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VOLUME 70.—NUMBER 46.___O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MARCH 22. U51._ PRICEt 7 CENTS
Traffic Snarled
* by New Storm
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Weatherman Fails to
Deter St. Pat
Revelers
Old Man Winter let go with
another blast during the week
end, tying up communications ;
and creating considerable incon
venience. Weather-beaten observ
ers, veterans of king-sized storms
of other years, were confident it )
4 was the Old Man’s last try of the
season.
Friday night rain turned to
snow about 9 o’clock. Large
flakes drifted lazily downward
while radios and newspapers
spread the word that high winds
_ possibly 75-miles-per-hour —
accompanied by cold and snow
would be on Saturday’s menu.
The snow and cold came but
winds never reached the hurri
cane proportions.
Snow continued to fall until 4
p.m. Saturday, when the temper
mature dropped.
Motorists were warned to
stay off both highways 20 and
275 Saturday but traffic was
getting through until 20 chok
ed up east of Orchard on Sun
day.
Fresh wind early Monday, be
ginning about 7 o’clock, was the
clincher for closing highway -0
the rest of the day. .
A bulletin on road conditions
Monday, issued by John D. Osen
baugh, O’Neill resident engineer
for the state highway depart
ment, follows:
U.S. highway 20, wide open
from O’Neill west; closed from
O’Neill east.
U.S. highway 275, wide open
east of O’Neill with bad spots
\Jaar Clearwater and beyond Ne
ligh.
U.S. highway 281, open north
from O’Neill; open south as far
as Chambers corner with plows
working south beyond that point.
State highway 12, closed near
Verdel and Veridgre.
The Verdigre locality reported
18 inches of snow during the
^ weekend compared to 12 inches
at O’Neill. Precipitation here a
mounted to three - fourths of an
inch.
An ice jam on Verdigre creek,
near the town of Verdigre, had
caused considerable apprehen
sion. By late Sunday the jam had
rhifted and water spilled over in
to the lowlands. Three families
were evacuated Saturday by
'boat.
The big trouble, said Verdigre s
Mayor Walt Dobrichovsky, was
that there apparently wasn’t
enough water back of the ice
gorges to move them out so there
was little point in attempting to
dynamite them.
Water still flowed over high
way 14 south of Verdigre mak
ing traffic virtually impossible.
Snow clearing operators were
virtually at a standstill in the
area as high winds kept whipping
the snow into the roads as fast
as plows could dig it out.
The mayor said the county
crews stopped work after early
attempts to dig out the snow
*seems*l futile.
One plow got stuck while cross
ing the low spot in the highway
where the waiter was overflow
ing it.
“Things don’t look very good,
said Dobrichovsky. “There is not
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Consumers Offices
Are Moved Upstairs
Offices for the Consumers Pub
lic Power district are now located
on the second floor of the Con
sumers building.
The two-story building, orig
inally owned by Charles and
Jerry Scott and later by Sumner
and Esther Downey, was pur
, l| chased two years ago by Con
sumers.
Extensive remodeling and ren
ovating was begun last fall and is
now being completed.
The district offices which ad
minister CPPD affairs in a 13
county area, will occupy the west
portion of the second floor; the
CPPD merchandise department
will occupy the west half of the
main floor.
The east half of the main floor
will be available for a tenant,
but L. C. Walling, district manag
er, said the space had not yet
been committed.
New furniture and fixtures for
Consumers offices have been de
layed in arrival due to storm
conditions.
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Post-Type Traffic
Signals Arrive
Two post - type traffic signals
have arrived and will 'be erected
at the intersection of Fourth and
Douglas street as soon as weath
er permits pouring concrete
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One signal will be mounted at
the First National bank comer,
the other at the old Nebraska
State bank comer. Each will
control traffic from two direc
tions, nrw^ they will be synchron
Last fall the overhead four
way signal had to be taken down
because the moorings from the
guidewires were damaged.
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I
HOLT READY TO
PROSECUTE TRIO
Complaints Are Drawn to
Bring Roberts Brothers,
Hines Back
Holt County Attorney William
W. Griffin said Tuesday that
complaints have been drawn, but
not filed, and arrangements have
been completed with state pris
on and state reformatory officials
to return to the county the famed
trio of Roberts Bros. & Hines for
i trial.
The three young men, already
serving sentences for Antelope
county burglaries, will be
brought to O’Neill on a date to
be announced to face charges for
Holt burglaries, which the three
already have confessed.
The men are: Gene W.
("Red") Roberts. 25, and his
brother, Richard D. ("Slim")
Roberts, 22, both of O'NoilL
and Dale L. Hines, 20. of In
man.
They were captured early Feb
ruary 24 while looting a garage
at Clearwater, prosecuted in Ant
elope county. The elder Roberts
drew three years in the state pen
itentiary; his brother and Hines
drew two years each in the men’s
reformatory.
The three signed confessions
in which they admitted burglar
izing two postoffices, one bank,
and a variety of stores in north
east and northcentral Nebraska
during the months of December,
January and February.
Griffin said he was charging
the three for their activities in
Holt county, including the Em
met State bank, John Conard
mercantile store a t Emmet,
Dankert service station at Cham
bers and Marcellus Implement
company at O’Neill.
He said he would question
the trio further about other inci
dents in the county.
Griffin said he had an un
derstanding with the warder,
at the penitentiary and the su
perintendent at the reforma
tory which would enable bring
ing the trio back to Holt at a
convenient time.
It was not clear, Griffin said,
whether f e d e r a autnorities
would prosecute at this time for
the trio’s role in the Emmet and
Hadar postoffice robberies, which
they also have confessed.
ARC DWVE MOVES
INTO FULL SWING
Demands Have Increased
Since Goals Were
Established
“The 1951 American Red Cross
membership drive and fund rais
ing campaign is swinging into
action.” according to Mrs. Tho
mas J. Sullivan, of O’Neill, Holt
chairman
Chairmen for various commu
nities have been appointed and
next week will see the drive in
full swing, Mrs. Sullivan explain
ed.
The amount of money need
ed by the ARC for the year
was fixed on a basis of an arm
ed force of 2 Vt million men.
Since then, this manpower fig
ure has been increased to 3 Vi
million or more.
The Korean war has lasted
longer and has been more cost
ly than originally established by l
ARC officials when the national
goal was established.
“None of us know what tomor
row’s headlines will tell,” Mrs.
Sullivan says, “and everybody
asks. “What can we do to help?’’
“The American Red Cross sup
plies the answer,” Mrs. Sullivan
added. “And if the Red Cross is
to do its job effectively, our
1 Holt county chapter, along: with
; all the other chapters in the
I country, must substantially ex
ceed their minimum goals in this
new campaign. Only with your
help can this be done.
"Let's all give generously
this year to the Fled Cross,"
Mrs. Sullivan concluded.
Community chairman are:
Stuart—Mrs. Stanley Cobb; At
kinson—(not named); Chambers
—Glen Adams and John Wal
ters; Ewing—Mrs. James Pru
den; Inman—Earl Watson; Page
—IMts. J. R Russell; Emmet—
Mrs. P. J. McGinnis; O’Neill—
Mrs. Virgil Laursen; Amelia—
(not named).
Golden Wedding
for Lynch Pair
LYNCH—Mr. and Mrs. George
Tuich, of Lynch, will celebrate
their golden wedding annivers
ary on Tuesday, March 27.
They will hold open house at
their home in Lynch for their
relatives and friends from 2 to 5
o'clock in the afternoon and from
7 to 9 o’clock in the evening.
Hastings college choir will present a con- of encores necessary to meet the demands of
cert in O'Neill Monday, March 26 . . . long list audiences.
50 Voices in Choral
Group Coming Here
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on WILL FILE
METER DEMURRER
Answer Goes on Record
Today in Temporary
Injunction Suit
Today (Thursday) is the new
answer day for the defendant in
Holt county district court in the
controversial parking meter suit.
On March 12—the original an
swer day — the city of O’Neill
asked Judge D. R. Mounts for
a continuance of the temporary
injunction suit. The judge grant
ed a 10-day delay.
City Attorney William W.
Griffin said Wednesday he
would file a demurrer on the
matter. This would mean the
suit of Sumner Downey et al
vs. the city of O'Neill would
not come to trial.
Crux of the dsipute hinges on
whether or not the city can
legally enter into a contract with
a consideration of over one-thou
sand-dollars without approval of
the voters.
In January the council entered
into an agreement for “150 more
or-less” parking meters with a
meter manufacturer. Total con
sideration is in the neighborhood
of 10-thousand-dollars.
The meters are being held at
the fire station pending the out
come of the action. The city has
been restrained from erecting the
meters for the past six weeks.
Griffin said the parking meter
corporation would not have legal
counsel on the scene here as far
as he knew. The firm, however,
is interested in the case and has
been in contact with him.
CUPID IDLE
Holt county’s marriage mill has
creaked to a halt. During the
first 21 days of the month no li
censes were issued at the office
of County Judge Louis W. Rei
mer.
Frontier for printing!
Unit Very Effective
with Hymns and
Folk Songs
The Hastings college choir,
making its annual two-week tour,
will appear at the O’Neill high
school auditorium on Monday
evening, March 26, at 8 o’clock
under the auspices of First Pres
byterian church.
The popularity and reputation
of the Hastings college choir is
largely due to the leadership of
its well - known director, Dr.
Hayes M. Fuhr.
Doctor Fuhr, now in his 20th
consecutive year of direction of i
the choir, has specialized in the
field of choral music.
The organization numbers 30
women and 20 men, and has been
rated by critics as one of the best
in a long list of successful sing
ing units in the country. Mem
bership in the organization is
one of the most coveted activities
on the Hastings college campus.
Daily rehearsals are held for
five months preceding the tours
and the result is a quality of per
formance rarely achieved.
Songs of adoration and wor
ship, spirituals and the ever pop
ular songs of the people, in which
the choir is so successful, make
up the repertoire. The effective
ness in hymn singing is so unus
ual that by request, two hymns
are included in their offerings. A
long list of encores is always ne
cessary to meet the demands of
audiences.
24 Apply for Post
School Superintendent
Board of Education Secretary
Ira H. Moss reported Tuesday
there are 24 applications on file
from school men seeking the post
of superintendent of O’Neill city
schools.
No action has been taken. A
successor is being sought for Ira
George, resigned, effective Au
gust 1.
All teachers were reelected a
month ago. Todate no contracts
have been signed for the 1951-’52
'term, Moss said.
Dr. Hayes M. Fuhr ... 20
consecutive years as choir di
rector.
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JOHN R. REITZ, 95,
DIES AT CHAMBERS
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One of HoItV Oldest
Citizens 111 Only
2 Days
CHAMBERS— John R. Reitz,
95, a resident of Holt county
since 1889 and probably one of
the oldest citizens in the county,
died at 1 a.m. on Saturday,
March 17. He died at his home 8
miles east of Chambers or about
19 miles southeast of O’Neill,
having been ill only two days.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, March 21, at the
Reitz home and at the Methodist
church. Burial was in the Cham
bers cemetery under the direc
tion of Biglin Bros.
The late Mr. Reitz was born
December 20, 1855, in Pennsyl
vania. He came to Holt in 1889
from Lincoln.
Mrs. Reitz, formerly Margaret
Hedges, died in 1908 and the
late Mr. Reitz and a son, James
William, have resided together
since.
The deceased was a member of
the Odd Fellows lodge.
Survivors include the one son,
James William Reitz, of Cham
bers.
BUTTE CHAMPIONS . . . Champion and re
serve champion of the Niobrara Valiev Here
ford association show held at Butte on Tuesday,
March 13. are shown (above). At left is the
grand champion. LH Bozato 34th, consigned by
L. J. Lechtenberg. of Spencer. Calved June 20,
1949, he was sold to Frank Lechtenberg, of An
oka, for $875. The reserve champion bull (right).
EH Royal Domino, established an all-time high
sale price — $2,500. EH Royal Domino, calved
November 9, 1948, was consigned by A. M.
Engelhaupt, of Butte, and was purchased by
Clyde H. Fisher, of Spencer. W. G. (“Walt")
Sire, of Butte, was sale manager. — Photo by
Raymer Studio.
FRANK KAZDA, SR.,
EXPIRES SUNDAY
Helped to Construct Many
Buildings in Atkinson;
Immigrant at 1
ATKINSON—Frank Kazda, sr.,
75-year-old Atkinson carpenter
and a resident of Holt county for
49 years, died at 3:45 p.m. on
Sunday, March 18, at his home in
| Atkinson.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 20, at 2 p.m. at
the Methodist church here with
Rev. E. G. Hughes, church pastor,
officiating. Interment was in
Wood Lawn cemetery.
The church was filled to near
capacity for the rites by relatives
and friends. Pallbearers were
Harold Kirkland, John Deseive,
John Warner, Ray Wolfort, John
Warren, and Roy Carr, all of At
kinson.
Music was furnished by a
male quartet — Gilbert Snyder,
George Mentzer, Robert Homer
and “Bub” Davis.
The late Mr. Kazda was born
in Czechoslovakia. Ha came to
America with his parents when
he was only 1-year-old.
The original Kazda family in
itially settled on a homestead in
Iowa where a few years later Mr.
Kazda died. The widow and two
sons, Frank and John, came to
Holt county in 1902.
Following their marriage on
February 10, 1096, Frank Kazda
and his wife who was born in
South Dakota, resided for several
years on a farm northeast of At
kinson.
Mr. Kazda worked as a carpen
ter for many years, having help
l ed to build many of the buildings
i here.
I
Mr. and Mrs. Kazda have
celebrated their birthday anni
versaries together on the same
day as their wedding anniver
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Survivors include: Widow —
Emma; daughters — Mrs. Carl
(Anna) Holz, of Ewing; Mrs.
Norbert (Louella) Uhl, of O’Neill;
Mrs. Ella Hoppe, of Atkinson;
sons—John, of Winner, S. D.; Al
fred, of Atkinson; and Frank, jr.,
of Ewing.
There are 14 grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren.
One daughter, Mrs. Sylvester
(Mary) Tushla, died June 8,
1945.
The late Mr. Kazda for a hob
by trained dogs and enjoyed a
wide reputation as a trainer.
51 Bankers At
Meeting Here
Fifty-one bankers were present
at the annual meeting of the
Northeast Nebraska Clearing
House association held here on
Thursday, March 15, at Slat's
cafe.
George Wright, president of
the Bank of Elgin, discussed leg
islation pending in the unicam
eral, and Lynn Cox, of the Fed
eral Reserve bank, formerly of
Norfolk, conducted a conference
on Regulation “X,” dealing with
building and construction dur
■ ing the new government state of
j emergency.
Harry Snyder, assistant cashier
i of the First National bank at At
kinson, was elected association
president, succeeding M. B. Huff
man, vice-president of the Farm
ers State bank at Ewing.
A. P. Anderson, president of
the Butte State bank, was elected
vice - president; Lawrence Kra
mer, assistant cashier of the First
National bank at O’Neill, was
named treasurer. Archie Bright,
of the First National at O’Neill,
is retiring secretary. Snyder was
upped from vice-president to the
presidency.
! Announces Change in
Schedule lor Easier—
EMMET—Rev. A. A. Urbanski,
pastor of the Church of the
Epiphany at Emmet, has an
nounced a change in the hour of
mass for Easter Sunday only.
Mass at Emmet will be at 8 o’
clock Sunday morning, 10 o’clock
at Amelia.
Father Urbanski said weather
conditions last week made it im
possible to get the announcement
to all of the parishoners. The
change applies 1o Easter Sunday
only.
Frontier want ads bring results!
8 Names Appear
on Petitions
Two Candidates for
City Council in
First Ward
The surface of O’Neill’s polit
ical pool is rippling slightly with
the appearance of eight petitions.
Until Wednesday noon, howev
er, there were no contests e
in the First ward where
("Max”) Golden and A. &
(“Archie”) Bowen will be com
peting for the city council chair.
Other aspirants have until
11:59 p.m. Friday, March 23, to
toss their traditional hats into
the ring. The municipal election
is Tuesday, April 3.
Following the usual custom
hero, no caucuses have boon
conducted and candidates*
names find their way onto the
city and school ballots via the
petition system. This system
has a tendency to invito last
minute write-in campaigns in
which anything can happen.
First petitions out were circu
lated in behalf of Ira H. Moss, F.
N. Cronin and H. J. Lohaus tor
posts on the board of education.
Moss and Cronin are incumbents
and Lohaus would fill the post
held by George Shoemaker, who
has moved from the district
Shoemaker has been inactive for
several months.
Another petition was published
in behalf of Archie Bright for ci
ty treasurer.
On Tuesday four more peti
tions got into circulation, bearing
names of Golden and Bowen, for
First ward councilman; Marvin
Johnson. Second ward, and Nor
! bert Uhl, Third ward.
Uhl is an incumbent and is a
lcandidate for reelection for the
first time.
Couneilmen whose terms ex
pire are J. L. McCarville, sr., who
has been on the council about
three years, and A. W. (“Al”)
Carroll, appointed to the council
last summer to fill the unexpired
term created by Hugh Ray’s res
ignation.
Neither McCarville or Carroll
is a candidate for reelection.
Mr*. Edna Coyna was engag
ed to circulate the petitions.
Only 10 percent of the voter*
in each ward are required Ip
get a name on the ballot.
Petition* in behalf of Mon,
Cronin, Lohaus and Bright al
ready are on file with City Clerk
O. D. French.
The council will postpone its
regular Tuesday, April 3, meet
ing and convene Wednesday, Ap
ril 4, instead to canvass the bal
lots.
Mr. McCarville told The Fron
tier he would not be a candidate
for reelection. He was appointed
in the summer of 1948 to succeed
R. E. Armbruster, who moved to
Norfolk. The following year —
1949—McCarville was elected for
a two-year term.
Mr. Carroll likewise told The
Frontier he would not seek re
election.
At a meeting of the council
Friday night, not all members
were present and little action was
taken. Salaries o£ councilmwf
were discussed. Councilmen cur
rently draw $75 per year, the
mayor $100 per year. Maximum
salary for a second-class city is
$100 per year for councilmen,
$150 per year for mayor. The sal
aries are considered “tokens” for
the amount of time consumed
functioning in the posts.
41 Get Orders
for Physicals
Forty-one Holt county selec
tive service registrants have been
ordered to report for preindur
tion physical examinations on
April 3.
Next day—April 4—11 selec
tees, previously examined for
physical fitness, will report for
induction.
They are:
Jerome Gallagher, of 0’NeiI!;
Elwin E. Haynes, of Page: Ken
neth Ziska, of Stuart; William
R. Vanderbeck, of Stuart; Paul
Johnson, of Amelia; Norman X.
Wayman, of O’Neill; Gerald
Thompson, of Atkinson; Ray
mond E. Hamik, of Stuart; Ed
win W. Wabs, of Spencer; Frank
J. Murphy, of Stuart, and Wil
liam J. Murphy, of O’Neill.
Upon the induction of than
men Holt county’s contribution
to the military through selective
service will be <11 since the out
break of the Korean war.
"Voice of The Frontier," M«l,
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