TWO SECTIONS jur In This Issue ••VOICE Or THE FRONTIER" mon. • wed. • sat. Pages 1 -8 9:30 to 9:55 A. M North-Central Nebraska* BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 78._Number 32. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, December 4, 1938.___Se\en C t nts I 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 * _ VT_1 ijdvcuic Mlohnl Is KSr 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. - < 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 hi lo pr 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 Please phone us your news! > 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. mmmmm mwmm* **. mm?. mtSMm 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. • »** #* * * * ' *• * 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.