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VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 35. ~ O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 3. 1952. ~ PRIcE; 7 CENTS
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: ‘BABY BLIZZARD'
LASHES REGION
South Wind Brings Snow
and Drifting; Warmer
Weather Arrives
This week marks the 3d anni
versary of one of the terrible
sieges of the now-famous Recur
ring Blizzards of 1948-’40.
And January 12 will be the
64th anniversary of the famous
blizzard of 1888.
Thus the weather, in which Holt
countyans during the past week
witnessed a miniature blizzard
and they bathed in bright sun
light while the mercury climbed
to 42, has made legitimate con
versation-piece.
A 35-mile-per-hour south
wind roared across the region
last Thursday bearing more
snow and creating new drifts.
It was a "baby blissard."
Forty - eight hours later the
mercury had climbed to a mild
42 degrees and snow and ice dis
appeared both Saturday and Sun
day.
Blizzard - like conditions also
prevailed New Year’s eve.
City employees were busy re
moving snow from O’Neill streets
Thursday. The scene perplexed
rural people who had to plow
through snow and scant visibility
to get to town.
Week’s weather summary, bas
ed on 24-hour periods ending at
5 p.m., daily:
Hi Lo
Dec. 26_19 2
Dec. 27_24 4
Dec. 28_26 4
Dec. 29_ 42 24
Dec. 30 __„ 38 28
Dec. 31 .. _ 37 1
Jan. 1 13 -9
Jan. 2 ... 25 2
X-Ray Unit Coming
Here Next Week
The state of Nebraska’s mobile
X-ray unit will be in O’Neill for
5 days, beginning Tuesday, Jan
uary 8.
The unit will be in operation
here Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, January 9, 10, and 11,
from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1
to 5 p.m., and also on Monday,
January 14, from 1 to 5 p.m.
A minor schedule change is re
quired this week in Atkinson.
Chest X-raying was to have be
gun Wednesday at 1 p.m. but was
delayed until 9 a.m. today (Thurs
day). The half-day will be made
up on Saturday afternoon, which
was not included in the original
schedule.
The revised Atkinson schedule
includes all day today (Thurs
day), Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.
to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
After leaving O’Neill the unit
will move on to Chambers, In
man, Page and Ewing.
Purpose of the visit to Holt
county of the mobile health unit,
providing free chest X-rays for
all persons 12 years of age and
older, is to detect tuberculosis and
other chest diseases. The visit is
under the auspices of the Holt
county extension clubs. Mrs. Rob
ert Martens, of Atkinson, and
Mrs. Frank Grenier, of O’Neill,
are chairmen in charge of ar
rangements.
Rice Shelton, a laboratory tech
nician from Stuart, will be in O’
Neill during the course of the
mobile unit’s stay to take blood
types.
FINAL BURIAL PLANNED
AINSWORTH — The body of
Pfc. Robert Bruveleit, of Ains
worth, will arrive in Ainsworth
Saturday at 1,0 a.m. for final bur
ial. Private Bruveleit died Sep
tember 20 from wounds received
in Korean fighting on Heartbreak
ridge. He enlisted in the army in
June, 1950, and was 20 - years
old at the time of his death. Pri
vate Bruveleit was born at Tilden .
and lived for several years at J
Stanton before moving with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Bruveleit, to Ainsworth.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Donald Meyer, of O’Neill, and (
Miss Rita DeLong, of Page, on
December 27.
Harold Kopejtka, of Inman, and
Miss Donna R. Dailey, of O’Neill,
on December 28.
Robert T. Helgesen, of Denver
Colo., and Mary Ellen Smith, o’
O’Neill., on December 28.
Francis John Belzer and Mis'
Ruby Mvrta Fox, both of O Neill
on December 29.
Hubbys Are Hosts— , .
Mrs. Carrie Borg and daughter
Marvel, Mrs. Minnie Bay and
Miss Tena Kaczor, all of O> Neill
and Mr. and Mrs. William Hubbv.
of Neligh, were Christmas day
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Hubby._
Return from Kearney A , __on
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A™3™
returned from Kearney on Wed
Say, December 26, where they
had spent the Christmas holidays
with their parents.
Norman Uhl, of the Manme
corps returned to Oceanside,
Calif.,’ on Monday,
after spending the holidays ^
his mother, Mrs. Elsie ,
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Brinker and
family, of Sioux Fnlb. S.D. ^
weekend guests of Mr.
E. F. Adamson. __
Miss MalTAnn Foxtey. <>'
ha. is a guesj of Miss Nancy
Jich during the holidt-ys.
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Voice’ Likes Ushering
Train into Statior
George Hammond, the “Voice
7!le Frontier’’ announcer
(WJAG, 780 kc., 9:45 a.m.),
still enjoys a youth born joy in
watching trains pull in and out
of the O'Neill station.
His comment on the Saturday
"Voice” program follows:
“The westbound passenger
train on the North Western left
O’Neill at 9:10 this morning, a
bout 2Vt hours behind schedule.
Those big terminals are empty
ing those mountains of mail.
“I get quite a kick out of
watching that train come in—
about as much kick out of the
spectacle as when I was a little
younger. The engine, almost
human, comes rushing into the
station, stands there and pants
awhile, takes on a little water,
maybe.
“During the holidays I’ll bet
there are 30 people servicing
that train while it’s in the O’
Neill station. Then, after the
formalities are over, and the
big engine is rested, she sounds
off and with lots of noise and
fanfare, hurries out of town for
the next stop.”
No Major Accidents
During Holidays
No major highway accidents
occurred in the O’Neill region to
mar the yule holidays.
There were several minor mis
haps, however, in which auto
mobiles were damaged but no
one was hurt.
This is not only good news but
also surprising in view of the
treacherous condition of the
highways and streets because of
ice and snow.
Highway fatalities in Holt
county. Nebraska and the nation
were higher in 1951 than 1950.
The fatality record:
’48 ’49 ’50 ’51
HOLT_2 8 13
Boyd__ 0 12 0
Rock_0 0 12
Wheeler_ 0 0 0 0
Knox _ 0 12 1
’52 Plates on Sale;
Holt Prefix ‘36’
Three hundred forty early birds
stormed the office of County
Treasurer J. Ed Hancock Wednes
day as the 1952 automobile li
cense plates went on sale.
The new plate has black nu
merals on a yellow background.
Farm trucks, however, will retain
the 1951 color scheme on their
plates.
Once again Holt county’s pre
fix is “36”—a key it has held on
plate3 for many yews. The 1949
legislature decided to abandon
the meaningless digit prefixes in
favor of letters. For a year—1951
—Holt was designated as “HL.”
However, the 1951 legislature was
induced to abandon the lettering
system and decided to revert a
gain to numerals.
2 Farm Sales on
Frontier Calendar
Clarence Benash, who resides j
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 conditions
forced postponement. Col. Wal
lace O’Connell is auctioneer.
Andrew Wettlaufer, who lives
northeast of Page, has booked a
farm sale on Wednesday, Janu
ary 9. Buv Wanser, of Page, and
Ueorge Colman, of Inman, are
auctioneers. O’Neill National
nank is clerk.
There are 3 registered livestock
sales also on the calendar.
Patty Allen Hostess—
Jenelle Allen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerome Allen, is spend
ng a few days with Patty Allen,
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard 1
Mien.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Carroll
;pent Christmas at the home of
nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Carroll, at Hornick, la.
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NATIVITY SCENE WINS ... A lighted nativity
scene in miniature (above) won first place honors
in the citywide yule home decoration contest
sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The out
door scene attracted visitors to the Tim Harring
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ton residence. The figures are only a few inches
high Th • entry won top honors south of Douglas
street; first place on the north side went to the
Ca*-1 Asimus residence.
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19 REGISTRANTS
GET DRAFT ORDERS
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3d Son in Axel Borg
Family Going
Into Service
The following Holt county se
lective service registrants will re
port for induction on Thursday,
January 17:
Dewaine H. Williamson, of Or
chard; Richard H. Heiss, of Page;
Donald J. Clark, of Ewing; Dar
ius G. Burgess, of Emmet; Rich
ard Cunningham, of Page; James
E. Gallagher, of O’Neill; Donald
L. Park, of Page.
Martin J. Miksch, of Stuart;
Gordon L. Sholes, of Inman; Max
L. Kunz, of Atkinson; George J.
Kohle, of Stuart; Robert M. Sum
mers, of Page; Orville G. Gilpin,
of Stuart; Ronald E. Borg, of O’
Neill.
Lawrence F. Pribil, of O’Neill:
Gerald E. Davidson, of O’Neill;
William A. Brady, of O’Neill;
Murray D. Mellor. of Atkinson:
Ronald E. Wood, of Page.
The selective service office here
will also send 2 volunteers: Fred
B. Kaup and Frank J. Hamik, jr.,
both of Stuart.
Ronald Borg will be the 3d
son of Mr. and Mrs. Axel Borg to
enter the service since the armed
forces expansion set in.
Bright Family
Buys Grocery Store
Ramon Bright and son, Ardell,
Tuesday became owners of the
Red & White grocery stcre here,
previously owned by Robert
Schulz. The South Fourth street
store in the Parker building will
^arry on under the firm name of
Bright’s Red & White store.
Until recently Mr. Bright had
been employed at the Midwest
Motor Co., Ltd., and Ardell had
been employed at the Western
Auto store.
Mr. and Mrs. Schulz plan to
’eave later this month for Flor
ida where they will spend several
month:;. The family formerly liv
ed in Florida for 7 years.
Mr. Schulz was in business in
Pierce and Spencer before coming
to O’Neill August 15, 1933. They
will continue to maintain their
home on Everett street, about a
block from the store.
The Schulzes have 2 sons, Lu
ther, of O’Neill, and Palmer, of
Portland, Ore., and a daughter,
Mrs. Bruce (Ethel) Rummell, of
Scottsbluff.
'Copter Pilot
Makes Magazine—
CHAMBERS — Chief Duane
Thorin, navy helicopter pilot, and
some of his comrades are featur
ed in a 3-page story, illustrated
with 8 pictures, in the March,
1952, issue of Men magazine now
on newsstands.
The story entitled, “Shipwreck
ed in Communist Korea”, con
cerns the heroic rescue of 125
Americans and Siamese from the
grounded vessel, Praesae. The
surviving personnel were trans
ferred to the USS Manchester.
The incident took place last
spring. Later, Chief Thorin visit
ed his wife and O’Neill and
Chambers relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brady spent
Sunday, Decemlber 23, at Lynch
at the home of Mrs. Brady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bare.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Culver
atended a turkey dinner at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Long
on Monday, December 24.
CAMERA VI-WS PAINTING . . . This excellent
view of the interior of St. Patrick’s Catholic
church here presents a detailed study of the new
murals completed immediately before Christmas.
Wolfgang Wittich, of Chicago, 111., was the chief
artist, engaged by the Petersen church decorating
1'iist t* t m
-1 lie Frontier Photo & Engraving
firm, of Omaha. This art work along with smaller
painted figures elsewhere in the church cost
$5,800. It is a phase of extensive remodeling and
repairing being carried on, according to Very
Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, church pastor. — By
John H. McCarville.
SORRY, FOLKS, NO CANDIDATES — YET
Stork Due, Overdue, Miserably Late
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The stork was buzzing the
snow-blanketed Holt county
countryside Wednesday.
But until sundown he had not
alighted.
Thus, The Frontier’s first baby
contest editor is about as nervous
as an expectant father.
He lingers near the phone,
waits for the mailman, listens
for the phone and otherwise
paces the office floor as if il
were a hospital corridor.
You see, The Frontier’s 6th
annual first baby derby got un
derway at midnight New Year’s
eve and 15 O’Neill firms have co
operated to shower the lucky lit
tle miss or mister with a won
derful assortment of gifts.
A telephone check with con
ventional places where Mr. Stork
frequently drops in indicated that
Mr. Stork was due, overdue and
miserably off-schedule. And when
The Frontier’s presses began to
roll Wednesday night the winner
of the derby still was anybody’s
guess. Last year the issue was in
the balance until January 7. In
other years the stock made his
calls during the first or second
day of the new year.
Official announcement of the
winner was not to be made until
the January 10 issue.
But the first baby editor was
very anxious, indeed, to identify
a few candidates in this issue.
No such luck.
But the champ will be in the
graces of Lady Luck the moment
he (or she) arrives. Those shower
gifts are the finest yet.
Just to refresh your memory,
here’s what’s in store for Mr. (or
Miss) Holt County 1952:
The J. M. McDonald store will
iresent a 100 percent wool Chat
am blanket—a white one. Baby
nust keep snug and warm.
Drying diapers can be a rough
•bore during winter months. No
tore at all with a high - boy
vooden clothes dryer like Coyne’s
hardware is presenting.
O’Neill Photo Co. will present
ne 8”xl0” tinted enlargement
/ith frame and 12 3”x5” mounted
>ritns. Baby can pose for Mr.
'hotographer any time during
hose precious early weeks.
Nel>h Creamery wants first
)abv strong and healthy — hence
a case of vitamin D homogenized
lilk 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.
Gambles 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 b ab y
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 digpers.
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 baby
food.
McIntosh Jewelry will provide
for the lucky one their customary
gift — a 10 - karat gold infant’s
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.
McCarville’s will present a pair
of Red Goose shoes. All children
love Red Goose shoes.
HIGHWAY 20 JOB LET
A contract for constructing 9
miles of new bituminous highway
on U.S. highway 20, southeast of
Valentine, was awarded Thursday
by the state highway department.
Roberts Construction company, of
Lincoln, made the low bid of
$306,239.79 for this work at the
December 20 letting and was
warded the contract. The project
extends from the southern inter
section of U.S. 20 with U.S. 83,
east to Arabia. The new highway
is to be built just north of and
arallel to the present roadway.
Holt Board to
Reorganize January 8—
The Holt countv board of su
pervisors will convene for its an
nual reorganization meeting on
Tuesday, January 8.
Frank Cronk, Page republican,
has been chairman of the board
the past year. He also has been
vice-president of the northeast
Nebraska district county officials’
association.
Emmett Carr Family
to California— ^
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Carr and
daughter, Karen Ann, and son,
Charlie, departed Saturday for
Whittier, Calif., where they will
make their home. Mr. Carr plans
to enter a Veterans hospital upon
arrival there.
AGATHA HEEB, 87,
SUCCUMBS HERE
Emmet Pioneer Came to
America in 1890; ,
Kites Saturday
Mrs. Agatha Heeb, 87, widow of
| the late Francis Joseph Heeb.
died at 1:05 p.m., Wednesday,
January 2, in O’Neill hospital
where she had been a patient 2
| days.
She had been in failing health
ior several years.
A rosary will be offered Friday
at 8 p.m., at the Seger funeral
chapel. Funeral services will be
onducted Saturday, January 5,
0 a.m., at the Church of the
Epiphany, Emmet. Rev. A. J.
'Jrbanski, church pastor, will of
ficiate.
The late Mr*. Heeb was born
in Liechtenstein, a tiny princi
pality near the Austrian-Swise
border, on August 26, 1864. She
came to America in 1890.
On August 2, 1891, she married
Francis Joseph Heeb. The roar
i iage rite was performed in St
Josephs’ Catholic church, Atkin
son, by the late Rev. Father Ren
ner.
The lleebs resided on their
place 2 miles east and 6 miles
north of Emmet.
Mr. Heeb died April 21, 1940.
Mrs. Heeb was a semi - invalid
for several years prior to her
death.
Survivors include: Sons— Har
ry, Albert and Emil, all of Atkin
son; daughters — Miss Rose and
Miss Mae and Mrs. Lizzie Ryan,
I all of Atkinson; grandson—David
Ryan.
Holt Fair Officials
to State Meeting
CHAMBERS — President Vem
Sageser, of Amelia, and Secretary
I Edwin Wink, of Chambers, offi
cials of the Holt County Agricul
l tural Society, sponsors of the Holt
county fair, will go to Lincoln
January 21 for the annual state
wide meeting of county and state
fair officials.
All officials of the society were
reelected at the annua] meeting
held recently at Chambers. Be
sides Sageser and Wink they are:
Steve Shalik, of Chambers, vice
president; Lloyd Gleed, of Cham
bers, treasurer.
Members of the board besides
the officers are: Lloyd Gleed, of
Chambers; Henry Wood, of
Ewing; Harry E. Ressel, of O’
Neill; C. V. Robertson, of Cham
hers; George Rowse, of Chambers:
T. E. Alderson, of Chambers, ana
Ray Hoffman, of Chambers,
Dates for the 1952 exposition
will be adopted following the an
nual Lincoln parley.
1952 Court Dates
In Five Counties—
Dates of jury .terms and equity
sessions this year in Boyd, Brown,
Holt, Keya Paha and Rock coun
ties were announced Wednesday
by District Judge D. R. Mounts,
of O’Neill.
They are:
Boyd— Feb. 25 and Sept. "2,
jury terms; Jan. 7, Feb. 4, April 7,
May 5, June 2, July 7, Aug. 4,
Sept. 8, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1, equity
sessions.
Brown—March 17 and Sept 29,
jury terms; Jan. 3, Feb. 7, May 1,
June 5. July 3, Aug. 7, Sept 4,
Nov. 6, Dec. 4, equity sessions.
Holt—March 3 and Oct. 13, jury
terms.
Keya Paha—March 31 and Sept
15, jury terms; Jan. 3, Feb. 7,
May 1, June 5, July 3, Aug. 7,
Sept. 4, Nov. 6, Dec. 4, equity
sessions.
Rock — March 24 and Oct 8,
jury terms; Jan. 3, Feb. 7, May 1,
June 5, July 3, Aug. 7, Sept. 4.
Nov. 6, Dec. 4, equity sessions.
Essay Appears in
Anthology —
ATKINSON — Josephine We
wel’s essay, “Life at Seventeen,”
has been accepted for publication
in a volume of essays by high
school students throughout the
nation, it was recently announced
by National Essay association of
Los Angeles, publisher of the an
thology.
Miss Wewel’s brief work will
appear in "National Anthology:
Young America Speaks,’’ soon to
be published.
Josephine, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Wewel, of Atkin
son, is a senior at St. Joseph’s
high school, of Atkinson.
Arrive from Montana—
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Schipman and children,
of Glendive, Mont., arrived here
recently to visit over New Year’s
day with Mr. Schipman’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Schipman.
Neal Schipman. who had been
visiting with his brother in Mon
tana, accompanied them here.
Frontier for printing!
