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Volume 76.—Number 2 1. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September 20, 1956. Seven Cents.
Jury Hears $70,000
Loss Affections Suit
Petition Board
to Open Road
Want Extension o f
Verdigre Stretch
A group of northeast Holt
countyans and Knox countyans
have petitioned the Holt county
board of supervisors to open a
two-mile stretch of road in this
county running parallel to the
Star road,
The section lines in question
presently are closed. Proposed
road would link the Verdigre
highway (extending straight west
from Verdigre) with the Lyneh
Page road.
A hearing on the matter will
bo held by the board on a date
to be announced. Petition, cir
culated by Nels Linquist, con
tained these signatures:
Albert Derickson, Arthur
ilibbs, Thomas Zakrzewski, Ben
Miller, Sorcn Sorensen, jr., Wil
bert Widhelm, Howard Johnson,
Ben Vonasek, Marvin Johnson,
William Derickson, Ewalt Miller,
Mena Derickson, Myrtle Miller,
Betty Johnson , Lola Sorensen,
Verna Johnson, Edward Tharnish,
Delta Tharnish, James Rudloff,
Gerald Snyder, R. E. Miller, Clay
ton Nelson, Merle Spangler, Bruce
Johnson, William Rudloff, Bill
Hansen, Await Spangler, Charles
Cole, Harry Johnson.
Leonard Kocina of Verdigre,
Knox county supervisor, discussed
the matter this week with Holt
supervisors.
Allen George Weber
Fatally Stricken
Allen George Weber, 58, resi
dent manager of the Tri-State
turkey farm, died unexpectedly
about 6 p.:m., Sunday, September
16. He was stricken in a truck
and was found by his wife, Mary.
Biglin’s transferred the remains
to Troy, Kans., for funeral ser
* vices.
The late Mr. Weber was born
May 16, 1898, at Troy, a son of
Henery A. and Caroline Gallon
Weber. He was married May 16,
1919, to Mary Eleanor Molloy at
Troy. They became the parents of
one son, Jerral Allen Weber.
He was a farmer in Kansas and
a member of the First Christian
church at Troy. The family
moved to O’Neill in March, 1956.
Survivors include: Widow —
Mary; son — Jerral of Troy;
brothers— William of Wathena,
Kans., and Harold of Troy; sis
ter—Msr. Emma Toney of Wa
thena.
Integrated Group
Escapes Hurt
Five persons, three of them
Negro and two whites, all from
Chicago, 111., area, early Sunday
escaped unhurt when their east
bound green 1951 model sedan
failed to make the turn south at
tlie O’Neill drive-in theater cor
ner at the junction of U.S. high
ways 20-281 northwest of town.
Driver of the car, Robert Kay
Jor. said he was blinded by the
rising sun. The car overturned,
was badly smashed and all the
windows were broken. The group
abandoned the wreckage and
continued on to Chicago by bus.
The group incluled a white
man and white woman, one Ne
gro man and two Negro women.
Light Shower
Falls Here—
Rainfall amounting to .1. or
an inch fell early Friday, accom
panied by some wind. The Hans
Braun farm northeast of Atkin
son. reported .20. The Howard
Rouse place, east of Midway, .30.
Creighton at the same time re
ported .30, according to Dick
Hutchson.
Weather summary:
Hi Lo Prec.
September 13 84 59
September 14 75 51 .17
September 15 90 46
September 16 87 51
September 17 77 38
September 18 86 56
September 19 81 41
Man. 77, Shaken
in Upset— _ __ ,
SPENCER—Bert Davis, 77, of
Kevin, Mont., was shaken about
9 a.m., Tuesday when his ear
plunged down a 15-ft. embank
rnent near the Leo Marx corner
west of here. His eastbound car
landed on its top.
Mr. Davis was trapped until
rv>on when the overturned car
was sighted by William Rust.
Mr. Davis was able to con
tinue his trip later.
CATTLE WANDER
Sheriff Leo Tomjack Wednes
day investigated a report of cat
tie thievery in northern Holt, on
ly to learn the cattle had broken
through a fence and wandered
several miles.
state Officers Visit—
LYNCH — The Boyd county
Knights of Columbus council met
at Spencer Monday evening.
September 17. Rev. Francis Wag
ner, state officer, was present.
Leave for Denver—
The Misses Marde and Bar
bara Birmingham departed Tues
day for Denver, Colo-, where
they will reside.
TO BE GUESTS
Football players aft the O’Neill
high school and their coach wall
be guests Sunday evening at the
American Legion dance.
BUTTE—A Boyd county dis- I
trict court jury late Tuesday I
found in favor of the defendant in
a 70-thousand-dollar alienation1
of affections suit brought by
Martin Shope of Butte against
Rudolph P. D. Mohl, jr., formerly
of Butte. Mohl now lives in Iowa.
Shope charged in his suit that
Mohl stole the affections of his
wife and broke up their home.
The Shopes were divorced last:
fall. Later, Mohl and Mrs. Shope
were married and Shope also has
since remarried.
The jury, 10 women and two
men, received the case Tuesday
at 2 p.m., and the verdict was re
turned at 7 p m.
Witnesses during Monday’s pro
ceedings included Mr. and Mrs.
George Birchard, the four smail
Shope children, Mrs. Otto Guth
miller, Fred Kyriss.
"District Judge D. R. Mounts of
O’Neill presided.
Widow Farm Woman
Fixes Sale Date
Mrs. Clarence Donohoe, a wid-j
ow living 6 % miles north of O’
Neill on US. highway 281, and''
the mother of 10 children, has
scheduled a farm closeout sale on
Wednesday, October 10. She will
offer 190 head of cattle, a com
plete line of farm machinery,
hay and feed. Col. Wallace O’
Connell of O’Neil) will be the
auctioneer; First National bank,
clerk. (Details in subsequent is
cup ^
Monday, September 24: Ref
ree’s sale, L. W. Barthel ranch,
4,000 acres; front door of court
house, starting 1 p.m.; offered as
a whole or in four tracts; John R.
Gallagher of O’Neill, referee; Leo
F. Clinch of Burwoli, clerk. (De
tails on page 9.)
Wednesday, September 26: Ray
Coolidge, southwest of Chambers,
ranch closeout; Col. Fxi Thorin of
O’Neill, auctioneer.
Friday, October 5: Mr. and
Mrs. Adelbert Fauquier of near
Chambers; closeout farm sale,
livestock, machinery, feed; Col.
Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer;
Chambers State bank, clerk.
Thursday, October 11: Mrs.
Juliana Kamphaus of Amelia,
ranch closeout sale; Col. Ed Tho
rin of O’Neill, auctioneer.
Friday, October 12: Mr. and
Mrs. John Johnson, living 23
miles north and 1 >2 miles west
of O’Neill; 1,660-acre Holt county
ranch adjoining Niobrara river
and U.S. highway 281; 140 head
of cattle; machinery, household
goods; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill,
auctioneer-real estate broker; Ne
braska State bank of Bristow,
clerk. (Details in subsequent is
sues.)
Wednesday, October 17: M. A.
Benton closeout sale, north of
Harwell; Col Ed Thorin of O’
Neill, auctioneer. (Details in sub
sequent issues).
3oyd County K.C s
Install Officers
SPENCER— The Boyd county
Knights of Columbus council 3720
held its September meeting at
the Community hall in Spencer
Monday.
Edward L. Wagner, district
deputy, presided at the installa
tion ceremonies. Officers install
ed were: Ray Kayl, grand knight;
Lawrence Kalkowski, deputy
grand knight; Don Allen, record
er; John Schmidt, financial sec
retary; Melvin Jacoby, treasurer;
Jo Sextro, chancellor; J. T. Mur
ray, advocate; Ted Halbur, ward
en; Fr. Edward Gill, chaplain;
Eugene Hostert, inside guard;
Andy Connot, outside guard; Hen
ry Pfeifer, Ray Counts and Frank
Weeder, trustees.
At the busines meeting it was
announced a holy hour was to be
held for the council at Butte on
Sunday, October 7; also a requiem
high mass is to be offered No
vember 2 at Spencer for deceased
members of the council. Plans for
an initiation this fall were dis
cussed.
Complete Visit—
Mr. and Mrs. William Patton of
Burlington, Kans., who have been
visiting her brother and sister-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Coyne;
her sister. Mrs. James Earley,
sr„ and Mr. Earley and her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Edna Coyne,
since Friday, September 7, left
Tuesday for Spalding where they
will visit a sister-in-law of Mrs.
Patton, Mrs. William Coyne.
Methodist Dwelling Nears Finish
A three-bedroom dwelling for the O’Neill district superintendent of the Nebraska Methodist
church is being finished, situated one-half block north of the Grattan library. The 25-thousand
dollar residence will include living quarters for Dr. J. LaVeme Jay and Mrs. Jay, also first-floor
office space. The basement, when finished, will tnclude a supplemental bedroom and a large con
ference room. Architect is Joe Carlson of Laurel and Gerald Monk of O’Neill Construction is the
contractor. The building, facing southwest, is built on a bias. The Jays expect to move from the
present quarters, the former P. J. McManus residence, into the new building about October 1.
The O’Neill dwelling is the third of its type to be built for superintendents in the eight districts in
1 the state. Property is owned by the Nebraska Methodist conference.—The Frontier Photo.
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Curtis Flays
Secondary
Boycotting
U.S. Senator Tells of
Hardships on Non
Union Truck Firms
U.S. Sen. Car] Curtis (R-Neb.),
speaking before 38 Holt county
republicans Tuesday night at the
Town House, explained legisla
tion he has introduced to correct!
an effective secondary boycott
against non-union truck line op
erators in the country.
He cited the cases of the Clark
Bros. Transfer of Norfolk and
Heuton Transfer of Atkinson.
Secondary boycotts imposed at
the metropolitan loading termi
nals have worked real hardships,
the senator declared.
In the case of the Coffey Trans
fer of Alma, the firm was forced
to go out of business.
Curtis, whose home is at Min
den, is not a candidate in this
election. He had attended the
post-primary republican conven
tion Monday in Grand Island and
spoke highly of the Eisenhower
administration, the Nebraska
delegation in congress, and the
state GOP administration.
Curtis also lauded Richard E.
Spelts, jr., of Grand Island, tie
new state GOP chairman. Spelts
is an officer in the lumber chain
which owns and operates the
Spelts-Ray Lumber company at
O’Neill.
Elgin Ray, the senator’s cam
paign manager in Holt county in
1954, introduced Mr. Curtis. Mrs.
Guy Cole, Holt GOP chairman,
arranged the dinner meeting.
Mrs. Cole was reelected to the
state GOP central committee at
Monday’s convention. Mrs. Alfred
Martens and Mrs. Opal Keating,
both of Atkinson, were Holt del
egates.
Mrs. Cole was unable to make
the trip because of Mr. Cole’s ill
ness.
The senator had to postpone a
scheduled joint convocation ad
dress Wednesday morning before
St. Mary’s academy and O'Neill
high school students. A last-min
ute switch in plans forced the
change. He will appear before
the students “in a few weeks”.
Nurse Group Hears
Milwaukee Report—
The Omaha Diocesan Council
of Catholic Nurses met Sunday at
St. Anthony’s hospital. Members
from O’Neill, Stuart and Atkin
son attended. Four guests from
Norfolk were also present at this
quarterly meeting.
Mrs. Gene Ramm of Stuart,
president, conducted the meeting.
She introduced Rev. Gerald Fitz
ibbons of Creighton university,
who is the spiritual director of
the archdiocese of Omaha.
A general discussion wras held
and a report given on the nation
al convention at Milwaukee,
Wise., last week.
Refreshments were served.
McConnell Arriving
from North Carolina—
Jay McConnell is expected
home this week from Elizabeth
City, N.C., where he is stationed
with the navy.
Mrs. McConnell and Bobby
have been staying with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elden Butter
field, while Mr. McConnell was
at sea.
He will be on leave until the
middle of October when they will
return to Elizabeth City until
April when he will be discharged.
■Jim’ IteRaoker
Enters University—
James (“Jim”) DeBacker, who
pent four years in the service,
is enrolled at the University of
Nebraska. He spent the weekend
with his parents, the G. C. De
Backers.
Senator Curtis: “Corrective action needed to prevent secondary boycotts against trucking in
dustry. Seated: Mrs. Elgin Hay and Mr. Ray.—The Frontier Photo.
COMF. AND GET IT! . . .
Open-Air Barbecue Planned
Picture a pit in the middle of
the play ground at St. Mary’s
academy. The hole will measure
3 ^ 2 feet deep. 3J^ feet wide and
10 feet long.
There will be 18 inches of red
hot coals covered by dry gravel.
The hole will be covered with
tin (sheet metal) and a layer of
dirt six inches deep.
That will be the setting for a
big benefit barbecue to be held
on Sunday, September 30, spon
sored by the Friends of St. Mary’s.
The fire will be started fully
24 hours in advance. The beef,
boneless round cuts in chunks
wrapped in muslin and burlap,
will be placed on the heat about
12 hours ahead of the serving.
Clete Reinmiller of Lincoln will
be the chief engineer.
Serving hours will be from 1
to 4 p.m., on Sunday. It will be
U.S. choice beef, too.
An estimated 1,000-1,200 per
sons will be served at the out
door least with George Janousek
and Fred Heermann in charge of
arrangements
Oh yes, there’ll be cole slaw,
baked beans, potato chips, coffee,
milk and pie. The chow will be
provided and dished up by volun
teers at the rate of one dollar for
adults; 50 cents for children’s
portions.
The open-air barbecue idea is
borrowed from North Platte,
where the project has just com
pleted its third season.
For many it will be the first
taste of the proper barbecue. For
all it will be a bonus treat for a
modest fee. Proceeds will go to
the academy.
CAA Okays $8,000
Port Improvement
Nebraska senators have been
notified an eight-thousand-dollar
federal grant has been authoriz
ed for the Municipal airport at
O’Neill by the civil aeronautics
administration.
Money will build administration
building, utilities, an entrance
road, an auto parking area and
fencing.
O’Neill’s participation in the
project was authorized this sum
mer by the city council.
Meanwhile, the airport is slat
ed to receive omni - directional
radio equipment for navigation
aid to aircraft in flight.
Mr El vain to Appear
at Soldier F ield
Army Pfc. William D. McEl
vain has been selected, along with
38 other men from the 13th AAA
guided missile battalion, to
march in a parade at Soldier's
field in Chicago, 111., for the
armed forces benefit game be
tween the Chicago Bears and the
Cleveland Browns Friday, Sep
tember 21. The army, navy and
air force, both men and women,
will participate in the parade.
This will be viewed on television
.it 7 p.m. (CST).
First Fall Meeting
Is Being Held—
STUART—Cub Scout den 2,
with Mrs. G. L. Obermire as den
mother, and den 3, with Mrs.
Myron Papke as den mother, will
hold their first fall meeting this
week. Stevie Peterson and Lew
Mueller are new members in den
2 and John Gillispie is a new
member in den 3.
Exiled from Palestine,
SEoufani Reaches U.S.
CHAMBERS — Shakib Shou
fani, 28. who was born and rear
ed in Palestine, arrived in New
York City Monday, September 10.
He was met in Omaha by his
friend, James Marcus, and by his
uncle, Joe Daas of Chambers, and
by a cousin, James Salem, also
of Chambers.
Mr. Shoufani, who is single,
presently is making his home
with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Daas.
He and members of his family
Khoufani . . . “best country
under the sun.”
were forced to leave Palestine
, when their homes were appropri
ated about eight years ago. He
j fled to Beirut, Lebanon, and re
I cently received permission to en
ter the United States. He left
Lebanon by vessel on August 21
! and made the New' York-Omaha
trip by train.
Mr. Shoufani is hopeful he can
adopt America as his country
and describes is as the “best
country under the sun.”
Editor Named for
‘The Wrangler’
STUART— Miss Leola Clem
ents has been chosen editor of the
school paper, “The Wrangler,”
with Arlene Ulrich as assistant;
Nita Friedel and Don Minnig,
business managers; Violet Hor
ton, art editor; Dana Bigelow,
sports; Karen Obermiro, scandal.
Evelyn Kaup will head the Pep
club department; Larry Kramer,
shop; Helen Kaup, home econom
ics; Karen Van Cleave, music and
band; Del Stracke, “S” club; Sal
ly Brewster, freshman class;
Maureen Ulrich, sophomores; Le
ona Bernt, juniors, and Shirley
Ready, seniors.
Mimeomen—Bert Straka, Roger
Givens and Larry Kramer. Typ
ists are the seniors.
Mrs. D. S. McPherson of West
Point arrived Sunday to take
care of her grandchildren while
their mother, Mrs. William L.
Edwards, was in the hospital
with a new son, Christopher Wil
liam. Previously, another grand
mother, Mrs. D. T. Edwards of
Norfolk, had taken care of the
children from last Thursday un
til Sunday. Little Christopher,
pital Monday, has two sisters, Al
who came home from the hos
lison and Laurie.
l Miss Mary Holliday is visiting
| in Portland, Ore.
Music Group Picks
Series of \ Concerts
The O’Neill Community Con
c e r t s association membership
drive ended Saturday night and
the officers and directors imme
diately sat down to select a pro
gram for the 1956 - '57 concert
season.
This season’s series will fea
ture the Tucson (Ariz.) Boys’
Chorus, a roundup of music and
fun for everybody.
Other artists chosen:
Frances Archer and Beverly
Gile, two young ladies who offer
i songs and ballads of 14 nations,
from Scotland to Spain, from
Finland to Hawaii and Japan, all
sung in original language with
guitar accompaniment.
The identical piano playing
twins, Ernest and Miles Mauney,
wljio make their two grand pianos
seem as one.
John Crain, a popular young
American tenor.
The membership campaign was
closed with 709—fewer than the
two previous seasons.
Ben Wetzlers Will
Move to California
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wetzler and
family plan to move Monday to
San Bernardino, Calif. Mr. Wetz
ler, who was employed at the
O’Neill Cleaners and was a part
time postoffice employee, will
work for a cleaning establishment
in California.
Mrs. Wetzler’s brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Miller, live in San Bernardino,
having moved there about a year
ago.
Train Touhes Off
Several Grass Fires
STUART—Stuart firemen were|
called Saturday afternoon at 4:15'
to put out grass fires on the
Ramm, King and Stracke places
northwest of town.
Apparently the blazes had been
started by a train which had
passed through a short time be
fore the fires were discovered.
Burgesses, Miss Lehn
to New’ Jersey Meetings—
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess and
Miss LaVeta Lehn plan to leave
Saturday for the East coast. En
route, they will meet Miss Ger
trude Naumann of Lexington,
who will accompany them.
Dr. Burgess will attend the
meeting of the American Dental
association and Misses Lehn and
Naumann will attend the Amer
ican Dental Assistants association
convention. These meetings will
be held in Atlantic City, N.J.,
October 1 to 4.
Complete Law Course—
Edward De Hority of Arlington,
Va., is a houseguest of W. J.
Froelich, jr. They completed their
schooling at the law school of
Georgetown university, Washing
ton, D.C., and arrived here early
Monday morning.
Mr. Froelich will remain here
until shortly before his wedding
in the middle of October.
Dairyman Opens
Farmers Produce
Esty Nelson, who operated a
dairy barn at Spencer for sever
al years, last week opened the
Farmers Produce in West O’Neill;
in the building formerly occu
pied by the Sno Creme Drive in
Mr Nelson, who moved his
family here several months ago,
has three daughters at home —
one in high school, one in grade
school and the youngest is 3
years-old.
Mr. Nelson will buy and sell
produce, handle feeds and take
orders for oats and corn.
Mr. Nelson announced the win-!
ners of the door prizes which
were given away last Saturday
were Clayton Goeke, first prize,
a five-gallon cream can, and Hose
Densberger, second, a table lamp.,
165 at Open-House
in New Ewing Hall
EWING—A crowd of approxi
mately 163 persons attended the!
blessing and open-house of SI.
Dominic’s hall here Sunday from
3 to 5 p.m.
Rev. Peter F. Burke, pastor for i
12 years of St. Peter’s Catholic |
church, was master-of-ceremo-1
nies. Very Rev. Timothy O’Sulli
van of O’Neill officiated at the
blessing of the building. Other (
guest priests were Rev. Richard
Parr and Rev. William Kelligar,
both of Atkinson, Father Diczby
of Antelope Memorial hospital,
Noligh, and Rev. Thomas Hitch
of O’Neill.
All had a brief part in the
program, also Max Wanser,
Chairman of the village board,
and Lyle Dierks.
Father Burke, who presented
the history of the church, stated
that first mass was held 63 years
ago; the first baptism was record
ed in 1891, and in 1904 St. Peter’s
church had its first resident priest
and became officially regarded as
The lund for church improve
ment, which resulted in the
building of St. Dominic’s hall,
was started in 1947. Work was
! begun on the hall in the autumn
1 of 1955. Members of the building
committee were: Alfonso Beel
aert, Julian Sojka, Lyle Dierks,
Max Wanser, Louis Vandersnick,
Jerry Tomjack and Mrs. Gail
Boies.
at that time Mrs. Boies was
president of the Christian Moth
ers.
During open-house, the Chris
tian Mothers served doughnuts
and coffee.
Wiener Roast Held
at Derickson Place
HOCK FALLS — Mrs. Sam
Derickson entertained a group of
young folks at a weiner roast at
her home on Thursday evening,
September 13, honoring five
birthday anniversaries that had
occured during the week.
Those honored were: Joe andj
Gene Yantzi, Tom Hickey, Dick
Martin and Kathy Licb.
Others present were: Bobby
Hickey, Peggy Martin, the four
Licb children, Mr. and Mrs. Fritz
Yantzi, Mrs. Kathryn Yantzi,
Mrs. Bob Yantzi and Mr. and
Mrs Elroy Lieb.
Following the wiener roast the
guests were served cake and ice
cream.
Mrs. Vernon .Siebert
Is President—
The Young Homemakers Ex
tension club met Wednesday,
September 12 at 2 p.m, at the
home of Mrs. Vernon Siebert.
Nine members were in atten
dance, answering roll call with a
canning hit.
New officers elected: Mrs.
Veron Siebert, president; Mrs.
I^orene Hickok, vice - president;
Mrs. Albert Henning, secretary;
Mrs. John Kitchen, treasurer.
Mrs Freddie Neibauer was a
visitor. Mrs. Murray Miller gave
a report of council meeting. The
next meeting will be Thursday,
October 4, at the home of Mrs.
Bill Black.—By Mrs. Roy Goeke.
reporter.
New Jerseyites Make
First Nebraska Visit—
Dr. and Mrs. Vane Scott of
Jersey City, N.J., visited Friday
evening and Saturday at the T. J.
Donohoe home. They were en
route to California on their vaca
tion. This was their first visit to
Nebraska.
Mrs. Scott is a niece of the
late Mrs. T. J. Donohoe.
PASTOR TO LEAVE
BRISTOW—Rev. Donald John
son, pastor of the Rosedale Lu
theran church and Baker Messiah
Lutheran church, will serve Sa
lem Lutheran church at Monte
video, Minn., effective November
1. Pastor Johnson came here in
July, 1953.
Lyle Fox, who is stationed at
Treasure Island spent the week
end with his brothers, Raymond
and Leonard Fox, and Mrs.
Leonard Fox. Raymond recently
went to California to live with his
brother, Leonard.
Guests Monday of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Sivestnd and family
were Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Schleusener of Seattle, Wash.
ST A Parley
in Deadlock;
Fight Is On
Neither Side Budges
As Train - Savers
Gird for Hearings
BASSETT At a joint meeting
of thi> Chicago & North Western
railroad officials and directors of
the Save-the-Trains association
held hero Tuesday, (I M Bruere,
assistant to the executive vice
president of the railroad, made it
clear that the company does not
intend to modify its stand or re
frain from pressing its applica
tion for discontinuance of pas
senger-mail - express trains 13
ami 14 on the Om a ha -Chadron
mainline.
“This irrevocable position
taken by the railroad leaves us
no alternative but to vigorous
ly oppose the C&NW applica
tion and tills we shall do.” de
clared Cal Stewart, O'Neill
publisher and president of the
Save-the-Trains association.
In the three-hour session, Mr.
Bruere complimented the S-T-A
for its initiative and the two
year cooperative effort in an at
tempt to reduce operating deficits
on trains 13 and 14 “Wo are ex
tremely grateful for the splendid
efforts of the association,” Bru
ere insisted, “but, unfortunately,
rising operating costs and reduc
tions in some revenues have more
than offset the gains that have
been made.”
Bruere said C&NW was
forced to face the “economic
reality” presented by the “out
of pocket” annual loss of $200,
000. Filing with the Nebraska
railway commission was made
August 15.
“We feel the S-T-A has done
its part and that the railroad had
lived up to its commitments dur
ing the experimental period,”
Rruere told the north Nebraskans
at a closed meeting. He contend
ed the potential revenue "cannot
come close” to equalizing the “out
of pocket” expenses.
Stewart, summarizing the meet
ing, declared:
“We widely disagree with the
railroad company on certain is
sues with reference to the opera
tion of these last two remaining
passenger trains serving much of
north Nebraska. These issues will
be taken to the state regulatory
body and, if necessary, to the
courts, A vigorous fight will be
made. C&NW has certain respon
sibilities and the 450-mile Oma
ha-Chadron area has certain re
quirements. Areas of disagree
ment arc in the C&NW’s methods
of showing ‘out of pocket’ losses,"
Stewart said.
"We invited the C&NW offi
cials to Bassett and the confer
ence was consurnated with C&NW
holding that the experimental
period was a failure; whereas we
contend the experiment was a
success,” the S-T-A president
concluded.
The association has engaged
Einar Viren of Omaha as counsel
and auditors are being hired to
question the railroad’s accounting
in the application.
In passenger curtailment
cases that have been taken to
the Nebraska supreme court,
the railroads have been upheld
because the public had virtual
ly abandoned using those trains.
Tiie train-savers will attempt
to show the commission trains 13
and 14 are a public necessity.
C&NW’s own figures show an
average of more than 60 passen
gers per'day. Moreover, the train
savers maintain Omaha-Chadron
is a mainline and the freight ser
vice is profitable.
Father Price
Visiting Europe
AMELIA—Rev. Francis Price,
pastor of the St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church in Amelia, left
Wednesday September 12, on a
trip to Rome, Italy, and other
places of interest in the Holy
Land. He expects to return Nov.
1. Rev. Price is also pastor at
Emmett. Father Kucera of O’
Neill is taking his place at these
two parishes.
Teaches Music
at Brocton, 111.—
Miss Patricia Brennan, daugh
ter of Mrs. F. M, Brennan, for
merly of O’Neill, and niece of
Miss Bernadette Brennan of O’
Neill, is teaching both vocal and
instrumental music at Brocton,
111.
Miss Patricia, a St. Mary’s
academy garduate, was graduat
ed in June from the Minneapolis
(Minn.) College of Music.
Mrs. Brennan, widow of the
late Colonel Brennan, plans to
leave in October to spend a year
or two with her son, Air Force
Maj. Herbert Brennan, and fam
ily. ___________
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Adolph J Dvorak, 29, and
Miss LaVonne Elizabeth Thrlow,
18, of Stuart on September 17.