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VOLUME 72—NUMBER 5.__O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1952. PRICE: 7 CENTS.
Escapee Abandons
Stolen Airplane
Authorities Search
Holt for Sex
Maniac
Holt county authorities Wed
nesday were ready to give up
the search for a 24-year-old
escapee from a Minnesota mental
hospital who abandoned a stolen
airplane three miles northeast of
Ewing late Sunday.
Being sought is Earl Ross,
whose original home was at St.
Paul, Minn. He recently fled
from the St. Peter, Minn., mental
hospital.
On Sunday he loitered several
hours at the Brookings, S.D., air
port where his identity was un
known.
Presently onf. of the airport
employees looked up from his
work and saw a cub becoming
airborne. The plane was owned
by a Mr. Nelson. Airport officials
throughout a three - state area
were advised to be on the lookout
for the stolen plane. A descrip
tion of the man who had been
seen at the airport at Brookings
compared with the description
of Ross, a fugitive being sought
by Minnesota authorities.
, Howard Montgomery, who
lives two miles east and one
mile north of Ewing, said he
heard a plane circling his place
Sunday about 5 p.m. He said
he did not give the matter a
second thought. About 7 p.m.,
while rounding up his cows, he
noticed the cub parked in his
field near a fence close to the
road. He entertained the idea
that someone had landed to
visit his neighbors.
It was that evening while in
Ewing that he heard a stolen
plane was being hunted. He went
to his farm, checked the serial
numbers, and advised Brookings
authorities he had found the
stolen craft.
Ross started walking from the
Montgomery place into Ewing.
He was seen by Mr. Montgomery
Mrs. Sylvester Schlotman and
two of Lionel Gunter’s boys.
Later, about 7 p.m., he visited
with Elmer Bergstrom at a Ew
ing filling station. He told Berg
strom he thought he’d head for
Omaha and find a job. Bergstrom
said he assumed he caught a lift
because he quickly disappeared.
Descriptions of the man given
by Mrs. Schlotman, the Gunter
boys and Bergstrom generally
matched those issued by the hos
pital authorities.
Mr. Montgomery said he
thought Ross did a good job land
ing the plane in tight quarters.
He barely cleared wires and trees
and pulled close to the fence.
Mr. Montgomery said the craft
was about out of gas. In alerting
operators the Brookings officials
advised' that the plane had
enough fuel to get it as far west
as Pierre, S D. Ewing is about
the same distance from Brook
ings.
Representatives of the Brook
ings airport were to have come
Tuesday for the plane.
Officials described Ross as a
sex maniac with criminal tend
encies. He is to be regarded as
extremely dangerous, they
said.
He is described as weighing
about 155 pounds, five feet nine
inches tall, thin brown hair and
brown eyes. He was wearing a
tan jacket and blue jeans when
last seen at Ewing and was hat
less.
Authorites said they had no
idea how he learned to fly.
Omaha police late Monday
were questioning a man answer
ing generally to the description of
Ross.
7 from O’Neill Area
Nebraska ‘U’ Grads
Among those receiving degrees
from the University of Nebraska
during commencement exercises
Monday, June 2, were:
Rex A. Coffman, of Stuart, and
Thomas D. Lambert, of Ewing,
bachelors of science in agricul
ture; John Berigan, of O’Neill,
bachelors of music in education;
Nanette F. Cowles, of Stuart, and
Clifford T. Fredrickson, of Spen
cer, bachelors of science in edu
cation; William F. Fuhr, of
Spencer, bachelor of laws (cum
laude).
DRIVE-IN TO OPEN
The O’Neill Drive-In theater,
located \Vz miles northwest of
the city at the junction of U.S.
highways 20 and 281, will open
af 7:45 p.m. today (Thursday),
according to R. V. Fletcher, own
er. Bill Hill will be the manager.
(See advertisement on page 11.)
ABOARD SALVAGE VESSEL
Warren W. Klinetobe, seaman,
USN. son of Mr. and Mrs. William
D. Klinetobe, of Page, is serving
with the Pacific fleet aboard the
rescue and salvage vessel, USS
Coucal.
Idahoans Here —
Mr. and Mrs. Glen McKie ar
rived here Friday from Emmett,
Ida., for an extended visit with
her mother, Mrs. Laura Wyant,
and other relatives.
Frontier for printing 1 Prompt
deliveries!
METHODIST PASTOR
NOT YET NAMED
Successor to Rev. V. R. Bell
Will Be Made ‘Very
Soon’, Official Says
The annual Nebraska Metho
dist conference closed Sunday
evening, June 1, with the read
ing of the appointments for the
new year. The parley was held
at Grand Island.
No successor was named, how
ever, for Rev. V. R. Bell, retired
O’Neill pastor, who this week
moves to Sergeant. Reverend Bell
became ill in March and could
not complete hjs term because
of a heart condition. He has been
residing for several months with
a son, Robert, in Grand Island.
Rev. J. Lavern Jay, of O'Neill,
super inlander! of the North
east Nebraska district, said
Wednesday Reverend Bell's
successor would be named
"very soon."
Appointments in the O’Neill
region of the northeast district
include:
Rev. E. G. Hughes, Atkinson;
Rev. Komer B. Hix, Bassett
Newport-Kirkwood; Rev. L. R.
Hansberry, Chambers - Amelia;
Rev. Henry L. Cole, Clearwater;
Rev. Charles C. Chappel, Ewing
Inman; Rftv. Charles E. Mitchell,
Lynch-Monowi; Rev. Lowell D.
Jones, Neligh; Rev. Chester E.
Wilcox, Page; Rev. Marjorie R.
Johnson, Spencer-Bristow.
Former ministers from this
area who received appointments
were: Rev. Carl B. Rayburn, for
merly of O’Neill, was appointed
to Greeley; Rev. Roy M. Wingate,
formerly of Inman-Ewing, to
Belgrade - Pinnacle Hill; Rev.
Lloyd W. Mullis, formerly of
O’Neill, to Clarks-Pierce chapel.
—
M. L. Harkins, Wife
Wed Half-Century
INMAN — In observance of
their 50th wedding anniversary,
Mr- and Mrs. M- L. Harkins
were at home on Sunday, June
1, at a 12 o’clock dinner at which
the members of the LL club and
their husbands were guests.
The table was laid with a lace
cloth. A three-tier wedding cake
decorated with yellow roses and
bearing the figure “50” was the
centerpiece, with tall yellow ta
pers and bouquets of yellow
roses on either side. Each lady
present received a yellow rose.
Members of the club present
were: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kelley,
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Cole
man, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ren
ner and Mrs. Anna Clark.
Members of the family present
were Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Smith
and Miss Hildred. Mrs. Smith
and Hildred, daughters of the
honored couple, were the host
esses.
Miss Ella Martin and Marshal
L. Harkins were married June 4,
1902, by Reverend Miller at the
home of the bride’s parents at
Griswold, la. They became the
parents of three children — one
son and two daughters- They
are:
Forest R. Harkins, of Turlock,
Calif., who was unable to be
present for the occasion; Mrs. H.
E. (Maurine) Smith and Hildred,
of Inman.
The Harkinses, who have been
residents of Inman since 1933,
have one grandchild and two
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Harkins has been a lum
berman for 55 years. Nineteen
year's ago he became manager of
the Finkbine lumber yard here.
The couple received a gold
colored wool blanket as a gift
from the LL club, a platform
rocker from the members of
their family and many cards.
Receive Creighton 'U'
Diplomas—
Thomas Harty, son of Mrs. P.
B. Harty and the late Mr. Harty,
was among the Creighton univer
sity graduates receiving bachelor
degrees at commencement rites
Thursday morning, June 5. Har
ty graduates from the college of
commerce. He plans to enlist in
the air force following gradua
tion.
Among those attending the
graduation rites was his mother,
who was accompanied by Miss
Geraldine Cronin, Mr. and Mrs.
F. N. Cronin and Julius D.
Cronin.
John McDonald, son of Mrs.
Marie McDonald, of O’Neill, re
ceived a bachelor of science de
gree. He is employed by an Om
aha funeral home.
I Recording to Be
Aired on KRVN —
A recording was made by mem
bers of the Holt county 4-H clubs
who attended 4-H club week at
Lincoln. Station KRVN, Lexing
ton, will broadcast the recording
Monday, June 9, at 6:45 p.m.
Those who participated in mak
ing the recording were: Tommy
Christon, of Ewing; Robert Tams,
of Ewing; Melba Dobrovolny, of
O’Neill; Alice Young, of O’Neill;
Alice Whaley, of O’Neill; Alouris
Kaup, of Atkinson; Benton Mel
lor, of Atkinson, and Caroline
Skopec, of Atkinson.
$20,000 RURAL
CHURCH STARTED
James Gibson Heads Group
Erecting New Bethany
Edifice
EWING— The construction of
the new rural Bethany Presby
terian church was begun Tues
day, May 20, at the new location,
two miles south and two miles
east of the junction of U.S. high
way 281 and state highway 91
which is five miles east of Cham
bers.
The basement has been exca
vated and the footing laid. It is
hoped that the new church will
be finished before this winter,
said James Gibson, who is chair
man of the building committee.
Members of the building com
mittee are: James Gibson, chair
man; Mrs. Henry Wood, secre
tary-treasurer; Mrs. P, W. Sum
merer, Mark Gribble, Stanley
Lambert, Irwin La Rue and Car
ol Summerer.
The church will be built at
an estimated cost of $20,000
with the majority of the work
to be done by the members.
James Genzler, of Plain view,
will do the mason work on the
exterior, which will, have a per
mastone likeness done in stucco.
The edifice will measure 54Mi
feet by 28 feet, and will have a
seating capacity of 150.
The chancel will measure 10
by 14 feet, and there will be a
choir room to the right and a
sacristy to the left. A window in
the form of a huge cross will
form the background of the
chancel above the communion
table. The window will be made
of glass brick in two colors.
A bell tower will be erected on
the side of the entrance of the
church.
The architect who drew up the
plans for the new building was
Noal E. Long, formerly of O’
Neill.
Rev. Samuel Lee, of O’Neill, is
pastor.
Calls on Material,
Spiritual Resources
Memorial day was observed in
O’Neill Friday with a 10 a.m. pa
rade from the American Legion
auditorium, near the corner of
Sixth and Douglas streets, west
on Douglas and return and a
special memorial program at the
auditorium, starting at 10:45 a.m.
The colors led the parade fol
lowed by the O’Neill marching
band, the American Legion and
other servicemen, auxiliary, Boy
Scouts, Cub Scouts and flower
girls.
The program in the hall began
with everyone rising as the band
played the national anthem. Rev.
Robert W. Olson offered a pray
er, after which Rahe Johnson
sang “The Lord’s Prayer.”
John G. Stuifbergern, Legion
post commander, introduced Dis
trict Judge Lyle E. Jackson, of
Neligh.
Judge Jackson reviewed the
history of the war between the
north and the south, and pointed
out that today the states are uni
fied. Present day problems, pol
itical, social, and world trage
dies that the nation now faces
were dwelt upon. Judge Jackson
expresed his faith in the ability
of the American people, with
their matchless resources, both
material and spiritual. /
Ex - servicemen and citizens
visited the cemeteries through
out the day to decorate graves
with flowers, and to place flags
at the graves of soldier dead.
30 Former St. Marians
Attend Banquet —
The Omaha chapter of St.
Mary s alumni held its annual
banquet Sunday evening, May 25,
in the jade rootmi at the Rome ho
tel Thirty former St. Marians
and their guests attended the 6:30
p.m. dinner.
j Miss Beverly McCarthy was
toastmaster. Allen H. Martin
gave the toast, “To Our Alma
Mater.”
Among the guests present were
Mr. and Mrs. Ira George, former
ly of O’Neill. Mr. George gave a
short address.
After Miss Mary Massie’s ren
dition of the ever popular “Be
lieve Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms,” and the approp
riate vocal selections, “It’s Just a
Lonely Street Where Old Friends
Meet” and “The Bells of St.
Mary’s,” by John O’Neill. The
program was concluded with the
traditional “Hail, Hail, Our Alma
Mater” by the alumni.
To Cedar Rapids —
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Gamel
moved recently to Cedar Rapids
where Mr. Gamel has employ
1 ment.
COLORADO U' GRAD . . .
Miss Joann Burgess, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess,
of O’Neill, will graduate from
the University of Colorado at
Boulder, Colo., Saturday, June
7. She will receive a degree in
arts and science. Doctor and
Mrs. Burgess left Wednesday,
June 4, to attend the com
mencement exercises.
STAUFFER RITES
FRIDAY AT PACE
Former Resident Dies
at Norfolk While
on Job
PAGE — Funeral services for
John Stauffer, jr., 54, a former
Page resident who died late
Monday, June 2, at Norfolk, will
be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday,
June 6, from the Methodist
church.
Earlier rites will be conducted
from a Norfolk funeral home at
10 a.m. Rev. Lemke, of Norfolk,
will officiate. The body will lie
in state from 3 to 9 p.m. today
(Thursday) at the Norfolk funer
al home.
He was working on the Otto
Illgen farm west of Norfolk
when he was stricken, but had
been working at his job with a
seed company during the day.
Death was caused by a heart
attack.
The late Mr. Stauffer was bom
September 21, 1897, at Wisner,
the son of Mr. and Msr. John
Stauffer, sr., who now live at
Page. He was 13-years-old when
he moved to Page.
On June 27, 1928, he married
Della Marie Dorr. They resided
at Page for 19 years, moving to
Norfolk six years ago.
He was preceded in death by
an infant daughter, who died at
the age of three months.
Survivors include: Widow—the
former Della Dorr; sons—Ber
nard, who is now in the navy,
and John Ronald, of Norfolk;
daughter— Marilee, of Norfolk;
parents — Mr. and Mrs. John
Stauffer, sr., of Page; brother—
Edgar Stauffer, of Page; sisters
—Mrs. Harry Tegeler, of Page;
Mrs. Clifford French, of Lamber
ton, Minn.; Mrs. E. E. Allen, of
California.
Stockgrowers Meet
Next Week, Gordon
The 63rd annual convention
of the Nebraska Stockgrowers’
association will meet in Gordon,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
June 12, 13 and 14.
Dewey C. Schaffer, of O’Neill,
is vice-president of the associa
tion.
The convention will close with
a banquet at city auditorium on
Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Among the speakers on the
convention program will be:
Congressman Charles B.
Brownson, of Indiana. Mr.
Brownson has been described as
“energetic and dynamic,” a “go
getter from the old school.” He
has been termed one of the most
“economy-minded” members of
the house.
Sam C. Hyatt, president of the
American Cattlemen’s associa
tion, will explain the work of
the association.
Jerry Sntola will speak on his
journey “From Israel to Ireland.”
He is an expert on livestock
feeding and nutrition.
Jeff H. Williams, of Chicka
sha, Okla., will be the banquet
speaker. Mr. Williams has been
referred to as “A One Man
United Nations” and “Oklahoma’s
Ambassador of Good Will.”
NEWS, FEATURES OMITTED
Because of a late volume of
advertising considerable news
matter has been necessarily
omitted from this issue. Not
ably absent are notes from
country correspondents, The
Frontier Woman department,
feature stories and pictures.
“Voice of The Frontier” . . .
780 kc , Mon., Wed., Sat., 9:45 a.m.
AG COLLEGE TEAM
SEES TEST PLOTS
Takes Special Interest in
Holt County Grassland
Research Program
A tour of Holt county grass
lands and pastures was made by
a group of men from the Uni
versity of Nebraska agricultural
college Tuesday, June 3. This
was in connection with the Holt
grassland research program.
Ed Janike, W. V. Lambert and
E. M. Brouse inspected 10 plots
of ground which have been treat
ed with fertilizer composed of
nitrogen and phosphate. These
plots are:
Frank Peter ranch, lVi miles
south of O’Neill, on U.S. highway
281, low wet meadow fertilizer
test.
L. D. Putnam, 8 miles north
east of O’Neill on Opportunity
road, native pasture study.
Clarence Ernst ranch, three
miles west and Vi north of
O’Neill cemetery, reseeded native
grass pasture.
Clausson Brothers ranch, 2 Vi
miles north of Emmet on gravel
road, upland native meadow test.
Lawrence Packa ranch, six
miles south and seven miles west
of Atkinson, native low wet
meadow test.
E. E. Gotschall ranch, six miles
south, seven miles west, and six
miles south of Atkinson, low wet
meadow fertilizer test.
Robert Clifford ranch, 16 miles
south, two miles west and Vi
mile north of Atkinson, bluegrass
production on native meadow.
The inspection disclosed that
there has been a definite im
provement in the grazing land
that has been treated. Where
cattle had a choice, it was
found that the heaviest grazing
was on the pasture that had
been fertilised.
The bluegrass has responded
very favorably to the nitrogen
phosphate application, they
found. f
Even brome and wild oats
grown in the treated soil were
eaten by the cattle.
The plots are six feet wide and
60 feet long. Each treatment is
repeated four times. The plots
have been put out and staked by
the state. Two bluegrass plots
were put out in April and will be
harvested in early July.
Mr. Lambert is dean of the col
lege of agriculture.
Forty-two men in Holt county
contributed $1,000 to launch the
grassland research. They are:
Rudy Dvorak, Earl Coxbill,
Lyle P. Dierks, Albert Lemmer,
Lloyd deed, Dvorak Brothers,
F. E. Boettcher, Lawrence Pacha,
Vern Sageser, Stanley Lambert,
Elvm White, Charley Tasler, Joe
Brewster, Charles M. Mulford,
L. D. Putnajm, Edgar Jungman,
Harold Shaw, Frank Brady, Irvin
Parsons, A. Max Karo, Elmer
Vogel, Raymer Funk, Holt Co.
Hereford Breeders, Holt Co. Ang
us Breeders, Future Farmers of
Atkinson, O’Neill National Bank.
Spencer Chemical Co., Simplot
Co., Skrdla Brothers, Ray Siders,
Ernest Gotschall, Harrey E. Res
sel, James Allyn, Jim Berigan,
Tony Asimus, Clarence Ernst,
Holt soil conservation district,
Robert Clifford, Jaimes .Dobrov
olny, Vernon Thompson, C. E.
McClurg, Fred Mack.
From this group Rudy Dvorak
of Atkinson, Ray Siders, of
O’Neill, and Ernest Gotschall, of
Atkinson, were chosen to sign a
contract with the Department of
Agriculture.
The agreement means that four
tests over a period of four years
will be made in Holt county plus
three extra tests not to be made
in any other counties. These are
pasture, upland and bluegrass
studies.
The plots under treatment
throughout the county are mark
ed and residents are invited to
look them over.
A crop improvement association
tour will be conducted on July 1
in southeast Holt county. Any
one who is interested is invited
to join the tour, according to
County Agent A. Neil Dawes.
A contributor to the research
project this week was the Omaha |
Ak-Sar-Ben, which sent a check
for $100.
J. J. Isaacson, general manager,
and Jess Thurmond, chaiman of
Ak-Sar-Ben public affairs com
mittee, said, “The movement in
Holt county by your folks for the
improvement of the grasslands
through fertilization, struck both
of us as a very fine exampe of
midwestern independence in solv
ing our own problems.”
RETURNS FROM KOREA
EWING — Carl B. Schrad, of
Ewing, was aboard the navy
transport, Gen. M. C. Meigs, when
it docked this week at San Fran
cisco, Calif. The ship carried 4,
193 Korean war veterans.
Try Frontier want ads!
Half-Inch Rain
Boon to Corn
Lyle G. Moss, 31,
Drowning Victim
AMELIA—Lyle G, Moss, 31, of
Omaha, was a memorial week
end drowning victim.
The tragedy occurred on a
lake north of Omaha near Louis
ville. A boat from which Mr.
Moss was fishing capsized. Al
though he was a good swimmer,
the heavy boots he was wearing
dragged him down and he was
unable to make the shore.
His wife and small daughter
were standing on the lake shore
and witnessed the drowning.
Lyle Moss was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Cheever G. Moss,
former residents of Amelia, and
a nephew of Ira H. Moss of
O’Neill.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in Omaha Monday, June 2.
Burial was in Hillcrest cemetery,
Omaha.
Among those attending the fu
neral from Amelia were: Mr. and
Mrs. Glen White, Harry White,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gar-j
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Kenney and Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Madsen.
7 Inductees Will
Report June 18
Seven Holt county selective
service registrants have been or
derd to report for induction into
the armed forces on Wednesday,
June 18. They are:
Joseph Walnofer, of Stuart;
Roland G. Green, of O’Neill;
Lewis L. Vandersnick, of Ewing;
James D. O’Donnell, of Atkinson;
Duane A. Blair, of Chambers;
Estel Cary, of Ewing; Henry C.
Lange, of Ewing.
Meanwhile, 10 went to Omaha
Tuesday, June 3, for preinduction
physical examinations. They
were:
Robert H. Schneider, of Stuart;
Robert L. Retke, of Page; Mike
Wenner, of Atkinson; Benedict
Schmit, of Atkinson; William L.
Singkofer, of Amelia; Robert W.
Wallace, of O’Neill; Edward A.
Scott, of Atkinson; Louis A. Soj
ka, of Ewing; Eldon D. Harley, of
Ewing, and Ralph H. Sholes, of
Inman.
Heart Attack Fatal
to James Harding
James E. Harding, 84, former
resident of Holt county, died at
his home in Whiting, la., of a
heart attack Wednesday, June 4.
Mr. Harding came to Kbit coun
ty in 1880 and homesteaded west
af OTNeill. He moved to Iowa in
1929, where he lived until his
death.
Funeral rites have been tenta
tively set for Friday, June 6, at
Whiting.
Charles L. Harding, a brother,
and Mrs. Alice Bridges, a niece,
live in O’Neill.
Johnsons's Father Dies;
Successor Named —
Otis Johnson, 66, father of Lar
ry Johnson, of O’Neill, died sud
denly Wednesday, May 28, of a
heart attack. Funeral rites were
held Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lar
ry Johnson were in Scottsbluff
when they heard the news.
The Johnsons will be moving to
Scottsbluff between June 9 and
15, where Mr. Johnson has been
transferred by Consumers Public
Power district. They will move
into a new home now being com
pleted.
The Johnsons plan a sale of
household goods on Saturday at
2 p.m. They have sold their resi
dence, the former Brennan estate,
to Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Gilder
sleeve.
Mr. Johnson’s successor here
will be Glenn Miller, of Colum
bus, veteran Consumers employee
who formerly resided at Orchard.
Visits Denver —
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond
accompanied their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William
Bowker, of Atkinson, to Denver,
Colo., on Tuesday May 27, where
they planned to spend a week
with friends and relatives. They
returned Tuesday.
Visits Parents —
Mrs. J. C. Reynolds and chil
dren, of Twin Falls, Ida., came
decoration day to visit her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Jansen,
and other relatives.
Northern Portion of
Holt Welcome*
Moi*ture
Rainfall netting .41. of an inch
of moisture was welcomed dur
ing the early morning hours
Wednesday by north-Holt coun
ty fanners. The rain was a boos
to the farmers who had just re
planted corn.
Prior to the rain many com
plaints were heard that com was
having a tough time breaking
through the hard crusted soil.
The rain was accompanied!
by a saver* electrical storm
and was general over the
O'Neill region. No serious dam
age was reported.
Viewing the Holt county agri
culture picture in early June, one
is confronted with a peculiar
situation. In northern Holt
there has been a need for
rain to give peeping com a boost,
while in the south a good dry
spell would do wonders.
“Where the com has been
planted in the territory north of
the Elkhom, the ground is dry
and hard and the com can bare
ly break through,” said Harry
Ressel, of O'Neill.
The land south of the river 1a
so wet that in many places re
planting of com has been neces
sary.
The Holt county ag agent, A.
Neil Dawes, noted, “The blue
grass north of the river looks ve
ry promising. The grass has ex
cellent vegetative growth. To the
south the stands of bluegrass are
thin and sparse.”
People m the south country
have also noticed an increase
of undesirable grass which i*
crowding out the bluegrass. It
makes for greater tonnage hoi
at the same time poorer hay,"
| said Mr. Ressel.
In the small grain category, the
wheat is noticeably better and
there is more of it than there has
been for.many years. The rye is
poor and there is very little to be
found throughout the county.
On a trip from Grand Island'
recently, Lyle Dierks noticed' an
agricultural rarity, unique tor
this part of Nebraska. Mr Dierks
says that as he progressed north
ward he saw corn in all stages
of development. “Some farmers
were plowing the fields for plant
ing, some were planting and re
planting, others were cultivating,
and when I reached Holt county
I could hardly believe my eyes.
I saw some of last year’s com
being picked!”
It could not be picked last
year because of high water
and too much wetness, he said.
In many places the farmers are
battling the elements with grim
determination. After a day’s
work of replanting corn and a
series of contests with the mud,
which caused his tractor to bog
down several times, Paul Harley,
of Chambers, had this to say:
“If you don’t plant any, you
won’t have any.”
Trying to solve the com grow
ing problem is Henry Murray,
who rigged up a homemade eli to
aid the sprouting com in break
ing the hard surface of the
ground. Mr. Murray said, “I ham
mered a lot of nails in a board
so they stuck out the other side
and dragged it over the ground.
I don’t know how much good it
will do, but I’m hoping for the
best.”
Mr. Murray lives 12 miles
northwest of O’Neill.
Axel Borg, who lives 18 miles
north of O’Neill, said that the
corn is slow on his farm, but
wheat and oats look good. He
started cutting alfalfa Saturday
and expects a good crop.
One who has an optimistic out
look is Guy Johnson, whose
farm is 25 miles northeast of
O’Neill. Mr. Johnson has a good
stand of wheat, oats and rye.
“And the corn is just coming
up,” said Mr. Johnson. “I believe
in planting my com late, it
comes up better.”
Week’s weather summary bas
ed on 24-hour periods ending at
5 p.m. daily follows:
Hi Lo Prec.
May 29 _78 47
May 30 _ 75 49 .05
May 31 69 42
June 1 __76 42
June 2 _87 57
June 3_75 50 T
June 4 -83 58 .41
Sgt. and Mrs. Rex Homer, of
North Platte, arrived Monday for
a visit with Mrs. Horner’s fath
er, P. V Hickey. They were ac
companied by their two children.
