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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1956)
Half Hour Show! \ oice of 1^® a tv/ t,i~* t ’ v t .on ^ bIXILLN JUST pr Mon. — Wed. — Sat This Issue* 9 30-10 A M — 780 k.c. 1 nlS 1SSUe North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 76.- Number 7. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 14, 1956. Seven Cents. Amelia Patrons Take Decker into Court Curtis J. Terrill Expires at Page Rites Saturday for Kansas Native PAGE— Funeral services for Curtis John Terrill, 78, were conducted Saturday, June 9, at the Wesleyan Methodist church in Page Mr Terrill died at 1 am., Thursday, June 7, at the home of his son, Otto, at Page. Rev Harry Johnson of Page and Rev. Ivan Turner officiated Bernard and Wayne Strope each sang a solo. They also sang a duet with Faye Rutherford and Be mice Strope at the piano. Songs were “After,” 'Td Rather Have Jesus" and ‘‘Going Down the Valley.” Mrs. Earl Parks and Mrs. Wil liam Neubauer were in charge of the floral tributes. Pallbearers were William Neubauer, Myrl Els berry, Owen Parks, Charles and Verno* Strope and Ernest Hall. Biglin’s of O’Neill had charge of arrangements and burial was in the Page cemetery. The late Mr. TerrHI was born May 26. 1880, at Robinson, Kans. He moved with his par ents to Jewell county. Kansas, at the jure of X. On August 15. 1900, he was united in marriage with Miss Ceelia Payne. They became the parents of three sons. In 1>I{> the family moved to Fage where they continued to make their home. He whs a member of the Free Methodist church. He was active in church affairs, organized dif terent Sunday-schools and held a minister’s license. He whs preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two grandsons. Survivors include: Widow—Ce celia; sons—Otto of Page, Arthur of Rembrandt, la., and Virgil of Council Bluffs, la.; brothers — Frank of Humanville, Mo. and Kvcrette of Burr Oak, Kans.;. sister—Mrs. Harry Suttliff of Burr Oak; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Among relatives from a distance attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Terrill and son, Bernard, Terrill . . . Page resident. end Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Larson, all of Rembrandt, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Daryle Terrill and family of Storm Lake, la ; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Terrill and family of Lau rens, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Par sons and son of Miltonvale, Kans.; Jerry Terrill of Marion, Ind.j Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Terrill and Terry McBride of Council Bluffs, la.; Mr. and Mrs. John Spence and sons of Wichita, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Terrill and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Suttliff, all of Burr Oak. Kans., and Mrs. Gor don Bouldin of Kansas City, Kans. Hay Crop Short This Season Less than a week had elapsed following a round, of local show ers, which delivered up to two inches of rain here, before pas tures, hay meadows and growing crops were thirsting. Some areas missed by the early June moisture are hurting se verely, including an area near Star. The hay crop will be short. In the Elkhorn valley the hay is of good color and holding up well, but more rain is needed. The dryness prevails throughout most of’ Holt, Rock, Boyd and Brown counties. Bluegrass crop will be short. Intense heat and high wind during the past few days has hurt. Week’s weather summary: Hi Lo Prec. June 7 79 54 June 8 .. 83 56 .01 June 9 91 58 June 10 .93 61 June 11 92 65 June 12 96 66 June 13 98 69 Coffee Hour— EWING—Mrs. Elvin Hamilton recently entertained Mrs. Jerry Tomjack and children and Mrs. Richard Edwards and daughter at a coffee hour. Very-ReV. Timothy O’Sullivan left Sunday to spend his vacation in California. Special to The Frontier LINCOLN—The patrons of the two-grade Amelia high school in southwest Holt county, exercised over the prospect of losing that school, Wednesday took their problems to court in a hearing before Judge Paul W. White in l.aneaster county district court in Lincoln. Named defendants were State Education Commissioner F. B. Deeker and members of the state board of education. The attorney-general's office is 11 presenting the defendants. At torneys for the plaintiff are Rob ert Barlow of the Lincoln firm Davis, Heally, Davies & Wilson, and Leo Clinch of Burwell. The Amelia case, given final okay Monady at the annual school meeting at Amelia, has two as pects : 1. The patrons are asking an injunction against Decker and th< board to prevent the carrying out of a “non-operative" order issued by Decker on March 1. The pa trons are asking the court to dis approve that order which would deny free high school tuition The order, if allowed to stand would virtually sound the death knell for the two-grade high school. 2. The patrons are asking the Lancaster district court to declare that the school is more than l!i miles from a four-grade high school by “reasonably improved" road. Regarding the roan question the Amelia patrons contend that a 2>2-mile segment (south and east from Amelia, linking the town with state highway 95) cannot be regarded as “reason ably improved.” They offered ev idence through their counsel to prove that segment often is im passable. There are stretches where there is no grade and oth er stretches of lowland where, during certain periods gf the year, vehicles cannot move. The from tho Ain tlia school to the Chambers school is lOVi miles By state highway Amelia is 171,2 miles from Chambers. and the Amelia spur (connecting the village with state highway 11) is to be dropped from the state highway system July 1. Decker has ordered the Amelia high school non-operative be cause the enrollment for three successive years has fallen be low a minimum of 12 pupils. Am elia patrons earlier declared the law was a product of the educa tional lobbyists. They cite that the school presently is at low ebb in terms of enrollment but the “war babies” in a few years will swell the enrollment to a near record high. Patrons in the Am elia district and two adjoining districts have signed petitions agreeing to send their children there and the petitions urge the continuance of the two - grade high school. The patrons are 100 percent behind the Amelia board of education. The non-operative order will not affect the grade school. At the same time, Mr. Barlow was representing the Westerville two-grade high school (Custer county) in the Lincoln court. For the past two years Am elia eighth graders have led all others in the eounty in the com petitive eighth grade examina tions. Members of the Amelia board of education are Clyde Widman, president; Lloyd Waldo, secre tary, and Glen White, treasurer. The state may attempt to hold board members financially re sponsible, personally, for expend ing public funds to conduct a “non-operative” school if the Amelia board persists. Amelia patrons say they want to retain the school at all costs. Beilin to Head Water Department Joh Beilin of O’Neill, former ly of Springview, Tuesday eve ning was hired as the new super intendent of the water depart ment. Mr. Beilin has had experience with waterworks in several ci ties and towns and recently was in charge of the municipal water at Springview. Don Burney, member of the B. H. Backlund & Associates archi tectural firm, Omaha, offered to the council plans for a 24 by 36 ft. administration building that would cost 12-thousand-dollurs. O’Neill is in line for airport im provement. The city and state would furnish three-thousand dollars each and the federal gov ernment would put up six-thou sand-dollars. Plans call for three to five! rooms, including lavatory facili ties and office space. Airport Manager George Nachtman has been appealing to the council for this improvement. Be stated air travel continues to increase and numerous east-west and Minneapolis, Minn.-to-Den cer, Colo., transients are stopping riere. Mayor D. C. Schaffer and the council took the airport matter under advisement. It was an ad journed meeting from the June 5 session. ------ Davis Hurt in Jump from Plane Pvt. Lyle E. Davis RA17440018,1 B Btry 376 A Bn. F A. Bn., In diantown Gap, Penn., was injured May 12 in an aircraft jump and is in the hospital. He would like to receive letters from his friends. He was jumping from an AC 12 type plane when he was hurt. Accidental Gun Blast Kills Man V emon D. Stewart Dies in Ambulance; Rites Held Tuesday Vernon Donald Stewart, 52, of Ewing was fatally injured about 2:30 a.m., Friday, June 8, when a 410-gauge shotgun discharged, striking him in the neck and face. He was aroused Irani his sleep by coons, which had been har assing the chickens at the Pete Cooper farm near Orchard, where he was employed. Mr. Stewart grabbl'd the weapon went out side, tripped over a jar and the gun discharged. Antelope county officials, who investigated, said it was an acci dent. Stewart was taken to St. An thany’s hospital at O’Neill for Jfe — H & Stewart . . . victim of acci dental gunshot. emergency treatment and blood transfusions. He was placed in an ambu lance and was being transfer red to an Omaha hospital when he died He was dead upon ar rival at 11 am., at Dodge county hospital, Fremont. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Tuesday. June 12, from the Methodist church in O’ Neill. Rev. Walter Millett of the Evangelical United Brethren church. Orchard, officiated. Bur ial was in Prospect Hill ceme tery under the direction of Big lin’s. Pallbearers were Hylas Farrier and Blake Ott, both of Amelia; Clarence Young and James Platt, both of Chambers; H. L. Smith and Floyd Keyes, both of Inman. Singers were Mrs. Letha Cook and Mrs. Wavnc Rowse, both of Chambers, and Miss Florence Lindsev of Amelia was pianist. The late Mr. Stewart was born April 12. 1904, in Boone county, the son of Charles and Kathryn Stewart. His early childhood and youth were spent at the place of his birth and, for a time, he was partnership with his father. At tre age of 21 he moved onto a farm near Bartlett and, in 1934, moved to the Chambers locali ty On November 25, 1934, he mar ried Miss Violet Engelhaupt. They became the parents of three sons and one daughter. For seven years the Stewart family resided near Chambers and .Amelia and in 1943 they moved to Inman. In March of this year Mr. | Stewart ocgan woimuk Cooper near Orchard (Ewing ad dress). He was a member of the Bap tist church at Chambers. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers — Everett and Gurney, sister—Mrs. Minnie Morris. Survivors include: Widow — Violet; daughter — Mrs. Goldie DeLancy of Omaha; sons — Ed win who is in the navy stationed aboard the USS Leyte, Marvin and Everett, both at home; four grandchildren; brothers—Manley of Brushnell, 111., Ivan of Hooper and Charles of Omaha, sisters— Lydia Stewart of Omaha, Mrs. Cecil (Mane) Kopp of Corydon, Ind., and Mrs. Kathryn Stokes of Wabaska, Minn. Jeri Southern Sings at Royal ROYAL — Jeri Southern, na tionally known radio-recording artist, will sing Friday night, June 15, at the meeting of the community club in Royal. Miss Southern, who returned the last of the week from six weeks en gagement in Honolulu, T.H. will stop in Royal to attend a family gathering. Miss Southern is on the way to New York City for a return engagement at Birdland where she has previously made several appearances. She is the daughter of Mr. j and Mrs. R. J. Hering, ' Charles E. Stout. Wife Quietly Note 55th Anniversary Mr and Mrs. Charles E. Stout, who were married June 9, 1901, in St Patrick's Catholic church here, quietly observed their 55th wedding anniversary Sunday, June 10, at the H. J. Birmingham residence. They received a few of their friends between 4 and 6 | p.m. Mi's. Stout’s maiden name was Kitty Dwyer. She was a daughter i ot Irish emigrants. Mr. Stout, a native of Blair, had just com pleted his apprenticeship as a pharmacist, when they took their marriage vows. The Late Rt.-Rev. M. F. Cassi dy performed the rites. Mr. Stout spent a half-century a.s a druggist here. He is a for mer mayor of the city. The Stouts have two daugh ters—Mrs. H. J. (Demaris) Birm ingham and Mrs. W. J. (Irma) Froelich. They have eight grand children and two great-grand | children. Five from Region Become Citizens 3 Wives of Former Servicemen Five residents ol the O’Neill region—three of them wives ol former servicemen — Tuesday were granted final citizenship and took the oath. District Judge Fay Pollock of Stanton administered the oath in the Holt county district court room. The new citizens, addresses and their native country follow: Mrs. Mena Derickson of Star, native of South Wales, wife of a former serviceman. Mrs. Margaret Ruda of Bristow, ■ native of Canada, wife of a for-' mer serviceman. Mrs. Byron (Joan) Grenier of O’Neill, native of England, wife of a former air force man. Mrs. Pauline Noffke of Ewing, native of Germany. Mrs. Anna Mashek of Spencer, notive of Czechoslovakia. (Mrs. Noffke and Mrs. Mashek have been in the United States quite a number of years.) Judge Pollock, who substitut ed for District Judge D. R. Mounts, currently is mentioned for the federal district bench va cancy created by the death of the late Federal Judge James A. Donohoe of Omaha, formerly of O’Neill. District Court Clerk Howard Manson assisted Judge Pollock. mm t : mm - m The Stouts . . . married 55 years.—The Frontier Photo. Farmer} 35, Loses Both Arms in Baler Leonard Lorenz, 35, a Middle branch farmer and a son of Fred Lorenz, of Inman and the late Mrs. Lorenz, is “progressing sat isfactorily” in Veterans hospital at Omaha after losing both arms in a baler accident. The right arm was severed at the shoulder and the left arm was severed between the elbow and shoulder. The accident occurred about 8:30 a.m., Friday, June 8. Mr. Lorenz had gone to the field alone a half-hour before to bale alfalfa. The right arm was caught in the roller mechanism which is used to squeeze moisture from the hay. Details are lacking on how the arm was caught. While the one arm was being destroyed, !>lr. Lorenz, attempt ed to free it with his left arm. and it, likewise, was caught in the mechanism. The machinery still running, Mr. Lorenz’s cries for help were heard by Junior Sorensen and two companions, who were not far distant. They estimated the injured man had been in trouble 20 minutes or more. Lorenz was taken to St. An thony’s hospital where Dr. J. P. Brown and Dr. Rex VV. Wilson performed emergency surgery. The injured man was flown by air ambulance to Omaha. His condition was listed as “critical” until Monday when hospital attendants had him on his feet for a few moments. Doctors said they would con tinue to regard his condition as “critical” for several more days. The shock, they said, was ex tremely severe. The Omaha sur geons, both of whom had combat experience during World War 11, told the injured man’s father they "had never seen such courage and determination.” He was in surgery at Omaha for 3't> hours. The father and the wounded man's two brothers, Melvin and Vernon, have been making frequent trips to Omaha lo be near the patient. During World War 11, Lorenz trained as a B-24 bomber-patrol pilot at Pensacola, Fla., and Corpus ChristL, Tex. He was in California cnroute for the Far East when the war ended. Lorenz was a navy ensign. He had been living on the Mel vin Held place, on the Holt Knox boundary, with his adopted son, Larry, 9. The two have been steadfast companions. Leonard Lorenz . . . rare murage and determination. Larry Lorenz ... he and his dad were inseparable. — The Frontier Tlioto. Becker to Head O’Neill Beverage Donovan J. (“Don") Becker, effective Monday, June 11, be came the new distributor for the well-known Hamm s and Goetz beers in this region. He purchas ed the O’Neill Beverage Co. from Mrs. Marge Stuifbergen. The firm had been owned and managed since 1946 by the late John G. Stuifbergen, who died February 28 of a heart ailment. Becker . . . new businessman. The late Mr. Stuifbergen had de veloped the firm from a small operation into a major distribut orship in this area. Becker is a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Becker. He was grad uated from St. Mary’s academy and spent two years in the army, assigned to posts in Kansas, Tex as and Indiana. He attended Creighton university both before and after his army service. “We will endeavor to carry out the same policies and maintain the same high standards estab lished by the late Mr. Stuifberg en,” the new owner of the firm explained. The O’Neill Beverage Co. has warehouse facilities near the corner of Fourth and Fremont streets in quarters located imme diately south of the city hall. Circuit Rider Aids in Jubilee CHAMBERS—'Only one char ter member of St. Paul’s Luther an church could be present Sun day, June 10, fir the 50th anni versary celebration. Peter Brown attended both morning and af ternoon services and was spe cially honored. Two other liring charter members are Charles Brown and John Walter, sr. Rev. Harry Fricke, who was pastor between J!)20 and 1923, recalled his circuit riding days and noted the many changes. “Our church (Missouri synods today serves many, many more people”, he declared. "In the early days of St. Paul’s the ser vices were in German; today they’re in English. “We didn’t knowr the meaning of the mimeograph, slide pro jectors, movies—even typewri ters—back in the early twen ties.” “Besides the Chambers parish, I would travel to Conley, Amelia, Atkinson, Bassett, Oak Creek, occasionally O’Neill, relying on pony <with saddle pouches), bobsled, model T or whatever conveyance could be arranged. "It’s the thrill of my life to bo , with you on this joyous golden jubilee celebration,” the early pastor declared. Rev. Fricke is now looeated at Bensenville, 111.,1 in the Chicago area. His sermon was entitled, "The Golden Treasure”. He empha sized that all human, earthly values are passing; the abiding things, he said, are faith, hope and love. Rev. Norman Walter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Walter, con ducted the liturgical service at the morning worship. Many for mer members from a distance were in attendance. Reverend Walter, who "will be ordained shortly, is the first member of St. Paul’s to enter the preaching field. He will be commissioned as missionary to Formosa. A dinner was served in the church parlors at noon. The day marked the 25th anniver sary of the founding of the toadies Aid. Rev. Henry C. Niermann of Laurel, who served St. Paul’s j between 1925 and 1930, preached! at the afternoon service during ! which the new electronic organ • was dedicated. Reverend Nicr mann chose “Jubilee Prayer” as his sermon title. Richard C. Zwick.. former teacher at Zion Lutheran in Plainview, was guest organ soloist. The church pastor, Rev.' Howard Claycombe, jr., led in the liturgy. St. Paul’s was founded at Holt Creek a half-century ago and the congregation acquired pro perty in chambers in 1912. Bees Attack Child; Surgery Is Needed EMMET — Marian Margaret Dusatko, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dusatko, is recov ering after being hospitalized. She was attacked by a swarm of bees. She was treated for shock and had the stmgers removed by surgery. GOLF WINNERS Dr. Rex W. Wilson and Mrs. William C. Artus posted low scores Sunday in a mixed tour nament at the Country club. The informal tourney followed a breakfast at which more than GO were served. The Reverends Walter, Fricke, Niermann and Claycombe . . . participate in church’s rolden jubilee.—The Frontier Photo. * * * * ^ * f. * * * ** - * * . * «■. * , / * * ? * Woman, 66, Drowns in Boat Upset Three Non-Swimmers Flounder in Water Nearly 50 Minutes EWING—A day’s outing at the Ft. Randall reservoir ended in tragedy Sunday, June 10, for a Ewing family. Mrs. Perry Saiser, wife of a letired rural mail carrier, was drowned when the boat in which she was riding capsized. Her husband, 03. and their son, Raymond, 41, of Omaha, were other occupants. None was able to swim. The three floundered in the water for 50 minutes before help arrived. Raymond hold onto his mother but she died In the struggle. Tin' elder Mr. Saiser was wear ing a life jacket. Although un able to swim, he managed to survive. He suffered from shock High winds were partially blamed for the overturning of the craft. Among those from this area who were in the vicinity of the iragoay were Mr. ana Mrs. George Winkler of Emmet, Ho rner Barton of Orchard, Mr. Cav anaugh of Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kemper of Norfolk. Several of the men helped ef fect the rescue of the Saiscr men. The three Saisers had intended to leave Ewing this week to vis it relatives in Washington state. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, from the Methodist church at Ewing. Pallbarers were Lyle Dierks, Waldo Davis, Elmer Graham, Elmer Bergstrom, EJvin Hamilton and Charies Rother ham. Rev. Leo Brigden, church pastor, officiated. The late Mrs. Saiscr, whose maiden name was Enuna Brlg ro, was born in Germany. At tile age of 6 she accompanied her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. William Brigge, and one sister to the United States. She married Mr. Saiscr at Ew ing and they spent si] of their married life here. Mr. Saiser re tired as a mail carrier about five years ago. Survivors include: Widower -- Perry; sons—Raymond of Oma ha and Arthur of Anacordis, Wash.; daughter—Mrs. Gordon (Helen) Hoag of Omaha; four grandchildren; sister—Mrs. Harry Keeler of Ewing. Methodists Tell Year’s Assignments Assignments for the ensuing year highlighted the close of the annual Nebraska Methodist con ference, which convened last week at Fremont. Dr. J. LaVerne Jay, head of the O’Neill district, was returned for his sixth year. Other area appointments: O’Neill - Emmet: Rev. Glenn Kenmcott, second year. Atkinson: Rev. E. G. Hughes, for seventh year. Bassett: Rev. Arthur A. Han mann, for second year. Chambers-Amelia: To be sup plied, replacing Rev. J. M. Hodg kin. Page-Inman: Rev. Lisle Mew maw, for fourth year. Clearwater-Ewing: Rev. Lee Brfgden, for third year. Lynch - Monowi: Rev. Anna Nelson, for fourth year. Neligh: Rev. C. E. Copley, for third year. Royal: Rev. J. M, Etheredge, for second year. A. .Wells. Spencer - Bristow: Rev. Clyde A. Wells. Predicts Nephew to Try for Governor in Colorado Soon W. J. McNiehols, native O’ Neillite now practicing law in Hollywood, Calif., arrived Sat urday for a visit with relatives and friends. His wife is visiting relatives at Lexington. Mr. McNiehols told friends his nephew, Steve McNiehols, “very likely” will be candidate for governor in Colorado this year on the democratic ticket. Steve, named for W. J. Mc Nichol’s father, is lieutenant governor of that state ami has been acting governor during the illness of the state’s chief execu tive. Steve’s father was an O’ Neill native and was county auditor in Denver 40 years. Grady Graduates from U.S. College John F. (“Jack”) Grady, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grady, has been graduated from the United States industrial college at Ft. Lesley J. McNair.