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TWELVE PAGES * ITiis issue No* th-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper yoj 77_Number 36. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 2, 1958. Seven Cent* .Miss Sparrow . . . "number please” In silenced at Orchard. She was telephone operator at Brunswick before taking over at Or chard 15 yearn ago. (Story on page 12.)—The Frontier Photo. Accident Claims 3rd Member of Family Gottlieb Braun, 79, Burial at Atkinson To U.S. from Russia in 1905 ATKINSON Gottlieb Braun, 79, retired Atkinson farmer, died at 12 ,10 a m . Saturday, December 28, in Atkinson Memorial hospit al where he had been a patient about three weeks Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p m., Monday, December 10, at the Seger funeral chapel. Two members of the Saints re ligious group from Fremont of-> ficiated. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery. Six grandsons were palll>ear ers Richard Braun of Atkinson, Donald Braun of Bassett, Lonnie Disterhaupt of Atkinson, Harold Turpin of Council Bluffs, la., i George Kalder of Lincoln and i Vilas Braun of Creighton. The late Mr Braun was lx)m February 2, 1878, at Rushak, j Russia, a son of Carl and Anna Maroney Braun. lit' married Anna Marie Bum gart at Rushak. August 5. 1898. The couple and one daughter, Mollie, immigrated to the United States in 1905, living several years in the Humphrey locality. In 1916 the Braun family moved to Holt county, residing on sever al different farms until 1936, when the parents moved into At kinson. His wife died July 4, 1938. On March 12, 1940. at O’Neill he married Rozelie Johnson . Survivors include: Widow- Ro zelie; sons Fred, Jacob, Theo dore, Hans and Ben. all of Atkin son. Edward of Creighton; daugh ters Mrs. John (Mollie) Ross of Mercer,, Mo.; Mrs Frank (Ida) Disterhaupt of Atkinson; Mrs. Henry (Pauline> Kahler of Lincoln; Mrs. William (Lucy) Ziska of Atkinson; Mrs. Marvin (Hannah) Focken of Princeton, Mo.; 49 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Nellie, died at the age of five. (X)KKE(TION In Gambles advertisement on page 3, Haddon Hall muslin sheets, 81 x 108. full size, fitted liottom sheets, read $1.72 pr. The item should read $1.72 each. PAGE Gene Terrill, 29, whose wife, Mary Arlene, 28, and their daughter, Diane, 6, were killed Sunday, December 22, in a three car accident near Woodbine, la., succumbed Tuesday afternoon, December 24, in a Council Bluffs, la., hospital. His death was caus ed by injuries suffered in the same crash The only other member of the family. David. 4, is hospitalizel but will recover from his injuries. The Terrills were enroute from their Laurens, la., home to Prairie Home, near Lincoln, to spend Christmas and were sched uled to visit Page the day after Christmas. The accident also claimed the life of a 24-year-old Iowan, driver of one of the other vehicles. Triple funeral services for the Terrills were conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 26, at the Methodist church in Waverly, out side Lincoln. Burial was made there. David will be confined to the hospital lor several weeks. Sur geons found it necessary to in sert a pin in his hip which was fractured. David also suffered head injuries. His father, who never regained consciousness, died of internal injuries and head injuries. The late Gene Terrill was bom in January, 1929, at Page, a son of Mr. and Mrs Otto Terrill. He was graduated from Page high school and the University of Ne braska, where he met Mary Ar lene Hall, whom he married June 25, 1950. His wife was torn June 21, 1929. Their daughter, Diane, torn October 19, 1951, and David was torn on the same date in 1953. (The Terrill family photograph, which had been used in connec tion with Christmas greetings for the 1956 season, was published in last week's issue of The Frontier). Mr. Terrill was district agent for Funk's Hybrid Seed Com company. Mr. Terrill’s survivors include: Son David; parents — Mr. and Mrs. Otto Terrill of Page; broth er Jerry of Lincoln, a college student; sisters — Mrs. Lyle tJoan> Parsons of Denver, Colo., and Miss Marilyn, a student at Mil torn ale iKans.) college; grand mother Mrs. Anna Tegeler and Mrs. Celia Terrill, both of Page i the latter has been making an extended visit at McCook). Mrs. Terrill’s survivors, in add ition to the son, include her par etns, Mr. and Mrs. Hall of Prairie I Home, and other close relatives. Held-Cook Action Is Dismissed Judge Jackson Rules No Malice Shown by Rancher’s Arrest The publicized William (‘‘Bill" Hold vs. Herman Cook trial, which was on and off last month, at 2:15 p.m . Tuesday was dis missed by directed verdict of District Judge Lyle Jackson of Neligh. Judge Jackson, whose own dis trict embraces Antelope, Knox, Madison. Stanton, Pierce, Wayne and Cuming counties, ruled after a day and a half of testimony, cross-examination and argument that: 1 The plaintiff (Held) failed to prove malice was a factor when Cook, Held’s neighbor, sign ed a complaint causing Held’s ar rest. 2. The plaintiff failed to show sufficient evidence on the ques tion of "lack of probable cause". The Holt county district court room was filled to capacity at 9 a m., Monday when the jury trial began and slightly smaller crowds were on hand for Tues day's proceedings. Held was seeking 50-thousand dollars damages to reputation and credit by virtue of Cook s complaint. The complaint, which Cook signed from his hospital bed, charged that Held had as saulted him in Held’s pasture late in the day on December 2, 1956. * Held and Cook are neighbors in the Chambers locality. Judge Jackson, in directing the verdict on legal grounds, dismis sed the case which was never turned over to the jury. Claim* Held Attacked Cook testified Held attacked him and beat him. He disclaim ed knowledge of signing the com plaint at the hospital and subse quent events. Held, through family and friends, testified he was not in the vicinity at the time Cook was hurt. Cook suffered facial injuries, concussion, fractured collar bone, and chest injuries. Judge Jackson, in dismissing the case, found no malice in Cook’s complaint. The plaintiff’s attorney, Ar thur O. Auserod of Bartlett and Elmer Rakow of Neligh, have 10 days in which to file a motion for a new trial. There was corri dor speculation the plaintiff might appeal to the Nebraska supreme court. _ ,,, Julius D. Cronin of O Neill was Cook’s counsel. Witnesses subpoened by Held and heard Monday were County Judge Louis W. Reimer, Mr. Held, Kenneth Hunt, Charles Coolidge, Thomas Lambert, Ned Alderson, G E Miles, Carroll W. Stewart: Tuesday County Attorney Wil liam W. Griffin, Wayne Mattem, County Sheriff Leo Tomjack, Mrs. Minnie Damme, Doris Held, Ray Hoffman and Virginia Neeman. Qxik’s witnesses Monday were Mr. Cook, his wife. Dr. Rex W. Wilson; Tuesday- Gay Winter mote and Bob Strong. Members of the jury were: Emma Richter, Alvin Wedige, Clare Enbody, Mrs. Helen Bur ba!, John Kramer, Edward Crow ley. Clarence Brenneman, Mrs. Francis Musil, Anna L. Spence, Byrl Beck, C. E. Jones and Wil liam Derickson. sr. EARLY PUBLICATION This issue of The Frontier was published Tuesday evening. Tired of Plowing Furrows?— ^ Land Bids Soon toJ2eJ*osted, Assunu^ouare a Holt county farmer. You'd like to continue living on the old homestead, but you're tired of plowing those fur rows and cutivating that corn. Well, you might desposit your entire farm in “pilot'’ plan of the federal soil b;uik. Government officials describe in detail for the first time the new experimental program offer ing just such an opportunity. Under the plan the farmer mades the government an offer . the amount of money he would want to retire all his crop land. If the government likes the offer, it is accepted. Nebraska is one of four states in which the experiment wiU bo tried. The others, as announced in Washington recently by Agriculture Secretary Benson are Illinois. Tennessee and Maine Details Outlined Details were outlined in Lincoln at a conference presided over by Thomas E. Hamilton, deputy di rector of the United States de partment of agriculture's so i 1 hank division, and C. Ely Wick ham. chief of the conservation re serve branch of the soil bank division. Here’s how the plan will work Nebraska farmers will have un til January 31 to make their of fers. The bids will be submitted to county agricultural stabiliza tion and conservation 1 -t"*-1 offices, then be forwarded Feb ruary 1 to state (ASC' head quarters for analysis. State and federal officials will decide, after examining the bids, how high a price per acre shall be the maximum. All bids under the maximum then will be ac cepted. Farmers will be notified by February 15 whether their bids have been accepted or rejected. The bid, if accepted, becomes binding on the farmer. 5 or 10 Years The contract will run either five or 10 years and the cropland deposited will have to tie put to conservation use as is any land placed in the regular conservation reserve. Only tilled land < 19571 is considered. The land may be planted to grass or trees, may be used for wildlife habitat or for water storage, or a combination of the uses Under no circumstances is a tenant to he displaced involun tarily because of the program. Wickham said. County ASC committees will have to be as sured that this requirement is; complied with. Similarly the county commit tee will have to be assured that the owner of the land has not purchased it merely for purposes of despositing it in the soil bank The new program merely sui> plements the present soil bank program which will continue in the state. Wickham said. While the present program has taken six million acres of farm land in the United States out of production, it does not inherently provide for the retirement of the operator or his machinery. It still leaves the farmer in business. The new experimental program enables the farmer to get out of the business altogether. Bid Is Feature Principal new feature in the entire farm banking plan is the bid arrangement under which the farmer makfcs the offer. Under the conservation reserve program in Nebraska, the pay ment rate has been $10 per^acre. although ranging between $7 and $11 depending on locality in volved. Some Holt-Boyd observers ser iously question if good land will l>e put into the "pilot” plan, which is intended to reduce production If socalled poorer land is signed the ag output won't be changed much. County ag officials will fix an index on the value of land (with improvements, location and other features considered). If the seal ed bid is below the committee fixed value, the bid will be ac cepted, if the bid is excessively high the farmer will be automat ically excluded. A * Lincoln source said an est imated 20,000 Nebraska farmers would sign. Holt ag officials have not been thoroughly briefed on the pro gram. William Held (left) sought 50 thousand dollurs damages from Herman Cook (right) In unusual trial. Held charged Cook caused him to be arrested falsely.—The Frontier Photo. Court Reporter Ted* MrElhaney (left) and District Judge Lyle C. Jackson of Neligli . . . studied motions during recess of the Held vs. Cook trial.—The Frontier Photo. Longtime Keya Paha Attorney Is Dead SPRINGVIEW Ross Amspok er, 83. longtime attorney here and former state legislator, died Sun day evening, December 29. Fun erl services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, January 2, at Springview. The late Mr. Amspoker was born November 18, 1874, at Vil lisca, la. He was educated in Keya Paha county and was grad uated from the University of Ne braska in 1903. He married Getha McKee No vember 14, 1906 at Bonesteel, S.D. Japanese Student Speaks Here— Toshira Isa, a Japanese stu dent at Nebraska Wesleyan uni versity in Lincoln, spoke at Sun day morning and evening services First Methodist church and has been a guest this week af the Hel mut Arnold, Claire Engdahl, Neil Dawes and Grant Peacock homes, lie left Tuesday morning for Lin coln. . LEONARD M'MANI'S DIES Leonard McManus, 50, who had been away from here 20 years and whose whereabouts was unknown, died Friday in San Francisco, Calif. He was unmarried. Survivors include: Sisters Mary and Genevieve. mu.min .. ... r>-niimfiiiKnif m Former Holt Farm Woman Dies at 75 Florence L. O’Neill Rites in Omaha ATKINSON Mrs. Florence L. O’Neill, 75, widow of the late John O’Neill, died Saturday, December 28, in Omaha. Funeral services were conducted at 9 a m., Monday, December 30. in St. Cecelia's Ca thole cathedral in Omaha. A brief rite was conducted at 10 1 m., Tuesday, December 31, at Setter's funeral chapel and burial was made in St. Joseph's ceme tery with Rev. Robert Morocco of ficiating Pallbearers were Arthur 'legal, Eli McConnell, Frank Prus sa, Albert Lemmer, Joseph Judge and Lloyd James. The late Mrs. O'Neill was born March 18, 1882 at Sutton, the daughter of Thomas and Alice Dean Smith. She married Mr. O’Neill in 1903 at Sutton. The couple lived for a time at Fairfield before coming to Atkinson in 1907. The O’Neills farmed a number of years eight miles north of Atkin son, but lived on a small tract of land a quarter of a mile north of town at the time of Mr. O’Neill's death in 1937. Mr. O’Neill did commercial grain threshing. Following her husband’s death she moved to Omaha. Survivors include: Daughters— Miss Alice, Mrs. George (Mary) White, Mrs. John (Grace) Shee han and Mrs. Phillip (Florence C.) Gere, all of Omaha; sons— Jerry of Omaha, Raymond of Norfolk, Va., and Vernon of San Diego, Calif.; 13 grandchildren. None Hurt in Forced Landing BASSETT — A four-passengei aircraft bound from Tracy, Minn, for Denver, Colo., ran out of gas and crashed-landed Thursday night. No one was injured. Theodore Nixon, 24, of Denver, a Lowry air base electronics ins tructor, was pilot. Hed sai he was attempting to make Ainsworth with which he had established radio contact. With him were his wife, Marie, 22, and their two daughters, Kathy, 2%, and Gloria, 18-months-old r-nmiunnn-nnmufP isssssss* : 'as*?" Christ Lutheran ehureh (above) has been one of the major construction projects in O’Neill during tin- past year. First Presbyterian church parish fine rs built a Fellowship hall, kitchens, study, choir rooms and Sunday-school classrooms (below) as another major improvement. (See editorial, “Look ing Ahead with Confidence” on page 2.)—The Frontier Photos. Who ’ll Be No. 1 in the New Year? ■M The first arrival in the new year once again will be showered with a host of gifts by leading O'Neill merchants participating m The Frontier's 11th annual Holt coun ty baby derby. The chase began at the stroke of midnight early Wednesday. Oust your gleemers on the fine array of shower gifts detailed on pages 4 and 5. The lucky little guy or gal, who must be bom within the confines of llolt, will receive: McIntosh Jewelry: 10-karat gold baby ring. M & M Cufe: Fried chicken dinner tfor the parents). Harding Cream: Five pounds of i Harding's butter. Gambles: Nur sery training chair. Bin Franklin: One dozen Curity diapers. McCar villes: Pair of lied Goose shoes. Apparel Shop: Fine night gown (for mother). Dankert’s: $25 dis I count on any major appliance purchase. Moore-Noble Lumber: 500 pounds of coal (or equivalent alue of other merchandise). O'-, Neill Photo Co.: One dozen 3x5 photos (mounted). Merri Dr. Pep per Bottling: One case of pop, any flavor (for the proud pop). Mc Donald's: Imported baby shawl. Beatrice Foods: One case of Ili Vita-Min milk. Shelhamer’s Jack Jill: Case of Heinz baby food. New Outlaw: Case of Gerber's baby food. Coast-to-Coast: High Boy folding clothes rack. Gilli igan's Rexall Drug: Electric bot tle warmer and baby hot plate. Scovie’s Western Auto: $5 worth of Morris paint or wallpaper for nursery. Biglin's: Deluxe high chair regular $14.95 value. And, of course, a one-year gift subscription to The Frontier. James B. Carl, 80, Expires at Butte James Benjamin Carl, 80, a re-i tired farmer, died at 6 am., Tuesday, December 31, at the IjOuis Pesicka farm north of Butte. He had been ill 18 months. Funeral arrangements, which will be charge of Biglin’s, are incomplete. Mr. Carl was born November j 15, 1877 at McCallsburg, la., son ! of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carl. The family came to Holt county from Missouri in 1898 and homestead ed soujh of O’Neill. Mr. Carl married Josephine Barbara Bures at O'Neill, No vember 28, 1904. Four children, one son and two daughters, were I bom to them. He was preceded in death by one of children. Survivors include: Widow — Josephine; son John Carl of 1 Winner, S. D.; daughters— Mrs. Fred Bazelman of O’Neill and Mrs. Vernon Davis of Inman; brother Jake of Missouri; sister —Mrs. Byrd Siler of Tonkawa, Okla. Birmingham hamily Sailing for Orient Mrs. H. J. Birmingham and three daughters, the Misses Mary Louise, Barbara and Marde. will sail from San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday, January 7, alx>ard the SS Lurline on a South Seas Orient tour. They will visit the following [K)rts: Papeete, Nukualofa, Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Sidney, Port Moresby, Bali, Singapore, Bangkok. Manila, Hong Kong, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu. Their Auckland address will be in care of Henderson & MacFar lane, 56 Quay st. The family will reach Singapore February 15 and may be reached in care of the SS Lurline, American President Lines, Union Building, Collyer Quay, Singapore. The tour will end March 19 with arrival at San Francisco. Arrangements for the tour were completed by Mrs. Birmingham's husband, the late Mr. Birming ham. who had contemplated the trip but death interceded in Oc tober. Presbyterians to Meet with Ware A congregational dinner and meeting will be held Sunday eve ning, January, 5, at First Pres byterian church. The dinner will1 be at 6:30 o’clock. Rev. Robert Ware of Norfolk will moderate the meeting at which time a replacement for Rev. Olen C. Kennell will be dis cussed. Delay, Damage Slows TV for O’Neill— Two important items in con nection with O’Neill’s community TV project have not yet ar rived, Kenneth Werner of Cham bers, project engineer and con tractor, ^aid late Tuesday. Lack ing are the transmitting anten naes and receiving antennae wire. Concrete bases have been read ied for the towers, which will go up immediately upon receipt of wire. Amplifiers are here. Some equipment, however, was dam rged in shipment between the fa tory and the Minneapolis, Minn., supplier. Werner said if the missing and replacement items are received within a few days the improved reception here might be a reality within a week. John Pribil Succumbs in Hospital Native of County; F u n e r a 1 Set for Thursday Morning John F. l’ribil, 66, retired O' Neill farmer aiul a lifelong re*> dent of this community, died at 7:45 p in , Monday, December Jit in Si Anthony's hospital. lie had suffered a heart attack Monday, December 16, and never showed much improvement. Funeral services will be condue ted at 10 a.m.m, Thursday, Asa uury 2, at St. Patrick's Catholu church with very Rev. Timothy O Sullivan, church pastor, officia ting. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Rosary will he said at Biglin's funeral chapel Wednesday eve ning at 8 o'clock. The late Mr. Pribil was bora May 15, 1891, at O'Neill, a son at Frank and Mary Chermek Pribil He was reared on the hoincplace aliout nine miles southwest of here. Married at Omaha On Mary 29, 1917, at Omuha he married Marie Korinek. They be came the parents of three child ren. His wife died May 29, 1940 At Atkmson on September 22, 1952 he married Margaret Allen. Mr. Pribil lived on the tiome place for muny years. He retiree several years ago. The late Mr. Pribil was a mem ber of St. Patrik’s church. He was preceded in death hy his parents and two sisters, Amur his twin sister, and Mrs. Jamat (Mary) Peters of O’Neill. Survivors include: Widow Mar garet; son Joseph B. of Oslxjrne, Mo.; daughters — Mrs Floyd (Grace) Wilson of O’Neill and Mrs. J. L. (Ruth) Murphy dl Sioux City; brother Casper -df O’Neill; sisters — Mrs. Franoet Erychleb of Denver, Colo., Mss John (Hattie) Shoemuker and Mrs. Josehphine Stewart, both of O’Neill. COUPLE UNHURT A Wisconsin couple escaped un hurt Friday morning when their westbound car struck a bridge 2% miles east of O’Neill on U.S- high ways 20-275. Arnold S. Thompson and his wife of Iola, Wise., had been alternating at driving. The husband apparently fell asleep and his machine hit the bridge. Damage was estimated by State Patrolmen Robert Gude at four hundred dollars. WEATHER SUMMARY Several inches of snow fell her* Monday. Little snow fell north of here. Summary: hi k December 24_ 44 31 December 40 2L Deember 26 49 18 December 27 _ 42 32 December 28 49 14 December 30 31 08 December 31 14 -5 Miss Carolyn Moseman of Oma ha and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mose man of Cedar Rapids, la., vvew weekend guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moseman. Auction Calendar Friday, January 3; Quarter section of Holt county land, one half mile east of Emmet and star miles north, known as A. V For* berg estate land; Col. Ed Thorte of O’Neill, auctioneer-broker. Saturday, January 11: Wilmer E Sedlvy, who lives two miles east of Monowi and one mile south, wil sell 48 head of cattle, including 28 choice Angus breeding cows, 40 hogs, hay, grain, full line of Fer guson, Dearborn and other equip ment, household goods; Lester Pearson and Marvin Larson, auc tioneers; O’Neill National Rank clerk. wtfuni-suay, timiucuy ij . juiui O’Connell, one mile west of Em met and one mile north, con* plete closeout, fine line of farm machinery, hay and feed, house nell of O’Neill, auctioneer; Ed hold goods; Col. Wallace O’Con Murphy of O’Neill clerk, (Detail: next issue.) Friday, January 17; Mr. anc Mrs. Emil IJeswald & Son, wbr are quitting the farm, will offer their highly-improved 1 GO-a ere farm, including irrigation unit, 15 cattle, machinery and equipment at auction on premises, four mile* east of Chamfers and 4‘/t mile* south; Col. Wallace O’Ommi auctioneer; Col. Vem Reynold son, auctioneer-broker; Col. Mer lin Grossnicklaus, auctioneer, ChamtM’rs State Bank, clerk. (Full details next issue). Tuesday, January 28; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hansen will hold a farm closeout.; Col Wallace O’Connell of O’Neill and Lester Pearson of Spencer, auctioneers, First National Bank of O’Neill, clerk (Details in subsequent is sues). . Monday, February 17; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gifford of Dorsey, will offer 200 acres of pasture land, running water, located to Paddock township and personal property, on premises; Col. Les ter Pearson of Spencer, auction eer; O’Neill National Bank, clerk. (Details in subsequent issues).
