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\ , • . * ' x ■ ' “VO1 (HE _____ OF THE FRONTIER” _ -w m ten * LFrontier r. 9:45 A M. — 780 k.c. ^ / ^ North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper Volume 73. Number 12. O’Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, July 23, 1953. Seven Cents T V , ' .. " .'■■■■ — . . ■ 1 n '.«■ ' STATE HIST 80C ® o Big ’Copter Soon to Reach Test Site A large, latest-type helicopter is hopscotching across the U.S., from Bedford, Mass., enroute to O’Neill and is scheduled to reach here sometime Friday. The ’copter is considered an in tegral part of the air force-spon sored wind research field test which is to get underway Aug ust 1. . In original plans more than one ’copter was to be employed here. But the latest word receiv ed here Wednesday afternoon tola of the dispatch of a single machine. The "flying windmill" will be used to hover over the test site with certain types of equipment and launch balloons. Reaching O’Neill early Wed nesday was Ben Davidson, who is the official coordinator for the test which has been officially designated as the “Great Plains Turbulence Field Project.” Mr. Davidson, a New Yorker and a graduate of New York uni versity, told The Frontier he was extremely pleased with prepara tions that have been made and with the reception that has been accorded the personnel who have been on location here several \ weeks. A meteorological scientist him self, Mr. Davidson is enthusiastic about what the next seven weeks have in store for the group. "Some meteoroligisls study weather by the day. week and month and take into consider ation vast areas of land. In this lest, we are interested in mi nute wind turbulence by the second. We will photograph instrument readings at inter vals of every second and we will photograph illuminated balloons in flight each six sec onds. “Our study will concern evap oration, moisture, heat, constant wind and many other factors. This is a culmination of four years of research that has been carried on, for the most part, on various college campuses throughout the U.S. We are seek ing the answers to certain phases of scientific problems and phe nomena. “Congregating in O’Neill dur ing these next few weeks will be a very fine representation of the top meteorological scientists in the U.S. A smaller test of this type was conducted in a limited way in 1951 and several foreign countries participated, including Britain, which has pioneered this particular field of science.” Mr. Davidson emphasized that little of the activity at the site, located six miles northeast of here on the Opportunity high way, will be classified informa tion. However, he said it would be the policy to have sightseers | stay north of (or behind) the bat- I tery of lights. He said it would be necessary to discourage the public from congregating else where and along the nearby roads. Winds to be studied, he said, will be southerly. A three - fourths section of land has be»n leased for the summer from the J. B. Ryan estate. Much of the observation will be done from the R. L. Van Buren quarter, located in the same section. A C-47 transport plane from Tinker base at Oklahoma City, Okla., landed Tuesday, bringing in equipment and personnel for the air force weather detach ment. The photo theodolite cam eras and raywinson equipment (the latter for use in gaining up per wind information) will arrive by C-47 today (Thursday) or Fri day from Wright Field, Dayton, a ° Two other members of the Air (Continued on page 4) Carl F. Andersen to Witness Meeting -u3 Carl F. Andersen, presiding o minister for the Watchtower so ciety in the O’Neill area, is in New York City this week at tending the international con vention of Jehovah Witnesses. More than one hundred thou sand persons packed Yankee sta dium for the eight-day confer ence, Mr. Andersen advised The Frontier. The delegates came from 91 countries. Mr. Andersen is staying in a 90-acre trailer camp in New Jer sey, situated about 40 miles from the stadium. He said delegates from Clearwater, O’Neill, Stuart and Newport reached New York safely. Hereford Breeders lo Stop Here— Plans for the North Central Nebraska Hereford Breeders’ tour August 17-20 are nearing com pletion. W. W. (“Bill”) Derrick, exten sion beef cattle specialist at the University of Nebraska, says that over 35 stops will be made on the tour, starting at the W. H. Schu del ranch near North Loup, the tour will cover an area from starting point to Ord, Loup City, Ansley, Broken Bow, Sargent, Tfcivlor, Bassett, Springview, Jamison, Butte, Spencer and O’ Neill. Printed circulars showing the tour route and telling about the cattle to be seen may be obtain ed by writing to Mr. Derrick, college of agriculture at Lincoln. The breeders will spend one night here at O’Neill and they’ll be entertained at a luncheon at the Country club by the Cham ber of Commerce. Mr. and Mrs. Murel McClure spent the weekend in Sioux City and with Mr. and Mrs. Vem Coonrod in Sloan, la. Frank J. Biglin . . . Intimate with hundreds of families. — Frontier Photo (story at right.) Midwest Motor Sold to Omahan To Take Possession Monday Morn Announcement of the recent sale of the Midwest Motor Co., Ltd., to Lewis A. White and son of Omaha was made Wednesday by C. E. Lundgren and J. E. Da vis. The new owners will take pos session Monday morning, July 27. Inventory will be taken this weekend. Mr. Lundgren said negotia tions had been carried on "dur ing the past several weeks." It is expected the firm will be redesignated and do business un der the name of White. For many years, the traditional Chevrolet garage, at the corner of Third and Douglas streets, op erated under the firm name of Arbuthnot & Reka. In 1934 it was purchased and operated by the Miller Bros. Chevrolet company with Mr. Lundgren having an interest in and management of the firm. Mr. Lundgren came here that year from Valentine, j In 1941 the Miller name was dropped when Mr. Lundgren re organized the business. It became known as the Midwest Motor Co., Ltd., with J. E. Davis, for merly of Inman, becoming a jun ior partner. Mr. White, who has had con siderable automobile dealership and sales experience in Omaha, will continue to hold Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Cadillac fran chises. The Whites have leased through Mr. Lundgren the dealership building, ware houses and sales lots. Mr. White’s married son is now in the air force, stationed at Of futt field near Omaha. He will join his father in the operation of the firm upon completion of his service duty. Mr. White has indicated he will assume control of the firm with no changes in personnel. Neither Mr. Lundgren or Mr. Davis has announced future plans. Charles Kain, 44, Dies in Dakota Charles Kain, 44, died about 11 o’clock Wednesday morning, Ju ly 22, at Harvey, N.D. A former resident of O’Neill, who left here about 21 years ago, the late Mr Kain was a funeral director. Survivors include: Widow and one son. Mrs. Nora" Mullen of O’Neill left late Wednesday to attend the funeral rites for her foster brother. TO ANNAPOLIS SPENCER — Art Loock has been accepted as a cadet at the j U.S. naval academy at Annapolis, Md. He graduated from Spencer high school in 1951 and attended Norfolk junior college for two years. Judy and Betty Morrow spent several days last week with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vequist. Upped to Corporal Dean Prewitt (above), son of Mrs. Alice Prewitt of Amelia, recently was promoted from private first-class to corporal. He is now serving in Korea. His address: Cpl. Dean HT Prewitt US 55276302, Hq. Btry. First FOP, AFO 358. c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. Frank Biglin Dies at 66; Rites Friday O’Neill Businessman Suffers Stroke While Visiting on Street One of O’Neill’s best - known citizens, Frank J. Biglin, 66, fu neral director and furniture deal er here for many years, died at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, in St. Anthony’s hospital. He had suffered an apoplectic stroke about 8:30 o’clock Satur day evening while chatting with friends on South Fourth street on a bench in front of the Street er barber shop. Initially it was believed he had fainted, because he walked away from the scene. He was removed to his home where he lapsed into uncon sciousness. Later he was removed to the hospital where his condition was described as "very grave" for several days. He never re gained consciousness. Funeral services will be con ducted at 9 a.m., Friday, July 24, from St. Patrick’s Catholic church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Rev. Kenneth Carl, assistant pastor, will officiate in the absence of Very Rev. Timo thy O’Sullivan, who is out of the city. Pallbearers chosen are Leo Mullen, H. E. Coyne, Dewey C. Schaffer, Norbert Uhl, L. M. Merriman, Frank O’Donnell, Jack Arbuthnot and Edward M. Gal lagher. The late Mr. Biglin was born j August 23, 1886, at O’Neill, a son : of the late Owen F. and Marga ret A. McCann Biglin, who were pioneer settlers here. He attended O’Neill public school and 1903 joined his father in business. His father was a pio neer undertaker, furniture and implement dealer. As a young man the late Mr. Biglin was recognized as an out standing baseball shortstop. He married the former Con stance Adams on April 26, 1915. They became the parents of two sons and four daughters. Following the death of his fa ther, the late Mr. Biglin and his brother, William J., carried on the Biglin Brothers funeral di recting and furniture business in partnership. They became wide ly-known in their field and be came intimately acquainted with hundreds of families in the area. They built the present Biglin building in 1927. William, better known as “Bill,” died February 5, 1950. i? rank continued to operate tne firm until his fatal illness. On two previous occasions he had suffered slight strokes. He was a member of St. Pat rick’s church, served as a church board member for many years, and he was a member of the board of trustees of St. Mary’s academy until his death. He was an original member of the Holt county selective service board formed immediately before World War II, and was a veteran member and president of the Grattan township library board. The library will be closed all day Friday. Mayor J. E. Davis said O’Neill business firms will be closed from 9 until 10:30 a.m., on Friday. The late Mr. Biglin was a longtime member of the Nebras ka Funeral Directors’ association, Knights of Columbus, and vari ous civic organizations. He was a member of the St. Anthony’s hospital planning board. Survivors include: Widow; sons —Dr. Robert F. of Chico, Calif., and T. Joseph of O’Neill; daugh ters—Mrs. George (Betty) Curtis of Novato, Calif.; Mrs. Louis (Jean) Zastrow, Mrs. O. D. (Con stance) French and Mrs. James (Alice) Earley, all of O’Neill; brother—Ambrose of O’Neill; sis ters—Mrs. F. N. (Irenaeia) Cron in of O’Neill; Sister M. Eugene and Miss Genevieve Biglin, both of Sioux City, and Sister M. Ca lixta of Imogene, la. He also leaves 13 grandchil dren. All members of his immediate family, except his two sons and one daughter—Mrs. Curtis—were near Mr. Biglin at the time of his death. Mrs. Curtis had left a fortnight ago following a month’s visit here. Robert and Joseph are to reach O’Neill today (Thursday). Creighton Mother in Polio Center A Creighton mother has be- j come the fourth patient at St. Joseph’s hospital’s new polio re habilitation center in Omaha. Mrs. Margaret Becker, 30, ar rived Monday paralyzed from the waist down from a polio at tack in September, 1952. Mrs. Becker, the first woman patient at the center, is also the first patient not in need of an iron lung. Man, Wife Die an Hour Apart Fred W. Dieckman, 73, died Sunday evening at Aurora after a several months illness, and his wife, 68, died a few hours later as the result of a heart attack. She had been in failing health also. The Dieckmans were uncle and aunt of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lorenz of O’Neill, who departed for Aurora to attend the funeral services, which were held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday from the First Christian church. Survivors include two sons and two daughters. FIRE GUTS HOME ATKINSON—The home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keithly of At kinson was gutted by fire Satur day about 3:15 p.m. The cause is not known. They are the parents of Mrs. Harold Colfack of this city. Harvey Shaw, 83, Ex-Merchant. Dies / Church Rites Today in Atkinson ATKINSON — Harvey Shaw, 83, veteran merchant, died about 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Ju ly 21, at his home here. He had been in failing health about two months. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m., today (Thurs day) from the Presbyterian church with Rev. F. E. Payas of ficiating. Burial will be in Wood Lawn cemetery. Pallbearers chosen are William W. Griffin of O’Neill, Roy Johns of Bassett, Roy Griffin, A. G. Miller, Dr. N. P. McKee and Otto Gloor, all of Atkinson. The late Mr. Shaw was born July 12, 1870, at Kankakee, 111., a son of Silas and Jane Mooney Shaw. He came to Atkinson in 1911 and was engaged for many years in business—oper ating an elevator, store and a hotel. His wife, Minnie, has opei *' ed { the Mary Jane shoppe in recent years. Survivors include: Widow; sons—Ned of Bassett and Jack cf California. Jack reached Atkin son 24 hours before his father’s death. The late Mr. Shaw was a mem ber of the Elks lodge. 7 to Be Drafted; No August Quota The following Holt county se lective service registrants have been ordered to report for induc tion on Monday, July 27: Dean McConnell and George Ramold, both of Atkinson; Ger ald D. Fahrenholz of Chambers; Anton B. Kaczor and Albin E. Tramer, both of Ewing; Richard D. Flynn of Stuart and John E. Wallen of O’Neill. Wallen was ordered to report earlier but his induction waS postponed a month because of a neck injury. Mrs. W. H. Harty of O’Neill, chief clerk for the Holt board, said Wednesday Holt county will not have an August quota to fill. Attend Meeting in Norfolk— J. Ed Hancock, county treasur er, and William F. Wefso, coun ty assessor, attended a meeting of northeast Nebraska county treasurers and county assessors at the Norfolk auditorium on Monday afternoon. This meeting was called to change certain procedures as a result of new legislation passed by the last session of the legis lature. Representatives of the state auditor’s office and motor vehicle division discussed the bills and attempted to answer many ques toins from the floor. Capt. John Lewis, who is sta tioned with the air force in Ari zona, visited in the D. H. Clau son home last Thursday enroute to Bayard where he will spend his leave with his wife and two children. Captain Lewis and Mr. Clauson are cousins. Among the youthful bike owners on hand Tuesday evening for safety tests and free "scotch-lite" were these 'cyclists. The four bike ■- - -j, >1 owners in the foreground included (left-to-right): Robert Wheeler (largest boy), Clarence Hill. Larry Petersen and Gary Sanders. ^ x x x Vernon David Poster Winner Another bicycle safety meeting j was held Friday at the American | Legion hall. Highway Patrolman Ray Shorney showed another film and talked about safety rules. The winners of the poster con test were announced. The win ners and prizes given are as fol lows: Above 10-years-old: First— Vernon David, bicycle light. Second—James Richter, basket. Third — Gary Elsberry, kick stand. Fourth — Larry Porter, seat cover. Fifth—George Fuller, norn. Sixth—Larry Peterson, reflect or. Below 10-years-old: First—Larry Dawes, light. Second—Gary Jeffrey, basket. Third—Jim Brown, kick stand. Fourth—Elizabeth Fritton, seat cover. Fifth—Gary Brewster, horn. Sixth — Georgetta Clyde, re flector. Tonight (Thursday) is the last night to take the bicycle safety tests. Children are urged to come to the school corner at 7 o’clock in the evening and they will re receive “scotch-lite” and "little “licenses.” The third safety meeting will be Friday morning, July 24, at 10 o’clock at the Legion hall. There will be fun, songs, a skit, “Meeting of the Ghosts.” The winners of the three new bikes will be announced. The big bicycle parade will be held Friday evening, July 24, at 7 o’clock. It will assemble near the court house annex. The bike safety campaign is sponsored by the Willing Work ers’ 4-H club. Thunder Shower Settles Dust A thunder shower Wednesday evening brought .15 of an inch of precipitation—enough ro little more than settle the dust in O’ Neill. The need for moisture has reached the near-critical stage. Week’s weather summary, based on 24-hour periods ending at 6 p.m., daily, follows: Hi Lo Moist. July 16 _ 85 61 July 17 _ 83 62 July 18 . 94 64 July 19 . 93 62 July 20 _87 61 July 21_ 86 63 July 22_.91 51 .15 An organizational meeting of the Holt county chapter of the Young Republicans is scheduled at 8:15 p.m., today (Thursday) at the assembly room of the court house. The meeting has been ar ranged by John (“Shane”) O’ Neill, who has been active in state young GOP circles. Adults 35-years-old and under are eligible to become members, O’Neill said, and persons over 35 may become associate members. Mrs. Charles Crook registers Bicycle Owner Clarence Hill while William Herman, bike repair specialist, checks the brakes. —The Fronter Photos by John H. McCarville. Auto Pushball Signed for Fair CHAMBERS— An auto push ball show troupe has been signed as feature entertainment for the 1953 edition of the Holt county fair. This was announced Friday evening by Vern Sageser of Am elia, president of the Holt Coun ty Agricultural society board of directors, following a board meeting at the Ned Alderson residence in Chambers. The pushball show features bumper-equipped autos in speedy and thrilling pursuit of an elusive ball. The pushball game is new in the midwest and is wowing audiences everywhere it shows. Fair dates this year are Sep tember 1, 2, 3 and 4. Entry day is September 1; judging day, Sep tember 2, and the final two days will be packed with program ming and entertainment. The rodeo entertainment is be ing abandoned this year in favor of the new pushball perform ances. which will last two hours each day on September 3 and 4. The Stuart band has been signed to furnish music and there will be baseball attractions, too. Dorsey Marine Among Wounded Marine Pfc. Marvin A. Ruzieka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto D. Ru zicka of Dorsey, has been wounded in action, according to word received this week by the parents fjom the navy depart ment. The wounds are not serious, the message stated. Young Ru zicka has been in Korea only a short time. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ray Vequist and girls drove from Omaha on Sunday evening for a two-day visit with their parents and other relatives and friends. Sprinkler Irrigation Tour Set would you like to see what com looks like that is sprinkler irrigated? You will have a chance to vis it six Holt county farms and see farmers applying water to corn and alfalfa if you go on the ir rigation tour next Thursday, July The tour will start at the courthouse in O’Neill at 9 a.m. From O’Neill it will proceed to the Gene Mudloff farm located on the correction line 2^ miles east of highway 108. The visitors will observe irrigation of 160 acres of corn and look at the sys tem, and then go to see the Dan and Antone Mudloff place. Lunch will be gotten in Page and then back to O’Neill. The group next will leave the courthouse at 1:15 p.m. From there they will go to the Frank Brady farm, two miles southwest of Atkinson; from the Brady farm to the Bob Leisge farm, lo cated eight miles north and two* west of Atkinson. Leisge’s well is reported to be one of the best, according to the well drillers. Eighty acres of corn are being irrigated, also alfalfa. The final stop will be at the Marion Davis farm, located one mile south of steel bridge west of Stuart. He is irrigating corn and alfalfa. Jack Steele, extension engineer from the college of ariculture, and County Agent A. Neil Dawes will be on hand to point out ad vantages and problems. This is the first irrigation tour in Holt county. “Everyone interested in irriga tio for Holt county be sure and be present to join in on the tour, ’ Mr. Dawes says. WARNING INSTALLED STUART— A flashing signal light is being installed at the Chicago & North Western rail road crossing on Main street. View of the tracks is obstructed by the depot and Krotter’s el evator. Several serious accidents have occurred at this crossing. Frontier for printing! Angus Breeders to Tour County Derrick to Summarize 2-Day Activities A two-day tour of purebred and commercial Angus farms and ranches in the county will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, under the joint spon sorship of the Holt County Aber deen-Angus Breeders’ association and the Northeast Nebraska Ab erdeen-Angus Breeders’ associa tion. The automobile caravan will congregate Saturday morning at Page, leaving at If) o’clock. First stop will be at the Rolland Miller farm north of Middlebranch. Sec ond stop will be at L. D. Put nam’s Muleshoe ranch and from there the group will proceed to the E. J. Revel & Son farm where a basket lunch will be served at the lake. First stop af ter lunch will be at the Ray Sid ers ranch, operated by Art Ben ash. Enroute back to O’Neill, the ! Angus breeders will stop at the ! air force research test site for a brief tour and then proceed to the Fora Knight farm at the northeast edge of O’Neill. Next stop will be at the C Bar M Here ford ranch, south of O’Neill, and a hay crew in action will be watched at the Dewey C. Schaf fer ranch, southwest of here. A picnic dinner in the eve ning will be served at Ford's park. Ben Davidson of Cam bridge, Mass., coordinator for the air force test project, will make a 15-minute talk to the group. Beginning at 8 o’clock there will be a two-hour entertainment provided by the O’Neill Saddle club in the club’s arena. The caravaners will meet at 10 a m., at Amelia on Sunday. First stop will be at the A. J. Pospi chal ranch west of Amelia. The group will cross John Moore’s pasture land and view his herd of commercial cows, arriving at the Blaine Garwood ranch for lunch. The Immanuel Lutheran church ladies aid will provide the meal. Afternoon visits will be made at the Asa Shermer, Glen Gar wood-Gerald DeGroff and Ray Garwood ranches. At the latter place the Sand Hill Billies Saddle club will perform and stage an amateur 4-H steer riding exhibi tion. This will be done at the edge of Swan lake and W. W. Derrick, University of Nebraska college of agriculture animal hus bandry. will review the two-day activities. Caravaners are asked to bring along fishing gear. Dobson’s Enter Low Bid on Pool City Awards $27,380 Basic Contract to Lincoln Builders The Dobson Bros. Construction company of Lincoln was success ful bidder Friday when the city council convened in special ses sion to open bids for the new municipal swimming pool. Dobson’s figure was $27,380 for section A of the construction plan. Successful bidder for sec tion B was the Atkinson Sand & Gravel company (Art Humpal), $8,185. This makes a total of $35, 565 but does not include excava tion and floodlights. Special City Engineer James Thorburn of Norfolk had esti mated the entire project would cost in the neighborhood of 46 thousand - dollars. Three other firms bid on all or part of the project, which was endorsed by O’Neill voters in a special elec tion last April. Mr. Dobson told the council he would plan to start con struction operations "in about six weeks." This would assure completion of the pool this fall and the city could expect to ready the pool next summer with little effort. Section A includes: Construction of a 42 ft. by 82 ft. 5 in. reinforced concrete swim ming pool, all inlets and outlets, valves, fittings, ladders, sewer and water lines to connect with city mains. The foregoing items will total $18,347. A Diatomite or equivalent fil tering system including all pip inf., valves, gauges, tanks ani appurtenances required to oper ate in connection with the pool and filter house, totaling $5,953. Wading pool including all pip ing, valves and fittings, $1,350. Chlorinator to include all con nections to filter system, $1,730. The preceding breakdown con stitutes section A and totals $27,380. Section B includes: Bath house to include only main outside walls, opening bucks, room and partition and wall bolt settings, $3,000. Bath house plumbing including all piping, fittings and equipment shown on plans, $1,500. Bath house wiring including fixtures, $100. One 250 - gal. booster water heater and master mixing valve, $385. Bath house partition walls, booths, doors, windows, basket racks and counters, $800. Four thousand square feet of four-inch concrete sidewalk, $1, 400. Four hundred lineal feet of steel fencing, complete with gates, $900. These items total $8,185 and constitute section B. The city will arrange for the excavation in the Ford’s park lo cation. A contract will be drawn with a dragline operator and it is tentatively planned to use the residue for “fill” on some streets. 2 from Area Dock Tuesday at Seattle Two soldiers from the O’Neill area docked Tuesday at Seattle. Wash., aboard the USNS Gen. C. C. Ballou, a transport bearing 2,679 passengers from the Far East. They are: Cpl. Walter B. John son of Walnut and Cpl Leonard L. Svatos of Chambers. Sunday-School Group Gathering— The annual Holt county Sun day-school group gathering will be held at the Home.1 Ernst farm nine miles northwest of O’Neill on Sunday, July 26. Sunday school will begin at 10 o’clock, followed by an evangelistic mes sage. Rev. F. W. Marts of Long Pine will be the speaker. Basket dinner at noon and a full program for the afternoon with special singing and instru mental numbers. Rev. Lester Spencer, superintendent of the midddlewest district of the American Sunday-School union, will be the speaker of the after noon. Vandals Damage Home Near Page— PAGE—County Sheriff Leo S. Tomjack this week is searching for vandals who broke into a farm house near Page, damaged every room in the house, and used a sledge hammer in an at tempt to crack open a small safe in the home. Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wood of Page, the home was closed a year ago last spring when they left the farm, but the house was left furnished. Tomjack said Wednesday no arrests have been made.