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TWELVE PAGES * This Issue North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 77.—Number 27. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, 1 hursday, October 31, 1937. Seven Cents f pf' ; w ■» —' » Kusicn llagriiHh-k and Adr«w tiaynor . . . between filming «f Beetle* of "South I’liolflf".—1'. S. Navy Photo. O’Neill Navy Officer Meets Up with Mitzi . , 'W' School Group Will I Try for Signatures Voters to Decide on Superintendent AMELIA The lward of direct ors of the Nebraska School 1m provement association has deci- j1 tied to seek more than the re- ( quired number of signatures to place a constitutional amendment on the general election ballot in November, 1958, it was announced this week by President Clyde Widman of Amelia. Voters will be given an opport unity to vote "for'’ or "against” the proposition of recreating a 1 state superintendent of public in struction. Presently the office, held by Freeman B. Decker, is appointed by a commission. Until a few years ago the office was elective. Teacher's groups in the state Iwosted the amendment which removed the public instruction head from a direct selection by the voters. ; Widamn said the 1958 amend ment would t>e phrased to pro vide for abolishment of the pre- J sent office of commissioner of education (Decker’s appointive job). "In order to determine the sufficiency of placing such initia- l ttve petition for the constitutional - amendment on the ballot in 1958 a minimum of 56,794 valid signa tures are required,” the School ] Improvement association direct ors said in a news letter to mem UCl 9. A goal of one hundred thousand signatures has been set in the drive for support for the initiative petition. Widman said. Other offices and directors of the NSIA are: T. G. McBride of Primrose; Louis Cording of Cush ing; Thomas Golson of Brewster; Benton Marshall of Crawford; Mrs. Barbara McDonnell of Blue Springs; Victor Mares of Schuy ler, Mrs. Fritz Krause of Alliance; Lloyd Waldo of Amelia, immed iate past president, and Leo P Clinch of Burnell, who is secre tary-treasurer. Bruce McGrane, 46, Expires at Norfolk INMAN—Bruce McGrane, 46, died Saturday morning, October j 26, at his home in Norfolk. Funeral services were held! Monday morning at 9 o’clock at the Sacred Heart Catholic church. Burial was at Norfolk. Mr. McGrane had been ill for several months. He was the son of the late Daniel McGrane and Ly dia Smith McGrane. Survivors include: Widow; two sons; mother- Mrs. Lydia Mc Grane; brother—Charles of Nor folk; sisters Kathryn of York. Florence of Norfolk and Helen of Burlington, la. Bea and Joe Gallagher attended the rosary Sunday evening Elwin Smith, an uncle, attended the funeral services. Floyd Marfchester Dies in Palo Alto INMAN—Floyd Mancflfester, a bout 60, died Thursday, October 24, at Palo Alto. Calif. Floyd, youngest son of the late Frank and Lydia Manchester, was bom at Amelia. He moved to California about 37 years ago and at the time of his death was em ployed in a garage. Sdrvivors include: Widow; four sons; one daughter; two sisters— Mrs. Edith Clements of Morgan Hill. Calif., and Mrs. Harry Mc Graw of Inman; one brother— Clarence of Upper Lake, Calif. Miss Marilu Wilson, student at the University of Nebraska, was home for the weekend. Auction Calendar Wednesday, Novmber 6: Alvin and Gen Forbes, near Amelia complete closeout; 69 head of cattle, machinery, etc.; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer; Chambers State Bank, clerk. Friday. November 15: Mr. and Mrs. J.'W. Clark, selling 320-acre ranch (deeded land) and 120 acres of school land; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer-broker. (De tails in next issue). Between filming of scenes for the forthcoming film production, "South Pacific”, Navy Ens. E. Umald Hagensick of O'Neill, met up with Actress Mitzi Gay nor in Hawaii. Hagcmsick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer T. Hagensick, 902 East Benton st. Mr. Hagensick is supply divi sion officer aboard the Pearl Harbor-based landing ship tank, USS LaFayette County (LST-859). Personnel of the LaFayette County are being used as “ex tras "for the filming of several scenes on the island of Kauai, T. H. The film will be a 20th Cen tury-Fox production. The movie company, which had been on location on Kauai since July, finished shooting their island scenes recently and will com plete the picture in Hollywood, Calif. Mitzi Gaynor, one of Holly wood's top actresses plays navy nurse Nellie Forbush in “South Pacific”, the role made famous by Mary .Martin during "South Pacific’s" eight - year run on Broadway. Hagensick attended the Uni versity of Nebraska after grad uation from O'Neill high school. After leaving the university, he was commissioned. Florida Pastor to Address Lutherans A church leaders’ conference for Lutheran churches of circuit seven, northern Nebraska dis trict, Missouri synod, will be held Friday evening, November 1, at the American Legion auditorium. The conference will begin with a 7 o’clock dinner. Over 190 members from O’Neill, Atkinson, Chambers, Spencer, Lynch, Butte, Fairfax, Crookston, Ainsworth, Jamison and Burton are expected. Speakers include Rev. William Von Sprecklensen of Orlando, Fla., executive secretary of the Georgia-Florida district. The Wajther league of zon< N-6 is sponsoring a mass Luther an reformation rally Sunday November 3, at the Plainviev high school auditorium. The rail; will start at 3 p.m. Dr. Paul Zim merman, president of Concordii Teachers college at Seward, wil preach the festival sermon. Extradition Sought for Roland Culler Roland Cullen, former Pag< man, is being held by authori ties in Eugene, Ore., following hi! arrest in Garden Grove, Ore. / | car, belonging to the Lohaui Motor company, was found in his possession. The car disappeared from th< streets of O'Neill on Septembei 25 the day Cullen made a sue cessful escape from the Holt coun ty jail. Cullen refused to return to Ne braska and Holt County Attorney William W. Griffin said Gov. An derson has been asked to sign ex tradition papers. If returnee here he will face auto theft char ges, "possibly additional com plaints ”, Griffin said. Joins Airline Miss Patty Pierson (above), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C, M. Pierson, has joined North west airlines and is awaiting assignment. A O’Neill high sch ool graduate, she taught rura school in Holt county several years before preparing for all line w’ork. Methodist Church in Celebration 75th Anniversary Will Be Observed Here in All-Day Rite First Methodist church of O’ Neill will celebrate its 75th anni versary, Sunday, November 4. Rev. Robert Embree, district sup ' erintendent, will preach at the 11 a.m., service. Dr. Vance Rogers, president of Nebraska Wesleyan university at Lincoln, will speak at the anniversary service at 3 p.m. Rev. G. Kennieott is pastor. The church was organized in 1882 by the Rev. Bartley Blain, a pioneer circuit-riding minister, who interrupted his ministerial career to serve in the army a gainst the Sioux Indians He had come to Nebraska in 1880 from Garrett Biblical Instit ute, interrupting his studies be cause of his health. He and his family lived in a tent during the spring and summer until a home near the Middlebranch mill was completed. In a letter to The Frontier dat ed April 2, 1914, he reminisces, "Wherever the Sabbath found me, I found people who wanted to hear the Gospel, and I wanted them to hear it, for I knew it to be the power of God unto salvat ion everyone that believeth. Be fore the roof was on my house, I had four preaching places. As soon as my house was under a roof, preaching services and Sun day-school were held there.” First Protestant Church This was the first Protestant church in Holt county founded in his home at Middlebranch on November 14, 1880. ’The members were Mrs. Mary Blain, Charles Blain, Miss Nellie Blain, William E. Blain, Ada A. Blain, William R. Keep, Mrs. Lois Keep, W. S. George, Mrs. George and Mrs Phoebe Persons. The first Protestant church building in the county was erec ' ted at O'Neill in 1882. The corner | stone was placed at the church | building in ONeill. Members of ! this church include Dr. S. M. Ben ner, Miss Sada Coykendall, Mrs. Ellen Patterson, Miss Mary Sack ett and Mrs. Alberta Uttley. Rev erend Blain was also superintend ent of schools. The first Sunday-school con vention in Holt county was held in September, 1881, at O’Neill with several schools represented. A church was dedicated in At , ■ kinson on August 26, 1883. Rev. E. T. Miller, minister from 1895 to 1897, told of the hard times because of drouth and bank fail , ures. He wrote: fin spite of the fact that laboring men were glad . to get a $1 a day and board them selves, corn selling for 10c a bush el and baled hay for $3 a ton, the church prospered in every way. The membership grew from 65 to 105, the enrollment in Sunday school from 100 to 135. When an l enlarged and improved church was needed, it was undertaken and completed without debt or a collection on the day of reopen 1 ing”. •inHn jneuHKUBiB Rev. William Gorst, who was an elder of the Neligh district . from 1896 to 1902, stated: Because O'Neill is largely an Irish comm . unity and because I found a little . Methodist church there with all the elements of courage, nobility . and love of Irish Methodists, I • often refer to them as “Our*Irish . Methodists at O’Neill.” The 65th anniversary obser I vance included talks by Prof. L. E. Mattingly of Lincoln, director • of religious life at Wesleyan uni versity; Rev. Dale K. Westadt of Tilden, and a historical program in charge of Mrs. H. L. Lnidberg. Membership has grown from 274 in 1945 to 400 in 1957. Many improvements have been made including a basement addition, an electric organ, hot water, new restrooms, parsonage redecora ted, floors sanded, church paint ed inside and out, a new forced air heating plant, refrigerator, carpenting on the chancels steps, altar railing and aisles. In 1952 the village of Emmet was added to the O'Neill charge. About this time, plans were form ulated for a new building but be cause of lack of funds, the pro ject was dropped. Besides regular services church activities include : various family life clinics, district | and subdistrict meetings, mem bership training classes, 24-hour prayer vigils, churchwide school of missions, church night suppers, prayer and study groups. Sunday-school classed are tax ing the classrooms and attend ance at church services shows an upward trend. Many of the young people at tend Wesleyan university and Miss Ruth Harris served as e missionary. She spent four yean in Chine until communistic rub compelled missionaries to returr home. She is now on leave of ab sence from the board of mission: of the Women's Society of Christ [ ian Service and is serving as sec retary in the student voluntee: ■ movement of the National Coun i cil of Churches in New York City Frerichs . . . his face was under water.—The Frontier Photo. Car Overturned in Creek— Climbs Through Water to Safety Court of Appeals Denies O'Neill Man The United States court of ap peals has affirmed a decision against a Nebraska man, L. D. Putnam of O'Neill, and Edison Ward of Martin, S.D., a real es tate man. The court ruled 56 recorded deeds and leases to Bennett coun ty, South Dakota, Indian trust lands are invalid. The appeals court thus upheld a decision by Federal District Judge George T. Mickelson. Putnam and Ward appealed a similar decision by Mickelson last December. Involved were eight thousand acres. Two Girls Hurt in Fall from Horse AMELIA Miss Kathy Doo little and Darla Waldo receiv ed minor injuries Monday even | ing when they fell from the ] horse they wer<? riding. ' Kathy’s shoulder and arm were hurt. Darla was knocked out for a little while as the re sult of falling on her head. Both girls were absent from school two days. O’Neill-Emmet Route to Cost $250,000 The state highway department has announced low bids totaling more than six-million-dollars. Among the projects is a new route on U-S. highway 20 betweer O'Neill and Emmet. Construction calls for 7.5 miles of alsphaltic concreting, at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars. DEADLINE TODAY This is the final day for renewal of motor vehicle operator’s lic enses. Juniors Converge for Government Study A copy of The Frontier published June 25, 1953, telling details of the Joseph Emmett McLlmans trial, is discussed by Holt Sheriff Leo Tomjack (seated at desk! for benefit of juniors from the ! various high schools in the county. The "elected” juniors spent Monday studying county govem 1 ment in the various county offices under auspices of the American Legion. McLimans was sentenc , ed to life imprisonment for the murder of O’Neiil Police Chief Chet Calkins. Seated clockwise: | Benton VVabs of St. Joseph’s, Jerry Schaaf of O’ Neill, William Baker of Atkinson, Richard Grimes of Chambers, Donald Norton of Stuart, Ronald Thoendel of Ewing; standing—Leroy Ciasey of Page, Thomas Cunningham of Inman and Ronnie Clark of St. Mary’s. Seated on desk is Deputy Sheriff James Mullen and seated in right fore ground is George Wettlaufer of Page, vice com mander of the Legion in the district. The auxil iary served 200 at luncheon. Harold Rice, Neligh attorney, addressed the students.—The Frontier Photo. Fred Frerichs, 17, thanks his lucky stars he's alive. Home on leave from the air force, he had left the Ash Grove hall in eastern Holt county about midnight and was enroute west bound to his home. Approaching a bridge across the north branch of the Middlebranch creek, the brakes of his 1956 Studebaker locked and the machine went out of control. The car struck a guard post and overturned in the creek bed, landing on its top. The overturned vehicle formed a dike in the stream and Frerich s face was underwater. He believes he was temporarily kayoed. The water revived him. He climbed through water under the front seat and managed to exit through a rear door. Boyd Boelter happened upon the scene and found Frerichs shaken but unhurt. Frerichs had been alone. Frerichs is a 1957 graduate of : O'Neill high school. He had just completed basic air force train 1 ing at San Antonio, Tex., and af ter his leave will report to Ft. Lee, Va. The accident happened at the Mule Shoe ranch bridge, 414 miles west of the hall. The car was badly damaged (’heck Writer Arrested Here— A man who gave his name as John O’Hare, 35, of Sioux City was arrested late Wednesday on the streets of O’Neill by Holt County Sheriff Leo Tomjack. O’Hare admitted seeing the name F. A. Meyers, who lives between Orchard and Ewing, on a rural mailbox and passing a forged check at the Waldo Davis store in Ewing. Marshal C. C. Hahl beck of Ewing and Davis identi fied O’Hare, who was driving a 1950 car with Iowa license. He is being held here awaiting charges. The check was for $19.50 and was used in purchasing a pair of gloves Wednesday. Extension Women to Converge Today "Are you getting a good return from your family?" will be the topic of a talk by Dr. Joel Moss for the home extension members at the annual achievement day tc be held today (Thursday). The activities will take place ir the American Legion hall, start ing at 1:45 p.m.. Refreshments will be served following the pro gram. Family life is the theme for ex hibits of clubs by centers. Sb centers will be represented b: Ewing, Page, O’Neill, Chambers Atkinson and Stuart. Officers of the Home Extensior Council for the coming year wil be installed. They include: Mrs A. T. Crumly, county chairman Mrs. Byron Blotz, vice-chairman; Mrs. Fred Roberts, secretary treasurer; Mrs. Lawrence Kaup health chairman; Mrs. Williair Schorn, music chairman; Mrs. Linden Mulford, 4-H chairman; Mrs. Ed Sevcik publicity chairman; Mrs. Ed gar Stauffer, past county chair man; Mrs. E. A. Bouska, retirinj county chairman; Mrs. Harolc Milnar, reading chairman; Mrs Floyd Butterfield, extension boarc member. Group chairman are: O’Neill— Mrs. Anson Closson; Atkinson— Mrs. Floyd Butterfield; Ewing Mrs. J. L. Pruden; Chambers— Mrs. Sammy Young; Page- Mrs lorenz Riege; Stuart — Mrs James Batenhorst. Presiding will be Mrs. E. A Bouska, county chairman. Hostess clubs will be Friendly Neighbors club, What Not Extension club Elkhorn Extension club, Scot Community club and the Golden rod club. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hove: visited over the weekend at Me Cook with Mr. and Mrs. Merri Best and saw their baby daugh ter. Four Straight-A Seniors on Roll EWNIG Four seniors an' on the Ewing high scliool first six weeks honor roll: Sandra .Shra der. Beverly Rotherham. Darlene Latzel and Patricia Hahlbeck. all with four As. Juniors: Carolyn Tams, AAAA; Larry Rotherham. AAAA; Sharon Kropp, AAAA; Robert McDaniels, AAAB. Sophomores: Ixiis Kaezor, AA AA; Ann Rotherham, AAAA Freshmen: Douglas Shrader, AAAA; Ben Bbllwitt, AAAA; lz> onora Tuttle, AAAB. Phillip Savidge, who has moved to Ewing from O'Neill, is now in the first grade. None Seriously Hurt in Series of Two Car Collisions Thomas Gabbleman, 21-year old Neligti man, suffered minor knee lacerations Saturday morn ing in an intersection accident which took place four miles north of Ewing. The Gabbleman car and an oil truck, driven by Leon ard Knapp of Ewing, figured in the accident. Knapp was unhurt; damages to the Gabbleman car were estimated at $1,200 The oil truck is owned by the Shaw Oil company of Ewing. An accident occured about 3 p.m., Monday between Sixth and Seventh on Douglas st. A car driven by Mrs. Leonore Bartos of Vcrdigre backed into D. A. Ker senbrock’s truck driven by Sid ney Frahm of O'Neill. Officer Gerald Wettlaufer esti mated about $30 damage to the Bartos car and $5 to the truck. A two-car mishap occurred late Monday at the O’Neill Drive In theatre corner, but notiody was seriously hurt. Cars driven by Herbert Heinie of Waco, and George Penry of Atkinson collid ed. The Heinie machine, south bound on U.S. 281, was badly damaged. The Penry car, a 195F Edsel, w'as driven away from the scene. Penry’s group, including the Ries brothers and a Head boy had attended county govemmen day in O’Neill. According to Dep uty Sheriff James Mullen, the} were enroute to their homes a Atkinson. in the Heime car were Mrs Heinie and the couple’s three chil dren, also Mr. and Mrs. Henri Brunz. all of Waco, locatec near York. No one was hurt Tuesdaj morning in a two-car accident a the Van Conant corner, four miles north of Page. Garry R. Lock man. 19. of Stuart, was drivei of one of the cars. Lloyd Thur low of Stuart was a passenger. John J. Riest, 72, of Page, was the driver of the other machine in the intersection accident. Es timated five hundred dollars damages to the Lockman ma chine; three hundred dollars tc the Riest car. Flu Slows Scout Fund - Raising Incomplete returns on the Boj Scout finance drive in the Sand hills district show O’Neill raising $550 with some solicitations noi , yet recorded. Influenza has slowed the drive in some localities, according tc Larry Martin of Bassett, Scou official in this area. Other incomplete figures: Stuart .. $282.00 , Newport 47.50 Bassett _ 315.00 Ainsworth 254.00 Valentine 525.00 Merriman 119.50 j Springview _ 209.50 New Date Set for Held-Cooke Tria A new date has been set fo the William Held vs. Hermai Cooke jury trial in Holt count; district court. Earlier the tria was postponed because of illnes of Judge D. R. Mounts. District Judge Lyle Jackson c Neligh will preside in the absene of Judge Mounts, who is recupei ating at his home. Held alleges false arrest and i suing Cooke for 50-thousand-dol lars in damages. Addition Okayed by Amelia Voten AMELIA—At a meeting of pa trons of the Amelia school (dis trict 228) held Monday evening 84 percent of the eligible voter were present and voted in favo of building an addition onto th< present building. The addition would be used foi recreational purposes. The board of education was au thorized to proceed with the pro ject as soon as feasible. DIES AT NORFOLK BRUNSWICK — Mrs. Minni Coldiron of Brunswick died Mor day at the home of her son, Floyd in Norfolk. Funeral services wi held at 2 o’clock today (Thun day) at Brunswick. Mrs. Ooldiro is a sister of Dean and Clyd Streeter. Mr. and Mrs Harry Reime and family of Niobrara wer I weekend guests of his parent Mr. and Mrs. Louis Relmer. Smith Rites to Be Held at Stuart Woman, 73, Dies in Atkinson Hospita 1; 111 Many Years STUART Mns. Walter K. Smith. si\, 73. long time reside** of the Stuart community, (lied at 1:15 am., Wednesday, October 30, In Atkinson Memorial hospi tal. She had boon in poor health for a number of years and had been hospitalized in recent months at both O’Neill and At kinson. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m., Friday. Novem Ih'V 1, at the Community church hi'iv. Burial will be in the Stuart cemetery under the direction of the Coats funeral home. Rever end Gates of Atkinson will offi ciate. Pallbearers will be L. A. Ro berts, Donald Krotter, F. P. Wil son, Mahlon Shearer, H. L.. Cow les and Clifford Nelson. The late Grace I^aura Francis co Smitli was born June 10, 1884, at Avoca, la., a daughter of John Francisco and Eliza Schaff Fran cisco. On November 22. 1905, at Coun cil Bluffs, la., she became the bride of Walter K. Smith, sr. In December of that year the cou ple came to the Stuart locality. Except for one year spent in Keya Paha county, they have spent the intervening years here. ! In 1915 they moved into town. Mr. Smith was a county super visor many year. The Smiths became the parents of six children. One daughter, Gladys, died in infancy. Survivors include: Widower; son Walter K.. jr., of Stuart; daughters Mrs. Fred (Janibell) Frater of Coatesville, Pa.; Mrs. Don (Pauline) Schafer of Stuart; Mrs. Ernest (Grace) Smith of Bassett and Miss Marguerite of , I Stuart; 10 grandchildren; sister t —Mrs. Virginia Hawk of South i Sioux City. ; Merrimans Have Look at Queen -1 Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merriman accompanied by her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lyons of Winner, S.D., returned Friday from an eastern sightsee ing trip, which included points of interest in and around Washington, D.C., and a view of Queen Eliza beth II of England. They visited in the home of the latters’ daughter nnd family Lt Cmdr. and Mrs. M. J. Danielson of Falls Church, Va. Mrs. Daniel son is the former Angela Lyons, who is a graduate of St. Mary’s academy. Among the highlights of their trip was witnessing the placing of a wreath by Queen Elizabeth on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and at the Canadian Cross in Ar lington national cemetery in Ar lington, Va. The Merrimans were altout 25 feet from the queen and ( her husband. Prince Philip of Ed inburg. Petersen I" inishes 40 Years with Bell Harry Petersen, manager of the Northwestern Rcll Telephone eom|)any here, was honored at a dinner party at the Town House Monday evening. He was present ed a pin by Harry Cook of Grand Island, district plant superinten [ dent, for 40 years of service. E. B. Wilson of Grand Island, r district commercial manager, , was master-of-ceremonies. Mr. , Petersen was presented an elee j trie razor by associates who 5 came from O’Neill, Spencer, Atkinson, Ainsworth, lloldrege, f Grand Island and Spalding. A1 i Wood played several selections . on his electric guitar. Mrs. Petersen and daughter, 5 Miss Jane, were presented cor . | sages and Mr. Petersen, a bou j tonniere. ’58 Chevrolet Is* i on Display Here The 1958 Chevrolet goes on di» ■ play today (Thursday) at the A. . Marcellus company showrooms. (Joes Below ' Aboard Sub— EWING—Mr. and Mr*. Roy Dunaway returned home Thurs day. October 24, from a two weeks vacation visiting their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dunaway and family in Oukland, Calif. Mr. Dunaway had the exper - ience of being on a submarine - submerged 12 feet under water. , They toured a large battleship 1 and viewed an atomic submarine, - hut were not allowed to board it. i From the battleship they could ? see the inmates at Alcatraz. Approximately $2,200 was net r ted at Saturday's benefit auction e in behalf of St. Mary's academy, i, Scores of items were contributed for the sale.