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Volume 76.—Number 35. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. Thursday, December 27, U>56.___.Seven Cents
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$64 Question Raised:
Who’ll Be No. 1 in’57?
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Mr. White . . . doesn't know
how he'll react to leisure.—
The Frontier Photo.
Harry White Will
‘Break Away’ After
72 Years on Ranch
AMK1JA— Harry S. White, 86.
has been residing continuously j
here for 72 years.
Christmas day he was prepar-1
mg to take his first extended i
leave.
He will go to Denver, Colo,,
where he will visit his daughter,
Mrs. Jack (Clarice) Milton, and
her husband, probably until Ap
ril 1. The Miltons live at 2563
South Winona, Mr Milton is a
surveyor with the city and Mrs.
Milton is employed by the tele
phone company.
The Miltons arrived for the
holidays by train and will be
driving back to Denver with Mr.
White.
Mr. Whitt* has another da ugh- j
ter. Mrs. Frank Adamson, who is
stationed with her husband at a
missionary outpost in the Belgian
Congo, Africa. A son, Glenn, lives,
at Amelia.
Seven years ago, when the
Adamsons were in McPherson,
Kar»s., on furlough, Mr. White
•'broke away” Cor several weeks.
“Don’t know exactly how I’ll
react to the leisure life of the
city,” the veteran southwestern
Holt rancher explained. "You can
bet, though, I'll be taking in the
D e n v o r livestock show,” he
beamed.
Chairmen for Polio
Drive Announced |
STUART — Arthur Givens of
Stuart, chairman of the fund
raising drive for the Holt county
chapter. National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, has appointed
the following community chair
men in connection with the forth
coming drive:
O’NEILL — Woodrow Melena
and Alan VanVleck.
Atkinson — Chamber of Com
merce, Doan Fleming, president.
STUART—W. A. Nickless.
EWING—Mrs. Loyd West.
CHAMBERS—Mrs. A. B, Hub
bard.
PAGE—Mrs. Verna Walker.
INMAN—Mrs. James McMahan
EMMET—Miss Helen Martens.
AMELIA—Mrs. L. C. Barnett
RURAJL—James W. Rooney of
O’Neill, Lyle Dierks of Ewing and
Stanley Lambert of Ewing.
"Money is needed now as much
as ever for patient care and con
tinued research in the f i g h t
against polio," Mr. Givens de
clared.
Child, l>/2, Die*
Elating Aspirins
CHAMBERS—Mr. and Mrs. E.
H Medcalf of Chambers, receiv
word Friday of the tragic death
of their lM«-year-old grand
daughter. Sherry White, of Los
Angeles, Calif.
The little child ate aspirin
tablets Friday.
The child's parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Hayes White. Mrs.
White, the child’s mother, is the
former Marilyn Medcalf of
Chambers.
The White’s have one other
daughter.
Mrs. E. H. Medcalf, left Cham
bers early Saturday morning
for Los Angeles._
Frank Clyde, Wife
Plan Reception
Mr. and Mrs. Frank c?y^®
O’Neill will observe their 50th
wedding anniversary on Sunday,
December 30. They will be hon
ored at a reception to be held
between 2 and 5 o’clock in the
Methodist church parlors.
The Clydes request no gifts.
The couple lived in the Page
community prior to moving to
O’Neill about 30 years ago.
$100 COLLECTED
More than two hundred dol
lars was collected Sunday even
ing. plus a number of new and
used toys, in the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce-sponsored
tovs-for-tots campaign, which
involved a citywide solicitation
The committee converted t
monev into toys and clothing
tor needv children. The Amer
ican Legion and auxiliary also
befriended needy families with
Christmas baskets of food.
Here During Holidays—
Jack Carney came Saturday
to spend the holidays with his fa
ther. Leo Carney. He returned t<
Omaha Wednesday.
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When Father Time clicks off!
hat final second of the old year1
he ringing of church bells and
catling of sirens not only will
ignal the beginning of the new
ear but will be the starting |
>oint for Holt county’s 1957 .
taby derby, sponsored by The j ,
Yontier.
It will be the 10th annual |
ontest and leading O’Neill firms '
ire going "all-out” to shower
he lucky first-comer with gifts.
The baby must be born within
he confines of Holt county, and
o be eligible, the parents must
ill out the entry blank and for
ward the First Baby Editor, The
Yontier, O’Neill.
The official entry blank,
contest rules and a complete
description of the shower gifts
appear on pages 8 and 9.
Dankert's will offer a $25 dis
count on any major appliance
for the parents of the lucky one.
Harding Cream will present
five pounds of their famous
sandhills butter.
Morri Dr. Pepper Bottling j
company has set aside a case of |
pop, any flavor, for none other
than the dad of the prizewinner.
Beatrice Foods contend babies
thrive on Meadow Gold; hence,
one case of Meadow Gold famous
vitamin D milk will be provided.
McIntosh Jewelry once again
will offer a 10-karat gold baby
ring . . . plus ... an 1847 Rog
ers silver-plated feeding spoon.
The New Outlaw store takes
pleasure in presenting a case of
Gerber’s baby food.
Gambles will offer to the new
champ a $3.95 nursey training
chair—a good hardwood number
that will please his (or her)
majesty.
Once again tne onem rnoio
Co. will come through with
one dozen 3x5 photographic I
prints of the lucky one. |
Course, baby will have to put
on the best bib-n’-tucker and
come to the study for the sit- j
ting.
Coyne’s hardware will provide
a porcelain enamel diaper pail
(handy gadgets anytime there’s
a small fry in the house).
McCarvilles traditionally pre
sent a pair of Red Goose shoes
to the derby winner, and this
year will be no exception.
Every new baby needs to keep
warm; The Moore-Noble Lum
ber & Coal company will pro
vide 500 pounds of coal (dad’s
choice) or $5 worth of mer
chandise of his choice.
Gilligan’s Rexall Drug, head-,
quarters for infants’ needs has
set aside a stork nurser plus a
family thermometer
Patton’s Ben Frankin store
wants to formally welcome the
derby winner this year and the
folks there have set aside (you
guessed it)—a dozen Curitv
diapers. .
The home welcoming the
first baby of ’57 will receive a
$19.95 value floor lamp from
Biglin’s—the home of fine fur
niture. ,, ,
The M & M Cafe will roll out
a red carpet for the champ’s
father and mother and set up a
chicken fried dinner — on the
house. , ...
Shelhamer’s Jack and Jill will
present a case of Heinz baby
food to the wunner of the 1957
baby derby.
And last—but not least—The
Frontier will issue, in the name
of the winner, a one-year gift
subscription.
All entries must be postmarked
not later than 6 p.m., Monday,
January 7, 1957. There you
have them—17 gifts for the first
baby of 1957 born in Holt county
compliments of those leading
O’Neill firms.
Come midnight December 31
and the 1957 derby will be
qnderway!
Previous Champs!
Winners of the Holt county
first baby contest since the gift
shower was inaugurated in
1947 include:
1947
Kathleen Wanser
4 a.m., January 1, 1947
1948
Nancy Elaine Harshfield
6:35 a.m.. January 1, 1948
1949
James Michael Beha
7 a.m., January 1, 1949
1950
David Lynn Tracy
1 am, January 1, 1950
1951
Betty Jean Knoell
9:10 a.m., January 7, 1951
1952
Linda Lee Tolbert
11:59 a.m., January 4, 1952
1953
Randy Joseph Schaaf
5:25 a.m.. January 1, 1953
1954
David Wilbur Trowbridge
3:11 a.m., January 1, 1954
1955
Diane Faye Scripter
12:10 a.m., January 1, 1955
1956
Douglas Lynn and Daniel Leon
Frahm
10 am., January 3, 1956
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Social Security
Man Coming—
A field representative of the
i Norfolk office of the social secur
ity administration will be at O’
Neill in the assembly room in
the courthouse basement or
I Thursday, December 27, 1956
s from 9 a.m., to 3 pm.
WEATHER SUMMARY
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December 21_ 48 21
December 22_35 18
December 23 _ 33 23
December 24_32 14
i December 25_ 47 21
December 26_ 55 30
Mrs. Starlin
Dies At 85;
Rites Today
Homesteaded in Tripp
County in Dakota;
To O’Neill in 1925
Mrs. S. Helen Starlin, 85, who
had been ill about a year, died at
9:45 a.m., Monday, December 24,
at her home here.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., (Thursday) at
First Presbyterian church. Bur
ial will be in Prospect Hill
cemetery under the direction of
Biglin’s.
Rev. J. Olen Kennell, church
pastor, will officiate at the rites.
Miss Patricia DeBolt will be vo
cal soloist with Miss Nancy Ken
nell as accompanist.
Pallbearers will be Melvin
Ruzicka, Robert E. Moore, Ed
ward Quinn, Bennett Heriford,
Leonard Miller, John Conard, D.!
D. DeBolt, and Floyd Wilson
The remains will lie in state
at the church between 11
o’clock and the funeral hour. |
The late Mrs. Starlin, whose
maiden name was S. Helen Eat
on, was born May 19, 1871, at
Barnard, Mo., the daughter of
Charles Herbert and Nancy Tur
ner Eaton.
She was graduated rrom
C’hiUirothe (Mo.) Teachers
college and taught school in
Missouri for 13 years.
In 1905 she came to O’Neill
to participate in the land lot
tery which opened Dakota ter
ritory to settlers. She was ac
companied to the Tripp county
homestead, near Whitten, by
her brother, Charles.
Actual filing for the Dakota
homestead was made here at
the U. S. land office in what
is known as the Nebraska State
bank building.
She married Harry Starlin at
Dallas, S. D.. in 1909. The family
came to Holt county in 1925 from
Winner, S. D. Mr. Starlin died
June 18, 1939.
Mr. Starlin had purchased the
Chevrolet garage from Matthew
Hayden and operated it for a
number of years before selling
to Arbuthnot & Reka.
After leaving the automobile
field, the Starlins operated a
rooming house for 15 years.
In late years Mrs. Starlin
made her home with her daugh
ter.
Survivors include; Daugh
ter—Mrs. Winifred Barger of
O’Neill; sister—Mrs. Emma
Goff, of Kansas City, Mo., who
arrived Wednesday to attend the
funeral. , . .. ,
She was preceded in death by
her parents, her husband, five
brother and two sisters.
Arriving Wednesday for the
funeral were Mrs. Starlin’s sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Laura Eaton of
Lincoln, and Mrs. Barger’s sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Stewart
of Denver, Colo.
Effie A. Vrooman
Dies in Hospital
Atkinson Woman 111
Since August
ATKINSON — Mrs. Effie A
Vrooman, 56, who had been ill
since August 3, died early Christ
mas day, December 25, in the At
kinson Memorial hospital. She
had been hospitalized 10 days.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 10 a.m., today (Thurs
day) at St. Joseph’s Catholic
church with Rev. R. J- Parr,
church pastor, oiifioiating. Burial
will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery.
Pallbearers chosen are Leo
Monahan,- Joseph Kramer, W. P.
Morgan, sr., Edward Jansen, sr.,
John Schorn and L. W. Ullrich.
The late Mrs. Vrooman was
born October 15, 1900, at Atkin
| son, a daughter of John F. Jones
and Pauline Pa<;ha Jones.
On January 12, 1926, at Atkin
son she married William C. Vroo
man. They became the parents of
one son.
The Vroomans resided on a
ranch 27 miles southwest of At
kinson from 1929 until Mr. Vroo
man’s death September 20, 19T54.
Thereafter she made her home in
Atkinson.
Survivors include: Son—Harold
of Atkinson; four grandchildren:
sister—Mrs. Rudolph Poessneck
er of Atkinson.
i A rosary rite was held Wednes
j day evening at Seger’s funeral
chapel.
I Hold Open House—
BUTTE—Mr. and Mrs. Hermar
Mohr of Butte held openhousc
Sunday at the American Legior
hall iri Butte, marking their fif
tieth wedding anniversary. A
dance was held in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kyster and
family are spending Christmas
in Council Bluffs, la. with theii
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ky
ster, sr, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Stemple.
Mrs. Helen Marlin . . . teach
er turned to homesteading.
(Story at left).
Longtime Bristow
Resident Succumbs
RBISTOW — Joseph Sommer
feld, 76, who spent six years as
a boy living at O’Neill and who
lived for many years south of
Bristow, died early Christmas
day in Sacred Heart hospital at
Lynch.
He was born in Germany,
immigrated to the United States
with his parents while he was
a small child. His parents
homesteaded south of Bristow.
The later Mr. Sommerfeld
never married.
Survivors include: Brothers—
Gustav of Gregory, S. D.; Albert
of Sterling, Colo.; James of Bris
tow and Herman of Hartington; i
sisters—Mrs. Amelia Mineburg |
of Bristow; Mrs. Arthur Parker
of Valentine and Mrs. Bridget
Fernen of Valentine.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 o’clock today (Thurs
day) at the Methodist church in
Bristow under the direction of
Jones funeral home. Burial
will be in the Bristow7 cemetery.
Interstate Stock
Movement Topic—
A meeting to discuss the new
federal regulation relative to the
interstate movement of cattle will
be held in North Platte Friday,
December 28.
Dr. D. F. Waring, federal
veteninarian in charge, wall ex
plain the new7 regulation to mem
bers of the Nebraska Stock
Growers associations’ livestock
health and sanitation committee
headed by Dr. S. B. Stafford of
North Platte. Any interested cat
tleman is invited to attend the
meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m., at
the Pawnee hotel.
Glee Wade and Guy Parsons
returned last week from a trip to
Mexico where they purchased six
young burros.
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Blanche A. Edwards
Expires in Hospital
Services to Be Held
at Chambers
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Blanche
A. Edwards, 74 died Tuesday
morning—Christmas day—in At
kinson Memorial hospital, where
she had been a patient only two
days.
She had not been ill and had
eaten well at breakfast and was
preparin to eat Christmas din
ner at the home of one of her
children.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Decem
ber 28, at Memorial Baptist
church in Chambers. Burial will
be in the Chambers cemetery
under the direction of Biglin’s.
The late Mrs. Edwards, whose
maiden name was Blanche Ar
dell Radke. oldest daughter of
Charles A. and Bertha M. Radke,
was born near Tilden March 8,
1882.
She was reared at Tilden and
joined the Methodist church at
the age of 12.
On April 10. 1899. she was
united in marriage to Delbert
G. Edwards of Thurman. They
became the parents of five
ehildren.
In 1914 the family moved to
Holt county, near Ewing, where
they spent 10 years. Then they
! moved to near Chambers, where
they made their home until Mr.
Edward’s death February 7,
1943.
Later, she lived in Chambers
where she made her home with
the exception of 3t^ years spent
with her son, Charles.
After moving to Chambers,
she joined Baptist Memorial
church.
Survivors include: Daughters
I—-Mrs. Edwin (Edyth) Thorin cf
O’Neill; sons—Delbert of Ame
lin; Laurence of Spalding, and
I Charles of Chambers; 12 grand
children; 11 great-grandchildren;
1 sisters—Mrs. Henry Foss of Til
den- Mrs. Charles Wilson of Los
Am-e* s. Calif.; brother—Charles
F. Hadke of Atkinson.
One daughter, Mrs. Vanetta
j Primus, died August 12, 1938,
in a fire.
Minnesotans Here—
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Benson
j and family of Marshall, Minn,
' arrived Sunday to spend Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Shierk. Mr. Benson was to re
j turn to Marshall Tuesday and
! Mrs. Benson and children will
j stay the week. They will spend
i Christmas day in Burke, S. D.,
with Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Gilbert
and family.
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Mrs. Margaret Elkins and
Bernice are spending Christmas
holidays in Sioux City, la., with
I Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dowd.
Farmer, 28, Fatally
Hurt by Underslung
Mrs. Edwards . . . death
I came unexpectedly.
Burwell Girl, 17,
Dies of Injuries
1 BURWELL—Carol Harris, 17, a
j high school student here, died
j Christmas day as a result of in
i juries suffered in a highway ac
cident 7>2 miles east of Burwell.
The accident occurred Saturday
| night. , |
Miss Harris was injured when
the car she was driving went out!
! of control on a country road and I
| overturned several times.
A companion, Herman Lier
| man, 22, of Burwell, was injured *
| although not seriously.
Mr. Lierman is the oldest son of,
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lierman. He has
been teaching school in the Bolle
i district.
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Witnesses Being
Called to Brookings—
Ministers of Jehovah’s Wit
nesses from a four-state area are
being called to a three-day re
, ligious assembly at the Brookings,
S.D., armory January 4-6. More
than 400 are expected to attend
this event sponsored by the
Watchtower Bible and Tract So
ciety.
Carl F. Anderson, presiding
> minister of the O’Neill congrega
tion stated, that Carl, Dave and
Consie Andersen and Dora El
shire will attend from O’Neill.
I -
i Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Juan
i spent Christmas day in Bone
steel, S. D. with relatives.
WW- 8r"-7 "T'f..- ' -isam
The John Kennys . . . married on Christmas eve in 1900 near Albion.—The Frontier Photo.
John Kenny, Wife Married 56 Years
Spend Half-Century in Sandhills
ATKINSON—It was on Christ
mas eve in 1900 that John
Kenny and Miss Lola Woogerd,
both natives of Albion, were
married at the Woodgard farm
home on Plumb creek in Boone
county. It was not a white
j Christmas that year; weather
was mild.
On Monday, December 24, 1956
the Kennys quietly observed
their 56th wedding anniversary
at their residence the first house
south of the Skudla building.
The Kennys have spent a half
century in Holt county.
They began housekeeping in
Boone county on the Kenny tree
claim about three miles west
of Albion. Several children were
born there.
Times were diffioult in those
days. They burned cowchlps
and timber to keep warm those
first few winters.
Then they moved to Custer
county in 1904 where they farm
ed two years. One daughter
was bom in Custer county.
Coming to Holt county in
1907, the family spent more than
30 years on a ranch in the
Amelia community.
In the intervening years, Mr.
Kenny lived for a time on the
Jahn ranch in Rock county,
southwest of Atkinson, while
Mrs. Kenny maintained a home
in town. He spent one year on
the Louis Pofahl ranch near At
kinson, and have lived in Atkin
son in retirement for four years.
Mr. Kenny avers he can still
brand a calf and perform atop
a hay stack, if necessary. Cattle
raising and haying have been a
lifetime career for him.
He is now 78; Mrs. Kenny is'
79. Both enjoy good health, al
though Mr. Kenny has become
a bit hard of hearing.
Mr. Kenny recalls that the
winters of 1936 and the re
curring blizzards of 1948-’49
were the severest in the sand
hills.
Their oldest child. Mabel, died
at the age of 1 years.
Their children are: Sons—
Raymond, southwest of Amelia; |
Dwight of Atkinson; daughters—
Mrs. Gertrude Carr, south of
Atkinson, and Mrs. John (Ruby)
O’Connell, who lives 2(£ miles
from Emmett. They have 10
grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren. Three of the ]
great-grandchildren live with
their father, M-Sgt. Kenny, in
Italy.
Ft. Randall Pioneer
Fatally Stricken
Cassidy Rites Today
at Spencer
SPENCER—John J. Cassidy.
82. one of the pioneer residents
of the Ft. Randall vicinity, was
stricken fatally Monday after- J
noon, December 24, at his home
in Spencer with a heart attack
Funeral services will be con-j
ducted at 10:30 a m., today,
(Thursday) at St. Mary’s Catho
lic church in Spencer. Burial
will be in St. Mary’s cemetery.j
A rosary service was held at j
8 o’clock Wednesday evening at
the church, followed by the j
Knights of Columbus reciting the j
rosary at the Jones funeral
home. * j
On Sunday, November 30, 1
1955, the Cassidys observed
their golden wedding anniver
sary in the Community hall
here.
The late Mr. Cassidy was born |
October 6, 1874, at Scranton,
Pa. As a child he came west
with his parents, who home
steaded at Ft. Randall which was
Mr. Cassidy . . . native of
j Pennsylvania. — The Frontier
Photo.
then a military outpost. He was
reared there and attended school
for a time in what is now the
historical Ft. Randall chapel.
The family homestead in
Nebraska was located two
miles south of Gross, where the
original Cassidy family set
tled 77 years ago.
He married Anna Fredrickson
November 30, 1905, at Fairfax,
J S. D., and they lived for many
years in the Ft. Randall vicinity,
retiring and moving into Spen
cer seven years ago.
In his younger years Mr. Cas
sidy was a violinist and his tal
ent was in demand in several
South Dakota and Nebraska
counties.
Survivors include: Widow-—
Anna; sons—John and Edward,
both of Bristow; daughters—Mrs.
Alice Nemec of Spencer and Mrs.
Katherine Graham of Gregory,
S. D.
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Dorsey, Star Postal
Offices to Be Closed
The postoffice department has
ordered the offices at Star and
Dorsey, both in northeastern Holt
county, to be closed, effective
February 8.
Charles V. Cole is postmaster
at Star.
Mrs. Amanda E. Wiley is post
master at Dorsey
In both instances, the postoffice
department in Washington an
nounced that expenses for salary,
lights, fuel and equipment far ex
ceeded the receipts. The patrons
at both the Star and Dorsey of
fices can be more efficiently serv
ed by other postoffices, the de
I partment said.
In days gone by Holt county
ha; had over 40 postoffices.
Meanwhile, Postmaster Ira H.
Moss said the volume of Christ
mas mail handled at first-class in
the O’Neill office “slightly ex
ceeded’’ the 1955 volume. Ac
counting has not been completed
and won’t be finished until Jan
uary 11, 1957, when books will be
officially closed on the preceeding
year.
O’Neill retailers generally were
pleased with the 1956 yule pur
chasing. Several stores said sales
were “slightly below” a year ago;
others reported “about the same”
and at least two major stores re
ported increases.
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Batenhorst;
Rushed to
Hospital
Skull Is Fractured;
Leaves A Widow
and Infant C hi Id
James Batenhorst, 28, young
Stuart farmer, was fatally in
jured Wednesday, December Ml.
about mid-morning when mo*
aver by an underslung.
He was moving hay with bur
father-in-law, Clarence John
son of Stuart, who was driving
the tractor.
Batenhorst fell under a when*
and he suffered a base skull
fracture.
He was treated here at 11:4*
a m., and later submitted to hen*
surgery. The injured man never
regained consciousness.
He died about 3:30 p.m.
An ex-serviceman, he married;'
Marvel Johnson of Stuart.,
daughter of Mr and Mrs. Clar
ence Johnson. His parents arc
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Batenhonft.
Survivors include: Widow—
Marvel; daughter, age nine
months.
’57 Plates Go on
Sale January 2
New green numerals on while
background motor vehicle In
cense plates will go on sate
Wednesday, January 2, 1957 xi
the Holt county treasurer’s of
fice. It is the first time tw
record this color scheme ha*
been used.
Office hours will be 9 am
until 4 p.m., daily.
All licenses will be issued th*
same as in 1956, Treasurer J1
Ed Hancock explained. All pas
sener car plates will be $t
Persons wanting plates maileb.
should send certificates and ar
copies of tax bills that are be
ing mailed by the county as
sessor’s office, also 23c for pas
senger car owners to cover post
age.
Persons coming to the office
in person are reminded to tiring
certificates and tax statements
The statements are not to be
signed by the owners; hence
they are to be submitted un
signed.
To obtain truck licenses it wilt
not be necessary to re-weigh
unless changes have been mad*
on the body or rack of the truck.
County Assessor William P
Wefso said 7,500 sets of motor
vehicle tax statements will ot
placed in the mail yet this week,
beginning today (Thursday) ®
is important, Wefso said that
the statements be saved and not
be lost or misplaced, and all
copies are to be submitted to
the treasurer in applying for
1957 plates.
A mountain of new plate*
awaits vehicle operators
They were manufactured ear
lier this year at the state peni
tentiary and have been on baric
several weeks.
The amount of the truck plate;
is based on the rated capacity
The list below shows the rale
for a truck for one year
Local and farm truck rates
% ton or less $ 8.00
| 1 ton 10.00
1 % ton 12.00
2 ton 15.00
I 2j/2 ton 25.00
3 ton 4500
4 ton 55 00
5 ton 75.00
6 ton . 100.00
7 ton 130 01
8 ton 160.00
9 ton _ 190 0€ i
Stork Wins Race
with Speeding Auto
A race between the stork
and an O’Neill-bound auto
mobile was won late Wednes
day, December 19, by the
stork.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Langan
who live 17 miles north art
here, packed up after the
chores were done—Mrs. Lan
gan expecting to keep an ap
pointment at St. Anthony’s
hospital.
They dropped off their two
children at the home of neigh
bors and sped for town.
The stork overtook the car
about four miles northwest of
town. With Mr. Langan per
forming midwife chores, Joyce
I Catherine came into the
world, a bouncing girl weigh
ing in at 6 pounds 2 ounces
| when the mother and daugh
were admitted to the hospital,
l They were dismissed Sun
day morning . . . “doing fine.
1 thank-you!”