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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1955)
Holty Boyd Bankers Honored by Treasury Mrs. Miller < Rites Held i 1 - i Native Holt County an Spends Lifetime on Farms Near Eagle Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 12, from Paddock Union church, north of O’Neill, for Mrs. Emma Melvina Miller, 74, widow of the late Michael Bertrum Miller. She died at 11:25 a.m., Thursday, Feb ruary 17, in St. Anthony’s hospital here after having been ill three months. The church could not accom modate the large crowd. Burial was made with temperatures be low zero. Rev. W. B. Smith of O’Neill officiated and interment was in Paddock Union cemetery under the direction of Biglin’s. Pall bearers were Nathan Conard, Fay Puckett, Paul Nelson, Emmet Slaight, S. R. Robertson and Clar ence Poss. The late Mrs. Miller, who was the mother of 15 children, three of whom are deceased, was born September 2, 1880, in a sodhouse in the Dustin com munity, northwest of Atkinson. She was the second daughter of Meyers T. Childs and Mary Eliz abeth Smith Childs, who came to the locality from Iowa. As a young girl she once made a trip with her parents from Ne braska to Pennsylvania and then to Bellingham, Wash. Most mem bers of the family remained in Washington. She returned to Holt county. On September 27, 1899, she married Mr. Miller at Paddock. The bridegroom’s father was the first minister to serve the new ly-built Paddock church. The couple spent tneir mar ried life farming near the Eagle creek, owning one farm and occupying another in the same vicinity. Mr. Miller died July 25, 1935. Singers at the funeral were Mrs. Axel Borg, Mrs. S. R. Rob ertson and Mrs. Paul Nelson, ac companied on the piano by Mrs Virgil Hubby. Survivors include: Sons—Alvin, Carl, Wilbur, Cecil, Orville and Bernard, all of O’Neill; Albert of Emmet; daughters—Mrs. Chester (Mabel) Ross of Spencer; Mrs. Ted (Mae) Crawford, Mrs. Cecil (Edythe) Falter and Mrs. William F. (Anna Lee) Gallagher, all of O’Neill; Mrs. Frank (Marie) Gehlsen of Lynch; 31 grandchil dren and 13 great-grandchildren; brothers—Art Childs of Canada; Claude Childs of Sacramento, Calif.; Ray and Charles Childs, both of Bellingham, Wash.; sis ters—Mrs. Thomas (Edith) John son and Mrs. Jackson (Letty) Robertson, both of Bellingham. The deceased children are Or chard, Raymond and Maude. 4-H Speech Winners Are Selected Here On Saturday, the county 4-H public speaking contest was held in the courthouse. There were 13 entries in the four classes. Winner of the senior girls’ class, those over 14 years, was Mary Claire Gilg of Atkinson. Tied for second and third were Lois Strong of Chambers and Judy Sanders of O’Neill. Winner of the senior boys’ di vision was Danny Judge of At kinson. In the junior group were Susan Tenborg of Emmet, first; Marlene Beck of Atkinson, second, and Demaris Strong of Chambers, third. Winner of the junior boys’ contest was Gary Fick of Inman, first; Jim Gilg of Atkinson, sec ond, and Jack Gilg of Atkinson, third. Mary Claire Gilg and Danny Judge represented Holt county at the district contest held in Bassett W’ednesday. Judges for the contest were Mrs. Edgar Stauffer of Page, James Rooney and George Ham mond, both of O’Neill. Injures Teeth as Car Hits Snowbank PAGE — Noel Wood had the misfortune to have two double teeth broken when the car in which he was riding missed the track and hit a snowbank. The car, owned by Floyd Frahm and driven by his son, Marlen, was damaged considerably on the front end. Both Marlen and Noel were shaken up. They were near the Harry Park farm at the time of the accident. County Board to Meet Wednesday, Thursday— The February meeting of the Holt county board of supervisors will be on Wednesday and Thurs day, February 23 and 24, instead of Tuesday and Wednesday—the established dates. Tuesday, Feb ruary 22, is Washington’s birth day anniversary and the court house and other government of fices will be closed. SEPARATOR EXPLODES AMELIA—Eric Retzlaffs cream separator “exploded” one day last week while Mr. Retzlaff was doing the separating. Frontier for printing! Holt and Boyd county bankers /ere awarded commendation cer lficates Monday evening by Glen funningham, former Omaha may >r, who is now head of U.S. sav ngs bonds sales in Nebraska. The :eremonies took place at the Feb ruary meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held at Slat’s cafe. Mr. Cunningham said Holt pankers have sold, without re muneration, 6% - million - dollars’ worth of series E and H bonds oresently held by individual res idents of the county. He said Boyd sountyans owned 2%-million-dol lars’ worth. (The speaker pointed out these figures do not include ronds held by political subdi visions and corporations.) “Bankers process and sell these Donds as a public service,” Mr. Cunningham sauj. He pointed out :hat bankers realize these bonds provide a “wonderful reserve or cushion against serious economic situations” and for that reason these bankers “are happy to per form this patriotic service.” J. G. Brewster, president of the Tri-County Bank of Stuart, responded in behalf of the bankers from the two-county area. He said money being saved in (J.S. bonds and earning interest represents “sound money in a very real sense.” Brewster sug gested that the huge cash reserve in savings bonds played a vital role in averting an economic re cession a year or so ago. “If nothing else, the cash re serves in government bonds have a wonderful psychological effect on the economy of our country and help compensate for an un balanced budget,” the Stuart banker added. Lyle P. Dierks of Ewing is Holt county bond sales chairman. George E. Wright, president of the Bank of Elgin, is district chairman and was present at the meeting. John C. Watson, vice-president of the Chamber, made the intro ductions in the absence of the Chamber president, Don Petersen. (Bankers receiving commenda tions are pictured at right.) Chadron Manager Explains Plan— Advantages of a council-man ager form of government for a second-class size city, such as O’ Neill, were told at Monday’s Chamber meeting by Chadron City Manager Kenneth Kyles. He appeared at the invitation of Don Petersen, president of the O’Neill :ivic group. Average annual salary for city managers in Nebraska is about 55,800, the speaker said. Grand Island is the largest city with this form of government and Gordon (pop. 2,000) is the smallest. Av erage pay in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri for cities of O’NeiU’s size is $5,596. Kyles, who holds a master’s degree in civil engineering and has had some law training, said 12 colleges and universities in the country now offer training for managers, who then serve an apprenticeship for about a year following graduation. City manager government was born at Staunton, Va. Only 46 cities have tried the system only to abandon it down through the years, while cities and towns are adopting the council - manager form at the rate of 76 per year. Kyles said the council decides overall policies to be carried out and the manager administers them. The mayor always remains the titular' head of the city. Con tracts between managers and the cities usually provide 30-days’ severance notice. “This council-manager form is no fantasy or no cure-all,” Kyles continued. “To work there must be harmony and cooperation.” C of C Votes for 2-Hour Park Limit— Members of the Chamber voted unanimously Monday evening to iecommend a two-hour parking limit for the consideration of the city council. The resolution included Douglas street between Third and Fifth and Fourth street between Clay and Everett. Enforcement of the ban, the Chamber decided, would be up to the police department. Bergstrom New Ewing Fire Chief EWING—The newly-elected of ficers of the Ewing fire depart ment are: Cecil Bergstrom, chief; Richard Edwards, president; Gail Boies, secretary-treasurer. Emmet Wright is the retiring fire chief and Loyd West is re tiring secretary-treasurer. New Farm Bureau l'nit Is Formed— BUTTE — A new unit of the farm bureau, to be known as the Spring Valley unit, has been or ganized in the community between Butte and Spencer. Ben Woodruff, Boyd county farm bureau head, said that Willard Rust, farmer south of BirUe. will be leader of the new group. President Rust has appointed William Connot as chairman of a state affairs committee, William Lampman, chairman of a county affairs committee, and Jess Lew is as national affairs chairman. The Spring Valley unit will meet March 11 at the Harold Klasna home near Spencer. ' * o TWELVE PAGES o ¥ Mon. — Wed. — Sit v 9:45 A.M. — 780 k.c. North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 74.—Number 42. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, February 17, 1955 • Seven Cents Bankers receiving U.S. Savings Bond commendation certifi- ci' the treasury departments; George Sedlaeek, cashier of the Spen cates in behalf of their respective institutions, presented by Former cer State Bank; A. P. Anderson, president of the Butte State Bank; Omaha Mayor Glen Cunningham (seated, center) in O’Neill Mon- Keith Sexton, cashier of the Chambers State Bank; O. D. French, day night, were: Seated—George Wright, president of the Bank of assistant cashier of the O’Neill National Bank, and John C. Watson, Elgin (left) and J. G. Brewster, president of the Tri-County Bank assistant cashier of the First National Bank, O’Neill. Cunningham of Stuart (right); standing—Dr. J. M. Pucelik, president of the now heads the Nebraska headquarters for U.S. Savings Bonds.—The Spencer State Bank; Mr. Phillips of the U.S. Savings Bond division Frontier Photo. Deer Herd Forces Motorists to Halt An unusual situation devel oped Sunday evening before the eyes of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Golden and C. C. Golden while motoring to O’Neill from Nor folk, where they had attended a concert. Near the Hughes place on U.S. highway 275, between Battle Creek and Meadow Grove, they were obliged to stop their car to permit a herd of 35 to 40 deer to dash across the road, leap a fence and disappear into the darkness. The GBlden car was the first upon the scene and other autos on both sides of the crossing stopped to view the spectacle. “Prettiest thing you ever saw,” declared C. C. Golden. Several minutes were required before all the deer had crossed the highway. -18 Reading Is Lowest of Winter Early Saturday the mercury dropped to 18 degrees below zero —the lowest mark of the winter. Subzero temperatures had pre vailed throughout the weekend and the weather moderated early this week. Week’s summary, based on 24 hour periods ending at 6 p.m., daily, follows: February 10 . 0 -14 February 11 . 14 -13 February 12 .10 -18 February 13 . 38 2 February 14 '..47 22 Febduary 15 . 47 23 February 16 .39 23 Grattan, Inman Without Chairman During the recent Holt county polio drive, it was impossible to se cure local chairmen in Grattan and Inman Townships. No organ ized drive has been conducted in these townships. Any Group or individual in Grat tan or Inman township who wish es to make a contribution is asked to send it to the Holt county March of Dimes at O’Neill, ac cording to James W. Rooney, and the proper community will be credited. Lynch Man Fined §25 for Assault— LYNCH—Clayton Thomson, 48 year-old Lynch garage worker, was fined $25 and assessed costs of $9.80 Tuesday in Boyd county court after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and battery. Thomson had been charged with striking and wounding Don L. Stewart. 61, a Lynch trucker, during an argument February 11 at Lynch. The charges were filed by County Attorney W. L. Brennan on complaint signed by Stewart and Judge John P. Claussen pre sided. BUY ANGUS E. J. Revell & Son of O’Neill recently bought three purebred Aberdeen - Angus cows and a iegistered bull from M. E. Davis & Son of O’Neill. New Guard Unit Taking Enlistments O’Neill’s national guard com pany is now in the process of ac cepting enlistments. The tank company is scheduled to be form ed and federally recognized next month. “This is a wonderful opportuni ty for young men of this com munity. High school seniors should investigate the benefits of joining the guard,’’ Capt. J. L. McCarville, jr., the acting commander, said. Ex-servicemen will be interest ed in looking over the retirement policy. O’Neill’s guard unit is schedul ed to meet once each week, Wed nesday evenings, for two hours. These weekly meetings and two weeks of summer camp will com plete a year of training for guards men. The information office in the courthouse will be open evenings on Monday, Wednesday and Sat urday at 7 o’clock through the month of February to process en listees and to explain the guards to interested veterans and non veterans. — Draft-Dodger Is Arraigned Here Edward Mascarloti, 26, an Italian-American originating in Boston, Mass., was arraigned Monday before U.S. Commission er F. J. Dishner in O’Neill and pleaded guilty to government charges of evading the draft. Mascarloti was taken to Doug las county jail, Omaha, to await hearing in federal court. He had been residing in Valentine for the past year. 6 from Region on WSTC Honor Roll Seventy-eight students at Wayne State Teachers college were named to the first semester honor roll, including six from this region. They are: Donna Crabb and Lita June Ernst, both of O’Neill, sen iors; Carolyn Butler of Neligh, junior; Donna Fuller of Stuart, Karma Reed and Ronald Reed, both of Orchard, freshmen. Methodists to Host Prayer Day— BRISTOW — Host church for world day of prayer, February 25 will be at Bristow Methodist church. Covenant and Lutheran churches will also participate. The three church os are also planning a community lenten ser vice as in previous years. Feb ruary 27 is the first scheduled ser vice at Rosedale Lutheran church. ‘County Tour’ Favored by Club— BRISTOW—Homemaker’s club voted favorably for a “county tour day,” suggested by leaders to be held at a later date, at a meeting Friday with Mrs. C. C. Nelson. “Care of Modern Fabrics” was ' given by Mrs. Vernon Johnson. Mrs. J. H. Price, president, con- : ducted the meeting. St. Patrick’s Altar society will meet tonight <Thursday) at 8 o’ clock in St. Mary’s gymnasium. A program is planned. New Pastor Here Rev. Duane Lauber (above) is the new pastor of Wesleyan Methodist church at O’Neill. A native of the Nenzel comunity, he recently was ordained at Miltonvale (Kans.) college. This is his first pastorate. Reverend Lauber reached O’Neill in late January. He is single. He suc ceeds Rev. Melvin Grosenbach, who served the church about 10 years before moving to Gordon. 350 Persons at Thieles’ Open-House CLEARWATER—A 40th wed ding anniversary open-house in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Thiele, sr., Sunday afternoon at St. Theresa’s parish hall was at tended by more than 350 persons. The couple was married Febru ary 9, 1915, at the same church. The observance began with mass celebrated by Rev. Roger Hayes, pastor. Then the couple renewed their marriage vows. A family luncheon was served to 75 relatives. The hall was decorated in red and white and two large cakes centered the serving tahle. A daughter, Mrs. Edward Moser of Clearwater, presided at the serv ing table and another daughter, Mrs. Donald McBride of Orchard, was in charge of the guest book. Mrs. Rose Rudloff, who assist ed with the serving, was flower girl at the wedding. William Thiele, bestman at the wedding, was also present at the open house. The couple has six daughters— Mrs. Claude Schroge, Mrs. Ed ward Moser and Mrs. Harold Kester, all of Clearwater, Mrs. Donald McBride of Orchard, Mrs. Raymond Klabenes of Chambers and Miss Loretta Thiele of Om aha; five sons—John, jr., Andrew and Paul, all of Clearwater, Joe of Denver, Colo., and Louis of Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; and 32 grand children. The Thieles live on a farm north of Clearwater. Hagensick Struck by Moving Auto Edward Hagensick, 79, a famil iar figure in O’Neill, was struck by a car driven by John Plessel of O’Neill Saturday night. The ac cident took place near the corner of Eighth and Benton streets about 8 o’clock. Mr. Hagensick was walking down an ice-coated street when struck. Temperatures were below zero. Mr. Hagensick suffered a commimuted fracture above the left ankle. Mr. Plessel took Mr. Hagensick to St. Anthony’s hospital and re ported the accident to the Holt county sheriff’s office. Mr. Hagensick was transferred on Wednesday to St. Vincent’s hospital, Sioux City, w'here today (Thursday) doctors will “metal plate” the fracture. His O’Neill physician said the injured man probably would return to his home here in “about a week.” Mr. Hagensick has operated a blacksmith shop here for many years and is a veteran fireman. He suffered from shock and ex posure as well as the fractured leg bones. ‘Goodie’ Basket Nets $40— CHAMBERS— The Ladies Aid of St. Paul’s Lutheran church met last Thursday at the church with 17 members, two visitors and some children present. Mrs. Duane Grossnicklaus joined the aid as a new member. The lesson was from Isaiah 60, verses 1 to 5. The aid is carrying on a sewing project, the articles to be sent to hospitals in New Guinea. A “goodie” basket which had made the rounds of the mem bers netted them nearly $40. Lunch was served by Mrs. Hen ry Brown and Mrs. Howard Clay combe, jr. OES Supervisor Is Feted at Atkinson— ATKINSON — Mrs. Margaret Bayer, Gering, district 18 super visor for the Order of the Eastern Star, last week conducted a school of instruction for the Atkin son chapiter. In the evening Mrs. Bayer was a guest of honor at a banquet served in the Methodist Church basement. Mrs. Laurence Dob rovolny, worthy matron, and Fred J. Jungman, worthy patron, pre sided at the ceremonies after the banquet. ATTENDS FUNERAL EWING—Lewis Miller of Lin coln was a caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Archer on Tuesday afternoon, February 8. He was enroute to Atkinson to at tend the funeral services of his aunt, the late Mrs. Minnie B. E’rench. Club to Meet— The O’Neill Women’s club will meet at the home of Mrs Robert Evans Wednesday evening, Feb ruary 23, at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Paul Walker will be in charge of the program. Mrs. Froelich Hostess— Mrs. Frank Froelich entertained members of the Delta Dek Bridge club at her home Tuesday evening following dinner at the M&M. Mrs. C. J. Gatz had the high store. Court Drops Street Action Acting Mayor Says He Has ‘Authority’— Acting Mayor Emmett Crabb has told The Frontier he “had the authority” to vote on the Novem ber 8 resolution pertaining to street-widening and street im provements and an agreement with the state highway depart ment. In a letter to The Frontier he quoted the following: “Section 17-148, Revised Stat utes of Nebraska, 1943. “City council; president; acting president; powers. The council shall elect one of its own body who shall be styled the ‘president of the council’ and who shall pre side at all meetings of the coun cil in the absence of the mayor. In the absence of the president, it shall elect one of its own body to occupy his place temporarily, who shall be styled ‘acting pres ident of the council.’ The presi dent, and acting president, when occupying the place of the mayor, shall have the same privileges as other members of the council; and all acts of the president or acting president, while so acting, shall be as binding upon the council and upon the city as if done by the mayor.” FIREMEN CALLED The O’Neill •volunteer firemen were called to Don’s Bar about f o’clock Tuesday evening. An elec tric motor on a cooling unit hac burned out. Diere was no othei damage. Save-Trains Mail Meeting Scheduled Mail service to northwesterr Nebraska will be discussed wit! postal officials at Omaha Friday by members of the Save-the Trains association. The group was formed after the North Western railway announc ed it would ask the state railway commission to remove its last passenger trains on a line from Omaha to Lander, Wyo. The trains, one each way daily, oper ate only between Omaha and Chadron. Several months ago the associa tion members pledged to railway officials their cooperation in in creasing passenger, express and mail income. In return, the rail w a y improved its passenger equipment. Since then more persons are riding the trains and more express is being shipped on them, but mail revenues are declining. The meeting, between repre sentatives of towns along the Om aha - Chadron route and V. A. Klein, general superintendent of the postal transportation service, is aimed at getting more mail on the trains. Ira L. Watson of Inman said the “fate of our passenger service might well hinge on the outcome of the meeting.” Auction Calendar There are five auctions listed on The Frontier’s sale calendar to be held within the next few weeks: Friday, February 18: Mr. and Mrs. John Kee, residing north west of O’Neill, will offer their 240-acre improved Holt county farm; some livestock; machinery and equipmtent; household goods; Col. Wallace O’Connell, O’Neill, auctioneer; Col. Verne Reynold scn, O’Neill, auctioneer - broker; Carl Lorenz, O’Neill, clerk. (De tails on page 7.) Saturday, February 19: Brown Motor & Impl., and Chambers Le gion post, community auction, in Chambers; Col. Merlin Grossnick laus, Chambers, auctioneer; Cleo Alderson, Chambers, clerk. (De tails on page 11.) Saturday, February 26: North Central Nebraska Hereford asso ciation, 44 bulls, Bassett. (Write Tug Phillips, Bassett, for cata log.) Monday, February 28: Alfred and Lois Martens personal property sale, southeast of Atkinson; ranch luildings; 56 head of cattle; ranch machinery; hay; some household items; Thorin - Bowker Auction Service, sale managers. (Details on page 8.) Wednesday, March 2: LeRoy D. Johnson, 12 miles north of O’Neill and 6 miles east; farm closeout in ■ eluding 110 head of cattle; other ' livestock; ranch and haying ma chinery; grain; household goods: Col. Ed Thorin, O’Neill, auction eer; O’Neill National Bank, clerk. I (Details in next issue.) Early Mom Council Meeting, Lack o f Summonses Factors District Judge D. R. Mounts Monday at 1 p.m., dismissed with out prejudice an application for a temporary injunction brought by two businessmen against the acting mayor of O’Neill, members of the city council and State High way Engineer L. N. Ress. The dismissal was on the re quest of the plaintiffs’ attorneys and came after attorneys for the city contended the court had no jurisdiction because summonses had not been issued. Earlier the court had been isk ed to issue a temporary restrain ing order against the council on a street-widening project contem plated to retain two federal high ways on present locations, througn the business district. The street-widening would affect portions of Douglas street and portions of South Fourth street. The highways are num ber 20 and 281. Meanwhile, at 8 a.m., Monday the council met in special session and “ratified and revalidated" its original contract made last No vember 8 with the state highway department. This concerned pro jects identified as F200(6) and F313(9). The council also hired two spe c i a 1 attorneys, Fredrick M. Deutsch and George Dittriek, both, of Norfolk. The former city attor ney, William W. Griffin, repre sented Ress. Griffin made it clear to the court he was representing Ress, a state officer. Griffin is Holt county attorney, and has been a special city counsel for about two years. In addition the council voted to make a new contract with the state on identical terms. The con tract promptly was executed and forwarded to Lincoln. First Ward Councilman M. J. Golden, who has dissented with the majority all along, voted “no" on all issues. Third Ward Councilman Norb ert Uhl voted “no” on one of the matters. The attorneys for the plaintiff, John R. Gallagher of O’Neill and Harold Connors of Greeley, indi cated they would file a new ap plication for a restraining order and seek a temporary injunction against the council in a “few days” after studying Monday’s council proceedings. The plaintiffs were C. J. Gatz and Jack Arbuthnot, O’Neill bus inessmen. In their petition, which was dismissed, Gatz and Arbuthnot claimed the November action was “null and void” because all coun cilmen had not been notified in writing. For Monday’s 8 a.m., ses sion, called by Acting Mayor Crabb and three councilmen, all councilmen were advised in writ ing. In Monday’s hearing before a crowded courtroom, the city’s attorneys filed a special appear ance. The special appearance was sustained and the defend ants consented to permit the plaintiffs to refile their case and issue summonses. In the judge’s chambers a tenta tive date of March 8 was fi<ed for another hearing. Gallagher and Connors indicated they would review the minutes of Monday's extraordinary session and file’ ai new action. The Monday hearing was an. outgrowth of the city’s plans to rn ake a $61,000 improvement in. order to keep the highways on present location. The citys share of the cost would be $30,500 and would be recoverable by special assessments. Fellowship Has Vesper Program— STUART—The Youth Fellowship of the Stuart Community church held a vesper service Thursday evening at the church. Rev. D. D. Su led the worship service. Afterward the 28 young people attending went to the home of Miss Leola Clements where they were served supper by Mrs. La Vem Clements and Mrs. Charles Moses. Still later in the eve-rung they went to the farm home of Donald Minnig where dessert was served. A collection was taken for a mis sionary project. Games were played for enter tainment and prizes in a hat-mak ing contest were won by Miss Shirley Ready and Gary Lockmon. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Wes ley Cobb and those furnishing cars were Robert Brayton, Mirs. Kelly Meyers, Myron Papke, M. M. Sfaafctuck and Mr. Cobb. Try Frontier want ads! 4 <2 €■