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Volume 75.—Numbre 2 1.__O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, Sept. 22, 1955._ Seven Cents
James Gunter . . . crawled
home from school during ’88
blizzard. (Story at right.)
Van Buren Bound
Over at Butte
Overflow Crowd at
All-Day Session
BUTTE— An overflow crowd
Monday necessitated moving a
preliminary hearing in a moto.
vehicle homicide ease from the
county courtroom to the district
courtroom.
Willard Van Buren of O’Neill,
20-year-old father, was bound
over to the district court after a
preliminary hearing in Boyd
county court. Judge John P.
Classen presided at the all-day
session.
The charge against Van Buren
resulted from the death of Daniel
Kersch, passenger in a car driven
by Van Buren, in an accident
which occurred about two miles
west of Spencer on U S. highway
281 early August 21.
Monday’s hearing had been
continued from September 19,
v hen a defense motion to require
County Attorney William L.
Brennan to file a bill of particu
lars was granted by the court.
Julius D. Cronin of O’Neill is de
fense attorney.
The bill of particulars charg
ed the denfendant with three
offenses of unlawful operation
of a motor vehicle — reckless
driving, exceeding the legal
speed limit at night and driv
ing while intoxicated.
The state called nine witness
es. Among them were Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Marx, who live about a
quarter-mile from the accident
scene. Mr. Marx was the first
person to arrive there after the
crash. Residents living near the
highway testified they were
awakened in the early morning
hours by the sound of a car trav
eling at high speed and then
heard the crash.
Two Butte girls testified they
saw Van Buren with a group of
boys in a cafe at Bonesteel, S.D.,
the night of the accident and
that there were four cartons of
beer on the table where the boys
were seated and that when the
boys left the beer disappeared.
Dr. R. E. Kriz of Lynch, who
examined Van Buren after the
accident, testified that a labora
tory test of Van Buren’s blood,
taken the night of the accident,
showed a percentage of alcohol
in the range considered to be in
toxication.
Also testifying about the ac
cident were Sheriff Claude Col
lins of Butte and State High
way Patrol Sgt. Ray R. Shor
ney of Ainsworth.
Defense Attorney Cronin made
several motions asking dismissal
of the action and dismissal of
each separate charge, but all were
over-ruled by the court.
The defendant was ordered
bound over to a later session of
district court. The defendant’s
bond, filed August 23 when the
action was filed, was ordered con
tinued.
Van Buren was hospitalized at
Limch following the accident,
taken to Butte where he was
held, and later was hospitalized
at O’Neill.
’56 Ford Going
on Display Friday
H. J. Lohaus, manager of the
Lohaus Motor company here, has
announced that the 1956 Ford
will go on display at showrooms
here Friday, September 23.
“Ford brings greatest safety
news in a generation,” Mr. Lo
haus explains. “Ford also brings
Thunderbird power, styling and
design in the 1956 models.”
Calkins Joins
Continental—
Harold Calkins, veteran em
ployee of the Thompson company,
has commenced work with the
Continental Baking company,
manufacturers and distributors of
Wonder bread.
“The addition of Mr. Calkins
to our staff is in line with in
creased demand for our products
in the O’Neill area,” explained
E. S. Muxfelt of O’Neill, district
manager for Wonder.
BECOMES MASTER MASON
NIOBRARA—A Master Mason
degree was conferred on Bolton
Randa, son of Vac Randa of Ver
degree, in ceremonies here Fri
day night. L. G. Gillespie, past
master of .Garfield lodge 95, O’
Neill, was present.
(Another story on page 8)
EWING—A lifelong resident of
the Ewing community, James
H. Gunter, 83, was the oldest
person present last Thursday
evening for the 35th annual sun
set banquet sponsored by the
Women’s Society of Christian
Service at the Methodist church
parlors.
Mr. Gunter was born April
15, 1872, only a short distance
northeast of town. His parents
were the late Calvin and Lavine
Gunter. His father had fought
with the North during the Civil
war and had filed for a home
stead across the Elkhorn river
from the farm where James now
lives with his son, Lionel.
The family spent the early
years in a log cabin, burning
twisted hay and cow chips for
fuel.
James married Elsie Hoke at
Neligh. Antelope County Judge
James Field performed the cere
mony.
The Gunters became the par
ents of 13 children—one dying in
infancy. Mrs. Gunter died Oct
ober 29, 1941.
Mr. Gunter recalls the grim
blizzard of January 12, 1888, and
his crawling part of the way
home from school that day,
guiding himself by holding onto
a fence. He attended school in
town.
His father had gone to Neligh
for flour and got back as far as
Clearwater. There was consid
erable apprehension in the fam
ily concerning the welfare of the
elder Mr. Gunter.
.nr. uunier is a memoer ui
the United Presbyterian
church. He counts 27 grand
children and 12 great-grand
children.
He lost his right arm by amp
utation in 1933 following a tree
felling accident. His brother,
DeWitt, who lives in Ewing, has
one leg amputated.
Mr. Gunter has one other bro
ther, B. R., who lives in Twin
Falls, Ida., and a sister, Mrs.
Rose Beckman, who resides at
Ronake, 111.
The children are:
Mrs. Lyle (Lavine) Switzer of
Ewing; Lionel of Ewing; Mrs.
Steve (Jennie) Shavlik of Cham
bers; William of San Francisco,
Calif.; Mrs. R. A. Hord of Ew
ing; Clairmont of Corona, 111.;
Mrs. Oakley (Henrietta) Babcock
of Oakland, Calif.; Lafayette of
Hoskins; Mrs. Michael (Isabelle)
Cronin of Denver, Colo.; Mrs.
Dayton (Everal) Wood of Chico,
Calif.; James of Genesco, 111.;
and Mrs. Joyce (Tony) Montal
van of Somerset, Mass.
S. C. Barnett, Wife
Note 50th Wedding
AMELIA—Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Barnett quietly observed their
50th wedding anniversary Tues
day, September 20.
Because of Mrs. Barnett’s hav
ing recently had major surgery,
the day was spent quietly.
A number of friends called to
wish them happiness and to bring
gifts. Twenty-one families gave
them a gift of two beautiful
bouquets of chrysanthemums.
The Barnetts received many
cards, gifts and phone calls.
Their daughter, Mrs. Glen
White of Amelia, prepared the
supper and baked the anniver
sary cake. Mrs. Edith Anderson
was the only guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnett were
married at Lincoln September
20, 1905. They had three chil
dren—Mrs. Glen White of Amelia
and son, Laurence of Greeley,
Colo. A daughter, Lucile, died
at the age of three.
The Barnetts moved from Ant
elope county to Holt county in
1930. They moved from the ranch
south of Amelia to Amelia five
years ago.
They had planned to spend
their anniversary in the moun
tains in Colorado and the trip
was to be a gift from their chil
dren. But because of ill health,
it was necessary to postpone the
journey.
They have five granddaughters.
6 Holt Registrants
Are Volunteers
Six Holt county selective ser
vice registrants departed Wed
nesday for military duty through
the draft system, according to
Mrs. W. H. Harty of O’Neill,
chief clerk.
They are:
Marie E. Davis, Robert J. Frit
ton and Jeremiah J. Cuddy, all
of O’Neill; Terrance C. Wanser
and Leo J. Spes, both of Ewing,
and Dale L. Dunn of Atkinson.
Mrs. Harty asked The Frontier
to remind young men they are
obligated to register within five
days after their 18th birthday
anniversary.
Revisits Old Home—
Mrs. Kate Smith, who has been
visiting here since May, departed
Wednesday by train for her
home at Pendleton, Ore., where
she resides with her son, Claude.
During her stay here she re
visited her orginal home, five
miles west of Mineola. She had
not been on the place for 55
years.
CAR KILLS CALF
A 1949 auto driven by Thomas
J. Hickman struck and killed an
Angus calf belonging to Alfred
Drayton about 9:30 p.m., Satur
day on state highway 108 about
seven miles east of here. Deputy
Holt Sheriff James Mullen said
the impact caused considerable
damage to the car
Death Parts
Couple Wed
65 Years
James H. Snelson Dies
in Atkinson After
Suffering Stroke
ATKINSON—Funeral services
were held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday,
September 18, from the Meth
odist church in Chambers for
James H. Snelson, 88, who died
Thursday at his home in Atkin
son.
The late Mr. Snelson suffered
a stroke on Thursday, September
8. His condition deteriorated
steadily following the stroke, and
he was unconscious during the
two days preceding his death.
Rev. J. M. Hodgkin officiated.
Music was furnished by a mixed
quartet composed of Stanley
Lambert, Thomas Lambert, Mrs.
Letha Cooke and Mrs. C V.
Robertson with Mrs. Bernard
Hoffman at the piano.
Mrs. James Platt took care of
the flowers.
Burial was in the Chambers
cemetery.
The late James Henry Snel
son was bom November 8,
1866, to Marj' Elizabeth and
James Henry Snelson, sr.. at
Oskaloosa, la.
At an early age he moved with
his parents to Kansas where he
grew to manhood. Later, he mov
ed to Genoa where he was united
in marriage to Rosa Ellen Wray
on April 7, 1890. The couple be
came the parents of nine chil
dren—one son and eight daugh
ters.
They lived on a farm near
Genoa for a time before taking
a homestead northwest of Bart
lett in 1905. They lived for about
10 years in the Amelia commun
ity, five years at Long Pine and
about 1V2 years in Atkinson.
Mr. Snelson took great pleas
ure in his grandchildren. He was
a member of the Congregational
church of Long Pine.
In April of this year the
Snelsons observed their 65th
wedding anniversary. In 1950,
for their 60th wedding date, a
large celebration was held in
the church at Long Pine.
Survivors include: Widow—
Rosa; son—Emel of Long Pine;
daughters — Mrs. Gary (Edna)
Jones of Medford, Ore.; Mrs. Ira
(Elsie) Goodwin of Long Pine;
Mrs. George (Hazel) Cutler of
Rockford, Wash.; Mrs. Albert
(Ethel) Sanford of Red Bluff,
Calif.; Mrs. Opal Vargason of
Atkinson; Mrs. Delbert (Erma)
Edwards of Amelia; Mrs. Clif
ford (Thelma) Green of Veneta,
Ore., and Mrs. Donald (Velma)
Huston of Sedro Wooley, Wash.
There are 20 grandchildren and
47 great-grandchildren; sisters—
Mrs. Olive Long of Genoa; Lulu
Greenlee of Lexington and Ella
Sabin of Portland, Ore.
Pallbearers were Blake Ott of
Amelia, Glen Adams, Herbert
Bentley, Charles Green, Donald
Green and James Platt, all of
Chambers.
Wyoming ‘U’ Grad
Dawes’ Assistant
Warren Peden, jr., arrived in
Holt county Thursday, Septem
ber 15, to assume the job of as
sistant county agent. Prior to
coming to Holt, Mr. Peden was
in training in the Thedford and
Ainsworth districts.
Mr. Peden is a graduate of the
Univeristy of Wyoming where he
majored in animal husbandry.
He was active on the university’s
livestock judging team. He was
also active in the university’s ag
club.
Numerous 4-H members in the
county have met him at 4-H club
camp at Long Pine. He will be
helping County Agent A. Neil
Dawes with all phases of exten
sion work, in the county.
Mrs. Cole Shakes
Hands with Nixon
Vice-President Richard Nix
on arrived in Omaha Tuesday
for a parley with Nebraska re
publican leaders.
Mrs. Guy Cole of O’Neill,
chairman of the Holt county
republican organization and a
member of the state GOP com
mittee, took part in the con
ference with Nixon, chatted
with him and posed in a pic
ture in which she was shaking
hands with the vice-president.
BAND TO MARCH
EWING—The newly-organized
Ewing high school marching
band, under the direction of Eu
gene Kresl, will march in the
free day celebration parade,
which is to start at 1:30 p.m., on
Friday, September 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodow Melena
and family returned Wednesday
from Searles, N.D., where they
had spent a week visiting Mrs.
Melena’s parents.
General Rains Break Drouth
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Page Couple Wedded 60 Years
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4 Concerts |
Assured by
Members
Enthusiasm Equal to
Year Ago Drive;
Artists Are Booked
The second annual membership
drive in behalf of the O’Neill
Community Concerts association
came to a triumphant close Sat
urday night. Association officials
pronounced the campaign “most
successful”.
The drive equalled last year’s.
Nationally, the second year cam
paign often falls short.
“The result of this campaign is
a tribute to the success of the
concerts given last season and
the many faithful workers in O’
Neill and neighboring communi
ties,” said F. E. Parkins, associa
tion president.
The Golden hotel concert
headquarters lacked only 10
of tying last years’ adult mem
bership mark.
A meeting of the board of
directors was held immediately
after the close of the campaign.
The list of artists who will ap
pear in the O’Neill school auditor
ium here this season follows:
John Carter, tenor, whose car
eer has included concert per
formances with leading sympho
nies, broadcast performances on
the Chicago Theater of the Air,
as well as a long engagement
with the Metropolitan opera.
The Irish Festival Singers, 14
men and women under the dir
ection of Kitty O’Callaghan, re
presenting the cream of Ireland’s
vocal artistry. They offer a pro
gram exceptional in its make-up
and provide their listeners with
a thrilling and comprehensive
panorama of the music of Ire
land. In the program, Gaelic and
English texts are sung, usually
accompanied by the Irish harp.
Natalie Ryshna, pianist, who
has toured the continent for three
seasons. In April 1955, she re
turned to New York for her
second Town Hall recital and
won rave notices from all re
viewers. A lovely young artist,
she has captivated her audiences
through the brilliance of her
musicianship, the allure of her
good looks and the sparkle of
her personality.
The Angelaires, a captivating
ensembele of five young artists.
They are popular throughout
North America for their skillful
musicianship, their exciting ar
rangements and their charm. The
only harp quintet in the concert
field, they have also been fea
tured on television and radio.
Their recital repertoire contains
compositions ranging from Bach
and Handel through Debussy to
new interpretations of the songs
of contemporary composers.
The Irish Festival Singers will
appear here on January 27.
Exact dates of the other con
certs are not available at this
time but will be announced later,
according to Mrs. John Harbottle,
pubilicity chairman.
2 Nuns from Holland
Visiting St. Mary’s
Mother Clarissa Asmen and
Mother Huber tine Peeper korn are
visiting at St. Mary’s academy.
They are from Holland. They
have been visiting the various
houses of the Sisters of St Fran
cis, in the United States since the
first of the year. They plan to
return to Holland next February.
Mother Clarissa is a native of
California. She is a member of
the governing body in Heythuy
sen, Holland.
Ed Leach, Wife
Wedded 50 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Leach will
celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary Sunday, September
25, in the Methodist parlors from
2 until 5 o’clock.
All friends are cordially in
vited to attend.
132 Teachers Attend
Workshop—
One hundred thirty-two Holt
county rural teachers attended
the workshop Friday at the
Royal theater here. Speakers
were Mr. Stoval of Lincoln, Miss
Margaret Stiers, Miss Lucille
Mitchell of Stuart, Miss Melba
Dobrovolny and Mrs. Grant Pea
cock.
Lightning Kills
Livestock—
Rudolph Poessnecker, living
north of Atkinson, said seven
cows and eight calves were in
stantly killed on his place Thurs
day night. He said they were
struck by lightning.
General rains fell in much of
Nebraska and south-central South
Dakota Tuesday, breaking a pro
longed dry spell.
The moisture succeeded in do
ing three things: (1) Prepared
the ground for fall plantings;
(2) buoyed the spirits of the
people, and (3) refreshed pas
tures.
An unusually dry growing sea
son had created an acute short
age of forage for the cattle, halv
ed the hay crop and shrunk the
com crop to a fraction of the
normal yield.
Northeastern Holt county was
soaked thoroughly with precipi
tation ranging up to five inches
at the Floyd Luber and Howard
Oberle places near Dorsey. How
ard Krugman, living in the same
general area, reported four inch
es.
Clyde Streeter and Carl
Widtfeldt, residing north of O’
Neill, both declared in excess
of three inches of rain fell at
their farms.
East of Midway three farmers
reported rainfall ranging from
2.50 to 2.65.
Small creeks in northern Holt
Holt were quickly transformed
into swollen rivers. No hail dam
age was reported.
Atkinson’s total of 2.50 inches
ranked highest in the state
among the cities and towns. The
first shower about noon netted
1.60 inches and the evening rain
fall contributed .90, making a
2.50 total.
Early Tuesday morning sprin
kles and solid overcast foretold
moisture was in store for thirsty
pastures and lawns in the O’Neill
vicinity.
About 11:1b a.m., a iuu-scare
shower developed and drenched,
the city with 1.20 inches.
Another good shower started
at 5:15 p.m. Some drizzle
had been noted most of the day.
O’Neill’s official total was 1.73.
At 5 o’clock the clouds were so
dark that motorists proceeded
with lights on and storekeepers
lighted their display windows.
Motorists traveling between
Clearwater and O’Neill said
the clouds were green. Much of
the highway traffic stopped.
A drizzle turned Into a good
shower at Chambers during the
noon hour.
After sputtering most of the
day, the clouds opened up at Am
elia about 5 p.m., bringing relief
to that drouth-stricken commun
ity, which had received scarcely
any moisture since July.
The Burlington railroad here
reported general rainfall along
the line east to Osmond.
Stuart and Newport each re
ported 2.50 inches; Bassett, 1 inch;
Long Pine, 3 inches.
Ewing, Inman and Clearwater
all reported in the neighborhood
! of 1.50 to 1.70.
Gregory, S.D., reported .75 of
an inch of rainfall until noon on
Tuesday; Verdigre reported 3.30;
Creighton, 2.60.
Other reports: Chadron, 1.25;
Grand Island, .12; Norfolk, .13;
Omaha, 2.07; Lincoln, 1.70; Val
entine, .59.
Both Omaha and Lincoln re
ceived rain Sunday and Norfolk
received .44 Sunday afternoon.
The forecast today (Thursday)
calls for sunny and cool with the
highest temperatures in the 60’s.
Weather summary:
Hi Lo Prec.
September 15 ..99 66 ,08
September 16 .95 71
September 17 ..95 69
September 18 ..89 71
September 19 ..79 60
September 20 ..68 95 1.72
September 21 ..80 52 .01
Total ... 1.81 *
Film Showing
Interrupted
AMELIA—Films were shown at
school Thursday evening. These
were interrupted by the call for
help to fight prairie fires which
had been started by lightning.
There were no fires in the im
mediate territory, but several
were started in the Delbert Eld
wards and Art Doolittle vici
nities.
Spectacular Fires
Caused by Nature
The tinder - dry countryside
erupted into flames at countless
points Thursday night.
The fires were touched off by
an electrical storm, which fail
ed to produce much moisture.
There were two fires immedi
ately south of town. One at the
Tom Matthews place, where be- -
tween 15 and 20 tons of round
baled hay was destroyed. These
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EDUCATION NOTES
“Human development and be
havior” class will meet for the
first session Friday, September
23, 7 p.m. “You may register at
this first meeting,” according to
Alice L. French, county superin
tendent.
PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. Rollie
Snell quietly celebrated their
60th wedding anniversary on
Sunday, September 18, at the
home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Cullen.
The Snells were married at O’
Neill September 19, 1895. The
trip took all day as they traveled
by lumber wagon. The late Coun
ty Judge McCutcheon performed
the ceremony.
The Snells have lived all of
their married life near Page and
the greater part of their lives
here as well.
They are the parents of three
daughters—Mrs. Harvey Cullen
of Page, Mrs. Roy Stew'art of
Page and Mrs. Dale Asher of
Logan, la. There are eight grand
children and one great-grand
child.
Sixty relatives attended the
affair. No open-house was
scheduled because Mrs. Snell’s
health is “not very good.”
Mrs. Snell’s maiden name was
Kate Julius and she was born at
Stitcher, Wise. Her parents were
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Julius. She
came to Nebraska with her par
ents when she was 11-years-old.
They were induced to Nebraska
by a cousin, an attorney, who
assured the Julius family they
would “do better in Nebraska.”
The family lived in the Antelope
Slough comumnity. She went to j
school at O’Neill and frequently
encounters old schoolmates.
Mr. Snell was born in Illinois
in 1872 and came with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Snell,
to Nebraska when he was eight
years-old. His people homestead
ed one-half mile north of Page
and one mile west, now owned
by R. V. Crumly.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Snell ... 30 years on farm, 30 years in
retirement.—The Frontier Photo.
“I never got beyond the eighth
grade. My fathers’ health was
poor and I had to help out at
home,” Mr. Snell explains. “We
went to school only three months
out of the year, anyway, and
burned hay, corn stalks and cow
chips the year around.”
The Snells lived on the
homestead 30 years and have
since rounded out 30 years in
retirement at Page.
Asked about his health, Mr.
Snell smilingly declares: “It
couldn’t be better!”
Mr. and Mrs. Snell maintain
their home and entertain their
friends, and Mr. Snell drives his
car.
Relatives were present Sunday
from Osage and Newcastle, Wyo.;
Cherokee, Meriden, Riceville,
Logan and Sutherland, la., and
from O’Neill, Stuart and Page.
Mrs. Snell’s parents are buried
at Cherokee, la., and his parents’
graves are in the Page cemetery.
Rural Fire District
May Be Organized
A meeting has been called for
8 p.m., Tuesday, September 27,
for the purpose of discussing the
possibility of establishing a rural
fire protection district in the O’
Neill locality.
Andy Clark, former county su
pervisor, has talked with scores
of rural people. He declares the
sentiment is strongly in favor of
such a district.
Sixty percent of the freehold
ers in a designated area must
sign a petition in order to ini
tiate plans with the county
board. The procedure calls for
hearings and routine steps pro
vided there is sufficient interest.
E. G. Iverson, state fire mar
shal, has agreed to meet with in
terested persons and discuss the
creation of a fire protection dis
trict here. O’Neill Fire Chief G.
E. Miles said Mr. Iverson would
be present at Tuesday’s meeting.
Countless grass fires this sea
son, touched off by electrical
storms, tractors and other ve
hicles, have made most residents
extremely conscious of need for
organized rural fire protection.
Insurance rates usually are
lower in areas where organized
protection is provided. Districts
are supported by small levies not
to exceed one mill, or by total
bonded indebtedness not to ex
ceed 10 thousand dollars.
iimory Harding, 50,
Dies at Cheyenne
Emory Harding, 50, who was
born and reared north of O’Neill,
died Wednesday, September 14,
in a Cheyenne, Wyo., hospital.
He had been in failing health
several years and had submitted
to surgery four days prior to his
death.
Funeral services were conduc
ted Saturday, September 17, at
Kimball and burial was there.
Mr. Harding left O’Neill sev
eral years ago and operated an
oil transport truck at Kimball.
Survivors include: Widow—
Ruby; daughters—Mary Lorraine
and Nadine; sons—James and
Robert; three stepsons; brothers
—Clayton of Omaha; sisters—
Mrs. Joseph Montange of Kings
ley, la., Mrs. Sybil Maring of
Brownsville, Tex.; Mrs. Guy Cole
of O’Neill and Mrs. John Rhode
of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Wayne Chapman to
Appear at Club
Wayne Chapman, popular en
tertainer, will appear nightly at
Slat’s Supper club for four days,
starting Sunday, September 25.
His successes throughout all
sections of the country prove him
to be one of America’s outstand
ing organists. M r. Chapman
comes to O’Neill after completing
a tour of Southern air force
bases.
Mrs. M. N. Nelson
Expires at Lynch
LYNCH — Funeral services
were conducted at 2 p.m., Mon
day, September 19, from the
Methodist church her for Mrs.
M. D. Nelson, 41, who died Fri
day in the Lynch hospital. She
had been in ill health several
months.
Rev. Anna Nelson, church
pastor, officiated and burial was
in the Lynch cemeter.
Mrs. Nelson’s maiden name
was Lillian Ashby, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ashby of
O’Neill. She was born February
28, 1914, and she attended school
at Lynch.
Her first husband was the late
Leo Baker, who died seven years
ago. Later she married Mr. Nel
son at Lynch. The couple lived on
a farm north of Bristow.
Survivors include: Widower;
son — Barry Baker of Lincoln;
daughter—Mrs. Stanley Bjomsen
of Lynch; parents—Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Ashby of O’Neill; broth
ers — Feathers of Omaha and
Vernon, who is in service and is
stationed in Colorado.
Pallbearers were Ronald Car
son, William Schiessler, Ernest
Darnell, Louis Nelson, Babe
Ducker and Wallace Moffett.
Among those from O’Neill at
tending the funeral were Mrs.
Rodney Tomlinson, Mrs. Vannie
Newman and Mrs. Robert White.
Flagman Makes Fmal
Run on Trains 13-14
Eastbound Chicago & North
Western train 14, leaving Chad
ron late Sunday afternoon, was
the final run for the flagman.
The 1955 Nebraska legislature
amended the full train crew law
to provide for elimination of
flagmen on lines operating one
passenger train each direction
each day and equipped with not
more than two passenger-carry
ing coaches.
The change is intended to de
crease the operational losses of
C&NW trains 13 and 14—the last
two remaining passenger-mail
express trains serving north-Ne
braska. The law was introduced
by State Sen. Frank Nelson of
O’Neill and was guided to enact
ment by the O’Neill senator de
spite intense opposition.
TB Group Plans
Annual Meeting
The Holt County Tuberculosis
association’s annual quarterly
meeting will be held Tuesday,
September 27, at the Town House,
according to Mrs. Edward M.
Gallagher, president.
Paul Roder, state TB associa
tion representative will be there
to explain the 1956 seal sales
campaign. Miss Helen Martens of
Atkinson is the county seal chair
man for the drive to be conduct
ed in November.
Miss Parshall . . missing.
Pauline Parshall
Disappears Saturday
ATKINSON — Miss Pauline
Parshall, 19, a former Atkinson
high school senior who had been
employed on the Charley Peter
son ranch, has been missing front
her home since 8:30 o’clock Sat
urday evening.
The girl’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Parshall, who reside
at the west edge of Atkinson, j
asked Holt County Sheriff Leo
Tomjack to assist in locating
her.
Miss Parshall had been
working as a cook on the Pet
erson place 16 miles south of
Atkinson and one mile east.
The parents said they believ
ed their daughter was last seen
with a Boyd county man. The
two were driving a car belong
ing to a mutual friend.
Sheriff Tomjack said Wednes
day no warrant had been issued
in connection with the case.
Plan for
sachers
EWING—A public reception
will be held tonight (Thursday),
starting at 8 o’clock, at the annex
of the United Presbyterian church
for the Ewing public school teach
ers. “Everyone is invited and
especially all parents are urged
to be present”, a spokesman said.
This event is sponsored each
year by the churches.
In charge are Mrs. Wilbur
'Elennett, Mrs. Archie Johnston,
Mk§. Ralph Munn, Mrs. Jerry
Tomjack, Mrs. Archie Tuttle,
Mrs. Harry Van Horn, Mrs. Eula
Eppenbach and Mrs. C. C. Hahl
beck.
Downeys Will Note
57th Anniversary
PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. Exmis
Downey of Page will observe
their 57th wedding anniversary
today (Thursday).
Mrs. Downey’s maiden name
was Bertha Tavener.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Summers
of Page visited last Thursday at
the Frank Summers home.
