*0 "Voice of Tho Frontiar" JUftT ™: Mon. — Wad. — Sal. * 9:45 A.M. — 780 k.c. North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper * Volume 74.—Number 4. O Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, May 27, 1954. Seven Cents Daniel Joe Bids Nurses Adieu On April 26 a little fellow named Daniel Joseph Laible ar rived on the scene at Atkinson Memorial hospital. He weighed only 3 pounds 2 ounces and for the ensuing 12 hours the thread of life wore very thin. In fact, there were times during that ox deal in the incubator and air lock that everyone had given up— —except Daniel Joe. Undaunted, ihe inched along, ounce by o'unae, and hundreds o Father DeB acker . . . banquet and reception planned in his honor. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Colfack . . . great-grandsons—Gene Christiansen (left) and Michael Chris tiansen.—The Frontier Photo. ★ ★ ★ ★★★ ★★★ Start Married Life in Denmark ATKINSON — Mr. and Mrs. Nels Colfack, who were married May 20, 1904, at Hygun, Den mark, were honored Sunday by more than one hundred relatives and friends when they observed open-house in St. John’s Luth eran church parlors. A section of the church was reserved for the Colfack family during the morning worship ser vice, Rev. E. W. Danitschek of ficiating. The minister paid a tribute to the Danish couple who on that day were observing their golden wedding anniversary. There was a family dinner at r.oon followed by the reception. Mrs. Colfack is 73; Mr. Col fack 72. They both enjoy good health. Mr. Colfack, a young farm worker, asked a young Danish maiden to dance during a fes tival. The acquaintanceship blossomed into a romance and they married. The Colfacks settled on an 80 acre farm in Denmark, consider ed large by Low Country stand ards but small compared to acreages in Holt county. Mr. and Mrs. Colfack came to America in 1910, leaving behind in Denmark their next to the eldest daughter. They resided for nine years at Atlantic, la., and Osceola, la. Upon coming to Nebraska, they lived for 26 years cn a ranch in the Dustin com munity, northwest of Atkinson. I In 1945 they moved onto a ranch southeast of Atkinson where they lived until retiring in 1952. The Colfacks became the par l ents of nine children. One son died about 20 years ago. Two of their living children were un able to be present for the 50th wedding observance. They .ve the daughter living at Stauer, Denmark, and one son, Arthur, who is living at Sedro Woolley, Wash Children present for the ob servance were: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Don aldson of Marathon, la.; Mrs. Roscoe Gorden and James of | Manson, la.; Emil of Atkinson; Carl and Harold, both of O’Neill; Mrs. Oscar Wondercheck of Val entine; 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildjren. Also in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Christiansen and two sons of Webb, la. The tw'o little boys posed with their great-grandparents for a picture. A tape-recorded interview with Mr. and Mrs. Colfack was heard on the Monday "Voice of The Frontier" program (WJAG. 780 k.c.) The four-tier wedding cake was baked by Mrs. Carl Coffack and, was used as the centerpiece on the table. The couple received numer ous congratulatory messages from Denmark, including one from their daughter there. Kathryn Carter Rites at Lynch y LYNCH—Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn Carter, 83, were held Thursday, May 20, at the Wesleyan Methodist church with Rev. J. K. Cunningham in charge. Pallbearers were Harry Mul hair, Ted Crooks, Don Stewart, Clarence Moody, sr., Kenneth McMeen and Jerry Sixta. Burial was held in the Pleas ant Hill cemetery south of town. The late Mrs. Carter was born at Boston, Mass., in 1871, and died at Coleridge May 18. She was married to Robert Carter in 1890. Her husband died in 1937. Survivors include: Sons—Ed gar of Grandview, Wash.; Leslie of Belle Fturahe, S.D.; Frank of Mitchell, S.D.; George of O’ heill; daughters — Marjorie of Wood, S.D.; Lillian of Junction City, Kans.; Catherine of Mit chell, S.D. AWARDS PRESENTED Fifty-six persons attended the Holt county Rural Youth ban quet held Thursday evening. Miss Elsie Peter of O’Neill re ceived the WNAX farm service award and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stauffer of Page were presented the WNAX adult service award. Moisture Termed Highly Beneficial Showers Big Help to Pastures Showers late Saturcay, early Wednesday and late Wednesday vening brought to .85 inches the amount of welcomed precip itation received this week. Dry ness had characterized the con dition of pastures and growing crops and livestock men and farmers were quick to agree the rainfall is highly beneficial. The rainfall late Saturday amounted to .20 of an inch here. Neligh received .60; Clearwater, 1.25; Chambers, .22; Page, :50. Atkinson, Stuart and Bassett received lesser amounts while _ynch reported nary a drop. In the Riverside community there were varied reports. Norfolk received a half-inch of rain during the early morning hours Wednesday; O’Neill, .05; Clearwater, .35; Bassett, .15, and "in west the amount of moisture diminished, according to the Chicago & North Western rail road. Wednesday night a heavy hower totaled .60 of an inch. Ed Wink of Chambers reported 1.30 inches fell there in 35 min utes. Summary: Ki Lo Prec. Mav 20_74 46 May 21 _84 56 May 22 _90 59 May 23 _82 51 .20 May 24_68 43 May 25_75 37 May 26 _65 48 .05 Stores to Be Closed on Monday, May 31 O’Neill stores will be closed on Monday, May 31, in ob servance of memorial day, which falls on Sunday, May 30. This was announced this week by the Chamber of Com merce retail trade committee. Iowan, 72, Stricken Watching Races Snrth Dies Enroute to Hospital STUART—A 72-year-old Iowa man who had been visiting at Stuart was stricken with a heart attack Sunday afternoon while a spectator at the stock car races here. Joseph Smith died before reaching Atkinson Memorial hospital. He was taken to the hospital by Patrolman Robert Gude of O’Neill while a resuscitator was being administered by Stuart firemen. Mr. Smith had reached Stuart three days earlier to visit rela tives—the Henry Baum, William Culp and A. M. Batenhorst fam ilies. The body was removed late Sunday to Cherokee, la. The late Mr. Smith had resid ed northwest of Stuart until 1927 when he moved to Iowa. He was a retired farmer. Frontier for printing. Plan Test for Beginner Pupils A Child must be 5-years-old by October 15, 1954, in order to be a beginner anytime during the school year 1954-’55, accord ing to Miss Alice French, Holt county superintendent of pub lic instruction. “If you have a child who will be 5-years-old anytime from October 16 to December 31 and you are interested in having him tested to determine whether he is ready for school, please con tact the office of the county su perintendent soon,’’ Miss French urged. “This testing will be done sometime during August but we need to make arrange ments early in June.’’ The office of the county su perintendent will close at noon on Saturday during the summer months, starting June 5. Open-House Sunday at New Muny Pool Swimmers May Get Chance Next Day Open-house is planned Sunday afternoon, May 30, between 3 and 6 o’clock at O’Neill’s new 40 - thousand - dollar municipal swimming pool. It is intended that persons visiting the park can have a first-hand view of the workings of a modern pool, including the filtering system, chlorinator and bath house fa cilities. No swimming will be permit ted on memorial day. However, it is tentatively planned to open the pool for swimmers on Monday, May 31. Forenoons will be devoted to swimming instruction. After noon hours will be 1 to 5 and evening hours will be from 6 to 9. No swimming will be permit ted unless a lifeguard is in at tendance. Don Templemeyer of Hol rook, recently signed teacher coach at St. Mary’s academy, has been engaged to manage the pool for this summer, according to an announcement made this week by the park board. Mem bers of the board are A. P. Jasz iwiak, John C. Watson and Raymond Eby. Three young women will serve as lifeguards—the Misses Mary Lou Wilson, Mary Lou Conaid and Elizabeth Schaffer. Miss Vilson is taking an American Red Cross instruction course this week at Kearney. Miss Schaffer and Miss Conard al ready have qualified. Nearest pools are at Lynch, i Tilden, Randolph, and Winner, 3.D. (Details on regulations and icket prices may be found in advertisement on page 9.) Formal opening of the pool originally was scheduled me norial day but vandalism hand ed the pool managemfent a set back. A definite announcement concerning the first swimimng date will be made on the Satur day “Voice of The Frontier” program. Train Delayed by Generator Trouble— The westbound passenger-mail train Wednesday was three hours late, due to generator trouble. Memorial Day Rites Planned Memorial day cemetery rites will be conducted at O’Neill un der the sponsorship of Simonson post 93 of the American Legion and the ladies’ auxiliary. A parade will assemble at the Legion auditorium at 1 p.m., moving up Douglas street at 1:30 p.m. The parade will be headed by the colors and firing squad and followed by the Municipal band, flower girls, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Legionnaires and auxiliary members with and without uniforms. Legion Commander John C. Watson requests that all per sons planning to take part in the parade be on hand at 1 p.m. Rev. Kenneth Carl, assistant pastor at St. Patrick’s Catholic church, will deliver a brief ad dress at the decoration day rites between the two cemeteries — Prospect Hill and Calvary. Father Burke Ewing Speaker— EWING — A memorial day program will be held at the Ew ing school auditorium on Sunday afternoon, May 30, at 2 o’clock, sponsored by the American Le gion, Sanders post 214. Program follows: Advance of colors by Legion; pledge of allegiance to the flag by a Boy Scout; invocation by Rev. F. A. Hand; band selections by the Ewing high school band under the direction of Paul Cooper; address by Rev. R. F. Burke; Gettysburg address by Diane Baum; benediction by Rev. F. A. Hand. Following the program, cere monies will be held at the Elk horn river bridge, St. Peter’s cemetery and the Ewing ceme tery. Rev. Lee Will Speak Twice— CHAMBERS—The annual me morial day service at the Beth any Presbyterian church will feature an address by Rev. Sam uel Lee, pastor of the O’Neill and Bethany Presbyterian churches. The rite will be held at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, May 30. Reverend Lee will also address the Chambers service at 2 p.m., Sunday. Following each service the Chambers post 320 of the Amer ican Legion will salute the dead in memorial observances at the Chambers and Bethany ceme teries. Paddock Union to Hold Rites— Memorial services will be held at Paddock Union church at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, May 30. Rev. Melvin Grosenbach of O’Neill will be the speaker. A short program will be pre sented. FIREMEN SUMMONED STUARTT—A fire Tuessday afternoon on the Lee Hyland farm, located four miles north west of Stuart, destroyed a gar age, which housed a farm elect ric light plant. The building also contained three loads of wood. The Stuart firemon were called. They prevented the blaze from spreading to other buildings. It is thought tre fire was started by a defective circuit. Brownies Hold Picnic in Park— On Monday, May 24, Brownie troop II held a picnic in Ford’s park with ‘their leader, Mrs. Reed Herley. Time was spent in recreation. The next regular meeting will be June 14 with Jolene Stutz as hostess.—By Jolene Stutz, scribe. Appraisal Firm’s Figures Dropped _____.__ t> _ Old Values to Be Used, Board Says Legal Threat Causes Change in PJans for Equalization Body Complications have set in for the Holt county board of equal ization and representatives of the E. T. Wilkins & Associates firm of Lincoln with this rfesult: The set of town real estate valuations "scientifically de termined" during the past few months will be dropped for this year and the old (last year's) valuations will be used in making the computations. The decision was reached Wednesday by the board, head ed by Frank Cronk of Page, and announced by County Assessor William F. Wefso of Atkinson. On Saturday, May 15, several thousand notices pertaining to valuation changes were mailed to real estate owners in Holt ci ties and towns—O’Neill, Atkin son, Ewing, Stuart, Inman, Page, Chambers, Amelia and Emmet. Time ran out before the Wil kins firm, operating in 22 coun ties, could reappraise rural real estate. But notices were sent, anyway, to town real property owners in this county. , The board of equalization in session last week heard scores of protests, all from owners whose property had been scaled I higher in value. Members of the | Wilkins firm were to have been [ cn hand to go over the pro cedures ana formulas with the taxpayers, but, instead, the ed ucational chore fell upon the equalization board. Meanwhile, an Otoe county suit reached the Nebraska su preme court. A Nebraska City group previously had asked the lower court and now is asking the supreme court to rule that town property values cannot be reappraised on one hand while other classes of real property rural) are carried over on for mer values Because the Otoe situation so closely parallels the Holt county assessment picture, the board decided the best thing to do was to issue the Wilkins firm part-payment for their work and not attempt to utilize their findings until an other year rolls around. By that time both town and rural real .estate will have been reappraised Chairman Cronk insists the Wilkins firm will, in the long run, do us a lot of good. They l ave been rushed and some mis takes have been made, but the board is confident we are on the right track. We intend to use the Wilkins figures—but they’ll be carried over until next year.” Real estate values in the towns were determined by lot measurements, locations, status and size of improvembents, and other factors. Other counties in which Wil- 0 kins figures will not be applied immediately are Dakota, Mer rick and Hamilton. The Wilkins firm i§ involved in the Otoe county suit. The Wilkins-Holt contract is 0 in the neighborhood of 40-thou sand-dollars and only part pay ment has been made todate. The equalization board is tentatively scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1 and 2. ; Arbuthnot, Hancock File for Positions There have been two filings this week for Holt county politi cal posts. Jack Arbuthnot paid his filing fee and entered his name on the republican ticket for the nomi ation for clerk of the district court. A navy veteran of World War II, Arbuthnot has been in the petroleum business in O’ Neill for many years. The in cumbent, Ira H. Moss, recently was nominated by President Eisenhower for O’Neill postmas ter. J. Ed Hancock has filed on the republican ticket for county treasurer, a post he has held several terms. Guests Here— Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamik of Stuart were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Hamik.