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TWELVE PAGES 4 MON. - WED. SAT. 9:30 to 9:55 AM 1 I US IsSUC Volume 79.—Number 3. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, 1 nursday, May 13, 1958. Seven Cents. ,3TAT2 v13T SOC LI ‘1C iL . :;£3U. V V f Renovated, Enlarged Church to Be Dedicated Liddy, Haynes Win Top Honors at OHS Graduation May 22 for Seniors It's a busy season for the 29 O’Neill high school seniors, rep resenting one of the smallest classes in recent years. The junior-senior banquet and prom were held Wednesday even ing, May 14, at the American Le gion auditorium, Percy I pa look was crowned king of the affair; Miss Hetty Fetrow was queen. The banquel was carried out in the Hawaiian theme. Class night performance, "One Foot on Eearth", will he presented at 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, at the school auditorium This will include the class history', will and prophecy. Honors convocation will take place at 2:90 p m.. Monday, May 19, in the auditorium. Special awards will bo an nounced including superiors earn ed in the district music contest. Readers Digest Merit awards, typing pins, shorthand pins, foot ball, track and basketball letter winners. Mathematics associa tion gold pin award for the high est individual state score will bo presented to Michael Liddy, who is also valedictorian. Miss Lyn da Haynes is salutatorian. Miss Jane Peterson will receive a IWthyfitr i oiii|JUim-inui J script ion and Miss Konnie Kurtz n one year subscription to the Read er’s IMgest. Miss Betty Fetrow will be the recipient to the Read er's Digest, Miss Betty Fetrow will '>e the recipient to the Read er’s Digest teenage treasury. Those receiving diplomas are: Lucille Babutzke, Russell Breiner, Karen Bridge, Ronal Brooks, Marjorie Ferris, Judy Johnson, Michael Liddy, Melvin I .Allien, Linda MncKinlay, Jean nine McElhaney, I^irry Peterson, Sandra Jane Petersen, Edward Pierson, I^ester Potts, Betty Fet row. Larry Gifford, Lynda Hay nes, Gale Holcomb, Percy Ipalook (an Eskimo from Alaska), Karen McKim, Marion Moseman, Faye Murray, Sharon Nelson, Robert Perry, Wayne Reynoldson, Betty Schultz, Mary Summers and Ray Thomas. . Baccalaureate will be Sunday evening, 8 o’clock, at the audi torium with Rev. A. S. Gedwillo delivering the sermon. Com mencement will lie Thursday, May 22, 8 o’clock, at the auditor ium with Dr. I^eslie Chisholm de livering the address. 8-Year-Old Girl Dies in Hospital ATKINSON -Helen Dobrovolny. 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Le roy Dobrovolny of Atkinson, died Tuesday. May 13, about 45 min utes after her arrival at Child rens Memorial hospital in Oma Cause of her death has not been exactly determined. Funeral services are tentative ly scheduled for Friday morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic church. Rosarv is scheduled at 7 o’clock tonight (Thursday) at the Seger funeral chapel , Pallbearers will be Roland Kramer. Gregg Kramer, Marty Mancuso. Thomas Cleary, Ronnie Krysl and Francis Musil Flower girls chosen are Rose Mary Os borne Donna Engler. Judy Kaup, Shelia Ziska. Becky Pane and * Oi_n One of Helen’s sisters also is ill and has been taken to Chil drens hospital. c Helen was bom April b, liw, at O'Neill. Her mother is the former Dorothy Musil of O Neill Helen was a second grade pupil at St. Joseph's school. Survivors include: Parents, brother — Francis; sisters — Un da and Mary; paternal grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dob rovolny of Atkinson; materna grandfather -Frank Musil of U Neill. _ Products Parade Planned May 24 O'Neill merchants are making big preparations for the first an nual products parade to lie hew Saturday, May 24. on Nortl Fourth St. The stiwt will be rop ed off for dozens of exhibits ranging from automobiles anr trucks to all types of farm equip ment. appliances and seed com Tlio event is under the spon sorship of the Chamber of Com iTiorcp. , Dozens of coupons will 1** fe-i tured in next week’s issue of The Frontier with most firms cooper a,There will be music by the Municipal band and the hours o the exhibit showings are from J p m until 9 p.m. Morgan Ward. C of C secretary said any O'Neill exhibitor is in vited to participate by contacting him. phone 414. William VV * _ Intosh heads the C of C retai trade committee which is spon soring the event. New Chapel Will Be Opened Sundaj ATKINSON A new chapel foi members of the Reorganizer Church of Jesus Christ. Lattei Day Saints, is nearing comple tion at Atkinson. Official opening of the new chapel is scheduled Sunday, May 18. PAGE Sunday, May 18, i- •: I date set for the dedication of the remodeled Methodist church and consecration of the new educa j tional unit. Sunday-school will convene at 9 a.m. with worship service com I mencing at 10:90 a.m. Bishop II Bascorn Watts, bishop for Nebraska, will deliver the | sermon The ehaneel and junior ehoirs and the girls' sextette will furnish special music. A basket dinner will be serv , ed at noon in the Fellowship hall The afternoon program will open at 2 o'clock with Rev. R. L. Embroe of O’Neill, district su- j perintendent, in charge. Memorials and other gifts will . bo dedicated at this service, which will also include reminiscing by various guests. Ground was broken for the new i structure July 5, 1956, following an offer of five-thousand dollars as a rash gift toward the expense of building an addition to the main church building provided a like sum was matched by the other church people. The terms were met. Joseph Carlson of Laurel was i the architect and supervised build ing of the new educational unit which includes a chapel, chancel and three class rooms on main floor, and the Wesleyan room, j kitchen and furnace room in the basement Those rooms will serve as class rooms and the Wesleyan room is us*-d as an assembly room, work center and serving room for the various social group ings and executive meetings. Later the same anonymous donor offered another five-thou sand-dollars for the remodeling of the main structure. Under this new program, the old heating plant was removed and two new restrooms and a pastor’s study have been incorporated in the area that formerly housed the kitchen stairwav and ladies rest room. On the main floor the corner entrance was changed to a center entrance with the mother's room to the right of the entrance. Space to the left has become a part of the main sanctuary and also used as a class room. The stained glass windows were retained, re-leaded and re paired. The old finish has been removed from all of the wood and a new finish applied. The sanctuary floor has been resanded and refinished and the chancel and isles have been car peted. Basement floors have re ceived new paint. In fact, all parts of the old building have been renovated and the finishing brought up todate to match that of the new structure. New light ing fixtures replace the old. The only lack is the brick fac ing on the sides of the old edifice. Perhaps that also may be accom plished in the not too distant fu ture, church officials hope. Ivan Heiss was the chairman of the building committee. Other members were Elmer Trow bridge, Edgar Stauffer, Neven Ickes, jr., and Mesdames Ray mond Heiss, Robert VanHorn and Merwyn French, sr. Edgar Stauffer and Harold Heiss were treasurers of the build ing fund. Merwyn French, sr., directed the force of local workmen, hav ing them on hand as they were needed. The building project has been completed at the cost of $42,000, and that does not include the many man hours of volunteer cost-free labor that cut the final cost. John Claussen 69, Expires in Hospital Mineral services ror jonn ciauiv sen, 69, a retired farmer-rancher, will be held Friday, May 16 at 2 p.m.. at the Methodist church in O’Neill. Rev. Melvin Grosenbach of Gordon, a former pastor here, will officiate. Burial will be in Prospeet Hill j cemetery under the direction of, Biglin’s The late Mr. Claussen had a heart condition und was hospitalized since May 6 at Atkin son Memorial hospital where he died Wednesday, May 14. Pallbears chosen are Stanley Longnecker, Francis Curran, James McNulty, Lester Boshart, Orville Thorson and Charley Tasler. The late Mr. Claussen was born March 24, 1889 at Emmet, the son of Peter and Wilhelmena Brese witz. who were natives of Ger many. June 20, 1920 at O'Neill he married Core T. Johnson. They became the parents of two child ren. About a year and a half ago j ! the Claussens held a farm-ranch 1 sale and moved to Lawndale, Calif., returning here this spring to make their home. Recently they purchased a new home in 1 the Spelts-Ray addition. Survivors include; Widow— Cora: son—Willard C. Claussen o{ Withee, Wise,; daughter- Mrs Delores Yarnell of Hawthorne. Calif., sister Mrs. Mary Lewis of Atkinson; brothers Henry’ and Rudolph of Atkinson, William of ! O’Neill and Otto of Inglewood, j Calif. heavy volume forces OMISSIONS An unusally heavy volume of late advertising and a large amount of term-end school act ivities, election news and church j affairs has made it necessary to omit considerable advertising, r news pictures and general cor respondence from the outlying 1 communities. Most of this week's omissions will appear in the 1 next issue. The avalanche of late material arrived too late to develope extra pages and yet ' enable the subscribers to re-' ' ceive The Frontier on schedule. -THE PUBLISHERS Smoke and flames emerge from the front of the Outlaw Implement company building during the early phases of the Saturday night fire which caused an estimated 30- to 40-thousand-dollars damage.—The Frontier Photo. Procession marks formal entrance Into the new Christ Lutheran church here. Left-to-right: Rev. A. 8. Gedwtllo, church pastor; Rev. Frederick Niedner, jr., of West Point; Donald Kellner, president of the congregation; Rev. Robert W. Olson of Thorp, Wise., former pastor; members of the church council and parlshoners. The new Gothic-type church was dedicated Sunday, May 11.—The Frontier Photo. Helen O’Donnell Dies in California Mrs Helen O’Donnell, widow of the late Patrick O’Donnell, died late Thursday, May 8, in Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services will be con ducted Monday morning. May 19, at St. Patrick’s Catholic church. Burial will lie in Calvary ceme tery under the direction of Big lin’s; The late Mrs. O’Donnell was born in Scranton. Pa., and came to Holt county with her parents, when she was six-months-old. She was reared in the Inman community and was married in June, 1918. Her husband, who died in July 1951, at one time was a banker here. Tire late Mrs. O'Donnell was employed for many years by the National Insurance company and retired in 19511, going to Long Beach. Survivors include: Sisters Miss Sadie Harte of I»ng Beach; Mrs. Mary Laney of O'Neill; Sister Mary Isabelle of Omaha; brother —J. P. Harte of Buhl, Ida. Dorsey Group Wants O’Neill Hookup DORSEY—An estimated 20 to 30 families on a rural Dorsey phone line would like to rebuild the lines and connect with the O'Neill exchange. A corporation is being formed. Monday night officers were elect ed: Clayton Nelson, president; Albert Derickson, vice-president, and Dale Revell, treasurer. Di rectors are Elmer Juracek, Rob ert Miller, Lyle Johnson and Merle Spangler. Twenty persons were present at Monday’s meeting. The officers will meet with the Chamber of Commerce in O'Neill at 10 a m.. Friday. ! Stock Car Racing Planned at Stuart— STI'ART—The Stuart Commu nity club will sponsor stock car racing this season and a com- ] mittee has been named: J. G. Brewster, W. A. Nickiess, Char les Schaaf. I. M. Ready and Cle tus Durr. Preliminary work has been done on the track. Opening race is I tentatively planned Sunday after I noon, June 8. Jury Will Hear Tear Gas Case A jury will convene at 1:30 p. m., Tuesday in Holt county court to hear the trial of Michael (“Mike") O’Connor and Rolland (“Rollie’’) Everett, both of At kinson They are charged with abusing an officer in an incident that took place earlier this month on the Atkinson streets. In preliminary hearing after being held over night here, both pleaded inno cent and posted two-hundred-dol lars appearance bonds. George Farman of Ainsworth is attorney for the defendants; William W. Griffin, Holt county attorney, will prosecute the com plaint signed by Atkinson Police Chief Clifford B. Batzloff, who was elevated to chief four days after the alleged incident. Batzloff attempted to take O’ Connor into custody, Everett is alleged to have interceded, and in the course of the scuffle Batz loff fired tear gas which resulted in O'Connor’s hospitalization. ‘Make Believe’ Attrarts Large Audience me i^anu oi m;ikp rseneve was presented by Mrs. Harry Petersen’s kindergarten classes Tues day evening to a large audience. Seated in front is Pamela Hanlon. Miss Muffet. Left-to-right: Botin Orsbom, Muffin Man; Gary Philbriek. Lit tle Hov Blue; Stella Mae Anderson, Mother Hub bard: Elva Gettert, Mistress Mary; Carol Brittell, Little Ho Peep; patsy iNewton, Mrs. sprat; jerry McKamy, Jack Spratt; John Adamson, Jack; Nancy Wilkinson, Jill; Stanley LonReneeker, Sim ple Simon: Gary Lee Paulsen. Pieman; Danny ' Philbrick. Wee Willie Winkle; and Lynn Franklin, i Mother Goose. Mrs. Howard Manson was accom • panist. O'Neill Photo Co. Manson, Wefso Are Victors in Primary Fire Loss May Reach $40,000 New, Used Cars and Buildings Damag e d in Saturday Blaze An estimated 30- to 40-thousand doJlar fire Saturday evening com pletely destroyed two used auto mobiles, damaged five new and five used vehicles, and gutted por tions of the buildings that house the Outlaw Implement company and Oscar’s Buick Sales (com panion firms! in West O'Neill. The origin of the fire has not been determined, according to Oscar Spitzenberger, owner of the firms, and Tony Asimus, own- ! i er of the buildings. The alarm was turned in at! ; 7:26 p.m., by Harry Larsen, who j lives across the alley at the rear of the firm. He was in the yard and chanced to see reflection of the flames through the rear win dows of the firm. At 8:40 p.m., the fire was vir tually extinguished, but firemen were kept on the job two hours and even recalled at 10 p.m., to put down a flareup in the ceiling. Workmen had left the building at 6:30. Spitzenberger had gone to the golf course and later to a theater, not knowing his firm was burning. Asimus returned from Ericson to find firemen bat tling the flareup. Vehicles damage included three 1QCLO 1 or.u R.,ml.lnr one 1958 Ford, all damaged by heat, smoke and water. Suffer ing similarly were one 1954 Buick, one 1952 Dodge and one 1949 Mer cury. Totally destroyed were one 1954 Mercury and one 1953 Ford, the owner said. Firemen went to considerable risk to remove the vehicles un der their own power while heat was intense and the condition of the roof was in doubt. The black, billowy smoke could be seen for miles. Guards were posted overnight to detect any subsequent flareup. Firemen attacked the fire from the front, rear and roof while hundreds of persons watched the spectacle. The firm opened Monday and has been servicing customers under handicap. Cause of the fire might be pin ned on a battery charger which was found hooked up to a car, but this is only speculation. Adjust ers Monday offered no cause. None of the tools or parts were damaged. Studdings in the orig inal 72 x 72-ft. building were badly damaged, also walls and portions of the ceiling and roof. Some of the plate glass win dows broke from expansion and others had to be broken by fire men including display windows in the new 40 x 100 ft. adjoining building (on west). A. M. Reed, Wife Wed Half Century Honored at Affair in Spencer SPENCER Mr. and Mrs. Arth ur M. Reed celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a fam ily dinner at their home in Spen cer, Monday, May 12. Mr. and Mrs. Reed met in Spencer over a half-century ago and were married on May 12, 1908, in St. Mary’s Catholic church. Mr. Reed was born on a farm near Mankato, Kans., and came to Boyd county with his parents at the age of 12. His father home steaded near Butte. As a young man he came to Spencer where he owned and operated a barber , shop for nearly 30 years. Mrs. Reed, the former Alice Libe, was born on a farm in Holt county, and has been a member : of the Spencer community her en ! tire life. In 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Reed moved to Holt county where they j owned and operated a cattle j ranch with their son ,Elwin, for 25 years, returning to Spencer in I Septemher, 1953, to make their home in retirement. All children were home for the celebration edngo hoemh uofn e golden wedding celebration: Mrs. H. B. Lee of Bethesda. Md., Mrs. Joseph J. Canavin of Kensington, Md.. Miss Helen Reed of Denver. Colo., and Elwin W. Reed of Spencer. Also present were Mrs. Reed's sister, Mrs. Sarah Wabs of Atkinson, and two nieces, Mrs. P. J. Keating of Atkinson and Mrs. Matt Shipman of L*>s An geles, Calif. Nelson Proves Best \ ote-Getter State Son. Frank Nelson of O' Neill, unopposed on the non-po litical ticket for renomination, j proved the liest vot('-getter in Tuesday ’s primary election in I Holt. He received 1,582 votes. Close ln'hind was Miss Alice French of O’Neill, unopposed, j non-political, for renomination as county superintendent, was giv en 1,51.3 ballots. Nelson, who represents the four county liSth legislative district, received 585 votes in Hock county. Holt republicans gave Roman L. llruska, 1,038 votes, unopposed, for United States senate. On the demo side, Eugene I). O'Sullivan received 224; Frank B. Morrison, (Continued on page 7.) 34 in St. Mary’s Graduating Class Senior Honors Are Announced Miss Cecelia Ann Arbuthnot has been announced as valedictorian of the class of 1958 at St. Mary's academy, and Miss Jean Schoenle is salutatorian. Third highest ranking scholar scholastically is Miss Regina Vitt. Other meml>ers of the class of 34 members are: .Tonelle Allen of Page, Patricia Allen, Theresa Boyle, Marie Boyle, Marie Campbell of Kilgore, Lois Connot of Dallas, S. D., Betty Curran, Ellen Havranek of Em met. Maureen Hieeins of Valen tine, Rita Hoehne, Jean Hostet ter of Valentine, Nyla Jaszkowiak, Jaeque Johnson of Kilgore, Joann Lydon of Mission, S. D. Kathryn McCarthy, Sharon Miller, Dora Lxxi Rosno of Ew ing. Lorena Schmitz, Joanne Sou kup, Matthew Beha, jr., Larry Cleary, Thomas Donohoe. James Enright, Gary Holly, Carl Kamphaus, James McGinn, Ned Mullen of Emmet, James Murphy of Stuart, Richard Shel-1 hamer, Jack Sullivan, Bruce Weier. Commencement exercises for St. Mary’s seniors will be held at the church Friday, May 23. Honors have been announced as follows: Miss Arbuthnot, Merit Scholarship, Regis college, and president's scholarship; Marie Campbell and Maureen Higgins, Duchesne; Matthew Beha, two University of Nebraska scholar ships, all based on competitive examinations. Honor scholarships: Bruce Weier, Rockhurst; Rita Hoehne, St. Mary’s, Omaha; Regina Vitt, Mt. Marty, Yankton; Jean Schoenle, Marycrest. Other honors: Miss Vitt, home makers award; Mr. Weier, all state football; Miss Arbuthnot, band; Jo Ann Lydon, co-opera tion. The annual SMA athletic ban quet will Ik* held at 6:30 Sunday. Bob Gates, coach at Omaha Holy Name, will be speaker at the academy gym. 7 SMA Boys Sign with Navy Among SMA students enlisting Thomas Donohoe, son of Mrs Clarence Donohoe; Jack Sullivan, son of Mrs. Helen Sullivan; Gary Hdly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan ley Holly; Matthew Beha, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Be ha. sr.; James Enright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Enright; Rich ard Shehamer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shelhamer, and James Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Murphy of Stuart. The boys will leave for service Tuesday, June 3. Lakeview Sells for $129,600 CHAMBERS — The 5,7G0-arre Lakeview ranch, owned by John Q. and Jim Hossack, Wednesday sold at auction for $22.50 per acre { or $129,000. Sale was handled by Gross Real Estate of Omaha and was hold at the American Legion building in Chambers because of muddy road conditions. Leo F. Clinch, Burwell atton ney, signed the purchase contract for Vernon Lowery of Burwell and Ralph Garwood of Chambers, who are partners. Sale of the personal property —including five tractors and a complete line of ranch machinery was postponed until Wednesday, May 21, and will be held on the Lakeview premises, starting at 10 a.m. May Breakfast— At the annual May Fellowship] breakfast held Friday, May 2 at Fellowship hall of First Presby terian church, 90 women were! present frotn all O'Neill protes tant churches and the Bethany church. l,942Votes Counted in Balloting # ■■ ~ ** Voting Slightly Ovei 1956 Primary; Rain Might Have Helped Holt county voters went to the l*>lls Tuesday in slightly greater numbers than two years ago hut in fewer numbers than four years ago. Unofficially 1,942 votes were cast, including 1,383 by the re publicans and 559 by the demo crats. Two years ago a grand total of 1,756 ballots were east and four years ago the combined total was 2,602, Seven absentee and three dis abled ballots remain to be count ed. Tbo cavassing board will convene at 9 am., Friday, but County Clerk Kenneth Waring said there is no prospect of any of Tuesday’s unofficial results being altered. Chief interest centered in the republican balloting for district court clerk and for county as sessor. Howard D. Manson of O’Neill incumbent, defeated Kieth A. Abart of O'Neill, 701-528. for the district court nomination There were no democratic candidates. William F. Wcfso of Atkinson, incumbent, outdistanced two con tenders for assessor nomination. Wefso polled 631 votes; Opal treating or Atkinson, sn; I* u. Gillespie of O’Neill, 321. There were no demo candidates. Seeks 1/ynl Opinion However, Keating received 28 write-in- votes on the demo bal lot, and sire told The Fontier she would seek legal opinion as to whether she could qualify for m berth on the general election bal lot as a democrat afthnogb ahr ran in the primary as a repub lican. Nine of her write-in votes came from Atkinson's Third ward; four from the Second. Harlan A. Dferking of Amelia, incumbent by appointment, de feated Lloyd L. Durre of Ewing for the GOP supervisor nomi nation in the Fifth district, 136 101. Eli McConnell of Atkinson defeated Oliver Shane of Atkin son, 188-136, in the Seventh. Mc Connell win be opposed in the general election by a brother-in law, Walter Puckett of Atkinson, who defeated Willard I JriviUe. Atkinson’s mayor, 77-59, in the lone county ticket race on the demonratic ballot. Other total votes received by candidates nominated include: Kenneth Waring of O’Neill, for clerk, 1,132, unopposed and no democratic opposition; J. Ed Hancock of O’Neill, for treasur er, 1,069, unopposed and no dem ocratic opposition; George E. Collins of Atkinson, for surveyor. 973, unopposed and no democratic opposition. William W, Griffin of O’Neill, incumbent county attorney, re ceived 1,081 GOP votes, while on the demo ballot John R. Galla gher, of O’Neill was accorded 437. Booth, Flood t'nopposcd Mrs. Irene Booth of O’Neill, re puuucan, received i-'t> votes witn out opposition for nomination as First district supervisor, while Edward N. Flood of O'Neill, democratic incumlient, received 57. Clarence Ernst of O'Neill pol led 171 as republican incumlient on the county board in the Third district, while Robert Hanley of O’Neill, democrat, received 43. Griffin, Gallagher, Booth, Flood, Ernst ami Han ley were without primary opposition. Leo S. Tomjack of O'Neill, in cumlient sheriff, received 516 votes, unopposed, on the demo ballot and picked up 113 write-in votes on the republican ticket vvhore there was no candidate. Twenty of his write-ins on the GOP came from Chambers pre cinct. Balloting for delegates to the county GOP convention showed these totals: Frank J. Brady at Atkinson, 69; Anna V. Brown of O'Neill, 52: Earl J. Collins of At kinson, 47; Joe G. Brewster of Stuart, 44; Opal Keating of At kinson, 35. In 1956 the total vote In Holt was 1,756. In 1954, the total was 2,602. (Because of limited space in this issue and lack of general In terest in the voting by precincts. The Frontier is not publishing in this issue the usual unofficial tabulation of the voting). Afternoon and evening showers kept some farm folks out of the fields and enabled some to vote who might not have gone to the polls otherwise. Grattan find .Shields were the first precincts reporting. Fre quently the first to report is Em met.
