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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1959)
STATE HIST SOC LINCOLN. NE3R. THE WEATHER *** The official Weather Bureau five-day forecast for the Sandhills Twelve Paaes calls for continuing cool weather M with light showers. Temperatures are expected to remain m the low' « *1 ■ • ^ 40s at night and the high 50s diT- ,n • N'S ISSU6 "The Voice of the Beef Empire" ^ Volume 79—Number 21 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September 17, 1959 Seven Cent* •Mrs. Sadie Dickerson, 59, will face a Jury (rial October 26 in the district court In Butte. Judge Jackson will be on the bench. Nyal Franch, 17, could face a lesser degree of murder al though is still charged at pres ent with first degree. Possible Change in Butte Murder Charge BUTTE Nyal Franch, the 17-year old Naper farm youth may not have to face first degree murder charges as originally filed hy Boyd County Attorney William Wills. Although still formally charged with the murder of his brother, Frank Vanderlinde who was found dead as the result of a brace and bit wound this summer, a pre-trial development makes speculation possible. The new development began last week at the pre-trial hearing of Mrs. Sadie Dickerson, also charged with first degree murder, the mother of Vanderlinde and Franch. At tne nearing, at which the date of October 26 was set for Mrs. Dickerson’s trial, a prosecu ting attorney, J. D. Cronin of O' Neill, hired by Boyd county to assist William Wills to bring char ges against the mother and son, told District Judge Lyle Jackson that he would not have a part in bringing first degree murder charges against the l>oy. ‘‘I cannot speak for the pro e eution, of course,** Cronin said, "but as for myself, I d >n’t be- j lleve I can help to prosecute firs! deg re charges in this par tirular case.” When asked by Judge Jackson whether or not Cronin would be willing to heln Boyd county to pro-! secu'e on a les1 er charge but still a felony, Cronin answered yes. Cronin will still help Wills with the first degree murder trial of Mrs. Dickersen, however. In other pre-trial developments, Judge Jackson ordered a jury list of 40 names to bo drawn af ter announcing his ruling on a defense motion for a change of venue, •Judge Jack on denied the mo tion by def i se attorney William Brennan. Brennan had contend ed that newspaper and radio coverage in the Butte area made it impossible for a fair trial for the |M«ir charged with murder. Judge Jackson also made it clear in court that he did not feel that Boyd county should lie bur-1 dened with 60 prospective jurors. "It would be too expensive for the county." i See editorial entitled Murder Case Economy on the in side.) The actual trial will begin Mon day morning. Oct. 26, with the ex amination by defense' an I prose outing attorneys of the 40 called jurors. This was expected by vet eran observers to take most of the morning. ROCKETS WIN The' O'Neill Rockets won over the Lynch town team 2-1 in a baseball game played Sunday at | Lynch. The winning pitcher was Larry Heiss of Page and the losing pitcher was Joe Walsch of Lynch. OFF-CAM PI'S CLASS World Geography, 61a, a 2 hour i course from the University of Ne- j braska will meet Saturday. Sep tember 26 at 9:00 a m at the O'Neill Public School. There are! no pre-requisites. Homesteader Dies Sept. 10; Funeral Monday BUTTE The funeral of Adolf Arp, 83, a local homesteading j farmer in the 1880’s, was held, here Monday at the Butte Com munity chapel. Mr. Arp died September 10 fol lowing a lingering illness. He was born in Germany in 1876 and at the age of 15, he and a younger brother came to Amer ica. For a time he lived in Fre- j mont and after homesteading 2 J miles south of Butte, later moved to a farm 4 miles southeast of Naper. He was married to Caroline Ritterbush of Mills in 1904 at Butte and to this union 10 children were born, all of whom are living ex cept one son, Ernest, who died in infancy. He is survived by his widow, Caroline, 3 sons. Henry of Cottage Grove, Ore.. Wilfred of Atkinson and Earl of Naper; 6 daughters, Mrs. Ben (Lucy) Herrmann of Naper, Mrs. John (Margaret) Sattler of Gregory, S D., Mrs. Dari (Pearl) Anderson of Anoka, Mrs. Curtis (Irene) Ellwanger of Butte, Mrs. Emil (Erma) Col-' fack of Atkinson, Mrs. Herman1 (Darlene) Tunink of Butte; 22 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchild ren, one brother, Albert of Port land, Ore., sister, Mrs. Paul (Minnie) Stoltenberg of Naper. ARM IN CAST Little Jay Evan Stewart, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Stewart of O’Neill broke his arm in two places above the wrist this week. Jay Evan’s arm was put in a cast after he fell off his pony. CHIROPRACTIC MEETING Dr. J. L. Sherbahn returned Tuesday from a four-day State Chiropractic convention in Grand Island. THIEVES BREAK IN CHAMBERS The Shavlik hard ware store was broken into Mon day night and 6 guns, a power saw and a drill was stolen Thieves gained entrance through a window on the east side of the building. Mr Shavlik said the loss was around $250. ! O’Neill High Raffle* took permanent po*»e#sion of the Frontier Neliffh New* trophy laat Friday niffht a* they beat Nellffh. 24-«. for the third conHecuflvfc, year. Raffle co-captalns John Kurtz and I-arry DonUn accept the trophy from Superintendent Milton Raark. Teenagers Are Fined Driving Spree Ends in CrasFi Four teenage toys felt the ■ c boring effects of our law Wed nesday afternoon when they were charged witli 7 individual counts which included the possession o! beer by a minor, the purchasin'' of beer for a minor, reckless driving and operating a motor ve hicle without a license. The following boys pleaded guilty to all counts in Holt coun ty court < numerated after their names. Art Snyder, 17, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Snyder of Ewing 111 procurement of beer for a mi nor, fined $60 and costs; (2) pos session of beer by a minor, fined $30 and costs. —Thomas Sisson, 15, the son of Mrs. Helen Sisson of Ewing, (1) possession of toer by a minor, fined $30, (2) no motor vehicle license, fined $5 and (3) reckless driving, fined $30 and costs. -Clifford Steskal, 16, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Steskal of Ew ing, (1) possession of beer by a minor, fined $30 and costs. -Leon Allemang, 17, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Allemang of Clearwater, tl) possession of beer by a minor, fined $25 and co.ts. The boys were apprehended by officer Eugtiie Hastrelter of the state patrol on Septem ber li after a spree of reckless driving and drinking resulted in an accident near Stuart. Sisson, the youngest of the four, told the court he was driving his parent’s car when he made a left turn off the highway in Stuart and struck a tree. The defendents told the judge they had started out in Ewing, then went to Royal where Snyder purchased a case of beer from a tavern, then drove to Clearwater, then back to Holt county and wound up in Stuart where the ac cident occurred. When apprehend ed, the investigating officer said he found only lVi bottles of the beer remaining. The boys had their beer in an ice cooler, he said. 'IU(lK<k LAJU19 unm'i that young Sisson had only a learner’s driving permit and he ordered 5 points removed from Sisson’s license when he Is old enough to receive one. No one was seriously injured in the accident. Courtroom testimony revealed that young Snyder had procured beer "10 or 11 times" and had found an ID card with the name Mickey Hobbs on it. Snyder said this was the card he used to buy the beer with. Annual Officer Election At St. Mary's Election of class officers and Cheerleaders for St. Mary’s Acad emy was held this week. Officers of the senior class are Ed Verzal, president; Gale Stev ens, vice president; Jean Sulli van, secretary; Sharon Carr, treasurer. Junior class officers are Tom Higgins, president; Maria Stevens, vice president; Jerry Jurgens meier, secretary; and Agnes Ma hony, treasurer Cheerleaders for the year are Mardell Vitt, Jean Sullivan and Maria Stevens. RECITAL POSTPONED A music recital, sponsored by the Atkinson Garden Club, plan ned for tonight (Thursday) in At kinson has been postponed and' will be held at a later date. NEGRO CHOIR The "Wings Over Jordon” a | Negro choir, will make a person- j al appearance in concert Tues day, Sept. 29, at 8 p m. Spring in September? That’s what Mrs. John Pruss of O’Neill has good reason to ask. One of her apple trees began to bloom for the second time this year. The little tree, despite the warnings of j coming frost, just got its time mixed up. Mrs. Pruss said it was I the first time any of her trees had done this and would welcome an explanation from plant specialists. Local Lutherans Prepare P-T-R Mission Week Christ Lutheran Church of O’ Neill is entering into its final stages of preparation for the Preaching-Teaching-Reaching Mis sion to le held simultaneously with 10 sister congregations in the area from September 27 to Oc tober 1. The Evangelism Mission in each congregation will begin with a "mass rally" of all congregations at 2:00 p.m., Septemlaer 27, at the Atkinson high school auditorium Plans indicate special music by Sunday School children from the participating Lutheran congrega tions, and a "commissioning rite” of all lay visitors for the Mission Week. Two lay chairmen of the local PTR committee will address the members of Christ Lutheran Church this Sunday after the wor ship service at 9 a.m., according to William Meyer, the general chairman. Special prayers and sermon references are being made in the worship services for the Mission. Each participating Lutheran congregation will have its own “Guest Missioner”, who will direct and preach at each evening serv ice during Mission Week. The Rev. A. S. Gedwillo, the local pastor, announced that the Rev. Carl J. Gundermann of Waldorf. Minn, will be the “Guest Missioner” in their congregation. The public is invited to attend each service in their locality dur ing the Evangelism Mission Week. REMODEL POST OFFICE CHAMBERS — The Post Office here will be remodeled according to Margaret Cooper, post mistress. When completed the building will be completely modern with all new boxes and fixtures. RETAIL SALES DOWN Holt county's retail sales in July did not parallel the state’s increase of 5.6 percent over last year at this time as a drop was experienced here. The sales in the county dropped 6.9 percent over July of 1958 ac cording to the University of Ne braska department of business re search. Cassidy Rites Held Tuesday ‘"PENCJR The funeral of a long t me res ent of the farming com munity north of Bristow, Mrs. Joseph C .ssidy, 71, was held Tues i S Mary's Catholic church in Spencer with the Rev. Robert Steinhaui.en officiating. Mrs. Cassidy, who moved to California about 20 years ago, died Tlr *day. * Anna - M»rie Cassidy was lx>rn Sept. 2, 1890 at Sac City. Ia., and ■lied at Mercy hospital in San Diego S pt. 10. She is survived by sons, Law re e of San Diego, Lewis of Nam I pa. Ida., Vincent of Dearborn, Mich., and Edwin of San Diego; 1 Mrs. Charles Heller (Regina) of San Diego and Mrs. Robert Butt rill (Roberta) of San Fernando, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Margaret Bar nes of Baldwin Park, Calif.; bro thers, Andrew Laprath of Baldwin Park, Calif., and Herman LaPrath of Spearfish, S. D.; 19 grandchil dren and 4 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Thomas Don 1 lin, Ed Cannot, Arlen Kirk, Ger ald Kirwin, John Langan and I Nick Marx. — Two-Day Institute For Conservation Holt c lunty’s rural teachers will ' attend a 2-day conservation in stitute in O'Neill Thursday and j Friday of this week. The program has been develop ed by Miss French, county su perintendent of schools in coopcr ; at ion wi'h the superviors of the Holt Soil and Water Conserva tion district. Experts in their respective fields will speak on Thursday and a tour of conservation sites will be held Friday. i A lunch will be held Friday noon at the Methodist church base jment. Don Muhm, farm editor of the Omaha World Herald will be j guest speaker. SMh ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Glen Butterfield of Atkinson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at the Pres byterian church Sunday. Open house will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. The couple request no gifts. All relatives and friends are in vited. 16-Year Old Teenager dies; Result of July 25 Accident STUART The Charles Sehaff family are mourning this week for heir 16 year-old daughter, Ixiis, who died Sunday as a result of in automobile accident on the Utskirts of Ewing the evening >f July 25. The girl was perilously near death for the past 7 weeks in an Omaha hospital with severe in ternal injuries despite a long oj> eration. Two O'Neill physicians and the entire staff of St. An tony's hospital in O’Neill fought long and courageous hours for the girl's life before she was tak en to St. Joseph's hospital in Om aha. Funeral services Tuesday for Lois saddened Stuart residents; the girl was well liked and will be remembered here for her sparkling personality and good will. She would have been a sen ior at Stuart high school this term. The funeral was held at St. Bon 'face Catholic church Tuesday of ficiated by the Rev. A. J. Pas chang. A rosary was said for her at the Seger Funeral Home in Atkinson. Luis was born Oct. 10, 1942, in Stuart. She lived there all her life. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaaf, 3 Tsters, Caroline of Omaha, Shii> ley Ann and Diane, both of Stu art. a brother, Ronald and grand parents, Mr. and Mrs Ben Kaup of Stuart. Six young men were chosen as pallbearers, Larry Clements, Jer ry Taylor, Tom Brewster, Lar ry Addison, Doug Cobb and Mick Murphy. Council Calls For Sewer Bid The city council threw the doors open to contractors In the bidding of a storm sewer at a special meeting Tuesday. Sealed bids will be received by Dale French, city clerk, until October 6 for the furnishing of all labor, materials equip ment. Kirkham, Michael t <o ciates in Omaha estir' .. J the cost to the city at $20,125. Plans and specifications and contract documents may be ex amined at the office of the city clerk. Ag Census Begins In County Soon; Residents Tested Preparations arc being made in Holt and surrounding counties to make the regular 5-year agricul tural census according to Oren E. Cunningham of Grand Island. Cunningham, who was in the O’Neill area this week, said the census of all farmers will begin in a few weeks. Several local people were given government prepared crew leader tests to later select enumerators for the census. Local people taking the tests were Frank C. Froelich of O’ Neill, Mae S. Hanel, Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs Donald DeGroff of Atkinson and Mrs. Gwendelyn Cronk of Page. The results of the census are strictly confidential and are used only by the Bureau of Census and Secretary of Commerce to make an advisory publication for the use of congress. Cunningham said every farmer will be contacted by the govern ment trained enumerators. PTA RESULTS Bob Pappenheimer, chairman of the membership drive of the Par ent-Teachers Association has turn ed in excellent results. He reported 80 members, com pared with 61 for last year. The drive is not yet over. Enthused Atkinson Chamber Learns 71,000 Acres of Holt County land Adaptable for Canal Irrigation An interesting nucllei of local mn listened with fascination in Atkin-on lest week to an irrigation plan that would literally change the agricultural face of Holt coun ty The impact of what was learned at the canal irrigation meeting sponsored by the Atkinson Cham ber of Commerce, was evident upon the small crowd that attend ed. Interested fanners and ranch ers were told that it was possible to bring 71,000 aeres of land in this immediate area under a pro posed O’Neill Irrigation Canal dis trict. A potential dam site located on the Niobrara river near Norden would be capable of serving water to the entire O’Neill and Atkin son area. Gordon Wendler of the Ains worth district of the Missouri Val ley Reclamation Barin was pre sent at the meeting with four as sistants to outline a plan that could, if local men can be found to push the project, do the follow ing things right here near Atkin son. O'Neill, Emmet and Oppor tunity : —A total of 71,000 acres could 1>e irrigated; —It was estimated that 140 new families coujd settle on irrigated land that otherwise would be semi arid; —It is estimated that a cost of between 56 and 511 per acre, per year, to the farmer would put his land under canal irrigation. Leo Adams, of the Atkinson Chamber, a pusher of the project in tliis area, pointed out the “uo solute necessity” of getting more farmers and businessmen interes ted in the project if it is to be done. “This project is the coming thing,” Adams said. “It will be here in 10 years if we can get the thing started.” Wendler, of the Ainsworth irri gation project, outlined several steps that would be necessary be fore the O'Neill project could be started: 1 - Organize a Niobrara river reclamation district with officers. 2— Organize an O’Neill irriga tion district with officers. 3— Do the same in Atkinson. 4— Fix a levy to defray expenses for promoting and advertising. 5— Plan for contacts with Con gressional leaders. “If we are going to get this it will take a lot of hard work,” Ad ams said. "The thing is shot full of politics but if you can see through it, it can be one of the finest things that ever happened to the O’Neill and Atkinson ar eas,” he said. He explained that it would take from 6 to 10 years to complete the canal and that the federal government would defray the en tire cost of construction. A concise expression of the working and history of the pro posed project was given at the At kinson meeting. All necessary tests have already been taken in, the area, Adams said. "I can's tell you how important! it is for every businessman and | community leader in the Atkinson and O'Neill area to get behind this j plan,” Adams added. LOIS 8CHAAF . . . Stuart mourns Robert Martin Given 3 Years On 10 Counts The vicc-persident of the defunct Bartlett State Bank will serve three years in prison, Chief Fed eral district Judge Richard E. Robinson ruled Thursday. Judge Robinson levied the sentence against Robert Mer lyn Martin, 34, who had plead ed no defense to five counts of embezzlement and five counts of making false entries. The judge gave a 3-year sen tence on each charge. Both may be served at the same time. Martin’s attorney, B. J. Cunning ham, jr., Grand Island, asked for leniency. He said his client mar ried "the president’s daughter” and went to work in the hank against his own will. Married life for the Martins "was not the best” and was financially difficult, he said. Martin was making 250 dollars i month at the time the crimes 1 incurred he said. He asserted his client, n for mer army pilot, had ‘learned his lesson” and had been prom ised a flying job if he were to receive probation. Martin has repaid seven thousand dollars of (lie embezzlements charged against him, he declared. Judge Robinson said it was al ways unpleasant to deprive any person of his liberty, hut he could not escape the duty in this case. The charges against Martin said he embezzled more than 19 thou sand dollars. Still to be heard is the case against Clifford Leroy Bishop, president of the bank, and Mar tin’s father-in-law. Bank examiners have said shor tages totaling more than 173 thou sand dollars were discovered af ter the bank was closed last May. First Session For Carnegie Course Is Here Next Week The first session of the famed Dale Carnegie course will be Wed nesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Holt county court house an nex. The course will be taught by Donald A. Dahlberg of Omaha; a former radio and television sales expert. The course includes the teaching of methods of effec tive speaking, human relations and memory training. Dahlberg first became associat ed with the Dale Carnegie cour ses in 1948 and has been teach ing since that time. The local chapter of the O’ Neill Lions is sponsoring the 14 session course. Wednesday even ings at a time to be specified la ter will be set aside for the pro grams. The course is designed for men and women in all walks of life. Streeter's Nephew On TV Program Edward Murray, managing ed itor of the Los Angeles Mirror and nephew of Mrs. Dean Streeter and Mrs. Clyde Streeter, sr., both of this city, participated in a tele vision program honoring the Phil ippine’s General Romulo. Murray, who spent the past sum mer in Russia, was among a group of newsmen appearing with Romulo on Ralph Edwards’ "This Is Your Life” show Wednesday evening. Romulo is a former president of the United Nations. Booster Extended An extended grace period for the operation of television boos ters, the type maintained by O’ Neill, was given by the communi cations commission. The decision by the commission extends the grace period for con tinued operation until December 31. . "• *'/)> MBS. Jill. IA SCHAAF . . . tiles Tuesday Julia Schaaf Of Atkinson Dies Tuesday The funeral of Mrs. Julia Schaaf will lie held at 10 a m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic church in At kinson, the Rev. It. J. Parr of ficiating. Mrs. Schaaf, who lias lived in Atkinson and Stuart most of her life, died suddenly Tuesday a) her home. Her husband preceded tirr » death in February of 1951. One child, Viola Hayes, died January ; 16, 1954. Mrs. Schaaf was born April 24, 1892 in Stuart, the daughter Mr. and Mrs. John Bouska. She was a life-long resident of Hot county with the exception uf J years in South Dakota. A rosary will he said lonigtn (Thursday) at 8 p.m. at the Soger funeral home chapel in Atkinson. She is survived by three sisters and two brothers, all of Atkin son, Mrs. George (Mary) Schaat Mrs. Clair (Ann) Brook and Mr* Lawrence (Marcella) Hayes, bro thers, Joseph and Edward Bous ka. Pallbearers, all nephews, are Donald Bouska, Ronald Bouska. Larry Hayes, Richard Brook, Don ald Schaaf and Marcellus Schaat New Extension Officers Named Mrs. J. L. Pruden of Ewing was elected chairman of the Hod county extension council at an annual meeting at the court ham annex this week. Mrs. Joe Rocke of Atkinson wiD be the vice-chairman, and Mrs Edgar Stauffer of Page the sen retary-treasurer. The following women were elect ed to chairmanships: Mrs. Nta* bert Clark of O’Neill, reading; Mrs. Donald Nissen, Page, health-, Mrs. George Mellor, Speneat, music; Mrs. Harold Mlinar, O' Neill, 4-H; Mrs. G. H. Grimes. Chambers, past county chairman. Mrs. A. T. Crumly, Page, retiring county chairman and Mrs. Lloyd Gleed, Chambers, family life. The following women are pruap chairmen: Mrs. Dale Stauffer. Page, Mrs. Don Cleveland. O' Neill, Mrs. George Keidel, Stuart Mrs. Fred Roberts, Atkinson, Mr* G. H. Grimes, Chambers and Mrs. Gene Zimmerman, Ewing. Inman's Festival Set For September 26 The ninth annual fall festiv* and community sale at Inmae will be held Saturday, Sept M and will begin with a parade at 10 a.m. The parade will assemble at Ok south end of main street at 9:3> a.m. Prizes will be given. Ftm specific information on the stir and the day, see the advertising on the inside pages. A hand concert will be held at 10:45 a.m. Other highlights of this year’s program will be Ok WSCS bazaar, novelty races. Ok* election of a grandmother queea. a smorgasbord, concession stands and free movies. 'Extra Point' Drive Begins September 19 Fred Appleby, chairman of Ok University of Nebraska Eitw Point Club announced the bega* ning of a membership drive Seu tember 19. Memberships at $1 per penoa will be sold by Lowell Nesbitt, Kenny Curren, Fritz Yantzie, Af len "Shorty” Miles, Allen Ja» kowiak and Fred Appleby. While primarily intended to help football at the Univerddg. the funds (scholarship) are aaai to expand the entire athletic mm gram A goal of 118,000 has bmm set for the state. 1i*
