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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1954)
Commission to View Proposed 281 Routes (Continued from page 1) included William McIntosh, Fred Heermann, Paul Beha, Don Pet ersen, Robert Krotter, William Mattern. C. R. Foree. The O’Neill civic body has been on record more than a year for the “west ernmost route,” based on the theory the farther west tie-up with the Dakota system would induce the most “west river” traffic into O’Neill. Charles Dean of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce said an 11-man committee there had in vestigated and favored the west ern location north of Spencer. "We are not interested in promoting the Ft. Randall dam. but in developing Nebraska." he said. He pointed out that Black Hills traffic now passes through Nebraska and South Dakota seeks to divert it. Dr. G. E. Peters of Randolph, president of the Nebraska High way 20 association, favored the western route so as not to divert traffic now using 281 and then continuing either south or going east on U.S. highways 20 or 275. C. H. Fisher, Spencer farmer, pointed out that the recreation area is west of the dam and can be reached as easily by the west ern route as by crossing the dam. Gibson toid the commission South Dakota was willing to build a connecing 3.7 miles, north of Gross, in preference to con structing less than one mile for a connection on the western route. Krotter countered with the suggestion that Dakota’s interest was obvious. Forsyth, speaking for the east route, said it was “ridiculous” to ask tourists heading for Ft. Ran dall to go 14 miles out of their way. The state highway depart ments studies. State Engineer L. N. Ress said, favor the western route because of the nature of the traffic, costs and oher feasi bility factors. OIL BLOWN At Spencer a fresh coat of oil had been applied to some of the streets. Wind and water washed some of the oil onto sidewalks. Labor Day Golf Meet Planned— A labor day golf tournament, an informal affair, will be staged Mondav, September 6, at the Country club. The event will be gin with a breakfast followed by mixed foursomes. Bridge will be played by non golfers. Midland Grad Is Added to Faculty PAGE—The Page public school will open on Monday, September fc, for the 1954- 55 school year. Registration will be held in the morning and dismissal is slated upon the completion of this acitv ity. On Tuesday, classes will be in session from 9 a.m., to 4 p.m. Stanley Gross of Gurley is a new addition to this year’s facul ty. He replaces Robert Cahill, who resigned during the summer vacation. Mr. Gross is a graduate of Midland college, Fremont, and has taught at Belgrade. Mr. Gross will instruct mahematics and sci ence. Returning pupils will note sev eral items of new equipment that have been made available to them, such as the Mt. Everest climber, 20 new desks and sev eral typewriters, including one electric machine. Custodian Bill Neubauer has completed the project of paint ing all of the interior woodwork of the schoolhouse. The kitchen, w’hich was in need of repair, has been replastered and repainted. Maude Martin and Eva Cun ningham will begin serving the school hot lunch program on Tuesday, September 7. Ewing Team Has 13 Letlermen— EWING— Thirteen lettermen are among the Ewing high school boys who turned out for the Tiger grid squad this year. The outfit’s first contest will be with Bassett September 10 at Eassett. Coach Richard Lane’s Tigers will have five home tilts this fall. lst/Lt. Robert Wallace arrived Monday from Gunther Field, Montgomery, Ala. He will visit his mother, Mrs. M. J. Wallace, and other relatives untjl the weekend when he wll leave for Carswell air force base, Ft. Worth, Tex., where he will be stationed with the 4032 D air force hospital. J First Night Showing j ! Stock Car Races • Under the Lights — 8 O'clock ! AIRPORT SPEEDWAY - O’NEILL > 4 p i p « Thursday, September 2nd ► 4 | Only speedway west of Omaha using lights d for added safety. P 4 • Ladies’ Powder Puff Derby ) i • 4-Heat Races a " • Consolation Race | 4 • Feature Race j • Trophy Race P " • Added Attractions | I - 1 I 25 to 35 Cars Competition I < THRILLS — SPILLS — CHILLS | ¥* Featuring competitive racing by the top drivers | 4 of North-Central Nebraska — ■>- —I . MARKET REPORT from “The Old Reliable” ATKINSON LIVESTOCK MARKET Atkinson, Nebr. Tuesday, August 31st, Auction: Cattle receipts 1,486 head. Offering included 25 straight car loads of cattle with quality showing seasonal improvement. Buyr attendance was large and bidding very active. REPRESENTATIVE SALES No. Avg. Wt. PRICE 75 Steers ___ 655 $19.20 28 Steers _ 600 19.45 35 Steers _ 700 19.50 17 Steers___„_._1100 19.60 45 Steers_ 925 19.40 37 Steers _-_ 990 19.20 31 Steers _ 930 19.15 97 Heifers_610 17.30 V 10 Heifers_ 700 16.90 55 Heifers- 675 16.80 32 Heifers_ 600 16.75 Smaller packages of yearling steers and steer calves from $18.50 to $20.50 a hundred. Heifer calves $16.00 to $18.00. Medium to good yearlings $17.00 to $18.00. Cows showed a loss of 25 to 50 cents from a week ago. Next Auction—Tuesday, Sept. 7th. With the heavy runs now coming up our weekly market cards are mailed to over 8,000 feeders over the corn belt every week. List your consignments early, so they may be included. Just phone Atkinson Livestock Market Phone 5141 Atkinson, Nebr. ERNIE WELLER, Owner DEAN FLEMING, Ass’l Mgr. P.S. Your consignments will be announced each Saturday from 12 to 12:30 o’clock P.M., over WNAX radio station, if you have them listed not later than 10:00 A.M., each Saturday. Wed at O’Neill Mrs. Jacqueline Cullen of O’Neill and Raymond Chace (above) were married at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, August 29, at O’Neill. The nuptial rite was performed by Rev. Wallace B. Smith of the Methodist church.—O’Neill Photo Co. September Wedding Planned Mr. and Mrs. Mike Vollbrecht of Oakdale announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Darlene (above), to Lyle E. David, son of Mr. and Mrs. William David of Chambers. A September wedding is planned. Ewing News Mrs. James L. Pruden and daughter. Fern, drove to. Winner, S.D., on Tuesday, August 24, to visit Mrs. P. B. Cooper, a sister Qf Mrs. Pruden. They attended the Tripp county 4-H achieve ment day. Miss Fern Pruden, accompan ied by Mrs. Buford Carlson and Jeri Southern of Orchard, en joyed a day’s outing at Grove dam near Royal. Swimming was the afternoon pastime. Mrs. Agnes Bartak entertained a group of ladies at her home on Sunday evening at a farewell party honoring Mrs. Rpsa Van dersnick and Jennie Brown. Two tables of pinochle and pitch were played. A gift was presented to the honored guess. Refresments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Willaim S. O’Mal ley of Sioux City, were Sunday guests at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Grim. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Schweigert and children of Dallas, S. D„ spent the weekend at the Robert Tams home. Mrs. Schweigert is a sister of Mrs. Tams. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Grafft and and family returned to their home in Omaha after spending the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ebben Grafft, and other t ... I relatives in Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Noffke and family and Mrs. Pauline Noffke i went on a sightseeing trip on Sunday which included Ft. Ran dall and Gavins Point. Dinner was eaten at Wagner, S. D. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doud and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerry of Inmans attended the the ater at O’Neill Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doud enter tained at a 1 o'clock dinner at their home to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, which was September 2. Guests were her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Black and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerry, of Inman, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thorin, Mrs. Lloyd Winte mote and Norma Rae of Cham bers, Mr. and Mrs. Willfam John son and Delbert, Mr. and Mr*. John, Latzel and Debbie of Ew ing. The honored couple was pre sented gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Larsen were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pruden at Clearwater. All attended the An telope county fair at Neligh in the afternoon and evening. Postponed Party— The bridge party for Wednes day, August 25, at the Country club "ras postponed unil Wednes day of this week. Mrs. H. J. Lo haus and Mrs. C. J. Gatz were the cochairmen for the evening. -^———— .» . *.*.. * --- * ‘ Thursday, September 2nd GAME TIME: 8:15 P.M. _ ; O’Neill Rockets vs. Atkinson Towners (This will be the second game of the end-of-the-season playoff. Atkinson won the first game, 8-1. In the event a third game is necessary, it will be played in Carney park ! on Saturday night.) Admission: Adults 50c; children under 12, admitted free. 3 Holt Teams in League Playoff O’Neill-Atkinson Do Battle Tonight An end-of-the-season playoff series is in progress with the four top teams in the North-Central Nebraska day-and-night league battling for honors. Atkinson, the number one | team, drew the O’Neill Rockets, number three team, and Orchard, the number two outfit, is battling it out with Chambers, the num ber four crew. In the first game of the Chambers - Orchard series, played at Chambers Sunday afternoon, the Anelope coun ty team won, 7-1. The second game was played Tuesday night at Orchard, with Cham bers winning 8-3. The third— and final—game of that series will be settled Friday night un der the lights at Orchard. Atkinson grabbed an 8-1 de cision from O’Neill Sunday at Atkinson to win the first game of the Atkinson - O’Neill playoff series. The Towners will appear in Carney park tonight (Thurs day) for the second game of the series. In the event of an Atkin son win, the Towners will go against the winner of the Cham bers-Orchard series. In the event of an O'Neill victory tonight, a third Atkin son-O'Neill game will be re quired In the latter case, the match will be set up for Sat urday night in Carney park here. Beringer hurled seven innings fpr the Rockets and was relieved by Danny Helmer. Both teams were charged with two errors. Lawrence Retzlaff hurled for the winners, holding the Rockets to five hits. noxscore: ATK. (8) ab r h D. Retzlaff, st _4 0 0 L. Retzlaff. p__ 4 11 P. Miller, cf _ 4 11 Mancuso, ss _4 12 Forrestal, If _2 11 Everetts, 3d_T_2 2 0 ! B. Miller, 2d_._2 2 0 ; Berigan, c - 3 0 1 Thayer, rf _4 0 0 Totals . 29 8 6 O.N. (1) ab r h Gorgen, rf _ 4 0 1 Nesbitt, ss _ 4 0 1 Beringer, p-cf _ 4 1 1 Hansen, 3d 4 0 1 Apple oy, 2d 4 0 0 i M. Morrow, 1st _ 4 0 1 Adamson, If .... _ 4 0 0 Com.ot, c _ 2 0 0 Granam, cf _.... 10 0 Kelmer. p _ 0 0 0 Totals ..._31 1 5 O'NEILL LOCALS Mrs. Howard D. Manson accom panied her mother, Mrs. Sidney E. Anderson of west of Elgin, to North Loup where they visited Mrs. Anderson’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Briggs, tt-iday and Saturday. Miss Marjorie McElhaney of Denver, Colo., arrived Sunday and will visit until Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted McElnaney. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schmit and family visited over the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schmit. in Nenzel. Guests arriving at the Harold Benson home last Thursday were his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Glasser of Min neota Minn. They expect to be here a week. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Norman and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hard ing and Skip spent Sunday in Ord visiting at the Dale Norman, home. Miss Kathryn Judg^ left Sun day with Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Eason tor Panama City, Fla. She will vacation there several weeks be fore returning to O’Neill. Marilyn Lindberg left Monday for Cozad where she will attend a two-day Methodist youth meet ing O'NEILL LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Perry and family and Mrs. Maurice Cavanaugh, sr., visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Tweedy in Hartington. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shierk and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Juran and son spent Sunday in Naper vis iting Mr. and Mrs. John Stah lecker. Glen Tomlinson of Spencer was a Sunday evening visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson. Mrs. Allen Nesbitt of Littleton, Colo., visited from Friday until Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Turner. She had been a guest from Wednesday. August 25, until Friday at the Clyde Nel son home in Atkinson. Mrs. Oswald Goldfuss of Page visited Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kraft. State Capitol News . . . Freeway Costs Revised Upward LINCOLN—Nebraskans have heard a great deal of the argu ment on whether a toll road or a free interstate superhighway should be built across the state. But this week some serious doubts were being raised about both. The latest questioning came when state highway department officials learned that the federal bureau of roads has in mind much higher standards for the inter state defense highway than had been formerly anticipated. This followed on the heels of some doubts raised as to whether a toll road would pay its way in Nebraska. These fears were rais ed by the Iowa state highway commission report which had a lot of “ifs” on the feasibility of a road there. Nebraska officials are won dering whether prospects would be any better here in an area of smaller population with fewer main highways than in the neighbor state to the east. The toll road question may get its first big test September 16, when a group of private invest ment firms meet with the state turnpike authority to decide whether they will risk a feasibil ity study themselves. The author ity has no funds with which to pay for one. If the answer of the private firms is no, the question may have to be taken to the legis lature. The interstate highway—to be built with tax funds but to be free to any user just like present roads—has been held up mainly while the state highway depart ment waits for the toll- road decis ion. That is, until recently this was thought to be the major barrier. But a confernce State Engineer L. N. Ress had with a group of federal highway officials makes it look as though the obstacles may even be more complex. * * * Higher Standards— The federal officials outlined to Ress that the new highway must be built along the lines of the freeways in California and in some of the eastern states. It will be all new roadway, four lanes of divided traffic, with the right of way 200 feet in the towns and 300 feet wide in the country. The highway will have control led access—that is, a limited num ber of roads of access to it. In ad edition, an effort is to be made to eliminate all railroad grade cross ings and all highway intersec tions. Ress, somewhat stunned by these standards, remarked that if the project had seemed “rich for Nebraska’s blood” before it was even more so now. He explained that federal offi cials originally talked of using existing highways along the route for two of the four lanes. This would have meant building only two new lanes. (The interstate route stretches from Omaha down U.S. 6 to Lincoln, out U.S. 34 to Grand Island and on U.S. 30 past Kearney, North Platte, Ogallala, Sidney, and Kimball to the Wyo ming line.) Now they have reversed their field, Ress said, and are talking of all new roadbed. Not only will this cost more but the problem of building overpasses for inter sections with the railroads and other highways could hike the expense enormously. * * * Route's Purpose— The purpose of the interstate road is to tie in with a network of such superhighways linking the important areas of the United States. Defense officials are wor ried that in case of war the motor transportation system might break down because of present inadequate highways. So congress has appropiated large sums of money to get these highways started and has offered a favor able matching ratio of three fed eral dollars for every two state dollars. (The usual ratio is one lor one.) 0 Ress said the federal official* suggested that a route south & the Platte river be followed bv the proposed superhighway, r! said he told them he didn’t see how it could be done because" of the bitter opposition sure to come from such towns as Grand Island, Kearney and North Platte He said he hated to do it when some towns such as Ogallala have gone to the great trouble to widen their highway streets. 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