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Volume 73.—Number 47. O Neill, Nebr., Thursday, March 25, 1954. Seven Cents
J. H. Davis and wife ... 50 years.—O'Neill Photo Co.
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J. H. Davis. Wife
in Golden Wedding
E. C. Carlson, 51,
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Dies Suddenly
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Creamery Manager Is
Heart Victim
E. O. (“Swede”) Carlson, 51,
ma.iager cf the Harding Cream
ery company’s O’Neill branch
plant for the past 18 months, was
stricken with a heart attack
Sunday afternoon, March 21, and
died within a few minutes after
arriving at St. Anthony’s hospi
tal. He had not been ill.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at y a.m., today (Tr.urs
da.v) from the Methodist church
here with Rev. W. B. Smith,
. church pastor, officiating and
under the direction of Biglin s
Pallbearers will be Cecil Baker,
Leigh Re.vnoldson, Verne Itey
noldson, Earl Hunt. Dean Jef
feries and Gordon Watson.
'Swede' Carlson . . . resident
here only IB months.—O'Neill
Photo Co.
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Funeral rites .also will be con
ducted from the Rudge Memorial
chapel in Lincoln, at 4 p.m., witn
burial in Wyuka cemetery there.
The lBte Mr. Carlson was
born pr.l 13. 1902. in Lincoln,
ihe son of Edwin C. and Laura
Back do hi Carlson.
On August 27, 1923, at Aurora
he married Fern Travis. They
became the patents of three cliil
dren. „ .
The Carlsons resided in Lin
coln and Ord before coming to
O’Neill. Mr. Carlson had been
employed by Harding’s (Sugar
Creek Creamery company) for
about six years.
The Carlsons recently moved,
into a new home here.
Survivor include: Widow —
Fern son—Cpl. Erwin O., who
has been stationed in Korea;
daughters — Mrs. Jean Netf of
Lincoln and Mrs. Darlene Block
er of Lexington: brothers—Clif
ford L. of Grand Island and
Frandis A. of Santa Monica,
^ ^He was preceded in death by
two sisters, Helen, 1933, and
Lorraine; also by one brother,
Lawrence, 194B.___
44 Attend School
Caucus at Ewing
EWING—A school caucus was
held Monday evening at tl.a Ew
ing public school with M. B.
Jluffman, chairman of the board
of education presiding.
Members whose terms expire
this year are Lionel Counter and
J L Pruden, who have served
three* years, and Alfred Napier,
who has Served for two years.
Candidates nominated for a
three-year term were 1-iorel
Guntei, Alfred Napier, William
Spence and Charles Rotherham;
nominated for the vwo-year
term were W. A. Spangler and
Jerry Tomjack.
There were 44 present.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davis of
O’Neill celebrated their 50th
wedding aniversary with an op
en-house observance at their
home on Sunday afternoon.
The couple was married on
March 23, 1904 in Clarinda, la.
They spent the first year re
siding in Missouri and from 1905
until 1934 they were residents
of the Clarinda and New Market
communities. The Davises mov
ed to Holt county in 1934 where
they farmed until 1549, when
they moved into O’Neill.
Mrs. Ralph Stowell, Mrs. Ray
mond Stowell and Wade Davis
af Amelia are their children.
Wade and his wife celebrated
their 13th wedding anniversary
on the same day as the elder -
Davises marked their go'Uen !
wedding date.
Eighty-five persons signed
the guestbook. The couple re
ceived many gifts and cards
from their relatives and
friends. An anniversary cake
and refreshments were served
to the guests. - v. i
Out-of-town people present in
cluded: Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pnil
malee of Loretto; Mrs. Maude
Crosby of Loretto; Mr. and Mrs.
Kay Kemerling of Melmo; Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Crosby and
sons, Charles and Loran, of
Grand Island; Twylla Tibbs of
Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Tuttle of Ewing; Mr.
and Mrs. James Schindler of
Omaha- Don Morlan of Omaha;
Mr and Mrs. Ed Dexter of Am
elia, and Mrs. Davis’ brothers,
Clint Crosby of Ottumwa, la.,
and Lee Crosby of Morgan Hill,
Calif. Lee was the bestman at
the Davis wedding a half-cen
tury ago.
Both Mr. Davis and his wife,
the former Minnie Crosby, wer**
born near Clarinda. Mr. Davis is
73 and his wife is 71. They both
observe birthday anniversaries
on January 30. .
Mr and Mrs. Davis enjoy goon
health and have resided since
1949 at 203 W. Douglas street in
O’Neill. They attend First Pres
byterian church.
The Davis’ count five grand
children. . . .. .
Mrs Wade Davis is the former
Arlene Wright of Chambers.
Senator Nelson
to Council Meeting—
State Sen. Frank Nelson went
to Lincoln Tuesday to attend ses
sions of the unicameral legisla
tive council Wednesday and to
day (Thursday). Senator Nelson
presided in a hearing concerning
the care of senile old people.
Back from Japan
Cpl. Robert Gillogly (above),
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen G.I
logly of Inman, returned home
Friday after spending 18
months in Japan. Corporal Gil
logly was separated from the
service at Colorado Springs,
Colo., and this week began
working with the Holt Soil
Conservation district. His par
ents and his sister, Mrs. Rob
ert- Retke, went to Colorado
Springs to meet him Wednes
day, March 17.
New Basin
Director
Visits Area
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Walter, Former Field
Engineer, Gets Air
View of River Basin
•Two Holt countyans SDent
Monday with Rudolph Wa.ter,
newly-appointed director of the
bureau of reclamation’s district
seven with headquarters at Den
ver, Colo.
James W. Rooney of O’Neill
and Lyle P. Dierks of Ewing,
who are directors of the Niobrara
River Basin Development asso •
ciation, joined with other ass i
ciation officers, directors and
civic leaders in an all-day ses
sion with Mr. Walter. The meet
ing was held at Ainsworth.
Mr. Walter has been an engi
ner in the field and heading the
vast district seven, which in
cludes two tiers of mountain and
plains states, is “primarily an
administrative job,” he told the
group.
Mr. Walter was escorted on
an aerial tour of the proposed
Ainsworth project, Merritt reser
voir and canal areas. Mr. Walter
assured the Niobrara basin en
thusiasts of “continued suppoit
and encouragement from the bu
reau of reclamation, which has
ASKS CONGRESS
Rep. A. L. Miller {R-Nebr.}
Fourth district congressman,
Tuesday asked congress to pro
vide funds for construction of
the Ainsworth, Lavaca Flats,
Mirage Flats extension and
O'Neill irrigation develop
ments.
been so capably headed by Avery
Batson, a former Nebraskan.”
Speakers on Monday’s pro
gram included Leslie Smith, act
ing mayor of Ainsworth; Ever
ett Copes, president of the Ains
worth Chamber of Commerce- J.
Hall Dillon of Long Pine, chair
man of the Brown county board
of commissioners; Clyde Bur
dick of Ainsworth, area engineer
for the bureau of reclamation;
William C. Smith, jr., of Ains
worth, attorney for the basm
group; Wallace Thorntcn of Lin
coln, secretary of the Nebraska
Reclamation associat on.
Eva Addison Is
‘Best Actress’
Atkinson High Grabs
Most Superiors
ATKINSON—Eva Addison of
Atkinson was judged best actress
and Bob Arnholt of Bassett was
named best actor in the district
speech and one-act play contest
held here Friday.
John Wiley and Frank Bock,
University of Nebraska speech
teachers, judged the events.
Atkinson, a class B school (less
than 150 students), moved up to
class A competition and won
more superiors than any other
school in the contest. Springview
dominated the class B competi
tion. , .
Atkinson received six superior
ratings in class A; Bassett, five,
Ainsworth, two, and Valentine,
one. In class B, Springyiew won
five superiors and Atkinson St.
Joseph’s two. . .
Other schools participating
were from Burwell, O Neill,
Page, Spencer, Wood Lake and
Stuart. ,.
The following superior ratings
were given:
One-act plays: Class A— At
kinson, Bassett; class B—-Spring
view, St. Joseph’s of Atkinson.
Dramatic readings: Class A—
Karen Garwood of Atkinson,
Cheryl Bretz of Ainsworth; class
B — Marvel McCoy of Spring
view. .
Original oratory: Class A—
Don Withers of Atkinson, Char
les Pallesen of Ainsworth.
Extemporaneous speaking:
Class A—Kay Johnson of Atkin
son. .
Poetry reading: Class a
Grace AUyn of Atkinson; Jeanne
Overman of Bassett; Eilla Elling
ton of Valentine; class B—Ku
dina Wewel of St. Josephs, At
kinson.
Radio newscasting: Class A—
Don Fox of Bassett; class B —
Keith Williams of Springview.
Interpretative oratory: Class A
_ Beth Galloway of Bassett;
c.'ass B—Avis Graham of Spring
view.
BLANK BALLOTS
O’Neill municipal voters will
stare at blank ballots when they
go to the polls April 6. No cau
cuses were held and no petitions
were filed ahead of the deadline.
The situation sets the stage for
wide-open write-in campaigns.
Mr. and Mrs. William W Mc
Intosh attended a jewelers’ con
vention at Grand Island over the
weekend.
Norfolk Woman
Hurt in Accident
An automobile bound for O’
Neill Sunday morning went oul
of control near the T. J. Darns
service station at Inmarj, injur
ing Mrs. Thomas Knoell, 74., of
Norfolk. The injured woman
was taken to St. Anthony's hos
pital by ambulance. She suffer
ed mostly from shock and
bruises.
Her husband and one daugh
ter, also in the car, escaped in
jury.
Investigating o f f: c e r s said
brakes on the Knoell machine
failed in the one-car accident,
aiid of the gas pumps at the
Davis station was bent over ard
damaged by the impact.
Jury Out 6§ Hours
on Speeding Suit
—
Galyen Is ‘Guilty’;
Fined $25
The spring term of the Holt
county court convened Tuesday.
A jury was called to hear three
cases.
in the matter of Edward
Grace, plaintiff, versus Herbert
Gray, defendant, the jury found
for Grace in the amount of
.ojo9.aij. The controversy grew
out of a truck collision which
occurred on the Holt-Rock coun
ty line in August, 1952. Grace is
from Casper, Wyo.; Gray from
Chadron. The damage suit or
iginally was in county court and
the appeal was upheld by the
jury. Grace was represented by
Julius D. Cronin of O’Neill and
R. R. Perry of Lincoln; Gray by
Leo Clinch of Burwell, John R
Gallagher of O’Neill and John
Jamieson of Bassett.
Holt County Attorney William
W. Griffin of O’Neill was p rose
cutor, and Francis D. Lee of At
kinson was the defense lawyer
on Wednesday when the jury
heard the arguments in a speed
ing charge against Wayne Gal
yen of Atkinson. The jury went
out at 2:05 p.m., and returned
at 8:45 p.m., with a verdict of
guilty. The court immediate.'y
fined Galyen $25 and costs. Gal
yen was arrested by State Pa
trolman Robert Gude over a
year ago. Galyen was ordered
to appear in justice court, asked
for a change in venue and the
i original complaint was filed In
district court.
Today (Thursday) the 3.ury
will hear the third and final
jury case on the docket—Martin
Van Conent, plaintiff, versus
Mark Muff, defendant. This is a
suit growing out of a dam con
struction contract.
There are nine other actions
on the docket, but they are not
expected to be tried this term.
O’Neill Teachers
Get Salary Boost
All members of the O’Neill
public school teaching faculty
were reelected at the March
meeting of the board of educa
tion, except Supt. D. Nelson,
who holds a three-year contract,
and Mrs. Merwyn Frpnch, jr., of
Page, who has decided not to
teach next term.
The contracts were handed to
those reelected and an accept
ance deadline was set for April
12.
The teachers were voted a $150
per year increase in wages.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Roger Johnson, 17, of Stuart
and Wilma Webber, 19, of Stu
art, P/arch 22.
The North-Nebraska Builders
have scheduled an open-house
this weekend at a new four bed
room National Cadet home, 502
North First street in the North
Heights addition.
The St. Mary's academy seniors Tuesday night presented their annual class play, entitled
"The Sunshine Twins." Members of the cast included Joan Langan. Richard Graham. Irene
ReutteT and Patricia Bauer.—The Frontier Photo.
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Wayne State Grid Coach Speaks
isarney Oewellyn (center), head football
i coach at Wayne State Teachers college, address
! ed O’Neill high school “O” club and faculty
I members at a dinner meeting Monday evening.
; Coach Lewellyn, a diminutive fellow who turned
out to be a rousing speaker, praised athletics as
a “place for disciplined self - expression for
young men.” Others in the photo (left-to-right)
are Football-Track Coach Marvin Miller, Foot
ball Cocaptain Duane Booth, Mr. Lewellyn,
Football Cocaptain Lyle Davis and Basketball
Coach Paul Baker. Booth was named honorary
basketball captain, too.—The Frontier Photo.
Defines (Mi
O’Neill city officials have 1
received a letter (reproduced
at right) from State Highway
Engineer L. N. Ress.
The letter is self-explana
tory and defines the “must”
measures the city officials
must take in order to retain
U.S. highways 20 and 281
along their present routes
through the city.
The state highway depart
ment has planned a bypass on
the northeast edge of the city
for U.S. highway 20 and con
templates extending U.S high
way 281 straight norcn on
Fourth street until it intersects
with the highway 20 bypass.
No official action has yet
been taken by thecouncil.
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Doctor Burkhardt
to Speak at O’Neil!
Holt Rural Teachers
to Convene
Dr. Allan P. Burkhardt, veter
an superintendent of the Norfolk
public schools and an educator
who has been mentioned for the
presidency of Chadron State
Teachers college, will be guest
speaker at a meeting of the Holt
County Rural Teachers’ associa
tion. The meeting will be held
Friday, March 26, at 3 p.m, in
the O’Neill public school band
room.
It will be the final meeting of
the school term for the group.
Normal training students in the
county are to be guests.
Miss Helen Martens of Atkin
son will give her report on the
delegate assembly. Plans will be
completed for the group and
county spelling contests and the
rural school chorus practice.
These are activities sponsored by
the association.
The scehdule of events at the
office of Miss Alice French,
county superintendent of puoii
instruction includes:
Group spelling contests, April
5-9.
County spelling contest, April
17, 1 p.m.
Rural school chorus practice,
April 23, 1:30 p.m.
Eighth grade examinations,
April 26-30.
Eighth grade promotion exer
cises, May 11, 2 p.m.
ists’ to Keep Highways
' STATE OF NEBRASKA
Robert B. Crosby, Governor
Lincoln 9
March 19, 1954
Wm. W. Griffin
City Attorney
O’Neill, Nebraska
Dear Mr. Griffin:
Pursuant to the conference held in O’Neill, Nebraska, on
March 10, 1954, I am outlining herein the requirements which must
be met by the city of O’Neill in order to retain the location of U.S.
highway 20 and U.S. highway 281 through the corporate limits of
O’Neill.
1. Parallel parking will be established by ordinance and en
forced on Douglas street from Jefferson street easterly to Seventh
street.
2. Vrom Seventh street to the east corporate limits, parallel
parking will be permitted for the time being, with the understand
ing that no parking will be permitted within these limits at such
time as traffic volumes require parking restrictions.
3. The city of O’Neill will widen the existing pavement from
the east line of Jefferson street to the west line of Third street
to a width of 69 feet back to back of curb. The city will also widen
the existing pavement from the east line of Sixth street to the
west line of Seventh street to a width of 69 feet back to back of
curb. No widening will be required on the existing pavement be
tween the east line of Seventh street and the east corporate limits.
4. The city will take the necessary action to remove the curb
pumps at the northeast comer of Sixth and Douglas streets in con
nection with the Arbuthnot station, the curb pumps at the north
east corner of Fifth and Douglas streets in connection with the
Lohaus Motor company and the curb pumps at the northwest cor
ner of Madison and Douglas streets in connection with the Asimus
filling station.
5. On Fourth street, the city will widen the existing pave
ment from the north line of Everett street south to the CB&Q
railroad tracks, to conform with the width existing north of Ever
ett street.
6. The city will require by ordinance, and enforce, parallel
parking on Fourth street from Douglas south to the CB&Q railroad
tracks.
7. At the west end of Douglas street, improvements will be
necessary on the existing curve and the department of roads and
irrigation will assume the responsibility for this reconstruction,
which will probably require the removal of three commercial es
tablishments; namely, a cafe, the filling station, and the implement
shop located on the inside of this curve which seriously restrict the
sight distance and create a very hazardous traffic condition. The
extent of these revisions will be determined by a survey which will
be conducted by this department in the very near future.
In order that the planned improvements in the vicinity of O’
Neill may be undertaken at the earliest possible date, it will be
necessary that the city advise this departmeht of their compliance
with all of the above requirements on or before May 1, 1954.
Sincerely yours,
L. N. RESS
State Engineer.
Pvt. Donald Graham, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graham, has
been transferred from Ft. Riley,
Kans., to Ft. Bragg, N. C. where
he is attached to the 82nd air
borne division.
Southard Draws
2-Year Sentence
ATKINSON — Robert South
ard, 27, former farmhand at the
Art Kaplan place, has begun
serving a two-year sentence at
Ft. Leavenworth, Kans., having
faced charges of transporting a
stolen car across a state bound
ary.
Southard was on Holt Count:/
Sheriff Leo Tomjack’s wanted
list in connection with a $200
tiieft from the Kaplan place, re
ported in January about the
same time Southard disappeared
from the Kaplan farm.
Holt county authorities have
indicated the theft charges will
be dropped. Southard was arrest
ed in Omaha on a traffic charge.
Oliver Rummel, 68,
Dies in California
Oliver Rummel, 68, who spent
about 15 years at O’Neill in the
barbering business, died Friday,
March 19, at El Monte, Calif.
Death was caused by a heart at
tack. The late Mr. Rummel was
associated with D. H. Clausen in
the Golden hotel barber shop.
Burial was made in California.
Survivors include: Widow;
sons—Julian of El Monte; Eruce
of Scottsbluff; Albert of Enid,
Okla.; Gene of El Monte.
Frontier for printing!
R. V. Lucas
Falls from
Ladder
Variety Store Owner
Suffers Abdominal
Cuts in Accident
R. V. Lucas, owner-manaoger
of the Ben Franklin store here,
fell from a 10-foot ladder Tues
day afternoon while painting the
interior of his store. He landed
on a counter containing glass
ware and glass fixtures and suf
fered puncture wounds in the
abdominal cavity.
Some of the glass penetrated
to the abdomen and the injured
man was under surgery at this
hospital for two hours.
Mr. Lucas was painting tlie
wall near the ceiling, using the
roller method. He lost his baf
ance and dropped to the counter
He lost some blood. His at
tending physician late Wednes
day described Mr. Lucas’ condi
tion as “doing very well. ’
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Blank Cartridge
Explodes; 2 Hurt
CHAMBERS — Two Chambers
high school boys met with a
painful accident at the school
lest Thursday.
Clifford Walter and Arthur
Urban touched off a 30-30 blank
cartridge to make the round of a
shot while practicing the senior
class play. Walter’s hand was
badly lacerated and burned. He
was on the operating table at
St. Anthony’s hospital fo* two
hours. He returned home Sun
day.
Urban was hit in the leg with
some pieces but the wound was
not considered serious.
Rare Blood Disease
Fatal to Mrs. Willson
Funeral services were con
ducted Friday at North Platte
for Mrs. Donald Willson, 27, the
former Betty Mills of North
Platte. She died Monday, March
15, in a Glendale, Calif, hospi
tal where she had been a patient
about three weeks.
Mr. Willson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Willson, former
ly of O’Neill.
The late Mrs. Willson had been
a sufferer of rheumatic fever
since graduation from high
school. Later, a rare blood dis
ease set in. The Willsons, who
were married about a year ago,
had no children.
Among those from O’Neill at
tending the funeral were Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fox, Charles
Fox, jr., Fred Appleby and
James Earley.
The widower has been em
ployed as a mail carrier at Glen
dale. The Willsons left O'Neill
in 1951.
Few Changes as
Board Adopts Plan
Only minor changes in HoH
county’s primary road system
were made Wednesday as the
board of supervisors conducted
a hearing. No one appeared to
support or oppose the plan,
which has been defined on a map
which has been hanging for sev
e:al weeks in the supervisors’
chambers;
The countv is required by law
to submit the proposed primary
road system to the state depart
ment of roads and iirigatior and
also to advise the public a hear
ing will be held.
State, Federal Agents
Arrest Lynch Hunters
BUTTE— Two Lync hunters,
William D. Spencer and Robert
E. Kersch, were arrested by four
state game wardens and one fed
eral agent and charged with iI-«
legal shooting of ducks.
They appeared for trial Tues
day in Boyd county court.
Game Warden Fred Salak of
O’Neill said the two were fined
$25 each plus costs and ihade to
pay liquidated damages of $125
each. Four trammel nets were
confiscated by the state.
SERVING 10 DAYS
Jackie Phillips, 24, of Bartlett
is serving a 10-day jail sentence
in the Holt county jail in connec
tion with the theft of hubcaps
from a car owned by John Shald
of Stuart.
Attend Rally—
A delegation from Christ Lu
theran church, O’Neill, attended
a Walther league rally at St.
Peter’s church in Orchard on
Sunday. Lutheran youth from 10
towns, comprising zone N-6, at
tended.
