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Volume 74.—Number 3. O Neill, Nebraska, Thursday, May 20, 1954. Seven Cents
School Proposal Gets Voters’ Okay
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Scores of
Protests
Are Filed
Equalization Board in
‘ Educational Role 9
During First 3 Days
The Holt county board of
equalization went into session
this week for three days. But no
equalizing nas been done, prin
cipally because the board found
itself functioning in an educa
tional role.
The office in the courthouse
was swamped with scores of per
sons objecting to changes in real
estate valuations. Several thou
sand notices of valuation revis
j ions, both upward and down
v. ard, were mailed Saturday by
j William F. Wefso, county asses
sor.
Board Chairman Frank
Cronk said Wednesday he felt
the new valuations "will be
entirely satisfactory after we
have explained the procedure
to the people, rechecked some
of the formulas, and made
equalization adjustments/'
The real estate values were
determined by members of E. T.
Wilkins & Associates firm of
Lincoln, which measures build
ings and arrives at values on a
| “scientific basis.”
Mr. Cronk said: “The board
feels the firm already has done
a lot of good.”
The equalization board dis
missed Wednesday afternoon at
5 o’clock to go into session again
at a later date. A tentative hear
ing has been set for Friday, May
28.
Several times the number of
persons ordinarily appearing be
fore the equalization board were
on hand during the first three
days. No equalization was ac
complished at all during this
period, Mr. Cronk said, because
“our time was taken up in trying
to educate the visitors and in
form them how the new plan
works.”
Highway 20 Signs
to Beckon Tourists
At a meeting of the National
Highway 20 association held
Sunday at Hay Springs, officials
of the group were authorized to
have large outdoor signs erected
at strategic locations outside
Chicago, 111. Davenport, la., and
Sioux City. Purpose of the signs
is to induce tourist travel on the
coast-to-coast U.S. route 20,
which passes through O’Neill.
An information center will De
maintained and staffed at Sioux
City.
Paul Beha of O’Neill, vice
president of the national group,
and Herbert Kaiser, representing
the O’Neill Chamber of Com
merce, attended the Sunday
meeting. They were accompan
ied by Dr. L. T. Peebles of Ran
dolph, president of the national
association, and Dr. G. E. Peters
of Randolph, highway 20 enthus
iast.
Miss Turner Is
Queen of May
The annual May crowning
ceremonies at St. Mary’s acad
emy took place Wednesday eve
ning in St. Patrick’s Catholic
church.
Miss Mary Kathryn Turner,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Turner of O’Neill, was elected
by the student body as queen of
May. Her attendants were Rose
Mary Babl and Joan Donohoe.
Reynold Bosn and' Joseph Gilg
were the pages, and crown bear
ers for the queen were Suzanne
Stewart and Margaret Conway.
Painting on Exhibit
in Lincoln—
PAGE—Larry Walker, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Cordes Walker of
Page and a second grader in the
Page school, is one of three Holt
county pupils to have his draw
ing on exhibit at the seventh
all-state elementary school art
exhibit at Miller and Paine
auditorium in Lincoln.
The exhibit will tour the !
state. Larry’s subject was a
Dutch scene. His teacher is Mrs.
Alton Braddock.
PARK BOOMING
CHAMBERS — The new
Chambers park, started this
spring, now has a fine planning
of trees and shrubs, a well, and
recently a fine new building was
erected. Plans are underway for
many additional improvements,
such as a fireplace, tabLes.
benches, etc.
I Muny Band, Colored Band Join in Making Music
There was music a-plenty in the air Friday morning as
the O’Neill Municipal band (in background) joined Dan Des
dune’s Negro band for a half-hour of marching and fun in
connection with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce goodwill
visit. Eighty-two Omaha firms were represented in a dele
gation arriving from the west via a special train on the North
Western railroad. The O’Neill band met the Omahans at the
station. Several thousand persons lined the streets for the
reception. Candy and balloons were liberally distributed by
the visitors who were on their next-to-the-last day of their
week’s tour. The O’Neill turnout was one of the largest, Chair
man Fred Pfaff said.—The Frontier Photo.
August Hesse, 59,
Dies at IDs Home
Page Farmer 111
Several Years
PAGE— Funeral services foi
August Hesse, 59, farmer resid
ing northeast of Page were con
ducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, May
16, from St. Peter’s Lutheran
church at Orchard. Rev. Martin
Schmidt, church pastor, officiat
ed and burial was in the Luth
eran cemetery.
Mr. Hesse died about 5:30
a.m., Friday, May 14, at his
farm home.
He had suffered from asth
ma for a number of years
and was seriously ill many
months, during which he was
hospitalized several times.
Hymns were sung by the
church choir. Pallbearers were
Edward Soukup, George Wett
laufer, Edgar Stauffer, Leonard
Dorr, Verne Riege and Henry
Stelling.
In charge of the flowers were
Mrs. George Wettlaufer, Mrs.
Leonard Dorr and Mrs. Verne
Riege and Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Soukup.
Following the services lunch
was served for relatives and
friends by the Lutheran ladies
in the church basement.
The late Mr. Hesse, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Hesse, was
bom October 13, 1895, at Con
cord, Dixon county. He came to
the Page community in 1914.
Ill February, 1930, he married
Miss Louisa Lippolt of Allen.
Survivors include: Widow —
Louise; sons—Harold and Du
ane, both at home; sister—Mrs.
Anna Kumm of Bazile Mills and
Mrs. Anna Vollerson of Ran
dolph; brothers — Herman of
Laurel and Henry of Page.
Griffin Again
Seeking Attorney Job
William W. Griffin of O’Neill,
Holt county attorney since 1947’
this week filed for the nomina
tion on the republican ticket.
Griffin succeeded Julius D.
Cronin in the office. Cronin held
j the post 24 years.
Plan Father-Son
Banquet in June —
EWING—A father-son banquet
will be held at the Methodist
church, in June, the date to be
set. Committees were appointed
at a recent meeting of the board
of the Ewing Methodist church
with Ray Sedivy, president pre
siding.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Rockey do
nated a plot of ground to the
church. It was decided to plant
potatoes. The soil was prepared
by Andrew Olson. Potato seed
was given by the Upper Room
club and planted by Albert Lar
sen.
Earl Pierson was elected
church treasurer to fill the va
cancy created by the resignation
of Mrs. R. G Rockey, who has
filled the duties ctf this office for
several years.
Moss Gets Ike s OK.
Ira H. Moss (above), veteran
clerk of Holt county district
court, recently was nominat
ed by President Eisenhower
for the job of postmaster at O’
Neill. The nomination was sent
to the U.S. senate for confirm
ation. The O’Neill postoffice
has been headed by an acting
postmaster since retirement of
Mrs. Agnes Sullivan on De
cember 31, 1950.—The Fron
tier Photo.
Terms Expire for
3 Directors—
Three supervisors are to be
elected to ihe Holt Soil Conser
vation district this year. Nom
inations are made by securing
names of 25 landowners on a
nominating petition. Anyone
wishing to make nominations
may secure petitions blanks for
this purpose frcm the county ex
tension office in O’Neill.
Present supervisors, whose
terms expire soon are: Clar
ence Ernst of O’Neill, R. L. Heiss
of Page, and Elmer Allyn of
Stuart.
Attends Queen —
Miss Helen Harty, daughter
of Mrs. W. H. Harty, was the
first attendant to the May
queen at St. Mary college, Oma
ha, during recent crowning cere
monies held on the campus in
I
Rev. Lee Receives
Cal! from Kansas
Offers Resignation to
Holt Churches
Rev. Samuel Lee this week
received a unanimous call to
the United church (Presbyter
ian-Congregational) of Osborne,
Kans. In a letter to the mem
bers of the local churches of
which he is pastor, he has ex
pressed his desire to accept the
Kansas call.
Necessary action is being tak
en to dissolve the pastoral re
lationship with . the Bethany
Presbyterian church and First
Presbyterian church of O’Neill,
where Reverend Lee has served
since December, 1951.
The pastor plans to complete
his early summer responsibil
ities at the Holt county churches
and his assignment as director of
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Reverend Lee ... to O'Neill
from Alaska.—Frontier Photo.
the second section of the Pres
byterian junior high camp at
Columbus. He probably will
close his pastorate here in mid
July.
Both Reverend Lee and his
wife are native Nebraskans.
They came to O’Neill with their
son, David, and their daughter,
Janeth Anne, from Barrow,
Alaska, where they had been
at a Presbyterian mission out
post for several years.
Osborne is a town of about
two thousand persons located in
the Solomon river valley.
Reverend Lee was bom and
reared at Dawson in the south
west portion of the state. He
attended York college. Mrs. Lee
is the former Byrdine Wilcox of
York.
Miss Donohoe . . . valedictorian.
(Story in column 7.)
Miss Verzani . . . saluialorian.
—O’Neill Photo Co.
Picturesque Trees
Get Ax and Saw
CHAMBERS— Nostalgia a
bounds 'round here.
Big cottonwood trees, which
have graced the landscape
west of Chambers about 1 Va
miles during the past half
centry or more, during the
past fortnight have been giv
en the ax—and saw.
Reason for felling the trees
was to widen state highway
9a.
The Chambers valley long
has been noted for its trees,
which often invokes compli
ments from visitors.
The Frontier’s Chambers
correspondent, Mrs. E. R.
Carpenter, was miffed as she
wrote:
“If progress takes a fey/
more such swipes as the felling
of these lovely trees, the drive
through the once-proud and
picturesque Chambers valley
will be stripped of its natural
beauty like many other roads;
I in the state.”
Joan Donohoe Tops
SMA Class Honors
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Emile Verzani Named
Salutatorian
Thirty-five St. Mary’s acad
emy seniors will be graduated
on Wednesday, May 26. Com
mencement rites will be held in
i St. Patrick’s Catholic church.
Joan Donohoe is valedictorian;
Emile Verzani of Ponca, saluta
torian. Mary Kay Turner ranks
third.
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 Hoffman 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
Schmitz, 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.
INFANT DIES
The infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell D. (“Bud”) Mo
ler of O’Neil died Monday, May
17, at 10:30 p.m., in Our Lady
of Lourdes hospital at Norfolk.
The baby was bom early the
same day. Mrs. Moler is the for
mer JoAnn Simonson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Simon
son of O’Neill.
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WJAG (780 k.c.)
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O’Neill voters went to the
polls Tuesday and gave impres
sive approval to an 80-thousand
dollar school bond issue. Seven
ty-two percent of the vote fa
vored the construction of a four
room, single - story elementary
grade school building to be
erected on the public school
campus, immediately southeast
of the main building.
The count was 335 “for" the
proposal; 134 "against.” A 55
percent majority was needed to
carry.
Voting by wards;
FOR AGALNST
First _ 127 37
Second _ 115 42
Third _ 93 55
335 134
Rural voters in school district
7 cast their ballots in the First
ward.
Voting was not considered
heavy and progressed in a nor
mal manner, most of the ballot
ing being done between 6 p.m.,.
and the closing time—8 pm.
Ther board of education early
Wednesday advised the architect
to proceed with plans and speci
fications for the new building
and advertising for bids wilt
follow.
The board two years ago had
received instructions from the
state department of public in
struction to improve the facili
ties and relieve the pupil con
gestion or the school’s accredita
tion would be in jeopardy.
Sandhills Group
Contemplates Sale
Stockmen to Meet
Tuesday Eve
A general meeting of ranchers
of Holt county will be held at '
the O’Neill Livestock Market on
Tuesday, May 25, at 8 p.m., for
the purpose of discussing the
possibility of having a Sandhills
Catle association-sponsored auc
tion sale in O’Neill this fali. All
ranchers in this area are invited
to attend and participate in the
discussion at the meeting.
During the past year, members
of the association in the O’Neill
region have talked of promoting
such a sale for carload lots of
choice steers and heifers. Similar
sales at Bassett, Valentine and
Gordon have met with much
success and patronage in the
past and have helped greatly to
increase the local market for top
quality feeder cattle. The ranch
ers in this area felt that there
was no reason why a similar sale
could not be conducted in cO’
Neill. The sale would be handled
by a local sale committee and
advertising would be taken care
of through the association.
Robert E. Hamilton of Valen
tine, manager of the association,
will be in O’Neill Tuesday night
to meet with those interested.
If enough enthusiasm is shown,
plans will he laid for a fall sale.
Following the meeting, refresh
ments will be served by the O’
Neill Livestock Market.
Sister Berenice
Dies in Milwaukee
STUART — Funeral services
for Sister Mary Berenice, OSF,
52, a teacher at Alverno college,
Milwaukee, Wise., for 16 years,
were held recently at St. Jo- 0
seph’s convent chapel, Milwau
kee. Burial was in Mt. Olivet
cemetery there.
The late Sister Berenice had
suffered a long illness.
She was bom at Stuart and
joined the school sisters 37
years ago. She went to Alverno
college to teach English, espe
cially child literature. For the
past several years she was di
rector of student personnel ser
vices at the school.
The faculty, student body and
alumni, in cap and gown, at
tended the requiem mass in a
body.
Survivors include: Sisters —
Mary Francita, OSF, of Our
Lady of Lourdes school, Omaha;
Mrs. Rose Schaaf of Atkinson,
and Mrs. Ida Forejt of Nio
brara; brothers — Pat Brau of
Mount Pleasant, la., and John
Brau of Boys Town.
Another sister, Sister Mary
Alba, OSF, preceded her in
death.
Arrives from Florida —
Mrs. Margaret McMillan of
Miami Beach, Fla., formerly of
O’Neill, arrived Saturday to at
tend the wedding of Miss Kath
ryn Ann Golden. Mrs, McMiL
lan is a guest of the M. J. Gold
ens.
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Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Knight
and family departed Friday on
a fishing trip to Park Rapids,
Minn.
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Mrs. Phillip Tomak of David City (left) class of 1904, and
Miss Lorena Powers of North Bend, class of 1909 . . . renew ac
quaintanceship at St Mary's academy alumni reunion banquet
The visit was Miss Powers' first since her graduation. _ The
Frontier Photo.
Over 200 Attend *
SMA Alumni Affair
Miss Fetrow . . . valedictorian.
Miss Asher . . . saluialorian.
—O’Neill Photo Co.
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Fetrow, Asher
f OHS Honors
Receive Top Awards
Among Grads
Thirty - three O’Neill high
school seniors received diplomas
in commencement exercises
Wednesday evening at-the audi
torium. Dr. John Rice, president
of Wayne State Teachers college,
o. was commencement speaker.
Principal Paul Baker present
ed the following scholarships;
Marilyn Fetrow, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fetrow—val
edictorian, alternate regents’ and
rhurch school scholarships.
Evalyn Asher, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer E. Asher—sa
lutatorian, regents’ scholarship.
Duane Booth, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Booth, third, fine
o arts music scholarship.
Esther Kaiser, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Kaiser, fourth,
state teachers’ college scholar
. ship.
Melba Dobrovolny, daughter
of Mr. ana Mrs. Lawrence Do
brovolny, fifth, junior college
scholarship.
Diplomas were presented to
the class by H. J. Lohaus, pres
ident of the board of education.
Baccalaureate services were
held Sunday evening with Rev.
0 Melvin Grosenbaeh, pastor of
Wesleyan Methodist church, de
livering the sermon.
Graduates:
Evalyn Asher, Duane Booth,
Larry Chace, Don Davidson,
Lyle Davis, Pat DeBolt, Dwayne
Devall, Harold Dexter, Melba
Dobrovolny, Richard Doty, Fred
o Fetrow, Marilyn Fetrow, Virgil
holz, Vernon Johnson, Esther
Kaiser, Bernice Kallhoff, George
Kileoin, Janice Landreth, Larry
McConnell, Charlotte McVay,
Russell Miner, Etta Murray,
Mary Nekolite, Margie Norman,
Frances Reimer, Lois Sargent,
Nels Schultz, Carole Seger, War
ren Seger, Janet Strong, Kath
erine Summers, Lavonne Thorin,
0 Arlene Walters.
The whirl of year-end activ
ities comes to a close Friday,
when classes will be dismissed.
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REACHES TEXAS
INMAN—Robert (“Bob”) Ret
ke, who has been in the Far
East 17 months, reached Texas
on Tuesday and expects to be
separated soon from the service.
His ivife, Marceline, departed
immediately to join him.
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The annual reunion banquet
o 1 the alumni of St. Mary’s acad
emy was held Sunday evening
in the gymnasium * following
benediction in the school chapel.
Mrs. George Hammond, pres
ident of the alumni association,
presented the toastmaster, Rev!
Francis R. Price, pastor of the
Emmet and Amelia Catholic
parishes.
Speeches honoring the clergy,
alma mater, the sisters, welcom
ing of the class of ’54, and re
sponse were given by: George
Janousek, Miss Jean Head, Mrs.
Henry F. Schlueter, Mrs. Oliver
Ross and Miss Shirley Ross, re
spectively. A program of music
was presented by a group from
the senior class including a solo
by Miss Katherine Condon and
a duet by Miss Condon and Mi
chael London, both members of
the graduating class.
Over two hundred persons
were served.
Among those from out-of
town attending the reunion
were: Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Chace
of Atkinson, Thomas Donlin of
Ft. Randall, S.D., James De
Backer of Ft. Warren, Wyo.,
Miss Dorothy Koci of Omaha,
Miss Alvara Ramm of Stuart,
Mrs. Margaret Green Tomak of
David City, Mr. and Mrs. James
Berigan of Atkinson, Miss Lor
ena Powers of North Bend,
S/Sgt. Ila Carter (women’s ma
rien corps) of Omaha, Mrs. Joyce
Steele Mayes of Clearfield and
Mrs. Ellen Steele Lynas of
Clearfield, S.D.
Guy Mulhair, 55,
Expires at Lynch
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Funeral Today for
Heart Victim
LYNCH — Funeral services
will be conducted at 10 a.m., to
day (Thursday) from Assump
tion Blessed Virgin Mary Cath
olic church here for Guy Mul
hair, 55, a World War I veteran
and a lifelong resident of this
community. He died about 1:30
a m., Sunday, May 16, in Sacred
Heart hospital.
The late Mr. Mulhair became
ill Monday, May 10, stricken
with a heart attack. The follow
ing day he was transferred to
the hospital and early Sunday
suffered another attack, which
proved fatal.
Death was unexpected be
cause members of the family
thought he had rallied and
wa$ "getting along good."
Rev. John Wieczorek, church
pastor, will officiate at the bur
ial with Coulthard’s funeral
home in charge of arrangements.
Burial will be in the Catholic
cemetery near here.
A rosary rite was held at 8
o’clock Wednesday evening.
The late Mr. Mulhair was
bom to Frank and Agnes Mul
hair in September, 1898. He was
reared on the family farm east
of Lynch and made his home
there continuously except for
the time spent in service during
World War I.
Survivors include: Widow —
Phyllis; daughters—Dorothy, 16,
and Kathryn, 15; sons—Danny,
5, and David, 17-months; broth
ers—Frank and Peter, both of
Lynch; sisters — Mrs. Wallace
(Ada) Moffett, Mrs. Harold (El
eanor) Micanek and Miss Paul
ine Mulhair, all of Lynch; Mrs.
iTed (Mary) Dunkak of Bone
steel, S.D.; Mrs. Erwin (Cleo)
Schultz and Mrs. Harold (Helen)
Knapp, both of Norfolk, and
Mrs. Erwin (Evelyn) Kerbel of
Miami, Fla.
Nels Colfack, Wife
Plan Open-House
ATKINSON — Mr. and Mrs.
Nels Colfack will observe open
house Sunday, May 23, at St.
John’s Lutheran church in At
kinson. They will be greeting
relatives and friends between 2
and 4 o’clock in observance of
their golden wedding anniver
sary.
The Colfacks reside in Atkin
son. They were married May 20,
1904.
SATURDAY P.M. CLOSING
The office of the county su
perintendent will be closed Sat
urday afternoons during the
summer months, starting June 4,
according to Miss Alice French,
Holt county superintendent.
Frontier for printing!