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Volume 78._Number 32. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, December 4, 1938.___Se\en C t nts
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Here’s the tlpoff that formally opened the 1958-’50 basketball
season in O’Neill. Larry Tomlinson of St. Mary’s (light) gets the tip
from Atkinson high's Knurr Oohias (25). HMA won handily. The
Frontier Photo by Larry Frisch.
Father Kulturl ... to St. John.
Hoesing Leaves;
Kubart Successor
St. John’s Pastor
to Emerson
Most Rev. Gerald T. Bergan, j
archbishop of the Omaha Roman j
Catholic diocese, has announced j
the following pastoral changes
which will become effective;
Thursday, December 4:
Rev. Alfred F. Hoesing, who j
has been pastor at St. John’s
church, south of Ewing, since Sep
tember. 1952, will become pastor 1
of Sacred Heart church at Emer
son.
He will be succeeded at St.
John's by Rev. Francis E. Ku
bart, who has been assistant at
St. Mary's parish, Omaha.
Rev. Anthony Pluhacek. pastor
at St. Paul's, Plainview, ljecomes
pastor of Holy Trinity at Heun.
Rev. Anthony P. Wilwerding, as
sistant at St, Rose church, Oma
ha, becomes pastor at Plainview'.
Rev. William F. Lordemann,
pastor at Sacred Heart, Emerson,
is transferred to St. Mary's at Os
mond.
Father Hoesing, whose original
home was near Crofton and w’ho
was graduated from Holy Trinity
high school at Hartington, was
honored Sunday at a parish din
ner at St. John's. He was assist
ant at Creighton before going to
St. John's.
Several building improvements
were completed at the rural
church during Father Hoes
ing's stay and a new four-thous
and-dollar pipe organ is being in
stalled this week.
Father Kubart is originally
from Atkinson, the son of Mrs.
Theodore Kubart and the late Mr.
Kubart. . , T
He was graduated from St. Jo
seph's hull in 1941, attended Creigh
ton university, Mt. Calvary’ semin
ary and Conception seminary. He
was ordained April 25, 1949 said his
first solemn high mass at St. Jo
seph's church May 4, 1JW9.
Father Kubart was assistant pas
tor at Sacred Heart parish, Nor
folk, four years before becoming
assistant at the Omaha St. Mary’s
parish 4^ years ago.
Meanwhile, Rev. Herman Stahl,
retired Osmond priest, has purch
ased a home in O’Neill: 828 East
Clay st.. formerly owned by Mrs.
Nellie Widtfeldt. He will live here
in retirement.
Electronic Chimes
Installed by Church
INMAN Electronic chimes
were installed at the Methodist
church in Inman Saturday after
noon by Gillespies of O'Neill.
Townspeople are enjoying the
Christmas carols and sacred mus
ic.
The chimes were given in mem
ory of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Falk
ner. Mr and Mrs. Gilbert Noring.
Mrs. Anna Stewart, Samuel Nor
ing. William Noring. Aubrey Kn
tor, Samuel Noring. jr.. Jess
Fraka, Lowell and Willard Fraka,
bv the following persons:
Mrs. Mary Fraka, Mi's. William
Vrooman of Venus, Mrs. Bertha
Craig of Page. Mrs. Margaret
Noring of Bassett, Harold
Noring of Like Andes. S.D., Ray
mond Noring of California, Mrs.
Mable (Falkner) Schons and chil
dren of Boulder, Colo., G. R. Nor
ing and children. Mrs. Ted Meyers
and children of Orchard Harold
Stewart, Giles Craig. Mrs. Don
Craig and Walter Craig.
No Perfect Papers
in Window Contest
$20 Top Award Goes
to Mrs. Reige
Mrs. lister Reige, 521 East
Douglas st., was awarded $20 as
first-place winner in O’Neill's un
related items contest held Friday
evening in connection with the
annual yuletide window unveiling.
Her ballot was judged best of
70 that were entered. Cooperating
merchants had a total of 41 un
related items in conlest windows.
Timeliness in filing blanks was a
factor.
Although Mrs. Reige missed
four items, her ballot was filed at
8:47 p.m. Second place $15 went
to Mrs. Rohert Shaw, who also
missed four but filed at 9:26.
Miss Sharon Marcellos, 112 East
Renton st., an O’Neill high school
student, missed four and filed at
9:57. Deadline for filing was 10
p.m. Miss Marcellus received a
$10 award from the Chamber of
Commerce retail trade committee.
Fourth place- a $5 check— was
awarded Mrs. Marvin Miller, 619
East Benton st. She missed five
and filed at 8:41. Three other con
testants missed only five but the
time element worked against them,
officials said.
The unrelated items included:
Apparel Shot) button, wrist
watch; Ben Franklin candy bars;
Gambles toni kit, band aid, ra
zor; Lee store rifle shells, duck
caller, belt buckle.
McCarville’s tobacco cutter, bul
let, fish lure; McIntosh Jewelry
toilet water, stuffed dog, man-on
horse toy.
J M. McDonald’s — cigarette,
pliers; O'Neill Style Shop paper
clip, button, clothespin; O’Neill
Drug-doorstop, screw; Penney's
cigarette, nail; Johnson Drug —
peanut, button; Coyne Hardware
—pill, greeting card.
Virgil Laursen nail, safety pin;
Helen's Flower Shop—stick of
gum, screw, cigarette; Biglin’s—
doughnut, wax, rubber ring; Coast
to-Coast — candlesticks, lifesaver
candy.
Phelps, WWI Vet,
Succumbs at Lynch
Military Rites Set
Friday
LYNCH—Wilbur E. Phelps, 67.
a veteran of World War I, died
Monday, December 1, in Sacred
Heart hospital at Lynch. He suf
fered a stroke which proved fatal.
Funeral services will lx* con
ducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Decem
ber 5, at Wesleyan Methodist
church in Lynch. Rev. Willard
Lloyd will officiate. Burial will be
in Scottville cemetery with mili
tary rites conducted by the Lynch
American Legion.
The remains will lie in state at
the Jones funeral home in Lynch
until the funeral hour. Pallbearers
will be George Barta, Wallace
Courtney, Oral Pickering, Lloyd
Brady, Otto Ruzicka and Edward
Carson.
The late Mr. Phelps had made
his home the past 12 years with
his half-brother, Howard Slack.
12 miles south of Lynch. He had
been a farm laborer for a number
of years.
He was born August 24, 1891, £
son of Alonzo Phelps and May Fr\
Phelps.
Survivors include; Sisters Mrs
Elsie Prinzing of Hood River, Ore.
Mrs. Maud Huber of Wenatchee
Wash., and Mrs. Martha Hiscocks
of Lynch; half-brothers Howarc
Slack'of Lynch and Forrest Slack
of Eureka. Calif.
LEAHY DATE NOT FIXED
The date for Frank Leahy’s
homecoming visit to O'Neill anc
banquet has not yet been fixed, ac
cording to The Frontier and radii
station KBRX, arranging for thi
I visit. Leahy said he would at
tempt to make the visit in the
middle of the month. If not ther
: it would fall after the North-Soutf
fotball game at Miami, Fla.
which he will annouce for Mutual
i Reservations for the banquet an
| being received by the sponsors.
AINSWORTH The annual meet
ing of the Niobrara Basin Devel
opment association will be held a
the Elks lodge in Ainsworth Thurs
day, December 11.
Coexistence
‘Impossible’
Michal Says
State KC Head at
Banquet Marking
Founding of Council
ATKINSON — Nebraska's 46th
Knights of Columbus council was
instituted here Sunday in all-day
ceremonies.
The new council is officially
designated as St. Joseph's council
4707.
The activities included corpor
ate communion, breakfast for 13
candidates for initiation, exempli
fication of the major degrees,
election of officers and a banquet
at which 212 persons were served.
Prior to Sunday’s ceremonies
the Atkinson KC's were regarded
as a subcouncil division of Char
les Carroll of Carrollton council
i 701 at O'Neill. Memliership in the
! new unit also includes a number
of Knights from Stuart.
Officers elected are: Rev. Rich
ard E. Parr, chaplain; Joseph M.
Kokes, grand knight; Leo E. Se
ger, deputy grand knight; Ken
neth Ziska, recording secretary;
William Morgan, jr., chancellor;
Lawrence Kramer, treasurer;
! Francis D. Lee, advocate; William
Troshynski, warden; Ivan Gilg,
inside guard; George Mathis, out
[ side guard; and Raymond Ver/.al,
| Joseph Wagman and Nick Bonen
I berger, trustees.
Initiated were Lawrence Kaup.
Charles Kokes, Harvey Grof, Wil
liam Lee, Richard Deermer, Char
les Standage, Roland Bouska, Le
roy Dobrovolny, Wrilliam Raymer,
Richard Brooke, I-arry Wewel and
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Mlohnl Is KS<i
Addressing the banquet assem
bly, which included Knights and
their wives, was Leon V. Michal
of Lincoln, state deputy of the Ne
braska KC’s. Mr Michal is a
Knight of St. Gregory one of the
highest honors bestowed on a Ro
man Catholic layman.
He told the charter members of
the new council:
“In your hands is placed the
golden opportunity to do great
things. , . ..
“It’s your unique opportunity'
to contribute your best efforts to
the glory of God and to your coun
try. ”
Speaking to the initiates, he told
them they are “now among the one
million Catholic men who repre
sent this high order established 76
years ago.”
Michal said there are 12-thous
and members in the Nebraska jur
isdiction. .
He said the organization stands
as a bulwark against the God-less
people (communists! who would
turn the world back into darkness,
slavery, superstition and treach
ery."
“There is no such thing as co
existence between Christianity and
communism,” he declared, "but
the communists would delude us
into thinking there is.
“It is the solemn duty of the
Knights of Columbus, in their own
way to take decisive action—now
—against this scourge known as
international communism. ’
The banquet was served by the
Catholic Daughters of St. Jo
seph’s church. Mr. Lee was (past
master. Rev. Robert Duffy of O -
Neill offered invocation and bene
diction. Father Parr presented in
formal remarks and George Pen
ry was heard in a vocal solo, ac
companied by Miss Leona Kil
murry. Several selections were
heard by the recently formed K ot
C male octette, directed by Miss
Kilmurry. The octette’s final
number was “Tumbling Tumble
weed'*.
Michal paid tribute to George
McCarthy of O'Neill, past state
deputy, who was active in the for
mation of St. Joseph’s council,.
Members of the octette, which
also assists with music at the
church are Michael Coday, Law
rence Kramer, LaVerne Morgan,
Leo Monahan, Kenneth Ziska,
Harold Grof, Lynus Judge and
Gilbert Schneider.
An experience meeting will be
held Sunday afternoon at 1 o’
Chicago Fire May
Speed Fireproofing
of SMA Stair Wells
A Chicago, 111., parochial school
fire Monday that took the lives of
87 school children prompted in
stitution of new fire drill plans at
St. Mary's academy.
The toll at Our Lady of the Ang
i els Roman Catholic school also
included three nuns.
Students at St. Mary’s Wednes
day participated in a full-scale
drill which will be practiced reg
ularly. School officials indicated
the public’s smoking will be re
stricted to the gymnasium only.
The major maintenance project
at the academy for the new year
will be enclosing the stair wells
with fireproof material. This has
been in the planning for several
months and a committee has been
working on estimated costs.
Mother M. Agnesine said she
felt the Chicago tragedy would
serve to speed the stairway fire
proofing plans at the O’Neill in
stitution.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clauson
spent Thanksgiving in Bassett at
the home of their nephew and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shaw.
I>r William H. Ross, pastor, (right background) surveys ruins following the Friday morning fire which destroyed the annex at I nit
ed Presbyterian church in Kwing and caused considerable damage to tin- main unit. (Other fire pictures and sidelights on page 11.)
O’Neill golden glovers scheduled warmups tonight at Norfolk; Roland Closson, Butch Pofahl, Man
ager Max Pofahl, Dean Pofahl, Larry deary and Vic Borell.—The Frontier Photo.
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Five-Man Gloves
Team in Warmups
Simonson post 93 of the Amer
ican Legion will send a five-man
team to Norfolk tonight (Thurs
day) to compete in a pre-golden
gloves warmup fight card at the
city auditorium there.
O'Neill’s team, tutored by Max
Pofahl, a former gloves titlehold
er. includes Roland Closson. ban
tamweight; Butch Pofahl, feather
weight; Dean Pofahl. welter
weight; Larry Cleary, welter
weight, and Vic Borrell, middle
weight.
The Pofahls are kid brothers of
Max. And Max is being assisted
| by Walter Fick of Inman, who
Coached highly successful Ewing
teams in former years,
j Twenty-five scrappers are tic
keted for tonight’s Norfolk show.
Also entered is Larry Wanser of
j Ewing, who has fought in two gol
den gloves tourneys.
Closson gained experience last
year. Borrell fought 23 service
fights during 18 months with the
military and won 18 of the mat
ches. He is nursing a lame shoul
der which was hurt in army fight
iniThe Legion auditorium here
two nights a week is transformed
into a training center which the
Legion and public-spirited citizens
have equipped. The equipment in
cludes a large ring, punching bags,
skip ropes and other gear.
Stores Open
Thursday Eves
Retail stores in O'Neil] will be
open until 9 o’clock the first three
Thursdays in December (includ
ing tonight) for the benefit of af
ter-hour yule shoppers.
WEATHER SUMMARY
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Noember 26 — 17 6
November 27 _ 23 5
November 28 35 -2 T
November 29 24 11
November 30 _ 45 1.
December 1_ 52 22
December 2 60 33
December 3 _ 65 27 T
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City’s Fourth Motel
Under Construction
Work has begun on a new 20
unit motel at O’Neill’s east edge.
The motel owners will be Mr. and
Mt-s. Clarence Johnson of Stuart.
Only 12 units will be constru ted
initially.
It will be the third motel on the
east end and the city's fourth. O’
Neill also has four hotels.
The Johnsons, who have ranch
ed 20 years southeast of Stuart,
will also erect a new residence in
conjunction with the motel. They
'lave rented their ranch.
Site for the new motel was
purchased from Lloyd Gibson. The
motel will be situated southeast of
the Seger Oil company.
Mrs. Albert Widtmeldt, Norma
and Jimmy called at the John
Schultz home Friday evening.
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New officers and directors of St. Joseph’s council of the Knights of Columbus: Seated—Rev. Rich
ard E. Parr, Joseph W. Kokes, Leo F. Seger, law rence Kramer; standing—Joseph Wagman, William
Troshynskl, Francis D. Lee, William J. Morgan. Ivan J. Gllg. George Mathis, Raymond J. Verzal,
Kenneth Zlska. (Absent when photo was taken: Nick Bonenfoerger).—The Frontier Photo.
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95 Turkeys Will
Be Given Away
Ninety-five turkeys will be giv
en away Saturday. December 6, in
connection with O'Neill's annual
turkey day sponsored by the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Persons are invited to sign up
at the youtti center any time after
8:30 a.m., according to Joe Mc
Leish, chairman of the committee
in charge of arrangements. (De
tails on page 4).
The C of C held its December
meeting Monday night and wit
nessed a film entitled, “Goldmine
on Main Street”. The film depic
ted the value of an industrial firm
locating in an average American
city. The film spelled out the ec
onomic meaning to a community
of a firm employing one hundred
persons.
Largest turnout of the year was
present.
rormer Spencer
Businessman Dies
Frank Wilhelm, 85,
111 Six Weeks
SPENCER Frank David Wil
helm, 85, a retired leather goods
salesman and for many years op
erator of a shoe repair shop here,
died Saturday, November 29, in
the Creighton rest home. He had
been ill about six weeks and suf
fered a heart attack, which, prov
ed fatal.
The late Mr. Wilhelm had been
a patient at St. Anthony’s hospital
at O'Neill for several weeks prior
to entering the rest home.
Funeral services were conduc
ted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Decem
ber 3, at United Lutheran church
in Spencer. Rev. Hugh O Dowler,
church pastor, officiated.
The remains later were for
warded to Glenwood, la, by the
Jones funeral home for burial
there. Graveside Masonic rites
will be conducted. The late Mr.
Wilhelm was a member of AM&
AM lodge 253 at Beemer.
Pallbearers at the churcti rites
were Robert Dickey, Russell An
gus, George Thompson, Carl
Schmidt, C. H. Fisher and Leroy
Nyquist.
Mr. Wilhelm was born January
16, 1873 at Okana, O., the son of
Louis and Katherine Strahle Wil
helm.
Between 1914 and 1931 he sold
leather goods in the midwest, rep
resenting the J. H. Haney com
pany. In 1931 he moved to Spencer
where he operated a shoe repair
shop until advanced age caused
him to retire about 12 years ago.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. Ralph (Bonnie) Cooper of
Dubuque, la.; Mrs. Harold (La
Vem) Fischer of San Bernadino,
Calif.; Mrs. W. H. (Audrey) Back
us of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs.
Roselda Brock of Boston, Mass.;
son—Louis of Ft. Hauchucha,
Ariz.; eight grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
Mrs. Cooper was the only im
mediate relative from a distance
present for the funeral.
Friends said Mr. Wilhelm’s ap
pearance in late years belied his
age.
Fire Inflicts
Heavy Loss
on Church
Faulty Wiring Blamed
for Friday Morning
Blaze At Ewing
EWING -The seven-year-old un
iox at United Presbyterian church
lore was almost completely des
troyed by fire in subzero temper
itures early Friday, November
>8.
Extensive damage was done to
he main portion of the frame
,'hurch, built in 1906
There are gaping holes in the
•eiling and there is extensive wa
or and smoke damage to the mans
auditorium.
Firemen were summoned at 7:07
i. m. when Uoyd West sighted the
imoke and flames while enroute
to his work at the lumberyard.
It was the first major fire at
Ewing since a new municipal wa
ter well was put into operation
more than a year ago.
vim rUlinf Frank Nnflko credit
E»d the new well and adequate wa
ter supply with preventing tlw
flames from spreading and enabl
ing firemen to save the main unit,
which for a time was seriously
threatened. Flames leaped high
through the roof of the sanctuary.
An incline on the mu infloor of
the auditorium caused a large
amount of water to form in front
of the altar Extent of damage
caused by the water and ice won’t
be known for sometime.
Dr. William H. Ross, church
pastor, said he had checked the
gas heater in the annex on Thanks
giving day a routine check. Some
heat is kept in the building during
winter months to prevent freez
ing.
Noffke theorized the fire may
have started from faulty electrical
wiring in the east end of the annex
Most contents of the annex—in
cluding a piano and Sunday-schn t
equipment—were destroyed. Sav
ed, however, were some song
books, a motion picture projector
qnrl grrPPn
Piano, pulpit and pews in the
sanctuary were removed by fire
men down icy front steps and tak
en into the street.
The annex measured 26 ft. by
00 ft., and cost alxiut five-thous
and-dollars when constructed wit*
only carpenter paid. All other la
bor was volunteer.
The annex contained the kitch
en, rest room*- and Bible class
rooms which were divided by por
table screens. The annex was alsa.
used as a dining room and hous
ed recreational facilities.
The treasurer said the church
carried about $9,300 insurance on
the building and about $700 on the
contents.
At a special meeting of the ses
sion (governing body) Friday
night, plans were discussed for re
building. It was doubted, however,
the insurance would begin to cov
er the replacement cost. Attend
ing the emergency meeting were
Doctor Ross, Wilbur Bennett, Wil
lie Shrader, Lionel Gunter, Webb
Napier and Ralph Shrader. The
meeting was held at the Ralph
Shrader home.
The mercury early Friday was
two degrees below zero.
All of the windows in the annex
and some of the windows in the
main portion were broken.
Carney Estate, Knight
Sales Are Scheduled
The Mary E. Carney estate sale
and an auction of livestock, ma
chinery and miscellaneous item*
by Fora L. Knight are the latest
additions to The Frontier sate*
calendar.
The schedule:
Saturday, December 6: Ren
recy’s Golden Domino Hereford
sale near Gregory, S. D. (Detail*
on page 7.)
Thursday, December 11: Dairy
cattle sale at the Arnold Thiele
farm near Clearwater (details o»
page 13).
Friday, December 12: Seve®
room two-story dwelling and home
furnishings, belonging to the estate
of the late Mary Carney; Mrs. Ju
lia Shaw and Mrs. Marguerite Cur
tis, administratrices; Col. Wallace
O’Connell of O’Neill, auctioneer;
Ed Murphy of O’Neill, clerk (De
tails on page 15).
Saturday, December 13: Fora L.
Knight, residing at northeast edge
of O’Neill, will be selling live
stock, farm and haying macto
ery, some household goods at pub
lic auction, on the premises; CdL
Wallace O’Connell of O’Neill, au
ctioneer; Ed Murphy of O’NeilL
clerk. (Details next issue, watch
for handbills).
Oil Mat Scheduled
from Four Corners
The state highway department
has asked for bids on two paving
projects in this area, in addition
to several miles of guard rail and
seeding of shoulders.
Bids will be let December 11
for 7.9 miles of oil mat and armor
coat on U S. highway 281 betwee®
Cumminsville (Four Comers) and
a point a mile south of Bartlett in
Wheeler county.
Highway 11 gets 5.5 miles of ar
mor coat and oil mat from Bur
well north.
Bids are also asked for guard
rail and seeding on Highway 281
between Greeley and the WheeleT
county line and on Highway 22,
between Scotia and Highway 281,
all in Greeley county.