The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, January 10, 1957, SECTION ONE, Image 1
7TVSECTION ONE UJ|^ Pages 1-8 lb Pages This Issue Mon. — W>4. — StL North-Central Nebraska’s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 76.—Number 37. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 10, 1957. _Seven l ents Kathleen Marie Blake. Holt's first-born in 1957, poses with her mother. Mrs. Thomas Blake.—The Frontier Photo. Kathleen Marie Blake ’57 Derby Champion Drouth Committee Says ‘No’ to Holt County Not Stricken Like Others The state drought commit tee at Lincoln, after inspecting Holt county, generally agreed that feed supplies in the county, have been “materially affected" by the recent drouth and corn yields were “substantially be low normal.” However, it does not appear that the general livestock feed situation is nearly as critical in Holt as in other areas, which had been previously designated drouth-stricken under public law 875. "It is felt that the local feed supplies available in the county, with proper utilization, are suf ficient to permit farmers and ranchers to carry through then present livestock herds until spring,” the committee declared in a statement issued Wednes oay through County Agent A. Neil Dawes Boyd county received a simi lar report. About a month ago the Holt supervisors forwarded a request to Gov. Victor Anderson urging i that Holt be designated as a disaster county. Judge’s Office Has Busy Year Office of County Judge Louis W Reimer reported these activi ties for the just-ended year of 1956: Two hundred sixty-one delayed and corrected birth certificates were filed during the year. In 1955 there were 210. Sixty-two estates and wills were filed for probate compared to 48 in 1955. Total fees received in the office from January 1, 1956. to Decem ber 31, 1956, amounted to $5, 091.97 compared to $3,129.80 in 1955. The total fines collected for the year were $ 12,027 including weighing scale fines for 10 months Marriage licenses issued in 1955 were 118 and Judge Reimer per formed seven marriages. In 1956, there were 80 licenses issued and the judge performed no mar riages Knox Countyan Buys Carsten Land Louis Jaros of Knox county purchased the Carsten land for ^ $31.25 per acre in a combination referee and private sale held Monday. The purchase involved 440 acres — an improved 240 acre farm belonging to the estate of Chester Carsten and 200 acres of adjoining pasture land belong ing to his widow, Mrs. Irene Car sten. Francis D Lee of Atkinson was referee; John R. Gallagher of O' Neill, attorney. Mobile X-Ray Unit Here Next W eek The mobile tuberculosis X-ray umt will continue its work in Holt cov ~ty providing free chest X rays. 0’NEIL.L.—January 14-18. CHAMBERS—January 22-23. INMAN—January 25. PAGE—January 29 EWING—January 31 and Feb ruary 1. Agnes Slaymaker Dies at Atkinson ATKINSON—Mrs. Agnes Slay / maker of Atkinson died Wed nesday in Atkinson Memorial hospital. ON TEXAS TRIP Paul Baker of O’Neill, area sales representative of the Con tinental Oil Company, is in Okla homa and Texas this Week on business, malting the trip in . a company - owned plane -with a group .of sales representatives . Stops . include Dallas and IJous • ton. • .... .•••••’ . • » • ’ • * * • ► -— Meet Kathleen Marie Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blake, who reside sev en miles north of O’Neill. This dark-haired miss enter ed this big. awesome world at 7 50 a.m, Thursday, January 3 1 and became the winner of The ■ Frontier’s 10th annual Holt ! county baby derby. Timeliness of her arrival gave her the honors of being the first born babe in the county m 1957. She weighed 5 pounds 9 Mi ounces and is doing real w’ell, thank-you. She and her mother were dis missed from St. Anthony’s hos pital Monday morning, and went to the farm to join up witn her dad and her big sister, Nancy, who was born August 6. 1955. The mother is the former Marilyn Fritton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs A1 Fritton of O’Neill. Seventeen O’Neill firms have arranged a host of gifts to shower Kathleen Marie — the derby champion Shelhamer’s Jack & Jill, case of Heinz baby food. M & M cafe, chicken fried dinner for the parents. Blglin’s, fine floor lamp for the Blake home. Patton’s Ben Franklin store, dozen Curity diapers. Gilligan Rexall Drug. stork nurser and a family thermometer. Moore-Noble Lumber Co., 500 pounds of coal. McCarvilles, pair of Red Goose snoes. Soyne's Hardware, diaper pail and lid. O’Neill Photo Co., dozen 5” x 7” mounted photos. New Outlaw Grocery, case of Gerber’s baby food. McIntosh Jewelry, 1847 Rog ers baby spoon and 10-karat ring. Beatrice Foods, case of Mea dow Gold milk. Gambles, a nifty training chair. Merri Dr Pepper Bottling Co, case of pop. Harding Cream Co., five pounds of butter. Dankerts, $25 discount on a major Norge appliance. The Frontier, a gift subscrip- ■ tion Two Leave for Military Induction Two Holt county selective service registrants left O'Neill early Wednesday by train for induction nto the armed forces at Omaha: Ronald Crawford of Lynch and Reinhard Neuwald of Stuart. Meanwhile, two others report ed for preinduction physical ex aminations: Gene P. Matthews of O’Neill ,ind Robert Knepper of O’NeilL Annual Stag Planned January 21— The annual American Legion stag party will be Monday. Jan uary 21. Baack Reelected M J. Baack (above), serv ing his third year as super intendent of the O’Neill city schools, has been contracted to serve in the same capacity for another three years at a salary increase. He came to- j O’Neill from Stuart. Contract considerations regarding other •teachers on -.the -26-membtr faculty will .come up later, a board spokesman said .. . • * • • «• • • Cronk Is Reelected Chairman Starts Sixth Year as Head of Holt County Supervisors Frank Cronk, Page farmer and veteran member of the Holt county board of supervisors, Tuesday was reelected chairman for 1957. Mr. Cronk was elected to the ooard in 1949. In 1951 he served a one-year term as chairman. In 1953 he was again named chair man and was reelected in 1954. 1955 and 1956. He is now com mencing his sixth year as head of the county governing body. Board members, their poli tical affiliations and respective districts follow: First—Edward N Flood, demo crat, O’Neill. Second — Milo V. Landreth, democrat, Page, appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Arthur Tomlinson, republican, Inman. Third—Clarence Ernst, repub lican, O'Neill. Fourth—Frank Cronk, republi can, Page. Fifth — Kenneth Barthel. re publican, Chambers. Sixth—A N. Batenhorst, demo crat, Stuart. Seventh—Alex Frickel, repub lican, Atkinson. Chairman Cronk reappointed the same committees which served during 1956: Welfare Flood. Courthouse: Flood. Ernst, Fric ' kel. Finance: Barthel, Batenhorst, Landreth. Printing: Frickel, Batenhorst, i Barthel. Tax: Flood, Landreth, Ernst. Bonds: Barthel. Batenhorst, i Landreth. Bridge: Landreth, Ernst, Fric kel. Roads: Barthel, Batenhorst. ; Flood. Settlement of county officers: | Flood and the entire board. Claims: Barthel and entire; I board. Insurance: Landreth, Ernst,1 ! Flood. The Frontier and me Auunson ! Graphic have been designated to 1 publish supervisor proceedings and the Holt County Independent was named official paper. Wage scale for 1957 follows: Single man, 85 cents per hour. Common bridge labor, $1.10 per hour. Foreman-bridge workers, $U0 per hour. Truck drivers, tractor and gra der operators, 95 cents to $1.10 per hour. Experienced operator or me chanic. $1.25 or minimum wage of $200 per month during December, January and February. Tractor and operator, $3 per hour. Tractor loader, $4 per hour. Experienced drag line operator, $1.75 per hour. Truck and driver, $3 per hour. The hourly wage rate is an in | crease of 10 cents per hour ! -across the board” for laborers with two exceptions: Drag line i operator is increased 25 cents per hour; elegrader operators will be paid one-way transportation to the job. It was erroneously stated by; The Frontier last week that Holt county’s population was designat ed as’ 16,544 persons. The census figure was 16,544 in 1951 and has ; not been revised since. The board registered that figure for 1957,; enabling County Judge Louis W. i Reimer to receive a $1,100 in-1 crease in his annual salary. The new salary figure of $5,000 per year for the judge is fixed by law for counties in Holt's popula tion bracket. However, if the April. 1957, school census re- ( fleets a decline in population the judge’s salary could be revised downward for the remainder of the year. The judge had presented the matter to the board with docu mentary evidence showing Hol^ to have 4,127 families. The families average four persons. Rural School Boards to Convene Here i State Sen. Frank Nelson is ten tatively scheduled to speak Sat urday, January 12, at a meeting ol the Holt County Rural School Boards association. The meeting will begin at 1 30 p.m., in the { courtroom at the courthouse. Other speakers have also been invited. ! A resolutions committee from this group will meet at 10:30 a m., three hours ahead of the regular meeting. The committee will con vene in the assembly room, ac cording to Holt School Supt. Alice French. Resumes Training— Air Cadet Dale Strong spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and tyrss Gilbert Strong He returned ■to H-mhngen air force base Tues day to resume hia cadet training ; • » i • II IK « , i'ronk . . . veteran. —The Frontier Photo. Jane Tangeman, 85, Dies in St Anthony’s Funeral Tentatively Set Saturday CHAMBERS—Mrs. Jane Tan geman. 85. died at 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, January 9, in St. An thony's hospital. She nad suffered a lingering illness but had been hospitalized only a week. She sif fered a stroke. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m . Saturday, January 12, at the Methodist church in Chambers. Burial will be in the Chambers cemetery under the direction of Biglin’s. Grandsons have been selected as pallbearers: Earrv, Arland, James and Lawrence Tangeman, Richard and Samuel Burtwistle. Two other grandsons, Gale and Gary Holcomb, will be ushers. The late Mrs. Tangeman. whose maiden name was Jane Anderson, was bom April 21, 1871, at Bur ton Landing, Vt., a daughter of William and Mary Graves Ander son. She came to Holt county in 1905 from Wausa. She married Charles Tangeman at West Point. Her husband is deceased. The late Mrs. Tangeman was a member of the Methodist church at Chambers.* One son, Glen, died at the age of 12. Survivors include: Sons — Ar thur and Alvin, both of Cham bers; daughters—Mrs. Pearl Hol comb of Ewing and Mrs. Mildred Burtwistle of Ewing; brothers — Oney, John and Asa Anderson, all of Burwell; sisters — Mrs. Cora Johnson and Mrs. Mattie Fickle, both of Burwell; Mrs. Mamie Alderman of Simpson, Sask . Can. William Kramer Expires at Home STUART — Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m , Man day, January 7 for William Kramer, 72, who died Friday. January 4, at his home, three miles west of Stuart and three miles north. He had been ill since June. The funeral services were held at St. Boniface Catholc church. Rev. A. J. Paschang officiated. Burial was in St. Boniface cemetery under the di rection of Seger’s. Survivors include: Widow— the former Alice Higgins: three sons and six daughters. David E. Lee, 6, Rites at Atkinson ATKINSON — David Everett Lee. 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fran cis D Lee. died Saturday. Jan uary 5, at Beatrice where he had been a patient five years. He was born August 30. I960, i at Stuart. Mass of the angels was held at1 !> o’clock Tuesday morning. Jan- , L;ary 8, at St. Joseph’s Catholic church Rev R J. Parr officia ted. Burial was in St. Joseph’s J cemetery at Atkinson. Survivors include: Parents; brothers—Patrick, William, Dan iel, Timothy and Gerard; sis ters—Judy, Micaela, Joan, all of Atkinson, and Mrs. Mary Faust of Glenwood Springs. Colo. Pallbearers were four anal!; boys — Frankie Mancuso, Jerry j Gonderinger, Rickie Osborne and Billy Cleary. C ham her of Commerce to Meet Monday— The O'Neill Chamber of Com merce will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday even ing. It will be a dinner meet ing at the M&M cafe at 7 o'clock. One of die items of business to be discussed will be the re vision of opening and closing lours for the O’Neill stores. All members are urged to at tend. Honors Husband— Mrs. Clyde Streeter enter ained Friday, January 4, at a 'amily dinner and a card party n honor of the birthday anni versary of her husband, Clyde. Streeter. , » * *• * • * t • J.W. Roche Dies At 66; Rites Held Retired Farmer in Failing Health for Past Five Years ATKINSON—Joseph W. Roche. 66. who had been in failing health about five years, died Sunday. January 6, in Atkinson Memorial hospital. He had been confined to his home during the past two years because of his health and had suffered a frac tured hip. Funeral services were con ducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday. Jan uary 8, at the Seger funeral chapel. Rev. E. W. Danitschek of St. John’s Lutheran church officiated. Burial was in Wood lawn cemetery. Pallbearers were Ralph J. Kelly, Otto Gloor, Roy Griffin. Ravmer Funk, Fred ' Jungman and Roy Richards. Joseph William Roche, son of Jacob Roche and Katherine Whittman Roche, was born Marc h 8, 1890. at Lincoln. The family moved to a farm west of Atkinson around 1900. He attended the Atkinson schools, graduating from the At kinson high school m 1908. He also studied at the University of Nebraska. He married Ruth Becker Feb ruary 5, 1914, and they moved to Alliance where Mr. Roche was employed as a civil engineer for the Burlington railroad. WTiile he was in Alliance he was baptized in the Christian faith and united with the Christian church. The family moved to the farm near Atkinson two years later when his father died. They lived on the farm until the fall of 1955 when they hoved into town Mr. Roche had been a mem ber of the board of directors for the REA district and serv ed as a committeeman on the government agricultural pro gram for a number of years. He was also a member of the Masonic lodge here. He was preced^i in death by his parents and one brother, Emmerick. Survivors include: Widow— Ruth; sons—Joseph of Huron. S. D„ and Emmerick of Castro Valley, Calif.; three grandchil dren; brothers—Herbert of Omaha and Jacob of LaJunta, Colo.; sister—Helen of Lincoln: mother-in-law—Mrs. Becker, who made her home with the Roches. Lynch, Bristow Have Lions Clubs; O’Neill Try Made LYNCH — A Lions dub was formed here Friday, January 4.! Dr. Joseph David, jr., is the presi dent; Francis Stenger is the sec retary of the club. Starting mem bership is 32. First meeting will be Thursday, January 10, with the Bristow' Li ons, headed by Ronald Roush. Bristow is sponsoring the first meeting. Tentative charter date of Febru ary 21 has been set w'ith P. W. Lakers, district governor from Columbus, presenting the charter. More than a hundred Lions and their wives will be sitting in on the program. Organization of the Lynch club brings the Nebraska total to 160. Reorganization of the O’Neill dub is now in progress. A special representative, A. T. Holcomb, is working with local business and professional men in rebuilding the O'Neill chapter. CORPORATE COMMUNION STUART—The Stuart Knights of Columbus will hold a corporate communion Sunday, January 27. MRS. FOREMAN DIES Mrs. Frank Foreman of Em met died early today (Thurs day) in the Atkinson hospitaL Stuart Youth, 11, Dies; Rifle Victim '■wammmjr1 mmmm Larry Wayne Papke . . . bullet into heart. Chief Intervenes in Family Squabble Police Chief John N. Schmidt had his hands full Wednesday morning. A man and wife, parents of an 18-month-old baby, got in to an argument at their nearby farm home. She -aid her nose was black and-blue as a result She scooped up the baby and headed for O'Neill. Her husband followed. Prior to boarding a bus with the baby for her hometown, hubby decided he wanted the child—and took it. That’s where Srhmidt came in. He was summoned and in terceded in the behalf of the mother. Moreover, mother and babe spent the intervening time until the next bus departure under the wing of the law Hubby never reappeared. “You get involved in all kinds of situations in police work,” the chief muttered as the bus pulled out. No charges were filed George H. While, 80, Expires in Hospital ATKINSON—George H White, 80. a retired farmer who had never married, died early Mon day. January 7, in Atkinson Me morial hospital. Funeral services were con ducted at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 8. at the Seger funeral chapel with Rev. Curtis Barnett officiating. Burial was in Wood lawn cemetery. Pallbearers were Glen Mc Clurg. Eugene Hickok, Oliver Shane. John Silverstrand, AIpx Forsythe and Clarence Focken. The late George Henry White was bom in Ohio December 3. 1876, a son of James White and Clara White. He made his home in the Atkinson community many years. He moved to town in 1917, was a drayman for a number of years and performed garden and general duties. For several years he has been cared for in the Weller nursing home. Survivors include: Brother— Allen of Atkinson; sisters—Mrs. Ed Loub and Mrs. Idine Loub, both of Ainsworth. Snow Accompanies New Cold Wave A mass of cold Canadian air i swept Into the region late Tues day, accompanied by varying amounts of snow. O’Neill received about two inches. Spencer, Lynch, Atkinson and Stuart reported upwards of three inches of snow. Ainsworth during the night received four inches. The mercury dropped to six below here early Wednesday morning. It is the first severe weather of the winter. Considerable wind whipped the snow and made driving hazar dous. Summary: hi lo pr January 3 52 25 January 4 22 10 January 5 37 11 January 6 40 18 January 7 47 18 January 8 38 8 January 9 9 -6 02 Guard Personnel Draws $22,255.18 National guardsmen at O’Neill received $22,255.18 during 1956 as active members of company D, 195th tank battalion. This figure does not include money spent in O’Neill in the form of rent, utilities and motor vehichle fuel, nor does it include money spent by visiting person nel. The payroll breaks down by quarters of the year are as fol lows: First—$3,338.50; second— $3.962 89: third—$4,864 43; fourth — $4,368.45: summer camp — $5,720.91. The payroll for the year 1957 will be larger due to the fact that the company is growing In • trength and that the members of the company are being promoted to higher pay grades, according to Capt. J. L. McCarville, com manding officer. C ouncil Elects— At a meeting of men’s council of the Presbyterian church held Monday evening, the following officers were elected: Dale Wil son, president; Roy Humrich, vice-president, and Charles F. Nutter, secretary - treasurer. Circle II served dinner. Ambassadors in Levis Tucson Boys Chorus Coming The Tucson (Ariz.), Boys’ Chorus, under the direction of Eduardo Caso, will appear in the O’Neill high auditorium on Thursday, January 17. This is the second concert of the 1956-’57 Community Con cert series. This chorus has attained a unique position of popularity and prestige among organizations of its kind in the country today. In concert, on radio and televi sion, on records and film, the “Ambassadors in Levis” have won a host of admirers for their fine singing, their delight ful showmanship, and their var ied programs. Featuring songs of the south west, which give their offering its dstinctive American flavor,' • . . » . , • i. t • • • * • . • V ' • • • • their concerts have been aptly styled “A round-up of music ami fun for every body.” From eight boys, Director Caso has now built his chorus into an organization of over 100 choristers between the ages of 8 and 16 There are approx imately 30 in the senior group, 50 in the intermediate, and 20 in the junior. The touring chorus, which concert-goers will hear in O’Neill, is made up of approximately 30 of the best voices from the sen ior and intermediate groups. Their concert will consist of four groups: Religious, songs of the .masters, cowboy songs, and famous. American show tunes. . Members will, be admitted by - • • . •, ’ ’ *• . * *' • •’,* * * . . • • card only. Doors will open at 7:30; concert begins at 8:15. Earl Nini Dies Coast Crash EWING—Mrs. Hugh Nini of Beaumont, Tex., writes her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sturbaum of the accidental death of her husband’s brother, Earl Nini, of San Francisco, Calif. Mr. Nini operated a transport truck between San Francisco and Reno, Nev. The accident occured January 3 within 25 miles of his destina tion—Reno. , . •; He is survived by hi* wife. The body will be sept to Beau mont. Tax for burial. Larry Papke Fatally Wounded at Play with Older Brother STUART—The accidental dis charge of a .22 calihre repeat er rifle not known to be loaded fatally injured an 11-year-old Stuart school boy late Tuesday, January 8 Larrv Papke was fondling the rifle with his brother, Lloyd, 12, in the family home. The weapon discharged and struck Larry near the heart He was dead upon arrival at Atkinson Memorial hospital. They became interested in the rifle rfiortly before their usual bedtime, I>r. J. B. Kamsay of Atkin son. who was summoned, said the discharge was accidental. Lloyd said he didn’t know the gun was loaded. The boys are sons of Mr and Mrs. Myron Papke, The father was in Iowa on business at the time of the ac cident. Mr. Papke trucks live stock and hay. Usually precautions are taken to remove the clip from the gun, Mrs. Papke said, The late Larry Wayne Papke was born at Stuart, the young est child in the family. He was a pupil in the sixth j grade He had recently joined the Boy Scout troop here His mother is the former Le ona Li bolt of Mills. Survivors include: Parents; brothers — Lester. 14, and Lloyd. 12; sister —Loretta. 17, a high school senior. Mr Papke -was notified of the accident while at Ida Giwe, la. Funeral services are tenia - ! lively scheduled for Sat unlay afternoon, January 12. The Coats funeral home will be in charge of arrangements Cardinals Romp Over Naper, 98-36 Coach Don Templemeyer pa raded all hands Wednesday nght, January 9, as the St. Mary’s academy Cardinals romped over Naper, 98-36. in a Niobrara Val ley conference cage date here Garry Holly accounted for 15 points. Six Cards scored 10 points or more. Toward the finish the parti sans here were clamoring for the century mark. The SMA seconds won, 58-39, with Clark getting 12 points. The Cardinals will go to Ver digre Fnday night for another conference game. Meanwhile, the O’Neill high Eagles, hunger ing for a win, will entertain the Springview Indians here Friday night. (MORE SPORTS on pages 9 and 10.) At Brunswick, site of the Sandhills Gateway tourney, Oakdale, Inman and Meadow Grove won first round games. Oakdale blasted Brunswick, 54 33; Meadow Grove outsped Or chard, 45-40, and Inman turn ed back Chambers, 59-45. Dick Appleby paced Inman with 25 points. Rod Elkins scored 20 for the losing Coy otes. In Tuesday games, Royal played Elgin, Meadow Grove clashed with Page and Oakdale squared off against Clearwater. Semifinals at Brunswick will be played tonight (Thursday) and finals Friday night County Treasurer J. Ed Han cock said at 5 p.m., Wednesday that 1,750 new' auto-truck license plates had been issued. Auction Calendar Tuesday, January 15: Gerald Wettlaufer. who plans to more to Idaho for health reasons, will sell his cattle and farm equipment at auction near Page; Col Buv Wanser of Page, auctioneer; O’ Neill National Bank, clerk. Friday, January 11: Wesley and Mildred Taylor, northwest of O’ Neill, farm - ranch close-out; 26 head of cattle; complete line of machinery; household goods: Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer; First National Bank of O’Neill, clerk. (Details on page 7.) Friday, January 18: Mi. and Mrs. Hans Braun northeast of At kinson; dairy herd; machinery; First National of Atkinson, clerk. (Details on page 4.) Wednesday, January 23 Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Woodworth, 17 miles east of O’Neill Livestock Market; 268-acre Holt-Knox im proved farm; cattle; machinery; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer real estate broker, (Details on page 15). Wednesday, January 23 Mrs. William Ernst, northwest of O* N't ill, improved 260 - acre farm; wmf personal property; Cols. Wallace .O’Connell and Vern Rey nold-on of O’Neill, auctioneers - clerks (Details on page 16 ) • , • •«* . . • . *•*.••.* • # . • •