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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1959)
JSJftT "VOICE OF THE FRONTIER" , -pi . , In 1 his Issue MON. • WED. SAT. 9:30 to 9:55 A. M “The Voice of the Beef Empire” Volume 78.—Number 42. O’Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, hebruary 12, 1959 Seven Cents ■M* A. m -am*. at immmsK* Dr. Nudene (Viyne . . . the former O’Neill girl receives high position in hospital. Former O'Neill Girl Receives Promotion Dr. Nadene Coyne, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Coyne of O'Neill has been appointed coord inator of training for physicians in the department of physical med icine and rehabilitation of New York University-Bellevue Medical Center. Dr. Coyne will l>e in charge of supervising and planning the train ing programs of 69 physicians (31 Americans and 38 foreign doctors) who are undergoing training at the New York University College of Medicine. She was formerly director of the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Cleveland Gen eral Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Coyne was graduated from Northwestern University School of Physical Therapy in 1942 and re ceived her medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1950. Following her res idency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Kansas City, Mo., she went on to complete fellowships at NYU-Bellevue Med ical Center and at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Since 1955 she has been director of the depart ment of physical medicine and re habilitation, Cuyahoga County Hos pital. and assistant professor of medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Western Reserve University Medical School, both in Cleveland, Ohio. , Dr. Coyne holds membership in the American Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Am erican Medical Association, Acad emy of Medicine of Cleveland, the American Physical Therapy As sociation and the American Society of Electromyography and Elec trodiagnosis. 29 Dorsey Families Want RTA Hook-Up DORSEY During the past week 29 families in the Dorsey com munity have signed for member ship in the Rural Telephone As sociation of Boyd county to oper ate from the Lynch exchange on the dial system. Earl J. Smith of RTA head quarters had met with members of the comunity at the Dorsey school on Thursday to explain the work of the cooperative and the conditions for getting service for the community. This community has been cut off from telephone service since May 20, when Lynch went to the dial system. Members of the old Dorsey Telephone company, which has been in operation for the past fifty years, have been unable to agree among themselves as to what plans should be made for sen ice. Members signing the agree ments are former Dorsey tele phone company members and members of the newly formed Applecreek telephone association. Former Page Man to Live on Island A once in a lifetime experience awaits Sgt. James Parks, form erly of Page, when he and two other airmen will lie isolated on a small island in the Philipine group. Parks, who has been stationed at the West Palm Beach Air Force Base, and two other men have been dispatched on a special mapping mission and will remain on the island for 148 days. Food and supplies will be drop ped by helicopter to the three men. Sgt. Park's wife, Theresa, three year old Jimmie, and eight month old Suzanne will remain in Flor ida. ENRIGHT EN ROUTE James Enright USN, arrived home Monday form Long Beach, Calif, where he has been station ed on board ship since September. He will leave here Thursday (to day) for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois for ad ditional schooling. Jim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Enright of O'Neill. O’Neill News Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clements were called to Denver, Colo., on Tuesday due to the illness of Mrs. Clement’s mother, Mrs. E. Gurele. Mrs. Clements was able to get a plane at North Platte and arrived in Denver shortly before her moth er’s death. Mr. Clements and the children arrived later as they continued on by auto. Mr. and Mis. Frank Clements visited Tuesday in Ewing with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Vandersnick. DAY OF PRAYER The World Day of Prayer ob servance of United Church Women will be held in O’Neill Friday at the First Presbyterian crurch at 2:30 p.m. Men and women of all faiths are invited to join in this prayer chain which reaches around the world. • New Manager for Yard 1 o Be Named A new manager of the Spelts Ray Lumber Co will soon be an nounced, according to Elgin Ray, former operator. Ray. who will leave O'Neill soon to go into the motel business, also leaves a vacancy on the O'Neill City School’s board of education. He had served two terms on the board. Weed District Adds Another New Service The Holt County noxious weed district has added another new service to their program—a seed | and feed inspector for noxious weeds. Elmer Trowbridge of Page has recently completed the course ol instruction and passed the neces sary tests on identification and re inforcement as prescribed by the Nebraska Department of Agricul ture and is authorized to do in spection work in Holt county. Under this phase, all feed grair sold or offered for sale through any medium, is subject to in spection at any time for noxious weed seed as is all seed offered for sale in the county. For inspections of elevatoi trucks, farm sales or identifica tion of seed, contact Elmer Trow bridge, phone 3401, Page. Burival Girl Awarded Place on Honor Rol, XAVIER — Bonnie Burival has earned placement on the Sainl Mary College honor roll at the close of the fall semester accord ing to an announcement by Sistei Rose Marie, registrar. Placement on the honor roll is awarded to those who have a se mester average of at least 2.500 the equivalent of half A and hall B grades. Miss Burival is the daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. James Conway. Sht is a voice major completing hei sophomore year. Miss Burival is a graduate of St. Mary’s Acad emy, O'Neill. Honor Roll Students at Wayne 1 eachers One O'Neill girl and three ares students at Wayne State Teacher; College are on the honor roll foi the first semester. Mary Fetrow of O’Neill, a soph omore. received an A average foi the semester. Also on the honor roll are Ar len DeKay of Verdel, a sophomore Glenn Sorenson of Stuart, a sen ior and Margie Finch of Page, < senior. To place on the honor roll a stu dent must be carrying at least T hours credit and have a grade av erage of at least 2.5 with no gradi I below C. An A counts three points a B two, and a C one. Schedule 3 Days of Rodeo Membership Drive to Get Underway by Association Board Preparations are underway for what appears to he the largest an nual O Neill rodeo to date as three days have been set aside in June for the event. Gordon Watson, president of the O'Neill Rodeo Association, said the board of directors picked June 19, 20 and 21. A membership drive for the as sociation will begin within the next few days' Watson said. Preparations are also being made to increase the seating cap acity for the arena. This year's rodeo will include bareback riding, bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, bull dogging and a ladies barrel race. Headquarters for the O’Neill Ro deo Association will be at the Vir gil L. Laursen insurance office in O'Neill. Memberships in the association can be obtained for $10 again this year at that office, Watson said. The rodeo times will fall on the afternoons of Friday and Satur day (June 19-20) and on Sunday evening (June 21). Large Crowd Here for Angus Sale Siders Estate Bull Top at $1,050 The annual Holt County Angus Association sale was well attend ed, despite threatening weather. One of the best consignments of cattle was shown with the 49 bulls averaging $615, 30 females aver aging $243. The Grand Champion bull was Bandolier 63rd of SAR, consigned by Sandhill Angus Ranch, shown by Blaine Garwood sold for $1025. to D. J. Cole, Merriman, Nebr. The Reserve Champion was Ban dolier ER 718, consigned by E. J. Revell & Son, O’Neill, sold for $710 to Henry Vequist, O’Neill. Top selling bull of the sale was Steel Creek Bandomere 216th, a Ray Siders Estate bull shown by Ger ald Snyder: sold to H. J. Cox, Mullen, Nebr., for $1050. The traveling trophy given by the Frontier for the best pen of three bulls was presented to Ger ald Snyder showing cattle from the Ray Siders Estate. Robert Beelaert showed the Grand Champion Female of the show with Erica Ilene Ellen A 45th. This was purchased by Al bert Timm, Gordon, Nebr., for $460. The Reserve Champion fe male was Enchantress of Ebon 2nd, consigned by Sharon Miner, shown by E. L. Miner; sold for $235 to Fred A. Woods, Colome, S.D. Mr. D. J. Cole, Merriman, Ne braska did a nice job of placing the cattle in the morning show. A snappy auction was conducted by Ralph Kuhr of Blair assisted by Arden Aegerter, representing the Omaha Daily Stockman Journal: Laurence Buller for the Nebraska Farmer; Gene Rainbolt, for the Nebraska Stock Growers; Neal Skau for the Aberdeen Angus Journal; Jess Cooper representing the National Angus Association; and Wally O'Connell, local auc tioneer. ine Annual nuuquei, ueiu me evening preceding the sale was also well attended. Rex Messer smith was toastmaster and enter tained us with some films taken at the World’s Fair in Belgium. Special awards were presented to Robert Beelaert, Marlene Gar wood, Nick Hammerlun; with Frank Beelaert receiving the award for the Outstanding Mem ber. Entertainment was furnished by George Hartman assisted at the piano by Kathy Brady. Karen (Garwood) McConnell also sang ' assisted by Mrs. Blaine Garwood at the piano. Tap dancing was fur nished by the Tompkins girls ac companied by a recording. The association wishes to thank everyone who helped to make our . banquet such a nice success. Baack Appointed State Committee O’Neill City School Supt. M. J. 1 Baack was recently appointed to a six-man state committee to re view schools belonging to the ■ North Central Association of Col lege and Secondary Schools This committee will meet at a national 1 meeting in Chicago April 20-24 and represent Nebraska in review ing schools that are to be unqual ifiedly recommended to the Asso ciation. Both O’Neill Public School and St. Mary’s are members of this organization. A blazing depot . . . caught at the height of tin fire a lii<-h destroyed the 52 year old Chicago and Northwestern Railroad de|sit at Emmet. One fain I ily, the Raymond Richards, were left homeless by the blaze which broke out at 9:30 a.m. Thursday while Mrs. Richards was ironing. WEATHER hi lo prec. Thursday, Feb. 5 .. 25 13 Friday . 52 6 — Saturday . 24 14 Sunday . 6 4 T Monday . 12 4 .02 Tuesday . 12 0 .16 Class D Pairings Announced by School Pairings were announced for the class D district basketball tour nament in O’Neill late Wednesday night. The tourney will l>e held at the O'Neill high school gymnasium Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, (Feb. 23-27). Orchard and Clearwater will kickoff the tourney Monday at 7 p.m. followed by Oakdale vs Page at 8:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Lynch will take on Naper at 7 p.m. followed by the Chambers-St. Joseph (At kinson) game. Operation Is Failure; Biglin Loses Left Eye Doctors gave up hope of sav ing the left eye of Joe Biglin as he underwent surgery at Clark son hospital in Omaha. Earlier tissue had been cut from his thigh and transplanted to the eye in an attempt to save it. For a time it appeared the op eration would be a success but the eye was finally taken out. Jacqueline Arbuthnot has been commended by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for her outstanding performance on a nationwide test of educa tional development according to Principal Mother M. Agnesine of St. Mary’s Academy. Jacque line has been sent a letter of commendation by the corpora tion. STUDENTS HOME Miss Marilu Uhl and Miss Mary Elizabeth Gatz, both students at the College of St. Mary in Omaha, were home for the weekend. Mrs. William H. Riley of Oma ha visited her mother, Mrs. H. J. Birmingham, during the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Froelich spent last weekend in Holly Springs, la., with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Wanser and family. Rev. Eugene F. Gallagher, S.J., of Milwaukee, Wise., arrived Sat ; urday evening to visit his brother | and wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gal lagher, and family. Mr. and Mrs. John N. Schmit had as their guests Saturday eve ning his sister, Miss Leona Schmit of Omaha, and her fiance, Leon ard Troshynski of Omaha REISERS RETURN BUTTE- Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Reiser and daughter Teri Kay, arrived from Columbus, Ga., late Tuesday night by car. Mr. Reiser was due for discharge from the Army February 14. He was re leased early February 6, due to the death of his infant son, James Michael. PCA Meet For Year; Register Addition of $72,840 To Association One hundred sixty-five stock holders and guests registered for the silver anniversary meeting of the O'Neill Production Credit As sociation. The 25th Annual meet ing was held Tuesday at the Ro yal theatre in O’Neill. The financial. report, given by Secretary-Treasurer James W. Rooney, revealed an addition of $72,840 to capital and surplus of the association during the past year. “The increase in our cap itol structure to $308,400 corres ponds with the growth of the As sociation, and reflects the de mands of a higher loan volume which has doubled over the past four years”, he said. Rooney reported that loan vol ume is currently $1,800,000. Otto E. Oberg of Wheeler was re-elect ed director to serve a three year term. At a Board of Directors meeting following the annual stockholders meeting, Oberg kas re-elected president of the board. R. Edward Bauer, Van Meter, la., chairman of the board of dir ectors of the Omaha farm credit district, who had been scheduled to deliver the address of the day, was unable to reach O’Neill be cause of bad roads. The O’Neill Production Credit association makes production and livestock loans to farmers and ranchers in Boyd, Garfield, Holt and Wheeler counties. Directors include Otto E. Oberg of Ericson, C. F. Clark of Burwell, Allbert Lemmer of Atkinson, M. F. Grib ble of O’Neill and Otto Krupicka of Spencer. DAY OF RECOLLECTION The O’Neill Knights of Colum bus are plannig a day of recol lection for Sunday, Feb. 11, at St. Patricks church. Tahe Rev. J. R. Roberts of the order of White Fthers of Africa, will speak at the day of recollec tion. i Auction Calendar Saturday, February 14: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson, sr.. of O’Neill will offer an all-modern seven room residence at auction; John R. Gallagher of O'Neill, attorney; Col. Vern Reynoldson of O’Neill, 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 Yl mile east of Emmet and 4Yt 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 at auction, North-Central Nebraska Hereford association, annual spring show and sale, Tug Phillips, Bas sett, sale manager. Thursday, February 19: Mr. and Mrs. Anton Svatos and Mr. and Mrs. John Schipman will sell live stock and other personal property at public auction; Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, auctioneer. (Details in subsequent issues). Tuesday, February 24th, Mr. and Mrs. William Kolm will sell all personal property including 36 head of Shorthorn and Guernsey cattle; Col. Ed Thorin, O'Neill and LeRoy Kirwin, Butte, auctioneers. DISTRICT COURT— The criminal case of the State of Nebraska vs Herman Reed Por ter was filed Wednesday in dis trict court on a transcript from county court. Bond was set at $600. William Griffin is attorney for the plaintiff. | Father Dies 1 in Omaha— James F. Eckley, 63, of Omaha, was buried Tuesday at 9 am., from St. Cecelia's Cathedral. In terment was in Sacred Heart cem etery at Boone, la. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, three sons, 16 grand children, three sisters and a bro ther. A daughter is Mrs. Joseph I (Helen) McElligott of O’Neill. Teachers Elected To Public School Salary Increases From $50 to $ I 50 At a regular meeting of the Board of Education, teachers were elected for the 1959-60 school year. Three teachers requested that they not l>e considered for reelec tion. Mrs. Winnie Mullen. 8th grade teacher, is retiring. Don j Adams, junior high coach and 7th I grade teacher, will attend college ! next year. Terry Wilson, science (instructor, will devote full time to ! the managing of the Wilson ranch. The following teachers were re ■ elected with salary increases of I from $15-$150: Willard Solfermoser, principal and science; Vernon Carpenter, vocational agriculture; Marvin I Miller, athletic and history; Wil I liam Edwards, athletics, math., idrivers education; Margaret Reim cr, social studies; Alvara Hamm, I music, vocal; Duane Miller, mus j ic, instrumental; Lois Tompkins, I English; Eileen Seger, home eco nomics; Donald Larson, commer | cial; Grace Petersen, kindergart en; Catherine Fritton, first grade; Lorine Smith, first grade; Flor ' ence Kersenbrock, second grade; Edna Jeffrey, second grade; Hilda Gallagher, third grade; Clara Har ley, third and fourth combination; Etha Walters, fourth grade; Ther esa Ernst, fifth; Ruby Holcomb, fifth and sixth combination; Leona I Shoemaker, sixth grade. One additional teacher will be added in the elementary depart ment. Supt. Milton J. Baack's contract has been extended. Baack had one year remaining on a three-year contract. The board extended the contract two additional years to include the school year 1961 and 1962. PATROL MEETING At a regular meeting of the O'Neill Cival Air Patrol, eight members and one guest heard a report by a person who recently mand. toured the Strategic Air Com A lesson on radio procedure and message forms was given. Monday in February. Next meeting is set for the 4th Joura Funeral At Lynch Church Former Store Manager and Elevator Operator Funeral services were held for Thomas Joura, 78, of Monowi Wednesday at the Assumption BV M church in Lynch with the Rev. Charles Kamber officiating. Interment will be in the Riha cemetery near Monowi. A rosary service was held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Jones Funeral home in Lynch. Mr. Joura was l>orn in Nebras ka in 1880, the son of Martin and Mary Ann Caha Joura. He was united in marriage to Emma Mat ejeck in 1915 at Butte. For many years he operated the grain ele vator at Monowi and then became manager of the Black store until his retirement a few years ago. Pallbearers were A. W. Schind ler, Pete Chvala, Mike Piklapp, Joe Rihanek. Herman Heiser and Leonard Black. Survivors include the widow, Emma; sister, Mrs. John Hausner of Fremont and several nieces and nephews. Blaine darwood of the Sandhills Angus ranch at Amelia exhibits Bandolier 63d of SAK, grand champ ion bull at the 13th annual Holt County Angus asso elation sale held here. Former Sen. D. J. Cole of Merriman, judge, Is pictured in center background. The Frontier Photo. Add 2 Councilmen In April Election Two more councilman will l chosen in O’Neill as a resui city council action at their 1 scheduled meeting. The creation of a fourth by a four to one vote by th< cil, makes it inissible for \ v to choose the new men ai a municipal election in April Traditionally the city has ton divided into three wards. Ai north of Everett and east of has been considered the fc ward; all west of fourth and non of Everett th ('second ward jbc all south of Everett, the thli ward. Here are the new lines defin ing the wards with lXiuglas U* new line of demarcation; E\rrrr no longer the division. First ward all of the city wr^. of Douglas and west of Fourh Second ward all of the r:it north of Douglas and west e Four lb. HP Third ward that portion i, c ted south of Douglas and ee Fourth. Fourth ward the new war* that portion of the city south 5 Douglas and west of Fourth One councilman, Robert Moan, of the present thud ward was posed to the addition of an extn ward. His was the dissenting vot Another third ward councilman Fred Heermann, abstained Iron voting. The fourth ward becomes off» cial following the April 7 election. Mark Cohn . . . died enroute u a Sioux City hospital Former O’Neill Man Loses Flis Young Sai? Sioux City- The two year-alb son of the former owner of tfar New Outlaw grocery store in O’ Neill died enroute to a Sioux City hospital Monday after an accident at his home. Dead upon arrival at the hospi tal was Mark Cohn, the son dS Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Cohn, »thr live at 4111 Country Club Bvd, in Sioux City. Mark and his brothers and n* ter had lx?en playing outside v ■ -t a picnic table fell on the luut boy. Funeral services were held '» terday at the Mount Sinai 1 a with Rabbi Ralph A. Gor of ficiating. Mark is survived by 1 , par ents; a sister, Helene; thr bro thers, Donald, David and aron; grandparents, Mrs. G. Co.m at Sioux City and Mr. and Mrs. Frerf Pappenheimer of New York. I Large Audience Hears Conceit Final Program Se* March 9 A large and stimulated audieno listened to ‘‘Carmen and Done :stm at the second Community Oonccti Association’ presentation thi» year Ralph Nielsen, lyric tenor, anc Rosemary Anoe mezzo-cont.raltc sang several selections from Bi zet’s Carmen in addition to several popular numbers. The artists were accompanied by the Marlinn string trio. They ia. eluded Richard Hoffman, ViOlix. of River Forest, 111., Liv Solvifc, cello, of Cincinnati, Ohio, an# James Angell of Chicago. Nielsen, Chicago’s distinguish*# lyric tenor, and Rosemary Anw were received warmly by the auo ience for their medley of Jeroiw Kearn compositions and exeerpfa from Bizet’s opera, Carmen, Nielsen said the trio as well as Mrs. Anoe and himself wouH leave for Kearney and then fir Colorado. The final concert of the jesm. will lie 8:15 p.m., March 9, at • school auditorium in O’Neill w; j Lola Montes and her Spar, .1*' dancers appear.
