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Volume 76.—Number 36. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, 1 hursday, January 3, 1957. Seven Cents
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The Clydes . . . both enjoy good health.
—The Frontier Photo.
Clydes Wed 50 Years;
Celebration Belated
Baby Derby On;
No Contenders
Gift Shower Awaits
First-Comer
No signs of ttie stork!
That was the word late Wed
nesday from a survey of the
O’Neill and Atkinson hospitals.
All of which means the race
is a free-for-all and some lucky
little fellow (or gal) will cash in
on a host of gifts being provided I
by O’Neill merchants in cooper
ation with the Frontier.
It’s the 10th annual Holt
county baby derby. Details of
the contest and full description
of the gifts appeared in the De
cember 27 issue. The baby must
be born within the confines of
Holt county.
One prospective father, a res
ident of northeastern Holt
county, bounced into the office
yesterday, llis wife has arrange
ments to be hospitalized outside
the county, thus their baby will
be ineligible.
Cooperating firms are Shel
hamer’s Jack & Jill, M&M Cafe,
Biglin’s, Patton’s Ben Franklin,
Gilligan Rexall Drug, Moore
Noble Lumber Co., McCarville’s,
Coyne's Hardware, O'Neill Photo
Co., New Outjaw Grocery, Mc
Intosh Jewelry, Beatrice Foods,
Gambles, Merri Dr. Pepper Bot
tling Co.. Harding Cream, Dak
ert’s and The Frontier.
In 1951 seven days in the new
year had clasped before the first
baby appeared.
Judge Gets Salary
Boost on Population
Holt County Judge Louis W.
Reimer will receive a $1,100 in
crease in annual salary by vir
tue of the new population fig -
ures adopted by the Holt county
board of supervisors in session
last week.
The board has designated the
Holt poulation as 16,544 persons,
based on U. S. census bureau
estimates and Sales Management
survey for 1956, which shows
3,371 families. Nebraska fam
ilies average four persons.
The county judge post has
been paying $3,900 annually. The
law provides for $5,000 annual
survey in counties the size of
H Only office affected by this
population fluctation is the
judge’s office.
Meanwhile, the Holt super
visors will convene Tuesday,
January 8 ,and reorganize for
the new year.
4 Enlistments in
Army Announced
The following army enlist -
ments from this area have been
announced by the recruiting of
fice at O’Neill:
Donald Shanek, formerly of
Niobrara, for the army security
agency.
Elmer L. G. Becker of Lynch,
for military police corps.
Allen G. Lockwood of Gordon,
for army security agency.
Marcus W. Snyder of Chadron,
far transportation corps. (Snyder
has had two years of prior army
service).
Former Residents
Wedded 50 Years—
Mr. and Mrs. Art Auker of
Wayne, formerly' of O’Neill, cel
ebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Tuesday January 1,
at the city auditorium at Wayne.
Mrs. H. S. Moses of O’Neill
poured.
Others attending were Mrs.
Henry Martin and Allen.
Frank Clyde and Miss Edna
Smith were married December
24, 1906, at O’Neill.
On Sunday, December 30, the
Clydes were honored at a re
ception in the parlors of First
Methodist church in observance
of their 50th wedding anniver
sary. Seventy-five persons sign
ed the guest book, not including
members of the immediate fam
ily.
Mrs. Clyde was born October
2, 1886 in Wisconsin. Her par
ents, J. J. and Sarah Smith,
came to Holt county when Edna
was a small girl and settled on
a homestead six miles from
Page. There were six daugh
ters and one son in the family.
Mr. Clyde was born May 1,
1884 on a farm three-fourths
of a mile north of the Middle
branch mill, which has long
since disappeared. His par
ents, Joseph and Sarah Clyde,
were early settlers in that lo
cality and they reared a family
of six sons and two daughters.
The Clydes established their
residence in Page, where they
built a new home, and Mr.
Clyde established a meat mar
ket. Their children were born
at Page and the butcher shop
was a family affair—all mem
bers assisting.
March 19. 1922 the family
moved to O’Neill.
Since that time Mr. Clyde has
been a familiar figure in O’Neill
as a caretaker for 25-30 lawns.
In the busy summer season he
moves from job-to-job aboard
a ny>tor scooter which has a
platform for transporting his
economy-sized power lawnmow
er and other tools.
The Clydes live east oi me
Burlington depot. Both enjoy
good health although Mrs.
Clyde is virtually blinded. He
is 72; Mrs. Clyde Is 70.
Their children are Melvin,
Donald and Richard, all of
O’Neill, and Mrs. Jack (Verna)
Dailey also of O’Neill. There are
12 grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. The great grand
children, who were not present
for the celebration, live in Cal
ifornia.
Mr. Clyde attributes his hale
health and trim condition to the
summer’s activity.
“I doubt if I’d be here today
except for the summer workdut
on the lawns,” he explains.
Former Inman
Resident Dies
INMAN—Mrs. Bessie M. Bentz,
63, of Valley, died last week at
Valley. Her maiden name was
Bessie Goree and she lived here
a a young woman.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Thursday, Decem
ber 27, at Valley.
Survivors include: Widower—
Edward H.; daughters—Mrs.
Robert Hansen of Valley and
Mrs. Gerald Bogart of Sacre
mento, Calif.; sons—Marvin G
of Chapman; Melvin of Napa.
Calif., and Earl of Valley; broth
er—Ernest Goree of Portland,
Ore.; sister—Mrs. Amy Erskine
of PharT, Texas; half-sisters—
Mrs. George Watchhorn of
Leigh; Mrs. Chester Rabideau of
Duluth, Minn., and Mrs. P. E.
Salisbury of McAllen, Calif.;
half-brother—Fred Davis of Los
Angeles, Calif.; 11 grandchildren
and one great-grandson.
FIREMEN CALLED
Firemen were summoned about
9 pm., Wednesday to extinguish
a 15-acre grass fire on the J. E.
Ryan property five miles west
of the city. It was theorized
the fire may have been started by
sparks from a Chicago & North
Western freight locomotive
which had passed through earlier
Mrs. Biglin
Dies at 69;
Rites Held
Widow 111 3 Years;
Member of Early
Graduating Class
Mrs Constance F. Biglin, 69,
widow of the late Frank J. Big
lin, died at 10:15 p.m., Thursday,
December 27, in St. Anthony’s
hospital at O’Neill. She had
been hospitalized four days but
had been in failing health about
three years.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10 a m., Monday, December
31, at St. Patrick’s Catholic
church. Burial was in Calvary
cemetery with Very Rev. Tim
othy O’Sullivan, church pastor,
officiating.
Rosary was held at 8 o’clock
Sunday evening at the Biglin
residence, 720 East Benton.
The late Mrs. Biglin was
born September 28, 1887, at
O’Neill, a daughter of David
i Adams and Lenore Dwyer
Adams.
She was reared on a farm four
miles north east of here, at
j tended St. Mary’s academy
w—c; c , mmmm i
Mrs. Biglin . . . born and
reared in O’Neill community.
where she graduated in 1907—a
member of one of the early
| graduation classes.
For a time she was em
ployed as a bookkeeper for a
motor firm in Hastings and
later was a telephone operator
at Holdrege.
On April 26, 1915, she married
| Mr. Biglin, who for many years
i was a funeral director and fur
niture merchant. Her husband
died July 22, 1953.
She was a member of St. Pat
rick’s church and the Altar so
ciety.
Survivors include: Sons—Dr.
Robert F. of Reno, Nev.; and
Joseph of O’Neill; daughters—
Mrs. George E. (Betty) Curtis
of Navato, Calif.; Mrs. Louis
(Jean) Zastrow, Mrs. O. D.
(Constance) French, and Mrs.
James (Alice) Earley, all of
O’Neill; sister—Mrs. John Biglin
of Hastings; 17 grandchildren.
Relatives here from a distance
for the funeral were: Dr. Robert
F. Biglin of Reno, Nev.; Mrs.
George E. Curtis of Navato,
California; Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Pholmeier of Lawrence; Mrs.
John Biglin and son, James, of
Hastings.
Auto Strikes Deer
Near Journey’s End
INMAN—Mr. and Mrs. James
Banks and family returned Sat
urday from Clinton, la., where
they visited their son and family
for a week. When nearing O’Don
nell lake, about two miles from
home, three deer ran across the
highway.
Mr. Banks was unable to avoid
hitting one of the animals, killing
it and causing considerable dam
age to his car.
The car did not upset. .
Mrs. Lorenz’s Mother
Dies in Kansas—
Mrs. Clyde (Hattie) Bowles of
Jewell, Kans., died Sunday
morning. The funeral was held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. She is the
mother of Mrs. Vernon Lorenz of
O’Neill. Her husband is also de
ceaed.
Mrs. Lorenz was with her mother
at the time of her death. Mr. Lor
j enz left Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
| Melvin Lorenz and Fred Lorenz,
I all of Inman, left Wednesday to
attend the funeral. Survivors in
1 elude one son and one daughter.
WF.FSOS MOVED
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wefso
of Atkinson have moved into an
apartment at O’Neill. Mr. Wefso
is county assessor.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Weier
1 spent Sunday in Plainview with
his sister and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Tepner.
The Doty car . . . badly wrecked, it overturned 2 Vi times.—The Frontier Photo,
Student, 18, Hurt
When Car Overturns
Francis Doty Suffers
Fractured Pelvis
SPENCER—Francis Doty, 18,
] Spencer high school student and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Doty
of O’Neill, is in “good” condi
tion at Sacred Heart hospital at
Lynch.
His car overturned about 1:30
I a.m.. new year’s day on U.S.
highway 281 curve about three
! fourths of a mile southeast of
Spencer.
The car went out of control
and passersby took him to the
hospital.
The machine, headed south
east, woundup on the north side
of the highway. It was theorized
by persons at the scene the car
overturned 2V^ times, traveling
about five hundred feet before
striking a barrel filled with
gravel.
He suffered a fractured pelvic
bone.
■ i i . > i> i ...
Miss Lewis . . . reigns as
American dairy princess.
Dairy Princess to
Appear at Clinic
A dairy clinic will be spon
sored by the agricultural com
mittee of the Norfolk Chamber
of Commerce at the Norfolk
city auditorium, Thursday, Jan
uary 10.
Benson Thornton is agricul
tural committee chairman. Bob
Thomas is chairman of the dairy
clinic.
Five speakers, well-qualified
to disuss the Nebraska Dairy
picture, are scheduled on the
afternoon program which will
start at 1 p.m. The speakers
and their subjects are as fol
! lows:
C. W. Nibler of Lincoln, Uni
versity of Nebraska extension
dairyman, will moderate the
clinic and speak on “The Ne
braska Dairy Situation”.
Dr. J. L. George of Lincoln,
state veterinarian, “Brucellosis”.
Claude Harper, ]r. of Chicago,
vice-president, Beatrice Foods,
Inc., ‘Opportunities of Dairy
i ing”.
Robert Koehler of Omaha,
chairman, American Dairy As
sociation of Nebraska, “Mer
chandising the Product”.
Dr. L. K. Crowe of Lincoln,
University of Nebraska exten
sion dairyman, “Grade A Pas
I teurization Sanitation.”
Another highlight will be the
I appearance of the “American
Dairy Princess,” who is Miss
Shari Lewis of Daykin. Miss
Lewis, as representative of the
American Dairy Association, is
making a nationwide tour. The
Nebraskan rules as “American
1 Dairy Princess” for one year.
D-X Station Under New Managem at
D. D. DeBolt (left) has leased the recently-completed D-X
Service Station at the corner of Sixth and Douglas streets from
Jack Arbuthnot, who will continue to operate the bulk delivery.
The station will be designated as DeBolt’s D-X Service. (Details
on page 10.)
Michael Lee Day,
6-Weeks-Old, Dies
Chambers—Michael Lee Day,
1'2-month-old son of Mr. arid
Mrs. Richard D. Day, who re
side 12 mile's southwest of Cham
bers, died Thursday, 27, at the
farm home.
Mrs. Day is the former Ma
donna M. Ernesti.
Survivors include: Parents,
brother—Steven.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10 a.m., Friday, December
28, with Rev. Francis Price of
Emmet officiating. Burial was
in Calvary cemetery at O’Neill.
Polio Victim Is
Back m Hospital
CHAMBERS—Miss Carolyn
Wintermote, the Nebraska Wes
leyan university freshman from
Chambers who was stricken with
polio and was given permission
tn spend the Christmas holidays
at heme, has reentered Bryan
Memorial hospital at Lincoln.
She is a daughter of Mr. and
I Mrs. Guais Wintermote.
She was one of four Wesleyan
I students stricken with polio two
' weeks ago.
She is making “excellent” im
1 provement.
Haynes Family
Partial to ‘L*
When 1 ttle Larry Allen
Haynes was born Sunday, De
cember 30, at St. Anthony’s
hospital here, he became a
"first" in the family and he
ulso helped perpetuate a fam
ily tradition.
He is the first son after four
daughters born to Mr. and
Mrs. Laurence Haynes. He
joins both his parents, Laur
ence and LaVerne, and sisters
Linda, Lonna, Laurell and
LeEllen in the family tradi
dition of first names starting
with "L”.
The Haynes baby was the
last born in Holt county in
1956.
Weatherman Smiles
On Yule Travelers
Travelers during the Christmas i
holidays were blessed with ideal
weather conditions, often more
like early fall than winter.
Highways were in excellent
condition and no icy stretches
were reported
At a recent farm sale near At
kinson a posthole digger offered
for sale was tested in the farm
yard where the ground was not
frozen.
Levi Fuller of O’Neill reported
sand pumping operations near
here have been progressing!
smoothly thanks to the soft'
surface condition of the pit.
‘‘First time in 10 years we’ve
been able to get much sand with- i
out using dynamite at this season
of the year,” he explained.
Francis Oilg. who is building a
cesspool at the Stafford Junction
weighing scales, said "there’s no
frost in the ground".
Week’s weather summary:
Hi Lo |
December 27 58 30 |
December 28 48 34
December 29 51 27
December 30 49 24
December 31 42 25
January 1 32 14
January 2 40 19
Cardinals, Eagles
Ready to Resume
•
The city’s two high school bas
ketball teams will resume play on
their 1956-’57 schedules.
The St. Mary’s academy Card
inals will entertain the high-scor
ing Center team here Friday
night.
Center sports one of the strong
est teams among small schools in
the region for the second eon
ecutive year.
• Next Tuesday evening the O’
Neill high Eagles, still searching
for a win, will entertain the Bur
well Ix>nghorns.
On Wednesday night, the Card-(
inals will host the Naper team.
AWARDS SMALL CAR
CREIGHTON—Jess Tepner, [
auto dealer here, asked a Lund- j
berg Memorial hospital patient,
Virginia Fuchtman, to draw a
name from a collection of names
of babies born at the hospital
during 1956 Winner was Joe
Allen Peitzmeier of Creighton,
who was bom March 30. Mr.
Tepner awarded a small car.
Butte Couple Wedded 50 Years
Roushes Homestead in Dakota
By a Staff Writer
BUTTE — Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Roush, who live south of Butte,
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Sunday, December
30. Two hundred eighty persons
signed the guest book during the
reception between 2:30 and 4 o’
clock.
Earlier, a dinner for the couple,
their five children, grandchildren
and close friends was served by
the Eastern Star lodge members
at the American Legion auditor
ium, where the affair was held.
|
All of their descendents were
present.
Mr. Roush was born at Pacific
Junction, la., September 11, 1882,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanus
Roush.
Mrs. Roush, whose maiden
name was Edith Safstrom, was
born February 12, 1883, at Malmo,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus
tav Safstrom.
Miss Edith Safstrom and James
B. Roush were married at Malmo
on December 28. 19,06, at the
home of her grandparents.
The couple established house
keeping on a homestead at Drap
er, S.D. They set out for the Da
kota homestead the day after
their marriage, and farmed there
until March, 1915.
They then moved onto the farm
four miles south of Butte where
they have resided continuously.
Present for Sunday’s celebra
tion were Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Swanson of Vancouver, Wash.,
who were the attendants at the
wedding.
Mr. Roush has been a lifelong
farmer. Both Mr. and Mrs. Roush
enjoy good health.
Their children are: Sons—Man
ia of Billings, Mont.; Ronald of
Bristow, and Robert of Casper,
Wyo.; daughters — Mrs. Donald
(Shirley) Clifton of Lincoln and
Mrs. Louis (Mildred) Klasna of
i Spencer. There are nine grand
| children.
The Roushes . . . head for homestead day after their wed
ding.—The Frontier Photo.
J. R. Russell
Is Fatally
Stricke n
Suffers Heart Attack
While Enroute Home
from Post Office
PAGE Funeral services were
held at 2 pm, Monday after
noon, December 31 at the Pag«
Methodist church for Judson !i
("Jud”) Russell, 82, who died Fr
day, December 28 of a heart
attack suffered as he was re
turning home from the post o!
fice.
Rev. Lisle Mcwmaw, pastor
officiated.
Mrs. Merwyn French, jr,, solo
ist sang “In The Garden”, “Th*
Old Rugged Cross" and “Cbm
Sweetly Solemn Thought.”. Mr.»
L. F. Knudsen was accompanist
Pallbearers were Lyndly
Crumly, William Neubauei
Nevin Ickes, sr.. Alton Braddocf
George Clasey and Glen Harr ls
Burial was made in the Page
cemetery under the direction of
Biglin’s.
The late Judson R. Russell,
son of Franklin and Elizabeth
(Adams) Russell, was born >
Riverton, la., January 30, 1874
When a lad of nine, he came
pr-frrTS
Russell . . . celebrated gold
en wedding in 1951.
with his parents to Otoe count
where they homesteaded ’•
miles south of Unadilla, where
he grew to manhood.
On April 17, 1901 he was unit -
ed in marriage with Miss Stella
Lyons at the home of her par
ents at Unadilla. To this union
nine children were born—sevet
daughters and two sons
Two daughters, Thelma Irene
and Mary Ann, died in earl'
childhood.
Mr. Russell united with th*
Methodist church at Unadilla at
the age of 30.
The Russells purchased a farm
3'h. miles north and 3y,> miles
east of Page and moved there ir:
1919, where they lived until
1946, when they retired to their
present home at Page. They cel
brated their golden wedding an
niversary in 1951.
Survivors include: Widow —
Stella; daughters—Mrs. EJnrwr
(Agnes) Spann of Atkinson,
Mrs. Gilbert (Alma) Lampshire
of Polk; Mrs. Roy (Alberta)
Nelson of Lincoln; Mrs. Fred
(Margaret) Meyer of Albuquer
que, N. M., and Mrs. Cecil (Ver
na) Landis of New Plymouth,
Ida.; sons—Willis of Page and
Charles of Lincoln; brothers—
Ed of Unadilla and William of
Farnum; sisters—Mrs. Bessie
Seeman of Huron, S. D., and Mrs.
Will Farnsworth of Lincoln; If
grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
ejui-oi-iown attendants were
Ed Russell and Mrs. Clara Bots
ford of Unadilla; Mrs. Verna
Boltz of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs
Carl Seeman of Palmyra; Mr
und Mrs. Sam Lyon of Omaha,
Mrs. Claude Pickering of Lin
coln; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Russel i'
rtf Sioux City; Albert Russell and
Mrs. Fannie Russell of Ida
Grove, la.
Pribil Family Holds
Christmas Dinner—
Mr. and Mrs. John Pribil en
tertained at a Christmas famil’
dinner.
Their guests were her chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Don Allen and
family of Lynch, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Scheinost and family of Page
and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Aller
and family. Others were hie
daughter and her husband, Mr
and Mrs. Floyd Wilson and Jim
my, Mrs. Pribils sister, Mrs.
Mary Dusatko, Mr. and Mrs. Jotan
Allen and family of Grand Is
land, Bob Allen of Omaha and
her brother, William Roche of
Page.
Guests new year’s of Mr. and
Herb Jansen were Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Winchell, Mr. and Mrs
John Jansen and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark and
family.
CLASSES RESUME
Students at O’Neill hij?h school
trekked back to their classes
Wednesday after the yule holi
lay vacation. St. Mary’s acad
emy students will resume to
lay (Thursday).