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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1953)
“VOICE” OF THE FRONTIER" 20 Pages This Issue ★ SECTION I 9:45 A.M. — 780 k.c. Pages I to 1 2 Volume 73.—Number 31. O Neill, Nebr., Thursday, December 3, 1953. Seven Cents STATE HIST £2* _ 90-mph Flight Lands Two Men in Jail Parnell Golden Dies in Diego Heart Attack Fatal to Ex-O’Neillite Funeral services for J. Parnell Golden, 71, former O’Neili resi dent, were conducted Monday morning, November 30, in San Diego, Calif. Mr. Golden died suddenly Tuesday, November 24, presumably from a heart attack. He had been in failing health for several years but his death was not expected. The late Mr. Golden, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Golden, v.as burn July 13, 1882, at Grant City, Mo. He came to the young O’Neill community with his par ents when he was a small in fant. He was reared and educat ed here, attended the universi ty, and in March, 1910, he mar ried Mary Morrow at Scottsbluff. Before leaving O'Neill to go to Casper. Wyo.. and later to Omaha with an engineering firm. Mr. Golden was associat ed with his father in the ab stract business. He moved to California last year from Omaha. Survivors intlude: Widow; daughter—Mrs. Mary Gell of San Diego; sons—Richard of Ft. Dodge, ,1a., Frank and Thomas, Golden . . riles Monday both of gan Diego; sisters—Mrs. P. F. Morgan and Mrs. F. J. Dish ner, both of O’Neill; Mrs. I. F. Kinsman of Columbus, Mrs. John Robinson of Hampton, la.; brothers—Clear Golden and M. J. Golden, both of O’Neill. One son, Robert, a World War II flying officer, was killed in an aircraft accident in 1947 while serving as a flying instructor on the West coast. The la>.e. Mr. Golden is re membered here for having help ed to establish and layout the Country club golf course. Gigantic Curved Wide Screen Commg A gigantic curved wide screen is now being installed at the Royal theater here. No date has been set for the inauguration of the new screen and other equip ment, according to the manager, Mrs. Georgia Rasley. The new screen will measure the width of the theater—from wall-to-wall. Special new pro jection equipment including a made - to - order lens, rectifiers .and power equipment is being added to provide “unexcelled viewing for Royal theater-goers,” Mrs. Rasley added. After years of research and ex perimentation, engineers have come up with a motion picture screen of the shape and size tha1 „ adheres to the natural lines oi vision of the eye, and is more comfortable for the viewer tc watch, Mrs. Rasley said. “The human eye, being oval in shape Sees greater width than height! and the tremendous size of the new screen puts every person ir 'the theater audience right int< the picture.’’ Due to the curve in the screer eVery detail is enhanced. The curve of the new screen match es the curve, of the lens; conse quently a better focus is obtain ed. Value Fxperts Start Measuring Dwelling! Two reoresentatives of E. 1 Wilkins Associates. Inc., a Lin coin firm, arrived Monday ti begin the scientific valuing o Holt county real and persona property. The soecialists ar Charles Smith of Fremont an Edward Coche of Kansas Citj Mo. The two men. who will hire as sistants, have begun the task c measuring the outside of dwell ings in the county. This is preliminary step toward estab lishing the valuations. Heatin and flooring will be studied t help determine a house value. Smith and Coche will hav temporary offices in the court house. MARRIAGE LICENSES Harry C- Lampert, 25, of Oi chard and Margaret Suzann Moss, 19, of O’Neill. William E. Gibbs of Norfol and Doris Jean Bartak of Ewinj Peturns to Florida— Mrs. Margaret McMillan ha returned to her home in Miam Fla., after spending three month . here with relatives and friends. ' . A 90-mile-per-hour chase on Holt county highways in some body else’s car with a state pa trolman in armed pursuit has landed two O’Neill men in jail. Clark Coulter, about 38, and Richard Davidson, about 24, will be charged with •‘unlawfully tak ing a vehicle owned by Walter Ijlaake of Chambers.” No date Has been set for hearing. Both admitted to Holt Sher iff Leo Tomjack they took part h appropriating the car off Douglas street, near the Royal theater on Monday night. When Haake emerged from the theater about 11 o’clock and discovered nis 1953 Plymouth had been taken, he notified O’Neill police. City Policemen Andy Wetl laufer and Harry Jolly noti fied State Patrolman Robert Gude and together a systemat ic canvass of the city was made including county roads adjoining the city. On a county road near a junc lton with highway 108, northeast of town, a Plymouth answering .o the description was located and the occupants hastily drove away. Patrolman Gude took ef ter the vehicle over the county roads and at times the speed at tained 90-miles-per-hour. The roughest portion of the ride, ac cording to Gude, was on the sub station-Country club road (from east to west). At the airport the big’ chase went north a mile, then back into town on highway 20. Finally, the two cars raced eastward on O’Neill’s Douglas street, turning south at the traf fic signal. Gude fired several shots at the speeding car up ahead. Finally, the Plymouth went out of control and ended up in a plum thicket on U.S. highway 281 about three miles south of town just off the high way. It was after getting on the country road the Plymouth got out of control. Both admitted to Sheriff Tom jack having taken part in help ing themselves to the car and both admitted having driven it. A wrecker had to be called to pull the Haake car out of the plum thicket. Otherwise, it ap peared none the worse for the thrill ride. The jail doors clanged shut about 12:30 a.m., and Mr. Haake started home about 1 o’clock. — Rain or Snow Forecast Today To Put County ans in Yule Mood ■ To put Holt countyans in a vuletide mood, the weatherman 1 obligingly predicted snow late Wednesday. The precipitation started in the eastern part of the state and spread to the west, blanketing the entire state by early today. Hi Lo Prec. November 25 _36 29 November 26 ..51 22 November 27 -45 21 November 28 _57 29 01 November 29 .- 52 27 November 30 .51 21 December 1 57 35 December 2 43 28 Mrs. George Marshall Expires at Orchard ORCHARD— Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m., today (Thursday) from the Meth odist church at Clearwater for Mrs. George Marshall, 72, who died Monday, November 30, in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital at Norfolk. She had been ill a short tim&. Burial will be at St. Edward. Survivors include: Widower; ' sons—Frank O. of Stanton and James K. of Clearwater; daugh , ters—Mrs. Floyd Gibbs' of Or chard and Mrs. Everett Jacobson cf Royal; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and three brothers. The late Mrs. Marshall lived ’ many years in the Clearwater and Neligh vicinities, coming to Orchard last February. Suffers Fractured * Arm, Leg in Mishap STUART — Elvin White, a ■ rancher living northeast of here, J suffered serious fractures of one f leg and one arm Sunday after 1 noon when he was caught in the ; power takeoff of a tractor he 1 was operating. ’ He was rushed to the Atkinson hospital and doctors plan to take - him to an Omaha hospital as f soon as his condition permits. White was grinding feed at his J ranch when the accident hap " pened. 1 , Dr. N. P. McKee, White’s physician, said Monday the pa tient's condition was good, al s j though he suffered from shock. Frank H. Mackey of Niobrara Dies— Frank H. Mackey, 71, of Nio " brara died in a Lincoln hospital. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Tony Wengilo of Sioux City, c and a brother, Clarence Mackey of Niobrara. Mrs. Mable McKenna went to 5 Omaha Wednesday, November i, 24. to spend Thanksgiving with s her son, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mc Kenna, and family. Former Pastor Dies at 69 _ I Rev. V. R. Bell Forced to Retire in 1952 Because of Health Rev. V. R. Bell, 69, pastor of First Methodist church here be tween 1948 and 1952, died Thurs day, November 26, in a Grand Island hospital. He had been in failing health for about two years. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Monday, November 33, from Trinity Methodist church in Grand Island. .The late Reverend Bell was born near Rushville on Novem ber 2, 1884. He was reared and educated in northwestern Ne braska, worked in a bank for a time and taught school. He graduated from Nebras ka Wesleyan university at Lin coln in 1916 ar.d later attended the Iliff school of theology at Denver, Colo., from where he received the bich.Ior of divin ity degree. During his many years in the Methodist minis ry, u£ serveu churches at Andrews, Marsla.ic, Stuart, Hay Springs, Paxton, Sargent, St. Paul and O’Neill in that order. Ill health forced him from the active ministry in March, 1952, and his retirement Reverend Bell . . . served O' Neill parish 1948-'52. became official in May of that year, being succeeded here bv Rev. W. B. Smith. Survivors include: Widow; sons—Rev. Joseph of Nashville. Tenn., who is with the national Methodist church board of mis sions; Franklin of Sargent and Robert of Grand Island. Upon leaving O’Neill, Rever end Bell and his wife went to Sargent to reside where they owned residential property. Re cently they moved to Grand Is land to be near their son. Among those from O’Neill who attended the funeral were Mrs. H. L. Lindberg. Mrs. Robert Kurtz, Mrs. C. W. Porter, Mrs. Emmet Crabb, Mrs.' L. W. Rei mer, Mrs. Dale Fetrow, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rodman, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bowen and son, John. Also present were Mrs. Grant Peacock of Emmet, Mrs. George Stuessi of Kearney, Rev. and Mrs. Dawson Park of Central City, formerlv of O’Neill, Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Jackman of Nor folk. Mrs. Lindberg and Mrs. Pea cock sang a duet, “Beyond the Sunset.” Husker Butter Output Is 4th The state-federal division of agricultural statistics reported Tuesday 71,269,000 pounds of creamery butter were produced in Neb aska in 1952, to give the state fourth place nationally in creamery butter production. About 494,000 pounds of Amer ican cheese were manufactured, along with 9,120,000 pounds of cottage and creamed cheese. Ice cream production reached 5,694.000 gallons and 1.440,000 gallons of icemilk were produced. Learn of Brother's Death While in Iowa— Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Dishner spent several days last week visiting Mrs. Dishners sister, Mrs. John Robinson, at Hampton, la. While in Hampton the sisters learned of the death of their bro ther, J. Parnell Golden, 71. who died suddenly in San Diego, Calif. V*«5'tars Here— Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Merrill and daughter, Suzanne, of Des Moines, la., spent the Thanksgiving week end with Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Houser. Bug-Eyed Kids See Reindeer On of the nation’s best known Christmas parade units, a Ne braska product, stopped by in O’Neill Sunday evening and gave bug-eyed youngsters a glimpse of Santa’s “helpers.” The unit in cluded several reindeer, shown above during the stop at Fourth and Douglas streets in O’Neill. Youngsters pressed close for a good look at the animals and other Santa Claus attractions. Their owner, Earl F. Hammond of Aurora, was en route to North Da kota. Mr. Hammond for years has been staging Christmas pa rades throughout the country and his units have been seen in scores of the major cities.—The Frontier Photo by John H. Mc Carville. Fall Sown Grass, Alfalfa Improves Winter wheat has made marked improvement in Nebraska, due to the recent rain and snow. This report came Tuesday from the state-federal division of agri cultural statistics. “Wheat sown in dry soil that was not sprouted previously is coming up. With few exceptions, the temperatures have been high enough for wheat to grow,” the report said. Early sown wheat in the favor ed areas has been furnishing some pasture. The department said fall sown alfalfa and grasses also showed improvement, with chances for winter survival increased consid erably by the moisture. Husking of the few remaining fields of corn has been completed. Much corn has been placed under loan. With the present supply of corn and stocks of old corn, there has been a good demand for feeder pigs at high prices. Grading of potatoes continues in the west. A little difficulty has been encountered because of high temperatures in the storage caves. Harvesting of a few scattered fields of sugar beets is practically completed. Pastures and western range were softened by the moisture and are more palatable. Return After Vacation— ATKINSON—Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Miller have returned to their home here after a four-week va cation in California. While there, Mr. Miller attended the 49th an nual convention of the National association of Postmasters at San Francisco. Mr. Miller, owner of Atkinson’s Miller Theater, and a group of relatives, were special guests of a Hollywood movie company on a studio tour. Richard Hunqerford, Wife Visit Here Marine 2/Lt. Richard Hunger ford and his wife, the former Wilma Davis of Lincoln, spent Saturday in O’Neill. Lieutenant Hungerford recently received his commission and wings as a j marine jet pilot. He received his training at Pensacola, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. John Schwartz of Atkinson visited at the Charles B. Houser home on Saturday eve ning. Vanguard Arrives for Today’s Stock Meeting Shierk Motor Co. New Firm Here A new firm joined the O’Neill business directory December 1. Paul Shierk has announced he establishment of the Shierk Motor Co., 212 South Fourth street, in a completely remod eled location, featuring new showrooms, offices and shops, 'he firm will handle DeSoto and Plymouth cars, formerly sold by the Smith Motor Co., which was a partnership between Harry R. Smith and Mr. Shierk. The part nership has been dissolved and the DeSoto-Plymouth agency has been redesignated as the Shierk Motor Co. Harold Benson will be sales manager for the new firm. A formal opening announcement is planned in the “very near fu ture,” Mr. Shierk said. (See ad vertisements on page 19.) Mr. Shierk came to O’Neill in 1939. He has operated an insur ance agency here and has been selling new and used cars here over 12 years. Turkey Tickets to Fly Saturday Saturday, December 5, will be turkey day in O’Neill. Tickets will be scattered at approximate ly 4:30 p.m.. as trucks move out in four directions from the heart of the business district. Lucky* ticket holders may re deem them for turkeys and other fowl, which must be claimed at the Spelts-Ray Lumber company yards by 6 p m., that day. The O’Neill businessmen, In cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, are providing $300 worth of fowl for the stunt. Meanwhile, the city is bedeck ed in yuletide decorations, mak ing the business district and stores a sight to behold. ' Tune in . .. “Voice of The Fron tier” . . . thrice weekly. ___\ Despite adverse weather warn ings from the weatherman, the vanguard of Nebraska Stock Growers’ association began ar riving in O’Neill late Wednesday in preparation for an all-day re gional meeting to be held today (Thursday). An estimated 300 stockmen, their wives and members of their families may gather in the home town of the associations president, D. C. Schaffer, who is now serv ing his second term. Four speakers will appear on the program to discuss the agri cultural outlook for 1954, the unicameral legislature, cattle support and beef promotion. The morning session will begin at 9:30 a.m., in the Royal theater. Harold Breimyer, agricultural economic statistician from tne U.S. department of agriculture, will discuss next year’s agricult ural outlook. He recently com pleted an economic study on that subject. Erich Rohlwing of the Amer ican Meat Institute will discuss beef promotion and will attempt to stimulate advertising of beef— like other commodities are ad vertised Stan Matzke, former capitol city radio commentator and form er member of the Nebraska uni cameral legislature from one of the Lincoln districts, will discuss the one-house legislature—its good and bad points as seen by Matzke. The cowbelles, the ladies’ aux iliary, will hold a luncheon at First Methodist church. A banquet will be served in the evening at the American Legion auditorium. Principal speaker will be Carl E. Bahmeier. execu tive secretary of the South Dakota Bankers’ association. Many O’ Neill businessmen, farmers and their wives will join the Stock growers in the evening banquet H. J. Lohaus and James W. Rooney have been assisting with advance arrangements for the regional meeting in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. To Lincoln— Mr. and Mrs. Dean Streeter went to Lincoln last Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mat thews and other relatives. They ' returned to O’Neill on Sunday. Woman Hit by Car Improving — BRISTOW — Mrs. Ray Long, who was struck by a car at Lynch Saturday, was reported recover ing well at her home northeast of here Tuesday Mrs. Long was badly bruised when a car driven by Andrew Classen, Bristow, hit her as she crossed a street near an intersec tion. She was taken to a hospital where x-rays showed that she suffered no serious injuries. She spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of her son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moody, at Lynch. ‘Messiah’ Scheduled Sunday, December 20 Director Charles Houser of the : O’Neill Civic chorus announced this week the third annual pre sentation of George Fredrick Handel’s oratorio, "The Messiah,” will be on Sunday, December 20. Chorus rehearsals have been underway for several weeks, Mr. Houser said. The presentation will be made in the O’Neill public school auditorium. WORKS FOR BOEING Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fetrow re turned Monday from Seattle, Wash., where they had gone the previous week, accompanied by their son, Paul, jr., and Robert Knepper. The boys remained in Seattle where Robert will seek employment and Paul, jr., has a position in the drafting depart ment of Boeing airplane company. RETURNS FROM ORIENT S;xteen Nebraskans are among the 3.470 U S. servicemen sched uled to arrive in San Francisco. Calif., today (Thursday) aboard the transport Gen. John Pope. All of the servicemen, including Marine Sgt. Gerald E. Davidson, have been serving in the Orient. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cronin and daughters of Grand Island visit id relatives and friends in O’Neill ver the weekend. Dies at Lincoln W. ,T. McDonough. 66 (a bove). farmer O’Neill business man and retired farmer, died Tuesday. November 24, at Lin coln. where be had been resid ing. Funeral services were held Friday *rom St. Mary’s Cathe dral. Lincoln. Survivors in | dude the widow, two sons and I two daughters. Fire Takes Family’s Belongings The former Maybelle Osen bauh and her husband are having nighty tough luck. And a fund drive is on at Mul Vn, about 200 miles southwest of here, for Mr. and Mrs. Erik Erick son and family who lost all of their possessions in a fire at their ranch home. Mrs. Erickson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Osenbaugh of O’Neill. Mr. Erickson is a multiple sclerosis victim and his wheel chairs were destroyed in the blaze. Carl Simonson and Mrs. Ross Hager, both of Mullen, are head ; ing the Erickson benefit fund in that community. Mr. Simonson said Saturday that the Mullen Methodist church has made the initial group contribution and receptacles for contributions have been placed I in business houses. “They need some help,” he said. It is believed that the explo sion of a power plant in the basement of the Erickson ranch home 16 miles north of Muilen set off the fire. Mrs. Erickson and a neighbor woman dragged Mr. Erickson to safety after he was blown from his chair by the explosion. The Mullen fire department and many neighbors responded, but were unable to save the house or its contents. The young couple returned about a month ago from Tacoma. Wash., where he took treatment for several months. They are staying here with relatives. One of the wheel chairs lost in the blaze was power-driven the other a manual machine. One of the chairs was narked only three feet inside the house at the time of the fire, but the heat was so intense Mrs. Erickson could not pull it to safety. Mr. Erickson has been an in valid 18 months. The Ericksons have two small children, both of whom were in school at tn** time of the explosion. VYF Cabinel Meeting Planned— PAGE—The- Methodist youth fellowship met Sunday, Novem ber 29. at 7:30 p.m. Joellyn Ken nedy led the devotions. Linda Cronk gave the lesson. All cabinet members are to be at the church at 6:45 p.m , December 6, for a meeting. — By Linda Cronk, reporter. p0^— Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Jones so^n-* 'hhankseiving at Polk visiting the Ben Peterson farm. Surfacing Highways Planned Work to Commence in Spring on Route 281 North, South The biggest single highway contract letting in Nebraska his tory has been scheduled for March 11 by the state highway department. Included in the let ting will be contracts for hard surfacing U.S. highway 281 both north and south of O’Neill and state highway 95 from Cham bers east to the junction with 281. State Sen. Frank Nelson of O’Neill, who called upon the highway department in Lincoln a fortnight ago, said this week the construction work on both high ways 281 and 95 can be expected to start “as soon as spring wea ther opens up.’’ Senator Nelson has been press ing for the 281-95 work since he first went to the unicameral. He explains that the emer gency gas tax receipts made possible by 1953 legislation are "producing more moneys than originally expected" and contractors' bids generally are ' running about 10 percent be low our own highway depart ment estimates." The overall improvements, esti mated to cost upward of $d,50t) 000, will provide a prime exam ple of the revenue increases au thorized by the 1953 legislature. Tentatively scheduled for the March 11 letting are 24 projects involving 165 miles. In eight cases, existing gravel surfaces will be replaced with blacktop. On two other projects concrete will replace blacktop But two relocation jobs—high way 2 between Bonnet and Lin coln and U.S. 83 from Wellfleet north—will be dropped because of an attorney-general’s opinion. State Engineer L. N. Ress said it may be possible to add jobs to replace the highway 2 and 83 projects. TTiis could boost the contract total to eight million dollars Work on which bids are scheduled for March 11 include: U.S. 281, from 13 miles south of O’Neill to junction with high way 95, four miles blacktop re placing gravel, 125 thousand dol lars. U.S. 20, west from Jackson 4^ miles, widening and resur facing blacktop, 400 thousand dollars. U.S. 281, from 1.5 miles north of O’Neill for 11.1 miles north, blacktop replacing gravel, 355 thousand dollars. U.S. 281, from O’Neill north 1.5 miles to join project listed above, blacktop, 65 thousand dol lars. U.S. 81, from the junction with U.S. 20 straight north 17 miles, gravel, 645 thousand dol lars. This relocation will remove a jog in U.S. 81 by moving part of.it five miles east. U.S. 20, between Emmet and Atkinson, three miles blacktop, 110 thousand dollars. Federal-aid secondary highway projects: No. 11, south from Atkinson, six miles blacktop, replacing gravel, 355 thousand dollars. No. 95, from Chambers to U.S. 281, 5.5 miles blacktop replacing gravel, 130 thousand dollars No. 95 west from Chambers three miles, grading and gravel, 45 thousand dollars. [Special Session Possible— Belief that a special session of the legislature is inevitable spread over the statehouse Tues day in the wake of an opinion by the attorney general that major fees collected for highway im provement cannot be expended for maintenance of roads not designated as part of the state highway system by the legisla ture. Sen. W. J. Williams of Kear ney said that he had talked to* about a half dozen other sena tors and that all were of the | opinion a special session could not be avoided. Gov. Robert Crosby refused to comment on the opinion and its import until he has had time to study it and determine “what I can do by administrative pro cesses first.” He termed the opm ion “critically important” as it could affect maintenance of highways including removal of winter snows. The governor said that he could not deny that a special session may be necessary "I do not want to exaggerate the situation." the governor * said, pointing out that only 20 percent of the generally con sidered system is affected. "However, it is an important 20 percent," he continued. The opinion written by Ralph * (Continued on page 6)
