TWELVE PAGES "VOICE OF THE FRONTIER" MON. • WED. • SAT. In This Issue 9:30 to 9:55 A. M. North-Central Nebraska s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 78.—Number 15. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, August 7, 1958. Seven Cents. Tin* ReynnldHoiM, Leigh and Vern . . . veteran managers lnit new owners of the O'Neill Livestock Market. (Story at right.)—The Frontier 1‘hoto. Martha Wells, 56, Expires at Lynch Funeral Rites Today for Boyd Woman SPENCER Mrs. Martha K. Wells. 56, a resident of Spencer and a widow of the late Walter Weils, died early Monday, August 4, in Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch. She had been hospital ized since May 7 and had suffer ed a lingering illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) at the United Lutheran church at Spen cer. Rev. Hugh O. Dowler will officiate. Burial will lie in the Union cemetery under direction of the Jones funeral home. The late Martha Roof Wells was bom August 28, 1901, in South Dakota. Her husband was a state highway department em ployee for many years. Earlier, however, the family lived on a farm near Verdel for about 10 years. Survivors include: Sons Sheri dan of Spencer; Burnell of Os mond; Vernon of Winner; Orlyn of Leadville, Colo.; mother - Mrs. Bertha Ruff of Spencer; brothers j William Ruff of Spencer and i John Ruff of Corsica, S. D. Leg Amputation for Orchard Athlete ORCHARD Warren Hill. 16, who will be an Orchard high school senior this fall, Friday submitted to the amputation of one leg, six inches above the kneecap. The sur gery was performed at St. Joseph’s hospital in Omaha. Young Hill, who was active in basketball, football and baseball, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hill of Orchard His mother is the for mer Ruth Kilpatrick of O'Neill. His condition is considered sat isfactory. Warren entered St. Joseph's hos pital July 21. for leg surgery be lieved to have been caused by an old football injury. Following this surgery it was discovered a mal ignncy existed making the ampu tation necessary. Warren was a representative at Cornhusker lx>ys state at the Uni versity of Nebraska in June. He is a member of the Evangelical Unit ed Brethren church and is a mem ber of the church choir. Romaine Saunders Signed as Speaker Romaine Saunders, 87, of Lin coln, retired Holt county rancher and newspaperman, will be fea tured speaker at the 58th annual old settlers, picnic to be held Monday, August 25, at the Elmer Devall grove, 17 miles north of O’Neill, three miles east and one mile south. Mr. Saunders has been invited to speak at last year's reunion, but became slightly crippled in a fall a few days in advance of the celebration. The Johnny Mullen family orchestra of Atkinson will provide music for the bowery dance ir the evening. During the afternoon there will be a midget baseball game: Spencer vs. O'Neill. Mr. Saunders is author of “Prairieland Talk”, an editorial feature that appears each week in The Frontier. Will Blake Suffers Fatal Heart Attack AMELIA Relatives here re ceived word of the sudden death of Will Blake. He was visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. June Green, near Bartlett, and he suffered a fatal heart attack. OOONS LIKE FLAVOR EMMET The sweet com in the Emmet vicinity and there’s a lot of it is the best in years. Not only are there three to six ears per stalk but the deep-set kernels have the best of flavor, reports Mrs. Paul Newton. The Frontier’s cor respondent. “Ask any little coon if you disbelieve. Yes. the coons are in the corn again!” she writes. There’s Still Rail Passenger Service! One hundred school-age young sters from the Brunswick com munity will board a nifty pas senger coach al>out noon to day (Thursday) at that point and will make a one-way trip to O'Neill on the westbound Bur lington mixed train, which is normally a freight train. O'Neill’s Burlington Agent George Squire said Wednes day an excursion arrangement had been worked out to provide a rail outing for the Brunswick youngsters and four chaperones. The train will reach here at 2 p. m. Squire said the westbound train would have a deluxe-type mainline passenger coach on the run for the youngsters, who will he spending several hours in OrNeill and will be returning to their hometown by private car. The eastlwund train, number 96, does not leave O’Neill until 1 a m. Although authorized to reduce freight service in O'Neill from three times per week to twice per week, the Burlington continues to operate three times per week and is enjoying a "brisk freight business”, Squire said. The Chicago & North, Western railroad a month ago discontinu ed the last two scheduled yassen ger-mail-express trains serving O’Neill. Two New Doctors Getting Settled Two Others Consider Locating Names of two new doctors this week arc' teeing added to the pro fessional directory here and to the staff at St. Anthony's hospital. They are Dr. Robert Waters of Scotia, a graduate of the Univer sity of Nebraska college of medi cine, and Dr. George Carstens of Mitchell. S. D., a graduate of the University of Pittsburg (Pa.) col lege of medicine. I>)ctor Waters, his wife and their daughter, Jennifer, age sev en months, moved to O'Neill last Thursday. He interned the past year at a Denver, Colo., hospital. The family is residing at 705 East Douglas st. Doctor Waters will be associated with Dr. Rex W. Wilson, succeeding Dr. M. H. Sucha, who has joined a medical firm at Schuyler his home town. Mrs. Waters’ parents reside at Aurora. Doctor Carstens, his wife and their infant son, George, jr., ar rived in O'Neill Wednesday. Doc tor Carstens has leased the build ing and equipment at the offices of Drs. Brown & French. Doctor Brown was hospitalized recently and will be inactive for a time. Dr. O. W. French died Sunday, August 3. Doctor Carstens was reared at Mitchell, S. D. His wife is the former Carleen Waugh of Sioux City. Doctor Waters has commenced his practice but Doctor Carstens expects it will be at least another week before he opens his office. Both are young physicians and sur geons. It is reliably reported that two other doctors—one with about five years of experience and another with more than 15 years of met ropolitan hospital surgical exper ience- are considering locating here. NUMEROUS QUAIL Numerous quail have been re ported in the O'Neill area this summer, suggesting many more quail than usual were hatched in the spring. Some observers who tour the country estimate the quail population will outnumber the pheasant population 10-1. Holt has not had an open season on quail in recent years. Lands in New York— Mrs. Esther Cole Harris, who has just completed an extended tour of Europe', arrived Sunday in New York City. She is spend ing several days with her daugh ter, Miss Ruth, and is expected to reach O’Neill this weekend. Livestock Market Sold to, Managers Stockholders Appro v e Sale to Reynoldsons; Vote Is Unanimous Vern and Leigh Reynoldson. managers of the O'Neill Livestock Market the past eight years. Fri day evening become owners of the pavilion, yards and other im provements. At a stockholders' meeting of the O'Neill Civic club, the Rey noldsons’ offer was accepted. The consideration price was not an nounced. The Reynoldsons, who are cous ins, came to O'Neill with their families in December, 1949, and succeeded James Frederiekson in the management of the market. The O'Neill Civic club was formed to purchase the facilities from E. C. Weller of Atkinson at a time when O'Neill was without a market. In February, 1950, the original pavilion was destroyed by file and a new. enlarged pavilion was erected. Seating capacity is 900. Under the Reynoldsons, the volume at the market has increas ed steadily and numerous improve ments have been added. Last year's gross business was in the | nelghorhood of 4’A-million-dol lars, representing more than 50, 000 head of cattle and hogs. The Reynoldsons came to O' Neill from Albion where their fathers were livestock dealers. Ninety-one shares represented at Friday’s stockhoders’ meeting at the Golden hotel voted unani mously for the sale. Six shares were not represented. Leo Moore is president of the O'Neill Civic club; C. J. Gate, vice-president, and J. B. Grady is secretary-treasurer. The organ ization will be disbanded. Man, 36, Dragged 100-Ft, by Vehicle Tom Schoberg Badly! Hurt in Mishap Thomas (“Tom") Schoberg, 36, a state highway department em ployee 12 years, suffered severe injuries about 11:30 a. m., Friday, August 1, while -working on a highway construction project on state highway 80, about four miles east of the Cumminsville junction of 80 and U. S. highway 281. He fell from the oil-distributing apparatus mounted at the rear of a large truck. He rolled clear of the truck but was dragged about one hundred feet. Clyde McKenzie, jr., of O’Neill was operating the vehicle at the time of the accident. McKenzie and James Carney of Burwell, who was at the scene, brought the injured man to St. Anthony’s hospital in an unconscious condi tion. They were three members of a large crew on the mainten ance project. X-rays could not be taken for several days. Doctors said he suf fered skull fracture, one broken rib, fractured collarbone, severe facial bruises, brain concussion j and a badly bruised left arm. The fall and the drag were l>oth responsible for the injuries. Schoberg was unconscious un til Monday morning when he first recognized his wife and other members of the family. During the intervening hours he had mo ments of consciousness but would lapse. By Wednesday, Mrs. Schoberg said he was recognizing doctors and meml>ers of the hospital staff. Schoberg said he recalled the ac cident but doesn’t remember the j details. “Hourly his mind is becoming more and more clear,” Mrs. Scho i berg told The Frontier Wednesday. His physician said his recovery is ! “remarkable’’. He is being allow ! ed no visitors. Walter tick and son, (iary . . . tops in individual competition in adult and Ml divisions in district range judging competition at Itur well.—The Frontier Fhoto. ____ I l/trpn Blake . . , he and his dad are range experts, too.—The Frontier Photo. Omaha Truck Driver in Relaxing Mood; Mail Cargo Waits "Neither rain, snow nor sleet can stay the mailman . . . etc.” Those credo lines of U.S. mail messengers were flaunted Tues day when a truckload of Omaha bound mail failed to reqrh its destination on time. The truck was to pickup mail at numerous intermediate points between O' Neill and Omaha. It seems the driver for an Omaha concern, temporarily con tracted to haul the mail on one of the new schedules, temporar ily forgot his obligation to Uncle Sam. The driver, flush with a fat paycheck, was relaxing in an off the-route town while the truck was parked and the mail slept up to 24 hours. Wednesday the truck firm had a substitute driver assigned to the run and the wayward driver was answering sharp quizzing of postal transportation officials, who were investigating. ‘Drouth’ Sets In; Rain Only .05 in Past Six Days A “drouth” appears to have set in with the advent of the new month. Rain fell virtually every other day during the month of July. Last month went on record as one of the wettest Julys on rec ord totaling nearly 10 inches. Early last Thursday a shower here totaled about a half-inch. Ex cept for .05 of an inch recorded early Tuesday, the past six days have been dry. But temperatures have been in the upper nineties, helping to dry out hayfields and causing corn to prosper. To Dakota — Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kinney of O'Neill moved to Sturgis, S. D., Tuesday, August 5, where they are employed on the farm of George Komes. The farm is lo cated 18 miles east of Sturgis. Attain 1 10 MPH— Four Youths Killed PAGE James Frederick Mat schullatt, 18, whose father was reared in the Middlebranch com | munity, was killed about 1 a.m., j Saturday, August 2, in a one-car (accident near Shoshone, Ida. Three other youths died in the same crash. Authorities said the car had attained a speed of about 110 mph before going out of con j trol. Funeral services for the Mat schullat youth were conducted Tuesday, August 5, at the Pres byterian church in Fremont. Bur ial was at Lincoln the same day. Among those attending the fun eral were the youth’s uncle, Otto I Matschullat, and wife of Page and ; cousins, Dale Matschullat of Page and Mrs. Albert Anthony of Inman. James was bom May 25, 1940, at Lincoln, the son of Edward and Mildred Lichty Matschullatt. His mother died in 1949 and his fath i er died in 1953. James and his sister, Linda Sue, 14, were reared at the Ma sonic and Eastern Star orphange at Fremont. Linda Sue at present lives at the Fremont institution. Another survivor is an uncle, William, a Lincoln attorney. Doctor Tompkins Going to Arizona INMAN- Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Tompkins arrived here Friday evening and spent the weekend in the L. R. and Harvey Tompkins homes. The Charles Tompkins family left early Monday for Tucson, Ariz., where they will make their home. Doctor Tompkins, a pediatri cian, has enjoyed a highly suc cessful practice as a specialist at Omaha during the past 17 years. Phone us your news—51! ' Holt Sweeps Top Honors at Burwell — I"ather-Son Entries Score High Holt county won top honors Tuesday in the 4-H division of the district range judging event at Burwell And two Holt adults itnished first and second in the adult division. High team in the 4-H compet ition was won by Prairie Wrang lers 4-H club. Members of the team are Loren and Roseanne Blake, Jerry and Mary Homolku of Chambers. Their score w-as 596 points out of a possible 795. Guy Blake is leader. Loup county had the second high team with a score of 560. Grattan Hustlers 4-H club of O’ Neill ranked third. Members of that team are Sheryl Young, Elaine Kmgman, Richard and Charles Hill. C. R. (“Bob") Hill is leader of the range manage ment revision of that club. High individual of the contest was Gary Pick of Victory Boys and Girls 4-H club of Inman. His score was 236 out of a possible 253. I Loren Blake of the Prairie Wrang lers club was second high individ ual with a score of 215. Dick Bol lie of Garfield county was third high individual winner. Walter Kick of Inman finished first in the adult division with a score of 231 out of a possible 253. Second place was won by Guy Blake of Chambers with a 215, and third went to Jerry Juinn of the Burwell district with a 20(1. Mrs. Guy Blake was in pitching with a 197. Holt county will be represented at the state range judging con test which will be held at Valen tine August 19. The Fick and Blake father-son combinations have ranked high in previous district contests. Walt’s score at Burwell was perfect in plant identification. New Signs Ordered for City’s Streets O'Neill street intersections soon will have new markers which are expected to facilitate use of street addresses. One hundred nineteen white markers with black lettering and conventional heavy-duty iron poles are being ordered by the city council. Lightweight markers erected several years ago by the Lions club have served their pur pose, the council reasoned, and many of the markers are either down, bent or incomplete. The new markers will be plac ed at 119 intersections including the Northern Heights addition which has never been marked. The new street signs will help fa cilitate door-to-door mail delivery in sections of the city not getting that service. The pole-type standards and, signs will cost $7.40 each. Griffin Entry Wins Gladiolus Show ATKINSON—The Atkinson Civic Improvement Garden club held its annual flower show, “Glad Tid ings", Saturday at the high school auditorium. Circle I of the Methodist church served tea. Mrs. Mabel Griffin had the pilze speciman stalk, “Spic and Span,” and received the North American Gladiolus council’s rosette. Mrs. Griffin also won the com position class with an arrange ment of miniature glaff shingles were ripped from the "oof and the asbestos siding was lamaged where the charge was grounded through a vertical alum num edge. Inside the house the glass in a Ixxikcase was shattered and the ’adio damaged. Mrs. Reimer was in the house at he time. Asked if she was aware if the bolt, she exclaimed: “I’ll say I knew it!” Mrs. Reimer said no fire was started and the damage is repair ible. Dr. French, Physician Here, Dies Never Recovered from Stroke Suffered on Thanksgiving, 1955 Dr. Oscar \V French, f56, who suffered an a|>opletie stroke Thanksgiving day, 1955, and never recovered, died al 11 p.m., Sunday, August 3, in Saunders County Memorial hospital al Wuhoo. He was a prominent Holt county physkAun and surgeon who had practiced medicine at Ewing, Page and O'Neill for 35 years. First Methodist church could not accomodate the o\ ■ < fk»a crowd attending funeral services at 2 pan., Wednesday, August 6 I lev. Glenn Kennicott, church pas tor, officiated. Burial was tn Prospect Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers were Ira Watson and Earl Watson, loth ol Inman; Alva Townsend of Page; Robert E. Evans of Norfolk; 11. E. Coyne and James W. Rooney, both of O’Neill. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. W. E. Johnson of Ainsworth, Dr. Joseph David of Lynch, Dr, J. H. Schieffermiller of Valentine, Dr W. F. Finley, Dr. Rex W. Wilson. Dr. L. A. Burgess and Dr. J l„ Sherbahn, all of O’Neill. Ushers were William W. Mo Intosh, John C. Watson and Ralph Young. Doctor French suffered a strokr Sunday and ho died later that day ; He was under the care of Dr i Stephen Wallace of Wuhoo, for merly of O'Neill. Oscar William French was i bom at Page Feburary 29, 1X914 the son of George Arthur Fiend* a native of Bath, N. Y., and SteBs Rose Brobst, a native of Carson, la. He graduated front Pag* high school in 1912, Wesleyau university in 1918, and the Univer sity of Nebraska school of modi cine *n 1920. On May 29, 1918, he married' Iona Hart at Lincoln. They bo came the parents of two sons and one daughter. From 1920 to 1922 he practiced medicine in Ewing, lie moved bii practice from Ewing to Page from 1922 to 1938 In 1938 he be came associated with Dr. J. P. Brown in the well-known O’NeiB medical firm known at Dr* Brown and French. He was a member of the sehooi board and village board at Page During World War H he enlisted in the medical reserves. Among his affiliations were past noble grand of IOOF at Page, past master of Garfield lodge, AF & AM 95, O'Neill; American col lege of Surgeons; Northwest Holt County Medical society; Nebraska State Medical society. He wat * member of the Methodist church. Survivors include: Widow Iona; sons — Dr. Ivan M. of Wahoo; O. Dale of O' Neill; daughter Mrs. Paul (Leon* Geraldine) Tallon of Omaha; bro thers Merwyn of Page and Clif ford of Lamberton, Minn.; sister Mrs. Hazel Brouse of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and by one brother. Sgt. Kenneth Lee Becomes Recruiter EWING Kenneth E. Lee, son of Mrs. Anita Lee, who recently returned from Germany after 31 months in the army overseas com mand, has re-enlisted in the re cruiting service at Sioux City, I*, where he will act as one of th« army’s youngest recruiting ser geants. Sergeant and Mrs. Lee and so*.. Gary, will reside in Sioux City for the next three years, aft*r which they may possibly be serf overseas again for more army duties. 2 I st Grimton Reunion Planned August 1 7 The 21st annual reunion of far mer students of the Grimton school, north of Orchard, will fer held Sunday, August 17, at thr usual place. “Former teachers and pupik should try to attend,” urged Mrs. Albert Pospeshil, publicity chair man. “Everyone is to bring a picnic dinner and supper. Coffee and tes will be furnished by the commit tee." Youth Burned While Tractor Refueled Lee Allen Parks, 13, son of Mr and Mrs. Alva Parks of the !> loit community, was treated at St. Anthony’s hospital four day* last week for second degree twd» bums on his left side. He was assisting at the Mm Pofahl ranch. A tractor war be. ing filled with fuel, the tank over flowed and the fuel ignited. The youth was dismissed last Thursday. He is now at his home recovering. HOURS REVISED The Municipal swimming pod here is now open from 1:30 pjn. until 9 p.m„ daily. Heretofore the jxjoI has been closed between 5 and 7 o’clock in the evenings.