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TWELVE PAGES * MON. • WED. - SAT. . . 9:30 to 9:55 AM. 1 ,US ls*Ue North-Central Nebraska s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 78.—Number 5. O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 29, 1958. Seven Cents. irwif m Miss Sharon Marcellas, O’Neill high school junior, models the old (left) and the new uniform for the Municipal band. The old featured French blue with scarlet trim, gold citation cord and red plume. The new uniforms, to be delivered in August, will be Vale blue with Coiienhagen blue trim, white plume, white visor, white chin strap and white citation cords.—The Frontier Photos. Plan Fund Drive for 84 New Band Uniforms Mr. Santlrrs ... he wan not ill. ‘Art’ Sanders, 54, Dies Unexpectedly Ewing Man Stricken Early Sunday EWING Arthur R. Sanders. 54. Ewing resident, became ill early Sunday, May 25, and died 15 minutes later at his home Death came about 2 a.m. Mr. Sanders was a county road machine operator. He had not been ill,. ■> Funeral services were conduct ed at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, at St. Peter’s Catholic church in Ewing, with Rev. Alfred Hoes ing of Deloit officiating Burial was in St. Peter’s cemetery north east of Ewing. Pallbearers were Frank Cronk of Page, Gene Patras of Clear water, Ralph Stevens. Vess Bnhm, Frank Noffke and Ernest Nor wood. all of Ewing. The late Mr. Sanders was born March 21. 1904, at Battle Creek. In 1931 he was united in mar riage with Doris Lyons at St. Peter’s church at Ewing. Survivors include: Widow — Doris; sons Pat of Haywood, Calif., and Johnnie, age seven, at home; daughters Mrs Rerna dine Rockey of Uvs Angeles, Calif., and Mary, age five, at home: mother Mrs Caroline Sanders of Ewing: brother -El dred Sanders of Laurel; sisters— Mrs. Ktnei irunoic ui mini, o. p • Mrs Bernice Harlan of Til den. and Mrs. Mildred Bergstrom of Ewing. Snider funeral home of Clear water was in charge of arrange ments Floyd Keyes, ife Soon VFed 50 't ears INMAN Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Keyes will observe their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, June 1. at the Methodist church annex at Inman. Open-house will be observed from 2:30 until 5 p. m. New Priest Celebrates First Mass Today STUART -Rev. Adrian Bernard Laible, who was ordained Tues day at Conception, Mo., will cele brate his first solemn high mass at 10 a.m.. today (Thursday) at St. Boniface Catholic church here. He belongs to the Benedictine order. O 'NEILJ—Clarence Strong went to Omaha during the weekend. He will have eye surgery. A fund drive for band uni forms will be conducted in the city next week. It will l>o the first drive of its type in a decade and will be under the auspices of the Band Mothers organization It is hoped to raise more than four hundred dollars by solicita tion to supplement the funds al ready on imnd. Eighty-four new uniforms are on order, also four ; twirlers’ uniforms. The organization, which is com posed of mothers of band pupils from both O’Neill public school and St. Mary's academy, reports this financial picture: $1,31168 on hand; $1,500 received from the city of O’Neill during 1957: $1,500 received from the city for 1958; $1,000 received from O’Neill city schools; $384.32 derived from the public school benefit magazine subscription drive; $100 from the SMA candy sales; $258.82 derived from the American Legion auxil iary-sponsored bazaar and lunch eon ; $25 contribution from Earl Rodman; $25 gift from the Metz Baking company; $9.59 profit der ived from a concession stand; $30 in cover charges and $46.90 re ceived from concert admissions. Total on hand at present is $5,612.79. Expenses met since the fund j was started include charter for three busses to Lincoln for band day in 1957 and $50 advanced to Band Director Duane Miller for purchase of awards, certificates and band uniform alterations. The new uniforms will cost $68.15 each and the twirlers’ uni forms will cost $288 (total). The j • cost of the uniforms will be $5,724.60. In choosing the color combin ation for the new dress, the of ficers attempted to incorporate colors of both schools. The new \ uniforms will be Yale blue with Copenhagen blue trim Plumes will be white; visors, chin straps and citation cords also will be white. Delivery of the new uniforms will be made sometime in Aug ust and were ordered through the J. M. McDonald company store here. Manufacturer is the Ostwald , Uniform company of New York City. Individuals and firms wanting to forward contributions before the solicitation are invited to send checks to the Band Mothers Fund in care of Mrs. Joe Tennis, who is treasurer. _ . «•. __ x f D. UllHM UiilUCia Shelhamer, president; Mrs Rob ert Kurtz, vice-president; Mrs. Leo Gokie, secretary. Board members are: Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiak, Mrs. Jack Ar buthnot, Mrs. L. D. Putnam and Mrs. Leona Shoemaker, all of St. Mary's academy; Mrs. Virgil Laursen, Mrs. Richard Nelson. Mi's Melvin Marcellus and Mrs. \V. B. Gillespie, all of the public school. Christensens to Return from Hawaii Capt. and Mrs. H. M. Chris tensen and children will sail from Honolulu Thursday, June 5, aboard the Matsonia. They have spent 2% years in Japan and Ha waii. Arriving in Los Angeles, Calif., they will visit for a few days with i relatives. They also plan to * stop in Denver, Colo., to visit Mrs. Christensen's sister and i family, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. i Bautsch. They will also v isit Captain Christensen's parents at Chappell before arriving in O’ Neill to visit her mother, Mrs. Edna Coyne. Captain Christensen’s next as signment is at Maguire AFB in New Jersey. LOSE TO NAPER The Junior Legion baseball team Sunday lost to Naper, 5-3. City Will Honor Its War Dead Other Cities, Towns Plan Observ a n c e s ; Patterson Is Sick O’Neill's will join other Ameri cans in honoring their war dead on Friday, May 30—memorial day of 1958. The parade will assemble in front of the American Legion club at 9:30 a.m., and march to the cemeteries at 10 a.m. Those participating in the pa rade are American Legion col ors. firing squad, American Le gion auxiliary, municipal band, national guards, Cub scouts and flower girls. The flower girls will be under the direction of Miss Hilda Galla gher and Mrs. A1 Fritton. Rev. Robert Duffy will offer the prayer and Glen Plummer of Norfolk will deliver the address. George Janousek, Legion com mander, urges all legionnaires to participate in the services. Chace Substitutes for Patterson PAGE Charles E. Chace, manager of the North Platte Chamber of Commerce, will speak at memorial day service here Friday morning at 10 o’clock in the public school auditorium. He will be substituting for R. C. Patterson of Lincoln, state ad jutant of the American Legion. Patterson reportedly suffered a stroke, Wednesday, May 21. Chace is a former Atkinson attorney. Mrs Leland Knudsen will pro vide music at the opening of the service. The procession will in elude Legionnaires, auxiliary members and poppy girls. The audience will sing “The Star Spangled Banner’’ and Rev. Lisle Mewmaw, pastor of the Methodist church, will offer in vocation. Miss Carol Harris will be heard in a vocal solo immediately before Mr. Chace's address. A male quartet will sing. The group includes Marvin Stauffer. Dale Stauffer, Richard Harris and I^arry Heiss. The audience will sing “America” followed by the benediction by Rev. Burl Baty, pastor of Wesleyan church, and the recessional. Father Hoesing to Make Address EWING — The following pro gram for memorial day will be presented Friday at 10:30 a. m., at the auditorium of the Ewing public school, sponsored by the American Legion Sanders post 214, assisted by the auxiliary: Presentation of colors, by San ders post 214: invocation, by Dr. William H Ross; song, by San dra Shrader and Douglas Shra der; reading, “In Flanders Field,” by Sue Sanders of Laurel; address, by Rev. A. F. Hoesing of St. John’s church; duet, by Archie Johnston and daughter, Miss Sharon; benediction, by Doctor Ross. Services will be held at the Elkhorn river bridge, honoring those of the Navy who gave their lives, and also at the grave of the unknown soldier at St. Peter’s cemetery and the Ewing cemetery. (Continued on page 6. i An attention-compelled feature of Saturday's products parade was this "cutaway” John Deere tractor model exhibited by the Harry K. Smith Implements. Visitors could actually see the pistons moving, valves opening and closing. Left-to-right—Hugh Carr, G. P. Menkens, George Winkler and Terry Gallagher.—The Frontier' Photo. The Cane Dance (above) was a feature of St. Anthony's hospital dance revue benefit held Tues day evening. Celt to rigid—Robert McCarville,- Robert Evans, Randy Miller, Janies Reinier, Michael McCarville, lliek Martin and Stewart McDonald.—O'Neill Photo Co. Before I urn of Century— School Students Weren’t Models EWING “Adventure in Space” l was theme of the annual Ewing high school alumni banquet held Tuesday evening. May 27, at the school auditorium. Mrs. Leonard Knapp was mas ter-of-eeremonies. Mary Z i m merman was "chief stewardess". Henry Drayton of Orchard was the oldest graduate present. Mrs. Janell Hoke of North Carolina i imo the greatest distance, and Raymond Saiser of Omaha was second for traveling the greatest distance. Willie Shrader offered invoca tion and Clifford Hahlbeck gave the welcome. The response was made by Beverly Rotherham of the class of 1958. Numbers on the program were; Glenn Wenke, 64, Fatally Stricken Farmer in Boyd for 39 Years SPENCER—Glenn V. . -be, 64, farmer living 10 miles northeast of Spencer for the past 39 years, died unexpectedly about 4 p.m , Monday, May 26, after suffering a heart attack at his home. Funeral services will be con ducted at 2 p.m., today (Thurs day) at the Methodist church here with Rev. Harold Jensen, church pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Union cemetery here. Pallbearers chosen are Frank Axberg, Alvin Londberg, Jacob Gehlsen, Clarence Pearson, Rud olph Prokop, and Dr. L. I. Hines. The body will lie in state at the Jones funeral home here until the funeral hour. The late Mr. Wenke was l>orn March 1, 1894, in Cass county, a son of Henry F. and Pauline Metz ger Wenke. On January 11, 1916, he was un ited in marriage with Olive Iona Lingle. Mr. Wenke was a member of the Methodist church here and ser ved many years on the hoard of education in Boyd rural school district 74. Survivors include: Widow Olive; son Vernon of Spencer; daughter Mrs. Richard i Adeem Anderson of Bristow; eight grand children; Brother Ellsworth Wenke of Spencer. Satellites ithe alumni), by Har old Savidge; lanets (like voices in song), by Sandra Shrader; at mosphere (changing conditions), by Donald Ruroede; comets (out of this world), musical selections by Richard Williamson. Explorers (class of 1958), by Mrs. R. H. Shain, who introduc ed the seniors and told of their accomplishments; stop over U S. : (vocal duets), by Thomas and Stanley fombert; altitude (sil ver ship of 19331, by Mrs. Bud Bartak, who reported on the 25th anniversary class. Galaxy (milky way), vocal se lection by the Riverside male quartet with Mrs. Wilbur Spang ler as accompanist; eclipse (gol den journey), by Dwight Shroed er, honoring the 50th anniver , sary class. None of the honored 50-year i class were present. They are Mildred Kay Morris and Stella Wilson Coyne. Members of 1933 class were Richard Brion, Antonia Calkins Schollmeyer, Herbert Doty, Fran ces Fink Hall, Raymond Saiser, Mildred Sanders Bergstrom, Phyllis Savidge Bartak, Theresa Weibel Hupp, Jessie Ingersoll, Willard Fry, Lucille Lambert La Rue, Donald Larson, Alma Lat zel Voorhies, Marjorie Siems Omey, Eileen Siems Omey, Har old Noffke, Frank Noffke, and Ruth Ingersoll. Also honored were members of the class of 1958 (pictured on page 8). Mr. Drayton reminisced for the "Voice of the Frontier” (heard Wednesday, 9:30 a m., WJAG, 780 kc.) He said there were 11 in his class, including Claude Van Zant, Bert Butler, Wilber Horton, two Farnsworth girls, Ernest McKay, Ralph Houston, Della Slang, Willa Cole, Lena Tromhouser and him self. He rememjbered a grammar school incident in which Professor Jackson entered the room to ad minister punishment and fell backward into the coal bucket, bringing the disciplinary action to a quick halt. He said pupils in yesteryear weren’t always on their best be havior. He recalled having dumped a 10-cent pack of Italian pepper onto the pot-bellied stove in the room. Coughing and sneez ing prevailed. Pupils opened the windows for fresh air but the ex asperated teacher slammed the windows and the door and left the room, leaving the hi jinks pupils to suffer. Doctor Ross Is Installed at Ewing EWING Dr. William H. Ross was installed as minister of the Ewing Presbyterian church at ceremonies conducted here Sun day evening by a commission of the Nebraska presbytery. Mr. Ross has served as minister of the church for some time on a supply basis. Rev. Leland Warren of North Bend, moderator of the commis sion, presided. Wilbur Bennett, elder in the church and a com mission member, participated. The program included a solo by Archie Johnston, accompanied by his daughter, Sharon. Dr. George Bancroft, executive of the Nebraska synod, preached the sermon. Others participating were the Rev. Dallas Gibson of Lincoln, former Ewing minister; Charles Mulford of Stuart; Rev. Curtiss Barnett of Atkinson, and the Rev. Herbert Young, Stanley Cobb and Ora Yarges, all of Stuart. A large congregation attended, including a number of out-of town guests. Doctor Ross and his wife, eli gible for retirement, came to the Evying church two years ago. They served many years as mis sionaries for United Presbyterian church of America in Pakistan. BOAT OVERTURNS A boat in which Duane McKay and Pete Fetrow were riding Sun day at Ft. Randall overturned. The two found safety in the top of a tree protruding through the water and help came. They were unhurt. ■■■■ Mr. Harding . . . Californian. Ex-Deputy Sheriff Makes Return Visit Bert Harding Away 43 Years Bert Harding, 76, a former Holt deputy sheriff under Charlie Hall, arrived last Thursday from San Jose, Calif., to visit rela tives including his brother, Charles Harding, and Mrs. Guy Cole. Mrs. Cole’s step father and Mr. Harding were brothers. Bert and Charlie are the remain ing two of four brothers. Bert lived in Los Angeles from about 1915 until two years ago when he moved to San Jose. During the week, Mr. Harding has been reminiscing with some of the older residents of Holt county. Tuesday he went to Neligh for a few days before going to Iowa to visit relatives. He expects to return to O'Neill before attending the golden wedding Tuesday. June 10, of his neice and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Todd, at Neligh. Mr. Harding j attended their wedding. O'Connor Withdraws Tear Gas Appeal It appears the appeal in the now-famous Atkinson tear gas ease has ground to a halt. Mike O'Connor, 23-year-old At kinson youth who was found guilty by i Holt county court jury last week, charged with resisting arrest and abusing an officer, has paid his fine of $90 and costs of $ti0 75 total of $150.75. The ease aganst O’Conner’s companion, Holland Everetts, similary charged, has been con tinued. Everetts has posted a $200 appearance bond. No date is set for Everett's trial. Young O'Conner went to the county judge’s office an<l with drew the appeal. State’s Star Mail Carriers to Meet National Unit Formed Here in 1933 The Nebraska branch of the Na tional Star Route Mail Carriers association will convene Sunday, June 1, in O'Neill and will hear remarks from Frank E. Russell of Washington, D. C., vice-pres ident of the national group, and from Carl Christensen of Wichita. Kans., regional transportation of ficer for the postoffice depart ment. The meeting will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the found ing of the national association here in 1933. Registration will begin at 8:30 a m., at the Golden hotel where sessions will l>e held. The con vention will open at 9:15 and the ladies’ auxiliary will convene at 9:30. Miller Adkisson of Lincoln, state president, will preside. Lor en Hatfield of Broken Bow, sec retary-treasurer of the state as sociation, will offer invocation, and Ray Eby. president of the O’ Neill Chamber of Commerce, will offer words of welcome. Mr. Hatfield will respond to Mr. Eby's remarks and Ira H. Moss, O’Neill postmaster, will be intro duced. Committee appointments will follow and Mr. Hatfield will make a secretary-treasurer’s re port Elsi Sparks of Newport, state vice-president, will report and Mr. Adkisson will summarize activities in the state during the past year. Doyle Gass of Marysville, Kans., director of the national as sociation, will be introduced and he will introduce Mr. Russell, na tional president. Reports of committees, includ ing resolutions, will follow before the group ajdourns for luncheon at the Town House. At 1:20 p.m., at the Golden Mr. Christensen will speak on "Post al Transportation”. Before adjournment there will he an election of officers and an election of delegates to the na tional convention. The founder and first president of the national association was E. J. Voider, who lived in O'Neill at that time. Later he made his home at Bonesteel, S. D., and at present resides in Omaha. It has not been learned whether or not Mr. Velder will be present for Sunday’s convention. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Appleby and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kelly will leave today (Thursday) for a two-weeks trip to the Pacific Northwest. Old grads at Ewing’s alumni banquet were (left-to-right) Mrs. llenry Drayton, 75, of Orchard; Mrs. Leonard Ilall, 65, class of 1912; Mr. Drayton, 82, class of 1X97; Mrs. Harriet Welke, 69, (bare ly visible in right background) and Mrs. Anna Van Zandt, 78 (right foreground), member of one of the earliest classes. Two hundred attended the banquet.—The Frontier Photo. Car-Truck Crash Fatal to Driver Otto H. Dryak Die* in Hospital After Verdigre Accident VERDIGRE One man is dead and his wife is hospitalized as u result of a truck-car colision that took place Tuesday at 8:15 a in about nine-tenths of a mile north of Verdigre. Fat.ills injured was Otto 11 Dryak, 5-1, of Niobrara. He was taken to Lundberg Memorial hos pital m Creighton with internal in jures and died Wednesday. His wife, Mary, 50, is hospital ized with forehead and scalp cuts Others injured, but released from the hospital were Phyllis Dryak, 17, a daughter of the Dry aks who suffered cuts anil bruis es on her forehead; Stanley, 10, her brother, who had a cut fore head and a bruised left shoulder; Charotte L. Peed, 19, of Niobara, who was bruised; and George Ku bik, 18, of O’Neill, who had face cuts. A Standard Oil delivery truck, driven by Vac .1. G. Ondracek, 46, of Verdigre, was coming out of Verdigre. The 1956 Ford coach, driven by Mr. Dryak, was soutli bound on state highway 14. The collision occured at an in tersection. Mr. Ondracek escap ed with no injuries. State Patrolman Eugene M Hastreiter, of O’Neill, who inves tigated, estimated the damages to the Ondracek truck at $100 and to the Dryak car at $1,000. X-rays were being taken to de termine the extent of Peed's leg injuries. Former Walnut Couple Celebrates VERDIGRE Mr. ami Mrs. Jo seph Rudloff of Verdigre observ ed their golden wedding anniver sary here Sunday. They held an open house reception, which was attended by 150 guests. Miss Phyllis Rudloff, a grand daughter, was in charge of the guest book and Mrs. Rudolph Pavlik and Mrs. Andrew Burkhard of the gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Rudloff were mar ried May 20, 1908, at Wenceslaus Catholic church here. They were attended by Miss Mary Danaher and William O’Keefe. Mr. Rudloff was born July 22, j 1875, the son of Mr. and Mrs. : Lawrence Rudloff, near Gilbert, la., and is now past 82. Mrs. Rud loff was Miss Elizabeth Danaher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Danaher, and was horn in a sod house in the Walnut community. She is now 78. Both are in fairly good health. Prior to his marriage, in 1901 and 1902, Mr. Rudloff operated a ferry boat at the Iron Post land ing. It was powered by horses. When the government required that the ferry be powered by an engine Mr Rudloff gave up the business and went to work for Tom Danland, a farmer near Ft. Randall, S. D. Mr. and Mrs. Rudloff farmed in the Walnut community about 46 years, retiring in 1956 and mov ed to Verdigre. Mr. Rudloff was also an auctioneer 20 years. They have three sons, James, William and John Rudloff. Clifford Named Sandhills Officer Members of the Sandhills Cat tle association in session at Val entine Monday and Tuesday were told they must convince the con sumer that he wants beef The advice came from A1 Dar low, vice-president of Oklahoma State university, and Everett Pe terson, University of Nebraska economist. Both pointed to the competition the beef raiser faces from broiler production. Peterson said integration of the poultry industry has resulted in greater production with a decrease in price to the consumer and that integration of the pork industry will bring a like pickup in beef competition. Dr. Carl F. Kraenzel of Mon tana State college suggested an alliance between the beef raiser and the wheat farmer. The association elected James A. Monahan of Hyannis, presi dent; Robert H. Clifford of Atkin son, vice-president, and Redmond Sears of Merriman, treasurer. Manson Elected Lions Club Head Newly-elected officers of the Lions club are Howard Manson, president; Tom Cronin, first vice president; A1 Wood, second vice president; Kenneth Curren, sec retary-treasurer; Joe Ollendick lion tamer; Rev A S. GedwiHo, tail twister, and Wiliam McIntosh and K. L. Van Voorhs, directors. The election took place Wednes day evening at the Town House