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Volume 75.—Number 28. O’Neill, Holt, County, Nebraska, Thursday, November 10, 1955. Seven Cents
STATE HIST SOC „x
School Man Stalks
from Room; Game Off
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Shut-Down Gas
Pumps to Celebrate
Sam Marcellus, Wife
Wed 50 Years
STUART—Mr. and Mrs. Sam
A. Marcellus held open-house for
friends and relatives on their 50th
wedding anniversary at their
home Sunday, November 6. Sev
enty-five persons called between
2 and 4 p.m.
A family dinner was held at
the Stuart auditorium at neon,
attended by 80 persons.
Mrs.- Marcellus was born at
Correctionville, la., and when
5-years-old moved with her
parents onto a Knox county
homestead located near the Nio
brara river south of Verdel.
Mr. Marcellus, born at Ful
ton, ill., (Whiteside county),
moved with his parents to Boyd
county.
His father, J. A. Marcellus,
owned and operated the first
. store in Monowi. The store is still
standing.
It was when Georgiana Brun
son was clerking in his father’s
» store that their romance culmi
nated in marriage.
They were married at Monowi
November 8, 1905, and worked in
his father’s store a year until it
was sold. Mr. Marcellus then
took a job as a railroad section
hand at the “magnificent wage of
$1.40 for a 10-hour day.”
From there in 1908 they moved
to a farm south of Naper. The
place joined what is now the
White Horse ranch on the west.
The Marcelluses are the par
ents of four children, a son,
Wayne of Bassett, and three
daughters—Mrs. Henry (Melcta)
Waechter and Mrs. C. R. (Ruby)
Meyers, both of Stuart, and Mrs.
Dwight (Dilas) Moody of Ains
worth.
In 1931 they moved their fam
ily to a farm five miles west of
Stuart, and in 1935 they moved
to Stuart.
Mr. Marcellus in partnership
for a time with John Schneider
was in the oil business. The part
nership was dissolved and Mr.
and Mrs. Marcellus have been
operating the filling station on
north Main street for the past 15
years.
Occasionally motorists are
surprised when they pull into
the station and a white-haired
lady at the gas pumps asks,
“How many?”
Both Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus
ar* in good health.
The Marcellus residence was
decorated with baskets and bou
quets of yellow and white chry
santhemums. The serving table
was centered with a three-tier
decorated anniversary cake.
The honored couple cut the
first piece of cake, after which
their daughters and daughters
in-law served.
Miss Rose Brunson presided at
the table and Miss Kay Meyers
was in charge of the guest book.
The Misses Janice Meyers and
Karen Moody were at the gift
table.
Children of the couple present
ed gold wrist watches to their
parents.
Their four children, nine
grandchildren and one great
grandchild were among tho-c
present.
Relatives from a distance were:
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Talbott of
Zillah, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Wagner of Fremont; Mr. and
Mrs. L. W. Ringsted and Mrs Jo
sepha Rijogsted, all of Denver,
Colo., and L. W. Ringsted of
Hastings.
Schools to Close
on Veterans Day
The city’s two school systems
—O’Neill public school and St.
Mary’s academy — will not con
vene classes on Friday, Novem
ber 11, because of veterans day.
Veterans day also has beer,
designated as one of the holidays
observed by the Chamber of
Commerce. Mayor Alva Marcel
lus has proclaimed a citywide
holiday.
Members of Simonson post 93,
American Legion and auxiliary
and their guests will take part in
a turkey “feed” Friday evening,
starting at 6 o’clock. The affair
will be held at the Legion audi
torium.
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Mrs. George Dwyer
Expires in Omaha
Mrs. George F. Dwyer, 5?, of
Elkhom, the former Ella Shoe
maker of O’Neill, died at 8 o’
clock Tuesday evening, Novem
ber 8, in an Omaha hospital. Fu
neral arrangements have not been
completed.
Survivors include: Widower —
George; sisters—Mrs. John Kick
ev of O’Neill and Mrs. Thomas
Brennan of Lincoln; uncles —
John, George and Bert Shoemak
er, all of O’Neill; aunt—Mrs. Cas
per Pribil of O’Neill.
Pat McCart, 74,
Expires at Chadron
PAGE — Pat McCart, 74, a
rancher at Oelrichs, S.D., died
recently at a Chadron hospital
from a kidney and heart condi
tion. Mrs. McCart is the former
Nettie Lines of Page.
Survivors include: Wiodw —
Nettie; daughter—Mrs. Laveeta
Moody of Chadron; son — Law
rence McCart of California.
(See editorial on page 2)
A veterans day gridiron classic,
featuring the undefeated Ewing
high school Tigers and the rug
ged class B Gordon Broncos, has
been cancelled. The game was to
have been played Friday at Ains
worth.
Two special trains on the Chi
cago & North Western railroad
were scheduled to leave Norfolk
and Chadron simultaneously and
pack aboard hundreds of partis
ans, several bands and numerous
family groups for the daylight
ride to Ainsworth. The host city
was making preparation ^o ac
comodate up to two thousand vis
itors, many of whom were com
ing by rail.
But the agreed plan fell
through Monday when the
Gordon superintendent, J. C.
Berguson, advanced a series of
reasons why the game should
n’t be played.
Save - the - Trains association’s
game committee, headed by A. P.
Jaskowiak of O’Neill, had earlier
received confirmation of the plan
from the Gordon coach and the
board of education president.
S-T-A officials at Gordon said
“Berguson upset the applecart.”
An estimated three hundred
persons, possibly more, were to
have boarded at Gordon.
Ewing enthusiasts said the Ti
gers had been seen in action by
Gordon observers.
Berguson has been superinten
dent at Gordon about 10 years.
He stalked out of a meeting at
tended by a member of the S-T-A
board of directors, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and
several members of the board of
education.
The Frontier learned that
many Gordon people were upset
by the dramatic turn of events.
Ewing school officials said the
objections offered by Burgeson
were “routine administrative
problems” and were not consid
ered valid reasons for not follow
ing through with a plan previous
ly agreed upon.
In a statement in the Gordon
Journal, published Wednesday,
November 10, Berguson described
the whole affair as a “misunder
standing”. The statement refer
red to “risks involved” in the
transportation of school children.
Walter Snyder, 82,
Burial at Page
Fatally Stricken i n
Lodge Hall
PAGE — Funeral services for
Walter Snyder, 82, of Ainsworth
were conducted Tuesday after
noon, November 8, from the
Methodist church in Page. He had
suffered a stroke one week ear
lier while attending a lodge meet
ing in Ainsworth, was transferred
to the hospital there, and died
Saturday, November 5.
Rev. lisle Mewmaw, church
pastor, officiated. Marvin and
Dale Stauffer sang “Face to
Face,” “Beautiful Isle of Some
where” and “Saved by Grace."
Mrs. Merwyn G. French, jr., was
piano accompanist. Pallbearers
were Frank Cronk, Ben and Har
old Asher, Don Nissen, Everette
Copes and Roger Bowen. Burial
was in the Page cemetery.
The late Mr. Snyder was
born July 19, 1873, near Cam
bridge, 111., Henry county, a
son of the late David C. and
Sarah Snyder.
When he was 11-years-old he
accompanied his parents to Elm
Creek, Johnson county, Nebras
ka.
He was united in marriage
with Miss Gertie Fink on March
25, 1897. To this union were born
three children.
The Snyders came to Holt
county in March, 1907, and lived
on a farm about four miles
northeast of Page. Mrs. Snyder
died June 15, 1933.
Following his retirement from
the farm, Mr. Snyder moved to
Ainsworth in 1948.
Mr. Snyder was baptized in
early manhood in the Metho
dist faith and was a member nf
the IOOF lodge 130 at Ains
worth. ,
Mr. Snyder married Mrs. Ieie
Rost on June 2, 1953.
Survivors include: Widow —
Icie; daughters—Mrs. Edith Mil
ler of Gresham, Ore., and Mrs.
Elva Carson of Page; son—Roy
of Ainsworth; step-daughter —
Mrs. Ralph Larson of Page; sis
ter—Mrs. Clifton Jacka of Te
cumseh; brothers — Frank and
Elmer, both of Page, and Harry
of Inman; seven grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren.
Members of the Woman’s So
ciety of Christian Service and
the King’s Daughters served dm
ner and lunch to the relatives
and their guests in the church
parlors.
Pinkermans Open
TV Shop Here—
Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Pinker
man announce the opening of a
new television store in O’Neill.
It will be located in the Alva
Marcellus building on the south
side of Douglas street between
the O’Neill Cleaners and Os
borne’s Shoe Store.
Mr. Pinkerman is a recent
graduate from Radio Engineering
Institute in Omaha.
They have in stock the new
1956 Dumont television.
Their service department will
consist of complete TV repair,
radio repair, washer and dryer
repair, and repair for all small
appliances.
Frontier for printing!
Belik Rites
At Page;
Dies in Field
Hunting Accident Is
Blamed for Death
of Holt Farmer
PAGE—Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m, Monday, Novem
ber 7, from the Methodist church
here fort Frank A. Belik, 68, Page
farmer, who died in a field Fri
day, November 4. The church
could not accommodate the large
crowd attending.
Relatives said Mr. Belik died
from a hunting accident. Dr. E.
J. Bild, who was summoned, con
firmed the cause of death. Holt
County Attorney William W.
Griffin and Holt County Sheriff
Leo Tomjack investigated. Tom
jack said there was no inquest.
The remains lay in state at
the church from 10 a.m., Mon
day until the funeral hour.
Rev. Lisle Mewmaw, church
pastor, officiated. Mesdames
Cordes Walker, Lorenz Riege
Jerry Lamason and Ray Snell
sang “The Old Rugged Cross,”
“In the Garden” and “Does Jesus
Care?” Mrs. John Lamason was
at the piano. Mrs. Robert Gray
and Mrs. Gene Mudloff were in
charge of flowers.
Burial was in the Page ceme
tery under the direction of Big
lin’s.
Active pallbearers were George
Clasey, Lindley Crumly, Jesse
Kelly, Gene Mudloff, William
Simmons, John Zumbrum, Ralph
Prill and Theodore Hurtig.
Honorary pallbearers were
Doctor Bild, Soren Sorensen, sr.,
Clarence Dobbins, W. E. Wanser.
Andrew Wettlaufer and Ray
Snell.
Mr. Belik as born February 22,
1887, at Prague, a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Belik. In
childhood he was baptized in the
Roman Catholic faith.
On November 6, 1907, at
Prague he married Albina Krac
man of Abie.
The family resided in Pierre
county and in Antelope county
before coming to the Page com
munity in 1918. Mr. Belik was
a lifelong farmer and lived 16
miles east of O’Neill. He was a
member of the CZBJ lodge at
Pierce.
The Beliks became the parents
of nine children—two sons and
seven daughters.
Survivors include: Widow —
Albina; sons — William M. and
Floyd, both of Page; daughters -
Mrs. Emma Boyle and Mrs. J. B.
(Elizabeth) Peters, both of O’
Neill, Mrs. Edna Engelhaupt of
Chambers, Mrs. Agnes Niemar.d
of Booneville, Mo., Mrs. Gladys
Scohmberg of Pierce, Mrs. Mar
garet Wettlaufer of Page, Mrs.
Sylvia Monical of Oklahoma City,
Okla.; sister— Mrs. Mary Korash
of California; 31 grandchildren;
one great-grandchild.
His father, mother, five sisters
and two brothers preceded him
in death.
K of C’s Confer
Degrees on Class
Knights of Columbus council
701 of O’Neill and council 3720 of
Butte, Spencer and Lynch con
ferred the three degrees on the
following candidates Sunday at
O’Neill:
Dr. Robert M. Langdon of O’
Neill; Arthur Seger of Newport;
Delbert C. Stonebraker, of Ew
ing; Robert M. Krotter of O’Neill;
Wilmer E. McConnell of Atkin
son; Rex L. Stowell of O’Neill,
Donald E. Bouska of Stuart;
Thomas E. Langan of O’Neill;
Ralph J. Munn of Ewing; Beuneti
A. Bazelman of O’Neill; Richard
J. Minton of O’Neill; Rev.
William L. Kelligar of Atkinson, j
James T. Lueken of Lynch;
Matthew M. Reiser of Pattc;
Martin J. Jehorek, jr., of Butte;
Charles T. Reiser of Butte; Wil
liam J. Ludemann, jr., of Butte;
Harry J. Hausmann of Bonesteel,
S.D.
Wilbur J. Reiser of Spencer;
Raymond A. Sibble of Spencer;
Dale E. Bloom of Spencer; Rich
ard D. Loock of Spencer; Don Ik
Angel of Butte; Anton A. Engel
haupt of Spencer; Theodore En
gelhaupt of Spencer; Willard M.
Rust of Lynch; Lawrence Kal
kowski of Lynch; Henry J. Connot
of Spencer; Edward Connot of
Spencer; John J. Hambeek of
Spencer.
The initiation was held in the
club rooms in O’Neill and the
evening banquet was held in the
city hall at Lynch. Dinnei was
served by the Altar society of
Lynch.
Rev. William Foster of Spencer
was toastmaster. Main address
was given by Glen McEniry of
Kearney, state deputy. Over two
’'undred attended.
Guest of Grandparents—
Miss Bonnie Johnson spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Johnson. |
Class C Ewing Tigers ‘Cow Country Grid Champions’
The Ewing high Tigers, who have bowled over 16 opponents without defeat during the past
two grid seasons, have been declared “cow country champions.” The class C Tigers were to have
tested the high-ranking class B Gordon Broncos in a veterans day battle at Ainsworth, but the
Gordon school superintendent blocked the plans and the game was cancelled. Hundreds of persons
were to have converged on Ainsworth in two special trains. In the photo (left-to-right): Front
row—Francis Heumesser, David Wright, Robert Koenig, Milan Welke, Gene Koenig, Jerome Kall
hoff, Ron Rotherham, Coach Richard W. Lane; second—Stanley Bartos (student manager), La
verne Stamp, Maurice Schindler, Robert Hobbs, Jack Sisson, Dorrance Hobbs, Delbert Carl, Larry
Larson, Larry Wanser, Dennis Scheer, back row—Paul Gunter, Jerome Bahm, Robert Stamp, Virgil
Potter, Larry Rotherham, Robert Tams, Robert Welke, Gene Sisson.—O’Neill Photo Co.
Pancakes, Games
Feature Program
Dedications Planned
for Street, Park
CHAMBERS — All roads will
lead to Chambers Friday, No
vember 11, for the veterans’ day
celebration sponsored jointly by
the American Legion post fire
men, commercial club and local
businessmen.
One of the main attractions
will be a parade of floats entered
by churches, schools, 4-H • clubs,
and other local groups, there will
also be free pancakes and sau
sage served by the businessmen
from 11 a.m., until 7 p.m., with a
pancake eating contest from
11:30 a.m., until noon.
Afternoon festivities will start
at 1 p.m., with a street dedication
followed by the parade of floats.
The parade will form at the
school and proceed through town
to the airport entrance where
dedication of Perkins Memorial
Airpark will take place.
Speaker for the dedication will
be M. L. Dennett of Lincoln,
chief of aviation safety of the
state department of aeronautics.
Immediatley after the dedica
tion at the airport there will be
minor sports on the Main street
for both young and old.
In the evening there will be a
lVz hour stage show at the high
school auditorium starting at 8
o’clock. To round out the day
there will be a dance at the Am
erican Legion hall, featuring
Wayne Chapman and his organ.
Former Baseball
Pitcher Expires
John (“Jack”) Foreman, 71, of
Couer d’ Alene, Ida., died Wed
nesday afternoon, November 9.
He had been ill for some time.
The late Mr. Foreman former
ly resided at Emmet, Ewing and
Ord and was well-known in
baseball circles as a pitcher. He
left this area about 20 years ago.
He was a carpenter by occupa
tion and had retired several
years ago.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Mercedes Cloud and
Mrs. Bus Miller; sisters — Mrs.
John Pruss of Emmet, Mrs. An
ton Tom jack of Ewing and Mrs.
Lena Tomjack of Ewing; brother
—Frank Foreman of Emmet;
half-sisters—Mrs. Minnie Walters
of Ewing and Mrs. Elizabeth Shi
lousky of Orchard.
100 Turkeys Ordered
for Giving Away
One hundred turkeys have been
ordered from the Tri-State tur
key farm for giving away on
Saturday, November 19. This
was reported by G. C. DeBacker,
chairman of the turkey day com
mittee. Mr. DeBacker made his
report at the Monday meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Routine other business was
discussed. Twenty were present.
The meeting was held at Slat’s
Supper club.
TO INDIANAPOLIS
EWING — State Commander
Stanley M. Hoffman of the Ne
braska American Legion is
scheduled to leave for Indianap
olis, Ind., for a series of national
meetings beginning November J”.
Action programs for 1956 will he
firmed up at these executive and
committee meetings.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Daniel Ward Flannigan, 19, of
Stuart and Dorothy Ann Friedel,
19, of Stuart, November 7.
McElvain . . . heart attack.
‘Cal’ McElvain
Dies Unexpectedly
C. C. (“Cal”) McElvain, for
merly of the Chambers and Ew
ing communities, died Sunday
morning, November 6, at Fair
mont. He had not been ill and
died suddenly of a heart attack.
The late Mr. McElvain was
born at Brainard, he married
Myrtle Worford and they became
the parents of three children.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, November 9, at Fair
mont.
Survivors include: Widow —
Myrtle, son—William of Ogden,
Utah; daughters — Helen and
Margaret, both of Lincoln; broth
er—Ralph of O’Neill; sister—
Mrs. Ted Platt of Chambers and
Mrs. W. T. Sloan of Potter; six
grandchildren.
Among those from this vicinity
attending were Mrs. R. K. Platt
of Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. James
Platt of Chambers and Ralph Mc
Elvain of O’Neill.
‘Let Me Ouf P!ay
by OHS Seniors
The O’Neill high school seniors
will present a three-act comedy
farce, “Let Me Out of Here”,
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in
the high school auditorium. The
production is under the direction
of Miss Viola E. Haynes.
The cast includes:
Eve Boyd, a vivacious young
woman, by Marilyn Carroll; Bona
Lynn, Eve’s roommate, by Lila
Dailey. Bessie Rhodes, the land
lady by Lila Dailey; Hazel Miles,
the colored maid by Mary Fet
row; Stevie Cobb, a colored boy
by James Johnson; Garret Lynn,
Bona’s brother by Ivan Kaiser;
Victor Ward, Garret’s pal by Rus
sell Borg; Angela Boyd, Eve’s
wealthy aunt by Carolyn Lind
berg; Gifford Morton, an eccen
tric young man by Elmore Blain;
Marshall Ward, Victor’s father,
by Roger Niemeyer.
GUARDS HAVE DISPLAY
Company D, O’Neill national
guard unit, has prepared a win
dow display at the M&M bakery.
The display features photographs,
newspaper clippings and a wea
pon used by the tank unit. A re
cruiting campaign is getting un
derway. O’Neill, W a h o o and
Wayne are Nebraska cities in
which permanent armory sites
soon are to be procured.
Young Mother, 21,
Dies at Atkinson
Rzezotarski Rites
Set Friday
ATKINSON—An illness of less
than a week resulted in the un
expected death Tuesday, Novem
ber 8, of Mrs. Donald Rzezotar
ski, 21, young farmwife and
mother of an eight-months-old
daughter.
Mrs. Rzezotarski was taken to
Atkinson Memorial hospital only
two days before her death. ,
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Novem
ber 11, from First Presbyterian
church here with Rev. Frank
Payas, church pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Wood Lawn
cemetery.
Her maiden name was Mareille
Kay Moore and she was born
July 17, 1934, at Cincinatti, O,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Moore.
She married Mr. Rzezotarski
December 4, 1953, in California.
The couple had been residing on
a farm four miles east of Atkin
son and 1 ?4 miles north for about
19 months.
Survivors include: Widower —
Donald; daughter—Roxanne; par
ents—Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Moore
of Mesa, Ariz.; grandmother-Mrs.
Ida Allen of Marshalltown, la.; fa
ther- and mother-in-law — Mr.
and Mrs. Gaines Rzezotarski of
Emmet; sister - in - law — Miss
Phyllis Rzezotarski of Lincoln.
Ernest Egger, 53,
Dies in Montana
Ernest Egger, 53, a former
O’Neill resident, who left here in
1926, died Tuesday, November 8,
at his home in Lewistown, Mont.
He had been ill about six months.
He suffered a heart attack some
time ago and the attack left him
partially paralyzed.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed Wednesday.
His wife is the former Hazel
Adams, a native of Montana. Mr.
Egger was a farmer when he
lived at O’Neill.
Survivors include: Widow —
Hazel; four daughters; brothers—
John of Fairfield, Mont.; Wil
liam and Walter, both of O’Neill;
sister—Miss Margaret of O’Neill.
Because of illness none of the
O’Neill next of kin will be able
to attend the funeral services.
Conference Choral
Clinic Set—
The North - Central Nebraska
high school conference choral
clinic, to be held in Valentine on
Friday, November 11, will be di
rected by Russell C. Cummings,
director of vocal music at the
Norfolk Junior college.
O’Neill high students will par
ticipate in the one-day festival.
At 8 p.m., a concert will be given
in the Valentine gymnasium.
Depart for Homes
Following Funeral—
S/Sgt. and Mrs. James Langan
returned to Lindsborg, Kans., Joe
Rotherham returned to Burling
ton, 111., and Tom and Jack Roth
erham returned to Springfield.
111., Friday morning. They had
been here to attend the funeral
of their mother and grandmoth
er, Mrs. John Rotherham.
Enter Swim Society—
Misses Jeanne Cole and Eliza
beth Schaffer, students at the
University of Nebraska, were in
itiated on Monday as member'! <f
the Aquatettes, a women’s swim
ming society. There were 24
members initiated this year.
Four from Family
Now in Hospitals
Four members of the Miles
family are hospitalized.
F. A. Miles, partner in the
Holt County Independent, Fri
day was taken to the Vet;rans
hospital at Omaha. He has
been ailing about a month He
had been hospitalized there
and was home about a week.
Mrs. G. E. Miles, wife of the
other partner in the Independ
ent, is in St. Anthony’s hospital
here recovering from effects of
a ruptured appendix.
Arlen Miles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. E. Miles, is in Fitz
simons army hospital near
Lowry AFB recovering from
an attack of virus infection.
Mrs. Ray Bosn of O’Neill,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
Miles, submitted to an appen
dectomy Tuesday in St. An
thony’s hospital.
‘Bob’ Beelaert Wins
Club Congress Trip
Twenty-seven Nebraska 4-H
club members, including Robert
(“Bob”) Beelaert of Page, have
been named winners of trips to
the national club congress in Chi
cago, 111., November 27 to De
cember 1, it was announced Wed
nesday by Assistant State 4-H
Club Leader Duane E. Loewen
stein.
The opportunity to attend the
congress is considered one of the
highest 4-H awards offered. Win
ners are selected on the basis of
records and accomplishments by
an awards committee of county
and state extension agents.
Beelaert, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Beelaert, won the trip in
beef competition. In 1954 he was
state forestry champion. This
year he received a purple ribbon
at the state fair on his Aberdeen
Angus beef. A member of the
Eagle Hustlers club, he has been
in 4-H work 10 years.
Peter Thiele, 59,
Rites Held Monday
-# I
Longtime Resident of
Deloit
DELOIT—Peter Thiele, 59, of
Clearwater, a longtime resident
of the Deloit community, died
about 8 a.m., Friday, November
4, in Antelope Memorial hospi
tal, Neligh.
Recently he suffered a fall
while residing at the Plantation
manor at Elgin and was trans
ferred to the Neligh hospital.
Death was caused by pneumonia.
His wife died many years ago.
Survivors include: Son—Philip,
at home; daughters—Mrs. Ronnie
(Mildred) Hemenway of Clear
water, Mrs. Herman (Joan) Star
man of Elgin; three grandchil
dren; sisters—Mrs. Henry Schu
eth of Elgin, Mrs. Larry Rose of
Grand Island, Mrs. Leo Vander
snick and Mrs. John Vander
snick, both of Ewing; brother —
Carl Thiele of Clearwater.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 9:30 a.m., Monday, Novem
ber 7, from St. John’s Catholic
church. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
A rosary was offered Sunday
evening at the Thiele residence.
Rev. Alfred Hoesing, church
pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev.
P. J. Burke of Ewing.
The late Mr. Thiele was bom
of pioneer parents at Randolph
on November 13, 1896.
Atkinson Makes
Vets’ Day Plans—
ATKINSON — Farley - Tushla
post of the American Legion and
auxiliary met in a joint meeting
last week at the Legion hall.
Guest speakers were Mrs. C. C.
Becker of Pierce, district presi
dent, who spoke on the national
American Legion meeting held at
Miami, Fla., and Charles E.
Chace of Atkinson, district com
mander, who addressed the group
about county government, its
purpose and orgin.
Plans were made for the aux
iliary - sponsored veterans’ day
celebration. Members of the ba
zaar committee for the cele
bration are Mrs. Fred Jung
man, Mrs. Mary Gilg, Mrs. Vio
let Ashcroft and Mrs. Frank J.
Brady.
Woman’s Role in
Church Studied—
PAGE—Mrs. Jesse Kelly had
the devotions and the lesson on
the topic ‘‘Women and the
Church Through the Centries”
when the WSCS met Thursday
at the church. Mrs. Elmer Trow
bridge presided. Fifty dollars was
voted to be paid on the mission
ary budget. Mrs. Ray Snell gave
a report on the last meeting. A
skit on “Woman’s Part in the
Church’’ was given by Mesdames
Elmer Trowbridge, Ray Snell and
Jesse Kelly.
Pvt. David L. Eby, who is sta
tioned at Fitzsimons army hospi
tal in Denver, Colo., spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Eby.
Mrs. Lod Janousek returned j
Friday from Fremont after spend- [
ing the past three weeks taking
care of her father, Albert Rath
ovic. I
Road Key
to Closing
of School
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Opinion Sought on
Status of 21/2-Mile
SW Holt Stretch
AMELIA — A question raised
Tuesday in Linclon by an Amelia
delegation concerning two miles
of Holt county road as referred
to the state attorney-general.
The question is whether the
graded but not surfaced stretch
constitutes “reasonably improv
ed” highway.
Amelia’s high school enroll
ment has shrunk to five, fewer
than the minimum required by \ *
statute for operation of a two
year high school.
Six years ago the Amelia school
counted 12 students in high
school. »
The law says a school like
Amelia’s “cannot be operated
within 15 miles on a reasonably
improved highway of another
four-year high school.”
If the 2%-mile stretch of
graded road does not classify as
“reasonably improved” it may
represent a legal technicality
by which Amelia may keep its
high school.
Chambers, 10% miles from Am
elia, has a four-year high school
enrollment of 60. „
Miss Elja McCullough, dean of
women at Dana college, Blair,
and a former Holt county super
intendent, said in portions of the
road “you get stuck in sand and
mud.”
Other delegates agreed that
parts of the road are impassable
for long periods.
They included Clyde Widman,
school board president; Harlan
Dierking, superintendent; Duane
Carson, principal, and Thomas
Doolittle.
2 Hereford Sales
Top Calendar
Two registered Hereford sales
lop The Frontier’s auction calen
dar.
The 24th annual fall sale of the
North-Central Nebraska Hereford
association will be held at Bas
sett on Saturday, November 12.
The show will start at 10 a.m.;
the sale at 1:30 p.m. Emil Rezac
of Tabor, S.D., will be judge. El
mer (“Tug”) Phillips, sale man
ager, said 32 registered bulls will
be offered.
Twenty-three bulls and 10 fe
males will be offered by the Holt
County Hereford Breeders’ asso
ciation in the annual fall sale to
be held at the O’Neill Livestock
Market on Tuesday, November
15, according to James W. Roon
ey, sale manager. The offering
includes 16 senior yearling bulls,
five summer yearling bulls, one
yearling bull and one two-year
old; also two cows with calves;
seven open yearling heifers and
one heifer calf. (Details on page
5.)
Other sales:
Wednesday, November 16: O.
L. and Adileen Kellar, residing
two miles north of Chambers
and 2% miles east; complete
close-out; 71 head of cattle, ma
chinery; Col. Ed Thorin of O’
Neill, auctioneer; Chambers State
Bank, clerk. (Details on page 10.)
Friday, November 18: Aaron
Lange, living eight miles north of
Atkinson, six east, three north
and one-half east; farm closeout
including 92 head of cattle, ma
chinery, feed; Col. Wallace O’
Connell of O’Neill, auctioneer;
First National Bank of Atkinson,
clerk. (Details on page'll.)
Friday, November 25: Joe J.
Jelinek & Sons of Verdi gre, reg
istered Hereford sale, 28 males
and 18 females; Creighton Live
stock Pavilion. (Write for cata
log.)
St. Paul s Awaits
Mission Festival
CHAMBERS — Rev. Dr. O. H
Schmidt, executive secretary of
the board of foreign missions,
Lutheran church (Missouri syn
od) will be the mission festival
speaker at St. Paul’s Lutheran
church, Chambers, Sunday, No
vember 13.
All Lutheran and surrounding
community churches are invited
to reserve this date. Morning ser
vices will begin at 10:30 with
Doctor Schmidt preaching the
sermon. Dinner will be served at
noon and the afternoon service
will begin at 2:45 pan.
TOPS S.C. MARKET
ATKINSON — Darel Bright,
Atkinson rancher, topped the
Sioux City livestock market last
Thursday with 42 heifer calves.
He was pictured with his offer
ing by a Sioux City television
station.
Visiting Kin—
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wagner of
New York have been visiting rel
atives in O’Neill and Beatrice.
He received his discharge Octo
ber 3.