■ wp - - - \ . , % © "Voice of The Frontier" 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.