next
week.)
On Friday, January 26, the
l,52U-acre John and Leona
Pinnt ranch, located about 22
miles northwest of O'Neill, will
be offered at auction. The land
will be sold as a unit with the
improvements.
The Pinnts will also offer their
livestock and other personal |
property for sale at the same
time, ine selling will take place
on the U. E. Owens place in the
same locality. Cols. Ed Thonn, of
Chambers, and Verne Keynold
son, of O’Neill, are the auction
eers. (Details will be published
in next week’s issue of The Fron
tier.)
In addition several other sales j
already are booked on The Fron
tier’s sale calendar.
In both registered livestock
sales The Frontier’s printing de
partment is publishing attractive
multi-colored catalogs with pedi
grees of the animals to be sold.
The Frontier’s auction service in
cludes newspaper, handbill and
radio advertising.
Subsequent issues of The Fron
tier will carry full details of each
sale.
Mrs. H. O. Jackson
Dies in Los Angeles
Mrs. H. Orr Jackson, 58, of Los
Angeles, Calif., the former Letty
Gillespie, of O’Neill, died Sun
day, January 7, in Los Angeles,
following a four-year illness.
She was a daughter of the late
Bennet S. and Nellie A. Gilles
pie and was bom on an Oak
creek farm about 20 miles north
of O’Neill.
In October, 1900, she married
Mr. Jackson, an insurance man.
They resided in Omaha, Denver,
Colo., and Provo, Utah, before
going to Los Angeles about 20
years ago.
Survivors include: Brothers—
Lloyd G. Gillespie, of O’Neill;
Frank Gillespie; sister — Mrs.
George (Sue) Whitney, of Ains
worth.
CARRIER IS ILL
DELOIT—Charles Rotherham,
Deloit mailcarrier, has been ill
and unable to make the route re
cently.
Gordon Sholes, who is employ
ed in Gordon, spent the weekend
visiting relatives and friends at I
Inman. *
HERBERT 0. RUSS
RITES HELD HERE
Holt Resident Since 1910
Dies Early Saturday;
Burial at Chambers
Herbert O. Russ, 63, a Holt
county resident since 1910, died
at 2:j4 a. m. baiurday, January
6, at his home here. He had been
ill about six months.
f uneral services were held
Monday, January S, at 2 p. m. in
the O’Neill Methodist churcn
with Rev. V. R. Hell, church pas
tor, officiating. Burial was in the
Cnambers cemetery under the
direction of Biglin Bros.
HaliDearers cnosen were Omar
McCiellanan, C. V. Robertson,
Charles Grimes, Thomas New
nouse, Lloyd Gleed and Claire
Grimes, all of Chambers.
Herbert Oliver Russ was
one ot 10 children born to Mr.
and Mrs. n. B. Russ near
Sloan. Onawa county, la. He
was born on April 111, 18s7.
“Herb,” as he was affectionate
ly known, moved with his par
ents to Randolph, where he re
sided for a time on a Wayne
county farm. He later moved to
Chambers and spent the next 40
years m Holt county. For a time
he was postmaster at Amelia.
Mr. Russ was baptized and
confirmed in the Norwegian
Lutneran church at Albaton, la.
He married Mrs. Zada bchreier
at Herrick, S. D., on August 21,
1924, and to this union one
daughter was born.
The late Mr. Russ’s favorite
hobby was fishing and he spent
considerable time in that type of
recreation.
burvivors include: Widow-r
Zada; daughter — Mrs. Thomas
(Herbertta) Hutton, of Cham
bers; stepdaughter — Mrs. John
(Henrietta) Luben, of Crawford;
three grandchildren; brothers —
Sam, of Norfolk, and William, of
Fernsdale, Wash.; sisters— Mrs.
Emil (Christine) Luth, of Butte;
Mrs. Ray (Dorthea) Medcalf, of
Alliance; Mrs. Paul (Bessie) Mil
ler, of Douglas, Wyo.
Among relatives and friends
from a distance attending the
funeral were:
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Luth, of
Butte; Mr. and Mrs. Russel Luth,
of Butte; Sam and Peggy Russ,
of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Medcalf, of Alliance; Mrs. Paul
Miller, of Douglas, Wyo.; C. C.
McElvain, of Fairmont; Mrs.
Manford Catner, of Waco; Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Baker, Mr. and
Mrs. James Platt, Mrs. Lillie
Herzog and Mrs. R. K. Platt, all
of Chambers.
Sageser New
Fair President
CHAMBERS—President Verne
Sageser, of Amelia, and Secre
tary Edwin Wink, of Chambers,
will go to Lincoln next week i'»
attend the annual meeting of Ne
braska county fair officials. They
are officers of the Holt County
Agricultural society, sponsors of
the annual Holt fair, which is
held at Chambers.
Other officers, elected last
month at the annual meeting,
are: Steve Shavlik, of Chambers,
vice-president, and Lloyd Gleed,
of Chambers, treasurer.
The society has closed its
books on another successful year.
Mrs. Gertrude Minahan left
Monday for Omaha where she
boarded a plane for Temple,
Tex., to visit her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Keeney, and sons. 1
5 LATEST DRAFTEES . . . Five more Holt county seelctive ser
vice registrants are in the army now. They are: Rear (left-to
nght): Frank Burival, jr., of O’Neill; Andrew Ramold, of Atkin
son, and Harold Krugman, of O’Neill; front row: Eugene Lewis
Sobotka, of Inman, and Robert Scott, of Chambers. Nine more
Holt county men will be inducted before the end of January.—
The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville.
Betty Jean Knoell Wins Derby
Stork Procrastinates;
Friedel Infant
Close Second
The temperamental, unpre
diciaoie sturK turned Holt coun
ty’s lyol baby derby into a Iree
for-all and had almost everybody
in a dither, including prospective
parents, doctors, nurses and The
Frontier’s first baby contest ed
itor.
Not even the wise doctors, who
are usually “in the know” on the
stork’s actitvities, could have
guessed who would be the win
ner of The Frontier’s fifth annual
frst baby contest.
But it’s official now.
Betty Jean Knoell said "hel
lo. world" at 9:10 a. m. on Sun
day, January 7, in O'Neill hos
pital and thus broke a seven
day period in which the long
legged, long-nosed bird had
been conspicuous only by his
absence.
Thus little Miss Knoell, who
has dark hair, blue eyes and a
chubby chin, is the one to be
showered with a variety of gifts
by O’Neill merchants in cooper
ation with The Frontier.
Mr. and Mrs. Knoell live on a
farm 13 miles northeast of O’
Neill. Betty Jean will have plen
ty of company. She has a broth
er, Ronnie, 6, and a brother,
Johnnie, 3.
Betty Jean weighed 7 pounds
4 ounces at birth and Dr. O. W,
French was her doctor. Both
mother and baby are “doing
fine,” hospital attendants report.
A son born to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Friedel, of Stuart, at 5:50
p. m. Monday, January 8, in the
t>tuart Community hospital was
Betty Jean’s closest competitor.
! The second child in the Ffiedei
family, he weighed 7 pounds at
birth.
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Drueke,
of O’Neill, became parents of a
son born at 10:45 a. m. on Tues
day, January 2, but the little fel
low was not eligible for honors
because he was born in a Boyd
county hospital.
A son bom to Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Jansen, of Atkinsoh,
barely missed the laurels. He ar
rived Sunday, December 31.
Here’s the shower lineup pro
vided by O’Neill merchants:
Coyne’s Hardware will give a
baby bottle sterilizer complete
with rack.
McIntosh Jewelry offers a 10
karat gold baby ring.
First one in '51 ... Betty Jean Knoell. ;>orn at 9:10 a. m. on
Sunday, January 7, takes healthy yawn In arms of her mother,
Mrs. T. J. Knoell, O'Neill farmwife.—The Frontier Photo.
Midwest Furniture & Appli- |
ance will provide the honor in
fant with a child’s training chair.
The J. M. McDonald company
says “Nothin’s too good for first
baby” and will present a Sluin
ber-Gro safety sleeping bag.
The Neligh Creamery has ear
marked one case of vitamin D
homogenized milk.
Spelts - Ray Lumber company
knows that baby must keep
warm—hence 500 pounds of coal.
The New Outlaw Grocery will
herald the first one’s arrival with
a case of Gerber’s baby food.
O'Neill Photo company offers
photographs valued at $15, in
cluding one 8”xl0” tinted en
largement and 12 3”x5” mount
ed prints.
Saelhamer Foods will make a
vailable with their compliments
one case of Heinz baby food.
Gambles have set aside a plas
tic covered crib bumpei pad lor
the lucky one.
Montgomery’s Hardware, like
last year, will give a porcelain
baby bath, 30-quart size.
R. H. Shriner Insurance agen
cy wants baby to start the thrift
habit early, will provide a sav
ings bank and money in it. Mr.
Shriner will start the bank with
25 - cents for each pound baby
weighs.
Gilligan & Stout drug store
wants Holt’s honor infant to
have a good hot water bottle, so
a special gift package has been
wrapped and is waiting for the
derby winner.
MeCarville’s have a pair of
Red Goose shoes for “his maj
esty” or “her highness."
And just for good measure,
The Frontier will issue a year’s
subscription.
The Knoells have until Janu
ary 31 to claim the gifts for Bet
ty Jean.
County Government
Date February 19
Monday, February 19, has
been designated by the Holt
county Comhusker government
committee as the date for the
high school juniors to move in at
the courthouse and serve as “of
ficers” for a day.
This was announced Tuesday
by District Judge D. R. Mounts,
who is assisting with arrange
ments.
A meeting will be held at the
district courtroom on Monday,
January 15, at 8 p. m. to perfect
the county government plans.
Superintendents of each high
school, commanders of each Am
erican Legion post and the mem
bers of the county government
committee will attend the meet
ing.
Juniors are elected to the
county “offices” from their own
schools.
Guest at Lowry Home—
Mrs. Mamie O’Neill, of north
of O’Neill, was a weekend guest
at the Roy Lowry home.
THOMAS GRADY
DIES IN DENVER
Former O’Neill Man 111
2 Months; Rites
Scheduled Today
Thomas F. Grady, 64, of Den
ver, Colo., a native of O’Neill,
died late Monday, January 8, in
Denver where he had been ill
for two months.
Funeral services are scheduled
for today (Thursday) in Denver
where burial will be made
Mr. Grady was a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John Grady,
born on a homestead near O'
Neill (where the Municipal air
port is now located.)
After being reared here, Mr.
Grady went to Norfolk where he
served for several years with the
police department. In the early
1930’s he moved to Denver where
he continued to make his home.
His occupation was owner of an
apartment house and he worked
in a sporting goods store.
Survivors include: Widow —
Margaret (formerly Margaret
Smith, of Atkinson); daughters—
Mrs. Madeline Perry and Miss
Maureen Grady, both of Denver;
brothers—John Grady, of Ever
ett, Wash., and H. D. Grady, of
O’Neill; sisters—Mrs. H. J. Ham
mond, of O’Neill; Miss Mayme
Grady and Miss Katherin Gra
dy, both of Denver.
One son, Owen, died in 1942.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grady,
who went to Denver during the
holidays, will attend the funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond
i left O’Neill early Tuesday to be
j present for the rites.
OLD STYLE DISTRIBUTOR
John G. Stulfbergen, manager
of the O’Neill Beverage Co.,
Wednesday announced that
l Heileman’s Old Style Lager, a
product of the G. Heileman
Brewing Co., has been added to j
the list of products distributed by
his firm.
O'Neill Beverage’s other lines
include Country Culb, Blatz and
Hamm beers.
New Plymouth to Be Shown
in New Showrooms—
The 1951 Plymouth cars will
be shown in O’Neill Saturday in
the new Lloyd Collins show
rooms. To be shown are the four
door Cranbrook—the deluxe Ply
mouth sedan.
Mr. Collins’ Plymouth and De
Soto agency and John Deere im
plement store are now located in
the former O’Neill Rollerdrome
building.
The building has been com
pletely remodeled and redecorat
ed, features a large showroom,
several private offices, an elabor
ate parts department, and a large
shop.
Holt County Implements have
taken over the former home of
John Deere. This firm will han
dle Oliver and New Holland im
plements and machinery.
Ex - Communist
Makes 2 Addresses
Kenneth Goff, of Denver,
Colo., a former communist agent
in the U. S., spoke to two O’Neill
audiences this week. His topic
was “From Communism to the
Church.”
In his initial appearance here
Monday night, he addressed an
overflow crowd at the Assembly
of God church. A loudspeaker
system was installed in the
church basement to accomodate
his listeners who were unable to
get into the auditorium.
On Tuesday morning he ad
dressed a joint convocation of
O’Neill high school and St Ma
ry’s academy high school stu
dents in the O’Neill public school
auditorium.
Mr. Goff told how communists
have threatened his life on sev
eral occasions in efforts to “si
lence” him. He is appealing to
Americans to awaken to the dan
gers of communism.
As a one - time agent of the
reds, Goff said that the infilra
tion of communists into key
places in government and indus
try places the nation in “great
peril.”
Goff said there were commun
ist cells in several Nebraska cities.
FRANK CRONK
NEW CHAIRMAN
Succeed Sterns As Head
of Holt Supervisors;
Committees Named
Frank Cronk, of Page, Repub
lican supervisor from the Fourth
district, Tuesday became chair
man of the board of supervisors.
He succeeds Albert Sterns, Dem
ocrat, of O’Neill.
Mr. Cronk is serving his sec
ond term on the board. He is a
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Cronk, who were prominent Holt
county pioneers. The new board
chairman is a lifelong resident
of the county.
Other members of the hoard
besides Cronk and Sterns, are:
Andy Clark. Axel Borg, Alex
Frickel, H. W. Hubbard and
Alphonse Batenhorst.
The Frontier was designated
with the Ewing Advocate to pub
lish proceedings of the board
during 1951. The Holt County
independent was made the offi
cial paper for the yea*.
Committees appointed by
Chairman Cronk at the reorgan
ization session included:
Courthouse: Clark, Borg and
Frickel.
Finance: Hubbard, Sterns and
Batenhorst.
frinting; Frickel, Clark and
Hubbard.
Tax: Clark, Hubbard and
Sterns.
Bonds: Hubbard, Sterns and
S Borg.
Bridge: Batenhorst, Clark and
Frickel.
Hoad: Borg, Hubbard and
Sterns.
County oificers: Clark and en
tire board.
Claims; Batenhorst and entire
bo aid.
Meanwhile, the courthouse
has been the scene of lbe tra
ditional beginnmg-of-the-year
rush on new automobile licens
es and tax payments.
County Treasurer J, Ed Han
cock slated Wednesday that to
date 2,050 sets of plates have
been issued. His office expects to
sell 7,200 sets this year. Fees col
lecvted so far amount to $15,086.
Other receipts at the treasur
er’s office since the advent of the
new year Wednesday reached
$69,476.12.
Hancock explained that the
1 processing of tax payments that
| have been mailed in may require
up to “one or two weeks" in
some instances before the payer
has received a receipt.
Hast week there were long
lines of people at the windows,
but the “land office rush’’ has ta
pered off this week.
The novelty of the license
plates with the “new look” is be
ginning to wear off. The new
plate, with fewer digits and more
alphabet, is being received with
varied reactions. Most persons
shrug their shoulders and agree
the new plates are okay.
Mrs. Martens Heads
1951 Polio Drive
Mrs. Robert Martens, of Atkin
son, has been appointed director
of the 1951 march of dimes drive
for the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis.
The drive will get underway
Monday, January 15, and extend
through January 1.
The following community
chairmen have been appointed
to work with Mrs. Martens and
officers of the Holt county chap
ter during the 1951 campaign:
O’Neill—Mrs. Frank Clements,
chairman; Mrs. Merle Hickey, %
vice-chairman; Atkinson —Mrs.
Ivan Dickerson; Inman — Mrs.
John Mattson; Chambers— Mrs.
J. W. Walters; Amelia — Mrs.
Blake Ott; Stuart — Mrs. Don
Krotter; Page—Mrs. Anton Nis
sen; Ewing—Miss Jane Rother
ham; Emmet— Miss Helen Mar
tens.
Stuart Man Burned
When Fuel Ignites
STUART—Ernest Dodd was
the victim of a fuel oil fire
early Monday.
He spilled some tractor fuel
on his clothing while refuel
ling Mr. Snyder’s tractor at the
Dodd service station.
The men went inside the
station where Mr. Dodd lighted
a match for a smoke. The
flame ignited the saturated
clothing and Mr. Dodd receiv
ed burns on his hand and leg.
Mr. Snyder smothered the
flames before they gained
much headway.