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Volume 77.—Number 9. O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 27, 1957. Seven C ents
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‘Ride to Panmuniom' Author Here
Navy Lt, ijgi Duane Thorin and his two children, Christina. 9,
and IXiane, 7, Wednesday visited Lieutenant Thorin's brother, Ed
win at O’Neill and other relatives at Chambers and Neligh. Lieu
tenant Thorin, the marine helicopter pilot who was imprisoned by
the Chinese reds for tWo years during the Korean war, is author
of the hook, "Ride to Panmunjom", an analytical story of fellow
prisoners and their behavior under stress in prisoner of war camps.
Thorin says nearly five thousand copies of his Iwok have been sold.
He lives with his family at Arlington, Va., and is stationed at a
desk job in Washington. D. C. An interview with Lieutenant
Thorin will be heard on Saturday's "Voice of The Frontier" pro
gram (WJAG, 780 ko., 9:30 am.) The Frontier Photo.
Amelia Group in
Appeal for Spur
AMELIA An Amelia delega
tion, which included State Sen.
Frank Nelson of O'Neill, Monday
appeared in Lincoln before the
Nebraska highway advisory com
mission appealing for state main
tenance of 2.6 miles of gravel
road. The spur extends from
state highway 11 east to Amelia.
Present condition of the road
makes it impassable in bad wea
ther. Nelson said.
Those attending were Clyde
Widman, Glen White, Edgar Pet
erson. Dunk Peterson, Rev. Fran
cis rice. PBlake Ott, Gus Robin
son, Vein Sageser and Clyde Doo
little.
State Engineer L. N. Ross de
fended the chop off of 450 miles
in state maintenance two years
ago. Nelson said Holt absorbed
10 percent of the state’s loss (45
miles i in the cutback, includng
the Amelia spur.
The board did not announce
for mol action on the hearing. A
resolution in the closing hours of
the 1957 legislative session urged
the commission to be more len
ient in restoring roads to state
maintenance.
Maude Martin
tioing to Colorado—
PAGE Mrs. Maude Martin
departed Saturday for Denver,
Colo . where she will visit a nep
hew, Dick Martin, and family; a
niece, Mrs. Neil Holt, and fam
ily at Colorado Springs, and
other relatives in that vicinity.
She will return home by way of
Alliance where she will visit Miss
Edna Martin and renew old ac
quaintances in that locality —
her former home.
Mrs. L. A. Becker
Heads Altar Society
Officers for 1957-58 of the Al
tar Society are Mrs. L. A. Beck
er, president; Mrs. Frank Clem
ents. vice president; Mrs. Mar
tin Miller, secretary and Miss
Helen Vitt, treasurer.
Guild chairmen are: Mrs.
Leona Shoemaker, St. Catherine;
Mrs. Henry Benze, St. Elizabeth;
Mrs. Clarence Donohoe, St. Brid
get; Mrs. Ed Dumpert, St. Ce
celia; Mrs. John N. Schmit, St.
Margaret; Mrs. Richard McLain,
St. Theresa; Mrs. Walter Dono
hoe, St. Rita; Mrs. Kenneth Cas- j
key, St. Rose; Mrs. John Harring
ton, St. Helen; Mrs. Louis Coker, j
St Monica; Miss Mary Jo Ma
hony, St. Ann; Mrs. Harry Lans
worth, St. Agnes.
They were introduced at a
meeting held Thursday at the
gym at St. Mary’s Academy. Mrs.
j! Robert Berigan and her guild j
had charge of ll«' entertainment
and dessert.
Mrs. Clements, the outgoing
president, thanked all for their
cooperation to make the year a
success. The outgoing Guild
chairmen reported on their fi
nances.
l'oiiiHl Social
Is Scheduled—
AMELIA A pound social will
he held Friday evening, June 28,
at the church annex for Rev. and
Mrs. Harold Bonath and family
of the Methodist church here and
at Chambers.
A reception for the new pastor
was held last week at Chambers.
Parishoners and members of the
Sunday-school presented a pro
; gram.
Mrs. Harold Huebert of Wich
j ita, Kans., arrived Tuesday to
I spend a week visiting her par
lents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Streeter.
Boldt Succeeds Baker for Conoco
Ben Boldt (left) is the new district sales representative for
Continental Oil company here, succeeding Paul Baker, who is be
ing promoted to a similar post at Omaha Baker, former O'Neill
high school principal, has been with Conoco here 14 months. Mr.
Baker and his wife, the former Mary Faulhaber, will move to Oma
ha after a California vacation. Mr. Boldt, a graduate of Buena
Vista < la.t college, comes from Larrabee. Ia. The territory includes
Holt. Boyd. Knox. Rock. Brown and portions of Pierce county.—
The Frontier Photo.
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75th Jubilee
Is Observed
At Dorsey
N a t i v e of Bethlehem
Helps Presbyterian
C h u rch Celebration
Bj MRS. MERRILL. ANDERSON
Dorsey Sunday, June 23.
commemorated the 75th anniver
sary of the Dorsey Presbyterian
I church, and it was a big day.
Members of the Indies Aid
presented a skit depicting the or
ganization of the original society
complete with fashions dating
back to the seventies.
Dr. George Bancroft of Oma
ha. Nebraska synod executive,
delivered the anniversary ser
mon at the morning worship ser
vice. His message: ‘"Hie Church
We Cannot See".
There was a basket dinner at
noon.
The afternoon service was con
dufcted by Rev. Joseph Walstead
of Niobrara, present pastor. There
was a reading, "Home in ihe
Government”, by Mrs. Anna
Carson; a vocal solo. Rock of
Ages”, by Brenda Cole; accordian
trio "Whispering Hope", by Mar
ilyn Graham, June and Claranna
Carson with Ruth Osborne as pi
ano accompanist; vocal solo by
Claude Cole and a ladies’ quar
tette presented, “It's No Secret ■
In the fashion exhibition, Mrs.
Guy Pinkerman wore a 75-year
old' costume belonging to Miss
Mary Ladely. H. V. Rosenkrans
appeared in long-tailed coat woin
by his grandfather, Rev. D. \\.
Rosenkrans, original pastor.
Member 60 Years
Mrs. James Wiley sang a por
tion of a song which she sang at
the church’s dedication October
5 1884. She has been a member
more than 60 years.
Mrs. Hyman Jacobs of Sioux
City, colorful wife of a former
pastor, spoke and was "amazed
at the friendliness and neigh
liorliness of the Dorsey people.
Mrs. Jacobs (her maiden name
was Rahmeh Mansour) was Ixirn
in Bethlehem of Arab Christian
parents. She was Itaptized in the
manger where Christ was t>orn
and her parents at that time
"dedicated her life to Christ".
Her husband was the sixth pas
tor of the church (1909>. A Jew
ish rabbi, he became a Christian
and a Presbyterian mmistei. In
1921 the couple married. Jhe>
made their home in Jerusalem and
have traversed the Atlantic nu
merous times. They have trave -
ed extensively in the Near East.
North Africa and Europe, work
ing as Christian missionaries
with Jewish and Arab people.
Health Is Frail
They returned to the United
States in 1952. Reverend Jacob s
health is frail and he sent his
wife to Dorsey for the celebration.
Others from a distance at tne
celebration were Earn Wilson of
Gregory . S. D. and Mrs. W.lham
Schissler of Ainsworth. Mrs.
1 Tarry Johnson road greetings
fwm' former ministers and for
mer members.
Mr. Rosenkrans and Mrs.
Grace Alder were the only living
descendants of the original foun
ders present. .
A covenant signed m the log
school on Apple Creek March 25.
1882 formally created the church.
These names were affixed. Mr.
M Jewel. Caroline Nace Celia
Sproul. Alvin Gager. Sarah Mon
roe, Belle S. Everton, Edrth
Everton V. V. Rosenkrans, John
Hudson, Thomas Hudson Ivetta
Hudson. E. T. Jones and Bertha
Jones, Emma Gager.
A missionary with the Ponca
Indians delivered the first ser
mon. V. V. Rosenkrans and Al
vin H. Gager were elected first j
elders. , , ,
Other early members included
Kate Everton, Mabel Emerson,
Margaret Hudson, Alexander His-1
lop, Amanda Hislop. Mrs. Min- .
nie Rosenkrans, Mrs. Mary Mc
Donald, Mrs. Rachael A. Wheel
er, Mrs. Mattie Wiley, Frank ,
Coleman, Frank Burbank and
Mrs. Rosa Burbank—all up until
(Continued on page 7.)
Early Publication
Next Issue —
Because of the Fourth of July
falling on Thursday, next week’s
issue of The Frontier will go to
press 24 hours earlier than usual. |
News contributors and adver
tisers are respectfully urged to
submit material a day earlier
than usual.
Considerable newsmatter, pic
tures and feature stories are j
omitted from this issue because |
of numerous June wedding stor
ies and late advertising, also be
cause of the illness of Associate
Publisher Arthur Noecker, who
is suffering with pneumonia. The j
combined factors prevented de
veloping extra pages before the |
deadline. Omitted news will ap
pear next issue.—PUBLISHERS.
Arriving from California—
Mr. and Mrs. James Adams
and children of Fullerton, Calif.,
left by air Tuesday for Omaha j
where they will visit his parents
for a week. They will arrive here
to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Clements, at the end
of their visit in Omaha.
The tonring liot>ert Hickeys and their 12 children: Station wagon number 1—Rene and Ronald Patrick (perched atop luggage
rack); Richard, Robert, jr., Rhonda (baby) and Rita (on hood). Station wagon number 2—Roxanne and Robin (atop); Rottalci, Ro
hcrtu Ann, Regina and Rochelle (on hood). The parents are standing in center.—The Frontier Photo.
Shades of the seventies at Dorsey church celebration: Left to- right—Mrs. Harry Johnson, Mrs. Robert Sholes, Mrs. tiny Pinkcrman
.Mrs. Joseph Walstcad, Mrs. Harold Halstead, Mrs. Anna Carson, II. V. Ilosenkrans, Mrs. James Wiley, Mrs. Ray Wilson, Mrs. Marvin
Ritcher, Mrs. Albert ('arson and Mrs. I-ee Brady.—The Frontier Photo.
Ainsworth Wins
Tuesday Thriller
The Ainsworth Towners defeat
! ed the O'Neill Rockets, 6-4, Tues
day night at Ainsworth in a
North-Central league thriller.
Larry Heiss, losing pitcher,
poked out a homer with none
! aboard but couldn’t salvage the
game. Jim McGinn. Darel Gra
j ham and Lloyd Hilligas were
I used.
O’Neill 9: Chambers 3
The O'Neill Rockets resumed
North - Central Nebraska league
play last Thursday evening, fol
lowing the Mother Nature-enforc
ed layoff, by defeating the Cham
bers entry, 9-3. in Carney park
here.
Summary:
R H E
O'Neill .9 10 2
Chambers . 3 7 3
Batteries: O’Neill Larry Heiss
and Adamson: Chambers — Bill
Kennedy, Darrel Heiss and Ad
ams.
Stuart 5; O’Neill 4
The Stuart Independents man
aged a 5-4 triumph over the
O’Neill Rockets Sunday night in
a league game played at Stuart.
Larry Krysl, on the mound for
the winners, got 12 strikeouts.
Summary:
R H E
O'Neill .4 3 3
Stuart .5 4 2
Batteries : Stuart—Larry Krysl
and Max Kunz; O'Neill—Jim Mc
Ginn, Lloyd Hilligas and Adam
son.
Irrigation Films
Seen by Lions—
Niobrara basin development
films were shown to Lions club
members and guests Wednesday
evening. Clyde Burdick of Ains
worth. project engineer for the
bureau of reclamation, was in
charge.
Meanwhile, the Chamber of
Commerce will meet Monday
evening at Slat’s Supper club at
7 o'clock.
Mrs. Albert Munk and Mrs.
John McLean and daughter, Don
na of Chewelah. Wash., are here
visiting Mrs. McLean’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gillogy of
Inman and other relatives for 10
days This is the first time Mr.
and Mrs. Gillogly have seen
their granddaughter, Donna.
Longtime members of Dorsey Presbyterian church pose with 75th anniversary cake: .Mrs. Myr
tle Pickering, Mrs. Anna Carson, H. V. Rosenkrans. Albert Ellis, Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Janus*
Wiley.—The Fronter Photo.
Little League
Play to Start—
Play in the Little League will
start in O’Neill next week:
Monday, July 1: Northeast
Cards vs. Southeast Phillies.
Wednesday, July 3: Northwest
Indians vs. Southwest Braves.
Full Schedule will be published
later with two games weekly,
starting at 6 p.m., an North side
field, according to George Head.
New Superintendent
Arrb es at Page —
PAGE—School Supt. and Mrs.
William Hock and sons arrived at
Page Friday and are at home
in the Jesse Kelly property in the
east part of town. Mr. Rock has
been at Regan the past four
years.
The Rocks’ sons are Don, 6,
and Denny, one-year-old.
STAR Fred Timmerman re
turned home last Thursday even
from Rochester. Minn., where he
had spent a week under medical
observation.
Dial Phone* —
PAGE — The cement work was
completed this week for the
building that is to house the new
automatic switchlx>ard for the
dial telephone system to be in
stalled here.
New equipment will be hooked
up as soon as the necessary pre
parations have been made.
Going to Africa —
INMAN — Carroll French of
Page, who plans to be an agri
cultural missionary to Africa,
spoke recently to the Methodist
youth fellowship here. He left
Saturday for Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keyes
showed Niagara, New York City
and Washington, D.C., slides.
Rev. D. W. Kflsenkran* . . .for more than a quarter-century
his life paralleled that of the pioneer Dorsey Presbyterian church.
Hickeys-14
Strong--Hit
This Sector
Travel in Sparkling
Station Wagons—
1' h a n ks to Sponsor
(Photo at left).
Tlie Hickeys have come to
town I I of them traveling in
I wo spanking new station wagons,
thanks to television's sponsors of
"I *" You Trust Your Wife?”
Early in 1956 Robert Hickey
trusted his wife twice on a na
tionwide TV hookup. Third time
he didn’t and kvst. But Rob
ert and his wife, ttie former Ro
berta Renish of lids Angeles,
( alif., walked off with one hun
dred dollars |H'r week for two
years that’s a neat $10,400 in 52
easy-to-spend payments.
Phis spring Mr. Hickey, super
visor of stores for the Pacific
Motor Trucking company at
Duarte, Calif. asked the oldest of
the 12 children Roberta, 17—
what she wanted for her high
school graduation present.
She said: "A trip for nil of us
to Nebraska to see the kinfolk.”
First Trip Intact
Mr Hickey is a nephew of P. V.
and John W. Hickey, prominent
O'Neill farmers. His parents are
dectased.
"It's the first and probably the
last trip of any distance for our
I family intact," explained the
father of 12 children.
Roberta, the grad, will enter
Citrus Junior college. Rosalie,
Hi, will be a senior at Moniwia
1 >tiarte high, Robert, jr., 14, clos
ly follows the 1 />s Angeles Rams;
Regina is 13; Rochelle, 12; Rita,
10; Richard, 9; Robin 6; Ronald,
4; Roxanne, 3; Renee, 2; Rhonda
will t>e one-year-old during the
trip.
Kindly note there are nine girls
and three boys, and all names,
including the parents', begin with
"R”.
Mrs. Alice Conway of Pender
and Mrs. Rex Horner and chil
dren of Omaha came to join in
welcoming the invaders from the
West.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dufek and
the John Hickeys entertained at
a picnic supper Saturday evening.
Barnards Leaving
on European Tour
Guests this weekend at the
home of Mrs. C. E. Yantzi will be
her brother and wife, Mr. and
j Mrs. W. B. Barnard of Casper,
Wyo., and her sister and her lius
band, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Byers
| of Omaha.
The Barnards plan to sail on
the Liberty July 11 for a motor
trip through Europe. They will
have their own car with them and
plan to return the last part of Oc
tober.
Inman flub Fleets
Albert Anthony —
INMAN The Community club
met Monday and elected officers:
Albert Anthony, president; Clif
ford Sobotka, vice-president; Ro
sara Kopecky, secretary; Mrs.
James McMahan, treasurer.
The following are directors:
I horn as Hutton, Earl Watson and
Albert Reynolds.
County Court
Uoyd West, Ewing, June 14,
speeding day, fined $14 and $4
costs; officer—R. L. Gude.
Stasys Radzunas, O’Neill, June
14, speeding day, fined $19 and
$4 costs; officer R. L. Gude.
Dwight C. Worcester, O'Neill,
June 14, speeding day, fined $20
and $4 costs; officer E. M. Has
treiter.
Harold D. Stoner, Kilgore, June
18. speeding night, fined $10 and
$4 costs; officer E. M. Hastreit
er.
Lois V. Yelli, Ewing, June 18,
speeding day, fined $18 and $4
costs; officer—E. M. Hastreiter.
Lyle E. Porter, driver for Dahl
Trucking Co. of Hubbard, June
20, overload on axle and no re
ciprocity; officer- Donald F
Richardson.
C. E. Lewis, Thurston, June 22,
speeding day, fined $10 and $4;
officer R. L. Gude.
Ronald J. Rotherham, Ewing,
June 24, no fishing permit, fined
$5 and $4 costs; officer- Fred
Salak.
Neil Eddie Capps, Versailles,
Mo., June 24, no reciprocity, fined
$10 and $4 costs; officer Clifford
Kizzire.
JUSTICE COURT
Harold Nielsen, East Omaha,
June 18, sper-ding, fined $10 and
$4 costs, officer Chris McGinn.
Leonard Burback, Norfolk,
June 20, speeding, fined $15 and
$4 costs; officer- Gerald Wettlau
fer.
Harold fl Eyl Winner, June 23,
speeding, fined $10 and $4 costs;
officer Chris McGinn.
Bernhard Gustaford of Wilcox,
Pa., June 24, speeding, fined $16
and $4 costs; officer -Chris Mc
Ginn.
Elmer Zasfrow of Norfolk, June
23, speeding, fined $15 and $4
costs; officer--Chris McGinn.
William Kelley, Bassett, June
22, speeding, fined $13 and $4
costs; officer—Chris McGinn.
