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"Voice of The Frontier" North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper Volume 74.—Number 3. O’Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, June 3, 1934. Seven Cents Rev. Basil M. Price. S.J. . . . third son of O'Neill couple into priesthood. * ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ First Mass June 20 for Fath er Price to - Tompkins . . . Wesleyan grad, i ★ ★ ★ Honorary Science Degree to Tompkins Omaha Pediatrician Native of Inman INMAN — Dr. Charles A. Tompkins, prominent Omaha pediatrician and a native of In man, was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree at Ne braska Wesleyan univeisity on Tuesday morning. Doctor Tompkins received his degree along with Rev. James Buxton of Milwaukee, Wise., and Bishop H. Bascom Watts, resident bishop of the Nebraska area of the Methodist church, as a highlight of 65th annual commencement exercises at which 102 Wesleyan seniors were awarded undergraduate degrees. Doctor Tompkins was bom at Inman, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon R. Tompkins, and went through the Inman public schools. He entered Nebraska Wesley an university in 1928, complet ing his premedical work in 1932. He received the MD degree from the University of Nebraska college of medicine in 1934. In 1934. he was married to the former Carita Gifford of Inman. The Tompkins’ have four chil ■»n i n. tJltrn - J , wmviu, * • » Charles, jr., 12, and Robert J, 10. He entered the armed services as a captain in 1942 and was discharged with the rank of ma jor in 1945. Doctor Tompkins is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and has been active in affairs of the Omaha chapter of the Wesleyan Alumni associa e tion. He has written widely for medical journals. His writings include a series written with Dr. Fletcher Slater for publica tion in Parents magazine. John Wells, Wife in Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. John Wells of O’lfeill will celebrate their gold en wedding anniversary on Sun ' o day, June 6, with open-house from 2:30 until 5 p m., at the basement of the Assembly of God church here. The couple was married a t Knox Center (now known as Center) on June 6, 1904. They became the parents of two children. Their daughter, Mrs. William (Rosa) Hladik, re sides in Lincoln. They have five grandchildren. The son is deceased. Try our want advs. O 000 S ■ O Rev. Basil M. Price, S.J., son of Mr. and MrsXEmest G. Price of O’Neill, will b& ordained into the priesthood of the Roman Catholic church on Wednesday, June 16, at St. Marys college, St. Marys, Kans. The ordaining prelate will be his excellency, Most Rev. Edward J. Hunkeler, D.D., archbishop of Kansas City, Kans. Father Price's first solemn mass will be said at St. Pat ricks' Catholic church in O' Neill Sunday, June 20. at 10:30 aun. Officers of the mass will be: Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan, pastor of St. Patrick’s church, archpriest; Rev. Francis R. Price of Emmet, deacon; Rev. Peter O. Price, S.J., of St. Mala chy’s church, St. Louis, Mo., subdeacon; Rev. Karel Kucera, St. Anthony’s hospital chaplain, master-of-cereimonies. (Fathers Francis and Peter Price are brothers of Father Ba sil Price.) Rev. Harold A. Fuller, S.J., su perior of the Holy Rosary mis sion at Pine Ridge, S.D., will deliver the sermon. At 2 p.m., a dinner sponsored fay the guilds of St. Patrick s Altar society will be served in the gymnasium of St. Mary’s academy. Miss Catherine Dono hoe of St. Rose’s guild is general chairman. Her cochairmen are: Mrs. John Vitt of St. Monica’s guild; Mrs. Gordon Harper of St. Helen’s guild; Mrs. Thomas Greene of St. Catherine’s guild; Mrs. L. D. Putnam of St. Ann’s guild, and Mrs. Charles Richter, jr., of St. Cecelia’s guild. Fol lowing the dinner a public re ception honoring Father Price will be held in the gymnasium. The reception will be open to all residents of O'Neill and the surrounding communities who will be unable to attend the banquet due to the gym nasium's limited seating capa city. Father Price was bom in Butte, June 18, 1923. He attend ed Holt county rural grade schools and was graduated from St. Mary's academy in 1940. He attended Creighton university, Omaha, for one year and in Aug ust, 1941, entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Mo., where he made his novitiate and jun iorate studies. From 1945 through 1948 he attended St. Louis university, St. Louis, Mo., where he studied philosophy. His post-graduate work was done at St. Louis uni versity in 1948 and 1949. He re ceived his degree in history from the university there in 1949, and taught at Campion high school, Prairie du Chien, Wise., from 1949 until 1951. In 1951 he began his theological studies at St. Ma rys college, St. Marys, Kans. Father Basil is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price of O’Neill to become ordained into the Catholic priesthood. Both Father Peter and Father Basil are members of the same order, Society of Jesus, which requires 13 years of preparation. — Saddle Club Ready for 2-Day Rodeo The O’Neill Saddle club has scheduled a two-day world’s championship RCA-approved ro deo Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13. Ihe show will be held on the club grounds at the northeast edge of the city. They will be afternoon five - event shows. Walter Plugge, prominent Bartlett rodeo producer, will furnish the stock. Joe Cava naugh of Chambers, widely- 1 known announcer, will be at the .licrophone. Crash Fatal to Woman; Rites Held Minnie Gamel D i es in Hospital Week Following Collision PAGE—Mrs. Minnie C. Gamel, 56, widow of the late Harvey Gamel, died Sunday afternoon, May 30, in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital at Norfolk where she was taken following an automo bile accident near Venus on Sun day, May 23. The accident occurred at the Creighton-O’Neill highway in tersection nine miles north of Orchard. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 2, f’-om the Methodist church at Page with Rev. M. H. Grosenbach of O’Neill officiat ing. Burial was in the Page cem etery under the direction of Big lin’s. The car in which Mrs. Gam el was riding collided with an other machine driven by Dar rel Mattison at a tree-blinded comer near the Venus Luth eran church. Mrs. Gamel was a passenger in the car driven by her son-in law, Robert Hart, of Page. Oth er passengers in the car were her daughter, Mrs. Hart, and granddaughters, Jaynelle and Susan Ford, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Ford of O’Neill. Mrs. Gamel, Mrs. Hart and Jay nelle were hospitalized. Jaynelle was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon, May 25. Also hurt were Mrs. Alton Mattison, 49, of Royal, and Mr. Mattison. The Mattison car was travel ing south; the other car going west. Three ambulances were summoned to take the injured to hospitals. The late Mrs. Gamel, whose maiden name was Minnie C. I uskirk, was bom at Seward September 20, 1897. Her parents were Willard and Mary Etta Carpenter Buskirk. She married the late Harvey Sanford Gamel at Center on May 30, 1912. They became the parents of nine children. One daughter, Bessie, died in infancy Mr. Gamel died in 1939. The Garrels were farmers and moved to the Page vicini (Continued on page 12.) 8 St. Mary’s Nuns Being Transferred Eight nuns from St. Mary’s academy have been given new assignments. Two have already gone to their new stations and the others will leave during the summer. Sister M. Anthony and Sister M. Rosemarie are now at St. Francis Mission, S.D.; Sister M. Flores will join them there later in the summer. Sister M. Lucy is going to St. Joseph’s hospital at Minot, S B , and Sister M. George to St. Ag nes’ in Alliance. Sister M. Laurita and Sister M. Alma will go to the Immacu late Conception academy at Rushville, and Sister M. Rose goes to Holy Rosary mission at Pine Ridge, S.D. Their successors have not yet been announced. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Ramsel vis, ited their parents in Julesburg, Colo., over the memorial day weekend. 4 Children Die in Twister— A tornado ripped across Mad ron county about 9.30 o’clock Sunday evening, killing four children and hospitalizing 19 others. 6 Dead are: Cindy, 4-year-old daughter of ■Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Garberr*' ol Norfolk. Robert, 8-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Bernard Kohl, Madison farmers. George, 6, Robert Kohl's brother. Lynelle, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Klawonn farmers near Norfolk. Two of the injured persons, Lawrence Klawonn and Mrs Edwin Rakowski, also of Nor folk, were listed as “critical” h\ Norfolk hospital attendants ine tornado swept diagonally from Madison to Norfolk through a farming area when* Mrs. William McIntosh of u! Neill was reared. Mr. and Airs McIntosh had spent Sunday in the vicinity and spent that eve ning at Meadow Grove. National guardsmen were summoned to the scene to assist including Sgt. Ed Schmuecker, Pvt. Mick Schmit and Private Coleman, all of Atkinson, and jCpls. Ardeii Bright and Jimmy Fleming, both of O’Neill. Property damage was estimat ed at a hall-million-dollars. Am erican Red Cross disaster crews immediately moved into the stricken area. Cowshed Destroyed at Wood Ranch— CHAMBERS—The high wind Sunday, considered a byproduct of the tornado that ripped through Madison county during the early evening hours, struck the Henry Wood ranch, nine miles northeast of Chambers, The cowshed was destroyed, the garage was knocked off its foundation, the bam doors were blown off, and some trees were upset. Damage was also reported at the Louis Weiher place, one mile east of Weed’s. The Weiher gar age and chickenhouse were dam aged. Some trees were blown down at the James Gibson place, also in the same locality. Flames Raze Orchard Store ORCHARD—A fire of undeter mined orgin early Tuesday com pletely destroyed the building and contents of Mac’s IGA gro cery store here, owned by M E. Simonson of O’Neill. The store was located at the west edge of main street on the south side, near the lumber yard. Mr. Simonson, who had owned and operated the store for 15 years, said fire, smoke and water resulted in a complete lass. In surance adjusters were at the scene Wednesday. They tramp led through nothing but charred debris. Arthur Ruroede of Ewing, who was driving through town on U. S. highway 20, discovered the blaze and turned in the alarm a bout a.m. Mrs. Wesley Johnson, wife of one of the employees, summoned Mr. Simonson, who was with his family in O’Neill. Firemen battled the blaze until 4:30 a.m., aided by Brunswick firemen, who arrived about 3 o’ clock. x c-STST SS, fn ^column8 eO-Th^^F^^'photL mUnicipal swiimnin9 ^ <nole bathhouse and wading pool at right) . . . unfavorable weather didn't dis . - "■ ' ■ -!■■=- ■ - f Heavy Rains Boon to Crops -—1—--—___ Mermaids bask at new Municipal swimming pool . . . (lefl-io-right): The Misses Margaret Me Elvain, Regina Hynes, Mary Gatz, Wilson twins, Mary Froelich, Mary Lou Uhl and Jean Cole. " ' — ~ “———————--— A .A A Pool Packs ’Em in Despite Weather — Hardy Kids Splash Nearly five hundred persons toured the Municipal swimming pool Sunday during open-house activities preparatory to open ing the recently completed 40 thousand dollar pool for the sea son. About 60 persons, mostly kids, christened the pool with a Sun day swim. The tank was given a big play Tuesday, despite tem peratures in the seventies. A maximum of 88, mostly hardy youngsters, were splashing at the same time. Miss Mary Lou Wilson, swim ming instructor, has announced that any children wishing to take swimming lessons should tile their application at the pool by Monday, June 7. Classes will start Monday, June 14. Each student will receive a card des ignating the time his (or her) class convenes. Out-of-town students are be ing placed in one class to enable parents to share travel responsi bilities. The lessons are free but students are urged to have sea son tickets in order to practice between lessons. Moss Confirmation Granted by Senate The U.S. senate last Thursday confirmed the appointment of! Ira H. Moss for postmaster at O’Neill, a ‘first-class postoffice. Earlier, he had been nominated for the job by President Eisen hower. No date has been announced for being swom-in as postmas ter. Mr. Moss has been serving several terms as clerk of the Holt county district court. He was reared near Amelia, was graduated from Atkinson high school and attended Hastings college. He is a member of the Nebraska Bar association and has been secretary of the city schools board of education. Old Grads Reunite at Chambers Mrs. C. M. Eason of O’Neiil (left), Mrs. Norma Ver Mass of Lincoln and Harold Weier of O’Neill, Chambers high graduates of yesteryear, pose informally. Mrs. Eason and Mrs. Ver Mass were members of the class of 1933; Mr. Weier, 1929. Mrs. Ver Mass, a Lincoln attorney, spoke at the second annual alumni banquet held Monday evening at the school auditorium Two hundred at tended—fewer than a year ago. Mrs. Ver Mass recently won statewide recognition when she successfully appealed to the state pardon board to commute the sentence of Hugh Griffith of Sidney from death to life imprisonment.—The Frontier Photo. House Committee Puts Okay on Development The house of representatives interior committee Tuesday vot ed to authorize the O’Neill, Ains worth, Lavaca flats, Mirage flats irrigation units in north Nebras ka. The units, in the Niobrara river valley, would provide irri gation for approximately 120,000 acres of land, including 66,000 acres in the O’Neill - Atkinson project. They would be part of the overall Missouri river recla mation plan. Last month two Holt county men, James W. Rooney of O’ Neill and Lyle P. Dierks of Ew ;ng, appeared before the house subcommittee and testified in behalf of Niobrara basin devel opment. A dozen others also were heard in support of the plan and there were two from Val entine in opposition. The house interior committee deleted the 98-million-dollar fig ure from the bill when reporting ; onto the floor of congress. Meanwhile, Niobrara River Basin Development association ncials are urging Sen. Hugh 3utler (R-Nebr.) to introduce a ompanion bill in the senate, in asmuch as the proposal will have to clear the senate before ney can be authorized. Offi cials explained there is a possi bility of getting the senate’s ckay provided Butler can be induced to sponsor a carbon copy. Overnight Soaker Is Climax to Week of Scattered Show e r s Holt com ty’s crop and pasture outlook took a grand swing up ward during the past seven days in which 2.72 inches of moisture was received here. Rainfall that set in at 11:30 pm., Tuesday and continued ’round the clock dumped 1.64 inches of precipitation—a gentle made-to-order booster for small crops. The bonus moisture began Wednesday night, May 26, when .58 of an inch was received here. Chambers, Ewing and Page re ceived heavier amounts; Atkin son and Stuart lesser amounts. Dark brooding storm clouds in the north dumped hail stones, some as large as hen eggs, on the Emmett Revell and Ed Alder farms near Star. The damage area was relative ly small. Late Surday thunder showers set in, bringing nearly a half inch. Page, Ewing and Chambers received up to 1.25 inches. Week’s summary, based on 24 hour periods ending at 6 p.nw daily, follows: Hi Lo Free. May 27 _78 53 .58 May 28 _.71 46 .01 May 29_70 38 May 30 __82 54 .03 May 31 _!_74 48 .46 June 1_67 38 June 2 _66 47 1.64 Total_ 2.72 Special Half-Hour Program Saturday Saturday’s * ‘ Voice of The Frontier” program will com mence 15 minutes earlier than usual in connection with an op en-house ooservance and peanut carnival at Osborne’s appliance srore, next door to the O’Neill Naiional bank. The “Voice” microphone will be stationed in Osborne’s store, television department, for the entire program, starting at 9.30 Osborne ... TV demonstration. a.m., and continuing until 10 o’ clock. The public is invited to witness the broadcast. Normally | the “Voice” program extends from 9:45 until 10 (WJAG, 78'* ! k.c.) Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Osborne iecently moved to O’Neill from Minden, and now are actively managing iheir new, enlarged appliance store. A feature of the cpen-house observance—all day Saturday, June 5 — will be an RCA-Victor telecasting demon stration in which visitors to the store will be photographed by a TV camera and those persons can see themselves in a TV screen. (For details concerning this event, turn to the advertise nent on page 5.) Father DeBacker’s First Mass June 6 On Saturday, June 5, Rev. Thomas Edward DeBacker, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. DeBacker of O’Neill, will be ordained into the Rom am Catholic priesthood by Archbishop Gerald Bergan. D-D., at St Cecelia’s cathedral in Omaha. On Sunday, June 6, he wiil say his first solemn mass at -0:30 a.m.. at St Patrick’s Cath olic church in O’Neill. Following the mass a dinner sponsored by St. Patrick’s Altar society will be held in the gym nasium of St Mary’s academy and a public reception will be held in the gymnasium at 3 o’ clock. Father DeBacker arrived in O’Neill Wednesday morning. He and his family leave for Omaha Friday. His parents; sister, Di ane; and brothers, Daniel and James, will be present at his ordination and at his first mass
