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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1951)
12 PAGES — 2 SECTIONS **» i • • V North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 18 O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1951. PRICE 7 CENTS WI'kJBL Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lowry ... 4 children, 9 grandchildren, 5 t great-grandchildren.—The Frontier Proto & Engraving. ROY LOWRY, WIFE WEDJO YEARS Reside Continuously in Boyd, Holt Counties for Half-Century (By a Staff Writer) Tuesday, September 4, was the golden wedding day for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lowry, of O’Neill. But the day had even more significance for the retired pio neer Nebraskans. Their daughter, Mrs. Glen ►Opal) Hull, and her husband on ly recently marked their silver wedding anniversary: and the Hulls’ daughter, Mrs. Bill Spen cer, and her husband, recently noted their 5th wedding anni versary. They were all present to join in the Lowry celebration. A granddaughter, Mrs. Leonard Havranek, of Lynch, who was seriously burned July 2, 1950, at tended Tuesday’s celebration — the first time she had been to O - Neill since the near-fatal acci dent, which occurred while she was starting a fire. Thus, still more significance for September 4, 1951. A family dinner ai noon op ened the day's festivities fol lowed with open-house be tween 2 and 5 o'clock. Many I friends called. Mr. Lowry was born near Madison on March 11. 1878. At the age of 19 he moved onto a Boyd county farm. “I wanted to file for a home stead,” he explains, ‘‘but I was too young. By the time I was old enough to qualify, all the good farms were gone.” His wife, the former Etta Cay wood, was born near Modale, I&-, on November 21, 1880. She went to Boyd county at the age of 18., Harve Caywood, Mrs. Lowry s brother, and Mr. Lowry were farming together in Boyd when the romance began that eventual ly would lead to more than 50 years of wedded life. After the proposal they went .to the late Judge Kenaston, of v Butte, who performed the nuptial rite on September 4. 1901. The Lowrys lived on a farm near Gross for a number of years following their marriage. Their ldest child, Orville, was born there. Later followed residence at Spencer, where Mr. Lowry was in drayage business for 4 years, and at Lynch, where he worked for a number of years on the rail road. „ , During the past 12 years they have resided in O’Neill, their present home being at 420 Ev erett street. Orville, now living in Mem phis, Tenn.. is their only son; daughters are: Mrs. Glenn (Opal) Hull, of Lynch; Mrs. Pete (Mary) Mulhair, of Lynch, and Mrs. Lawrence B. (Fern) Luber, of Memphis. Tenn. All were present except their descendants in Ten , nessee, who were unable to at ' tend. There are 9 grandchildren. 5 great-grandchildren. In the past half - century the Lowrys have witnessed extensive development of both Boyd and Holt counties "Freight was hauled from O' Neill into Boyd county by wag on back in those days. The rail - road did not come to Boyd county until after the turn of the century." Mr. Lowry re calls. (Continued on page 8.) Matthews Sale Set for Friday— Mrs. Alice Matthews w'ill offer her livestock, farm machinery, household goods and other per sonal property at public auction on Friday, September 7. She is the widow of the late Ed Matthews and has been operating the farm, at the northeast edge of the city, during the past several years with her son, Robert. Her son left Wednesday with other selective service registrants for military service. Col. Wallace O’Connell will be the auctioneer. 9 HOLT MEN LEAVE FOR INDUCTION Draft Board Chairman Warns Registrants on ‘Carelessness’ Nine Holt county selective ser vice registrants departed Wed nesday for military induction. Eight had been originally sched uled to go but Max Kipple, 22, of O’Neill, volunteered to go ahead of his turn. Others reporting were. Walter Sievers, of Chambers; Arthur E. Rinrichsen, of Ewing; Robert E. Matthews, of O'Neill; Harold J. Coburn, of O'Neill; Frank Zenor, of O'Neill; Joe C. Kamphaus, of Amelia; Victor McKenzie, of Dorsey; Norman L. Uhl. of O'Neill. Richard E. Shoemaker, origin ally registered with the Holt draft board, was transferred to Lancas ter county and was to have re ported Wednesday for induction. Meanwhile, 20 registrants were ordered to Omaha Tuesday for preinduction physical examina tions. They were: Estel Cary, of Ewing; Alvin J. Straka, of Stuart; Thomas Kaup, of Stuart; Gordon Fluckey, of Chambers; Mike Wenner, of At kinson; Francis Rhode, of Spencer; Raymond J. Walter, of Chambers; James Davis, of Stuart; Earl Da vid, of Chambers; Robert Taylor, of Atkinson; Richard Hungerford, of Bassett; Leo Laible, of Atkin son; Charles Mulford, of Stuart; Benedict Schmidt, of Atkinson; Clarence Latzel, of Ewing; Joseph Miller, of Ewing; Donald Murphy, of O’Neill; Vernon Berry, of At kinson; Frank Jauernig, of Stuart. Two members of the physical exam group did not apear as scheduled. Draft Board Chairman Glea H. Wade this week warned that carelessness on the part of reg istrants will not be tolerated. He stated that registrants are not keeping the board informed as to marital status, proper ad dress and other information vi tal to the board. Wade pointed out that if a reg istrant is listed as delinquent by the board the man will be in “serious difficulty.”’ Under the defense act men be tween 18 and 26-years-old are re quired to keep the local draft boards informed on vital informa tion. SIDERS, BUYS BULLS Ray Siders, of O’Neill, recently purchased 2 purebred Aberdeen Angus bulls from Herbert H. Har ris, of Sioux City. Frontier for printing. Tot Aids in Rescue Twin Sister Floats on Water 5 to 7 Minutes ATKINSON—The twin brother of a 20-months-old farm girl fig ured in the girl’s rescue Sunday evening. Sherry Kaplan and her brother, | Terry, were playing near the; stock tank at 6:50 p.m. Sherry fell in. Little Terry ran to the house for help as fast as his un steady little legs could carry him. When her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vere Kaplan, and her grand mother, Mrs. Margaret Andrews, reached the tank they found Sherry’s body floating on the wa ter. The grandmother, who lives in Los Angeles, Calif., and was visiting in the Kaplan home administered artificial respira tion until Dr. N. P. McKee, of Atkinson, arrived. The Kaplans nve on a farm between Atkin son and Stuart. The doctor and members of the family worked with Sherry sev eral hours, they kept an all-night vigil at her bedside, and early Monday they announced that Sherry was all right and that she had suffered no ill effects from the ordeal, except shock. How long she had been in the tank was not exactly known. Doc tor McKee explained, however, that it was seldom a child so small could be saved from death after such an experience. As near as the parents could determine the children were playing near the stock tank, sev eral hundred feet from the house. Sherry reached for her doll' and fell in. She had been giving her doll a bath. Mrs. Kaplan estimated Sherry was in the water from 5 to 7 minutes. Don Kloppenborg Reports to Husker Camp— Don Kloppenborg, ,f Emmet, an O’Neill high school star ath lete during the past 3 years. Fri day reported to the Universit:/ of Nebraska football camps at Lin coln and Curtis. Kloppenborg, who graduated from OHS last spring, is cn the freshman grid squad. Husker Head Coach Bill Glass ford personally encouraged the Emmet husky to matriculate at the university and report for football. GUARD AT CONFERENCE . . . Pfc. Alvin E. Blair (above) son of Mr. and Mrs. John Blair, of Chambers, now is stationed at Munsan, Korea, at the Unit ed Nations peace conference headquarters. He is a member of the “honorable guard” at the parley. Private Blair reached Korea in early July and has seen action on the central front. —The Frontier Engraving. Teachers End 5,000-Mile Tour Mrs. Anna C. Carson Writes About Excursion (Editor’s note: Mrs. Anna C. Carson, of Redbird, has prepar ed a condensed story of the teachers’ tour of southeastern states and Cuba in which 9 from the O’Neill region took J part. The tour was headed by j Miss Elja McCullough, of Blair, formerly of O’Neill, and includ ed besides Mrs. Carson, the j following: Lucille Mitchell and Eileen Krysl, both of Stuart; Enid Galbraith, of Spencer; Marlyn Schact, of Venus; Jo- j an Enders, of Niobrara, and Thelma Young, of O’Neill.) By MRS. ANNA C. CARSON On August 5, 35 Nebraska teachers, accompanied by Miss Elja McCullough, a former Holt county superintendent, who was our sponsor, and Miss Lula Way, instructor at Wayne State Teach ers college, started out from Nor folk on a 5,000-mile tour. The first day was closed at Kansas City, Mo. On nearing the city we saw much devastation from the recent terrible flood. Leaving Kansas City and going southward, we entered a rich dairy region where many dairy cattie were seen, also tobacco fields and drying barns for to bacco. We passed through Carthage, Mo., and the section just south of this town is known as the Mark Twain country. We spent the night at For sythe. Mo., at Ozark Beach ho tel, which overlooks the beauti ful Lake Taneycoma. This place is located in the heart of "The Shepherd of the Hills'* country. The next morning before going on we visited Old Matt’s cabin and the Memorial lodge museum. Collections of famous Ozark artists and authors are seen there. From this place we went to Little Rock—noted for 2 things: It has 3 capitol buildings, name ly, the old territorial building, the old state capitol (now used as the war memorial building) and the present state capitol. Citizens of Little Rock are proud and with good reason. Each of these structures embodies much of the spirited history of the state. It is also noted for being the cleanest middle-sized city in the United States. At Vicksburg, Miss., we drove through the national military park. Many monuments, memor ials and markers commemorate the actions of individuals and military troops. It nearly sur rounds the city and is most pic turesque, combining a rolling country of beautiful valleys with high hills overlooking the majes tic waters of the Mississippi. The Vicksburg national ceme tery is located in this park. Ai Natchez, Miss., we toured Stanton hall, an old aniebel (Continued on page 10.) Sherry and Terry Kaplan, 20-monlhs-old twins . . . her little doll needed a bath.—The Frontier Engraving. BEN SEDIVYS MARK 60TH ANNIVERSARY Pioneers Become Parents of 10 Children, Including Triplets Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sedivy, who reside 12 miles west of Verdigre, on Saturday, September 1, marked their 60th wedding anni versary. The Sedivys are 86- and 78-years-old, respectively. They were married in 1891 at the Duryanta, Va., county court house. Mrs. Sedivy’s maiden name was Anna Wyborney. They were 25 and 18 at the time of their marriage. For 5 months following their marriage they resided at Church Road, Va., then moving to a farm near Niobrara. A few years later they took a home stead near Lynch, living there for 8 years. Times were hard and the pion eer couple sold and abandoned the homestead to move to their present home. They recall how the meager crops that were raised while liv ing near Lynch had to be hauled to Niobrara, 35 miles away, to be sold. The Sedivys became the parents of 10 children, including a set of triplets. Six of their children are living: Frank. Ted and Mrs. Joe Kalas, all of Verdigre; Mrs. Frank Kono pasek, of Oregon; Mrs. Julius Far nick and Mrs. Hugh Barnes, of California. There are 16 grand children and 6 great-grandchil dren. The formal celebration took place on Sunday, August 19, at a time when Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Barnes were here on a short visit from California. A picnic was held at the Verdigre city park. Two sets of 4-generations were represented with the elder Sed ivys and James Bartos represent ing the first and second genera tions in both groups. The third generations included Louis Bartos and Mrs. Freeman Knight; the fourth, Marvin Bartos and Susan. Furniture Coming in for Fic:J Victims Used furniture for flood-strick en residents of 4 midwestern states is beginning to roll into the American Legion auditorium here. Simonson post 93 is sponsoring the movement. Persons with con tributions are asked to phone Western Union between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and the Legion club between 5 p.m. and midnight. The Legion will arrange for the fur niture pickup. No used clothing is sought at this time. Meanwhile, the fund-raising drive has reached the $593.71 mark. The Holt goal is $600. Previously acknowledged 564.21 Mr. and Mrs. Vic Halva, O’Neill 5.00 Leona Kilmurry, Atk’son 2.50 Edgar Jensen, Ewing 5.00 Valley Center Extension club. Chambers 10.00 Clyde Kiltz. Chambers 2.00 Mrs. Hester Edmisten, Page 5.00 Grand total — $593.71 j DIES IN OMAHA Mrs. James Boyle, of O’Neill, received word Wednesday morn- ! ing of the death of Mrs. Elmer | Hamilton, of Omaha. Mrs. Hamil ton is remembered as Goldie Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton worked ;n O’Neill in 1948 on the Harding 1 Creamery building. Funeral services will be today (Thursday) in Valley. MARRIAGE LICENSE John Jtichard Foster, of Lincoln, and Miss Mary Devine Brennan, j of O’Neill, on September 1, 1951. | Former Dentist Dies in Cheyenne Dr. J. A. Devine, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died at noon Saturday, September 1. He had been in i’ll health for a number of years. Doctor Devine practiced dentistry in O'Neill about 40 years ago with the dental firm of Drs. No lan and Devine. He was a graduate of the Creighton university college of dentistdy. His wife is the former Mae Campbell, of O’Neill. After leaving O’Neill. Doctor Devine practiced dentistry in Cheyenne for many years. Funer al rites were conducted Tuesday. September 4, in Cheyenne. Grandma Hull at 96th Milestone Today “Grandma” Sarah Hull, beloved northeast Holt county resident, today (Thursday) will celebrate her 96th birthday anniversary. Mrs. Hull was born near Boone, la., in 1855, n^arried the late Wil liam Hull on October 7, 1876, and came to Holt county in 1879. She has a host of descendants in northeast Holt and each year it is a big event. She continues to do her own housework and climbs the stairs several times daily. Mrs. , Hull is hard of hearing but en joys remarkably good health in view of her advanced age. The birthday party today will be held at the home place. Two years ago her oldest son, Elmer, and wife, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. HOLT COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NEWS Primary activities, an off-cam- : pus course from Wayne, will or- i ganize September 8, 9 o’clock, at j the O’Neill public school. The art course from the University of Nebraska will hold the first meet ing September 15. The 2 courses will meet on alternate Saturdays until cour.pleted. — By Alice L. French, county superintendent. -, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Johnson and son, Gerald, of Estherville, la., visited Thursday and Friday, August 30-31, with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Cone. Mrs. Johnson is a sis ter of Mr. Cone. Miss Pearl Ax tell, of Stuart, was also a guest on Friday. t Mr. and Mrs. John Dick and sons, Delbert and Clifford, and daughter, Esther, attended the state fair on Wednesday and to day (Thursday). Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Cone took care of their place while they were gone. 890 Pupils Begin 1951-’52 Term St. Mary’s Boarders Represent 3 States; Special Room Again at Public School Hundreds of high school and grade school pupils in the O’Neill community trekked back to school this week as the 1951-’52 terms began at O’Neill public school and St. Mary’s academy. Both institutions are operating at near-capacity, officials said, and many of the classrooms are crowded. O’Neil] public school again this year has an opportunity room for grade pupils requiring special instruction. Mrs. Florence Schultz is the teacher. X W IT Pub Enrollment ‘About Same’— Supt. D. E. Nelson, new head of the O’Neill public school, an nounced Wednesday that regis trations for the 1951-’52 term would be “approximately the same as last term.” A, number of students attend ing the state fair had not yet reg istered Wednesday but would be in school within the next few days. High school registration took place last weekend; grade school registration was done Tuesday and classes began Wed nesday. , The enrollment breakdown by classes follows: Kindergarten-40 First grade-34 Second grade - 33 Third grade - 35 Fourth grade- 34 First grade-43 Sixth grade-36 Seventh grade - 2* Eighth grade - 33 Freshmen-85 Sophomores-37 Juniors-41 Seniors--—--- 43 Special room-12 Grand Total-505 ’51 Holt Fair ‘Big Success’ CHAMBERS— The 1951 Holt county fair and rodeo wrapped up its 59th annual program Sat urday night at Chambers. Fair officials were beaming be cause the exposition, which op ened with entry day on Wednes day. August 29, had proved to be n big success. Financially the Holt County Agricultural society, fair spon sors, “broke about even.” But en tertainment costs had skyrocket ed and wet skies threatened on 2 big entertainment days. But the exhibits were excep tionally good and fair-goers from Holt and surrounding counties were lavish in their praise for livestock, horticultural and hand iwork exhibits. Rodeo fans were especially pleased with the rodeo stock and the performances of the compet itors. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roseler and daughter, Doris, of Boulder, Colo., arrived Tuesday, Septem ber 4, to visit until Saturday with relatives in O’Neill and At kinson. Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Owens, of Kansas City, Mo., spent Saturday and Sunday here with Mrs Ow ens’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Golden. JT W W Frosh Have Biggest SMA Class— St. Mary’s academy high school registration Tuesday showed an increase of 16 pupils over the 1950-51 term wrien 160 matricu lated for the new tertm. The freshman have the largest of the 4 high school classes with an enrollment of 48. In the grades there are 227 pupils—an increase of 20 over last term. The kindergarten is the largest in many years with a total of 29 pupils, according to Mother M. Erica, school head. Registration took place Monday and Tuesday and classes were be gun in earnest Wednesday. The high school was in session all day while the grade school classes ; convened during the forenoon and witnessed an instructional fum during the afternoon. Academy boarders represent 3 states—Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota. Breakdown of class enrollments follows: Kindergarten_29 First grade_15 Second grade__22 Third grade - 21 Fourth grade - 35 Fifth grade_23 Sixth grade _ ... 22 Seventh grade ___— 33 Eighth grade --_-21 Freshmen ...._£■-43 Sophomores__39 Juniors_36 Seniors_35 Grand total_»-385 Seven football lettermen report to Coach Allen ("Shorty”) Miles Wednesday evening. Some of the equipment was issued Tuesday night. Veterans include: Jim Kel ley, Don Donohoe, Don Becker, Gus DeBaeker, Bob Hynes, Wayne Donohoe and Gerry Wanser. McVay Win* Laurel* at State Fair Miss Charlotte McVay, O’Neill public school sophomore, fared well in early competition at the Nebraska state fair in Lincoln this week. Her entries won a red ribbon in the class A Hereford heifer di vision and a blue ribbon in the class C Hereford steer division. Miss McVay is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claire McVay, of the C Bar M ranch, 5 miles south of here. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Eason moved Monday to the former C. M. Diehlman home on Clay street which they recently purchased. A FAMILY f FFAIB . . . The purple ribbon group Gloria Grimes, a cousin. The Grimes youngster* in the 4-H stoeker-feeder class was sort of a fam- had Hereford entries. Duane Shermer and Ellen ily proposition at the 1951 Holt county fair. Left- Shermer, also purples in the same class, showed to-right are: Bernard Grimes and Darlene Angus. Grimes, brother and sister, and on the right is (Other Holt county fair and rodeo pictures on pages 5 and 6.)
