Bridenbaugh Want*
Delegation on Hand
for LB 444 Hearing
State Sen. Hal Bridenbaugh
of Dakota City, sponsor of LB
444, has appealed to interested
persons in the O’Neill area to
attend the legislative committee
hearing on this bill Hearing
will start at 2 p. m., Wednesday,
March 27, at the state capitol in
Lincoln.
The hearing will be conduct
ed by the judiciary committee.
LB 444 attempts to repeal the
1952 amendment which created
a state education commission
and a commissioner of educa
tion.
prior to 1952, Bridenbaugh
recalls. Nebraska educational af
fairs were directed by an elect
ed officer known as the state
superintendent of public in
struction.
Professional educators conjur
ed up,a proposed amendment to
remove the chief education of
ficer from an elective position
and make him appointive. Ne
braska voters went to the polls
and voted for the education com
mission and gave the commission
the authority to hire an educa
tion commissioner and fix his
salary.
Staggered Terms
Six members of the commis
sion are elected on staggeretj
Six-year terms. The new com
mission, created by the voters,
promptly made Freeman B.
Decker the commissioner. Pre
viously Decker held the title of
stale superintendent
Lloyd Waldo of Chambers,
president of the Nebraska Small
Schools assignation, said the re
sult is this:
‘.If Nebraskans are unhappy
with education policies, it’ll take
10 or 12 years to do anything
about it/'
With the chief school adminis
trative officer in an appointed
instead of elected position, there
is a tendency to be “bold and
daring.”
“If Mr. Decker were an elected
servant we wouldn't be having
all of this trouble of keeping
alive our small schools,” Mr.
WulHn ihiolnrnrl
Bridenbaugh’s bill would give
tlu* voters an opportunity to vote
a repeal of the 1952 amendment.
In effect, it would abolish the
education commission and re
store the top administrative job
to an elective office for a four
year term (as prior to 1952).
Misconception
Bridenbaugh told The Frontier
there is considerable misconcep
tion .ittout the intent of LB 444.
The bill would not affect local
school boards in anyway.
Waldo said the association has
polled its membership on the LB
444 question.
'We find that 100 percent of
the districts belonging to our as
sociation wish to support Brid
enbaugh’s bill and 99 percent of
our membership appears to be in
accord.
We hope enough people will
be on hand in Lincoln next Wed
nesday to create a few traffic
jams,” he explained.
Next Tuesday, March 26, there
will be a hearing on LB 582, re
garding school redistricting and
reorganization.
“Our officers and lobbyists will
appear for that hearing, ” Wal
do said.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Smith left
Friday for Sioux Falls, S- D., on
a weekend business trip. Mrs.
Smith planned to visit relatives.
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Highway 281 Group
Schedules Meeting
A meeting of the Highway 281
Association of Nebraska will be
held Thursday, March 28, at the
American Legion club in St. Paul,
starting at 10 a.m., Secretary
John R. Krotter of Spencer said
a representative of the state
highway department will be
principal speaker. Adjourn
ment will not be later than 3 pjn.
U. S. highway 281, an inter
national route from Mexico to
Canada, recently has been des
ignated as the American Legion
memorial highway in the United
States (Texas, Oklahoma, Kan
as, Nebraska, South Dakota and
North Dakota).
Legionnaires are invited to join
in next week’s meeting, Mr.
Krotter said.
Chamber Directors
Okay Longer Trailers
At a special meeting of the i
Chamber of Commerce board of
the directors, the group voted to
encourage the state legislature
put onto the floor of the uni- [
cameral a measure that w'ould
enable highway triTck trailers to
be extended in length to 60 ft. j
Representations to the C of C |
officers here were made by
Chambers at South Sioux City,
Kearney and Fremont. Eleven
states west of Nebraska now em
ploy the 60-ft. limit, the O’Neill
men were told. South Dakota ;
two weeks ago okayed the 60-ft..
limit. ,
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State-Federal Fund*
for Airport Upped
The Nebraska department of
aeronautics Wednesday announ
ced allocations of funds for sev
eral airports in the state, includ
ing O’Neill, Scribner, Gothen
burg, Alliance, Omaha and Sar
gent.
Original state allocation of $3,
000 for participation in the new
administration building at O’
Neill was increased to $3,300.
Federal funds for the O’Neill
project were increased from $6,
000 to $6,600.
Hansens Pay $9,700
for Quarter Section
Kenneth and William Hansen
purchased the Mrs. Mary Bazel
inan quarter-section of land,
north of O’Neill, Saturday at
public auction for $9,700—little j
more than $60 per acre.
Sale was handled by Col. Ed i
Thonn of O’Neill.
Improvements included an un
occupied dwelling.
Shehamer Winners
Are Announced —
Prize-winners at the Shelham
er Equipment company open
house affair held last weekend
! were:
First—Phillip Lee of O’Neill,
electric clock .
Second— Mrs. Carl Widtfeldt
of O'Neill, cutlery set.
Third—James Ruther of Page,
pitcher and tumblers.
Fourth—Mrs. Clarence Gokie f
of O’Neill, knife set.
Wayne Henderson of Orchard
purchased the washer for $110
.50. Five hundred persons attend
ed the affair on Saturday.
County Arc
Meeting Scheduled—
A meeting of the Holt County
Chapter, American Red Cross,
will be held at the Town House
Tuesday evening, March 26.
Purpose of the meeting is to
prepare for coming Red Cross
membership drive.
Miss Lou Birmingham will be
present and give a story of the
Red Cross work in Europe.
Anyone donating to Red Cross
is a member and may attend the
meeting. Make reservations with
A. P. Jaszkowiak.
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Rebekahs Plan
to Entertain
I Sixteen members attended the
Eden Rebekah lodge meeting
Friday evening.
Plans were made for enter
taining Arbutus lodge of Inman
i on April 5 and the district meet
! ing to be held in Chambers in
j June. Re-obligation ceremony
; will be held.
Mrs. Bert DeGroff and Mrs.
Albert Klinger were lunch host
1 esses.
School Caucus
Pick* Four—
EWING— Four candidates for
i board of education posts were
picked Monday night at a school
caucus here. Two will be elected
in the April 2 election.
Candidates are Charles Roth
erham. Richard Shane, Wayne
1 Shrader and L. E. Bergstrom.
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SINGERS COMING
The King’s Messengers Male
Quartet from Central Bible In
stitute in Springfield, Mo., will
be at Assembly of God in O’Neill
for a special “Singspiration Ral
ly” on Friday, March 22. The ral
ly will begin at 8 p. m.
American Legion
CARD PARTY
Saturday, March 23
8 o'clock
Consign Now!
COMMUNITY
SALE
Durre’s Station
Sat., March 30
Featuring a consignment
of machinery from the
CLARENCE JOHNSON
ESTATE
If you have something to
consign,
CONTACT:
MERLIN GROSSNICKLAUS
Chambers
— or —
HENRY DCRRE
O’Neill
\ 400-600 Cattle Today
There will be a good sale here today (Thursday). The
storm last Thursday makes this one a two-week sale inas
much as we were forced to cancel the March 14 auction.
We should have between 400-600 cattle. Already listed
are 60 steer and heifer calves from Dorsey; 25 choice calves.
475 pounds, from O’Neill; 30 head of 500-pound calves from
Spencer; 48 head of light yearlings from Atkinson; 20 cows
and calves from Chambers; 12 choice breeding cows from
Chambers. In addition there will be a lot of other consign
ments of cows and fat cattle.
Hog sale starts at 12:30. (Remember our Saturday night
dairy sale advertised elsewhere In this issue).
O’Neill Livestock Market
Phone 2, O’Neill
Coyne, Sullivan, Donohue . . . their parents were Irish immigrants.
Question of St. Patrick s Birthplace—
O’Neill Gains National Publicity
Hugh A. Mulligan, an Associ
ated Press feature writer in
New York City, did an infor
mative and entertaining piece
about the “Irish in America"
that was distributed in Sunday
newspaper supplements from
coast-to-coast.
The yarn concerned rail ty
coons, finance leaders, indus
trialists, U. S. presidents, sport
figures—all Irish or Irish-Amer
icans who have made a mark.
Gen. John O'Neill was discus
sed, too. He colonized Irish in
the East and transplanted them
to O’Neill.
Thus the city of O’Neill re
ceived widespread mention in
the story that also was publish
ed Sunday—St. Patrick’s day—
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in the Omaha World-Herald.
Mulligan stated that Irish im
migrants, coming from an agri
cultural country, for the most
part settled in big cities—except
ihe farm colony at O’Neill, Nebr.
The “Voice of The Frontier”
(WJAG) roving microphone
dropped in on several of the.
Irish.
P. C. Donohoe, realtor and in-1
surance man, both of immigrant
parents: “Mr. Mulligan gave the
Irish their just due, that’s all.”
Miss Mary Sullivan, house
keeper, also of pure Irish descent.,
1 (bit o’ brogue): “Yes, I have a
! superstition. I don’t like Friday
the 13th. Never did!”
Very Rev. Timothy O’Sullivan,
Irish-born, pastor of St. Pat
rick’s Catholic church: ‘‘The his
torians are not decided just
where St. Patrick was born—
whether it was Ireland, England
or France. The place makes no
difference; it was the good that
he did."
H. E. Coyne, hardware mer
chant, Irish immigrant parent
age: “I visited Ireland three
years ago. Spent a week and
should have spent a year. I want
to go back."
Mrs. Coyne, her parents were
the Dwyers, also immigrants:
“My brother married one of
General O’Neill’s daughters. We
visited them last year in Califor
nia.”
St. Patrick’s dance royalty at St. Mary’s academy: Seated—Miss Charlene Mahoney, senior,
daughter of Mr. and Mis. Charles Mahoney, queen; William (“Bill") Shoemaker, freshman, son of
Mrs. Leona Shoemaker, king; standing— Miss Ellen Donohoe, senior, queen's attendant; Very Kev.
Timothy O'Sullivan, who performed the coronation, and Clarence Longcor, sophomore, king’s at
tendant. King and queen were selected on a popularity vote.—The Frontier Photo.
Randy Curran is crowned
king of the grade school at the
Irish fair. Robert Davis is his
attendant.—O’Neill Photo Co.
Beha Question
Wins Honor—
The Holt county soil conserva
tion district is sponsoring a
weekly question contest.
This week’s question was sub
mitted by Jerry Beha of O’Neill:
“How do rotted plants help soil?”
Answer: Commercial fertilizer
is very valuable in adding soil
nutrients for increased produc
tion, but no organic matter is
added directly by commercial
fertilizer. Barnyard manure,
crop stubble and green manure
crops (those grown specifically
to be turned under for soil im
provement) are chief sources of
organic matter.
TO GIRL’S STATE
ATKINSON—Miss Jean Allyn,
16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Allyn, will be Atkinson’s
representative to the 1957 girls’
state.
Coronations Are
Part of Annual
Irish Fair
The St. Patrick's motif prevail
ed at St. Mary’s academy dur
ing the past week.
The annual Irish fair, held
Friday, was acclaimed better
than ever and attracted a large
crowd throughout the afternoon.
Inovations at the fair this year
included a spook house, postof
fice, bowling, shooting gallery,
dog walk and baseball throw. In
addition there were the familiar
concessions, all staffed by stu
dents.
Randy Curran was crowned
king of the graders by Very Rev.
Timothy O’Sullivan; Patsy Da
vidson, queen.
Attendants were Robert Davis
and Joyce Janzing.
The high school St. Patrick’s
had to be postponed until Tues
day evening due to weather con
ditions. In a popularity contest,
William Shoemaker was named
king; Miss Charlene Mahoney,
queen. The queen is a senior;
the king a freshman.
They were crowned by Father
O'Sullivan at a 9 o’clock inter
lude, which included a royal pro
cession to the accompaniment of
‘•When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.”
Attendants were Clarence
Longcor, sophomore* and Ellen
Donohoe, senior.
MILADY DIES
VERDIGRE— Funeral services
for Ernest Mlady, 43, were held
Saturday, March 10, at the ZCBJ
hall here. Survivors include
widow, Martha; two daughters
and two sons.
Meeting Postponed—
The joint WSCS Wesleyan Ser
vice Guild meeting, which was
to be held Monday, March 18,
has been postponed until Mon
day, March 25 at 8 p. m.
Winners Told—
Winners of 9FF club held last
Thursday at Mrs. Edward T.
Verzal’s home were Mrs. Elgin
Ray and Mrs. Don O. Bunkers.
Recital Scheduled
Miss Alva Ramm is presenting
her students in a music recital
Monday, March 25, in the St.
Mary’s auditorium.
INMAN—Robert Geary enter
ed the Antelope Memorial hos
pital in Neligh Saturday as a
medical patient.
Ralph Lindberg and his sister,:
Miss Carolyn, were in Lincoln
from Friday until Sunday.
Patsy Davidson is crowned
queen; Joyce Janzing, attend
ant.—O’Neill Photo Co.
STAR NEWS
Sunday, March 3, dinner
guests at the Roland Miller home
were: Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kru:,e
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kruse and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kruse
and family, Mrs. Lottie Kruse
and Edna, all of Winnetoon; Mr.
and Mrs. Don Fricke and family
of Bloomfield; Mr. and Mrs.
Don Elmwood and family of
Creighton. Evening callers wore
Guy Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Revell and Mrs. Tom Slattery.
Friday evening, March 8, visit
ors at the Ewalt Miller home
were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Boelter
and family.
O’Neill News
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Loukota and
children of North Platte were
Sunday guests of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fora L. Knight.
Other dinner giiests were Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Bartos and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lon
don and family of Spalding, who
had gone to Dallas, S. D.. Friday
to visit her relatives, the M. J.
Palmer family, who are leaving
there, arrived Sunday evening at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mike London. It took them
four hours to get from Butte to j
O'Neill. They left for their home
Monday.
Mrs. Adeline Murnan of Iowa j
City, la., arived Thursday, March!
7, to visit and help her sister, Mrs.
I. R. Ridgeway, who was dismis
sed from St. Anthony’s hospital
recently. Mrs. Murnan’s son have
the Murnan Rug company of Om
aha.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Orsborn and
family were Mr. and Mrs. Walt
Spangler and family of Ewing
and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Parks
and Pam.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Gatz was
home for the weekend from St.
Mary’s college in Omaha.
The Misses Barbara and Marde
Birmingham arrived Monday
from Denver, Colo. They were
“snowbound” at Hyannis. A
houseguest at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birm
ingham, a few days last week
was Rev. J. W. Averill, S. J.; of
Loyola parish, Denver, Colo.
Mrs. Ed Campbell left Tuesday
with her brother and sister-in*
law, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froelich
Mrs. Campbell accompanied i
them to Chicago, 111., and left for
Green Bay, Wise., to visit her son,
Edward Campbell. Her son was
to address a Junior Chamber of
Commerce banquet meeting at
Green Bay and Mrs. Campbell
was to be his guest.
The NTTFB Bridge club met
Wednesday evening, March 13
with Mrs. James Storms as host
ess. Winners were Mrs. Russel
Moler and Mrs. A. J. Noecker.
Page News
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Park and
family of Orchard, Miss Connie
Lydon of Ewing, Mr. and Mrs.
R. F. Park and son, Ron, and Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Trowbridge
and Lori, all of Page, were Sun
day guests of Mr. and. Mrs.
Neven Ickes, jr. The occasion
was (he birthday anniversaries of
Mrs. Park and Miss Lydon. A
no-host dinner was served.
Mrs. Milo Landreth received
the reward for high score in
pitch, Ray Snell in pinochle, and
Mrs. Jerry Lamason jn bridge at
the benefit card party held by
the Odd Fellow and Rebekah
lodges Tuesday evening, March
19 at the IOOF hall. Mrs. Jesse
Kelly received the door prize.
The proceeds taken at a free
will offering slightly exceeded
$30.
Little interest was shown
Tuesday evening for the school,
caucus when the present incum
bents, Cordes Walker and Lor
enz Riege, were re-nominated.
Mr. and Mrs. William Soren
son were hosts at a family din
ner Sunday in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sorensen and
daughters of Minden, who were
Friday to Sunday visitors of rel
atives in the Page area. Other
guests were Mrs. Robert Soren
sen and daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Sorensen, sr., and Mr. and Mrs.
Soren Sorensen, jr., and daugh
ters of Star.
Benefit Friday at
Ash Grove Hall—
STAR—Ash Grove; auxiliary is
sponsoring a benefit card party
to be held at the community hall
Friday, March 22, at 8 p. m.
Peoule who can come are ask
ed to bring a card table, cards
and folding chairs if possible, and
sandwiches or cake for lunch
which the co-hosts will serve.
Prizes will also be given. Co
host are Mr. and Mrs. William
Hansen and Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Vonasek.
WATERMAN—Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Waterman of Orchard
formerly of Page, a daughter, El
len Lorraine, weighing 9 pounds
2 ounces born Thursday, March
14, at the Plainview General hos
pital.
DAIRY AUCTION
Verdigre Livestock
Market
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
8:00 P. M.
Featuring 60 head of fancy
heifer calves. These calves
will be less than 36 hours from
their home in Wisconsin at
sale time. Come and select
your dairy replacements at
this sale. We will also have
a few springer heifers and
possibly a few fresh cows.
This will be an open con
signment sale—if you have
dairy stock you would like to
sell, this would be a good
chance to do so. Remember
this FRIDAY NIGHT at R:00
P. M. PLAN TO BE IN VER
DIGRE.
Nothing to report market
wise as no sale was held on
account of the snow and wea
ther condition. Next regular
sale will be March 25th start
ing at 11:00 A. M. It PAYS
to sell your livestock in Ver
digre—try us with your next
consignment.
We would like to remind
you of the MACHINERY
AND COMBINATION sale to
be held Saturday, March 30.
Make your listings before or
by next Monday in order that
they may be advertised.
Verdigre Livestock
Market
Ph. 86 - Don Jensen, Mgr.
I o Girls’ State
Miss Patricia H a h 1 b e c k
(above), daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Hahlbeek of
Ewing, has been selected by
Sanders unit 214, American Le
gion auxiliary at Ewing, to
attend Cornhusker girls’ state
at Lincoln. She is a junior at
Ewing high school. Her ac
tivities include glee club, mix
ed chorus, cheer leader, vol
leyball, Future Homemakers.
During her sophomore year
year she was vice-president of
her class.
Inman News
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Slusher and
two sons, Stephen and Tommy
of Valentine stopped in Inman
Monday on their way home from
Omaha and called on Mrs. Slush
er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. L.
W rjt c/\n
Mrs. Herbert Nielsen and son,
Harold, of Gillette, Wyo., were
here Tuesday, March 12, calling
on old friends. Mrs. Nielsen came
for the funeral of her uncle,
Clarence Johnson of Chambers.
Arbutus Rebekah lodge met
Wednesday, March 13, at the
lOOF hall. Miss Zittella Kesten
holtz was in charge. Mrs. Ellen
Brown gave a report in observ
ance of the birthday of Schuyler
Colfax, the founder of Rebekah
Odd Fellowship. This was fol
lowed by refreshments served by
Mrs. Mary Tomlinson and Mrs.
Maurine Smith.
The WSCS met Thursday af
ternoon, March 14, in the home
of Mrs. Albert Anthony. Mrs.
Woodrow Gaugherbough was in
charge. Mrs. Anthony and Mrs.
Leo P. Mossman served refresh
ments. There were 10 present.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mattson
were hosts at dinner at their
home on Thursday, March 13,
when Mr. and Mrs. James M.
McMahan were guests. The oc
casion was Mrs. McMahon's
birthday anniversary.
Miss Kay Coventry arrived
home Friday from Wayne. She
will visit in the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cov
entry for a week.
Mrs. Marge Hartigan and Mrs.
T. D. Hutton spent Friday
through Sunday in Lincoln
where they attended the state
tournament and visited in the
home of Mary’s niece and fam
ily.
■Mr, and Mrs. Louie Vitt of
O'Neill, Mr and Mrs. James
Coventry and Mr and Mrs. Ken
neth Coventry drove to Norfolk
Friday. where they da need to the
music of Guy Loml>ai\.o.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hartigan
and son, Mike, of Norfolk came
Saturday and spent the remain
der of the week in the James
Coventry home.
Miss Mildred Keyes entertain
ed about 25 relatives at dinner
at her home Saturday, in honor
of her birthday anniversary
uuests included Mr. and Mrs. F.
E. Keyes, Mr. and Mrs. Karl
Keyes, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Ke'vcs and daughter, Mrs. Blanch
Rouse and Marvin, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Hansen and family.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Hisor and
family of O'Neill, and Mr. and
Mrs, Milton McKathnie and fam
ily of Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Watson and
Mrs. 1. L. Wataon left Sunday
for Omaha where they will
spend several days with rela
tives. Mrs. I. L. Watson will also
visit in Lincoln.
Here for Wedding—
Noel Long and two daughters,
Linda and Anette, arrived Mon
day for Coulton, Calif. They are
staying at the S. R. Robertson
home. Mr. Long's sister will be
married Friday at Blair Mrs.
Long and the other two daugh
ters remained in California. Mr.
Long is in the tire business at
Sam Bernardino.
CHARTER NIGHT
Wednesday, March 27 has been
designated as charter night for
the newly-formed Lions club
here. There will be a banquet
and program.
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