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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1954)
Raitt Becomes an ‘Admiral’ Roy D. Raitt (left) receives a commission as “admiral” in the “Great Navy of Nebraska” from Gov. Robert Crosby during an interlude here Friday in connection with the annual meeting of the Niobrara Basin Development association. Raitt, an Ainsworth real tor, had been reelected president of the association. Governor Crosby said the “admiral” award is a traditional method in Ne braska of recognizing citizens for “meritorious achievement.” The award came as a complete surprise to Raitt. Crosby flew to O’Neill to speak to the association and to make the presentation. — The Frontier Photo. ’Congress Authority’ Big Accomplishment Native of Germany Helps Build Page Leonard Heiss, 78, Helps Found Church PAGE — Funeral services for Leonard Heiss, 78, were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Friday, October 8, from the Methodist church at Page. Rev. Lisle E. Mewmaw, church pastor, officiated with Biglin’s in charge of arrange ments. Mr. Heiss died suddenly about 5 p.m., Wednesday, October 6, in the barn at the Heiss farm. He suffered a stroke. Active pallbearers were grand sons who represented the fami lies of all the married children. They were Karl Kattmeier, Mer wyn French, jr., Carroll French, Richard Heiss, Kenneth Heiss, Larry Heiss and Lyle Heiss. Hon orary pallbearers were Rollie Snell, Edwin Braddock, Dave Bowen, Dr. E. J. Bild, Frank Sny der and J. I. Gray. Mrs. Mervvyn French, jr., Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stauffer and Mar vin Stauffer sang “Face to Face,” “Beyond the Sunset” and “In the Sweet Bye and Bye,” with Mrs. John Lamason as accompanist. Mrs. Bertha Reed and Mrs. J. I. Gray had charge of the floral offerings. The late Leonard Heiss, son ot the late Leonhardt and Caro- \ line Graulich Heiss, was born at Baden, Germany, November 7, 1875. When he was 6-years-old, he came to America with his parents and his sisters. The family resid ed in Omaha for one year before coming to Holt county in 1883. They settled on a homestead one mile east of the present site of Page, where Mr. Heiss continued thereafter to make his home. Through his 71 years of resi dence in Holt county, Mr. Heiss witnessed the transformation of the countryside from a barren prairie to a prosperous agricultur al community. For many years Mr. Heiss devoted considerable time and effort to improving the soil and planting trees. In his later years he turned the farming responsibility over to his sons. On March 7, 1899, he was married to Miss Dollie Reed. To this union six children were born. Mrs. Heiss died November 25, 1918, during the influenza epidemic. Mr. Heiss was mar ried on June 20, 1923. to Miss Louise French. The late Mr. Heiss helped es tablish the original Methodist church at Page. He was a mem ber of the church at the time of his death. For many years he taught an adult Bible class in the Sunday-school. He was a mem ber of the Ben Hur lodge. Survivors include: Widow — Louise; sons — Raymond, Harold and Ivan, all of Page; daughters — Mrs. Gertrude Deaver of Des Moines, la.; Mrs. Merwyn (Flor ence) French of Page, and Miss Marie Heiss of Hastings; 18 grandchildren, 24 great - grand children, several nephews and nieces. Relatives from out-of-town who came for the funeral were Mrs. Gertrude Deaver, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kattmeier and family, all of Des Moines, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Asher and family of Powell, Wyo.; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fink and daughter of Wichita, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Heiss and daughter of Bolton, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Murphy of Colo rado Springs, Colo.; Miss Marie Heiss of Hastings; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Heiss and Larry Heiss, all of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sorensen and daughter of Creigh ton; E. E. Reed, Mrs. C. F. Storm, Mrs. Dale Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Storm and Mr. and Mrs. Elort Blackmore, all of Royal; Dr. and Mrs. O. W. French, Miss Alice French, Mrs. Gordon Harper and Mrs. Laurence Haynes, all of O’ Neill. OIL PROGRESS WEEK Emmett Crabb, chairman of the O’Neill city council, has proclaimed October 10-16 as oil progress week here; “The important thing that we have accomplished during the past year was securing from the congress of the United States the authorization by which the Nio brara river basin development becomes a part of the overall Missouri river (Pick - Sloan) plan.” Thus spoke President Roy D. Raitt of Ainsworth, head of the Niobrara Basin Development as sociation at the group’s annual meeting held Friday in the Amer ican Legion auditorium here. President Raitt retraced the irony that cropped up at the out set of the 83d congress when it was ruled the Niobrara was not formally incorporated in the Pick Sloan plan and, therefore, could not qualify for funds. Raitt lauded Rep. A. L. Miller (R) of Nebraska for introducing 1IR 8520 and pushing the bill through a series of hearings. The bill technically enables the secretary of the interior to in clude the Niobrara in the bud get and provide for construc tion of the Ainsworth, Lavaca Flats, Mirage Flats and O’Neill irrigation developments. Raitt expressed the associa tion’s gratitude to Representative Miller, who was present; Nebras ka Gov. Robert Crosby, also present; South Dakota Gov. Sig urd Aderson; C. Petrus Peterson of Lincoln, president of the Na tional Reclamation association; Everett Winters of St. Louis, Mo., executive vice-president of the Mississippi Valley association; Bill Welch, secretary-manager of the National Reclamation associa tion, and bureau of reclamation personnel, including Area Engi neer Clyde Burdick of Ainsworth; Jchn Kiemig of Denver, Colo., re gional planning engineer; N. B. Bennett, jr., chief of the project development division, and others. On August 20 President Dwight D. Eisenhower, at his summer white house in Denver, signed HR 8520 into public law 612 of the 83d congress. Raitt said he hoped one thou sand members could be signed in the association during the new year—1955. Congressman Miller said he had been spurring the interior depart ment’s budget people in order to speed up Niobrara development, and also has been vigorously pressing for an acceleration of the final surveys and plans. The basin development will cost about 100-million-dollars. The O’Neill unit includes about 56,000 acres of irrigable land. Other speakers included James Smith of Omaha, man ager of the Missouri river divi sion of the Mississippi associa tion. Smith urged the Niobrara group to join actively with the Missis sippi and national associations. Rudolph Walters of Denver, re gion bureau of reclamation, was a principal speaker during the af ternoon session and pointed to ‘"hard work” and a “bright fu ture” for the Niobrara basin. Governor Crosby congratulat ed the group for its “wonderful progress.” Raymond Lund, agricultural agent for the Chicago & North Western railroad, was evening banquet speaker. Cronin Retires Tonight as Head of Nebraska Bar Julius D. Cronin, O’Neill at torney, tonight (Thursday) will retire as president of the Nebras ka State Bar association which has been in session this week in Omaha. He has been president during the past year. John Daly, distinguished Am erican Broadcasting company of ficial, commentator and news an alyst, will speak at the dinner. Hon. Harold M. Stephens, chief justice of the U.S. court of ap peals, Disrict of Columbia, will address the noon luncheon today.' A Lincoln attorney, John J. Wilson, is the new president of the association. Per capita human consumption of grain and potatoes in the United States declined about 4C percent between 1909 and 1952. North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 74.—Number 24. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, October 14, 1954. Seven Cents PatSullivan, 111 2 Years, Dies at 72 Rites Tuesday Mom for Lifetime Holt County Resident Patrick C. Sullivan, 72, died at 7:25 a.m., Sunday, October 10, at his home following a two years’ illness. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services were con ducted at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Oc tober 12, from St. Patrick’s Catholic church with Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan officiating. Burial was in Calvary ceme tery. Pallbearers were Norbert Uhl, James Kelly, P. Cf.' Donohob, Leo Tomjack, Dennis M. Murphy and Clyde Bowden. Biglin’s were in charge. A rosary rite was held at 8 p.m., Monday at the Sullivan residence in the southwest part of the city. The late Mr. Sullivan was born Sullivan . . . ‘admiral’ in Ne braska's ‘navy.’ July 26, 1882, at O’Neill, a son of James and Joanna Dunn Sullivan. On July 22, 1924, at Fremont he married Miss Anna Barrett. They became the parents of five children. One son, Daniel, is deceased. The family resided many years on a farm four miles northeast of O’Neill. Mr. Sullivan retired from the farm in April, 1944. Survivors include: Widow — Anna; sons—Raymond of Wayne and Eugene of O’Neill; daughters —the Misses Gertrude and Mar garet Sullivan, both of Oma ha; one grandchild; brother — Joseph of Laramie, Wyo.; sisters —Miss Mary Sullivan and Mrs. William Hanley, both of O’Neill. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Mrs. Kath eryn Noonan of Butte, Mont., and brothers—James, Daniel, Michael, Dennis and John, all originally of O’Neill. On November 19, 1948, the late Mr. Sullivan was made an honor ary “admiral” in the “great navy of Nebraska.” The award was conferred by Gov. Val Peterson. Throngs Expected for Pancake Day An influx of several thousand visitors is expected here Tuesday, October 19—the date of the third annual Pillsbury pancake day sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The affair will be held in the Knights of Columbus hall and serving will commence at noon. O’Neill businessmen will bake the cakes, wash dishes and do the serving. There will be entertain ment, 900 free prizes, and music by the Municipal band. (Consult advertisement on page 4 for de tails.) Leave Today for Physical Exams The following Holt county se lective service registrants have been ordered to report in Omaha today (Thursday) for preinduc tion physical examinations: Harold J. Johnson of O’Neill, Gordon R. Lorenz of O’Neill, Dwight H. Schroeder of Ewing, Robert E. Green of Chambers ard Charles L. Jansen of Stuart. To Be Hostess— EWING— Mrs. Andrew Olson will be hostess at her home on Wednesday, October 20, for the social afternoon of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church. <V ** *«M* * '■ NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN j The new executive committee for the Niobrara Basin Development association, elected Friday at the annual meeting held in O’Neill, includes: Seated—E. A. House of Ainsworth, past-president; Roy D. Raitt of /■dnsworth reelected president; Luverne Prang of Ainsworth, secretary; standing_Lester Smith of Ainsworth, James W. Rooney of O’Neill, Douglas Borman of Gordon and Roger Thorley of Ainsworth.—The Frontier Photo. Funeral at Page far Mrs. Crumly Ccmes to State in 1917 from Texas PAGE—Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, October 9, at the Methodist church in Page foi Mrs. Josie Crumly, 82. who died Thursday, October 7. She had suffered a heart ail ment and had been ill about six months. Rev. Lisle Mewmaw had charge of the services and burial was in the Page cemetery under the di rection of Biglin’s. Pallbearers were George Cla sey, Jesse Kelly, Ronald Grass, Jerome Allen, Arthur Grass and Emmitt Thompson. A quartet, including Mrs. Alton Eraddoek, Mrs. Lorenze Riege, Mrs. Ray Snell and Mrs. Gerald Lamason, sang hymns with Mrs. John Lamason as pianist. Mrs. Hester Edmisten, Mrs. Ed Sterner and Mrs. Arnold Stewart were in charge of the flowers. Mildred Josephine Crumly was burn August 7, 1872, at Osceola, Mo., the daughter of Daniel and Alse Lewellyn Dielman. She was united in marriage on February 14, 1906, to Albian Thomas Crumly. To this union three sons were born— Lyndley, R. V. and Alfred, all of Page. The family moved to Nebraska in 1917 from Blessing, Tex., and made their home on a farm north west of Page. She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1939. The late Mrs. Crumly was the last remaining member of her family. The body was taken to the Alfred T. Crumly reesidence at 10:30 a.m., Sunday where it lay in state until the funeral hour. She is survived by her three sons and 12 grandchildren. Child Escapes Drowning at Page PAGE—Bruce, 14-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wettlaufer, escaped drowning when he was found floating in the stock tank at his farm home north of Page Sunday morning. The child had been playing around the barn where his brother and father were work ing and had wandered back to the tank. His mother, looking from the window, missed the boy and called to Mr. Wettlauf er. The tank was the first place they looked as the lad liked to play there. Mr. Wettlaufer ad ministered artificial respiration which revived the child. Other than extreme exhaustion, he seemingly suffered no bad ef fects. All states in the United States have compulsory education laws. 1 Redecorate Church; Open-House Planned EWING—Open-house will be ob served between 3 and 5 o’clock Sun day afternoon, October 17, at St. Peter’s Catholic church. A public inviation has been issued by the pastor, Rev. Peter F. Burke. The altar has been modeled with scrolls of wheat and grapes symbolizing the Eucharist. The scroll work surrounds a new cruci fix. Red velvet drapes hang from the top of the table of the altar. Reces sed lights illuminate the scroll and drapes and provide light for the priest whpn artificial light is need ed. Blending snades of gray and oak brown predominate the body of the church since the redecoration pro ject has been completed by a Car roll, la., church decorating firm. Scrolls adorn the ceiling througout the church. Floral designs on a light blue background cover the ceiling above the altar. There is a new communion rail and six statutes at the front of the church have been redecorated. The confessional has been shifted to the baptistry affording a “crying room” for babies. Six new furniture pieces for the sanctuary are on order, Father Burke said. Clyde 0. Johnson Expires in Hospital Holt County Resident Since 1884 A Holt county farmer, Clyde O. Johnson, 81, who had been a resi dent here since 1884, died about 1:40 p.m., Saturday, October 9, in St. Anthony’s hospital. He had suffered a stroke and had been seriously ill since September 22. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Monday, October 11, from the Methodist church with Rev. W. B. Smith, church pastor, officiating. Burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery under the direction of Biglin’s. Pallbearers were Hen ry Murray, Thomas Murray, Ed ward Hood, Henry Vequist, Levi Yantzie and John Grutsch, all neighbors. The late Mr. Johnson was born January 23, 1873, at Peoria, 111., a son of Francis Marion and Mary Johnson. On July 26, 1900, he married Emma Ernst at O’Neill. For many years the Johnsons resided near the Eagle creek, about 20 miles northwest of O’ Neill. In later years he continued to reside on the place with his son, Ray. His wife died October 29, 1929. Survivors include: Sons—Fran cis M. and Elvin Raymond, both of O'Neill; daughters—Mrs. Char les M. (Hazel) Saide of Sioux City and Mrs. Dominic (Elva) McDermott of O’Neill; stepson — Vemie L. Winn of Butte, Mont; Concert Kickoff to Be Held Monday James Melton May Launch Series Mrs. Pauline Walston, field rep resentative of Community Con certs Services, Ine., met with the officers and members of the board of directors on Tuesday evening to advise the local association on plans and procedure for a one week membership campaign to be held Monday, October 18, tc Saturday, October 23, inclusive. Preliminary plans for the cam paign include the establishment of an organization comprising ap proximately 125 officers and campaign workers. This organiza tion will be under the direction of Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka and John H. McCarville, membership co chairmen of the association. On Monday night, October 18, the entire organization will hold a dinner meeting at the American Legion auditorium which will serve as the send-off for the cam paign. John C. Watson, vice-pres ident, will preside at this meet ing, at which the campaign work ers will receive final instructions and equipment for enrolling an expected 1,000 members, the maximum seating capacity of the high school auditorium, where the concerts will be held. No tickets will be sold to in dividual concerts. By restricting the membership campaign to one week and by prohibiting the sale of single admissions to the concerts, the association will be enabled to close its books and select its concerts within the limits of an estab lished fund and thereby incur no financial risk. A campaign headquarters will be established at the Golden ho tel lobby, in which a special phone will be installed for the week. Workers will enroll mem bers throughout the week and on Saturday, October 23, the cam paign will be closed and no more members will be accepted. Under the “organized audience” plan memberships cost $6 for adults and $3 for students. One membership entitles holder to at tend all concerts booked as a re sult of the campaign. The actual choice of the concerts is the re sponsibility of the executive board which is representative of the entire region and can be relied known tastes of the majority they upon to choose according to the represent. WEATHER SUMMARY: Hi Lo Prec. October 7 .60 38 .35 October 8 .79 49 October 9 .72 50 .01 October 10 .68 54 .01 October 11 .74 42 October 12 .67 48 October 13 .58 41 .17 Rhine River Drive ‘Lovely ’ CHAMBERS— Mrs. Richard Harley, who left here by plane on August 28 for Munich, Ger many, to visit her husband, S/Sgt. Richard Harley, arrived home on Sunday, October 3. Sergeant and Mrs. Harley had an apartment in the home of a German family during her visit. They had the use of a car and toured Holland, Belgium, Lux emburg and France, as well as Germany and parts of Switzer land. Mrs. Harley reports Germany is a “very beautiful and pros perous country” with a climate very similar to Nebraska’s. The trip up the Rhine river valley by auto was outstanding be cause of the scenery, including j the ancient castles and estates. | The Alps mountains were espe cially enjoyed. Returning to New York on September 29, she was met by friends, Mr. and Mrs. Lurlin Collins, formerly of Chambers, who entertained her for four days. She saw Radio City, Mad ison Square Garden, statue of liberty and other places of in terest. Mrs. Harley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bly of Amelia. Sergeant Harley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harley of Chambers. They have one son, Wayne, who stayed with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bly while his mother was in Europe. Visits Kin Here— Leo Carney drove to Grand Is land last Thursday where he met his brother, A. J. Carney of San Diego, Calif., who had arrived by plane. He will return home today (Thursday). Mr. Carney is a retired navy officer, having served over 26 years in the navy. He is visiting his brothers, Leo and Edmund, and his sister, Mrs. Catherine Craig, and other rela tives. First White Child at Orchard Dies Charles E. Grim, 80, Rites Sunday ORCHARD — Funeral services were conducted at 2 pjn., Sunday, October 10, in the United Breth ren church here for Charles Ed ward Grim, 80, who held the dis tinction of being the first white ‘‘child born in this locality. Mr. Grim, a lifelong resident here, died Friday, Ocober 8, at his home. He had been ill five years and had been bedfast years. Burial was in the Grimton cem etery. Pallbearers were Irven Miller, Max LeMasters, Lloyd Butterfield, Eldon Butterfield of O’Neill, William Grosse and Can Crosse. Honorary pallbearers were Carl Nelson, F. E. Butter field, Dr. D. L. Fletcher, Buv Wanser, George Colman and El >• er Hinshaw. The officiating minister was Rev. W. G. Millett. cnurch pastor. Those in charge of the flowers wege Mrs. Jay LeMasters. Mrs Lloyd Butterfield, Mrs. Eldon Butterfield and Mrs. Carl Grosse. Singers were Mrs. Vernon Mung er, Ed Hoag and Bernard Strope, accompanied by Mrs. 'Harvey Holbrook at the piano. .* * ‘Charley’ Gtim . . . spends lifetime in Orchard vicinity. The late Mr. Grim was born September 20, 1874, near Ve nus. He was the fourth child in a family of eight children born to the late David and Sarah Ellen Grim. On November 20, 1898, he was united in marriage to Laura Eliza Dougherty at Middlebranch and cne son and two daughters were born to this union. The Grims celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1948. M.r Grim was best-known among his friends as “Charley.” Survivors include: Widow — Laura; son — Elmer of Ewing; daughters—Mrs. Albert Pospeshil of Venus and Mrs. Harry Butter field of Orchard; grandsons — Harold Pospeshil of Sioux City; Gerald Grim of Port Angeles. Wash.; Pfc. Telford Grim in ser vice in Germany: granddaughter —Shirley Butterfield of Orchard; great-grandchildren— Janet Lou and Jerry John Pospeshil, both of Sioux City; brother — Ira of Idaho; sisters—Ella Clyde of Wy oming and Maude Yount of Om aha. Air Crash Fatal to Victor Briggs EWING—Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, October 6, at Oklahoma City, Okla., for Vic tor Briggs, son of Mrs. Grace Eriggs of Ewing. Briggs and a companion were instantly killed ill a small aircraft accident. Briggs, the pilot, was giving a j friend an airplane ride when the j mishap occurred. Details are lacking. Burial was made at Oklahoma City. Survivors include: Widow; daughter—Cindy; mother— Mrs. Grace Briggs. Wallens Honored— ATKINSON—A large number of guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wallen here Sunday to honor the couple. The event honored the recent retirement of Mr. Wallen, after 40 years as a sec tion foreman for the Chicago & North Western railroad, and the Wallens’ wedding anniversary. Holt Pioneer Driving Alone When Auto o Goes into Ravine Thomas Donlin, 85, a retired rancher, died about 11:30 o’clock Sunday morning, October 10, while driving alone in his car about two miles southeast of Spencer on U.S. highway 281. He had been hospitalized here at O’Neill and released on Fridaty. A heart attack may have been Donlin . . . released Friday 1 rom hospital.—Frontier Photo. responsible for his car going out of control. Boyd County Sheriff Claude Collins of Butte, who in vestigated the accident, said it hasn’t been determined yet wheth er the death will be classified as a° highway fatality or whether death was due to natural causes. The car left the highway and caine to a stop in a narrow ravine about 150 feet from the road. Funeral services were con ducted at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, October 13, from St. Patrick’s Catholic church with Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan officiating. Burial was under the direction of Biglin’s at Spencer. The late Mr. Donlin was bom May 6, 1869, at Pottsville, Pa. His iarents were natives of Ireland. They were the late John and Mar garet Donlin. o The family settled about 20 miles north of O’Neill near Eagle creek and endured all the priva tions of early days, drouths grasshoppers and Indian scares. He came to Holt county in 1876, and by virtue of that early arrival here he was considered one of the early pioneers in Holt county. Mr. Donlin married Catherine Cassidy at Sidney. She died in 1909. Later, at O’Neill, he married Anna Harrington. The late Mr. Donlin had con siderable land holdings in Holt county and in the vicinity of Ft Randall. Survivors include: Widow — Anna; sons — James of Staples, Minn.; Thomas of Bristow; Ed ward of Bancroft; daughters — Mrs. Thomas Regan of Omaha, Mrs. M. E. Simonson of O’Neill, Mrs. Thomas Greene of Spencer, Mrs. Arlen Kirk of Spencer and Mrs. Vernal Koenig of Redbluff, Calif. GOP Caravan Will Visit Holt Friday Nebraska’s 1954 republican car avan, featuring three senatorial candidates, one congressional candidate and seven state candi dates, will be in this region on Friday of this week. The caravan will spend tonight (Thursday) at Ainsworth and make Friday forenoon stops at Bassett, Stuart and Atkinson, ar riving in O’Neill at 11:45. There will be a luncheon at the M&M cafe, followed about 1 o’clock by a street meeting. The republican delegates will leave O’Neill about 2 o’clock. Mrs. Guy Cole of O’ Neill, Holt GOP chairman, is in charge of reception arrangements. Aboard the caravan will be: Carl T. Curtis, Roman L. Hruska and Mrs. George P. Abel, all can didates for the U.S. senate; Vic tor E. Anderson, candidate for governor; A. L. Miller, candidate for congress from the Fourth dis trict; and the following candidates for state offices: Charles J. War ner, for lieutenant - governor; Clarence S. Beck, for attorney general; Frank Marsh, for secre tary of state; Ray C. Johnson, for auditor; Richard H. Larson, for railway commissioner, and Ralph W. Hill, for state treasurer. Released from Hospital— CHAMBERS—Recently releas ed from St. Anthony’s hospital are Mrs. Carl Lambert, Mrs. Mark Gribble and Mrs. Roy Backhaus.
