FALL IS FATAL
TO HENRY WERNER
Longtime Resident Dies
from Shock Following
Shoulder Injury
ATKINSON—Services will be
held today (Thursday) at 2 p.m.
in St. John’s Lutheran church for
Henry J. (“Hank”) Werner, 83,
who died Sunday, November 4,
in the Stuart Community hospi
tal. Death was a result of shock
and a weakened heart condition
caused from a fall at his home
late Saturday night. Rev. E. G.
Ihrig will have charge of the ser
vices.
The late Mr. Werner was
born January 1. 1868, in Frank
lin Grove, 111. He was a son of
Elias and Ellen Norra Werner.
Most of his boyhood was spent
in and near Freeport. I1L
In 1885 the family moved to
Holt county and settled on a farm
6 miles east and 1 north of At
kinson. In 1891 Henry moved to
the place where he lived at the
time of his death.
On May ^3, 1901, he was mar
ried to Amelia Meyers. Mr. and
Mrs. Werner celebrated their
golden wadding anniversary last
May.
He was helping a son, Harry,
and a grandson, Kenneth Huston,
with, livestock late Saturday
when he fell, striking his shoul
der so hard that the shoulder
bone was forced out from the
socket. A doctor was summoned
and he was removed to the Stu
art hospital, about noon Sunday.
He seemed to have been resting
•^easier after the bone had been
put back into place, but it is
thought that shock and a weak
ened heart condition caused the
death.
Survivors include: Widow; sons
—Wayne, of Spinnard, Alaska;
Harry, of Emmet, and Kenneth,
of Chambers; daughters — Mrs.
Cecil (Mabel) Bogue and Mrs.
Lila Snyder, both of Atkinson; 6
grandchildren; brother— Wayne,
of Atkinson; sisters — Ida, Elsie
and Carrie Werner, and Mrs. Ger
trude Raymer and Mrs. Joe All
brecht, all of Atkinson.
Petersen-Hancock
, Suit Is Aired
The Charley Petersen vs. Holt
County Treasurer J. Ed Hancock
law suit, in which Petersen
seeks to restrain Hancock from
collecting the 4-mill blanket tax
on Petersen’s property in rural
school district 231, Wednesday j
was argued for Vh. hours before
Judge D. R. Mounts in Holt coun
ty district court.
Jfidge Mounts gave the attor
neys 10 days in which to file ad
ditional briefs and will take the
matter under consideration.
Daniel Stubbs, of Lincoln, and
Julius D. Cronin, of O’Neill, pre
sented arguments as attorneys
for the plaintiff; William Glea
son, assistant Nebraska attorney
general, defended the blanket tax
law adopted by the 1949 legisla
ture. William W. Griffin, Holt
attorney, also represents Han
cock, the nominal defendant.
Petersen contends the blanket
tax law is unconstitutional and
unfair. Hancock, according to
law, is pressing collection.
In district 231 Petersen’s tax is
over $900 from the blanket levy.
Probably 100-thousand-dollars is
at stake in the issue in Holt
county alone, several million dol
lars in the state.
Regardless of Judge Mount’s
finding the matter is expected to
be appealed to the supreme
court.
St. Mary’s Crowns
Homecoming Royalty
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Donald Donohoe was crowned
king and Miss Carolyn Lee was
revealed as queen of homecoming
festivities at St. Mary’s academy
Wednesday night, November 7.
The coronation took place at
the gymnasium.
The king’s attendants were
James DeBacker, first, and Don
avan Becker, second. The king
and his aides were elected by
members of the pep club. The
queen and her attendants, Dor
othy Donohoe, first, and Suzanne
Moss, second, were elected by
members of the football team.
All members of the royal par
ty are seniors. King Donohoe is
an outstanding football player,
ranking as a top scorer in state
6-man grid circles. Queen Caro
lyn’s home is at Brownlee.
| The homecoming festivities
closed with a post-game dance
at the SMA gymnasium. Many
former students joined in the fes
tivities.
St. Mary’s won, 34-15, over St.
Joseph’s, of York, in the home
coming game, with Don Donohoe
and Jerry Wanser accounting for
all O’Neill points. Don ran back
a kickoff 79 yards.
Slate School Chief
Coming Friday—
State Superintendent Freeman
Decker will speak at the first
meeting of the Holt county school
boards Friday, 1:30 p.m., Novem
ber 9.
This meeting will be held in
the court house assembly room.
Many current school problems
will be discussed.
—The Frontier RnsravtnR
Leo T. Adams . . . will dis
perse his Angus herd.
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Machinery Sale Tops
Auction Calendar
Lloyd Collins’s big machinery
and farm equipment auction on
Friday, November 9, heads The
Frontier’s sale calendar. Sale be
gins at 12:30 p.m. at east edge of
city. Included in the offering are
18 used tractors, 12 used corn
pickers, 5 combines, plows, discs,
and many other items.
Cols. Ed Thorin and Wallace
O’Connell are auctioneers; O’
Neill National bank, clerk.
Saturday, November 10: Twen
ty-first annual fall sale of North
Central Nebraska Hereford
Breeders’ association, Bassett, of
fering 70 head — 68 bulls and 2
females. For catalog write: Tug
Phillips, secretary-manager, Bas
sett. (Catalogs have been pub
lished by The Frontier’s printing
department.)
Wednesday, November 14: A
combination sale, Bethany Pres
byterian church and M. F. Grib
le. (See advertisement on page 11)
Friday, November 16: R. E.
Dunkelberger, who resides 2Vz
miles north of Page and 3 miles
west, will offer 31 head of cattle
and some other personal prop
erty at auction. Col. Buv Wan
ser, auctioneer; Max Wanser,
clerk. (See advertisement on page
4.)
Saturday, November 17: Leo T.
Adams, of Atkinson, will sell 70
head of purebred Angus cattle.
Sale will be held at the Atkinson
Livestock M.arket under direction
of the Weller - Adams Auction
Service. Mr. Adams has been a
pioneer Angus breeder over the
years and he is dispersing his '
herd because of his new affilia
tion in the auction business. (See,
advertisement on page 6. Cat
alogs, printed by The Frontier,
are available).
George Crawford
Dies Suddenly
ATKINSON—Funeral services '
were conducted at 2 p.m., Mon
day, November 5, for George
Crawford, 84-year-'old Atkinson
resident, who died late Thursday
following a heart attack. He was
seated in an easy chair at his
home when he was fatally strick
en. ,
Survivors include: Son — Jay
Crawford, of Atkinson; daugh- ,
ters—Mrs. Carlton Davis, of Er- (
icson, and Mrs. John Bennett, of
Hay Springs.
The late George Crawford’s .
wife died several years ago. There
are 4 grandchildren and 1 great
grandchild.
Walter Estleford }
Dies in Michigan—
Mrs. Ralph Bauman received ,
word that Walter Estleford had ,
passed away on Thursday, Octo
ber 11, at the home of his daugh- .
ter in Wayland, Mich. Mr. Estle
ford formerly lived north of O’- (
Neill and his wife, the former ,
Jessie Bellinger, is Mrs. Bauman’s
cousin.
They had been visiting their
children at Wayland and were (
planning to return to their home
in California when he had a j
stroke and never recovered.
MANY STORES OPEN «
The retail trade committee of
the O’Neill Chamber of Com- (
merce decided this week that
most O’Neill retail stores will be ]
open on Monday, November 12. .
Some firms, however, plan to 1
close in observance of Armistice
day. A meeting of the Chamber <
of Commerce is scheduled for I
Monday, November 12, at 7 p.m. <
There will be musical entertain
ment on the program. I
C BAR M HEREFORDS TOP FUTURITY . . . Entries from the C
Bar M Hereford ranch (above), located £ miles south of O’Neill,
established a new mark in the 10-year history of the Cornhuskej
Hereford futurity at Broken Bow, called the state’s biggest Here
ford show. The C Bar M, with Clair McVay, of O’Neill, and J. F.
Contois, of Clearwater, as partners, showed both grand champion
bull and female in last Thursday’s competition, then got the top
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—The Frontier Photo & Engraving
prices for both animals in the sales ring Friday. This is the first 1
time any exhibitor has made a clean sweep of futurity laurels. The *
grand champ bull was CM Modern Mischief, selling for $5,000; the j
grand champion female was CM Mixer’s Lass, bringing $2,000. Me
Vay was elected vice-president of the Nebraska Hereford associa
tion at the annual business meeting. t
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VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 27. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8. 1951. PRICE: 7 CENT*
HOME TALENT
IN M1NSTRE
Lions Charity Show Will
Be Loaded with Music
and Comedy
An old - fashioned southern
minstrel with black end men,
folk song soloists and a “mili
tary” squad in a comedy stunt
will show before O’Neill fun-lov
-rs next Wednesday evening, No
vember 14, at the O’Neill public
school auditorium.
The Lions club-sponsored pro
duction, with net proceeds going
to charity, is under the direction
af Tom S. Howell, of Emporia,
Kans., whose profession is reviv
ing minstrels from Canada to the
3ulf of Mexico. Recently he was
featured in an article in The
American magazine.
The interlocutor will be the
"Voice of The Frontier" an
nouncer, George Hammond.
Six end men, who will sing
songs, spring gags and do com
edy skits, are Roy D. Johnson,
jr., Charles Yarnall, Grant Pea
cock, John C. Watson, Roy
Lundgren and Matthew G. Be
ha.
Vocal soloists will be Kathleen
Flood Hansen, Rev. R. W. Olson
md John Bowen.
J. H. Doerning witll be “Par
son Gumbo.”
Allan VanVleck will “captain”
he military squad, which will be
geared to win laughs, not wars.
Privates” in the outfit will be
Robert Moore, Burl Munsell, Ar
o Hiatt, John Bowen, Raymond
Eby, John Donohoe and Charles
Rouser.
To clinch the novel nature of
;he show, the curtain time has
aeen set for 8:12% p.m.
Tickets are on sale at most
business firms and from individ
ual Lions club members.
rB Committees
Ready Campaign
Headquarters of the Nebraska
ruberculosis association have
seen set up in the basement of
the Holt county courthouse. A
jroup of about 30 women of O’
Neill and surrounding towns has
/olunteered services for the mail
ng of Christmas seals through
)ut the county about November
19.
The proceeds of the seal sale
his year as always will be used
;o finance the program of the
Nebraska Tuberculosis associa
ion.
This year the seal carries a
hcture of a Jolly Santa Claus a
ong with the double-barred cross
vhich is the international symbol
)f the fight against tuberculosis,
he registered insignia of the na
;ional tuberculosis organization,
is well as its affiliate, the Ne
braska Tuberculosis association.
Buy these stamps and ask for
nore to help prevent and stamp
jut the most deadly of com
nunicable diseases. Tuberculosis
s the disease which takes a
'reater annual toll than high
vays.
Among the volunteer workers
ire:
Mesdames James Rooney, F. N.
Jronin, M. J. Golden, John Con
ird, Guy Cole, H. J. Hammond,
r. J. Fischer, H. E. Coyne.
Mesdames J. P. Brown, L. A.
3urgess, C. E. Lundgren, T. A.
Jreene, A. W. Carroll, Ira Moss,
3. B. Harty, A. P. Jaszkowiak,
lenry F. Martin, George Head,
j. D. Putnam.
Mesdames Frank Parkins, J. L.
sherbahn, H. L. Lindberg, John
Watson, Robert Evans, Bennett
Jillespie, C. J. Gatz.
Mesdames William B i g 1 i n,
lardin Anspach, Tony Asimus,
fohn Stuifbergen, William Mcln
osh, O. W. French.
Mail opening committee in
cudes Mesdames Dale Kersen
jrock, James Carney and E. M.
Jallagher.
Miss Bernadette Brennan is
mblicity chairman.
Mr. Loguidice . . . shown
with the Greenfields several
years ago.
(Story at right.)
Chorus Will Present
Handels Oratorio
Do you like to exercise your
vocal cords in the shower?
Are you a basso profundo, a
contralto, or do you “just sing”?
It doesn’t matter as long as you
enjoy it, if you’ll go to the high
school auditorium Wednesday
night, November 14, at 6:30 o’
clock for the first rehearsal of
Handel’s Messiah” to be present
ed in December.
The first rehearsal was set at
an early hour in order not to in
terfere with the Liops club min
strel rehearsal later in the eve
ning. Subsequent rehearsals will
be scheduled at 7:30 p.m.
Director Charles B. Houser an
nounced plans for this first an
nual presentation, which is be
ing made possible through the
cooperation of the O’Neill Cham
ber of Commerce, School Super
intendent D. E. Nelson and Sister
Antonella, of St. Mary’s academy.
Each and every person, old and
young, in O’Neill and surround
ing towns and areas, is invited to
join this community choir. There
will be no vocal auditions given
for membership. The only pre
requisite is that you like to sing,
Mr. Houser said.
Music has Deen oraerea ana
will be on hand Wednesday
night. If you have your own copy
of the music, however, pleast
bring it for your personal use.
With the cooperation of the
church choirs and their directors,
the vocal music departments
headed by Sister Flores, of St.
Mary’s academy, and James Bas
tian, of the public school, and
townspeople who enjoy singing,
it is intended the city should ben
efit by this effort. Mr. Bastian
will be pianist and organist for
the presentation. Soloists will be
announced later.
Everyone who can sing is urged
to come and make this first an
nual civic chorus project a huge
success!
School Hearing
Here December 8
The Nebraska legislative coun
cil’s education committee has
scheduled a public hearing at O’
Neill on Saturday, December 8.
Announcement was made in Lin
coln Saturday by State Sen. Glen
Cramer, of Albion, chairman of
the legislature’s education com
mittee.
Senator Cramer said the group
is planning a series of such meet
ings, the first of which was held
Friday in Lincoln. The commit
tee heard recommendations for
equalization of assessments, more
redistricting, state aid for schools
and higher certification stand
ards.
Return to Omaha—
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Godek re
turned to Omaha, Sunday after
spending 2 weeks in O’Neill vis
iting relatives.
MAN’S BODY FOUND
FROZEN IN DITCH
Soldiers’ Home Resident
Dies from Natural
Causes
Leo Logiudice, 65, a resident
of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ home
at Grand Island, was found dead
in a ditch beside a road here a
bout 10:30 a.m. Friday.
The discovery was made by Ira
Summers, who found the body,
the head partly submerged in
water, near the Burlington rail
road tracks on the Tenth street
road, between the city and the
O’Neill livestock sales pavilion.
Authorities, who investigated,
said death was caused by natural
causes.
The body was removed to Bas
sett where funeral services were
held Sunday.
Mr. Logiudice was born in
Italy Sept. 30, 1887, and immi
grated to this country at the
age of 14. He entered the U.S.
military service during World
War I>
Only survivors in this part of
the country include a step-daugh
ter, Mrs. Floyd Greenfield, who
resides near Bassett. The late Mr.
Loguidice married Mrs. Green
field’s mother. He Is survived by
several brothers and sisters in
New York City.
He went from New York City
to Bassett 5 years ago to reside
with the Greenfields. He stayed
with them for about 4 years, and
has been residing for the past
year at the home at Grand Island.
Mrs. Greenfield said he was
enroute to their heme at the time
of his death. She theorized that
her step-father, who had been in
failing health, started to walk
south from the edge of O’Neill,
thinking he was on the road to
the Greenfield place from the east
edge of Bassett.
He had reached here by bus
and had asked the bus driver
to discharge him at the east
edge of town.
Holt County Attorney William
W. Griffin said Mr. Loguidice
died from natural causes and
that his frozen body showed no
evidence of violence.
Jerry Brennan
Finds Uranium
Jerry Brennan, 28, a native O’
Neillite and son of Mr. and Mrs
Neil P. Brennan, has reported
finding considerable carnotite—
the principal low-grade uranium
ore—while hunting for artifacts
in the Black Hills. Location is 10
miles north of Edgemont, S.D., in
the Harney national forest.
Young Brennan is assistant U.S.
district attorney at Rapid City
and an instructor at the South
Dakota School of Mines.
Radioactivity in the ore was
reported as good as the average
in the Colorado carnotite, which
is being mined extensively for
the atomic energy commissions.
Observers say if, as the discov
erer believes, the deposits are
extensive the find could be as
important and probably produc
tive of excitement as the discov
ery of gold near Custer back in
the 1870s.
The government has posted a
reward of $10,000 to any discov
erer of uranium deposits. Mr.
Brennan has made no attempt to
claim mining rights where he
made the discovery.
A former Holt resident, Mrs. J.
A. Pfeiler, 209 South Fifth st.,
Hot Springs, S.D., reported to The
Frontier that Brennan’s discov
ery has created ‘‘a lot of excite
ment and rush for claims.”
Young Brennan’s father, who
now lives at Gering, formerly
operated a hardware store here.
The Frontier for printing.
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John Siler, 5, Hit
by Moving Auto
ATKINSON—John Siler, 5, an
Atkinson boy, was struck by a
moving automobile driven by
Charles W. Witt, 33, cf Lincoln.
Witt, a jeweler, was driving east
on U.S. highway 20, near the mo
tels on the northwest edge of the
city, when the incident occurred.
State Highway Patrolman
Frank M. Dineen reported that
the lad was standing on the north
side of the road and dashed onto
the highway when a westbound
stock truck had passed.
The passenger car was braked
and skidded a short distance tc
avoid striking the child.
The boy suffered a broken
right leg, a broken collarbone
and possible other injuries. He is
in the Stuart hospital.
JOHN SLADEK, 30,
DIES SUDDENLY
Young Rancher Reenters
Hospital for Surgery;
Rites Here
A 30-year-old Chambers ranch
er. Jahn Sladek, died early Fri
day in Our Lady or Lourdes hos
pital, Norfolk. The young ranch
er had been hospitalized for a
time following a major surgical
operation and he was released
Tuesday, October 30, from the
hospital. Later in the week he
reentered the hospital, submitted
once more to surgery and died
unexpectedly.
The body was removed to Big
lin Bros, funeral home in O’Neill
where it lay
in state un
til 10 a.m.,
Monday,
Novem ber
5, when fu
neral rites
were con
ducted at St.
Pat rick’s
Catholic
church.
Burial was
in Calvary
cemetery.
John Sladek
A rosary was offered Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock at the Big
lin chapel.
The late Mr. Sladek was born
at Verdigre on February 24, 1921,
a son of John and Julia Kaleno
Sladek. He came to Holt county
from Knox couty in 1931, His fa
ther preceded him in death.
Survivors include: Mother —
Mrs. John Sladek; brothers—Lod,
of Chambers; Stephen of Atkin
son; George, of Chambers; sisters
—Mrs. Helen Pokorny, of Atkin
son; Mrs. Cecelia Peters and Mrs.
Marie Peters, both of O’Neill.
Pallbearers were Richard Leh
man, Lawrence Tangeman, Rob
ert Koci, Larry Pribil, Louis
Peters and Frank Peters.
Ag Class Ownership
Averages About $400
The O’Neill vocational agricul
ture class of 39 boys took an in
ventory of their livestock and
crop ownings. The result was im
pressive. The list of their own
ings follows:
Beef cows _21
Beef calves .. 18
Beef heifers_' 8
Sows and litters_28
Barrow'._14
Beef steers __■_18
Breeding ewes_:_ 6
Dairy cows _ 2
Dairy heifers _ 14
Chickens 395
Com 45 acres
Oats _ 45 acres
Rye 8 acres
Wheat _ 8 acres
Bees 30 hiyes
The value of the crops and
livestock is estimated to be $16,
900, making an average of about
$400 per boy. Some of the upper
classmen have a net worth of !
over $3,000.
The main objective of this
course is to develop and increase
a farming program that will en
able the boys to begin farming
3bter they graduate without bor
rowing a large amount of money,
an hdelp develop their ability to
ipake the business of farming a
success.
While developing farming pro
grams the boys obtain technical
knowledge of agriculture and the
practice necessary to make it
work. The ooys receive the lat
est improved practices and put
them to work on their borne
’arm.
Mir. Giedd Honored—
Mr. and Mrs. Arcb Densber
jer, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Yusten,
Clayton Nesner and daughter,
Sleta, were Friday night dinner
;uests at the home of Mr. and
,frs. Albert Giedd, in honor of ;
Ir. Giedd’s birthday anniversary.
Tune in! “Voice of The Fron- <
ier, Mon., Wed. and Sat., 9:45 a.m.
LEASE BIDDERS
‘THREATENED’
Senator Nelson Makes
Charges Friday
in Lincoln
O’Neill’s State Sen. Frank Nel
son tossed a grenade into the
squabble between state school
land leaseholders and the board
of educational lands and fund*
Friday in Lincoln.
He doggedly charged super
visors of school land lease auc
tions with “threatening bidders"
—and the statement touched-off
reverberations in the state press.
Senator Nelson, himself a
school land leaseholder until an
attorney-general’s opinion a few
months ago held that legislators
were not eligible lessees, said
the “threat” was in the form of
warnings that $1 and $5 bids
would not be approved by the
board of educational lands and
funds.
“I don’t think that’s right," he
said.
The board has rejected bids
which it felt were too low.
John Kleckner, supervisor of
sales, has told the board there
had been evidence of collusion
in some counties to hold down
the site of the bids. In Cherry
county, bidders offered only $1
per lease as "buyer resistance.**
Gov. Val Peterson, chairman of
the board, said he did not care to
comment on Nelson’s remarks.
Senator Nelson said the auc
tioning of leases—in compliance
with a supreme court decision
invalidating leases written after
1947—had created “neighborhood
grudges." He said that some
farmers had maliciously “run up
the bidding" against holders of
the void leases “because they
knew the poor fellow couldn’t
operate without that school
land.”
Nebraska, observed the senat
or, “can’t afford neighborhood
enmity.”
The school land dispute is
“such a mess,” he said, “that if I
were to vote again, I’d seriously
consider voting for selling the
land.”
Senator Nelson voted against a
bill offered in the 1949 session
providing for the sale of the land.
“I did that against my own
self-interest and in the interest of
the state,” he said.
A solution to the whole prob
lem, Nelson believes, is a com
plete reappraisal of the school
lands’ value. Renters pay 6 per
cent of the appraised value each
year.
“We gave the board that right
in 1949,” Nelson said, “I think it
should use it more.”
He said that he felt "wheat
land in the panhandle is quite
a little under-appraised," but
that land in his area in north
central Nebraska "is often
higher than I would pay for it.
from my business experience."
Nelson represents Boyd, Holt,
Keya Paha and Rock counties
which have extensive school land
acreage.
He said his mail has been he -
vy with bitter letters from les
sees.
“I tell them the legislature
can't override the supreme court
but the supreme court can over
ride the legislature,” he said, r, y
"I've advised them to get them
selves a lawyer smart enough to
break the decision.”
Henry Bartling, secretary of
the state board of educational
lands and funds, Saturday denied
Senator Nelson’s charge that po
tential bidders were being
“threatened."
“To the best of my knowledge,”
Bartling said, “no person con
ducting a sale has ‘threatened*
any one."
Senator Nelson, having held
school land for many years and
having been interested in state
government for sometime, is
probably one of the best students
of the lease problem. He has cov
ered the state and attended
school land hearings in most sec
tions.
The O’Neill salon-farmer was
in Lincoln over the weekend foi*
committee hearings when he
sounded-off on the “threatening
bidders” matter. And what he
had to say was given generous
space in the metropolitan dailies.
He is a member of the education
committee.
Kelleys Plan
)pen- House—
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Kel
ey, sr., of Inman, will celebrate
heir 55th wedding anniversary
iunday, November 11.
They will receive their friends
etween 2 and 5 at the IOOF hall
t Inman.
L.-D. Putnam spent from Sun
ay until Tuesday in Martin and
Pineridge, S.D., on business.
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