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I ° 12 PAGES — 2 SECTIONS VOLUME 71._NUMBER 34. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1951.__PRICEi 7 CENT! —The Frontier Photo & Engraving Wolfgang Wilfich . . . learned art and music in his native Germany. WOMAN LEAVES 86 DESCENDANTS Mrs. Elias L. Clark, 77, Dies After 7 Years Illness Mrs. Ellas L. Clark, 77, died at 1:45 p.m., Sunday, December 23, * at her home here, leaving 86 de scendants. She had been ill about 7 years. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at the Metho dist church with Rev. V. R. Bell, church pastor, officiating. The late Mrs. Clark, the former Eva May Walruth, was born May 5, 1874, at South Dannesville, N.Y. Her parents were Jacob and Sarah May Walruth. She was reared by the Kirstine Thomas family. On March 23, 1890, she married Elias Luther Clark at Hornell, N.Y. They became the parents of 10 children, 4 of whom preceded their mother in death. The Clarks came to Holt county from Bulah, W. Va„ in 1907, and homesteaded 11 miles north of Page. They operated a telephone exchange known as the "Clark switch" for a num ber of years, later residing on the northeast outskirts of O' Neill. Mr. Clark, who is 92, has been critically ill for many months. Survivors include: Widower; sons — Luther Clark of Wichita, Kans.; Floyd B. Clark, of O’Neill; daughters—Mrs. Sarah Timmer man, of O’Neill; Mrs. Rose Han sen, of Vona, Colo.; Mrs. Ella Murphy, of Ford, Kans.; Mrs. Mary Ferris, of O’Neill; brother —Bejamin F. Walruth, of Ham mond’s Port, N.Y.; sister—Mrs. Cora Trowbridge, of Homell, N. Y.; 37 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; 21 great - great grandchildren. ■* Mrs. Clark became a member of the Methodist church in 1944. She has been an invalid since September 21, 1944. Pallbearers will be Peter Web er, Ray Osborn, James Mullen, Robert Ferris. Charles Pritchett and James Van Every. Home Decoration Winners Named Winners in the Chamber of Commerce’s annual yule home decoration contest have been an nounced, according to President D. D. DeBolt. They are: (North of Douglas street): Carl Asimus residence, first; Palmer Skulborstad resi dence, second . South side (South of Douglas): Tim Harrington residence, first; Norman Medcalf residence, sec y ond. WEATHER SUMMARY Week’s weather summary, based on 24-hour periods ending at 5 p.m., daily fellows: ) f Hi Lo Prec. Dec. 20_9 -3 Dec. 21_6 -13 Dec. 22 _82 -1 Dec. 23_20 -2 Dec. 24_19 3 Dec. 25 _21 4 Dec. 26_19 2 Miss Janet Strong Has Birthday — Mrs. Harold Strong entertained 11 girls in honor of her daughter, Janet, on Sunday, December 23. Games were played for entertain ment. She received many gifts. i _ , A Frontier for printing! x x n Painters Finish Church Interior Interior decorators Saturday completed a $5,800 project at St. Patrick’s Catholic church here. The project was original ly scheduled to be completed in 4 weeks but ran into the 7th week before the painters fin ished. The lifesize murals were the freehand work of Wolfgang Wittich, a native of Germany who studied painting at Leip zig. The group of modern art ists capable of doing murals on the interiors of large churches is very small. There are only 2 competent artists in the city of Chicago, 111. Mr. Wittich said the national headquarters of the society was located at Munich, Germany, and many of their paint formu las, original sketches and rec ords were destroyed by World War II aerial bombardment. Mr. Wittich has been in the U.S. 25 years. The “Voice of The Frontier” special events unit visited St. Patrick’s church last Thursday. Mr. Wittich sang Gounod’s “Ave Maria” from a scaffold, as he has done before. George Hammond’s tape-recorded in terview was rebroadcast on the Saturday “Voice” program (WJAG). Wittich also stu died music in Germany and has done some radio work in the U.S. Besides Wittich there were a half-dozen other painters doing less artistic work than the mur als. Wittich has to his credit a large number of jobs, including churches of several denomina tions and various lodge halls throughout the country. Last-Minute Surge Lift to Merchants Eleventh hour Christmas shop ping proved fashionable this year. But only because of adverse road and weather conditions during most of the yule buying period. The weatherman smiled on on ly one shopping weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas and, except for the crowds that pour ed into O’Neill stores Saturday and Monday, the retail sales for many of the merchants would have been considerably below ex pectations. But many leading stores re ported heavy 11th hour traffic and woundup the December sell ing in good shape. Acting Postmaster Thomas J. Sullivan said figures are not yet complied at the O’Neill office but there is every indication the O’Neill postal employees handled an all-time record volume of mail. No extra employees were hired but all regular employees and auxiliary clerks were oblig ed to work overtime. Reports from mail terminals Wednesday told of mountains of parcel post still in transit. Wed nesday’s westbound mainline pas senger-mail train on the North western railroad was running 2 hours late, mainly attributed to heavy mail volume. For 10 days the C&NW trains were up to 0 hours tardy. To Missouri — Mr. and Mrs. Burl Munsel and sons departed-Sunday for a 10-day visit with Mrs. Munsell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Butler, at Springfield, Mo. They will return on New Year’s day. WM. STORTS, 86, DIES CHRISTMAS Retired O’Neill Rancher 111 Several Months; Born in Ohio William Storts, 86, retired O' Neill rancher, died about 3:40 p.m., Christmas day, December 25, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Francis Clark, in O’Neill. He had been in ill health several months. For many years Mr. Storts re sided on a ranch 12 miles south west of here. He was bom Sep tember 6, 1865, in Ohio, and came to Holt county at the age of 15, arriving in 1880. Funeral services will be con ducted Saturday. December 29, at 2 p.m., at the Assembly ot God church with Rev. Wayne A. Hall, church pastor, officiat ing. Burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. On October 27, 1897, he married | Ida Hershiser at O’Neill. They became the parents of 6 children.! Survivors include: Son — Sam Storts, of Jewell, Ore.; daughters —Mrs. Francis Clark, of O’Neill, and Mrs. J. E. Terry, of Lindsay, Mont.; 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Storts died in 1942. The late Mr. Storts was well known in south-Holt county. Be fore retiring he sold his ranch to Dewey C. Schaffer. The body is at Biglin Brothers funeral home. Pallbearers will be Dewey C. Schaffer, Emmet Mc Caffery, Henry Benze, Andy Clark, James T. Earley and John M. Grutsch. 3d in Family Makes European Tour Dr. Nadine Coyne, of Philadel phia, Pa., returned to the U.S. in time to spend the Christmas hol idays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Coyne, and her sis ters, the Misses Mary Kathryn and Veronica. She became the 3d member of the Coyne family to complete a European tour this year. The Misses Mary Kathryn (“Kay”) and Veronica (“Ronnie”) did the old country from Ireland to Italy during the summer and early fall. Nadine worked in her travel a broad while transferring from a Philadelphia hospital, where she has been an interne, to a resi dency at Kansas City, Kans., where she will specialize in phys ical medicine. She reports to her new post January 5 and will be connected with the University of Kansas medical center. In some respects the tours par alleled. Kay and Ronnie, barn storming together, first went to France then to Spain, Southern France, Italy, Switzerland, Ger many, the Low Countries, Eng land and Ireland. Nadine went to France, crossed into the Low Countries and trav elled by boat up the Rhine to Switzerland. From there she went to Italy and Austria. She made the trip with a lady friend, start ing in October. Both tours were informally il lustrated with colored slides Sun day evening at the St. Mary’s a cademy library with the ladies giving commentaries on their travels. Club Holds Party— The members of the RSS club held a Christmas party on Wed nesday, December 19, at the home of Mrs. C. H. Switzer. A 7 o’clock dinner was served to 14 members. Gifts were ex changed. ! —The Frontier Engraving GETS AIR INDOCTRINATION . . . Pvt. Joe Hood, 21 (above), son of E. S. Hood, of O’Neill, is completing his air force basic airmen indoctrination course at Lackland base, the “gateway to the air force.’’ Lackland is situ ated near San Antonio, Tex. Who’ll Be No. 1 in 1952? Fifteen O’Neill business firms once again will join The Frontier with a shower of gifts for Holt county’s first-born baby in the new year. Only string attached is that the baby must be born within the boundaries of Holt county. The generous O’Neill merchants will provide the champ of the 1952 baby derby everything from a wool blanket to 500 pounds of coal. Parents needn’t be residents of Holt county. For full contest de tails, a complete description of the shower gifts and an entry blank, turn to pages 10 and 11 of this issue. As usual the Spelts-Ray Lbr. Co. will provide the parents 500 pounds of coal. Baby must keep snug and warm, you know. McDonald’s will present a 100 percent wool Chatham blanket, white. Helps, too, in keeping ba by comfy. Drying diapers can be a rough chore during winter months. No chore at all with a high-boy wooden clothes dryer like Coyne's Hardware is pre senting. O’Neill Photo Co. will present one 8”xl0” tinted enlargement with frame and 12 3’’x5” mounted prints. Baby can pose for Mr. Photographer any time during those precious early weeks. ★ ★ ★ Previous Champs 1947 KATHLEEN WANSER 4 a.m., January 2, 1947 1948 NANCY ELAINE HARSHFIELD 6:35 a.m., January 1, 1948 1949 JAMES MICHAEL BEHA 7 a.m., January 1, 1949 1950 DAVID LYNN TRACY 1 a.m., January 1, 1950 1951 BETTY JEAN KNOELL 9:10 a.m., January 7, 1951 Neligh Creamery wants first baby sjtrong and healthy—hence a case of vitamin D homogenized milk that may be drawn from any one of a group of O’Neill stores. Jacobson’s had big brother and big sister in mind, too, when they decided to give the first-comer a Hank’s Craft bottle warmer and vaporizer. Of course, it’s electric. Gambits have set aside a ba by’s car seat. Thus, baby can ride as proud and as comfortable as other members of the family when they take a spin in the car. New Outlaw Grocery has re served a case of Gerber’s baby food. Yes sir, a complete case! Biglin Brothers join in the 1952 shower with a toilet adapter. Saves wear and tear on the wash ing machine and the diapers. Plastic, it rests on china toilet bowl. Midwest Furniture & Appliance will present a child’s training chair made from solid birch. Shelhamer Foods wants the honored one to have a good start —hence a case of Heinz babj food. McIntosh Jewelry will providi for the lucky one their customary gift — a 10-karat gold infant. ring. It’s something he (or she will cherish for life. At Gilligan's Rexall store there will await the '52 champ a baby's water bottle. McCarvilles will present a paii of Red Goose shoes. All childrei love Red Goose shoes. Then, just for good measure The Frontier will toss in a one year subscription. The publisher: recognize that baby can’t reac (yet). But pop, mom, big brothei and big sister can! Entries must be postmarkec by 6 p.m., on Monday, January 7 and official results will be an nounced in the Thursday, Janu ary 10, issue of The Frontier, Come midnight next Monday and it’ll be: On your marks! Ge. set! Go! The 1952 Holt countj baby derby is underway! 19 Unnamed Men in January Draft Holt county will furnish 19 men in the January draft call, it was stated Wednesday by Mrs. W. H. Harty, chief clerk of the Holt selective service board. Orders have not yet been sent to the men concerned, she ex plained, but most of the 19 will be drawn from the group of 29 who reported December 18 for preinduction physical examina tions. Three married men were in cluded among the 5 registrants inducted from the county Decem ber 13. Frank Clyde, Wife Married 45 Years Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clyde, long time Holt county residents, were honored at a family gathering on Christmas day. Their 45th wed ding anniversary fell on Monday, December 24. The Clydes were married at O’Neill by the late Judge Malone. Mrs. Clyde is the former Edna Smith, of Page. The Clydes have lived in the county virtually all of their lives. Both enjoy “good” health. Mrs. Donald Clyde baked a 3 tier weding cake with miniature bride and bridegroom on top. Their descendants include 3 sons, Melvin, Donald and Rich ard; a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Ver na) Dailey, and 10 grandchildren. Announces Changes in Office Hours — The offices of the Holt soil con servation district were closed Monday in connection with the Christmas holiday. However, ac cording to Bob Hill, unit conser vationist, the work week will be rescheduled and the Monday holiday will be made up by work ing all day Saturday. The same proceedure will also be followed for new year’s. He also reported that after January 5 the office will not re main open on Saturday mornings as has been the policy since Sep tember. In an effort to coordinate the program with that of other agencies, the soil conservation service directed that the offices remain open on Saturday morn ings However, after trying it for several months it was found that the office callers were not suf ficient to merit a rescheduling of the personnel time in order to remain open. . . These nejv directives, explains Hill, have brought about a change nf regularlv scheduled office days for the Holt office. Beginning January 10 the office will remain open on Thursday and will be closed all day Saturdays. Mark 3 Anniversaries— Saturday, December 22, sup per guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Neil Dawes were Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bridge and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pea cock. The occasion was in honor of Mrs. Harrison Bridge, Mrs. Neil Dawes and Grant Peacock whose birthday anniversaries are on the same day. Visit Here— Miss Patricia O’Donnell, of Chi cago, 111.; Mrs. P. J. O’Donnell, of Sioux City, and M. F. O’ Donnell, of Dallas, Tex., visited relatives here for the holidays. ‘Grandma* Bowden in Holt 65 Years “Grandma” Bowden celebrated her 88th birthday anniversary on Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wettlaufer, of Page. Mrs. Wettlaufer is her daughter. Those present were “Grandma” Bowden and Clyde Bowden, of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wettlaufer and 3 sons, of Page; Mr. and Mrs. George Wettlaufer and Andrea, of Page; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strong and family, of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wettlaufer and Gary, of Omaha. The day was spent with a Christmas dinner at noon featur ing a large birthday cake with 88 candles. The afternoon was spent playing cards. “Grandma” Bowden is a Holt county pioneer. She has lived here 65 years, coming here as a bride from Winnebago, Minn. She lives with her son, Clyde, in O’Neill and is very active, doing all her own work. Fancy work and mov ies are her favorite pastimes. She is the mother of 10 chil dhren, 6 of whom are living. They are: Daughters — Mrs. Andrew Wettlaufer, of Page; Mrs. Await Spangler, of Star: sons—Chester, of Yuma, Colo.; Harold, of Chi co, Calif.; Elvin, of Elko, Nev., and Clyde, of O’Neill. She has 23 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Benash Reschedules Closeout Farm Sale i Clarence Benash, who resides 17 miles northeast of O’Neill, has rescheduled his farm closeout sale for Friday, January 4. Sale was originally set for Friday, De cember 21, but storm condtions forced postponement. Col. Wal lace O’Connell is the auctioneer. (See advertisement on page 9.) Andrew Wettlaufer, who lives northeast of Page, has booked a farm sale on Wednesday, January 9. Cols. Buv Wanser and George Colman are the auctioneers. There are 3 registered cattle sales on The Frontier’s calendar: Holt County Hereford Breeders’ association, spring sale, O’Neill, Saturday, February 2. Holt County Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ association, O’Neill, Tuesday, February 5. Niobrara Hereford association, spring sale, Butte, March 7. FIREMEN CALLED A charcoal heater in the rear of a Brown Fruit Co. truck upset Thursday evening, while the j Struck was parked in West O’Neill. | O’Neill volunteer firemen were summoned but the blaze was ex tinguished when the f'remen reached the scene. Mrs. Ruth Morgan on Wednes day afternoon talked with her son, Richard, who is in the navy and stationed in San Diego, Cal if. The call, a Christmas greeting, was delayed 24 hours due to con gested wires. Richard (“Dick”) Is well, and he extended holiday greetings to his acquaintances. James Langan, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Langan, arrived home from Sheppard Field, Tex., to spend the holidays with relatives. Christmas day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. De Bolt were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Farrier and daughter, Linda Sue. Burwell Woman Perishes in Cold BURWELL—Mrs. Dale Gumb, about 24, who lived on a ranch 17 miles north of Burwell, was found frozen to death by a search party at 2:30 Wednesday morning, De cember 19. The former Marjorie Banks, of Burwell, she leaves 2 small sons. Her husband was attending a veterans agriculture class Tues lay night and returned home shortly before midnight to find his wife out. H" immediately started looking for her, and found her frozen to death 2 Ms hours later. It was Nebraska’s first ieath of the season attributed to exposure. Survivors include: Widower; 2 small sons; her father, who still lives at Burwell. She was pre ceded in death by an infant laughter. All-Star Cage Game Slated at Atkinson ATKINSON—Basketball greats who roamed the high school ma ples in these parts in years gone by will turn out Friday night, December 28, for a brace of exhi bition games at the Atkinson high auditorium. Three former St. Joseph’s hall state champion teams will go into action against 2 teams composed of former O’Neill high, St. Mary’s academy, Atkinson high, Stuart, Bassett and Ainsworth players. The Josies will feature Ed Scott, Bob Berigan, Bill Dexter, Bob Tushla, Louis Wewel, Leon L. Schaaf, Bill Miller, Bob Mack, Tom Slattery, Bud Weichman, Bernard and Leonard Troshynski, G. Vogel, L. O'Malley and D. Diermer. Their opposition will include: From Ainsworth: Baker, Stol tenberg, Anderson, Anthens. From Bassett: Dick Mahannah, Fisher, Hicks, Westover. From Stuart: Jim Seger, Hoff man, Cheney, Seisler. From Atkinson: Keating, Wil burn, Peewee Schultz, Bob Hom :r, E. Siebert. From O’Neill: Ted Lindberg. From St. Mary’s: Shorty Miles, John Joe Uhl, Jack Gatz, Tom Harty. Kearney Guests at Fox Homes— Mr. and Mrs. Dever Fox and Eldon and Mr. and Mrs Joe Luth, of Kearney, came Sunday afternoon and were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Char les Fox. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Luth went on to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wavne Fox to sppnd the night. They returned to their home in Kearney on Monday, December 24. Family Reunites— Capt. Herbert O. Brennan, re cently returned jet pilot from Korea, Mr. and Mrs. John Foster, of Lincoln. John Brennan, of Yankton, S.D., and Miss Patricia Brennan, a student at Omaha, visited their mother, Mrs. F. M. Brennan, and their aunt. Miss Bernadette Brennan, for the Christmas holidays. Fetrows Gather— Christmas dav dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fetrow were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fetrow and Mr and Mrs. Paul Fetrow and family. On O n 0 o AIRMAN DIES IN JUMP FROM PLANE CpI. Thomas Troshynski, 21, Abandons Flaming Aircraft ATKINSON — The remains of Cpl. Thomas Troshynski, 21-year old Atkinson airman reached At kinson Sunday morning, and fu neral services were conducted from St. Joseph’s Catholic church on Monday morning, December 24. Corporal Troshynski was killed Wednesday, December 19, when he bailed out of a burning ah’ force plane near Briggs air force —Tho Frontier Engraving Troshynski . . . former bas ketball star. base, El Paso, Tex. The plane was on a routine training flight and lad just become airborne. Troshynski, a son of Mr. and s. August Troshynski, of Atkin son, was one of three men who leaped from the plane when it burst into flames during the take off, probably due to static elec tricity. Troshynski and one other man were killed in jumping. The other man who jumped is re ported still alive, but critically In jured. The plane landed safely at an emergency landing strip. Corporal Troshynski, a former St. Joseph’s hall basketball star, was a gunner on an air force B-5Q. He recently completed a 3-year enlistment and was serving an additional year. Survivors include: Parents—Mr. and Mrs. August Troshynski; brothers—John Edward, Bernard and Leonard, all of Atkinson: Gerald J., of Omaha; Francis, of Detroit, Mich.; sisters—Mrs. Frank (Rosemary) Kilmurry and Lois Jean, of Atkinson, and Rita Ann, of Omaha. Assistant Holt Agent to Boyd Assistant Holt County Agent Don Engel will become Boyd county agent January 1, succeed ing the veteran Walter G. Sire. He will reside at Butte. Sire will start a 30-day vacation from the post he has held a num ber of years and his resignati a will become effective February 1. Mr. Sire explains that he i* curtailing some of his activities for health reasons. Between 1940 and 1942 he served as Holt coun ty assessor. After February 1 he will devote his time to his live stock interests. Mr. Engel has been assistant Holt agent for several months. 24 Guests at Thorin Home— A Christmas dinner party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thorin included 24 guests. They were: Mrs. Blanche Ed wards, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ed wards, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence f Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Meyers and Mrs. Minnie Meyers, all of Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Butterfield, and family and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Butterfield, of Amelia. Mail Deliveries Speeded Through Air — LYNCH—The Woolf brothers delivered mail to some rural pa-, trens by air last Thursday and Friday. Temporarily impassable roads had slowed deliveries. Jack Darnell assisted in the 'postoffice during the yuletide >ush. Marks 1st Anniversary— Mrs. Virgil Tomlinson entert ained at a dinner on Sunday, December 23, in honor of her lit tle daughter. Jacqueline, who was celebrating her 1st birthday anniversary. Miss Marv Condon arrived in O’Neill Monday morning from New York City, where she is emnloved. She will spend the ‘holidays with her mother, Mri. Hope Condon. " © Q O ooo o,o o° °