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Wediwsdav 5j 19 Volume 79— Number 4 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 21, 1959 Seven cents
O'Neill Firemen on the Jump;
Battle 5 Blazes in 4 Days
Electrical Wiring In
Three O'Neill Homes
Burn Monday Morning
The O Neill fire department an- |
swered five fire calls during the j
week, three of which were elec
trical and which occurred at the
same time Monday morning.
Electrical wiring in three homes
in the northeast residential section
of the city began burning at the
same time at 9 a.m.
The first alarm sent one fire
truck to the John Hines home at
the corner of Eighth and East lien
ton streets. The siren had no soon
er subsided on the first alarm when
firemen were called to the Arthur
Ennen residence on the corner of
Eighth and East Benton.
Firemen were forced to punch
into the back porch roof to get at
the source of the fire more electri
cal wiring.
The third fire reported was at
the Gene Wolf home in the same
section of town where a wire lead
ing to the hot water heater liegan
to bum its insulation.
Damage in all three homes was
limited to smoke damage and the
wiring itself.
K. L. Van Voorhis, manager of
Consumers, said electrical systems
were lieing changed over at the
time the fires occurred.
He said investigation did not
show the exact cause but said that
it could have lieen the result of a
mistake on the part of Consumers
men in touching a hot wire to the
ground or that it could have been
faulty grounding in the homes.
Van Voorhis said the city lacks
neutral grounds in the area where
the fires occurred and said Consu
mers were taking precautions in
♦ hnt iirofi
He said no new wiring projects
are allowed in homes without neu
tral grounds, but that all three
homes had been built before this
rule was made.
He explained that more neutral
grounds are needed in sandy parts
of the country.
The manager said that Consu
mers men had investigated the wir
ing in the area where the fires oc
curred for several hours but were
unable to find the exact cause.
“AH we know for sure is that
some neutral grounds got hot and
that some of the circuits were over
loaded." Van Voorhis also said
that his men had found fuses too
large for the circuits in one of
the homes but did not believe that
w’as the cause of the trouble.
Firemen also answered t vv o
grass fire alarms, during the week,
one a mile southwest of O'Neill at
the Sherman turkey farm Satur
day and at the Joe Jareske farm
one mile south of the city on Mon
day.
Little damage was reported at
either place and firemen had the
blazes out in a matter of minutes.
Atkinson Graduates
Fifteen St. Joe Atkinson seniors
received diplomas Wednesday at
the annual commencement exer
cises held at St. Joseph church.
The Rev. Edward Shad, superin
tendent, of Ryan high school in
Omaha, addressed the graduates.
SECTIONAL MEETING
The local Assembly of God
church was the scene Thursday of
a Sectional Fellowship meeting.
The Reverend Lester W. Dickin
son, district superintendent of As
semblies of God was ev ening spea
ker. All churches in the district,
which extends from Sioux City to
Valentine, were represented at the
meeting.
• •• Carmen Meusch. prefect of
Sodality and senior at St Mary’s
Academy is shown here crown
ing the statue of the Blessed Vir
gin at the annual ceremonies
O’Neill firemen fought smoke as thick as soup Saturday at the
Sherman turkey farm one mile south of O’Neill. Firemen put the
tjrass fire out minutes alter it started. This was the first of five fires
which the men were called to in the past week. The Frontier Photo
and Eng raving.
S.M.A. Thindads
Are State Champs
Win Class C Spot
The Cardinals of St. Mary’s came
home from Lincoln Saturday the
state Class C track champions
and most of the laurels go to Lar
ry Tomlinson and Lambert Be
lina.
Together the boys picked up 22
points of their team total of 26.
Polk finished second and Osh
kosh third.
Belina stirred the Cardinal fire
when he picked up 6 points and
placed first in the 440 yard dash.
He ran second in the 880 yard dash.
Tomlinson received 8 points for
his team with a second place in
both the shot put and the discus.
On Saturday Tomlinson received
8 more points with a second place
in both the 120-yard high hurdles
and in the 180-yard low hurdles.
The Cardinal 880 yard relay
team placed second and picked up
4 points. Tbe team consists of Lam
bert Belina, Gene Schneider, Larry
Donohoe and Larry Tomlinson.
Coach Don Templemeyer said he
wished to thank the O’Neill citi
zens for the backing and loyal sup
port as well as the donations which
made the program possible.
Julius D. Cronin
Is Singled Out
By His Alma Mater
An outstanding alumnus of
Creighton University, Julius D. Cro
nin, attorney, will be singled out
as recipient of the Creighton Uni
versity Alumni Achievement Cita
tion at their annual commencement
exercises on Wednesday. June 3.
Mr. Cronin graduated from the
Creighton school of law with the
class of 1916. He was county at
torney for 20 years, is a member
and past president of the Nebraska
Bar Association and Association of
County Attorneys.
He is also a director of the O'
Neill National Bank and several
subsidiary banks. During the past
two years he lias been active in
leading the recent University Al
umni fund drive.
PARTY FOR SENIORS
Graduating seniors, Gerald Kac
zor. Daryle Summers, Velda Er
I nst and Gloria Jean Krogh, werf
honored May 12 with a party afeti
the' Junior-Senior banquet at the
| Assembly of God church High
I school students from Center Union
! Wpsleyan Methodist and Assemblj
!of God churches paid tribute tc
I the graduates.
112 Rodeo Association
Members This Year
Gordon Watson, president of the
O’Neill rodeo association, has an
nounced that 112 businesses and in
dividuals are members of the as
sociation this year.
They are:
Virg Laursen, Pete Heriford, Ro
ger Bowen, C. E. McVay, D. C.
Schaffer, Ann Asimus, L. B. Put
man, Francis Curran, Bernard Al
len, E. M. Trenepohl, E. L. Miner,
James Early, jr., H. A. VanHorn,
Louis Brown, Leigh Reynoldson,
Fred Jones, J. J. Berigan, Bill
Murray. Frank Beelaert, Gorden
Watson. Lester Waterman. Robert
Clifford, Richard Burtwistle, A. L.
Patton, Ralph McElvain, Neil Ry
an, F. N. Cronin, Bob Clinkcales,
Vern Reynoldson.
Floyd Johnson, Roy Shelhamer,
William McIntosh. George Janou
sek, Ben Hanlon, Dr. G. Cook, Leo
Moore. Dr. Wilson, L. A. Becker,
Sam Burtwistle, Fred Saunto, Dar
rel Graham, Bud Krugman, Harold
Mlinar,, Lee Jackson, Ray Eby,
Dick Tomlinson, Harrison Bridge,
Jim Rotherham, A. W. Carrol, Gus
DeBacker, Virg Tomlinson, Dale
Wilson, Dr. C. M. Eason, D. A.
Baker. James Rooney.
Biglins, Dean Streeter, Bill Belik,
McCarvilles, Melvin Ruzicka, Bob
DeVoy, Harry Clauson. Elden But
terfield, D. E. Seger, Carl Goldapp,
H. J. Lohaus. Brock Reynoldson,
Francis Bazelman, E. Gallagher.
G. F Miles. The Frontier. Bob
1 Moore, H. D. Manson, W. D. Me
lina, Harry Smith. C, E. Brad
shaw, M. J. Baack, Joe McLeish,
Dallmont Erickson. O. J. Drake,
Dick Clark. Duane Spelts, Guy Cole,
Marlin Wickman, Norb Uhl.
Don McKamy, Dale Watson, Lyle
P. Dierks, George Morlang, Floyd
Wilson. J. F. Contois. Leonard
Juracek, Dale Herberg, Stewart
Pascoe, Charles Fox. Dr. H. Gil
dersleeve. Bennett Herford, M. B.
Higgins, Charles Watson, S. R. Ro
bertson, Ray Bosn. George Peter
son, jr., Louis Reimers, ,jr., Vern
Wrede. Donald Reiter, Carl Lor
enz, K. L. Van Voorhis, Derold
Halsey, A. P. Jaszkowiak, and
Larry Schaffer.
M.Y.F. Meeting
Intermediate Methodist Youth
1 Fellowship met at the church Mon
I day evening for'their regular meet
ing. Hawaii was the theme of the
meeting.
The youths had decorated the
church and each person was given
a Hawaiian Lei. Mr. and Mrs
Claude Cole showed pictures and
•ta'keu about their trip to Hawaii.
Sheryl Schmiechel and Gailen
.Young served lunch. Recreation
i was planned by Bennett Gillespie.
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FOUR CONFIRMED
Four young people were con
firmed at morning services at
Christ Lutheran Church Sunday
Those confirmed were Sharon Mc
Leish, Russell Kapejtka. Keith
Krugman and Betty Morrow'.
Gov. Brooks To Speak
At Cattle Association;
Meet At Auditorium
The 20th annual convention of
the Sandhills Cattle Association
will l>e held Monday and Tuesday,
May 25 and 26 in O’Neill.
Registration will be from 8 to
9 a.m. Tuesday at the high school
auditorium as well as Monday from
4 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the
Golden Hotel. The registration fee
this year is $5.
The reports and annual business
meeting at the auditorium will be
gin at 10:15 a.m. following the
address by Francis Kutish, an Iowa
State college agricultural econo
mist.
The annual banquet will he Tues- j
day evening at 7 p.nt. at the I.e- j
gion club.
A special feature of the program |
Tuesday morning at 11:30 will be an
address by Governor Ralph Brooks.
In the afternoon Tuesday at 2:45
a panel discussion of local lawyers
will take place followed by a so
cial hour at the Legion club.
The annual hall will he held at
the O’Neill Country Club.
Two O'Neill Youths
Charged In Court
Two O'Neill youths were charg
ed in separate actions in District .
and County court with breaking I
parole and petty larceny.
Ronald Timm, 16, w-as charged
in District Court with breaking
parole and was committed to the
Nebraska State Industrial school.
He had been paroled following a
breaking and entering conviction
in 1957.
A petit larcency charge was fil
ed against Milo J. Bailey, 19. of
O’Neill, in County Court.
Both Timm and Bailey were ar- ;
rested by police chief Chris Mc
Ginn in connection with the theft !
of an air pistol and a pint of whis
key from the automobile of Robert
Cole.
An appearance bond of $100 was
posted for Bailey by Frank and
Bob Clements. Bailey is to appear
for trial on or before June 1.
Tomjack: 'No Comment'
On Possible Warden Job
A bulletin from Lincoln has re
ported that Holt county sheriff Leo
Tomjack has had his name filed
for the post of the warden of the
state penetentiary in Lincoln.
Sheriff Tomjack told a Frontier
reporter that he considered the of
fer but had no comment to make
at this time.
Tomjack has been the Holt coun
ty sheriff for the past 9 years.
Others who had their names fil
ed for the post left by the resigna
tion of warden Joseph Bovey were
Lincoln police chief Joe Carroll
and C. V. Keller, former business
manager at the state reformatory.
Petit Larceny Charge
of $100 Is Levied
Gordon Coy. 20, Bassett, was fin
ed $100 and $4 costs May 19 on a
petit larcency charge and was com
mitted to county jail on failure to
pay the fine. He was charged for
stealing miscellaneous tools and
equipment valued at $75 on Septem
ber 20, 1958, from Bernard Dusat
ko’s farm near Emmet.
Coy is now serving out his fine at
$3 a day in the county jail here.
Philadelphia Phillies
Will Hold Tryout
The Philadelphia Phillies of
the National league will hold a
baseball tryout camp at Bas
se 11, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, May 26, 27 and 28.
Tom Demark, chief Phillies
scout, will conduct the camp assis
ted by members of the Phillies
staff and Bassett men.
Any player with American Le
gion eligibility must obtain writ
ten permission either from the Le
gion manager or the post comman
der to participate, Demark said.
Any player signed to a contract
will be reimbursed his expenses.
The tryouts will start at 9:30 a.
m., at the Rock county fairgrounds
in Bassett.
Interested players should notify
Bassett Lions club or Walt Parr
by May 22.
NCCW MEETING
The O’Neill deanery of the Na
tional Council of Catholic Women
will hold their spring meeting on
Wednesday, May 28.
Registration will be held at 1:30
! p.m. at St. Mary’s gym. The meet
ing will begin at 2 p.m. with Mrs.
Robert Cole, president, presiding.
Ladies from 11 towns will be pre
sent.
Mrs. John F. McGovern of Oma
ha, president of the arch-diocesan
council will install the newly elect
ed members.
Mrs. Ira Moss is in charge of
arrangements.
"WESTERN DANCE
The O'Neill Rodeo Association
has announced that a western
dance will be held on Saturday,
June 20th at 10 p m. at the Coun
try dub.
Konnie Kurtz and Jacque Arbuthnot
Are '59 High School Valedictorians
JACXJUE ARBUTHNOT
. . . valedictorian
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KONNIE HERTZ
. . . valedictorian
!
CAROL HOFFMAN
. . . Salutatorian
BETTY RODMAN
. . . Salutatorian
O'Neill Students Get
Academic Scholarship
54 O'Neill Women
To Have Blood Typed;
An Emergency Aid
Several local women’s extension
clubs in O’Neill have made plans
to have their blood typed for St.
Anthony's hospital.
Mrs. Herman Janzing, spokes
man for the three clubs partici
pating in the plans to help the hos
pital in cases of emergency, said
the clubs are “Mother’s Night Out
club,” (Mrs. Leonard Davis, presi
dent) “Golden Rod Club," (Mrs.
Donald Cleveland, president) and
"Friendly Neighbors Club,” (Mrs.
Harold Mlinar, president).
Mrs. Herman Janzing said the
hospital staff would type their
blood during one of their coming
meetings.
There are a total of 54 women in
the three clubs.
TO PUBLISH EARLY
Because of the Memorial
Day holiday, The Frontier
will go to press one day earl
ier next week. Advertisers
and correspondents are asked
to get their copy in on Mon
day.
—EDITOR
Walters and McGinnis
Awarded 40 Year Pins
Two Holt county persons were
honored this week when they were
given 40-year service pins in O’
Neill.
Honored were Mr. John Walters
of Chambers and Mrs. P. W. Mc
Ginnis of Emmet.
The two were given certificates
and pins by Kenneth Waring, presi
dent of the Holt county chapter of
the Red Cross.
Howard Manson and Holt coun
ty were also given certificates of
appreciation for the recent Red
Cross drive.
Midgets Split Record
The O'Neill midget baseball team
has won one and lost one game this
season to date.
They defeated Ewing 24-4 Friday
and were defeated by Stuart 16-6
Tuesday.
Their next scheduled game is
with Chambers at Chambers tonight
at 6 pm.
The Junior Legion team will play
their first game of the season Sun
day at 8 p.m. at Gregory, S. D.
At least lour u incui grauu«wmg
seniors have received scholarships
and others remain unannounced.
Jackie Arbuthnot, the valedictor
ian of St. Mary's Academy re
ceived the presidents scholarship
at Creighton which is given to the
senior at SMA who graduates with
the highest scholastic standing.
Miss Arhuthnot has not definite
ly decided whether to take the
scholarship according to an Acad
emy spokesman. It has been re
ported that she might enter nurses
training.
Velda Ernst has taken the nor
mal school board test and will go
either to Kearney, Peru, Wayne or
Chadron.
Betty Rodman has a church
scholarship which will entitle her
to attend Weslyan University in
Lincoln.
Konnie Kurtz received one of the
most coveted of scholarships, the
Regents at the University of Ne
braska.
Superintendent Baach said Kon
nie had not made up V mind
what she would do after leaving
high school.
County Legion Meet
At Page Monday
The County Legion and Auxiliary
units met at the Page Legion Hall
Monday evening. William Nissen
of Plainview, District 2 Child Wel
fare chairman presented a very
informative talk on juvenile de
linquency.
At separate meetings after Mr.
Nissen's presentation, the county
Legion group made plans for the
county convention at Chambers Ju
ly 13 and Auxiliary members heard
Mrs. A. R. Andrews of Norfolk,
District 2 president.
Entertainment was furnished by
Page students Connie Riege, piano
solo, and Aletha Rutherford and
Carolyn Hallman, saxophone duet.
Hostesses for the meeting were
women of the Page Auxiliary.
Representing the O'Neill Legion
were Archie Bright and Fritz Holz.
The local /V'iliary was represent
j ed by Mrs. Mabel Shobe and Miss
i Marjorie Shol>e of Page and Mrs.
Lester Riege and Mrs. John David
! son.
Legion and Auxiliary District 2
i convention will meet in Stuart this
!fall.
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To Hold Tea
The O'Neill Country club ladies
will hold a tea Wednesday, May 27
from 2 to 5 at the Town House.
All members and prospective
1 members are invited.
Schedule Exercises
For 81 Graduates
In O'Neill Schools
Eighty-one high scrool students
will graduate from the two O’Neill
high schools in exeercises tonight
and tomorrow.
O'Neill high school will hold cere
monies for their 42 seniors at 8 p in.
today (Thursday) at the high school
auditorium.
Ur. Norman Thorpe of the
University of Nebraska will de
liver the major address.
Graduation exercises for St.
Mary’s Academy will be held in
St. Patrick’s church Friday at
10 a.m.
The Rev. Francis E. Kulwrt, pas
tor of St. John’s University of
Detroit will speak.
Jackie Arhuthnot of St. Mary’s
Academy and Konnie Kurtz of O’
Neill high will share valedictorian
honors in O’Neill for the school
year 1958-59.
Carole Hoffman of St. .Mary's
Academy and Betty Rodman of
O’Neill high school are the two
salutatorlans.
The senior graduates of St.
Mary’s Academy are as follows:
Jacqueline Arhuthnot, Lamliert
Belina, Mary Helen Benze, Mar
garet Boyle, James Can-, Rose
mary Catlin, Ronald Clark, Mary
Lou Connot, William Craig, Patri
cia Cunningham, I^awrence Dono
hoe, Dec Anne Dunne, Edward
Gallagher, Connie lleelan, Carole
ITufTirmn flenae Hoffman.
Terrance Hynes, Rita Jansen,
Gene Jilg. Michael Langan. Ellen
Izihaus, Clarence I»ngcor, Charles
Mahoney, Keith McKim, Carmen
Meusch, Theresa Pribil, I^aVern
Pritchett, James Richter, Gone
Schneider, Joann Shoemaker, Mary
Thomson, I^arry Tomlinson, Gene
Turner, Brenton Wabe, Douglas
Wallbaum, Larry Wanser, Tom
Zakrzewski, Paul Ziska and Mary
Lou Zirnig.
O’Neill high seniors to graduate
are: Larry Anderson, Joan Rooth,
Karen Brooks, Nancy Devall. Perry
Dawes, Fred Eby, Velda Ernst,
Nancy Fetrow, Jeanette Fricke,
Larry Frisch, George Fuller, Kar
en Hartronft, Sharon Hartronft,
Shirley Hicks, Dianne Howard, Ted
Jareske, Gerald Kaczor, Cherrian
Knepper, Gloria Jean Krogh, Elaine
Krugman, Sonny Kudera, Konnie
Kurtz, James Larson, Bob McClel
lan, Sharon Marcellus, Elaine Rey
noldson, Betty Rodman, Larry Rue
gge, Jerry Schaaf. Carolyn Schmei
chel, Ronnie Smith, Howard Staub,
Marilyn Strong, Teddy Strong, Dar
yle Summers, Veldon Tomlinson
and Bob Williamson.
Homemakers Met
Nine members attended the May
meeting of the Victory Home
makers club held at the home of
Mrs. Joe Ramold jr. Roll call was
answered with a Mother’s day
poem or verse taken from cards
received this year.
Visitors were Mrs. Charles Boy
le and Mrs. Arnold Crawford.
The guessing game prize was
won by Mrs. Ray Conway. Mrs.
Charles Boyle won the door prize.
June meeting will be an after
noon meeting at the home of Mrs.
Ray Conway.
BARBECUE
The senior class of St. Mary’s
Academy met at the H. J. Lohaus
home Wednesday evening for a no
host barbecue.
Postmaster Asks Help
To Crack Down On
Obscene Literature Here
Ira Moss, O'Neill postmaster,
has asked residents here to help
put a stop to obscene literature
that has been circulating through
the mails.
Moss said the amount of filthy
and obscene material has been in
creasing during the past few
months and wishes to notify the
recepients that they can put a stop
to it.
"We’ve received several com
plaints here and have reported the
cases to postal inspectors," Moss
said. The postmaster explained
that should the material Ik* repor
ted to him, steps can bo taken to
stop it.
‘‘The cases reported in O’Neill
are ‘borderline,” Moss said. "They
are circulars which offer to sell
obscene literature.” He explained
that some of the material is pro
bably lawful but that it can also
be stopped if the recepient reports
it.
'Hie O’Neill postmaster explained
that the federal department is
starting a crackdown throughout
the United States.
Department officials reixnt that
most of the obscene traffic is di
rected at teen-aged youngsters.
The objectionable material can
be brought to the post office in
O’Neill with a protest, and steps
will be taken to determine whether
criminal action can bo taken.
Eighth Grades Graduate
With High Schools
Commencement exercises for
l>oth of the eighth grade schools’
students will be held at the same
time the high schools present di
plomas to their graduates.
See main story, page 1.
St. Mary’s Academy eighth grade
students are Eileen Arnold, Car
men Benze, Edward Conway, Owen
Donohoe, Carol Holly, Donna Mc
Ginn, Kathy Schaffer, Beverly
Steskal, Judy Sullivan, Jim Sulli
van and Jim Wilson.
The following are eighth grade
students at the O’Neill Public
school: Gary Brewster, Lloyd
Brooks, Georgetta Clyde, Edward
Ennen, Gordon Femau, Sarah
George, Diane Graves, Joyce Har
man, Kenneth Franklin, Sam Knep
per, Russell Kopejtka, Ronnie Kall
hoff, Terry Kurtz, Dick Marcellus,
Mike Miller, Betty Morrow, I>onnie
McKim, Sharon McLeish, Orvel
Neal. Kenneth Peacock, Steve Pet
erson, Gary Plessell, Marilyn Ples
sell, Janet Peterson, Kathryn Per
ry, Kenneth Reynoldson, Keith
Reynoldson, Steve Reynoldson. Ro
ger Schon, Judy Smith, Beverly
Strong, Richard Switzer, James Van
Vleck, Sharon Velder, Jaunita
Warner, Gailen Young.
STUART BACCALAUREATE
Baccalaureate services for 27
Stuart, seniors were held Sunday at
the Stuart auditorium
One of the largest classes in re
cent years participated in the pro
cessional.
BUDDY POPPIES
Buddy Poppies will be sold in
O’Neill Saturday by the auxiliary
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
according to Mrs. Otto Sprague,
chairman of the committee.
BUR M t
IV
Consumers Public Power district in O’Neill might not know it
I but they have a couple of “free renters.” The robins above, and
their family of two little ones, made themselves a home between two
light meters at the Jalopy drive In. They doli’t seem b> mind the
traffic, and now that they’ve hatched their two little ones, both mama
and papa are busy finding worms. The Frontier Photo and Engrav
ing.