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Volume 76.—Number 3. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 31, 195b. Sevt»n Cents.
Mrs. Ralph Gribble of Port Angeles, Wash.. Glen Adams of
Chambers and Mrs. Harold Mtrhel of Seattle. Wash., reminisce
at 1956 Chambers high school alumni banquet. Mrs. Gribble, the
former Dorothy Lee. and Mr. Adams were in the class of 1925; Mrs.
Michel, the former Florence Lee, was graduated in 1924. — I he
Frontier Photo.
Thousands Expected
for Big Air Show
Jets, ’Chute Show
Are Features
All roads will lead to the air
show to b field Sunday at the
Municipal airport, starting at 1
p.m. The show is under the spon
sorship of company D of the na
tional guards and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Per
formances will be in front of the
grandstand.
Features will include formation
flying by air national guard jets,
a parachute jump by “Big M^c,”
stunt flying, helicopter demon
stration, seeding and spraying
demonstrations, an exhibition by
the M-47 Patton tank (belonging
to the O’Neill guard company),
drag racing, civil air patrol flying
and horse show.
Admission will be 50 cents with
children admitted free. Proceeds
go to the guard company.
Guards will be active in en
listment work during the affair,
vs hieh is expected to attract
thousands of visitors.
Official program (clip and save.
1 p.M. — Welcome of civilian
pilots, CAP pilots, oldest, young
est fartherest; introduction of
Miss Janice Holsclaw, “Miss O’
Neill of 1956,” at the grandstand.
1:20 P.M.—Helicopter demon
stration by National Guard C apt.
Wittstruck.
130 P.M. — Horse race and
demonstration, by O’Neill Saddle
club. ...
1 so P.M.—"How Not to Fly,
demonstration, by Pilot George
Nachtman, manager of the O Neill
Municipal airport.
2:10 P.M.—Aerial seeding and
spraying, demonstration, by the
Kluthe Flying Service, Elgin.
2:30 p.M.—Jet formation Hy
ing by air national guard flight
from Lincoln.
2:50 P.M.—M-47 (Patton) tank
demonstration by national guards,
company D, 195th tank battalion.
3:10 P.M.—CAP flying demon
stration (state and civilian pi
lots ).
3:30 P.M.— Parachute demon
stration and jump by “Big Mac.’
3:50 P.M,—Drag racing (addi
tional entrants welcome).
Pick Nominees
for C of C Posts
Annual election of officers and
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce will take place Monday
evening, June 4, at a meeting
place to be designated.
The nominating committee in
cluded Harry Petersen, Melvin
Ruzicka, Leo Moore and William
McIntosh.
Officer nominees include: C. E.
Jones and Joe Stutz, for presi
dent; Verne Reynoldson and
John H. McCarville, for first
vice - president; Virgil Laursen
and Francis Gilg, for second vice
president; John Watson, the only
nominee for treasurer.
Director nominees include: Dale
Wilson, Henry Lofflin, R. G.
Shelhamer, William Patton, Wen
dell J. Nelson and Don Petersen.
Shelhamer and Petersen will
be voted on as alternates.
Informal Golf
Tourney Planned
An informal golf tournament
for members and friends of the
O’Neill Country club was to be
held memorial day (Wednesday),
starting at 1 p.m.
District 4-11 Speech
Winners Named—
BASSETT—Winners have beer
announced for the district timely
topic speaking contest held at
Bassett.
Jean Thurber, 16. of Burwell
and James Gilg, 15, of Atkinson
will represent the district in the
state contest held in conjunction
with state 4-H club week in Lin
coln, June 5-8.
Jean is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Thurber. Title of her
talk was “To Make the Best Bet
ter.”
James is the son of Mr. anc
Mrs. Clarence Gilg. His talk was
entitled “Puzzle of Life.”
First Communion
Sunday at Lynch—
LYNCH— Three children wil
receive first communion Sunday
June 3, at Assumption Blessed
Virgin Mary Catholic church
Meanwhile 43 children have beer
attending two weeks of catechisrr
classes. The children will pic-nii
Saturday on the rectory lawn,
missing 14 If
Frontier for printing!
Chambers Alums m
Annual Banquet
(Another photo on page 6)
CHAMBERS—The fifth annual
reunion and banquet of the
Chambers High School Alumni
association was held here Tues
day evening, May 29. Honored
guests were members of the
classes of 1926. 1936, 1946 and
1956.
Eugene H. Baker was toastmas
ter. Mrs. Wayne Smith, secretary,
;aid the banquet was one of the
best of the series.
“We have been amazed by the
manner in which the enthusiasm
and attendance has held up since
starting the series," Mrs. Smith
explained. Purposely the affair is
held on the eve of memorial day
when many former residcn*.- re
turn to decorate graves.
The banquet was held in the
school auditorium.
Ike Siffns Water
w'
Bill for Ainsworth
President Einsenhower has
signed legislation authorizing the
Ainsworth irrigation district pro
ject in Nebraska.
This project calls for a dam on
the Snake river in Cherry coun
ty, with canals running into
Brown ana mock euuimw.
proximately 34,000 acres would
be irrigated. Estimated cost of the
project is 26-million-dollars.
Representative A. L. Miller
(R-Nebr.), who intrt>duced the
authorization bill, said he hopes
congress will vote some money to
get the project under construction
in the year beginning July 1.
The O’Neill irrigation project is
next in line. Detailed surveys are
being developed now by bureau
of reclamation personnel.
Mounts Retires As
Scout Chairman
District Judge D. R. Mounts of
O’Neill, chairman of the Boy
Scouts in the Sandhills district
for 15 years, is retiring. He will
be succeeded by John Drayton of
Valentine, who was elected Mon
day night at Ainsworth.
Other officers: Ray Ballard of
Valentine, Arthur Webber of Bas
sett, Sam Ely of Ainsworth and
Lyle Dierks of Ewing, vice-chair
men; Mounts and Charles Kurtz
of Springview, members of the
board-at-large; William Vander
heiden of Valentine and Dr. J. M.
Pupcelik of Spencer, representa
tives on the executive board.
Fix Date for
Iris Show—
ATKINSON—The Iris society
will hold its 10th annual iris
show at the school auditorium on
Wednesday, June 6. There is no
admission.
POOL OPENS AT 1 PM.
The Municipal swimming pool
was to open at 1 p.m., Wednesday
(memorial day) for the third
season. _
Father of
10 Children
Dies at 44
Clarence V. Donohoe
Su f f e r s Lingering
Heart Ailment
Clarence V. Donohoe, 44, O'
' Neill farmer and father of 10 ?hd
1 dren. died at 3:15 p.m., Sunday,
May 27, in St. Anthony’s hospi
tal.
He had suifered a heart ailment
for several years and had been
seriously ill about two weeks.
Funeral services were to be
conducted at 9 a m., Wednesday,
May 30, from St. Patrick’s Cath
olic church with Rev. Thomas
Hitch officiating. Burial was to
be in Calvary cemetery.
A rosary was offered Tues lay
evening at Biglin’s funeral crap
el. Pallbearers chosen were John
Jensen, John Conway, Leo Tom
jack, Robert Moore, John Cleary
and Joe Dufek.
Mr. Donohoe had entered the
hospital about a fortnight ago
for a rest, lie suffered a heart
attack on Monday, May 21.
Thereafter, his condition was
listed as “critical.”
The late Mr. Donohoe was born
seven miles north of O’Neill May j
3, 1912. a son of the late Thomas
F. (‘Dear”) Donohoe and Eliz
abeth McNichols Donohoe.
He was reared on the home-;
place and attended school in dis-1
iriti ui •
On July 20, 1938, he married1
Dorothy Lois Sullivan at Omaha.
They became the parents of j
five sons and five daughters. The I
children’s ages range from 10-1
months-old to 16-years-old.
The couple lived two years on
the John McNiehols place and in
1940 moved onto the Donohoe [
homeplace, where they have
resided continuously.
He was a member of St. Pat
rick's church and the Knights of
Columbus. In 1954 he won the
democratic nomination for Holt
county supervisor from the dis
trict.
Survivors include: Widow —
Lois; daughters—Ellen, Kathleen,
| Mary, Jean and Ann; sons —
Thomas, Owen, Neil, Billy and
Patrick; brethers — Joseph of
1- remont and Gerald of Santa
Monica, Calif.
Both brothers were among rel
atives from a distance arriving
late Tuesday to be present for
the funeral.
Scouts Collect Used
Goodwill Clothing
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts,
working under the direction of
Don Maw and other adult lead
ers, were gratified in their door
to-door collection of used cloth
ing for the benefit of the Good
j will Industries.
They distributed 750 paper
! bags on Saturday. May 19, in
cluding printed requests.
One week later when they
made their pickups they received
response from 515 householders.
Some of the boxes included box
es of used cloothing.
Don Lyons furnished a vehicle
I and the Odd Fellows provided
space for storing the clothing.
Miss Barbara Wayman left on
Tuesday after having visited Miss
Nancy Wray for three days.
O’Neill Girl, 15,
Reported Missing
A 15-year-old O’Neill girl, Ma
ry Patty Cunningham, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cunningham,
was reported missing late Mon- >
day and authorities were asked j
to assist in the search.
An inexperienced driver, she i
left O’Neill in a 1954 Ford fordor
belonging to her sister. She had
only five dollars, which had been
borrowed from a friend.
Mary Patty was wearing jeans
and a white blouse. She weighs
95 pounds, has red hair and
freckles.
Holt County Sheriff Leo Tom
jack is seeking information re
garding her whereabouts.
Move Made for
Fire District—
STUART—More than 20 ranch
ers from the Stuart area met on
Monday evening with the local
fire department to organize , a
fire protection plan to cover ap
proximately 400 square miles.
The ranchers are now circulat
ing petitions to obtain the signa
tures of 60 percent of the free
holders, the number needed to
organize a rural fire protection
district.
Earl Baker, 71,
Fatally Stricken
Atkinson Farmer Dies
in Hospital
ATKINSON— Earl Baker, 71,
a lifelong resident of this com
munity, died about 3 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, May 28, in Atkin
son Memorial hospital.
He had worked in the field
listing corn during the forenoon,
went to the house where he was
stricken, and was removed Dy
ambulance to the hospital. He
died within four hours of the
time he was stricken.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.rri., Thursday, May
31, at the Methodist church here
with Rev. E. G. Hughes, church
pastor, officiating. Burial will be
in Wood Lawn cemetery under
the direction of Segers. Pallbear
ers will be Ralph Beck. Claude
Raymer, Robert (“Bud”) Martens, |
Russell Everett, Orville Hitchcock j
and Charles Mlinar.
The late Mr. Baker was born
at Atkinson October 15, 1884.
He was the son of David and
Ellen Timson Baker.
He was married in Atkinson *
or April 22, 1908, to Elizabeth
Fleming.
For many years he made his
home 214 miles east of here on a
farm.
Survivors include: Widow —
Elizabeth; sons—Merl of Gustine,
Calif., and Ivan of Atkinson;
daughter — Mrs. John (Helen)
Osborne of Atkinson; 14 grand
children; three great-giandcnil
dien; brothers—Charles of Boul
der, Colo., and Dean of Sioux
Falls, S.D.
Arrives for Visit—
PNC Richard D. Morgan, son of
Mrs. Ruth Morgan, arrived Mon
day evening from Great Lakes,
111. After spending a couple days
here he left for San Diego, Calif.,
for an advanced training course
for two weeks He plans to return
for a week’s visit. It has been
two years since he had been
home.
Mrs. H G. Kruse entertained
the Merri Myx club Tuesday at
a 1:30 dessert-luncheon.
What with Calves, Horse, Rodeos . . .
Sharon Miner Is a Busy Girl
By MRS. N. I>. ICKES, SR.
Feature Writer
Not often a 4-H club or any
other project, stretched over the
years, can be documented with
exact records and living proof.
Miss Sharon Miner, 16, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Evert Miner
of O'Neill, has amassed an envi
able—and profitable—record.
In February, 1949. Sharon, a
fourth grader, was provided by
her grandfather. Floyd Whitaker
of Chambers, with a 6-months-old
registered Angus heifer of Band
olier breeding. The heifer came
from the Ressel herd.
Mr. Whitaker, a 4-H booster,
offered a calf to each grandchild
as a gift. Sharon was the 1949
| candidate.
Bandolier Barbara 13th (that
was the calfs official tag) was a
granddaughter of Bandolier Fel
mar, grand champ -of the 1944
I Iowa state show.
From an investment of $105 in
1949, this female has produced
! three heifers and three bulls and
is responsible f o r increasing
Sharon's herd to 16 (15 are on the
i place). One of the bulls is in use
‘ as a junior herd sire. Sharon is
; feeding two for fat steers,
j Since 1949 Sharon has:
Shown a blue ribbon calf at the
Holt county fair every year ex
,cept one.
I Received a second in showman
ship at the Holt fair in 1954; first
in 1955. *'
Received an Ak-Sar-Ben award
each year.
Gave a demonstration on ralf
i throwing and received an Ak
| award (together with her broth -
j er, Russell).
She is a veteran in the saddle
(riding since she was 2-years
old).
Showed a purple ribbon winner
at the state fair in 1955.
Received sixth in the state fu
turity show at Columbus.
Competed in the Burwell ro
deo in 1953 and was queen of the
Lone Star rodeo in 1955.
Twice grabbed first in the bar
rel race at the Fairfax, S.D.,
rodeo.
Last year took a second, fourth
and fifth in the national high
school rodeo at Harrison. (She
will compete there again this
year.)
The blonde O’Neill high school
junior, who has been active in
numerous school activities, has
shown cattle three years at the
state fair and two years at Ale.
Miss Miner is a member of the
Eagle Hustlers 4-II club, Frank
Beelaert and Roger Bowen, lead
ers. There are 27 members and
the club is divided into sections.
Gerhardt Luebeke is leader of the
dairy section.
The Misses Lorna and Marjorie
Marcellus returned on Saturday
from the Robert Tams home at
Ewing where they had visited
for three days.
Miss Miner . . . starts with
calf: now 16 head.
«
Butcher Knife in One Hand . . .
Falls Down Basement Steps
. ■i < ^i-i ■
CHAMBERS — Mrs. J. M.
Hodgkin, gray-haired wife of
the Methodist church pastor
here, thinks hospitals are won
derful institutions. Care anu
compassion found wuthin them
are unbounded, she says.
She should know.
Mrs. Hodgkin lias been hos
pitalized four times in less than
a year.
iler latest trip might have
been unnecessary—because the
accident easily could have been
fatal. She fell down the base
ment steps at her home about
6 a.m., Monday, May 28, carry
ing a butcher knife in one hand
and a blanket in the other. (She
was going to the basement to
do laundry and intended to use
the knife for cuttng soap.)
Mr. Hodgkin was not home.
Her only injuries were fractur
ing the right arm at the wrist
and suffering a dislocation at
the elbov/.
In July, 1955, Mrs. Hodgkin
was obliged to enter Bryan Mi -
morial hospital at Lincoln be
cause a virus infection nearly
kayoed her. In November, 1955,
she was involved in an automo
bile accident and entered St.
Anthony’s hospital for treat
ment. Last month she was hos
pitalized a short time at St.
Anthony’s and received pneu
monia treatment.
Ironically, Mrs. Hodgkin and
her husband are leaving Cham
bers in just a few days—after
Reverend Hodgkin draws a new
assignment from the Nebraska
Methodist conference, which
will convene in Fremont.
The couple came to Chambei s
from Meadow Grove two years
Mrs. J. M. Hodgkin, arm fractured in two places, gets hospital
care for third time from Mrs. Vera Morsbach, nurse's aid.—The
Frontier Photo.
ago. They have been serving i
the Chambers and Amelia par- j
ishea Sunday evening they were :
honored in a surprise farewell '
party by the Amelia church
members.
Mrs. Vera Morsbach, a nurse's
aid. is helping care for this
“good customer" for the third
lime.
Patterson Speaker
in Memorial Rites
R. C. Patterson of Lincoln,
tate adjutant, of the Nebraska
department of the American Le
gion. was to be principal speak
er at the memorial day services
here Wednesday, May 30.
Members of Simonson post 5)3
of the American Legion and aux
iliary were to gather at the Le
gion auditorium at 9:30 a.m. The
parade was to move westward on
Dougals street at 9:45 a.m.
The parade was to be led by
the Municipal band. Besides the
Legion and auxiliary, other un
its represented were to be the
Boy Scouts find Girl Scouts.
Charles E. Chace of Atkinson
was to speak fit Chambers at 2
p.m., and Rev. E. \V. Danitschek,
pastor of St. John’s Lutheran
church in Atkinson, was to speak
in memorial rites in Atkinson at
the school auditorium, starting at
2 p.m.
The auxiliary and Legion mem
birs were to sponsor a memorial
day program on Wednesday after
noon at the Page high school
auditorium.
Rev. Lisle Mewmaw was to
give the invocation and Rev. Har
ry Johnson was to pronounce the
closing benediction.
A short program was arranged.
Church Addition
Plans Accepted
PAGE—Plans drawn and pre
pared by Joe Carlson of Laurel
were accepted by members and
friends of the Page Methodist
church at a recent open meeting.
The parishoners plan an addition
to be built onto the church.
Contractors are now' supplying
figures for the addition.
Merwyn G. French, jr., pre
sided at the meeting.
Extensive Showers
Brighten Crop Hopes
Leaps from Tractor;
Lands Safely But
Machine Is Burned
LYNCH—Merle Sieler, Lynch
farmer, leaped from his tractor
when the machine upset on a side
hill while planting corn.
He landed safely but hot trac
tor fuel caught afire and touch
ed off a prairie fire that spread
over several acres. Lynch Bremen
and others succeeded in quench
ing the blaze.
The taretor was badly burned
and is almost a complete loss.
TB Association Gives
$100 to Hospital
The Holt County Tuberculosis
association received a letter of
thanks from the Nebraska Hos
pital for Tubeculosis at Kearney
in a letter to the association pres
ident, Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher.
Mrs. Katherine Minnor, reha
bilitation coordinator, thanked
the Holt county association for
its contribution of $100, which
will be used to purchase books,
occupational therapy equipment
and supplies for the patients.
‘‘Montana Jack” Sullivan and I
his brother, Dan, both of Butte.
Mont., and Romaine Saunders of
Lincoln, author of The Frontier’s
"Praireiland Talk” feature, were
among the early arrivals for me
morial day.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nutter
plan to go to Thedford memorial
day to get their daughter, Alma.
About the time many folks
were ready to despair of any
moisture to aid the small grain
and hay crop, the rains came.
But precipitation was in the
form of “local showers” and gen
erally those showers covered a
wide area.
However, much more rain is
needed and the weatherman
touches an encouraging note in
the five-day forecast.
Small grain and alfalfa look
very good in Boyd county and
portions of northern Holt where
some rainfall was received a week
earlier.
It is generally conceded the
rains came in the nick of time
and some portions of the county
still need moisture badly.
The Spencer-Butte area early
Tuesday received rainfall ranging
from a quarter of an inch to .60.
Art Fuelberth, who lives
rorthwest of Atkinson, esti
mates two inches of moisture
has fallen at his place during
the past week.
Other late Sunday rainfall in
cluded: Lynch, .40; Fairfax, S.D.,
.50; Colome, S.D., .70; Albion, .25;
Chadron, .52; Valentine, .68.
Weather summary:
Hi Lo Prec.
May 24 79 50
May 25 78 49
May 26 80 58
May 27 81 62 .21
May 28 85 58 .17
May 29 . 84 60 .03
Total . 41
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Watson of
Rapid City, S.D., arrived Friday
to spend a week with her moth
Five of the municipal strikers: Joe Xekoilte, Howard Newton, Walter Schmohr, Don Douglass
and Arthur Holz . . . they offered conditions under which they would go back to work.—The Fron
tier Photo.
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Strikers
Dropped
from Rolls
Council Votes 5-to-0;
Says It Can't Meet
Workers’ Demands
BULLETIN
By n vote of 5-0. the c»l>
council Tuesday night, in spe
cial session, voted to terminate
thr services of the seven strik
ing employees at midnight on
May 31. In a prepared state
ment, the council said it felt it
could not meet the workers'
demands that had been pre
sented. Robert Moore, Third
ward councilman, did not vote.
Seven city employees, five men
and two women, decided last
Thursday evening to launch a sit
down strike against the new city
administration something new in
the annals of municipal affairs.
The strike began at 8 a.nr, on
Friday. Five men held forth on
i chairs and tables at the fire sta
tion.
Late Tuesday, at the end of the
| fourth day of the strike, Mayor
! D. C. Schaffer held a special
meeting of the council. Earlier,
Schaffer had offered no comment
on the extraordinary behavior <>t
tlie employees — all holdovers
I from a previous city administra
i tion.
i When Mayor Schaffer took
office lie announced there
would he no changes in the ad
ministration of city and police
affairs except there would be
some economy moves.
Elected to office on the same
ticket with Schaffer were J. J.
Berigan, First ward councilman,
and Leigh Reynoldson, Second
ward.
Also elected in April wore John
Turner, Second ward, and Rob
ert Moore, Third ward.
Holdover councilmen are M. .1.
J Golden, First ward, and Fred
Hcermann, Second.
Striking personnel do not in
clude members of the police force
I hut Police Matron Edith Castle -
j man is included. Others on strik*
arc* Don D o u g 1 a s s , Walter
Schmohr and Douglass’ wife, De
I lores, constituting the water de
partment; Howard Newton, Joe
Nekolite and Arthur Holz, all of
the street and sewer departments
A spokesman for the strikers
said the seven would return to
work immediately with these
concessions from the mayor and
council:
1. Assurance be given that all
personnel involved would be hir
ed and fired by a majority of the
elected members of the council.
2. That a new street commis
sioner be appointed (to replace
Perigan).
3. That L. O. (“Let”) Johnson,
recently appointed foreman, be
relieved.
4. That Police Magistrate Ralph
If. Walker move his court from
the police station to the city hall.
(Walker was elected magistrate
on the Schaffer slate.)
5. That the police matron be
given one day off per week.
6. That all work orders come
from a majority of the council.
7. That there be no wage cuts
in any way, shape or form.
Douglass, who was a spokes
man, said the crew has been idle
except for the time required to
keep the water pumps and sewer
lift in operation.
Douglass spoke in behalf of the
strikers at Tuesday’s hearing.
Mayor Schaffer asked Douglass
if the extreme sitdown measure
had been used to bring embar
rassment upon the new adminis
tration.
Schaffer also asked Douglass
why the grievances could not
have waited and the work be
carried on until the next reg
ular meeting of the council.
Douglass said it was the feeling
of the employees they would be
“picked off” one at a time and
discharged.
Berigan asked Douglass if he
hadn’t been assured by him (Ber
igan) that the city water depart
ment would not come under
Street Foreman Johnson. Doug
lass said that was true.
Berigan asked Newton if the
three street employees—Newton,
Holz and Nekolite — had not
agreed to work under the new
street commissioner and asked if
the three had not approved the
ararngements.
Newton said it had been okay
ed but he had “changed his mind”
a day or two later.
After the workers had been
heard, Councilman Golden asked
Douglass if he (Douglass) wanted
to withdraw any of the griev
ances.
Douglass replied, "No.”
(Continued on page 6)
ARGUMENT THURSDAY
Out-of-town lawyers will argue
the Fletcher vs. Haskell damage
suit at 11 a.m., Thursday before
District Judge D. R. Mounts. It
is a Brown county action.