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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1953)
o © % V 16 Second-Class Awards Are Given Court - of - Honor Is Held at Ewing EWING—A court-of-honor wa« held for Boy Scout troop 181 of Ewing last Thursday evening at the Legion club Over 75 inter ested parents and friends were in attendance. The program opened with the presentation of colors by Scouts Allen and Elwood Peterson by the color guards, Robert Tuttle and Paul Gunter, followed by the pledge of allegiance to the Amer ican flag, by scouts and audience, • led by Milan Welke. Chairman Gail Boies opened the court-of-honor followed by introduction of Boy Scouts by Al len Peterson while Milan Welke lighted a candle to represent each. Second class awards were pre sented by Committeeman John Walker to 16 members of the troop: Allen Peterson, Elwood Peterson, Paul Gunter, Ronald Hahlbeck. Larry Rotherham, Del bert Carl, Milton Biddlecome, Bob Tuttle, Jerry Hahlbeck, Ron ald Cloyd, Bob Welke. Milan Welke, Grover Shaw, Neal Jen sen, Leo Ruther and Gene Sisson. Tenderfoot awards were given Bobbie Tams and Larry Larson. Awards for perfect attendance for one year were presentd Al len Peterson, Elwood Peterson and Bob Tuttle. In the class for advancement were Jim Good, who was made junior assistant scoutmaster; Allen Peterson, senior patrol leader; Milan Welke. patrol leader, and Lyle Spence, assist ant patrol lader. On completion o f awards, scoutcraft demonstration in first aid were given by Robbie Tams, Milan Welke, Jim Good and Neal Jensen. Short talks were given on scout ing by Lyle Dierks, neighbor commissioner, and by Don Lyons of O’Neill, district commissioner. The court-of-honor, the first for troop 181, came to a close with the retiring of colors and taps played by Paul Gunter. Refreshments were furnished by the Ewing Commercial club, sponsors of the Boy Scouts and served by Mrs. Robley Sisson, sr., Mrs. C. C. Hahlbeck, Mrs. R. H. Shain, Mrs. John Walker, Mrs. Leland Welke and Mrs. Gail Boies. Nine Cub scouts met at the home of Mrs. Robert Tams on Tuesday evening, January 13, and they met again Friday, January | 23, at tHe home of Mrs. Clarence Hahlbeck. Nine members and one guest, Donald Rotherham were present at Hahlbeck’s. Roll call was answered by stating a fact knew about President Dwight Eisenhower. During the recreation period, Valentine gifts were made for their parents. Mrs. Hahlbeck served refreshments. Other Ewing News The Happy Hollow 4-H club held its first meeting on Friday, January 23, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Ruroede. Fif teen members answered roll call. Milan Welke conducted the busi ness session. Projects were dis cussed for the coming year. Mem bers also enrolled in their choice projects for the year’s club work. A social hour and refreshments were enjoyed. Dr. Elton Welke of San Fran cisco, Calif., the son of Mrs. Har riet Welke of Ewing, has been called back for service in the navy and is now stationed at the Naval hospital, Oceanside, Calif. Doctor Welke served in the South Pacific during World War II, on the cruiser Atlanta. He was dis charged 6 years ago. When called back for service, he held the po sition of administration head of an orthopedic .clinic at Oakland. In 1952, the 11-year-old son, Elton, jr,. of Mr. and Mrs. Welke, was stricken with a severe case of polio. At present he shows some ,‘improvement.” Pvt. Louis Vandersnick of Camp Chaffee, Ark., is spending a 10 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Vandersnick. Private Vandersnick has just completed a course in a school of leadership. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rotherham were hosts to a 6 o’clock dinner party at their home on Monday evening, January 19, honoring Don Ruroede. Twenty of his friends were invited as guests. After an informal hour following the dinner, the group went to O’ Neill where the evening was spent playing ping pong. Donald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Ruroede. He has enlisted in the armed forces and left with Jack Pruden, Glen Tuttle and Fred Bollwitt, who have been inducted in the army. Jack Pruden and Glen Tuttle were each presented a New Testament by Supt. Dewitt Hoke Sunday following the lesson pe riod of the Sunday-school hour at th Ewing Methodist church. Both boys have been lifelong members. For the past three years, Jack has acted as Sunday-school sec retary. In appreciation of his service, the teachers of the Sun day-school presented him a leather service kit. On entering high school, Jack and Glen be came members of the teenage sunday-school class in charge of Mrs. Harold Harris. After grad uation, Jack continued a mem ber. Glen went to Iowa to work, but continued to attend church services. Last summer he re turned to Ewing and again joined the Live Wire teenagers. Mrs. Harris presented each a gift. Jack is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pruden and Glen is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tuttle. On January 20, both boys accom panied by Fred Bollwitt, went to O’Neill where they were inducted into service in the armed forces. George Burk left Wednesday, January 21, for a vacation in the South. He accompanied his sis ter and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Schindler, of Oma ha. Max Angus returned to Has tings Saturday after spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Angus. Mrs. Fred Coif a ^k had as her eue^ts Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Wade Davis and family of Cham bers. _ Wayne County Pioneer Dier— A Wayne county pioneer, Charles Gildersleeve. 91, died in his home at Wayne Monday, January 19. Survivors include: One daugh ter, Miss Helen Gildersleeve, of Wayne, and one son, Glen, of Richmond, Va. He was the great-uncle of Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve of O’Neill, who attended the funer al services on Thursday, Janu ary 22. MACHINE HITS SNOWBANK EWING—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kreitziger and son, Bob, accom panied by Joe John and Jerome Thoendel, had an accident Mon day morning when their pickup truck hit a snow bank causing the driver to lose control, while enroute to Ewing. The car is re ported to be damaged but none of the occupants received serious injuries. - -- v Mrs. D. H. Clauson has re turned from a 10-day business trip. — .. Dr. Fisher, Dentist ! In the Bishop Block—Norfolk Office Phone: 610 Res. Phone: 2842 DBS, BROWN & french Eyes Tested—Glasses Fitted Broken Lens Replaced in 24 Hours Other Repairs While You Wail Complete X-Ray Low Hood Silhouettes in Chrysler Lines Can maximum safety and beau ty be combined in good automo bile design? Chrysler corporation engineers combined them with the result that Chrysler corporation car owners enjoy as much as 37 per cent seeable distance directly in front of the hood than is offered in the high, massive front end design favored by some stylists recently. Following a styling innovation begun several years ago, Chrysler corporation designers have, in the interests of the driver’s forward vision, designed their Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler cars writh low hood silhouettes which slope down from the windshield. This type of design incorpor ates more compact engines with re-design air cleaners, new ra diator shells and, in some cases, new front chassis sections to ac commodate lowering the engine. Over the center of the hood in one of the Chrysler corporation cars tested, the minimum sight distance is 31 feet forward of the driver, while in the competing make, the minimum sight dis tance is 42 feet, a difference of ll1/^ feet. Over the lowst point of the hood, the Chryser corpora tion car driver can see objects as close as 14 feet from his posi tion at the steering wheel. These points were determined by a line from the center of the average driver’s eye, tangent to the highest and lowest point of the front end sheet metal and in tersecting the ground. In every one of the direct com parisons made between a Chry sler corporation car and its com peting make, a closer view of the road was obtained over the low hood silhouette of the Chrysler built car, adding greatly to se curity and safe driving, explained Paul Shierk, manager of the Smith Motor Co., of O’Neill, and C. M. Wilson of Butte, Chrysler dealer there. Chrysler corporation cars are represented in the 1953 O’Neill show by Mr. Wilson, exhibiting. Chrysler, and by the Smith Motor Co., showing both DeSoto and Plymouth. The Sandhills Foremost CATTLE AUCTION SALE EVERY TUESDAY HOG AUCTION: Starting at 11 O'Clock A.M. CATTLE AUCTION: Starting at 1 O'Clock P.M. » i * .Under the same mangement for over 20 years. Bonded— Insured —Reliable For Highest Net Results — Sell Them at Atkinson Phone 5141 Atkinson Livestock Market Atkinson, Nebr. Ernie Weller General Manager Plymouth Features a New Design A new concept of automobile design in the low-priced field coordinates superb styling with advanced engineering developments in Ply mouth’s line of 1953 models, according to Paul Shierk, manager of the Smith Motor Co. The Smith firm has entered both DeSoto and Ply mouth in the O’Neill auto show. The dashing Belvedere hardtop (above) has interior tailoring and appointments that blend harmoniously wuu its two-tone exterior colors. Even the steering wheel is color coordinated. Powered by the live ly and dependable Plymouth engine with^ its increased rating of 100-horsepower and 7.1-1 compression ratio, the Belvedere is one of nine body styles offered in the 1953 line. Wire wheels shown are optional at extra cost. POLIO BENEFIT ..DANCE.. AT O’NEILL American Legion Auditorium Saturday, January 31 KLIFF RIGGS’ ORCHESTRA Adm.: Adults $1, Students 50c All Proceeds Will Go to Polio Fund Rai e Chicks Ch aply JAMESWAY GAS BROODERS will cut your brooding cost in half. Dozens of our customers report such a low cost that it’s hard to believe. Jamesway Gas Brooders last for years and years. They are very de pendable and give you healthy, cool room brooding at the lowest cost. In two sizes at — _ LEIDY'S in O'Neill * NEW VORKER DE LUXE & A great many of you have been waiting for this ... a swank, sporty Two-Door Club Coupe with the special flair of the Chrysler New Yorker line. You’ll like its looks. It’s a true Chrysler and acts like one .. . safe, solid, comfortable. It’s powered by the only new-type engine in any American car. All the power you can use. More real control and security than you’ve ever felt before, uptown, downtown, and out-of-town. Power Steering . . . Power Brakes . . . Fluid-Matic Transmission . . . they’re here, too. And so are those double-strength Onflow shock absorbers that make a road feel as smooth as a dance floor. You know this car will do what you want it to . . . without coaxing. Stop in soon at your Chrysler dealer’s and discover what the world’s finest engineering looks like and feels like . . . right in your hands! %\ : vmm\\ '• ufmmmmmm FIRST FAMILY OF FINE jjl j ■' C. M. WILSON .. . Butte We extend a cordial invitation to you to inspect first-hand our truly fine car — CHRYSLER — at the Auto Show! ___ THE FRONTIER. O'Neill. Nebr., Thun.. Jan. 29. 1953^-PAGE 5. 'n" r ■ i ii I ■ SMITH MOTOR CO.. * I I PAUL SHIERK, Mgr* presents ... i • 1,1 ^ yL 1 jgpl Beautiful New Looks! Beautiful New Interiors! t[ I \\ !j It’sThe Most Beautiful New DeSoto Ever Introduced! | j C iv''! 'Ty. COME SEE IT: BRAND NEW STYLING! Lower and longer . . . glamorous new chrome fender mouldings . . . new, wider, lovelier front grille ... beau tiful new swept-back rear fenders ... new, lower, wider rear deck! BRAND NEW VIEW! Greater glass area all around .. . huge new curved one-piece windshield and narrow corner posts... big windows, , slender center posts ,.. new sweep around one-piece rear window! BRAND NEW INTERIORS! New, handsome upholste. y... distinctive new door panels . . . new, lovely grained instrument panel ... all < harmonizing with body colors. GREAT POWER FEATURES! The De Soto 160 h.p. Fire Dome V-8 has America’s most powerful engine design. Power Steering makes parking and turning easy aa dialing a phone. Power Braking assures faster, easier, safer stons. SEE 160 H. P. FIRE DOME V-8 and POWERMASTER SIX! SMITH MOTOR CO. QSee and Drive the New DE SOTOS and PLYMOUTHS at the O’NEILL AUTO SHOW!