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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1957)
VOICE OF THE FRONTCEE” , - TEN W ^Frontier :t Mon. — Vl'fd. — Sit* North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 77.—Number 13. _O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday. July 25. 1957. Seven CenU • 1 7-Pound ‘Spooner’ Landed Richard Laursen, 14, (left), son of Mr. and Mrs Virgil I^aursen, and Allen Reynold son. 15. son of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Reynoldson, exhibit a 17-pound spoonbill ratfish captured Tuesday afternoon at Lake Randall. The fish measures 3 feet 11 inches, laursen had to apply a hatchet to land the big fellow. Spoonbills are vegetarians and don’t go for bait —The Frontier Photo. 7-Inch Deluge Hits North of Stuart ** Alva Parks Fund Needs Contributions Neighbors Raise $236 for Father of 8 CLEARWATER — The Alva Parks benefit fund Wednesday showed. J236. Parks lost his right arm last September in a farm accident. A World War II veteran who spent many months on a forlorn Aleu tian island, he is the father of eight small children. H. D. Miller of Clearwater, one of the trustees of the good neigh bor fund, said the drive got off to a belated start, but is now gaining momentum Miller said all contributions will be used for rehabilitation purposes, not for family living expenses. "Parks is trying to get along on n small farm,” explained another trustee, Joseph Thramer j "Here is a deserving fellow who j needs help, and we're going to j do something about it.” Some of the contributions from 1 other communities have not yet been tabulated. Contributions reported up until Monday: Mrs. Henry F. Benze, O N. 5 2.00 A. Listener, Columbus 100 Gus Daniels, Clearwater 5 00 Harold Daniels, Clear. 7.50 Owen H. Parks, Page 20.00 Jot' Thramer, Clearwater 25.00 Rev. A F. Hoesing, Clear. 20.00 Joe Funk, Ewing 25.00 Ignaz Heumesser, O'Neill 10.00 Joe Knievel, Ewing 25.00 Clarence Schmiser, Ewing 10 00 Peter Raster, Clearwater 10.00 Catherine Schueth. Clear 5.00 Donald Schueth, Clear. 5.00 Rudy Funk, Clearwater 10.00 Mavnard Stearns, Clear. 10.00 Frt'd Stearns, Clearwater 10.00 Frank Mlnarik, Ewing 10-00 Louis Roenig, Elgin 3.00 Rev. Peter Burke, Ewing 5.00 Glen Wolfe, Clearwater 5 00 Archie Wolfe, Clearwater 5 00 Loyd Rimes. Clearwater 300 Art Lucas, Clearwater 2.00 Bernard VanVleck, Clear. 2.50 Total $236 00 Megrue, 26, Plead* Guilty at Hearing Floyd E Megrue, 26. who went from Yankton, S. D., to Neligh about a year ago to operate the Neligh livestock sale pavilion, Friday appeared in Holt county court and pleaded guilty to grand larceny charges filed by Holt Sheriff Leo Tomjack. Megrue had been charged with the theft of an electric welding unit from the Vincent Thiele farm near Ewing. He posted a five hundred dollar bond and was bound over to the district court. Redbird Road Get* Gravel Coating REDBIRD Surfacing is being applied to the new three - mile grade west of Redbird. The gravel surface work is be ing done by the Don Bare Gravel company erf Lynch New Home Underway— AMELIA—The new dwelling be ing built by Mr. and Mrs Harlan Dierking is now well underway. Harold Fullerton is helping with the carpenter work. Reach New Home— CHAMBERS - Mrs. Hilbert Hioge. Donald and Patty arrived Friday night, July 12, at their new home in Seattle, Wash. A seven-inch deluge of rain at the Ed Weber farm, north of Stuart, filled ditches and ponds and sent Beaver creek out of its hanks in places. The storm struck about 7:30 p. m., Saturday Mrs. Weber declared: ‘‘It was the hardest rain I ever saw. I had read about such storms but never expected to experience one”. At the George Shald and Meusch Bros., places north and west of the Webers, five and six inch downpours were reported. George Minntng, living lVt miles south of the Webers, said four inches of rain fell there. Dick Shearer, also northwest of Web ers, estimated a four or five-inch rain. There was no wind or hail but Mrs. Weber said the "lightning was awfully sharp". Other farmers and ranchers in that area, north of Stuart, report ed three inches of rain Rain fell in various amounts in the Celia comunity Saturday night. Joe and Mark Hendricks reported 5^2 inches while other jiortions of the community reported 2Vi inch es. „ Jerry Wilson of the Celia com munity reported that eight head of yearling cattle were struck by lightning Saturday night and kill ed. _ A rain gauge at Consumers Public Power district’s Spencer hydro-electric dam showed 3.16 inches. Other sections of northern Holt received an inch or more of rain . , At O'Neill the official precipita tion Saturday night and early Sunday totaled 76. Other reports: Newport. 150 inches; Valentine, 1.74 • Orchard. .80; Battle Creek, .30; Tilden, 35; Neligh, .20; Ew ing. .65; Inman, .60; Allen, .50; Randolph, .50; Plainview, 30; Os mond, good shower l.fiO at Star Rainfall at Star early Sunday totaled 1.60 inches, according to Mrs. Ewalt Miller, The Frontier’s Star correspondent. Harvey Krugman in the Op portunity locality reported .80 of an inch; Mrs. Ernest Wright west of Redbird, said 1.70 fell there—all after 2 am., Sunday. ,loe Kubik. who lives in the Star locality, reported 40 bushels oats, and said some of the soil regarded .io tcintr mitstflndinc small grain this year. The Carson sisters, living south east of Redhird, reported over an inch of rain early Sunday. "Never have seen the country side look better in late July," Mrs. Carrie Hunter said. In Friday showers, 0 Neill received only a trace of rain; Norfolk. .43; Dodge, 1.04; Genoa. .17; Ainsworth, trace The Chambers locality Friday afternoon received showers that chased some of the haying crews to shelter. Weather summary: Hi Lo Prec. July 18 _- 102 72 T July 19 -- 98 67 .02 July 20 - 92 64 July 21 .. 87 64 .76 July 22_ 86 58 .01 July 23_ 83 69 July 24 - 88 60 _ Total_ Rockets Win, Lose During Past Week The O’Neill Rockets last Thurs day evening fashioned an 8-7 wit over the Atkinson entry in thi North-Central Nebraska basebal league at Atkirlson. On Sunday afternoon the Cham I hers Towners handed the Rocket a 2-1 setback at Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. George Hammonc and family departed Wednesday for a two weeks vacation in Min nesota and Wisconsin. They wil visit the Charles E Chace family at Montevideo, Minn., and Ed j ward Campbell, jr., at Green Bay 1 Wise Petitions Forwarded to C&NW City Will Be Well Represented At Valentine Hea ring O’Neill will bo well-represented at Monday's Nebraska state rail way commission hearing at Val entine. The hearing will start at 10:30 a.m. — Chicago & North Western wants to eliminate the last two passen ger-mail express trains serving north-Nebraska Most of O'Neill's delegation will be making the trip both di rections by rail. The group will include officers, directors and advisory committee memliers of the Save-the-Trains association, officers and members of the Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups and interested individuals. President C. E. Jones and Secre tary John Harrington will head the C of C delegation. Carroll ("Cal”) Stewart is president of the S-T-A. Ira Watson of Inman is secretary-treasurer. Others planning to make the trip are State Sen. Frank Nelson, Application Should Be Denied (See editorial on page 2.) Judge D. R. Mounts, Mayor D. C. Schaffer, F. N. Cronin, Ralph Walker, Edward M Gallagher, James W. Rooney, Ed Wilson, L.. G. Gillespie, Ben Gilligan, Nor bert Uhl and others Petitions are being circulated at O'Neill and other points along the line and letters are being so licited, all directed to C&NW’s president, C. J. Fitzpatrick, Chi cago, and the railway commission The strongly-worded petitions promise freight diversion if C&NW persists in its effort to eliminate the trains. ‘Blue Sky’ Stock Activity Studied Issuances in Holt, Boyd Reported Harold Johnson of the state , banking department, who is a watchdog of "blue sky" activities in the state, has been in Holt and i Boyd counties investigating re | ported stock sales in a uranium mining company or companies. County Attorney William W. Griffin said about 12-th pusand dollars worth of stock sale in Holt and approximately 25-thousand dollars worth of certificate issu ances in Boyd county are under study. Griffin warned that persons should be careful about purchas ing stocks that are not properly registered with the secretary of state. He said no charges have been filed and declined to identify agents or companies involved. “Just say that some stock deals are under scrutiny of the 'blue sky’ authorities,” Griffin told The Frontier. Highway Board Says ‘No’ to Holt Road AMELIA—The Nebraska high | way advisory commission Monday announced it had turned thumbs i down on a request to restore to the state highway system th'1 Amelia spur, 2.6 miles long. The spur connects the southwest Holt county community with state | highway 11. Last month an Amelia delega tion and State Sen. Frank Nelson appealed to the commission to re store the road and provide state j maintenance. Civil Rights Hassle Might Stop Curtis ATKINSON — The civil right hassle in the United States sen ate might interfere, but Sen. Carl Curtis (R-Nebr.) is planning to speak at the evening program on Monday, August 5— the date for the 1957 hay days celebration here. A trade fair will be a feature of the celebration. Between 50 and 80 booths are to be provided by merchants. There will be a ■ barbecue served in the park is i late afternoon. * B. H. Wilson is general chair l man. - Swimming Party— ; Kothleen Tharnish celebrated her eighth birthday anniversary Tuesday at a swimming party at l Ford's park. The guests were served refreshments. .• ___ 1 Mr. and Mrs. Ora Philbrick of ■ Rapid City. S. D., spent the last ■ week with the Dwight and , Dwayne Philbrick families. They had been in Iowa. Face Lifting for Old Elevator A virtually abandoned grain elevator on the Burlington railroad tracks is being rehabilitated by the O'Neill Grain Co , which has a larger ele vator on the Chicago & North Western side tracks. Surveying the loading spout on the old elevator are < left-toright> I>)n McKamy, owner-manager, Ray Dendinger and Richard Clyde, workmen. The Burlington side track is obscured by weeds. Bur lington is replacing rails between O'Neill and Sioux City with heavier stpel. The Frontier Photo. Save-the-T rains— Judith Lee’s Essay Wins A St. Joseph's high school (At kinson I graduate of 1957, Miss Judith Lee, Saturday was declar ed winner of the Save-the-Trains association essay contest. She and an adult chaperone will re ceive an all-expense rail trip to the state capitol at Lincoln. District Judge Lyle C. Jackson of Neligh headed the committee which selected winners from 147 essays submitted by high school students on Chicago & North Western's Omaha-Chadron mainline. Students were invited to write essays on two topics: "Import ance of Trains 13 and 14 to My Town” or “The Powers and Du ties of the Nebraska State Rail way Commission.” C & N W wants to discontinue trains 13 and 14 and the S-T-A is opposing the application. Hear ing is set for Monday, July 29, at Valentine. Miss Lee likened the possible loss of passenger - mail - express trains 13 and 14 to Old Ironsides. "We need the like of the bril liant Oliver Wendell Holmes to rescue ‘Old Ironsides of 1957’ for better than sentimental reasons. There are many practical rea sons: 'Old Ironsides of 1957’ is our most faithful mailman; it is a means of transportation for i people up-and-down the line; it ' hauls produce and express It is I not emotion or sentiment that urges us to fight for trains 13 and 14, hut a real specific need." Ronald F. Faudel of Beemer high school, winner of second place, chose the railway com mission topic. He wrote: "The commission differs from other departments of state gov ernment. It is safe to say no other agency of the state has more broad, far-reaching and lmjioi lain puwt'ia. Other prize-winners and ex cerpts : James Duchow of Meadow Grove: "Less dependable mail service and no immediate trust worthy passenger service would befall our community.” Peggy Eucks, Sacred Heart (Norfolk): “These trains mean a lot to many people.” Tom Sellentine, Sacred Heart (Norfolk): "We already have enough trucks. There would be a greater load put on the high ways.” Robert Kurtz of Long Pine had an ultimate affect on freight i in mind when he considered the possible loss of the last two pas senger trains: ''Without them we would become a ghost town with only old, retired people and emp ty buildings to remind us of what used to be.” Don Eby of Valentine: “Not having passenger and express serviae could greatly affect the population and business; people would not want to move to an area where there is not a good train.” Bobby Hammond of Valentine: i “Our nearest medical center for j specialized services is over three hundred miles away (Omaha). Many people needing care cannot drive; others cannot find people to drive for them.” Miss Karen Perreten of Mer-1 riman: "Without these trains our community would slacken its progress. No community is complete when it lacks service of a passenger - mail - express train.” Miss Mary Strake of St. Jo seph’s (Atkinson): "Taking off the trains would be just as in consistent. as tossing your furn ace away in winter.” Miss Pat Wright of Ewing: “The present railway commis sion was created by an amend ment adopted by an overwhelm ing vote of the people." James Meyerring of Assump tion academy (Chadron): “It is my belief that these trains should be routed into the heart of the Black Hills . . . Save trains 13 UilVl 1 1 IUIU VV...1 • S-T-A Secretary Ira Watson of Inman said checks are also being mailed to these other winners: Norma Toele of Beemer, Bon na Margritz of Meadow Grove, Sandra Deckert of Tilden, My ra Grant of Tilden, Ronnie Loewc of Clearwater, Phyllis Blank of Long Pine and Carolyn Harner of Merriman. Guard Unit Ready to Entrain for Ripley A special Chicago & North Western train will leave O'Neill at 3 p. m., Friday carrying O’Neill’s company D, 195th tank battalion, Nebraska national guards, to Camp Ripley, Minn. The train will originate at Chadron where an engineering comany will board. Norfolk and Wayne companies wall board at Norfolk. Other troops making up the 34th infantry division wall join the special at Fremont and Omaha. The train will move to Ripley via Sioux City, Worthington, Minn., and St. Paul, Minn. C&NW will turn the train over to the Northern Pacific between the Twin Cities and the camp site, arriving at Ripley at 10 a. m., Sat urday. The trains will be equip ped with Pullmans but the troops will prepare and serve their own food. Field training will commence at 5:30 a. m., on Sunday, July 28. The return trip will start at 5:35 p. m., Friday, August 9, ar riving at O’Neill at 10 a. m., Sat urday, August 10. The O'Neill unit has five of ficers and 65 enlisted men. Frontier for printing! Sister Mary Alma in Golden Jubilee Sister Mary Alma, OSF, spend ing the summer at Marycrest convent in Denver, Colo., Tues day, July 9, celebrated her gold en jubilee as a nun. Attending the jubilee from O’ Neill were her brother, Andy Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. George Peterson and daughter, Donna Mae. Sister Alma was born at O’Neill January 14, 1882, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clark, sr. She was a member of the first graduating class at St. Mary’s academy, and took her vows in the Order of St. Francis at Sac red Heart convent, Buffalo, N. Y., in 1907. Sister Alma taught at St. Mary’s here, was mother superior at a school in Minot, N. D.. and at present is assigned at Rushville. A breakfast followed a jubilee mass. There was a dinner and reception, benediction and musi cal cantata presented by school pupils. Notice: Hie Municipal swim ming pool will be closed to the public the evening of Wednesday, July SI—PARK BOARD. ISc Miss Lee . . . “Old Ironsides of 1957” serves seeifie need.— O’Neill Photo Co. p Miss Stracka . . . “like throwing away furnace in win ter.”—O'Neill Photo Oo. Court Favors Drobny in Land Contract District Judge D. R. Mounts rul ed Saturday in Holt county dis trict court a land sales contract between R. B. Marston and Mar vin Drobny was valid, and he or dered the case dismissed. Involved in litigation was a 720-acre land contract drawn and signed in May, 1956. In January of this year Mars ton contested the contract in a suit against Drobny, and asked the court to declare the contract void. Land involved is situated in northeastern Holt county. Mounts ordered the plaintiff to perform the agreement, accept payments due under the terms and conditions of the contract, and ordered costs assessed against the plaintiff. Arguments were heard in May and June. Mrs. Marston and Drobny's brother, Otto, were also involved. Elvin Butterfield of Neligh is counsel for the Marstons; William W. Griffin of O’Neill, counsel for the defendants. There is speculation Marstons will appeal the matter to the state supreme court. Mrs. O. P. Chambers of Los Angeles, Calif., Monday concluded a two-months visit here with her sisters, Mrs. Mabel Henry and Mrs. H. W. Hertford. Mrs. Henry left O'Neill with Mrs. Chambers and will visit at Lewiston, Mont. Nelson Takes State Education Post D. E. Nelson has resigned as superintendent of the Schuyler schools to take a position with the slate department of education at Lincoln. Mr Nelson was formerly a superintendent at O'Neill. He and hLs family will move to Lincoln around the first of Sept ember. Small World Dept. — Ted Lindberg and another form er O'Neillite, Mrs. William Mont gomery, the former Jane Eroo lieh, are working in the same of fice for an insurance company in Minneapolis, Minn, National Tea Now Owns Council Oak 85 Stores Acquired in Four States IT. V. McNamara, president of National Tea Co., and O. A Tow ler. president of Tolerton & War field Co., Sioux City, operators of Council Oak food stores, this week formally announced that ne gotiations have been completed for the acquisition of the' Coun cil Oak chain of stores in Nebras ka, Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota by National Tea, Stockholders of Tolerton & War field were offered 7 Mi shares of National Tea common for each r.L»Sr IVnnfinl/l outstanding. National Tea took j over active management of Coun- j oil Oak stores effective Monday, j July 22. O’Neill Store Involved Stores affected in this area In clude the Council Oak stores at. O'Neill. Atkinson, Bassett, Ains worth, Neligh, Plainview and Creighton. The acquisition of the Iowa firm is expected to add approxi mately 30-million-dollars to Na tional Tea's annual volume. The transaction invoved the is suance of 48.720 shares of Nation al Tea $5 per value common, currently quoted at approximately $39 in exchange for the Sioux City firm’s closely held outstand ing common, totaling 6.496 shares. Included in the deal are 85 Council Oak stores, a number of which are modern super markets and some of which will be im mediately improved or relocated Twenty-seven Council Oak stores are located in Nebraska. In addition to the retail outlets, National Tea acquired the entire T & W distribution and proces sing facilities, including a modern comparatively new warehouse and offices of approximately 225 t housand-sq uare-feet. Chicago Headquarters National Tea is a Chicago-bas ed operation with big branches at Minneapolis, Minn., and Daven port, la. National Tea is now operating 869 stores in the mid west from the Canadian border to the Gulf and from Ohio to Colo rado. J. Ed Laughlin, formerly su perintendent of stores at Chicago, is in charge of the Sioux City branch. Robert Brubach, form erly meat buyer and merchandis er for National Tea in Chicago, has taken charge of meat opera tions at Sioux City. National anticipates no further manage ment changes. Meanwhile, Peter Volid, presi dent of King Korn Stamp Co., of Chicago, announced that his firm will serve customers of the 85 stores acquired by National Tea. Volid said King Korn will introduce itself to the new area with a program of gift stamps '***'« v until uiIV. UIVUOOJIU awards. John D. Forsyth Fatally Stricken — John D. Forsyth, 68, of Niobrara* longtime Knox county supervisor and a pioneer in Missouri river development, was fatally strick en Wednesday afternoon whil seated in the lobby of a Lincoln hotel. Earlier in the day he had ap peared before the state board of equalization in behalf of Knox county valuations. CoupD Feted— INMAN—About sixty neighbors called on Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Snyder at their country home south of town on Sunday evening and surprised them with an old fashioned charavari Mr. and Mrs. Snyder returned Friday from a wedding trip to the Balck Hills. Family Reunion— A family reunion was held in Lynch Sunday at the home of Mrs. Hannah Streit in honor of her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Underwood of Sisters, Ore. About 35 guests attended in cluding Mr. and Mrs. John Under wood and family. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon ("Don”) Petersen came in their trailer from Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., where Mr. Peterson received his separation. They are going to live in Lincoln. They- visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pet ersen and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Harder from Saturday until We nesday. Longtime Resident of Stuart Dies Laura E. Mulford, 79, Pneumonia Victim Rites Held Saturday STUART Mrs I-aura E Mul ford, 79, who had been In falling 1 health for several years, died at 10:20 p.m., Thursday. July 18, in Atkinson Memorial hospital. She had entered the hospital two days earlier, suffering with pneumon ia. For the past 17 months Mrs. Mulford made her home at the Stuart Rest Haven. Shi' had been a Stuart resident since she was n small girl. Funeral services were eonduct ed at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 20, at the Community church here with Rev. D. D. Su, church pas tor, officiating Mrs. Elmer Al lyn was pianist A mixed quar tette Elmer McClurg, Calvin McOurg, Miss Alice Allyn and Mrs. Herbert Sweet furnished the hymns. Pallbearers were Calvin Allyn, Tom W. Horry, James Doming, Elmer Allyn, Russell llipke and Mahlon Shearer, The late Mrs, Mulford, whose maiden name was I-aura E. Min or, was norn uciuner iooi. m Iowa, a daughter of the ate Mr. and Mrs. George W Miner. She attended school at Stuart. On May 20, 1896 at Stuart slae married Fred Mulford. They be came the parents of five children, lived Near Stuart The family lived an a farm north and west of Stuart until 1908 when they moved onto a farm on Sand Creek, 12 miles northeast of Stuart. They resid ed there 30 years. Her husband died October 16, 1939, after which Mrs. Mulford made her home with her children until she took up residency at the rest home. She was also preceded in death by two grandchildren- Elsie Ann Mrs. Mulford ... in failing health several years. McClurg, who died in 1927, and Fred Edward, who died in 1932. The I ale Mrs. Mulford was a member of Cleveland Presbyter- _ ian church north of here. lautt Member Mrs. Mulford was the last re maining member of the Miner family of two sons and two daughters. Burial was in the Stuart ceme tery under the direction of the Coats funeral home. Survivors include: Son- Char les M. of Stuart; daughters Mrs. Glen (Laura) McClurg of Atkin son; Mrs. Paul E (Helen) Miner of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Walter G, (Elsie) Sire of Butte; and Mrs. uaoyu ijnunuiu naiscn oi uuiuun, S. D.; 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. All of the children and 12 out of the 14 grandchildren were pres ent for the funeral. Relatives from a distance were: Rev. William Mulford of Cozad; Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Wood cock of Decatur, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hawthorne of Atkin son; Mr. and Mrs. Max Tyler of Creighton; Lt. and Mrs. James Sire of Igloo, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson of Madrid, la.; Miss Helen Sire of Butte; Floyd Raymer of Wichita, Kans.; Don, Janet and Chuck Haisch of Can ton, S D.; Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Clark of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Margritz of Newman Grove; Mrs. Lloyd Avery of New man Grove; Mrs. Wendell Barton of Brunswick; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marcellus and family and George Robertson, all of O' Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Soren son of Wayne; Kenneth Robert son of Springview; Mr. and Mrs. Kihth Schweigert and children of Dallas, S. D. New Pasta Is Installed— CHAMBERS Rev, William Ro te n of St. Louis, Mo., Sunday was installed as pastor of St Paul’s Lutheran church here. Reverend Roten and family ar rived in Chambers last week af 1 ter a two-week vacation. _ Rand Concert — The last in a series of band concerts will be held at Ford’s park Friday evening at 7:30 o’ 1 clock. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sparks of Chicago, III., visited at the Stan • ley Soukup home Saturday, July 15. t, ■ ' . .»!;♦* -ii Hi ir . ,•