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o • ■ 8 STATE HIST SOC T tn o o ■ 1.60 Inches of Rain Helps Revive Pastures At O’Neill precipitation during the past ten days has totaled 1.60 inches of moisture, including .45 on Sunday, July 27; .35 on Sun day, August 2, and .33 on Mon day, August 3, .41 late Wednes day afternoon, August 6. The O’Neill region late Satur day night and early Sunday morn ing welcomed more rainfall to help overcome the costly June and July precipitation deficit The midsummer drouth, however, had already accomplished its damage and scattered showers one week apart—Sunday. July 27 and Sunday, August 3—succeeded only in refreshing pastures and some late corn. It was a siow, gradual rain that fell during the early hours Sunday, netting .36 of an inch at O'Neill officially. Other sections of the O’Neill region fared better. Urville Metschke of Chambers reported 1.40 for that locality. On Saturday morning—the day before—showers near Chambers interrupted some of the hay crews. The preceeding Sunday the showers only settled the dust at Chambers. Elmer Oetter of Amelia re ported two inches of precipita tion there during the early Sun day morning hours. He said the water standing in the ditches, along the roadside was reminis cent of the water of last spring. Arnold Zuelke, who lives three miles south of Chambers, meas ured little more than an inch of rainfall early Sunday. At Emmet more than a half inch of rain fell over the weekend. At the junction of U.S. high ways 20 and 275 southeast of In man, the precipitation amounted to 150. However, Clifford Sobot ka, who lives southwest of In man, reported less than a half inch of rain. Mrs. Carl Widtfeldt, who lives 12 miles northeast of O’Neill, re ported that the rain guage showed .30 of an inch following the early Sunday morning shower. Stuart reported one-half inch of rain for that region. John Buhlman, who lives near the junction of U.S. highway 275 and the Elgin road, declared the rain in that vicinity was worth a million dollars. The Amelia community re ceived 2.13 inches of rain early Sunday. It was described by Miss Florence Lindsey, The Frontier’s Amelia correspondent, as “much needed.” bummary for tne weeK follows: Date Hi Lo Prec. August 1 __99 63 August 2_88 68 .05 August 3___84 64 .36 August 4 - _79 54 August 5_81 58 .33 August 6_85 59 .41 Total_1.15 Miner’s Body in Full-Length Cast j Russell Miner, 16, who was seriously injured wnen ue was ] jounced from the truck his father was driving while fighting grass fires in northeast Holt county on Sunday, July 27, has returned from Clarkson Memorial hospital, Omaha. He is resting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everet Miner, southeast of O’ Neill, after a trip home by am bulance one week following the accident. He is in a cast that encases his body from head to foot. He suf fered a fractured pelvis and other injuries. No surgery was neces sary. The youth was hurt when he was bounced from the fender of a truck which hit a deep hole. The front and rear wheels ran over him. A group of good neighbors un der the leadership of Harry Res sel gathered Tuesday and Wed nesday to cut and put up hay for Russell’s father. Seventy acres of hay was cut Tuesday. Other crews working under James M. Corkle, Virgil Laursen and Claire McVay will gather later this week. An appeal for help in the pro ject on the Monday morning “Voice of The Frontier” program produced more than enough vol unteer workers. ‘Voice’ to Present Parade Broadcast The “Voice of The Frontier” special events unit will do a spe cial one-hour broadcast from At kinson on Monday, August 11, starting at 2:30 p.m. The parade itself, however, is scheduled to move out at 2 o’clock. George Hammond will be at the microphone and will give WJAG (780 k. c.) listeners a graphic word-picture description of the fa mous hay days parade. The broadcast will be carried from At kinson to the Norfolk transmitter by special leased wire and through the “Voice of The Fron tier’s” facilities. Sponsors for the one hour spe cial events program are Meadow Gold (Beatrice Foods, Inc.), Jessee Baking Company, O’Neill Photo Co., Gonderinger Motor Co., and Central Finance Corp. Ewing Presbyterian Youth to Conference EWING—The United Presby terian church is holding a youth conference on the college campus at Tarkio, Mo., from Monday, Au gust 4, to Saturday, August 9. Those in attendance from the Ew ing Presbyterian church are Paul Gunter, Tom Christon, Vlanda Biddlecome, Lloyd and Lavonne Shrader. They were accompanied by the pastor, Rev. W. J. Bomer, who will direct the recreation at the conference, and Mrs. Duane Jensen and Miss Sally Christon, who will be counselors. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Long re ceived a telephone call Tuesday evening from their son, Pfc. Oran W. Long, who had just arrived from Germany. He is on his way home from Camp Kilmer, N.J., for a month’s furlough and will then be discharged after having completed two years in the army. STRUCK BY CAR . . . Little Nancy Hoerle, 3 (above), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. La verne Hoerle of Chambers, es caped serious injury Friday, July 25, when she dashed in front of a car driven by Lyle David. The little girl was knocked unconscious but was not seriously hurt. * Corn Prospects Gone with Wind Rain Lack in July Blamed The 1952 com crop looks very poor in most of northeastern Holt county, normally the corn producing area of the county. Southern portions of the county find the corn doing quite well. This spotted condition is due in the main to scattered thunder showers during a critical eight day period. Generally the northeast sec tion fared poorly in two rounds of showers one week apart. Hot intense winds during July dissipated all the moisture in the corn and most of the sur face moisture. James Conway, who lives northwest of O’Neill, says his corn is “pretty well shot.” Mr. Conway added: “I’ve got 190 acres in and if I get that many bushels I’ll be lucky.” Bill Murphy said, “My corn is done. Not enough rain at the right time. My cane is doing fine, though.” Murphy lives south of Opportunity. “My 65 acres of corn is just holding its own,” said Walter O’Malley, whose farm is nine miles northwest of O’Neill. “I look for a 50 percent yield.” Levi Yantzie. who also lives northwest of O’Neill, reported most of his com had dried up. “But 15 acres of open-pollinated com is doing good,” he said. L. A. Whaley reported that his com was nearly all burned. The Whaley farm is northeast of O’Neill. Walter Young, who resides in the same locality, said the early Monday and early Tuesday showers came too late to do any good for his com. One five-acre patch of late corn, he said, would do “very well.” He plans to cut some of his corn for feed and cut-down on his livestock. George Rowse, who lives three miles north of Cham bers, said that the rain of ear ly Sunday morning, August 3, was a blessing. "It will mean a lot for my corn which was sorely in need of rain." Most of the hay crop is up, showing a better than average tonnage. Much of what remains to be put up is very dry and hard. Some ranchers intend waiting until September before cutting it, with the hope that much needed rain will freshen it. Elsewhere in the nation severe drouths are creating an econom ic tragedy. Among states affect ed are North Dakota, Tennesssee, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, South Caro lina, Massachusetts and Maine. 4-Hers Await ’52 Achievement Day There are 872 projects being carried by 4-H boys and girls in Holt county this year. On Fri day, August 15, they will con verge on O’Neill to exhibit the work they have done, compete in judging contests, and give demonstrations showing their “know-how.” From this day’s activities, exhibits to go to the state fair will be chosen, also judging and demonstration teams Other highlights of the day will be the style review and nusic contest. The music con gest consists of music identifica tion and vocal group contests. The activities will be held in lhe high school, starting at 9 o’clock. The O’Neill Chamber of Com merce helps the extension ser- • vice to promote this event by furnishing the award ribbons. Butte Lecrion Post Reelects Hansen— BUTTE — James Hansen was reelected commander of the Am erican Legion post 51 here in elections held Monday evening. Other officers named for the coming year were Willis Luth, vice-commander; Herman Nico laus, adjutant; Robert Herman, finance officer; James Viles, ser geant-at-arms; William Wills, post service officer; William Brennan, chaplain, and Ray Ries selman, publicity. j,g , 4 PAGES “——™l—■■“ ONE SECTION PAGES 1 TO 10 North-Central Nebraska’s BIO Newspaper ' Volume 72.—Number 14. O Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, August 7, 1952. Seven Cents Hospital at Stuart Is Now Closed Board Blames MD’s Departure for Move; Ramsay to Atkinson STUART — The Stuart Com munity hospital, an outstanding example of community coopera tion for a common cause, today is closed. The hospital board declares the health center has been shut down because the chief physi cian, Dr. James E. Ramsay, is leaving town. Doctor Ramsay told The Fron tier Wednesday he would be leaving Stuart '‘in about two weeks” because the Stuart hospi tal is closed. However, the Stu art hospital board issued a pub lic statement outlining the rea sons for the closing. J. G. Brewster, Stuart bank er and spokesman for In board, said that Doctor Ram say, a 1946 University of Ne braska college of medicine graduate, was induced to Stu art in March, 1951. because of a need for a qualified young surgeon to complement a fine, well-equipped country hospi tal. The board went further, Brew ster explained, by adding addi tional equipment, providing the 34-year-old Doctor Ramsay office space, and staffing the hospital better than would be normally expected in a community the size of Stuart. About 20-thousand-dollars was tied up in the hospital invest ment and informal assessments had to be made on families in the community to keep the insti tution going. However, Doctor Ramsay en joyed a fine practice and patients were coming to Stuart from near and far. Patients invariably had fine words for Doctor Ramsay, the staff and the hospital. When the Atkinson Memorial hospital opened last spring, Doc tor Ramsay began doing surgery there. The trend increased until Atkinson received virtually aH the cases and the Community hospital at Stuart was wanting for patients. The hospital board watched the deficit mount to about $700 per month. Finally, a public meeting was held with Doctor Ramsay at which time the doctor was informed the hospital could n’t go on operating so deep in the red; that the hospital would have to close unless it got some business. Meanwhile, Doctor Ramsay's patients were going to Atkin son and Doctor Ramsay was performing surgery there with Stuart - owned instruments — by permission. Doctor Ramsay says he will set up a temporary office in Atkin son which will serve until he can complete permanent offices. The Stuart hospital staff has been relieved and today the large frame building, a few weeks ago the pride and joy of a close ly knit community, stands for lorn and idle. Norris Coats is heading a com mittee that twice before has lo cated medical skill when it was needed. The hospital board says that if it is impossible to reopen the hospital, for want of a qualified physician and surgeon, the pub lic will be duly consulted before any disposition of the equipment is made. Doctor Ramsay spent 2Vz years in the posi-World War II army. He spent one year in Korea and 18 months in Tokyo general hospital. The Ramsay incident has cre ated quite a stir in western Holt county and observers are asking: Will Doctor Ramsay’s Stuart patients follow him to Atkinson? Will the Stuart hospital one day reopen its doors? What effect will the opening of the new half-million dollar St. Anthony’s hospital in O’Neill have on all smaller hospitals in the area? 3 Mild Polio Cases Reported Mrs. Bennett Sanders, who was stricken with polio more than a week ago, has returned to her home. She was a patient at the Lynch hospital. She suffered no serious efects from the disease. DeWayne Tasler was taken to a hospital in Bassett Friday, July 22. He was also a polio victim. No paralysis developed and his case was considered light. He is an Atkinson resident. Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, wife of O’Neill’s postmaster, has been suf fering from a mild polio attack at her home here. Mrs. Sullivan frequently has headed the Ameri can Red Cross fund-raiing drive in Holt county. These are Holt county’s first cases of polio for 1952. Meanwhile a severe polio epidemic has filled the Sioux City and Omaha hos pitals with sufferers. The Holt county picnic will be held Sunday, August 24 in Grif fith park, in Los Angeles, Calif. Many former Holt county people expect to attend. O'NEILL COLONY GATHERS AT SCOTTSBLUFF . . . The former O’Neillites residing in the Scottsbluff area gathered last Thursday evening for a picnic. Seventy-five persons attended. The affair was organized by John McCarthy and James Harty. A number attended who were not present when this picture was taken. Front row (left-to-right): Nancy Rhodes, Larry Howard, two Johnson children, Barbara and Mary Jo Jacox, Mary C. Mc Carthy, Helen, Mary Ann and Donna Connelly, Mike McCarthy, Bobby Rummell, four of Dick Tomlinson’s children. Second row: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Webber and daughter, Dorothy Downey, Howard girl, her father and mother, Joe Jacox, Johnny Jacox sit ting on lap of Mrs. Tom Connelly’s sister, Mrs. M. J. (Ann) Con nelly, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Connelly, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rummell, Doctor Riddell, daughter of Charley Clyde, Mrs. Clyde and Char ley Clyde. Seated next to back row: Mr. and Mrs. Sid Rhodes, Maurice Boler, Dot, Marge Bosn, DeMaris and Sandra Riddell, Mrs. Neil Brennan and Miriam Gilligan Riddell. Back row: Larry Johnson, Charles Downey’s mother, Mrs. Larry Johnson, Mrs. William Stafford, Mary Jo Stafford, Harry Prineker, Dick and Doris Tomlinson (visiting McNallys), Mrs. Maurice Boler (daughter-in-law of Jim Boler), J. F. McCarthy, Marian and Jim Harty, M. J. (“Dardy”) Connelly, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNally, Mrs. George Cronkelton (relative of Mrs. Parnell Golden), Ruth Roberts (Tessman eirll Neil Brennan and Char'll nnumpv Mrs. Martha Urban, 111 a Year, Dies Funeral Rites Today at Bethany Mrs. Martha Urban, 74, died about 2 p.m., Monday, August 4, at the Urban ranch located 18 miles south and two miles east of O’Neill. She had been ill about a year with a heart ailment. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) at Bethany Presbyterian church. Rev. L. R. Hansberry, pastor of the Chambers Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in the rural Trussed cemetery. The late Mrs. Urban, whose maiden name was Martha Por ter, was born January 1, 1878, a daughter of Widiam S. and Joanna McCullough Porter, at Reinbeck, Clinton county, la. She came to Holt county in 1885 from Iowa. On November 25, 1897, at Chambers she married Frank Urban, now deceased. They became the parents of seven children. One son, Hugh, also is deceased. Survivors include: Sons — Bert of O’Neill, Buster and Wil bur, both of Ewing; daughters— Mrs. Clarence (Frances) Whaley of Center, Mrs. Frank (Ida) Lee of California. Miss Maude of Ewing. In recent years Mrs. Urban had been making her home with her sons, Wilbur and Buster. Mrs. John Shipman Expires in Minnesota Mrs. John R. Shipman, 57, died Monday, August 4, in St. Bami bas hospital, Minneapolis, Minn., following a two years illness. The body reached O’Neill early Wednesday and funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. to day (Thursday) from St. Pat rick’s Catholic church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery with Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, church pastor, officiating. A rosary was offered Wednes day evening at the Biglin Bros, funeral home. Pallbearers chosen are Blake Benson, Hugh Benson, John Grutsch, A1 Strube, Orville Thor sen and Elwin Grutsch. The late Mrs. Shipman, whose maiden name was Ger trude Ernst, was bom on a farm 12 miles northwest of O'Neill, a daughter of Mrs. Delia Ernst and the late Jake Ernst. She was reared in that local ity, attended Honey Creek rural school and O’Neill high school. On June 21, 1926. she married Mr. Shipman. The rite took place at Cumberland, Md. Mr. Shipman is a veteran con struction superintendent for S. J. Grove & Sons, an extensive Minneapolis contracting firm. His work took the family to var ious places throughout the U.S. The Shipmans have always re garded O’Neill as their home. Survivors include: Widower, daughters—Mrs. Dale (Evelyn* Smith of West Gates, Calif., and Mrs. Luella Dean of Tilden; three grandchildren: mother — Mrs. Delia Ernst: brother — Charles Ernst of Wichita, Kans. PASTORS ASSIGNED Assignment of pastors was made at the 63d session of the Nebraska Conference of the Free Methodist church of North Amer ,which was held recently at Ansley. Assignment in the Elk horn district included: Bethany Chambers), Albert Luginsland; Bethel (Colome, S.D.), I. L. Dixon, and Riverside, F. A. Hand. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schenzel re turned last week from Washing ton state where they visited Mr. Schenzel’s brother and sister. 503 Gallons Per Minute from City's New Well The new well to supplement O’Neill’s inadequate municipal water supply has been completed. All that remains to be done now is cutting into the water mains and installation. Inis may take from two to three weeKs since the material for the job has not yet arrived in Omaha. | The pump which will be used at the new well site is now lo cated at one of the old sites. The transfer will be made as soon as the materials are received. The pump which is now at the city nail will be transferred to the va cant old site. A new pump house will be constructed to house the new w.'ih located 48 feet north of ihe old sites on the U.S,. high way 281 right-of-way 1 Vz miles south of the city. Meanwhile, new fully auto matic equipment of a new type will be installed at the standpipe reservoir. This new equipment will control all three pumps. Before the new well was com pleted a test run was made on Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2. In the test the water was pumped continously from 1 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday. The test showed that water could be pumped at 503 gallons per minute. During the first three hours of pumping the drawdown i from the normal water height was 36 feet 10 inches. After the three hours it began to increase capacity and the drawdown was 34 feet 2 inches. This was a gain of one foot eight inches. When the pumping was discontinued after the 24 hours, the normal height was recovered in 18 minutes. The water level in the well is nine feet from the top of the cas ing. The temperature is 52 de grees, slightly lower than the oth er wells. Holt Farm Land V alues Upped The state board of equalization Friday ordered an increase of 20 percent in the assessed valuation of farm land in Holt county, Gov. Val Peterson announced. Eighteen other counties re ceived increases in farm land as sessed valuation ranging from 10 to 50 percent. The 19 counties had returned valuations of less than 50 percent of the sale value of land over a 50-year period, while the state average is 68 percent and the law requires 100 percent. The gov ernor has charts showing that based on sales during the past five years, the 19 counties as sessed farm land at only 47 per cent of true value. Holt county’s farm land value on the 1952 abstract was $11,137, 450. With the proposed increase of 20 percent, that figure would per acre after the adjustment be increased to $2,227,490,to a total of $13,364,940. The assessed value would be $9.17 in Holt county. Phelps county, meanwhile, one of the other 18 counties affected by the state board’s ruling, would have a land valuation of $32,02 per acre. V . 1 " Royal Woman Is Heir lo English Estate— ROYAL—Mrs. Thomas Dodds of Royal, who was Mary Taylor before her marriage, learned this week that she and her six sisters and three brothers are among the “missing” heirs to an estate in England, near Liverpool, which was once the property of their father’s (Isaac Taylor) mother’s brother named Edward Ormond. Nothing is known of the size of the estate nor of the value except as in terms of English denomina tion. Mrs. Dodd’s sisters and broth ers are: Alice Scott of Danne brog, James Taylor of Fullerton, Dorothy Bridgland of Fullerton, Martha Jackson of Ericson, Iva Gordon of Omaha, Margaret Campbell, Lena Bosselman and Edward Ormond (named for the original owner of the estate), all of Colorado. 187 Drafted Since Korea War Start 12 Registrants Will Report Monday Twelve men are slated to be inducted into the armed forces from Holt county on Monday, August 11. They are: Benedict Schmit of Atkinson; John A. Ziska of Atkinson, Ken neth J. Krysl of Stuart, Gerald H. Lampert of Orchard. Lewis T. Nekolite, Ralph H. Lindberg, Johnny C. Boham and Mervyn E. Asher, jr., all of O’Neill. Marlen G. Luber of Dorsey, Theodore J. Slizoski of Ewing, Lewis G. Latzel of Ewing, Dean H. Prewitt of Amelia. Since the start of the Korean war on June 25, 1950, there have been 197 draftees and 141 en listees from Holt county. Of this number none has been killed in action todate. The total number of registrations up to ^ August, 1952, is 1,386. Mrs. Jenkinson Undergoes Surgery Mrs. Don Jenkinson, 21, of Plainview, daughter of H. H. Miles of Dorsey and the late Mrs. Miles, is recovering in the Luth eran hospital, Norfolk, from in juries received in an auto acci dent near Wisner on July 8 in which her mother was killed. Mrs. Jenkinson has submitted to leg surgery and has yet to re ceive facial surgery. For several weeks after the ac cident she was given only a 50 50 chance for recovery. Mrs. Jenkinson, her mother, Mrs. Miles, and her mother-in law, Mrs. Joe Jenkinson, figured in the accident on U.S. highway 275. Charles Vequist, Long 111, Dies Holt Resident Since Infancy Charles E. Vequist, 69, O’Neill rancher, died Monday, August 4, in the O’Neill hospital. He had been in failing health for a num ber of years, but critically ill only a few days. He had been a patient in the hospital since noon Saturday, August 2. The late Mr. Vequist was born in Boone, la., in 1882. In 1884 as an infant he came to Holt coun ty with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. James Vequist. He was reared on a homestead in Col man township and attended school in the Eagle Mills district. He was a longtime resident of Rock Falls township, where he ranched 20 miles northwest of O’Neill. He never married. Survivors include: Brothers —Louis of Atkinson; Henry of O'Neill; Dai^id of St. Joseph, Mo.; sisteT—Mrs. Anna Brown of O'Neill; nine nephews and IB grand neices and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 6 in First Presbyterian church in O’Neill, Rev. Robert W. Olson, pastor of Christ Lutheran church, officiating. Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were A 1 b e r t Sterns, Floyd Johnson, Donnae Pae Breiner, Levi Yantzie, Fran cis Johnson, Ren Krupa, Louis Siebert and Melvin Marcellus. David Vequist is in Europe on tour with his wife and could not be reached immediately to be ad vised of the death of his brother. He was to have traveled from Hamburg, Germany, to Paris, France, Sunday night. Longer Route Less Expensive Highway 281 Group Backs Plan A group of men from O’Neill, Spencer, Randolph and Plain view held a road meeting Mon dav evetning, August 4. at the M&M cafe in O’Neill. John R. Krotter was elected president of the group. The men discussed what route should be favored for U.S. high way 281 from the bridge near the Spencer dam to a junction with U.S. highway 18. The route will lead to the new Ft. Randall, S.D., dam. They decided unanimously in favor of the route running north and-west to join highway 18 eight miles east of Fairfax, S.D. This decision was reached be cause the group supposed that it would be less expensive and at fhe same time result in a better road. Another route has been pro posed which would be about three miles closer but is directly over extremely hilly terrain. r TW Blondie, Dagwood to Hay Days ATKINSON—The Blondie and Dagwood show, coming from Hollywood to Atkinson, will fea ture the 1952 hay days celebra tion. The famous movie duo will travel to Atkinson by special plane along with Daisy and the pups. The 1952 edition of North-Ne braska’s biggest celebration opens Monday, August 11, at 2 p m. with the world-famous hay days parade. Parade Chairman Bemie Wil son expects 85 floats, several mar5rln£ bands and the Stuart Saddle club to participate. At 8:15 p.m., at the baseball park the coronation will be held. This is when the choice of the people for hay queen and hay king is revealed, in a colorful spectacle. Also at this time, a va riety show is scheduled. At 10 p.m. Monday, the coro nation dance will be held in K.C. hall. Dick Mango’s orchestra will provide the music for this dance, the first of hay days’ two big dances. Tuesday mornig at 10 is the hay days children’s parade, with 27 prizes of $1 for the kids. At 2 p.m. at the ball park, the John ny Rivers palomino horse show will be held, featuring trick rid 'ing, roping and a cowboy band. At 8 p.m. will be the bi^' at traction of hay days, the Dag wood and Blondie show. This show will feature the or iginal movie cast, the Dagwood and Blondie, the two kids, Dai sy and the five pups, the post man, and many other stars. The performance will b<\ held under lights at the ball park. Following the r how. the hav davs dance will be held at K.C. hall, featuring Gordon Dooley and his orchestra. With a prog am this full, offi cials expect a truly large attend ance. and ar,> already prophesy ing the bigg^t and best hay days in history. Rodeo Will Feature’52 Holt Fair Free Grandstand and Bleachers Planned for Afternoon Cards CHAMBERS—Preparations for the 60th annual Holt county fair are being completed as the 1952 fair dates—August 26, 27, 28, 29— ° draw nearer. At a Monday evening meeting of the board of directors of the Holt County Agricultural socie ty, fair sponsors, final program arrangements were being worked out. President Vern Sageser of Amelia declared the 1952 pro gram offers well-balanced va riety and is certain to please the thousands) of Holt fair-go ers. i Tuesday, August 26, will be entry day, devoted mainly to entries of livestock, horticultural and school exhibits. Wednesday, August 27, will be judging day. The entertainmer^ portion of the fair will begin m earnest on . ' Thursady afternoon, August 28. There will be a livestock parade starting at 1 o’clock, followed by the traditionally-fine RCA - ap proved rodeo, scheduled to get underway at about 1:30 p.m. At 2:30 o’clock on Thursday O’Neill and Chambers will meet in a baseball game. Both team* are members of the North-Cen tral Nebraska league. There will be music by the Stuart band. The evening program, starting at 7:30, will feature the Stuart band followed at 8 o’clock by a stage show featuring the Radio Rangers of radio station KFAB. Omaha. Other performers in clude, The Checkers, colored duo, and Fred West on the accordian and Hammond solovox. Open air dancing starts at 9:30. On Friday, August 29, the ro deo will be followed by a base ball game between Clearwater and the North - Central league all-stars. The Clearwater crew is one of the ranking semi profes sions I teams in northeast Nebras ka. Band music on Friday will be provided by the combined Chambers-Ewing band. At the Monday meeting of the board, it was decided to make no admission charge for grandstand and bleacliers dur ing the Thursday and Friday afternoon programs only. There will be a charje at the main entrance to the grounds. Secretary Edwin Wink said Tuesday he had received word from the Nebraska department of health placing a ban on all swine shows. This confirmed aa earlier report that all swine shows in the state have beer\ cancelled because of the recent outbreak of vesicular exanthema. The clamp also applies to the Nebraska state fair. The official premium list pub lication in connection with the annual Holt county fair will be | published next week, Thursday, August 14. The premium list will appear in tabloid form as a supplement to The Frontier. Three ^band five hundred copies* Three thousand five hundred copies will be distributed. Tomlinsons at 56th Wedding Milestone Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson observed their wedding anniver sary quietly at their home this year. They were married 66 years ago—August 6, 1896 by Rev erend George. The couple lived for many years on a farm north east of O’Neill. In 1916 they moved to O’Neill and operated a rooming house in south O'Neill. Mr. Tomlinson has served as township assessor and justice of the peace for " They have three sons and three daughters. The sons are; Arthur of Inman, G’en of Spencer, and Ralph of W-st Point; daughters: Mrs. Willi im (Alice) Turner of Chambers, Mrs. Henry (Bell> Bruhn of Niobrara, and Mrs. James (M illie) Coventry of Inman, One sjn, Rodney, died on Feb ruary ri9, 1952. Pairings Announced for Jrolf Tourney — ^he annual city wide O’Neill • gr Jf tourney is underway. Pairings: Championship flight: Joe Mc Carville plays Ben Grady; Ted Lindberg plays A. P. Jaszkovr iak; Jack Everitt plays Henry Lohaus; R. V. Lucas plays Max Golden. First flight: Dale French plays Lloyd Cork; Lawrence Haynes plays Bob Carroll; A1 Carroll plays Marvin Johnson: Marvin Miller plays Dale Kersenbrock. Second flight: Bud Seger plays John Watson; William Mc Intosh plays John Conard; Gene Adamson plavs Short Hunt; John McCarville plays Dr. Harry Gildersleeve. Third flieht: D- E. Nelson plays William Watson; Dale Fore© plays William Artus; Fred Ap olebv plays Palmer Skulborstad; Dr. C. M. Eason plays William Froelich, jr. The boys’ tournament will start next week. More entries are needed so all boys are urged to get in. J J JjL