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VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 38. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 24, 1952._PRICE: 7 CENTS
SOC
YEARLINGS PEGGED
AT $75 VALUATION
Holt Official Opposes
Scale Adopted at
Omaha Parley
Grade yearlings, 6- to 18
months old, were fixed at a $75
per head value and steers, 18- to
30-iponths-old, were set at $100
each at the 48th annual conven
tion of the Nebraska County As
sessors’ association held Thursday
and Friday in Omaha.
Holt County Assessor Wil
liam F. Wefso, of Atkinson,
went on record m opposition to
the schedule as adopted. Other
opposition came from Ernest
Foster, of Cherry county; and
Haun, of Sioux county.
The valuation prices for 1952
assessment purposes, adopted by
the assessors’ livestock commit
tee, follows:
PUREBRED CATTLE
Calves, under 6 mo._$ 35
Yearlings, 6-18 mo._$ 85
Heifers, 18-30 mo. _$110
Milk cows _$160
Stock cows_ $160
Bulls---$200 and up
GRADE CATTLE
Calves, under 6 mo._$ 25
Yearlings, 6-18 mo._$ 75
Steers, 18-30 mo. _$100
Steers, over 30 mo._$130
Heifers, 18-30 mo._$ 95
Stock cows _$120
Milk cows_$140
Bulls-$170 and up
Voting “for” these valuations
were: Mouchins, of Buffalo; Sud
darth, of Keith; Dunn, of Frank
lin; Wilson, of Knox; Winslow7, of
Jefferson; Erwin, of Otoe, and
Guill, of Burt.
Fat cattle on feed over 60 days
will be assessed at 75 percent of
market value on assessing date,
the committee decided: hogs. 75
percent of market value; sheep, 75
percent of market value; ewes,
$15 per head.
The committee on tractors and
cars set the valuation about the
same as last year.
The committee on real estate
made the suggestion that there
be a law passed in the legislature
that would be mandatory for all
counties to have their real estate
reappraised so there would be
more uniform values over the
state.
At the close of the meeting,
Fred H. Brum, of Seward county,
was elected president, and Ernest
Foster, of Cherry county, vice
president, of the association.
'Angie’ Wc:i
Jeweler,
A heart ailment proved fatal
to Ogden (“Augie”) Wood Wed
nesday afternoon, January 23, at
the Moore hotel, corner of Fourth
and Everett streets.
Mr. Wood was stricken about
2 months ago, spent several weeks
in the O’Neill hospital and in Uni
versity hospital, Omaha, and only
recently returned to the hotel.
He was a jeweler by trade and
for a number of years has been
semi-retired.
The body is at Biglin Brothers
pending funeral arrangements.
The late Mr. Wood was born
February 25, 1884, at Ewing. He
became the father of 5 sons and
2 daughters.
Survivors include: Sons—Mar
maduke, Robert, Donald and
William, all of Oakland, Calif.:
Merle, of Coon Rapids, la.;
daughters— Mrs. William Stengt
and Mrs. Earl Schweisen, both of
Coon Rapids.
2d Amputation
Fatal to Man, 6?
ATKINSON—William (“Bill”)
Backhaus, 63, died Wednesday
night, January 16, at the Stuart
Community hospital 3 hours fol
lowing a second amputation on
his right leg. A heart attack in
December caused a bloodclot in
the artery leading to his right leg.
A week later an amputation be
came necessary. Infection devel
oped and the second operation
was performed.
Survivors include: Widow—Ce
lia Backhaus, a teacher in the At
kinson public school: sons—John,
of Lincoln, and Ted. of Atkin
Ison.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday afternoon. January
I 19. at Wesleyan Methodist church.
Rev. Asa Wood officiated and
burial was in Woodlawn ceme
tery.
Marine Pvt. Walton
Now in 'Boot Camp'
Richard W. Walton, husband of
Mfs. Elsie Walton, of O’Neill, is
now undergoing training at the
marine cops recruit depot, San
Diego, Calif.
The 21-year-old former O’Neill
high school student was inducted
into the marine corps at Omaha,
recently. , . „
During the 8 week Tioot camp,
as recruit training is commonly
called, Private Walton will be
come well versed in such basic
military subjects as precision
drill, first aid, field tactics and
the marine corps mission and his
tory.
marriage LICENSE
Lerov H. Bartling and Miss
Frieda Fern Warden, both of Om
aha, on January 18.
EARNS PROMOTION . . .
Gerald Lounsbury (above), as
sistant manager of the J. M.
McDonald company store here,
has been promoted to store
manager at gt. John, Kans., lo
cated 27 miles south of Great
Bend, Kans. The promotion be
comes effective February 1.
Mr. Lounsbury has been with
McDonalds since 1941. His wife,
Helen, was employed for a
number of years at the same
store. Mr. and Mrs. Lounsbury
and daughter, Geralyne, 13,
will move, from O’Neill next
week. Their home will be oc
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Johnson. Mr.,Johnson is a Con
sumers Public Power district
employee. Mrs. Lounsbury is a
daughter of Mrs. Lawrence
Murray.—O’Neill Photo Co.
BIDDING SPIRITED
IN LEASE AUCTIONS
Siders and Tomlinson
Outbid by Derickson
on Holt Tract
Bidding was spirited during the
3d round of state school land
lease auctions conducted Friday,
lanuary 18, at the Holt county
courthouse.
Results:
John Storjohann, of O’Neill,
paid $6,600 for a lease on oU
section 36, township 32, range 13.
He formerly held the same land
under 2 separate leases.
Albert Derickson, of Star, paid
a bonus of $3,900 for a lease on
the E%, NM-SW^i, SEy4SWy4
section 36, township 31, range 10. I
The northwest quarter formerly
was held by Robert Tomlinson
and the balance formerly was
held by Ray Siders. Bidding was
competitive among Derickson,
Siders and Tomlinson.
Guy and Harry Johnson, both
of O’Neill, paid $1,700 for the
NWy4, section 36, township 31,
range 10. The former leasehold
er was Guy Johnson.
Robert Clifford, of Atkinson,
paid $1,025 for a 12-year lease on
all of section 36, township 27,
•ange 16. He is the former lease
holder of this tract.
Francis Peters, of Chambers,
paid $2,200 for a lease on all of
•eetion 16, township 27, range 12.
He succeeds himself as leasehold
er.
T. J. or Howard Graham paid
$900 for a lease on all of section
16, township 32, range 9. They
also succeeded themselves.
All leases are for 12 years dura
tion and are subject to confirma
tion by the state board of educa
tional lands and funds.
Other school land lease sales
are scheduled for January 31,
February 1, February 16 and
February 18.
Official notices pertaining to
the auctions appear in The Fron
tier. (Turn to page 7 for legal de
scriptions of February 16 and 18
sales being advertised this week
for the first time.)
MAY BELLE LINES
BURIAL AT INMAN
INMAN—Funeral services were
conducted Monday, January 21,
at the Methodist church in Inman
for Mrs. May Belle Lines, 80. a
Holt county resident since 1897.
She died earlv Saturday, January
19, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Ross, south of Inman.
Rev. C. C. Chappell officiated
and burial was in the Inman
cemeterv under the direction of
Bielin Brothers.
Pallbearers were James Kelly,
William Kellv, Charles Young,
George Harold, Ernest Brunk
horst and Harry Harte.
The late Mrs. Lines was born
November 18, 1871, at Clarksville,
Tex., a daughter o< Henry and
Harriet Honeycutt Nicewanner.
She married George L. Lines at
Ainsworth on March 13, 1890.
The Lines family lived in
Keya Paha county, at Spring
view, until 1897, when they
moved to Holt.
They became the parents of 4
children. Mrs. Lines was a mem
ber of the Methodist church. Her
husband died October 3. 1931,
and one son and one daughter
also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: Mrs Clyde
(Almal Ross, of Inman: 10 grand
children: 5 great-grandchildren:
sister—Mrs. Ada Montgomery, of
Moscow. Ida.: brothers—George
and Dana Nicewanner. both o?
Fulton. Mo.: and John Nicewan
ner. of Des Moines, la.
ARTHUR G. ROUSE,
LONG ILL, DIES
Expires in Hospital
Result of Gunshot
Wounds
Arthur G. Rouse, 60, a lifelong
Holt county resident, died about
noon Friday, January 18, in the
3’Neill hospital.
Death was caused by facial
gunshot wounds. A 22-calibre ri
fle was found near him by his
brothers, Herbert and Howard,
who visited the old home place in
the Meek community a short time
after the wounds had been in
flicted.
The late Mr. Rouse had been
in ill health for several years
and had made successive trips
to hospitals. No inquest was
held.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Sunday. January 20,
at Paddock Union church. Rev.
V. R. Bell, of the Methodist
church, O’Neill, and Rev. M. H.
Grrosenbach, of Wesleyan Metho
dist church, O’Neill, officiated.
Burial was in Paddock cemetery
under the direction of Biglin
Brothers.
Pallbearers were George Nel
son, Walter Egger, Paul Nelson,
Edward Kaczor, Virgil Hubby
and Merrill Anderson.
The late Mr. Rouse was bom
August 11, 1885, at Meek on the
place homesteaded by his parents,
Alphonso and Mary Rouse. The
homestead is located about 20
miles north of O’Neill.
He was never married and he
spent most of his life on the old
home place until retiring about
5 years ago due to ill health.
Since that time he made his
home with his sifter. Miss
Maude, in O'Neill. He was a
member of the IOOF lodge at
O'Neill and was always active
in community affairs.
Mr. Rouse was preceded in
death by his parents and 2 sisters
—Mrs. Alma Young and Mrs.
Mobfcl Steinberg.
Survivors include: Brothers —
Howard and Herbert, both of O’
Neill; sisters—Miss Maude, Mrs.
Edith Young and Mrs. Mildred
Walters, all of O’Neill, and Mrs.
Bertha Hayden, of Wiggins, Colo.;
also numerous nieces and ne
phews.
STENGERS WED
HALF-CENTURY
LYNCH—Mr. and Mrs. Michael
P. Stenger, well - known Lynch
couple, Monday observed their
5t)th wedding anniversary.
A 7:30 a.m. mass was said at
‘he chapel in Sacred Heart hos
oital in honor of the Stengers.
Open-house was held Mon
day afternoon from 2 until 4
o'clock and in the evening from
7 until 9 o'clock.
Michael P. Stenger and Mary
Ellen McDermott, both of Hum
phrey, were married January 21,
1902, at the St. Francis church in
Humphrey.
They started farming in the
spring of 1902 at Enola, later
moving to Madison where they
lived until 1918. That year they
ourchased the farm northeast of
Lynch and came here to live.
They still live on this farm.
Mr. Stenger was bom at
Kickapoo, 111.. February 8.
1875. Mrs. Stenger was born at
Humphrey April 8. 1882.
They have 3 daughters—Mary,
of Petersburg; Margaret and
Irene, of Lynch; son—Francis, al
so of Lynch.
Mr. Stenger, known to all as
“Mike,” is a staunch democrat
and has always taken an active
part in furthering the interests
of his party.
Mrs. Stenger has been an active
church worker and has been
chairman of the Altar society ma
ny years.
A. E. Sammons
Dies at Amelia
AMELIA— A. E. Sammons, a
pioneer resident of the Amelia
community, died Saturday, Jan
uary 19, at his farm home south
of here. He had suffered a linger
ing illness.
The late Mr. Sammons lived
near here continuously except
for a few years spent in Washing
ton state.
The funeral originally was
scheduled Tuesday at Amelia but
was postponed until todav (Thurs
day). Burial will be at Chambers.
Surviviors include: Widow —
Bertha: son — Frank: grandchil
dren—Rochelle and Duane Sam
mons.
Mobile X-Ray Unit
at Page Today
Five hundred fifty-four persons
took advantage of the free chest
X-ray service while the state of
Nebraska’s mobile unit was at
Chambers Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 16 and 17. The unit
moved to Inman for operations
Saturday forenoon and all day
Monday. Tuesday the machine
was idle and Wednesday began
a 2-day visit at Page, which will
be terminated at 5 p.m. tonight
(Thursday).
Next week the unit will be in
operation at Ewing Monday. 1 to
5 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday,
from 9 a.m. until noon and from
1 to 5 p.m.
Three hundred persons report
ed for blood typing at Chambers.
HANNAH STEVENS,
PAGE, DIES AT 89
Funeral Rites Delayed
24 Hours Due to
Storm
PAGE— Funeral services for
Mrs. Hannah M. Stevens, 89, wid
ow of the late Prince T, Stevens,
were conducted at 2 p.m., Wed
nesday, January 23, at Wesleyan
Methodist church here. Burial
rites were delayed 24 hours be
cause of severe storm conditions.
Mrs. Stevens died at 11:30
a.m., Saturday, January 19, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Evelyn Gray, following a year’s
illness. She had been bedfast
since April, 1951. Prior to that
time she lived alone in her homD
ot west pHn« , ,
Rev. George Francis, church
pastor, and Rev. C. E. Wilcox, of
the Methodist church, officiated
and burial was in the Page cem
etery under the direction of Big
lin Brothers.
The lale Hannah Maxilla
Jones Stevens was bora Sep
tember 20. 1862. in Jackson
county, la., a daughter of
James and Rebecca Eley Jones.
She was reared in Iowa and
married Mr. Stevens at Walker,
la., on September 2, 1882.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens spent
the early years of their married
life on a Linn county, la., farm.
The family went to Knox coun
ty in 1885, settling near Walnut.
They resided there until 1890
when they filed on a homestead
near Middlebranch. In 1906 they
disposed of their farm and moved
into Page where Mr. Stevens op
erated a harness mid repair shop
as long as his health permitted.
Mr. Stevens died in 1949.
Su vivors include: Sons—Her
bert O., of Atkinson: Ralph D„
of Page; Guy E., of Scottsbluff,
and Lloyd E., of Lancaster, Calir.:
daughters—Mrs. Blanche Darr, of
Sacramento. Calif.; Mrs. Evelyn
Gray, of Page; Mrs. Leila Snell,
of Page; Mrs. Lula E. Townsend,
of Portland, Ore., and Mrs.
Florence Neilen, of Grand Is
land.
She also leaves a sister, Mrs.
Sue Golden, of Cedar Rapids, la.;
29 grandchildren; 37 great-grand
children and 4 great-great-grand
1 children.
MRS. SOBOTKA
DIES SUDDENLY
Mother, 47, Stricken at
Heme in Inman;
Rites Today
INMAN— Mrs. John Sobotka,
47, mother of 3, died suddenly a
bout 7 o’clock Monday evening.
January 21, at her home in In
man. She had not been ill.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 a.in. today (Thurs
day) at St. Patrick’s Catholic
church in O’Neill with Very Rev.
Timothy O’Sullivan, church pas
tor, officiating. Burial will be in
Calvary cemetery under the di
rection of Biglin Brothers.
A rosary was offered at 8 o’
clock Wednesday evening at the
funeral home.
The late Margaret Olive
Billiter Sobotka was born May
20. 1904, at Wessington. S.D.. a
daughter of James and Marga
ret McAllister Billiter.
She married John Sobotka on
May 2, 1933, at Piainview. They
established their home at Inman.
She became the mother of 3 sons
The late Mrs. Sobotka was a
member of St. Patrick’s.Altar so
ciety and St. Patrick’3 church.
Survivors include: Widower
sons — Harvey J-, Leo E., and
Harold J., all of Inman; brothers
—Arthur Billiter, of Pierce; Al
bert Billiter, of Meadow Grove
sisters—Mrs. William Schuster, o
Oakdale, and Mrs. Mary Rose, ol
Eureka, Calif.
r
Region Battered
in 30-Hour Seige
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Guests Overstay at
Home of Celia
Bachelor
CELIA—About 30 persons ov
erstayed their alloted time at the
Alex Frickel farm home.
They had gathered Monday for
dinner. The storm developed and
the guests were obliged to stay
overnight. The storm continued
throughout Tuesday and the
guests stayed on.
Wednesday morning’s clear
skies sent the visitors on their
way.
The guest list included: Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Hoffman and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Ber
ry, Alex Forsythe, who lives only
3 miles away, Bob Leisge, Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Poessnecker,
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Krugman and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Schroeder, jr.
According to The Frontier’s
Celia correspondent, Mrs. O. A.
Hammerberg, who was in touch
with the Frickel home by tele
phone, the larder held out very
well.
And that spoke verv I0r
Mr. Frickel •»« a housekeeper.
You see, he’s a bachelor.
■Vrvi~v iw> o-r»nnute
oiorm Resume—
The “Voice of The Frontier"
went on the air at 4:30 p.m.,
Tuesday while the winds howled
and brought WJAG (780 k.c.) lis
teners a 5-minute resume of
storm news from the O’Neill re
gion.
It was this sort of yeoman du
ty that helped to develop thou
sands of listeners for the “Voice"
during the historic winter of
1948-’49.
Announcer George Hammond
gave the weather picture, an
nounced the annulment of busses,
the tardiness of trains, told of
delaying the start of the Holt
county basketball tourney and
broadcast information regarding
the 30 guests marooned at Alex
Frickel’s farm home and the res
cue of Mr. and Mrs. George Hart
ford, who had been strand sev
eral hours Monday evening.
“Incidentally,” Hammond said,
“high above this storm a big air
liner passed over O’Neill about
noon. Sort of inconsistent, this
weather. No visibility on the sur
face and a big plane buzzing a
cross the white prairie high a
bove.”
He also told of a 24-hour post
ponement of the Mrs. Hannah M.
Stevens funeral at Page and of
the death of Mrs. John Sobotka,
of Inman.
The late Mrs. Stevens was a
charter member of the Royal
Neighbors of America chapter at
Page, and was a member of Wes
leyan Methodist church.
The body lay in state at the
church from 12:30 p.m., until 2
p.m., the day of the funeral.
Pallbearers were William Nie
bauer, Verne Hunter, Ralph Lar
son, Harry Parks, Harry Harper
and Dave E. Bowen.
George Hartford. Wife
Strand in Auto—
Mr. and Mrs. George Hartford,
who had gone to the Clarence
Ernst place, 4Vz miles northwest
of the city, had a close brush
with freezing to death Monday
night.
The Hartfords had helped the
Ernsts butcher during the day.
About 9 p.m., they decided to
drive back to O’Neill.
The Ernsts tried to persuade
them from making the trip but
the Hartfords agreed to telephone
the moment they reached O’Neill.
After a reasonable lime
elapsed Mr. Ernst and his son
in-law, Austin Searles. set out
to locate the Hartfords. Their
car went into a ditch. They re
sumed the try by tractor.
The Hartfords had travelled
little more than a mile when they
became strand. It was not until
11:30 p.m., and after considerable
effort that the Hartfords reached
the Gordon O. Harper residence
at the Municipal airport.
The Hartfords showed effects
of their imprisonment in their
strand car while the wind
screeched around them.
Visibility was so reduced Ernst
and Searles said they were very
fortunate in finding the Hart
fords.
PLAN SADDLE CLUB
Raddle club enthusiasts will
meet at the American Legion
club on Wednesday evening. Jan
uary 30. to discuss plans for a
club. Meeting will begin at 8 o'
I clock.
Polio Returns I
Are Lagging
Officials of the Holt county
chapter, National Infantile Par
alysis Foundation, have been 1
concerned this week over the ‘
“poor response” in the appeal for ,
funds with which to fight polio.
Direct mail appeals went out
to rural people earlier in the
month but the response todate
b.ts been c'sappointing, one of
ficial explained.
The march of dimes fund-rais- '
ing campaign continues through
— i h» (• runner i'liun, .. . . . »,ng j
Mrs. Ankney ...» constant
booster.
tht; remainder of the month.
Treatment of 2 polio cases, both
adults, is being financed by Holt
county chapter funds. Mrs. Ev
erett Gorgen, of Ewing, is a pa
tient at St. Francis hospital,
Grand Island. Earlier she was
hospitalized in Omaha.
Mrs. C. D. Ankney, wife of
St. Paul’s Lutheran church pas
tor at Chambers, is convalescing
from an attack in the falL
The Ankneys asked the Holt
chapter to make public the fact
that 100 percent of the medical
expense connected with Mrs.
Ankney’s polio has been absorb
ed with chapter funds.
(Continued on page 8)
4 Registered Cattle
Sale: on Calendar
Four legistered livestock sales
are on The Frontier’s auction cal
endar. In addition, there is a
closeout of farm personal proper
ty in Holt county and a combina
tion closeout of real estate an<’
personal property in Boyd coun
ty.
The calendar:
I
Monday, January 28: Harolo
Dorr, residing 216 miles north
and 116 miles east of Page, per
sonal property closeout, includ
ing 6 head of cattle, farm ma
chinery and some household
goods. (See advertisement on
Dage 6.) Buv Wanser, auctioneer,
Farmers State Bank, Ewing
clerk.
Saturday, February 2: Annual
spring sale Holt County Hereford
Breeders’ association, O’Neill, 62
registered ITerefords. Ft r catalog
writ! : James W. Rooney, secre
tary. O’Neill.
Friday, February 8: Sale of
176-acres of Boyd county land,
adjoining northwest edge of
Spencer: Mrs. Hans Mathisen and
John Mathisen, owners; also per
sonal property including 10 head
of cattle, 3 horses, complete line
of farm machinery, household
goods. Thorin-Reynoldson Auc
tion Service, O’Neill, is handling
the sale. (See advertisement in
January 31 issue of The Fron
tier.)
Tuesday, February 5: Annual
sale of the Holt County Aberdeen
Angus Breeders’ association, O’
Neill, 73 registered An.gus. For
catalog address: Freeman L.
Knight, secretary, O’Neill.
Saturday, February 23: North
Central Nebraska Hereford
Breeders’ association, Bassett, 55
registered Herefords. For cata
log address: Tug Phillips, secro
taorv, Bassett.
Friday, March 7: Niobrara Va.
ley Hereford Breeders’ associa
tion. Butte, 29 registered Here
fords. For catalog address: Walt
er G Sire, secretary, Butte.
Catalogs in connection with all
4 registered stock sales have been
produced or are in production in
The Frontier’s printing depart
ment. All of the sales receive
The Frontier’s “package” publici
ty. including newspaper,** radio
and handbill advertising.
Mercury Skids to
10 Below During
Fierce Storm
The weatherman unleashed a
urious 30-hour attack which be
fan late Monday afternoon and
continued until late Tuesday
light. Strong northwesterly
vinds bearing some snow and
iubzero temperatures sent the
ritizenry reeling under the on
ilaught.
Winds mounted up tn 65 and 70
mles per hour Monday night and
naintained a 40 miles per hour
:lip throughout most of Tuesday.
Luckily little more than a
trace of snow fell during the
seige. officially measuring .3 of
an inch in precipitation.
Western Nebraska and South
Dakota received an avalanche at
mow, tying up travel and adding
misery to weather-beaten citizens
who already had experienced a
hard winter.
ViolUlllly Uiiougheui Um ctorra
ranged from 25 feet up to a maud
mum of 100 yards.
Severity of the storm forced all
traffic, save some rail transporta
tion, to grind to a halt.
All busses in and out of O’Neil]
late Monday and all day Tuesday
were annulled. Bus service waa
resumed Wednesday morning.
North Western mainline mail
pasenger trains were plying be
tween Omaha and Long Pine
many hours late. Traffic was tied
up west of Long Pine in the Cody
vicinity. Trains were turning
around at Long Pine instead of
Chadron.
Tuesday morning's easlbound
train 14. due out of O'Neill at
12:16 a.m., ran 9 hours late,
Wednesday morning"s east
bound train was 3 hours late.
Wednesday morning's east
westbound mainliner, due out
of O'Neill at 6:46 a.ixn, was 5
hours 10 minutes late.
A Burlington train left Ferry
Junction, near South Sioux City,
on schedule Wednesday morning
bound for O’Neill.
It was the “Burl’’ that was tied
up for 5 weeks during the now
famous Recurring Blizzards of
1948-’49, when a locomotive lay
on its side in a snowbank several
miles east of O’Neill. •
This week’s storm followed on
the heels of a January thaw. Four
days last week — Wednesday
Thursday, Friday and Saturday^
e mercury climbed above the
freezing mark. When the cold
wave set in streets became verit
able sheets of ice.
Most major highways in the O’
Neill region were blown free of
snow.
No snow removal equipment
was dispatched during t h •!
storm, but personnel and equip
ment were out early Wednes
day and reported all highways
open. Some county roads, how
ever. are snow-choked.
Lowest temperature during the
ordeal was a 10-below-zero read
ing early Wednesday. The weath
er bureau had warned the mer
cury might dip to 15 below.
No loss of life or no significant
livestock losses were reported in
the O’Neill region.
Classes were held Wednesday
it both O’Neill public school and
;t. Mary’s academy. No school
was held Tuesday in O’Neill be
•ause of the storm.
There was no school Tuesday
it Page because of the weather.
The week’s weather summary,
based on 24-hour periods ending
at 5 p.m., daily, follows:
Hi Lo Prec.
January 16 - 38 23
January 17-40 9
January 18 —_ 44 21
January 19 - 38 27 .13
January 20 - 29 1
January 21 - 30 11
January 22-13 -4 .30
Tourney Start
Delayed by Storm—
The start of the 16th annual
HoU county high school basket
ball tournament was delayed 31
hours due to the storm. The tpur
ney was to have started Tuesday
evening. Instead the Tuesday
night games were played Wed
nesday night and so on through
the week.
The tourney will be climaxed
Saturday night instead of Friday
night.
Tune in “The Voice of f
Frontier.” Mon., Wed., and
9:45 a.m., WJAG (780 kc.) 7