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“We’re the Keizer twins—Gary Lee (left) and Ja Nell. Oar
mommy Is the former Ruby Fox.”—The Frontier Photo.
TWINS BOAST . . .
Plenty of Kinfolk
We are the Belzer twins, Ja
Nell Marie and Gary Lee. We’<*e
pictured with our mother, Mrs.
Francis (“Fritz”) Belzer.
(Ja Nell weighed 5 pounds 8*£
ounces at birth on Thursday,
August 16, in St. Anthony’s hos
pital; Gary, 6 pounds 1 Vi ounces.)
Did you know that we have
twin uncles, Larry and Lyle
Fox? They are mommy’s broth
ers. Our mom—the former Ruby
Fox- is one of 14 children and
dad is from a family of five chil
dren.
Before we get on with these
doting relatives, let us tell you
about our immediate family.
We have a big brother, Jimmy,
4 Then there’s another brother,
Gregory, 2, and still another,
Robert, who Ls just 1-year-old.
Do you realize that’s five chil
dren in four years? Count ’em
up! One girl with four brothers!
If mom and dad don't get out
to see their friends as often as
they’d like, you can understand
why. Better yet, let the friends
come and see all of us. We
might even put you to work!
There’s lots of washing clothes,
lots of that formula business,
dressing, feed, etc.
Mom has only two hands. They
are going to be kept pretty busy.
We're going to try to be good,
sleep the nights through, be hun
gry at about the same time and
take naps at the same time to
make it easier for her.
Our aunts are taking care of
the three older brothers while
mom has been in the hospital and
until we get used to the home.
We wish you could have seen
Grandpa Fox and Grandpa Bel
zer peeking .it us through *he
big window at the hospital nurs-1
ery. They had smiles.
Well, it’s about time for an
other nap.
Yawn . . . yawn.
We’ll finish the story quickly.
Our grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs Charles Fox and Mr. and
Mrs Carl Bel/.'r, all of O'Neill.
We have lots of nice uncles and
aunts.
On dad’s side there are Mts.
J. T. (Leona) Berghuis of Wash
ington, D.C. (two children); Mrs.
Don (Annabelle) Carroll of Den
ver. Colo, (two children); Eddie
of Norfolk (two children), and
Mrs. Cliff (Mary) Burival.
On mother’s side (better not
hold your breath while you read
these): Leonard of California
(two children); Mrs. George (Es
ther) Brainard of Casper Wyo.
(six children); Wayne of Emmet
(four children); Gilbert of Emmet
(two children); Charles of O’
Neill; Mrs. George (Opal) Bosn
of O’Neill (four children); Mrs.
Bill (Marie) Kelly of O’Neill;
Robert, who is stationed in Mary
am!' (one child); twins—Larry, at
home, and Lyle, who is stationed,
at Treasurer Island, Calif.; Gor
don, who will be an O’Neill high
senior; Carol, 14, and Raymond,
12, both at home.
Please, Mr. Frontier Man. No
more pictures or interviews.
We're tired . . . yawn.
Judge Morgan, 64,
Dies at Bassett
BASSETT—M E. Morgan, 64.
died about 12:30 p.m., Monday
al Bassett. He had suffered a
lingering illness. Mr. Morgan had
been the Rock county judge.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2:30 p.m. today (Thurs
day) at the Methodist church in
Bassett.
Survivors include: Widow—the
former Hazel Askey; sons—Her
bert of Los Angeles, Calif., and
Ross, who is located in Ohio;
daughter—Mrs. George Madison
of Ainsworth.
William Blackburn
Rites at Atkinson
Homesteads in State
in 1890
ATKINSON— Funeral services
were conducted on Wednesday
morning, August 22, at St. Jo
seph’s Catholic church for Wil
liam Blackburn. 92, who died
Monday, August 20, at the Rest
Haven nursing home in Stuart.
Rev. A J Paschang of Stuart
officiated. Pallbearers were five
grandsons — Robert Chaney of
Ainsworth, Donald Chaney of
Atkinson, James Chaney of Stu
art. Neil Hamilton of Stuart and
Robert Gamble, jr„ of Omaha—
and a nephew, Faber Harold of
Palmer, la.
A rosary was offered Tuesday
evening at Seger’s chapel.
The late Mr. Blackburn was
born April 28. 1864. at LeMars.
Ia.. a son of George and Fran
re» Welch Blackburn. He
homesteaded at Hemingford in
1890.
He married Mary Condon at
Hemingford April 12, 1894, and
the couple came to Atkinson
about the turn of the century.
His wife died September 1,
1938 One son, William, jr., died
in 1932.
The late Mr. Blasckburn, lived
about nine miles southwest of
Atkinson for a number of years
and lived three miles east of
Atkinson until about five years
ago, when he retired
Since that time he made his
home with his daughters, Mrs.
Anna Chaney of Stuart and Mrs.
Robert Gamble of Omaha. He en
tered Rest Haven about five
months ago.
Survivors: Daughters — Mrs.
Anna Chaney of Stuart, Mrs.
Robert (Frances) Gamble of
Omaha, Mrs. Joseph (Marjorie)
Chamberlain of Minot, N D.,
eight grandchildren: 12 great
grandchildren.
Mrs Guy Beckwith called in
the Franklin Hickman and Rav
Alder homes near Atkinson Sun
day.
Circus Coming
to Town Monday
Hippo, Elephants to
Be Featured
The circus is coming to town
Monday, August 27.
Early that morning the Tex
Carson circus, carried on 25
trucks, will roll into O’Neill and
begin the task of erecting the
“big top.” Elephants, men and
machines will quickly build a
“city of canvas.”
A spokesman for the circus
told The Frontier all childrtn are
invited to the circus grounds in
Carney park to witness the many
animals being fed and watered—
an education in natural history
for all.
The Carson show features Lo
tus, a five-ton hippopotamus,
Carson's own trained horses,
trapeze artists, acrobats, jugglers,
clowns, Ed Wiedaman’s TV baby
elephantes, Jumbo III (largest
performing elephant on tour),
educated ponies, dogs and mon
keys.
“The two-hour program will be
a treat for adults as well as chil
dren and is guaranteed to please,’
the spokesman declared. There
will be showings at 2:30 and 8
p.m.
The Carson circus appearance
is under the auspices of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce. Car
ney park is located one-half mile
south of the traffic signal on U.S.
highway 281
The elephants are expected to
be paraded through the down
town streets at noon.
Sister M. George in Silver Jubilee
On Thursday, August 16, Sister M. George,
the former Lenore Shoemaker, daughter of
George F. Shoemaker of O’Neill, celebrated the
silver jubilee of her religious profession at St.
Agnes academy, Alliance, where she is entering
the third year of teaching in the high school. Sis -
ter George (seated fourth from right) taught sev
en years in the high school at St. Mary's, O’Neill,
prior to her Alliance appointment. Front row—
Sister M. Antonella, Casper Pribil, Rt -Rev Kel
ler, Leonard Shoemaker, Mary Ellen Shoemaker, j
7, Sister George, James Shoemaker George F.
Shoemaker and Sister Fedes. All of the nuns in
the photo are graduates of St. Mary’s. Other rela
tives from O’Neill (beside6 those mentioned) are i
Mrs. Leonard Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Shoemaker, Casper Pribil and Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Hickey. Also present were Mrs. Thomas J.
Brennan of Lincoln and Mrs A. L. Coding of Al
liance.
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O’Neill Site
for Aircraft
Aid Device
Omni-Directional Set
for Navigation Part
of Federal Program
The federal government Wed
nesday took steps in a big three
year program in which 250-mil
Lion-dollars will be spent to in
crease pviation safety in the na
tion.
O’Neill is scheduled to receive
one of two omni-directional radio
range instruments in the state
for aircraft guidance. Beatrice is
the other.
The stepped up aviation safe
ty program is intended to pre
pare the nation for jet-age
aviation.
Civil aeronautics administra
tion in Washington has earmark
ed 200 sites for installation of the
latest types of air navigation and
traffic control equipment, includ
ing long-range radar units which
will eventually blanket the na
tion. Contracts will be let by
November and installation of
less complicated equipment will
be started by srring.
The planned administration
building for the Municipal air
port here no doubt will head
quarter the elaborate gear sched
uled for O’Neill.
Omaha will receive air-ground
communication equipment for
Iraffie control and automatic
u cather broadcasting equipment.
Initial contracts, including the
O'Neill and Beatrice installations,
call for the expenditure of 75
million - dollars for the current
fiscal year.
Mayor D. C. Schaffer said,
“O’Neill is pleased to be picked
for the important directional
equipment and to become a vital
part in the nation’s air navigation
program.”
New Officers Take
Over Co op Creamery
To Revise Operation;
Frickel New Head
ATKINSON — Fifty-two stock
holders of the Atkinson Coopera
tive creamery voted Monday
night to keep in operation the
business, which had been losing
money the past year. There were
17 proxy votes. Meeting was
held at the American Legion
hall. '
All members of the board
of directors with the exception of
Thomas Doolittle, who was ab
sent, resigned from their posts.
Offering resignations were: O.
A. Hammerberg, president; A. J.
Tasler, vice-president; Lawrence
Kramer, secretary - treasurer;
Frank Determan, Anthony O’
Donnell, Ed Jensen, George
Ohde and Ray Verzal, directors.
Kramer was reelected for an
interim period until a replace
ment can be found.
Alec Frickel was elected new
president; Frank Determan, vice
president; W P. Morgan, Ralph
Kelly. F. J. Brady, Charles Sko
pec, Claude Raymer and Thomas
Doolittle, directors.
The new directors said they
plan to revise and restore the
firm to a paying basis.
TO OMAHA HOSPITAL
ATKINSON — Bonilee Hansen,
8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Hansen, who lives 20 miles
south of Atkinson, was dismissed
last Thursday from Atkinson
Memorial hospital and transfer
red to Children’s Memorial hos
pital, Omaha. She was run over
by a haystacker three weeks ago.
The spleen was removed by sur
gery shortly following the acci
dent.
Her condition is improved al
though still “critical.”
Lifting Keys from
Police Car Costly
Donald D. Dickau of Atkin
son discoveerd it’s costly busi
ness tampering with keys in a
police car.
When the cruiser was aban- ;
doned for a few minutes while
Chief John N. Schmit was in |
police court, somebody made I
off with the ignition keys.
Chief Schmit asked a nearby I
motorist to assist, overtook Mr.
Dickau, with whom he had had
contact earlier, and charged
Mr. Dickau with the theft.
He admitted guilt and paid a
$15 fine and costs of $4. (Other
police court news on page 12.)
Phipps Reelected
Church Leader
Wesleyan Group in
Camp Session
ATKINSON — The Wesleyan!
Methodist conference and camp
meeting of Nebraska met for its
sessions at the Wesleyan Met ho- ;
dist camp ground, located six J
miles east of Atkinson.
Pastors and delegates were
present from 21 churches1
throughout the state. Conference
sessions opened Tuesday, August
14.
Following conference officers
were reelected for the year: Rev.
Charles Phipps of Atkinson, pres
ident; Rev. Gordon Goodsell of
Grand Island, vice - president;
D. H. Rasmussen of Lincoln, sec
retary; Neil Lancaster of Platts
mouth. treasurer, and Rev. Fred
Warrington of North Platte, Sun
day-school secretary.
The Ladies’ Missionary society
elected Mrs. Lois Grosenbach of
Gordon, president; Mrs. Lora
Olmsted of Venus, vice-president;
Mrs. Orlena Hansen of Red
Cloud, secretary; Mrs. Ethel Doo
ley of Palmer, treasurer; Mrs.
Tnlnfhn QtrnnP nf VpniK QlinPT*
intendent of the young mission
ary worker’s band.
The youth department elected
Rev. Morris Budensiek of Wayne,
president; Rev. Dale Hornback
of Grand Island, vice-presider' ■ i
Rev. George Francis of Tyron,!
secretary, and Mrs. Paulette
Warrington of North Platte, I
treasurer.
Pastoral appointments:
O’Neill— Rev. Duane Lauber,
reappointed.
Atkinson—Rev. Walter Stein
kamp, former pastor of Naponee;
Eli — Rev. John Brady, former
pastor of Tryon; Gordon — Rew
M. H. Grosenbach, reappointed;
Grand Island—-Rev. Dale Horn- ;
back; Lincoln—Rev. Gaylord Jor
dan, reappointed; Lynch — Rev. j
Paul Myers, lived at Plattsmouth,1
attended school at Pasadena,
Calif.; Naponee — Rev. Dale
Drown, lived at Oskaloosa, la ,
and attended school there; Neligh
—Rev. Berniece Hubby, reap
pointed; Niobrara—Rev. Melvin
Winkleman, reappointed; North
Platte— Rev. Fred Warrington,
reappointed.
Page—Rev. Burl Baty, former
pastor at Eli; Palmer—Rev. Carl
Dooley, reappointed; Plattsmouth
—Rev. Mina Smith, former as
sistant pastor at Atkinson; Red
Cloud—Rev. W. C. Hansen, re
appointed; Scottsbluff— Rev. W.
R Buttermore, reappointed;
Spencer_ Rev. E. E. Cummings,
reappointed; Tryon—Rev. George
Francis, former pastor of Platts
mouth; Venus—Rev. Donald Olm
sted, reappointed; Wayne— Rev.
Morris Budensiek, reappointed.
Camp meeting services com
bined with conference sessions
and continue through this week,
closing Sunday evening, August
26. The main speaker at these
services is Rev. Gerald Carry of
Abilene, Kans.
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goldens leave
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Golden de
parted Monday by auto for Che
shire, Conn., where Mr. Golden
will resume teaching in a private
preparatory school. Mr. Golden
has been associated with the
Golden hotel during the past 2 hi
years spent here. The Goldens
came West in behalf of Mrs.
Golden’s health.
Willing Workers \\ in with Circus
The Willing Workers 4-H club of O Neill and
the Clover club of Atkinson were chosen Monday
night at Stuart in the district share-the-fun con
test to represent the district in state fair compe
tition at Lincoln in September. “Bungling Bros.
Circus” was the title of the Willing Workers’
presentation. Mrs. A. Neil Dawes is leader. The
six-minute show was broadcast on Wednesday’s
“Voice of The Frontier” program. Cast: Stand
ing—-Karen Nutter (ball), Lois Nelson (umbrel
la) and Georgetta C lyde (ball), ballerinas; uary
Gillespie, cymbals; Ronnie Ross, drum; Pdrry
Dawes, cornet; Kathleen Brady, saxophone; Larry
Dawes, trombone; Harry Beilin, trombone; Nancy
Wray, French horn; Paula Reed, clarinet; Larry
Frisch, ring master; Joan Peas®, fat lady; Dianne
Gillespie, pianist; foreground — Arthur Frisch,
-nak charmer; Eileen Nelson, acrobat (standing
on her head); Richard Beilin, strong man, and
Kenneth Peacock, lion—The Frontier Photo.
mm u JL n I SHBmHHI
Train-saving finance committee goes to work: Left-to-right—M. II. Snider of Clearwater (back
to camera), J. J. Mooreland of Merriman, C. A. Currie of Valentine, J. Ci. Brewster of Stuart and
Ira L. Watson of Inman.—The Frontier Fhoto.
Train-Savers Gird for Battle
AINSWORTH — Forty - six
train-savers from 19 cities and
towns between Omaha and Chad
ron, comprising officers and di
rectors of the association and
representatives of civic groups,
decided here Monday night to
engage counsel to oppose the
Chicago & North Western rail
road’s application for permission
to remove the last two remaining
passenger-mail - express trains
serving much of north Nebraska
and a portion of South Dakota.
During 1955 the train-saving
group increased passenger ticket
revenues along the line 50 per
cent over 1954, according to in
complete figures furnished the
association by C&NW.
In addition, the train - savers
helped push legislation in Ne
braska’s unicameral to eliminate
the flagman from the full train
crew law, enabling the railroad
to shave “out-of-pocket” expense
from 27- to 30-thousand-dollars
annually.
When the train-savers organ
ized in late 1954, they wrere tackl
ing a 60-thousand-dollar annual
loss claimed at that time by
C&NW on the 450-mile Omaha
Chadron run, a passenger-mail
express train each way each day.
In the C&NW application filed
last week with the railway com
mission, the company said losses
were 205-thousand-dollars during
a recent 12-month period.
Declining mail revenues and
increased expenses account for
most of the loss, according to
C&NW President C. J. Fitzpat
rick, who termed the train-sav
ing effort a “failure.”
The train-savers agreed to en
gage an auditing firm to study
C&NW’s figures.
Freight service on the Omaha
Chadron line has not factored in
the association’s activities nor in
the railroad’s claims. Observers
declare freight service is “prof
itable” on this line.
Carroll (“Cal”) Stewart, The
Frontier publisher and STA
president, named District Judge
Lyle Jackson of Neligh and John
Cassel, Ainsworth attorney, as
co-chairmen of the legal comnut
tee. Other members of the com
mittee are Claude Spear of Fre
mont, chief lobbyist and spokes
man for the rail unions in the
state, and Charles Dean, general
manager of the Norfolk Chamber
Commerce.
The legal committee will meet
Friday.
Named to the association’s fi
nance committe are: C. A. Cur
rie of Valentine, former president!
of the Western Nebraska United
Chamber of Commerce, chair
man; J. G. Brewster, Stuart
banker; James Helzer, Chadron
insurance man and city council
man; J. J. Mooreland, Merriman
rancher, and Fay Hill of Gordon.
The finance committee,
which went into session imme
diately, recommended a five
thousand - dollar budget for
the forthcoming hearing.
The state railway commission
has not fixed a hearing date.
The train-savers will request
the hearing be held at O’Neill,
Ainsworth or Valentine.
Ed Wilson of O’Neill was
named information officer for
the association.
The legal and auditing firms to
be engaged and the association’s
special representative, M. H.
Snider of Clearwater, are the
only ones to receive compensa
tion.
F. L. Hebard of Bassett is as
sociation vice-president; Ira L.
Watson of Inman is secretary
treasurer.
Holt countyans attending the
Ainsworth meeting included F.
N. Cronin, Edward M. Gallagher,
State Sen. Frank Nelson, Wilson
and Stewart, all of O’Neill; A. G.
Miller, Don Smith, Mrs. Harley
Everett, Mrs. Frank Hoyt, Mrs.
Jennie Mlinar and Mrs. Thomas
Dunn, all of Atkinson; J. C.
Brewster of Stuart, E. L. Watson
and Ira L Watson, both of In
man.
Boys’ Choir Coming
Residents of O’Neill and sur
rounding communities will have
the opportunity to hear four top
flight concerts this winter if
plans of the O’Neill Community
Concerts association are realiz
ed.
Preparations are being made
by Mrs. J. P. Brown, drive chair
man, for the coming membership
drive for the week of Septem
ber 10 through 15.
This will be the only period.
when music lovers may obtain j
memberships for the coming |
1956 - ’57 season. Membership;
price remains the same — $6 j
adults, $3 students. The mem
bership entitles members to at
tend not only the local concerts
but also other Community Con-;
certs in the U.S., such as Norfolk,
Grand Island, Columbus, Yank-1
ton, S.D., Winner, S.D., Ains
worth and Valentine.
It was announced by F. E. j
Parkins, president, that the Tuc
son boys’ choir has been signed
for a concert in O’Neill this sea
son. This is an internationally fa
mous group of 30 boys singing
with a campfire setting the fa
vorite songs of the West.
“This group should have a
great appeal to both young and
old,’’ Parkins said. The balance of
I the concert program will not be
j completed until the end of the
membership drive.
Mrs. Brown announces her
captains for the membership
drive.
O’Neill — Mrs. James Rooney,
Mrs. Winnie Barger, Mrs. John
W atson,- Mrs. Louis Reimer, Mrs.
A. P. Jaszkowiak, Mrs. R. E. Ev
ans, Mrs. D A. Kersenbrock,
Mrs. Robert Cole.
Spencer—Mrs. J. M. Pucelik.
Butte—Mrs. William Brennan.
Lynch—Mrs. Joseph David.
Page — Mrs. Merwyn French,
jr.
Verdel—Mrs. .Byran Lower.
Chambers— Mrs. Kenneth Ad
ams.
Atkinson, Stuart, Ewing, Ne
ligh, Creighton have not yet re
ported.
T rooper Carlson
Quitting Patrol
State Patrolman Ralph Carl
son, who came to O'Neill in Oc
tober, 1955, as a freshman troop
er, has resigned from the pa
trol, effective Friday, August 24,
He will go to Friend, his former
town, and will later move to an
other point and be an employee
of Standard Oil company.
Mr. Carlson and his wife have
two children.
Frontier for printing!
Fall from
T ree Cause
of Death
Roy Thurlow, Vet oi
World War 1, Dies in
Atkinson Hospital
ATKINSON Hoy Thurlow,
61, a World War I veteran, died
it noon Wednesday, August 22,
in Atkinson Memorial hospital.
He suffered a broken back
about 4 p in., the day before
when he fell from an apple tree
at the Frank Hanoi farm, locat
ed three miles south of Atkinson.
Mr. Thurlow was in the tree
shaking apples from a limb when
he fell.
The accident was witnessed
by Mrs. Hand and by a 14
year-old boy, Dan Hurley, jr..
who was visiting at the farm.
The injured man was taken to
the hospital by a doctor.
The late Mr. Thurlow was horn
September 15, 1894, at Omaha, a
son of Lafayette and Emma
Thurlow. He came to Holt coun
ty at the age of 5.
The late Mr. Thurlow did
eonsiderable hay haling In the
area. He had lived in Atkinson
the past 15 years.
He married Violet Thomas at
O’Neill February 18, 1918
Survivors Include: Widow —
Violet; sons—Lawrence of Bas
sett and la'Roy of Atkinson;
daughters Mrs. Robert (Mazie)
t 'earns of Atkinson, Mrs. Beulah
Boyle of Sioux City and Miss
Violet, at home; 12 grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; broth
ers -Norton and Oscar, both of
Atkinson, Lloyd and Amos, both
of Stuart; Mrs. May
Stracka of Stuart.
Funeral services are tentative
ly' scheduled for Saturday, Aug
ust 25, possibly at the Wesleyan
Methodist church with Rev.
Charles Phipps officating.
One grandson, Freddie Cearns,
is stationed at Okinawa and may
return for the funeral.
Officials Ask High
Court to Uphold
Holt District Court
A group of Holt county offi
cials last week asked the state
supreme court to uphold a Holt
county district court decision in
an injunction suit brought by
taxpayers. The plaintiffs are Fred
Boettcher of Atkinson, et al.
The taxpayers sought to re
strain collection of 1955 county
taxes in cases where the taxes
were levies on increases of as
sessed values of property in 1955,
compared with 1954.
The county officials said the
facts did not constitute a cause of
action and they were upheld by
the lower court.
Red Flash Signal
Order to Stop
Police Chief John Sehmit says
there is widespread misconcep
tion regarding a Bashing red sig
nal, which confronts motorists at
he corner of Fourth and Doug
11 P-m- an'i 7 a.m.
A flashing red signal means
stop, the chief declared, "and
we are going to clamp down on
violators.
"A flashing—or blinking—yel
,U'Y is a warning. but the
red flashing means stop," he add
ed.
Meanwhile, four-way station
ayi stop signs have been erected
at the corner of Fourth and Ben
ton streets for the school year
Brock Reynoldson
Joins Stock Firm
Brock Reynoldson, younger
brother of Leigh Reynoldson, has
joined the O’Neill Livestock Mar
et firm as yardman. Leigh and
Verne Reynoldson, firm manag
ers, are cousins.
Mrs. Brock Reynoldson will
become bookkeeper and office
manager, succeeding Mrs. Eugene
Van Every, who has moved to
Iowa to join her husband, who is
manager of a Gamble store
there.
The Reynoldsons, who are
moving from Albion, have four
children. They will move into
the Sauers residence being va
cated by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
walker.
Noecker to Head
Youth Activities
Arthur J. Noecker, associate
publisher of The Frontier, has
been named youth activities di
rector for the Nebraska Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Appoint
ment was made during the week
end at the state Jaycee planning
meeting held at Columbus.
BIDDERS NAMED
INMAN — Successful bidders
on the Inman school routes are
Melvin Michaelis, southeast
route; George C. Colman, south
route; Karl Keyes, northwest
route, and James Banks, north
I east route.’ ,
