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. I North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 3L O'NEILL . NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1951. ~~ PRICE: 7 CENTS -—------- i — ” Annual Christmas Gift-Shopping Guide Santa Claus has come to town, his great big bag overflowing with glittering, glamorous and useful things for giving; his eyes twinkling a heart warming invitation for everyone to lose no time in coming to O’Neill to see his wonderful collection of gifts. Santa Claus has come to town very early indeed this year—far in advance of the exciting holiday itself—to give everyone the best possible opportunity to choose what they will give their loved ones and friends with care and consideration. Santa Claus has come to town early so that none need lack the chance to make the 1951 yuletide the most perfect in all history for their friends and loved, ones. A great corps of assistants has unloaded the contents of his overflowing gift pack, spread them on gaily bedecked counters and shelves in stores of our city, to await your admiring inspec tion. Show windows scintillate with myriad suggestions for giving 20 PAGES | — 3 SECT that you will find multiplied tenfold inside the stores themselves. And this special issue of your favorite newspaper—The Frontier —is brought to you with the cooperation of Old St. Nick and his as sistants to give you a preview of his collection and to help you chart 1 your course through the Christmas gift wonderland that awaits you. There are several reasons, especially important this year, why Christmas gift shopping should be started without delay. The postoffice will be burdened with its greatest yule mail vol ume in history. Weather has been wonderful and the early shopper can still enjoy grand weather for shopping. This issue of The Frontier—our 6th annual Christmas gift-shop- f ping issue — enters virtually every rural home in Holt and Boyd » counties as well as all the city and town homes where this paper is i> weekly visitor. Circulation this issue exceeds 4,000 copies. In its columns this week you’ll find gift suggestions galore from the leading stores in north-Nebraska. OF Santa has dumped his pack in O’Neill Hurry in, won’t you? ★ ★ ★ IONS SECTION I — PAGES I TO 8 Kathleen Flood Hansen, veteran of the Kansas City municipal opera summer concert series . . . soprano soloist in the "Messiah." - t * ‘Messiah’ Soloists Have Been Named Three vocal soloists who will be heard on the O’Neill community chorus presentation of Handels “Messiah' on Sunday afternoon, December 16, have been an nounced. Kathleen Flood Hansen, so prano; Stanley J. Lambert, tenor, and Joseph George, jr.. bass. Director Charles B. Houser an nounced the Hansen and Lambert appointments a week ago. He said Tuesday that Mr. George will sing the bass roles. It is possible, he said, that an additional soloists will be added as the presentation date nears. It was originally intended to invite guest soloists, but since the com munity chorus has beer, formed, he fine local talent has made importation unnecessary. Mx. George, who leeches American problems and world history at O'Neill high school, studied voice in 1946-'47 with Franz Trefzger. at the College Music, Cincinnati, O. During that time he sang solo roles with the Xavier university Cleft club. He received vocal instruction from, Walter Mills, of Omaha, while attending Creighton uni versity law school in i948. Dur ing the past year he studied with Wilfred nngeiman, of the Cincin nati summer opera and made sev eral appearances on the Xavier .vniversity’s weekly television show, "Xavier Presents,” over station WCPO-TV: He holds a bachelor of science in economics from Xavier. His wife, Patricia, is a graduate of the College of Music, Cincinnati, and they nave 4 children. Mrs. Hansen graduated from St. Mary college, Xavier, Karrs., with a bachelor in music. She sang with the Kansas City (Mo.) municipal opera during the sum mer concert series. She was solo ist in ‘‘Mid-America Sings” over station KCMO, Kansas City. Mr. Lambert graduated from the University of Nebraska col lege of agriculture in 1950. He was tenor scdoist in the univer sity’s 1950 "Messiah” presentation and was a member of the Univer sity Singers. There wil be 70 voices in the £horus. _ Free Turkey* Will Fly Here Saturday Free turkeys—as well as ducks and chickens—-will be tossed from a moving t?uok on Douglas street promptly at 3 p.m. on Sat urday, December 8. The truck will work from West O’Neill eastward to the comer of Fifth and Douglas (Lohaus Motor Co.) The birds won’t fly at all (as a precautionary measure because of possibility of buzzing through a plate glass window), Their wings have been fixed to keep them on the surface—but it’ll be a riot of fun as folks clamor to catch a bird for the Christmas dinner. O’Neill merchants spon soring the event will keep the wild quest for fowl in the middle <fl the street and help protect the store fronts. Traffic, will be re routed during the activity. Santa Claus will make his an nual visit to O’Neill cn Saturday. December 15, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. There will be treats for the kids. Returns from Korea— CHAMBERS — Mrs. Robert Turner drove to Grand Island Monday to meet her husband, T/Sgt. Robert Turner, who is re turning from Korea. Mrs. Hickey Hostess — Mrs. Frances Hickey enter tained the ONO club at the Town House on Wednesday, December 5. < Stanley J. Lambert, tenor . . . Handel's oratorio not new to him. ★ ★ ★ t »H i li—ill.riTTiMi •' itaJ? -L- r-Tif***- - v- ^raBwtdbialL. 1 j&J*'>■«!>* Joseph George. jr„ bass . . . sang solo roles with Xavier university Clef club. (Story at left) 3-JUDGE PANEL UPHOLDS COURT Propst Injunction Refused by U.S. Judges in Omaha The Nebraska state board of educational lands and funds has been declared within its legal rights in selling state school land leases at public autrtion. A 3 judge federal court panel denied a reguest for an injunction which would have blocked the sales. The request was dismissed Tuesday in Omaha by Circuit Court Judges Joseph W. Wood rough and Harvey M. Johnsen and District Judge James A. Don ohoe a former O’Neillite. William Propst, of Grant, and some 2,300 other Nebraska lease holders brought the suit. This may be the final de cision on the state school land squabble, which has attracted widespread interest through out the late summer and fall. Propst had been granted a 12 year school land lease, according to a legislative act of 1947. The Nebraska supreme court later ruled the act unconstitutional. Propst and the other plaintiffs claimed this action violated the contract-impairment clause of the federal constitution. The Holt County School Land Leaseholders’ association sup ported the Propst legal action. Ira C. Watson, of Inman, is presi dent. The county Cornhusker boys and girls government day will be hel din O’Neill Monday, Decem ber 10. Members of the junior classes of all the high -schools in the county will be present for a day of study at the courthouse. MRS. BRADSTREET EXPIRES AT NELIGH Burial at Spencer for Daughter of Holt Pioneers Mrs. Leora Belle Bradsteet, daughter of a pioneer family of <he O’Neill community, passed a way Wednesday, Novmber 28, at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stevens, at Neligh. She was born at Roberts, Wise., on November 26, 1877, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beaver. The family came to Nebraska in 1884 where they homesteaded in Pad dock township, Holt county. The deceased was married to E. E. Bradstreet at the Beaver home on November 26. 1895, and to tills union were born 5 daugh ters. funeral services with Kev. Marjorie Johnson in charge were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist church at Spencer. A ladies’ quartette sang 2 selections. In reverence to Mrs. Brad street, who was a charter mem ber of Oman chapter. Order of Eastern Star, at Spencer, mem liers attended the service in a body and conducted grave rites. The pallbearers were 2 sons in-law, E. A. Stevens, of Neligh, and Dallas Williams, of Spring field, Mo.; 2 grandchildren, Oli ver Harrison, of Chicago, 111., and Gerald Pederson, of Genesee, Ida., and 2 nephews, George Krickac and Gus Sieler, both of Butte. Survivors include: Daughters— Mrs. E. D. Pederson, of Genesee, Ida.; Mrs. E. A. Stevens, of Ne ligh; Mrs. Dallas Williams, of Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. Rena Manicapelli, of Haywood, Calif., all of whom were here for the fu neral. Another daughter, Mrs. Walter Harrison, of Chicago, 111., passed away in April, 1950. Mr. Bradstreet died in April, 1934. Also surviving are 3 brothers, Ernest Beaver, of Deaver, Wyo.; Otto Beaver, of Wildomar, Calif., and Samuel Beaver, of Missoula, Mont.; 8 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Vernon Whited Burial at Atkinson ATKINSON — Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, December 4, at 2 o’clock in the Methodist church at Atkinson for Mrs. Vemon Whited, 47, who died Friday, November 30. Rev. E. G. Hughes had charge of the services. Mrs. Whited was the former Grethel Mae Beck, second daugh ter of Dave and Amy Davenport Beck. She was born March 16, 1904, and grew to young woman hood in the Green Valley com munity, south of Atkinson. In 1922. she was united in mar riage with Vemon Whited in a ceremony performed in the home of her parents. For the past 6 years the Whiteds have lived in Albion. Her health had been “poor” for several years and she recently came to stay at the home of her father in Atkinson. She was taken seriously ill on Sunday, No vember 18, and was rushed in an ambulance to the Bassett hospital where she passed away. Survivors include; Widower— Vemon; son—Donald, of Albion; daughter—Mrs. Joe (Lorene) Mil ler. of Wichita, Kans.; father— Dave Beck, of Atkinson; brothers Merrield Beck, of Seaside. Calif.: Orville Beck, of Soringfield, and Llovd B^-rk, of Sheridan, Ore.; sisters—'Mrs. Frank (June) Gapin, of D’Hnnis. Tex.; Mrs. Jack fGladvs) Baker, of Crawford, and Inez Haves, of Atkinson. There are 6 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Frank Le Munvan, John Silverstrand. Joe Hamik, TTenrv Dickau, William Tasler and John Fox. JUDGES LIKE ICING. TOO ... The M&M bakery and cafe display window (above) captur ed first prize in the commercial division of O’ Neill’s citywide window unveiling contest. The Christmas scene was made entirely from colored —The Frontier Photo A Engraving icing, including the house, trees, picket fence, snow on ground, Santa and his reindeer, and the lettering "Merry Christmas.”—Photo by John H. McCarville. 2 John Dvoraks No Kin, Injured ATKINSON—John R. Dvorak was victim of a serious and ex tremely painful accident Thurs day, November 29, when the rim of the underslung tire he was re placing sprung from the wheel and struck him with full force in the lower half of kis face. The accident occurred late that aft ternoon at the Dvorak brothers home southwest of Atkinson. After first aid was given he was rushed to Opr Lady of Lourdes hospital in Norfolk where it was learned that the up per and lower jaws had been broken and later it was found that his nose was fractured also. The doctors were hopeful that no other, complications would arise. On the same day John J. Dvorak, also of Atkinson^ re ceived painful bruises when a fin ger on his right hand caught be tween the endgate and the end gate lock of his brother Frank’s gravel truck. A small piece of the finger was badly mangled but it was b^ieved that removal would not be necessary. The 2 John Dvoraks are not related. ■ _O Frontier for printing! Prompt deliveries!_ DORSEY PIONEER DIES IN OMAHA _ o Mrs. Mina Frances Caddie, Mother of 12, Caine to Holt in 1878 DORSEY—Funeral services for Mrs. Mina Frances Gaddie, 82. were conducted at 2 o’clock Wed nesday, December 5, at the Dor sey Presbyterian church. She died at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, December 2, at Omaha. The late Mrs. Gaddie was born at Blue Earth, Aifinn., September 5, 1869, and at the age of 4 came to Nebraska with her parents, the late James and Wilhelmina Bader. The Baders settled here n 1873. At the age of 19 she was mar ried to Alonzo H. Gaddie. To this union 12 children were born. Mr. Gaddie died in Oc tober 1928. Survivors include: Sons — Charles, of Chicago, 111.; Alba, of Beatrice; Floyd, of Riverton, Wyo.; Robert, of Omaha; Eugene, of Omaha; daughters — Alice Brands, of Walden, Colo.; Edith Carson, of Hastings; Julia Andre sen, of Omaha; Martha Nichols, of Chicago, 111.; Berice Kopulos, of Chicago, 111. There are also 15 grandchildren,; and 12 great grandchildren surviving. Mrs. Gaddie had resided at Omaha since 1936. Rev. V. R. Bell, of O’Neill, of ficiated. Biglin Brothers were in charge. Dick Atwood Sale Tops Calendar o The Thorin-Reynoldson auc tion service is handling arrange ments for the R. G. ("Dick”) At wood sale of 922 acres of Antel ope bounty ranchland and per sonal property, including 151 head of Aberdeen-Angus cattle, on Friday, December 14. The At wood. place is located 2 miles south of Neligh on state highway 14. Mr. Atwood is retiring because of ill health. Cols. Ed Thorin and Verne Rey noldson say the Atwood place is one of the better-balanced small ranch units in the state. (For details see advertisement dn page .1,1.) The Frontier is handling the ad vertising, including 2-color sale bills, newspaper ami radio space. ‘Voice* Finishes 3 Years on Air Three years ago the first “Voice of The Frontier” radio program was heard. The program was conceived in December, 1948, as a supplement to the already fine coverage of this newspaper. The “Voice” has been just that. Here's what George Ham mond, the present announcer, told his listeners on the Wed nesday, December 5, program: “We’re happy to say that now we have thousands of listeners and we’re pleased that so many, many of you tell us you never miss an edition. “Many of you will recall that we had not been on the air long when a historical emergency was created in the O’Neill region, as well as in many other sections of the midwest. I refer to those re curring blizzards of 1948 and ’49. The first storm struck in Novem ber, 1948, and knocked the coun tryside reeling. Residue from the great blizzards was still to be found the following May. “We’re pleased that we were equipped and able to do yeoman duty during those memorable blizzards. We were producing ra dio programs, sometimes at the rate of 2 or 3 a day, during those terrible months. It was Bill Be ha who carried the announcing load then—and a grand job he did, assisted by Lyle Ohrmund, who helped to put this program on the air. Some of those programs wera rebroadcast by other stations and a portion of the blizzard broad casts was fciven an airing on a bound. network during Operation Snow “Now, it’s 3 years later and we’re immensely proud of our audience—an audience that has been built with many long, hard hours of work, diligence, patience, mechanical problems — and a thousand and one other things. But the main thing is you—our listeners. And we do appreciate your interest, your loyalty and we’re going to try to make the “Voice Of The Frontier” more entertaining tor you as time goes on." For 15 months Chuck Apgar, now of Fremont, announced and helped produce the “Voice.” The program has been made possible by the advertisers, whose messages you hear on every broadcast. Telephone ex penses alone in connection with broadcasting run to several thousand dollars a year. “The Voice of The Frontier” is heard each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9:45 a.m., over station WJAG (Norfolk), 780 kc. (Clip this paragraph and paste in a handy place if you are not already a regular listener.) The concept of the program, the time and frequency and basic advertising policies have been unchanged since the first pro gram went on the air in Decem ber, 1948 Features of Wednesday’s an nivfcfsary program included a tape - recorded interview with Miss MaTy Ann Fisher, who has just returned from her second European tour in 2 years, a re broadcast of an interview in Tok yo with Cpl. Maynard Morrow, O’Neill soldier who was wound ed in Korean fighting in Novem ber, and a few bars of Frank Parkins’ song hit, “Don’t Turn Your Back on the Lord,” a recent record and sheet music release. Parkins is an O’Neill man. On Saturday’s “Voice” the record was first heard in this region. F. E. Parkins . . . song writer . . . "Don't Turn Your Back on the Lord."—Photo by John H. McCai ville. 3 JUVENILES TO TRAINING SCHOOL > , Bauman, Conarro, Wyant Committed Result of Petty Thievery Three O’Neill youths, whose ages are 15 and 16, are in the Nebraska training school for boys at Kearney where they have been committed until they attain the age of 21—unless released sooner by authorities. The boys are: Francis Bauman, 15. Ronald Conarro, 15. Donald Wyant, 16. o They were detained by Holt county authorities last week in the wake of a series of petty thievery cases. They were charg ed with juvenile delinquency and appeared—with their parents— before District Judge D. R. Mounts last Thursday morning. Bauman was released from the school August 17 following an earlier committal. 0 Conarro and Wyant were pick ed up by Cherry county authori ties after an automobile theft They had fled O’Neill in a car .owned by Lester Oetter, abandon ed it near Wood Lake and taken another in which they were caught. Bauman had no part in the m0, automobile deal. "3 Two other boys, one only 10 years-old, were lectured private ly byejudge Mounts. Harrison Swamps a Demo Opponent Republican R. D. (“Bob”) Har rison, Norfolk oil dealer, swamp ed his democratic opponent, May or Carl F. Olson, of Freihont, in a special election race to fill the Third congressional seat left va cant by the death in October of Congressman Karl Stefan. Harrison had built a 34,016 14,007 lead over Olson until mid morning Wednesday when all but 17 precincts had reported. Olson was campaigning as an independent democrat but in the campaign barrages the Hkrrison backers charged “Trumanism." Harrison will fill Stefan’s un expired term. Holt county is in Fourth d s trict, but was in the Third when Stefan was elected to office in, 1934. No-Fund Checks Costly to Texans Two San Antonio, Tex., men, who had been in photograph selling business, were picked up Saturday in Marysville, Mo., on cno-fund check charges. B. Rainey, 52, and E. L. Vander grift, 46, were brought here tp face charges. In justice court Wednesday they paid fines and costs totaling $337.75 and were released. On November 16 they had is sued checks at the Golden hotel for $20 and at McElvain’s bar ° for $15, written on a Mission City, Tex., bank. The bank did not honor the checks. Fair Group Flans Annual Meeting CHAMBERS—Annual meeting of the Holt Countv Agricultural society, sponsor of the annual Holt eountv fair, will be held Saturdav, December 8, at 2 p.m., at the Golden Gate theater. Fair officials. Vem Sageser, of Amelia, president, and Edwin Wink, of Chambers, secretary, urge all members of the society to be present. A review of the 1951 fair will be made in the secretary’s an nual report. Visits in South Dakota— Mrs. Don Petersen went to Lake Andes, S.D., Monday for a visit with relatives.