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-voice TEN OF THE FRONTIER** North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper Volume 72.—Number 38. O'Neill. Nebr.. Thursday, January 22. 1953. Seven Cents; STATB HIST SOC f *xx Skunk, Cat, Calf Rabies Suspects y^. Another incidence of rabies in Holt county has been reported. A 4-months-old calf on the Lloyd Gleed farm, located six miles west of Chambers, shows “all clinical symptoms of rabies,” it was stated Tuesday by Dr. H. L. Bennett, an O’Neill veterinarian. A month ago a rabid cat at tacked four persons in the Bob Summerer locality southeast of Chambers when three members of the Summerer family and a neighbor, Paul Hubej, were bit ten. Todate no ill effects have been shown by those attacked. Doctor Bennett believes the second outbreak developed about two weeks ago but was not recognised as rabies. He said a skunk became brazen and chased Mr. Gleed and a o cat. o , The skunk bit the cat and our sued Mr. Gleed, who sought safety in a milk house. He plac ed up a stick and slayed both the skunk and cat. He thought the skunk’s behavior very strange but dismissed the matter with out an investigation. Saturday the calf showed evi dence of throat paralysis, ap peared to be extremely nervous and was bawling continuously. Doctor Bennett was sum moned, suspected rabies and the calf's nead was iorwarded to the department of health laboratories in Lincoln, where the suspicion was confirmed by analysis. Doctor Bennett warns that any animals showing a strange be havior should be handled with care, “Under no circumstances,” he says, “should farmers exam ine the mouths. They should be segregated and penned up. Hu man hfe is in danger where there are rabies and when an animal is in suspect too much precaution cannot be taken.’’ Board of Health Issues Warning— Dr. W. F. Finley, M.D., phy sician for the Holt county board of health, prepared the follow ing statement in connection with the second incidence of rabies found recently in the county: “The board advises persons living in the southern part of the county that there is evidence of rabies in animals. “Animals are bitten by dogs, cats, rats, skunks, etc. In about 20 days the bitten animals ac ® quire the disease and they in turn pass it on by way of the saliva from the mouth. “Rabies is a deadly infection. • If you have a peculiarly acting animal, an animal that runs about biting and attacking other animals or people, you should summon your veterinary at once. He will conduct an invest- j igation. “Do not kill the animal. Coop is up and preserve it tor invest- j igation.” Lofflin Succeeds Munsell at Gambles o Henry Lofflin of Lawrence, Kans., arrived Monday to suc ceed Burl Munsell as manager of the company - owned Gambles store in O’Neill. Married, Mr. Lofflin is the father of a 6-year old daughter, Jolee, who is a first-grader. Mr. Lofflin was in service S3 months during World War II. His wife is the former Virginia DeHart of Ord. Before going to Kansas Mr. Lofflin was associated with a chain store in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Munsell and two sons are leaving O’Neill today (Thursday) for their new home at Parsons, Kans., where Mr. Munsell will open a new coip pany-owned store. The Munsells have purchased a home there. The Munsells came to O’Neill in October, 1951, from Wayne. Andersons Holding Open-House Sunday Mr. and Mrs. William A. And erson, who were married here on January 29, 1903, will hold open - house at their home be tween 2 and 5 p.m., on Sunday, January 25. Mrs. Anderson is the former Harriet Haynes. They have five daughters, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. MARRIAGE LICENSES Virgil Guy Wilson of Redbird and Miss Betty Lou Carter of Lynch on January 14. They were married later the same day by County Judge Louis Reimer. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. White wit nessed the ceremony. Francis J. Kubes of Battle Creek and Mrs. Phyllis Bergman of Neligh on January 16. They were married on January 19 in Atkinson by Rev. Richard J. Parr. Leo Gellespie of Meadow Grove and Miss Marian Kubes of Battle Creek witnessed the ceremony. o Louis A. Genereux of Bartlett and Miss Mary Janelle Hynes of O’Neill on January 19. FIREMEN CALLED O’Neill firemen were summon ed to the East End tourist cabins, owned by Elmer Hinshaw, about 5:15 a.m., Monday. A defective stove pipe caused the blaze. Damage was negligible. FATHER DIES Thomas Moore of Hastings, father of Harry Moore, O’Neill Kigh school teacher, died sud denly Tuesday at Hastings. Fu neral services will be held Fri day. Mrs. Esther .Harris went to Omaha Monday evening to visit her daughter, Mrs. Deraid May, and to help take care orf her new grandson. She plans to return Sunday, Mrs. Gaiz . . - her husband's death was untimely. — The Frontier Photo. ★ * ★ Mrs. Mabel Gatz, Long 111, Dies Active in O’Neill Business Circles Mrs. Mabel H. Gaiz, 46, widow of the late Edward Gatz, died about 4:30 a m., Saturday in St. Anthony’s hospital where she had been a patient for 10 weeks. Mrs. Gatz nad been in failing health about a year, during which time she submitted to major surgery and was hospit alized on several occasions. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan uary 19, from First Presbyterian church with Rev. Samuel D. Lee officiating. Burial was in Pros pect Hill cemetery under the di rection of Biglin Brothers. Chosen for pallbearers were H. J. Lohaus, Frank Froelich, G. C. DeBacker, Arlo Hiatt, Stanley Soukup, Harry E. Ressel, J. D. Cronin and Dwight Harder. The late Mrs. Gatz, whose maiden name was Mabel Helen Morton, was born at Wattonga, Okla.. August 10, 1906. Her parents, Mrs. An drew Morton and the late Mr. Morton, both were born in Nebraska. The Mortons came to Holt county in 1909 from Oklahoma. Mr. Morton farmed for a time and did carpenter work. Mrs. Gatz attended school both at the btuart and O’Neill public schools. On April 27, 1925, she married Edward Gatz, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gatz of O’ Neill. They were married at Springview- Her husband died from a heart attack while on a hunting trip in October, 1936. She was a member of First Presbyterian church and the Women’s association of the cnuxcn. The late Mrs. Gatz was active in business circles here follow ing the death of her husband. She was employed a number of years by J. C. Penney company and in October, 1951, entered into partnership with Winnie Barger in ownership and man agement of the Apparel Shop. She was also interested in sever al business properties in the city. Survivors include: Son—Ed ward, jr., 16; mother—Mrs. An drew Morton of Omaha; brother —Glen Morton of Omaha; sister —Mrs. John Honeycutt of Oma ha. Her son, Edward, jr., whose father died a short time before his birth, will make his home with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz. Among the out-of-town people here for the funeral were Mrs. Andrew Morton of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. John Honeycutt and son, Jack, of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Morton and two daughters of Omaha, and Mr. j and Mrs. Earl Kluck and daugh ter of Richland. Maytag Cooking School Scheduled A Maytag cooking school is scheduled in O’Neill on Tuesday, February 10, it was announced Slamen . . . coming to O'Neill Tuesday by Vicior Jacobson, head of Jacobson’s store here. This free school open to the public, will be held in the Amer ican Legion auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be numer ous prizes. Details will be an nounced in subsequent issues of The Frontier. Miss Jean Slamen, Maytag home economist, will give a com plete demonstration of modern cooking methds. This demonstra tion will include testing of oven, broiler, top burner and cooker well recipes. Ross, 90, Dies; 111 8 Months Funeral Services for Nonagenarian Held Held Wednesday Funeral services for Nathan Manford Ross, 90, who died at 6.30 p.m., Saturday, January 17, at his home here, were held Wednesday, January 21, at the Biglin Brothers funeral chapel. The late Mr. Ross had been in failing health for several years and had been bedfast for eight months. Rev. Wallace B. Smith, Meth odist church pastor, officiated and burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were Leon Sar gent, Ralph Scofield, H. L. Lind berg, Melvin Ruzicka, Elmer Bowen and John Grutsch. The late Mr. Ross was born December 31, 1862, at Boone, la., a son of Archlaus and Amanda Overman Ross, both of whom wefe natives of Indi ana. On September 22, 1889, he married Anna Louise Forslund at Boone, and they became the parents of four cnildren—three of whom survive. Mr. Ross came to Holt county in 1904, serving as the vanguard for the family. He brought with him household goods and live stock. Mrs. Ross and the chil dren followed later. The' family farmed northeast of Midway, about 2\) miles north of ONeill, for many years. Mr. Ross was a mason by trade. Survivors include: Widow; sons—John A. of Atkinson and Elmer O. of O’Neill; daughter — Mrs. Martha Miller of Yankton, S.D.; sister — Mrs. William (“Grandma”) Hull of O’Neill, who is 97-years-old. Neither Mrs. Ross or the late Mr. Ross has enjoyed good health in recent years. Former Stuart Resident Dies STUART — Funeral services were held at Cedaridge, Colo., on Friday, January 16, for Mrs Melissa Finch, 86, widow of the late Fred Finch and a former resident of the Cleveland com munity. The Finch family came to Holt county from Iowa in 1910 and lived 12 miles north of Stu art. In 1932 they moved to Cedar idge, Colo., where they lived on a farm until Mr. Finch’s death in 1942. Since that time Mrs. Finch has made her home with her son, Harry, in Cedaridge where she died Tuesday, Janu ary 13. Survivors include: Sons—Har ry of Cedaridge, Colo., and Wil liam of Stuart; daughters—Mrs. Arnold (Bessie) Pratt of Cedar idge and Mrs. Herbert (Sena) Berry of Vale, Ore. Plan Open-House on Prefab Home The North Nebraska Builders have announced they will hold open-house in a new three-bed room prefabricated house on North Second street in the North Heights section of the city. The firm is composed of Harry E. Ressel, Francis Gilg and Ed Thorin. Open-house will begin Saturday, February 21, and co incide with a coast - to - coast showing of the National Homes. The new residence was erect ed Saturday. A garage is attach ed. Open-house will be observed for 30 days. The Midwest Fur niture will furnish the dwelling. Complete details of the event will appear in a subsequent is sue of The Frontier. Man and Boy Admit Pilfering Autos Bill Green, 26, and Larry Whaley, 15, both of O’Neill, were sentenced by District Judge D. R. Mounts to the men’s reformatory, Lincoln, and boys’ industrial school, Kearney, in connection with automobile pilfering at At kinson and Stuart. Both admitted guilt. Green was given a one-year sentence. County Sheriff Leo Tomjack took Green to Lincoln January 11 and escorted Whaley to Kear ney on January 18. Tomjack continued on to North Platte to attend sessions of the National Peace Officers’ association. Children's Home Society Meets— The annual meeting of Ne braska Children’s Home society was held Wednesday evening, January 21, at 8 o’clock at the society’s headquarters and re ceiving home, 3549 Fontenelle boulevard, Omaha. Officers and an executive com mittee of 13 for the current year were chosen. Twelve trustees from various parts of the state were elected for three - year terms. In Holt county the society has around 800 members. Mothers to March in Paralysis Fight Door-to-Door Canvass Coming Tuesday I'orch lights will be burning for an hour throughout Holt county on the night of Thursday, Jan uary 29, when the mothers’ march on polio will be launched as the climax to the 1953 march of dimes. This was announced by Mrs. Palmer Skulbortad, chair man of the mothers’ march. The burning lights in hun dreds of homes wLl be the sig nal to an army of volunteer mothers that they will be wel come to receive contributions to the march of dimes. The O’Neill march of dimes committee, headed by Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve, has designated the hours between 7 and 8 p.m. as the time for this dramatic windup of the campaign against infantile paralysis, Mrs. Skulborstad said. “The O’Neill mothers’ march,” she continued, “is part of an iden tical * nationwide movement in which hundreds of thousands of mothers will participate. “ ‘Turn on your porch light to fight polio’ is the theme of this special appeal by the mothers of the nation on behalf of the men, women and children who have suffered from infantile paralysis,” the chairman said. “The lights of American homes will serve as a symbol of hope to those who may be stricken in the future. “Here’s the way the mothers’ march in O’Neill will work,” she said. “Between the hours desig nated, every resident in the city will be asked to turn on his porch light—or burn a light in his front window or tie a handkerchief to the door knob—if he wishes to make a contribution to the march of dimes. “Then the mothers will march, street-by-street, block by-block, house-to-house, re ceiving contributions to this year's campaign against polio." Serving with Mrs. Skulborstad in this phase of the march of dimes will be these district cap tains: Mrs. John Stuifbergen, northeast; Mrs. Laurence Haynes, northwest; Mrs. Robert Kurtz. ’ southeast, and Mrs. H. C. Peter son, southwest. Also asisting will be 16 section lieutenants and more than 75 contact mothers. Sirens and churchbells will sound at 7 p.m. to herald the be ginning of the march. DEADLINE NEARS The deadline for entries in the O’Neill talent night polio benefit is nearing. Deadline is Saturday morning and entries should be filed. with Mrs. H. D. Gilder sleeve or D. H. Clauson. The show will fce staged at 8 p.m., on Monday night, January 26. All proceeds will go to the Holt county chapter, National Found ation for Infantile Paralysis. Irish Lass Makes Voyage Alone (By a Staff Writer) A 1953 version of an Irish emigrant reached O’Neill Satur day in the person of Miss Kath erine Sheila Gregory, 17, who crossed the big pond alone. She is a niece of Mrs. Mary Donlin of O’Neill, who made a trip to Eire in 1947. Since Mrs. Donlin’s return to O’Neill she has prevailed upon the Gregory family by mail to permit Sheila to come to the U.S. and reside with her. The blue-eyed Irish lass with beatiful brown hair lacked only a little encouragement, finally agreed it was a good idea, and passage was arranged by Mrs. Donlin. Sheila boarded a British liner, Franconia, at the South Ireland port of Cove, saying goodbye to her father, mother, three sisters and two brothers. The Gregorys live on a tiny farm near KilcooL County Wicklow. There, Sheila went to school until she was 14 years-old. Since that time she has been doing domestic work in homes in the community. The voyage across the Atlantic - required nine days. She traveled alone, except she was in the I Miss Gregory . . . "New York is very nice." hands of travel bureau agents at the ports. Arriving in New York City, the 5-4 Irish lass was over whelmed with the magnitude of the harbor and the city. Sheila is anything but the talkative type and the most she’d offer this reporter was this: “New York is very nice.” Sheila had never been to Dub lin or London, thus the ponder usous city must have been im pressive for the provincial girl from the tiny Irish farm. She spent one night in New York, the travel bureau guided her onto the proper train for Chicago, 111., and she continued on to Omaha. Normally she would have reached here Friday morning but the mainline North Western passenger train to O’ Neill was cancelled because of the blizzard. Thus she was oblig ed to remain in Omaha over night. The traveler’s aid repre sentatives looked after her and she began the last lap of the journev 24 hours late. “We don’t have much snow in Ireland,” explained Sheila. Sheila will be living with Mrs. Donlin and she will spend considerable time with Mr. and Mrs. HaTry Sullivan. The Sullivans have two daughters about the same age. Sheila has begun work at St. Anthony’s hospital as a nurse’s aid and says she “likes it very much.” It can be aid the Irish miss is a bit on the shy side and she’s literally dumbfounded in view ing “all the wonderful frocks” and “wonderful food” in O’Neill stores. But she’s courageous and sweet and, even though she’s miles away from home, she’ll get. along. M, B. Lawrence Dies in Hospital Emmet Man 111 Three Weeks Here M. B. (“Spike”) Lawrence, 68, Emmet carpenter who lived alone, died at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 26, in St. Anthony’s hospital here. He suffered a bronchial ailment and was ser iously ill for three weeks. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Janu ary 23, from the Biglin Brothers funeral chapel. Rev. Wallace B. Smith, Methodist pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. Palbearers will be John Von vrl, Guy Cole, Robert Cole, G. even Cole, Herman Grothe and Hairy Werner, all of Emmet. The late Milton Byron Law rence was born July 7. 1884, at Richland, Colfax county, a son of George and Samantha Phil lips Lawrence. His father was a native of England; his moth er a native of Keokuk, la. He came to Holt county in 1903 from Geneva . Mr. Lawrence was Known in sporting circles for his keen in terest in fish and game conser vation. Survivors include: Sister — Mrs. Elsie Newton of Colony, Wyo.; brother—Albert J. Law rence of Atkinson. George A. Alderman Dies Suddenly George A. Alderman, 76, died Monday, January 19, at 12 o’clock noon at the Mrs. Anna Mullen home in O’Neill. He had made his home there for sever al years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., today (Thursday) at th Biglin Brothers funeral chap el. Burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. The late Mr. Alderman was born December 16, 1876, a Fern lake, Wise. He never married. He was a carpenter by occu pation and he came to Holt county in 1918 from Fargo, N.D. Before coming to O’Neill he liv ed in the Johnstown and Red bird communities. At Redbird he was employed for a number of years at the store owned by the late John Wrede. Survivors include: Son—John of Johnstown. UPPED TO SERGEANT Orville Banks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Banks of O’Neill, has been promoted from corporal to sergeant in a field artillery ba talion in Korea. He was wound ed in action last fall. Sergeant Banks wrote his parents he will remain on duty there for a time on a voluntary basis until a re placement arrives. He has been eligible to return to the U.S. His aaress: Sgt. Orville W. Banks, RA 17327888, A Bty, 987th FA Bn., APO 301, care of PM, San Francisco, Calif. ‘Voice9 in Blizzard Broadcast (Editor’s note: l^as; Thursday • morning, January 15, when vis ibility was zero, a strong wind was howling, the mercury was down under the zero mark, and Holt -countyans were digging in for another one of those old fashioned blizzards, the “Voice of The Frontier” went on the air with a special storm broad cast. The five-minute program was aired at 9:20 a.m., WJAG, 780 k.c. Text of the newcast follows): By GEORGE HAMMOND In a word, my friends, this weather is. . . rough! The unofficial temperature in O’Neill this morning at 7 o’clock was eight degrees below zero. Right now the mercury stands at six below and the intensity of this storm seems to be worsening all the while. About 8 o’clock this morning we took a spin out of O’Neill, going east about two miles on U.S. highways 20 and 275. Visability was about two feet in front of the engine hood. Anybody is crazy. . .sheer crazy . . . to go out in this storm for any purpose whatsoever. A human being would perish in might short order because it’s cold. The wind velocity is about 35 miles per hour with gusts per haps, up to about 50 miles per hour. The circuit to the O’Neill airport is down this morning, so we can’t check on that wind velo city. Supt. D. E. Nelson of the O’ Neill public school says high school classes are convening to day, but there will be no grade school. The same holds for St. Mary’s academy. There will be high school classes, but no grade school. No classes in the Atkinson pub lic school. No classes in the Chambers public school. The Bell telephone system’s toll center here reports that none of the communities served by this center are isolated. How ever, communication is almost impossible between Ainsworth and O’Neill and Valentine. Mes sages are being given a round about circuitous routing. The switchboard at O'Neill is taxed to capacity this morning and there is a backlog on long dis tance calls. Incidentally, this broadcast has • been set up on an emergency basis. . . and the powers that be say. . . hold it to five minutes. In many respects this storm is reminiscent of some of those storms during the recurring blizzards of 1948 and '49. The yeoman duty done by the the Voice of The Frontier estab lished a new precedent in public service. . . and, naturally, we’re always standing by to be of pub lic service. Twenty-nine Holt county selec tive service registrants were to have left O’Neill by chartered bus this morning to go to Omaha for preinduction physical examina tions. Mrs. W. H. Harty, chief clerk of the Holt draft board, told us on the phone a few minutes ago these men came into O’Neill about 5 o’clock from all sections of the county. Some came on their owns. ..others were brought in by their parents. The Omaha trip, of course, has been postponed for these men. Mrs. Harty wants the parents to know that these men are safe in O’Neill. Some of them are whiling away the time in the hotels. John Osenbaugh, resident en gineer for the state highway de partment here in O’Neill, says there is absolutely no snow re moval equipment on the high ways in the O’Neill region. No highway equipment is out. It’s a cinch, Mr. Osenbaugh says, they’d windup in the ditch. And, of course, the highway people are too concerned about their person nel to dispatch into this stuff. This snow this morning, about three inches, is sugar fine and is packed very hard. The snow is being driven by a hard northwest wind. The Consumers Public power district headquarters reports that Inman and Ewing were without power early this morning. A transmission line that serves both of those communities was out for several hours. Power was restored, at Ewing and Inman, about eight o’clock. Butte, up in Boyd county, is in the black—no power because a hne is down. There was a 10 or 12 minute power interruption in O Neill during the night. U.S. highway 20 west of Or chard was blocked early this morning. . . even while traffic was still rolling on some of the other roads. The full fury of this storm ap pears to have reached here about 6 o’clock this morning, although snow began to fall in quantity about 10:30 last night. About the same time the wind came up, growing stronger by the hour. Radio listeners during those hours were confused. It was i snowing and blowing here while Omaha reported rain. The westbound passenger-mail train on the mainline of the North 1 Western pulled into O’Neill at 7:15 this morning, about 45 min utes late. The train men de clared the diesel train began en countering real difficulty west of j Clearwater. This train will pro ceed to Long Pine but will be held there. An eastbound freight train J (Continued on page 10.) THANKS HOLT CHAPTER . . . Ivan D. Baker of Atkinson (above), father of several small children and a recent victim of infantile paralysis, has written the Holt county chapter, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, this note of gratitude: “I feel that I am very fortunate with my case of polio. I wish to extend my thanks to the Holt chapter for all the help given me. I will always remember it.” Atkinson High ’90 Graduate Dies Mrs. Anna Newton, ‘Alumni Mother’ ATKINSON—Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Janu ary 17, for Mrs. Anna Dora Newton, 84, who died Wednes day, January 14, at Norfolk after a brief illness. The rites were held in the Methodist church with Rev. E. G. Hughes, church pastor, officiat ing and burial was in Woodlawn cemetery. A quartet composed of Mrs. Lane Griffin, Mrs. E. G. Hughes, Miss Jeanne Humphrey and Miss Lodema Wefso, sang “Abide with Me” and “Crossing the Bar.” They were accompan ied by Mrs J. Jungman. Pallbearers were two of Mrs. Newton’s grandsons, James Ruby and Joseph Beelaert and four of her nephews—John, Ray, Robert and Walter Slaymaker. A brief rite at the funeral home was in charge of the Re bekah lodge. The late Mrs. Newton, whose maiden name was Anna Dora Slaymaker, was born at Ma zeppa, Minn., and came to Ne braska in 1878 at the age of 10 with her parents, seven broth ers and sisters. Her parents were the late John and Susan Slaymaker, who were among the earliest settlers in the Atkinson community. The family settled in Holt county, southwest of Atkinson. She graduated from Atkinson high school in 1890 and was re garded as one of the first gradu ates. For many years she has been the oldest living alumnus of AHS. Mrs. Newton was known as the “mother of the alumni” of the school and always enjoyed the annual alumni banquets. She was a member of the Methodist church, Woman’s So ciety of Christian Service and Rebekah lodge. She was a teach er in church work for many years. On November 29, 1900, she was married to Jeptha Newton. They made their home on a farm near her old home, moving to Atkinson in 1907. To this union were born three children—Meta Ava, Anna Clara and Rolla Os car. The children were reared in the community and were gradu ated from the Atkinson high school. After the death of Mr. New ton, she made her home in At kinson until the past year, when she moved to Ewing where her two daughters reside. She led an active life until last November. Her husband owned and oper ated a dray line in Atkinson in the early 1900’s. He introduced the first heavy duty motor truck ever used in Atkinson. Preceding her in death were: Her husband, father, mother, brothers—Reuben. George and John Slaymaker, sisters — Maude Slaymaker, Belle Shel don and Stella Whipple. Survivors include: Daughters— Mrs. E. V. (Ava) Ruby and Mrs. W. N. (Anna) Spence, both of Ewing; son—Rolla of Riverton, Wyo.; brother—E. O. Slaymaker of Atkinson; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. bXssett soldier hurt BASSETT—Pvt. Roy L. Her rington, husband of Mrs. Lotus Herrington of Bassett, has been wounded in action, the depart m e n t of defense announced Monday night. AT MARION COLLEGE CHAMBERS—Dale E. Horn back of Chambers is a student at i Marion college, Marion, Ind., a i school that specializes in Chris- 1 tian character building. Marion < has students from 25 states. 1 -- i The Frontier for printing ... j prompt deliveries! j ’53 Auto * o Show Date Nearing Sparkling Array of Late Models Await Visitors at Exhibit Preparations for O’Neill’s 1953 automobile show, to be heki Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30, are virtually com pleted. Ten leading auto dealers in the region will show one or more* cars in the exhibition which will take place in the American Le gion auditorium. The doors will . swing open at 1:30 p.m., both days and remain o*jen until 9:30 p.m., both evenings. The auto dealers are working in cooperation with The Frontier to make possible the show. Full details will be announced in special pages in next week’s issue of The Frontier. Detailed descriptions of the autos to be shown will be published along with advertising messages. A highlight of the Thursday entertainment will be a broad cast from the floor conducted - by George Hammond with a "Voice of The Frontier" spe cial events microphone. The on - the - scene broadcast will start at 3:45 p.m., and con tinue for 30- to 45-minutes. The program will be heard on radio station WJAG (780 k.c.) Highlight of the Friday show ing will be distribution of gifts. Top gifts will be a set of plastic* seatcovers, an electric coffee maker, and an assortment of lesser home and auto gifts. There will be no admission charge. The show will be open to the public, absolutely free. Free coffee and cookies wilt be served to all visitors through out both afternoons and eve nings. Complete details of the shorw' also will be aired on the regular Monday and Wednesday “Voice of The Frontier” program* (WJAG, 780 k.c., 9:45 am.) This will be the first show of its kind in Holt county his tory. A number of the participating dealers will have demonstration cars outside the auditorium, and will be pleased to offer demons stration rides. Region Battered by 50-mph: Gale The O’Neill region was batter - ed by an 18-hour storm last Thursday during which gusts of wind raged up to 50-miles-per hour. Snow began falling late Wed nesday, January 14, the wind shifted to the northnorthwest, the mercury began to drop and residents dug in for the siege The storm gathered peak force about 6 a.m., Thursday and be gan to letup about noon. All traffic was tied uo and • communications were snarled or jammed. Visibility was zero. Coldest mark was 10 degrees below zero. Friday morning the mercury dipped to -16. (For details on the storm see? “Voice of The Frontier” stonrn script elsewhere on this page.) This week’s weather summari folio ws: Hi Lo Prec. January 15 __10 -10 January 16-24 -15 .15 January 17_43 10 January 18 _34 15 January 19 -30 18 January 20 _... 33 19 Of January 21_38 24 Hereford, Angus Auctions Slated The Frontier lists three auc tions on its sale calendar: Tuesday, February 3: Holt County Aberdeen-Angus Breed ers’ association sale, O’Neill; 94 head of registered Angus. (For catalog address Freeman Knight. O’Neill, or Ray Siders, Inman.) Wednesday, February 11: Holt . . County Hereford Breeders' asso ciation annual spring sale, O’- - Neill; 51 bills and 10 females - (For catalog write James W - Rooney, O’Neill, secretary-maBA ager.) Saturday, February 21: Annaaf spring sale North - Central Ne braska Hereford Breeders’ asso ciation; 62 bulls. (For cataloe «nte Elmer "Tug” Phillipt Bassett.) _____ 0 TRIP DELAYED Twenty-nine Holt county se ective service registrants' who vere to have left O’Neill last Thursday morning for their pre nduction physical examinations, n Omaha, departed at 8 o’clock Monday morning. Last Thurs lay’s bus trip for the registrants, he largest group picked for pre nduction physical examinations n many months, had to be post >oned because of the storm.
