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Volume 75.—Number 13. O Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, July 28, 1955. Seven Gents
Mother M .Bertrand to Alliance
Mother M. Bertrand (above), head of St. Anthony’s hospital
since before the institution’s opening, has left the position to go St.
Joseph’s hospital, Alliance, to convalesce. No successor has been
named. Mother Bertrand, who is the former Alice Fleming of O’
Neill, arrived here in July, 1952, to direct the preparation for open
ing of the one-half-million-dollar medical center. The hospital was
opened September 21, 1952, and Mother Bertrand has been the
chief administrator since that time. She was hospitalized here for
several weeks this summer.—O’Neill Photo Co.
Mercury at 104;
Rain Brings Relief
Retired Woman
Lawyer Dies at 55
°With Secret Service
During War
INMAN — Miss Grayce Mc
Graw, 55, who had been admitted
to the bar associations in Okla
homa, Wyoming and Washington,
D.C., and who during World War
II was a secret service operative,
died at 11:30 p.m., Sunday, July
24, in an Omaha hospital. She
had been hospitalized about three
months.
About a week before her
death she bad submitted to
heart surgery and the hospital
attendants reported she was
“doing well.”
The late Miss McGraw had
been in failing health a number
of months. She was hospitalized
in Omaha for four months about a
year ago and suffered a heart ail
ment.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 9:30 a.m., today (Thurs
day) from St. Patrick’s Catholic
church in O’Neill. Burial will be
in Calvary cemetery under the
direction of Biglin’s.
Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan,
church pastor, will officiate.
Pallbearers will be Earl Watson,
Elwyn Smith, Horace Keil, Fred
., Moore, John Sobotka and Kenneth
Smith.
The late Miss McGraw was born
April 22, 1900, on a farm near
Creighton, the daughter of the
late Thomas and Margaret Mc
Graw. When she was four-years
old, the family moved onto a
farm in Oklahoma. Miss McGraw
was graduated from Chickasha
(Okla.) high school and began her
college education in Oklahoma
City. She was awarded her law
degree in Washington, D.C.
Miss McGraw made a career of
civil service work in the nation’s
capitol. She was employed by the
department of interior, was the
first woman to be a member of
the treasury department’s tax ap
peal board, and during World
War II worked for the secret ser
vice.
Miss McGraw made the of
ficial interrogation of Capt. Ed
die Rickenbacker after the lat
ter had been adrift in the Pa
cific for days.
She was a member of St. Pat
rick’s church at O’Neill. She came
to Inman about three years ago to
retire and to reside near her
brother, Harry. She came here
from Burlington, Wyo.
Survivors include: Brothers —
Harry of Inman; John of Verdon,
Okla.; Ray of Meeteeise, Wyo.;
Gordon and Roy, both of Glen
dale, Calif.
Tuesday was a memorable day
in Holt county on two counts:
1. The mercury climbed to 104
degrees officially — the highest
mark for the season.
2. Thunder showers during the
afternoon and evening chased
away the torrid temperatures and
broke a dry spell, which had the
pastures, the growing corn crop,
lawns and gardens on the ropes.
Showers set in about 11:15
p.m., at O’Neill after rain had
threatened since late afternoon.
Intermittent rainfall until mid
night brought .30 of an inch of
ficially.
Meanwhile, Atkinson enjoyed
a 45-minute mid-afternoon show
er which brought welcomed mois
ture, totaling about half an inch.
Monowi and Verdel received
afternoon showers and Plainview
and Page were on the privileged
list early Tuesday evening.
The Chambers locality Tuesday
received about an inch of mois
ture. There was a good shower
about 8 o’clock and a shower la
ter in the night.
Lloyd deed, who lives six
miles west of Chambers, said
water was standing on his place
and described it as a “wonder
ful rain”.
The Deloit community on the
Wheeler-Holt county line salvag
ed only a drop from the scattered
showers. North of Ewing at the
Frank Cronk, Walter Sojka, Lyle
Davis, Herbert Kemper places
more than an inch fell. Mr. Cronk,
who lives north of Emporia or
about 12 miles north of Page, es
timated “well over an inch” at
his farm. ^
The town of Ewing fared about
like O’Neill—.30 of an inch.
Vincent M. Thiele, who lives
six miles west of Clearwater, said
.80 of an inch of moisture was re
corded Tuesday night at his place
although neighbors to the south
received only a sprinkle.
»imp me ground was so
thirsty the meager amount of
moisture was immediately
soaked up, the showers broke
the dry spell and more showers
are forecast today (Thursday).
Harold Summers, who lives
about 12 miles northeast of Page,
has harvested 50-bushel average
oats. They were planted April 25
and fertilizer was used. Ivan
Heiss, in the same area, cut 45
bushel oats planted about the
same time without fertilizer.
All ranchers in the Amelia lo
cality are busy haying. The crop
is reported “very light” on the
high ground but “quite good” on
the lower ground.
Farmers and ranchers are
rushing around to get the har
vesting and haying done. The la
dies are canning and helping in
the fields. Could use a little mois
ture in the Deloit community.
Oats are turning out better than
expected in the Riverside com
munity, east of Ewing. This is
particularly true in view of the
dry spring.
“Com and alfalfa need a lot of
rain,” according to Mrs. Carl
Christon, The Frontier’s corre
spondent there. “Harvesting and
haying are in full swing.”
Weather summary:
Hi Lo Prec.
July 21 . 95 72
July 22 _ 92 73
July 23 .. 87 67
July 24 . 87 56
July 25 . 98 65
July 26 .104 76
July 27 . 99 67 .31
Returns Home—
Miss Catherine Ann McCarthy
returned home Wednesday morn
ing after spending the past two j
weeks visiting her sister, Miss I
Beverly, in Omaha.
Guests at Curran’s—
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Cleary
and boys visited at Francis Cur
ran’s on Sunday evening.
Miss McGraw . . . rites today.
Ewing Man
Struck by
Locomotive
Slowing Train Hits
‘White Object’ at
Clearwater Station
EWING—Cecil A. Bergstrom, 43,
who operated the Sinclair service
station in Ewing, was killed early
Saturday morning, July 23, when
he was struck by the 1:05 east
bound Chicago & North Western
passenger train at the Clearwater
depot.
It is thought that he was en
route to his home at the time. He
had spent the evening attending
the free day celebration at Clear
water and was seen leaving a
Clearwater cafe a short time be
fore, where he had ordered a
late dinner in the company of his
wife.
C&NW officials reported
Bergstrom was lying curled up
between the rails when he was
struck by the diesel engine.
Only the pilot of the diesel en
gine passed over Mr. Bergstrom’s
Bergstrom ... no one wit
nessed the accident.
body, and he was not struck by
the wheels, the railroad reported.
Sidney McNeely of Norfolk was
engineer; Mike Palacek of Nor
folk was fireman, and Marvin
Bergland of Fremont was con
ductor. The train was held until
the Antelope county sheriff ar
rived to investigate.
McNeely and Palacek said the
train was coming into the station
to stop and was traveling slowly.
Engineer McNeely said he thought
a white object between the rails
was a piece of paper.
Bergstrom was wearing a
white shirt and dark trousers.
There was no one else around
the station platform and no
agent was on duty.
When the locomotive got close
enough that the engineer could
tell it was a man, the emergency
air brake was applied but not
quite soon enough to avoid the
accident.
The accident happened in front
of the depot.
No inquest was held, according
to the Antelope sheriff, Lawrence
Ritcher. The body was examined
by Dr. Frank McClanahan of Ne
ligh.
Bergstrom suffered a fractured
leg, arm and collarbone.
Relatives said it was possi
ble Mr. Bergstrom might have
suffered a heart attack or had
taken a fall. He had complain
ed of not feeling well in the
cafe.
The late Cecil Alvin Bergstrom
was born March 14, 1912, at Staf
ford. He grew to manhood in the
Page community, later moving to
Ewing.
In July, 1945, he was united in
marriage to Geneva Tanner of
Spencer. The past few years he
has operated the Bergstrom Oil
company of Ewing.
Mr. Bergstrom took an active
part in civic affairs. He served as
chief of the village fire depart
ment and at the time of his death
was a member of the village
board, acting as water commis
sioner.
This spring he purchased a
home near the Elkhom hotel,
across from his service station.
Preceding him in death were
his parents and one brother.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, at
the auditorium of the Ewing pub
lic school.
Rev. W. J. Bomer of the United
Presbyterian church officiated.
Presiding at the piano was Mrs.
Wilbur Spangler. Favorite hymns
were sung by Mrs. Harriet Welke
and Mrs. Vera Anson.
Pallbearers were H. E. Lampert,
LaVem Finley, Ray Angus, Art
Kropp, Fay Neisius and R. H.
Shain. Honorary pallbearers were
Max Wanser, Loyd West and Al
len Pollock. Ushers were Wayne
Shrader and John Napier.
Members of the Odd Fellows
lodge also took part. The late
Mr. Bergstrom was a member
of that lodge.
(Continued on page 6)
Reverend Dix
to Speak Here
The annual Holt county Sun
day-school group gathering will
be held Sunday, July 31, at the
Homer Ernst grove northwest of
O’Neill.
The morning service starts at
10 o’clock. Rev. C. P. Turner will
be the morning speaker. The af
ternoon service starts at 1:30 o’
clock with Missionary Earl E. Dix
of Butte as speaker. He is a re
turned Africa missionary.
“Everyone is welcome to these
services,” a spokesman said
Gambles Plan
Birthday Event
Amateur Musicians
to Be Heard
Manager Henry Lofflin of
Gambles in O’Neill reports inten
sive preparations are being com
pleted for the firm’s 21st anniver
sary sale to be held during August.
It was 21 years ago Gamble
Skogmo, Inc., of Minneapolis,
Minn., then at the ripe young age
of nine, decided to establish an
O’Neill company-owned and op
erated store.
a a muucot ucgummig tiitr
store has grown into a 3 *6-floor
department store, the biggest in
north-central Nebraska.
Mr. Lofflin says all shoppers in
the area will be entertained while
they shop on Thursdays and Sat
urdays during the sales event.
Purchases of “little or no profit
items” were made six months ago
in preparation for the August
birthday party. Each week these
items, including furniture, appli
ances and clothing, will be offered
at “real savings,” Mr. Lofflin de
clares.
Gambles are inviting those
who are musically inclined or
trained to enter a music con
test. There are no age limits or
disqualifications. Anyone so in
clined is invited to compete,
Mr. Lofflin explains.
Each contestant will be paid at
the rate of one dollar per hour for
the time they perform. The public
will vote on the popularity of the
performers cons; iered best. Each
full dollar spent on any one floor
entitles a customer to one vote for
their favorite entertainer. The
contestant receiving the most
votes at the end of the month
will receive $20 in cash.
Each contestant is to furnish his
or her own instrument. Perform
ances will be on Thursday and
Saturday afternoons and evenings
throughout the month unless nu
merous entries make it necessary
to offer time on other days of the
week.
Top contestants will be permit
ted to broadcast on “Voice of The
Frontier” programs, which will
originate on Wednesdays from
Gambles furniture (third) floor.
The public is invited to watch the
half-hour broadcasts, starting at
9:30 a.m. Broadcast dates from
Gambles are August 3, 10, 17 and
24.
Mr. Lofflin suggests that all can
didates stop in as soon as possible
at the office in the store so that
performance schedules can be
worked out.
New 4-H Building
Nears Completion
24-Page Supplement
Tells Premiums
Featured in this issue is a 24
page Holt county fair supplement
published by the Holt County Ag
ricultural society, sponsors of the
annual fair. The exposition dates
this year are August 17, 18, 19
and 20 and the fair, as usual, will
be held at Chambers.
Hundreds of dollars in pre
miumss will be awarded to 1955
fair exhibitors. Categories, classi
fications and amounts are to be
found in the premiums for open
class and 4-H exhibits. There are
dozens of other stories and pic
tures concerning the forthcoming
four-day event which will be
high-lighted on the entertainment
side with an RCA-approved ro
deo, with $1,500 in prize money.
Wednesday, August 17, has been
designated as entry day; Thurs
day, August 18, as judging day;
Friday and Saturday, August 19
and 20, as entertainments. The
rodeo will be presented under the
lights both on Friday and Satur
day.
The Chambers Commercial
club has established 4-H awards
again this year. Loving cups will
be presented to exhibitors with
the best animals in their class
from the purple ribbon winners
in each class, regardless of breed.
(Details on page 16 in the sup
plement.)
Finishing touches are being put
on the new 4-H exhibit building
—the latest addition in a contin
uous improvement program. Fair
officers and directors helped build
the exhibit hall, which has been
partially financed by 4-H clubs
and Ak-Sar-Ben.
Detailed program information
will be published later.
Thelma and Joyce Summers . . . recall fateful May 1^,—The Frontier Photo.
Teacher in Dramatic Recovery
By a Staff Writer
Late in the afternoon on May
18 three sisters were enroute to
their farm home northeast of
Page. They hgd spent the after
noon at a rural school where the
oldest of the sisters, Miss Thelma
Summers, 17, had just completed
teaching a term of school.. They
had spent the day mopping up the
place . . . the car was filled with
books, papers and personal effects
belonging to the teacher, who was
contemplating a long and enjoy
able summer.
Riding homeward with her that
afternoon were her two sisters,
Leona, 16, and Joyce, 12.
Suddenly, with a rending crash
two cars collided on an intersec
tion on a country road 13 miles
east of O’Neill.
The three girls were taken by
ambulance to St. Anthony’s hospi
tal. Two men in the other car,
Louis Juracek and Henry Meyers,
both of Niobrara, were taken to
Creighton for medical attention.
Doctors soon determined Le
ona and Joyce were not seri
ously hurt and would recover.
From Creighton came word the
men were not badly injured.
But the news concerning the
smiling and pert little school mom
was different. Doctors gave her
about an hour to live. She suffer
ed multiple internal injuries, skull
fracture and considerable hemorr
haging.
They pumped blood and more
blood into her twisted body. A
call went out for blood donors.
Relatives and close friends kept
a vigil near the hospital. And they
prayed.
By a thin thread she clung to
life. More and more blood was
needed. Hours passed. Then days.
The hospital posted bulletins.
The messages were cryptic and
not encouraging.
Thelma lay unconscious for
days. Gradually she began to re
gain consciousness and after sev
eral weeks she could recognize
people and make known wants—
but couldn’t speak. She was into
the clear, apparently, and on the
way to recover.
After 33 days she was released
fiom the hospital and taken to her
home to recover.
One day her father, Harold
Summers, asked her a question.
She said: “No.”
That was her first word after
a prolonged, agonizing silence.
More words came. Last week her
Wesleyan Methodist church group
held a picnic in the Page park and
she conversed with most of them.
Thelma now walks about the
house—with assistance. She writes
and has pasted together a scrap
book. The first clipping, taken
from the May 19 issue of The
Frontier, was headed: “Driver, 17,
Critically Injured.”
One day she asked to be driv
en to the scene of the accident.
She had never known the inter
section was strewn with books,
papers, broken glass, blood and
auto wreckage. '
About the future? Miss Sum
mers, now 18, hopes to recover
sufficiently to resume teaching at
the start of the second-half of the
1955-’56 term.
She has baffled the medicos
since that fatal May 18 afternoon.
At the clip she is traveling on the
road to recovery, she might be
back in the teaching groove soon
er than that.
Sousa Awards to
Johnson, Shoemaker
Jaycees Honor Best
Prep Musicians
First annual presentation of
the John Phillip Sousa awards
was made Sunday to two high
school pupils. The presentation
was made by Cecil Baker, presi
dent of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
The honirs went to Miss Mar
delle Johnson, who was voted the
outstanding music student by
members of the O’Neill public
school band, and to Miss Charlene
Shoemaker, voted similar honors
by the St. Mary’s academy band.
Miss Johnson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Evans, is attending
music camp at Interlochen, Mich.
Her mother accepted the award in
her behalf.
Miss Johnson plays the flute
and earlier this season was in
vited to play in an orchestra
created in Oklahoma composed
of students from several states.
Mis Shoemaker is the daughter
of Mrs. Leona Shoemaker. She
plays clarinet in the SMA band
and has been a leader in the mu
sic field at her school.
The honors were bestowed at
intermission in a concert present
ed Sunday afternoon in Ford’s
park by the Municipal band, un
der the direction of Prof. Charles
B. Houser.
The Jaycees have provided a
permanent plaque for each
school. Each year an individual’s
nameplate will be added. In addi
tion, Sousa medallions will be
presented to the individual win
ners.
DOCTOR DWYER DIES
Dr. John Dwyer of Council
Bluffs, la., well-known physician
and surgeon in the Omaha-Coun
cil Bluffs area, died early Wed
nesday, July 27, in an Omaha
hospital. Mrs. H. E. Coyne of O’
Neill, a sister, was called to Om
aha Monday. Doctor Dwyer was
born at O’Neill, and was graduat
ed from the Creighton university
college of medicine in 1911.
Make Caravan Trip^
to Kansas City—
Boyd Boelter of O’Neill and
Roy Boelter of Verdigre joined
the WJAG caravan to Kansas
City, Mo., on Saturday and Sun
day to watch the Kansas City
Athletics play the New York
Yankees.
Miss Johnson . . at Interioch
en music camp.
Miss Shoemaker . . . best mu
sic student in SMA band.—O’
Neill Photo Co.
Earl Fox Dies
in Hospital Here
Earl Fox, who formerly operated
a confectionary store here for a
number of years, died Wednesday
evening, July 27, in St. Anthony’s
hospital.
City Golf Qualifying
Rounds Begin—
Qualifying play for the city
wide golf tournament starts this
v eek at the Country club.
All players are to turn in their
qualifying scores to A. P. Jasz
kowiak by Tuesday, August 2.
There will be flights for all play
ers, Jaszkowiak said.
Mrs. Loran Kruse, 36,
III 9 Months, Dies
Young Mother Buried
at Albion
Mrs. Loran M. Kruse, 36, moth
er of two children, died at 110
a.m., Monday, July 25, at her
home located 16 miles south of
O’Neill and one mile east. She
had been ill nine months.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 27,
from Bethany Presbyterian
church, east of Chambers, with
Rev. Ralph Chamberlain of
Grand Island officiating. Burial
was in Rose Hill cemetery at Al
bion under the direction of Big
lin’s. Pallbearers were Mark Grib
ble, Charles Fauquier, Ralph Hoff
man, Max Farrier, OmarMcClen
ahan and Emil Klabenes.
The late Mrs. Kruse, whose
maiden name was Veva Lor
raine Hinkle, was born Novem
ber 16, 1918, in Platte county,
a daughter of G. W. and Ella
Eschliman Hinkle.
On May 11, 1940, at Fullerton
she married Loran M. Kruse. The
couple became the parents of two
sons and one daughter. One son,
Gary Loran, died in infancy.
The Kruses came to Holt coun
ty in March, 1943, from Boone
county.
The late Mrs. Kruse was a
member of Bethany church, the
Ladies Aid society of that church
and the Rebekah lodge.
Survivors include: Widower—
Loran; daughter—Karen Ann, 14,
at home; son—James Randall, 10,
at home; parents—Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Hinkle of Albion; brothers
— Everett Hinkle of Buckeye,
Ariz.; Elmer Hinkle of Peters
berg; Vilas Hinkle of Selah,
Wash.; and Merle Hinkle of Ogal
lala. sisters—Mrs. Melvin (De
lores) Hovelshrud of Petersberg
and Mrs. Gerald (Maxine) Wal
rath of Loretto.
Schmohr, Gibbs
Purchase Houses
Virgil Laursen, real estate brok
er here, announced this week that
Walter Schmohr has purchased the
“middle” dwelling of three houses
owned by C. H. McManus. The
“west” house was purchased by
Verlyn G. Gibbs.
The relatively new McManus
dwellings are located on East Clay
street, between Ninth and Tenth.
Frontier for printing!
Company D
Will Leave
for Ripley
Tank Outfit Joining
Other Guards for
Two-Week Period
Two officers and 49 enlisted
men, representing company D of
Nebraska’s 195th national guard
tank battalion, will leave O’Neill
early Sunday for a two-weeks’
encampment at Camp Ripley,
Minn.
The commander, Capt. J. L.
McCarville, jr., said the unit
would assemble earlier and leave
the armory at 7:30 a.*n., for a
fortnight of active duty.
A noon stop will be made at
Sioux City and the company will
bivouac that night at Marshall,
Minn. The convoy will continue
on to Ripley on Monday. Ripley
is located near Brainard in the
Minnesota north woods country.
Thousands of guardsmen from
several midwestem states will
converge there for the training
period. The active duty dates are
July 31 to August 14.
The O'Neill tankers are look
ing forward to field training
conditions with tanks.
The roster residences are O’
Neill except as designated:
Capt. J. L. McCarvill, jr., com
manding officer; 2/Lt. Ben Vid
ricksen, deputy commanding of
ficer, both of O’Neill.
M/Sgt. Erwin W. Kramer (first
sergeant).
Sergeants first-class: Robert W.
Amen, Harmon M. Grunke, Low
ell E. Nesbitt, Edward T.
Schmuecker of Atkinson.
Sergeants: Roger W. Bennett of
Ewing, Ardell H. Bright, James
E. Gallagher, Wilmar A. Young
of Orchard.
Corporals: John H. Eley, jr., of
Orchard, James E. Fleming, Har
lan A. Kloepper, Edward S. Price,
Donald L. Setting of Elgin, Milo
D. Snyder of Orchard, Robert T.
Stevens.
Privates first-class: Clifford D,
Erb of Osmond, Kenneth L. Haas
of Ainsworth, Virgil E. Holz, Ver
non D. Johnson, Eldon E. Quinn
of Ainsworth, Richard P. Schlenz
of Elgin.
Privates E-2: Elmer L. Becker,
jr., of Lynch, Charles Dale Bei
lin, Dean W. Connot, Richard E.
Cook of Walnut, Richard O. Dye
of Spencer, Oscar C. Eaton of In
man, Gail Lloyd Heiser of Mon
owi, Vernon L. Held of Venus,
Thomas J. Hickman of Atkinson,
Kenneth L. Huston of Emmet, Eu
gene R. Janzing, Richard D.
Johnson of Spencer, Lyle D. Ko
pejtka of Inman, James Thomas
Lueken of Lynch, Alfred R. Mey
er of Lynch, Herman C. Meyer, .
jr., of Atkinson, Carman A. Nor
wood of Lynch, Donald E. Ober
mire of Atkinson, Norman F.
Reese of Plainview, Harvey L.
Sorensen of Creighton, William
W. Strope of Orchard, Richard F.
Wright of Ewing. .
Privates: Donald J. Larson of
Clearwater, Frederick A. Mueller
of Creighton, Charles F. Scripter
of Atkinson, Robert D. Tams of
.Ewing, E. Leroy Butterfield.
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Holt Youths Break
Jail at Lynch
BUTTE — Three Holt county
youth, who were sentenced to
jail at Lynch last week and later
broke out of jail, are back in
custody and serving their senten
ces in the Boyd county jail here.
The three are James Kubik and
William Orsborne of O’Neill and
La verne Thurlow of Stuart.
They were arrested at Lynch
on charges of disturbing the peace
and molesting two Lynch girls,,
and were meted 30 days in jail by
the police judge there.
After breaking out of jail they
returned to Holt county. Sheriff
Claude Collins of Butte went to
Holt county during the weekend
and returned the three to the
Boyd county jail, where they are
now serving out the sentences.
Old Settlers
to Reunite—
The annual Old Settler’s picnic
will be held on Tuesday, August
2, at the Elmer Devall grove,
where it has been held in the
past. There is much interest in
the picnic this year and additional
entertainment is being planned.
NEW LOCATION
Wick’s Body Shop will be open
for business Monday, August 1,
in their new, larger building, situ
ated on US highways 20-281, two
blocks north of Earley’s Service
Station. The firm, owned by
Marlin Wichman, formerly was
located on West Douglas.
BREAKS . COLLARBONE
ATKINSON — Ronald Bouska,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bouska
of Atkinson .fell from a haystack
last Thursday and suffered a
fractured collarbone. He is in At
kinson Memorial hospital.
According to the results of a
study made by the B. F. Goodrich
company, American families are
driving 700 miles more per year
than they drove 15 years ago.
