The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, April 02, 1959, Image 1
STATE HIST SOC LINCOLN. NEBR. Increase Rodeo's Seating The l»ard of directors of the O'Neill Rodeo Association have re ported a total of 72 family mem berships for the year as prepara tions are benig made to increase the seating capacity. The board voted to build six new bleacher* to handle the ex pected Increase In rodeo fans. In earlier meetings the board contracted with Fred Wolf for ro deo stock. The members of the hoard were very pleased with the response shown to date. Committees have been formed for entertainment, promotion and membership sales. The rodeo, a planned three day event in O’Neill, will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 19 20 21. An entire day was added to the show this year to make it possible for more to attend. Watch your coming editions of The Frontier for a complete news coverage. Tomlinson Will Enter Nebraska University LINCOLN—Larry Tomlinson, end on the O'Neill St. Mary's high school football team, will enroll at the University of Nebraska next fall, Coach BiU Jennings announced recently. Tomlinson was named on the all-state selections and had a big hand in helping St. Mary's to top ranking in the eight-man football ratings Larry is 6-2 and weighs 195 pounds. Bristow Farmer Hurt In Power Accident A Bristow farmer was rushed to St. Anthony's hospital Tuesday with a broken arm and shoulder blade. William Glocke got his arm caught in a power take-off and was rushed to the hospital by a Spen cer ambulance. He is reported in good condition at the hospital. Plan Initiation The regular business meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held tonight at 8 p.m. instead of April 9 as planned. Initiation of new’ candidates in the first and second degrees will take place at the Knights’ Hall. Two Storage Plants To Be Constructed O'Neill will be the site for two large storage plants of the Farm ers and Ranchers Cooperative As sociation. Under construction at the pre sent time is a 22,000 gallon nitro gen solution tank in the southern section of O'Neill. In a short time a 20,000 gallon propane storage plant will tie constructed in the ci ty. A victory rally of the onc-day finance drive of the association to establish the propane plant will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the courthouse annex. Albert Schramm, general man ager of the ssociation in W innei, S D. will be the featured speaker. Earl Loganbill, organization staffman for Consumers C oopera ti ve Association, said the two plants would employ a total of five men._ XXX . jm Raymond J. Donohoe, 20, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Donohoe of O'Neill, recently was promoted to specialist 4 in Ger many, where he Is a clerk-ty pist In the artillery section of the Seventh U. S. Army’s headquar ters. Specialist Donohoe entered the Army in September 4957, completed basic training at Fort Carson, Colo., and arrived in Europe in February 1958. He is a 196*3 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy, O’Neill, and attended Norfolk Junior college. WEATHER hi lo prec Thursday, March 26 37 29 .60 44 27 Saturday - 46 24 Sunday 50 34 T Monday 48 25 T Tuesday _ 48 17 .01 Wednesday —.— 68 26 Class Play Postponed The junior class play of the O’ Neill high school has been post poned from Tuesday to Friday to avoid a conflict with the American Legion program. They are presenting "The Skel etin Walks" in the school audi torium. The cast is Larry Oetter, Dick Laursen, Gary Gillespie, Kathleen Brady, Joan Wilson, Mar ge Marcellus, Janet Krugman, Nan cy Wray, Paula Reed and Gerald Reynoldson. Crippled Children Clinic Scheduled in Ainsworth The next extension clinic to be held for crippled children of this area will be at the elementary grade school in Ainsworth, April 11. Clinic registration begins at 7 a.m. and all registrations should be completed by noon. Examining physicians will be Dr. Louis S. Campbell, orthopedist, of Omaha, and Dr. Gilbert C. Sch reiner, pediatrician of Grand Is land. Children who are not now re ceiving services under the program may be admitted to the clinic when referred by their doctor. Children who are already receiving treat ment under the services for cripp led children will be seen for check up and after-care services. A lunch is being furnished with out cost by the Elks Lodge to all children and their parents who have registered at the clinic. Benefit Dance Held By 'Academy Friends' The Friends of St. Mary’s held I a benefit dance Sunday night at ! the O'Neill American egion Audi ■ torium with the Aces of Rhythm providing music for dancing. . Proceeds of the dance are to be used at St. Mary’s Academy. Co chairmen for the dance were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grady and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lohaus. Lots of Help Help Ewing Presbyterians Rebuild EWING Christian charity is not lost in this community or in the surrounding area. . The Rev. William Ross, pastor of the United Presbyterian church of Ewing wall testify to that. j A few- weeks ago, a fire destroy- j ed a major portion of the frame nnnex only seven years old. Today, with the help of mem bers of other congregations in Ew ing as well as people from other communities, a new addition is well on its way to completion. "We have received money con tributions as well as labor time from many people here, Rev. Ross sa^ we are also fortunate to have a carpenter, two electricians and a woodworker in our congrega Ton and this has helped keep down the costs," he added. The church will be dedicated on May 10 when a special service will be held at the church and a visiting church dignitary will be present. J. H. Davis Couple Married 55 Years; Honored by Family Mr and Mrs. J. H. Davis were honored Easter Sunday at a dm * ner at their home to celebrate ' their 55th wedding anniversary. All of their children and grandchild ren were present for the occasion. Present were Mr. and Mrs Ralph Stowell, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stowell and Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Davis. Marilyn and Larry of Ewing, Mrs. James Schindler and Dickie of Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Stowell and three child ren, a brother of Mrs. Davis, Clint Crosby of Ottumwa, la., and cou sins, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Philma lee of Loretta and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Crosby of Grand Island. Mrs. Laura Wright was an after noon visitor. Much of the labor necessary to rebuild the Ewing I’nited Pres byterian church has been donated. Some of the men helping are from left, in the foreground. Wilbur Bennett, Wilber Napier, the Rev. William H. Ross, and in the background, from left, Dewitt Hoke, Archie Johnston and Forrest Henderson. The Frontier Photo. • • • •* • "The Voice of the Beef Empire" Volume 78—Number 49 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, April 2, 1959 Seven Centi Five O'Neill City Councilmen Will Be Fleeted Next Tuesday Add Polling Place For Additional Ward; Polls Open 12 Hours O'Neil] citizens will go to the polls Tuesday of next week to elect councilmen and two memlters of the board of education. With the creation of a new ward, another polling place wall be open from the hours of 8 a m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The polling places are as fol lows: First ward, the Holt coun ty courthouse: second ward, the Youth Center; third ward, the po lice station; fourth ward, city hall. Dr. E. M. Gleeson will be on the ballot for the fourth ward for a two-year term William Mattem will be on the ballot for the one year term in the fourth ward A single councilman will, as in the past years, be elected from the first, second and third wards. Men on the ballot Include Wil liam McIntosh, for a two-year term In the first ward; George Janousek, a two-year term for the second ward and Fred Heer man, a two year term for the third ward. Names on the ballot for the board rt/liioofinn innlnHn TI .1 I /ihlill*? and Dr. Rex W. Wilson. Red Cross Collections For 27 Districts Total $550 To Date With 27 of approximately 125 ru ral districts reporting complete sol icitations, $550 has been turned in to Howard Manson, county Red Cross collections chairman. None of the communities in the county have turned in their collections to date. The VFW Auxiliary is in charge of collections in O’Neill. Rural do nations are still being received by , Mr. Manson. A larger percentage of Red I Cross funds will be used in Holt county in 1959 with the addition of the swimming program at the At kinson pool. The county Red Cross chapter will continue its past service to the county including swimming in structions at the O’Neill pool, em I ergency loans to servicemen and home services work. Last summer 350 young people received swimming instructions at the O’Neill pool with the help of the Red Cross. Many people were given food and shelter through the county Red Cross chapter home service program directed by Mr. Hessey. In charge of loans to servicemen is Ben Grady. He reports that this Red Cross service provides emer gency loans to servicemen and sends telegrams to inform service men of family emergencies. Sale Date Planned The Holt County Hereford Breed ers Association met Monday even ing. It was decided to sponsor the stocker-feeder sale this fall. The Tentative date for the pure bred I sale has been set for October 31. Liquor License Controversy Expected; Petition For Councilmen Cooperation ______... —-I Mother Alma Here For School Planning Father Timothy O'Sullivan, pas tor of St. Patricks Catholic church said he expected the Mother Su perior of the Sisters of St. Francis to arrive in O’Neill today to dis cuss the possibility of a new school and convent. Father O'Sullivan said no de finite plans had been made and that a meeting of the congregation would follow the meeting with Mother Superior Alma. Father O’Sullivan said the meet with the Mother Superior grew out of a State Fire Marshall s repoi i which told of hazardous conditions in the school and convent. Sand Hills Artist To Have Exhibition In Atkinson Library A group of sand hills paintings by Dwight Kirsch will be shown Wednesday at the Atkinson public library, sponsored by the Womens Society of Christian Service. Kirsch, formerly with the Uni versity of Nebraska, and recently with the Des Moines Art Intsitute is well known for his paintings of the mid west and west. During the month of March, a retrospective exhibition of his work was shown in the galleries at Iowa State College, Ames, la. Mrs. Roberts Funeral Funeral services for Mrs. Esther Roberts, 77, of Santa Ana, Calif., who died at her home following a brief illness were held March 18 at 2 p.m. in the Smith and Tuthill Mortuary chapel at Santa Ana. A native of Harlan, la., Mrs. j Roberts went to California over 50 years ago. She lived in Santa Ana for 10 years and was a mem ! ber of the First Congregational church. Her late husband, Rev. Arthur B. Roberts was pastor of the church. Mrs. Roberts leaves a son, Paul C. ot Santa Ana; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Borg, O’Neill, and Mrs. Gertrude Hoyer of New 1 Plymouth, Ida., and two brothers, George Hansen of O’Neill, and Joseph Hansen of Pomona, Calif. 4-H TRAINING Neil Dawes was in Ainsworth Tuesday and Wednesday where he attended an agriculture 4-H train ing conference. Mr. Dawes is the Holt county extension agent. Mrs. Corrigan Rites Funeral services for Mrs. Frank I Corrigan who died March 25 in Loveland, Colo., were held Monday from St. Cecelia’s Church in Hast ings followed by burial in Park view cemetery in Hastongs. Mrs. Corrigan, the former Mary Margaret Hiber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hiber of Hastings, was bom July 17, 1915 at 9 Neill. Mr. Hiber operated a jewelry store here. Survivors include the husband and five children of Loveland Colo, the parents and brother, John jr., of Hastings. _ County Supervisors Decline Help From Federal Government The Holt County board of super visors turned down over 5130 thou sand of federal funds for the im provement of secondary roads at lUCil 1UOI iuvv»**-o The resolution unanimously pas sed by the board indicated that no matching funds would be used to obtain the. federal option. The money was re-allocated to the state in order that the money could be used on the state highway portion of he federal and secondary system. In other board proceedings, the I supervisors accepted the bid of $679.35 for county vehicle insurance submitted by the Hawkeye Insur ance Co. The board also instructed the County Clerk to make arrange i ments to survey a road site one half mile running west from the county road between the southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 27 and the northeast quarter of Section 22, Township 27, range 14. The Liquor Petition Dick Tomlinson, one of the holders of an on and off sale liquor license looks over the petition and names asking the city council to maintain its present policy limiting the number of licenses. The Frotler Photo. If You Were On Council Whot Would You Do? As councilmen face the decision to grant or refuse another liquor license in O’Neill, several important factors will be considered. What would you do? If you were a councilman when the decision time comes around, these are just a few of the Implications that you would be talking and thinking about: 1. You might ask yourself if you believed O'Neill could ade quately support four on and off liquor establishments. Would another such business make a hardship on the present three? 2. Another important consideration would be that of the money received by the city and the schools. Is the license worth more or less than $500 or should the city also change the amount? 3. Some of the present holders of licenses complain that when they bought the establishments they also bought the licenses along with good will at an increased price. Should precedence, then, have anything to do with whether another license is granted? 4. How many liquor licenses should a city have for the number of citizens? What would a healthy ratio for a city be? Some towns half the size of O’Neill in Nebraska have four licenses and some cities (Omaha) have one-fifth the number in ratio to the population. 5. Does the number of licenses alone have anything to do with the moral and physical health of the city? In other words, would the unwise kind of drinking increase with the number of establish ments? 6. As a group of freedom loving people, we believe that we should have the same rights and privileges as our neighbors. Would the refusal of the grant of another license be, in effect, a restraint of the freedom of enterprise? Not before the city council considers these factors and others too long and involved to mention here, will the decision be made. If you were a councilman, what would you do? HUSTLERS REORGANIZE Members of the Grattan Hustlers 4-H club met at the C. R. Hill home March 20 to reorganize for the coming year. There are 12 members of which eight are new. Bob Hill was elect-1 ed as club leader. Other officers are: Keith Krugman, president; Bob McKay, vice-president; Rich ! ard Hill, secretary-treasurer; I Steve Peterson, news reporter. The members chose their project and then played games. Refresh ments were served by the hostess, Mrs. Hill. Next meeting will be April 12 at Steve Peterson, reporter. I ——————— Venus News Joe Sladek, a farmer living west of Verdigre, received a badly man gled thumb on his right hand in a corn shelling accident on March 21. He was taken to Creighton where he received medical atten tion. An attempt was made to save the thumb but finally a part had to be amputated. He is improving after remaining at the Creighton hospital for a few days. Several neighbors helped to shell ' and grind the corn. Holt County Clubs Hold Speech Contest Saturday in Annex Holt county 4-H clubs will hold a Timely Topices public speaking contest Saturday in the basement of the court house annex. All Holt county 4-H club members are el igible to participate and the public is invited to the contest which will begin at 9:30 a.m. Club members 14 years and un der will be entered in the junior division and older members in the senior division. Boy and girl win ners will be chosen from both di visions and these four Holt coun ty young people will compete in a district contest to be held later in Bassett. District winners will then compete in a state-wide 4-H public speaking contest. All speechs are to be based on some phase of the 4-H program. The Frontier Has a New Phone Number — 788 Hearing Expected At Next Meeting Approximately 500 names are Itelieved to be on petitions placed in O’Neill liquor stores and tav vems objecting to the granting of more liquor licenses in O'Neill. The petitions have grown out of the formal application of the Town House for a license to sell mixed drinks. The council could hold 11 hear ing as early tvs Wednesday, the day following the election, on the application. At the present time, a totnl of seven beer licenses have been gran ted by the city council, on off-sale and three combination on and off sale licenses. Dale French, city clerk, explain ed that the council had passed a resolution in the past limiting the number of licenses to the present number. He saia me cny couiu change the resolution at any time. At the present time the on and off-sale licenses, if granted, are issued for $500, half of which goes into a local school fund and half of which goes into city coffers. The same division is made with the beer licenses which are issued for $150. Tlie strictly of sale license In O’Neill Is Issued for $300, half of which stays with the city and the other half goes into the state school treasury. The petition, although not hav ing a direct effect of changing oi maintaining present policies, wil be presented to the council in the hopes that the number of name? will influence the council in limit ing the number of licenses. ‘‘If a petition or application is made to the council, a hearing must be held,” French said. Sale Dates Claimed April 4—Trailer court, dwelling and real estate sale of Mrs. H. W Tomlinson. Located in O’Neill 1 block south of the New Deal Oi Co. Col. Vern Reynoldson, licensee real estate auctioneer and Col Wally O’Connell, auctioneers. Ec Murphy, clerk. April 15- Mr. and Mrs. Georgt Wright machinery, livestock, clean up sale. Ranch located 4 mile! northwest of Ewing on Highway 275 (Golden Valley Ranch.) Col Wally O’Connell, auctioneer. April 18—To settle the estate o: I the late Charles Sobotka, all rea and personal property will be of fered at auction at the west edge of Inman by heirs of the estate Col. Ed Thorin of O’Neill, licensee real estate broker and auctioned and George Oolman of Inman auc tioneer. Sale to be conducted bj the Ed Thorin auction service oi O’Neill. Details next week in Fron tier. Basketball Certificate Tim Gilligan the son of Mr and Mrs. Ben Gilligan of O’Neill has been awarded a tenth grad< varsity basketball squadman cer tificate at Kemper Military school Boonville, Mo., for outstanding per formance on his team this season He was given high recognition foi his ability by his coach. The main structure of the new Fetrow building is nearly com plete, as workmen put the finishing touches to the cement walls. The Frontier Photo. George Fuller, the son oT M» and Mr*. Levi Fuller of O'Ne® ha* been honored with a $D cheek from Ak-Sar-Ben for being in the "top twenty KhnlR*tlra% in vocational agriculture In tt» state. The money will help J* fray expense* when he goes l» the State convention in l.ineola Ills teacher I* Vernon Carpenter a member of the O’Neill till** sehool faculty. Memorial Services In Atkinson Planned Douglas Chapman of Mobridgg S. D., died Tuesday. He was th* son of Mrs. Effie Withers of An* elia. The funeral will he held in Mo bridge Thursday. The remains will be brought to Atkinson for a memorial serviar at 2 p.m. Friday, at the Sega* Funeral home. He is survived by his wife, » daughter, Janet, and two song, Douglas, jr., and James and a si* ter, Mrs. Blossom Butler and hi* mother, Mrs. Effie Withers. He was raised in Amelia as « boy and later moved to South D» kota. AT CONFERENCE Mrs. Catherine Indra, Holt cca* ty home extension agent, attend*® a home economics 4-H trainn® conference in Wayne Monday aifc Tuesday. Midget, Legion Teams To Meet on Sunday A meeting will be held SundQ at 2:30 p.m. at the American Le gion club room for all boys inter rested in playing baseball. Haiti midget and junior legion team* are planned. Boys in the junior group mu*: not have reached their 18th bir8v day before Sept. 1, 1959 and for those playing with the midge* teams, the age limit is 16 by Sej* 1. PeeWees will meet at the auditor ium at 2 p.m. Sunday. Hold Career Day The annual O’Neill high school Career Day is l>eing held today Speakers include representative* , from the Nebraska State Empkjv ment Service and the armed fane* . in the morning. The afternoon program will be gin at 1 p.m. and will be devoteH to colleges and business institu tions. County School Events For April and May The following Halt county sthafc events were anounced by the Cum* ty superintendent. Aprilll County arithmalit am test at the O’Neill public sebokt April 13—Music festival at t/» O’Neill public school auditorium April 23—Holt county rural teac* , ers Association meeting 6:30 p.m • at the Town House. May 1—Eighth grade examine , tions at Atkinson, Chambers adt ■ O’Neill. May 13—Eighth grade promr<u« • exercises at 1:30 p.m. at the 'O' Neill Public School Auditorium