14,000 Miles in 1939
Jalopy Without a Flat
By MRS. N. D. ICKES
The Frontier’s Feature Writer
A Page small-scale farmer, Dur
an Rutherford, has the distinc
tion of having driven more than
14-thousand interesting miles de
void of accident or incident—
without even so much as a flat
tire to mar the pleasure of his
travel.
In the making of that record, he
has driven his 1939 model car
over most of the famous federal
and state highways and has vis
ited 40 of the 48 states.
Leaving Page the first of De
cember, 1953, after the farm work
was done of the season, he visit
ed his brother-in-law and sister
and their family at Talaquah,
Okla., and the Tommy Jacobsen
family at Intercession City, Fla.,
enroute to Lake Alfred. He spent
the months of December, January
and February there picking or
anges at 18 cents per box. A good
picker could pick 80 to 100 boxes
a day.
June 1 he began a leisurely
trip north. Enroute he drank
from the spring that seeped into
the Confederate prison at An
derson ville, Ga. That famous
spot has been made into a park.
He visited the Bible school at
Cincinnatti, O., and the mission
at Crosswell, Mich., on his way
to an apple-picking job at Gib
sonburg, O.
He rented his farm that season
and December 1, 1953, found him
on his way back to Lake Alfred
for three months of orange pick
ing. This time he traveled the fa
in o u s Pennsylvania turnpike,
which he thinks is 90 percent safer
than other highways. He crossed
the Potomac river and drove
through the historic Shenandoah
valley on the east side of the Blue
Ridge mountains.
He climbed a 2,800-foot moun
tain just for the thrill and drove
through Carolina and Georgia on
the coastal side.
On March 8, Duran began the
long trek home by way of Colum
b u s, Ga., Vicksburg, Miss.,
Shreveport, La., Texarkana, Ark,
and Talaquah, Okla., through
Kansas City to Humboldt, where
he visited Friel Kerns.
He looked up some friends at
Lincoln and arrived home in time
to assist his brother, Homer, with
the farming operations during the
’54 season.
Early fall found Homer in pos
session of the cornpicking job and
Duran taking to the open road.
This time he headed west with in
tentions of picking apples in
Washington state.
xie visuea me Bill Townsends
at Osage, Wyo., Joe McGuires at
Portland, Ore., and Matt Rhodes,
his mother and sisters at Bakers
field, Calif., arriving at the home
of his cousin, Walter Hunt, at
Riverside, Calif., in time for
Christmas.
There he met a number of old
acquaintances and acquainted
himself with the strange winter
weather conditions for the
Christmas season.
He continued his way follow
ing the established southern route
to Phoenix, Ariz., where he spent
a month with his nephew, Nor
man Wood.
Thirty days of apple picking
neted him $270 but a day’s work
is quickly translated into gas, oil
and food, necessities of travel.
Duran returned to his home at
Page, through Colorado, and set
tled himself down to another work
season in order that he might be
ready for another travel season,
providing the crops turn back
sufficient profit to warrant the
expenditure.
What was early fall in Nebraska
changed in a week’s time to har
vest time of fall fruit in the
Northwest, with sage brush and
mountainous regions in between.
Unbelievable, the comparison be
tween a snowbound, frigid Ne
braska Christmas season and the
strange atmosphere of comfort
and relaxation of the more tem
perate California.
The urge to see America first
has left Duran only North Dako
ta, Maine, New Hampshire, Ver
mont, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New Jersey and Delaware yet to
visit.
With his guitar as his traveling
companion, he has found the fruit
camp people and small church
groups appreciative audiences as
he sang and played his own ac
companiment.
With pardonable pride, Duran
will tell you he drove a nonde
script jalopy over 14-thousand
miles without expense other than
necessary gas and oil and the or
dinary care given any motor in
daily use.
Mrs. Harold E. Femau ... June bride in church ceremony
at Butte.
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Stuart News
A/lc Mark B. Kaup is spending
a 30-day furlough with his par
esnts, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kaup,
jr. Airman Kaup came from Scott
air force base in Illinois.
A/lc Duane Ackerman of Kelly
airforce base, San Antonio, Tex.,
reports back this week after
spending a 15-day furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clem
Ackerman.
Pvt. Willis Berry left Saturday
for Ft. Bliss, Tex., after spending
a 10-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Berry.
Norbert Kaestle and Mrs. Marie
Brunsman of Cincinnati, O., came
Sunday to spend a week visiting
Mrs. Anna Meusch and other rel
atives. Mrs. Carl Kaestle
and daughter, Laureen, who have
been visiting here the past two
weeks, will return home with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Engler and
daughter, Helen, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. John Simons in Valen
tine Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Higgins
of Brocksburg visited with Mrs.
Josephine Timmermans Saturday.
Mrs. Julie Fountain of Clinton,
Ind., came Friday to the Cal Al
lyn home to meet her mother,
Mrs. Mertie Parrish of Thompson
Falls, Mont., and left on Satur
day, taking Mrs. Parrish home
with her. Mrs. Parrish had been
visiting at the Allyn home three
weeks, having come with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Shire of Scapoose,
Ore. Mrs. Parrish is a sister of
Mr. Allyn and Mrs. Fountain and
Mrs. Shire are nieces.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wymore of
Council Bluffs, la., visited from
Friday until Monday with Mr.
and Mrs. Mahlon Shearer. Mr.
Wymore is a brother of Mrs.
Shearer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Allyn and
family of Grants Pass, Ore., visit
ed with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cal Allyn, and other relatives
from Tuesday, July 5, until Fri
day.
Mrs. Bruns Notes
Anniversary—
Mrs. J. R. Bruns celebrated her
birthday anniversary Sunday af
ternoon at her home in O’Neill.
The following were in attendance:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bruns and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
Poland, all of Sargent; Mr. and
Mrs. Connie Calloway and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Don Jackson
and family, all of Ainsworth; Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Nietfeld of
Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Calkins and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Hunt and Mrs. Irma
Redd, all of O’Neill. Mrs. Harold
Calkins baked the birthday cake.
William R. Holsclaw, accom
panied by his sister, Mrs. Merle
Murdy, came Saturday from Lin
coln to visit their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Holsclaw. Mr. Holsclaw
stayed Saturday night at Lynch,
where his wife and daughter were
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
William Holsclaw and daughter,
Judy, and Mrs. Murdy returned
to Lincoln Sunday afternoon.
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Mary Lou Podany
Weds Harold Fernau
BUTTE—Miss Mary Lou Pod
any, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Podany, and Harold E.
Fernau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam E. Fernau, were married
Saturday, June 18, in the Sts.
Peter and Paul Catholic church at
Butte. Rev. Edward Gill officiated
at the double-ring ceremony.
Miss Shirley Podany sister of
the bride, was maid-of-honor. Miss
Dorothy Hahn, classmate of the
bride, was bridesmaid. Lucy Kay
Podany and Kathyl Vi Fernau
were flower girls. Rodney Fish
was ringbearer.
Dean Fernau, brother of the
bridegroom, served as bestman.
Merle Sieler, cousin of the bride
groom, was groomsman. Ushers
were Keith Wilson and Marlow
Halbur.
Miss Helen Ien, organist, play
ed the wedding music and accom
panied Donald Schmitz as he sang.
A dinner was served to 135
guests at the Butta Legion hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fernau are
graduates of the Butte high school.
They will make their home in
Butte after a wedding trip to the
Black Hills.
kscape Injury When
Car Upsets—
CHAMBERS—Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest Jungbluth and four boys
were involved in what might have
been a serious accident last
Thursday afternoon. TTieir car,
an old Ford, went out of control
on U.S. highway 281 near where
the new oil joins the old road,
nine miles northeast of Cham
bers.
The car turned over in the
ditch, badly damaging the ma
chine. None of the occupants was
injured. Roland Harvey brought
the family home.
Eagle Creek Clubbers
Spend Fouth at Andes—
A Fourth of July picnic was
enjoyed by the members of the
Eagle Creek 4-H club at Rest Ha
ven on Lake Andes, S.D. One
member, Janet Hull, was absent.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
James Curran and Ardell and
Judy and Peggy Curran.
Some of the members stopped
at Pickstown, S.D. on the way
home and enjoyed a motor boat
ride.—By Mary Jo Curran, news
reporter.
Arrive From Omaha—
Mr. Joe Swoboda and daughter,
Delores, of Omaha came Satur
day, July 2, to spend a few days
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bartos
and family.
Mrs. Helen Glandt
Expires in Hospital
LYNCH — Word was received
in Lynch by friends telling of the
death of Mrs. Helen Glandt at a
Norfolk hospital. Mrs. Glandt will
be remembered as the former
Miss Helen Roe, oldest daughter
of the late C. F. Roe, formerly of
Lynch.
Mrs. Glandt had been a hospital
patient for several years.
Other Lynch News
Mr. and Mrs. Don Allen and
family visited at the Soren Soren
sen home at Star Wednesday eve
ning, July 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Glaze of
Rapid City, S.D., visited Lynch
friends last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mahlen
dorf and daughters were Butte
visitors Tuesday July 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Tater Merchant
of New Mexico are here visiting
the former’s mother, Mrs. Vera
Allen, and family.
Clair Conway and son, Tommy,
of Sioux City spent Friday at the
Wallace Courtney home.
Mrs. Charles Hull of Utica visit
ed Mrs. Hull at the George Tuch
home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jehorek of
Ogallala spent the weekend at the
Vince Jehorek home. The men are
brothers.
Herbert Whetham and daugh
ters, Edith and Marian, of Omaha
spent the Fourth of July weekend
at Ed Whethams.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Kascan and
family of Butte spent last Thurs
day at the Wallace Courtney
home assisting Wallace celebrate
his birthday anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zach and
family of Niobrara spent Sunday
visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Papstein
and son of Spencer spent Satur
day with Mrs. Nata Bjornsen.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Baker of
Fairfax, S.D., spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Bud Spelts arrived home Satur
day, July 2, for a 20-day furlough
with his mother here. Bud is in
the air force.
Kenneth Stewart arrived here
Thursday, June 30, for a 20-day
furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Art Stewart. Kenneth is
in the air force.
Mr. and Mrs. John Whetham of
Greeley, Colo., spent several days
recently visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whetham.
Jerry Courtney accompanied her
brother, A/lc George Courtney,
to visit at the Frank Courtney
home in Oregon. George will then
report to his camp in Washington
state.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hammon
and family of Bristow visited at
the Ed Johns home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vince Jehorek
and relatives from Ogallala were
sightseeing at Ft. Randall dam
Sunday, July 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Darnell
are due home this week having
been vacationing on the West
coast for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Held of
Page and Mr. and Mrs. Erroll
Held and family of Star enjoyed
a picnic supper at the Don Allen
home July 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Pinker
man and baby of Redbird were
Lynch visitors Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norton Christen
sen and Russell Christensen of St.
Paul, Minn., visited Lynch
friends Sunday. The men are
former Lynchites.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed McGintie of El
Monte, Calif., spent last week
visiting oldtime friends here. Mr.
McGintie was a Lynch grocer 35
years ago.
Claude Petersen of Omaha has
been visiting the Leman Huber
home the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whetham ac
companied Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Whetham to Omaha and Lincoln
to visit relatives.
Mrs. Don Allen attended thej
Dusatko funeral at O’Neill on
Wednesday, June 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Crawford
and family visited Mr. and Mrs.
Kern and family of Sheridan,
Wyo., at the Dalbert Nelson home
near Redbird Sunday, July 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Halva attend
ed the funeral of their nephew,
William Mitchell held at Butte
Tuesday, July 5.
Mrs. Tillie Novak and son,
Louis, spent Friday afternoon at
the Vince Jehorek home.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Purviance
attended the William Mitchell
funeral at Butte Tuesday, July 5.
day, July 3, for Kansas where he
will now be stationed. He spent
a 30-day furlough here with his
parents and other relatives. He
had been in Tokyo, Japan, for
several months.
Joe Randy Micanek, Albert Lee
Brady, Kathleen McDonald, Ve
ronica McDonald and Jackie Lue
ken recently attended 4-H camp
at Long Pine.
Rev. J. Keith Cunningham re
turned home Saturday, July 2,
from Fairmont, Ind., where he
attended the Wesleyan 29th quad
rennial general conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Poole of
Ohio visited relatives here recent
ly.
Holt Legion, Aux
to Convene at Page
ATKINSON—The annual Holt
county convention of the Ameri
can Legion and auxiliary will be
held at Page Friday evening, July
15, with the Page post and auxil
iary unit in charge.
Legionaires and auxiliary
members will be present from
Atkinson, Stuart, O’Neill, Cham
bers, Ewing and Page. County
Commander John Grutsch of O’
Neill and county auxiliary presi
dent Mrs. Grutsch will be in
charge of the meeting. District
Commander, Jerome Henn of Pe
tersburg and District Vice-Com
mander, Charles E. Chace of At
kinson will be present. Mrs. C. C.
Becker, district president of the
auxiliary, has also been invited.
In addition to the regular order
of business, there will be an elec
tion of county officers.
Bride-Elect Feted
at O’Neill—
STUART—Miss Helen Martens
of Atkinson and Miss Arlene Ru
roede of O’Neill entertained at a
prenuptial shower for Miss Helen
Engler at the Muff apartment in
O’Neill Thursday evening, July 7.
Miss Engler received many
gifts. A lunch was served by the
hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Byers and
Mrs. C. E. Yantzi came Saturday
from Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Byers
returned on Sunday. Mrs. Yantzi
remained for a longer visit.
Report Given
on 4-H Club Camp—
The Elkhorn Valley 4-H club
met at the Allen Miller home Fri
day, July 1. All members were
present except two. Roll call was
answered by naming “something
you have done to prevent an ac
cident.” Terry and Lynn Galla
gher gave a report on 4-H club
camp held at Long Pine as they
were the only two from our club
attending.
After the business meeting
Emily Dusatko and Ruth Ann
Schaaf gave a demonstration on
making a pin cushion. After the
different projects had met, we had
pie and kool-aid for lunch. On
Wednesday afternoon, June 22, i
the sewing project girls met at
the Elmer Schaaf home and fin
ished painting their sewing boxes,
cut out their needle cases, and
made pin cushions.
The next meeting will be held
at the Mary Lewis home Friday
evening, July 15.—By Maureen
Schaaf, newsreporter.
Enjoyable Day Spent
on Club Tour—
The Elkhorn Valley 4-H club
went on their club tour June 5
sightseeing at Ft. Randall dam.
Seven families made the trip:
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Judge and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. George Skopec
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Schaaf and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Miller and family, Mrs.
Leonard Dusatko and family, Mr.
and Mrs. William Grothe, jr., and
Fred, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Grothe and family, Mrs. William
Grothe, sr., Mrs. Ruth Barnes and
Lorene Judge. They gathered at
Emmet and left together. At noon
we ate our picnic dinner at Rest
Haven at Lake Andes, S.D.
After dinner we looked at
everything of interest around the
lake. We then went to the Ft.
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Randall dam. Two years ago we
went on a tour to the dam and
things have really changed.
Several pictures were taken
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