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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1951)
12 PAGES — 2 SECTIONS - - - - VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 20. O'NELL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20. 1951. " “ PRICE 7 CENTO i -o.. ' : ... . .'.4-iv. ms&z.-jxaamif,* * - Gov. Val Peterson (at "Voice of The Frontier" microphone) urged "untiring effort" by people of the Niobrara Basin to devel op plan into reality. At Governor Peterson's right are A. A. Bat son, of Denver, Colo., regional director of the bureau of reclama tion, and James W. Rooney, secretary of the O'Neill Chamber of Commerce. —The Frontier Photo & En graving. ★ ★ ★ Basin Report ‘Now Ready9 Big Irrigation Plan Goes to Denver; Reelect Officers The highlight of the 5th annual meeting of the Niobrara Basin Development association was the announcement by Clyde E. Bur dick, area engineer for the bureau of reclamation, that his prelimi nary report has been completed and is “now ready for submission to the regional office at Denver.” In effect, this means that Bur dick's 5-year project of research, surveying and compilation of da ta has been finished and is ready now for approval by federal and state agencies. Burdick’s recommendations in clude irrigation of approximate ly 46,000 acres in the Ainsworth unit, 66,000 acres in the O’Neill unit (extending from Atkinson to a point about 10 miles east of O’ Neill), 5,750 acres near Spring view, 6,450 acres at Boiling Springs (southwest of Cody), 6, 000 acres adjacent to the present Mirage Flats project, 3,150 acres at Lavaca flats (12 miles south east of Gordon), 9,000 acres east «,f Butte (Ponca creek project), and 700 acres along Keya Paha creek (below Antelope creek). The entire scheme will call for construction of dams, reservoirs and canals. The dams will produce a vast amount of electric energy, which will leave a merchantable sur plus after irrigation require ments are allowed. A. A. Batson, a native Nebras kan who now heads the regional office of the bureau of reclama tion at Denver, administering reclamation affairs in several states on the eastern side of the continental divide, traced the steps ahead to translate Burdick’s plan into action in bringing ir rigation to the valley. Batson, speaking at the business session held Monday afternoon in the district courtroom here, told 75 members that Burdick’s report would be in his Denver office until about January 1, 1952. (Continued on page 8.) Motor Court Brings $60,000 — ATKINSON — The Ellenwood motor court, of Atkinson, which was sold last week for $60,000, will be operated by Mr. and Mrs. Herb Stech, of Sundance, Wyo. The court, consisting of 15 units as well as a residence, has been operated by the Ellenwoods since 1938. Mrs. Stech is the former Wini fred Zink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zink, of Stuart. The Ellenwoods, after a vaca tion in the south, will continue to operate their Aberdeen - Angus cattle business. Name 14 for. Army Induction October 1 The Holt county selective ser vice board Wednesday announc ed the names of Holt men who are to be inducted into the arm ed forces on October 1. , They are: • From Stuart—Jess R. Colson, Donald C. Bernt, Thomas W. Kaup, James R. Davis, Charles L. Mulford. From Page—Donald J. Prill. From Chambers—Leonard L. Svatos, Robert R Sanderson, Raymond J. Walter, Earl E. Da vid. From Atkinson—Gary H. Kokes and Leo L. Laible. From Ewing—Leo J. Hawk. From O’Neill—Harlan E. Pet ersen. Union Store Will Reopen Today R. G. Shelhamer, of Shelhamer Foods, announced Wednesday, the Union store, near the postoffice, would reopen today (Thursday). The store has been closed for several weeks for redecoration. Called to Wisconsin By Father's Illness— Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ray were called Sunday to Blue River, Wise., as his father, William Ray, was very ill following a serious operation. - STANTON MAN NEW LEGION LEADER Hob Swanson Elected at District II Meet in Atkinson ATKINSON—Bob Swanson, of Stanton. Monday was elected new commander of district II, Nebras ka department of the American Legion. He succeeds Stanley Huffman, of Elgin. The annual district II meeting was well attended. Among those on the Legion program were: Department Commander Pete Marchetti. of Omaha; National Committee man John Curtis, of Lincoln; Huffman, and Alex Frickel, commander of Farley-Tushla post. The district II auxiliary held sessions simultaneously at the Methodist church. Mrs. Pehr Wagner, of Norfolk, district auxiliary president, and Mrs. George Skokan, of Niobrara, district vice - president, were unanimously reelected. A joint Legion-auxiliary parade through the business district pre ceded the barbeque and evening’s entertainment at the Crystal ball room. The evening’s program in cluded a home-talent show. Mrs. B. H. Wilson, Atkinson Auxiliary president, and her committees helped arrange the program. The auxiliary program included a memorial rite conducted by the county presidents with Mrs. K. C. Boulier, of Atkinson, as pianist; Mrs. L. F. Griffin, of Atkinson, vocal soloist, and Mrs. Charles Fowle, of Norfolk, reader. Mrs. Florence Soost, of Bloom field, department education of orphans chairman, reported on the awarding of 18 nurses’ schol arships the past year. These are made available through the unit contributions to the little red school house fund. She expressed the regret of the department that more scholarships were not a vailable since there were 86 ap plicants for the 18 which had been awarded. At the close of her address on the “Auxiliary’s Plans for the Education of the Serviceman’s Child,” the assemblage of district II voted to award a nurse schol arship of $200 to a qualified ap plicant from district II as a pro ject of its own for 1952. The newly - elected depart ment president, Mrs. Dorothy Hastings, of Grant, presented the principal address, using the convention theme, "For God and For Country." Delegates attending the auxil iary convention from Simonson unit 93 included: Mrs. Axel Borg, unit president; Mrs. H. D. Gilder sleeve, unit secretary; Mrs. Virgil Laursen, unit vice-president: Mrs. John Stuifbergen, Mrs. John Da vidson, Mrs. Dean Streeter. Mrs. Fred Appleby, Mrs. Robert Cole and Mrs. Guy Cole. Unit President Borg served as chairman of the convention reso lutions committee. Bloomfield was chosen by the Legion as the host city for the 1952 convention. (Continued on page 8.) BROTHERS-IN-LAW MEET An auto mishap on Saturday evening at the corner of 2nd and West Douglas streets involved brothers-in-law. Involved in the accident were Lawrence Murray and Don Moler. Moler’s late mod el car received minor damages. No one was hurt. These officers and directors will conduct the affairs of the Niobrara Basin Development asso ciation during the new year: Seated — Vern P. Lindholm. of Ainsworth, secretary-treasurer (be ginning fourth term); E. A. House, of Ainsworth, president (beginning fifth term), and Lyle P. Dierks, of Ewing, vice-president (beginning third term). Second row — John Jameson, of Bassett; John F. Dick, of O'Neill; Mr. Carlson, of Winner, S. D„ and Duane Cook, of Springview. Third row —James W. Rooney, of O'Neill; David Johnson, of Walnut; J. J. Jacot, of Verdigre, and Walter Ries, of Atkinson.—The Frontier Photo 8c Engraving. Old robes—dusted off . . . front row: Mrs. A. E. Bowen, Mrs. Dwight Harder, Mrs. D. H. Clauson, Mrs. D. C. Schaffer. Mrs. Seth Noble (the honoree), Mrs. Harry Petersen, Mrs. W. W. Waller, and Mrs. James McMahan; second row—Mrs. Don McKamy, Mrs. Mm BBflWiS ’ H. L. Lindberg, Mrs. H. E. Asher. Mrst Bennett Sanders, Mrs. Earl Ralya, Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh, Mrs. C. W. Porter, Mrs. J. L. Sher bahn and Mrs. Clarence Hansen; rear—C. W. Porter and A. E. Bowen.—The Frontier Photo & Engraving. Star 53 Years Sees Robes Worn Again (Other pictures on page 9.) Mrs. Seth Noble, who 53 years ago was initiated into the Order of the Eastern Star at Planking ton, S. D., was honored last Thursday evening by Symphony chapter 316. The O’Neill woman, widow of a a longtime lumberman here, was surprised when a special 50-year anniversary ceremony was en acted by members of Symphony chapter. The lodge robes that were used became a member were brought at Plankington when Mrs. Noble here for the affair and were worn by the Symphony “initiation team.” Mrs. Noble holds the distinc tion of belonging to the Star long er than any other member. She was presented a white Bi- I ble and bouquet of flowers. Mrs. S. J. Weekes, of Omaha, also a member of Symphony chapter, j was unable to be present to re ceive her 50-year pin. W. J. Stafford, 65, Scottsbluff, Dies — W. J. Stafford, 65, a prominent Scottsbluff banker, died shortly before midnight Monday night. Stafford, who had been president of the Scotts Bluff national bank since 1944, moved to Scottsbluff in 1918. He was formerly associat ed with a bank at Norfolk. Survivors include his wife, the former Dorothy Tessman, of O’ Neill; a daughter, Mary Jo, at home; his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Stafford; 3 brothers and a sister, who reside in Los Angeles, Calif. Gets 3d Alternate Academy Appointment— Weldon ("Don”) Petersen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Petersen, has been named 3d alternate in Nebraska for the next entrance class at the U.S. naval academy, Annapolis, Md. Petersen, a 1951 O’Neill high school graduate, last week enroll ed at Kemper academy, Boone- ! ville, Mo. . Soldier on Furlough Is Honored — EWING—Mr. and Mrs. Herman i Schroeder and family were hosts | at a family gathering at their home on Sunday, September 9, honoring their son, Pvt. Bernard Schroeder, who was home on fur lough. A fried chicken dinner was served at noon. Next day Private Schroeder left for New Jersey. Suffers 'Mild Case' of Paralysis— Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gilg re- ! turned Tuesday evening from J Council Bluffs, la., where they had visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gilg. Danny, small son of the Dan Gilgs, is in Mercy hospi tal with a mild case of polio. There is only a slight paralysis in the right shoulder. He is "im proving.”_ Tours New England — EWING—Mrs. Maude Brion, of Ewing, this week is touring Can ada and the New England states with a group which is being spon sored by radio station WOW, O maha. Monday she was asked in Detroit, Mich., how she liked De troit. Mrs. Brion replied: “Oh, Detroit is all right, but I like Ew ing better ” Lessees Will Fight Rev. Ralph Gerber . . . O' Neill his first pastorate. — O' Neill Photo Co.; The Frontier Engraving. (Story at right) Page Club Protests Telephone Service PAGE—The Page Improvement club has complained to the state railway commission about the service which the Page commu nity is receiving from the Public Telephone company, of Blair. A commission spokesman in Lincoln said a date would be set later for a hearing on the com plaint. The club complained that the company’s lines are in “poor con dition” and “switchboard service is unsatisfactory.” Attend Rites for Navy Flyer — EWING—Mr. and Mrs. Sis Eb bensgaard, of Ewing, returned on Monday, September 10, from Pittsburg, Pa., after attending fu neral services for Donald Tate, who was a grand-nephew. He was killed on a routine flight from Jackson vile, Fla. He was a veteran of World War II and is survived by his widow and a 3 months-old child. • Frontier for printing! Pastor Accepts Lexington Call __ The pastor of First Presbyterian ; church here since June, 1948, Rev. Ralph Gerber, has accepted a call from First Presbyterian church at Lexington and will be- j gin his pastorate there in mid October. The transfer became official Monday when the Niobrara Phes- - > bytery severed pastor-congrega | tional relations here, effective j next month. Earlier Reverend Gerber had appeared at Lexington, the Lex ington church issued a call and the joint congregations of O’Neill, Kellar and Bethany Presbyterian i churches voted to release him. Ordained in May, 1948, upon I graduation from McCormick seminary, Chicago, 111., Reverend Gerber’s first pastorate was at | O'Neill. Mrs. Gerber has been choir director during their stay here. The Gerbers have 3 children: Timothy, 4; Rebecca, 2, and Kathy, 1. Besides serving First Presby terian church, Reverend Gerber has also been assigned to Bethany church, near Ewing, and Kellar church, near Chambers. The Gerbers came to O’Neill from Elkhart, Ind. No successor has been named to serve the 3 Holt churches. Polio Strikes 2d Time in Family Mrs. Everett Gorgen, of Ew and on Sunday was taken to a ing, was taken ill on Saturday Norfolk hospital where her ill ness was pronounced polio. She was immediately removed to the new County hospital in Om aha. Mrs Gorgen is a sister of Laurence Urban, who is em ployed at Davidsons. They have a younger brother, Harland, now 16, who had polio about 4 years ago. “Voice of The Frontier” . . . Mon.. Wed., Sat.. WJAG. 9:45 a.m. 780 on your dial. Holt People Are Indignant Over Sale Policy Holt county state school land leaseholders met Wednesday at the courthouse annex and voiced loud indignation over the manner in which the state is proceeding with the sale of leases in Nebras ka. --^ About 150 leaseholders reelect ed Ira C. Watson, of Inman, a* president of the Holt organiza tion; James W. Rooney, of O' Neill, secretary-treasurer; Guy F. Cole, of Emmet, director. New directors named were Dr. H. L. Bennett, of O’Neill; Floyd Whitaker, of Chambers, and John Dick, of O’Neill. The hat was passed and in no time at all over a thousand dollars was raised to help fi nance a legal battle in coopera tion with other associations to restrain the state in the sales. The fuss was started recently when the Nebraska supreme court held as unconstitutional the statute which gave the current lessee the absolute right to renew the lease at the expiration of the old term. The statute in question was amended by the 1947 Nebras ka legislature. Sales of school land leases in the county are scheduled for Oc tober 12, 13 and 15 (see table elsewhere on this page and an of ficial legal notice on page 7). Apparently the lease sales aie~ being scheduled all over the state immediately. Auctions already have been staged in some pan handle counties. Wednesday’s meeting primarily was of an organizational nature, but leaseholders pulled no punches in voicing their views of the state’s methods. One hundred ninety-two Holt leases renewed since 1948 will be offered for sale, as well as about 15 others that are older. The 192 are 12-year agreements. Most lessees are disturbed be cause the agreements with the state are proving to be worthless. Many have told The Frontier they would offer no opositiuii if the leases were allowed to run their (Continued on page 4) Schedule of School Lease Sales in Holt County Hour Date Description Sec. Twp. Rg. Lessee „ Address 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12—SW*4 ...__16-30-16 Joy Greenfield, Stuart 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12—SEO _ ___ 16-30-16 Vernon Heyne, Stuart 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12—EM- SWVi_16-29-13 Walter Welsh, Emmet 9:30 a.m. Oct. 12—SW^4SW14 _16-29-13 Wm. O’Connor, Emmet 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12—EtfcSWVi, SW’iSEli . ..1_36-31-12 Leo Burival, O’Neill 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12—NWViNEVi — ___ _36-31-12 John Claussen, O’Neill 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12—NE'iNE'i -36-31-12 John Claussen, O’Neill 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12—SW14, SVfeSEVi _36-25-11 Roy & Ross Rees, Ewing 1:30 p.m. Oct. 12—N%, N*feSEV<i — 36-25-11 Roy & Ross Rees, Ewing 9-30 a.m. Oct. 13—NE’iNEVi, SWViNE’i, NEV4NWM1 . _18-25- 9 Howard Daniels, Ewing 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13—NW14NEV4, SEV4NEI4 16-25- 9 Howard Daniels, Ewing 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13—N'aSWV^, SWViSW’i . ...___ 16-25- 9 Fred Forslund, Ewing 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13—All 16-28-12 D. C. Schaffer, O’Neill 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15—SWV< ___36-32-10 Edw. Carson, Redbird 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15—NWV4 _ __36-32-10 C. L. & W. L. Brady, Dorsey 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15—All --,16-29- 9 Hester Edmiston, Middle branch, & Lydia Backers, North Platte 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15—All . --16 32 14 Edna Hendricks, Atkinson 1:3-0 p.m. Oct 15—NEV4SEV4 ___36-27- 9 Nellie Connor, Ewing 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15—SWV6-36-27- 9 Francis Tomjack, Ewing 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15—SV^SEVi ___36-27- 9 Geo. Montgomery, Ewing 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15—NW^SEVi_36-27- 9 Howard Montgomery, Ewing t
