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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1952)
Merry Christmas Everyone . . . from The Frontier Staff “voice TWELVE OF THE FRONTIER” PAGES ★ SECTION I' 780 k. c. 9:45 a^n. Pages 1-12 North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper « > ' jf Volume 72.—Number 34* O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, December 25, 1952. Seven Cents. Wife Follows Hubby As Acting Postmaster Mrs. Thos. J. Sullivan Is New Acting PM; 3 Seek Appointment O’Neill has a new acting post master, effective Thursday, De cember 18. The new acting post master is Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, also known as Helen Sullivan, wife of the man who has been acting postmaster since January, 1951. Mr. Sullivan is retiring after serving about two years. The appointment of Mrs. Sullivan as the new acting postmaster makes the fourth in a line of Sullivans in the O' Neill job. The late M. R. Sullivan was postmaster until he died October 20, 1935. After his death his widow, Mrs. Agnes Sullivan, was appointed to succeed him. In January, 1951, Mrs. Agnes Sullivan retired and Thomas Sul livan was made acting postmas ter. There is no relation. There was a scramble for the permanent appointment as post master following Mrs. Agnes Sullivan’s retirement, but no per manent appointment was forth coming. Informed persons said the three top candidates for the job were Thomas Sullivan, Roy D. Johnson and James Lyons, who is army-air force recruiting offi cer here. Snow Fails to Close Highways Holt countyans were keeping their weather fingers crossed Monday and Tuesday, hoping that the new snow cover isn’t whipped into traffic - binding drifts that would spoil Christmas "dans for hundreds of families. It looked like a touch-and-go proposition. Snow began falling about 6:30 p.m., Sunday and continued through most of Monday. Up wards of six inches of snow was added on top of about three inches of earlier snow. Trains and busses were run ning behind schedule but get ting through. The highway department re ported all principal roads in the O’Neill area were open. But traffic on the highways packed the snow before removal equip ment could cover the mileage. The result is a mass of ice that creates treacherous driving. Relatively mild temperatures were a break for the citizenry. The mercury both Monday and Tuesday stood in the 20’s. Week’s weather summary: H L December 18 _ 30 16 December 19 —*-24 17 December 2*0_ 30 10 December 21-26 18 December 22 - 27 20 December 23 _- 24 13 Last Thursday snowfall a mounted to one inch; Friday, fhree inches; Monday, five inch es; Tuesday, two inches—or .73 of an inch total precipitation for the week. Burglars Make Haul in Atkinson Homes ATKINSON — A burglar or burglars enjoyed a fruitful eve ning here Friday, entering three residence and making off with several hundreds of dollars worth of personal effects. The Kenneth Schultz home was ransacked between 7 and 8 p.m., by persons who knew Mr. and Mrs. Schultz were busy at their drug store and the Schultz’ daughter was on a caroling party. The loot included an ice cream container filled with rare coins (dating from 1787), elec tric drill, ladies' wrist watch, man's wrist watch, electric ra zor, German Luger pistol, Si amese imported bracelet with ear rings to match, billfold con taining $15 and other miscel laneous items. Mr. Schultz says it is impos sible to replace the coins, yhich were heirlooms. At the home of George Spence and his mother, an electric radio was pinched, and a portable ra dio was taken at the residence of R. W. Streitwiser. Deputy Holt Sheriff James Mul len investigated and reported, that extensive questioning will be conducted among a number of suspects. The Schultzes left their home about 6:30 p.m. .returning at 11:30. Former Physician Expires at Norfolk Dr. Edward T. Gerin, 43, who joined the Norfolk state hospital staff three months ago on a part time basis, died Sunday at the hospital after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m., Tuesday at St. Mar garet Mary’s church in Omaha. Burial was in Holy Sepulchre cemetery at Omaha. Dr. Germ was a graduate of the University of Nebraska col lege of medicine. He moved to Lincoln eight years ago. Last spring he moved to ONeill’ and after several months of practice here went to Norfolk. Survivors are his wife, Dor othy; daughter—Patricia; son— Thomas E. II, all of Norfolk; father—Thomas, and sister—Mrs. Joseph Lang, both of Omaha. Miss Pat Conway went to Lin coln, Paul Baker to Kearney, James Bastian to Grand Island, Harry Moore to Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houser to Des Moines, la., and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stone will visit their parents in Oklahoma for the holidays. ♦ - - . .... - Andrew Olson, Wife Mark 50th Wedding Ewing Couple Holds Open - House EWING — Mr. and Mrs. An drew Olson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, December 21. A 12 o’ clock dinner was served at their home. Guests were their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Merwin Olson, and family of Clearwater; their three sons-in law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Allan York and family and Mr. and Mrs. Greer Clark and fam ily, all from Stanton, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wilson and fam ily of Elgin. Also present were Mrs. Olson’s three brothers and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Strope of Venus, Mr. and Mrs. Merwin Strope of Orchard and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Strope of Norfolk, and Mr. Olson’s brother and sis ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Webster Olson of Neligh. A while wedding cake trim med in gold, lopped by a gold en decoration wilh "50 years" as pari of it, made up the cen terpiece flanked by tall golden candles in golden holders. Two bouquets of golden mums, one a gift from the children, the other from the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Meth odist church, were also a part of the table decorations. A golden corsage for Mrs. Ol son and a white carnation bou tonniere for Mr. Olson were pre sented by the children. Merwin Strope and Wallie Strope were also present at the wedding 50 years ago. An open-house reception was held from 2 to 5 p.m. which was attended by over one hundred friends and relatives. Many gifts were received by Mr. and Mrs. Olson. Mr. and Mrs. Olson were mar ried on Christmas eve, December 24, 1902, at the home of her par ents, the late Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Strope, near Venus, the place which they homesteaded and also where Mrs. Olson was born. They began housekeeping on the farm of Mr. Olson's parents in Stanton county. This also had been homesteaded by them and it was there that Mr. Olson was born and grew to man hood. Nine years later, they pur chased a tract of land 10 miles south of Clearwater. They built a house and other necessary farm improvements and made it their home for 37 years. Their chil dren attended the district school and later the Clearwater public school. Five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Olson retired from active farm life and moved to an acreage which they purchased in north Ewing. Mr. Olson continues to have a few farm chores. During the summer, they raise a large garden. This includes a large strawberry patch and many flowers. Mrs. Olson pro vides many bouquets for the church. They attend the worship service and Sunday-school reg ularly. They participate in other activities of the church as well. Mr. Olson with his garden tractor is the “handy man” about town. Out-of-town guests, besides the immediate family, were: Mr. and Mrs. Philip Darr and family, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Howard and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Strope and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Strope and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Strope and family, all of Venus; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strope and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Hamill and family, all of Orchard; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Nolze, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Westerhoff and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Filsinger, all of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin York, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snider, M. H. Snider, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson, Mrs. Ellen Finsinger, all of Clearwater; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Forslund of Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Staub of Til den, Oscar Thorin and Floyd Wilson, both of Elgin, Pvt. Mer win G. Strope of Ft. Bliss Tex. Expecting Guests— Among the guests expected to be present for a family dinner in the Nels Linquist home at Star are: Mr. and Mrs. Everett Bittner, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kindt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bitt ner and family, all of Winner, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Butter field of Orchard; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hill,, Mrs. Rebecca But terfield both of Star, and Mr. and Mrs. Elden Butterfield. LEAVING OKINAWA . . -Pfc. Frank Soukup (above), son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Soukup of O’Neill, expects to leave Oki nawa during Christmas week for the return trip home. Airmen Held by Russians 9 Hours Pinnt Boy May Lose Left Leg Suffers Multiple Break When Auto Crashes into Lynch Bridge Duane Pinnt, 16, of Lynch, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pinnt, for merly of O’Neill, is in Clarkson hospital, Omaha, being treated for injuries suffered late Sunday evening in a one-car accident two miles from lynch. Pinnt and a companion, Delane Oberle, were enroute back to Lynch from O’Neill. They did not explain exactly what hap pened, causing their car to crash into a bridge near the Dr. R. E. Kriz farm. Some persons spec ulated the machine, driven by Oberle, went out of control when it struck some ice. Oberle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Oberle, was unhurt. Young Pinnt was admitted at Sacred Heart hospital. Lynch, about midnight. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg, skull fracture, loss of teeth, lip cut and a bad gash on the nose. Stories that the nose was sev ered were unfounded, Lynch hos pital attendants said. Doctor Kriz ordered the boy transferred by ambulance late Monday to Clarkson hospital, be cause of the complicated leg break. The youth’s mother, Mrs. Pinnt, went from Chadron to Omaha to be near her son, and late Tuesday by telephone ad vised her daughter, Mrs. Gordon, Johnson of O’Neill, that there is hope of saving the leg. Infection had not set in and this gave the doctors hope that the badly fractured leg could be saved. The ambulance trip began at 8:15 p.m., and ended at 3 a.m., covering about 200 miles under treacherous conditions. Surgery on the leg will not be performed until the youth has overcome the shock, Mrs. Pinnt stated. Mrs! Don McClellan of O’Neill is an aunt of the injured boy. Young Pinnt has been driving a gravel truck recently at Bris tow. His parents resided north of O’Neill until about two years ago. Retired Garageman, 111 16 Months, Dies Rites at Chambers for C. E. Tibbets CHAMBERS—A pioneer Holt county resident, who had been ill 16 months, died about 11:57 p.m. Sunday, December 21 in St. An thony’s hospital here. Dead is Clarence Elmer Tibbets, 74, a Chambers resident. The body was taken to Biglin Brothers. The rites were to be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, December 24, at the Methodist church in Chambers. Rev. L. R. Hansberry, church pastor, was to officiate. A brief rite was to be held, at 1:30 p.m. at the Tibbets resi dence. Pallbearers were to be Larry Tibbets, Richard Tibbets, Arthur Tibbets, Lyle Cooper, Don ald Grimes, Hale Osborn, Rob ert Meline and Duane K. Miller. The late Mr. Tibbets was bom August 2, 1878, at Elm Creek, a son of Newton and Mary Law rence Tibbets. He came to Holt county from Elm Creek in 1883. On December 23, 1908, he married Hattie Ray Cooper at Chambers. For many years Mr. Tibbets was an automobile dealer at Chambers. Survivors include: Brothers— Arthur of O’Neill, Bert of House, N. M., Wesley of Ft. Sumpter, N. M. ; sisters—Mrs. Jessie Lowery of Parma, Ida., Mrs. Margaret Wilson of San Bemadino, Calif., Mrs. Estella Long of Rosewell, N. M., and Mrs. Gertrude Hol comb of House, N.M. Mrs. John Schmidt entertained her family at a dinner in her home Sunday. ...— Choir Members Sylvia Harder, Mrs. Slamey Lamb .jrt, Mr. Lambert, Doctor Morse and Reverend Lee. ★ ★ ★ ★★★ ★★★ Throng Greets Church Leader By a Staff Writer The saga of the dream that is America and a parallel, the birth and development of the Presby terian church of the USA, were recounted last Thursday evening by Dr. Hermann Nelson Morse of New York City, current hold er of the highest office in that church. He spoke publicly in First Presbyterian church to an over flow crowd composed of visiting clergy, elders, laymen, laywom en and visitors. Doctor Morse last week made five Nebraska stops in addition to the overnight O’Neill visit in commemorating sesquicentennial commemorating the sesquicen tennial year of the board of na tional missions of the Presbyter ian church. He came to O’Neill from Omaha, arriving about 2 pm., and departed at 8:30 p.m. Friday for Kearney. Coincident with his sermon was a turkey dinner in the church basement and a moder ator's session with the officers and elders of the Niobrara Presbytery, representing 21 parishes in northeast Nebras ka. Doctor Morse’s sermon was characterized by excellent, pre cise oratory coming from a mind that is a veritable encyclopedia of the evolution of America and ♦ hP hictnrvr r\f Viic nVmrpli He used words of Isaiah as a text: “ . . . a highway shall be there, a way of holiness.” From that text he developed a sermon of home missions; how his church, for love of God and love of man, sought the far fron tiers and emerged from a provin cial parochial handful of reform ers in New England; how today in no sector from ocean-to-ocean or in no corner of the outlying regions of the U.S. or its posses sions can one ignore the fruits of the pioneers of the church. At the outset, Doctor Morse emphasized the importance of the sesquicentennial milestone. “Our forebearers in New Eng land,” he said, “established an unbroken line of descent in the realm of home missions and preaching Christ, until today it is the largest Protestant denom ination in the home mission field. The impulse of missions did not begin in 1802, but this Presby terian version did, and even now we are celebrating our 75th an niversary in Alaska—a vast field from which only recently your O'Neill pastor, Reverend Lee, has returned. “All history is a record of a journey, and people down through the years hold hard to the hope there is a better day acomin’ ... a hope ‘a highway shall be there’. “No generation can build its own road,” Doctor Morse declar ed. “Every generation has a past it can ignore but cannot escape. Road building and church build ing are done in a wilderness and each successive vear more-and more people become more-and more dependent upon them “History today *no longer is static—a chronological record of events. History today is a study • of the evolution of human soci- I ety.” At this point, the silver-gray j bespectacled church dignitary j placed emphasis on the humility of man. “No one individual is really responsible for any building. Re member that when you feel com placent or when you feel dis couraged.” He pictured the New Eng land colonists at the time of the Louisiana purchase. He told how the Presbyterian Whitmans and Spaldings ex plored the new frontiers of America after an Indian, who had been exposed to a while missionary, had made his way to the outpost town of St. Lou is and explained that his peo ple were curious about the "white man's Book of Life." This stirred up a movement in the hearts of Eastern Presbyter ians that caused men to go forth and claim new frontiers in the name of Christ. Doctor Morse told about Shel don Jackson, who knelt and prayed on Prospect Hill (Sioux City). Jackson grasped in his hand a mandate to claim the West for Christ. The mandate explicitly mentioned the Mis souri river presbytery, all of Nebraska, the Dakotas, territory that is now Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Washington. Jack son did this—and more. too. He carried the Presbyterian mission banner to the Arctic. He further told of a short lived outpost mission near the present site of Walla Walla, Wash. The missionaries were massacred by Indians. “In any great enterprise,” Doc tor Morse explained, “someone must suffer without succeeding. The frontier Presbyterian mis sions were conceived in prayer and nutured in faith. This has resulted in a kind of cement that holds people together.” He staied about the turn of the Nineteenth century there was a new philosophy of re ligion and freedom that slow ly moved toward fruition. In the U.S., Doctor Morse de clared, the movement appeared simultaneously in New England and in the frontiers of Kentucky. In England and Continental Eur ope the movement was slower and had a tragic result in the French revolution. “But the reformed ideas of our church were based on a firm foundation and on a religious faith based on the Word of God. This enabled it to endure suc (Continued on page 12) ■ - STUART—Two American air men, one of whom is A/lc Ron ald R. Hutcheson of Stuart, re cently involved in a jeep acci dent on the Berlin, Germany, su perhighway, were held nine hours by the Russians. They were finally released after being compelled to sign a statement saying they caused the accident, the air force said Monday. The men, stationed at Tempel hof air base, were enroute from' West Germany when their jeep ran off the road and overturned about 20 miles west of Berlin Saturday afternoon. Passing motorists notified the U.S. checkpoint that they saw the two fliers being taken into Soviet custody and liaison offi cials arranged for their release. The Russians charged the jeep struck and badly damaged a So viet army staff car. U.S. officials said the jeep is unscratched. The Russians required a signa ture of responsibility for the ac cident before releasing the air men, John W. Stafford, 21, of Oak Park, 111., and Hutcheson, 22. The Stuart airman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Hutch eson. He was recently separated from the air force at Wiesebaden Germany, and reenlisted, switch ing to Berlin. The parents did not hear from their son for several months following the change and they were badly worried, they said. He attended high school one year at Stuart and enlisted in the air force about four years ago. He has been in Germany one year. Since his switch to Berlin his parents said they thought he was a vehicle driver. Ronald has two sisters, Mrs. Marion (Inez) Aronstrong of Bassett and Miss Leona, at home. Tot, 4, Scalded Falling into Pail ATKINSON—Little Rose Mary Osborne, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Osborne, is in “sat isfactoiy” condition in Atkinson Memorial hospital suffering from second degree burns. She fell backward Saturday afternoon into a pail of scalding water at her home in Atkisnon. Most of her body was burned and she was partially burned on the arms and face. The little child was running a high temperature Tuesday and hospital attendants declined to state when the child would be dismissed from the hospital. Burns on the arms and face “are clearing up,” they said. Mrs. A. E. Stubbs, Bassett, Dies— BASSETT—Mrs. A. E. Stubbs, 73, passed away Tuesday eve ning, December 16, after a ling ering illness, which the past few weeks had made her bedfast. Santa Gets ‘Navy’ Scrutiny Jolly Ol’ Santa, who interviewed several undred smallfry here Saturday in connection with his annual visit sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, got the wary once-over from Jim my McCarthy (center), 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George McCarthy of O’Neill. Jimmy was bedecked in a “navy” uniform. His big brother. Edward, is home on navy leave. Speaking with St. Nick are Rosemary Walter, 5, and Sharon Kay Walter, 3, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Walter.—The Frontier Photo. Rabid Cat Attacks 4 Persons Summerer F a m i 1 y t Paul Hubei Bitten; No Adverse Effects • Mr. and Mrs. Bob Summerer and their daughter, Bonnie, ag© 17-months, and a neighbor, Paul Hubei, residing in an area about 25 miles south and three miles east of ONeill are under medi cal treatment and observation af ter being bitten by a rabid young cat. The maddened feline, which belonged to the Summerers, at tacked Hubei on Tuesday, De cember 16, and the net day turn ed on the three members of the Summerer family. They noted the two-thirds grown animal was angry and anxious to attack anything, es pecially other cats. They took the animal to Lincoln where the stale veterinary labora tories found "positive clinical symptoms of rabies following an examination of the brain.** The message was forwarded to Dr. H. L. Bennett, O’Neill veter inarian, who immediately got in i touch with the Summerers and Mr. Hubei. The incubation period for per sons who have been bitten is from “one to two weeks.” The Summerers say that they have suffered no apparent ef fects, although they say the a|» prehension is very great. The state health department! has not issued a quarantine in re gard to the matter, but persona living in the area, Doctor Ben net said, are urged to be watch ful lest any animals show signs of being rabid. Bassett Man Is Killed in Crash NEWPORT— Wilber King, 53* of Bassett was killed about 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, December 17* in a truck-car crash one-fourth mile west of Newport on U.S. 20, state patrol headquarters report ed. King was riding in a truck driven by Clint Davis, 34. of Bassett, which collided with a car operated by Albert Gale of Bassett. Both King and Davis were thrown from the truck, the lat ter escaping serious injuries. Gale was unhurt. The accident happened as Gale drove onto the highway from a country road and apparently did n’t see the approaching truck, ac cording to Patrolman R. R. Shor ney of Ainsworth. State’s Pig Crop Down 19 Percent Nebraska’s 1952 pig croD was down 19 percent from the 1951 figure, the state-federal division of agricultural statistics reported Monday. The report serves to make the shift to cattle in this state show up more sharply than ever, A. E. Anderson declared. The 1952 Nebraska pig crop was estimated at 4,030,000, com pared to 4,951,000 in 1951. Nebraska farmers reported 161,000 sows farrowed this fall, 24 Der cent fewer than in. the fall of 1951. Woman, 83, Suffers. Broken Hip in Fall ATKINSON—Mrs. Minnie En» body, 83, who has been living alone in Atkinson, aitempted to take a steD Saturday and fell fracturing her left hip. It has not been determined whether a bone simply gave wav or whether she stumbled and fell. Her condition is “poor,” at tendants at Atkinson Memorial hospital said Tuesday. A severe cold set in following the fall. BUYS BUILDING LYNCH— The Masonic lodge at Lynch has purchased the Al ford building here, formerly oc cupied by the postoffice, and plans to remodel it for a Masonic temple.