The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, September 04, 1958, Image 1
——————w—I———PTn—TTriwnTTi i im m n mptitt' ..»/ .w Hello, World! I’ve Got a Tooth!’ Susan Marie Babutzke arrived in this world Friday, August 20, complete with a baby tooth (lower 1. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Babutzke of Page. Her dad sported two baby teeth the day he was horn. Susan Marie weighed 8 pounds 7Vfe ounces. Her mother is the former I^ucille Neckolite of O'Neill. The Frontier Photo. 986 Pupils Enroll in City’s Schools State Fair Delays Registrations An estimated 12 to 15 O N> i1 public scho >1 students have do layed registration because of par ticipation in the state fair at Lir. , coin. By Wednesday 5*18 had enrolled compared to 553 a year ago—a de crease of five. The fair contin gent, however, should show a net increase, Supt M. J. Baack said. Incomplete registration by grad es follows: • Kindergarten 45 First grade 34 Second grade 56 Third grade 45 Fourth grade 44 Fifth grade 40 Sixth grade 48 Seventh grade 24 Eighth grade 34 Freshmen 43 Sophomores 48 Juniors 46 Seniors 41 Total number of school child ren in the city including both schools is 9S6 with the adjusted figure expected to reach one thousand. Concert Kickoff Dinner Planned The O’Neill Community Concert association's fifth annual mem bership campaign will open Mon day, September 8. with 6:30 din ner for the workers at Christ Lu theran church in O'Neill. Mrs. Roy Berner will be in charge of the dinner. Mrs. Pauline Walston, Com munity Concerts representative, will he guest speaker. The kickoff meeting will begin a membership drive which will continue until Saturday, Septem ber 13. At 6 p.m., That day mem berships in the association will be chosen for the year and a pro gram of attractions for the com ing season will be selected. Two of the concerts already booked for this coming year are: Lola Montes and her Spanish dan cers and Richard Leibert and his Hammond organ. Both of these concerts were selected by popular demand by the members at the final spring concert. , . , Other concerts will be selected at the close of the drive. Mrs Harold Lindberg. out-of town memliership chairman, has announced the following chair man Miss Leona KiUmurry for Atkinson; Miss Alvara Ramm. Stuart; Mrs. Vernon Johnson. Bristow; Mis. Joseph David Lyn ch' Mrs. Ix-e Mathre, Butte; Mrs. Francis Drickey. Sponcei . Mrs Gurney Drayton. Orchard; Mrs. Boh Cole. Emmet; Miss Kav Kelly Inman. “This will he your only op portunity- to Income a member and enioy these fine concerts ac cording to president William Mil ler If no one -contacts you. you may call Community Concerts headquarters. phone GO^ or stop in at headquarters at the Golden hotel lobby during drive week. FEKBlSON WINS BASSETT J. B. Ferguson of Ord was repeat champion of tin Bassett open golf touine>. A. F. Jas/kowiak of-O Neill vv^s run t-» v'inf?! of O Neill vv no run. rritz lanui ui w* runnorup in the third fljg . Carroll copped the fourth:: Bt Gillespie and Junior Cleveland won consolation trophies. Carol Johnson of Kansas City, Mo., spent the weekend with h-i parents. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. 50 in Junior Class at SMA An 12-pupil gain in overall en rollment was reported Tuesday at St. Mary’s academy on the open ing day of school. There were 438 pupils on hand compared to 426 on the corresponding day a year ago. Enrollment: ; Kindergarten 34 1 First grade , . 44 Second grade . , 41 1 Third grade _ 42 1 Fourth grade .... 31 < Fifth grade 27 Sixth grade 35 1 Seventh grade 23 l Eighth grade _ 11 I Freshmen .. 36 5 Sophomores _ 25 Juniors ---- 50 Seniors 39 _ Arrive from Lincoln — Mr. and Mrs. Don Calkins of Lincoln arrived Monday and are v isiting her parents. Mr and Mrs: Bruce Johnson, and his mother Mrs. Chet Calkins. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miller of North Platte arrived Saturday and visited until Friday with her mother, Mrs. Laura Walker and Dr. and Mrs L. A. Burgess. Heart Attack Claims Leonard Dorr, 55 ORCHARD Funeral services will be conducted for Leonard Dorr, 55, at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept ember 5, at the Lutheran church in Orchard. Rev. Walter Seefeldt will officiate. Burial will be in iAitheran cemetery at Orchard. Mr. Dorr, who drove his truck for the Orchard Creamery, Tues day had been helping Gus Sch wager put up hay. Mr. Schwag er’s place is located one mile east and two miles south of Or chard. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the Schwager place about 6:30 p.m. Survivors include: Widow— Rosella; son—Lynn at home. Lynn was preparing to leave for Wayne college. Several bro thers and sisters also survive. State Fire Marshal Stumped by Blast PAGE — The state fire mar shal's office is still baffled by the cause of the explosion which de molished the Tony Mudloff farm home early Friday, August 22. State investigators on the scene for the second time dis counted sewer gas as the proba ble cause. While the mystery persists, the Lincoln office made l a formal announcement Saturday declaring that sewer gas has not yet been ruled completely out. Miss Wilson to Denver— Miss Marilu Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson, re turned Tuesday, August V6. from Camp Laughing Water, l^ake Kan awaukee, N. Y., where she was director of the water front for th summer. She left by car Sun for Denver., Colo., where she wil' teach kindergarten. Enroute in Grand Island she was .joined by a friend. Miss Mary Sandra R e of Lincoln who will also teach in Denver. They stopped at Sidney J to visit Miss Elizabeth (“lbs") i Schaffer, who is teaching there ' To St. Mary’s — Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Jaszkowiek and Nyla will leave Sunday for Xavier, Kans., where Nyla will enroll in St. Mary’s college. TWELVE PAGES ★ In 1 his Issue North-Central Nebraska s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 78.—Number 19. O Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, 1 hursday, September 4, 1958. Seven Cents. Atkinson to Get New Postoffice Real Estate Option Secured and Bids Soon to Be Sought Rep A. L. Miller (R-Nebr.) told The Frontier in a telegram Tuesday that the postoffice de partment has accepted an option from Claude and Vera Humph reys for a site in Atkinson upon which it is proposed to advertise for bids for construction of a new postoffice building for Atkinson. The site is at the northwest corner of Central and Main sts. and provides a site of seven thousand-square-feet. This will be advertised for bids in the near future, Miller said. Meanwhile, an officer of the regional postoffice headquarters at Wichita, Kans., was in O'Neill to make a preliminary study of future needs for the O’Neill post office. John W. Berkebile, asssist ant to the regional director, in dicated expanded dock, truck parking and driveway facilities are needed at O'Neill to accomo date increased truck traffic that resulted from the loss ot Chicago & North Western trains 13 and 14. It is possible the postoffice department will ask the city to open an alley. Letters May Be Posted I il 10 The lobby of the O’Neill post office will be open until 10 p.m., daily, execept Sundays and holi days, effective today (Thursday), it was announced Wednesday by Assistant Postmaster Harold E. Weier. During the past two months the lobby has been open jntil 9. The hour later closing will af ford patrons an opportunity to Hist first-clasS and air mail for same night departure. This com wnsates in , part for loss of mid light mailing privilege at the lepot during the time the Chicago & North Western trains i :arried mail. 1 Messengers will cleer mail ( rom the government boxes at he Golden hotel corner and in i ront of the postoffice at 9:30 p. n. instead of 8:30 p.m.—the pre vious schedule. On Sundays and holidays the obby will close at 6 p.m. as j isual with pickups at the two ioxes at 5:30 p.m. Holt 4-H’ers Fare Well at State Fair Inman Youth Winner of Gold Medal Results of the exhibits and ac tivities of Holt county 4-H club members competing this week in the state fair at Lincoln include: DEMONSTRATIONS: Clothing Ruth Ann Walker, O’Neill, pur ple; Marlene Beck and Cather ine Schmidt, both of Atkinson, white. Foods — Lynn McCarthy md Nancy Wray, both of O’Neill, blue. Agriculture—Gary Fick and Bob Ruther, both of Inman, pur ple; Larry Dawes, O’Neill, blue. Music — Boys’ small group. Wil ling Workers, O'Neill, purple t Perry Dawes, Gary Gillespie. Kenneth Peacock and Larry Daw ?s). Music identification—Carolyn Euhrer. O'Neill, purple; Kenneth Peacock. O’Neill, red. 4-H TREE IDENTIFICATION: Gary Fick of Inman, seventh. WEED AND GRASS IDENTI FICATION: Gary Fick won first place and the gold medal. UVESTOCK JUDGING: Team composed of Rex Carson, Eddie Krugman, Richard Ernst and Larry Dobrovolny placed 16th out of a total of 53 teams. CLOTHING JUDGING: Team composed of Barbara Wayman, O’Neill, and Marlene Beck, At kinson, placed fifth. EXHIBITS: Grass Display Books—Gary Fick, Inman, pur ple; Richard Hill. O'Neill, blue; Jerry Homolka, Chambers, blue; Keith Reynoldson, O’Neill, red; Kenneth Reynoldson, O’Neill, red; Sheryl Young, O'Neill, red. FORESTRY EXHIBIT —Gary Fick, Inman, purple. Rope Boards — Loren Lorenz, Inman, red; Tommy Gillogly, Inman, red; Lyle Gillogly, Inman, white. Toy Electric Motor — Kenneh Pea cock, O'Neill, blue. Mounted Elec trical Splices—Kenneth Peacock. O'Neill, blue. Electric Motor — Gary Gillespie, O’Neill, blue. 4-H posters — Barbara Wayman, O’ Neill, white. Secretary’s Book — Myrna Heiss, Page, red. Cloth ing: Skirt and Blouse—Patricia Grubb, Chambers, red; Carol Hoffman, Chambers, red; Shirley Green, Amelia, white. School Dress — Faye Garwood, Amelia, white. Dress Up — Barbara Way man. O'Neill, red. FOOD PRESERVATION: Fruits —Kathy Fick. Inman, red. Vege tables Kathy Fick, red. Emer gency Meal — Ruth Ann Hansen, Inman, red. Phone us your news—51! Mr. and Mrs. Kiltz . . . on Holt farm 43 years.—The Frontier'Photo. Clyde E. Kiltz, Wife Celebrate— From Engineering to Farming CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Kiltz observed their 50th jwedding anniversary Sunday, August 31, at their home located \xk miles northeast of Chambers. They were married August 31, 1908, at Elgin, 111. — the former | home of Mrs. Kiltz. Open-house was observed from | from 2:30 until 5 p.m. with scores ; of friends and relatives calling and signing the guestbook. The | three-tier anniversary cake was baked by Mrs. Leonard Peter son and it was decorated by Mrs. Ralph Rees. The table decorations were made by Mrs. R. F. Leitner of Elgin, 111., sister of Mrs. Kiltz. Refreshments of ice cream, cake, coffee punch, mints and nuts were served Mrs. G. H. Grimes acted as hostess and Mrs. Wayne Smith, assisted by Miss Phyllis Kiltz, had charge of ser ing. Friends assisting were Mi s. C. V. Robertson, Mrs. E. R. Carpenter, Mrs. Charles Coolidge, Mrs. Glenn Grimes and Mrs. Gai us Wintermote. Mrs. T. E. Alderson, sister of Mr. Kiltz, served the punch and Mrs. Louis Harley poured the coffee. The cake was cut and served by Mrs. Leitner and Mrs. Richard Kiltz. Miss Kalherine Ann Kiltz, granddaughter of the I honored couple, registered the guests. Mrs. Kiltz greeted her friends in a Dior blue lace dress and wore a corsage of variegated yellow mums. Beautiful floral arrange ments graced the livingroom and diningroom. Several bouquets of flowers were sent by friends and neighbors. The Kiltzes are the parents of two children — Miss Phyllis of Janesville, Wise., and Dr. Rich ard of Everett, Wash. There are two grandchildren — the Misses Karmen and Katherine Ann Kiltz, both of Everett. Miss Karmen could not attend the celebration Knnancn elm time ontarina fho T Tni_ versity of Washington this week. Mr. Kiltz was born in Union, 111., and came to Nebraska in 1886 with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiltz. His par ents were homesteaders seven miles northeast of what is now Chambers. He attended rural school in the community and at tended high school in O'Neill. He taught rural school briefly and left the farm in 1904 to attend Lewis Institute in Chicago, 111., i studying electrical engineering. One of his schoolmates and ac quaintances. Lee DeForrest, sub sequently invented the vacuum i tube which was the forerunner of modern television, radio and other forms of communication. Clyde was engaged in electrical engineering work when he met Jessie Beck, which was Mrs. Kiltz' maiden name. She was bom in Edinburg, Scotland in 1885. Her father was a Scottish railway employee and decided to transplant his family to America. Jennie was three years-old when the family located in Elgin, 111. She was educated there and graduated from high school at Elgin. She was employ ed in a secretarial position prior to her marriage. Mr. Kiltz also worked at Sag inaw, Mich., and Somerset, Pa. They came to Holt county 43 years ago. Mr. Kiltz is retired from active farming and ranch ing. The Kiltzes were active mem bers of K e 11 a r Presbyterian church for many years. They now attend Bethany. They have been active in all phases of commun ity life and Mrs. Kiltz has been a member of the Valley Center extension club for nearly 30 years. She is a member of the Kellar club. A family dinner was held at the Town House in O’Neill Satur day night. Doctor Kiltz served in the med ical corps during World War II in Europe. A graduate of the University of Nebraska college of medicine, he is now a radiolo gist at Everett. Miss Phyllis Kil tz returned last week from Rome, Italy, where she had spent the summer as a Fullbright scholar studying Latin. She heads the Latin department in the Janes ville public schools and holds a a master's degree from the Uni versity of Southern California. Mr. Kiltz's mother was Adeline Perkins Kiltz. The Perkins fam ily is of direct lineage of the John Maine who came to America in 1639. The state was named for Mr. Maine. Politically Mr. Kiltz professes O’Neiil-Tilden in Rubber Tilt Tonite The O^ciU Rocktes last Thurs day eve ...iij<jh.ed off Tiiden, 16-8, at” rude i bnday at O'Neill Tiiden blanked O -s Jill, 5-0, in game number ,Wj ot the North-Centra league season’s end playoff. The two clubs will clash tonight at Tiiden ior the rubber game. < -;V*W_ First P TA Meet Schedule.1— The first Parent-Teachers as sociation meeting of the new school year will be held Monday, September 8, at 8 p.m., at the bandrocm of the O'Neill public school. * There will be a introduction of the tea hers. Parents are invited to attend Spend Weekend Here — Mr. ;,nd Mrs. Dale Nisscn an ' children of Columbus, returning from a week in the Black Hil!s spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs Mat Hynes New School at Deloit Is Model DELOIT — The new Deloit school is a model for rural Ne braska. District 46 and part of distric* 116, i i Holt county, tpgther with district 29 of Wheeler county pooled resources, work was be gun in late summer and, presto, ihe younsters and two teachers— are happily enjoying the new building. Mi”. Funk and Mrs. Van Conet ire teachers. There are 16pupils in the lower grades (one to four! lod 11 in the upper grades (five Ihrouch eight! There are two ■spacious classrooms, two rest roms. reading room, utility room kitchen. There will be seven be ginners when the second semester starts. A new school was ready for these youngsters last week when the hell beckoned pupils for the new term The building is located one- half mile north and one mile west of the former building.’ —The Frontier Photo. • * . • ' * • • to lie an independent. Many cards and messages were received by the honored couple. Beside their children and I Mrs. Leitner guests were present from Sacremento, Calif., O'Neill, Inman and Amelia. A tape-recorded interview with the couple was broadcast on Mon day’s "Voice of The Frontier” , program (WJAG, 780 kc, 9:30 I a.m.) Lesta C. Schaaf Rites Set Today Longtime Resident of Atkinson ATKINSON — Mrs. Lesta C. Schaaf, 72, who had lived north west of Atkinson for many years, died Monday, September 1, at 5 p m., in Atkinson Memorial hos pital where she had been a pat ient for two days. In recent years she had lived in town. Funeral services will be con ducted today (Thursday) at 9:30 a.m., at St. Joseph's Catholic church. Rev. R. J. Parr will o: ficiate Burial will he in St. Jose- j ph’s cemetery under the direction ( of the Seger funeral home. f Six grandsons will be pallbear- ( ers at today’s rites. , Rosary was recited at 8 p.m., \ Wednesday. \ Mrs Schaaf was born Febr- , uary 10, 1886 at Worthington, I\, , the daughter of John and Louise . E. Pettinger. She was married to j Michael Schaaf at St. Paul April ( 28, 1908. They became the par- 4 ents of 11 children. Mr. Schaaf died January 16. 1958 She wa: ( also preceeded in death H- 1w< { grandsons. Survivors include: Sons—Nor- ^ bert, Raymond. Michael, jr., Al- c fred and Arthur, all of Atkinson; f Charles of Stuart and Elmer o' ^ Emmet; daughters Mrs. Harvey / (Loretta) Grof and Mrs. Dorothy j Kaup both of Atkinson; Mrs. Nor- | hert (Ethel) Jensen of Pierz, f Minn, and Mrs. Milford (Ret1 - v Kaup of Stuart: sister Mrs. Em ma Kunz of Stuart- brf ” j Ray Pettinger of Brighton, Colo.; ^ 67 grandchildren. j - I Anniversaries Noted — Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Clar> y were Monday dinner guests of ^ Mr. and Mrs. Clay Johnson, jr., s in honor of Clay’s birthday \ ’he Clark’s wedding anniversary Mother and Son Are Hospitalized Mrs. Robert Tomlinson and her son. Veldon, were injured about 1 p.m. Tuesday when their eat struck loose gravel and over turned. The accident occurred about three-fourths of a mile from the Tomlinson home Althongh injured, Mrs. Tomlin son made her way nearly to the house. Neighbors came upon the scene. Veldon was taken to St. An thony's hospital by ambulance. Itoth the mother and son are hospitalized. O’Neill Resident 19 Years Expires Roy Lowry, 80, Dies in Hospital Funeral services for Roy Low ry, 80, a retired farmer and a lifelong resident of llolt and Boyd counties, were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 2, at Biglin's chapel. Rev. Harold Jensen of Spencer, officiated. Burial was in Union cemetery of Spencer, Pallbearers were Frank Gren ier, N. D. Loy, George Hansen, Wilbur Kirkland, William Claus sen and Robert Schultz. Mr. Lowry died in St. Anthony’s hospital Saturday, August 30. following a stroke 2Ms weeks ago. He was born near Madison March 11, 1878, the son of C. N. and Elizabeth Ann MaFarland Lowry. At the age of 19 he moved to a Boyd county farm. At Butte on Sepember 4, 1901, m rJwm m 1 •Mr. Lowry . . retired farmer. —The Frontier l’hoto. ie was married to Miss Etta M. ;aywood by the late Judge Ken iston. They became the parents it tour children. Following their narriage, the Lowrys lived on a arm near Gross for a number of ears. They moved to Spencer vhere Mr. Lowry was in the irayage business lor four years ind at Lynch where he worker or the railroad. They have hv d at their present residence at 20 E Everett street for 19 years. On September 4, 1951 they cele irated their golden wedding an liversary with a family dinner nd open-house in the afternoon, ilso celebrating their silver wed ing anniversary a short time be ire were their- daughter and her usband, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hull, mother coinsidence was the fact hat the Hull’s daughter and her usband. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Spen er, had celebrated their fifth •edding aniversary . Survivors include; Widow—Et ■i; son- Orville of Memphis enn.; daughter Mrs. Opal lull and Mrs. Mary Mulhair of ,ynch and Mrs. Fern Luber of lemphis, Tenn.; sisters Mrs. iarvey Caywood of Tacoma, fash,; Mrs. Roy Clark of Spo ane. Wash,; Mrs. Dell Ander >n or Sheridan, Wyo., and Mrs. falter Hamilton of Oregon. Two Youths Die After 2-Car Crash Outing Ends Abruptly for Lincoln Group; Inquest Being Held \ FRDIGRE T w o Lincoln youths were injured fatally and two others were injured at 5:10 pm., Tuesday, September 2, in a county road intersection crash 1- miles west anil five miles north of Verdigre, Hick Soper, 18, died about 7:30 p m Verle Bitterman, 17, died in Lund berg Memorial hospital at Creighton about 1 am. Wed nesday. Knox County Attorney Merritt C. \V unen sair Sojier was driving south when a car driven by Jack Welch, 17, of Verdigre went through a county road sign and hit the Sojier car broadside. A torch was used by workmen for more than an hour to free Sojier from his wrecked car. Warren said an inquest will lie called and some criminal charge will be filed against the Verdi gre youth. State Highway Patrolman Le roy Hodtwalker of Randolph in vestigated the crash and told The Frontier both vehicles were com pletely demolished. John Veakoc, 17, and Wayne McPherson, 18, both of Lincoln, suffered cuts and bruises. They were released early Wednesday from the Creighton hospital. Welch was not injured. The Lincoln boys had gone to Knox county for a few days of outdoor camping before commencing the fall school term. They had been to Verdigre for provisions. One oi the youth’s grandparents live near Verdigre. The southbound Soper car was a 1955 Chevrolet. The westbound Welch machine was a 1951 Ford, Hodtwalker said. The deaths raised Nebraska‘s 1958 traltic deaths to 213. College Set Leaves for V arious Campuses Leaving Sunu^y ..... . s„ college will oe miss jaile i-ele» son and Miss Betty ScnuiU. Miss Marion Moscniau |en Mon day for Commercial Bxteusion scnooi of commerce in Oinana. Miss Betty Fetrow, Miss Jean nie MeBllianey and Miss Karen Bridge will be attending Wayne State Teachers college as fresh men. Miss Sharon Nelson will b« leaving September 10 for Gustavus Adolphus college in St. Peter, Minn. Wayne Reynoldson will enter the University of Nebraska. Gary Waller, who has completed two years at Wayne college, will transfer to the University of Neb raska. Others atending he Uni versity are Robert Holsclaw, Gordon Fox, Darrell Weingart ner, Francis A. Murray, Richard Bohn. Miss Sharlene Shoemaker will return to Ml. St. Scholastic, Atch ison, Kans. David Schaffer is re turning to Creighton University, Miss Mary Froelich will be a sen ior at Duchesne in Omaha. Returning to the College of St. Mary in Omaha will be Miss Marilu Uhl and Miss Mary Eliza beth Gatz. Entering will be Miss Rita lloehne. Miss Edith Gallagh of Inman is also reiurning . Miss Nyla Jaszkowiak will en ter the college of St. Mary at Xavier, Kans. James Coker has returned to the University of Wichita at Wichita, Kans. James Becker has returned to Central Technical school, Kansas City, Kans.. where he is studvine ele tronics. Miss Carolyn Wilson will re turn to the college of St. Teresa at Winona, Minn. Miss Eunice Van Horn is enroll ed at Sacred Heart school of nur sing at Yankton, S. D. Miss Kathleen Spitzenberger is returning to Mt. Marty college at Yankton, S. D., Miss Regina Vitt in entering Mt. Marty. Miss Carolyn Lindberg is re turning to Nebraska Wesleyan at Lincoln. Miss Jude Ryan, daughter of Neil B. Ryan, is leaving for Mary rrest in Denver and will study at Regis college She attended As pirant school in Alliance and plans to become a nun. Miss Ellen Corkle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Corkle, has entered the Sisters of Charity or der. She attended College of St. Mary at Xavier, Kans. Miss Rose Ann Schaffer, daugh ter of Mrs. Clara Schaffer, left for the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Yankton, S. D., to be come a nun. Miss Schaffer pre viously had been a student at the Sacred Heart School of Nursing at Yankton. She worked at St Anthony’s hospital prior to her enrolling at the Nursing college She also worked nights at St. An thony's hospital this summer. Miss C. Ann Arbuhnot will leave Friday with her father J. A. Arbuthnot, to enter IVfarvcrest college at Denver. Colo. She al so will study to be a nun. U. S. Sen. Roman Hruska will address a $5 per plate republican meet Friday eve at Town House.