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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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 .)