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—--- --- ' O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1952. ~~ PRICE: 7 CENTS
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Burglars Fail
at Bristow Bank
New Glowing Street Lights
No Aid As Vault
Door Jams
BRISTOW—There was an at
tempted robbery of the Nebraska
State bank here in the wee hours
Saturday morning.
The effort was discovered
when Assistant Cashier R. A.
Roush opened the bank for the
day’s business. He found the
burglars had entered the bank by
prying open a window just north
of the front door. The window
lock was broken.
The combination dial on the
vault door and bars were broken
but the thieves did not get into
the vault.
Roush believed that the in
truders had jammed the door
while knocking the dial from
the vault. The frustrated burg
lars abandoned the scene by
way of the rear door without a
penny for their efforts.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents and Boyd Sheriff Claude
Collins are working on the case.
Until late Wednesday no arrests
had been made.
By coincidence, Bristow’s new
street-lighting system went into
action Friday night for the first
time. A handful of modern light
ing fixtures like those used in O’
Neill were energized for the first
time that night.
It is believed the break-in oc
curred sometime after 3 a.m. Sat
urday. A dance was held Friday
night at the American Legion
club and the crowd was not dis
persed until about 3 a.m.
Basketball Receipts
Are Stolen—
SPENCER— Thieves chose the
night following one of Spencer
high school’s most important bas
ketball games—with the largest
gate receipts—to rob the school
safe of an estimated $225.
The school was broken into and
the safe broken open some time
Friday night or early Saturday
morning, Supt Leo M. Marx an
nounced.
Sheriff Claude Collins and FBI
agents were here Saturday inves
tigating the robbery. If they
found any clews they were not
disclosed.
Mr. Marx said the thieves broke
the locks on both the school house
and the door to the superintend
ent’s office. Both doors were
locked.
The dial was pounded from the
safe, after which the thieves were
able to get it open.
The estimated $225 loss includ
ed receipts from a basketball
game with a traditional rival,
Butte high school, and some other
change kept in the safe.
Hold Farr Rites
Saturday in Atkinson
EMMET—Relatives from a dis
tance who came to attend the fu
neral of the late Mrs. Clarence
Farr, which was held Saturday,
were:
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis, of
Casper, Wyo.; Mrs. Maude Sesler, j
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sesler and Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Williams, all of
Valentine; Mrs. Dorothy Thomp
son, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mr.
and Mrs. Algie Farr, of Crescent,
la.; Mrs. Eva Weldon, of Oregon
City, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Farr, of Newport.
Pallbearers were Olie Maring,
Homer Maring, William Grothe,
jr., George Brainard, Leo Tunend
er and Andy Wettlaufer.
The funeral had been tentative
ly scheduled for Friday at the
Methodist church in Atkinson but
later changed to Saturday.
Mrs. Farr died suddenly Tues
day, January 8, in the Stuart hos
pital. _
WEATHER SUMMARY
The week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 5 p.m., daily, follows:
Hi Lo Prec.
January 9 - 27 14
January 10 - 37 1
January 11-41 25
January 12 - 34 15
January 13-46 18
January 14 -- 45 28 .56
January 15-36 19
Fink Open-House
Will Be January 20—
EWING — Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Fink will hold an open-house;
observance on Sunday, January j
20, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ;
Lee Fink, east of Ewing.
Originally they planned an op
en-house on December 16 in con
nection with their 40th wedding
anniversary, but the observance
had to be postponed.
COUNCIL SEEKS BIDS
The O’Neill city council is seek
ing quantity bids for all gasoline,
oil and diesel fuel for all city
owned equipment and fuel oil for
city-owned buildings at the Feb
ruary 5 meeting, according to
City Clerk O, D. French.
To Hastings—
Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Hall went
to Hastings Monday, January 14,
to attend a ministers institute.
Thev plan to return today (Thurs
Havl They were dinner guests
on Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Thad
Armor, of Grand Island. The la
dies are sisters.
Frontier for printing.
Prairie Chicken,
Grouse, Robins Seen
There was variety, anyway,
in the wildlife spotted by O’
Neill residents during the past
week.
At the Larry Johnson resi
dence several robins have lin
gered rather close to generous
food-providers all winter. De
spite this week's sleet and snow
they made an appearance.
A prairie chicken put in a
bold appearance at the same
residence and was promptly
identified by a neighbor. Pal
mer Skulborstad,
Two telephone men, C. E. Ar
rasmith and Robert Chaney, re
ported sighting a grouse near
the corner of Sixth and Adams
streets. The grouse was last
seen disappearing into a hedge
at the William J. Froelich resi
dence.
X-Ray Unit Visits
Chambers Today
The state of Nebraska’s mobile
X-ray today (Thursday) will fin
ish a 2-day stand at Chambers.
Its remaining Holt county
schedule follows:
INMAN — Saturday, January
19, 9 a.m. to 12 noon; Monday,
January 21, 9 a.m. to 12 noon and
1 to 5 p.m.
PAGE — Wednesday, January
23, and Thursday, January 24, 9
a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m.,
both days.
EWING—Monday, January 28,
1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, January 29.
and Wednesday, January 30, 9
a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m.,
both days.
STUART — Friday, Saturday
and Monday, February 1, 2 and
4. (This visit has been arranged
because of a mechanical failure
which cut short the original visit)
There were 856 chests X-rayed
during the Atkinson stop and
1,312 at O’Neill. The service Is
free.
Visit of the unit to the county is
under the auspices of the Holt
county extension clubs.
Scout Visitations
Start This Month
On Monday evening, January
14, tne worm Central district t*oy
Scouts of America neld its pian
nui* meeung lor laaz.
Tne following were the high*
lignts of the meeting:
Announcement by Don Lyons,
district commissioner, that unit
visitations will start this month
nd tnat the first presentation of
he commissioner's flag wnl be
made at the February district
meeting.
Membership report by Les Jon
as, organization and extension
chairman, revealed that for the
past year the uxsuict had a sub
stantial gain in boy membership,
but that advancement and Boy’s
Life subscriptions did not increase
proportionately.
l\ext on tne agenda was an ex
planation of Boy Scout week,
February 6-12. The major activi
ties of the week are to be win
dow displays, demonstrations,
banquets and parties. All of
these activities are to fit into a
national celebration of the 42d an
niversary of the Boy Scouts of
America. During Scout Week all
scouts and cubs should wear uni
forms to school and to church on
Scout Sunday, February 10.
The Scoutmasters overnight
training session is to be held on
the weekend of February 1, 2 and
3.
The cub leaders roundtable cov
ered the blue and gold party, the
scoutleaders’ session, the troop
open house party.
Refreshments were served after
the meeting.
Gotschall No. 2
in FBI District
ATKINSON — Gerald E. Got
schall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Gotschall, of Atkinson, is now as
sistant special agent in charge of
the New Orleans FBI field office,
making him second top man of
the G-men in the states of Lou
isiana and Mississippi.
“Gerry” is only 30 years old.
His wife, the former Jane Auld,
2 sons, 8 and 5, and daughter, 16
months, are with him in New Or
leans.
For the past 2 and a half years
Gotschall has been administrative
assistant to J. Edgar Hoover, chief
of all G-men.
POLIO BENEFIT
Simonson post of the American
Legion is sponsoring a polio bene
fit dance Saturday, January 19,
at the Legion auditorium. The
Rhythm Ramblers orchestra has
been signed and all profits will
go to the march of dimes fund.
Combination Session—
The Delta Dek and Martez
clubs met in a combined session
on Tuesday evening with a 7 o’
clock dinner at the M&M cafe.
Cards were played at the home
of Mrs. H. J. Lohaus following
the dinner.
Alfonsebeelaert
STROKE VICTIM
Retired Ewing Farmer,
Native of Belgium,
Dies at Norfolk
Alphonse Beelaert, sr., 75, a
retired Ewing farmer, died Mon
day evening, January 14, in Our
Lady of Lourdes hospital where
he had been a patient. He had
been stricken with an apoplectic
stroke about 2 weeks before his
death.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 a.m., Friday, Janu
ary 18, in St. Peter’s Catholic
church, Ewing, with burial at
Ewing. Rev. Peter F. Burke will
officiate. A rosary will be offer
ed tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock
at the home.
The late Mr, Beelaert was
born at Berle, Belgium, on May
20. 1876. On January 9. 1904.
he married Marie Capperiats, in
Belgium. Three of their chil
dren — Gus. Jennie and Chris
tine—were born in Europe.
The family reached Holt coun
ty 42 years ago. Mr. Beelaert
farmed for many years 5 miles
north of Page. During World War
II he and Mrs. Beelaert retired
from the farm and moved into
Ewing where they continued to
reside.
Survivors include: Widow; sons
—Gus, of Spokane, Wash.; Evo,
of Idaho Falls, Ida.; Alfonse, jr„
of Orchard; Frank and Joseph,
both of Page; daughters — Mrs.
Frank (Jennie )Bohn, of Deloit;
Mrs. Walter (Christine) Christon,
of Page; Mrs. Gordon O. (Marie)
Harper, of O’Neill; Mrs. D. D.
Courtright, of Los Angeles, Cal
if.; Mrs. Neil (Julia) Ryan, of O’
Neill, who disappeared December
23, 1949. There are 2ft grandchil
dren.
Two daughters died in infancy.
Star Installation
Follows Dinner
Symphony chapter 316 of the
Order of the Eastern Star, met
on Thursday, January 10, with a
6:30 o’clock covered dish dinner
at the IOOF hall for Star mem
bers and their husbands.
The regular meeting followed
the dinner after which there was
an open installation of officers.,
planned by Mrs. Harry Petersen,
the junior past worthy matron,
with Mrs. C. W. Porter as install
ing marshal.
The officers installed were:
Mrs. James McMahan, of In
man, worthy matron; A. E. Bow
en. worthy patron; Mrs. A. E.
Bowen, associate matron; H. G.
Kruse, associate patron; Mrs.
Clarence Hansen, of Inman, con
ductress; Mrs. D. H. Clauson,
chaplain; Mrs. J. L. Sherbahn,
marshal; Mrs. Esther Harris,
treasurer; Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh,
secretary; Mrs. Kenneth Smith,
of Inman, Adah; Mrs. Bennett
Sanders, Ruth; Mrs. Dwight
Harder, Esther; Mrs. W. W. Wal
ler, Martha; Mrs. H. E. Asher,
Electa; Mrs. A. W. Carroll, ward
er; Mrs. Paul Shierk, sentinel;
Mrs. H. L. Lindberg, organist.
Mrs. D. C. Schaffer, associate
conductress-elect, was absent and
will be installed at a later date.
Gifts were presented to Mrs.
Petersen and C. W. Porter, past
patron, by the chapter. Mrs. Pet
ersen presented gifts to her out
going officers.
Take Part in
Sales Event—
Burl Munsell, manager of Gam
bles store here, went to Fremont
Saturday to assist in a 4-state
merchandising display and con
ference held at the Pathfinder
hotel and at the city auditorium.
George Head, manager of Gam
bles furniture department; E. L.
Van Every, manager of the hard
ware department, and Mrs. Har
vey Sawyer, manager of the soft
lines department, went to Fre
mont Sunday. Many Gamble a
gency stores were also represent
ed at the Sunday gathering. Mr.
Munsell returned to O’Neill late
Monday.
Missionary Group
Makes Bandages—
The missionary work band of
Wesleyan Methodist church met
with Mrs. Bert Ott on Tuesday
afternoon, January 8. The after
noon was spent making bandages.
Mrs. Ott served a lunch after
the meeting.
ASSESSOR TO PARLEY
County Assessor William F
Wefso departed Wednesday for
the annual Nebraska county as
sessors’ convention in Omaha.
The assessors will adopt a valua
tion code at the meeting in con
nection with the 1952 assessment
nrogram.
Mrs. Dora Doyle and Mrs. Fred
Heermann went to Stuart Friday
where they attended the funeral
services for Frank Hytrek.
Moose Meat Cheaper
in 450 Pound Lots
ATKINSON—Wayne Warner,
enruute back to Spinnard. Alas
ka, following a month’s visit
with his mother. Mrs. Henry
Warner, with his car struck a
450-pound moose on the famous
Alaska highway. He killed the
animal, hauled it to a game re
serve and dressed it.
Mr. Warner found that moose
meat comes quite cheap that
way. , _ ,
Upon arriving in Spinnard on
January 10 he encountered
temperatures 55 degrees below
zero.
Less Money for
Highways in '52
The state highway department
plans to spend about $9.3 million
for construction in 1952, State
Engineer Harold Aitken said
Wednesday.
This figure compares with $13
million in 1951 and $18 million in
1950.
The reason for the decline is
that in 1951 the department had
the additional money collected in
1950 under the 1949 road revenue
measures repealed bv referendum
in the November, 1950, election.
Aitken said the 1952 program
includes 2G0 miles of grading, 20
miles of concrete paving, 140
miles of gravel surfacing, and
150 miles of bituminous.
It also includes 20 bridges.
Last year the department grad
ed 320 miles, paved 21 miles,
graveled 180 miles, and laid 200
miles of bituminous surfacing.
Forty-five bridges were built.
Holt Pairings
Are Announced
Pairings for the 15th annual
Holt county prep basketball tour
nament, to be held here Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
January 22 - 25, have been an
nounced:
First round: Tuesday—Inman
vs. St. Joseph’s hall, 6 p.m.; Stu
art vs. Page, 7:30 p.m.; O’Neill vs.
Chambers, 9 p.m. Wednesday—
St. Mary’s vs. winner of Ii\man
St. Joe game, 7 p.m.; Atkinson
vs. Ewing, 8:30 p.m.
Semi - finals will be played
Thursday night, finals Friday
night.
Auxiliary Sponsors
Cancer Crusade —
The Nebraska division of the
American Cancer society is
pleased to announce that the
O’Neill American Legion auxiliary
under the direction at their presi
dent, Mrs. Axel Borg, will direct
the activities of the American
Cancer society in Holt county.
Many films and educational
materials are available free of
charge. Any one wishing to ob
tain any of these features may do
so by contacting Mrs. Borg or the
Nebraska division of the Amer
ican Cancer Society, 4201 Dodge
st., Omaha.
To Omaha—
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Rooney
are spending today (Thursday)
and Friday in Omaha.
—Thu I*routiei Briffiavlng
STATIONED IN GEORGIA . ..
Pfc. Calvin L. Spencer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spencer, of
Lynch, enlisted in the army at
O’Neill, took his physical ex
amination in Omaha and was
administered the oath of en
listment on February 1, 1951.
He was sent to Ft. Riley, Kans.,
then was transferred to Atlan
ta, Ga„ general depot, February
8 where he took his basic train
ing. He spent a week at Ft.
Benning, Ga„ on rifle range,
then spent several days’ fur
lough with relatives at Lynch.
He was then sent to headquar
ters and service company as a
cook and still holds that posi
tion. His address: Pfc. Gerald L.
Spencer RA 17309711, Hq. &
Ser. Co. Det. 1, Atlanta Gen.
Dep., Atlanta, Ga
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21 ENTER ARMED
FORCES TODAY
Depart for Induction
Station; Exams for
20 Others
Twenty-one young Holt coun
ty men today (Thursday) will
march off to the wars.
They will represent the largest
single group of liolt selective ser
vice registrants to leave the coun
ty simultaneously since post
NVorld War II drafting was be
gun.
The contingent includes 19 who
make up the January quota and
2 volunteers—Fred B. Kaup and
Frank J. Hamik, jr. — who are
leaving well ahead of their induc
tion date.
Mrs. W. H. Harty. chief clerk
of the selective service board,
reports that the February quota
also is 19.
Those who leave today for the
induction center as selectees are:
Dewaine Williamson, of Or
chard; Richard H. Heiss, of Page;
Jonald J. Clark, of Ewing; Ear
us G. Burgess, of Emmet; Rich
ird Cunningham, of Page; James
I. Gallagher, of O’Neill; Donald
... Park, of Page.
Maryin J. Miksch, of Stuart;
Gordon L. Sholes, of Inman; Max
j. Kunz, of Stuart; George J.
Kohl, of Stuart; Robert M. Sum
mers, of Page; Orville C. Gilpin,
of Stuart; Ronald E. Borg, of O'
Neill.
Lawrence F. Pribil, of O’Neill;
Gerald W. Davidson, of O’Neill;
William A. Brady, of O’Neill;
Murray D. Mellor, of Atkinson,
and Ronald D. Wood, of Page.
Meanwhile, on Monday, Janu
ary 14, 20 service registrants re
ported for preinduction physical
examinations. They were:
Charles W. Tasler, of Atkinson;
Lyle Addison, of Atkinson; Joe J.
Ramold, of Atkinson; William D.
Miller, of Atkinson; Robert G.
Rohrs, of Atkinson; Robert Do
bias, of Atkinson.
Edward J. Boyle, of O'Neill:
Harlan Kloepper, of O’Neih;
Richard R. McNichols, of O’Neill;
Thomas C. Harty, of O’Neill;
Darrell W. Heiss, of Page; Vertis
G. Van Ostrand, of Ewing; Keith
W. Barthel' of Amelia.
William E. Jardee, of Stuart;
Donald G. McNair, of Stuart; Al
vin J. Krysl, of Stuart; Gene
Batenhorst, of Stuart; David L.
Durre, of Ewing; Marvin A. Ru
zicka, of Dorsey; Norman Fare
well, of Inman.
Poem Honors Pair on
45 th Wedding Date
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of Chambers Metho
dist church met Thursday, Jan
uary 19, at the home of Mrs. R. K.
r'iait with 30 members and visit
ors present.
Mi’s. Mina Meyers and (Ml*.
Louis Neilson were assistant host
esses.
The president, Mrs. Charles
Grimes, was in charge of the busi
ness meeting. Mrs. Sarah Adams
led the devotionals. Mrs. Keith
Sexton gave a reading. A musical
trio was presented by Mrs. Ken
neth Adams, Mrs. Darrell Gil
lette and Mrs. Louis Neilson with
Mrs. Tom Hutton as pianist.
Mrs. Glen Adams gave the les
son which was followed by a skit
of “Sharing,” presented by several
of the older members.
A poem and gift was presented
to Mr. and Mrs. Platt as it was
their 45th wedding anniversary.
The next meeting will be at tne
home of Mrs. Cliff Gillette on
January 24.
The poem:
TO TED AND MABEL PLATT
January 10, 1952
Just five and forty years ago,
You two, with trembling voice,
Stood ’fore the minister and said
Each was the other’s choice.
Through clouds and sunshine
you have walked,
Together hand in hand,
And you have found that love
was strong
To help you understand.
Your home has been a happy
place,
Because God came to bless
The years fulfilled loves promises
And brought you happiness.
Now as you face the sunset glow,
You know that love like yours,
Grows stronger with the passing
years,
And ever more endures.
—By Pearl Neilson
Lohaus Firm Fete*
Departing Employee —
James C. Gallagher, Lohaus Mo
tor company employee who Is de
parting today (Thursday) for
military induction, was honored
Tuesday evening by fellow em
ployees and the firm manager, H.
J Lohaus, in a party at the Le
gion club.
Joins Firm —
Miss Eileen Stanton is now
employed at the J. M. McDonald
company store.
Chambers Man’s
Ship Hits Mine
CHAMBERS — The Ernest T.
Small navy craft, which recently
struck a mine while cruising in
Korean waters, recently limped
back to San Diego, Calif., navy
base for major repairs.
Aboard the Ernest T. Small was
Marvin Hoerle, of Chambers, who
arrived Saturday for a 10-day
leave. After his leave he will re
port for duty at Great Lakes, 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Walter left
Chambers January 4 to take to
the West coast Hoerle’s automo
bile ai^d the Hoerles returned
with them.
Marvin is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Hoerle, of Chambers.
Nebraska U. Concert
Band Will Play Here
The 82-piece University of Ne
braska all - male concert band,
which includes 2 O’Neill students,
John Berigan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Berigan, and Paul Moseman,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mose
man, will present a concert here
Wednesday, March 12. The event
will be held in the O’Neill public
school auditorium under the aus
pices of the Lions club.
The Nebraska bend is directed
by Don Lentz.
The band will include O’Neill
on its statewide spring tour.
The musicians will be housed
overnight in private O’Neill
homes. Persons who wish to en
tertain one of the musicians over
night are asked to contact A. E.
I Bowen, Lions secretary, phone
322-W. or Mrs. Marie Bright, O’
Neill public school, phone 63.
Returns to Home
in West Indies
ROCK FALLS—Mrs. Paul M.
Walker, of Aruba, Netherlands
West Indies, left for her home last
Thursday after visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Mamie D. O’Neill, and
other relatives in the O’Neill vi
cinity.
County GOP, Demo
Conventions Jan. 26
—
Republicans and democrats of
Holt county will hold their bian
nual county pre-primary conven
tion on Saturday, January 26.
The republicans will hold their
convention at the courthouse in
O’Neill, starting at 2:30. The re
publicans will elect 5 delegates
to attend the state convention in
Omaha. The state convention will
adopt a platform, elect national
committeemen for the party, and
endorse candidates in the forth
coming spring primary.
The delegates to the county
convention will be those who
were elected as such in the pri
mary election in 1950.
Wally Shelhamer
Tops Bowling—
Wally Shelhamer, of the Sov
ereign service team, and Harold
Humrich, of the M&M cafe team,
were high scorers in last week’s
bowling league here.
Wally bowled one of the high
est scores for this winter. He had
an even 500 pins for 3 lines. Har
old had 196 on one line which was
high last week.
In team standings find Gam
bles, M&M cafe and Sandwich
shop with 3 wins. Sovereign
service, Council Oak, McIntosh
Jewelry, Lester Electric, and New
Outlaw follow in that order.
3 Anniversaries—
Are Noted —
Mrs. Florence Schultz enter
ained a group of people on Sun
day, January 13, at a birthday
arty, the occasion being the
birthday anniversaries of Mrs
John Schultz, Frank Schultz and
Mrs. Florence Schultz.
The guests were Miss Shirley
Steskal, Frank Schultz, Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Braun and family, of
Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. John
Schultz, Mrs. Floyd Johnson and
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Spry.
Legion Aux Slate
Membership Parly —
Simonson po»t 93, of the Amer
ican Legion, and the auxiliary are
planning a membership party
Sunday evening at the club.
Ticket of admission: A 1932
membership card.
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O'Neill- Winner Bus
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Railway Commission Hold*
Public Hearing
at O’Neill
m
There were at least 7 important
witnesses appearing in favor of
an O’Neill-Winner, S.D., bus line
at a hearing in the Holt county
courthouse assembly room last
Thursday conducted by repre
sentatives of the Nebraska rail
way commission.
The hearing was a formality
following the application of Fred
Larson, jr., of Winner, who seeks
to link the 2 cities with a depend
able bus operation. Larson al
ready operates busses between
Bonesteel and Winner.
The O’Neill to Bonesteel bug
service was abandoned in Novem
ber when the bus line, operated
by Fred Frosch. of Butte, lost its
mail contract. The government
substituted star route truck ser
vice between O’Neill and Winner
when the Norfolk-Winner branch
line of the North Western with
drew its passenger-mail train.
The proposed new bus line
would make connections hare
with mainline North Western
trains 13 and 14 and with IS
busses presently arriving and
departing here daily.
Testifying for the new route
were: Earl Rodman, of the Amer
ican Gear Co.; A. W. Carroll, at
the O’Neill Auto Supply; J. JL
Davis, of the Midwest Mot«r Co*
all having wholesale interests;
Wayne Kibby, prominent Butte
implement dealer; Ralph Fried
rich, a Spencer auto dealer; Mr.
Frosch, a representative of
the Gregory. S.D., Chamber at
Commerce, and Fred Kirchbaum,
owner of the United Motor Ways
which operates Grand Ialapd
O’Neill-Ainsworth busses.
Only one person in the audience
appeared to oppose the proposal;
Carl Busskohl, owner of the
Siovx City-O’Neill line. His line
now makes connections at Plain
view with Norfolk-Winner ser
vice and he said that the propos
ed route would affect his busi
ness.
Larson was represented by a
Soiux Falls. S.D., attorney; Buss
kohl by a Sioux City attorney.
Decision of the railway com
mission regarding Larson’s appli
cation will not be made known
immediately.
‘Messiah’ Proceeds
to Piano Fund
Proceeds from the December
16 presentation of Handel’s “Mes
siah,” by the O’Neill Civic Chor
us, have been turned over to the
O’Neill public school board of
education to be set aside for a pi
ano fund.
The proposed new piano would
be used in the auditorium.
The $66.40 check represented
the balance after expenses were
paid. There was no admission
charged at the “Messiah’ ’produc
tion. A freewill offering w —
taken.
The O’Neill Chamber of Com
merce sponsored the presentation
and wanted to utilize the balance
for community purposes. Presi
dent D. D. DeBolt said.
Entertainment
Features P-TA Meet—
The P-TA held a monthly
meeting on Monday, January 14,
in the band room at the public
school. A film, ‘ Child Emotion
and Development,” was shown by
Miss Viola Haynes. Larry John
son demonstrated "The Right
from Wrong in Lifting.”
Mrs. Donald Loy sang a solo,
“I Walk Today Where Jesus
Walked.” Mrs. Loy, Mrs. Roy
Johnson and Mrs. John R. Osen
haugh sang “You’ll Never Walk
Alone.” Miss Barbara Bennett
sang “How Beautiful Upon the
Mountain,” and James Bastian
presented a piano solo, “Waltz in
A Minor.”
Candy bars were given as a
prize to the grade with the most
parents represented at the meet
ing. The second grade won.
Lunch was served by the sec
ond grade mothers:
CAR OVERTURNS
ATKINSON—A car driven by
Mrs. Oscar Wondercheck and her
2 sisters-in-law, daughters of
Frank Wondercheck, turned com
pletely around and overturned
on the road .near the John Silver
strand farm about noon Monday.
The machine had just crossed a
bridge. A door flew open and one
of the occupants was pinned un
der the car. Dr. N. P. McKee said
she was slightly bruised.
Tune in “The Voice of The
Frontier." Mon., Wed., and Sat,
9:45 a m., WJAG (780 kc.)
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