“Voice of Tile Frontier” ^ ^ ^ — Wed. — Sat. - ^ 9:45 AM. — 780 k.c. fageS I to I i - North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper • * • id j** ■ ■■ s ' ' • 1 ' t- V •“ . ■«. Volume 74.—Number 50. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, April 14, 1955. Seven Cents =-^_ ■ • ■ ■- - =■ state hist soc ^ Bowring to Report on Mail Trip Assistant Postmaster General Seidle Gets Bassett Invitation Mrs. Eva Bowring of Merri man, former U.S. senator from Nebraska, hopes to attend the Monday, April 18, meeting of the Save-the-Trains association to be held at Bassett under the auspices of the Bassett Chamber of Commerce. Wayne Marcellus, Bassett Chamber president, is in charge of arrangements for the evening meeting to be held in the Veterans of Foreign Wars audi torium, starting at 7:30 (CST). F. L. Hebard, Bassett imple ment dealer and ‘vice-president of the Save-the-Trains group, said Mrs. Bowring is planning to make a report on her last month’s trip to Washington during which she conferred with Postmaster General Summerfield concerning the decline in “mail haul” on the Chicago & North Western rail road’s pasenger - mail - express trains 13 and 14, which ply daily between Omaha and Chadron. These are the last remaining passenger trains serving vast areas of northeast, northcen tral and northwest Nebraska. Hebard said businessmen, farmers and ranchers interested in the problems relating to the train-saving movement are In vited. Invitations have been sent to civic groups and individual nnlV»iieioctc frnm PaniH S.D., to Omaha. Officers of the Save-the-Trains association Wednesday asked Sen. Roman Hruska (R-Nebr.) to in vite Assistant Postmaster-Gener al Seidle to the Bassett meeting. Seidle is in charge of all mail transportation for the postoffice department. Seidle sat in with Summer field during Mrs. Bowring’s visit last month. If Seidle makes the trip, he is expected to spend most of Mon day in O’Neill. The C&NW trains, 13 and 14, are operating on an experimental basis with streamlined equip ment. The experiment is now in its fifth month of an eight months’ trial. Meanwhile, Cal Stewart, The Frontier publisher and president of the Save-the-Trains association, said O’Neill, Valentine, Chadron and Bassett showed “wonderful passenger revenue gains in March compared to March, 1954.” Ticket sales at O’Ne il in March a year ago totaled $271; this year, $714; Bassett, $187 up to $494; Valentine, $531 up to $1,031; Chadron, $1,046 up to $1,308. “Unfortunately,” he declared, “not all stations can boast such gratifying results.” The passenger - mail - express figures will be principal topics at Monday’s Bassett meeting, Stewart explained. Indra Returns to Soil Work Here Orville Indra, former work unit conservationist at Stapleton, arrived in O’Neill last week to as sume the duties of soil scientist for this area. He will fill the va cancy left by Charles Crook, who moved to Detroit Lakes, ^4inn,, last December. Mr. Indra is not new to ’this area. He spent some time in the Holt district prior to 1949 as a farm planner and since that time has been work unit conservation ist at Stapleton. He will do the soil mapping for the Holt, Boyd, KBR and Cherry county soil dis tricts. O’Connell Home Damaged by Fire ATKINSON—A chimney fire at the Dan O’Connell residence, located immediately west of the Gonderinger Motor company, vir tually destroyed the roof shortly after noon on Wednesday. Fire men battled the blaze for more than a half hour. There was considerable water and smoke damage inside the dwelling. Willatis with AA Brigade— ORCHARD—Army Pvt. David G Willatis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Willatis, route 1, Or chard, recently arrived in Yoko hama and is now a member of the 40th antiaircraft artillery brigade. Private Willatis, a cannoneer with the 753d battalion of the brigade’s 29th group, received ba sic training at Ft. Bliss, Tex. A 1945 graduate of Orchard high school, he was a farmer before entering the army in October, 1954. _ Kindergarten Pupils to Stage Play Kindergarten pupils of the O’ Neill public school will present £ plav, “The Land of Make Be lieve,” at the O’Neill school audi torium. on Friday, May 6. Tht story was written by Mrs. Ralpr Gerber of Lexington, formerly o] O’Neill. Mra. Harry Petersen is the teacher in charge. To Colorado— ATKINSON — Mr. and Mrs Charles Ridgeway, formerly ol O’Neill, have moved to Coloradc Springs, Colo., where Mr. Ridge way will be employed by £ wholesale automotive firm. Mrs Ridgeway is the former Jessit liene Richards. Read The Frontier want ads! Arrives in Hawaii Army Pvt. Francis L. Bau man (above), son of Mrs. Ralph Bauman, 132 Bronson ave., Big Rapids, Mich., recently arrived in Hawaii and is now a mem ber of the 25th infantry divi sion. Private Bauman, an engi neer, completed basic train ing at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. The 18-year-old soldier is a former O’Neill high school stu dent. His address: Pvt. Francis L. Bauman RA 16488571, Hq. Co., 1st Bn., 27th Inf. Reg., APO 25, San Francisco, Calif. James O’Donnell Rites at Atkinson Resident of Holt 75 Years ATKINSON—Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 11, from St. Joseph’s Catholic church in Atkinson for James F. O’Don nell, 78-year-old retired farmer, ftlr. O’Donnell, who had spent most of his life in Holt county, died Thursday morning, April 7, at his home in Atkinson. Rev. William Kelligar, assistant church pastor, officiated. yv c»ij vtwvcu^ tv* j in O’Neill. Pallbearers were John O’Con nell, William Mullen, John Ten borg, Thornes Troshynski Joseph Pongratz, Joe Winkler. * The late Mr. O’Donnell was born September 17, 1876, at Lans ford, Pa., and came to Holt couh ty when he was a smali boy. He was married to Miss Nellie Gallagher at St. Patrick’s church in O’Neill February 1, 1905. The late Rt.-Rev. M. F. Cas sidy performed the nuptial rites. Their wedding day was one of the coldest days on rec ord in Holt county—the mer cury dropping to 40 degrees be low zero. They -celebrated their gold en wedding with a family gath ering at their home January 31, 1955. No open-house was ob served because of the O’Donnells’ frail health. After their marriage, the O’ Donnells lived for six years on farms northeast of Atkinson. In 1911, they moved to a farm three miles northwest of Emmet, where the resided until October, 1953, when they retired and moved to Atkinson. Two children died in infancy. Survivors include: Widow — Nellie; sons—Edmund T., of Hol lywood, Calif.; James M. ol Omaha; John P. of San Francisco, Cailf.; Anthony J. of O’Neill; daughters— Mrs. Rachael (Mary) Pettinger of Atkinson; Mrs James (Anna Rose) Joplir of Denver, Colo.; and Mrs. Nor bert (Helen) Hesse of Monterej Park, Calif.; brother— Anthonj O’Donnell of Atkinson; sisters— the Misses Ellen and Margarei O’Donnell, both of Atkinson; anc Sister M. du Chantal (Bridget) o: Arcadia, Mo., 13 grandchildren. All members of the immediate family were present with the ex ception of one daughter, Mrs Norbert Hesse. Mrs. Gallagher Will Head TB Association The Holt County Tuberculosii association entertained the asso ciation board of directors anc their guests at the annual meet ing and dinner Tuesday evening Annual reports were given b: John C. Watson, treasurer, ant Dr. W. F. Finley, case findinj and medical services chairman A budget report was submittec by Mrs. H. J. Lohaus, progran and budget chairman, and Mrs A. W. Carroll, 1954 Christina; seal chairman. Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher wa: elected to the office of presiden for 1955-’56. Other officers elect ed were J. L. McCarville, jr., firs vice-president; L. A. Becker, sec ond vice-president; John C. Wat son, treasurer, and Mrs. Henr F. Schlueter, secretary. Chairmen elected at the meet ing were Dr. W. F. Finley, casi finding and medical services, ant H. George Hammond, publicity Miss Alice French, A. Nei Dawes and Thad Saunders weri elected advisors to the board o directors. 4-H Family Fun Night April 16 The annual 4-H family fui night will be held Saturda; night, April 16, at the O’Neil high school auditorium. Clul members, parents and leaders a well as other interested person i from the county will be on hani for an evening of fun, entertain met and awards. Frank Beelaert of Page, chair i man of the 4-H leaders, say club members from all over th county are making plans for thi event. Musicians’ Army Here for Contest 30 Schools Participate in Annual District Meeting in Progress O’Neillites happily turn over the city today (Thursday) and Friday to an army of youthful musicians — 1,425 strong — who will be competing in the annual district III high school music contest. The students will repre sent 3 schools. High notes of sopranos and piercing notes of trumpets will be heard on the hilltop as the O’ Neill competition formally culmi nates a year of study and prep aration. There are six out - of - area judges: Carlton Chafee of Ver million, University of South Da kota; Frank Carver of Yankton (S.D.) college; Rolf Espeseth of Bethany college, Lindsborg, Kans.; R. W. Trenholm, Univer sity of Omaha; J. L. Weed of Yankton college, and George Whitfield of Nebraska State Teachers’ college, Kearney. The contest director is Supt. D. E. Nelson of the O’Neill city schools. F. N. Cronin and Elgin Ray, members of the board of education, are general chair men. Designated as heads of the door committee are Mrs. R. G. Shel hamer and Mrs. A. P. Jaszkow iak. Ted McElhaney, Mrs. H. L. Lindberg and Mrs. Ira H. Moss. were in charge of the steno graphic committee. The following schools are en tered: Ainsworth, Atkinson, Bris tow, Butte, Chambers, Clearwa ter, Elgin, Ericson, Ewing, Inman, Key a Paha county (Springview), Meadow Grove, Neligh, Niobrara, Oakdale, O’Neill, Orchard, Page, Rock county (Bassett), St. Bon iface of Elgin, St. Frances of Randolph, St. John’s of Peters burg, St. Joseph’s of Atkinson, St. Ludger’s of Creighton, St. Mary’s of O’Neill, Spencer, Stuprt, Til den, Verdigre and Wheeler coun ty (Bartlett). (Continued on page 6) Girl, 2, Hit by Car; Suffers Leg Fracture Elizabeth Hickey, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hickey, was struck by a car Thursday noon in an alley near the home of her parents. The car, being driven in reverse by Jack Bailey, struck the child in such a way the right leg was fractured. The child’s parents described the injury as a “clean break above the knee”. Elizabeth was taken to St An thony’s hospital. The leg was placed in a cast and on Tuesday the girl was released from the hospital. The child’s parents said the mishap was obviously an acci dent—the child getting into the l path of the backing car. _______________________ NAMED DIRECTOR ATKINSON — F. Ji Brady, prominent Atkinson resident, re cently was named a national di rector of the Izaak Walton league at a meeting in Chicago, 111. The Burlington lines are spon soring a conducted tour to Chi i cago, 111., on Friday, April 22. The tour, which leaves from Fre [ mont, will visit 24 points of in . terest. Mrs. Louis Reimer, jr., is in charge of reservations in O’ , Neill. I Mrs. Ralph Fox (center) with Deputy State Civil Defense Di rector Austin Bacon (left) and a food processor . . . canned water for emergency. Golden Gets Deuce on Hole No. 1 in Season’s Opener M. J. (“Max”) Golden, pres ident of the O’Neill Country club and perennial champ of the club’s citywide tourney, this week ventured onto the course to unlimber in a four some. On the 280-yard par 4 num ber 1 hole, Mr. Golden turned in a deuce. He drove 240 yards and applied the number 8 iron for the approach. The ball was lodged against the pin when Golden, J. B. Grady, H. J. Lo haus and Marvin Miller in spected the cup. James MacLachlan Dies in Hospital Spends Most of Life in Holt County ATKINSON—James MacLach lan, 73, virtually a lifelong resi dent of the Atkinson community, died at 6:40 p.m., Thursday, April 7, in Atkinson Memorial hospital. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 9, from the Presbyterian church in Atkinson. Burial was in Wood lawn cemetery. Pallbearers were Alex For sythe, Glen McClurg, Clarence Focken, Oliver Shane, Sew el! Johnson and Ray Elder. Rev. W. J. Bomer of Ewing anc Rev. F. F. Payas, the church pas tor officiated. The late Mr. MacLachlan wa: born at Janesville, Wise., a sor of the late Mr. and Mrs. Donate MacLachlan. The family came to Holt coun ty when James was about 5 years-old. He resided about 30 years on i farm southwest of Atkinson, re tiring four years ago. Survivors include: Widow — Ruth; daughter—Mrs. Roma Mc Carthy of Gary, Ind.; three grandchildren; brother — Rober H. of Atkinson. WEEK’S WEATHER SUMMARY Hi Lo April 7 .64 24 April 8 .74 34 April 9 .78 37 April 10 .73 37 April 11 .68 36 April 12 63 41 April 13 .62 35 MARRIAGE LICENSE Charles Bruce Grimes, 22 Chambers and Bonita Faye Os bom, 17, Chambers, April 8. ► ■ ■' ■ ■■ ■ ■ - Royal Native to Witness ‘A’ Test To Make Report for Frontier Readers ROYAL— Mrs. Ralph Fox of Lincoln, the former Barbara Reh berg, will witness a late in April A-bomb test at Las Vegas, Nev., in the official party of National Civil Defense Director Val Pet erson. Mrs. Fox, Lincoln housewife and mother, is credited with the idea of canning water for use in civil defense. The idea was pre sented to Otoe Foods, a Nebras ka City food processing firm, and now canned water is ready for the market. The “recipe” for canning wa ter was prepared after trial and error by the army and a technological institute. The process is complicated be cause water becomes rancid, un palatable and unfit for use in a few weeks unless it is prepared with even more care than ordi- i nary food products. Chemist George Kolb of Otoe Fdtxls says canned water is “per fect water,” although it doesn’t taste exactly like water folks are used to. Civil defense leaders say water is a vital fluid since it is used for treating shock, washing wounds, decontaminating sur faces and utensils and alleviating thirst. Also in Peterson’s Nevada bound party will be Gov. Victor Anderson of Nebraska, State Sen. Hal Bridenbaugh of Dakota City, Mr. Bacon, and others. Mrs. Fox was graduated from Royal high school In 1940 and the University of Nebraska in 1944. Her husband is staff pho tographer for the Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln. Her brother, Bruce Rehberg, is a member of The Froniter staff. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Rehberg of Bruns wick. She is the mother of two children. Page, 9, and Kevin, 4. Mrs. Fox has agreed to do an exclusive “eye-witness” story of the forthcoming A-bomb test for The Frontier’s readers and pos sibly will make a direct report for “Voice of The Frontier” ra dio listeners. Urge Lawn Owners Buy Holt Bluegrass New is the time that families are thinking in terms of a good ’ lawn for their home. If you are planning a lawn, special attention should be given to providing ac curate fertility before seeding, thoroughly packing the soil, and the use of recommended grass seeds. The Holt county extension agent has received many in quiries concerning lawn mix tures. He recommends that any one planning a lawn should care fully go over the contents of the seed mixture that he plans to use. Numerous samples have been checked in the county and it is found that some contain serious weed seed, some contain unadapted grasses and many of them contain very little bluegrass 1 seed. “Why not plant homegrown , bluegrass that is high in germi nation, high in test weight and purity, and much more reason able in price compared to other ■ lawn mixtures?” Dawes said. “The supply is plentiful and you will not only be helping your self establish a good stand of bluegrass, but you will be pro moting home industry. Ask your dealer for Holt county bluegrass seed.” Ewingr Scouts to Yellow Banks— EWING—Boy Scout troop 181 started its summer activities on Saturday with a hike. At 9 a.m., the group met at the Scout head quarters to leave for Yellow Banks, popular place for outings, east of Ewing. Time was spent on study of camp craft prepara tion of a meal and a nature hike. I Holt 4-H Leaders \ Feted at Luncheon 1 ATKINSON—The Chamber of ’ Comerce here Monday noon feted ; Holt county’s 4-H club leaders ■ and assistant leaders at a lunch ■ eon. Farley-Tushla American Le gion auxiliary unit served the * luncheon in the Legion building. Rev. Charles Phipps of Atkin l son opened the program with the invocation, followed by a wel 1 come issued by Dr. James E. : Ramsay, president of the C of C. f Mrs. Robert Martens of Atkinson, chairman of the Holt county ex tension council, presented a talk, “ A Word of Appreciation”, and Matthew G. Beha of O’Neill re sponded in behalf of the 4-H leaders present from all sections of the county. 1 County Agent Neil Dawes in [ troduced guests. Music was pro 1 vided by a quartet, which in 3 eluded Calvin McClurg, Don * Frickel, Harry Keller and Dale * Dunn. A talk by Garry Fick of 3 Inman was entitled, “Growing " Pains”. Guy Davis of Lincoln, | assistant state 4-H leader, ex ‘ hibited a film entitled, “Leaders 5 of Tommorrow”. a s Doctor Ramsay lauded the leaders. “If it were not for rur at leadership, it would be im possible to carry on the out standing 4-H program that Holt county has established,” the Atkinson physician de clared. “It is a pleasure for the bus inessmen of Atkinson to have an opportunity to pay tribute to 4-H club leaders who gave so liber ally of their time and talents to train boys and girls to become useful citizens. Among the leaders and assist ant leaders attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G.Beha, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schaaf, Mrs. Robert Martens and daughter, Miss Helen, and son, Robert, Mrs. Mary Havranek, Mrs. Lyle War den, Mrs. Ralph Beckwith, Mrs, i Arthur Harley, Lois Puckett, Caroline Skopec, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Dawes, Mrs. Charles Boyle, Mrs. George Ramold, Mrs. John Babl, Mrs. Bert Barnhart, Mrs. Clarence Gokie, Mr. and Mrs. ; Lloyd Gleed, Arlene Ruhrode, Mrs. Lila Hull, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fick i and son, Garry, Karen and Dean Garwood, Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds, 1 Clarence Gilg, and several others. Polio Serum Ready; 635 to Get ‘Shots’ ‘Shot’ Schedule « • * First O’NEILL Thursday, April 21: St. An thony’s hospital (north door); 8:30 a.m.—first and second grad ers of St. Mary’s academy and O’Neill public school; 9 a.m.— first and second graders of Page, Inman and Chambers public schools. Friday, April 22: St. Anthony’s hospital (north door): 9 a.m.— first and second graders of Ew ing and rural school districts which have elected O’Neill for vaccine administration. ATKINSON Thursday, April 21: Atkinson high school auditorium; 1 p.m.— first and second graders from the Atkinson and Stuart public schools, St. Boniface Catholic school (Stuart) and St. Joseph’s Catholic school (Atkinson). Friday, April 22: Atkinson high school auditorium; 1 pm.—first and second graders of rural school districts which have cho sen Atkinson as the site for vac cine administration. * * * Second O’NEILL Thursday, April 28: St. An thony’s hospital (north door); 8:30 a.m.—first and second grad ers of St. Mary’s academy and O’Neill public school; 9 a.m.— first and second graders of Page, Inman and Chambers public schools. Friday, April 29: St. Anthony’s hospital (north door): 9 a.m.— first and second graders of Ew ing and rural school districts which have elected O’Neill for vaccine administration. ATKINSON Thursday, April 28, Atkinson high school auditorium; 1 p.m.— first and second graders from the Atkinson and Stuart public schools, St. Boniface Catholic school (Stuart) and St. Joseph’s Catholic school (Atkinson). Friday, April 29: Atkinson high school auditorium; 1 p.m.—first and second graders of rural school districts which have cho sen Atkinson as the site for vac cine administration. * • * Third The time for administration of the third—and final—shots in the Salk series will be announced, probably after seven months. Business Courses Here ‘Certainty The Grand Island Business college of Grand Island will open a business school in O’Neill for a term of five to six months. Harry Anderson, college man ager, told The Frontier Wednes day the preliminary response to the possibility of locating a branch at O’Neill had been “very gratifying” and virtually assures an initial term. The school is being brought here through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce. The school specializes in sten ographic, secretarial and busi ness administration courses. To be offered will be secretarial, stenographic, junior accounting and general business, and the bookkeeping and clerk- typist course. Speedwriting shorthand and speedtyping will be used, which materially shortens the time re uired to complete these courses in four to six months and normal ly would require nine to 12 months to complete. The school is fully accredited by the National Association and Council of Business Schools of Washington, D.C., which is the accrediting commission for bus iness schools in the nation. The school, founded in 1882, is recognized as the leading busi ness training school throughout the middlewest. Nearly 60,000 students from 14 states have graduated from the school during the past 72 years. The date for the first classes has not yet been set. Mrs. Ruzicka Entertains— Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka was I host ess to the Jeudi club at her home Tuesday evening following dinner at the M&M cafe. Mesdames Wanser and J. B. Grady had the high bridge scores. Club Hostess— Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh enter tained the Merri-Myx bridge club at a 1=30 o’clock dessert luncheon at her home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. H. S. Moses had the high bridge score. .. . — \ Dread Disease’s Reign of Terror Near End; 1955 Vaccine Best Tentative polio vaccination plans were made positive Tues day on the heels of the important announcement that Salk vaccine is an effective agent for produc ing immunity against the dread crippler. Miss Alice L. French, Holt county superintendent of public instruction, has been made Holt representative of the state board of health in setting up a Salk vaccine inoculation organization. First shots to be administer ed to first and second graders will be in O’Neill and Atkinson on Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22. Second shots will be given in these two cities on Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29. These shots for first and sec ond graders are free. Doctors who are in charge of the vaccine administration have requested that parents accom pany their children if they (the parents) feel parental comfort might be needed. Mrs. Robert Cole of Emmet and Mrs. Robert Clifford of Atkin son will be in charge of clerical aids at Atkinson. Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve of O’Neill, immediate past county polio chairman, said Wednes day more volunteers are need ed at O’Neill to assist with clerical work. Four hundred and four pupils in the first and second grade groups will receive vaccine at O'Neill; 231 in Atkinson. This adds up to 635 pupils whose par ents or guardians authorized the inoculations by signing request forms. The forms were needed to requisition the Salk vaccine. The potent new vaccine began rolling Tuesday night to doctor’s offices to end polio’s long reign of terror. The vaccine was officially li censed for public use by the Na tional Institutes of Health only hours after it had been found safe, effective and powerful in preventing paralytic polio. The vaccine in mass tests last year proved its ability to prevent up to 90 percent of cases of para lytic polio. But since then it has been improved, and this new 1955 model vaccine is the one which the public will begin to get very soon, perhaps within a few days’ time. This vaccine is far better than the vaccine tested last year, and it can theoretically prevent paralytic polio 100 percent, de clared Dr. James Salk, brilliant young Pittsbrugh, Pa., scientist, who developed it. Children would get only two shots of this newer vaccine — spaced two to four weeks apart— if Doctor Salk’s recommendations are followed. They would get a third shot no earlier than seven months after that. Doctor Salk finds this spacing best pulls the trigger of the body’s gun mechanism, flooding billions of protective antibodies into the bloodstream. It is these antibodies which build a wall be tween children and paralytic polio. Holt Polio Leaders Are Thrilled— Holt leaders in. the National Foundation work were entnusi astic about the Salk report: Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve of O’ Neill, immediate past county chairman: “The good news was more-or-less expected, but all oJ us are greatly thrilled.” John H. McCarville of O’Neill, county chairman: “The Salk re sults are wonderful and every one who has helped from the low liest giver on up can share ir some of the credit. The fighl against polio, however, goes on We have a great moral obliga tion to those who are afflicted; still others who may yet be stricken.” To Harwell— Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Perry and family drove to Burwell Sat urday to spend Easter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cavanaugh, sr. Mrs. Cavanaugh and the children remained to visit at the Cavanaugh home for several days. Easter in Omaha— Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shoemak er and daughters spent the Easter weekend in Omaha. They were guests at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schroeder and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs. John Shoemaker and family. y " ■■ 1 ■ ■ Retired Ewing Farmer. 80, Dies Lou?* Schober Rite* to Be Held Friday EWING—Louis Schober. 80, a retired farmer, died at 5 o’clock Wednesday morning, April 13, at a nursing home in Wayne. He had been a guest at the home a bout five weeks, having been in failing health for several years. He suffered a stroke Saturday morning and the attack proved fatal. Funeral services will be con ducted at 9 a.m., Friday, April 15, from St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Ewing. Rev. P. F. Burke will officiate. Burial will be in St. Anthony’s cemetery, southwest of Ewing. A rosary rite will be conduc ted tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’ clock at the home of Mrs. Robert Kreiziger in Ewing. The late Mr. Schober was born near the Austria-Germany bor der, in Germany. He came to the United States at the age of 12 with his parents. The family settled on a home stead 12 miles southwest of Ewing, west of Deloit. Mr. Schober farmed in that locality for many years. He mar ried the former Bertha Law rence at Ewing on April 24, 1904. She died 14 years ago. Mr. Schober remained on the farm about two years after his wife’s death and (hen moved to Ewing, making his home most of the intervening time with his daughter, Mrs. Kreiziger. Survivors include: Daughters— Mrs. Robert (Anna) Kreiziger of Ewing; Mrs. Harold (Leuellan) Jones of Clearwater; Mrs. Emit (Edna) Hldlik of Madison; seven, grandchildren. 'Michiganders’ Run Rail Board The United States railroad re tirement board, located in Chi cago, 111., is being actively ad ministered by “Michiganders”— an affectionate reference to any one whose family ties are of Irish background with an inter lude spent in Michigan. The retirement board is the pension organization that is pay ing retirement and survivor ben efits to railroad employees and their families. One “Michigander” is Col. Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit, Mich., now chairman of the board and former national commander of the American Legion. He was appointed to this position by President Eisenhower in Septem ber, 1953. Another “Michigander,” John J. Harrington of O’Neill, acting administrative assistant to the chairman of the board, has been in charge of the office while Colonel Kelly was in Washington before the senate and bouse ap propriation committees securing the necessary funds for the agen cy for the coming fiscal year. Phil Harrington, an uncle of John J. Harrington, still resides on the old Harrington place northeast of O’Neill. The latter has been in O’Neill for the past several days visiting his family and mother, Mrs. Anna Donlin. He will return to Chicago within the next few days. Omaha ns Spend Weekend Here— Mrs. John DeGeorge and daughters of Omaha spent their Easter vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle C. McKim. Leslie McKim of Omaha visited from last Thurs day until Saturday at the home of his parents. He recently en listed in the navy for four years. He left Monday for Great Lakes naval training center, Chicago, 111. Mr. and Mrs. McKim enter tained at a dinner Saturday hon oring Leslie. Guests were Mrs. John DeGeorge and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tas ler and daughters of At