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' - ' TWELVE ' i|;;' ‘ PAGES frf ★ 1 H SECTION i Pages 1 to 12 North-Central Nebraska's BIG Newspaper Volume 72.—Number 39. O'Neill, Nebr., Thursday, January 29, 1953. Seven Cent®. ” " - - l- ■ ■—1 ■ 1 1 ■ - --- -.—— —_ "TATB nST SOC Mothers to March as Drive Nears End Between 75 and 100 O’Neill mothers will set out at 7 p:m., tonight (Thursday) in a moth ers* march against polio. The O’Neill mothers, under the direction of Mrs. Palmer Skulborstad, will coincide their march with similar movements throughout the country. All you have to do when si rens sound and bells ring, is to turn on your porch light. That is the way you wall be “fighting polio tonight.” The “contact mother” conduct ing this march of dimes activity in your section of the block or along your road will see the light and knock on your door. Be at home when she calls. Your contribution to the moth ers’ march on polio will help provide a brighter future for youngsters in Holt county who have been or may be stricken by polio. # When you have given your name is added to the . donor’s scroll, that little gesture at the same time will help write a charter of freedom from a cruel and costly disease. Turn on your light! Fight polio tonight! Meanwhile, letters of acknow ledgement from 15 out of 24 of the Holt polio sufferers continue to reach the officials of the Holt county chap ter, National Foundat ion for Infantile * Para 1 y s i s. Mrs. Art Giv ens of Stuart wrote in be half of her ^ , daughter, ~ y m “Thank-you kindly,” she said, “for all „ •; the chapter has done for Lois Givens us.” Roy Seery of Chambers has •written: “Thanks to the march of dimes. It is a friend indeed in time of need. My bill was paid in full by the Holt chapter and I’m very grateful.” As the march of dimes cam paign draws to a close, a host of activities are scheduled. The home talent benefit show Monday night under the direc tion of Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve and D. H. Clauson grossed $176. A benefit basketball game was played Wednesday night be tween the O’Neill Lions club quintet and the Tilden Towners, who featured Richie Ashburn, Philadelphia P h i 11 i es baseball star. The mothers’ march of dimes added about $175 to the polio in Ewing last Thursday evening fund. This was sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary, unit 214. Members accompanied mothers in making a house-to house canvass in the residential district. A card party held at the school in Royal Saturday evening drew a fair crowd, although many were unable to attend be cause of illness in families. The amount taken in from donations and sale of cakes amounted to $36i. A dance to raise further funds is being planned. A community bake sale for the benefit of the march of dimes was held in Chambers Saturday at the Harley and Shavlik hard ware stores. Mrs. J. W. Walter, chairman, reported that the sale netted $86. The Elkhom extension club will sponsor a card party, play ing pitch and pinochle, at the American Legion lounge on Sun day, February 1, starting at 8 o’clock. Lunch will be served. More than five thousand bot les were collected in the drive for soda pop bottles Saturday. Proceeds of about one hundred dollars will go to the Holt polio chapter. No Commitments on 281 from Crosby A U.S. highway 281 delegation, seeking oil surfacing from O’ Neill north to the junction with state highwray 12 (across the Niobrara river, inside Boyd county) has called on Nebraska’s new Gov. Robert Crosby. But Crosby would make no commitments. The delegation, including State Sen. Frank Nelson of O’Neill, Julius D. Cronin of O’Neill, John Krotter of Spencer and Clifford Bishop of Bartlett, explained to Governor Crosby the need for hardsurfacing is urgent on “north - Nebraska’s glaringly neglected road.” They told the governor that former Gov. Val Peterson had promised oil for a part of the stretch in 1949 and that several newspapers carried stories to that effect issued by the state highway department. Boosters thought the case was about won. Later, the decision was rescind ed and nothing has been done since. It was pointed out that highway 281 is an integral part of the feeder system into the Nebraska highway network. The state highway engineers are conducting surveys for the routing of U.S. highway 281, be tween the highway 12 junction and a meeting point with the South Dakota system for routing traffic across the Ft. Randall dam. A public meeting conduct ed by the Nebraska highway de partment is planned soon, State Engineer Harold Aitken said. O’Neill is the seat of the Ne braska U.S. Highway 281 asso ciation. To Benedict's College— Robert Hynes, son of Mrs. Loretta Hynes, left Saturday night for Atchison, Kans., where he is enrolled in St. Benedict’s college. o ? 'I Mrs. Donohoe ... eight children ★ ★ ★ Mrs. Donohoe Feted on 81 st Anniversary Mrs. Thomas Donohoe cele brated her 81st birthday anni versary Monday, January 26, at her farm home northeast of O’ Neill. A chicken dinner was served at noon to 40 guests. The centerpiece for the table was a three-tier cake baked by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. James j Donohoe. The afternoon was spent talking about old times. At 4 p.m., Mrs. Donohoe op ened her gifts, each guest bring ing a present. Mrs. Donohoe whose maiden name was Bridget Cook, came to Holt county at the age of 5 with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook. She was born at Minooka, Pa. On February 15, 1898, in O’ Neill, she married Thomas Don ohoe. They became the parents of eight children. They are: Sons —Harry at home; John of O’ Neill; James of O’Neill; Thomas, jr., of Scottsbluff; Francis of Cauga Park, Calif.; daughters— Mrs. Merle (Helen) Kaiser of Scottsbluff; Catherine at home, and Mary, who died at the age of 18. She has resided continuously on the farm north of O’Neill. Mr. Donohoe and her husband will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary next month. She became the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living. Mrs. Donohoe enjoys “fairly good health” at present. Guests at the affair were: Mrs. Mary MacLeod (who was one of the attendants at the Cook-Donohoe wedding), Dr. and Mrs. George Cook and children, Mr. and Mrs. James Earley, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Donohoe, Mr. and Mrs. James Donohoe and two daughters, Miss Dorothy Dono hoe, Mrs. Clarence Donohoe and four children, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Donohoe, Miss Claire Con way, Mrs. Hattie Kindlund, Mrs. John Hickey, Mr. and Mrs. John Jansen, Mr. and Mrs, A1 Sauser, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Janzing, Mrs. Herbert Wincnell and Le ona, Miss Beverley Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Drayton and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Burival, Donald Donohoe, Rose mary Donohoe and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cook. W. A. Howard, Wife Wed Half-Century Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Howard will celebrate their golden wed ding anniversary by holding open - house in their home on Sunday, February 1, starting at 2 p.m. Friends and neighbors are invited to call. W. A. Howard and Miss Maude Vibbard, both of Wal nut, were married January 30, 1903, at Center, the countyseat of Knox county. They have al ways farmed in Holt and Knox counties and at the present time are living near Middlebranch. Mr. and Mrs. Howard became the parents of 10 children. They are: Sons—Frank of Ravanna, Mo., Ora of O'Neill, John of Baltimore, Md., James of Gerber, Calif., Wayne at home, George of Tucson, Ariz., and Fred of Stan ton; daughters — Mrs. William (Viola) Carver of Wilder, Ida., Mrs. Myrtle Van Buren of Creighton and Mrs. James (Ella) Van Every of O’Neill. They also have 37 grandchil dren and 12 great-grandchildren. Atkinson, Stuart Churchmen to Meet ATKINSON—Sewell Johnson was named as the delegate to represent Niobrara presbytery at the national men’s council meeting to be held in Chicago, III., this week. Sewell, a member of the Atkinson Presbyterian council, was to leave Wednes day for Chicago. He expects to be gone about five days. Stanley Cobb of Stuart also expects to attend. Observes 80th Birthday in Veterans Hospital— Mrs. James Donlin, Mrs. Max Grenier, Mrs. F. J. O’Connell and Miss Tillie Kestenholtz went to Grand Island Monday to visit Charles Harding, who has been hospitalized there since Christ mas, and Dr. F. J. O’Connell. They helped Charles Harding celebrate his 80th birthday an niversary. Mr. Harding’s neigh bors sent him a robe for his birthday anniversary and he al so received many cards. Charles Harding was born at Sioux City, la., on January 26, a son of James and Mary Hard ing. When he was very small his family moved to O’Neill. He be came a carpenter and a painter by trade and spent several years in Seattle, Wash., doing that type of work. He returned to O’Neill in 1917 where he has lived since. Mr. Harding, a Spanish-Amer ican war veteran, married Miss Ann Sanford of O’Neill. Throngs Expected at Auto Show ^ • A A A 4 . A A aaa 2 Firms at Page Hit by Robbers Enter Farmers Store Forcing Way Thru Cream Room Door PAGE]—Two business places were broken into early Thurs day morning. At the Farmers store Mr. Fusselman reports the loss of $20 in cash taken from the cash register, 20 cartons of cig arettes and possibly some gun shells. They gained entrance by prying open the cream room door. At Alton Braddock’s locker and filling station the thieves pried open the front door. They took two small radios, some spark plugs, cigars and cigarettes and all the cash from the cash regis ter. An attempt had been made to pry open the front door of the E & K store but the thieves failed to gain entrance. Holt County Sheriff Leo Tomjack said ■ Wednesday no arrests have been made but questioning of suspects is planned "within a few days." The Page loot amounted to about $200, Tomjack said. The same night the Dodd ser vice station at Royal was looted. The cash register was robbed and rifle shells, several boxes of sparkplugs and three guns were taken. The Royal robbery took place sometime after 11 p.m., on Wed nesday, January 21. Theodore Kubart Dies Suddenly Funeral Held Monday in Atkinson ATKINSON—Funeral services for Theodore Q. Kubart, 74, who spent most of his life in the At kinson community, were con ducted at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan uary 26, from St. Joseph’s Cath olic church in Atkinson. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Rosaries were offered at 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, and the Knights of Columbus held a special rosary at 3 p.m., Sunday. The late Mr. Kubart had been suffering a heart ail ment, but his death was un expected. The Kubart family was among the early settlers of this com munity. Theodore was born in Chicago, 111., on March 30, 1878, and came here with his parents, the late Joseph and Anna Ku bart, in about 1885, when he was 7-years-old. He grew up on the farm in this vicinity and after his marriage to Miss Effie Pacha he and his family continued to live on the farm. They moved to town 29 years ago, but Mr. Kubart never sev ered connections with farming interests. For many years he deali ex tensively in the hay business and was one of the principal shippers from this hay center. He bought and sole his first load of hay at the age of 16. Mr. Kubart took an active in terest in many of the city’s ac tivities and organizations, among them the Atkinson volunteer fire department. He joined the de partment shortly after he moved to town, and served continuously for 24 years. While on the de partment, he served in various offices, including that of fire chief. Survivors include: Widow — Effie; daughters — Mrs. Leo F. (Josephine) Kramer of Atkin son; Mrs. Harvey (Eva) Thomp son of Bassett; Mrs. Edward (Helen) Coufal of Stuart; son— Rev. Francis Kubart of Norfolk. Father Kubart, who was or dained in 1949 and recited his first mass at St. Joseph’s in At kinson on May 5 of that year, arrived from Norfolk a few hours after his father’s death. Also surviving are: Brother— James Kubart of Atkinson; sis ters— Mrs. Adolph Pacha, Mrs. Frank LeMunyan and Mrs. Jo seph Mlinar, sr., all of Atkinson. Fire Victims Living at Versaw Home EWING—Mr. and Mrs. Walter Seivers had the misfortune to have their farm home destroyed by fire during the storm on Thursday, January 15. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is believed to have been due to an overheated chimney. At present they are at the home of Mrs. Josie Versaw in Ewing. Lions Quartet to Sins The Lions club male quartet, a newly formed unit which wowed the polio benefit home talent show audience Monday night, will appear at the O’Neill auto show today (Thurs day) and be heard on a special “Voice of The Frontier” broadcast from the floor of the show (3:45 p.m., WJAG, 780 k.c.) Members of the quartet (also known as Johnson, Johnson, Ol son and Smith) are (left-to-right) R. W. Johnson, Rev. R. W. Olson, Rev. W. B. Smith and Roy D. Johnson.—The Frontier Photo. Andersons Met at Bowery Dance By a Staff Writer It was at the 1902 Fourth of July bowery dance in Page when Miss Harriett Hayne, a 19-year old farm girl, met William A. An derson, a young farm man who had spent his short 22 years in a half-dozen localities. “I sort of took pity on him,” said Mrs. Anderson jokingly on their golden wedding day. He asked me to dance, we got acquainted, and then we mar ried.” Sunday, January 25, the Ander son’s held open-house at their home in O’Neill and received scores of friends. Their actual an niversary is today (Thursday), but for convenience the open house was held Sunday. Irony crept into the celebra tion when Mrs. Anderson be came ill, acquired a fever, and was ordered to bed by Dr. O. W. French, who has been tending the family for years. Her con dition four days later was stated as "satisfactory." Mrs. Anderson, who with he;r husband had been pointing to ward this event for many months, awakened Sunday feeling rather ill. At 2 o’clock The Frontier’s photographer arrived along with a handful of early well-wishers. She greeted them, posed for pic tures, then illness overtook her. Mr. Anderson and their five daughters carried on throughout the afternoon and, except for the unfortunate sickness, it was a mighty nice affair. The large three-tier wedding cake, decorated with two large gold bells, a golden “50’’ and trimmed with golden buds, was baked and ecorated by Bennett Heriford. The couple received many flowers and gifts. Gifts include a five-piece chrome dinette set from their children and a golden sugar and cream set from their granddaughter, Mrs. Billie Mar cellus. ★ ★ ★ • Ice cream, cake, coffee and ; mints were served. Mrs. Anderson was born near Marshalltown, la. When only an infant, she moved with her par ents to Nebraska in 1883. The family settled on a farm 12 miles east of O’Neill (the place now owned by Guy Beckwith). She had seven sisters and four broth ers. Of these, only Mrs. Ander son and one brother, Charles Hayne, 77, of Los Angeles, Cahf., survive. She attended school in rural district 124. Little did she realize then that she would have fivf daughters and several grand v/ldrcn who would complete the eighth grade in the same school room. Mr. Andepson was born at De Kalb, 111., in 1879. His Swedish parents came to the U.S. on their honeymoon. They were prepared, however, to settle in America if the country measured up. It did. The Anderson family moved to I Butler county, Nebraska, where Mrs. Anderson and one of the I 11 Draftees Report for Duty Feb. 4 Eleven Holt county selective service registrants have been ordered to report for induction on Wednesday, February 4. They include: Bernard O. Luben, Chester D. Anderson, Albert J. Lawrence and Joey L. Dobias, all of Atkin son. Lawrence L. Scholz of Inman; Wayne R. Hoffman of Ewing; Reginald B. Pinkerman of Dor sey; Roland J. Kunz of Stuart. James L. Kubik, Donald J. Harding and Arnold L. Dallegge, all of O’Neill. In addition, Verne O. Hickok of Atkinson will go with this group as a volunteer. »- -______ daughters died. William was then only 5-years-old. Two years later his father moved the children to Rock coun ty. Young Bill, his two brothers and one sister, attended school at Newport and Stuart. Later they moved onto a farm north of Or chard, where Bill finished his schooling. Came the turn of the century; then the bowery dance. The couple was married in the old Holt county courthouse by County Judge J. M. Morgan. The ceremony was witnessed by Charles Harding and Guy Hamil ton. The newlyweds settled on a farm directly across the road from the Hayne place. After a few years there they built a new home, improved the farm and set to the task of educating their five daughters. “Time dragged along pretty slow—getting those girls through (Continued on page 7) Railroader Falla; Believed Killed CLEARWATER — Frank Bel mer. retired railroader, was in poor condition Tuesday morning at the Neligh hospital with a brain concussion and skull frac ture suffered in a fall on ice in his back yard Sunday evening. Mr. Belmer was first believed to have been killed by the fall. The doctor who examined him, however, discovered faint signs of life and the injured man was taken to the hospital. He was knocked unconscious by the fall, and was reported still unconscious at 10:30 a.m. Tues day. Mr. Belmer had been section foreman for the Chicago and North Western railroad for a number of years, but retired some time ago. . Mr. and Mrs. William A. Anderson . . . five daughters,—The Frontier Photo. • * I » / EXHIBITORS Models of these cars will be shown by the following firms at the 1953 O’Neill auto show, starting today (Thursday): BUICK—A. Marcellus, O’Neill. CHEVROLET—Gillette & Son, Chambers. Butte. CHRYSLER — C. M. Wilson, DE SOTO—Smith Motor Co., O’Neill. FORD—Lohaus Motor Co., O’ Neill. LINCOLN — Diers Motors, Grand Island. MERCURY — Contois Motor Co., Neligh. NASH—Meiergard Nash, rep resented by Jeff Davis, Inman. PACKARD—Foree Bros., O’ Neill. PONTIAC— Wm. Krotter Co., O’Neill and Spencer. PLYMOUTH — Smith Motor Co., O’Neill. WILLYS JEEP—Outlaw Impl. Co., O’Neill. 1,600-Acre Ranch to Be Auctioned Angus Banquet, Sale Next Week A choice 1,600-acre ranch — Oak View—located just across the Holt-Knox boundary in Knox county, near Middlebranch, will be offered at public auction on Tuesday, February 10. The ranch has an eight-room modem house, three large barns, excellent fencing and is one of the best-known ranch units in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Paul McBride, owners, are planning to move to Florida. Also to be sold are 150 head oi high-grade Hereford cattle and some machinery. Col. Ed Thorin and Wm. (“Bill”) Bowker, both of O’Neill, are auctioneer and brokers; Bank of Orchard, clerk. (Com plete description of the real es tate will appear in the February 5 issue of The Frontier.) Three registered livestock sales are on The Frontier’s sale cal endar: Tuesday, February 3: Seventh annual sale of the Holt County Aberdeen-Angus Breeders’ asso ciation, 45 bulls and 40 females, O’Neill Livestock Market. The show will start at 9:30 a.m.; sale starts at 1 p.m. For catalog write: Ray Siders of Inman, sale manager, or Freeman L. Knight of O’Neill, secretary-treasurer. A banquet will be held Mon day on the eve of the show and sale at the American Legion auditorium here. Charles Reece of Simeon, judge for the show, will be a guest. The public is in vited to the banquet. Wednesday, February- 11, is the date for the annual spring sale of the Holt County Hereford Breeders’ association, O’Neill, 51 bulls and 10 females. (For cata log write James W. Rooney, O’ Neill, secretary-manager.) Saturday, February 21: Annual spring sale North - Central Ne braska Hereford Breeders’ asso ciation; 62 bulls. (For catalog write Elmer (“Tug”) Phillips, Bassett.) Mrs. L V. Sageser Dies in Washington CHAMBERS—Funeral services for Mrs. E. V. Sageser, 72, were conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, from the Memorial Baptist church in Chambers. Mrs. Sageser died Thursday, January 22, in Sedro Wooley, Wash., after complications had set in following major surgery. The body reached O’Neill ear ly Tuesday. Biglin Brothers were in charge of funeral arrange ments. The late Elsie May Sageser was bom September 12, 1880, in Butler county, Nebraska. Her parents were James and Sarah Gugan Thompson. On September 20, 1905, at Chambers, she married E. V. Sageser, better known as "Dode" Sageser. The late Mrs. Sageser was a longtime resident of the Cham bers community. She and her husband have resided .in Sedro Wooley for the past nine years. Survivors include the widow er; brothers—George, John and Charley Thompson, all of Cham bers. Pallbearers were Duane Car son, Elwyn Robertson, Glen Tay lor, Glen Adams, Harry Scott and Melvin Bell. Tomjacks, Mark 59th Anniversary EWING—Mr. and Mrs. Antone Tomjack quietly celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary Satur day, January 10, at their home in Ewing. Gifts, letters and cards of con gratulations from relatives and friends were received. I Doors Open at 1:30 for Big Event Special Broadcast to Highlight Program on Opening Day O’Neill’s first annual auto show, sponsored by 12 leading auto dealers in the region in cooperation with The Frontier, opens today (Thursday) at 1:30 • p.m. About 20 different models of cars will be available for in spection and for demonstration driving. Throngs are expected to visit the show—absolutely free—at the American Legion auditor ium. The exhibition will be in progress for two days—Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30, opening the doors at 1:30 p.m., each day and closing at 9:30 p.m The automotive beauties will fill the auditorium but there will be ample room for visitors to carefully inspect each car. « In several instances factory representatives ~ will be on hand to assist local and re gional dealers in their respec tive showings. Free coffee and cookies will be served throughout the two days by Jacobson’s in coopera tion with Sunbeam appliances. Mrs. Vern Bowen will be host ess. There will be innumerable favors given away. Highlight of today’s program will be a special “Voice of The Frontier” broadcast from the floor of the show, starting at 3:45 p.m. (WJAG, 780 kc). George Hammond will be at the micro phone, and the Lions club male quartette will be featured (see photo at left). The special broad cast will be from 30 to 45 min utes in duration and many of the dealers will be interviewed. Visitors to the show are ask ed to use the west entrance at the Legion building, and at tendants will be on hand to es cort admirers of fine motor cars. The show is a miniature edi tion of metropolitan exhibitions being held across the country. The weather man predicts temperatures in the 30’s today although not much sunshine. No adverse weather is in sight for the two-day showing. Joseph Binders Married 52 Years • ATKINSON—Mr. and Mrs. Jo seph Bruder of Atkinson cele brated their 52nd wedding anni versary in their home Sunday with a family dinner. The din ner was also in honor of five birthday anniversaries. Joseph Bruder and Miss Jo- * sephine Steskal were married January 23 in O’Neill in St. Pa i trick’s Catholic church. After their marriage they lived on a farm six miles north of Emmet until seven years ago, when they moved to Atkinson. They became the parents Of five daughters. They are: Mrs. William (Martha) Murphy of O’ Neill, Mrs. Herman (Dorothy) Janzing of O’Neill, Mrs. Walter (Cecelia) Ries of Atkinson, Mrs. George (Mary) Shald of Stuart, and Miss Bertha of Boulder, Colo. Those who celebrated their birthdays were Calvin Murphy (January 23), Walter Reis, jr., (January 23), Judy Marie Shald (January 24), Mrs. Herman Jan zing (January 27) and Bernard Janzing (January 16). Bernard was unable to be there as he is in the army and is stationed at Camp Roberts, Calif. Those who were present were: Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy, Calvin and William, jr., of O’ Neill; Miss Coleen Seesacker, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Janzing and family, all of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reis and family of Atkinson, and Mr. and Mrs George Shald and family ofr Stuart. * _ 4 Townships Fail to Favor Library ATKINSON — The action of rural townships on the plan to raise money for a new library building in Atkinson was most ly negative. Four out of six townships reported feeling against the measure. It was passed almost unani mously in the Atkinson township and the township of Holt has not definitely decided how much it will contribute, but expects to do something. This is a town ship with a very limited number of residents. One township lost out by only one vote. It is gen erally conceded that some other method of raising funds will be needed.