College Set Here
for Yule Holidays
Among students home from col
leges and universities for Christ
mas vacation are:
From the University of Ne
braska—Jack Gatz, Robert Car
roll, Robert Beckenhauer, Edward
Tomlinson, Warren Seger, Duane
Booth, Elizabeth Schaffer and
Marilyn Johnson.
Duchesne college, Omaha —
Loraine Simonson, Mary Lou
W ilson, Marde Birmingham.
Wayne State Teachers college
—Donna Crabb, Mary Lou Con
ard, David Eby, Patricia DeBolt,
'chard Graham and Duane
Weier.
Hastings college*—Lyle Fox and
Lois Harder.
St. Mary college, Xavier, Kans.
- Bernadette Hynes and Rose
mary Corkle.
Mt. St. Scholastica college, At
chison, Kans. — Shirley Mullen
and Lou Mobs,
Creighton uninyersity, Omaha
— John O’Neill and Mary Lu
Head.
St. Mary’s college, Omaha —
Helen Harty.
Minnesota Bible college, Minne
apolis, Minn.—Barabra Bennett.
Catholic university, Washing
ton, D.C.—Barabra Birmignham.
Georgetown university, Wash
ington, D.C.—William J. , Froe
lich, jr.
University of Colorado, Boul
der, Colo.—Larry Chace.
Providence hospital, Kansas
City, Kans.—Barbara Becker.
Omaha Business college—Mari
lyn Fetrow, Paul Shelhamer and
Louis Schultz.
Mrs. Miller Again
Lutheran Aid Head
The Ladies Aid of the Christ
Lutheran church of O’Neill met
last Thursday. The session was
called to order by the president,
Mrs. Robert Miller. Rev. E. G.
Smith offered prayer.
Mrs. William Kraft made the
sunshine report.
New officers were elected: Mrs.
Robert Miller, reelected presi
dent; Mrs. Durven Kipple, vice
president; Mrs. Fred Frerichs,
treasurer; Mrs. E. G. Smith, sec
retary; Mrs. William Kraft, re
jected sunshine chairman, and
Mrs. Fred Salak, news reporter.
- Secret sisters were revealed by
exchange of gifts. Christmas car
ols were sung. Mrs. Palmer Skul
borstad played the organ. A no
host lunch was served.
Brownies Wrap Gifts—
Brownie Scout troop I met on
Monday and will meet again on
Monday, December 27.
We wrapped our presents for
our mothers and took them
i.ome. Mrs. Benze gave each
Brownie cookies and a small
wreath that can be worn as a
pin, for Christmas.
Sally McCage treated us with
candy bars. —By Pattsy Bazel
man, troop reporter.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Edwin W. Wabs, 26, of Spen
cer and Lois Ann Peterson, 22,
of O’Neill, December 20. The
couple was married Monday, De
fcember 20, by County Judge Lou
is W. Reimer. The witnesses were
Rudolph Wabs of Spencer and
Mrs. Helen Wabs of Spencer.
Try The Frontier want advs.!
Too Late to Gassify
CARD OF THANKS
WORDS CANNOT express our
sincerest thanks to all our rel
atives, neighbors and friends
for the messages of sympathy,
the beautiful floral offerings
and the many other acts of
kindness which helped to light
en our burden of sorrow in the
death of our loved one.—Mrs.
J. A. Shellhammer, Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Shellhammer and
family, Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Shelhamer and family, Mrs. Al
vin Houska and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Shelhamer and fam
ily. 34c
CARD OF THANKS
I WISH to thank all my relatives
and friends for the cards and
gifts sent me while I was in
the hospital and a special
thanks to those who donated
blood.
MRS. WILLIAM KELLY
1 STILL have 10 choice quality
Duroc boars, from Nebr. state
champion blood lines. Reason
ably priced. Will deliver. —
Bruce Fletcher, 316 miles west
of Orchard on No. 20. 34-35p60
Appreciation Dinner—
EMMET—Rev. Francis R. Price
of Emmet entertained Mr. and
Mrs. J err old Dusatko, Mr. and
Mrs. A1 Havranek, Mrs. Joe Ram
old and Hubert Ramold, Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Tenborg, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Winkler and Mrs. Henry
Martin at an appreciation dinner
last Thursday evening at die Town
House. Following dinner the group
returned to the rectory and played
cards for the remainder of the
evening.
Spade, Shingle Are
Tree-Planring Tools
Burtwistle Has Set
19,000
R. M. Burtwistle, who operates
on the Holt-Wheeler county line,
was in the county agent’s office re
cently and made his yearly tree or
der. In the past 10 years, Mr. Burt
wistle has ordered and planted
more than 19,000 Clarke-McNary
trees. Most of these trees are red
cedars. All of these trees have been
planted by hand.
Mr. Burtwistle outlined his
planting method. He plows a single
furrow and throws the ridge over
to the south side (or west). His
planting equipment is a spade and
shingle. The trees are planted “two
big steps apart.” The spade is used
to make a pie shaped slit in the
soil, the seedling is dropped in and
the shingle is used to push the
roots to the bottom of the crevice.
Then with a couple firm steps on
each side of the seedling he moves
to the next. The rows are spaced
“three big steps apart.”
Mr. Burtwistle maintains the
seedlings by mowing the grass and
weeds until they are strong enough
to fend for themselves. The follow
ing season he takes a spade and
slopes the back furrow around the
young tree. This process prevents
overhang of weeds and grass on
the young cedars.
If you ask him, he will tell you
that he thinks that cedars are the
finest tree for this country. He feels
they are “hardy, long-lived and
beautiful.” In fact, Mr. Burtwistle
likes nothing better than to dress
up an old eyesore (blow out) with
green living trees.
This is how he proceeds on
blowout planting: First, he “hays
down” the blowout. Next, he uses
a team and walking plow to plow
the furrows. He feels he can get in
to the hard to reach places and not
expose himself to safety hazards
otherwise encountered with use of
a tractor.
Next, the trees are planted and
the area is fenced to keep livestock
out. To do a good job several rows
of trees must be used. In a few (
years a detrimental eye-sore is
changed to a beautiful asset. ,
Several Holt county ranchers and
farmers have ordered and planted (
at least one thousand Clarke-Mc
Nary trees each year. Trees are a
regular crop to some of these men,
like corn and cattle. Records show
that in the past 10 years 417,000 '
Clarke-McNary trees have been
planted in Holt county. I
“Now is the time to be seeing
about your Clarke-McNary seedling |
tree orders,” County Agent A. Neil
Dawes explains. These trees, both |
broadleaf and evergreen, can be
ordered here at the extension |
office. Tall broadleaf species offer
ed are Chinese Elm, American |
Elm, Honeylocust, Green Ash,
Black Locust and Cottonwood. /
Each of these species are recoin- '
mended for this part of the state. |
Medium to short trees offered are '
Russian olive, Russian mulberry, ,
boxelder and wild plum. Prices for I
broad leaves are $2.75 per hundred.
Evergreen transplants offered |
are red cedar, ponderosa (yellow)
pine and Austrian pine. All of these \
species are recommended for Holt
county. The price on evergreens is |
$3.25 per hundred.
As well as offering evergreen |
and broadleaf trees, the Clarke
McNary act offers a small selection |
of woody shrubs. These shrubs are
Nanking Cherry, Cottoneaster and |
Tartarian honeysuckle.
Woody shrubs can be used for 1
the low growing plants on the
north or west sides of a shelterbelt. i
A planting of any of these woody
shrubs provides a haven for pheas
ants, grouse, quail and other wild
life. They also make very attrac
tive coarse borders for the barn
yard, lane or orchard. Prices on I
shrubs are $4.50 per hundred.
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Cpl. Paul W. Moseman, jr., of
Ft. Momouth, N.J., will arrive Fri
day to spend a holiday leave visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
W. Moseman, sr.
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together with our best wishes for a joyous ,
Christmas and a prosperous New Year. |
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Santa Is Besieged at KC Party
Ol’ Santa Claus was surrounded by dozens
of kids Sunday evening at the annual Knights
of Columbus Christmas party for kids. Many of
the children performed songs and recitations.
Stanley Holly turned out to be Santa’s number
one helper.—The Frontier Photo by John H. Mc
Carville.
Former Lumberman
Here Dies at 49
W. T. Spelts Rites at
North Platte
W. T. (“Bill”) Spelts, 49, a
member of a prominent Nebraska
lumber family and a former res
ident of O’Neill, died Thrusday
night, December 16, while en
reute from North Platte to a Lin
coln hospital.
Spelts, who had been ill for
several months, entered a North
Platte hospital the day before his
death. He died in an ambulance
between Gothenburg and Cozad.
He was one of six brothers and
six nephews who followed in the
footsteps of their father and
grandfather in the lumber busi
ness.
Mr. Spelts moved from O’
Neill in 1946, lived in Grand
Island several years and mov
ed to North Platte last May.
He spent about four years at
O’Neill. His first wife, Emma,
died a year after leaving here.
The Spelts family owns lumber
yards in Chadron, Cody, Valen
tine, O’Neill, Niobrara, Burwell,
Grand Island, Kearney, Shelton,
St. Libory, Elm Creek, Gothen
burg and North Platte. He was
auditor and secretary-treasurer
for the company.
Survivors include: Widow —
Frances; son—Soren; daughter —
Linda; brothers—George of Shel
ton, Jay of Chadron, R. Erritt of
Grand Island, Jerry of Niobrara,
Chester of Gregory, S.D., and
John of Burwell; sisters — Mrs.
Nellie Simmons and Mrs. Fern
Warren, both of Atkinson.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 2:30 p.m., Saturday,
December 18, from the North
Flatte Presbyterian church. Mr.
and Mrs. Elgin Ray of O’Neill
were among those from a dis
tance attending the rites.
Surprise Held—
A group of friends entertained at
a surprise party Wednesday even
ing, December 15, honoring Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Retke, who left Sun
day for Los Angeles, Calif., and
Seattle, Wash., where they will
spend the winter. Those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brunkhorst,
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Spath, Mr. and
Mrs. Casper Pribil, George Cole
man, Mark Harkins and Mr. and
Mrs. Emil Gruhn.
To California—
Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Gildersleeve
and three children departed on
Wednesday, December 15, for
Los Angeles, Calif., where they
are spending the holidays. They
expect to return around new
year’s.
Holiday Travellers
Using New Coaches
Marked increase in the use of
rail facilities has been noted since
introduction of streamlined pas
senger coaches and Pullmans on
the Omaha-to-Chadron line of the
Chicago & North Western.
Passenger - mail - express train
number 14 was filled to capacity
leaving Omaha Friday and Sat
urday nights. Sixty were aboard
the daycoach Saturday morning
when the westbound train passed
through O’Neill.
A. second passenger coach was
added Monday and will be in use
• ough the holiday period. C. C.
Shannon of Omaha, Western dis
trict superintendent for C&NW,
said it was impossible to add a
second streamlined coach at this
lime, but assured users the sec
nd coach would be “clean and
comfortable.”
Pvt. Robert Mullen arrived
Saturday from Ft. Lee, Va., to
fepend a 15-day leave visiting his
mother, Mrs. Henry Mullen, and
other relatives.
A/3c Jimmy Ryan of Keesler
air force base, Biloxi, Miss., ar
rived Sunday to spend a Christ
mas leave visiting his father,
Neil B. Ryan, and family.
SANTA CLAMS
IS COMING!!
He Will Be Here at Our Store
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
from 1 p.m., to 5 p.m., each day!
... so any of you children or parents
who haven’t had a chance to see him yet
COME ON OUT!!
I Christmas Dinner is a traditional part of the Yuletide sea
son and a meal which everyone looks forward to many
weeks in advance! This year make your Christmas dinner
extra special! Buy our top-quality foods now at our special
December prices! You’ll find that you can afford the very
best of everything you need to make your dinner a huge
success!
1:
ORANGES - -Lb? 5c
POTATOES ^M.99
YAMS 2 lbs. 25c
CRANBERRIES
2 Pkgs-45c
GRAPEFRUIT
10fw_29c
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100% PURE GROUND
BEIF 4lk- 1
PORK or BEEF HEARTS .. 2 lbs. 39c
SLICED BACON
EB05^ 491
SPARE RIBS _ Lb. 45c
PORK CENTER CUTS „ Lb. 59c
CHAPS >391
CUDAHY’S PICNIC HAMS _ Lb. 37c
OVSIERS 79f
PINT
WE HAVE A FULL SELECTION OF
HOLIDAY FOWL
JUMBO
PEANUTS or
BABY
WALNUTS
ALL POPULAR BRANDS
CIGARETTES Carton 1.99
FANCY
Sweet POTATOES No a 25c
VELVET or PRINCE ALBERT
TOBACCO-Mb. tin 89«
FIRESIDE 14-OZ. PKG.
MARSHMALLOWS-29c
LjBBn FROZEN FOODS
STRAWBERRIES, 14-oz. pks. 29c
ORANGE JUICE.2 for 35c
HOLLAND DUTCH
ICE CREAM S' 55®
BEET
SUGAR 10 Lbs._S9c
JERSEY CREAM
FLOUR SSI 3.39
K BUTTER-NUT
I COFFEE ib._93c
SEEDLESS
RAISINS 2 Lbs... 35c
BROWN or POWDERED
SUGAR K,_ 10c
SPRING VALLEY
OLEO 4 Lbs_
DEL MONTE TOMATO or PINEAPPLE
JUICE 3 I'iZ"_
STOKELY’S CRUSHED
PINEAPPLE 4
Cans _
BAKERITE
SHORTENING 3 Lbs
GENUINE
JEU-0 3 Pkgs
SWANSDOWN
CAKE MIX 3 PkgS ...
| FROM ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU
I A MERRY CHRISTMAS &
I A PROSPEROUS HEW YEAR! _
1 BILL — BEVERLY — ALT — LEONA — ROLLAND
| BETTY — BOB - ROGER — FLOYD — LARRY
| TOM — KENNETH — JIM — DEAN and PHIL
I We Will Be CLOSED ALL DAY Christmas
