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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1951)
4-H Clubs Defy Adverse Weather Approximately 375 4 -H club members, leaders and families braved the icy roads and severe weather to attend the annual family fun night at O’Neill on Saturday, March 10. Highlight of the evening was giving out awards to leaders and members for outstanding work done during the past year A program was given by the following clubs: Riverside 4-H club, musical number; Victory Boys’ and Girls’, musical num ber; Busy Beavers, twirling act; Hoosier Hot bhots, musical nov elty numbers; Curly Q’s, musical number; O’Neill Willing Work ers, skit; report on club congress, by Pat Boyle; community sing ing, led by Barbara Trowbridge, of Page, accompanied by Elsie Manson, of O’NeilL Five leaders—Mis. E. E. Keyes, of Inman; Mrs. Edward Boyle, of O'Neill; Lyle Abney, of Inman; George Fullerton, of Amelia; C. E. McVay, of O’Neill—were given recognition and were awarded a silver four-leaf clover pin for serving as club leader for five years. The following received placques for two - year leadership: Mrs. John Babl, of O’NeiU; Mrs. Ralph Beckwith, of O’Neill; Mrs. Frank Cronk, of Page; Mrs. Fern Davis, of O’Neill; Mrs. Merle DeLong, of Page; Blaine Garwood, of Am elia; Mrs. Glenn Garwood, of. Amelia; Mrs. Herman Gans, of Atkinson; Mrs. Melvin Held, ot Page; Mrs. Herman Janzmg, of O’Neill; Mrs. Berlin Mitchell, of Stuart; Lawrence Pacha, of At kinson; Mrs- Joe Ramold, of At lunson, Dale Revell, of Star; Mrs. Herb Sweet, of Stuart; Mrs. John Weichman, of Atkinson. These medals and placques were pre sented by Mrs. Bayne Grubb, of Chambers, who is a member of the county 4-H club committee. One of the outstanding awards given to 4-H club members was the $50 17-jewel wrist watch, which was given to Edward Boyle, who was state champion on the home grounds beautifica tion project. This watch was giv en by Mrs. Walgren. Edward al sq. received the county medal on yard beautification. The other medals and awards to county champions were as fol lows: Foods — Mary Taggart, of Chambers, Silver Star Sisters. Dairy foods—Darlene Grimes, Mary Taggart, Silver Star Sis ters. Homemaking — Ramona Schneider, of O’Neill, Riverside; Joanne Lansworth, of O’Neill, Up i»Htl At It; LaDonna McNulty, of O’Neill, Up and At It. Clothing — Beverly Small, of Amelia, South Fork Community. Dress revue—Beverly Small, ol : Amelia, South Fork Community; < Darlene Grimes, of Chambers, Silver Star Sisters; Maxine Pet erson, of Amelia, South Fork Community; Shirley Roth, of At kinson, Clover; Rita Marie Weichman, of Stuart, Cleveland; Doris Pierson, of O’Neill, Up and At It; Alice Young, of O’Neill, Up and At It. Field crops—Murray Mellor oi Atkinson, Clover. Tractor—Edward Boyle, ol O Neill, Riverside. Poultry—Michael Boyle, of O - Neill, Riverside; Elaine Babutz ka, of O’Neill, Riverside. Dairy—Bobby Reimers, of In man, Victory Boys’ and Girls’; Levon Gunter, of Ewing, Happy Hollow, Roland Hansen, of In man, Victory Boys’ and Girls’. Garden—Patrick Boyle, of O’ Neill, Riverside; Joellyn Back haus, of O’Neill, 212 South Fork; Jimmy Sawyer, of Inman, Vic tory Boys’ and Girls’; Bridget Boyle, of O’Neill. Riverside. Home grounds—Edward Boyle, of O’Neill, Riverside. Girl’s record — Marie Schnei der. of O’Neill, Riverside. Achievement— Edward Boyle, of O’Neill, Riverside. Club week trip—Murray Mel lor, of Atkinson; meat animal medal — Wayne Hoffman, oi Chambers; beef medal—Beverly Small, of Amelia; dairy medal— John Engler, of Stuart; certifi cate—Caroline Skopec, of Stuart; In case anyone suggests to you that Sunday's and Monday s storm paralleled in any way. manner, shape or form the Hurri cane Blissard of March 7. 1950. show them these pictures. Top panel illustrates how last year's 100-mile-per-hour gale drove sugar fine snow into every crevice and the formations of packed snow presented a sight never before seen by O'Neillites. Snow was piled high, too, almost obscuring the theater marque on O' Neill's Douglas street. An aerial view of the town digging out from the Hurricane Blizzard is shown below. club week registration — Patrick Boyle, of O’Neill; member’s ser vice medal—Alice Whaley, of O’ Neill; conservation camp trip — Joellyn Backhaus, of O’Neill; certificate for rural arts and rec reation—Riverside 4-H club, Clo ver 4-H club, 212 South Fork 4-H club, Green Valley Blue Birds 4 H club; achievement medal — Beverly Small, of Amelia. The following clubs were rec ognized as being reorganized: O’ Neill Eager Beavers, O’Neill Willing Workers, Up and At It, Stuart Elkhorn Valley, Sons of the Soil, Eagle Hustlers, Curly Q’s, Fancy Ropers, Victory Boys and Girls’, Sunnyside, Green Valley Blue Birds, Riverside, Eagle Creek, Cleveland, 212 South Fork, Nifty Needlers, Clo ver club, South Fork Communi ty, Silver Star Sisters, Sandhill Billies, Kitty Clover, Martna, Wide Awake Bird club, Busy Beavers, Hoosier Hot Shots. Ewing High Posts New Honor Roll EWING—During the first six weeks of the second semester at the Ewing high school, the fol lowing students received no grade below B as an average grade for the six weeks’ period in any subject. Seniors: Keith Bartak—3 A’s, 1 B; Leola Cary—2 A’s, 2 B's; Sal ly Christon — 4 A’s; Beverly ! Montgomery—4 B’s; Thelma Pri j mus—2 A’s, 2 B’s; Jerry Rother ham—1 A, 3 B’s; Dwight Schroe der—1 A, 3 B’s; James Weber—4 B’s; Carol Wulf—2 A’s, 2 B’s. Juniors: Levon Gunter—2 A’s, 2 B’s; Jackie Mosel—3 A’s, 1 B; Patricia Rotherham—1 A, 3 B’s; Nick Sojka—2 A’s, 2 B’s; Patty Vandersnick — 1 A, 3 B’s; Fred Van Vleck—2 A’s, 2 B’s. Sophomores: Geraldine Bauer —2 A’s, 2 B’s; Lois Ann Berg strom—4 A’s; Joan Binkerd — 2 A's, 2 B’s; Marcia Gibson— 3 A’s, 1 B; Bemadine Rotherham — 4 A’s. Freshmen: Shirley Angus — 4 B’s; Tommv Christon — 4 A’s; San Ira Dierks—4 B’s; Judy Jef feries—3 A’s, 1 B; Kenneth Lee —1 A, 3 B’s; Rosetta McDonald —I A. 3 B's: Patrice Mosel — 4 B’s; Bemadine Sanders— 1 A, 3 B’s; Susanne Slizoski — 1 A, 3 B’s: Jeanne Welke—4 A’s; Mari i lyn Weyrich—4 A’s. CARD OF THANKS WE WISH to express our thanks and appreciation for the floral offerings and. many acts of kindness by our friends and neighbors at the time of the death of O. L. Reed, our hus band and father. Also our thanks to the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and the Amer ican Legion for their helpful ness. MRS. O. L. REED DR. G. A. CLINTON 45p50 “Voice of The Frontier,” Mon., Wed., Sat., 9:45 a. m.. WJAG, 780 k. c. Ticklers By George »m Hrf*. tH* ,0"“ 00 Notice to Taxpayers Assessment starts March 1 Oth, 1951, and continues to April 20. It is the duty of each taxpayer to see that their schedule is made out and returned to the county as sessor. I have been aplpointed to help the citi zens of O’Neill to fill out their schedules. Beginning March 1 3th, I will be at the Buick garage, north of the First National Bank, from 8 till 6. Don’t put it off till the last day for you may be unable to get help. H. W. TOMLINSON, Deputy Assessor i’o Gravel No. 11 South from Butte Maintenance graveling of Ne braska highway 11 from Butte south 14 miles is among the pro jects to be included in an April letting, according to an announce ment Wednesday from the state highway department. About 2,200 cubic yards of gravel are to be placed on the highway. Bids for bituminous surfacing the 11 Vi miles of newly relocated and constructed highway 20, east of Chadron, also will be tak en at a letting April 5. This work will begin at Spruce street in Chadron and continue east on highway 20 to Bordeaux, near the Dawes - Sheridan county line. Within the city limits of Chadron, the highway will be surfaced to a 34-foot witdth ex tending to the existing curbs and gutters. The rural surfacing will be 24 feet wide. A crushed lime rock base course from 3 to 5 in ches thick will be laid crown first, followed by a 3-inch thick bi tumious mat and an armor coat ing. The grading, culverts and bridges on this relocation of No. 20 was completed in 1950. While the highway is being surfaced, traffic will go north out .of Chadron, east 2V£ miles, south a mile and then proceed along the old highway route, north of Bordeaux Creek. The work ad vertised for bidding includes the graveling of the road connecting with the old highway. The surfacing of the highway will require more than 419 thou sand gallons of asphaltic oil and about 54 thousand cubic yards of limerock, sand and gravel, ac cording to highway department estimates. EWING NEWS Mrs. Hallie Maben received a long distance telephone message when her son, Conrad Maben, navy, called her on Monday from Honolulu, Hawaii. He is now at Pearl Harbor, but has been sta tioned in Korean waters for sev eral months. His ship assisted in evacuating U.N. troops from ports in Korea. He left the Unit ed States on August 27, 1950. Miss Donna Rudisil, home eco nomics instructor of the Ewing high school, attended the fourth annual joint convention of the Nebraska home economics asso ciation and the Nebraska district association which was held at the Cornhusker hotel in Lincoln March 8 and 10. The theme of the meeting was “Home Econom ics in Mid-Century.” Miss Fern Pruden, of Ewing, instructor of home economics in the Neligh public school, also attended the convention. Loan Limitation! Are Increased— J. O. Walker, Farmers Home administration county supervis or for Boyd and Holt counties, has already been notified that the farm ownership loan limita tion in those counties has been increased to $16,000. Farm ownership loans can be made to eligible farmers to pur chase family-type farms, or to enlarge or develop farms now owned. These loans are made for a period of 40 years to those who are unable to obtain adequate credit from any other source. The Farmers Home administra tion also makes farm housing loans to land owners who are unable to finance the construc tion or repair of buildings on their farms. Such loans are made for a period of from 5 to 33 years. The O’Neill FHA office is lo cated in the courthouse annex, : and Mr. Walker is in the sheriff’s ; office in Butte every Wednesday | afternoon. _ 'The Perfect Idiot" Play Title— The St. Mary’s academy senior class will present its class play, “The Perfect Idiot,’’ tonight (Thursday) at the public school auditorium. The curtain will rise at 8 p.m. “The Perfect Idiot” is a three act farce comedy. Members of the cast include: Claire Cavan augh, Gerald Wills, Lou Ann Verzanni, Morris Howard, Jack Carney, John Wallen, Gene Stasch, John Vitt, Mary Murphy, Barbara Muff, Mary Hynes, Lu anne Fritton, John Uhl, Helen Ann Wallenstein, Mary Lois Kelly, Larry Krysl, Connie Mur phy and Marlene K aster. % 4 THE FRONTIER Phone 51 ... Let's Talk About | —THE — Amtmm Food Freezers! Your AMANA FOOD FREEZER makes is possible to save $7.06 per person per month The more you use your AMANA the more you save. 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