North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper
—The Frontier Photo & EnstravlnK
KTO Lad 14th, a Domino-bred Hereford bull consigned to the
Bassett sale by Artice N. Wentworth, of Mills, gets a bath before
the big sale. Lyle Ore, of Bassett, and Jesse Marshall, jr., of Ains
worth, do the honors as the big fellow unlimbers.
FORMER ATKINSON
RAIL AGENT DIES
B. W. Planck, 60, Long
111, Buried Monday
at Woodlawn
ATKINSON—Funeral services
were conducted Monday after
noon. February 25, at 2 o’clock
in the Methodist church at At
kinson for B. W. Planck, 60. who
passed away in a Norfolk hospi
tal Saturday, February 23.
Although Mr. Planck had been
ill for a long time, his condition
became critical only a short time
before his death, which was the
result of a heart ailment.
Boyd W. Planck was the son
of John and Charlotte Planck.
He was born at O’Neill April 13.
1891. When his father died 3
years later he went to live with
his aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Planck, at Bethany, Mo.
He served 3 years in the navy
and after his discharge entered
the railroad service. He was em
ployed by the C&NW continu
ously until 1943. For many years
he was depot agent at Atkinson.
On December 20, 1922, he was
married to Vera McClenahan.
They had one daughter. Dona
Rae.
He was a member of the Meth
odist church and for several
years was choir director here.
He was also affiliated since 1913
with the Masonic lodge 164,
AF&AM. Members of the lodge
had charge of the services and
burial was in Woodlawn ceme
tery.
Survivors include: Widow —
Vera: daughters—Mrs. Dona Rae
O’Connell, of Oakland, Calif:
Mrs. Lo Ree Findley, of Tilden:
son — Kenneth, of New Haven,
Conn.
Mrs. Findley and Kenneth
Planck are children of a pre
vious marriage.
Grassland - Stock
Meet Today, Stuart
STUART— The anuual grass
land-livestock meeting, an all
day affair, will be held in Stu
art today (Thursday) at the city
auditorium.
Meeting will begin with a 10
a.m. coffee session and exhibits.
W. W. Derrick will discuss
“Livestock Management”: E. M.
Brause. “The Grassland Research
Program” (as it applies to Holt
county): Joseph Watson, of West
Point, will conduct a panel dis
cussion. and Dr. S. W. Alford
will lecture on “Livestock Dis
eases.”
L. F. Bredemeier. of Valentine,
district soil conservationist and
a former O’Neill resident, will al
so speak._
Pollock New Owner
of Gravel Firm
EWING— Allan Pollock, who
has operated the Pollock service
station for the past 3 years, has
purchased the Walker Gravel
Co. from John Walker. This com
pany has been in business for a
bout 3 years.
Mr. Pollock has begun to put
the equipment in shape for the
spring opening of business.
Shares in the Pollock station
have been taken over by the
Shaw Service, of Ewing.
At present, Mr. Walker states
that his plans for the future are
indefinite.
Corporal Green Back
from Korea—
CHAMBERS — Cpl. Marvin
Green has returned recently to
the U.S. from Korea where he
has been since September. 1950.
He is now in Colorado. He is a
son of Mrs. Hamo Smith, of Am
elia, and a brother of Troxel
Green and Mrs. Duke Reed, of
Chambers.
56 Bassett Bulls
Average $717
Fifty-six bulls sold Saturday
at the 21st annual spring show
and sale of the North - Central
Nebraska Hereford Breeders’ as
sociation averaged $717 each.
The grand champion. SD Aster
11th, sold to E. M. Jarman, of
Chambers, for $1,500. The
champ was consigned by H. L.
Buell, of Rose, was calved April
10, 1950, and weighed 1,370
pounds.
Reserve champion. Silver
Caldo 5th, an Anxiety bull, was
consigned by Harold Melcher,
of Page, and sold to the
Creighton Livestock Market
for $1,450. Weight was around
1.100 pounds.
F. E. & Artice Wentworth, of
Mills sold Pioneer Pride 13th
and KH Royal 21st, bringing
$1,300 and $1,200, respectively.
Fischer & Lowe, of Burton, pur
chased Pioneer Pride 13th.
One female, consigned by Joe
J. Jelinek & Sons, of Walnut,
brought $385. She was Beauty
Pioneer, calved June 30. 1950.
Harold Harms, prominent Val
entine Hereford breeder, was the
judge,
Elmer (“Tug”) Phillips, secre
tary-manager. said buyers were
on hand from 4 states.
The average price was consid
ered “very good” although the
top sellers did not equal the
high mark established last No
vember.
Peterson Suit
to High Court
The state supreme court has
been asked in a brief to declare
the blanket mill tax levy uncon
stitutional.
The case is an appeal from
Holt county, where Charley W.
Peterson lost his action in dis
trict court to have the law ruled
void.
The action was against J. Ed
Hancock, Holt county treasurer.
The blanket mill tax school
levy provides that a levy shall be
imposed on all property in all
elementary school dsitricts of a
county equal to two-thirds of the
operating costs of all such dis
tricts for the previous year. But
it cannot exceed 4 mills.
The brief of Peterson’s attor
neys declares the tax is not lev
ied uniformly and proportionate
ly as required by the constitu
tion of Nebraska, and of the
United States, and is a “rank
discrimination” against the tax
payers who are compelled to
pay and pay for the exclusive
benefit and local purpose of oth
er taxpayers in school districts
having 5 or more pupils.
Peterson lives in a district with
less than 5 pupils so his district
school received none of the tax
levy money.
Before District Judge D. R.
Mounts the Peterson suit was
ruled void.
REJOINS CREW
Charles W. Jones, who was in
jured early January 24 after be
ing left in front of his home by
fellow workers, last week rejoin
ed the Consumers Public Power
District maintenance crew. Jones
does not recall what nappened
which resulted in his being un
conscious for several days.
Stores Open Saturday
Nights 'Til 10
Effective Saturday. March 1.
O’Neill stores will remain open
Saturday nights until 10 o’clock,
according to a Chamber of Com
merce policy. Throughout Janu
ary and February the Saturday
night closing hour has been 9 o’- !
clock.
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WJAG, 780 k.c. (adv.) I
VOLUME 71.—NUMBER 43.
AXEL BORG
QUITS BOARD
Supervisor Resigns Before
Term Expires; 3
Sons to Service
Resignation of Axel Borg, of
O’Neill, Second district supervis
or, was filed Wednesday after
noon with the board of supervis
ors while in a routine month-end
business session.
The move came as a surprise
although Borg, a republican, had
not filed for reelection.
Borg was elected to the board
in 1948 and took office January
1. 1949.
He did not publicly issue a
statement as a reason for re
signing but friends say that
Borg has been hardpressed for
help on his farm since 3 sons
have gone into military ser
vice.
One son, Dwayne, is a corpor
al now on duty in Japan with the
air force. He has been in service
2 years.
Donald is a corporal with army
ordnance and is now stationed
in France. He has been in uni
form 13 months.
Six weeks ago Ronald was in
ducted by selective service and
assigned to the marine corps. He
is now in boot training at San
Diego, Calif.
A special meeting of the board
will be called at 9:30 a.m., Mon
day, March 3, when the board
will consider appointment of a
successor.
Meanwhile, last-minute filings
for the April 1 primary election
included: Ralph Walker, of O’
Neill, for county judge, non-pol
itical; Roger Rosenkrans. of Dor
sey, republican, and Andy John
son, of O’Neill, republican, for
Second district supervisor; Bob
Tomlinson, of Star, democrat,
for Second district supervisor.
All county filings todate in
clude:
For county superintendent:
Miss Alice L. French, of O’Neill,
non-political.
For county judge: Louis W.
Reimer. of O’Neill; L. C. Walling
of O’Neill; Ralph Walker, of O’
Neill; non-political.
For county surveyor: George
Collins, of Atkinson, republican.
For county supervisor: Second
district — George D. Hansen, of
O’Neill, democrat; Bob Tomlin
son, of Star, democrat; Roger
Rosenkrans, of Dorsey, republi
can; Andy Johnson, of O’Neill,
republican. Fourth district —
Frank Cronk, of Page, republi
can. Sixth district—A. M. Baten
horst, of Stuart, democrat.
State Sen. Frank Nelson, of
O’Neill, and District Judge D. R.
Mounts, of O’Neill, earlier had
filed with the secretary of state
for reelection.
Deadline for filing was 5 p.m.
on Thursday, February 21.
The Frontier for printing!
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1952.
Mrs. Marsh . . . The soddies General O’Neill’s grave .. . The Mr. Donohoe . . . The thief con
were snug. Irish declined._fessed.
Scranton Colony Migrated in 1877
Exactly 75 years ago this
month a glib Civil war general
persuaded many of his fellow
Irish near Scranton, Pa., that for
them the promised land was the
untrammeled West.
For the Irish miners in east
ern Pennsylvania’s anthracite re
gion he painted a lurid picture of
fortune and adventure that a
Neal Draws 1 to 10
Years in Reformatory
Clyde Neal, 28-year-old labor
er, Wednesday admitted guilt to
a morals count involving a 4
year-old O’Neill girl and was
given an indeterminate term in
the men’s reformatory at Lin
coln. The incident with which
he was charged was alleged to
have taken place March 8 in West
O’Neill.
District Judge D. R. Mounts
pronounced the sentence ai 3
p.m. “The sentence,’’ he said.
! “will be from 1 to 10 years."
Neal was prosecuted by Coun
ty Attorney William W. Griffin.
He told the court he did not
want a defense counsel.
County Sheriff Leo S. Tom jack
probably will take Neal to Lin
coln today (Thursday).
Neal is married and has a
child.
O'Neill Rod & Gun
Group in Meeting—
The O’Neill Rod & Gun club
held a monthly dinner meeting
Tuesday night at the club at the
airport.
Evening was spent shooting
under the lights. Top honors
went to Floyd Tucker, of Ewing.
The session was open only to
members.__
>waited them on the plains.
One by one and in small
groups the following spring, doz
ens of families pulled up stakes
for the hegira to the West.
Under the shrewd guidance of
Gen.» John O’Neill they came at
last by train and wagon to new
ly-organized Holt county in Ne
braska. Most of them found
homesteads northwest of the
present county seat. O’Neill.
Today only a few remain
who made the trip in '77, but
the pioneers left their stamp.
Their descendants here are le
gion.
O’Neill, which in the early
days also attracted an immigrant
band from Michigan to settle
northeast of town, is Nebraska’s
“Irish capital.’’ The names are
testimony.
Names of the early home seek
ers included Donohoe, Boyle,
H a y a n, Henegan, O’Donnell,
Kearney, McCann, Timin. Big
lin, Donlin, O’Malley. Jennings.
Menish, Cook, Walsh. Early, O’
Sullivan. Mallon, Ryan and O’
Neill.
Among O’Neill’s three thou
sand population are many of
their progeny. Survivors of the
original Pennsylvania group in
clude J. B. Donohoe. Tom Don
lin, Mrs. Kate Walsh and Ed Ear
ly.
Mr. Donohoe. long a rancher in
this great hay and cattle coun
try, retired recently and moved
to town. One of 6 sons and 3
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John
T. Donohoe. he was 7 when the
family moved West.
Like most of the others, the
Donohoes went as far as Wisner
by train. There the railroad end
ed. They made the last one-hun
dred-odd miles up the Elkhorn
river valley bv team and wagon.
They found the sandy prairie
Finishes 45 Years in Public Utilities
- <i
Retirement of L. C. Walling,
manager of the O’Neill district of
Consumers Public Power District,
was announced this week. Effec
tive date is December 31. 1952.
“Colonel” Walling, as he is
best-known throughout the 13
county district, has spent 45
years in utility work. Last week
he filed for the office of Holt
county judge, a non - political
post.
Mr. Walling was born on a
farm near Greenwood in the
vicinity of Lincoln. As a young
boy he went out in the world
on his own, worked in Omaha
and in Chicago. 111., where he
attended night school to get
some engineering and law train
ing.
He joined Interstate Power Co.
and worked up to a vice-presi
dency. He held the post of vice
president and general manager
in charge of Interstate properties
when he came to O’Neill in 1928
as manager of the O’Neill dis
trict for that firm. At that time
Interstate’s properties adminis
tered by the O’Neill office em
braced 13 Nebraska and 4 South
Dakota counties.
In 1940. when Interstate gave
way to Consumers Public Power,
Mr. Walling continued as O’Neill
district manager. Presently there
are 91 employees in the district.
During recent years O’Neill
has become one of the state’s
principal power centers. With
the completion of the Ft. Randall.
S.D., dam several years hence
and with ultimate further devel
opment of power along the Nio
brara river, the city will become
even more important in the mid
west power grid.
Mr.. Walling has been active
in this development and 2
years ago helped negotiate the
purchase of the Scott block.
which was renovated and en
larged and is the headquarters
for the district offices.
Mr. Walling hks helped CPPD
properties here develop into
more than a million dollar in
power plant, distribution system,
stallation, including substation,
office building, shortwave broad
casting facilities and ware
houses.
Mr. Walling’s retirement is in
line with a CPPD general retire
ment policy.
“I’d be lost without anything
to do,” he says.
Unwilling to quit work, the
“Colonel” filed for the office of
county judge.
. %*'
—The Frontier Photo & Engraving
L. C. Walling ... a pioneer in field of electric utilities helped
O'Neill grow.
; bleak and not flowing in milk
and honey.
“He was working for the rail
road and all he cared about was
the money he pocketed." said
Mr. Donohoe of General O’Neill.
The colonists were plagued by
drought, poor crops, prairie fires,
grasshoppers, cold, homesickness
(Continued on page 4)
Red Cross Drive
Kickoff March 4
Kickoff date for the 1952 Holt
county American Red Cross
membership and fund - raising
drive will be Tuesday. March 4.
Community chairmen and of
ficials of the Holt chapter will
convene, distribute supplies and
ready for the push.
Holt’s coal this year is $2,189—
slightly higher than last year.
Mrs. Thomas J. Sullivan,
wife of O'Neill's postmaster, a
qain is drive chairman.
“Again the mail man is your
Red Cross solicitor.” Mrs. Sulli
van explained this week.
“We all know the needs of our
servicemen everywhere, veterans
and their families for sympa
thetic aid when problems arise,
the need of disaster victims for
shelter, food, medical aid and a
return to normal living, the
need of a wounded soldier for
life-giving blood, and the need
of Americans everywhere to be
trained for the protection of
themselves and their families.
“Our hearts go out to those in
need and we answer promptly
when we answer the call of the
American Red Cross.
"I am confident Holt county
ans will qive generously and
help us meet our responsibili
ties," Mrs. Sullivan declared.
Community chairmen are:
O’Neill city—Mrs. Virgil Laur
sen; O’Neill rural—open; Stuart
— Mrs. Noma Hall; Atkinson—
Mrs. Fred Dunn; Emmet—MLrs.
P. W. McGinnis; Chambers—J.
W. Walter; Inman — Harold E.
Wilhoit; Ewing—Mrs. J. L. Pru
den; Page—Mrs. J. R. Russell;
Amelia—Miss Florence Lindsey.
Plank Burial
Here Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. H. F.
Flank, of Spearfish. S.D.. a for
mer O’Neill resident, will be held
at 1:30 p.m., Friday. February
29, at First Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Plank died early Monday |
at Spearfish following a linger
ing illness.
Rev. Samuel Lee. church pas
tor, will officiate and burial will
be in Prospect Hill cemetery un
der the direction of Biglin Broth
ers. Pallbearers chosen are Ev
erett Shaw and Harold Shaw,
nephews, and Merlin Shaw, Wil
liam Shaw, Robert Shaw and
Wayne Shaw, all grandnephews.
The former Della Shaw was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Shaw.
Mrs. Plank was twice married.
A child bom out of the first
marriage died at the age of 3.
Survivors include: Widower;
sister — Mrs. D. H. Clauson, of
O’Neill; brothers—Grover Shaw
and Charles Shaw, both of O’
Neill.
Funeral rites were held at
Spearfish at 1 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon and the body was for
warded to O’Neill, expected to |!
arrive about 10 p.m.
The Planks resided at Spear
fish for about 30 years. For many
years he was active in the furni
ture business and funeral direct
ing there.
MARRIAGE LICENSE !
Arthur Clarence Benash and !
Audree Rae Siders. both of O’- ’
Neill, on February 21.
_PRICE: 7 CENTS
ADALINEKELLY, 7^
ILL 3 WEEKS, DIES
Widow of Larbee S. Kelly,
111 3 Weeks, Dies
at Page Home
PAGE — Funeral services for
Mrs. Adaline Kelly, 70, widow of
the late Larbee S. Kelly, were
conducted at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday.
February 26, at the Methodist
church in Page. Rev. C. E. Wil
cox officiated and burial was at
Stanton under the direction of
Biglin Brothers.
Mrs. Kelly died Sunday. Feb
ruary 24, at her home. She
been ill 3 weeks.
At the funeral rites. Mrs. Al
ton Braddock. Mrs. Gerald Lam
ason. Raymond Heiss and Edgar
Stauffer sang "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere,” "Near the Cross"
and “No Disappointments In
Heaven.” with Mrs. Harold Kelly
at the piano.
Pallbearers were Ed Stewart.
Roy Zellers. Gus Robinson, El
mer Trowbridge. Merwyn French
and Lindlev Crumly. Burial was
in the family lot at Stanton.
Mrs. C. E. Walker and Mn.
— The Frontier Rnjrravtn*
Mrs. Adaline Kelly ... a na
tive Nebraskan.
Melvin Smith had charge of the
floral offerings.
Adaline Reed, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Reed, was
born November 3, 1831. at
Stanton. She spent all her ear
ly life at Stanton.
On December 27, 1899. she was
united in marriage to Larbee S.
Kelly at the home of her mother.
Mrs. Wesley Reed. They began
housekeeping on a farm where
they lived for 9 years. They then
moved to Stanton where they
spent 4 years. In 1913 they mov
ed to a farm 3*6 miles northwest
of Page. This was their home
until about 3 years ago when
they built a new modern home
in Page. Not long after they fin
ished their home. Mr. Kelly con
tracted a lingering disease and
died November 22. 1950.
They had observed their gold
en wedding December 27. 1949.
M that time 140 persons signed
the guest book.
Mrs. Kelly had lived alone
much of the time since her hus
band’s death. She enjoyed work
ing with her flowers and visiting
tier neighbors.
Three children were born to
the Kellys—2 daughters died in '
infancy and a son. Jesse S.. lives
Ml the home place.
The late Mrs. Kelly was a
Tiember of the Royal Neighbors
odge.
Survivors include: Son—Jesse
3., of Page: 3 grandchildren—
Mrs. Cyril Hansen, of Wayne:
rhomas and Ruth, both of Page:
l great-grandchildren: brothers
—Robert Reed, of Orchard: S. R.
Reed, of Brunskick; A. D. Reed,
if Stanton: sisters — Mrs. John
Burtwhistle. of Stanton: Mrs. El
be Best, of Bell. Calif.: Mrs. Ro
lan Duncan, of Rapid City. S.D.
Let Contract for
240 Miles REA
Bids were received Wednesday
'or construction of 240 miles of
rural electrification lines in Holt
and Boyd counties vby the Nio
brara Valley Eelectric Member
ship corporation.
Low bid of $302,000 was enter
'd by Thompson, Haight & Reis
er. of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Manager Ed Wilson explained
hat the bid is subject to con
irmation of REA.
VISIT MONTANA
REDBIRD—Clifford Wells ac
■ompanied Leonard Buttolph to
Saco, Mont., Tuesday where they
vil spent 3 weeks looking after
business.
