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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1951)
12 PAGES — 2 SECTIONS I SECTION — 8 PAGES ___ ^ V VOLUME 70,—NUMBER 38.___O'NEILL. NEBR.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 25, 1951. " PRICE 7 CENTS Polio Letters Go to Rural People Officials Grateful foi Early Responses in Plea for Funds Three thousand letters were mailed Wednesday to Holt coun ty’s rural residents. The letters are pleas for con tributions to be used in fightinf infantile paralysis. Residents in the cities and • towns in the county are being solicited by the door-to-door method, and much oi this so licitation already has been completed. Mrs. Robert Martens, of Atkin son, chairman of the Holt coun ty fund - drive in behalf of tht National foundation lor inlantih Paralysis, Tuesday declared tnai the lyoi campaign is “moving a long smoothly” and that “all oi our workers are doing their pari in their respective communities.’ The l9ou Holt county goal wa; l $5,000 which w'as double the 1941 figure, lhis year officials hopt to establisn a new high to meel the increased requirements foi polio treatment and for research Mrs. Merle Hickey, chairman of the drive in the city of O’Neili has a ^>l,bu0 quota. Almost one half of this amount has beer collected. Mrs. Larry Johnson is vice-chairman. wmer community ciiauiua are: Mrs. Ivan Dickerson, Atkin son; Mrs. John Mattson, Inman Mrs. J. W. Walter, Chambers Mrs. Blake Ott, Amelia; Mrs Donald Krotter, Stuart; Mrs. An ton Nissen, Page; Miss Jane Roth erham, Ewing; Miss Helen Mar tens, Emmet. On Friday, the M & M caft will sponsor a benefit coffee anc I doughnut sale between 2 and £ p. m. Gross receipts at the coffee and doughnut bar between those hours will go to the polio fund L. M. Diehlman will present a cash door prize. On Sunday, the American Legion club will be the setting for a box social and dance with proceeds going to the Holt chapter of the polio foundation. All ladies bringing boxes will be admitted free. On Monday evening, an ama teur contest will be staged at the O’Neill public school auditorium. Already entries are coming in for the event. Fiye-rcinute per formances will be presented by * individuals and groups. Similar amateur contests are being arranged in several other Holt communities and winners will compete in the finals at O' Neill on February 9. Among group entries already received are these 4-H clubs: Up and-At-it, Victory Boys and Girls (Inman), Green Valley (At kinson), Sons of the Soil (O’ Neill), O’Neill Willing Workers, Clover (Atkinson), Wide Awake Bird (Inman). On Wednesday, January 31, the O’Neill Lions amateur bas ketball team will tackle the Bonesteel (S. D.) Towners in a _ benefit game. The O’Neill Legion 1 team will face the Ewing Legion ^ in a preliminary. Game will be played at the O’Neill gym and all proceeds will go to the polio coffers. Public School May Add Another Teacher Due to congestion of pupils in the first, third, fourth and fifth grade rooms at the O’Neill public school, the board of edu cation is contemplating addition of another teacher on the staff. The old gymnasium room would be converted into a class room to accomodate the over flow. The board will consider con l tracting a teacher at the next r meeting. One official explained that the congestion has been brought a bout by an influx of new people into the community. Former Resident Dies at Walthill H. W. Sauser, 87, died Wednes day, January 24, at Walthill. p Funeral services will be Friday at Cascade, la. His wife preceded him in death a number of years ago. Survivors include: Son — Carl, of Walthill; daughters — Mrs. Claude (Helen) Marr, of Rosalie, kand Mrs. Lettie Sauser. ’ Mr. Sauser formerly lived at O’Neill on the farm now occu pied by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mc Donough. 1951 DeSoto Goes on Display Saturday— The 1951 DeSoto car will go on display Saturday, January 27, at the Lloyd Collins showrooms. The DeSoto features the new “oriflow” shock absorbers, ac . cording to Mr. Collins. WEIGH TRUCKS STUART—State highway pa r trolman Sunday established a \ roadblock near Stuart and weigh > ed trucks. Four out of 12 were H found to be overloaded. Frontier for printing! L J. E. Vincent . . . lingering illness. Large Crowd At Vincent Funeral First Presbyterian church was filled Thursday, January 18, when funeral services were held for J. E. Vincent, 60, Western ho tel proprietor who died Monday, January 15, in a Ft. Dodge, la., hospital. Rev. Ralph Gerber officiated at the 10:30 a. m. rites and burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. Among relatives here from a distance were: Dr. and Mrs. J. E. (“Jack”) Vincent, of Ft. Dodge, la.; Dr. and Mrs. Keith E. Vin cent, of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Her bert Reinke, of Omaha; Mrs. Fred Schneider, of Elkhorn; A1 Vincent, of Springfield; Russell Vincent, of Springfield; Charles Gatz and daughter, of Niobrara; George Engel, of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Engel, of Central City; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Klvek, of Richland; Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Brewer, of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs. Jule Kerman, of Long Pine; and Mrs. White, of Long Pine. Besides his two sons—-J. E. and Keith E., the late Mr. Vincent is survived by his widow, the for mer Amelia Gatz, one brother and one sister. ATKINSON PAIR ENTERTAINS 117 ATKINSON — Forty-two rela tives and 75 friends signed the guest book Tuesday, January 23, as Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruder, longtime Holt county residents, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Observance began with a 9 o’ clock mass in St. Joseph’s Cath olic church. At noon a dinner was served to 42 relatives and Rev. A. A. Leh man. Mrs. Louis Shald, Miss Bet ty Henderson and Miss Marilyn Ries served. The centerpiece was a three-tier cake. Golden corsages worn by jubilarians were souvenirs of Mrs. Bruder's parents' golden wedding day in 1913. A reception was held at the Bruder home from 2 until 4 o’ clock. Two grandsons, Calvin Murphy and Walter Ries, jr., whose birthday anniversaries fell on the same day, helped cele brate the occasion. For 46 years the Bruders lived on a farm north of Emmet. Four years ago they moved into At kinson. All of their five daugh ters —Mrs. Will Murphy, of O’ Neill; Mrs. Herman Janzing, of O’Neill; Mrs. Walter Ries, of At kinson; Miss Bertha Bruder, of Boulder, Colo., and Mrs. George Shald, of Atkinson—and all of their immediate relatives were present except Raymond Mur pry, of O’Neill, who is in the na vy enroute overseas. .. .... PATRICK E. COYNE DIES IN HOSPITAL Native of Scranton, Pa.; Bedfast for Several Months Patrick F. Coyne, 78, a long time resident of the O’Neill com munity, died early Tuesday, Jan uary 23, in the O’Neill hospital where he had been a patient for live weeks. He suffered a broken hip in a fall in October and was confined for several weeks in an Omaha hospital, being transferred to O’ Neill hospital on December 18. Funeral rites will be held at 9 a. m. today (Thursday) in St Patrick's Catholic church with Very Rev. T. J. O'Sullivan, church pastor, officiating. In terment will be in Calvary cemetery. A rosary was offered Wednes day at 8 p. m. at Biglin Bros, funeral home. The late Mr. Coyne came with his parents, the late Thomas C. and Catherine Lowery Coyne, to Holt county in 1879 from Penn sylvania. As a young man he farmed for a time, later turning to concrete masonry. He never married. He went to Coleridge to live last year in an old people’s home and in the fall changed his resi dence to St. Edward. Survivors include: Brothers — Hugh E. Coyne, of O’Neill, and Martin F. Coyne, of SenaElenda, Tex.; sisters—Mrs. W. F. (Mary) Patten, of Burlington, Kans., and Mrs. James (Anna) Earley, of O’Neill. Pallbearers will be D. H. Mur phy, Phil Harrington, William Hanley, Walter O’Malley, T. J. Donohoe and John Sullivan. Ward to Leave Atkinson Feb. 7 ATKINSON — Supt. John Ward, of the Atkinson public school, will report for active du ty with the air force on Febru ary 7. He is a captain in the air force reserve. In the air force Ward will work with civilian personnel. No successor had been named until late Wednesday. However, the board of education has been in conference with candidates, including Principal Howard Dean, of the O’Neill high school. The Atkinson high faculty this week had another change. Wil liam Cook, who inaugurated the agriculture class two years ago, has taken a veterans’ homestead in Wyoming. His replacement is Harry Kenyon. Rush for License Plates Lets Up The traditional rush for license plates at the beginning of a new year has begun to taper off, ac cording to Holt County Treasur er J. Ed Hancock. Until Wednesday evening, 4,300 new 1951 plates had been issued out of aibout seven thousand that will be sold during the course of the year. Mrs. La Von Hart is working in the office of Holt County Clerk Ruth Hoffman. BUILDERS MAKE PROGRESS ... Workmen have been going full tilt on the St. Anthony's hospital building project. This photograph was taken Sunday, January 21. The snow, which fell Friday night and early Saturday, was short lived, however, and bricklayers have been tak ing advantage of unusually mild winter wea ther. Photograph shows half of building. West half has progressed to a similar degree. Win dows have been placed in basement, which is now virtually enclosed. When completed the hospital will have cost in excess of 420-thou sand-dollars.—The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. COON FEED ATTRACTS 320 .. . A benefit coon feed sponsored by Simonson post 93 of the American Legion Sunday attracted 320 persons at $1 per plate. Coon were bagged by a commit tee, headed by Post Commander Virgil Laur sen. Readying the coon for the oven is H. W. (‘•Pete ’) Heriford (in white uniform) while Laursen. A. W. Carroll and Laurence Haynes Wi .mama i«-■- mn-Mm it ■ look on. About to be served are Mr. and Mrs. Gene McDermott (at left) while Mrs. John Grutsch, Mrs. Don Enright and Mrs. A. W. Car roll serve. Proceeds will be used to equip and uniform a Legion firing squad. Top photo was taken in kitchen at the M & M cafe, lower pho to at the serving counter in the Legion club.— Th" Frontier Photos by John H. MoCarville. Dedicatory Rites for New Presbyterian Organ Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, the new Wurlitzer organ will be dedicated at First Presbyterian church. The organ, a model 30, was recently purchased and has been used since the first of the year. Mrs. John Harbottle is church organist. The vesper service Sunday will include a litany of dedication, led by Rev. Ralph Gerber, pas tor of the church, and a concert presented by Warren L. Berry man, instructor of organ and pi ano at Hastings college, Hastings. Mr. Berryman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Berryman, both pro fessional piano teachers in Oma • ha, has a master’s degree in mu sic from the University of Min nesota. While he was studying at the university, he was minis ter of music of the Calvary Luth eran church in Minneapolis, taugh organ during a summer session and was organist for a Lutheran seminary in the city. Last year he was an instructor at the University of West Virgin ia. in addition to his teaching this year, he is also organist at the First Presbyterian church in Hastings. Mr. Berryman’s concert will include the well-known “Sheep May Safely Graze,” “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” and “Arioso,” by Bach, and ‘The Swan,” by St. Saens. The public is cordially invited to attend this dedication service, according to Reverend Gerber. California - Like Weather Continues Folks in the O’Neill region are happy with their luck with the weatherman. California - like weather has prevailed throughout most of the week, although on several occa sions the weatherman appeared to have different ideas. Nights and mornings have been cold— as low as 5 degrees—but daylight temperatures have risen as high as 55 degrees. Snow late Friday and early Saturday, borne by a strong north wind, amounted to .11 of an inch of precipitation. Week’s summary, based on 24 hour periods ending at 6 p. m. daily, follows: Date Hi Lo Prec. January 17_ 52 30 January 18_45 24 January 19_55 14 January 20 _ 32 11 < January 21_17 5 January 22_ 32 24 .11 January 23_ 42 18 ■ i- . — ■■ y Frontier for printing! 11 FORMER HOLT RESIDENT DIES Evan T. Evans Succumbs Suddenly in Dakota Town Evan T. Evans, 60, a former resident of the Dorsey, Amelia and Atkinson communities, was found dead about 5:30 a. m.. Tuesday, January 23, in a Lem mon, S. D., boarding house, where he was residing. Body will arrive in O’Neill early Saturday and funeral ser- j vices will be held at 2:30 p. m. . that day at the Assembly of God. church. Rev. Wayne Hall, church pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery under direction of Biglin Bros. The late Mr. Evans was born at Williamsburg, la. He spent part of his younger life at Car roll, Nebr., coming to Holt coun ty with his wife and daughters in 1928. The family initially lived in the Dorsey community, then spent several years in the Am elia locality before moving to Atkinson. Mr. Evans was employed for about seven years at the Atkin son Livestock Market. His wife died April 25, 1948, after which Mr. Evans moved to Omaha. On June 5, 1948, a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Gene vieve) Fairbanks, died. About two years ago Mr. Ev ans moved to Lemmon to work an a building project. On Sunday night a daughter, Miss Helen Evans, of Omaha, ' talked with her father by tele- ! ahone. He had been ill with in fluenza. Persons who discovered ais body said he had been dead 'or several hours. Survivors include: Daughters— j Mrs. Vernon (Annelene) Strong | J and Mrs. Leonard (Berneice) i f Petersen, both of O’Neill; Miss j11 delen, of Omaha; son—Francis, e >f Idaho Falls, Ida. " _ h BOARD IN SESSION Holt county’s board of super visors convened Tuesday and V Vednesday in routine session. 71 PINNT SALE TO ATTRACT CROWD 1 Registered Cattle Saiea on The Frontier's Calendar Four important auctions are on The Frontier's sale calendar dur ing the next four weeks — plus several smaller sales. Heading tne list is the John and neona Finnt 1,520-acre land and personal property sale to be Held Friday, January 2b. Land is located 14 miles north of O’Neill and 4^> miles west. However, both land and per sonal property will be sold at one location — on the U. E. Owens ranch, 10 miles north, 4 miles west, 1 mile south, 2 miles west and 4 miles north, bale of per sonal pioperty begins at 11 a. m., sale oi real estate starts at 2 p. m. Cols. Ed Thorin, of Chambers, and Verne Keynoldson, of O’ Neill, are auctioneers. In event of serious storm conditions, sale will be post poned unfit Wednesday, Janu ary 31, and announcements will be made on the "Voice of The frontier ' radio program. Heading the four registered livestock sales is the annual auc tion oi the Holt County Aber aeen-Angus Breeders’ association on Tuesday, February t>, at the 0 Neiii livestock Market. Sixty - nine registered Angus will be sold. Annual banquet staged by Angus breeders will be held on eve of sale at the Amer ican Legion club. Puohc is invit ed. Kay Siders, of O’Neill, is sale manager and Freeman L. Knight, of O’Neill, is association secre tary. Annual spring sale of the Holt County Hereford Breeders’ asso ciation will be held at the O’Neill LivestocK Market on Monday, February 19. James W. Koo/iey, of O’Neill, is secretary, and cata iog inquiries should be addressed to him. Sixty-two head—50 bulls and 12 females — will be offered by the Holt Hereford group. The North - Central Nebraska Hereford association will hold its annual spring sale at Bassett on Saturday, February 24. Tug Phil lips, of Bassett, is secretary-man ager. Forty-four head of register ed stock will be offered. Tuesday, March 13, is the date selected for the spring sale of the Niobrara Valley Hereford Breeders’ association sale at Butte. W. G. Sire, of Butte, is manager. Thirty-five bulls and four females will be listed. On all four registered stock sales The Frontier is handling the advertising arrangements, including publication of at tractive two-color catalogs. Judging day at Butte will be m Monday, March 12. On Saturday, January 27, Ed ?ar DeHart, guardian for the es tate of William Eiaele, will sell Household goods (including an tique furniture), carpenter and garden tools and a large selection if firearms at public auction. Consigned to the sale by C. W. Wyant are some tavern fixtures, including a bar. (See advertise nent on page 3 for details.) Gilbert Strong is ottering a lew 5-room house at auction on Monday, January 29 (See page 1 for details.) Lenora Lee Heard on ‘Voice* Program Miss Lenora Lee, attractive accordianist and vocalist who is appearing nightly at the American Legion club here, was heard in three selections on Wednesday’s “Voice of The Frontier” program (WJAG, 780 k. c., 9:45 a. m.) Miss Lee played the "Tenne see Waltz,” “Tea for Two” and “Tico-Tico-Tac.” George Hammond, popular reporter for the “Voice,” gave his listeners a brief recorded descriptive of the closing mo ments of the Atkinson - Page basketball game played Tues day night in the opening round of the Holt county high school basketball tournament. (For details see page 4.) The usual 15-minute “Voice” program was extended to 25 minutes to include Miss Lee’s offerings and the basketball flash. URGE FINISH The Lions club in session Wed esday night decided to press ir completion of house number lg and installation of mail box s in order that door-to-door tail delivery may begin in O' eill. “Voice of The Frontier,” Mon., red., Sat, 9:45 a. m., WJAG, 10 k. c.
