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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1958)
*** * . •? r * (» f u yimfL^ FOURTEEN "■Jim ^ .. n • • . v i * MON. i WED. - SAT. „ 9:30-to 9:55 am 1 wo Actions North-Central Nebraska s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 77.—Number 51. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. ITiursday, April 17, 1958. Seven C ents. __^ , .—■' "T" ' 11 ■ - 1 ■ " STATE HIST SOC LINCOLN. NE3R. . t • ; * • . , * • * ; . . * * * . % Prep Athletes Hear Husker Cage Coach Holt Irrigation Plan Is Revised Burdick Says Cost Will Be Lower Clyde E Burdick of Ains worth, area engineer for the bu reau of reclamation, Thursday evening made a report to 30 O’Neill farmers, business and professional m< n His report contained a revised plan for the proposed ’ O’Neill - Atkinson irri gation project, whirh is to he a part of the Niobrara river basin development. Sixty - six thousand irrigable acres are in the proposed Holt plan, Burdick said. The dinner meeting was spon sored by the Chamlier of Com merce and James W, Rooney introduced William Fesler o f Ainsworth, area economist for the bureau; William Smith of Ainsworth, moml>ers of the small projects committee of the National Reclamation associa tion; Lyle P. Dierks of Ewing, member of the Niobrara Basin Development association's board of directors, and C. E. Jones, president of the C of C. At the point where the Nio brara would be tapped for this project, 700,000 acre feet of water flows annually. The proposed project would use 180,000 acre feet on an annual basis. The canal for bringing the wat er across part of Brown, Cherry. Rock and a portion of Holt would measure 70 miles in length. The first 50 miles would be lined with concrete, and the canal would measure 14 feet in width, 12% feet In depth. Earthen section (eastern end) of the canal would he wider and shallower, slowing the water to avoid erosion. A half-section of land is the maximum land in an irrigation district that can be owned by a man-wife combination The re clamation law, however, in no way restricts number of acres that can lie operated outside the district. The Holt project would be the biggest in the entire basin. Three pumping stations would he employed—two near O’Neill and one near Atkinson. Burdick said economic studies show where 640 acres now sup ports one agricultural family three families would have “all they can handle” under irriga tion. Burdick believes there would be no great change in type of crops, but some high value crops such as sugar beets, potatoes, fruits and vegetables could be expected to be in production. Burdick’s office i s nearing completion of the revised plan for the O’Neill-Atkinson unit. Ear- j Her the Ainsworth Study was completed, a district established and awaits only the congression al financing. Original estimates for the Holt work were alxiut 25 percent high er. Theater Men Here for Final Concert The O'Neill Community Con cert association will present its third and final concert of the season Sunday evening, April 20, at the O’Neill school auditorium. The attraction will be the Thea tre Men under the direction of Bernard Izzo. Izzo, popular baritone soloist, has organized a new kind of con cert ensemble of 10 people from the resources of Chicago’s opera company. They are a male octet plus Prudencija Bickus, who sings soprano roles with the Chicago opera. Their concerts are made up fi-oin the best of many kinds of theatre music ranging from Ver di and Bizet to Romberg, Rogers and Hammerstein, folks songs .1 lu.llo.lc Mr. Izzo has appeared in near ly 200 cities featuring theatre music in a joint concert with a soprano, and assisted by Mr. Dobbs. "They are acclaimed every where as ‘just what we have been waiting to hear.' Now he comes to O'Neill with 10 people in such a program,” according to William Miller, president of the O'Neill association. Sees More Entries Than Year Ago Parade entries in connection with O’Neill's bid rodeo will ex ceed last year, it was stated Monday by Dale Wilson, chair man of the parade committee. Seventy-five floats were entered a year ago. O'Neill's rodeo will be a two day affairo-Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22. The parade, under sponsorship of the Lions club, • wjll move through the O'Neill streets at 6:30 p.m . and. proceed the even ning performance. Business firms, organizations and school groups \yill be represented. The O'Neill show-is being her alded as Nebraska’s second lar •.. .- gest rddeo. •. ; •.. •' . . • SHEETS STILL. HEfcD, Virtus Sheets. convicted of forging two checks and sentenced, . en to the. penitentiary, his week years. is still being held in the ilcrtt county jail, lie will bd tak en to the penitentiary this week end. Sheriff Led Tomjack said. ' Committment papers have., just been competed, Tomjack said. Carrol McKay attended the O D.-. Cratty funeral at Elgin Tuesday *******.** ! ' (Photo' below.) ' EWING — Athletes from •nine Holt county .high, schools wen ' honored guests Monday evening in the annual all-sports hanquet. They heard Jerry Bush, head basketball coach at the. Univer sity of Nebraska, urging them to: • • . 1. Believe that- your team is test until the "othei- guys” can prove differently. 2. Maintain poise in all en deavors, bide your time with no wasted motion, and “give it all you’ve got” at the proper time. 3. Maintain constant desire and tear in mind the good ones arrive only through relentless practice,' and hard work. De veloping skill is not an accident; it’s puposeful.” 4. Be honest with yourself, your family, your school, your team. Supt. I^ewis M. Carter of the Ewing school was in charge of arrangements. Christian Moth ers of St. Peter’s Catholic church ! here provided the ham dinner in the new St. Dominic's hall which is admirably suited for a large i banquet. Ewing and Page Pep club members served under the di rection of Mrs. Carter. Rev. Robert Morroco of St. St. Joseph's Catholic church at j Atkinson, offered blessing. Table decorations were carried out in the colors of the various schools. Seating was arranged to provide intermingling of players Two hundred persons attended. Mr Carter was toastmaster and introduced Jerry Rotherham, president of the Ewing Commer cial club, who gave the address of welcome. Cal Stewart, The Frontier pub lisher. introduced members of the mythical all-county football and basketball teams announced . ,» I . f nn rlAnorvn 'l*ho i (U II It 01V/OV- — honor teams were selected by coaches and officials in cooper ation with The Frontier’s sports department. Bush was introduced by O’ Neill high grid coach Marvin Miller. Stars Introduced Each of the prep coaches in the connty was introduced and presented individuals who re ceived all-state and "star-of-the week" honors. Bush, former all - American cage star at St. John's college in Brooklyn, N. Y., played pro fessional basketball 10 years and coached at Toledo (0.1 univer sity before coming to Nebraska in 1954. During the past season ho won undying fame in Hus kerland by knocking off Kansas university and Kansas State a few days apart. Both were a mong the top half-dozen teams in the land when the Bush-men upended them. Both Kansas clubs had humiliated the Husk ers earlier. Bush said his 1957-’58 Buskers were not a great team yet, be cause* they had desire and had the marks of champions, they delivered two of the greatest victories in Nebraska history. Because of unusual circum stances, "even Bollywood would not believe what actually took place.” Kansas had plastered the Buskers, 102-46, at Lawrence and Kansas had Wilt ("The Stilt”) Chamberlain. Bush ordered a substitute in mufti into uniform with three minutes remaining, and the kid — Jim Kubacki — entered. With 10‘seconds remain ing he potted a one-hander to give Nebraska a 43-41 victory over the great Kansas U team. Levina Brown, 88, Burial at Inman INMAN- Funeral services for Mrs. Levina Brown, 88, were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday. April 16, at the Methodist church here Rev. Lisle Mewmaw officiated. Burial was in the Inman ceme tery under the direction of Big lin's. Pallbearers were Kenneth Smith. Melvin Smith, Harvey Tompkins, Carl Keyes and Earl Watson. „ The late Mrs. Brown died Mon day, April 14, in Sterling Colo. She was born in Catskill, N. V. in 1870, the daughter of Trumaine Van Valkenburgh. Her husband, W illiam L. Brown, died on March 3, 1957. Survivors include. Brothers Harry Van Valkenburgh of Ster ling Colo., and Edgar Van .Val kenburgh of St. Joseph. Mo. Missionary to Show Films, 1 alk on India ATKINSON- Miss Laura Mac Lachlen, recently returned mis sionary from Pakistan, will show pictures and present .1 talk on India at a tea to be held Wednea i day. April. 23. The tea will bo held in the par lors of .the 'Methodist church here, starting- at 2:30 p.m. Plans, for .the event were made Wednesday, April 16, when Circle II of the Women’s Society 'for Christian Service met at the home of-Mrs. Frank J • . Brady. John Mohr, Wife Plan Open-House ATKINSON Mr. and Mrs. . ■ . Ty<6hr, sr will celebrate thoir 50th wedding anniversary at their home: in Atkinson Sun day.' April 20.-' '• Thev are planning a 12:30 o’ clock luncheon for; the immediate family, .and relatives. Opemhouse 1 wfll be held - 2*30 fo 5 p.m. They will welcome j their friends and neighbors: Over 1,500 Musicians Arriving Wednesday Results Told as District Contest Begins Youthful musicians — 1,500 strong will have participated in music competition here by Fri day night when the three-day con test is concluded. The district contest opened \ Wednesday with piano perform ! ances. Individuals, small groups, bands and glee clubs will be ap ! pearing today (Thursday) and | Friday at both O’Neill public ; school and St. Mary’s academy. Contest judges are: Carlton i Chaff(*e, University of South Da kota, Vermillion; George Whit field. Nebraska State Teachers college, Kearney; Richard Simp son, Red Oak (la.) public schools; Guy Lease, University of South Dakota, and William Green of Buena Vista college, Storm Lake, la. M. J. Baack is in charge of arrangements; H. J. Lohaus and Elgin Ray are general chairmen. Pupils will be coming from 30 schools, competing in three clas ses B, C, D. Results of Wednesday compe tition at St. Mary's are: Piano solo (class D): Donna Crumly of Page, 2; Linda Fish er of Page, 3; Marcia Widman of Amelia, 1; M. Armstrong of Elgin, 1; J. Hunter of Elgin, 2; James Gilg of St. Joseph, Atkin son, 3; Delores Schaaf of St. Jo seph, Atkinson, 3; Ann Marie Po banz of Meadow Grove, 3; Shar on I>odson of Meadow Grove, 3; Ruth Kuhl of St. Frances de Chantel, Randolph, 2; Carole Becker of St. Frances de Chan t-ol RnnHolnh 2. Piano solo (class C): Gretchen Clark of Niobrara. 3; Chorylee Wagner of Niobrara. 3; Alina Best of Verdigre, 3; Phyllis Zis ka of Atkinson. 2; Shirley Olsen of Atkinson, 2; Raeanna Taake of Tilden, 1. Miscellaneous (class C): Piano double duo of Si>encer, 3; piano quartette of St. Boniface, Elgin, Piano solo (class B): Myra Magstadt of Ainsworth, 2; Rita Mundhenke of Ainsworth. 3; Gary Aleck of Neligh, 1; Sherry Bergh of Plainview, 3; Gretchen John son of Plainview, 3. Miscellaneous (class B): Piano quartette of Neligh, 1; piano and organ duo of Neligh, 1. Miscellaneous (class D): Ann Neighliors of Petersburg, 2; pi ano duo of St. Joseph s Atkinson, 1. Sound System Is Memorial to Pilot PAGE A public address sys tem has lieen installed in the re novated and enlarged Methodist church here a memorial to the late Navy Lt. (jg) Harold D. Teg ler. Tegler was the pilot of an ill fated plane that chash-landed in the Mononahela river near Ma sontown. Pa., March 26, 1956. Tegler and two crew members were killed. The memorial was donated by the airman s widow, Mrs. Fran ces Anderson Tegler. and by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hairy Tegler. The sound system includes a loudspeaker in the chancel and one on the roof which provides religious type music that is aud ible throughout the town and over most of the countryside. The system was put into use Easter Sunday for the first time. PAUK GETS PAINT Workmen are giving the fix tures at the Municipal swimming pool in Ford’s park a coat of paint. These were among the ISO persons who participated in the two-day Presbyterian church meet ing here: Seated—*Mrs. Jane Cobb of Stuart, E. Nyrop of Elgin, Miss Dorothy Foster of New York, Mrs. Ralph Hoffman of Ewing and Mrs. J. H. Owens of Wayne, standing—Mrs. Ellis Anderson )f (.rand Island, Rev. Archie Marston of Wakefield, Mrs. Oliver Shane of Atkinson :uid Mrs. Fred Per rigo of Norfolk, retiring treasurer for Presbyterlal. —The Frontier Photo. . iw-s-r ■ -arm-,i -Tn-.il- ir----i-Tirrrmtvinaaafl-nrtr.TtTiinnrsrwnMtis 1111111 nifitMrrM-iririwy n— . fir-itiirrf—^V 'T'iV~nfirTiiYiriTm>i'fl‘iflfl>s Examining the eye hank kit: Seated—A. L. Patton (left) and Harry Petersen, president of the O’Neill Linns ehlb; standing—Howard Manson, Dale Wilson and K. L. V'an Voorhls, committee members.—The Frontier Photo. Eye Bank Needs Donors— Cornea Transplant Kit Arrives The Lions club here has re ceived a cornea transplant kit and seeks contributions for the eye bank in cooperation with ihe University hospital of Iowa City, la. At the Iowa institution there is a waiting list of persons who need corneas to restore vision. Mrs. Henry Meyer of Clearwater last fall received a transplant and now has good vision in the “new” eye. Lions are distributing cards which will be indexed and filed at Iowa City. Persons are invited to sign a card stating tha‘t upon death one or both of your eyes may lie used. About 20 of every one hundred blind persons have need for some type of cornea transplant. The “live” cornea of a deceas ed person must be placed in a special kit within a very few hours after death. The “live” cornea is refrigerated and speed ed to Iowa City where recipients are awaiting. If a person signs up as a donor the next of kin may deny per mission and the kin’s request will he honored. Eye bank plans were discussed at Monday’s Lions meeting held at the Town House. Wives of members were honored guests. Thirty persons were present. The eye bank kit currently is on display in the J. M. McDon aid company display window. Providing music for the ladies’ night entertainment were O’Neill high school music students. Play ing an instrumental quintette were Marion Moseman, Konnie Kurtz, Dianne Gillespie, Betty Rodman and Betty Schultz. They played the “Minuet" from Hay dn's symphony. A quartet con sisting of Paula Reed, Sharon Nelson, Gary Gillespie and Linda Seger also played. Lincoln Dinner Is Rescheduled ATKINSON The Lincoln day dinner, which was postponed in February because of inclement weather, will be held by the Re publican central committee Wed nesday, April 23. at the American Legion club in Atkinson at 6:30 p.m. Lt.-Gov. Dwight Burney o f Hartington will be the guest speaker. Longtime Boyd Resident Is Dead Leonard Anderson, 66, Rites at Bristow BRISTOW—Funeral services for Leonard Anderson, 66, lifelong farm resident five miles north east of here, were conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, April 14, at Trin ity Lutheran church here. Mr Anderson died early Saturday, April 12, in Sacred Heart hospit al at Lynch. Rev. Bernard Nelson, church pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery east of town. The .Tones funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Carl Nygren, Alvin Londborg, J. Arthur Fred rickson, Clyde Beckner, Edward Dreher and John Bowman, The late Mr. Anderson was horn January 15, 1892, a son of John M. and Eva. Johnson Ander son. He was bom, reared, estab lished housekeeping, reared an family and continued to reside until his fatal illness on the same place. On March 22, 1916, he married Betty .Anderson. Survivors' include: Widow — Betty; daughters — Mrs, Leo 'lone i Sehoioost of Valley and Mrs. Lawrence . (Ardith)' John son-of Winner, S. .D. ; sons—How ard of Lynch; Arnold of Alex andria, Va., and Pelvvyn of Chi cago, III.: l:t grandchildren; brothers- -Charles of Winner and Martin 'J White River, S. D.. sis ters .Mrs .Elmer 'Clara) Hed luv.d of Winner. Miss Lilly Ander son of Winner, and Mrs. Phillip 'Martha) Benson of Kent, Wash. a \m ' * .lorn Bd-di, former all Aniericnji basketball «-tar at >L John's college and now head basketball ‘coach at the 1 niversity of Nebraska, chats UiformaTh With a hand/ul of prep athletes. Photo was taken at the llolt comity all-sports banquet at Ewing.—The Frontier Photo. : Help, Police! Girdle Missing! Report of a girdle stolen from I j a clothes line was reported j Tuesday to O'Neill police. A woman in the southeast ■ section of the city said her 16 year-old daughter had hung a 1 girdle on the line to bask in the sun and. presto, the gadget dis \ appeared. Donald Adams Will Teach at O’Neill Donald Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Adams of Amelia, has been signed to teach in the O' Neill city schools junior high for the 1958-’59 term, it was announ ced this week by Supt. M. J. Haack. Adams taught the past term at tho Gordon city schools. Presbyterians in Two-Day Meeting Laurel Woman Heads Presbyterial One hundred and eighty-four ; persons registered at the combin ed Niobrara Presbytery and Presbyterial meeting held Mon day and Tuesday at First Pres byterian church here. O'Neill is the host group every eight or nine years. The moderator of Presbytery sessions was Charles Mulford of Stuart. Presbytery officers are elected each fall Newly-elected officers of Pres byterial are: Mrs. Roscoe Demp ster of Laurel, president; Mrs. Erwin Stapleman of lielden, vice president; Mrs. Clifford Lindsay of Hoskins, treasurer. Delegates to the national wom en’s meeting at Purdue univer sity, Lafayette, Ind., are Mrs. • -Linford Sweet of Stuart; Mrs. Harry Johnson of Dorsey, and Mrs. Mabel Adams of Atkinson. Social education and action secre tary is Mrs. Kenneth LaRue of Ewing. Mrs. Christine Williams of O’ Neil was elected chairman of the nominating committee. A talk was given by Miss Doro thy Foster, a missionary who ser ved in Africa. Tuesday’s program was con cluded with a tea served by the hostess church members. A joint social meeting for the ladies and men was enjoyed. Mrs. K. L. VanVoorhis headed the O’Neill committee in charge of arrangements. 'Longtime Merchant Harry Pelcer Dies Funeral Rites Held Wednesday ATKINSON — Harry E. Pelcer, 75, former owner-operator of a meat market and grocery firm here, died about 8:15 a.m., Mon day, April 14, in Atkinson Mem | orial hospital. Although he had entered the I hospital here only a few hours | before his death,' he had been j hospitalized most of the time i since February. The late Mr. Pelcer was born December 24, 1882. He was a son of William and Elizabeth Way man Pelcer. lie married Ida Tindall at To bias December 24, 1904. For a time he operated the Nite & Day cafe and spent many years in the retail food business, j He had been retired a number of | years. He had been a resident of the community 49 years. The Pelcers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary four I years ago. The late Mr. Pelcer was a member of the Odd Fellow lodge. Funeral services were conduct ed at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, at the Methodist church with Rev. Charles Gates, pastor, offi ciating. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery under direction of the Seger funeral home. Pallbearers were Ralph Reis, Bernard Blackmore, Claude Hum nhreys, Richard Findley, L. E. McDowell and Willard Linville. Music was furnished by Mrs. Elaine Schom and Mrs. Jean Fleming with Mrs. Jay Jungman at the piano. Hymns sung were ‘‘The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Garden”. Survivors include: Widow — Ida; daughter Mrs. C. E. (An na) Spence of Atkinson; three grandchildren; two great-grand children; brother Clarence of Chehalis, Wash. CHARGES DROPPED Charges against John D. Neck olite for operating a motor ve hicle . under a suspended license were dropped Tuesday in Holt county court. State Patrolman Robert Gude brought the charges. Later Neckolite was taken to Bassett to face disorderly- con ! ddet. charges. Mrs. Orville McKim and Mrs.' Frahk Sullivan of the Gilligan Rexall Drug staff recently rece-! ived certificates of merit from ‘ the Rexall company for clerking performance. Their efficiency re j entjy was tested by a Rexall re presentative. Mrs.Colman Dies At 79; Rites Held Expires in Hospital Following Illness of One Month INMAN Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m , Monday, April 14, at the Methodist church here for Mrs. Elizabeth H. Gol mnn, 79, a longtime resident of the county. Mrs. Column died at 8:30 a. in., Saturday morning, April 12, at St. Anthony's hospital after an illness of one month. The Ixxly lie in state at Big lin's chapel Sunday a ft ('moon and evening and at the church Monday from 11 a m., until the funeral hour. Interment was in the Inman cemetery. Rev. Lisle Mewmaw, church pastor, officiah'd. Pallbearers wore Warren James Gallagher, Michael (“Mick") Gallagher of Inman, Robert Gil igan of Sioux City; Joseph Chase Mrs. Oilman . . . funeral rites at Inman ehureli. of Sheldon, la., and John C. Wat son and Norbert Clark, both of O’Neill. Music was furnished by Bonnie Banks, Brenda Colman, Linelle Tompkins, Marilyn Siders, Lois Morsliack and Carol Cadwalla der, accompanied by Mrs. L. F. Kopecky at (he phino. The late Mrs. Colman was Ixim at Emerson, July 2, 1878, a daugh ter of Peter and Emily Wnggoner. She was married to James Henry Colman at West Point October 18, 1893. Three children were bom to them. She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1947, and a son, Weldon J., who died August 5, 1957. She was also preceded in death by her parents and one brother. At one time she served as a practical nurse. She lived the past 20 years with Beatrice and Joseph Galla gher, east of Inman. Survivors include: Sons Floyd F. of Omaha and Thomas L. of Oakland, Calif.; sisters — Mrs. Irene Lorenson of Niles, Calif., and Mrs. Clara Spaan of Aber deen, S. D.; brother Peter Wag goner of Aitken, Minn.; five grandchildren and two great gradchildren. Out-of-town relatives and friends attending the funeral in clude Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hare .and Mrs. Anna Colman of Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Pound of Blair; Mr. and Mrs. Neal Chase and Joe and Mrs. Mayme Barte of Sheldon, la.; Mrs. Helen Gilligan and Robert of Sioux City. S-T-A Meeting Scheduled Here The Save-the-Train association will hear a report from the asso ciation’s counsel, Einar Viren of Omaha, and elect officers at a meeting to he held in O’Neill Sun day, April 20. The business ses sion will start at 5 p.m., at the Town House. Officers, directors, advisory committee members and other in terested persons on the Omaha Chadron line of the Chicago fc North Western railroad will at tend. The association opposes C&NW's efforts to remove the last passenger - mail - express trains on the 450-mile Omaha Chadron mainline. These are al so the last two trains of that type in northeast and northern Ne braska. Sunday’s meeting will be cli maxed with a dinner Last pre vious meeting was held Septem ber 27 last year at Stuart. Meanwhile, C&NW is pressing the Nebraska supreme court for oral arguments pertaining to the railroad’s appeal of the state railway commission’s order of March 7. At that time the com mission reversed its earlier po sition in which it had authorized the two trains to be discontinued. Schedule Supper— Friends of St. Mary’s will spon sor a pot luck supper Sunday April 20, 5 until 7, St Mary’s gyro.
