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"The Voice of the Beef Empire"
Volume 79—Number 3 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 14, 1959 Seven Cents
These three happy O'Neill eighth graders were the winners of
the American Legion Auxiliary puppy poster contest. Sam Knepper,
the son of Mr. and Airs. Ia*slie Knepper and tieorgetta Clyde, the
daughter of Air. and Airs. lUcliard Clyde were the second place win
ners. They are ut left above. At the right is the first place winner,
Terry Kurtz, the son of Air. and Airs. Hob Kurtz. They were presented
with $3 ami $1.50 checks for first and second place respectively for
their efforts. The winning poster will be sent to the state contest.
Their teacher is Airs. Leo Mullen. The Frontier Photo ami Engraving.
Airline Delay Is
Reported Here
By Local Group
Plans for an airline in O'Neill
received a blow during the week
as the O'Neill Airport Authority
received had news.
Frontier Airlines have indicated
that they will not add O'Neill as
a stop on their schedule without
specific approval of the Civil
Aeronautics Board according to
H. G. Kruse. Authority secretary.
The allottment of state and fe
deral funds for improvement of
the O’Neill airport was dependent
on Frontier Airlines serving the
city.
The O'Neill Authority was ad
vised of Frontier’s plans t<x> late
to secure CAB approval before
June 30, Kruse said. In order to
use the federal funds appropriated,
construction would have had to 1lo
gin before that date.
“Things could blacker for us,”
Kruse stated. "There is still a
chance that CAB approval could
lx? obtained this fall.”
Kruse said the O'Neill Authority
will petition CAB as soon as pos
sible, asking that Frontier Airlines
lx? authorized to include O'Neill in
its schedule.
Holt Business Index
Will Be Published;
Retailers Interviewed
The city of O'Neill and Holt
county wiil, in the future months,
have some indication of the amount
of increase or decrease in retail
trade.
Sidney Henderson, of the Uni
versity of Nebraska department
of business research, said Wednes
day that Holt county will now be
included in the especially*pre
pared business research bulletin,
"Business In Nebraska "
The bulletin is the only accurate
indication of retail trade levels in
the state.
Henderson spent two days in
O’Neill and another two out in the
county interviewing merchants.
The merchants were asked to fill
out confidential cards to be re
turned to the department of re
search.
Henderson said the majority of
the cross section of businessmen in
Holt county were willing to parti
cipate in the periodic surveys.
Watch your coming editions of
The Frontier for a complete re
port from the University of Nebra
ska of retail trade changes in the
county from time to time.
At XlLI.IARY MEETING
The American Legion Auxiliary
Simonson Unit 93 met May 6 in the
Legion Hall.
Reports were given by Mrs. Vir
gil Laursen, membership Mrs. Ro
bert Lowery, rehabilitation, Mrs.
Dean Streeter, youth activities,
Mrs. Lester Riege, Gold Bond
Stamp project and Mrs. Deraid
Graham, Poppy Day sales
Members were asked to assist in
the Memorial Day service and the
Sandhills Feeders Banquet to be
served by the Auxiliary.
The Holt County Legion and
Auxiliary meeting will be held at
8 p m. Monday at Page.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mrs. Dwight Worcester, Mrs. Joe
Cavanaugh and Mrs. t rank I rit
ton.
TO SHOW
Mr. and Mss. Allan Jaszkowiak
plan to leave Saturday for Kan
sas City where they will attend a
Western Auto spring merchandise
and toy show. They will visit their
daughter, Nyla, at St. Mary s,
Xavier, Kansas, enroute.
Parade Is Assured;
Lions Club Help
Promised for June 19
Rodeo fans will Ik* assured of a
parade this year. The O'Neil]
I Jons Club directors met at the
VI and M cafe during the week
for a special session.
The directors decided that the
Lions Club would make arrang
ments for the parade for the rode a
on Friday, June 19, at 6 p.m.
A committee was appointed by
the president, Howard Manson, as
follows: A. L. Patton, chairman,
Joe Stutz and Robert Pappenhei
mer.
The Chamber of Commerce will
furnish the prize money. The prizes
will l>e $100 for first place, $75 for
second and $25 for third.
Only non profit and non-com
mercial organizations will be eli
gible for the prizes but other or
ganizations are urged to partici
pate.
Recital Is Scheduled
For Dance Students
More than 50 pupils of dance in
structor, Mrs. Woody Melina, will
present a recital at the auditorium
May 22 at 8 p.m.
The boys and girls, ranging in
age from 7 to 11, will perform in
a varitey of dances, including soft
shoe, clag, rythem tap, novelty
numbers and ballet. One of the
featured numbers will lie a novelty
song and dance, "Gee 1 Feel So
Good," performed by 10 girls.
George Hammond will be mas
ter of ceremonies for the program.
All the costumes are being made
by mothers of the pupils. The Pol
ka Tots will be the guest perform
ers of the recital, under the di
rection of Duane Miller.
This is the annual recital given
by Mrs. Melina and her pupils.
Howling tournament
Several couples from O'Neill and
Atkinson went to Norfolk Sunday
where the rnen entered the Idithei>
an Bowling Tournamenl
They were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy
llofitnan and boys and Mr. an.i
Mrs. Louis Seibert and family all
from Atkinson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Joe McLeish and lamily, Mr. and
Mrs. John Schultz, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Mlinar and Mr. and Mrs.
Bud Krugman and family, all of
O'Neill.
MEET AT PAGE
The O'Neill Wesleyan church
earned the attendance banner at
the May meeting of the Elkhorn
Valley Holiness Youth Rally at the
j Wesleyan Methodist church in Page
Monday evening. Theme of the
program was African missionary
work which was highlighted by a
Jfilm, "Beauty for Ashes.”
MYF MEETING
Family relations was the topic
presented by Mrs. Glenn Kennicot
'to the Methodist Youth Fellowshti
intermediate group Monday eve
j ning. Mrs. Bennett Gillespie
planned games for the young peo
pie and Steve Peterson server
lunch.
PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL
Don Younie, O’Neill, and Mae
Mahannah, Butte, attended a pho
tography school Monday at the
j Martin Hotel in Sioux City.
IOOF REBEKAH
Twenty-five IOOF and Rebekal
. officers from this area attendee
a training session May 2 in tht
O'Neill IOOF Hall. Orville Birch
Nebraska IOOF Grand Lodge se
cretary of York and Zella Rosen
lierg. Rebekah Nebraska Assembl;
I secretary of Lincoln conducted the
meeting.
Visits Kansas City
At the G. C. DeBackor home las
' weekend was his cousin, Ed Mille
of Kansas City, Mo.
Friday was a big night for thes«j clowns. The kindergartners took part in the annual show. They
are. from left. Steven Whitwer, Bruce Marrow and Mike Johnson. The ticket salesman to the right Is
Russy Kirkpatrick. O'Neill Studio Photo. The rron tier Kng raving.
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Disaster Plan and Organization Is Next Step I
For St. Anthony's Hospital -- Help Is Needed
Hung Jury Tuesday
In County Court
A six man jury split Tuesday
in County court in the case of
Willis J. Russell of Page who was
charged with driving under the
influence of alcoholic liquor.
Three members of the jury vo
ted for aquittal and three for con
viction.
The jurors were James T. Ear
ly, Louis Zastrow, Roy Humrich,
Henry' Winkler, Joe Menish and
John Murry.
The jury took the case at 4:15
p.m. and was dismissed at 11 p.m.
I for failure to agree.
The complaint was filed over a
year ago, January 4, 1958. by of
ficer Donald J. Fiala and Russell
plead not guilty.
LEGAL NOTICES
Because of the last-minute
placement of paving legal no
tices, some news and pictures
were necessarily left out. These
will appear in next week’s edi
tion.
-Editor
7 More Paving Blocks
Possible After Council
Meets on Tuesday
Seven more blocks ot O Neill
paving stand a cnance alter tne
city council created two districts
ana received tnreo petitions at
tneir last meeting.
Over bO percent of the resident
auaiung property noiders turned
in petitions creating tne ioliowing
districts:
1. Oil Clay street from 1st to
2nd.
2. On Everett street Irom 5tli
to titli.
3. On Everett street from litli
to 7 til.
The petitions creating uiatricis
on Everett street asked lor -1U toot
| widths ot paving.
ine remainder ot the council
created uistricts and the peuuon
created districts call tor n iooi j
u;i(Unc
ihe city council created the fol- '
lowing districts:
1. On all) lroin Clay to Adams,
(two blocks)
2. On Freemont from 3tli to 7ih
Resident aoutting pioperiy hoid
1 ers will have zu days aiter publi
cation ol the districts to object to
the council created uisuicts.
rt the two council-created dis
tricts go througn, it will mean a
total oi 29 blocks ol paving lor
O’Neill.
In other council action, the group
authorized Kirkham and Micnaei
engineering arm to advertise lor
bius and draw specitieations lor
a new well and booster pump lor
the city water supply.
Telephone Rates Up
In Page and Ewing;
Wages Also Increase
The Public Telephone Co. has
announced its intention to file an
application with the Nebraska
State Railway Commission for
authority to increase telephone
I rates.
Among other areas, Page and
Ewing will be effected. The pro
posed monthly increases range
from 25 cents to $1.25, depending
! upon the class of service rendere i.
; Company management cited wage
increases as reasons for the in
’ crease.
Customers desiring information
, on the exact amount of the pro
, posed rate increase applicable to
their class of service may obtain
I the information from the local tele
phone manager.
REA MEETING
t Ed Wilson, local REA manager
r | returned Tuesday from a three
day REA meeting in Lincoln.
An Editorial
How You Can Help
loot's face it. There is more than a remote possibility that a tornado
could carve the heart out of O'Neill.
A serious fire involving entire blocks of the city is also quite possible.
Much smaller fires—take an entire school for example can cause
just as many deaths and injuries.
Just what would be the chances of saving lives in O'Neill during such
a disaster?
It would depend on many tilings, of course. The speed with which
a physician could work, the facility with which our hospital staff could
arrange for a surge of patients, and how well organized and prepared
the citizens of O’Neill are, are just a few of the factors that would
play a part.
The planned hospital disaster organization is not just a chance to
become a member of anotlier club—this is a serious responsibility
of the citizens of O’Neill.
This is a community project of the very first order. It cannot be done
with the help of a few. Even if you are not trained to work with the
sick and infirm, your help is needed.
The Frontier will act as a clearing house, to gather information of
disaster plains in other cities and to gather the names of all citizen
willing to work in such a plan. Later, when a formal organization or
committee is appointed by hospital and medical personnel, the file of
information will be turned over to them.
When disaster strikes, hospital routine becames almost unbearable
for the existing staff. That load must be lessened and if you have
even the least amount of training in first aid, that knowledge can be
put to work.
When disaster strikes, all skills become important. It doesn’t make
any difference whether you are an electrician, a carpenter, or a plumb
er, your help is needed.
Below you will find a form* Regardless of what your job is, fill it out
today and send it to the Frontier. It will be filed with respect to your
training. You will be called on after the organizational committee is
formed.
This is serious business. How successful this organization will be,
depends upon you.
| "Please Print) |
I NAME I
I Address _________ _ I
I Phone No. . ____ _ \
■ Are You a Registered Nurse __ _ ■
* Are You a Practical Nurse ... .. 1
j Do You Have Experience Caring for the Sick and Infirm .
■ What Special Skills Do You Have .... I
1 Will You Be Willing To Work With A Disaster Organization_
j Please send this form to the O'Neill Frontier jj
Television Association
Forms Corporation
A'l'KiiNSON—i ne norui-central
N e D r a s Ka television association
autnoitzeu me xormauon oi a cor
poration last nignt, twednesuayj at
a meeting here.
william Grinin, an O Neill at
torney, was rureu uy tne organi
zation to uraw up me articles oi
incorporation.
hus is one ol the tirst steps to
acquire a booster station in the
area.
r rank Brady, presiuent, said the
corporation win asa the r euerai
ouiiimuiucations commission tor
a channel betore plans are made
iior a booster station.
To Duty In Canada
S/Sgt. John J. Condon oi matil
er Atb, Cam., arrived April zuth
110 visit ms Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
l ivnKe condon and otner relatives
in spakung and in Coiome.S. D.,
ne lett Sunday, May 10.
ne nas been jissigned to the
diaui AC and W squardron at Mt.
aasKatuan air station in Alberta
province, Canada With duty as a
rauar maintenance technician.
WITH FLEET
ATLANTIC FLEET—Navy Cdr.
A. J. cowling, son ot Adam L.
tvoemg ot Spencer, and husband
oi tne lormer Miss Dorothy M.
crouersen or Spencer, is serving
! aboard tne attack aircralt car
rier USS Independence operating
with tne Atlantic Fleet in tne
| Caribbean.
T. u. ASSOCIATION
The Holt County r uoereuiosis
! Association held their . annual
spring meeting at the Town House
i weunesuay evening. T rank Par
kiiis was elected president ot me
! county groups ana otner oiticers
include Mrs. John Conard ot Em
! mett, vice president, Mrs. A. P.
jaszKowiak, second vice president;
Mrs. Ben Grady, secretary and
jonn Watson, treasurer.
Missionary Leaves
ATKINSON—Miss Laura Me
Lachlan, United Presbyterian Mis
sionary, lett her home May 5 toi
American Mission, Pasrus, W
Pakistan. She is doing some visit
ing and conference work before
sailing from New York May 22
She is due in Karachi June 19
Willow Dale Club Meets
The first meeting of the Willow
Dale 4-H club was held Monday
evening at Donnie Linquist’6 home
Eight members were present in
cluding two new members, Glende
Sorensen and Ronnie Zahrzewski
O’NEILL PLACES FOURTH
O’Neill high school placed fourth
in the district track meet held in
Burwell.
Here is the way the teams fin
ished: Broken Bow first, Burwell
second, Ord third, O’Neill fourth,
Valentine fifth, Albion sixth,
Bloomfield, Bassett and Ainsworth
tied for seventh, and Plainview
placed eighth.
MATERNITY TEA
In observance of National Hospi
tal Week, members of St. An
thony's Hospital Auxiliary enter
tained at a hospital tea Tuesday
afternoon.
A tour for mothers-to-be was
conducted through the maternity
ward of St. Anthony’s. About 40
people were present. The tea was
given in the staff room of the hos
pital.
INFANT’S FUNERAL
CHAMBERS—Graveside servi
ces were held at 4 o’clock Wednes
day for Paul Eugene Taylor, in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Taylor.
The child was born Tuesday in
the Atkinson Memorial hospital.
Rev. Schwenk officiated. Biglins
were in charge.
Held Returns Home,
Buys Texas Horses;
By Mrs. E. R. Carpenter
ClIAMBERS —Bi 11 Held, a well
known cowboy and horseman, re
turned here the fore part of last
week from San Antonio, Tex.,
where he purchased two top breed
Appaloosa horses from the Indian
Lakes Ranch.
He purchased a stud, a son of
“Chief of Fourmile, ’ one of the
most well known of the Appaloosa
breed. The stud’s dam, was twice
national champion mare, the only
mare to win the award twice.
He also purchased a filly from
the Otterman herd. She is a daugh
ter of “Chief of Fourmile.” The
filly’s dam is “Ritzie Joe, sired
by "Joker B.” “Joker B.“ was
1 recently sold at the age of 18 for
$10,000.
Bill, who is one of oldest appa
loosa breeders in the state, has
bloodlines from his herd in 27
states and is constantly striving
to improve the breed.
SUDDEN DEATH
BRISTOW—Mrs. Elvin Allen of
Bristow is one of the persons who
submitted the article, “—And Sud
den Death,” for reprinting in the
“Reader’s Choice''section of the
June issue of TOGETHER, the
mid-month Methodist magazine for
families.
MOTHER FRANCIS
. . .says plan needed
Page School Merger
Election Is Favored
By Holt Committee
The Holt county redistricting com
mittee voted early this week to
hold an election in the Page Com
munity on a plan which could
merge five school districts.
The plan to merge districts 57,
97, 138 and 110 with the Page dis
trict 2, will now go to the state
reorganization committee for a
hearing accorling to Miss Alice
French, county superintendent.
Miss French said no election will
be possible before July, since the
state recommendation will be re
turned to the county group.
A total of six meml>ers of the
redistricting committee voted. Five
voted for the election, one ab
stained.
If an election is held, and if
that election results in the school
district merger, Page stands a
chance of receiving 29 more grade
school pupils.
$736.41 Collected
In Cancer Fund Drive
Mrs. William Claussen, city
chairman of the cancer fund
drive held in April, reports a total
of $736.41 collected in the O'Neill
area. City captains, Mrs. Clay
Johnson jr., Mrs. A. Marcellus,
Mrs. Ivan Pruss and Mrs. Floyd
Wilson, turned in $654.41 and $82
was gathered by Mrs. Claussen
from rural organizations.
The county report is not com
plete at this time according to Mrs.
O. M. Herre, county cancer fund
chairman, but will appear in the
Frontier when available.
THE WEATHER
t hi. lo. prec.
Thursday, May 7, .... 51 43 .39
Friday.69 43 T
Saturday . 70 47 .88
Sunday . 61 42
Monday . 69 40
Tuesday . 71 48
Wedneday . 58 45
LEE ANNIVERSARY
Employees of the O’Neill Lee
store celebrate the 50th anniver
sary of the founding of the Hested
Lee stores with a breakfast Tues
day.
Stewart Pascoe, local store man
ager, said that the store in O'Neill
was opened in 1948, but that the
store in Fairbury was opened 50
years ago.
Baccalaureate Service* Held
Baccalaureate services will be
held Sunday evening, May 17 at
the school auditorium, beginning at
eight o’clock. Rev. P. F. Burke of
St. Peter’s Church will give the
baccalaureate sermon.
The Ewing high school will grad
uate a class of seventeen students
this year.
Community Help
Will Be Sought
for Organization
The next major step in the im
i provement of St. Anthony's hospi
l tal in O'Neill will tie the formation
! of a hospital disaster plan and or
ganization.
Mother M. Francis, hospital ad
ministrator, said the plan to form
such an organization was only in
the thinking stages but that some
thing will be done within the com
ing months.
Mother Francis said that the
O'Neill physicians have voiced ap
proval of such an organization for
some time now7.
She explained that hospitals
must now have such a plan to re
ceive accreditation.
Disaster plans and organisa
tions are normally formed with
in tlie community under the gui
dance of hospital administrators
and local physicians. Their pur
pose Is to keep tin- community
and hospital hi a state of readi
ness in case of major disasters.
"We shouldn’t think only of war
fare when considering this," Moth
er Francis said. "Floods, fires
and tornados must be prepared
for too."
"If such a plan is formed, and
it is primarily a community pro
ject and responsibility, it could
make things much easier even in
the cases of minor disasters such
as serious automobile accidents,"
the administrator said.
The hope of the hospital staff
is that the community will respond
to the call, since such a plan and
such an organization must come
from the area served by the hospi
tal rather than the staff itself.
The O’Neill Frontier stall nas
volunteered to gather informa
tion from other hospitals and
Communities that have similar
plans and to gather the names of
persons who would be willing to
help in this area. (See editorial
on this page.)
When a formal organization is
formed, all information will be
turned over to the group.
Dollar Days Ahead
For O'Neill Businesses
The retail bureau of the Cham
ber of Commerce has announced
the dates of May 21, 22, and 23
for the annual, city-wide “Dollar
Days.”
The majority of retail businesses
in O’Neill will be displaying and
presenting bargain prices and
goods for the O'Neill trade area on
those days.
Closing hours for Thursday and
Friday will be 5:30 p.m. and for
Saturday, 9:30 p.m.
Watch the inside pages of The
Frontier next week for some of
the “Dollar Days” bargains.
O'Neill Town Team
Baseball Schedule
The O’Neill town baseball team
will play 14 games this season.
The schedule is as follows: May
31, at Orchard; June 4, Chambers
at O’Neill; June 7, Orchard at
O'Neill, June 11, Atkinson at
O’Neill, June 14, at Chambers;
June 18, at Petersburg; June 21,
Battle Creek at O’Neill; June 25,
Oakdale at O’Neill; June 28, at
Chambers; July 2, at Clearwater;
July 5, 'at Atkinson; July 9, Norfolk
at O’Neill; July 12, Petersburg at
O’Neill; July 16, *at Atkinson.
James Nissen of Page, the son
of Mr, and Mrs. Don Nissen,
broke the district record for
the half mile at the class D
track meet in Norfolk Friday.
James beat the old time of two
minutes. 12 and three tenths se
conds. He will go to the state
class D track meet to compete.
Dennis lekes of Page, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Jokes
placed second in the pole vault.
He will also compete at the state
meet.
Paul F. Sullivan
Rifes on Thursday
Funeral services will be held
rhursday morning (today) at 10
am. for Paul F. Sullivan at St.
Patricks Catholic church with the
Rev. Timothy O'Sullivan officiat
ing. Burial will be in Calvary ce
metery under the direction ot Big
lins.
A rosary service was held Wed
nesday evening at 8 p.m.
The late Mr. Sullivan was t>orn
January 3, 1884. the son of I\iul
and Joanna Kelly Sullivan at O’
Neill. Mr. Sullivan never married.
He was preceded in death by four
sisters and five brothers.
He is survived by a sister Mrs.
Julia Barrett.
Pallbearers will Ik? Don Adam
son, Tim Harrington, Ed Hanley,
Bill Sparks, H. E. Coyne and James
McDonald.
Funeral Scheduled
For Mrs. H. Tomlinson
Funeral services will be held ut
10 a m. Friday for Mrs. Henry W.
Tomlinson, a long time resident of
Holt county at the United Presby
terian church with Rev. John Hart
officiating. Burial will be in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Tomlinson was born July 8,
1878 at Keswick, la., the daughter
of Hasa and Judith Brown Ftance.
She came to Holt county in 1883.
On August 5, 1896, she was mar
ried to Henry W. Tomlinson at
O'Neill. To this union seven child
ren were bom. She was preceded
in death by her husband on March
7, 1959. two sons, Arthur and Rod
ney.
Survivors: sons -Glen of Spencer
and Ralph of Westpoint; daughter*
Mrs. Alice Turner of Chambers,
Mrs. Isabell Bruhn of North Platte
and Mrs. Mildred Coventry of In
man: sister—Mrs. Elma Kramer
of Billings, Mont.; brother Floyd
France of Lynch.
Chosen for pallbearers are Hur
ley Jones, Charles Cole, Leo
Moore, Arlo Hiatt, Ed Carson and
Lee Brady.
O'Neill Business Note
A representative of the Hormel
packing company will be at the
Safeway store in O’Neill Saturday
and Hormel’s country style sau
sage will be served free, accord
ing to Tom Cronin, Safeway mana
ger.
Plan Crowning
Students of St. Mary's Academy
will take part in the crowning of
the Blessed Virgin tonight (Thurs
day) beginning with a 7:30 pro
cession from the academy to SL
Patrick's church.
Carmen Meusch, prefect of So
dality and senior at St. Mary’s
academy will crown the Blessed
Virgin in the church Benedic
tion will follow.
As usual, the kindergartener's annual show in the O’Neill high school auditorium was a big success.
Some of the gim toting small fry In the “Big Show,” were from left, Danny Kirkpatrick, Kichard Moe
lang, Susan Cleveland, Konnie Harshfield, Mary Bright, Dehra Adamson, Bruce Becker and Beston
Gruenke. O’Neill Sutdlo Photo. The Frontier' Engraving.
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