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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1954)
■ wp - - - \ . , % © "Voice of The Frontier" <T ___ JJi" ^Frontier £ Mon. — Wed. — Sal. *** —■ ’ 9:45 A M. — 780 k.c. ★ North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper Volume 73.—Number 45. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, March 11, 1954. Seven Cent* STATE HIST SOC ^ ‘Operation Honesty9 Getting Underway Mrs. Joe Jareske Dies in Hospital Farm Woman, 60, 111 7 Months Funeral services were con ducted at 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 9, from St Patrick’s Catholic church for Mrs. Joseph Jareske, 60, who died at 1:30 p.m., Fri day,. March 5, in St. Anthony's hospital. She had been ill about seven months and had entered the hospital only a few hours before her death. A rosary was offered at 4 p.m., Monday at Biglin's funeral chap el by members of the Catholic Daughters of America chapter. The late Mrs. Jareske was a member of that organization. A rosary was later offered at 8 p.m., that day. CDA members attended the funeral in a body. Pallbearers were Grover Shaw, Sylvester Zakrzewski, Albert Miller, Frank Nekolite, Anthony Mudloff, Ed ward Quinn, Edward Murray and John Vitt. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. The late Mrs. Jareske, whose maiden name was Katherine Leaiak, was born September 12. 1893, near Fullerton, in Nance county. Her patents, John and Mary Garbacx i.e siak, were natives of Poland. She married Mr. Jareske on October 27, 1910, at Krakow, Nebr., and came to Holt county with her family in 1920. The Jareskes fanned for many years northwest of O’Neill, but for the past several years resid ed immediately south of the city limits on U.S. highway 281. . Mrs. Jareske was also a mem ber of St. Patrick’s church. Survivors include: Widower; sons—Adolph of Norwalk, Calif., Theodore of Cambridge, Joseph, jr., of Boys Town, Leo of O’ Neill; daughters—Mrs. William (Frances) Miller of O’Neill, Mrs. — Joseph (Helen) Papst of El Monte, Calif., Mrs. Milton (Lu cille) Kneebone of Grass Valley, Calif., Mrs. Charles (Luden?) Bach of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. James (Caroline) David of O’ Weill and Mrs. R. O. (Mary) Hughes of O’Neill; brother — Mike Lesiak of Washington; twin sister—Mrs. Frank Knopick of Fullerton; half-sisters— Mrs. Thomas Lesiak of Fullerton and Mrs. Jonn Zelzany of Clarks; half-brothers— Adam Shatkoske of Fullerton and Charles Shat koske of Omaha; 20 grandchil dren. A large crowd attended the rites. Leo Adams Plans Cleanup Farm Sale Leo T. Adams of St. Paul, ft r-■ merly of Chambers, has sched uled a cleanup farm auction of personal property on Tuesday, March 16. The sale will be held on the premises one mile east . and two and three-fourths miles south of Chambers. Mr. Adams has leased his ranch and will offer 101 head of cattle, including 31 Brown Swiss and 70 Aberdeen-Angus; also a complete line of farm . and haying machinery and some household goods. Bethany Pres byterian ladies will serve; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auction eer; Chambers State bank, clerk. (.Details on page 6.) Friday, March 12: Dairy calf auction; 75 head; HoLsleins, Guernseys, Brown - Swiss; O’ Neill Livestock Market, 8 p.m. Edward Hynes Going onto Mother's Farm— Sgt. 1/c Edward Hynes, son of Mrs. Loretta Hynes, is expected to reach O’Neill today (Thurs day), having recently returned from Korea and received a sep aration from the army. Sergeant Hynes enlisted three years ago and spent about a year in Korea in army intelligence. He and his wife, Iryl Ann, and their daughter, Susan, will make their home on his motn er’s farm, which has been occu pied by John Donlin. Tune in “Voice of The Fron tier," thrice weekly. Just how much effect all this "Operation Honesty” talk will have toward personal tax sched ules filed in Holt county will be determined beginning Wednes day, March 10. Filled with Gov. Robert Cros by’s plea for honest tax returns, state officials are holding their breath in the hopes the honesty plan has been instilled in all Nebraskans. Taxpayers take the follow ing oath when they sign their personal tax schedule: I. the undersigned, being duly sworn, say that the fore going statement and schedule is true and contains a full and complete list of all property held by or belonging to me on March 10. Such property has been fully and fairly describ ed and its true condition repre sented, and I have in no case sought to misrepresent the quantity or quality of the property. I further • swear that my answers to the following interrogations are true, so help me God. Signed -ui William F. Wefso is Holt as sessor. The 1954 individual persona) property assessment schedule should induce more complete returns. The schedule is far more exact ing than last year’s form. For instance, under household items, which were formerly lumped into one figure, a prop erty owner must list all pictures, mirrors, silverware, waffle irons, work tables, coffee makers, book cases and draperies, in addition to more bulky items, such as pianos, sewing machines and nearly every other describable home furnishing. County assessors have descrip tion lists for furniture. A $200 exemption is still allowed on all household goods. A more complete listing of lawn and garden tools and recre tion equipment is also requested. Nebraskans may file the return from March 10 to April 20 with out penalty. A 50 percent penalty may be applied for late returns or failure to list items. It is pointed out that failure to receive a personal tax sched ule does not relieve the taxpayer from the responsibility of filing a tax schedule. Taxpayers are urged to read (Continued on page 10) __ Gold Range, Inc., j Mill Is Ready! The fable - like story of Gold Range, Inc., has reached another milestone. An old- dilapidated mill has been transformed into a modem mill and is all set this week to start separating the j precious metals into concen trates in tiny Ward, Colo. The success of Gold Range has special interest in O’Neill be cause Paul S. Elam, president of the corporation and one of the partners, is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva of O’Neill and Elam is well-known here. Elam’s partner, Harold Easter - day, a colorful prospector, struck a rich gold vein last year. The two founded Gold Range, Inc, bought up 55 abandoned mining properties in the region, and j started to put men and machines to work. The tiny village (in its heyday a town of 2,200 people) had dwindled to eight. Now it's booming. At the invitation of Elam and Easterday, Carroll W. (‘“Cal”) Stewart, editor of The Frontier, and Joe Biglin, engineer for the “Voice of The Frontier,” spent Saturday in the mines and mill, and reported the details to "Voice of The Frontier” listen ers. Gold Range, Inc., is controlled and dominated by Elam, Easter day, their families, key mining and mill personnel. The Denver Post in December variously esti mated the new mining field worth possibly one or two bil lion dollars if all goes well. Besides Easterday’s historic strike, one of the richest in Col orado history, the other mines being opened up are yielding precious ore, including uranium. ★ ★ ★ « Ike to Signal Start of Randall Power Ress Says Highways Stay If Parallel Parking and Street Widening Can Keep 20 Thru City State Highway Engineer L. N. Ress and District Engineer J. M Crook met Wednesday with the O’Neill city counciL Present routes of U.S. high ways 20 and 275 through the city and proposed bypass and alternate routes were studied on the scene. Without benefit of formal surveys and cost estimates, Mr. Ress advised the council the federal highways would be kept along their present routes provided; 1. A sweeping curve could be built in West O'Neill, which would result in considerable damage at the J. Ed Hancock residence, Marcellus Implement store, Earley Oil company and Slat’s cafe. 2. Douglas street (O’Neill’s main east-west thoroughfare) is widened to 69 feet from the Earley corner eastward to Sev enth street (except for the downtown district where the width already is 69 feet); also some sidewalk adjustments would have to be made, particu larly on the north side of the street in the downtown district. 3. Parallel parking be inaug urated from the Earley corner eastward to Seventh street. 4. All parking be banned on Douglas street between Seventh and Tenth, in which event no street-widening would be neces sary in those blocks at the pres ent time. 5. Obstructions such as the Lohaus Motor company canopy and fuel pumps and Arbuthnot Oil company canopy and fuel pumps would have to be re moved, and the New Deal Oil company could be confined to “inside lane” service on “inside” pumps. (He said possibly there are other obstructions to a four lane highway which will not be determined until a survey is completed, including many of the white way light poles which were erected three years ago. This was interpreted as mean ing some of the poles would have to be setback from the street.) 6. Fourth street between the railroad tracks and the Douglas street intersection would need only minor changes to accom modate north-south traffic on U.S. highway 281. Ress said the minimum width needs to be 48 feet and parallel parking would be required at the present time. 7. All parking of wide trucks would be banned from the high way routes. Mr. Ress said he would re turn to Lincoln and setforth the requirements, outlined or ally, in a letter. He said he would direct the letter to May or J. E. Davis "within the next few adys. Mr. Ress said he would give the city 30 days in which to make its desires known. The plans for bypassing the city limits on the east and north with U.S. highway 20, and the (Continued on page 10) > Elam. Biglin. Dale Medland (United Air Lines executive) . . . gold is where you find it. Country Club Picks Officers, Sets Dates M. J. Golden was reelected president of the O’Neill Country club Tuesday evening by mem bers of the board of directors. H. J. Lohaus was named vice-pres ident; John C. Watson, treasur er, and J. B. Grady, secretary. Elected to the board were Lo haus, Watson, Grady, Golden, J. L. McCarville, jr., A. P. Jasz kowiak and Norman Gondering er. A general meeting of all mem bers and prospective members has been scheduled for 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 24, at the American Legion club rooms. All persons interested in golf and social events conducted at the club are urged to attend, Presi dent Golden said. Dates were set for the season’s opening dance — May 29 — and the 31st annual golf tournament —June 19. 20 and 21. The O’ Neill tourney is the oldest estab lished continuous link competi tion in the state. Sailor’s Identity $106,000 Question One-Eighth Interest in Hotel Awaits The Associated Press was cir culating a story Wednesday con cerning a windfall in the amount of 100-thousand-dollars awaiting a certain Navy BM. William Ca beca, whose father, William Ca beca, sr., is said to be living at O’Neill. The story originated in Miami, Fla., where the sailor’s great-un cle, the late Anton Cabeca, has died, leaving an estate consist ing of an 800-thousand-dollar resort hotel. The hotel man ap parently left his estate to eight great-nephews, several of wnoru he had never seen. Each was to receive one-eighth interest. The Frontier received an in quiry from the news service concerning the sailor’s father, but was unsuccessful in locating anyone who knew a William Cabeca, much less the lucky sailor boy with a tidy 100-G’s to look after. Apparently, it will become necessary for the heirs to go to Miami to claim the inheritance, and could mean that the navy laddie will be in the gravy if he has an understanding com manding officer. The news services working with The Frontier did not indi cate whether a check of navy personnel records had been made, or whether the O’Neill address had been a temporary one for the father a number of years ago. Neither did The Fron tier learn when the will had been drawn. The Frontier supplied names to the news agencies that bore a phonetic resemblance to Cabeca, but they didn’t fit. Packing Plant Engineers Coming Kauczor Firm Will Speed Plans The Chamber of Commerce in regular monthly session Monday evening learned the Kauczor Packing company of Chicago, 111., is progressing with plans to construct a meat packing plant here . James W. Rooney, chairman of the Chamber’s new industries committee, told the civic group that engineers and architects would be on the scene in a few days to make studies and to con tact builders preliminary to ask ing for bids. The city of O’Neill a month ago supplied the Kauc zor firm with elevations, sew age, water, power and natural gas information relative to sev eral proposed plant locations. The Kauczor firm, having selected O'Neill as the site of a new plant in an expansion program, wants to speed along its plans. Don Petersen, first vice-pres ident, presided at the meeting in the absence of the president, G. C. DeBacker, who is in Chi cago. A. P. Jaszkowiak told of park benches under construction for use in Ford’s park near the swimming pool. Benches will be “sold” to firms at belpw cost— $10 each. There was discussion of the forthcoming brochure on which printing bids are now be ing accepted. A U.S. Highway 20 association meeting, involving members from Nebraska cities and towns, will be held in O’Neill on Sun day, March 28, starting at 1:30 p.m., in the Knights of Colum bus hall. Lewis Kopejtka (left) shakes hands with the nationally-famous radio reporter, Everett Mitch ell. The president of the Holt county extension service board of directors. Ora Yarges of Stuart, may be seen in background.—The Frontier Pho to. ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ‘Start Weaning' Mitchell's Advice A greying, mild-mannered fel low wearing a blue necktie and a bluish suit, for more than an hour Tuesday addressed a crowd of 350 persons at the Am erican Legion auditorium here. Everett Mitchell, nationally-fa mous farm radio reporter, took his audience on a globe-trotting tour which was entitled, “Grass Roots Ambassadors.” His talk concerned the role of L.S. youths in foreign exchange fields and Mr. Mitchell graphic ally described economic and so i^c.al conditions in all the coun tries he visited. Mr. Mitchell has been the National Broadcasting com pany's farm reporter for 27 years and his name is a house hold word because of his program. "National Farm and Home Hour." The conservation theme and the role of women in foreign countries were incorporated in his whirlwind global report, which kept the audience inter ested and entertained through out. In some of the countries women are relegated to the role of beast of burden, he said. Mitchell said India gave him “mental indigestion.” Nothing has been put back into the soil there for centuries. It is “legal to steal” and the average fam ily counts 15 persons, 97 percent of whom are illiterate. India, Mitchell added, is a country of “desolation and hun ger.” Any Christian missionary sent to India by any church is a “real saint,” he declared. Communists there told natives Mitchell had no film in his cam eras. The radio personality told the audience, composed of persons who had gathered for the an nual joint meeting of the Holt 8 Volunteer for Military Service Eight Holt county selective service registrants have volun tered for military duty through the draft office here, according to Mrs. W. H. Harty, chief clerk The volunteers left O’Neill Wednesday morning. They are: John H. Dobrovolny, Bruce W. Richardson and Charles M. Hamik, all of Atkinson; Lyle R. Tucker, Richard D. Kallhoff and Melvin L. Pruden, all of Ewing; James J Friedel of Stuart and Calvin E. Coolidge of Amelia. 3 Eligible for O’Neill Postoffice Three men are on the eligibili ty list in connection with the postmaster vacancy at O’Neill. They are Jack Arbuthnot, veteran service station operator: Ira H. Moss, clerk of Holt coun ty district court, and Laurence Haynes, American Legion club manager and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Moss is a veteran of World War I; Arbuthnot and Haynes are veterans of World War II. The job has been vacant for two years. Thomas Sullivan served more than a year as act ing postmaster, following the re tirement of Mrs. Agnes Sullivan. Mrs. Thomas (Helen) Sullivan presently is acting postmaster. County Soil Conservation dis trict and Holt County Extension service, “No matter whether you agree or not with General Mae Arthur’s political ideas, you can’t take away from him the love of America he has left be hind in Japan.” The Japanese have the notion Americans can do anything. He dramatized an incident in which Mr. Mitchell was called upon to draw milk from a sad cow. The Nippon, however, was proud of the critter and of her milk-pro d u c i n g ability, proclaiming: ‘Some days she do!” Mitchell brought down the house repeatedly in a yarn about his Japan bath and slid ing doors. “Americans have built for It aly the most beautiful railroad station in the world,” the globe trotting Chicagoan told his lis teners. “You should be proud of yourselves,” he added rather caustically. “Don’t expect much of the Italians in a world crisis. They’ll go which ever way the wind blows.” 'The American “grassrooters” and other workers abroad should be complimented, Mitchell de clared, because their problems are very difficult. The radio man’s recommenda tions are relatively simple: Give our overseas friends tools, give them seed and give them know how. "Foreigners have a lot of misconceptions about us sup porting the rest of the world. It's time for us to start wean ing them. We can't go on for ever supporting the rest of the world." Of Ireland, Mr. Mitchell insists that all the songs written by bards and poems by poets Mrs. Joe Greitens Succumbs in West O’Neill Resident 15 Year Long 111 Mrs. Joe Greitens, 42, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of O’ Neill, died last Thursday in Los Angeles, Calif. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Martens, and her aunt, Mrs. Rosa Martens, all of Tilden, left Friday by plane to attend the funeral. Mr. Greitens was employed at Shelhamer Foods for almost 15 years, leaving O’Neill last fall. The couple resided several months at Tilden before contin uing on to California to estab lish their home. The late Bertha Martens was bom at Tilden and graduated from high school there. Burial was in California. Survivors include Wdowei; parents— Mr. and Mrs. Geoige Martens o; Tilden; three sisteis, residing in California. Wally Shellhammer Coming Home— A/2c Wally Shellhammer has received a promotion and was supposed to have left Korea on Tuesday to sail for the U.S. Ed Wilson, Carroll O’Neill and Vem Sageser left Sunday to attend a two-day state REA con vention in Lincoln. “don’t describe the true lov -li ness of the Emerald isle. It was early one1 bright sunny morning when our airplane touched down in Ireland, vegetation was green as green could be, and I cannot describe the beauty.” Mitchell labeled the Scottish people as “wonderful.” He told an anecdote about an American teenage girl staying with a Scotch family on the exchange basis. The girl gave heated arguments to the stern master of the house, who was an Aberdeen-Angus breeder. The girl came from a midwest Hereford farm and the old Sjits ■ man, unaccustomed to debating with women on the merits of cattle, admitted to Mitchell the girl was capable of carrying out forever the friendly feud be tween the two. Mr. Mitchell’s talk also in volved Germans, English, North Africans, and others. He stressed how thankful Am ericans should be they are liv ing in a Christian country, and that human life has a high value here compared to some coun tries. He also described rural life and rural rearing as “purify ing,” declaring that social life would “crumble and die” with out the purifying effect from folks raised on the soil. Mr. Mitchell praised the work of 4-H clubs throughout his travels, also the work of the ex change youths. In one country he was asked why 50 or 100 exchange students couldn’t be sent instead of five. (Continued on page 5) Mary Ellen Froelich Essay Contest Winner The American Legion auxil iary, Simonson unit 93, sponsor ed an Americanism essay contest titled “My U.S. Citizenship and Wnat It Means to Me.’’ The auxiliary notified the O’Neill high school and St. Mary’s acad emy that juniors and seniors were eligible for the contest and that the winner’s essay would be sent to the auxiliary state department chairman at Hast ings. The state essay winner will also receive national recognition. Rev. R. W. Olson and Rev. Vv allace B. Smith were the judges of the 29 essays entered, all from St. Mary’s academy. First prize of $10 was award ed to Mary Ellen Froelich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froelich of O’Neill. Second prize of $8 was award ed to Nina Prouty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Prouty of Spencer. Third prize of $6 went to Mary Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Turner of O’Neill. Fourth prize of $4 was award ed to Mary Belzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Belzer of O’ Neill. Fifth prize of $2 was earned by James Schmitz, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmitz of O’ Neill. Honorable mentions of $1 each were awarded to Robert Mullen, son of Mrs. Anna Mullen of O’ Neill; Jo Ann Donohoe, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Don ohoe of O’Neill; Peggy Degan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Degan of Franklin; Ellen Corkle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Corkle of O’Neill; Mary Lou Uhl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norb Uhl of O’Neill, and Lorraine Coufal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Coufal of Stuart. Electric power from the huge Ft. Randall, S.D., dam project will start coming into Nebraska via O’Neill on Monday, March 15, it has been announced by the bureau of reclamation. The power will be delivered to O’Neill and will primarily “dump energy” of nearly 20 thousand-kilowatts. This will be a temporary quota. A telephonic signal originating in the white house in Washing ton, D.C., will start the flow of curent from Randall’s big hydro generators. President Dwight Eisenhower will press a button that will start Randall electric energy surging from the new hydro plant into vast power net works. Gov. Sigurd Anderson of South Dakota, reclamation of ficials and U.S. army cngi - neers are making plans ior the ceremonies, which will be witnessed by only two hun dred persons on an invitation al basis. Power has been flowing from O’Neill’s strategic facilities to Randall during the past two years of construction activity at the dam site. The high tension transmission lines will be in a new role next week, current surging in the opposite direction. Tentative plans call for doubl ing the “dump” into the Ne braska public power network at a later date, possibly 40-thou sand kilowatt hours. C. E. A. Johnson, manager of the 13-county O’Neill head quarters for Consumers Public Power district, said Wednesday the energizing of Randall means another source of power for Ne braska. "In this part of the state," he addedi "power consumption has been mounting rapidly and there has been a shortage of energy in this area, particu larly during the peak periodE.” By entering the Nebraska power system at O’Neill, the Randall energy can be directed three different directions. The multimillion dollar Ran dall project, designed to serve Missouri river basin needs win flood control, power production and recreational facilities, has been a magnet for sightseeis from this region since 194.6 when the project was in the ‘survey stage. Randall, one of the biggest dams of its type in the world, is situated about 43 airline miles north and slightly east from O'. Neill. The nearest Nebraska point is Gross. By 1956, seven more generat ors will be added to the circuits, capable of delivering a total of 320 - thousand - kilowatts. The additional power blocks of 40 thousand - kilowatts each will come on the line at four month intervals. Randall power will be absorbed on a big scale within South Dakota, with some of the output assigned to other nearby states, including Nebraska. Ft. Randall dam, dedicated on a hot July 31, 1946, will be the first of the mainstem dams au thorized under the flood control act of 1944. Cost when complet ed is estimated at $198,485,000. fhe dam is now 75 percent com plete. Erik Erickson Expires at Mullen Erik Erickson, 35, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Osen baugh of O’Neill, died last Thursday, March 4, at his home m Mullen. He had sufefred a lingering illness. Survivors include: Widow _ the former Maybelie Osenbaugh of O’Neill; and two small chil dren. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday, March 7, at Mullen. Among those attending the fnuenral were: Mr. and Mrs Clyde McKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Van Vleck, Mrs. Ruth Hil derhoff, and Miss LaVeta Lehn. The Van Vlecks s'opped at Johns town and took Mr .and Mrs. D E. Fernau with them. Mr. Osenbaugh returned Tues day and Mrs. Osenbaugh is re aming with her daughter, Mrs Erickson, for a time. The late Mr. Erickson was a farmer. The family recently lost their personal effects in a fire w hich destroyed the farm home. PINES TREES BURN CHAMBERS — Fire Friday burned part of a grave of pine trees on the John Schipman farm, about seven miles south of Chambers. Chambers firemen were summoned. No buildings were damaged. BUFFEr SPEAKS ATKINSON—Former Nebras ka Congressman Howard Buffett of Omaha was guest speaker at a meeting of the Atkinson Cham ber of Commerce Monday eve ning. Members and their ladies were in attendance.
