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I OF THeTFRONTIER" FOURTEEN : ,V;" P$*> • 'Jj PAGES \ Mk ' I • SECTION ONE Pages 1 to 10 gj Q .. ; y.V. SECTION TWO 19:4 a,m* PagCS 11 t0 14 North-Ceiltral Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper Volume 72.—Number 23. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, October 9, 1952. Seven Cents. Commissioner Plan Not Going on Ballot 'Charley Ross, 73, Long 111, Dies Succumbs in Omaha Hospital Charley Ross, 73, well-known northeastern Holt county farm er, died Friday in Methodist hos pital, Omaha, following a linger ing illness. He had planned to retire in a few weeks and had purchased a home in O’Neill. The late Mr. .Ross entered Methodist hospital three days before his death. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Monday, October 6, from the Paddock Union church. Burial was in the Paddock cem etery under the direction of Big lin Brothers. Rev. Wallace B. Smith of O'Neill conducted the services and several hymns were sung by Mrs. Axel Borg. Mrs. S. R. Robertson and Mr. Robertson with Mrs. Virgil Hubby at the piano. Pallbearers were Frank Nelson, Vernon Harding, Rich ard Femau, Carl Krogh, Hen ry Walters and Adolph Sedivy. Charley Ross, youngest child of Archelaus M. Ross and Amanda M. Overman, was born Novem Mr. Ross ... he planned io retire soon. ber 13, 1878, in Boone county, la. In the year of 1899 he came to Holt county, worked for a time, then returned to Iowa, moving the family to Holt county in 1900 and settling north of O’Neill in the Paddock community. In 1902 he was united in mar riage to Mable Bowden, who pre ceded him in death. To this un ion two sons were born—Chester M. and Clarence E. Ross. In 1909 he was united in mar riage to Martha Enders of Red bird and four children were born to this union—two sons and two daughters. Survivors include: Widow — Martha; sons—Chester M. Ross of Spencer; Clarence E. Ross of Red bird; Oliver H. Ross of O’Neill; Alfred L. Ross of Weaverville, Calif.; Mrs. Frank (Mabel) Wy ant of Redbird; Mrs. Cecil (Mat tie) Miller of Spencer; 14 grand children; two great - grandchil dren; brother—Manford Ross of O’Neill; sister—Mrs. William (El len) Hull of O’Neill. The late Mr. Ross was well known throughout northeast Ne braska as he had farmed in north Holt county continuously since coming here from Iowa, and was one of the older settlers of Holt county. ^ L Civil Defense Meeting Slated The state civil defense agency will hold a meeting Wednesday, October 15, in the Holt county courthouse auditorium at 2:30 p. m. At this meeting the state civil defense director, Wendell W. Harding, also Mrs. J. E. Yost of 'Milford, the deputy state director of women’s activities; and Maj. Richard H. Ellsworth, ground ob server corps coordinator, will give short talks explaining civil defense and the need for it. Two civil defense films will be shown—“The Waking Point,” which depicts the need for civil defense, and the second will be “Air Defense,” which tells the storv of the ground observer i orps. At the conclusion of this pro gram the meeting will be open for questions, problems, or any other civil defense matters. A solution to the problems will be endeavored to be made. It will be a civil defense clinic. The Holt civil defense director is John Grutsch of O’Neill and the assistant director is Mrs. Guy Colt of Emmet. The public is urged to attend this meeting. Jacobson’s Hold Open-House Today Jacobson’s appliance store is observing open - house today (Thursday) from 11 a. m. until 9:30 p. m. The firm recently mov ed from the Beha building on Douglas street to the mainfloor of the IOOF building on South Fourth street. Jacobson’s features famous names in home appliances—Hot point, Maytag, Amana, Royal, Geneva, Sunbeam, Proctor, Gen eral Electric, Scotsman, Caloric, Hamilton-Beach, Hamilton and others. There will be free favors for the ladies, free pop for the child ren and several manufacturers’ representatives will be on hand to answer questions of visitors, according to Robert Jacobson. (For details consult full page ad vertisement on page 3.) CDA in Business Sessions— The Catholic Daughters of America held a business meeting Tuesday night at the K. of C. ball. They decided to hold the initiation October 21. After the meeting members played cards and a lunch was served by th® committee. o / A much-heralded plan to place a proposal on the November 4 ballot to change Holt county’s supervisory form of county gov ernment to a commissioner form has quietly fallen by the way side. Petitions had to be filed with the county clerk by noon Satur day, October 4, in order to gain a place on the ballot. But the petitions never came in; hence no special local issue for Holt voters. Frank J. Brady of Atkinson, president of the Holt County Rural Road Improvement asso ciation, stated ,Tuesday in O’Neill that he had the petitions with the necessary signatures but it was decided to abandon the idea for the present, anyway, and he did not file them. Brady explained that a three county test suit is now in the courts being pressed by an Otoe county road improvement group Brady said officials of the Holt road group are carefully watch ing the case in Otoe county where an enforcement of the Schroeder mail route road law is being sought. Mr. Brady explained that he has been laid up with a fracture and shoulder separation for the past five weeks and “has not been very active.” In the summer a group of road enthusiasts formed an or ganization and resolved to press for a change in the su pervisor form. This would eliminate township road over seers and township officers and reduce the seven-member county board to a three-mem ber commission. Some observers speculated that such a proposal would bump into considerable opposi tion. Meanwhile, the Holt supervis ors are insofar as possible ful filling the spirit and the letter of the Schroeder law enacted in 1947. Frank Vandersniek, Ewing Man, Dies Native of Germany; Burial Today EWING— Frank Vandersniek, 77, died Monday evening at his home in Ewing. He had been in poor health for several months, relatives said. Funeral services will be con ducted from St. Peter’s Catholic church at 9:30 a.m., today (Thurs day). Rev. Peter Burke will of ficiate and burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. Survivors include: Widow — Rosa; daughters — Mrs. Clara Schaffer of O’Neill; Mrs. Robert Cutler of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Mrs. Ben Lohmiller of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Albert Kujat of Chi cago, 111., and Mrs. Warren Na delson, also of Chicago. The late Mr. Vandersniek was born at Wittenberg, Germanv. He •f-I jo age aq; je eouauiy oj auieo Mr. Vandersniek spent most of his lifetime in the Ewing vicinity. 4 Auctions on Frontier's Sale Calendar— Four public auctions are list ed on The Frontier’s sale calen dar involving livestock, farm machinery and household goods. They are: Friday, October 10: Elmer Coolidge and the estate of the late Harry Coolidge, Amelia: lib* head of cattle, farm machinery, etc.; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer; Chambers State bank, clerk. Friday, October 17: Joe J. Jelinek & Sons registered Here ford production sale, Creighton livestock pavilion; 51 head. Friday, October 17: William and George Fink, one-ha1! mile south and 3*& miles west of Page; 55 head of cattle, complete line of machinery and furniture; Col. Ed Thorin, O’Neill, and Col. Buv Wanser, Page, auctioneers; Farmers State bank, Ewing, clerk. (See advertisement on page 9.) Wednesday, October 22: Louis Meyer, O’Neill; 66 head of cattle; farm machinery; household goods; Col. Ed Thorin, O’Neill, auctioneer; O’Neill National bank, clerk. ENROUTE TO FAR EAST . . . Pvt. Robert G. Gillogly (above) is now enroute to the Far East ern theater of operations. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gil logly of Inman. His wife and his parents accompanied him to Seattle, Wash., in Septem ber from where he expected to sail abroad. His address: Pvt. Prov. Co. SE. 1883, APO 613, Prov. Co. SE. 1883, APO 615, San Francisco, Calif. While in Washington the Gilloglvs vis ited Mrs. B. E. Hinzmann and family at Vancouver, Mother, 27, Holt’s First Polio Death Mrs. Marlin Wichman, 111 Several Days, Dies in Iron Lung Mrs. Marlin Wichman, 27-year old mother of two small children, j early Friday became Holt coun ty’s first 1952 infantile paralysis death and the 74th polio death re ported in Nebraska. She had been ill several days at her home, was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital for two days, was transferred Wednesday, Oct. 1, to a Grand Island hospital where she died at 7:45 a.m. Fri day in an iron lung. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday afternoon, October 5, from St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Norfolk with Rev. R. W. Olson, of Christ Lutheran church, O’Neill, officiating. The St. Paul’s pastor, Rev. E. J. Drey er, assisted. Burial was in Pros pect Hill cemetery at Norfolk. The church auditorium—700 ca pacity—was filled with relatives and friends. Many O’Neill friends attended the funeral rites and burial at Norfolk. The late Mrs. Wichman, whose maiden name was Leona Lett mann, was born and reared at Winside. She married Mr. Wich man at Ellensberg, Wash., No vember 4, 1947. The Wichmans came to O’Neill in August, 1951, where Mr. Wichman established a body shop on West Douglas street. Survivors include: Widower; son—Mike, 3; daughter — Joan, 18-months-old; parents—Mr. and Mrs. John Lettmann of Winside; sisters—Mrs. Leonard Schultz and Mrs. Raymond Wagner, both of Norfolk; and Mrs. Cornelius Leonard of Winside. Mr. Wichman expects to con tinue to make his home and rear his children here. Mother, Son Polio Sufferers— ATKINSON — Mrs. Lawrence I Skrdla, Atkinson ranch wife, and one of her 5-year-old twin sons, Donnie, were stricken with polio early last week and were taken to the hospital in Grand Island. Donnie had light paralysis in his arms. His twin brother, Ron nie, has not contracted the dis ease. Mrs. Skrdla is the former Eve lyn Jansen. Latest reports state they both are getting along nicely. Eagles Breeze Past Creighton, 41 - 6 Kilcoin Scoots for TD on First Play A traditional foe of the for midable type came to O’Neill Friday night to do battle with Coach Marv Miller’s unbeaten O’Neill high school Eagles. But the visiting Creighton Maroons, green and undermanned in most departments, were no match and failed to live up to their tradi tion. O’Neill won, 41-6, and the Eagles extended their win string to four. It was no contest from tlie out set, the Blues demonstrating an ability to score almost at will. Fleet Halfback Georgie Kilcoin tucked in the ball on the first play and raced 45 yards for a TD. J The die was cast. Georgie finished the evening with three TD’s, Bob Carroll counted twice and Duane Booth { once. Kilcoin’s romps were of the 45, 37 and 68 yard variety. Creighton’s lone tally came in the third as Big Boy Fred Largen galloped 61 yards through the O’Neill shock troops. Miller used substitutes liberally throughout the game. The Eagles cashed in 21 points in the first stanza, 14 in the second, none in the third, and six in the fourth. The Eagles will be host to Ainsworth Friday night in Car ney park. Initiate 15 into FFA Group— The FFA of O’Neill public school initiated 15 greenhand boys into the group Tuesday night at a formal program in the high school auditorium. During the day the candidates were dressed as farmers and in the evening they were issued their greenhand pins. This makes a total membership of 38. The junior class has selected a class play, “Out on a Limb,” a three-act comedy: The tentative date is November 14. The junior class is looking for ward to receiving class rings around November 1. A representative of a music company will be at the band room on October 16 to give in strumental demonstrations for beginners. FIREMEN CALLED OINeill firemen Saturday noon answered an alarm to extinguish a grass fire at the Walter Lyons residence in West O’Neill. DOCTOR WILSON ARRIVES .. Dr. Rex W. Wilson (above), for merly of Burke, S.D., announc ed this week that he will open offices at 128 West Douglas street in a new office building recently completed. Doctor Wil son is a graduate of Nebraska State Teachers college at Peru, University of Michigan college of medicine, and he was a US army surgeon duringWorld War II. He has been located at Burke since 1946. Doctor Wil son, Mrs. Wilson and their three children have moved into the Harden Anspach residence on East Adams street, which .they have purchased. The Anspachs are residing in an apartment at the same address. — O’Neill Photo Co. Drainage Problem Might Require Bonds City, C&NW Officials to Confer O’Neill city officials and rep resentatives of the Chicago and North Western railroad general headquarters will meet later this week to tackle a drainage prob lem in the vicinity of the road’s rightofway. James Thorbum of Norfolk, a civil engineer, Tuesday evening told the council ithat a larger storm sewer in needed between the second man holes north of the C&NW tracks and the lift station, which was built four years ago. He said it was a mis take the larger sewer wasn’t in stalled at the time the lift sta tion was put into action. About two hundred lineral feet of sewer are involved in the ex pansion. The city’s financial picture is such that a resolution of necessity might have to be adopted and bonds issued to meet the expense. Some residents in the vicinity where the sewer “backs up” have been pressing the council for action. Boyd Official Suffers Stroke BUTTE — Charles J. Tomek, abuut oo, Boya county cleric lor many years, is in a uancom hos pital alter sutiering a ngnt s crone rnaay morning at JLmcoin. ins conamon is reported improveu annougn it was said he was not entirely out oi danger. He suffered a slight paralysis on nis ngnt side, winch aifected mm intermittently. His mentality was not affected, however. Mr. Tomek will have to have complete rest for from one to two montns, attending physicians said. When he is able to leave the hos pital he will rest for some time at the home of his son, Robert, at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Tomek went to Lincoln late Thursday to visit their son and his family, as well as to transact business and attend the Nebraska-Iowa State football game Saturday afternoon. Mr. Tomek was stricken ill Friday morning, however. The Tomeks also have a daugh ter, Mrs. Chet Hammerlun, living at Norfolk. Mr. Tomek is a widely known official in Boyd county, having been a county employee or offic ial about 40 years. He was first deputy county treasurer, then treasurer and then county clerk, a position he has held many terms. County Officials in Wayne Friday Holt county will be represent ed at the annual Northeast Ne braska County Officials’ associa tion convention in Wayne today (Thursday). Frank Cronk of Page, veteran member of the Holt board, is president of the association. Be sides Cronk others planning to attend the Wayne meeting are County Clerk Ruth Hoffman, County Treasurer J. Ed Hancock, County Supervisors Andy Clark and Alex Frickel. A Hereford bull calf reared by Clarence Ernst of O’Neill and fed by David Meyer of Wayne cap tured high honors in the Inter state show held recently in Sioux City. The calf was one of a field of 365 and sold for $49 per cwt. Grandmother Now in Classroom ATKINSON — Mrs. Vera < Humphrey, 55, mother of nine children and a grandmother— is back in school after an ab sence of 39 years. Mrs. Humphrey is enrolled as a normal training student in the junior class. , • When Mrs. Humphrey starts off to school in the morning she is accompanied by her son, Earl Tooker, ninth grader and a football prospect, and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Marjorie Tooker, mother of two chil dren and also a student. During the 39 years she was out of school eight of I ..—-- -- > uaied from Aikinson high. , her nine children were grad In the intervening time she has taught Sunday - school 30 years, served as president of the American Legion auxiliary several times, helped the ladies aid of the Methodist church and aided various civic pro jects in addition to rearing her children. “1 like to keep busy,” she said Wednesday, and none can say it’s an overstatement. She helps her second hus band, Claude Humphrey, run his grill in addition to her do mestic work and homework. ; She helps mornings before school, during the lunch hour and after school until 10 or 11 p.m. She is popular at school and both teachers and students like to have her in their classes. “I always have oeen sorry I didn’t finish high school,” she said, “and now that my chil dren are grown I can do it.” DIES IN HOSPITAL LYNCH—Jacob Reiser of Spen cer died Sunday, October 5, in Sacred Heart hospital, Lynch, where he had been a patient. Cardinals Smack Greeley, 42-26 ! Donohoe, Wanser Hit Glory Trail The St, Mary’s academy Card inals went abroad Friday after | noon to play the Greeley Sham rocks at Greeley. Coach Joe George’s parochial crew emerged with a 42-26 victory in a six-man fray. Fullback Wayne Donohoe and End Jerry Wanser collectively turned in all of the Cards’ scor ing. Donohoe scored the first touch down on an end run on the fourth play of the game. He also made the extra point. The second touchdown was made when Wan ser received a pass from Bob Frit ton and went over to score. The extra point was made by Ray Donohoe. Greeley’s touchdown was made in the second quarter on a St. Mary’s fumble on the 40-yard line. The score at the half was 14-6. During the third quarter, St. Mary’s scored three touchdowns. The first came when Donohoe re covered a Greeley fumble. Wan ser ran around his own left end ran 50 yards on a double reverse and scored the next TD. Donohoe to score the third touchdown. Weier, Donohoe and Wanser made the e rtra points. Greeley scored two touchdowns in the third quarter—fine early in the ouarter and the second when, they picked up St. Mary’s ball on the 5-yard - line. A dropkick counted two extra points for the Sacred Heart team, t In the fourth quarter, Wanser l recovered a pass and ran 30 yards to score and Ray Donohoe con verted. With only 20 seconds left in the game, Greeley intercepted a pass intended for a St. Mary’s reserve and plunged over for a score, ending the game. Former Resident Dies at Sons Home Nathaniel E. Philbrick Burial Today STUART—Nathaniel E. Phil brick, 75, of Rapid City, S.D., died at the Atkinson Memorial hospital Tuesday morning, Oc tober 7. Mr. Philbrick was stricken with a paralytic stroke Septem ber 25 while he and his wife were visiting at the home of his son, Ora, and he was taken to the At kinson hospital the following Saturday. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2:30 p.m. in the Community church and burial will be in the Stuart cem etery. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Coates funeral home. Mr. and Mrs. Philbrick lived on a farm northwest of Stuart be fore moving to South Dakota in 1939. Survivors include: Widow; son —Ora of Stuart; daughters—Mrs. Henry (Buelah) Hutcheson of Stuart; Mrs. Darrel (Berniece) Freeman of DeSmet, S.D., and Mrs. Faye Bowden of Rapid City, 5 Holt Men Win Buck Deer Permits Five Holt countyans are a mong the 1,500 Nebraska sports men drawing permits to hunt buck deer in the state this year They are: Louis J. Bartos of O’Neill, Richard Bridge of Page, R. V. Crumly of Page, Laurence G. Haynes of O’Neill and Jerrold E. Weaver of O’Neill. Other winners from the area include: ANTELOPE— Joseph F. Con tois of Clearwater, Harlan C. ; Miller of Orchard, Lyle K. Mil ler of Neligh. BOYD—John Adams of Spen cer and Elmer Kaczor of Spen cer. Goes to Burke— Miss Laura Wetzler will leave the early part of next week for j Burke, S.D., where she has ac- ( cepted a teaching position. She ! Returned Tuesday after a two days’ stay with Mrs. Merlyn Anderson, north of O’Neill. Tune in . . . “Voice of The . Frontier” . . . WJAG, 780 k.c. Huskers Triumph 16-0 in a Walk Those University of Nebraska Cornhuskers chalked up win number 3 Saturday by polishing off underdog Iowa State, 16-0, in Memorial stadium at Lincoln. Coach Bill Glassford’s kids worked exclusively between the tackles and flashed nothing ex cept straight, uninspired football to capture their Big Seven loop opener. Iowa State, having lost to Illinois the previous Saturday, was hobbled by injuries. Nebraska conquered South Da kota, 46-0, in the season’s opener at Lincoln and then hit Oregon, 23-13, at Portland. Next on the Huskers’ agenda is Kansas State, expected to be an easy foe. Among O’Neillites in the Me morial stadium stands for the Iowa State show were Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher, M. J. Golden, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Miller, Cal Stewart. __ Council Considers Police Patrol Car The O’Neill city council in ses sion Tuesday night decided to in vestigate cost of purchasing and equipping a suitable police patrol car. Mayor J. E. Davis named Councilmen Marvin Johnson and L. M. Merriman to look into the matter. Community Life Cooperation Will Be Topic— A large crowd attended the P-TA meeting Monday nigh t.'.The meeting was opened with the flag salute and the singing of “Amer ica” which was led by Rev Wayne Hall with Mrs. Hall ac companying on the piano. The invocation was given by Rev. Hall. The musical entertainment was furnished by a girls’ quartet which included Marjorie Norman, Kay Hogencamp, Esther Kaiser, and Evalyn Asher; and a girls’ trio which included Francis Rie mer, Esther Kaiser and Evalyn Asher. Tney were accompanied by James Bastian. There were 1 also two piano duets by Mrs. | Reed Herley and Mrs. Ray Bat ! tenhausen. i A business meeting followed j which was conducted by the ! president, Robert Hill. Sgt/Allen Bly, state highway patrolman, showed two safety films, “A Day , in Court” and “Safe Driving.” The next meeting will be No vember 3. The ministers of O’ Neill will conduct a roundtable discussion concerning the cooper- ! ation of the church in the com munity life. *! — — TO INDIANA POST STUART— William L. Yost, managing editor of the Stuart Advocate for the past 3 Vz years and former secretary-treasurer of the North-Central Nebraska Press association, will leave Stuart No vember 1. He has accepted the post of mechanical superintend ent of the Bicknell (Ind.) Daily News. Yost is a native of Coler idge. He is well-known at Coler idge, Belden. Laurel, Valentine, and Stuart. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. Attend Banquet— LYNCH—Ladies from Lynch who attended the first annual 1000 plate rural homemakers’ banquet at the Norfolk auditor ium Wednesday, October 1, in cluded: Mesdames Earl Rosicky, Jerry Sixta, Albert Kalkowski, C. A. Rutledge, Clarence Kolund, Dayton Sieler and Misses Mar garet Stenger and Pauline Mul hair. Bristow Group Visits Rapid City— BRISTOW—Mrs. Delwyn And erson. Bradford and Leslie Jo, Mrs. Ernest Londberg and Shir ley and Mrs. Ed Dreher left Sat urday for Rapid City, S.D. They were accompanied by Mrs. Larry Glaze and sons, who had visited here several weeks. Taft Will Speak at Omaha and Hastings— Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, who is on a campaign tour for Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, repub lican candidate for president, will speak October 16 at Omaha and Hastings. Holds Annual Picnic— LYNCH— The Harmony Pro ject club held its annual club picnic at the Lynch Community park Sunday, September 28. The members and their families en joyed the day. Dinner and supper were served. The Frontier is north-centdal Nebraska’s BIG newspaper. O’Neill Musicians Headed for Lincoln Band to Participate at Stadium Saturday is band day at the University of Nebraska. This means that some 3,600 high school students from all over the state will be in Lincoln for a full day of marching and play ing. The O’Neill municipal band is one of 62 planning to partici pate. The O’Neill band will be com posed of both St. Mary’s acad emy and O’Neill public school musicians. The invitation this year was extended to the acad emy. In 1950 the invitation was accepted in the name of the public school. The youngsters will be guests of the University at the Nebras ka-Kansas State football game Saturday afternoon and they’ll form a mass band to supply the colorful half-time show. This year the traditional parade through downtown Lin coln will be held earlier than last year and the route I of march reversed. The first of the 62 bands will leave the campus at 9:30 a. m. The parade will move south on 10th street to O street, east on O to 15th street, north on 15th to R street, west on R to 12th | Street and north on 12th to the stadium. Rehearsals for the half-time show will take up the rest of the morning. At noon the musicians will eat a snack lunch furnished by the retailers division of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Members of University Builders, student service organization, will serve the lunch under the super vision of L. F. (“Pop”) Klein, the university’s director of conces sions. For the half-time performance the high school players will cover the entire football field. Under the direction of Donald A. Lentz, conductor of the uni versity band, the mass band will play four selections: “Star Spang led Banner,” “Dear Old Nebraska U,” “The Nobleman,” and “Sym bol of Honor.” Three hundred ba ton twirlers will perform simul taneously. The O’Neill Chamber of Com merce, O’Neill Saddle club and Simonson post 93 of the Ameri can Legion are underwriting 4he expenses of the band, chaperones and meals. The party will travel in chartered busses, leaving O’ Neill at 3 a.m. Sixty out of the 72 on the band roster will make the trip. The group will stop at Col umbus for breakfast and have lunch at the stadium, heading homeward immediately follow ing the game. Director Charles B. Houser, James G. Bastian, Mrs. Leona Shoemaker, Mrs. Ira H. Moss, Mrs. H. L. Lindberg and Mrs. Harry Petersen will accompany the band. The O’Neill band will go to ] Norfolk on October 16 to partici- | pate in a parade and hear a con cert by the navy band. Superintendent cn Tour— Miss Alice French of Holt county and Mrs. Grace Hamaker of Brown county left from Col umbus on a tour through the northern U S. and Canada. Part of a group of about 40, they were the only two from this area mak ing the trip. The group plans to spend three days in New York City to attend the national coun ty superintendents’ convention. They will return to Nebraska through the southern states. Arrives from Tennessee— CHAMBERS— Doreen Tange man is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tangeman, and Lawrence. She has been employed at Nashville, Tenn., and accom panied her folks on a tour of the Eastern states and returned home with them for a visit. ON THIRD TOUR LYNCH—Alvin R. Carson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carson of Lynch, is on the third tour of duty in the Korean waters, part of task force 77 on the USS Helena heavy cruiser. Here from Lincoln— Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brinkman and son of Lincoln arrived Sun day for a visit with relatives at O’Neill and Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kocina and family of Creighton spent the weekend here. Mercury Slips to. 18 Above First Freeze Saturday; Winter Nears with Dire Moisture Lack Below freezing temperatures prevailed in Holt county for five consecutive mornings—-Saturday through Wednesday. A hard freeze early Tuesday sent the mercury tumbling to 18 degrees—an unusual low for ear ly October. Indian summer arrived Wed nesday in the O’Neill area and will continue at least Thursday, according to the weather man. The expected low Wednesday night was near 35, and the high, Thursday near 70, under fair* pkies. The regional weather station reported that temperatures were 10 to 15 degrees higher Wednes day morning than Tuesday in the middlewest. The record breaking cool weather, which prevailed Monday and Tuesday in the area, by Wednesday had moved southeastward and OX" tended from eastern Texas across Louisiana into Indiana. Holt county farmers are la menting a serious lack of mois ture for fall pastures and seed ing. The condition is characteris tic of the entire year in which precipitation has been well be low normal. Week’s weather summary, based on 24-hour periods ending at 6 p.m., daily, follows: u; t Thurs., Oct. 2 _65 33 Fri., Oct. 3 _ ...74 46 Sat., Oct. 4 ___61 30 Sun., Oct. 3_49 27 Mon., Oct. 6___47 23 Tues., Oct. 7_59 18 Wed., Oct. 8_72 ?1 j ‘Voice* Program Will Originate at Gambles The Saturday, October 11, “Voice of The Frontier” program will originate from the mainfloor of Gambles store. A special 30 minute program has been ar ranged to help Gambles Manager Burl Munsell celebrate his first anniversary in O’Neill. The on-the-spot direct broad cast will begin 15 minutes earlier than usual. It will start at 9:3d a. m. (WJAG, 780 k.c.) and con tinue until 10 o’clock. The first quarter-hour will be devoted ex clusively to entertainment and news about the manager’s sale, which starts today (Thursday). Entertainment will feature Gam bles’ barber shop quartet, A. E. Biwen on the electric organ and, of course, George Hammond will be at the microphone, assisted by Bill Froelich, jr., and Mr. Mun sell'. The organ is being loaned by Christ Lutheran church. The regular “Voice ©f The) Frontier” will be heard, starting at 9:45 and continuing until 10 o’clock. Mr. Munsell is inviting th® public to join in the fun in con nection with the radio show. Free coffee will be served. (For details concerning Gam bles manager’s sale, turn to pages. 12 and 13 for a double page ad vertisement). Neligh School Head to Conduct Course— The off-campus course, "Busi ness and Professional Speaking 111 ox,” will hold the first meet ing at 8 o’clock in the assembly room of the courthouse on Mon day, October 13. Royal Henline of Neligh will be the instructor. Mr. Henline is superintendent of the Neligh city schools. This course is open to everyone and will hold th® meetings in the evening. There is no prerequisite for this course according to Miss Alice I* French, Holt county sup erintendent of public instruction. Hospital Auxiliary Formed, Elects— The St. Anthony’s hospital la dies’ auxiliary meeting was held at the St. Mary’s academy library Monday night. There were groups well represented from Emmet, Inman, Page and Chambers. The officers were elected as follows: Mrs. Leo Moore, presi dent; Mrs. J. P. Brown, vice president; Mrs. Robert E. Evans,, secretary; Mrs. Dale Kersen brock, treasurer. The next mee* ing will be held October 27 at » p.m. in St. Anthony’s hospital, Knights to Initiate Group on Sunday— Grand Knight Robert Shoe maker, of Charles Carroll of Car rollton council of the Knighta of Columbus, Wednesday, stated that a class of about 30 candidates will be initiated into the order on, Sunday, October 12. The initiation day will begin wth a corporate communion at 8 a. m., induction rites at 1 p. m. and a banquet at 6:30 p. m. ATKINSON— LeRoy Rossman of Atkinson left recently for San Diego, Calif., where he is sta tioned on the USS Gregory DD 802. He had been home on a 12 day leave.