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VOLUME 71 —NUMBER 36 O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1952. " PRICEi 7 CENTS
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—The Frontier Photo & Engraving
Mrs. James R. Tolbert and Linda Lee .. . the babe is winner of
Holt county's 1952 baby derby.
Linda Tolbert
Derby Champ
New Year 4 Days
Old Before Champ
Arrive*
Linda Lee Tolbert, daughter of
Marine Cpl. and Mrs. James R.
Tolbert, of Atkinson, is the offi
cial champ of Holt county’s 1952
baby derby.
Tipping the beam at 6 pounds
14 ounces, Linda Lee arrived Fri
day morning, January 4, at the
Stuart Community hospital. The
hour: 10:59 a.m.
When Linda’s mother went to
the hospital the night before, she
had heard that a winner had al
ready been proclaimed.
Not so!
Dr. N. P. McKee, of Atkinson,
flashed The Frontier with the
news about 11:15 and the vet
eran medico was assured that
Linda Lee's entry was the first
that had been received.
The birth was heralded on the
Saturday morning “Voice of The
Frontier” program (WJAG, 780
kc., 9:45 a.m.)
Folks for miles around heard
the news but they were impress
ed with the fact that the official
announcement would not be made
until the January 10 issue of The
Frontier.
The countryside learned the
good word even before the father,
who is on police duty with the
marines stationed at Pearl Har
bor.
The father, of course, has not
seen his daughter, neither has he
seen Atkinson or Stuart.
The mother, the former Patri
cia Johnson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul G. Johnson, northeast
of Atkinson, took nurses’ training
at Spokane. Wash., following her
graduation from high school. It
was in Spokane that she met her
husband.
In June, 1950, he entered the
marine corps and he has been
at Pearl Harbor 7 months.
Linda Lee is the first grand
child “on both sides of the house,"
the mother explains. Corporal
Tolbert’s parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Tolbert, live in Spokane.
J. Victor Johnson, of O’Neill,
is the great-grandfather and, by
coincidence, Linda Lee is his first
great-grandchild.
Besides being blessed with an
abundance of doting relatives,
Little Linda will be showered
with many gifts by 15 O’Neill
merchants who have cooperated
with The Frontier in the first ba
by contest.
Here’s the shower offering:
Neligh Creamery wants Linda
strong and healthy—hence a case
of vitamin D homogenized milk
that mav be drawn from any one
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WEATHER SUMMARY
The following weather sum
mary is based on 24-hour periods
ending at 5 p.m. daily:
Hi Lo
. January 3-34 ®
January 4 —-3‘ 2g
January 5---23 *2
January 6-33
January 7-3‘ fi
January 8-34 Q
January 9-27 ia
1,780 '52 PLATES OUT
merais.
needed.
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GEORGE M. ROST,
PAGE, SUCCUMBS
Funeral Rites Will Be
Held Friday for
Retired Fanner
PAGE—George M. Rost, 71, re
tired Page farmer, died at 8:15
p.m., Tuesday, January 8, at his
home in Page. He had suffered a
lung ailment about 7 months, ac
cording to Dr. E. J. Bild.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, January
11, at the Methodist church In
Page with Rev. C. E. Wilcox,
church pastor, officiating. Biglin
Brothers will be in charge and
burial wfU be in the Page ceme
tery.
The late Mr. Rost was born
May 24, 1880, at Red Oak, la.,
a son of David and Elizabeth
Dorr Rost. His father was a na
tive of Switzerland.
Mr. Rost came to Holt county
in 1907 from Nebraska City. On
September 5. 1909, he married
Icie Zimmerman at Orchard. They
resided on a farm 1 Vz miles north
and three-fourths of a mile east
of Page for 36 years.
The Rosts became the parents
of a daughter, Margaret, and a
son, Glen. The son died in 1934 at
the age of 21.
Survivors include: Widow:
daughter—Mrs. Ralph (Margaret)
Larson, of Page; brothers—C. O.
Rost, of St. Paul, Minn.; Charles
Rost, of Hollywood, Calif.; 2
grandchildren.
Pallbearers chosen are J. M.
Kennedy, Harley Kennedy, Ar
thur Miller, Arnold Stewart, Ev
erett Copes and Melvin Carson.
Former Resident
Dies in California
Mrs. Jake Pfund, sr., died Sat
urday, January 5, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. George Wrede,
sr., at Galt, Calif. Burial will be
at Lincoln near the grave of her
huesband, who died in 1916. He
operated a store many years ago
in the South Fourth street build
ing now occupied b y John P.
McManus.
A daughter Mrs. Mae Pfund
Fauth, died in 1946.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Miss Louise, Mrs. George (Glad
ys; wrede, sr., both of Galt, and
Mrs. Grace Dawson, of Wayne;
sons—Jake, of Norfolk; William,
of Long Beach, Calif., and Milton,
of Pratt, Kans.
Extension Clubbers
Witness Films —
The Elkhom extension club
met Tuesday, January 8, at the
home of Mrs. Roy Lowry with
!only 12 members present. Three
new members were admitted —
Mrs. Mary Crippen, Mrs. Hattie
Kindland and Mrs. Cordes.
Assistant County Agent Don
Fn^le showed 3 films: "How to
Catch Cold,” “Bristles to Brushes
and “There Is No Substitute.”
Mrs. Roy Lowry served lunch
following the meeting.
RETURNS TO POST
EWING—Sgt. James Boies left
Thursday to return to Ft. Lawton,
Wash., after a holiday furlough
which he spent with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Boies, and other
relatives in Ewing and vicinity.
LEGION MEETS TONIGHT
Regular monthly meeting of
Simonson post 93, of the Ameri
can Legion, will be held tonight
I (Thursday) at the club rooms.
HAYNES REPLACES
ROONEY IN C OF C
Legion Club Manager Will
Also Serve as Civic
Secretary
President D. D. DeBolt an
nounced Wednesday an import
ant change in official circles of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Laurence Haynes has been ap
pointed by the board of directors
to succeed James W. Rooney as
secretary. The change will be
come effective January 15. All
offices in the Chamber are elec
tive with the exception of the
secretary.
On 2 previous occasions Mr.
Rooney sought to be released but
no suitable replacement was a
vailable and he carried on until a
replacement could be found, ex
plained Mr. DeBolt.
Mr. Haynes, a native of Page
and an employee of Gambles
here for several years, in No
vember became manager of the
American Legion club and au
ditorium. He will continue as
Legion manager and wiU main
tain C of C headquarters in the
Legion club.
Mr. Rooney, secretary-treasur
er of the O’Neil] Production Cred
it association, has been Chamber
secretary since March 15, 1944,
and for a number of years prior
to that time was closely identi
fied with civic affairs.
Mr. DeBolt said that Mr.
Haynes will "receive a modest
salary” from the Chamber. "Bur
uens upon the Chamber are con
stantly increasing and the Cham
ber is continuously expanding its
activities, requiring more and
more time of the officers.
"With Mr. Haynes functioning
as Legion manager and also as
Chamber secretary, it will facili
tate coordination of many activi
ties and Mr. Haynes will be in a
position to devote sufficient time
to Chamber problems.”
The Chamber’s fiscal year runs
from July 1 to the following June
30. Activities during the last fis
cal year included:
Furnished a welcome float for
American Legion celebration.
Representatives atttended an
nual meeting of Niobrara Basin
Development association Septem
ber, 1950.
Furnished prizes for 4 - H a
chievement day.
Furnished orchestra for white
way opening.
Purchased banner and flag case
for Municipal band.
Organized campaign for collec
tion of highway 20 dues.
Paid expenses of O’Neill band
to band day at Lincoln, October,
1950.
Entertained farmers and ranch
ers of the trade territory.
Purchased flag holders for
lamp posts.
Purchased Christmas trees for
street decoration.
Paid for erection and dismantl
ing of Christmas decorative light
ing.
Furnished prizes for Christmas
decorated store windows and
home decoration.
Furnished Christmas treats for
youngsters of trade territory.
Furnished trophy for Holt
county basketball tournament.
Engraved Hereford and Angus
show trophies.
Sponsored rural women’s rec
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mUBmkamL mmmm
Hugh Ray , . . father
SON SUCCEEDS FATHER . . .
Hugh Ray (above) has retired
from management of the Spelts
Ray Lumber company here and
is succeeded by his son, Elgin
(at right). The elder Mr. Ray, a
veteran lumberman, came to O’
Neill in February, 1943, from
Kimball. He and William Spelts
Janies W. Rooney . . . closely
identified with civic affairs for
many years.
—The Frontier Photo Ai Kntfraviim
Laurence Haynes . . . he'll
■ function for Legion and Cham
ber of Commerce.
Dimes Drive
Gets Underway
The 1952 Holt county march of
dimes campaign got underway
this week under the leadership of
Miss Frances Rotherham, Ewing
postmaster who has been named
campaign director.
Assistant directors have been
appointed as follows:
O’Neill— Mrs. Gene Sanders;
Atkinson — Mrs. Vera Planck;
Chambers— Mrs. J. W. Walters;
Emmet — Miss Helen Martens;
Ewing—Miss Rotherham; Inman
— Mrs. John Mattson; Stuart —
Mrs. Donald Krotter and Miss
Alvira Hamm; Page—Mrs. Anton
Nissen; Amelia—Mrs. Blake Ott;
Holt rural schools — Miss Alice
French, Holt county superintend
ent.
The O’Neill chairman, Mrs.
Sanders, has appointed the fol
lowing helpers:
Mrs. John Stuifbergen, business
and advance special gifts; Mrs.
Palmer Skulborstad, O’Neill pub
lic school; Mrs. Ira Moss, St. Ma
ry’s; Mrs. Neil Clark and Mrs.
Tim Harrington, representing the
American Legion auxiliary for
house-to-house campaign; Mrs.
Robert Kurtz, coin collectors;
Mrs. D. H. Clauson, special
events; Mrs. John Osenbaugh,
clubs and organizations; Mrs. D.
E. Nelson, minute men speakers;
Mrs. J. P. Brown, display mater
ial; Earl Hunt, sporting events.
Cpl. Zempel Wounded
in Korean Fighting
PAGE—Marine Cpl. Allen M.
“Bud’’ Zempel, son of Mrs. George
Fink, of Page, was reported
wounded in Korean fighting, ac
cording to an anouncement Tues
day by the department of defense.
Zempel, 20, slugged and pushed
his way with the marines First
division through Seoul, shortly
after the war against the reds
broke out. Later he took part in
the Inchon beachhead, Hungman
fighting, the push up “nightmare
alley,” and was with the marines
surrounded at the Chosen reser
voir. He was shot in the toes dur
ing the reservoir incident.
In April, 1951, he returned to
the U. S. for rest and recupera
tion and later returned to the Ko
rean combat zone.
Mrs. Fink does not know the
extent of her son’s second
wounding.
Elgin Ray . . . son
—Frontier Engraving
took over the former Galena
Lumber company, redesignat
ing it Spelts-Ray. Elgin became
active in the firm in 1946, after
returning from military service,
and in 1947 Mr. Spelts moved
to Grand Island. Hugh Ray and
his wife will retire at Loveland,
Colo., where they have built a
new home. Elgin Ray and his
wife and daughter, Mary, re
side in a new home at Tenth
and Douglas street. The elder
Mr. Ray will retain his fi
nancial interest in the firm.
MRS. FARR, 53,
DIES SUDDENLY
Emmet Housewife Found
Unconscious at Home,
Dies in Hospital
EMMET— Mrs. Clarence Farr,
53, Emmet housewife, was found
unconscious on the floor of her
home about 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan
uary 8, when her husband re
turned home from a day’s work.
Dr. N. P. McKee, of Atkinson,
was summoned and she was re
moved at 7:15 p.m. to the Stuart
hospital where she died at 11:55
p.m.
Mrs. Farr had been a victim
of a diabetic condition for sev
eral years, relatives said.
Funeral services are tentative
ly scheduled for Friday in Atkin
son at the Methodist church,
starting at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Farr was the former Anne
Plant. 'She was born at Albia,
la., August 2, 1898, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Plant.
When 7 years of age she moved
to Newport where she grew to
womanhood.
She was married to Clarence
Farr at Newport on December 25,
1915.
She was preceded in death by
her parents.
The Farrs resided on farms in
the Emmet community for about
23 years, moving into Emmet 2
years ago when they purchased a
residence from Mrs. Mary Allen.
Survivors include: Sons—Earl,
of O’Neill, and William, of Atkin
son; 2 grandchildren; sisters —
Mrs. Earl Davis, of Casper, Wyo.,
and Mrs. Maude Sesler, of Valen
tine; 3 nephews and 5 nieces.
FRANK HYTREK, 39,
GUNSHOT VICTIM
Former Stuart Man, Vet
of World War II,
Dies in Arizona
STUART—Funeral services are
tentatively planned for Friday
morning, January 11, at St. Bon
iface Catholic church here for
Frank Hytrek, 39, a World War
II veteran and a former resident
of Stuart.
The late Mr. Hytrek’s body was
found Sunday at Bisbee, Ariz.,
where he had been employed. He
died from gunshot wounds. Rel
atives said he had been under a
doctor’s care for several months.
The late Mr. Hytrek was born
and reared at Stuart, a son of the
late Stencil and Mary Hytrek. He
was a member of the national
guard at Bisbee.
Survivors include: Brother —
Ignatius, of Sarasota, Fla.; sisters
—Sister M. Theothone, of St. Jo
seph’s convent, in Wisconsin; Ag
nes, of Chicago, 111.; Loretto, o(
Colorado; Johanna, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Mrs. Richard
Shearer, of Stuart.
Expects Separation—
RD2 and Mrs. John Protivinsky
and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Johnson, of Sioux Falls,
S.D., were weekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Pro
tivinsky, sr , and Mr. and Mrs.
John Grutsch. Mr. Protivinsky
only recently returned from Ko
rea, and expects to get his dis
charge in February. He will be
stationed at Oakland, Calif., for
the present.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Warren Wesley Ebbers, o f
Firth, and Miss Lila Katherine
Hansen, of O’Neill, on January 5,
1952.
SCOUTS HELP NEEDY
The O’Neill Boy Scouts deliv
ered 7 baskets of food to needy
families during the yule period.
Judge Mounts Will
Seek Reelectior
District Judge D. R. Mount*
filed Monday for reelection a*
judge in the Fifteenth judicial
district, camprising Holt, Boyd,
Keya Paha, Rock and Brown
counties.
Judge Mounts succeeded the
late Judge R. R. Dickson in July,
1941. Previously he practiced law
in Atkinson.
People from Distance
at Heeb Rites—
EMMET— Among the out-of
town relatives who attended fu
neral services for Mrs. Agatha
Heb, 87, at the Church of the
Epiphany Saturday, January 5,
were:
Mrs. Lena Connot, Mr. and Mrs.
John Connot, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Connot, all of Spencer; Mrs. Paul
ine Gude, of Los Angeles, Calif.;
Eddie and Joe Ohri, of Fairfax,
S.D.
Pallbearers were John Conard
and John Murphy, both of Em
met; Homer Mullen and Bernard
Pongratz, both of O’Neill; Darel
Bright and Kenneth Braasch,
both of Atkinson.
LEASE SALES SCHEDULED
A series of Holt county school
land lease sales are scheduled in
the immediate future. For legal
description of real estate involv
ed turn to page 7.
MRS. LIESWALD, 77,
DIES SUDDENLY
Stricken While Visiting
at Home of Her
Daughter
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Henrietta
Lieswald, 77, widow of the late
Emil Lieswald, died unexpected
ly Sunday, January 6, about 4:40
p.m., at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. George Ruroede, located
3 miles west and 3 miles south of
Orchard.
Mrs. Lieswald, a Chambers res
ident, had been visttAnp Vier
daughter’s home when she was
fatally stricken with a heart at
tack.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today (Thursday) at 2
p.m., at St. Paul's Lutheran
church. Chambers, with Rev.
R. W. Olson, of O'Neill, officiat
ing in the absence of the church
pastor. Rev. C. D. Ankney.
Burial will be in the Chambers
cemetery under direction of Big
lin Brothers.
The late Mrs. Lieswald was
born May 25, 1874, at Snyder, in
Dodge county. Her maiden name
was Henrietta Schwanke, a
daughter of John and Fredericka
/andee Schanke. „ She came to
Holt county in 1920 from Stanton.
The Lieswalds became the par
ents of 3 sons and 2 daughters.
Her husband, Emil, died March
30, 1949.
Survivors include: Sons—Emil,
of Chambers: Gilbert, of Meadow
Grove, and Leslie, of Chambers;
daughters — Mrs. Otto (Alice)
Metseke, of Fremont, and Mrs.
George (Esther) Ruroede, of Ew
ing.
One child died in infancy.
Pallbearers will be J. W. Walt
ers, Lyle Walters, Victor Harley,
Henry Brown, Kenneth LaRue
and Eric Dankest.
David Deaver
Expires in Iowa
PAGE—Word has been receiv
ed by relatives at Page that Da
vid Deaver passed away Saturday
afternoon, January 5, at Des
Moines, la., after a lingering ill
ness.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Deaver was the former
Gertrude Heiss, daughter of
Leonard Heiss, of Page. Mr. Heiss
and 3 sons, Raymond, Harold and
Ivan, and his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn
French, left Monday to attend
the funeral.
Survivors include: Widow; son
—Keith Deaver; daughter—Mrs
Karl (Margaret) Kottmeier; S
grandchildren.
Mrs. Anna Magdans
Dies at Bloomfield—
Mrs. Anna Magdanz, 88, of
Pierce, died Tuesday, January 8.
She had been staying at the home
of a daughter, Mrs. Henry Soost,
at Bloomfield.
Mrs. Magdanz has many friends
in O’Neill having visited for a
time with another daughter, Mrs.
Emil Weyrich.
Survivors include: 3 daughters,
6 sons and many grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are not
completed.
SCOUTS PLAN COURT
A Boy Scout court of honor
will be held on January 21.
HOLT BOARD
REORGANIZES
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Batenhorst New Chairman;
The Frontier Official
Paper for 1952
A. M. Batenhorst, democrat,
Tuesday was elected chairman of
the Holt county board of super
visors for 1952. As Sixth district
supervisor from Stuart, he suc
ceeds Frank Gronk, republican, of
Page, representing the Fourth
district.
Other members of the board
are: Albert Sterns, of O’Neill,
democrat, First district; Axel
Borg, of O’Neill, republican. Sec
ond; Andy Clark, of O'Neill,
republican, third; H. W. Hubbard,
of Chambers, republican, Fifth;
Alex Frickel, of Atkinson, repub
lican, Seventh.
The Frontier was designated
as the official Holt county
newspaper for 1952.
Supervisors’ proceedings will
appear in the Holt County Inde
pendent and Stuart Advocate.
The board decided to base the
county’s population figure the
same as last year—16,544.
Committees appointed for 1952
(first named is committee chair
man) include:
Courthouse — Clark, Borg and
Frickel.
Finance—Hubbard, Stems and
Cronk.
Printing— Frickel, Clark and
Hubbard.
Tax — Clark, Hubbard and
Stems.
Bonds — Hubbard, Stems and
Borg.
Bridge — Cronk, Clark and
FriekeL
Road — Borg, Hubbard and
Sterns.
Settlement of county officers—
Clark and entire board.
Claims — Frickel and entire
board.
Insurance — Borg, Stems and
Clark.
Court Asked to
End Blanket Levy
The Nebraska supreme court
Tuesday was asked to knock out
the 1949 law which levied a
blanket tax up to 4 mills on all
elementary school districts within
a county.
Charley W. Peterson, of Atkin
son, an extensive Holt county
landowner, filed an appeal in Lin
coln from a decision handed down
i by District Judge D. R. Mounts, of
O’Neill, upholding the constitu
tionality of the tax law.
Chief Burks to
Pacific Fleet —
Robert J. Burke, USN, chief
machinist’s mate, 6on of Mrs.
Laura Burke, of O’Neill, who has
been serving at the naval aux
iliary air station, Cabanies field,
Corpus Christi, Tex., has been or
dered for duty aboard the de
stroyer USS McKean, with the
Pacific fleet.
Burke, who entered the naval
service November 20, 1933, is a
graduate of St. Mary’s academy.
He is married to the former
Miss Eileen Sullivan, also of Q -
Neill.
PITTENGER FILES
Announcement is made of the
filing for the republican nomi
nation for secretary of state,
completed Wednesday by James
S. Pittenger, Albion. Pittenger,
an air force veteran of World
War II, has had a wide range
of experience in government
having served as secretary and
administrative assistant to Ne
braska’s governor. In February
he was appointed to the office
of secretary of state to fill the
vacancy created by the death of
the late Frank Marsh.
BOWLING NEWS
The O’Neill bowling leagues
wound up first round play last
week. The M&M cafe won the
opening round with Sovereign
Service and the Sandwich Shop
finishing second and third, re
spectively. Gambles, McIntosh
Jewelry. New Outlaw. Council
Oak and Lester Electric finished
in that order. Second round play
began this week. Most games are
played Monday and Thursday
nights.
REPORTS TO CARSON
EWTNG—Sgt. Donald Kallhoff,
who has been visiting relatives
the past month, left for Camp
Carson, Colo., on Saturday. He
has been stationed in the Panama
Canal Zone for several months.
Return from California—
Mrs. S. R. Robertson and son,
Raymond, returned Monday from
Pomona. Calif., where they have
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Noel
Long.
Tbe Methodist WSCS will meet
at the home of Mrs. A. E. Bowen
today (Thursday).
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