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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1954)
• * TWELVE PAGES This Issue ★ North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper • • Volume 74.—Number 1 1. O’Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, July 15, 1954. Seven Cents mm Miss McKim . . . afflicted since age of 14. Petitions for Paving Are Tabled Improvements in 25 Blocks H i t Snag; Dobsons to Norfolk All petitions for paving, filed recently with the city council af fecting various sections of the city, have teen tabled. This was done last Thursday morning at an adjourned meeting of the city council. Because of numerous visitors at the council’s regularly sched uled session on Tuesday, July 6, all business could not be com pleted, and the adjourned meet ing became necessary. Approximately 25 blocks of new street improvement were incorporated in 11 petitions. The petitions carried the names of 25 percent of owners of property abutting on the streets on which paving was requested, which is the minimum number of signa tures required. The city officials are concern ed with the general obligation accompanying additional paving. Each paving district established increases the city’s bonded in debtedness. None of the 11 proposed im provement distracts have been obstructed officially with 51 per cent of the abutting real estate owners filing protests. The Dobson Construction com pany of Lincoln, which has held the contract for the paving done here during the past year, ap parently was low bidder in pro posed paving at Norfolk. The company is expected to move its machinery and personnel there when work here is completed. ai present me one diock stretch on North Fourth street, between Adams and Benton, between the O'Neill public school and St. Patrick's Catho lic church property, is being hardsurfaced at full width. Additional paving now tabled includes: One block on Adams street,, between Seventh and Eighth. One block on Seventh, be tween Benton and Clay. Two blocks on Fifth between Adams and Clay, and one block west on Benton. Three blocks on Everett, be tween Fifth and Eigth, and one block on Fifth, between Everett and Fremont. Two blocks on Sixth street, between W’lliams and Adams. One block on Madison, be tween Clay and Douglas. Six blocks on Second street, from Douglas north to city lim its. Two blocks on Adams street, between Second and Fourth. Three blocks on Benton, be tween Fifth and Eigth streets. One block on Benton, between Third and Fourth. . Rites for Soldier Whose Body Found in Korean Grave John T. Hansen received word Tuesday that funeral services ; will be conducted Saturday, July 17, at 2:30 p.m., for his son, Cpl. Kenneth Russell Hansen, at Vona, Colo. Corporal Hansen was reported missing in action in Korea in June, 1950. The body was found in a shallow grave there in Jan uary of this year. Survivors include: Father — John T. Hansen of O’Neill; moth er— Mrs. John Gray of Vona, Colo.; sisters—Mrs. Eldon Misner of Brewster, Kans.; Mrs. Donald Misner, Mrs. Irene Zantieor and Mrs. Robert Harsh, all of Syra cuse, Kans.; brothers—Lewis of Grand Island; Nels of Wolbach, and Hans of Hope, N.J. Mr. Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Clark and Sara Timmer man left Wednesday to attend the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fisher and family of Red Wood City, Calif., have departed for home a.ter spending trwo weeks at the Charles Fisher home in O’Neill. Hyldred McKim, 111 Several Years, Dies Rites Saturday for Young Woman Funeral services for Miss Hyl dred Joyce McKim, 31, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle C. McKim of O’Neill, were conducted Sat urday, July 10, from the Metho dist church. Rev. J. LaVerne Jay, district superintendent, officiated in the 2 p.m., rites. The late Miss McKim died Thursday, July 8, in an Omaha hospital. She had been ill since she was 14-years-old. She had been a patient in the hospital four months. Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery under the direction of Biglin’s. Pallbearers were Alvin Ott, Edward Murray, Richard Clark, Alvin Vorce, Roland Weyhrich and Chester Fees. Hyldred Joyce McKim was bom July 28, 1922. She was reared here, attended O’Neill public school and was graduated in 1945. Her birthplace was in the Op portunity locality. Her father farmed for a number of years, and her mother is the former Hazel Goodspeed of Plainview. During the 1945-’46 school term she taught in the Blake Benson district north of O’Neill. Later, she was employed as a bookkeeper by the Outlaw Im plement Co., New Outlaw Gro verv and Marcellus Implement Co. Miss MeKim attended a bus iness college in Omaha. For the past 3 Vi years she had been employed in Omaha as a comptometer operator for the Wilson Packing Co. She is survived by her parents; sisters — Mrs. John (Hazel) De George of Omaha; Mrs. Howard (Glea) Wales of Castro Valley, Calif.; Mrs. Dale (Gwen) Wales of San Leandro, Calif.; Mrs. Charles (Wilma) Tasler of Atkin son; brothers—Leslie of Omaha; Kenneth and Keith, both of O’ Neill. me two sisters residing in California were unable to at tend the funeral. Vocal music at the funeral, at tended by an overflow crowd, was furnished by Mrs. H. L. Lindberg and Mrs. Don Loy, ac companied on the organ by A. E. Bowen. Mrs. Virgil Laursen, Mrs. Robert Larson and Mrs. John Donohoe had charge of the flowers. One brother, Lyle ("Red") McKim, was killed 18 months ago in a jeep accident in Korea. Among relatives and friends from a distance here for the fu neral were: Mr. and Mrs. John DeGeorge and family, and Leslie McKim, all of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Char les Tasler and Mr. and Mrs. Charley Tasler, all of Atkinson; Mrs. Lulu Leonard of Cherokee, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Art Engel haupt, Jeanine Engelhaupt and Barney Albertson, all of Gering; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shoemaker of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Loewe of Brunswick; Mrs. Forrest Storm of Royal; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hemenway of Neligh; Mrs. Mary Hemenway of Clear watef; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wil liamson of Stuart; Miss Dorothy Donohoe of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Potts of Chambers' Mrs. i ancis Clark of Grand Island. Two-Year Sentence to Lednum for Rape Larry D. Lednum, 20, Sioux Rapids, la., youth Wednesday appeared before District Judge D. R. Mounts and admitted guilt in connection with a rape inci dent which took place July 3. Earlier, before Justice of the Peace H. W. Tomlinson. Lednum pleaded innocent. He changed his pleading in district court. Lednum, who has been partici pating in carnivals and rodeos was charged with attacking a 21 year-old Atkinson woman in a motel. He was sentenced to two years in the men’s reformatory at Lincoln. County Sheriff Leo Tom jack said he expected to take Lednum to Lincoln within a few days. Over one-third of passer ger cars in this country are more than 10 years old. Almost two percent are 10 or more years old. Resident of Holt Since 1886 Dies Bridgette Haaf Rohde Rites Here Today; Native of Germany Funeral services will be con ducted at 9 a.m. today (Thurs day) in St. Patrick’s Catholic church for Mrs. Bridgette Haaf Rohde, 90, widow of the late Thomas J. Rohde. She died at 8:20 p.m. Monday, July 12, at her residence in O’Neill, 714 East Fremont street. Rev. Thomas Hitch, assistant church pastor, will officiate and burial will be in Calvary ceme tery under the direction of Big lin’s. Pallbearers will be Francis Rohde. Bernard Rohde. Ed ward Rohde, Michael Rohde, Michael London, jr„ and Har old Moler—all grandsons. A Catholic Daughters of Am erica rosary was offered at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday; and another rosary rite was held at 8 o’clock Wednesday evening at Biglin’s chapel. The late Bridgette Haaf Rohde was born July 14, 1863 at Ventz burg, Germany, a daughter of Joseph and Clara Rinehart Haaf. She died only a few hours before her 91st birthday anniversary. A Holt county pioneer woman, Mrs. Rohde came to the United States in 1886, making the trip alone at the age of 22. She reach ed the Ft Randall vicinity, where she reunited with a girl friend who had come to the U.S. earlier. It was at Ft. Randall she met her future husband. On October 25, 1886, she mar ried the late Mr. Rohde. They were married by the late Rt. Rev. M. F. Cassidy shortly after his arrival in O’Neill as a young priest. They resided many years in northern Holt county near Eagle creek four miles west of the Eagle Mills, and became the parents of 11 children. Mr. Rohde had homesteaded the place in 1879 and resided there alone for six years. Survivors include; Sons —Jo seph of Dallas, S.D.; Romaine of O’Neill; John of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Ambrose of Richland, Wash; daughters—Mrs. Mary London of O'Neill; Mrs. Anna Baukel of Omaha; Miss Beatrice of Omaha; Mrs. Clara Moler of Hastings; Mrs. Loretta Egan of Omaha, and A/Trc AAQrcrpro+ riiikknln _ -*_»-— v « v*. vum ha. One son, Edward, died about 34 years ago. He was in his teens. The Rohdes retired about 32 years ago, moving into O’Neill. Mr. Rohde died in 1932. The late Mrs. Rohde was a member of St. Patrick’s church. Truck Descending Hill Hits Vehicle An accident occurred on the Holt county side of the Niobrara river bridge on highway 11, north of Atkinson, Tuesday around 12 o’clock. Two combines were crossing the bridge going north. A truck following the combines stopped until the com bines had crossed the bridge. Before flags or flares could be displayed, a truck operated by Marvin Fresch. driver for Fresch Transfer of Atkinson, came down the hill, headed north. All possible was done to avoid an accident but the Fresch load was too heavy. After a skid of 240 feet, the Fresch truck crash ed into the idle truck. No bodily injuries were sus tained by any of the people in volved. However, a great deal of property damage was done to both trucks and to the contents according to Deputy Holt County Sheriff James Mullen, who in vestigated. Fowl Losses Blamed on Sunday’s Heat RIVERSIDE— Many losses of chickens and turkeys — even some hogs —.were reported fol lowing Sunday’s siege of exces sive heat. The unofficial temperature in this community, east of Ewing, was said to be 113 degrees. During the dark ages, Western Europe lost the arts of building strong forts and conducting sieges, but they were kept alive in the Eastern empire and were learned by the crusaders and carried back to European coun tries. Sparrow Creates Fireworks An innocent little sparrow, one t'l a million of them hereabouts, fouled up northeast Nebraska’s power network about 4:50 p.m., Sunday. When things were hot enough, anyway, because of burning sun, a lone little sparrow created col orful fireworks at the Consumers Public Power district substation, at the north edge fo the city. This is what happened: Mr. Sparrow picked up either a piece of wire, a blade of wet grass or a wet stick. He carried that bit of material in his little beak and dropped it across a 69-thousand-volt high tension terminal on a main oil switch, creating a short-circuit. The substation literally blew its top as a result of the dra matic short-circuit. The ex plosion of the oil switches and the hissing of the arcs were heard throughout the city. The main oil switch controls electric power service to all of the cities and towns served by CPPD as well as the rural power groups from Ainsworth, on the west, to Bloomfield and Osmond, on the east: from Butte, on the north, to Orchard, on the south east. All of these communities suf fered power interruptions rang ing from 10 to 18 minutes in duration until other sources of power could be switched in. Refrigerators, air conditioners and electric clocks throughout the region came to a halt until the power could be rerouted. Nobody bothered to determine v.hat happened to Mr. Sparrow. But it’s a fair guess he was burned to a crisp in the argu ment. Band to Recess Until August 11— The Wednesday, July 14, con cert by the Municipal band was the last until August 11. The band will appear at the Burwell rodeo August 12. Junior and be ginner bands will continue to meet for rehearsals. Elsie M. Karr, 83, Expires in Atkinson Funeral to Be Held on Friday ATKINSON—Mrs. Elsie Mary Karr, 33, retired. Atkinson farm woman, entered the hospital here Monday, July 12, and died the following day — Tuesday, July 13. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m. Friday, July 16, from the Methodist church here. Rev. E. W. Danitschek, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church, will officiate in the absence of the Methodist pastor, Rev. E. G. Hughes, who is on vacation. Bur ial will be in Woodlawn ceme tery. Pallbearers will be Fred Mack, Frank Jungman, Anton Tasler, Charles Dvorak, Lawrence Pacha and Harry Slaymaker. The late Mrs. Karr was born June 10, 1871, at Madison, Wise., a daughter of George and Elizabeth Greig. The husband, the late Edward Martin Karr, died many years ago. They lived on a farm three Jes west of Atkinson. In recent years she made her home with her children. Survivors include; Daughters — Mrs. Louis Kirkland, Mrs. John Wondercheck, Mrs. Fred Niebauer and Mrs. George Wel ler, all of Atkinson; Mrs. John Rossman of McFarland, Wise.; sons—Eugene of Atkinson and' ! Marvin of O’Neill; sister_ Mrs Mitcha Higgins of Blue Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three sons—George, Troy and Melvin. William Harris Expires at Ewing EWING—William J. Harris 88, cued Sunday evening, July 11, in Ewing. He had been in failing health for more than two months. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday afternoon, July 13, at 1:30 p.m., from the Meth odist church. Burial was in the Ewing cemetery. The late Mr. Harris was born at Valparaiso, Ind., on August 15, 1865. He was married to the for mer Rosa Blakeley at Osceola, la. She died in 1941. Mr. Harris came to the Ewing community in 1908. Survivors include; Sons—Har old R. of Ewing and Everett A ci Fremont; seven grandchil dren and two great-grandchil dren. Martin in Favor of Flexible Supports rZ°rmer S 1a t e Republican Chairman David Martin of Kear blhaS^ °’Ne!!1 last lWda?S, behalf of his candidacy for the longterm GOP senate til, e tion. senate nomina K?inumade these Points: supports1mreii fav0rs flexible nEfV reduce P^sent sur P uese. Favors research to finri more uses for farm products. Amer£ahmf: °PPoses sending American troops to that “or anv other faroff” country. y Hemisphere defense: “I think we should take direct action a gainst any Communist troubles in the Western Hemisphere. Secret agreements. “The Brick er amendment would take care of this and I’m in favor of it.” The amendment would require all presidential agreements be rati fied by the senate. Balanced budget: The single stroge, he said, that would bal ance the budget is to cut off all foreign aid. He favors doing this. United Nations: Red China should not be admitted John (“Shane”) O’Neill of O’ Neill is Holt county chairman for Martin. Heat Wave Broken by ‘Cold* Front Fat Hogs, Turkeys and Chickens Perish in 110 Degree Weather It was notter-’n-hades in the O’Neill region several days this past week. On Sunday the mer cury climbed to 114 degrees at Eurwell —which gained the spot ligl$ as the hottest town in the nation. Meanwhile, at O’Neill the of ficial high that day was 110; on Tuesday, 109. On six out of the past seven days the temperature has been 93 degrees or above. The assault from the sun in flicted heavy losses to fann er ^livestock and poultry. Heaviest losses were reported in the Page vicinity: Benard Kornock lost nine hogs; Marvin Stauffer, six; Leland Finley, three; Melvin Carson, Harold Heiss, Laverne Van Con at, Jake Finch and Homer Ruth erford, one each. Vernie Finley, also in the Page vicinity, reported the loss of 500 turkeys. Edward Soukup said 68 chickens perished at his place. Losses of fat hogs, chickens and turkeys were rather common throughout the area. Rendering plants in Broken Bow, Grand Island and Nor folk reported they were run- | ning tQ capacity with "pickups" from the area. I he intense heat apparently was general throughout the stale. Late Tuesday a “cold” front ! inuvcu uiLv uitr state ana temper atures throughout Wednesday were 10 degrees or more lower than during the first three days of the week. This was regarded as a break for growing crops and other forms cf vegetation. Even if rain had fallen during the hot spell, the vegetation would have literally "fried.” Crops are evidencing a lack of moisture, although Holt county ans actually are quite well off. The oats crop is generally good throughout the county; barley is spotted; wheat is thin and rusty. The fall rye appears to be good. Corn is thriving in the hot weather but has reached the j point where moisture is impera | tlve- But until late Wednesday night, the weatherman offered I hope f°r immediate moisture. Summary by 24-hour periods, ending at 6 p.m., follows: T i Hi Lo : n- 93 61 Ju y o —j- 96 70 J July 10-97 70 ; July 11-110 65 July 12-99 70 ; July 13 -109 69 July 14 —.. 86 68 | Hannah I. Dalton, 111 12 Years, Dies Funeral Rites Today for O’Neill Woman A stroke late Tuesday, July 13, proved fatal to Mrs. Hannah Idel la Dalton, 88, who had been in ill health for 12 years. She died about 5 p.m., at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Ralph Davis, on South Third street. Funeral services will be con ducted at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday) from St. Patrick’s Catholic church with Rev. Karl Xucera officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery under the direction of Biglin’s. Pallbearers will be Jack Ev eritt, Charles Pritchett, Hugh Benson, Frank Clements, William White and Gerald Hansen. A rosary was held at 8:30 o’ clock Wednesday evening at the Davis residence. The laie Mrs. Dalton, whose maiden name was Hannah Ictella Tierney, was bom Jan uary 18, 1866, at Mausten. Wise. Her parents were Thom as and Kate Coleman Tierney, both natives of Ireland. In 1885, near Mausten, she married the late Thomas Dalton. They became the parents of sev en children. Mr. Dalton died in 1925. In 1927 Mrs. Dalton moved her family from Antelope county to Holt county, farming for many years north of O’Neill. For the past 12 years she had been bed fast. Survivors include: Sons — Frank of O’Neill; Thomas of Om aha, and Dan of O’Neill- daugh ter-—Mrs. Ralph (Lilv) Davis of i O’Neill. One son, John, is deceased 1 Two daughters, Lillian and Viv- i ian, died in infancy. Reber Vehicle Hit by Sheep Truck ATKINSON—A truck loaded with sheep and a passenger car figured in an accident here about 4:30 p.m., Tuesday near the Dr. James P. Ramsay residence where U. S. highway 20 skirts the city. No one was hurt but there was considerable property damage to the car. The Bell Creek Trucking Co., vehicle, driven by Donald E. Brown of Arlington, attempted to pass an automobile driven by H. P. Reber of Stuart. The Reber machine was turning into the Ramsay driveway. The truck, in attempting to get around the turning auto, struck the car’s I bumper. The car was spun! around. The vehicles came to a stop 1 with the car under the trailer. There was considerable damage to the passenger car, according to Deputy Holt County Sheriff i James Mullen, who investigated, j About 900 asteroids (minor planets) have been discovered in the past year. r Petersen Names C of C Committees Juracek Reports on Sheridan Meeting (See Statement on Page 12) Elmer Juracek, Star farmer who recently represented the Holt county soil conservation district and the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce at a seven-states conservation conference in Sher idan, Wyo., made a report on the conference at Monday’s monthly meeting of the Chamber of Com merce. Don C. Petersen, newly-elected j president of the civic group, pre I sided. Juracek told of his success in inducing the Northern Great Plains area conservation meet ing to be held in O'Neill in 1955. The Chamber voted to sponsor the same special events and trade promotions undertaken during the 12-month period June 1 to May 31. President Petersen announced the following committees for the new year: , Auditing committee: Archie Bright, Ed Wilson and Robert Clinkscales. Membership: Robert Krotter, William Watson, Harry Petersen, Claude Wiley and John H. Mc Carville. Pancake day: Melvin Ruzicka, R. V. Lucas, Wendell Nelson, Marvin Johnson, Ed Hancock and Joe Stutz. Retail sales: Henry Lofflin, William McIntosh, Carroll W. (“Cal”) Stewart, G. C. DeBacker and J. L. McCarville, jr. Stocker-feeder show and sale: A. Neil Dawes, Lyle P. Dierks, Henry Lohaus and James W. Rooney Yuletide window unveiling Winnie Barger, Irene Hertford I and Georgia Rasley. Turkey day: A. P. Jaszkowiak, R. G. Shelhamer. Elgin Ray, Ben nie Hill and Fred Appleby. Christmas treats: John R. Gal lagher, Robert Moore and George Hammond. Christmas street decorations C. E. A. Johnson, Felix Roberts, George Janousek and J R Grady. ~ U.S. highway 281 committee: SS1 H,e<?mann, William McIn tosh anc* ('arroll Stewart. „JJ?e . liters of the Chamber work m cooperation with all committees. Elgin Ray Named Legion Commander Sl5£n r3v’ ranavger of the ..pelts - Rdy Lumber comnanv T‘*7 mm i nursday evening was C°Ammander °f Simonson post 93, American Legion. He '^^ceeds J°hn C. Watson, who became a member of the execu tive committee. cu Other new officers: Robert Lowery, vice - commander; Roy R J°hnr?on' child welfare chair St Vaetrne Re^noldson, ser , 7 at ' arms; Keith Ahart chaplain; Donald Borg Virgil JnT TnSOn’ Dr- H D Cikiersleeve thp „!ame*s Coker> members of tne executive committee. Pi2enty*/t'«, Lefionnaires were at the election meeting. A. G. Ivers Rites Held in Winner. S, D._ ATKINsON—-The funeral of Jvers, 91, farmer in until^qlv? mKRaymond vicinity ontil 1909 when he moved to Winner, S. D., was Monday in Winner. Mr. Ivers died Friday. Survivors are his sons,—Claude of ®maha, Paul of Rapid City, D'L*and Ted Artesia, N. M • Hazel Roane of Long Beach Calif., Mrs. Idaleei AdakS^ratt°f Ainsworth and Mrs. 3iattfry of Atkinson; 13 fr>dndchddren; 10 Sreatchildr«n; Lmooak,nePheW' Dale Pe™ of Curbing Use of Water Begun The excessive heat which has been bearing down for the past week has imposed a heavy bur den on the municipal water pumping facilities at O’Neill. Many cities and towns have found it necessary to ration water. O'Neill ciiy officials have Placed into effect the follow ing schedule for consuming water for any purpose other than household uses: Considering Fourth street as the dividing line between the west half and east half of the city, this is the schedule: Persons residing on the east side may use water for other than domestic purposes on Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays. Those on the west side, Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays. City officials insist there is to be no watering of lawns, gardens, and so forth on Sundays, no wa tering after 9 p.m. This is most important: In the event the fire alarm is sounded, all water consumption should be stopped. If you hear the fire alarm, shut-off that water. These restrictions on use of city water will remain in effect until further notice, purely as a precautionary and fire protection matter. D. R. Douglass, head of the city’s water department, said Wednesday an estimated 800 thousand-gallons of water was consumed on Monday, consider ably over the pumping capacity. / Because Tuesday’s consumption imperiled the city’s fire protec tion city officials passed the word the situation was serious | and urged residents to cut-down, j Wednesday morning a conser vation appeal was issued on the Voice of The Frontier” radio program and results were im mediately apparent, Douglass said. Attend Wedding— Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Lieb spent the weekend in Omaha visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Lieb and families. On Monday they attended the wedding of Miana White and Al bin Hubenka. They returned on Tuesday. > —■ ■ ■ Staples, Unable to Swim, Goes Down in Water 8-Ft. Deep ATKINSON— An 18-year-old Butte youth, who could not swim, drowned about 9 o’clock Tuesday evening, July 13, in the lake at the state recreation park west of here. Chester J Staples, son of Mr. and Mrs. John (“Jack”) Staples, jr., of Butte, waded into water, apparently dropped into a hole about eight feet deep, and was drowned because he was unable to swim. ' A companion and also a man and woman in the vicinity witnessed the drowning, which occurred after the lifeguard at the swimming beach had gone off duty for the night. Atkinson volunteer firemen were summoned and artificial respiration was administered for more than a half - hour to no avail. When young Staples got into trouble in deep water, the other boy tried to aid but was unsuc cessful. Little difficulty was ex perienced in locating the body when help came. Chester John Staples was bom at Anoka on May 11, 1936. His mother was the former Florence Primus. He attended school in Butte, where his parents reside. Young Staples finished the lOthi grade at Butte high school. He worked at Pickstown, S.D. with his father until recently. On Monday, the day before the drowning, he began working for Everett Hale near Atkinson. The body was taken to the fu neral home ait Butte. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m. today (Thurs day) from the Full Gospel church at Butte with Rev. Vance Anderson, church pas tor, officiating. Burial will be in the Butte cemetery. Survivors include: Parents sis. ters Jacqueline and Maiy Ma- o' rie; brothers—Cecil, Jerry and Marlow, all of Butte. Chester was the oldest child' in the fam Staples became Holt county’s first drowning victim this year. Taxes Big Issue ■ for Nebraska Voters A,C°,ngressman Can T- Curtis of Minden, republican candidate for the full six-year term in the u.S. senate, this week said the oig issue at this time for Ne braska and the nation is taxes „ ‘‘High taxes,” Mr. Curtis says, are destroying our economy our private enterprise system and our homes.” Mr. Curtis, a veteran of 16 years in congress, has pledged to iiu ngni ior less gov ernment spending and lower tax es. He will be in O’Neill Satur day afternoon, July 17, in behalf of his candidacy. “My bills and my efforts have brought tax relief into every Ne braska home,” Mr. Curtis says. "This relief is in the form of re duced income taxes, payroll tax es, taxes on telephone bills, elec tric appliances, admissions, jew elry, and dozens of other things that must be purchased.” “I have also brought tax relief to all our farmers and ranchers,” says Mr. Curtis. “I secured the i educed capital gains tax rates for the sale of certain livestock. I secured a tax credit for soil conservation expenditures. And I secured rapid tax charge-offs for any farmer who builds grain storage facilities. It was also my bill which extended the time for farmers to file their income tax returns.” Elgin Ray, O’Neill lumberman, has been named Holt county chairman in the Curtis-for-sen ator movement. Lutheran Pastor to Be Installed Rev. Ernest Smith, a native of New York state, will arrive in graduate of the Lutneran semi O’Neill Saturday. He is a June nary at St. Louis, Mo., and will be installed as pastor of Christ Lutheran church on Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. Walter Hartman of Ains worth will officiate in the in stallation. Reverend Smith is single. A group of women cleaned the manse and church on Monday. James Jarman, 75, Succumbs at Denver CHAMBERS— James Jarman 75, died Sunday, July 11, in a Denver, Colo., hospital. He is sur ged by his wtfe, the former Mabel Jeffers. Both were reared at Chambers. The late Mr. Jarman was a brother of Wood Jarman of C hambers and O. D Jarman of Atkinson. «.