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Volume 76.-—Number 14. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. Thursday, August 2, 1956. Seven Cents.
Lorene Ziska Reigns
as Hay Days Queen
ATKINSON — Miss Lorene
Ziska, 19. a 1956 graduate of
St. Joseph high school, Monday
evening was revealed as queen
of the 1956 Atkinson hay days
and will reign in the hay king
dom for the ensuing year. She
was crowned by Mayor Will
ard Linville while more than a
thousand spectators looked on.
The coronation—and the ball
that followed — climaxed the
three-day celebration which be
gan Saturday evening and con
tinued through Sunday and
Monday
Over 1,800 pounds of beef was
served at Monday’s free barbe
cue.
Queen Ziska is a daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Janies Ziska. She
is employed as a bookkeeper
at the Keating Implement Co.
Runnerup for hay queen hon
ors was Miss Irene Ann Jansen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Jansen, sr., and she be
comes the reigning princess.
Miss Leona Schmit, daughter
of Nick Schmit, is the retiring
queen.
Robert Kovirak of Burwell
was judged the all-around cow
boy at the rodeo contest. He won
first place in saddle bronc and
bareback riding and finished
fourth in the Brahma bull event.
Other first placewinners were:
fclrnest Voss of Valentine, steer
wrestling “Skip” McKenny of
O'Neill, junior bareback bronc
riding; Louis Brown of O’Neill,
Brahma riding; Mel Lowery of
Burwell, calf roping.
Miss Sharon Miner of O’
Neill was chosen rodeo queen.
An amatur program featured
the Monday entertainment. Miss
Joyce Lauby, acrobatic dancer,
won first; four boys, performing
as a military dance team, rank
ed second. The quartet included
Ricky and Randy Stolepart and
Thomas and James Keller.
Miss Marcia Widman of Am
elia, piano solioist, placed first
in the senior division; Larry
Haynes, pianist, second.
Lloyd Waldo Head*
Small School* Group
BURWELL—LJoyd Waldo of
Amelia was elected president of
the newly - formed Nebraska
Small Schools association Friday
at an organizational meeting at
the American Legion hall at
Burwell.
Leo Clinch, Burwell attorney,
was named secretary - treasurer
and will serve as legal counsel.
Named to the board of direc
tors for one-year terms were:
Gerald Henrickson of Magnet
and Harry Hochstein of St.
Helena elected for two - year
terms were: Clyde Widinan of i
Amelia and T. J. McBride of
Primrose; for three-year terms:
Louie Cording of Cushing and I
Keith Miller of Brewster rural
high school.
The group authorized the
officers to attend Tuesday s
meeting of the legislative
council at Lincoln.
The group feels the smaller
schools have been discriminated
against by the state board of
education. At present, Amelia
and Westerville (Custer county)
high schools have obtained an
injunction barring the state
board from closing their high
schools and the matter is a
waiting decision in Lancaster
county district court.
Eleven schools were repre
sented at the meeting and 10
more have signified * keen inter
est”, President Waldo said.
Dankert Heads
Chambers Legion
CHAMBERS— American Leg
gion post 320 met on Friday
evening, July 28 at the Legion
hall.
The following officers were
elected:
Donald Dankert, commander,
Raymond Walter, vice-command
er; Merlin Grossnicklaus, adju
tant; Vernon Harley, finance of
ficer; E. R. Carpenter, child wel
fare and publicity; Stanley Lam
bert, service officer; “Shorty”
Fauquier, sergeant-at-arms.
Various business matters were
disc used after which the men
enjoyed a social time and water
melon feed.
OFF TO ROME
Enroute to Denver, Colo., is
Sister Mary Laurissa of O’Neill,
a sister cf Mrs. Edward Johnson
of Omaha. From Denver, Sister
Mary Laurissa will go to New
York from where she plans to
sail for Rome August 22. She
will be there for two years in a
teaching capacity.
PURCHASE DWELLING
Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Gilder
sleeve Saturday purchased the
Walter Christon dwelling one
half block north of St. Anthony’s
hospital. The house was pur
chased at auction arranged by
the O’Neill Company, Virgil
Laursen, real estate broker.
LIGHT SHOWERS
Fourteen hundredths of an inch
of rain fell her early Wednes
day. Another light shower fell
here Wednesday evening.
Mrs. James F. O’Donnell of
Los Angeles, Calif., and her
daughter, Mrs. V. W. Credle, are
here visiting in the home of Miss
Anna O’Donnell and Mrs. Sue
Deaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stutz and
family returned Saturday from |
Hebron. They left Wednesday,
1 I
Queen Ziska ... to rule
kingdom of hay. — The Fron
tier Photo.
Dennis A. McCarthy
Stricken Suddenly
Lifelong O’Neill Man
Found Dead
Dennis A. McCarthy, 69, was
found dead at his home about
10 a. m., Thursday, July 26.
County Coroner William W.
Griffin said death was by nat
ural causes, probably a heart at
tack, and McCarthy had been
dead several hours. He had been
seen by a neighbor about 8 o’
clock that morning.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 10 a. m, Monday, July
.30, from St. Patrick’s Catholic
church. Very Rev. Timothy
O’Sullivan officiated. Burial was
in Calavary cemetery.
Pallbearers were Thomas Mat
thews. Richard Minton, Andy
Clark, John Vitt, Bert Shoemak
er and D. F. Murphy.
A rosary was offered Monday
evening at Biglin’s chapel.
Tbe late Mr. McCarthy was
born June 6, 1887, at O’Neill, a
son of Timothy and Catherine
Sullivan McCarthy,
His parents came from Ireland.
His father reached the O’Neill
I
Mr. McCarthy . . . retired -
rancher-farmer.—The Frontier
Photo.
community in 1884 after spend
ing several years in Michigan.
Mr. McCarthy was reared 7
miles south and 2 miles west of
O'Neill.
He farmed and ranched for
many years and had been living
in retirement here with his sis
ter, the late Miss Margaret Mc
Carthy, who died recently.
Survivors include: Sisters —
Sr. M. Helen of Sioux Falls.
S. D.; Mrs. Sam (Marie) Dancey
of Holabird, S. D.; Sr. M. Im
maculata and Sr. M. Patrice,
both of Denver, Colo.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; sisters—Katherine
and Margaret; brother — Timo
thy.
EWING—Mrs. W. E. Wulf fell
at her home in Ewing Wednes
day, July 25, and was taken by
ambulance to the O’Neill hos
pital. Mrs. Wulf formerly lived
in the Deloit community
Lifelong
Holt Man
Dies at 70
H. J. Harte Suffers
a Lingering Illness;
Burial Here Tuesday
Funeral services for H. J.
Harte, 70. a farmer northeast of
Inman until illness forced his
recent retirement, were conduct
ed at 9 a m., Tuesday, July 31,
from St. Patrick’s Catholic
church. Rev. Thomas Hitch of
ficiated and burial was made in
Calvary cemetery.
Mr. Harte died Friday evening,
July 27, in St. Anthony’s hospital.'
j He had suffered a lingering |
illness.
His death was caused by
aleukemic lukemia, relatives
said.
A rosary rite was held Monday
j evening at Biglin’s funeral chap
el. Pallbearers were Charles Ka
lina, jr„ Elmer Tavener, Joseph;
Gallagher, James Gallagher,
Matthew McCabe.
The late Henry J. Harte, bet
ter known as “Harry”, was born
April 30, 1886, at Inman.
His parents were William
and Elizabeth Lynch Harte.
l>oth of whom were natives of
Ireland.
On October 2, 1917, at Atkin
son, he married Nora Hayes, j
They became the parents of two
children, one of whom died in in- j
fancy.
The late Mr. Harte spent his
entire life on the family home
stead, which is located one mile
north of Inman.
Survivors include: Widow —
Nora; son—John W., of Lincoln;
brother—J. P. Harte of Twin
Falls, Ida.; sisters—Sr. Mary Isa
belle of Omaha; Mrs. Bert Laney
of Inman: Mrs. Helen O’Donnell
and Sadie Harte, both of Long
Beach, Calif.
Among those from a distance i
for the funeral were: Mr. and:
Mrs. J. W. Harte, Mrs. Dennis
Hunt and George Hunt, all of
Lincoln; J. P. Harte of Twin
Falls, Ida.; sisters— Sr. Mary j
Isabelle and Sr. Mary Genevieve, |
both of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. P.
V. Killmurry, George Meals, j
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Meals and j
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Meals, all
of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs. Neal
Chase and Mr. McCabe, all of
Sheldon, la.; Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Harte of Remsen, la.; and
Mrs. Elizabeth Ticknor of Den
ver, Co’o.
Stroke Fatal to
Elizabeth Pelcer
ATKINSON — Mrs. Elizabeth
Pelcer, 94, a lingtime Atkinson
resident, suffered a stroke about
a week ago and died Tuesday,
July 31, in Atkinson Memorial
hospital.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Friday, August 3, from
the Methodist church. Pallbear
ers will be nephews— Ed, Ben,
Roy and Harry Wayman, all of
O'Neill—and one great-nephew
—Norman Wayman.
Elizabeth K. Wayman was
born at Portsmouth, O., Decem
ber 25, 1861, a daughter of Her
man and Mary Wayman.
Survivors include: Sons —
Harry of Atkinson, with whom
she had made her home, and
Clarence of Bellingham, Wash., i
who had visited here recently;1
three grandchildren; 16 great
grandchildren; five great-great
grandchildren; half - brother —
Charles Wayman of Page.
Mrs. Chambers . . . native
of Illinois. (Story at right.)
Frank Backhaus, 66,
Expires in Hospital
Rites Wednesday at
Amelia
AMELIA—Frank Backhaus, 66,
of Amelia died about noon Sun
day, July 29, in St. Anthony’s
hospital at O’Neill.
He had suffered a heart ail
ment.
The late Mr. Backhaus, who
W'as retired, formerly wras em
ployed by Vern Sageser for 28
years.
He was a veteran of World
War I.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday, August 1,
at Amelia at the Methodist
church and burial was in Wood
lawn cemetery at Atkinson with
military rites conducted by the
Chambers and Atkinson Ameri
can Legion posts. Rev. Chester)
Anderson officiated.
Pallbearers were Jack Win
ings, Blake Ott, George Fuller
ton, Oscar Peterson, Edgar Pet
erson and Earnest Johnston.
The late Mr. Backhaus was
born February 7, 1890, at At
kinson, a son of Henry and
flora Buckendahl Backhaus.
On November 20, 1923, at Am
elia he married Eva Eradshaw.
Survivors include: Widow —
Eva daughters — Mrs. Richard
(Lenora) Porter of Thermopolis,
Wyo., and Miss Carolyn of Am
elia; one grandson; brothers —
Lew of Chambers and Roy of
O’Neill; sisters — Mrs. George
(Cora) Thompson of Chambers;
Mrs. Edward (Minnie) Boshart
of O’Neill; Mrs. Ivan (Pearl)
Wintersteen of Lincoln and J
M/s. Emma McKathnie of At-1
kinson.
Collins to Plug
for Ike - Herter
ATKINSON— Earl Collins of
Atkinson has been appointed by
Harold E. Stassen to head a
drive in the Fourth congression
al district plugging for the
Eisenhower-Herter team at the
state and national republican
conventions.
The GOP national chairman,
Leonard Hall, has announced
Richard M. Nixon would be the
vice-presidential candidate on
the republican ticket. Eisenhow
er has said he would be “de
lighted” to again have Nixon
as a running mate.
Gov. Christian Herter of
Massachusetts has said he would
place Nixon’s name in nomina
tion.
Collins said Tuesday he had
not formulated plans yet to fur
ther the Herter boom.
Mrs. C. H. Chambers
Dies at Valentine
Came Here in 1948;
Burial at O’Neill
Mrs. C. H. Chambers, sr., 80,
a former resident of O’Neill,
died at 1 a m.. Monday, July 30,
in the Valentine hospital. She
had suffered a heart ailment, also
other complications, and had been
bedfast much of the time during
the past several months while
maleing her home with her
daughter, Mrs. M. E. Asher, at
Valentine.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 10 am., Wednesday, Aug
ust 1, at Valentine.
Ilural was made in Pros
pect Hill cemetery at O’Neill
near the grave of her husband,
who died in December, 1949.
The late Mrs. Chambers, whose
maiden name was Jessie M. Per
ry, was bom October 17, 1875, at
Peoria, 111., the daughter of Wal
ter and Minta Perry. She spent
her early childhood in Illinois
and in Nebraska, and then moved
with her parents to Leadville,
Colo.
She married Charles 11.
Chambers at Leadville on Octo
ber 17. 1900. They made their
home in Colorado. Kansas,
and Oklahoma before moving
to northern Iowa where they
lived for 33 years.
In 1948 they moved to O’Neill
to be near their son, Charles, and
their two daughters, Mrs. M. E.
Asher and Mrs. H. E. Asher.
Following the death of her |
husband, she made her home
with her two daughters at O’
Neill and Valentine, respectively.
Survivors include: Sons—Harry
of Dubuque, la.; Lloyd of Colum- j
bia, S.C.; Charles of Ringstead,
la.; daughters—Mrs. M. E. (Eth
el) Asher of Valentine, and Mrs.
M. E. (Esther) Asher of O’Neill',
15 grandchildren; several great
grandchildren; three sisters and j
two brothers.
Murman Signs at
Wood River —
Elmer Murman, O’Neill high'
school basketball coach the past j
two seasons, has signed to coach
football, basketball and track at
Wood River high shcool for the
forthcoming term and will teach
mathematics.
Mr. Murman is spending the
summer at college in Greeley,
Colo.
Suffers Burns
William (“Bill”) White (ab
ove) suffered burns on his
hands and arms last Thursday
when static electricity appar
ently started a blaze at the
Arbuthnot Oil company. Mr.
White was assisting in moving
large fuel tanks in connection
with a construction project
there.—The Frontier Photo.
Lorenz Fund Closes at $7,573
The Leonard Lorenz fund drive
ended officially at 3 p.m., Tues
day with $7,573.56 having been
contributed by good neighbdrs
during the past five weeks.
Mr. Lorenz, 35, a navy B-24
pilot during World War II, lost
both arms in a dreadful haybaler
accident near Middlebranch on
June 8. He was taken to the
Veterans hospital at Omaha, later
was transferred to the VA hos
pital a t Minneapolis, Minn.,
where experts are fitting artific
ial arms.
The benefit fund was sponsor
ed by the O’Neill newspapers—
The Frontier and the Holt Co
unty Independent — in coopera
tion with the city’s two banks.
The fund will be held in trust
and will go far towards under
writing Mr. Lorenz’s hopes for
a college education. He already
has 1^ years of college to his
credit. He believes that he can
become a teacher and earn a
livlihood for himself and for his
9-year-old adopted son, Larry.
The Ash Grove rural com
munity, near the Holt - Knox
border northeast of Page, came
through with flying colors. The
tiny community boosted the
Lorcas fund by $300—proceeds
from a dance sponsored by the
Ash Grove Hall auxiliary Fri- t
day night.
Total previously
Acknowledged $6,704.56
Other contributions:
$300.00
Ash Grove Community Hall
Auxiliary.
$50.00
Wallace C. French, 2722 E. 9,
Wichita, Kansas.
$25.00
Cecelia T. Errett, 4920 E. Cecelia
St., Tucson, Ariz.; Mr. and Mrs.
James Robertson.rt. 1, Scottsbluff.
$20.00
C. V. and Mabel Robertson, of
Chambers; Mr. and Mrs. Leo.
Harte, Inman.
$15.00
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Timmerman
and Norma Jean, Star; Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Heiss, Page; Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Wayman, O’Neill.
$10.00
Mr. and Mrs* A. L. Borg, O’Neill;
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prill, Gettys
burg, S. D.; Robert Schulz, O’Neill;
Mr. and Mrs. John Niewohner of
O’.Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn G.
French Sr., Page: Apparel Shop,
O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Calkins, Kenwood Manor, Sioux
Falls, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Ben A.
Miller, Star; Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Sorensen. Creighton: Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Terrill, Page; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Bredehoeft, O’Neill: Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Wills, Emmet; Mr. and
Mrs. Levi B. Fuller, O’Neill; Mr. i i
and Mrs. Elwin R. Cronk and Jane
Ellen, 3530 Camellia Dr., San Ber- (
nadino, Calif.
$5.00 (
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph N. Leidy, ]
rt. 2, Bentonville, Ark.; Evelyn <
Thompson, Amelia; Shirley Thomp ]
son, Amelia; Mr. and Mrs. Lorin j
C. Keyes, A. G, Div., A. U., APO ]
58 New York, N. Y.; Gene Me- j
Kenna, c/o Mabel McKenna, of i
O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson, (
O’Neill; Golden Rod Extension j
Club, Mrs. A. D. Jilg, treasurer of i
O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Harden An- i
spach, O’Neill; Morgan W. Ward, ,
O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wrede,
O’Neill: Mr. and Mrs. Mrrk Muff,
O’Neill; Viola Pospeshil, rt 2, Or- ;
chard; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ep- !
penbach, O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. Hir
am Johnson, O’Neill; Anonymous;
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Brown, of ]
O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Mil- '
ler, Inman; Anonymous; Mr. and
Mrs. Laurence Haynes, O’Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Franklin of <
O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Bennett (
Heriford, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. R. 1
J. Rohde and Francis, O’Neill; Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Coventry, Inman;
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hancock, Los (
Angeles, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Emer- ’
son Lnseke, of Chambers; Eva J.
_
Receives 30-Year Award
Glenn McClurg (left) receives,
a 30-year safe-driving plaque
from the Continental Oil com
pany for his long accident-free
record, having never been in- j
volved in an accident with a
company vehicle. Presentation I
t > the Atkinson man was made
by Paul Baker of O'Neill, dis
trict manager, while Cono co
dealers from six counties looked
on at the Golden hotel. —The
Frontier Photo.
Youth, 16, Suffers
Facial, Arm Burns
AMELIA — Marvin Timmons,
16, son of Lee Timmons of Sco
tia, suffered severe burns on
both sides of his face, both hands
and arms Friday afternoon.
He and a companion, Carl
Kamphaus, were working on the
engine of an old touring car.
They had poured gasoline into
the carburetor. The engine back
fired and sprayed flaming gaso
line over young Timmons. The
burned youth was rushed to
Chambers by his companion and
ne was driven to St. Anthony’s
hospital at O’Neill by Glenn
Taylor.
Young Timmons had been em
loyed recently on the Eld Jung
man ranch, working in the hay
field. The accident occurred near
the Jungman ranch house while
the Jungmans were in O’Neill.
Timmons was not working for
Jungmans at the time of the ac
cident.
The Jungman ranch is located
10 miles west of Chambers and
one mile north.
Timmons’ condition is “good.”
Also witnessing the accident
was Merle Thompson.
MUCH NEWS OMITTED
The death of the mother of
one of the linotype operators,
another operator on duty with
company D of the national
guards at Ft. Knox, Ky., and
the overwhelming work of the
official Holt county fair pre
mium list necessitated restrict
ing the number of pages to
eight in this week’s main news
section. Communities with
considerable news omitted in
clude Chambers, Page, Rock
Falls, Riverside, Stuart and
Amelia, as well as some O’- !
Neill news. Much of the j
omitted material will appear
next issue.—Publishers.
Visit at Osmond—
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Grenier and
Mrs. Dom McDermott and family
visited Mr. and Mrs. Gene Me- i
Dermott and family at Osmond
Sunday.
^urtz, Pasadena, Cal.; Mr. and
Hrs. Wm. O. Fricke, O’Neill; Walt
■r O’Malley, O’Neill; Dorsey Ladies
Ud, Dorsey; Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Drothe, Jr., Emmet; Mr. and Mrs.
tobert Shoemaker, O’Neill; Fran
ks C. Peters, Chambers; Mr. and
Hrs. Orville Thorson, O’Neill; Mr.
ind Mrs. James Banks, O’Neill;
Hr. and Mrs. Bob Summerer, Ew
ng; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Loy,
D’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krogh,
D’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Haynes,
Denton; Mr. and Mrs. John Shoe
naker, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Har
)ld Seger, O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs.
tames Holsclaw, O’Neill Mr. and
Hrs. C. R. Hill, O’Neill; Mr. and
Hrs. Await Spangler, Star; Mr.
md Mrs. Archie L, Cleveland, of
5tar. •
$3.00
Mrs. Emma Lawrence, O’Neill;
Hiss LuElla Watson, Inman; Mrs.
/. Krikac, Comstock.
$2.00
Gordon Harley, Chambers; An
inymous; Mr. and Mrs. John Lan
len, O’Neill; Willowdale 4-H Club,
2. L. Walker, Ewing.
$1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Engdahl,
D’Neill; Anonymous.
'olal to date—
Wed. Noon, August 1 $7,573.56
Timmons ... he is okay.
(Story at left)
Van Every Will
Manage Iowa Store
Eugene (“Ike") Van Every,
who has been associated with
Gambles here more than five
years, has been appointed gen
eral manager of the company
owned store at Perry, la., ef
fective August 13.
His wife, the former Patri
cia Kruse, and their two sons
will follow as soon as housing
arrangements can be completed.
In an announcement in The
Frontier last week, it was stated
Mr. Van Every would be desig
nated as August sale manager
tor the 3 ■/•> - floor O’Neil] store
as a part of the company’s na
tionwide talent hunt “by spot
lighting their experienced cap
sonnel, showing leadership cap
abilities, in executive positions
for the August promotion.
Over 300 managerial prospects
had been similiarly appointed by
the general office formulated
promotional plans, requested
special purchases be made by
the buying offices in Minneapo
lis, New York City, Chicago, 111.,
and Los Angeles, Calif. Those
plans had been forwarded for
approval several weeks ago.
Mr. Van Every’s preparation
for this sale, marking Gam
bles’ 22d year in O’Neill, plus
the fact he has been one of the
“top-performing” assistant store
managers for over two years,
gained for him the recognition
of being the number one man
in the company in line for pro
motion from assistant store
manager to store manager.
The Perry store is regarded as
one of the better company-own
ed stores in that state.
Mrs. Van Every, who has been
the bookkeeper at the O’Neill
Livestock Market for six years,
has resigned.
Van Every . . . promotion.
64th Holt
Fair Soon
to Open
New 4-H Barn Will
H a n d 1 e Increased
Number of Entries
CHAMBERS The 1956 Holt
county fair will be earlier than
usual this year, starting Monday,
August 13, and continuing for
three days — Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, August 14, 15
and Iti. A record number of live
stock entries is expected.
To accomodate the continually
increasing 4-H cattle exhibits, a
new building, 18-ft. by 80-ft., has
been erected along livestock
“row”. It is a pole type building
with open sides. Most of the la
bor was donated, just as a new
4-H home economics building whs
constructed u year ago.
Cost of the newest addition
to the grounds improvement
was $1,400. Some of the cash
came from Ak-Sar-Ben and the
pari - mutuel industry in the
state.
Walter Pluggc, the Wheeler
county rodeo priKiucer, once a
gain will furnish the stock for
the rodeo, which will be shown
on two nights—Wednesday and
Thursday, August 15 and 16.
“Some of the country’s best
rodeo competitors will be on
hand,” according to Fair Secre
tary James H. Gibson.
Baseball games have been
scheduled for Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons. On Wed
nesday, the Chambers team will
face Atkinson; on Thursday, the
I'lU MIl M LIST
More than 3,500 copies of the
official Holt county fair pre
mium list are being distributed
this week as a supplement to
The Frontier.
home team will take on the O'
Neill Rockets.
Jess Geyer anti his famous band
will provide music on Thursday
night for dancing under the
stars at the grounds.
A record number of school ex
hibits will be entered.
Lloyd Gleed of Chambers is
president of the Holt County
Agricultural society, group that
sponsors the fair; Vern Sages**
of Amelia, vice-president; Steve
Shavlik of Chambers, treasurer.
Board of directors besides the
officers, includes Henry Wood of
Ewing, Ray Beed, C. V. Robert
son, George Uowse, T. E. Alder
son and Ray Hoffman, all of
j Chambers.
(Detailed fair program will ap
| pear in next week’s issue.)
Grazing OK in Holt;
574 Sign Soil Bank
The U. S. secretary of agricul
ture has approved Holt county to
permit the grazing of the desig
nated acreage reserve to and in
cluding August 31, 1956, it was
stated Tuesday by Harry E. Res
sel of O’Neill, chairman of the
Holt county ASC office.
“Such grazing is only for the
benefit of the producer’s own
livestock, and such land can not
be leased to other producers for
grazing,” Ressel added.
If a farmer does not graze the
corn acreage reserve he must
have the corn destroyed by Fri
day, August 3. If the land is
grazed during August and there
is a possibility of a crop matur
ing, the crop must be destroyed
by August 31, according to the
soil bank regulations.
Meanwhile, 574 Holt county
farmers have signed to partici
pate in the soil bank agree
ments. The agreements repre
sent 280-thousand-dollars.
Lynch Paper Is
Reported Sold
LYNCH — Aldon Zink, editor
publisher of the Lynch Herald
Enterprise for the past three
years, has sold the publication
and commercial printing de
partment to Leo Thomson, ac
cording to an unconfirmed re
port.
Mr. Thomson, a native of
Lynch and a graduate of the
Lynch high school, served in
the Korean war. He is married
and has one child. He has been
employed at the Herald-Enter
prise for the past two years.
Mr. Zink has not told his fu
ture plans.
Fred Halvas Feted
in Park Picnic —
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halva en
tertained a few of their relative*
at a picnic dinner at the O’Neill
park Sunday in honor of their
son, Fred V. Halva, and family
of Denver, Colo.
The annual’s men’s golf tourn
ament at the Country club will
be held next week. Qualifying
scores are to be turned into A.
P. Jaszkowiak by Tuesday, Aug
ust 7. M J. Golden is the de
fending champion.