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LINC3L". NE33.
Concert Membership
Drive at Full Hilt
I rnuui neiow).
Workers are busy with tele
phones and doorbells -as the fifth
annual membership drive is un
derway in behalf of the O’Neill
Community Concert association.
Drive headquarters is in the
Golden hotel lobby.
The campaign for members for
the 196!4-'59 concert season will
draw to a close Saturday night.
Two attractions already iwoked
for the forthcoming series are
Dila Montes und her Spanish
dancers and Richard Leibert and
his Hammond organ of Radio i
City Music HaU fame.
Other attractions will lie sel
eeted within a few hours after
the campaign closes.
Adult tickets are $6 for the
season's series; students, $3.
4 Suffer Burns at
Oil Tank Car Fire
None Seriously Hurt
in Hot One
Two workmen and two O'Neill
firemen suffered minor burns
Sunday in a hot fire that took
place at the west end of the Chi
cago & North Western railroad
yards A truck tielonging to
Blacktop, Inc., of Fremont was
totally destroyed and one of O'
Neill’s new fire trucks absorbed
an estimated $300 in damages.
Mrs. Irene Booth turned in the
fire alarm at 3:40 p m.
lister Holman of Plattsmouth
and Maynard Morrow of O’Neill
had drawn alongside a rail tank
car in a blacktop truck. They
attempted to tap the oil tanker,
which was [larked on a rail side
track Using a torch fueled by
bottle gas, a leaky hose caused
some of the spilled fuel to catch
on fire, When the hose burned
off an explosion of the gas tank
ensued, shooting torch-like flames
20 feet.
There was a time lag between
the start of the fire and the ex
plosion.
Holman and Morrow suifered
slight burns and Holman was
jolted by the blast, sending him
to St. Anthony’s hospital over
night for observatin.
Fire Chief G. E. Miles and one
fireman, Sam Fuhrer, first to
reach the scene, witnessed the
explosion and suffered arm, hand
and facial burns — not serious.
Fuhrer's elbows were skinned in
a lunge for safety at the time of
the explosion.
An intensely hot fire persisted
for nearly a half-hour. Foam was
finally brought into play. At
times the flames enveloped the
t 'ink c8r
The torch-like jet of flame in
the explosion destroyed the seat
covers on the fire truck, melted
the flashing red light and did ex
tensive damage to the paint on
th Hundreds of persons witnessed
the fire-fighting from safe points
of vantage. . used
inTroad 'construction work. Three
SSSwUSS.-'tS"*"
contents of the •-f^^milar
Holman said he haa a
experience recently at Lake. 1
Driver, 17, Face*
Homicide Charge*
r-FNTFR — Motor vehicle horn
rv viral'
gronVaC result of the two-car
accident 17 miles northwest of
Verdigre which occurred late
Tuesday, SopteTiilief J. Two Un
youths, Richard A. boper,
18, and Vcrle Bitterman. I7. were
riding in a car struck by
machine driven by Welcn.
Soper and Bitterman died of
^The accident happened at the
. county roan -
county known as the Frank Bar
'VHther Lincoln youths were
hurt was transferred to a Lin
coln hospital Saturday
Funeral services for Soper ana
Bitterman were conducted Sat
urday at Lincoln*
Allen Trio Hurt
as Car Overturns
SPENCER Three young Al
len men suffered injuries about
3:30 a.m. Sunday when their
1957 Chevrolet failed t°
turn and went off an embankment
at the junction of U S. highway
281 and state highway L
Driver of the car was Bill J.
Gotch, 22. Passengers m the car
were William Rasmussen. 21,
and Roger Carr, 22. _, , <■
A passerby. Francis Cahoy of
Butte, took the occupants to But
te and Boyd County Sheriff
Claude Collins, who mves.gatecb
took the trio to Sacred Heait
hospital at Lynch. Gotch was
not entered. The car was com
pletely demolished. Collins said.
Snyders Will Observe
60th Wedding Date
PAGE —M r. and Mrs. Frank
Snyder, Page farm couple, will
be honored Sunday, September
21 — their 60th wedding anniver
sary.
Open-house will lie held at the
parlors of First Methodist church
between 2:30 and 5 p.m.
Doctor C'»rt*“r . . . native of
Iowa.—The Frontier Photo
Mrs. Sidney Adrian
Expires in Wichita
Resident of Ewing
Until 1942
EWING Mrs. Sidney Adrian,
60, a native of Ewing, died Fri
day, September 5, at St. Frances
hospital in Wichita, Kans.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday afternoon. September
8, at the Byrd Snodgrass funeral
home in Wichita, Rev. Paul Gil
bert, pastor of Dawson Methodist
church, Wichita, officiated. Bur
ial was in White Chapel Memor
ial Gardens there.
The late Mrs. Adrian, whose
maiden name was Laura E.
Dierks, was born at Ewing March
18, 1898, the daughter of Merton
H. Dierks of Ewing and the late
Lcatha Glagsbum Dierks.
She received her education in
the Ewing public school. After
her graduation in 1918, she at
tended the Conservatory of Music
ut the University of Nebraska.
On September 1, 1918, she was
united in marriage to Sidney E
Adrian at Ewing, where they
made their home until 1942, when
they moved to Wichita, Kans.
While in Ewing, Mrs. Adrian
was pianist for First Methodist
church. At Wichita, she was
pianist for five years at the Hill
top Community church.
Survivors are: Husband; one
son, George M., of 937 Prosper- |
pity Lane, four daughters, Mrs
ivuuri i vaucc t v^uuua, j.uoo
S Terrace Drive, Mrs Howard
spencer, 800 Davis Drive, Mrs.
Danny Roland 1219 W. !50th South,
all of Wichita, Kansas; and Mrs.
Jack (Jean) Cantril, 4803, 24th
Lubbock, Tex.; father, Merton
H. Dierks of Ewing; three sis
ters, Mrs. Viola Maupin of North
Platte; Mrs Wilda Carr of 200
9th Ave, Holdrege, Mrs. Walter
Tressler, Ogallala, three brothers
Lye -P. Dierks of Ewing, John M.
Dierks of Nehraska City, Robert
C. Dierks of Long Beach, Calif.;
and 10 grandchildren
Other Students
Leave for College
Additional students attending
college are Leo Havelka, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Havelka, who
will lie a sophomore at St. Bene
dict's college in Atchison. Kans.
Gene O'Neill has returned to
Yantkton college at Yankton.
S.D.
Jenelle Allen entered nurse’s
training Wednesday at St. Vin
cent's school of nursing in Sioux
City. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerome Allen of Page.
Gale Holcomb. 1958 O’Neill
high school graduate and son of
Mr. and Mrs LeRoy Holcomb, has
entered the University of Neb
raska college of agriculture as a
freshman. He had been awarded
regents and Ak-Sar-Ben agricul
tural scholarships and also a
university grant-in-aid.
PRESENTED JAC KET
Joe Ollendick was presented a
jacket Tuesday evening at the
regular monthly meeting of the
American Legion. The jacket is
in recognition of the work of Mr.
Ollendick with the Legion Jun
ior and midget baseball teams.
Concert membership talk .
Mrs. Minnie Barger and Mrs.
chairman, and Mrs. Pauline M'a
Concerts.—The Frontier Photo.
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North-Central Nebraska s BIGGEST Newspaper
V olume 78.—Number 20. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September II, 1 958._ Seven 11 nts.
Dean of Holt
Physicians
Dies at 82
Dr. Lew A. Carter
Practiced Medic i n e
Over Half - Century
Funeral services for Dr. Leu
Arthur Carter, 82, dean of Holt
I county physicians and surgeons,
were conducted Monday, Septem
ber 8, at 2 p.m., at First Presby
; terian church. Rev. John Hart of
ficiated. Burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery under the direction
of Biglin's.
Pallliearers were John D.
Osenbaugh. George Robertson, j
Robert Schultz, A. E. Bowen, 11.
E. Coyne, and Melvin Klinger.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr. j
W. F. Finley, Dr. Rex Wilson, Dr. !
Robert Waters and Dr. George j
Carstens.
Doctor Carter was taken to St
Anthony’s hospital late Wednes
day, September 3. by ambulance
and died the following day. He
had suffered a lingering illness,
having been in failing health for
several years.
The late Doctor Carter was
born at Henderson, la., Novem
ber 20, 1875, the son of Josephine
Boswell and Elijah B. Carter,
both natives of Iowa. At the age j
of 16 he moved with his parents, \
three brothers and four sisters !
to Washington, Kans., where thi [
family settled on a farm on the i
east edge of town. He received
his medical degree at Kansas
City Hanamanu Medical school
(adjunct of Kansas City Univer
sity! in 1903
He married Lila Wells Novem
ber 25, .1896 at Washington, Kans.,
They became the parents of three
daughters.
He established a practice at
Randall. Kans., where the family
lived a number ot years.
Doctor and Mrs. Carter came
to Holt county in 1917 from Try
on. He had practiced at Mahas
ka, Kans., from 1903 until 1913
and from 1913 until 1917 at
Tryon He began practice in O'- |
Neill in 1917.
The Carters celebrated their ,
60th wedding anniversary Nov
ember 25, 1956, with an open
house. They were wintering in
Florida at the time of their gold
en wedding anniversary and held
no formal celebration
The late Doctor Carter was a
lifelong republican and always
maintained steadfast interest in
political affairs.
He had been examining surgeon
for the United States bureau of
pensions; past president of the
Holt County Medical association
and chairman of the Holt county
American Red Cross chapter. He
was also a member of the Neb
raska Medical association, and
a past president of the board of
education. He was a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
for 54 years and was also a mem
ber of the Rebekah lodge.
The late Doctor Carter traced
his ancestry to Noah Webster.
Survivors include: Widow Lo
la; daughters Mrs. Carl (Eunice)
Grabo of Albuquerque, N.M.; Mrs.
Arthur (Vera) Blum of Story,
Wyo., and Mrs. Vance (Marjorie)
Beghtol of Kearney; sisters—Mrs.
Mary Jenkins of Canyon City,
Colo.; Mrs. Mabel Lee of Seattle,
Fash.; Mrs. “Pink" Stitt of Ben
klemen and Mrs. Rilla Cox of Wy
more; seven grandchildren and 18
great-grandchi Iren.
Two great grandchildren, both
boys, arrh’ed in O'Neill a week
before Doctor Carter's death.
Coming from a distance to the
funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Blum of Story. Wyo, Mrs. Car]
Grabo of Alberquerque, N.M
Mrs. Vance Beghtol of Kearney, a
grandson, Carter Beghtol of Oma
ha and a grand daughter and her
husband. Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Thompson of Lincoln, and a nep
hew’, Robert Stitt of Chadron. 1
. . seated (left-to- right): Mrs. Cla.t
Melvin Kllngler; standing—Mrs. .It
Iston of Columbia Artists, Inc., wl
A half-dozen streams of water played on Sunday’s fire in the railroad yards here. The truek
was destroyed. Contents of the rail tank ear remained intaet, otherwise, observers said, the fire might
have blazed stubbornly for a long time.—The Frontier Photo.
wm~- 'mm- ■ ■■ * ■ ? ■■— i nwin ..
At Holt GOP dinner . . . Mrs. D. C. Schaffer, I’ S Sen. Koinan Hruska, .Mrs. Guy Cole, Or. J.
M. Pucelik of Spencer, State Sen. Frank Nelson.—The Frontier Photo.
I
‘Mike’ Flannigan
Fatally Stricken
Michael J. Flannigan, 79. a
former resident of O'Neill, died
of a heart attack last Thursday
at Omaha. He was buried from
St. Philomena's Catholic church
in Omaha the following day.
He had been living at the Hill
hotel and had attended a nigh;
baseball game. Upon returnim
home, he suffered a heart at
tack and died the same night at
St. Joseph's hospital.
Mr. Flannigan had visited O’
Neill in April when he attended r
Save-the-Trains association meet
ing.
His wife died about a year ago
Survivors include: Son—Mic
hael, jr., of Omaha; brothers—
J. C. of Stuart, Albert and Frank
of Los Angeles, Calif ; sisters
Mary and Catherine, both of
Tuscon, Ariz.
To Map Winter's
Activities—
The youth center opened Wed
nesday evening for the fall and
winter season.
A meeting of youth leaders and
adults will be held Friday eve
ning to map activities for the
new year.
STAR — A canned food shower
will be held at the Ash Grove
hall Tuesday, September 16, for
the Tony Mudloff family.
Johnson, ,jr., Mrs. Leona Hynes,
ihn C. Watson, membership drive
lieh is affiliated with Community
Riley. 59, Drowns
as Boat Overturns
Ex-Holt Man Perishes
in Cabin Cruiser
INMAN —J. Preston Riley, 59,
who was reared on a farm five
miles south of Inman, drowned
Sunday, August 31. when his cab
in cruiser overturned in Glorietta
Bay at Coronado, Calif.
Mr. Riley was San Diego man
ager for the Arden Farms.
Police and the coast guard said
Riley drowned about 6:30 p.m.,
when his 17-ft. cabin cruiser, the
Life of Riley, overturned about
three-fourths of a mile from the
Coronado Golf club. Officers said
Riley was unable to swim. Sev
eral life preservers were found
floating near the overturned boat
but none was found on the body
when it was taken frm the water
by a navy amphibious base boat
crew.
Riley, his wife, Vernice, and
their son, Robert, had been pic
nicking on the beach at Coron
ado. Several persons dived for
Riley but were unable to find
him.
He had been with Arden Farms
33 years and had been manager
since 1951.
Funeral services were held at
San Diego. Entombment was in
Greenwood mausoleum at San
Diego.
The late Mr. Riley was bom
ill 1 cAaa, me: sun «uu
Julia Riley. He was graduated
from O'Neill high school.
On December 24, 1923 he mar
ried Vernice Kivett of Inman at
San Diego.
He was a World War I veter
an, past president of the North
Park Lions club, member of the
Uptown Lions club and the San
Diego Chamber of Commerce.
Survivors include: Widow —
Vernice; sons — Richard of Nor
walk and Robert of National
City; daughter — Mrs. Shirley
Rutherford of Oxnard; two sis
ters.
Mr. Riley was a brother-in-law
of Vaden Kivett of Inman and
Mrs. James P. Gallagher of In
man and a cousin of George
Weingartner of O'Neill.
‘Grandma’ Hull at
103d Milestone
“Grandma” Sarah Hull, the
grand old lady of northern Holt
county, Saturday observed her
103d birthday anniversary. Scores
of her descendants were present
for the dinner at noon, also
many neighbors and other
friends.
Mrs. John Conard visited Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. South in Inman
on Tuesday evening.
Mary Rose Beutler
Rites at Orchard
ORCHARD — Funeral services
for Mrs. Mary Rose Beutler, 82,
of Orchard were conducted Wed
nesday at 2 p.m., from the Luther
an church in Orchard. Rev. Wal
ter Seefeldt officiated. Burial was
in the Orchard cemetery .
Mrs. Beutler, a resident of
Orchard for many years, made
her home for the past five months
with a daughter. Her husband,
Jon Beulter, died about ayear ago
She was bom at Utan on March
13, 1876.
Survivors include: Daughters
Mrs. Laverne (Lilliamt Held of
Orchard; sons Walter of Royal
a n d Raymond of Washington
state.
Heart Attack Fatal
to M. R. E!lenwc:J
Atkinson Man Dies
At Age of 49
ATKINSON-Millard W. Ellen
wood, 48, a prominent livestock
breeder, died at his home here a
bout 6:30 p.m., last Thursday,
September 4. He was fatally
stricken with a heart attack
Death was unexpected even
though he was hospitalized at At
kinson Memorial hospital a week
before.
The late Mr. Ellenwood was
in the.dry cleaning business in At
kinson for a number of years.
Later he was in the motel busin
ess, raising Aberdeen Angus
cattle and recently had been in
registered quarter horse pro
duction. At the time of his death
he was a circulation representa
tive for the Omaha World-Herald.
Funeral services w'ere conduct
ed 10 a.m , Monday, September
8. at First Methodist church here.
Rev. Charles Gates officiated.
Burial was in Woodlawn ceme
tery under the direction of Seger’s
Pallbearers were Oilo Rhodes,
Jack McGraw, Willis Peterson
Wes Cobb, Dr. Lyman White and
Louis Shald. Military rites were
1 conducted at the graveside by
1 Farley-Tushla post 86 of the Amer
ican Legion The late Mr. Ellen
j wood served in World War H
j from March to November, 1945.
Mr. Ellenwood was born Feb
i ruary 23, 1909 at Neligh, a son of
11. O. and Josephine Ellenwood.
I He married Mary Bogue in Ro
j Chester, Minn.
Survivors include: Widow —
Mary; father— I. O. Ellenwood of
1 Central City; brother -Lawrence;
! stepsister Mrs. Lawrence Ellen
! wood of Central City; step broth
er— Malcom Dirr of Portland,
Ore ; half-sister—Mrs. Evelyn
I Smith of Petaduma, Calif.
Two-Night Stand
for Hometalent
Mrs Sadie Burns of Ix>s Ange
les. Calif., arrived Monday to start
work on the big hometalent mus
ical-minstrel "Around the World
in a Daze", to be presented
Thursday and Friday evenings,
September 18 and 19, at the
American Legion auditorium un
der auspices of the Legion.
Mrs. Burns has been active in
Little Theater, television and
radio work and has special train
ing for developing all types of
talent into a gay show. There
will be musical and dramatic
acts, skits, and a revue. Student
talent is being drawn from With
St Mary’s academy and O'Neill
public school.
Advanobd reserve ticket sales
will get underway this weekend.
Carl E. Block, 74,
Dies Monday Morn
Farmed Many Years
Northeast of Here
Carl E. Block, 74, a longtime
resident of the Walnut community
died Monday morning, September
8, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Robert Miller, near O'Neill.
He had not been ill. but had suf
fered a heart ailment for several
years.
Punerai services win oe con
ducted at St. Paul's Lutheran
church at Venus. The date is
pending until relatives receive
word from a daughter in Ger
many.
The Sandoz funeral home of
Verdigre will lie in charge of ar
rangements.
The late Mr. Block was Ixirn at
Walnut August 18, 1884. His wife
was the former Pearl Jefferson
She died in 1955. He was also
preceded in death by two daugh
ters, Martha, who died two mon
ths ago and one daughter who died
in infancy and a son, Philip.
He left the Walnut community
in 1941, moving to lngelwood,
Calif. Three years ago, after his
wife died, he began spending his
summers in Nebraska and winters
at Vallejo, Calif. For many years
he farmed 30 miles northeast of
O'Neill.
Survivors include: Daughters
Mrs. Robert Miller of O'Neill,
Mrs. Fred (Emmaline) Kiihne of
Concord, Calif, Mrs. Francis
(Ruby) Cooke of Montaebello,
Calif., Mrs. Wiliam (Joan) Noe,
who lives in Germany, Mrs. Ver
non (Thelma) Krill of Vallejo,
Calif., Mrs. William (Nadine)
Smith of San Marcos, Calif., and
Mrs. E. J. (Pearl) Cook of Hamp
ton, Va.; sons— Carl and Norman
of Wausa, Elmer of Redondo
Beach, Calif.; 30 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Commission Okays
Phone Application
An application by the Dorsey
and South Star Telephone compan
ies of O'Neill for approving the
organization of Dorsey Telephone
company, division of service ter
ritory, partial transfer of tele
phone properties and issuance of
operating certificates was grant
ed Friday by the Nebraska state
railway commission, it was an
nounced in Lincoln.
The South Star group had ap
plied for severence to arrange a
hookup with O’Neill.
Holman . . . he was jolted by
explosion, slightly burned but
later went to top of rail ear to
••lose all-important valve. (Story
in column 1.)
High Court
‘Displeases’
MuchofU.S.
Hruska Says Congress
Should ‘Make Clear’
Its Full Intentions
Eighty Holt county republicans
Friday evening heard U.S. Sen
Roman Hrsuka laud the leader
ship of President Eisenhower and
urge reelection of republicans at
national, state and county levels
in the general election next month.
The $5-per-plate dinner meeting
was arranged by Mrs. Guy Cole
of O'Neill, chairman of the Holt
GOP.
llruska in a one-hour talk touch
ed on the UniUxl States supreme
court, Formosa, labor problems
and fiscal matters.
He said the high court has gone
further than interpretation of the
constitution in some of the recent
rulings which have lieen at the
"displeasure of great segments of
our country’s people".
He said it is up to congress to
make clear its intent to rectify
certain situations that have re
sulted from high court rulings
llruska said the national policy
relative to Formosa was aaopico
three years ago, and Formosa will
bo defended. The question of de
fending or not defending the les
ser islands in the area was pur
posely left by congress up to the
president. The Omaha lawyer,
who formerly served in the house
of represntatives, said he was
confindent the Middle East situa
tion (Lebanon) had been “stabil
ized” by Uncle Sam's military
entry.
On the nation’s fianaces he de
clared 24 out of the past 28 con
gresses have been "new deal’’
and it’s been very difficult 10
check the huge spending’’. He
rapped “the other party” for its
strict discipline in voting on labor
issues.
Hruska was introduced by Will
iam. W. Griffin.
Clark Edson, 67,
Rites at Creighton
Funeral services were held al
2 p.m., Tuesday, September 9 in
Creighton for Clark Edson, 67
a former resident of eastern Holt
and western Knox counties. Mr.
Edson died of a heart attack
September 3 at his home in Bur
lington, Wash He had moved
there several years ago with his
family.
The late Mr. Edson was bom
at Eagle August 19, 1891. On
November 20, 1912 he married
Elizabeth Butterfield. They be
came the parents of six sons and
three daughters.
Survivors include: Widow —
Elizabeth; sons Arnott, Roseoe,
Archie, Lloyd, Harold and Ronald;
daughters — Mrs Don (Doris)
Wertz., Mrs. Alden (Cleo) Willis
and Mrs. Gene (Shirley) Webby,
all living on the West coast and
17 grandchildren.
Holt Legion, Aux
to Meet at Page
PAGE Plans were completed
Monday evening for entertaining
the Holt county American legion
and auxiliary members Monday
evening, September 15, when the
members of the Page auxiliary
met at the Legion hall for the
September meeting.
A program will be presented at
the county meeting which will
commence at 8 p.m.
During the business meeting
plans were made also to attend the
district Legion and auxiliary con
vention at Madison September 24.
Mrs. Calvin Harvey received
the door prize and Mrs. Lee Fink
was the winner of the file fund
prize.
A profit of $160 was reported
from the smorgasbord sales on
community day.
Mesdames Leslie Summers,
Frieda Asher and Floyd FYahm
served refreshments.
GRIDDERS SURPRISED
On Tuesday at the intersection
of Fourth and John streets, a car
driven by Joan Soukup was at
tempting to make a right turn
and collided with one driven by
Donald C. Adams of Amelia, who
was coming from the east .Vision
was obstructed for Adams. Six
boys were riding on his fenders.
He was driving from footbail
practice.
Return This Weekend —
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thomas
and two sons of North Platte will
return this weekend from a two
weeks vacation visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Estel Thomas and family of
Lewiston, Ida. Ed Thomas accom
panied them. Mr. and Mrs. R.
Thomas left their youngest son
with Grandmother Thomas.
AIR GROUP COWING
Nebraska Flying Farmers will
converge here Sunday, September
21, winging in from all sections
of the state. The group will
breakfast here
On Vacation —
Mr. and Mrs George Hartman,
jr., plan to leave Friday for their
vacation. They will go to Pax
ton to visit his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hartman, sr.