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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1952)
Struck by Pole Fatally Hurt SCHAFFER HEADS STOCKGROWERS Cattlemen Ask End of Ag Subsidies, Up Gas Tax Dewey C. Schaffer, of O’Neill, was elected president of Ne braska Stockgrowers association at the 63rd annual convention at Gordon Saturday, June 14. He succeeds J. H- Vinton, of Gor don, who has filled the position for the limit of two years. The J. H. Vinton, retiring presi dent and D. C. Schaffer, new president. parley opened Wednesday, June 11, and closed with a ball Sat urday evening. During the convention the cattlemen reaffirmed their tra ditional policy of independence from the federal government when they passed a resolution “opposing all payments under the agricultural adjustment act and specific agricultural sub sidies wherever they directly or indirectly affect the cattle in dustry.” Other resolutions adopted were: Increase in the state gasoline tax for highway purposes. A federal livestock research laboratory to try to develop a vaccine to prevent or cure foot and-mouth disease. Federal regulations to pro tect American livestock growers against importation of anthrax and other diseases. Inclusion in the University of Nebraska budget for 1953 55 of a request for an addition al 5 thousand dollars appropri ation for research on animal disease. Dropping of price controls as of June 30, 1952 Reversal of federal govern ment policies: “The transition from our untenable artificial economy to the law of supply and demand; from the lavish spending of inflated dollars to the enforced exercise of public and private thrift in the use of an honest currency; from de pendence on the subsidies of socialism to the self-reliance of enlightened free enterprise.” Labor legislation “to the end that peaceful arbitration and judicial action replace warfare or dictation by or between labor and industry.” The secretary of agriculture to “confine his efforts to the original purposes of the depart ment of agriculture” instead of promoting such “socialistic pro grams” as the family farm policy review. Council Says ‘No’ on Tavern Move — The O'Neill city council in session Tuesday evening voted to deny the application of Leroy Baumeister, operator of the Cir cle tavern, to move the location of the tavern from South Fourth street to the comer of Madison and Douglas streets. Four coun cilmen voted against the move, none for the change. A new building is under con struction at the New Deal cor ner and Baumeister contemplat ed moving in provided the coun cil would okay the proposal. The new building is being built by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Asimus. Petitions had been circulated by West O’Neill residents op posing the move. Miss McCullough Will See Alaska EWING — Miss Elja McCul lough, dean of women at Dana college, Blair, told Ewing friends during the weekend that she is planning an Alaska vacation this summer. Miss McCullough, for mer Holt county superintendent of schools, was a guest at the ^ an Zandt home from Friday until Sunday. She is presently at Wayne State Teachers college instruct ing a summer course at tiie col lege. BRISTOW — A 41-year-old Holt county man, Lyle Andrew Gilbert, was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon about 2 o’clock while working with an REA crew near Bristow. He had been knocked from a tr»ck and a pole fell on him. Unconscious, he was rushed to Sacred Heart hospital in an ambulance, arriving there about 3 p.m. Death came at 8 pjn. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at the Presbyterian church in Atkinson. Burial will be in Wood Lawn cemetery. Rev. Orin C. Graff will officiate. The late Mr- Gilbert was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Gilbert, of Chambers. A brother, Dale, is a farmer near Atkinson. The fatally injured man had been working with the REA crew about seven weeks. youmTmother DIES SUDDENLY ATKINSON — A 38 - year - old mother of four small children died unexpectedly at 2:30 p.m., Monday at her home here. Mrs. Charles Prussa, jr„ was stricken with a fatal heart attack, a physi cian stated. She died in the presence of "her mother, Mrs. Anna Galligan. Funeral services will be con ducted at 9 a.m. today (Thurs day) in St. Joseph's Catholic church. Pallbearers are Gilbert Snyder, Jay Crawford, Victor Faust, Roy Mack, Raymer Funk and John Flannery. Mrs. Prussa had not been ill, relatives said. Her maiden name was Angela Galligan. Survivors include: Widower; sons—Charles Eugene an’d Thom as Joseph; daughters—Carol Ann and Mary Jo; mother—Mrs. Anna Galligan; brothers — Owen and. William, both of Atkinson; sister —Mary, of Lincoln. A rosary rite was held Wednes day evening at the farm home, 2% miles southwest of Atkinson. 19 Van Horn Heifers to 9 States, Canada PAGE—Nineteen head of two year - old registered Hereford heifers, bred by the H. A. Van Horn Hereford ranch near here, sold Monday and Tuesday in the Pearson Hereford dispersion sale at Indianola, la They went to nine states and Canada. These heifers, all sired by Sil ver Knight 10th, were purchased from the Van Horns last spring as yearlings. As heifers they went to buy ers from Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, Kentucky, Vir ginia, Iowa, Kansas, North Car olina, West Virginia and Toron to, Can. The top heifer of the Van Horn group was purchased by F. F. McIntosh & Son, of Spencer, W. Va., for $2,000. MARY G. HORISKEY, LONG ILL, DIES Retired Teacher Could Recall Birth Dates of Former Pupils Miss Mary G. Koriskey, 76, of O’Neill, died at her home on Saturday, June 14, after a ling ering illness. Miss Horiskev was born iu Iowa, March 22, 1876. She came to Holt county as a small girl and taught for about 36 years in the O’Neill public schools. She was able to recall the birthday anni versaries of practically all of the students she taught. Survivors include: Brother— Michael H. Horiskey, of O’Neill; sister—Mrs- Dorothy Blank, of Worland, Wyo.; and a nephew, Bill Miller, of Lincoln. Tuiteral services were held Tuesday, June 17, in St. Pat rick’s Catholic church, Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan offic iating. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Biglin Brothers were in charge. A rosary was offered Monday evening at the Horiskey resi dence. The late Miss Horiskey was born at Elkader, la., a daughter of John and Katherine Kennedy Horiskey. Her people settled near the site of the old Parker postof fice, 12 males northeast of O’Neill, in 1880. Her father had staked out a claim the year before. Miss Horiskey attended Peru normal several terms and Wayne normal one term. Her first teach ing position was in a rural school northeast of Dorsey in 1894. In 1901 she joined the O’Neill public school teaching staff and taught several generations of O’Neill children until arthritis forced her retirement in 1937. Pallbearers were: James Park cr, Dave Lov, Harry Harto P. C. Donohoe. H- E. Coyne. II. D. Grady, Ed Quinn, and George Shoemaker. WEATHER SUMMARY. June 12 97 70 June 13 101 74 JuAe 14 .. _ 96 64 .01 June 15 .. _ 100 74 June 16 90 59 .13 June 17 _. 95 52 June 18 _ 93 59 Totals _ .14 SCOUTS REPAINT EWING—Boy Scout troop 181 is busy painting the interior of the headquarters this week un der the supervision and with the help of their assistant scoutmas ter, H. R. Harris. New drive-in theater's screen demolished . a twister touched. WILLIAM EISELE RITES HELD HERE William F. Eisele, 83, a former O’Neill resident, died Saturday, Jxine 14, at St. Edward, where he had lived for more than a year. Mr. Eisele was well-known in O’Neill. Ke had for many years been custodian of prominent buildings and had cared for lawns and yards of various homes. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p.m. Monday, June 16, at the Biglin Brothers fu neral chapel. Rev. J. Laverne Jay, of O'Neill, officiated. Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were: John Grutsch, Ira H. Moss, L. G. Gillespie, Roy Sauers, George McCarthy and Ralph McElvain. The late Mr. Eisele was born April 19, 1869, at Port Royal, Penn. He came to Holt county from Lincoln in 1881. He never married. Survivors include: sisters — Mrs. Ada Cox, of Chambers; Mrs. Lottie Lineberry, of Omaha, and Mrs. Irene Nutcher, of Santa Cruz, Calif. Stuart Boosters Coming Monday STUART—There will be about 35 cars of boosters, from Stuart heralding the Legion sponsored rodeo for July 4-5-6, visiting O’ Neill Monday, June 23, at 7 o’clock. They will furnish 45 minutes of entertainment by the band, Tex and his electrical harp, and stunts by the Western club. The grouD will go to Plainview and visit the towns as they return to Stuart. Tee Struck — EWING—A large cottonwood tree near the Lloyd Black resi dence, in north Ewing, was struck bv lightning late Sunday night. ' 18-Year-Old Leaves | with Draft Group An 18-year-old Ewing youth, Roy G. Stamp, departed from O’ Neill Wednesday with six other Holt county men for military in 1 duction. Stamp was a volunteer, : according to Mrs. W. H. Harty, I chief clerk of the Holt county se lective service board. Other selective service induc tees leaving were: Joseph Walnofer, of Stuart; Ro land G. Green, of O’Neill; James D. O’Connell, of Atkinson; Duane A. Blair, of Chambers; Estel Cary, of Ewing; Henry C. Lange, of Ewing. Holt has been ordered to fur nish 14 men for the draft on July 9, Mrs. Harty said. Visits Tomlinsons — Mr. and Mrs. James Coventry called on Mrs. Coventry’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson, Sunday. Legion Reveals Plan for 70-to 90-Thousand Dollar Pool An architect's version of a swimming pool suitable for a city the size of O'Neill was revealed last Thursday evening at the regular monthly meeting of Simonson post 93. Coal of the pool with wading annex (upper left) will be about 90-thousand-dollars. Legion officials are exploring the possibilities of developing ■ pool here «nd will be conferring with officials of various civic organisations. > The proposed project would require an election and a bond issue. Twister Destroys Drive-In Screen; Need for Moisture Grows Urgent ■Ar -4r 4- 4r ★★★ x, - Tourney Golfers Flee for Safety When Storm Strikes A light shower about 7 o’clock Sunday evening broke an unsea sonal heat wave that had Holt countyans almost on the ropes. Each day between Wednesday, June 11, and late Sunday, June 15, the mercury flirted with the century mark. Sunday evening's shower amounting to .10 of an inch, con tributed little to the thirst of growing crops, but did offer re spite rom the heat. A need for a good rain has naif become urgent. The surface mois ture was depleted during the hetic June 8-14 week, attributed mainly to high, hot winds. Ob servers r.ay, however, there is still 6orr.e subsoil moisture. Serious damage may result for the small grain crop. Un less there is rain in the near fu ture, there will be a great re duction in the yield of oats, rye and wheat. Small grain, until now. has looked very good. Alfalfa hay throughout the county has been pretty well put up. Those who are getting ready to harvest small grain must be sure to clean out their granaries. Any small grain that has evidence at weevil or filth from rats and bird# will be docked a dollar or more per bushel. And such grain can only be used for livestock feed. This is in keeping with the pure food and drug laws. Bluegrass strippers are at work in some places in the county, and I the yards are in readiness for the curing. A good yield is expected. The dry weather has made blue graas stripping possible in many places which only a few weeks ago looked improbable. It has been noted that there are fields of bright bluegrass in many ! places in the county. This is a grass known at Madison vetch. No crop damage from the wind storm or Sunday, June 15, haa been reported. Hail fell in a few isolated places. A small twister, presumably traveling in a northeasterly di rection, touched down at the site of O'Neill's new drive-in theater. P/a miles northwest of the city. The young tornado demolished the screen. R. V. Fletcher, theater owner, estimates cost of replacing the screen in the neighborhood of seven or eight thousand dollars. The loss, he said, was partially covered by insurance. Tlie twister struck the theater, which was preparing to begin its 10th night of operation, at 7:02 p.m. Mr. Fletcher, who was about to enter the theater office, located behind and below the big screen, fled when the storm struck. Lriea xi. wade, who resides sev eral hundred feet north of the drive-in, said he realized the storm packed violence. He placed members of his family in a wo'1 pit at the house and looked up to see the screen “explode.” He hurried to the drive-in, be lieving he had seen Mr. Fletcher enter the office. Neither Wade or Fletcher can explain how no one was hurt. ' The big timbers used in sup porting the screen were reduced to kindling wood. An outer fence was damaged and the concession stand about an eight foot square frame struc ture, was turned 180 degrees. A row of trees along U.S. high way 20, on the east side of the road, were bent over and twisted. At the Country club, a mile away, the annual O’Neill open golf tournament was in progress. Golfers sought refuge behind trees. Many of them and their la dies, who had been playing bridge, sought safety in the basement of the clubhouse. One tree was uprooted and one out building was upset. There was slight damage to one building at the Sauser brothers farm 2*A miles north of the Tenth and Douglas street intersection. Several thousand persons went to the drive-in Sunday evening 1 to view the damage. No patrons were at the drive-in at the time the twister struck. Had the storm hit a few minutes later there might have been serious casual ties. Bill Hill, theater manager, said the specifications for the screen were engineered to withstand a gale of 120-miles-per-hour. The “Voice of The Frontier" mobile special events unit arrived on the scene a few minutes after the damage had been inflicted. George Hammond conducted an on-the-spot tape-recorded story of the storm on the Monday morn ing program (WJAG, 780 k.c., 9:45 a.m.) 2 SECTIONS! — 12 PAGES Frontier North-Nebraska’s Fastest-Growing Newspaper VOLUME 72.—NUMBER 7. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JUNE 19. 1952_PRICE; 7 CENTS
