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North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper
Volume 75.—Number 1._O’Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, May 5, 1955. Seven Cents
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Named King, Queen of Sports
Jerry Cuddy and Mary Lou Uhl were named king and queen of
sports at the athletic banquet held Sunday eve in the gym of St.
Mary’s academy. The,king, chosen from the senior class, was elec
ted by the pep club and the queen, also chosen from the senior
ranks, was elected by the athletes. (Story and more pictures in
next issue.—The Frontier Photo.
Sen. Nelson’s LB 554
Goes to Unicam Floor
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Mrs. Daniel Hansen
Expires Suddenly
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Longtime Residnet
J lt° of Meek Locality
-. Mrs. Daniel CH. Hansen, 65,
.died suddenly Saturday morning,
April 30, at her home in the Meek
' ^community.
Funeral services were conduc
ted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May
4, from the Assembly of God
church with Rev. Wayne Hall,
church pastor, officiating. Burial
was in Paddock cemetery under
the direction of Biglin’s.
The late Hester Melvina But
Mrs. Hansen . . . her husband
died in December.
7,0 tolph, daughter, of William and
Alice Buttolph, was born Nov
ember 28, 1889, at Boone, la., and
mcoved to Nebraska with her par
ents in 1900. The family settled
on a homestead in northern Holt
county.
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On April 13, 1911, she mar
ried Mr. Hansen of the Black
bird community. They became
the parents of 10 children—
four of whom died in infancy.
Mr. Hansen died December
» 28, 1954.
The Hansens continuously
made their home and built up
one of the finest farms in north
ern Holt county. The two sons
reside on the homeplaee.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. William (Mabel) Mulhair
of Lynch; Mrs. Charles (Mildred)
Gifford of Dorsey; Mrs. Warren
(Lila) Ebbers of Firth; Mrs. Ed
ward (Bernice) Zach of '"Nio
brara; sons—Kennis D. of O’Neill;
and William G. of O’Neill; bro
thers—Albert Buttolph of Sher
idan, Wyo.; Austin Buttolph of
Spokane, Wash.; Howard But
tolph of Oregon City, Ore.; Les
ter and _ Leonard Buttolph, both
of Malta, Mont.; sisters—Mrs.
Edward (Mae) Henifin of Brain
ard, Minn.; Mrs. Vern (Hazel)
Newton of Saco, *VIont.; Mrs.
Clifford (Lela) Wells of Red
bird.
She was preceded in death by
her parents, one sister, Mrs.
Laura More; also by one brother
and one sister.
Ashers in East—
Mr. and Mrs. Homer E. Asher
and daughter, Miss Donna, de
r. pared Saturday for Conneticutt
' where they will visit their daugh
ter, Mrs. Joe Bangs, and her hus
band, Sergeant Bangs. The latter
■ will be leaving this month for
North Africa with the air force.
-> Mrs. Bangs, the former Evalyn
.. Asher, will return to O’Neill with
her parents and will he employed
. a? book keeper at the Spelts-Ray
Lbr. Co.
Praire Fire at
Lierman Place—
AMELIA—A prairie fire last
Friday at the Ira Lierman place,
' caused considerable alarm due
to the high wind. The blaze was
brought under control in a short
time without much damage.
The blaze cut a swatch within
50 feet of some of the Lierman
buildings. Atkinson’s rural fire
department answered the alarm.
Frontier for printing!
State Sen. Frank Nelson of O’
Neill herded a complicated bill
to the floor of the legislature
this week against powerful op
position.
On April 27 he asked the Ne
braska legislature to initiate LB
554—a bill which would eliminate
flagmen from the C&NW’s last
two remaining passenger-mail
express-trains in north-Nebraska.
Almost half the C&NW’s losses
could be overcome by amending
the “full-crew law”, he said. The
legislature gave special permis
sion—weeks after the deadline
for filing of bills had passed
On Monday a hurryup hearing
was held before the judiciary
committee. Railroad brotherhood
spokesmen, representing all the
major railroads in the state,
testified against the measure,
sighted safety reasons and pre
cedence. ,
Officers and directors of the
Save - the - Trains association
backed up Senator Nelson in
support of LB 554. The com
mittee in executive session im
mediately tallied three votes
to kill the proposal, three
three to keep it alive, and
three failed to vote.
The train-savers, chagrined be
cause the effort had encountered
bitter opposition from the labor
unions—the “primary benefact
ors” in keeping the trains in op
eration—advised Senator Nelson
they had expected cooperation
from the brotherhoods and there
fore' would abandon the fight. But
Senator Nelson stayed in the bat
tle—alone.
The judiciary committee, head
ed by Sen. Joseph Martin of
Grand Island, met at 8 o’clock
Wednesday morning in special
executive session and reported LB
554 onto the floor by a 7-1 vote.
An amendment was tacked on at
the request of the brotherhoods,
providing for elimination of the
flagman while the railroad is
losing money.
The train-savers told the com
mittee they did not care how the
law was amended, just so it
would help hold trains 13 and 14.
Senator Nelson predicts
“rough sledding” ahead but is
hopeful. The origional “full
train crew” law wras passed in
1907.
c Meanwhile, In Washington the
postoffice department said it was
holding up the promised 10-thou
sand-dollars’ mail increase for the
C&NW pending “further study”.
Cal Stewart of O’Neill, presi
dent of the Save-the Trains as
sociation, has said he is
not concerned over the delay be
cause the assistant postmaster
general had privately and public
ly "announced the additional mail
revenue would be made available,
some of the haull being taken
from the Burlington at Crawford.
Katherine Verzal
Dies at Atkinson
ATKINSON—Funeral services
were conducted at 9:30 a.m.,
Monday, May 2, from St. Joseph’s
Catholic church for Mrs. Kath
erine Versal, 81, widow of the
late Joseph Versal. She died here
at 4 p.m., Friday, April 29, at her
home here. She had been ill
about two years.
Rev. William Kalligar officiat
ed and burial was in St. Joseph’s
cemetery. Pallbearers were six
nephews— Frank Wewel, John
Weichman, Edward Bouska and
Joseph and Conrad Kramer and
Anton Weichman, all of Stuart.
The late Mrs. Versal was
born in Germany on September
15, 1873. She came to the Uni
ted states at the age of . 12 and
was married in Atkinson. Her
husband for many years was in
the mercantile business.
Mr. Verzel died in 1933.
Survivors included: Sons—Ed
ward of O’Neill; Ray, George
and Lew, all of Atkinson; daugh
ters—Mrs. Peter (Mary) Gond
eringer and Mrs. Michael (Ber
tha) Gonringer both of Atkinson.
One son, Karl, and one daugh
ter, Josephine, preceded their
mother in death.
O’Neill Man
Dies in Auto
Accident
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Ejner Petersen, 62, Is
Victim as Car Hits
Bridge Near Norfolk
Ejnar Petersen, 62, chef at the
Town House here, was killed a
bout 12:40 a.m., Tuesday, May 3
on U. S. highway 275 about 2%
miles west of Norfolk. Petersen
was traveling westward alone
w'hen his car crashed against a
bridge railing.
State highway patrolmen said
the car swerved across the
highway and struck the railing
on the south side of the bridge.
Two pipes of the railing rammed
into the car, one going through
the windshield and to the left of
the steering wheel. The other
one rammed under the hood.
The impact knocked off tLc
rear door of the right side and
the machine was badly wreck
ed.
Petersen had made a trip to
Norfolk that day and was return
ing. He has been chef at the
Town House since the firm
opened in 1950.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 a.m. today (Thurs
day) from the Methodist church
under the direction of Biglin’s.
Rev. W. B. Smith will officiate.
The burial wil be at Logan,
la., near the grave of his wife.
The late Mr. Petersen was
born September 2, 1892, at Nast
ved, Denmark, a son of Emil and
Kristine Rasmussen Petersen.
He came to the United States in
1918.
On August 27, 1927, at Coun
cil Bluffs, la., he married
Xerxa Whitney. They became
the parents of one daughter—
Christine. Mrs. Petersen died
several years ago.
Surviviors include: Daughter—
Mrs. Richard (Christine) Sanders
of O’Neill; two grandchildren;
father—Emil of Denmark; bro
ther—Axel, also of Denmark.
2-Car Crash Kills
Former Resident —
EWING—Mrs. Arthur Fleming,
31, the former Betty Woeppel of
Ewing, was instantly killed Sun
day morning in a two-car colli
sion on a country road near
Stacyville, la. The Flemings were
enroute to church.
Mr. Fleming is in a serious
condition in an Osage, la., hos
pital. A woman in the other car
also was killed and her husband
also was seriously injured.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Fleming are
former Ewing residents and had
been living at Stacyville about a
month. Mr. Fleming until recent
ly had been a postoffice employee
in Omaha.
Their two small daughters were
not seriously injured.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m. today (Thurs
day) from the Methodist church
at Ewing. Harold Milliken of
Norfolk Christian college will of
ficiate.
Survivors include: Widower—
Arthur; daughters—Gale, 7, and
Carol Kay, 5; sister—Mrs. Pat
Burke of Ewing; brother—Rus
sell Woeppel of Ewing, and par
ents—Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Woeppel of Ewing.
Mrs. Charles Lawrence of O’
Neill is a sister-in-law of the late
Mrs. Fleming.
Boy, 7, Killed in
Dash into Street —
BASSETT—Robert Lee Town
send, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Townsend of here, was in
stantly killed here early Thursday
evening, April 21, when he was
struck by a tank truck on high
way 20, near the intersection with
Bassett’s Main street.
The mishap occurred in front
of the Weston service station. The
truck was driven by Dale
(“Duke”) Kersenbrock of O’Neill.
The lad had been in the Kosy
cafe, next door to the Weston
station, and started for his home
which is straight across high
way 20 from the cafe. Mrs.
Townsend operated the cafe.
The truck was going west
headed for Ainsworth when it
struck the child.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10:30 a.m., Saturday from
the Methodist church with Rev.
Russ Schafer officiating. Burial
was in Memorial Park cemetery
at Bassett.
Survivors include: Parents;
brother—Gerry, 4.
A coroner’s jury Friday morn
ing ruled there was no cause for
criminal action as a result of the
boy’s death.
WEATHER SUMMARY
April 28 . 68 38
April 29 . 78 44
April 30 . 83 56
May 1 . 90 62
May 2 . 94 62
May 3 . 87 54 !
May 4 . 74 40 1
This is the car in which Ejner Petersen, 62, of O’Neill was fatally injured.—Photo courtesy
Norfolk Daily News.
Mrs. Julia Hinze, 77,
Burial at Hamburg
Inman Woman, 111 3
Weeks, Dies
INMAN—Mrs. Julia Hinze, 77,
of Inman died at St. Anthony’s
hospital in O’Neill Thursday af
ternoon, April 28, following an
illness of three weeks. She was
admitted as a patient to the hos
pital Thursday, April 7. Four
days before her death she lapsed
into a coma and never regained
consciousness.
Mrs. Hinze was born in Farra
gut, la., Fremont county, June 3,
1916.
William Hinze and Julia Kri
er Hinze were united in mar
riage at Hamburg, la., Septem
ber 28, 1901. There were no
children.
She and her husband came to
Holt county in 1913 and lived
here until 1916, when they moved
to Blair where they were resi
dents until 1922. At that time the
Hinze’s returned to Hamburg,
la.
Mr. Hinze died at Hamburg
August 28, 1934.
Mrs. Hinze retuned to Holt
county in 1952 and resided here
until her death.
Funeral services were conduct
ed in O’Neill at 2 p.m., Saturday,
April 20, at Biglin’s chapel. Rev.
E. G. Smith, pastor of the Christ
Lutheran church of O’Neill, offi
ciated.
The body lay in state at Big
lin’s until Saturday evening, and
was forwarded by rail to Ham
burg.
Funeral services also were con
ducted at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May
1, in Hamburg with burial in the
Hamburg cemetery.
Survivors include: Brother —
Henry Krier of O’Neill; sister —
Miss Eugenie Krier of O’Neill;
several nieces and nephews.
ivura jimrm
Mrs. Hinze ... to Holt
in 1913.
Wind takes Off
Top of Water Tower
STUART—Lloyd Papke, 11,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Pap
ke, received painful injuries
Monday when he he was struck
by the top off of the town’s
water tower. The metal cover
had been blown into the street
during a severe wind storm a
bout 10 o’clock.
He received a scalp wound
which required three stitches, al
so bruises on his back and head.
The Papke family was leaving
the theatre when the mass of
metal and wood was hurled into
the street near their car.
There are numerous reports
of uprooted trees and damaged
farm buildings in this vicinity.
A meager amount of rain fell.
The Fritz Brockman family
were supper guests at the Walter
Pease home Wednesday evening,
April 27. !»,
125 File Complaints
on Land Valuations
Appraisal Experts to
Hear All
More than one hundred per
sons jammed the Holt county
courthouse Monday to keep an
appointment with a real estate
appraisal expert regarding valua
tions. The E. T. Wilkins Associ
ates representative didn’t reach
O'Neill until mid-afternoon.
Ten days ago approximately
10,000 notices were sent to real
estate owners advising that Wil
kins representatives would confer
with persons wishing to make
valuation comparisons. The cards
advised that the Wilkins hearings
would be conducted throughout
this week—May 2 through 6.
Late Wednesday, County As
sessor W. F. Wefso told The
Frontier all persons who have
filed protests on valuations by
5 p.m., Friday, May 6, will be
heard at a later date.
Persons wishing to discuss val
uations with the Wilkins repre
sentative have congregated each
day at the courthouse.
The county board of equaliza
tion is scheduled to meet Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday,
May 16, 17 and 18.
Wefso indicated the questioners
are mostly from rural real estate
owners, most of the city and
town properties having been ap
praised last year.
The Wilkins representatives
say they use a scientific basis
for equalizing property valuations
for taxation purposes.
VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE
Three Holt county selective
service registrants left O’Neill
Wednesday as volunteers: Charles
Dean Farrier of Chambers; James
Wanser of Ewing, and Nejib S.
Glantous of Chambers.
Single Day’s Baby Crop in Reunion
On July 3, 1954 four doctors
and an unaccounted number of
nurses and nurses’ aides got into
the act when six babies were
bom in St. Anthony’s hospital.
The stork didn’t visit the hospital
the day before, neither did he
show up the day following. But
he concentrated on July 3. The
harvest of six babies in a single
day stands as a record produc
tion.
Ten months later — Tuesday,
May 3—the mothers of the re
cord holders decided to have a
reunion in O’Neill. Five of the
babies, three boys and two girls,
made an affair out of it, too (see
accompanying photo).
The record-setters and their
parents are:
Warren Wiley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Wiley of O’Neill,
who soon are moving to Montana.
(Warren, incidently, is the
“youngest” of the baby crowd.
Marsha Stauffer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stauffer of
Page.
Vicki Holz, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis L. Holz of O’
Neill.
Scott Lee Mellor, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Duane Mellor of O’Neill
(he’s the “oldest” of the babies).
Michael Hibbs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Hibbs, jr., of Star
(he’s the heftiest—28 pounds).
The sixth member of the un
usual group is Cathy Childers,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Childers of Petersberg, formerly
of Chambers. Cathy couldn’t
make it to O’Neill for Tuesday’s
party held at the Mellor home.
Mrs. Gerber Here
for Program—
Mrs. Ralph Gerber of Lexing
ton, formerly of O’Neill, will ac
company on piano “The Land of
Make Believe”, which will be
presented Friday, May 6, at 8
p.m. by the O’Neill public school
kindergarten. Mrs. Gerber is
the composer of this production;
also other presentations given by
Mrs. Harry Petersen’s kinder
garten class.
A meeting of Korean service
veterans interested in agriculture
classes will be held t o n i ght
(Thursday) at the O’Neill public
school vocational ag room.
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These babies made history in O’Neill . . . (left-to-right): Warren Wiley, Marsha Stauffer, Vicki
Holz, Scott Lee Mellor, Michael Hibbs. — The Frontier Photo.
Boy, 2, Struck by
Father’s Truck
STUART — Dickie Skala, 2,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Skala,
had a narrow escape Saturday
when he was struck by a truck
his father was driving.
The bone in his arm above the
elbow was cracked and his
shoulder was bruised.
MUCH NEWS OMITTED
Due to a large volume of late
advertising, considerable news
matter and advertising matter
necessarily has been omitted
from this issue. All important
omissions will be caried in the
May 12 issue. — PUBLISHER.
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Sievesend, South
Join Police Force
Wert Transferee! to
Street Dept.
Joseph Sivesend of Orchard
and Ray Smith of O’Neill Tues
day night were appointed to the
O’Neill police force by the city’s
new mayor, Alva Marcellus. The
appointments were among the
first official duties performed by
the mayor after taking office.
Siversend served in the Far
East with the army’s military
police. Smith also a former ser
viceman, served four years in
central Nebraska with the Ne
braska safety patrol. Both have
had considerable law enforce
ment experience,
Joe Wert has been transferred
to the street department.
Harry Jolley, who has “filled
in” as night policeman since the
death of Walter Calkins, will
continue as a night patrolman.
Mayor Marcellus presided at
Tuesday’s council meeting in
which one new councilman was
seated—Fired Heerman of the
Third ward. Marcellus also was
elected in the April 5 election.
The council intends to trans
form the Yantzi building, 116
South Fourth street, into a police
headquarters with public rest
, room facilities.
Considerable discussion was
! devoted to the municipal! water
! problem. A recent test v.rell has
been completed and might work
out satisfactorily. Additional test
wells are being considerd.
Borg Is Elected
Jaycee President
Membership Drive Is
Underway
Norfolk and Neligh Jaycees
Thursday night at O’Neill assist
ed 40 young men from this town
to organize a Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Dwayne Borg was chosen pres
ident; Cecil Baker, first vice
president; George Janousek, sec
ond vice-president; Ed Murphy,
secretary; D. V. Robertson, treas
urer.
The O’Neill Jaycees plan to
meet tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock to elect directors and
make plans for their charter
night. Meanwhile, a membership
campaign is moving ahead. There
is no age limit on membership,
because associate memberships
are open to men above 35-years
old.
In addition to the election, the
program included a film, "The
Jaycee Story”, and a question
and answer period.
Those present from Norfolk
were Dale Walker, state exten
sion chairman; Gene Briard. lo
cal extdhsion chairman; Ardell
Weddingfield, district 6 vice-pres
ident; Wayne Lindell, president;
Jim Williams, Jack Portz, V. El
don Ziegenbein, Sgt. Paul Adams
and Ray Muller.
2 AWOL Soldiers
Being Held Here
Ernest Earhart of Elgin and
Robert Hunter of Lincoln, two
soldiers from Ft. Leonard Wood,
Mo., who have been absent with
out leave, are being held here by
Holt County Sheriff Leo Tom
jack.
Tomjack said the pair had sto
len a car in Eldon, Mo., drove it
to Inman where it was aban
doned. At Inman they helped
themselves to a 1951 Ford tudor
owned by Raymond Luben of In
man. The machine was taken
from the street on Saturday
night.
The two soldiers were arrested
at Neligh by the Antelope county
sherriff and brought to O’Neill to
await charges.
Sunctay evening dinner guests
at the home of Mrs. Carrie Borg
were her son and daughter-in
law, Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Hubby,
of Rudd, la., Miss Bonnie Hubby,
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hubby, Au
dry Still and June Ernst, all of
Wayne. The group was here for
the homecoming at Center Union
church.
Mrs. John J. Harrington ex
pects to drive to Sioux City to
meet her husband, who will
spend the weekend in O’Neill.
Frontier for printing!
Lambert
Rites Held
at Bethany
Farmer, 66, Dies in
O’Neill Hospital;
Well-Known in Holt
EWING—Funeral services were
conducted at 2 p.m.. Tuesday,
May 3, for Carl E. Lambert, 66, -
who died Sunday, May 1, in St. -
Anthony’s hospital at O’Neill. C;
The rites were held at Bethany
Presbyterian church, southeast of
Chambers, and burial was in the
Trussell rural cemetery under
the direction of Biglin’sl
The late Mr. Lambert was born
December 12, 1888, at Ewing.
He was married June 3, 1913,
at Swan, Nebr., to Ida A. Dailey,
i The Lamberts resided many
years in the Ewing-Chambers
vicinity and Mr. Lambert enjoy
ed a wide acquaintance in the
county.
He was active in many
county affairs and wasa mem
ber of Bethany church.
Survivors include: Widow;
sons— J. W. of St. Paul, Minn.;
Stanley of Ewing; Thomas D. of
Chambers; daughters — Mrs.
Kenneth LaRue of Ewing; Mrs.
J. M. Wadsworth of Hay Springs,
and Mrs. D. N. Goranson of
Bellevue.
Rev. J. Ollin Kennell of O’
Neill, pastor of Bethany church,
officiated.
Lawrence Burley
Burial at Phoenix
SPENCER—Lawrence Ambrose
Burley, 54, died Wednesday, April
27, in Sacred Heart hospital,.
Lynch, following a one-year oll
ness.
Funeral services were conduc
ted1 at 2 p.m., Sunday, * May I,
from the United Lutheran church
xraaoifci aiR tn sbav letjng ajaif
semetery. Rev. Charles Henning
officiated. Pallbearers were nep
hews.
The late Mr. Burley was born
at Harris, la., March 7, 1901, and
was the oldest son of Everett and
Meta Burley. He moved to Holt
county with his parents, in 1910,
residing on a farm northeast of
Atkinson. In 1936, he moved
with his parents and two young
er sisters to a farm near Spen
cer. He spent one year in Wash
ington lumber camps.
He never married and was pre_
ceded in death by his parents,
two sisters, Undine and Inez.
Survivors include: Sisters—
Mrs. August Wabe of Portland,
Ore., Mrs. Lyman Burnell of
Spencer; Mrs. Ada Stewart of
Bloomfield; Mrs. Alfred Good
fellow of Auburn, Wash.; Mrs.
Lyle Wilson of Anthon. Ia., Mrs.
Johnnie Everett of Auburn,
Wash.; Mrs. Roy Olson of Seattle,
Wash.; brothers—Floyd of Mo
line, 111., and Everett of Ran
dolph; 11 neices and 14 nephews.
Mrs. Charles Boyle
Named Grand Regent
The CDA held a business
meeting and election of officers
Tuesday evening at the KC hall.
Those elected were: Mrs.
Charles Boyle, grand regent; Mrs.
Oliver Ross, vice-regent; Mrs.
Anthony O’Donnell; prophetess;
Miss Catherine Donohoe, finan
cial secretary; Miss Mary Crow
ley, treasurer; Mrs. John J.
Harrington, monitor; Mrs. Ed
ward Dumpert, historian; Mrs.
Herman Janzing, lecturer; Mrs.
John Hickey, organist, and Mrs.
John Pribil and Mrs. Nora Mul
len trustees.
The door prize was won by
Mrs. M. A. Schelkopf. High
prize was won by Mrs. Francis
Gilg and second high prize by
Mrs. James Mullen. A luncheon
was served by the committee.
Miss Mary Ellen Boyle was com
mitteee chairman.
2 Vehicles Collide
on U.S. 281 Bridge
A northbound car driven by
George Sladek of Chambers and
a southbound pickup, driven by
Clifford Walters of Chambers,
sideswiped on a US highway
bridge immediately south of the
C Bar M ranch about 5:30 a.m.,
Wednesday. Both vehicles were
badly damaged, according to De
puty Sheriff James Mullen.
Young Walters was taken to
St. Anthony’s hospital, shaken up
but not, seriously hurt. The Wal
ters vehicle was owned by the
youth’s father, Lyle Walters of
Chambers.
206 Boyd Pupils
Gets Shots—
LYNCH—Two hundred and
six Boyd county children from
both public and parochial schools
received the Sr.Ik polio vaccina
tion this week.
Three Boyd county medical
doctors participated in the pro
gram.