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V olume 78.—Number 24. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, October 9, 1958. Seven C ents
M iss Froelich to Be ‘Ak Countess
Miss Mary Ellen Froelich (above), daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Froelich of O'Neill, has been selected as a countess in the
court of the 1958 Ak-Snr-Ben coronation and ball, which will take
place at the Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum in Omaha Friday and Saturday
evenings October 17 and 18. A six-month tour of Europe and post
graduate study at the University of Hawaii figure in the plans of
Miss Froelich. A blue-eyed redhead, she is a senior at Duchesne col
lege, Omaha. She is an equestrienne and a water ski enthusiast. Miss
Froelioh's sister, Nancy (Mrs. J. Robert Berigan of O'Neill), was a
countess in 1950 They are granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
E. Stout of O'Neill and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Froe
lich of O'Neill.
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Fetrow . . . burial at Page.
Fred W. Fetrow, 73 1
Retired Farmer, Dies
Funeral Services Held
at Page
Fred Wilson Fetrow, 73, a re
tired farmer and resident of Holt
county for 28 years, died at St
Anthony's hospital Thursday, Oc
tober 2, after an illness of several
weeks.
Funeral services were conduct- !
, ed at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 4,
. at the Methodist church at Page
Rev. Lisle E. Mew maw official d
Burial was in the Page cemetery
under the direction of Iiiglin's.
Pallliearers were Roger Bowen.
George Hall, Charles Waterman
and Frank Cronk. all of Page,
and Phillip Dempsey and Levi
Fuller, both of O’Neill. Marvin
and Dale Stauffer, accompanied
by Mrs. Merwyn French, jr., sang
"The Old Rugged Cross’ and "Be
yond the Sunset.”
The late Mr. Fetrow was born
December 28, 1884 at Wilbur, the
son of William Fetrow, a native
of Burlington, la., and Ida Bot
torff Fetrow. The early part of
his life was spent in the vicinity
of Wilbur where he was baptized
in the Methodist church
On May 5, 1909, he was united
in marriage to Miss Pearl Tucker
at Beatrice. They became the par
ents of three sons. Their early
married life was spent on farms
near Hebron, Gordon and Martin,
S.D. They came to Page from Mul
len in the spiring ol 1930 and
farmed near Page until 1945 when
they retired to O'Neill.
He was preceded in death by
a brother and a sister.
Survivors include: Widow
Pearl; sons Dale and Paul, both
of O'Neill. Claude of Orlando,
Fla.; brothers lssae II of Sal
em. Ore.. Harry of RucVrus, Mo.,
and Charles of Seattle, Wash,;
sisters Mrs. John tOpha> M.ller
of Lincoln and nine grandchil
dren. .
Attending from a distance were
Mr. and Mrs John Miller. Mr.
and Mrs. Mumie Tipton and Paul
Fetrow. jr., all of Lincoln; Miss
Marilyn Fetrow of Omaha, the
Misses Mary and Betty Fetrow of
Wayne and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Wortman of Neilgh.
’58 Nurse Graduate
Leaves for Europe
ORCHARD Miss Carma La
Frenz, a 1958 graduate of the
University of Nebraska school of
nursing, departed by plane from
Omaha Saturday for an extended
stay with her brother, Lt. and
Mrs. Robert LaFrenz, at Frank
furt, Germany.
Her vacation plans include at
tending the world’s fair in Brus
sels, Belgium, and tours of sev
eral European countries.
Try Frontier want ads!
Grandaughter Also
a Countess
Miss Suzanne Greenfield, blue
eyed hrownetle from Hastings,
plans to teach elementary school
following graduation from the
University of Nebraska next year.
She studied for two years at I
Hastings college.
A member of Alpha Phi soror
ity, Suzanne is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Russell
Greenfield of Hastings.
Suzanne's activities on the Lin
coln campus include University
Builders, Red Cross and YWCA
At Hastings she was a member of
PEO.
Her maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Christine Williams, lives in
O'Neill. Paternal grandparents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Samuel Greenfield, settled in Ad
ams county in 1887.
Mrs Williams expects to spend
this weekend in Hastings. Her
daughter, Mrs. Greenfield, is the
former Gladys Williams.
Saunders Here—
Romaine Saunders of Lincoln,
a former editor of The Frontier
and author of Prairieland Talk,
arrived Monday for a several
days’ stay with Mr. and Mrs. L.
G. Gillespie.
Mrs. Maulding, 69,
Succumbs at Neligh
Formerly Lived at
Park Center
Funeral services for Mrs
Charles Maulding, 69, were con
ducted Wednesday, October 8, at
2 p.m. at the Methodist church at
Clearwater.
Rev. E. L Brigden, church
pastor, officiated. Interment was
in the Clearwater cemetery under
direction of the Snider funeral
home.
Pallbearers were Lloyd Brittell,
A. J. Warner, Dwight Jefferies,
Donald Maulding, Arthur Taylor
and William Leiding.
Mrs Maulding, who had been
ill about 5 years, and had a leg
amputated several years ago,
dic'd Saturday, October 4, at
the rest home in Neligh operated
by Mrs. Rose Coiser.
Ethel Maud Maulding was born
at Clearwater April 14, 1889, the
daughter of Ellen and John Jef- j
feries.
On February 18. 1904. she war
united in marriage to Charles |
Maulding at Neligh. They be- |
came the parents of one daughter,
Bemadine.
The Mauldings operated the |
Park Center store for 20 years. !
In 1953 they moved to O'Neill to j
retire. Mr Maulding died Sep
tember 4. 1957.
Survivors include: Daughter
Mrs. Vern (Bemadine) Morris of 1
O'Neill; grandson Larry Morris :
of Sioux City; great-granddaugh- j
ter, Angela; brothers Georg j
Jefferies of Ewing and Evert Jef
feries of Casper, Wyo.
Matilriini; . . . rites Wednesday.
Lifelong
Holt Man
Dies at 75
Hugh O’Conner, Rites
to Be Held Today a t
St. Joseph Church
ATKINSON Funeral services
for Hugh O'Conner. 75, a lifelong
resident of Holt county, will be
conducted at 9 a m., today (Thurs
day i at St. Joseph's Catholic j
church. Rev. R. J. Parr will offi
ciate.
Burial will l>c in Calvary ceme
tery in O'Neill.
Mr. O’Connor died about 7
o'clock Monday night, October 6,
at his home. lie had been gravely
ill several days.
Public rosary was recited Wed
nesday evening at the Seger Fun
eral home. Knights of Columbus
recited the rosary at 8:30.
Pallbearers are L. P. Hayes,
Gerry Gonderinger, Lane Griffin,
Mr. O’Connor . . . longtime
Atkinson insurance man.
Patrick Miller and Harold Grof, i
all of Atkinson and Emil Temopir i
of St. Paul.
The late Mr. O Connor was born
August 27, 1883, in the Emmet
community and was reared there.
He was married to Catherine '
Goldfuss of Atkinson May 24, 1912,
at St. Joseph church. They be
came the parents of two children.
Mr. O'Connor served 16 years
on the city council here and is a
former president of the council.
He was agent for the Bankers
Life Insurance company of Ne
braska 45 years and for the Union
Fire Insurance company 36 years.
The late Mr. O'Connor was a
member of St. Joseph’s church
and Charles Carroll of Carrollton
council of the Knights of Colum
bus.
Mrs. O’Connor died October 24,
1920.
Survivors include: Daughters
Mrs. William W. tRegina) Griffin
of O’Neill and Mrs. Arnold
(Clara» Crane of Chicago, 111.;
brother William of O'Neill; one
nephew and three nieces.
Benefit Dance Set
for Mudloff Family
Good neighbors in the Ash j
Grove community in eastern
Holt county have scheduled a
benefit dance to be held Satur
day night, October 11, in behalf
of the Tony Mudloff family of
Page.
The Mudloff's home was com
pletely destroyed by a myster
ious explosion in the early
morning hours August 22. Fire
ensued and all the personnel
effects, except (he clothes they
were wearing, were destroyed.
Mr and Airs. Mudloff have
two daughters.
Investigators from the state
fire marshal's office say they've ,
bumped into a dead end in
search of the cause.
The Rhythm Ramblers or
chestra will furnish music at
the Ash Grove hall benefit af
fair. Admission will be 50 cents !
per person. All proceeds will be ;
turned over to the Nludloffs, ac- j
cording to Mrs. Marvin John- |
son, president of the Ash |
Grove auxiliary, which is spon- |
soring the affair.
John Damero, Wife
Plan Golden W edding
Mr. and Mrs. John Damero will
observe their golden wedding an
nh usury Sunda>, Octoher 19, at :
the home of their son. Carl.
Open-house will he observed 1
from 1 until 5 p.m All their j
friends and relatives are invited. 1
Mr. Damero will bo 79-years- I
A! or. his golden wedding day. '
He was Irorn in Wisconsin and
came to Holt county when he was
two-years-old.
Mrs Damero was born here
and their son Carl, now resides
on the place where she was Ixirn
The couple requests no gifts.
Minnie Bay and Tina Kaczor
baked the meal on the wedding i
day. Both plan to be present for I
the celebration.
These Ewing young men constituted the largest single group of volunteers through the selective ser
vice system in recent years: Kneeling—(trover M. Slutvv, Idehartl M. Kurpgewelt, Dana L. Sisson:
standing—Jerome E. Kallhoff, Jerome ('. Thoendel anti I-canard I.,. Hawk.—The Frontier Photo.
Airport Authority
Being Established
O'Neill’s city council in session
Tuesday evening adopted a reso
lution establishing an airport au
thority.
The move could lead to the con
struction of one hardsurfaced run
.vay at Municipal airport and in
auguration of scheduled commer
cial airline service here. Frontier
\iriine, with headquarters in
Denver, Colo., last week began
ierving a northern Nebraska and
central Wyoming route with sched
iled stops at Omaha, Lincoln,
Norfolk, Ainsworth, Valentipe and
Bhadron, in Nebraska, and Lusk,
Douglas and Casper, in Wyoming.
The council has been requested
o create the authority by the
Bhamber of Commerce, civil air
>atrol and interested individuals.
Rolland Harr, state director of
leronautics. discussed the possi
jility with Mayor D. C. Schaffer,
•ouncil members, Chambers of
Bommeree officials and interested
ndividuals following the dedica
ion of the new 15-thousand-dollar
idministration building at the air
port.
M. J. Kreuscher, state airport
engineer, discussed the proposed
mprovements at length with the
council in a three-hour session
Tuesday night.
The 1957 Nebraska legislature
enacted LB 499 which provides for
creating of a five-member authcr
ty whose duty it would be to con
:ract obligations, operate, collect
ind account for revenues in oper
ition of municipal airports in the
state.
The first members of the au
hority board would be appointed
ny the- mayor and approved hy the
council. Thereafter the board
vould be elected on a staggered
iasis one at the first municipal
election thereafter, two at the sec
ind, two at the third. Elected
erms are four years.
Any member or members of
he board could be removed from
iffice by district court action if
ncompetence was found.
The authority, under the new
aw which has not yet been nut to
lse in its advanced stages, is em
lowered to issue revenue bonds.
The ceiling on the bonds is deter
nined by the revenue that could
ie raised by a one-mill tax levy
maximum) for airport improve
nent and by the revenue that
could be realized from landing
ees, concession space in the ad
ninistration building, sale of
crops from farmland at the air
iort, etc.
The council talked about a gen
eral obligation bond issue with ap
iroval of the voters of the city,
iut the eastablishment of the au
hority, requiring only a resolu
ion, was decided as the best
oute.
Under a general obligation issue
if approved by voters) a levy up
o two mills could be made.
Purpose of the hardsurfaced
•unways is to induce the local ser
vice carrier to stop here and pro
cide air passenger, mail, express
ind freight service. Frontier will
liirandma Zakrzewski
Honored Sunday—
Honored on Sunday in observ
ance of her 89th birthday anniver
sary was “Grandma” Zakrzewski
ind her great-granddaughter,
Marilyn Zakrzewski, who was
seven-years-old.
Present were Mr. and Mrs.
iVilliam Podany and daughter ol
Butte, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zak
•zewski and family of Opportun
ty, Mr. and Mrs. Turn Zakrzew
ski of Star, Mr and Mrs. Betn
ird Gribble of Chambers and Mr.
ind Mrs. James Rotherham.
The birthday cake was baked
>y Mrs. Gribble.
Grandma was presented a
clothes wardrobe. She makes her
lome with Mr. and Mrs. Sylves
er Zakrzewski.
lot consider an OjNeill stop un
less there is at least one hardsur
faced runway 4,200 ft. long or
longer.
It was estimated roughly and
without study by a consulting en
gineer (hat a blacktop qualifying
runway could be built here for a
cost ot from 120- to 140-thousand
dollars.
A concrete runway (approx
imately 4,200 feet long) would
cost about 80 percent more or
220-thousand-dollars Included in
pith^r case would be taxi strip to
the administration building and a
loading and unloading area.
Federal funds are avalibale for
one-half the cost. However, Ne
braska has been allocated approx
imately 400-thousand-dollars i n
unspent federal funds lor match
ing projects, hut this source un
der present law will be dissa
pated June 30, 1959.
The Nebraska department of
aviation has approximately 230
thousand-dollars on hand, collect
ed through aviation gas tax (not
state levy). The fund is gradually
building up although other cities
and towns are drawing on it. The
state department o f aviation
would pay one-fourth of the cost
of O'Nc ll's proposed airport im
provement. This would leave ap
proximately a 30- or 35-thousand
dollar revenue bond issue if O'
Neill's n e w airport authority
elects to construct a blacktop run
way.
The revenue bonds would be re
tired, as stated earlier, with
moneys derived from a tax levy
up to one mill and revenue from
the airport itself.
Mayor Schaffer said he would
want time to pick members of
the authority. The new board will
not become official until after
public notices have been published
and legal establishment has been
completed.
Chadron, Valentine and Norfolk
have hardsurfaced runways and
airport improvements financed by
general obligation bond issues.
Ainsworth inherited its airpnrt
from Uncle Sam during World
War H.
Revenue (Kinds issued by air
port authorities at Columbus and
Broken Bow- were sold at 2.87 and
3.40 percent interest, respectively.
The authority bonds at Columbus
I raw less interest than general
' obligation bonds there 3.25.
It is expected Omaha’s airport
difficulties will impose a heavy
drain on state aeronautics funds
Omaha is confronted with prepar
ing for the jet age.
Kreuscher unofficially told the
council he thought an airport
authority here could issue bonds
ranging from 30- to 35-thousand
lollars. "It's a rough guess,” he
said.
When the establishment of the
authority is finalized the council
| will relinquish all control of the
(Continued on page 4.)
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Achievement Day
Program October 14
Will Install Newly
Elected Officers
The annual Holt county home
extension achievement day will
be held Tesday, October 14. The
activities will begin with a cov
ered dish luncheon at noon in th<
Legion hall here.
Wynn Spease, neighbor lady
from WNAX, Yankton, SD„ will
be in O'Neill for the afternoon’s
program. Included will be skits
from each of the six centers in
Holt county, commnuity singing,
installation of new home exten
sion council officers, and vocal
numbers by the boys’ small group
from the Willing Workers 4-11
club.
Safety is the theme selected
for exhibits by the clubs. Each
center will prepare an exhibit for
that day.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements includes Mrs. Edgar
Stauffer of Page, chairman; Mrs.
William Schorn of Atkinson. Mrs.
Don Skrdla of Stuart, Mrs Vearl
Tuttle of Clearwater, Mrs. E. M. i
Jarmon of Chambers and Mrs.
A. T. Crumly of Page, who is
home extension council chair
man.
All club members and the gen
eral public are invited to attend
the covered dish luncheon an,’
program which follows
6 Ewing Youth
Are Volunteers
Six Ewing youths departed
Tuesday for military service all
volunteers through the Holt coun
ty selective service office.
Mrs W. H Ham of O'Neill, a
old star mother, said it was the
largest single group of volunteers
: > leave Holt in nlxnit five years.
The volunteers’ are Grover M.
Shaw, Richard M Kurpgeweit,
1 'ana L. Sisson, Jerome E. Kall
h iff. Jerome C. Thoendel and
Leonard L. Hawk.
Also leaving by the same bus
were five others who were to re
ceive preinduct ion physical ex
aminations They were: Bernard
i c Engler of Atkinson, Walter E.
Ries, jr., of Atkinson, Patrick E.
Murphy of Stuart, Ronald L. Kls
berry of Orchard, and Larry II
Liesvvald ol Chambers.
Those sent for physicals will re
turn today i Thursday i.
The Evvying youths expect to he
stationed at Et. Carson. Gilo., for
the first few weeks of their train
ing.
Sisson is the son of Robley Sis
son. sr., and Mrs. Helen Sisson;
Kurpgeweit is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hebert Kurpgeweit; Hawk is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hawk; Shaw's mother is Mrs.
Leonard Knapp; Thoendel is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thoendel,
and Kallhoff is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Garrett Kallhoff.
C of C Urges Airport
Authority Be Created
Later Dispatch of
Mail Asked
Twenty-one members of the
Chamber of Commerce met Mon
day evening and adopted resolu
tions urging the city council to
create an airport authority, urged
that the post off ice receive first
class mail until 11 p.m. daily for
dispatch the same night and
Authority Story
column 4
learned of year-end activities
planned by the retail trade com
mittee.
Ed Wilson, chairman of the C
of C airport committee, intro
duced the resolution in regard to
the airport. Possibilities for de
veloping the airport dominated
most of the session.
James W. Rooney moved the
recommendation to postoffice of
ficials. For a short time after
the trains were removed the
weekday final dispatch was 6 p.m.
Later it was 9 p.m. and is now
10 p.m. Sundays it’s 6 p.m.
The postal motion was unanim
ously passed.
A. L. Patton, chairman of the
retail trade committee, announc
ed activities and committees as
follows:
Yule window unveiling, Novem
ber 28, 7 p.m. Stuart Pascoe,
chairman; Joe Stutz, cochairman,
Frank McKenny, John C. Watson,
Winnie Barger and Leona Hynes.
Turkey day, December 6. Joe
McLeish, chairman; William W.
McIntosh, cochaimran, Edwin L.
Krugman, J. B. Grady, Robert
Pappenheimer, John L. McCar
ille.
Santa’s visit, Decemlier 20; G.
E. Miles, chairman; Harry E.
Petersen, cochairman; Leo
Moore, A. L. Patton and Ed Wil
son.
MISHAP INVESTIGATED
An accident on North Fourth I
st. Saturday involved a car driven
by Mrs. Marvin Green and a
troop car. Mrs Green backed up
on the front bumper of Miller
troop car and caused about $18 !
damage. O'Neill police investi- !
gated.
Try Frontier want ads!
Marlene Garwood, 12, and Eldon krugman, li, win grand champion and reserve champion honors,
respectively, with their calves in district 4 11 stock er-feeder competition here. Raymond Eby, presi- .
dent of the C of C, makes presentation of ribbon to Eldon; Marlene chats with lion Engel, the judge.
Garwood,
Krug m a n
Steers Tops
Angus Champ Brings
64c Per Lb. W h i 1 e
Reserve Hits 65c
Grand champion stacker-feeder
calf in district 4-11 competition
was shown here Wednesday by
M iss Marlene* Garwood, 12 of
j Amelia, daughter of Mrs. Dorothy
Garwood of Amelia.
An Angus steer weighing 460
jxnands, the animal brought 64
cents ]>or )x>und paid by an Iowa
buyer. Danny is of Kileenmere
breeding.
Reserve champion a Hereford
steer was shown by Eldon King
man, 11, son of Mr. and Mi's. Har
vey Krugman of O’Neill. Weighing
105 pounds, the Hereford brought
t>:> cents per pound and likewise
was purchased by an Iowa buyer.
Overall average for 80 head of
4-H calves heifers and steers—
was 38Vi cents per pound.
In 4-H showmanship, Nick
Hammerlun of O’Neill, member
of (he Up-and-At-It club, won first
Place showing his Angus steer.
Second place went to Gary Kick of
Inman with his Hereford steer.
Eddie Krugman of O’Neill ranked
third with an Angus steer. Kick is
a member of the Victory Boys and
Girls club; Krugman is a member
of the Redbird Ijjcky Clover club.
The Chamber of Commerce pro
vided awards including a show
halter for first; rice bristle brush
for second, and a Scotch comb
for third. However, Hammerlun,
having won the same award pre
viously, was ineligible for the hal
ter and chose the brush.
Swan Lake club, led by Troxel
Green, won first in the best club
showing of three calves. It mark
ed the third consecutive year the
Swan Lnkers had captured the
honor. Second place went to the
Prairie Wranglers club, Guy
Blake, leader. Third place went to
the Lucky Clover club, Mrs. Wil
liam Aim, leader.
In the commercial division the
I top pen of five steers was exhibit
ed by George Hipke of Johnstown.
Hipke's Hereford steers averaged
11 cents per pound. Top single in
dividual commercial calf was
j shown by William Hansen of O’
Neill, who showed a Hereford
steer. Second place went to Fritz
Krugman of O’Neill, also a Here
ford. Clarence Ernst ol O'Neill
ranxea tmrd with a Hereford steer.
The Hansen steer weighed 430
pounds and brought 58 cents per
pound. Second, weighing 370
pounds, brought 60 cents, third,
300-pounder, 50 cents.
Harry E. Ressel and Clarence
Ernst, who managed the sale, said
most of the purchases went to
Iowa.
Don Engel, animal husbandry
specialist at the University of Ne
braska college of agriculture,
judged the show. Ray Eby, presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
presented the awards.
County Agent A. Neil Dawes pro
nounced the s;ile “highly successful
in every way’’.
Miss Garwood, member of the
Swan Lake club, has raised six
calves. This is her third year of
club work.
Eldon, member of the Lucky
Clover club, won a red ribbon last
year. This is his second calf. His
calf, Shorty, was sired by a Larry
Domino bull.
SMA Benefit Auction
Set for October 25
A St. Mary's academy benefit
auction will be held Saturday, Oc
tober 25, on the academy campus
playground.
“Donations for the auction will
lie greatly appreciated," accord
ing to Joe Stutz and Geroge Mc
Carthy, who are cochairmen of
the event.
Proceeds will lie turned over
to the Sisters of St. Francis, who
operate the academy. Lunch will
be served on the grounds.
Friday, October 17: Clarence
and Eula Grimes, three miles
north of Chambers and 3 Vi> miles
west, complete closeout of regis
tered and commercial Hereford
herd, also dairy cattle, full line
ot farm and ranch machinery,
feed, household goods; Mr. Gri
mes plans to enter a trade school;
Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auc
tioneer; Chambers State Bank,
clerk. (Details on page 15. i
Tuesday, October 28: The 870
acre improved Wheeler county
Niewohner ranch will be offered
at public auction at 2 p.m. at the
courthouse in Bartlett; Arthur O.
Auserod of Barlett, referee; Wil
liam W. Griffin of O’Neill, attor
ney. f Details in next issue. (
Friday, October 31: Mr. and
Mrs. Sam R. Robertson, who live
north of O'Neill, will sell an out
standing herd of registered Hero
fords at public auction, also farm
and ranch machinery and equij>
ment and other personal property
They are reducing their opera
tions because of illness in the
family. Oil. Ed Thorin of O’Neill,
auctioneer. (Details in subsequent
issues).
Saturday, November 8: Twenty
sixth annual show and sale,
North-Central Nebraska Hereford
association, Bassett; 40 bulls, all
ages, mostly two-year-olds, also
four heifers; Tug Phillips, Bassett,
sale manager. (Details in subse
quent issues).
