*9 . ' ' | |. ...• - , -VOICE | OF THE FRONTTEH" EIGHT 780 k.c. 9:45 a.m. § I ■: section l North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper Pages 1 to s Volume 72—Number 44._O'Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, March 5, 1953. Seven Cents. Bees Thrive After Thawing Out Dale Beilin, 18, was summoned to the residence of the late Alice Minton to capture a swarm of bees weathering the winter in one of the outside walls. The Minton house is being torn down and the bees held up the progress of the workmen. Beilin donned his mask and with a cardboard box scooped them up, placed them in an observation hive (above). After thawing them out, the bees are doing nicely. It’s rare for bees to survive snow and cold wind but this swarm showed no ill effects. The busy bees are be ing nursed on a quart of honey and soyflower through a special feeder arrangement. The Minton house formerly was a store building in the business district.—The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. Rough Sledding Seen for Betting Bill State Sen. Frank Nelson in O’Neill over the weekend predicted “mighty tough sledding” in the legislature for one of five bills he has introduced in the 1953 session. He was referring to a proposal he has on file which would impose a five percent tax on parimutuel horse-race betting in Nebraska. “I have received numerous encouraging letters in support of my proposal,” Senator Nelson told The Frontier. The O'Neill solon's bill would tax the total amount wagered at the tracks in the amount of five percent. The organization sponsoring the meet, like Omaha's Ak-Sar-Ben, would get its 10 percent. Nelson also asks for one-half of the breakage (odd cents left over after winning prices are figured to the nearest 10 cents). The sponsor points out that his proposal provides for the win ner paying the state a tax on the bets and the loser pays nothing. Biggest parimutuel race meets in the state are Ak-Sar-Ben, Ne braska state fair, Columbus, Madison, Alliance, and several others. Betting is the only legalized form of gambling in the state. “I have noted recent newspaper reports stating there will be in creased prizes for FFA and 4-H clubs from Ak-Sar-Ben this year,” Senator Nelson said. “I am pleased very much that this will be the case. “I believe there are many people over the state who do not realize the immense amount of money collected by Ak-Sar-Ben, for example. The total amount of Ak bets the past year were over 12 million-dollars at this one track alone.” Almost all stales in the union where parimutuel beiiing is le galized the total amounts wagered are taxed. Nebraska is a nota ble exception and betting has developed into a lush business. Mr. Nelson provided The Frontier with an interim report, dat ed August 31, 1952. compiled by John M. Gilchrist company, cer tified public accountants: AK-SAR-BEN 1952 RACE MEET INCOME: mm or- _i . A . 'tv *- \.icxy o Mutuol commission (lO'/r) .. . .$1,292,231.30 Breakage . . .. . . 197,707.30 From admissions ........ 143,849.45 From programs 30,146.00 From concessions _L_.. 52,134.18 Total income _ ____ $1,716,068.23 EXPENSES: Purses _ ___ $ 412,000.00 Totalizer rental ....... 44,313 58 Tickets, programs and printing _____ 17,342.52 Payrolls and traveling expenses _ 223,433.78 Armored trucks and guards _ 36,861.55 State license._J_ _-:----- 7,000.00 Advertising, publicity, etc._ 22,417.93 Taxes—state and federal ........ 57,131.81 Repairs, replacements and improvements ..... 64,624.08 Furniture and equipment purchased .. ... 63,175.51 Rent payable to Ak-Sar-Ben exposition company (pro rated to races) - 253,145.40 Social security and unemployment tax _..... 3,417.50 General expenses ___ 81,794.47 Cash shortages and claims______ 850.62 Medical and veterinary fees _____ 5,578.84 Scholarships for Nebraska ...1_____ 14,700.00 Scholarships for Iowa_____ 2,400.00 Dues—Thoroughbred Racing Ass’n _ 5,850.00 Donation to Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association_____I..... 1,500,00 Donation to Jockey Guild benefit fund_a.____.... 1,000.00 Donation to county fairs, special premiums _ 23,000.00 Donation—Ralston squad car _i_1___. r 537.00 Donation—Bellevue squad car ______... .. 2,500.00 Donation to World-Herald flood relief___ 2,500.00 Donation—Council Bluffs flood relief fund _ 1,000.00 Donations—City of Omaha (See exhibit B for detail)__ a..... 8,882.82 Reserve for payroll expense to December 31, 1952 40,000.00 Total Expenses -.,_.___. ..$1,396,957.41 0° o p _ NET INCOME _ ---!__$ 319,110.82 Infant, Victim of Polio, Now Home BRISTOW — Edward Sandy Howell, 19-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Howell of the Gross community, returned home last Thursday from the St. Fran cis hospital. Grand Island. He had been a polio patient since December 15. He now wears a short brace and ankle strap on his left leg. The Howells’ 5-year-old daugh ted did not contract the disease. Moves to York— W. P. (“Pete”) Curtis, longtime O’Neill resident whose wife died several weeks ago. has gone to York to be a guest at the Odd Fellows home. He is a charter member of the O’Neill IOOF chapter. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dailey of Emmet have moved to the Curtis residence. The Daileys plan to build in the spring on lots west of St. Anthony’s hospi tal. Mr. Dailey has established an insurance office at the tempo rary residence. _____________________ o Named Chairman at 'U'— Paul Moseman of O'Neill has been elected co-chairman of the electrical engineering depart ment program of engineers week at the University of Nebraska. Moseman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moseman, sr., is a senior. The 41st annual engineers week will be held on the university campus beginning April 30. O O O 0 o P-TA Going Ahead With Clinic Plans The P-TA held its regular monthly meeting Monday eve ning in the public school band room. Open-house was observed by the grade school teachers and their pupils. Work of the stu dents was displayed on the walls of the classrooms and upon each of the students’ desks. During the business meeting,: officers were elected for the | coming year. They are: Robert Hill, president; W. B. Gillespie, vice-president; Mrs. Dwight Harder, secretary, and Leigh Reynoldson, treasurer. The P-TA had been notified that the med ical doctors of O'Neill at a staff j meeting had voted not to -par i ticipate in the 0°health clinif , planned for the school □ children. - Regardless of this fact, the clinic | will be held with the aid of the [dentists andQ optometrists, a j spokesman for the organization | said. Another topic of discussion ! during the meeting was raising funds for the upkeep of Ford’s park. Entertainment war furnished by the Lions cjub quartette and piano selections by Miss Carolvn Watson. O Return from Rio— Mr. and Mrs. Tony Asimus re turnerd late Monday after having spent two weeks in the Rio Grande valley in Texas. O O ° o o O Mother of ! 12 Dies At Age of 46 Mrs. Ed Boyle Active in Church, School and 4-H Activities Funeral services were conduct ed at 10 a.m., Monday, March 2, from St. Patrick’s Catholic church here for Mrs. Edward Beyle, 46, mother of 12 children. The late Mrs. Boyle died early 11 Saturday, February 28, in St. Anthony’s hospital here. She was suffering a heart ailment for several years and had been hospitalized about three weeks. Burial was at 3 p.m., in Cal vary cemetery under the direc nun oi oigiui rsromers. Pallbearers chosen were Roj Gannon, William Babutzka, Lee Schneider, John Vitt, John Fiala and Matthew Beha, all neighbors of the Boyle family residing foui miles southeast of O’Neill. The lat© Mrs. Boyle, whose maiden name was Mary M. Barrett, was born at Redbird on March 19, 1906, a daughter of John and Mary Larsen Bar rett. On May 29, 1929, at O’Neill, she married Edward Boyle. They became the parents of 12 chil dren, one of whom—Francis— died in infancy. The late Mrs. Boyle was active in St. Patrick’s Catholic church work, 4-H club and school activ ities. Survivors include: Widower; sons — Marine Pvt. Edward J. Boyle, who is stationed on the Hawaiian Islands but was home on emergency furlough at the time of his mother’s death; Army Pvt. Patrick J. Boyle of Camp Roberts, Calif., also home on emergency furlough; Michael J., Richard J., Charles J., Neddie J., and Lawrence, all at home; daughters— Mary Agnes, Marie Ann, Margaret Antonette and Miriam Angela, all at home; six brothers—Larry Barrett of Riv erton, Wyo.; John Barrett of Col lins, Mo.; Carl Barrett of Edge mont, S.D.; Richard Barrett of Eureka, Calif.; Henry Barrett of Aberdeen, Ida.; and George Bar rett of Edgemont, S.D.; sisters— Mrs. Charles Boyle of O’Neill; Mrs. Paul Serres of Harrison; Mrs. August Meier of Ardmore, S.D. Nelson, Moss at Unicam Hearing Last Thursday, D. E. Nelson, O’Neill city schools superintend ent, and Ira Moss, secretary of the board of education, went to Lincoln to hear the legislative discussion of the motor vehicle taxes. They listened to the pre sentation of two motor vehicle tax bills and a committee hear ing in regard to taxation of this type of property. This year the O’Neill public school district received $15,000 as its share of the motor vehicle tax. A proposed change in the bill would decrease the support to the schools. Public schools in the state re ! ceive the largest portion of the j money raised by motor vehicle taxation as provided by the pres j ent law. Relum from West— EMMET— Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cole returned late Tuesday from a three weeks tour of South western states and a visit to California. ‘Music Everybody Loves’ Concert Theme me combined concert band, composed of students from both O’Neill public school and St. Mary’s academy, Sunday presented its annual spring concert. Adverse road conditions restricted the size of the audience to about one hundred fifty persons. “Music everybody loves” was the theme. Charles B. Houser is director.— The Frontier Photo by John H. McCarville. North-Holt Pioneer, Charles Kaczor, Pbs I -- B u r i al in Pleasani Valley Cemetery Charles Kaczor, 82-vear-old retired north Holt county farm er, died Saturday, February 28, enroute from his farm home to the hospital here. He was being removed from his farm home to the hospital by his physician, Dr. J. P. Brown, when he died. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p m., Tuesday, March 3. at the Biglin Broth ers funeral chapel with Rev. Wallace B. Smith officiating. Burial was in the Pleasani Valley cemetery. Pallbearers chosen were How ard Rouse, Elmer DeVall, Henrv Walters, Paul Nelson, Gerald Risor and Charles Fox. The late Mr. Kaczor was . * July 1J, 1870, in Ontario, Can„T; a son of Frederick and Ernestine Ehlert Kaczor. Both of his par ents were immigrants from Ger many. He was the oldest of eight children. He came to Holt county in 1884 from Canada and was one of the pioneer settlers in the locality norih of O'Neill, set tling one mile north of the Midway store. When Boyd county was open ed for settlement he homestead ed north of Spencer. He resided there a number of years, later living several years in O’Neill. About 35 years ago he con structed a home near the farm residence of his brother, the late Albert Kaczor. He resided there alone until his death. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers— Henry, Albert and Fred. Survivors include: Brothers — William Kaczor of O’Neill and John Kaczor of Spencer; sisters —Miss Tina Kaczor of O’Neill and Mrs. George Bay of O’Neill. Escapes Injury When Truck Spills CHAMBERS — Carl Mitchell had the misfortune to have the Dankert propane tank truck which he was driving, turn over on a highway 2M> miles east of Chambers on Saturday evening. The accident was caused by the tie rod coming down. Mr. Mitchell received only a few scratches. Some damage was done to the cab of the truck. The spill in the . snow helped lessen the damage. Quartet Gets New Regalia °o Tl’MoJll'. t :_^ -^ uudiiei, wnicn mariP itc public debut at The Frontier’s auto show in Jan uary, nas blossomed out in professional attire They appeared in their natty new outfits Mon day evening at the Parent-Teachers’ association meeting. Left-to-nght (above): Rev. Wallace B ° o ° o o o 4 ° Smith, Methodist pastor; Rev. R. W. Olson, Christ Lutheran church pastor; Roy D. Johnson, Lohaus Motor Co. salesman, and R. W. (“Ben nie’ ) Johnson. Consumers, Public 0 Power em ployee.—The Frontier Photo by John H. McCar ville. o o o ° o ° o o c? * o Pool Bond Issue to Voters ine O Neill city council in regular session Tuesday evening was petitioned by more than 250 “taxpayers and freeholders” urging a special swimming pool bond issue in connection with the municipal election April 7. The petitioners, spearheaded by American Legion and Lions club officials, asked the council to have its attorney, William W. Griffin, delve into the legal as pects of such an election with regard to financial limitations, if any, on a bond issue in a city the size of O'Neill for park and rec reational purposes. The council ordered Mr. Grif fin to proceed with legal techni calities. Proponents of the pool were talking at Tuesday's session in terms of a 40- to 50-ihousand dcllar pool. An architect re Oil Mat for 281 Gets 2d Priority Contractors’ bids on bitumi nous resurfacing of five miles of highway 108, south of Page, will be asked at a department of roads and irrigation letting on March 26. The letting will be among the first since the state highway department’s socalled sufficiency rating system was recommended. Bids for gravel resurfacing will be asked on Nebraska highway 18, north of Spencer; in Key a Paha and Rock counties between Jamison and Newport and the spur west of Brocksburg. Bids for bituminous resurfac ing of 6.4 miles of U.S. highway 281, between St. Paul and St. Libory, is also included in the plans for contract lettings at the statehouse on March 26. State Engineer Harold Aitken’s sufficiency rating system was presented to the state legislature last week. If additional road money is not forthcoming, Ait ken contemplates no immediate improvements on U.S. highway 281 north from O’Neill. In other words, the highway north from C’Neill rates a number 2 prior ity. If additional money is provid ed by the legislature on an emer gency basis for road purposes, Aitken would plan to hardsur face 281 from the drive-in the ater corner north about 11 miles. Holt and Boyd county civic leaders have been pressing for hardsurfacing of 281 from O’Neill north 26 miles to the junction with state highway 12 inside Boyd county. cenlly submitted a plan to the Legion for a 40-thousand-dol lar pool without wading pool and bath-house facilities. It is possible that the issue when placed before the city’s electorate next month, will b« presented as a complete outlay including wading pool and batl facilities. The architect’s tentative plar calls for a 40x80-ft. pool. Presentation of the pool peti tion was made by John C. Wat son, Elgin Ray and Don Peter sen. j Gas Company Gets Extension— The Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas company was granted a 2xk year extension on its franchise to supply natural gas to the citj of O’Neill. The city council Tues day night voided an earlier 25 year pact and okayed another. Mr. Peele, a representative oi the company, met with the coun cil and said 21/2 years had elaps ed since the original agreement was made. He pointed out the company had been delayed in building gas mains into the city because of material shortages. However, now all the pipe and fittings are on location at Clear water, Ewing and Inman and a work crew of 20 men and their equipment will swing into action April 1 extending the four-inch t Wayman Estate Land Sale Next The auction of the 314-acre improved Wayman farm adjoin ing the O’Neill Municipal airport on the west is the next sale on The Frontier’s auction calendar. The date is Friday, March 6, starting at 1:30 p.m., on the premises. The sale has been scheduled to settle the estate of the late Henry and Alvina Wayman. The executor is Ed Wayman- Col. Wallace O’Connell and Col. Vern Reynoldson are auctioneers and broker. Friday, March 13, has been se lected as the new date for the Josephine and Walter Stewart sale of personal property, includ ing 54 head of Hereford cattle and some machinery. The sale originally was scheduled for February 27 but was postponed because of adverse road condi tions. Cols. Wallace O’Connell and Max Wanser are auctioneers; O’Neill National bank, clerk. (See advertisement on page 6.) The 320-acre improved north Holt farm belonging to the late ml _ _TTT1- • A *1-1-1 1 - x nuuiao »» uuc wui UC *>U1U dl auction on Monday, March 1& starting at 12:3j p.m., on the premises. Also to be sold are 21 head of cattle, some farm ma chinery and household goods. William J. White is the execut or. The farm is located 21 miles northeast of O’Neill; Col. Wallace O’Connell is the auctioneer; John R. Gallagher, attorney; First Na tional. bank, clerk. (See adver tisement on page 3). ' DEER FLOUNDERS EWING—On Friday, February 20, during the blizzard a white tailed deer was discovered floun dering in the snow three miles north of here by Stanley and Lorraine Bartos near tlfe farm of their father, James Bartos. Mr. Bartos and his children at tempted to take the deer into shelter as it was partially blind ed by snow and ice. Upon touch ing the deer, it became frighten ed, leaped the .fence and disap peared in the storm. ‘ CHAMBER TO MEET The Chamber cof Commerce has scheduled a meeting on Mon day evening, March 9, to be held at 7 o’clock at Slat’s cafe. _ MARRIAGE LICENSE Donald Dana Lines of Inman and Miss Lesl Lee Meiners of Wasta, S.D., on February 25. o ° o-o o Cj •'mains from Neligh to O’Neill. Mr. Peele said 375 pounds of pressure will be applied to force the gas to O’Neill. After finishing preliminary work here a permanent staff including a district manager and six service personnel will be lo cated here. Todate no office site has been arranged. The council Tuesday evening also authorized a building per mit to Louis C. Zastrow for a dwelling to be constructed in McCafferty’s addition near the city water reservoir. Cost of the recent snow re moval job in the city was $950. This figure includes pay for ex tra help and rental on extra ma chinery. Cost of, operating citv owned machinery and labor "of regular city employees is not in cluded. 15 Get Orders for Physical Exams Fifteen Holt county selective service registrants have been or dered to report for preinduction physical examinations next Wed nesday, March 11. They are: Jim D. Jarman of Chambers Donald E. Spahn, Harold J. Rotherham, Ivan G. Wright and Jim G. Good, all of Ewing: Ray mond L. Luben, Harlan L. Mors bach and Warren J. Gallagher, all of Inman. Donald W. Meusch of Butte; Thomas G. Slattery, Ramon L. Schiffern and Elwood J. Brady, all of Atkinson; Wayne W. Rad chff of Stuart; Arthur H. Water man of Page, and John E. Wal len of O’Neill. Meanwhile, Paul H. James of Atkinson has volunteered for se lective service induction today (Thursday). Delbert Rouse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse, and Allen Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters, have enlisted in the air force. They will leave Monday, March 9, for Parks AFB, Calif., where they will receive basic training. Registrants reporting for in duction on Monday, March 9, in clude: Wendell J. Babl and Duane E. Pongratz, both of Emmet; Albert J. Lawrence, Donald R. Carr, Bernard Troshynski, Wayne W. Barnes and Leonard Troshynski, all of Atkinson. Richard L. Buxton and Gus W. Robinson, both of Page; Fred R. Mitchell, Cornelius L. Mur phy and Emil C. Mashek, all of Stuart; Stanley J. Benson, Don ald V. Donohoe, Billie G. Mar ctllus and Donald R. Schneider i aii v/i W Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown, sr., of Hastings were weekend guests in the Robert Kurtz home. Stationed in Texas Pvt. James Kubik (above), °son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ku bik, entered the service on February 4 and is now station ed at Camp Bliss, Tex. He is 5 the. fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. • Kubik to be called into the service. Donald Kubik, a tech nical sergeant in World War II, served two years 10 months in Japan. Joe Kubik, a military police officer, served two years 10 months in Germany. Sea man Tom Kubik was recently recalled into the service and is now serving in Korea. 0 o Assessors] Into Action March 11th 50% Penalty in Law Noted on Eve of Opening of Drive A corps of assistant assessors will set out Wednesday, March 11„ on the annual job of assessing Holt county real and personal property owners. The state board of equalization has ordered that county assess ors undertake the job on the ba sis of 100 percent valuations. Al though 100 percent is the going figure prescribed by law, last year the Holt valuations were fixed at 34 percent. bui in me stale legislature now in session at Lincoln, all eyes are on the progress ol LB 272 which calls for assess i menls at 5J percent of actual values. Holt county assistant assessors will receive their supplies from County Assessor William Wefso on March 11. Normally these are passed out earlier, but all coun ty assessors in the state will be meeting in Lincoln on March 10 —the customary tee-off date for the assistants. Mr. Wefso points out that Ne braska law places full responsi bility bn the taxpayer for making certain that all his personal property is listed for taxation. The law, he says, provides a penalty of 50 percent of the val uation lor failure to list, refusal to list, falsely listing or trans ferring property for the purpose of evasion of taxes. A spot check will be made in each precinct to determine if the taxpayers are turning in their correct valuation. If it is found in the check that anyone has failed to list their properly correctly, the SC ; percent penalty will be ap I plied. Taxpayers are urged to furnisn their 1952 schedules when being assessed so that the proper school districts, road and fire dis tricts may be readily determined! to speed the assessing procedure. (See page 3 for details) Mrs. Henry Keefe Dies at St. Edward Mrs. Henry J. Keefe, 76, the’ former Ellen D. Dwyer, died Tuesday, March 3, at St. Edward in a rest home where she had been residing about five months She had been ill a week. The late Mrs. Keefe was & daughter of Thomas and Mary Sulivan Dwyer. She was borr, August 15, 1876, at Hancock, Mich., and came to Holt county with her parents, who located in the Michigan settlement north of O'Neill. At Denver, Colo., she mar ried Hernrv J. Keefe, who died in 1945. The late Mr. Keefe was an auditor who traveled extensively in the Mountain states. Following the death of her nusband. the late Mrs. Keefe made her home in O' Neill with her sister. Mrs. H_ E. Coyne. Funeral services will be con ducted at 10 a m., today (Thurs day) from St. Patrick’s Catholic church with Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, church pastor, offici ating. Burial will be in Calvar?* cemetery under the direction tfe Biglin Brothers. Pallbearers are James Kelly.. P. C. Donohoe, Joe Dufek, John* Pribil, Ed Hanley, Norbert Uhi Neil Ryan and Matthew G. Beha Survivors include: Sisters — Mrs. W. J. Carroll of Spokane - Wash., and Mrs. H. E. Coyne off O’Neill; brother — Dr. John R Dwyer of Omaha. Wife of Former Emmet Pastor Dies EMMET—Mrs. Thomas J. Pea cock, 70, wife of a former Meth odist pastor at Emmet, diec i Thursday, February 26, frr an Ainsworth hospital. Recently she h4d submitted to major sur gery. The Peacocks lived at Emmtf between 1940 and 1945 and have since been residing at Long Pine. Survivors include: Widower; sons — Oscar R. of Bassett and Grant W. of Emmet; daughters— Mrs. Ruth Hoft of Chadron; Mrs. Grace Vaughn of Chadron; Mrs. Agatha Vargason of Ains worth; Mrs. Leon Alberts of Ainsworth; Mrs. Mildred Robin son of Ainsworth; Mrs. Velma Vetter of Long Pine; 23 grand children; 17 great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters. Funeral services were con ducted from the Bassett Metho dist church on Monday, March 2 Burial was in the Mariaville cemetery.