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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1957)
1 TWELVE PAGES * This Issue North-Central Nebraska’* BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 76.—Number 4L_O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 7, 1957.___Seven l ents STATE JTTST SOC rrv Guard Chief Has Doubts on Cutback Heninger Urges City to Proceed With Plans for Armory Maj Gen. Guy N Henninger. Nebraska adjutant - general and head of the national guard in the state, Tuesday evening relayed word to the city council to the ef fect that the O’NeiH'a proposed new 200 - thousand - dollar guard armory would be built. Hennin ger said, in his ojxinion, the de fense department’s cutback would not affect the O’Neill con struction plan because the site already has been selected and the i land condommed. Published reports earlier had indicated that O’Neill and other j ettio* with fewer than two hun- : dred guard personnel would not get new armories. Company D here has 80 enlisted men and five officers. No official order on a cutback has been received at Lincoln, Capt. J L. MeCarville, jr., cam mander of O’Neill's unit, told the council. A month ago the council ad opted resolutions ordering Mayor D. C. Schaffer to issue $6,565 in registered warrents to pay for the Roy Spindler property on North Fourth street. The resolu tion provided for including a new levy in next year’s budget for retiring the warrents Ciart of construction and equip ping the armory will be borne by the defense department, bureau of the national guard. Meanwhile, the city accepted the bid of $2,877.75 from the Shelhamer Equipment Co. for a heavy duty tractor, complete with loader and snow and dirt bucket. It will be an International, 300 series, with power steering. De livery will be made in a few days. There were five other bids sub mitted. Dale Wilson appealed to the council in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce for a complete numbering of all residences and business building in the city. Presently only a portion of the * itv iv 'Fhrrw cittr mail routes cover only a portion of the city. “Most cities of O’NelLl's size are numbered," he told the council. “Addresses could be carried witn telephone directory listings and other use could be made of a com plete numbering", . Fire Chief G. E. Miles asked the council to authorize an ex penditure of $996 to enable the department to purchase a new (1956) Chevrolet heavy duty truck chassis. Equipment from the department’s old (number 2) truck would be placed on the chassis of the new two-ton truck. Thus the second truck would be modern and could be used, as in the past, for rural fire calls. The recently-organized O’Neill rural fire district would help finance the proposed new chassis, paving tire balance of $1,350 O’Neill firemen with depart ment funds would spend $400 $500 for additional equipment. The council agreed to the ex penditure. The city’s number 1 unit is relatively new and the rural dis trict’s number 1 unit was new last year. The number 2 truck has always carried a Marge water supply. • *■ ' " — " Shorthorn Group Is Formed Here Forty Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn registered and com mercial cattle producers met at the Holt county courthouse in O’ Neill Thursday, January 31, and formed a permanent organization to further and promote interest in Shorthorn cattle, Mervin F. Aegerter of the Shorthorn World addressed the group and pointed out the great amount of interest in commercial cattle producers at this time in the use of Shorthorn bulls. E. K. Carpenter of Chambers, , resided and was elected presi dent. Vice-president is Lloyd Gleed of Chambers, and secretary treasurer is David Keidel of Stu art. Board of directors named in elude: David Keidel o ( Stuart Theodore Wolahosk; of Elyria, E. R. Carpenter erf Chambers, Lewis Adams ol Elgin, Frank Cronk of Page, Lloyd Gleed of Chambers Ray mond Jacobson of Butte.» County Agent A. Neil Dawci was named an honorary membet of the board. An active campaign m the support of shows, sales and junior 4-H activities is planned. MARRIAGE LICENSES Richard LeRoy Cunningham 26. of Page and Miss Winifred Mary Vandersnick, 22, of Ewine on February 5. Herschel II. Miles . . . leader in soil conservation activities. _ Holt Countyans at Unlearn Hearings Naper, Redbird Spans in Jeopardy Holt countyans on two succes sive days appeared before leg islative committees in hearings at the state capitol. On Tuesday, Guy Cole and Dr. H. D. Gildersleeve, both of O’Neill, appeared in behalf of Sen. Frank Nelson’s bills, LB 162, which would open the Nio brara game refuge; LB 161, which would extend the season for the training and running of hunting dogs, and LB 24, which would make it possible for the game commission to pay from com mission funds a bounty on rac coons and other predatory ani mals. Mel Steen, state game commis sion director, opposed all three bills. He asked the agriculture committee to not act on the refuge bill until the commission had time to complete a two-year study of refuges and preserve areas. Senator Nelson presented pe titions, circulated by the North Central Nebraska Game Conser vation association, with more than one thousand .signatures. The petitions urged open ing the Niobrara refuge, which is 50 miles long in Holt, Boyd, Itock and Keya Paha coun ties and extends 20 rods on each side of the river. Senator Nelson argued a boun ty of $1 and $2 would thin the raccoon population in the area and be a pheasant coservation measure. Steen thought other wise. The vote was 3-3 on LB 162 with one committee member ab sent. Six members of the Hoi' county board of supervisors joined with commissioners fron Knox county and supervisor from Boyd county in opposinj LB 170 in a Wednesday hearing LB 170 would eliminate provi sions for state aid bridges an< eliminate the provision for alio cation of gas tax fund for cos of maintenance of state ai< bridges. The Holt officers are concern ' ed about the Niobrara crossing at Naper and Redbird—both O 1 which arc 300-ihousand -dolly ! spans. If LB 170 passes, stati aid would be removed. The Holt delegation also i: supporting LB 140. which wouh designate the Page-Lynch roe< as a state highway. LB 141 also is Nelson’s bill. Frank A. Spindler Is Auto Fatalit] GORDON — Funeral service will be held at Wounded Knee S.D.. today (Thursday) for Fran] A. Spindler, 47, a native Hoi oounlyan. He was killed late Sat urday in a three-car accident 4l miles west of Gordon. He became Nebraska’s lOtl highway fatality of 1957. Spindler was riding in a ca driven by Dwain E. Sipp of Gor don. Their machine collided wit. an auto driven by Leland Ror felt, 23, of Winner, S.D. The state highway patrol which investigated, said the tw cars had come to a halt on th s highway and a third car, drive r by Delbert Sipp, 24, cf Gordoi i crashed into the wreck. * Survivors include: Will Spine ler of Potato Creek, a write and teacher of Indian-; Cheste of Wounded Knee; Floyd of A k in son. Roy Spindler of O’Neill is ’ cousin. This is the wreckage in which Frank A. Spindler, 47, died late Saturday near Gordon. » H. H. Miles Dies Under Surgery Delicate Operation on Heart Unsuccessful; Rites at Plainview A prominent northeastern Holt county farmer, Herschel H. Miles’ 50, died about noon Wed nesday, January 30, while under going delicate heart surgery in ' Clarkson Memorial hospital, Omaha. He had entered the hos pital on Sunday, January 27. Mr. Miles, a leader in Dor sey community project and n. soil conservation activities had been seriously ill since Christ mas However, he had suffer ed a heart ailment several years. Funeral services were con ducted at 11 am., Saturday, February 2, at the Methodist church in Plainview. Rev. C. R. Tanner, church pastor, officiated md burial was in the Plainview cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Mar ston, William Derickson, sr. Clayton Nelson, Arden Larsen and Will Aim. all of the Dorsey community, and R. B Nighten gale of Niobrara. The late Mr. Miles, son of Delos and the late Vinetta Miles, was born at Dorsey, Oc tober 15, 1906. After spending his early child hood at Dorsey, he moved with his parents to Lincoln in 1918 where he completed his education and became affiliated with the Methodist church. On Juno 16, 1928, he was unit ed in marriage to Wilma tsivtns of Plainview. They became the parents of three children—Janis, Buddy and Ben. After working In Chicago, 111., several years with Westinghouse at a manufacturing plant, he re turned to the family farm at Dc-sey in the early thirties. H's entire farming career was spent on the family place where he was born. His wife was killed July 8, 1952 in a one-car automobile ac cident near Wisner and his daughter. Mrs Donald Jenkinson of Plainview, was seriously hurt. On January 1, 1955, he was united in marriage with Leta Kruse of Dorsey. The rites were performed in O’Neill by Rev. J. 1 Olen Kennell. ' The late Mr. Miles learned to ; fly an airplane in 1949 and was !, a flying enthusiast. Flying was his favorite hobby and he fre ■ quently put his airmanship abil l ity and Ills machine to the sor ' vice of neighbors who were in t need of hurried transportation. 1 He held several elective township offices and won four > state land conservation honors ' t in 1949. . ‘ He was a past member of the district 4 (Dorsey school board. ; His mother died in October, i 1956 in New York. His father, D. 1 : ID., accompanied Mr. Miles and 1 his wife back to Dorsey and has been making his home here for three months 1 At the time of the death of his mother, Mr. Miles and his wife | visited New York City, Niagara r Falls, N. Y„ Louisville, Ky., and o her points on an extensive trip. 3 nit.nl on Sunday, January 27. ’ All of his children, stepchild ' ren, grandchildren and brothers 1 werd present for the funeral. Survivors include: Widow- - ’■ Leta; daughters—Mrs. Donald (Janis) Jeninkson of Plainvicw; 1 sons—Buddy of Lincoln and Ben of Kimball; stepsons—Albert r Kruse of Lincoln; Walter Kruse ‘ of Milford; stepdaughters—Miss 1 Margaret Kruse of Omaha and ' Miss Linda Kruse, at home; fa ther—D. D. Miles of Ballston Spa, . N. Y ; brothel's—Ted of Fern 3 creek, Ky,; Roscoe of Louis - L> ville, Ky., and Lawrence ol n Schnectady, N.Y.; four grand '• children. Among those from the Dorse y ' Star-Redbird communities at rr ; tending the rites were: 1 Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Bady, Mr , and Mrs. Lee Brady sr., Mr. and Mrs. Merle Spangler, Mr. and ‘ Mrs. Arden Laursen, Mr and Mrs. Clayton Nelson, the W C Farr and family, Mr. and Mrs Richard Marston, Willis Butter field, Roger and Hallie Rosen crans, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Der rickson, William Derickson, sr, j Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Drobny Elmer Juracek, Mr. and Mrs Howard Marston, Guy Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sholes, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ruzicka. Mr. and 1 Mrs. John Derickson, Miss Sadie Derickson. Delmar Spangler Roderick Hughes, Robert and Harold Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Aim, Mrs. Albert Carson. Mr and Mrs. Leo Jare^ke, Charles and Claude Cole, and William Hansen. Lee Brady, jr, and Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Lieb, all of O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. H. A. VanHorn anc Mr. and Mrs. R. E. VanHorn, al of Page; Mr. and Mrs Dare Heese of Randolph; R. E Night engale of Niobrara. Among tile patrons to call for their mail at the Dorsey postoffiee for the last time were Mrs. Lee Brady (left) and Mrs. Harry Johnson and Mr Johnson (on the right). The Wileys obliged. The Frontier Photo. No One Can Erase Memories— Dorsey, Star PO’s About to Close By a Stalt writer On Friday, February 8 a clerk in the postoffice depart- i ment in Washington. D. C., will pull from the big ledgers the pages designated as "Dorsey, Nebr.” and “Star, Nebr ” No doubt she will shift her gum from one cheek to the other and, without emotion, trundle those pages off to the archives. On that same date dozens of families served by these two northeastern Holt county rural postoffices (the offices are five miles apart) will be filled with nostalgia. There’s bound to be some inconvenience because the nearest fourth-class postoffire (Redbird) will be 15 or 16 miles away. Oldtimers will not read ily adjust to the official disap pearance of these focal points, which have been a vital part of the community scenes for three quarters of a century. Charles V. Cole, 69, whose fa ther before him was postmastei, isn’t quite sure what he’ll do— probably move to O’Neill. James W. Wiley, 84, and his wife, who have staffed the Dor sey postoffice since 1918, will carry on—maybe go to Califor nia to visit relatives. Dorsey and Star have been one of the few remaining tiny postoffices in the state. Time was when llolt alone had 59 postoffices in all. Now only iO remain. Offices that became extinct earlier includeed Agee, Anhcar Bliss, Badger, Biscuit, Blackbird, Brodie, Catalpa, Celia, Chelsea j Cleveland, Deloit, Doty, Dustin, Emporia, Grand Rapids, Gravvl Pit, Green Valley, Hainesville, I Harold, Hay Point, Inglis, Inez, Josie. Kola, Laura, Lavina, Le onie. Little, Lucerne, Mars, Maple Grove, Martha, Meek, \TiriHlr*hr:inrh IVTinr-nln. Onnnr Rites at Spencer for Anton Nemec Native of Bohemia; Dies at 82 SPENCER—Anton Nemec. 82, of Omaha, former resident of O’ Neill and Spencer, died Wednes day, January 30. Funeral services were held Sat urday, February 2, at St. Mary's Catholic church here. Pallbearers were Joseph Ham bek. Melvin W. Jacoby, Frank i Eoock, William Hambek. James Zidko and Dr. J. M. Pucelik. The late Mr. Nemec was born March 4, 1874. in Czechoslovakia His family came to America in j 1884 and settled at O’Neill. In 1911 they moved to Spencer. On January 21, 1897, he mar ried Miss Marie Kruntorad. They j became the parents of four chil dren—two sons dying in infancy. His wife died January 23, 1923. Eater, he married Clara Sturde vant and one son was born to them. His second wife, died No vember 20, 1934. Mr. Nemec was married to Marie S. Smisik August 16, 1937. They moved to Omaha in 1945. Survivors include: Widow— Marie; daughter — Mrs. Marie Klasna of Phoenix, Ariz ; sons — Frank A. of Glenwood, la., and Robert H. of Fremont; eight grandchildren; sister—Miss Mary Nemec of California; broth er—Frank of Spencer. P. V. Hickey was honored oi his birthday anniversary Tuesday evening at a dinner at his home The evening was spent socially. i *• . . * . Postmaster Charles V. Cole stands in front of a tool slied. which has served as the Star postofficc during the final months of the office’s existence. His father operated the Star postoffice in the Cole home, starting in 1910. and it has been a family _ 'T'Vi Phtlln ’tunny. Paddock Parker, Phoenix, Ray, Saratov ■ ScottviLle, Staf ford. Swan. Tonawanda. Tonic, Turner, Venus. I Phil Gustin of Orchard was a familiar character for many years as driver of the Orchard Star route. (Continued on page 5.) Hirke’ Graduates— Tat E. Hickey and his fiancee, Miss Mary Jean Miloni of Omaha, were w, ekend quests of his fath er, P. V. Hickey. Pat was graduated at mid semester from Creighton univer ; 'ity, Omaha. Lions Club Organizes Harry Petersen (center), telephone company executive here, was elected president of the new ly-formed Lions club at a meeting Thursday evening attended by 27. A. T. Holcomb of Lincoln (left) was the organizer and Vem Van Norman, Bassett Lions club president (right) assisted. 1 Elgin Ray was named vice-president; William McIntosh, second vice-president; Eldbn Ramsel, third vice-president; Frank Alien, secretary-treasurer; James R. Lyons, tailtwister. The Lions plan to meet twice monthly.—The Frontier Photo. Surgery Scheduled for H. J. Birmingham Hugh J Birmingham, 65, pro minent O’Neill resident, live stock grower and president of the First National Bank of Atkinson, is scheduled to undergo leg sur gery Friday morning in Rochester, Minn. Mr. Birmingham was hospital- j ized here Friday for treatment | for a blood clot in one of his j legs. On Monday he was transferred by air ambulance from St. An thony’s hospital here to Roches ter. His wife, who docked in New York City Monday after complet ing a month's cruise in the Carib bean, went immediately to Ro chester. Two of their daughters, tilt- Misses Barbara and Marde Birmingham, both of Denver, Colo., a re at Rochester. Another daughter. Miss Mary Louise, is stationed at Nancy, France, with the American Red Cross. Heart Fund Drive Getting Underway With the opening of the local heart fund drive this week, Mrs. John L. Baker launched several fund raising activities. Mrs. Baker reports that assist ing are: Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiak and Mrs. M. J. Golden, publicity. Downtown chairmen are Mes dames: Larry Schaffer, James Earley, Edward Gloeson, Robert ] Dt'Voy, Robert Bengali. Heart Sunday will be February 24 under the direction of Mrs. I William Whited. Rural residents who are not contacted are urged to send their contributions to the heart fund in care of the post office. Tiie O'Neill goal is $690. 2 Teachers Will Not Return Here All O’Neill public school teach- j ers desiring reelection were of- l fered contracts Tuesday night by i the board of education. Annual increases ranging from $50 to $200 per year were voted. A month ago Supt. M. J. Baack was reelected. James Luft, seventh and eighth grade teacher, will not return next year because of draft status. He plans to en/ter the army in June. Richard C. Smithson, vocal instructor, said he intended to submit a formal resignation at the end of the current term. The budget will not be in creased, a spokesman for the board pointed out. A position of teacher helper, held by Mrs. Catherine Murphy, will be elim inated. Offered contracts were: Mrs. Harry Petersen, kinder garten; Mrs. A1 Fritton, first grade; Miss Loretta Enright, sec ond (being temporarily filled by Mrs. Willard Solfermoser), Mrs. John Kersenbrock, com bination first and second; Miss Hilda Gallagher, third; Mrs. Har old Soger, fourth; Mrs. Maria Murphy, combination third and fourth. Mrs. Theresa Ernst, filth; Mrs. i Leona Shoemaker, sixth; Mrs. D< an Jeffrey, combination fifth and sixth; Mrs. Ruby Holcomb, seventh; Mrs. Leo Mullen, eighth. Willard Solfermoser, principal; William Edwards, basketball, science and mathematics; Marvin ■,idler, football and social studies; Duane Miller, band; Vernon Car penter, vocational agriculture; Mis Viola Haynes, English; Mrs. Louis Reimcr, jr., social studies; Miss Claire Tomjack, English; Mr.-. Dorothy Lively, home eco nomic ; Miss Esther Kinnier, 1 commercial. Top Angus Brings $900 in Sale Here Consigned by Bartos; M-M Ranch Sweeps Black Show Honors bulls averaged $351 here Tuesday at the 11th annual sale sponsored by the Holt County Aberdeen A n g u s Breeders' association Thirty head of female- averaged $151.' Grand champion bull in the forenoon show was consigned by the M-M (H L Miner) ranch at O'Neill. H. P. Forgey A Sons of C o 1 o m e , SJ3 , purchased the champion. Bandolier of M M, for $685. Louis Bartos of O’Neill, who showed the reserve champion. Bandolier of Angus Acres 3d, sold his entry to Lester Hossle of ILumil, S.D., for $900 The top selling bull a yean ago brought $450. Grand champion female, M-M SuHannah Queen H, was exhibit ed by the M-M ranch; also the reserve champion female, M-M Sultannah 11th. The champ fe male was sold to Marie Mithofer of South Dakota for $310. The r« serve female was purchased by by Mr Derry of Flgin for $175. Best pen of three was shown by the M-M ranch and received Tta< Frontier’s trophy. More than 30 head were pul - chased by South Dakota buyers Eldon Erickson, farm economist at the University of Nebraska college of agriculture, Rpoke at the Monday evening banquet sponsored by the group. James McClung Now Minus Both Legs PAGE—James McClung, 74, of Page submitted to an amputation of his right leg last Thursday at St. Anthony's hospital. He enter ed the hospital the day before. About four years ago a eireuLB tory ailment necessitated the am putation of his left leg His condition is “satisfactory". TO PENITENTIARY Glen Jungbluth of Chamber was taken to the state peniteo tiary Sunday by Holt County Sheriff Leo Tom jack. He had been paroled to Rev. Howard Clayeombe, jr., of Chambers fol lowing a check forgery count on March 28, 1956. Meanwhile, Reverend Clayeombe left Cham bers. Jungbluth was arrested on January 2 for driving a motor ve hicle While under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was com mitted to the penitentiary be cause of the violation and on tin; forgery charge. ATTENDS CONFERENCE Bill Perry, O'Neill branch man ager for Beatrice Foods, Inc, di# tributors of Meadow Gold dairy products, last week attended u national sales confercnci at Okla homa City, Okla. Merchandising plans for the new year were out lined for plant and branch man agers. BOUND OVER Virtus Sheets, 25, of O’Neill is awaiting hearing in Holt county district court. Last week he ad mitted guilt to check forgery in a preliminary hearing in Holt county court. No date has been set for apipcnring before District Judge D. R. Mounts, i * -— -— ■■ M’MANUS BUILDING RAZED The Charles McManus build ing, located one-half block south of the traffic signal on the vest side of Fourth st., is being razed by O. E. Davidson. The building formerly housed a pool hall and recreation parlor. TO BOVS' STATE Ray H. Thomas has been desig j nated as the boys’ state represeo tative for Simonson post 93, Am erican Legion, in the June boy*’ state conclave. Auction Calendar Monday, February 18: Glenn White adminSstrator, estate of the late E. H. and Pearl White, 760 acre southwest Holt ranch; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctions* t j real estate broker, (Details oe page 6), w Tuesday, February 19: Holt County Hereford Breeders as sociation, annual spring sale, 33 lots, O’Neill; Keith Abart of O' Neill, secretary ami sale mana ger. Saturday, February 23: North Central Nebraska Hereford asso ciation, annual spring sale. Bas sett, .35 bulls; Tug Phillips of Bassett, secretary and sale mana ger. Wednesday, February 27: Mr and Mrs. John A. Tenborg, sale of 1 800-acre grain and stock ranch I near Atkinson; 80 head of cattle, full line of new and near - new machinery; Col. Wallace 0’C<m nell of O’Neill, auctioneer; Col Vern Roynoldson of O’Neill, auc tioneer-real estate broker; Kieth A Abart of O’Neill, clerk (De tails on page 8 .)
