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Volume 78_Number 4 1 O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, 1-ebruary 5, 1^5^_ Seven C erlt
Petsche . . . winner of journalistic laurels in national competi
tion.—The Frontier Photo.
Petsche New Editor
Milestone Tonight
for Youth Center
Future Course Will
Be Determined
All adults interested in contin
ued operation of the O'Neill youth
center are urged to attend this an
nual meeting to be held in the
youth center building at 7:30 o’
clock tonight (Thursday).
Reports of last year’s operation
will lie given by present chairman,
Rynold A. Cimfel, and by Man
ager Lloyd Godel. Before proceed
ing with the election of officers
for next year, it must be deter
mined if the center should be op
erated after May 30, 1959.
In 1950 the Knights of Columbus
leased the first floor of their build-1
ing to the youth center for a one
yenr period, rent free, with the !
understanding that the youth cen
ter do its own redecorating.
This lease was continued rent
free in 1957 and 1958. This lease
has now been continued to May
30, 1959, and will not be renewed
thereafter ns the Knights of Co
lumbus desire to use the first
floor for their meeting room, thus
it will be necessary for the youth
center hoard to find new quarters.
The youth center is operated
from September through May on
each Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, Youths are urged to take an
active part in planning their own
programs A new hi-fi set has been
purchased this fall. Since Septem
ber, 1958, only one season ticket
price $2 -was sold. Half oi the
season is over and the price for a
ticket to May 30 is $1.
"We need parents’ help in get
ting their children to purchase
these tickets,” Chairman Cimfel
said. Attendance generally has
been small. Youths are admitted
if they have a season ticket or by
paying 10 cents at the door.
“Whether the center is contin
ued after May 30 will be deter
mined by your response at this
meeting,” Cimfel said.
' The new noara win neeu yum
vote of confidence which can be
shown only by your presence at
this meeting,” the current chair
man added.
Avera Sageser, 86,
Expires in Oklahoma
CHAMBERS-AMELIA — Avera
Sageser, about 86, a resident ol
Norman, Okla., died last week and
funeral services were conducted
Saturday, January 31.
His wife died a number of years
ago.
Survivors include several sons
and daughters; brothers—E. V.
Sageser of Chambers and M. L.
Sageser of Amelia.
The brother. E. V., said Monday
he had not seen Avera since 191C
and did not know details concern
ing Avera’s death.
Cloyd Hurt in Fall
After Ladder Slips
EWING—Irvin Cloyd, a carpen
ter working on the rebuilding jot
at United Presbyterian church
(which was severely damaged by
fire December 26), was injured
Monday when his ladder slipped.
He had attained the 12-ft. level
In the fall he fractured his ankle
and also received a slight head
concussion.
He is in St. Anthony's hospital
here.
Mrs. Hattie Long
Expires in Oregor
LYNCH—Mrs. Edward (Hattie
Long of Cottage Grove, Ore.. wh<
formerly lived on a farm north o
the Pleasant View school, north o
Lynch, died recently at Cottagi
Grove.
The Longs lived 45 years in th<
Lynch community. In the earl;
forties they moved to Oregon t
be near their children.
Survivors include the widower
four daughters and one son.
In keeping with the policy ol
giving the Holt county Beef Em
pire an even better newspaper,
The Frontier this week announce*
the appointment of Jerry Petsche
as news editor. Petsche will as
sume his duties February 9.
Petsche is a native of Harting
ton. Nebraska. Since graduation
from Nebraska University last
June he has !>een editor of the
Denison, la., Bulletin. He is re
lated to O’Neill Pharmacist Bill
Petsche, the Joe Petsches of
Clearwater and the L. A. Beckers
of O’Neill.
While a student at the Univer
sity, Petsche was a reporter for
the Lincoln Journal. During his
term with the Journal, he served
a major role in the 24-hour per
day ro|H>rting of the Charles Stark
weather chase, capture and trial.
Sigma Delta Chi, the national
fraternity of professional journal
ists, awarded Petsche a first place
honor for a magizine article he
wrote in 1958 The article concern
ed handling of police news by var
ious daily newspapers and the co
operation between the police and
the press. Petsche won Ihe com
petition against writers of all ages
throughout the country.
In addition to the Lincoln and
Denison newspapers, he has work
ed on the Seward, Nebraska, news
paper.
Petsche is an Air Force veterar
of the Korean conflict. He is 2f
years old. and married to th(
| former Mary Sorensen, of Hebron
Nebraska. The couple have on<
child, Catherine, 11 months.
Auction Calendar
Friday, February 6: Mr. an<
Mrs. Martin Mosel, residing threi
miles west of Orchard on U.S
highway 20 and 1% miles north
will sell nine head of cattle, poul
try, feed, some good farm machin
cry; moving to another state; Cols
Wallace O’Connell of O’Neill am
J Max Wanser of Ewing, auction
eers; Bank of Orchard, clerk.
Saturday, February 7: Hoi
! County Angus Breeders’ associa
1 tion sale, O'Neill Livestock Mai
ket.
Tuesday, r eoruary iu: »u. aim
| Mrs. Tony Mudloff, northeast of
Page, are discontinuing farming
operations and will offer a full
line of machinery and irrigation
! equipment, 37 head of dairy cattle,
I other items; Col. Ed Thorin of
1 O’Neill, auctioneer; Bank of Or
• chard, clerk. (Details in this is
i sue).
Saturday, February 14: Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Johnson, sr., of O’Neill
will offer an all-modern seven
room residence at auction; John
It. Gallagher of O'Neill, attorney;
, Col. Vern Reynoldson of O’Neill,
I broker; Col. Wallace O’Connell of
O’Neill, auctioneer and clerk. (De
tails in this issue).
Wednesday, February 18: Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Bollwitt, living
20 miles south of O’Neill, 11 miles
east and a half-mile south, will
offer their 680-acre ranch at public
auction (the Bollwitts have purch
ased a larger ranch); immediate
possession; one of the better im
proved small ranches in Holt
county: Col. Ed Thorin of O Neill,
auctioneer-real estate broker. (De
tails in this issue).
Wednesday, February 18: Jim
Mullen, who lives Vi> mile east
of Emmet and 4 Vi miles north
will hold a cleanup sale of live
stock, machinery, hay, alfalfa
corn and grain, complete line of
household goods; Col. Wallace O ■
Connell of O’Neill, auctioneer
(Details in subsequent issues).
Saturday, February 28: Thirty
eight registered Hereford bulls al
auction, North-Central Nebraska
Hereford association, annual spring
show and sale, Tug Phillips, Bas
sett, sale manager.
Thursday, February 19: Mr. and
l Mrs. Anton Svatos and Mr. and
I Mrs. John Schipman will sell live
1 stock and other personal property,
> at public auction; Col. Ed Thorin o
t O'Neill, auctioneer. (Details ir
subsequent issues).
Business Notes
!
r i G. C. DeBacker, manager o
> J the O’Neill Penney departmen
store, will attend the company':
, national convention in Mmneapo
lis, Minn., February 11 and 12.
Fred Ziska
Fatally
Stricken
Retired Farmer, 84,
to Homestead When
Only 10-Years-Old
ATKINSON Funeral services
i were conducted at 10 a.m. Satur
day, January 31, at St. Joseph's
| Catholic church here for Fred Zis
| ka. 84. a resident of this eommun
! ity since he was 10-years-old. Mr.
1 Ziska died about 11 a.m. Thurs
day, January 29, of a heart attack
at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
Joseph llamik, of Atkinson.
Earlier that morning he had
done sawing of branches off trees
I in the yard.
Rev. Rol>ert Morocco officiated
| at the requiem high mass. Burial
| was in St. Joseph's cemetery un
| der the direction of the Seger fun
I eral home.
The late Mr. Ziska was born
November 14, 1874, in Ringgold
county, Iowa, the son of John and
Frances Tasler Ziska. In 1884 he
I Ziska . . . Stricken after work
ing at tree trimming hobby.
came to the Atkinson locality
with his parents, who settled on
a homestead 11 miles southwest
of town.
| On November 26, 1901, at St.
[Joseph’s church he was united in
marriage with Miss Agnes M.
Kramer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Anton Kramer of near Atkinson.
They became the parents of three
sons and six daughters.
The Ziskas established house
keeping on a place they purchas
ed adjoining the homstead owned
by Mr. Ziska's parents. After sev
eral years they moved to lowa for
six months, returning to purchase
the Kramer homeplace six miles
I west of Atkinson.
Mrs. Ziska's parents continued
to reside on the place until their
, deaths.
In 1952 the Ziskas retired and
■ moved into town. Mrs. Ziska died
• September 8, 1957.
1 He was also preceded in death
' by one daughter, Irene, who died
April 21, 1930; his parents, five
i brothers and four sisters.
Mr. Ziska’s hobby was tree-trim
ming. After his retirement from
the farm he kept the trees trim
1 med at the parish church, school,
f rectory and those of neighbors in
1 addition to his own.
1 In 1951 the Ziskas observed
1 their golden wedding anniversary
• with a jubilee anniversary mass
at St. Joseph’s church, dinner and
reception at the Knights of Co
‘ lumbus hall and a dance in the
evening.
) Survivors include: Sons—Joseph
1 A. of Emmet; George of Boys
Town: I jiwrenec of Stuart; daugh
ters Mrs. Frank (Theresa) Krysl
of Stuart; Mrs. Joseph (Clara)
Hamik of Atkinson; Mrs. Alois
If. (Gertrude) Kaup of Stuart,
Mrs. Leo (Margaret) Knievel of
West Point, and Mrs. Leo (Leona)
Mayer of Santa Monica, Calif.; 35
grandchildren; six great-grand
children; sister—Mrs. Matilda Ol
son of Omaha.
: Pallbearers were grandsons:
Paul Ziska, Larry Ziska, Gerald
' Hamik, Marvin Hamik, Daniel
; Knievel and Bobby Kaup.
. Annual PCA Meeting
Scheduled—
i Stockholders of the O’Neill Pro
duction credit association will hold
their 25th annual meeting Tues
■ day, February 10, according to
James W. Rooney, secretary-trea
’ surer.
The meeting will be held in the
Royal theater at O’Neill and will
begin at 11 a.m.
i Principal speaker wall be R
j j Edward Bauer of Van Meter, la.
chairman of the district farm ere
, dit board of Omaha.
* Included on the agenda will be
the election of one association dir
ector from Wheeler county for s
| three-year term.
, On Tour With
I Eastman Singers—
t : Miss Marde Johnson, daughtei
! of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans o
I O'Neill, was featured flutist witl
' the Eastman Singers on a week';
I tour of Eastern states. Miss John
f I son is a student at the Eastmar
t school of music in Rochester. N
s j Y. She is a graduate of O’Neil
_ high, school and . has attendee
lOberlin college.
Over Inch of Snow
Recorded Here
Frontier Land was blanketed
with from a half-inch to an inch of
fresh snow during the weekend.
The snow commenced falling Fri
day night intermittently.
All roads and highways remain
ed open.
hi lo precip
Jan. 29 42 11
Jan. 30 19 2
Jan. 31 __ 24 3 .03
Feb. 1 22 7 .02
Feb, 2 20 6
Feb. 3 28 13
Feb. 4 _ 29 13 T
One inch of snow was recorded
officially here Saturday; a half
nch Sunday. There were snow flur
ies Wednesday but not enough to
record.
‘Bob’ Brittell, 82,
Dies in Vancouver
Former Holt Deputy
Sheriff
Robert (Bob) Brittell. 82, former
Chambers and O’Neill resident,
died Friday, January 0, at Van
couver, Wash.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday, February 2, at Vancou
ver.
Mr. Brittell operated a drayage
line in O'Neill for a number of
years and served as deputy sheriff
under Holt Sheriff H. D. Grady
during Grady’s seven years (1910
1917) in office. Later he operated
a rural cream pickup route for
Harding Cream.
In 1942 Mr. Brittell and his wife,
the former Marguerite Grimes of
Chambers, went to the West coast
where Mr. Brittell was employed
in shipyards during the w'ar years.
In late years the Brittells operated
a motel at Vancouver.
His wife died June 8, 1958, after
a five-months’ illness.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. Glen (Roberta) Spindler of
Vancouver; Mrs. Joe (Marjorie)
Hamilton of Monmouth, 111.; Mrs.
Don (Muriel) Caril of Long Beach,
Calif.; son John (Jack) of Port
land, Ore.; several grandchildren.
Gleason and James Grimes,
lx>th of Chambers, and Jay Grimes
of Douglas, Wyo., are brothers of
i the late Mrs. Brittell.
Teenagers to Pick
Heart King, Queen
A king and queen of hearts in
O’Neill will be crowned tonight
(Thursday) at the O’Neill youth
center as a teenage activity in be
half of the heart fund drive. Coro
nation will take place at eight o’
clock.
All teenagers in both O'Neill
high school and St. Mary’s acad
emy are eligible for the honor and
all are eligible to participate in the
balloting.
Students will vote on candidates
in their respective schools at as
sembly meetings. The two top
boys and girls from each school
will form a group of eight at the
center and from this field the king
and queen will be selected.
An admission charge of 25 cents
will entitle a teenager to vote for
the royalty.
The McIntosh and Johnson jew
elry stores have provided gifts of
jewelry for the winners.
i __
Guests are Winners—
Mrs. J. B. Grady and Mrs. A. P.
Jaszkowiak were winners at the
Bridge club held Tuesday evening
at the home of Winnie Barger.
Both winners were guests.
_
N'TTF Bridge Club—
Mrs. George Janousek was hos
tess to the NTTF Bridge club Wed
j nesday evening.
Bohn . . . sociology graduate
at University of Nebraska.
Becomes Parole
Officer at Pen
Richard D. Bohn, 24, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dominick L. Bohn, has
been appointed institutional parole
officer at the Nebraska state pen
itentiary at Lincoln by Warden
1 Joseph Bovey.
Mr Bohn was graduated Satur
day, January 31, with a bachelor’s
degree in sociology from the Uni
versity of Nebraska at midyear
commencement exercises. He is
I a veteran of three years in the
marine corps.
t’arsten and Angel . . . end of a three-year hunt.—The Fronter
Photo.
Mullen to Retire
from Teaching
Mrs. Leo (Winnie) Mullen, vet
eran teacher in the O’Neill city
schools system, will not be a can
didate for relection for the next
term.
This week she advised Supt.
M. J. BaacK a replacement would
be needed because she planned to
retire. Mrs. Mullen has been eighth
grade teacher.
Balbina Ohri, Early
Boyd Resident, Dies
Born in Switzerland;
Rites Monday
SPENCER Funeral services for
Ulrich (Balbina) Ohri, 89, were
conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2, at St. Mary’s Catholic
church here.
Rev. Robert Steinhausen officia
ted. Rosary was recited at 8 p.m.
Monday at the church.
The remains lay in state at the
Jones funeral home until the fun
eral hour. Burial was in St. Mary’s
cemetery.
Mrs. Ohri died Saturday, Janu
ary 31, at Sacred Heart hospital in j
Lynch.
Balbina Gestohl Ohri was lx>rn
June 1, 1869, in Switzerland. She
came to the United States in 1892
and worked for a time at Madison.
On January 10, 1895, she was
united in marriage to Ulrich Ohri
at O’Neill. They moved to a farm
nine miles north of Spencer near
the South Dakota-Nebraska line.
Mr. Ohri homesteaded here in
1893.
She continued to make this her
home until her death.
Survivors include: Daughters—
Mrs. Robert (Bea) Lynch of
Shawnee, Okla.; sons—Ed of Spen
cer, Joe of Fairfax, S.D., and
Frank of Omaha; two grandchil
dren, and two great-grandchildren.
Judy Syfie Named
President—
The Phoenix Livewires met Sun
day, January 25, at the home of
Leo Wabs. The following officers
i were elected. Judy Syfie, presi
dent; John Wabs, vice-president;
Jane Wabs, secretary-treasurer;
and Linda Damero, reporter.
Two new members, Carole and
I Marlin Damero, joined the club.
Projects to be taken were discus
sed. Leo Wabs and Mrs. Lyle
i Damero were elected leaders.
The next meeting will be Feb
ruary 27 at the George Fouser
home.
Lunch was served by the hos
tess. By Linda Damero, news re
: porter.
ARTISTS COMING
Carmen and Don Jose will ap
pear at the O’Neill public school
auditorium Sunday evening in the
second concert of the 1958- 9 ser
ies sponsored by the O’Neill Com
munity Concerts association. Ad
mission is by membership only.
Curtain time is 8:15.
Mrs. Cronin Hostess—
Winners of Martez club held
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. F. N. Cronin were Mrs. Ira
Moss and Mrs. Edward Campbell.
Guests were Mrs Frank Froelich
i and Mrs. W. H. Harty.
1 Mrs. Earley Entertains—
Mrs. J Robert Berigan, Mrs.
Fred Appleby and Mrs. William
Kelly were winners of O’Monde
1 club at the home of Mrs. James
Earley. A guest was Mrs. George
Carstens.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith and
! baby of Lincoln spent between
' semesters from the University of
| Nebraska with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Cole. They left
; Friday to visit his parents, Mr.
i and Mrs. Milo Smith of Lyons.
Bag Female Bobcats
Near Niobrara River
_ !
It was the end of the trail for
two female bobcats Friday when
a trio, Bub Carsten of Lynch, Le
Roy Angel of Verdel and Bill Spen
cer, bagged 12- and nine-pounders.
They killed the oversized kit
tens with ,22-guage rifle shots.
For about three years Carsten
and Angel have been aware of a
colony of ‘cats. They have track
ed them frequently with coon
dogs, but never managed to get
within rifle shot.
In rough terrain south of Butte,
near the Niobrara, they saw rab
bits dart out from cover in a pec
uliar manner. A moment later the
two Itobcats were in hot pursuit
of the bunnies. Without much ef
fort the trio raised their rifles
and felled the two ‘cats.
In earlier quests, Angel said
the ‘cats have been very elusive,
doing "back-tracking” and trick
ery.
Bobcats prey on rabbits and
game birds but have been known i
to attack calves and sheep.
Carsten said bobcats "do a lot
of moving around”. After an area
has been "cleaned out” the ‘cats
move to another area.
I 3 Seniors Counted
on OHS Honor Roll
The O'Neill high school honor
roll for the fourth six-weeks period
announced by Principal Willard Sol
fermoser, follows:
Seniors Betty Rodman, Konnie,
Kurtz, Gerald Kaczor, Velda Ernst
AAAA; Elaine Krugman, Larry
Frisch and Joan Booth, AAA; Vel
don Tomlinson and Merle Pease,
AAAB; George Fuller, AAABB;
Ronnie Smith, Carolyn Schmeichel
and Cherrian Knepper, AABB.
Juniors—Nancy Wray and Joyce
Summers, AAAA; Janet Krugman
and Richard Ernst, AAAAB; Bar
bara Wayman, AAABB; Paula
Reed and Lenna Femau, AAAB;
Barbara Miller, Connie Johnson
ana tvarny israay, aabdd; sneryi
Young, Gary Stowell and Bonney
Lawrence, AABB.
Sophomores- Marion Rosenkrans
AAAA; John Kurtz, AAAB. Nancy
Jo Sullivan, Bill Nelson and John
Harder, AABB.
Freshman Ruth A. Walker and
Melvin Sanders, AAAB; Robert
Kramer and Vicky Gedwillo, AA
BB.
Happy Helpers
Reorganize—
The Happy Helpers 4-H club held
a reorganization meeting Wednes
day, January 28, at the home of
Mrs. Harold Mlinar. The club has
35 members.
The following officers were el
ected: Mary Etta Perry, presi
dent; Kathy Perry, vice-president;
Sharon McLeish, secretary; Ellen
McKay, treasurer; and Connie
Johnson news reporter.
The leaders are Mrs. Clay John
son, jr., general leader; Mrs.
Harold Mlinar, Mrs. Frank Eppen
bach, and Mrs. Verlin Peterson,
sewing leaders, and Mrs. Dewayne
Philbrick and Mrs. Dale Perry,
cooking leader.
A general meeting will be held
Mionday, February 16, at the home
of Mrs. Dale Perry—By Connie
Johnson, news reporter.
TWINS HOSPITALIZED
SPENCER—Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Bentz left their son, Gus, at the
Dwight Micaek home near Lynch
and left for Omaha where their
twins underwent surgery Monday.
The twins had been hospitalized
| at Lynch.
BASSETT WINS
I SPRINGVIEW—The Bassett Tig
ers defeated the Keya Paha county
Indians (Springview), 46-40, Friday
night at Springview in a North
Central conference game.
Ewing Pair Notes
60th Anniversary
EWING Mr and Mrs. A. A. Al
den quietly celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary Sunday, Feb
ruary 1.
Mr. and Mrs, Alden were rear
ed at Toulon, 111. They were mar
ried there in 1899 and resided there
until 1915 when they moved to
Broken Bow where Mr, Alden was
in the cattle buying Inisiness six
years. I^ater they lived at South
St. Paul, Minn., 12 years, moving
I from there to Albion. In 1937 the
couple moved to Ewing.
Mr. Alden had a milk route here
many years and was a rattle buy
er.
When her health permitted Mis, ,
Alden took interest in activities at ! i
First Methodist church. Her hobby
is African violets and she has a
collection.
Mr. Alden is (lie oldest patron
of the Ewing library and makes '
regular visits.
81 Lots in Angus
Sale Here Saturday
Buyers from Numerous
States Expected
The 13th annual Holt county
Angus sale will be held Saturday,
February 7, at the O'Neill Live- i
J stock Market.
The activities will begin with a
banquet at the First Presbyterian
church in O'Neill Friday, Febru
ary 6, at 6:30 p.m.
The show will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday and the sale at 1 p.m. at
the market.
The following consignors will be
represented in the 1959 sale:
Frank Beelaert of Page, Roliert
Beelaert of Page, Eddie Krugman
of O’Neill, Rolland Miller and j
Sons, O'Neill; M-M Ranch (Shar-j
on Vir Jean Miner), O’Neill; M-M
Ranch (E. L. Miner), O’Neill; E.
J. Revell and Son, O’Neill; Sand
hill Angus Ranch (Blaine Garwood
and Son), Amelia; Ray Siders Es- I
tate, Inman; Van Buren, Ralph
and Gertrude, O’Neill, and Arthur 1
C. Walters of Chambers.
Empty Fuel Barrel
Forces School Change
CELIA Monday was a memor
able day for the children in school
district 246 in this locality.
Due to an oversight on some
body’s part, the fuel barrel be
came empty. Because the build
! ing was untenantable without heat,
Mrs. Donna Swim, the teacher,
; took the pupils, books and sup
plies to the Mark Hendricks home
where classes were held the re
| mainder of the day.
Only bad feature of the "home
tyj)e” classroom was that reces
ses were not extended. Fifteen
minutes was not enough time for
the boys in district 246 to fully
explore all the haymows and cat
tle barns.
Clarence J. Oberle
Victim of Cancer
Clarence John Oberle, 54, who
t was a mechanic at the Walter
Stein garage at O’Neill 25 years j
ago, died recently in the Veterans
hospital at Seattle, Wash. Death
was caused by cancer.
He was bom at Mellette, Wash.,
starred in basketball at aMellette j
high school, lived in California and
Seattle until World War II and en
listed in the army November 18,
1942. He served as a diesel engin
eer at the Mississippi ordnance
plant at Flora, Miss., and was sep
arated from the service April 23,
1943, when he became a cvilian j
supervisor at Cape air force base
on Umnak, one of the Aleutian Is-,
lands.
His father died in 1917.
Survivors include: Mother—Mrs.!
Tena Hottman of Groves, Tex.; I
sister—Mrs. Richard (Caroline > I
Tollefson of Groves; brother —'
Frank of Mellette.
The late Mr. Oberle was a cousin
nf T4r»i;arH HIiorln rvf fVWoill Mrc
| L. R. Smith of Ainsworth, Mrs K. j
Boston of Casper, Wyo., and Mrs j
! H. L. Whitman of Boston, Mass., |
! and was a nephew of the late
Frank Oberle of O’Neill.
County Court
January 20- Elvin Harold Cole
of Williamsburg, la., excessive
| length, fined $10 and $4 costs; of
ficer—Clifford L. Kizzire.
January 30 — John Bembenek,
driver for Author Goode of Reyn
olds, 111., no reciprocity, fined $10
[and $4 costs; officer—Clifford L.
Kizzire.
January 30 Roy D. Boshart of
O'Neill, speeding nite, fined $10
and $4 costs; officer—E. M. Hast
reiter.
February 2 Charles H. Schrad
er, driver for PIE of Chicago, Dl.,
overweight, fined $50 and $4 costs;
officer—Clifford L. Kizzire.
February 2—Eugene J. Dieter,
l driver for Nash-Finch Co. of Nor- j
folk, overweight on axle, fined $60
j and $4 costs; officer—Donald F.
J Richardson.
I j February 3—George John Mc
Carty of Larchwood, la., no recip
rocity, fined $10 and $4 costs; of
' ficer Clifford L. Kizzire.
- ATKINSON - Blanch' Spann
• Peas eretumed home Monday,
■ * January 26, from an Omaha hos
I pital.
Name Four
to Airport
County, City Choice*
Will Regulate Height
of New Obstruction*
Four members have been nan>
ed to the zoning commission to
function in connection with majw
improvement plans at the Munic
ipal airport.
Law provides that the county
apfxrint two members and the mu
nicipality appoint two. Named by
the Holt hoax'd of supervisors at
Friday’s session were Clarence
Ernst, a farmer-supervisor, and
Larry Schaffer, a rancher. Ap
(xiinted by the city council were
two councilmen, lA-igh Reynold
son. Second ward, and Fred Herr
mann, Third ward. Heynoldson >.«
an owner-manager of the 0 Neill
Livestock Market; Hecrmann is
owner operator of the Elkhorn mo
tel.
The civil aeronautics lioard's £*•
day protest period in the sevens
states air “feeder line’’ case w®
end Monday, February 9 It »
predicted there is no organized
position.
The zoning commission regu
lates the height of any obstacles
erected within a three-mile radius
of the outside boundaries of an
airport.
Scope of the proposed improve
ment here, according to the Mu
nicipal Airport authority’s plan, «
dependent upon whether or not
Frontier air lines will make O'
Neill a stop. The improvement
will be done on a matching fund
basis with the city raising one
fourth of the cost through revenue
bonds and airport revenues, the
state matching that one-fourth with
funds derived from aviation gas
tax, and the federal government
putting up 50 percent.
Thomas, Benjamin & Oa/iai»,
Grand Island engineering firm, ir
preparing plans and estimates
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Parents Tour Rooms
Following Meeting
The Parent-Teachers association
held an open house Monday eve
ning at the public school with t
good-sized crowd in attendance.
This followed a brief meeting with
President Alan Van Vleck i»
charge.
The junior band, under the dr
rection of Duane Miller, instru
mental instructor, presented four
numbers: “Diana Overture,” B»
you Sting.” “Space Cadets,” and
“Rio Blanco."
Solos were played by Dianne
Gillespie on the oboe, and Joe Shoe
maker on the tuba. Miss BettJ
Rodman accompanied.
A tour of the rooms was math
by the parents and other interested
persons.
Lunch was served by the hum*
economics students with Mrv
Harold Seger, home economics
teacher, supervising.
The valentine theme was used
for decoration.
A $2 prize was given to the lirsl
grade class for the best attend
ance. Mrs. A1 Fritton is the teadr
er.
The P-TA provided treats for
the band members at 1he close of
the evening.
Phone Workers Plan
Two-Day Sessioa
A union education program wil<
l>e held by the Communication
Workers of America (CWA) at the
Golden hotel in O'Neill Friday and
Saturday, February 6-7.
Union officers and members em
ployed by Northern Bell Telephone
company in Ainsworth, Valentine
and O’Neill will attend.
The education course will be
conducted by James R. West
CWA representative of Omaha.
Marriage Licenses
I>ee Roy Brittain, 22, ol Port
land, Ore., and Joan Lois Plugge,
19, of Bartlett, January 29
Retell, Hoffman
Are Reelected—
Two hundred ninely-two pcrsow
attended the annual meeting 1
the Elkhorn Valley National J ane
Loan association held WettaraHua
at the Royal theater here.
Ralph Raikes of Ashland wa»
principal speaker.
Two directors reelected wen
Emmett Revell of Star and Ralpt
Hoffman of Chambers.
Return from West—
EMMET—Mr. and Mrs Ed
Etherton and family, who recent
ly held a closeout farm sale, re
turned Tuesday from a six-fhc\»
and-mile trip which took them ta
Idaho and Washington. They re
turned via Loveland, Colo., where
they visited Mr. and Mrs. Hugfc
Ray. The Ethertons may locate b
Colorado.
PASSPORT ISSI ED
A passport was issued Wednes
day morning, February 4, in the
district court to Rev. Howard Dix
on of Wood Lake. Reverend Dixon
and three other male companion*
are planning a two weeks gooA
will tour to Mexico, Guatemala
and Nicaragua. The men will travd
by plane.