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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1958)
I lula I loops Come to I own Hula hoops are taking the country hy storm and O’Neill's small fry got into the mysteries of the act this week. Pictured are Karen, 6, amt Donna, 8, daughters of Mr anti Mrs. Gene Strong. Body gy rations keep the ho ps in a whirl around the body. Expert hula-’ers keep the hoop suspended tpiite awhile that is, until they tire. -The Fr. >ntier Photo. IxiiN'k . . . succumbs in O' Neill hospital. Albert F. Loock, Spencer Man, Dies To Co yd Homestead in 1893 SPENCER Albert F. Loock. 66, retired Boyd county farmer, died at 4:15 p m., Saturday, September 13. in St. Anthony's hospital. He had been in failing health since April, 1957, when he suffered a stroke. However, he had bte.i ac tive and semi-retired un'il his fatal illness Funeral services were conduc ted at 10 a m , Wednesday, Sep tember 17, at St. Mary's Catholic church in Spencer. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery under direct ion of the Jones funeral home. Pallbearers were John Kocian, Dave Langan, Ruben Hypse, Charlie Drickey, Albert Ziech. Clyde Fisher. The late Mr Loock was born January 21, 1892, at West Point, the son of Gerhard and Lena Kloke Loock. Mr. Loock came to Holt county in 1893 when he was one-year-old His parents homesteaded four miles south of Spencer in Boyd county where the late Mr. Lxx>ck was reared and attended rural school. On January 17, at Omaha he married Miss Myrtle Parson of Spencer They became the parents of 12 children. Seven years ago the couple left the farm where they had lived many years and moved onto a small acreage at the north edge of Spencer near the North Western station. Mr. Loock continued to farm on a small scale until his death. He was a member of St. Mary's church One daughter, Ardith. died of polio in 1952. inr*lllHp • WlflOW — Myrtle; sons — Leo, Max and James, all of Ogden, Utah; Don ald of Salt Lake City, Utah; Ar thur of Los Angeles, Calif.; Jos eph and Lucien, hoth of Spencer; daughters Mrs. Loland (Lucille) Sanders of Ogden; Mrs Ben (Al berta) Filsinger of Spencer; Mrs. Ora (Doris) Martin of White Sands. NM.; Mrs. Bud (Shirley) Stewart of Lynch; brother Frank of Spencer; sisters Mrs. Alma Hanley and Mrs. Lena Madden, both of Portland, Ore.; 27 grand children. Former Resident Dies at Denver Mrs. Harry (Mae) Reardon, a former resident of O’Neill, died Monday at a hospital in Denver, Colo., where she had lieen a pa tient for two weeks. The funeral was held Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Reardon lived here many years and operated a drug store. They left here about 16 years ago for Valentine and then to Denver, where they have resided since. Survivors include: Widower — Harry; daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Nelson and Mrs Bernard (Dorothy) McNally, both of Den ver, and Mrs. Robert (Rita) Smith of Tacoma, Wash. Linda Johnson spent Sunday af ternoon at her brother, Gordon’s home in O'Neill. K.VHC Authorized Boost in Power O’Neill's radio station KVHC on Wednesday, September 10, was authorized a boos^ in power from 250 watts to 1.000 watts, and also was authorized a change in fre quency from 1400 to 1350 kilocy cles. Manager Al Wood said Novem ber 15 is the target date for in stallation of the new transmitter and going on a new daylight sche dule. , - -"~T ' Clearwater Priest 22 Years Expires Rev. Roger Hayes Rites Today CLEARWATER Rev. Roger Hayes, 67, pastor of St. Theresa Catholic church in Clearwater, died Monday, September 15, in St. Vincent home at Omaha. He ! had been in failing health several ! years and had been hospitalized in Antelope Memorial hospital in Ne ligh prior to going to Omaha. A native of Ireland, Father Hayes was' ordained in his native land in 1919. He had served in Omaha, Walthill, Pender and laurel before being named pastor of the Clearwater parish in 1935. He served there until 1957 when his health began to fail. A pontifical requiem mass was offered at 10 a m., Wednesday, September 17, at St. Cecelia Ca therdal in Omaha. Archbishop Ger ald Bergan officiated. Solemn re quiem high mass will be offered in Clearwater at 10 a.m., today (Thursday). Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery in Clearwater. Survivors include four brothers and one sister, all living in Ire land. 1.17-In. Rainfall Here Saturday Frontierland was drenched hy a dandy, eii*ht-hour rain late Satur day a real lx>on to fall pastures and an aid to thirsty vegetation needing a washing ahead of the first frost. O'Neill received 1 17 inches in the slow leisurely rain that began i intermittently about 5 p.m and , continued into the early Sunday ; morning hours. Anson Closson, living five miles norheast of here, reported a one inch rain and added: “Another one just like it a week from now will he just the checker". Virgil Pinkerman said a similar amount fell at his farm Max Wnnser at Ewing reported .75 of an inch. Lynch and Spen cer each reported about an inch: Creighton, a half-inch; Page and Orchard. 102 inches: Brunswick, t 30; Osmond and Plainview, 20 each. Blue Ribbon Calf Sells for $28.40 A calf awarded a blue ribbon at the Holt county fair sold last Thursday at the O’Neill Livestock Market for $28.40 cwt. The calf was raised and owned by Keith and Kenneth Reynoldson. sons of 1 Mr. and Mrs. Brock Reynoldson, i It orginated in the Harold Burge herd of Herefords. Purchasers were the Emmet Hay company, McIntosh Jewlery and Lyle Benda. The calf was hutchered at the O’Neill Lockers. Dollar Days Here September 18-20 Leading O'Neill merchants are participating in dollar days Thurs day. Friday .and Saturday, Sep tember 18-19-20. The event is un der the sponsorship of the retail trade committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Scores of dollar day bargains are to be found in this 14-page is sue of The Frontier. Recent Visitors— Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robert of Albuquerque, N.M., former O’ Neill residents, were recent visit ors in the L. A. Ott and Sam Rob ertson homes in O'Neill. Mrs. Rob erts is a sister of Sam Robertson. FOURTEEN PAGES “VOICE OF THE FRONTIER" MON. ■ WED. - SAT. 9:30 to 9:55 A. M North-Central Nebraska * BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 78.—Number 21. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September 18, 1958. Seven Merita Jury to Hear Three Suits in Fall Term Charley W. Peterson Alleges Injury i n Cattle Quarantine A Holt county district court jury will hear at least three actions and District Judge Lyle Jackson of Neligh will hear six other suits set for trail in the fall term to open Monday, November 10. Docketed for the jury are: 1. Charley VV. Peterson of At kinson vs. Dr. J. L. George, chief of the Nebraska bureau of animal husbandry, and Lee A. Wilcox of the Employers Mutual Casualty I company of Des Moines, la. Peter son charges that George quaran tined a herd of black cows, own ed by Peterson, at the Atkinson Livestock Market in January, 1957. George declared at the time the blacks, brought in from Peter son’s ranch near Pierre, S.D., were without proper clearance. The animals were in quarantine from 60-70 days. Peterson, in pressing for damages, alleges he was fully authorized to bring in the cattle in question. Peterson filed the action April 18, 1957, through his counsel, Francis D. Lee of Atkison. Holt County Attorney William W. Gril fin and the attorney s-general’s office will defend Rogers. 2. Claims against the estate of Lottie Thompson, deceased, filed by Mrs. Thompson’s daughter, Mrs. Peter Cooper of Orchard, and her husband, is being con tested. The action was filed in February. Elmer Rakow of Niligh represents the plaintiffs; Julius D. Cronin of O’Neill is attorney for the estate. 8. Floyd Frahm is plaintiff and Duane C. Miller is defendant in another action. John R. Gdllagher of O'Neill represents the plaintiff; Cronin, defendant. Judge Jackson will preside in the jury trials. Other cases to be tried -without jury—include: Wayne Galyen vs. Howard and Del-syne Oberle; suit in which Galyen alleges personal property damages caused by Oberle. Lee represents Galyen; Cronin, the '■ Oberles. The suit has been on file many months. Matter of the guardianship of Mary E. Rodman; Norman Gon deringer of O’Neill and Griffin are the attorneys. Arthur Ruroede vs. Raymond I Magwire, suit involves moneys al legedly owned Ruroede; Cronin re presents Ruroede; Harold Rice of Neligh represents Magwire. Jack West and William Lohmnn vs. James Q. and John J. Hossack, dispute over contract involving pasturing of livestock; Griffin re presents the plaintiffs. D. A. Kersenbrock vs. Raymond Schaaf; dispute over an account; Harold E. Connors of Greeley, re presenting Kersenbrock; Griffin represting Schaaf. Wayne Cuatt and Rita Cuatt vs. William D. Langan, Hazel Langan, Patrick Langan, Barbara Langan, John Langan and wife of John Langan; suit for damages; Ericson & Manisil of Burwell are attorneys for the Cuatts; William Brennan of Butte will represent the Langans. Concert Drive Counts 500 Members The O’Neill Community Con certs association ended its mem bership drive Saturday evening, counting nearly 500 members. The figure is below a year ago. At the close of the drive, the tioard of directors and captains of the membership drive assembled at the Golden hotel to select theirs third and final concert for the 1958-'59 season. Two attractions, Richard Lei bert and his Hammond organ and Loala Montes and her Spanish dancers, had been selected prior to the ’drive. The third attraction will be “Carmen and Don Jose’’, featur ing Ralph Nielson and Audriey Paul with the Marlinn string trio. This group will offer music from the scores of many famous musi cal shows. Details on each attract ion will lie published prior to, each concert. President William Miller of the j association announced the con cert dates will be well distribu- | ted through the season with the j first in October probably the , 29th; the second in January; the 1 third in March. The choices also will offer a wide variety of enter tainment for concert goers. SO Attend Church Picnic at Neligh— EMING--The United Presby terian church held its annual pic nic Saturday at Riverside park in Neligh. It was attended by ap proximately 80 members and fri ends. A picnic dinner was served at noon. During the afternoon hours, there were games with prizes for the children. The men played horseshoe while the ladies visited. At four o’clock ice cream and cake were served. Eddie Gatz. a pre-med student at Creighton University in Omaha, was home for the weekend. Frosh Initiated at St. Mary s St. Mary's academy freshmen were initiated last Thursday. This motley group includes ileft-to righti: Jean Devoy, a hig-fotted hillbilly; Larry Gilg, a tramp; Kay Jeffers, an infant; Mike Kamp haus, a “lady”, and Janet Devoy, a big-earred hill billy. Jean and Janet are twins. — The Frontier Photo. Hch C>urt Hears Oral Ar'mments w C&NW May Be Held in Contemnt Einar V Omaha attorney, told the state supreme court Mon day in I ’"-"In the action of the Chicago & North Western railway in removing trains 13 and 14 be tween Omaha and Chadron was done in contemnt of the high court. Viren, representing the Save the-Trains association, made the statement during arguments in the contempt action hy the Save the-Trains association against the railway for removing the trains, the last two passenger trains be tween Omaha and Chadron, July 7. He said the one question for the high court to decide was whether or not "the laws of this state are to be evaded by a foreign corpor ation.” Viren contended the railway took upon itself the court’s power in not waiting for a mandate to withdraw its trains from the line. He claimed the railroad was re quired to wait for a mandate be fore taking its action. However, in the Nebraska su preme court, mandates usually are not issued until motions for rehearing a case have been adju dicated. Robert D. Neely. Omaha attor ney representing the railroad, told the court the dispute was merely over interpetation of Nebraska law, and not over the ultimate in tent of the high court. He said there is no Nebraska statute governing the railroad’s action, only a long standing rule observed by all parties involved in sucn acuons. Neely also pointed out the rail road filed its initial application with the state railway commission to remove the two trains in 1956. But the commission delayed ac tion on the application for a va riety of reasons, “most of them political,” he said. Chauncey Barney, Lincoln at torney for the Save-the-Trains as sociation, filed the action aainst the railroad in July. The high court July 3 reversed a March order of the state rail way commission which gave the association a rehearing of a Feb ruary 7 commission order permit ting the railroad to drop the trains. In filing for contempt, the as sociation said the dropping of the two trains was not self executing and had to await the mandate from the court. George Turner, supreme court clerk, said “there was no telling” how long it would he before the court rendered a decision on the motion filed by Save-the-Trains. In another separate action, Save-the-Trains has appealed the contempt action brought originally in district court in Omaha. In Minnesota and in Illinois the state high courts have ordered railroads to restore passenger service unless the railroad could show the overall operation of the line was losing money. Both actions came after the reg ulatory bodies had granted per mission to discontinue. The Illi nois action took place in recent weeks. Meanwhile, C&NW is seeking to abandon the Oakdale-Scribner branch and an interstate com merce commission examiner heard evidence two days this week at Albion. Auction Calendar Saturday, September 27: Tract of land and personal property will lx? sold by Genevieve Hanley at Inman, 2 p.m.; Cols. Vern Rey noldson and George Colman, auc tioneers; Virgil Laursen, real es tate broker. (Details next issue). NAMED OFFICER Ralph Walker of O'Neill was named a director of the new Ne braska Council of the Blind in a meeting at Lincoln, Jack Swager of Omaha is the president. Mrs. A. T. Crumly Council President Mrs. A T Crumley of Page v is elected president of the Holt county extension of the Holt coun county extension council at its meeting in O’Neill. Mrs. Bryan Blotz of Stuart was chosen vice-chairman; Mrs Clay Johnson, jr., of O’Neill, secretary treasurer. Chairmen elected follow: Mrs. Fred Roberts of Atkinson, publi city: Mrs. Lawrence Kaup of Stu art! health: Mrs. George Mellor cf O'Neill, music: Mrs. G. H. C'Vhnes or O’Neill, past county chairman; Mrs. Lloyd Gleed of Chambers, family life. Group chairmen follow: Mrs. ’’arold Mlinar of O’Neill; Mrs. Fred Roberts of Atkinson; Mrs. G. ill. G’-imes of Chambers; Mrs. Lo i renz Riege of Page, and Mrs. J. L. i Pruden of Ewing. Achievement day will lie held Tue day, Octob< > 14 at O’Neill. The theme is “Safety.” Each cen ter will have a liooth on safety. The program will include singing, skits and “The Neighbor Lady.” Mrs. Winn Speece will make tape recordings. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon. No tea is planned I this year. I - —— --- --■■■ State GOP Caravan Coming in October The state republican caravan will be visiting O’Neill and other Holt county points in late October. This was announced Wednesday by Mrs. Guy Cole of O'Neill, Holt GOP chairman. Mrs. Cole and her husband returned Tuesday from Alliance where they had at tended the two-day post-primary GOP state convention. She said it is possible Interior Secretary Fred Seaton of Has tings, member of the president’s cabinet, or U.S. Sen. Everett Dir skson (R-Ill.) may speak to re publicans here. There is no de finite committement from either, she said, but details and names of other caravaners will be an nounced. ‘Hot Mix’ Being Applied to U.S. 20 EMMET- The men who arc working on the highway 20 pro ject. between Emmet and O’ Neill are getting ready to start applying the last coat the “hot mix” to the surface of the road. They estimate it wall take about six weeks before they complete the job. Loyd Godel, who was seriously injured in a two-car auto accident, has begun duties as manager of the O'Neill youth center. He obser ved the first anniversary of the accident Sunday. Gregory Man, 63, Sent to Hospital Coyne-Memer Autos Hit at Comer A 63-year-old Gregory. S.D , man was hospitalized here Sun day following a 1 p.m., accident ■it the northwest edge (if the city at the cemetery corner where an east-west county road intersects north-south II.S. highways 20-281. Eli Memer, 63, passenger in a northbound 1954 Chrysler driven by his son, Raymond, was taken to St. Anthony's hospital by am bulance. Hugh E. Coyne, 75. retired O' Neill businessman, was driving westbound on the county road in a 1948 Buick sedan The right front of the Memer machine struck the loft front door of the . Coyne car at the edge of the wes1 1 lane on the highway intersection. Coyne was alone, enroute to the 1 Country club. He was shaken and suffered an arm bruise. Young Memer, 23, a medical college stu dent, suffered humps and bruises. The elderly Memer was dismis ed in 24 hours. Damage to the cars was esti mated at $500 each, according to State Patrolman Eugene ttastreit er, who investigated. CUSTODIAN NAMED John Blair of Chambers Tues day was hired by the Holt county board of supervisors as custodian for the courthouse annex. He will be paid $175 per month the same salary paid to the late John J. Underwood. New Styling Feature of 1959 B u i c k s Buick’s 1959 cars, featuring completely new styling, will go on display Friday at Oscar’s Buick Sales in West O’Neill, according to Manager Oscar Spitzenberger. The entire line of 17 models ! shows a lavish use of glass with huge compound windshields that | curve back into the roof, elmin ating wind noise when the car is j in motion. Four-door hardtops fea ture a giant curved glass “picture window" in the rear. All models are lower and wid | er than last year and all series have l>een given new names. The 1959 Buicks come in three j series, LeSabre, the lowest-price in the line; Invicta, the outstand ing performer, and Electra, the luxury series. Decorator coordinated interior trims in nylon, broadcloth, corda veen and leather are designed to complement new exterior colors, j A wide selection of color and trim 1 combinations is available for each model. Ell Memer, a Gregory man, Is on the stretcher preparatory to be taken to the hospital following a two-car accident at O’Neill’s northwest edge.—The Frontier Photo. , Bruce Knows How Hard Wind Blows AMELIA High winds early Saturday brought rainfall Satur day night Moisture amounted to ahout an inch. Him hard the wind was blow ing was expressed by little Bruce Fullerton, son of Mr and Mrs. Hoy Fullerton He had been out side playing. Suddenly, he bound ed into the house, his coat un buttoned Bruce exclaimed to his moth- i er: "Mom, the wind is so strong it blew the button out of the hole!" Robert Kramer, 67, Rites Wednesday Lifelong Res i d e n t of Stuart STUART Robert Kramer, U7, a farmer who had spent all of his life on a farm one and one half miles east of Stuart and three and one half miles south, died Monday morning at St. Anthony’s hospital in O'Neill He had been hospital ized four days. The late Mr. Kramer was born April 25, 1891 at Stuart, the son of Wenzel Kramer and Catherine Vinzenz Kramer. Funerl services were conducted Wednesday morning, September 17, at St. Boniface Catholic church at Stuart. Rev. A. J. Pas chang, church pastor, officiated. ' Burial was in St. Boniface ceme tery under the direction of Seger's ) funeral home A rosary was said Tuesday at 8 p.m., at Seger’s. Pallbearers were Leo Welchman, Conrad Kramer. Lawrence Kaup, Felix Laible, Art Givens and Clar ence Johnson. Survivors include: sisters Miss Frances Kramer and Mrs. Mary Laible, both of Stuart, a neice, Mrs. Ben Engler of Stuart. Fire Marshal Gives Up on Blast Cause State Fire Marshall E. C. Iver son said Tuesday in Lincoln : “It looks as if we'll never have an answer for the cause of the ex plosion which recently w'recked the Tony Mudlofi home near Page." Iverson said his field investiga tors would continue their examin ation of debris taken from the wreckage but that it appeared “ pretty hopeless.” Meanwhile, Mudloff has pur chased a dwelling from his brother. Gene, and is moving the dwelling onto the farm, which is located a half-mile north of Page and three miles east. 3 Are Inducted into Military Service Holt county selective service registrants inducted in August and not previously announced in cluded Gerald M. O’Connor and Frederick C. Dobrovolny, both of Atkinson. Inducted Monday represnting Holt’s September quota was Rus sell D. Miner of O’Neill. Reporting for preinduction physical examinations this week were Bennett A. Bazelman of O’ Neill; Rolland G. Karr and Louis G. Laible, both of Atkinson; Mar vin C. Mitchell and Donald E. Bouska, both of Stuart, and Doug las H. Jackson of Inman. New President Presides at Meet— ATKINSON Mrs. Ruth Rocke, i newly-elected president of the At kinson Extension club, presided Wednesday, September 10, when [he club held its first fall meeting it the home of Mrs. Walter Puck -tt. Other officers are Mrs. Puckett. ,ice president; Mrs. Rex Beck with, secretary, and Mrs. Charles Mlln ■ r, treasurer. Mrs. Eli McConnell won a con est prize. Thirteen members were pre sent. Mrs. Ralph Ries was eo lostess. Hiway PO into O’Neill Is Urged ‘Crazy - Quilt’ Truck Routes Rapped by by Rep. Cunningham Rep Glenn Cunningham CIA Neh.) says Nebraska needs a highway jxist office between Oma ha and O'Neill. The service is needed to replace the railway jxist office which warn withdrawn when the Chicago A North Western railway Eliminated train service between Omaha and Chndron, Cunningham said in a post-session edition of the Con gressional Record in Washington. “Since that time the post office department has been operating a crazy-quilt of truck routes to m place the railway postoffice,* Cunningham said. "The trucks simply do noi pm vide adequate substitute service They should lie withdrawn and replaced with a highway postoA fice." Cunningham said it might tie necessary to use trucks as a sup plement to the highway postnflh* “hut it is unfair to continue to deny the benefits of highway posA office service to the business es to ltl i » nlnMrr *1... - - * which would l>e served by the highway postoffice.” lie said the interlocITing truck service which replaced the train would not be necessary if a high way postoffice was in operatic* from Omaha to O'Neill, j With this operation, he said, there would he no problem with mail from the east because the M highway postoffice could leave Omaha after arrival of a morning train from Qhicago "and still he in all the localities along the roul* ; as far west as O'Neill in time for j morning delivery the next day " Under the present system, he said, stockmen in the area are forced to fly perishable lock needs from Chicago to Norfolk, "The service is not better than they would have by highway post office,” he said. "It is simply more expensive." He sain it is time to slop exper imenting and called on the post office department to act swiftly tm correct the situation. “I think it is fantastic," Cua ningham said, “that the resident* of Nebraska should be sufferrrgt impaired postal service at a time when the entire theme of the post office department is -focused up on improvement.” Mail service was a leading Sat* j tor in the Save-the-Trains assoc* ■ ation's efforts to perpetuate C&NW trains 13-14 (Omahu-Chadron Omaha). Cunningham was interested is the association and has participa ted in several meetings. Assistance Benefits May Be Increased Nebraska public assistance re cipients not receiving maximum benefits in their specific categor ies are in line for small increases. January 1. Members attending a state wel fare board meeting voted an aver age four dollar monthly per case increase, subject to a public hear ing which was held Monday in the | state capital building Persons currently receiving tht maximum old age, disabled, blind and aid to dependent children ben efits will not get an increase. The board approved for the lout dollars increase in recognition of increased costs of food, clothing ' household supplies and re Croatian The $180,150 monthly additional federal public assisance funds ! to be used to cover the increases begins October 1, but the board said it would take until January 1, to process the change in 93 counties. Plan Dedication of New Building The O'Neill Chamber ol Com merce and civil air patrol squad ron here will host a group of air enthusiasts who will he flying ii from all corners of the state Sui> day. October 5. The group will be met at Muni cipal airport, escorted to churches of their choice, and breakfast \viB be served at the Country club. Prizes will be awarded to fly ers coming the greatest distance pilots bringing the most passen gers, oldest pilot, youngest jUd* and in several other catcgorres In the afternoon O'Neill’s nets administration building at the ait port will be dedicated and a pro gram is being arranged. Grove Lake to Get Treatment Friday ROYAL All fish in Grove lake north of Royal, will be eradicate! Friday, September 19. A few t» able fish may be turned up in The process and people of the area ar* welcome to help themselves. State game commission spokes men say there are some crappie bass, bullhead and possibly a few trout in the lake. Sunfish and suckers are rapidly taking over the area. The lake ^wiil be restocked i« the fall with smooth mouth bass.
