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Volume 78.—Number 6. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 5, 1958. Seven Cents.
t'urtis Nelson . . , |k>son with his iiiepe, .lane Allen,
Atomic Leader Talks
About Cobalt, Benson
I
Mrs. Helm . . . born in Missouri
Nellie C Beha, $9,
Dies in California
—
Funeral Rites Held
Held Wednesday
Mrs. Nellie C. Beha, Sj), widow
of a longtime O'Neill hotel own
er-operator. died Friday, May
30 . at San Francisco, Calif., ;
where she had been making her
home with her daughter, Mrs.
John (Nan) Kemp,
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 9:30 a m,, Wednesday, June
4, at St. Patrick’s Catholic
church with Very Rev. Timothy
O’Sullivan, church pastor, offi
ciating.
Burial was in the new Calvary
cemetery. The rosary was re
cited Tuesday evening at Biglin’s
funeral chapel.
Pallbearers were Leo Mullen,
J. B. Grady, Harry Donohoe,
Leo Schneider, P. C. Donohoe and
H. E. Coyne.
The late Mrs. Beha, whose
maiden name was Nellie Cleary,
was born March 17, 1869, at Cal
ifornia. Mo., the daughter of John
and Hannah Rooney Cleary both
natives of Ireland. She married
William G. Beha on June 28,
1896, at Sedalia, Mo. They be
came the parents of six children.
Mr. and Mrs. Beha came to Holt
county in 1911 from Lincoln. They
operated a hotel here for many
years Mr. and Mrs. Beha cele
brated their golden wedding an
niversary in 1946.
She was preceded in death by i
her husband, who died April 29,
1947, also by a son, who died in;
infancy ip 1898, ana oy one sis
ter and one brother.
She went to California Septem
ber 24, 1951, when the Kemps,
who had been residing here,
moved to the ’Frisco area.
Survivors include: Sons Paul
L. and Matthew, both of O’Neill;
Joseph of Minneapolis, Minn;,
and William of Black Mountain,
N. C.; daughter—Mrs. John
(Nan) Kemp of San Francisco;
13 grandchildren.
Among those attending the fu-'
neral besides the immediate fum-;
ily, were John Beha of Omaha;
Miss Mary Murphy and Mr and
Mrs. Joe Dolezal and family, all
of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Delbert
Henn of Petersburg and Mrs.
Elizatieth Bode and Mrs. Paul
Schlenz of Elgin._
HAMMOND RETIRES
Art Hammond, formerly of O'
Neill and longtime employee of
the post office department at the
Stockyards station in Omaha, has
retired. i
I H V* » *
Kopejtka . . . new operator
ol Mum airport.—The Frontier
Photo. *
BRISTOW Curtis Nelson, who
as a colonel in the corps of army
engineers directed construction of
the Savannah river (S. C.) atomic
energy project and is now chief
inspector for the atomic energy
commission, revisited the home
town during the weekend and
spoke at a Bristow high school
alumni banquet.
He also visited his mother, Mrs.
N. P. Nelson, and other relatives.
Nelson spoke of policing seven
thousand users of radio active
materials, including public and
private firms, institutions and in
dividuals, and predicted whole
sale uses of atomic power that
will “have a tremendous impact
on our way of life”.
He touched on military applica
tions but said the domestic uses
will be “dramatic”.
Nelson, a Bristow graduate in
1923, later was graduated from
the University of Nebraska. He is
now in the army reserves. In his
post which requires considerable
travel he is accountable only to
Lewis Strauss, head of the AEC.
His talk wasn't all cobalt and
reactors. Ho lauded Secretary of
Agriculture Benson and said Ben
son beyond all doubt is one of the
strongest anil ablest men in gov
ernment today.
He warned of an “eroding of
freedoms in this great land”. He
told his former schoolmates who
are farmers that every dollar ac
cepted from the federal govern
ment in the form of subsidy of
any sort costs a dollar’s worth of
freedom.
The banquet was held Saturday
evening. Vernon Johnson is re
tiring president; Ben Nelson is
the president-elect.
tby Elevated by
Civic Organization
School Head Warns
‘Bulge’ Coming
Raymond Eby, operator of the
Conoco service station here and
owner of a taxi company, Monday
evening was elected president of
the Chamber of Commerce. As
first vice-president he had finish
ed the unexpired term of the late
C. E. 'Jones.
Melvin Ruzicka was elected
first vice-president; A. L. Patton,
second vice-president; John C.
Watson, treasurer.
Elected directors were: John
II McCarville, Marry Petersen
and D. C. Schaffer, all for three
year terms.
The Chamber authorized $350
in behalf of the O’Neill Rodeo as
sociation to be posted as prize
money for competing cowboys as
determined by the rodeo officers.
Rodeo dates are June 21-22.
June 19-20-21 have been desig
nated as citywide dollar days.
Walter Kopejtka, formerly of
Elgin and Omaha, was introduc
ed as the new manager of the
Municipal airport. He cited hope
that O’Neill might be included in
new feeder airline service, and
requested the Chamber’s help in
working out arrangements for
additional aviation fuel tanks at
the port for domestic planes.
Kopejtka. who worked for the
Glenn L. Martin company during
World War II. had been at Elgin
11 years He is making plans for
crop spraying sendee. Kopejtka
and his wife have three sons —
Norman, 16; Russell, 12; and
Stanlev. 6.
Francis Tighe, new manager
of Central Finance corporation,
also was introduced.
City School Supt. M. J. Baack
warned that additional new con
struction might be necessitated
in the next few years when the
wat-born “baby bulge" reaches
high school age. He said new
construction could also be neces
sitated by school district reorgan
ization.
Morgan Ward is secretary of
the Chamber, having been ap
pointed in April to succeed John
J. Harrington, jr.
A new elementary school build
ing, which cost 80-thousand-dol
lars. has been in use three years.
Council Expect*
Same Expenses—
The city council in session
Tuesday evening estimated a
budget ‘for the 1958- 59 fiscal year.
Expenses, including all gener
al expenses and bond and inter
est payments, are expected to to
tal 88-thousand-dollars — approx
imately the same amount as the
preceding years.
To be prepared for any emer
gencies, however, the budget will
be fixed at 150-thousand-dollars
same as last year).
Kin Travel
56,064 Mi.
for Affair
Floyd E. Keyes, Wife
Honored on Their
Golden Wedding
INMAN — Seventy-five persons
attended a family dinner and 230
called during the open-house Sun
day, June 1, as Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd E. Keyes of Inman observ
ed their 50th wedding anniver
sary at the Methodist church an
nex here.
Relatives and friends coming
for the affair traveled a cumula
tive total of 56,064 miles. Two
sons came from Europe, one
daughter and one son came from
Arizona, and other relatives came
from considerable distances.
Mr. Keyes was torn on a home
stead one mile south of Inman.
His parents were the late Mr.
and Mrs. Chauncey D. Keyes.
His father came to Nebraska
ahead of the family, homestead
ing in 1880.
Mr. Keyes was born January
30, 1884 ,and has spent a lifetime
at Inman He is now 74 and en
joys good health. His parents
were among the earliest settlers
in the community.
The original buildings on the
Keyes homestead were fashioned
from timber hauled in. There
was little timber in the Elkhorn
valley when the settlers came.
Mrs. Keyes was bom April 23,
1888, four miles south of Inman.
She is now 70. Her parents were
the late Ralph J. and Anna Dick
son Clark. Her father came from
Minnesota and homesteaded in
Holt; her mother was bom in
in Indiana.
Reared as neighbors, Floyd and
Estella romped together as chil
dren, attended school together
and the proposal of marriage
come one evening lonowing a
community social gathering.
They were married at the home
of the bride’s parents, who were
then living directly across the
street north from the present site
of the Methodist church Rev.
H. B. Tyler, Presbyterian minis
ter, officiated.
They farmed in the communty
continuously until 15 years ago
when they retired and moved in
to town.
Fifteen people were present at
Sunday’s celebration who also had
lieen present that rainy after
noon in 1908 when Floyd and Es
tolla were married, including Al
bert Clark of Walthill and Edgar
Clark of Heath. Mont., brothers
of Mrs. Keyes; Carl Keyes of In
man, Mrs. Blanche Rouse and
Miss Mildred Keyes, brother and
sisters of Mr. Keyes; Mr. and
Mrs George P. Colman, Casper
Pribil, Mrs. Gertrude VanVolken
burg of Ewing.
Also these cousins of Mr.
Keyes: Roy Clark of Buffalo, N.
Y.; Richard Clark of Indianapo
lis, Ind.; Edward Clark of Glenn
Rock, Wyo.; Leslie Keyes of
Matamoras, Pa.; Mrs. Grace
Jenkins of Orlanda, Fla., also
a cousin of Mrs. Keyes, Eugene
Clark of Inman.
Two grandsons, Warren Han
sen and Ralph Keyes, were in
charge of the guestbook. In
charge of the kitchen were Mrs.
Lyle Abney and Mrs. Faye Smith.
Waitresses were the Misses Carol
Cadwallader, Lois Tompkins,
Helen Sobotka, Brenda Colman
and Lois Morsbach.
Colors carried out were white
and gold.
All of the Keyes children were
present.: Erniand of Mesa, Anz.,
wife, children; W/O Lorin of Or
leans, France, who is ill the com
munications section of the L •
S army’s French zone headquar
ters; M/Sgt. Cecil Keyes, who is
stationed in Germany about 30
miles from Kaiserslautern with a
special weapons ordnance unit;
Miss Murl of Mesa, Ariz., and
Mrs Clarence (Ruth! Hansen,
who lives on the farm south of
town. ,
The Keyes’ have seven grand
children, all of whom were pres
ent. , , ,
Miss Murl left Monday for her
home; Ermand and his family
departed Wednesday, and Cecil
will be leaving Friday for Ger
many by air. He had also visit
ed here last November.
Lorin will go to Ft. Lewis,
Wash , where he will be reassign
ed. He had been in France
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Keyes are mem
bers of the Methodist church.
Hallie Halstead
Rites at Orchard
ORCHARD — Hallie Halstead,
76, a former resident of Orchard
and Redbird. died Thursday, May
29, in a rest home at Genoa.
Mr. Halstead never married.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m Saturday at the
i United Brethren church at Or
chard.
Survivors include: Twin broth
j or—Allie of Minnesota; other
I brothers—John of Orchard; Leon
| ard of Inman: Fred of Montana
| and Perry of New York.
Mr. Halstead was bom October
i 22, 1881 at Muscatine, la.
Hey, Doc! Sharpen That Needle!
M/Sgt William ("Rill") Cousins (right) ain’t
no doc but he is a senior medical surgical tech
nician in army terms anil Monday evening mem
bers of O’Neill’s national guard lined up for
tetanus shots -one of the prerequisites for summer
field training at Camp Ripley, Minn. Manifest
ing extreme interest in the needle lire (left-to
right > Sfc. Kenneth Huston of Emmet, M/Sgt.
William Kramer of O'Neill, Sfc. Vernon Held of
Venus. Sp3/c Donald Obermeier of Atkinson, and
Sfc. Milo Snyder of Orchard. The Frontier Photo.
Waitresses at Tuesday eeeiting’g father-and-son banquet held at First Presbyterian church wore
western garb anil the setting was a campfire corral. Eeft-to-right—Miss Kathleen Brady, Mrs.
Ted Kyster, Mrs. Hoy Shelluuner, Mrs. C. L. Brady, Jr., Miss LuVeta Ldin, Mrs. Verne Reynoldson,
Mrs. Paul Shelluuner, Mrs. Wallace Sheihamer, Mrs. John <». Stuifbergen. Mrs. Hubert Tingle, Mrs.
Earl Hunt anil Mrs. Dale Wilson.—The Frontier Photo.
Edward Friedel
Stricken at Work
Suffers Heart At tack
Mowing Lawn
ATKINSON — Edward (“Ed”)
Fridedel, 56, who had retired from
the farm 2Vfe years ago, was fa
tally stricken by a heart attack a
bout 7 a m., Wednesday, June 4,
while mowing the lawn at his
home.
He had farmed many years
near here and after retirement
worked at the Atkinson Co-Op
Creamery.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 9 a.m. Friday, June 6,
at St. Joseph’s Catholic church.
Rev. R. J Parr, church pastor,
will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Joseph’s cemetery under direction
of the Seger funral home.
The late Mr. Friedel was born
September 24, 1901, at Stuart, the
son of Frank and Louise Friedel.
On October 10, 1923, he married
Gertrude Steinhauser at St. Bon
iface Catholic Church at Stuart.
Survivors include: Widow —
Gertrude; son—Robert of Stuart;
daughter — Mrs. Harold (Evelyn)
Ohde of Stuart; six grandchild
ren; brother—John of Stuart; sis
ters—Mrs Emma Koziseek of
Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Anna Beck
er of Casper, Wyo.; Mrs. John
(Ida) Steinhauser of Stuart.
New Telephone
Directories Out—
Over 1,900 copies of the June,
! 1958, O’Neill telephone directory,
printed by The Frontier, were
placed in the mail Wednesday by
Northwestern Bell Telephone
company.
The 26-page book is the larg
est in history and the quantity of
books is the largest in history.
Lewis H. Downey
Succumbs at 92
PAGE-Lewis H. Downey, 92, I
who came to Nebraska in the!
spring of 1880 and was one of the
oldest residents of Holt county, j
died about 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,
June 4, at his home in Page.
He had been in failing health
for sometime and had been hos
pitalized recently.
Biglin’s will be in charge of
funeral arrangements.
He was horn at Binghampton,
Outagamie county, Wisconsin,
July 24, 1865.
On September 22, 1898, at In
man he married Bertha A. Tav
enner, also a member of an early
Holt family.
Survivors include: Widow —
Bertha; sons- Ora of Page; Louis
and Dale, both of South Gate,
Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frank of
Norfolk were weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Don McKamy.
Longtime Resident
of Boyd Is D e a d
C. J. Sinclair, 65,
Dies at Lynch
BRISTOW Charles Justin Sin
clair, 65, a resident of Boyd
county since he was a small boy,
died aoout noon memorial day
Friday, May 30-in the Lynch hos
pital. He had been a patient
there two weeks but had been hos
pitalized earlier
Funeral services were condue-1
ted at 2 p.m., Monday, June 2. at !
Trinity Luthem church in Bris-1
tow. Bev. Benard Nelson officiat- j
ed. Burial was in the Gross:
cemetery under direction of the
Jones funeral home.
The late Mr. Sinclar, known by
most people as C. J., was born
January 25, 1887, at Lyons. In
1892 he came to Boyd county with
his parents, who were among the
early residents coming in after
the county was opened up for set
tlers.
At Butte on June 8, 1916, he
married Hannah Fredrickson. The
couple lived eight miles northwest
of Bristow in the Gross communi
ty
Survivors include: Widow- Han
nah; son John of Bristow; sis
ter—Mrs. John Patterson of
Spencer; brothers — William E.
and Arthur, both of Gregory S. D
and J. W. of Salem, Ore.
Members of the Floyd E. Keyes family on the golden wedding day: Front row—Mr. Keyes and
his wife, Estella, and Mrs. Clarence (Ruth) Hansen; back row—Miss Murl of Mesa, Ariz.; Lorin of
Orleans, France; Ermand of Mesa, and Cecil of near Kaiserlautern, Germany.—The Frontier Photo.
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City’s 1 eachers I ell
Summer Plans
Among the faculty at St Mary's
academy who will bo leaving for
summer schools are Sisters Ix>r
etta, Thoma, Constance, Claire,
Patricia and Genevieve, who will
study in Denver, Colo. Going to
Gonzaga University at Spokane,
Wash., is Sister Fides. Sisters
Josephine and Mildred will go to
Loyola University in Los Angeles,
Calif. Sister Marina plans to at
tend the summer session at Notre
Dame University.
Among the faculty at O'Neill
public school attending summer
schools are William Edwards and
Duane Milller, both at the Univer
sity of South Dakota at Vermill
ion; Mrs. Harold Seger will attend
Wayne State Teachers' college,
and Mrs. Theresa Ernest will go
to Dana. Vernon Carpenter will
will study at the University of
Nebraska.
W, P. Seger Found
Dead in Garage
Retired Farmer 111
Four Months
ATKI NSON- William P.
("Rill") Seger, 66, who has been
ill four months, was found dead
in the garage at his home near
the school about 8:30 a.m., Mon
day, June 2.
A . 16-gauge shotgun lay at his
side. Ho was shot in the heart.
Holt County Sheriff Leo Tom
jack investigated and said there
would be no inquest.
ed at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June
4, at St. Joseph's Catholic church
with Rev. Robert Morocco offici
ating. Burial was in St. Joseph's
cemetery.
Pallbearers were James Ku
bart, Melvin and Marvin Meals,
Eli McConnell, Arthur Humpal
and Fred Wagman.
The late Mr. Seger was bom
June 21, 1891, at Atkinson, a son
of Leopold and Elizabeth Seger.
On February 28, 1911, at Ne
ligh, he was united in marriage
with Eva Kelley of Oakdale.
He farmed many years four
miles south of Atkinson. Alxaut
four years ago he and his wife re
tired and moved into Atkinson.
Survivors include: Widow—Eva,
who is hospitalized as the result
of a fall; granddaughter—Miss
Shirley Sieger of Aberdeen, Wash ;
brothers Edward of Atkinson
and John of Stuart; sisters—Mrs.
Minnie Eckhoff of Atkinson and
Mrs. Charles (Margaret) Rebar
of Lewisburg, Pa.
One son, Ivan, died while on
military duty in the European
theater of operations in 1945. He
died of injuries suffered in a ve
hicle accident.
Mrs. Seger, who came under a
doctor’s care following the un
timely death of her husband, trip
per on the threshhold of a door
way at her home early Tuesday
anil fell. A vertabrae was chip
ped and the injury is described as
a slight fracture.
Plan Final Push
for Signatures
The Nebraska School Improve
ment association is conducting an
extensive campaign during June
to acquire sufficient signatures
to conclude a petition drive.
The group wants to make the
state commissioner of education
an elective post instead of ap
pointive.
There will be a meeting at the
Holt county courthouse assembly
room at 2:30 p.m., Monday, June
9, for the purpose of instructing
petition workers.
Native of Norway
Succumbs at 86
BRISTOW Mrs. Anna Berg, 86,
longtime resident of the Ft. Ran
dall and Bristow communities,
died Saturday, May 31, at the
Bethesda Home for the Aged at
Beresford, S. D.
r uneral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 3, at
Trinity Luthern church here with
Rev. Benard Nelson, church pas
tor, officiating. Burial was in the
Lutheran cemetery under direct
ion of the Jones funeral home.
Pallbearers were E. A. Chore,
Harry Holmberg, J. J. Loukota,
Algot Sandberg, Paul Reel and
Dave Johnson.
The late Mrs. Berg was born
April 18, 1872, in Norway and was
married August 24, 1901 at Ver
million, S. D. Her maiden name
was Anna Rostad.
She and her husband came to
Gregory county (S. D), near Ft.
Randall, in 1904 Her husband,
Jacob, died in 1951.
Survivors include: Sons—C.
Theo. of Johnson City, N. Y.; John
Anton of Farmingdale, N. Y.; Ai
mer of Bristow, and Arden of
Bristow; daughter — Mrs.
Laura O’Leary of Williamsvilie,
N. Y.; 13 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kellner spent
tlie weekend in Valentine visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Kellner.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence John
son attended the memorial day
program in St. Edward.
Lundgren
Funeral Set
Here Today
Former Auto Dealer,
Hospitalized Here
5 Weeks, Dies at 61
C. E. ("Cliff”) Lundgren, 61.
prominent O'Neill businessman
I>etween 1934 and 1953, died at
12:30 a m., Tuesday, June 3, In
St. Anthony’s hospital after hav
ing been a patient there five
weeks.
While returning from a Christ
mas holiday visit with his son,
Hoy, and family at longmont,
Colo., he suffered a heart attack
at Sidney and was hospitalized
there five weeks before he could
return to his home.
He was afflicted with a heart
ailment for several years.
Funeral sendees will be con
ducted at 2 p.m., today (Thurs
day) at First Presbyterian church.
Rev. Edwin Andersen of Palisade
will officiate. Burial will be in
Prospect Hill cemetery under the
direction of Biglin's.
The body wdll lie in state at the
church from 11 a.m , today un
til the funeral hour.
Pallbearers will be Dwight
Harder, Ray Bosn, Harold L.
Lindberg, Ted McElhaney, James
W. Rooney and Dr. J. L. Sher
bahn.
The late Mr. Lundgren was
born March 29, 1897 at Wausa,
a son of Gust E. Lundgren, a na
tivn nf unrl f'Viricton n
Swan, a native of Paxton, 111. On
April 15, 1920, he was married to
Mary G. Rahn at Newcastle.
They became the parents of one
son, Clifford Roy.
In 1934 they came to O’Neill
from Valentine when the tradi
tional Chevrolet garage, under
the name of Arbuthnot & Iieka,
was purchased by Miller Broth
ers Chevrolet in which Mr. Lund
gren had an interest. He became
manager.
The Miller name was dropped
in 1941 when Mr. Lundgren re
organized and purchased the
business. It became known as
the Midwest Motor Co., Ltd.,
with J. E. Davis, formerly of
Inman, becoming a junior part
ner. He retired from the com
pany on July 27, 1953.
The late Mr. Lundgren attend
ed the University of Nebraska
and was affiliated with Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity. He also
was a member of the Masonic
lodge at Valentine and also a
Royal Arch Mason. He took an
'active interest in civic activities
I and was a past president of the
[ Chamber of Commerce. He was
secretary-treasurer of the O’
Neill Civic club and for a time
after World War II was chair
man of the mayor-appointed city
planning Itoard.
Survivors include: Widow —
Mary; son Roy of Longmont,
Colo.; two grandchildren; sisters
-Mrs. Fred Vann of Glendale,
Calif., who is on a trip to Alaska,
and Mrs. Walter Johnson of La
Canada, Calif.
Nuns feaching in
Vacation Schools
Religious vacation schools in
in the area, being taught by the
Sisters of St. Francis at • St.
Mary’s academy, will close this
week after two weeks' instruc
tions.
Those teaching in Ewing are
Sisters Josephine, Constance and
L a u r i t a. Those at St.
John’s in Deliot are
Sisters Fides, Thoma and Pat
ricia. In Burwell those conduct
ing classes are Sisters Christiana,
Marina and Genevieve.
In O’Neill are Sisters Claire and
Mildred and Mother Agnesine
Classes in Broken Bow will begin
Sunday and will be taught by Sis
ters Thoma and Laurita.
Elsbury Infant
Funeral Today—
ATKINSON — Funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. today
(Thursday) at the Seger funer
al home for Caroline Elsbury,
five-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Elsbury. The child,
ill since birth with a heart ail
ment, died Tuesday, June 3, in
the Atkinson hospital.
The child was born January 3,
1958, at the Atkinson hospital,
j The mother is the former Darla
j Davis.
Rev. Robert Morocco will of
ficiate at the rites. Burial will
be in St. Joseph’s cemetery.
Survivors include: Parents;
sisters—Ellen Marie, Kathy Ann
and Marcia Lee; brother—John;
grandparents—Mr. and Mrs. Earl
i Elsbury of Atkinson and Mr. and
: Mrs. Ralph Davis of O’Neill.
O’Neill, Chambers
Lose Tilts—
The O’Neill Rockets lost to Oak
dale, 4-9, Sunday evening at Oak
dale in North-Central night lea
gue play, and Tilden blanked
Chambers, 6-0, in an afternoon
game at Chambers
Larry Heiss poked out a homer
for O’Neill; Ike Kinnan got a
circuit clout for Oakdale.
O’Neill plays Chambers here
tonight (Thursday).