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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1954)
o "Voice of The Frontier" Mr ■ ™ - Mon. — We<L — Sat. £ 9:45 A.M. — 780 k.c. North-Central Nebraska’s BIG Newspaper o Volume 74.—Number 2. O’Neill, Nebr., Thursday, May 13, 1934. Seven Cent* * Holi county's 114 eighth grade graduates pose on courthouse step? with Miss Alice French (center), county superintendent of public instruction. (Complete story next week.)_O'Neill Photo Co. i Diplomas to 33 at O’Neill Hi; 35 at SMA Dr. John D. Rice, president of Nebraska State Teachers’ college at Wayne, will deliver the com mencement address to the 33 members of the O’Neill high school graduating class on Wed o nesday, May 19. The rite will be held in the school auditorium, starting at 8 o’clock. Doctor Rice’s subject will be, “On Coming of Age.” o Doctor Rice, who is a native ° cf Grand Island, was graduated from Grand Island college in 1924 with a bachelor’s degree, received his master’s degree from Columbia university in 1930 and his doctor’s degree from Colorado State college, Greeley, in 1949. He has headed schools at Kearney and Aber deen, S.D. Principal Paul Baker will award the scholarships and H. J. Lohaus, president of the board of education, will distribute the diplomas. Meanwhile, baccalaureate ser vices will be held Sunday, May 16, 8 p.m., at the auditorium with Rev. Melvin H. Grosen bachv pastor of Wesleyan Meth odist" church, delivering the ser man. He has chosen as his title, “Our Heritage.” Members of the graduating class are; Evalyn Asher, Duane Booth, Garry Chace, Don Davidson, Gvle Davis, Pat DeBolt, Dwayne Devall, Harold Dexter, Melba Dobrovolny, Richard Doty, Fred Fetrow, Marilyn Fetrow, Virgil Holz, Vernon Johnson, Esther Kaiser, Bernice Kallhoff, George Kilcoin, Janice Landreth, Larry McConnell, Charlotte McVay, Russell Miner, Etta Murray, Mary Nekolite, Margie Norman, Frances Reimer, Lois Sargent, N'els Shultz, Carole Seger, War ren Seger, Janet Strong, Kath erine Summers, Lavonne Thor in, Arlene Walters. o Class flower: American beau ty rose. Class motto: “It is not the gale, but the set of the sail that determines the way we go.” Members of the eighth grade graduating class are: I^avern Alton, Jim Bailey, Wayne Baker. Helen Banks, Floyd Boyle, Frank Boyle, Kar en Bridge, Bill Davidson, Fred dy Eby, Gerry Eppenbach, Mar jorie Ann Ferris, Betty Fetrow, 3 Lynda Haynes, Shirley Hicks, Don Hunter, Judy Johnson, Mi chael Liddy, Leroy Lyons, Bob by McClellan, Karen McKim, Jeanine McElhaney, Marion Moseman, Faye Murary, Larry Porter, Donna Marie Prescott, Jane Petersen, Gary Sanders, Eetty Schultz, Judy Smith, Daryl Summers, Mary Summers, Danny Sullivan, Sharon Strong, Rita Waller, Lucille Nekolite. Pool Opening Delayed a Week A. P. Jaszkowiak, chairman of the CfNeilil city park commis sion, said Wednesday the open ing of the new 40-thousand-dol lar municipal swimming pool will be delayed about a week. Originally, the opening was set for memorial day—May 30. Mr. Jaszkowiak said, “Mis chievous kids have damaged the cement forms outside the pool and have thrown dirt and sand into the pool itself, necessitating another cleaning before water can be turned in. “In addition,” Jaszkowiak said, "pranksters have damaged seme -of the park tables. “It’s unfortunate,” he added, “a minority group of trouble makers can delay such an im portant event as the opening of O’Neill’s new pool. Authorities are investigating the vandal ism.” Nominated for National Post— Hugh McKenna of Omaha, formerly of O’Neill, Sunday was nominated by the Nebraska Jun ior chamber of commerce for national’ Jaycee vice-president. He is a son of Mrs. Mabel Mc Kennt. During the past year, McKen na has served as Nebraska Jay cee president. Graduation activities for St. Mary’s academy seniors will be | gin Wednesday, May 19, when the annual May procession jS held in the park at the academy. Girls from the seriior class will be elected as attendants to the senior, chosen by the student body, to be crowned as queen of the May. Class day is Tuesday, May 25. Following mass and commun ion at St. Patrick’s Catholic church, a breakfast for the sen iors will be served at St. Mary’s. In the evening, exercises will be held at the auditorium of the O’ Neill public school. Joan Dono hoe is the valedictorian of the 1954 class and Emile Verzani of Ponca is the salutatorian. Mary Kay Turner, who ranks third in the class, will read the class poem. • Commencement will be held at 10 a.m., in St. Patrick’s Cath olic church, O’Neill, Wednesday, May 26. The seniors: Lavonne Ackerman of Stuart, Rose Mary Babl of Emmet, Pat [ ty Bauer of Ewing, Benny. Baz elman, Mary Belzer, Charline Boyle, Catherine Christon of Page, Catherine Condon, Joan Donohoe, Karen Donohoe, Rich ard Graham, Betty Hoffmann of Cody, Kathleen Hoffmann of Pierce, Patty Judge, Joan Lang an, Tommy Langan of Spencer, Mike London, Neta Lee Maben of Clearwater, Bette Mahony, LaVonne Miller. Robert Mullen, Patrick Mur phy of Stuart, Nina Prouty of Spencer, Irene Reutter of Greg ory, S.D., Shirley Ross, Jim Schimtz, Sadie Shedeed of Co lome, S.D., Shirley Steele of Clearfield, S.D., Joan Sullivan, George Tomlinson, Mary Kay Turner, Emile Verzani of Pon ca, Duane Weier, Mary Anne Winchell, Mary Margaret Zakr zewski. Other term-end activities at SMA include: May 16—Alumni banquet; 18 —junior play; 21—eighth grade graduation. School Voters Go to Polls Next Tuesday Voters in the O’Neill city school district will go to the polls on Tuesday, May 18, to vote “for” or “against” an 80 thousand-dollar bond issue in connection with a proposed four-room lower elementary grade school building. The election was called by the board of education “to relieve a very difficult congestion in the school system,” according to President H. J. Lohaus. Mem bers of the board and Supt. D. E. Nelson have been wrestling with the congestion problem since last September. Surveys of preschool children have been aken. To retain accreditation and to accommodate the grow ing need for more space, the construction plan was adopted, according to Lohaus. The building, which will be located on the present campus, south and east of the main structure, will cost approximate i ly $65,000. When furnished and i equipped the total cost will be about $80,000—which is consid ered below the national average ■ cost for four classrooms. A sin I gle - story building (without i basement) is planned. First ward voters will go to the polls in the courthouse as sembly room; Second ward—A. Marcellus garage; Third ward— city hall; rural voters, who live in the district, will vote at the courthouse. PROCEEDS TO HOSPITAL Proceeds from the gate at the O’Neill Drive-In theater tonight (Thursday) will be turned over to the St. Anthony’s hospital drive funds it was announced ’ by Miss Bernadette Brennan, fund chairman. The film, ! "Drums of Tahiti,” will be shown as a family night feature, one dollar per carload. Miss Brennan said the fund drive al ready has reached the one thousand-dollar mark. • "When I Grow Up" cast: Front row (lefi-to-righl): Jerry Siefken, Danny Strong, Mike Foree, Harvey Cullen, Rickey Cradit. John Patrick Miller, Vir ginia Lynn Johnson, Andy Riffey, Eddie Bright, Larry Strube, Butch Ford, Dick Clyde, Charlotte Knepper, Russy Johnson, Dorothy Gorgen, Glenda Hol lenbeck; center row — Karen Gilstrap. Virginia Perry, Carol Calkins, Melanie 1 _ *> • ★ Medcalf, Virginia Lea Walker, Lynda Rae Coales, Lynn Strong, Suzanne Pear son, Mikie Allendorfer, Marvin Dawes, Frances Eppenbach, Cheryl Rossmier, Judy Selim. Lynda Hopkins. Mary Susan Harbolile. Linda Jenkins. Billy Mc Intosh, Linda Sue Walton, Don Clyde, Eddie Hilderhoff; back row—Jerry Ba butske, Pat Davidson. Jerry Boyle, Billy Ross, Dennis Colfack. LaVonne Spry. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ + + Tot Lost 10 Hours Is Okay 17-Months-Old Girl Object of Search; Suffers from Cold (Special to The Frontier) LYNCH — A 17-months-old blue-eyed, blonde little girl, who had been the object of an in tense 10-hour search, is “getting along fine” at Sacred Heart hos pital here. Two alarms were sounded during Monday night and early ; Tuesday morning as one hun dred persons turned out to press a search for the small child, Charlene Avery, who had wan dered from the farm home, lo cated along the north bank of the Niobrara river, about one mile west of the Redbird bridge. Neighbors and townspeople trampled the rough hills for hours, several men took to river boats and one airplane searched the area before Char lene was found. unharmed, about 6:30 Tuesday morning. Clad only in a thin dress and wearing shoes, she had wander i ed about a mile from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Avery. She suffered from ex posure and her little arms were blue when she was discovered by Omar Tonner on the Dr. R. E. Kriz farm, about a mile east of the Avery dwelling. The tot had negotiated some rough ter rain to get that far away from home Searchers had been in the irrmediate vicinity during the night, but not until daylight w'as she found, drcwsy and cold, i Temperatures had been near the freezing point. There had been concern over the possibility she had fallen intg the turbulent Niobrara. The state game warden. Fred Salak of O’Neill, was called to the scene with nets. Charlene was playing outside (Continued on page 12) Davies ... ill three weeks. ★ ★ ★ George W. Davies Expires at Lincoln Former Banker in Holt County EWING— George W. Davies, former Ewing and Inman bank er and well-known in the Ew ing, Inman and O’Neill com munities, died about 1 a.m., Monday, May 10, in Lincoln. He had been ill about three weeks. Funeral services were con ducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 12, at a Lincoln mortuary, and burial was made at Lincoln. The AF&AM lodge was in charge. The late Mr. Davies and his wife have been living in Lincoln about 20 years. They were married at the home of Mrs. Davies’ father, the late S. W. Brion, at Ewing on February 3, 1904. This year they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Survivors include: Widow; son — Evan of Tekoma, Wash ; daughters—Mrs. Mark Fowler of Omaha; Mrs. Chester Fowler of Olive. Calif.: M’-s. Rodney (Lou ise) Schuman of Lincoln: sisters —Mrs. Sarah Kay and Mrs. Al ice Maxwell, both of Olive, Calif.; four grandchildren. Gerber-Petersen Team Scores By a Staff Writer For several years the O’Neill public school kindergarten class es have staged song plays that rival all other stage productions in north Nebraska. Each year the new class tries to outdo the predecessors. Nearly a thousand persons filled the auditorium Friday night, May 7, and righteously proclaimed “When I Grow Up” as another in a series of tri umphs. The 1954 show was done in a professional manner by 44 kindergarten children under the direction of their beloved teach er, Mrs. Harry Petersen. Through the years, Mrs. Peter sen has set a precedent of pro ducing outstanding programs, and the townspeople look for ward to these presentations. Last year, her group pre sented "The Big Show." a song play built around the cir cus theme, and it was enthusi astically received. Mrs. Petersen is considered a good teacher not only of the subject matter usually present ed to this age group, but also of attitudes, habits and real lin ing. She is a genuine friend of each ano "very child who comes into her classes. In addition, she is ingenious in getting the youngst rs to master their ma terial. In the song play, every child knew his part, but more important, he enjoyed doing it. Many of the children displayed stage presence of much older children. One of the biggest problems, according to Mrs. Petersen, is in finding appropriate material to work on for <' .^ergarten chil dren. There just isn’t too much on the market. Consequently, she is always on the search for something new and acceptable. With four children, parents have a wonderful opportunity to see them play “growm-ups.” In the twinkling of an eye (and a headscarf, old hat and suitcase), they become doctors, nurses, teachers, carpenters and, of course, mommies and daddies. ! Observing this “acting,” one mother decided to put it into a song play which other little children could enjoy. Thus1 “When I Grow Up” came to be. Mrs. Ralph Gerber, wife of the Presbyterian minister in Lex ington (formerly of O’Neill) and the mother of four children, wrote the little ..operetta in her spare time. The writing time consumed approximately six weeks al though additional time was spent in copying, typing, cos tuming, etc. Formerly a music teacher, Mrs. Gerber feels this is an op portunity to maintain an active interest in music. (Besides, the four little Gerbers love their mommy’s songs and sing them often.) The work is dedicated to the four: Tim, 6; Rebecca, 5; Kathy, 3, and Gail, 2. The song play revolves around Tim (played by John Patrick Miller) and Becca (played by Virginia Lynn John son). They are about to go to (Continued on page 9) Stag Party Opens Country Club Season A spring men’s stag party, scheduled Tuesday evening, May 18. will formally open the 1954 series of activities at the Coun try club, which is beginning its 31st consecutive year. On the committee are Dr. E. M. Gleeson, chairman, Harry Moore, Paul Eaker, William McIntosh, John H. McCarville and William Petsche. A complimentary ladies’ luncheon will be the second event on the schedule., to be held Wednesday, May 26, be tween 3 and 5 at the Town House. The event will compli ment newcomers, out-of-towners ar.d guests. An addition recently was built at the clubhouse, including locker space and showers. Other early summer activities: May 29—opening dance; 30— memorial day golij tournament. June 13—golf breakfast; 19 20-21—annual invitational golf tcumament; 27—Sunday dinner. July 4—golf tournament, fire works display; 11—Sunday din ner; 18 — golf breakfast; 25 — Sunday dinner. Mrs. Leslie Hough Dies in Washington Reared in Vicinity of Page PAGE—Mrs. Leslie K. Hough, 64, who was born and reared in the Page locality, died in Seattle, Wash., on Saturday, May 8. Death came at 12:30 a.m., in a Seattle hospital. The late Mrs. Hough, whose maiden name was Elsie Mary Grass, was born February 12, 1890, on a farm near Page. The i farm was homesteaded by her parents, the late Nicholas and Lucy Grass. She was the last of the family, having been preced ed in death by her father, moth er, two brothers and a sister. She with her mother moved to O’Neill in 1906. In April, 1923, she was mar ried to Leslie K. Hough at St. Patrick’s Catholic church in O’ Neill. There are no children. She and her husband moved to Sedro Woolley, Wash., in 1936, later moving to Seattle. Survivors include: Widower — | Leslie K. Hough; and several nieces and nephews. Relatives ! include Lura, Ronald, Dee and Arthur Grass and Mrs. Lyndley Crumly. O'Neill Eagles Capture Class B Title— The O’Neill high school track team captured class B honors in the regional track and field meet held at Ord. the O’Neill kids ere coached by Marvin Miller and Harry Moore. O’Neill bagged 41.1 points; Loup City, 40.5; Bassett, 40 9/20. Ainsworth registered 32 points, Burwell 28, Broken Bow 24, Ord 23, Valentine 9, and Ful lerton failed to score. At the same time. Palmer won the class D competition, easily outclassing Mason City, Ericson, Spalding, Comstock, Thedford, Halsey, Westerville, Belgrade, Dunning, Dannebrog, Anselmo, Ashton and Primrose. Governor Says‘Bonus’ for No. 281 Boyd Will Finally Have Hardsurfaced Road Out of County Gov. Robert Crosby advised three Holt countyans this week that bituminous mat surfacing will be placed on U.S. highway 281 “this year” to provide a hardsurfaced road between O' Neill and the Boyd county towns of Spencer and Butte. The gov ernor told his plans to State Sen. Frank Nelson of O’Neill, County attorney William W. Griffin of O’Neill (who is Holt county re publican chairman), and Julius D. Cronin of O’-Neill, prominent GOP leader and vice-president of the Nebraska Highway 281 association. Already construction crews are at work on a stretch five miles north of the drive-in the ater corner. This piece of hard surfacing was contracted for in March. An additional six miles of grading and hardsurfacing had) been promised for this sum mer but has not ben processed by the state highway engi neers and therefore is not yet under contract. This latter segment (extending six miles north from the Clar ence Donohoe corner to the Fay Puckett corner) has been held up pending completing formali ties regarding the street-widen ing and traffic reforms in the city of O’Neill. State Highway Engineer L- N. Ress told The Froniter the long awaited highway 281 work, which finally will produce a hardsurfaced outlet for Boyd county, will be done this sum mer. Ress said it is a part of a four - million - dollar “bonus." highway surfacing program. This surfacing has been made possible by a balance of funds from the two-year program pre sented to the public and the legislature in February, 1953: “The bids received from con tractors have been considerably below engineer^’ estimates and extremely favorable weather conditions have resulted in sav ings on maintenance costs," Bess said. “This will result in the completion of the scheduled pro jects with a balance of about two million dollars, which, matched with federal aid funds, will permit the four million dol lar program.” The projects selected for im provement were determined on the basis of traffic volume and relative maintenance* costs. Geographic locations, were also given consideration, giving each of the eight field positions one or more projects in their respective areas. This surfacing will provide added traffic service on the present highway system. The c 125-miles to be improved is part of the 380-miles of state high ways which are or will be ade quately graded and drained by 1 (Continued on page 6)