Boys’ Town Director
Admonishes Grads
STTUART—In his commence
ment address given Thursday
evening, May 17, for the seniors
( of Stuart high school, Rt. Rev.
Nicolas Wegner, director of Boys’
Town, commended the seniors on
their motto: ‘The Higher We
Climb, the Broader the View,”
and appealed to them “to have a
purpose in life and with God’s
help to live up to that purpose.”
Salutatorian of the class was
James Hamik and valedictorian
was Patricia Engler.
James Hamik received the
state normal school scholarship;
Patricia Engler the scholarship
from Chillicothe business college
at Chillicothe, Mo., also the schol
arship from St. Mary’s at Omaha,
and LaVonne Seger, the Norfolk
junior college scholarship.
* Wilhelmina Ruther received
the girls’ citizenship award; Mark
Kaup, the boys’ citizenship a
ward, and Kenneth Batenhorst,
the athletic award.
Other members of the class
are: Duane Ackerman, Leo Bemt,
Dean Cadwallader, Dean Finch,
James Hytrek, Lotus King, Don
ald Shald, Merle Thurlow, La
Vern Timmermans and Robert
Weber.
Also Merle Norton, who quit
school in the fall of 1949 and en
listed in the armed forces. He had
received enough credits from his
studies in the service which were
forwarded here and entitled him
to a diploma. . . ot.
Students who received 8th
grade diplomas were: Caroline
Cobb, Henrietta Coats, Jack Men
uey. Dick Menuey, Edith Norton,
LaVonne Thurlow and Benny
Thurlow.
Breakfast Served
to 8th Graders—
STUART—The 8th grade schol
ars were graduated from St. Bon
iface school on Sunday, May 20,
at 8 o’clock mass.
Breakfast was served to the
graduates by the 7th grade in the
church basement which was dec
orated with the class colors of
royal blue and gold. The class
flowers were rose and lily of the
i valley.
* Members of the graduating
class were: Barbara Bigelow,
Larry Cobb, Lorraine Coufal,
Barbara Flannigan, Raydean
Kramer, Catherine Laible, Jack
Hytrek, LaVonne Schmaderer,
Norman Ulrich and Rudina We
wel. ' ___
25 Golfers Participate
Sn Handicap—
Twenty-five golfers turned out
at the Country club course Sun
day to participate in a handicap
tourney. _
Laurence Haynes, of O Neill,
shot a 43 with an 11-stroke handi
cap, for low honors with 32. L.
Thomassen, of Butte, shot a 59
with a 12 handicap fo ra high 47.
Scouts Plan Mother
Daughter Event—
The Girl Scouts are having a
mother-daughter banquet at the
Methodist church basement to
night (Thursday. Members of the
Atkinson Scout troops have been
invited. The banquet is being
prepared by the leaders in O’
Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Collins
and family visited at Mitchell,
S.D., during the weekend.
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UPPER ELKHORN WIDENS . . . The upper Elkhom river valley
for more than a week resembled a chain of lakes because flood
water over-ran the lowlands. Gome observers said the water be
tween Ewing and Atkinson was as high as it had ever been. Pho
to (above) shows water rushing under the south bridge a half-mile
south of O’Neill on U S. highway 281, where spectators contin
uously stopped to view the spectacle.—The Frontier Photo to John
H. McCarville.
Manse Readied for
Rev. Graff, Family
STUART—Several members of
the Women’s society met on Mon
day, May 21, to finish cleaning
the manse, which has been re
modeled and newly decorated in
preparation for Rev. and Mrs.
Orin Graff and famliy.
The Graffs expect to move
from Atkinson to Stuart this
week.
The regular meeting of the so
ciety which was postponed May
3 was held at the home of Mrs.
Mark Nelson on Thursday, May
17 Devotions were led by Mrs.
Jane Cobb. Mrs. Ora Yarges gave
a report on the Presbytenal
meeting which was held at
Wayne in April.
After the business meeting
lunch was served to 26 members
with Mrs. Ray Greenfield and
Mrs. Charles Moses as co - host
esses.
Attend Dental
Meeting in Lincoln—
Among those attending the Ne
braska State Dental association
convention in Lincoln last week
were Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess,
Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Eason and
Miss LaVeta Lehn, who attended
the dental assistants’ meeting.
The Burgesses and Miss Lehn
left Saturday, May 12, and re
turned last Thursday. The Easons
left Sunday, May 13, and return
ed Wednesday, May 16.
Chief Justice
a Visitor—
Chief Justice Robert G. Sim
mons, of the Nebraska supreme
court, was an O’Neill visitor on
Thursday.
Justice Simmons and Mrs. Sim
mons were callers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grady and the
home of Mrs. F. M. Brennan. The
well-known judge spoke to high
school seniors at Atkinson Thurs
day night and at Ord Friday
night.
Edith Helmricks
an Orchard Bride
EWING—St. Peter’s Lutheran
church at Orchard was the scene
of the Sunday, May 13, wedding
of Edith Helmricks, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Helmricks, to
Pvt. Wayne W. Sawyer, eldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Saw
yer, of Orchard. Rev. P. J. Wirth,
pastor of the church, officated in
the double-ring ceremony.
The wedding march was play
ed by the bride’s uncle, William
Zimmerman, and another uncle,
Joe Zimmerman sang “The Lord'3
Prayer.”
The bride wore a white taffeta
gown, made with a fitted bodice,
lace yoke, long pointed sleeves
and with full skirt ending in a
train. Her shoulder-length veil
was held in place by a flowered
cap and she carried a bouquet of
red roses. The traditional old,
borrowed and blue were her
pearl earrings and blue handker
chief which was a gift from some
of her school pupils.
Besides her sister, Catherine
Helmricks, maid-of-honor, the
bride was attended by Lora Dee
Gibbs, Fauneil Rabbas and Bon
nie Jane Bright, all of Orchard.
They wore pastel taffeta dresses
fashioned like the bride’s with
the exception of self - material
yokes, short sleeves and baller
ina length skirts. Their flowers
were colonial bouquets of white
gladioli with pastel ribbon
streamers.
Private Sawyer had as his at
tendants his buddy, Pvt. Eugene
Kurpgeweit, Douglas Barton,
Lyle Schleussner and Leland
Sterling, all former schoolmates.
The last 2 were ushers. They
wore white carnation bouton
nieres.
The mothers of the bride and
bridegroom had rose corsages and
the bridegroom’s grandmother
had a carnation corsage.
Mrs. Sawyer was graduated
from Ewing high school and
taught in a rural school 3 years.
She is now employed at Mac’s
store in Orchard.
Private Sawyer was graduated
from the Orchard high school. He
completed basic training in Ft.
Riley, Kans., last week, having
enlisted in January and is home
on a 15-day furlough.
Out-of-town guests at the cer
emony and reception were Eu
gene Kurpgeweit, o f Battle
Creek, the bridegroom’s grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bach,
of Norfolk, and E. A. Sawyer, of
Columbus.
Hosts at Picnic—
BUTTE—Guests at a picnic at
the Roy E. Margritz home Sun
day were: Mr. and Mrs. William
Crawford and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Emil Colfack and fam
ily, of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs.
Tex Beckwith and Connie, of
Page; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Mit
chell and family, of Butte, and
Mr. and Mrs. Evan Lewis and
family, of Spencer.
Luncheon Today—
The women of the O’Neill
Country club will hold their an
nual complimentary dinner and
bridge on Thursday, May 24, at
7 p.m. at the Town House.
Bridge will follow at the Le
gion club lounge.
Patty Berger, of Omaha, ar
rived Saturday, May 19, to visit
her friend. Miss Rose Ann Schaf
fer, for a week.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Quinn were
in Atkinson Sunday to attend the
8th grade graduation exercises of
St. Joseph’s hall. Their grandson,
Jerry Verzal, was in the class.
Mrs. Bid Olson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Martin Walter. Mr.
Walter and children. She is re
turning from Iowa where she
visited her daughter, Marion, a
nurse, attending college at Iowa
City, and her brother, George
Houghland, at Ottumwa.
Mrs. George Mellor and daugh
ter, of Atkinson, visited Thurs
day and Friday, May 17 and 18,
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Lanman.
Marine Pfc. Clayton Layh left
Sunday, May 20, for the marine
base at Santa Ann, Calif., where
he is to be stationed. He was ac
companied by his wife and baby
who will live near there.
Dinner guests Sunday, May 20,
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leidy and
children were Mr. and Mrs. Rod
ney Livings and daughter, of
Sioux City, and Mr. and Mrs.
oonn is.ee, or tmmei,
Overnight guests Thursday,
May 17, at the M. B. Marcellus
home were Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Schweigert, Duane and Marlene,
of Springview. They were en
route toSouth Dakota and stop
ped again Sunday on their re
turn. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tams,
of Inman, were also visitors on
Sunday.
Mrs. W. E. McQuistan. of Bris
tow, is spending the week with
her daughter, Mrs. C. M. MeGlas
son, and family.
Mesdames Elwin R u b e,c k
Wayne Fox and Frank Eppen
bach were in Norfolk Monday
May 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Johnsor
and family, of Burbank, Calif,
visited Sunday and Monday, Maj
13 and 14, with Rev. and Mrs
Melvin Grosenbach.
Visitors for several days las
week in the Anthony Stantor
home were Mrs. Stanton’s broth
er and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jot
McIntyre, of LaCrosse, Wise.
Edward Condon, of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, visited his
mother, Mrs. Hope Condon, Sun
day, May 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Resse!
were hosts on Tuesday evening
May 15, at a party in their homt
fo rthe county committee of tht
PMA.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kaisei
and son, Ivan, accompanied Mr
and Mrs. Raymond Soucek, oi
Verdigre, to Grand Island Sun
day, May 13, to attend the cele
bration of the 25th wedding anni
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Georgt
Kliment.
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O'NEILL FARMER DIES . . .
Funeral services for William
Grutsch, 65, well-known north
Holt county farmer, were held
Friday, May 11, in St. Patrick’s
Catholic church. Mr. Grutsch
died Wednesday, May 9, in a
Lynch hospital.___
Go to Sioux City—
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Perry and
daughters went to Sioux City on
Saturday, May 19, to visit Mrs.
Perry’s mother, Mrs. Iva Hopkins.
They were accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Perry, who visited
her sister, Mrs. Astlund. They re
turned Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Loy visit
ed Sunday in Orchard at the
home of Mrs. Dora Walmer.
SECTION 2 — PAGES 9 TO 12
O'NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 24. 1951.—PAGE 9.
Farm, Ranch Values
Double Since 1945
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There has been a slight drop
in the number of Holt county
farms and ranches since 1945.
Farms and ranches, however, are
larger and their value has more
than doubled, acocrding to the
agriculture.
There are 2,029 farms in the
couty as compared with 2,196 in
1945' The average farm is 759.3
acres and its value, including
buildings, is $20,834. In 1945 the
average farm was 719.1 acres and
was valued at $10,024. There are
375 farms of 1,000 acres or more
—9 more than in 1945.
There has been little increase
in the number of farm tele
phones, but the use of electricity
on farms has increased sharply.
Where only 410 of the county’s
farms had electric service in 1945, ,|
896 farms have it now. Nearly
600 farms receive their electricity
from a power lipe and the aver
age monthly electric bill comes to
$8.18. There are 327 electric wa
ter pumps in use on Holt county
farms, 127 hot-water heaters, 69
home freezers, and 654 washing
machines.
Holt county farmers own 813
motor trucks. 2,004 tractors and
2,064 automobiles.
The average farmer live* 10
miles from the trading center
he visits mod frequently and
travels 4.7 mile* of this dis
tance on dirt or unimproved
roads.
There are 3,384 persons work
ing on Holt county farms. Oper
ators number 1,694; unpaid mem
bers of the operator’s family
number 1,448; and there are only
242 hired farm workers in the
county. . .
There are 1,456 livestock farms
and ranches, 200 general farms,
127 field - crop farms, 104 dairy
farms, 6 poultry farms, and 136
unclassified farms.
Cattle'and calves in the county
number 138,615, slightly less than
in 1945. The number of hogs and
pigs has increased from 25,313 in
1945 to 28,508 in 1950, but there
has been a sharp decline in the
number of sheep and lambs—7,
752 in 1945; 2,786 in 1950.
Hay, com and alfalfa appear
to be the leading crops of the
county with 419,987 acres devoted
to hay crops, 91,226 to com, and
7,195 to alfalfa. _
To California Poet—
Dale Summers has reported at
Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Cal
if., after a short visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Sum
mers.
Visit Chappell—
Mr. and Mrs. John Storjohann
spent the weekend of May 13 vis
iting with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Newman, of Chappell.
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