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Volume 79-Number 33 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, December 10, 1959 Seven Cents
This should swell the attendance of the O’Neill high-Alnsworth
basketball game set for tomorrow (Friday) night at Ainsworth.
Joyce Hums, of l.lncoln, shown above, the champion baton twirler
Of Nebraska, will make-a half-time up|H-arance at the game. She will
also appear with the Ainsworth high bond at the Orange Bowl parade
December SI In Miami. Miss Burns appeurs under the auspices of
the Ainsworth Star-Journal, the Ainsworth I Jons club and AlfS
Band Boosters.
Robert Gartner Caught
In P-T-0; Breaks Leg
Rol>ert Gartner, 53-year-old
farmer living 2 miles north and1
2 Vi miles east of Chambers, sus- j
tamed compound fractures of the
left leg yesterday afternoon when
he was caught in the power take- ;
off of his tractor. He was picking
corn.
According to his son, Don, who i
brought him to St Anthony's hos
pital here in O'Neill, Gartner had
stepped off his tractor to lower
the picker. He became entangled
in the take-off and the machine
tore his clothes from his body.
It took him around the shaft
more than once and finally the
engine killed. Doctors in O'Neill
say that his leg was broken at
least seven times and bone was
protruding in many places.
He was transferred to a Sioux
City hospital by Biglin's amt>u
lance yesterday evening. His wife,
Mary, and Joe Dufek went with
him.
Gartner was just two picker
loads away from retirement when
the accident happened Some of
Gartner’s corn was going better
than 80-bushel to the acre and
picking the com was a real chore.
He is the father of six children,
three boys and three girls. They
|re Mrs. Stanley Watson of O’
Neill, Mrs. James Butts of Lex
ington, Mrs. Charles Porter of At
kinson, Don Gartner of Chambers,
L. J. Gartner of Fremont and Bob
jr., a senior at Chambers high
school.
Chamber Hears
More On Holt
Irrigation Plan
Tiie O'Neill Chamber of Com
merce met in regular session Mon
day night here in O'Neill and
heard further discussion on the
proposed irrigation project for
O'Neill and Atkinson.
President Joe Stutz stated that
Turkey Days will be held here Fri
day and Saturday and the Cham
ber heard committee chairman
Gil Poese says that 56 members
have signed up to give turkeys.
Neil Dawes. Holt county exten
sion agent, announced that the
4-H Family Fun night will be held
January 9 at the high school The
annual meeting of the extension
service will be combined with the
fun night.
A program to honor extension
club presidents from Holt, Boyd,
and Wheeler counties was turned
over to committee for further ac
tion.
No new developments in the ir
rigation project were uncovered
except that the feasibility report
will soon be ready for congress
and that some indication of sup
port must be shown before April 1.
Dale Wilson, chairman of the
membership campaign, also an
nounced that the drive is com
pleted and that there are now 130
members of the O’Neill Chamber
of Commerce. This is a 30°t in
crease over last year.
CPPD Names
Storekeeper
Orville Niekeson, Scottsbluff, has
been appointed new storekeeper
for the Consumer's Public Power
District here in O'Neill. He suc
ceeds Gale Dierberger, who was
named office manager at Lincoln.
Niekeson, 38, is from Ellis and
is a 9-year CPPD veteran. He
started at Beatrice in 1950. The
Nickesons are the parents of two
sons, Jerry', 12 and Randin, 7.
They are members of the Metho
dist church.
Consumer's has also announced
the scheduled December 31 retire
ment of Robert P. Hamilton, hydro
plant operator at Spencer. Mr.
Hamilton, 67, is a veteran of 33
years in the electric utility field.
He started at Spencer in 1926.
Reception Set for
Msgr. O'Sullivan
Msgr Timothy O'Sullivan will be j
invested with his Robes of Office
Tuesday in Saint Cecelia's Cathed
ral The ceremonies will be for the
19 priests of the Omaha Arch
diocese who were honored in rec
ognition of the 100th anniversary
of Catholicism in this area.
Msgr O'Sullivan, who suffered
a fail last week, said Wednesday
he is planning to attend the cere
monies if it is possible.
A reception for Father O'Sulli
van is being planned in his honor
Sunday, Dec. 20 at Saint Mary's
Gym from 2:30 until 5 p.m.
Bom in Ireland. Msgr. O'Sulli
van has been a priest for almost
45 years and a rural Dean for 24
years. He came to the United
States at the age of 27 and his first
parish was St. Cecelia's in Omaha.
After 17 years in Tilden and a
short time in Jackson, he came to
O'Neill in 1919 following the death
of Rev. Msgr J, G. McNamara.
Alex Thramer
Named Ewing
Chamber Prexy
Alex Thramer. co-owner of the'
Ewing Gamble store, was named ,
president of the Ewing Chamber of |
Commerce at their monthly meet- ■
ing.
Other officers elected were Mer
lin Meyers, treasurer, R. S. Brion,
secretary and Vern Finley, board
of directors with the officers. Wel
don Alexander was appointed to
fill the vacancy that Charles Roth
erham caused upon resignation.
Waldo Davis and Floyd Butter
field are the retiring officials.
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Lyt t t 111 ■ I lit wcio caiawncjm\i 'to
the day that Santa Claus will ap
pear in Ewing with treats for the
youngsters.
The hoard also discussed the pur
chase of signs to be placed on the
right-of-ways near Ewing to adver
tise the town. The rural school
track meet and pancake feed was
also authorized for next spring.
Angus Breeders
To Meet The 12th
Louis Bartos, secretary-treasur
er of the Holt county Angus asso
ciation. announced this week that
the annual meeting of the Holt
county Angus association will be
December 12 at the courthouse |
annex.
The meeting will begin at 81
p.m. All Angus breeders, register-!
ed or commercial, are welcome.
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Page High School
Announces Honor Roll
The Page high school announced
the second six week's honor roll
this past week.
Those named are: Freshmen—
Caroline Max, AAAAB; Connie
Nissen, AAABB; Charlene Fussel
man, ABBBB. Sophomores Alvin
Crumly, AAABB; Aletha Ruther
ford, AAAB.
Juniors honored are Bonnie
Crumly, AAAAB: Dennis Ickes,
AABB; Norman Wettlaufer. AABB.
Seniors are Connie Riege. AAABB:
and Kay Nissen, AAAB. Fred
Cronk received honorable mention
as a junior with 4 B’s.
A salute to scouting Is given by these O’Neill scouts Saturday
evening at the Norfolk VMCA swimming [K>ol. Ilev. John Hart,
scoutmaster Is shown standing at the edge of the pool. Forming the
living circle are from top center, driver Elroy Ueb and scouts Bill
McIntosh, Lawrence Reynoldson, Dick Wray, Dick Herberg, Russell
Johnson, Dick McKlm, Joe McLeish, Gary Wettlaufer, Larry Lieb,
Kenny Lieb, Jim VanVleck, Curtis Peacock, Kent Peterson, Lonnie
McKim, Dick Lieb,—Photo courtesy of Norfolk News
Cattle Association
To Meet Monday
The board of directors of the |
Sandhills Cattle Association will
meet for their annual fall meet
ing Monday, Dec. 14, in Thedford,
according to James A. Monahan, !
association president.
Monahan stated that the meeting
is to review activities of the asso
ciation for the year, and formulate
activities for the coming year.
The board of directors is made
up of 30 active ranchers from the
Nebraska sandhills range area.
Funeral Rites for
C. McClenahan
Held Wednesday
Chet McClenahan, 78, long-time
Chambers resident, died Monday
at St Anthony’s hospital in O'Neill
He had lieen in failing health for
the past five years.
Funeral services for Mr. Mc
Clenahan were held yesterday
(Wednesday' from the Methodist
church in Chambers with the Rev.
Charles F. Cox officiating. Burial
was in the Chambers cemetery
Chester McClenahan was born at
Ceresco, May 22, 1881. He moved
CHET MeCLENAHAN
to Holt county with his parents at
the age of five and settled on a
homestead five miles east of
Chambers.
McClenehan spent his entire life
in the Martha and Chambers com
munities except for a short period
of time spent in South Dakota with
his sister.
He married Clara Higgins at
Chambers May 6, 1914. There were
no children.
Chet, as he was known to his
wide circle of friends, was a lover
of fine music and played in the
fife and drum corps in the early
pioneer days. He was a charter
member of the first Chambers band
which was organized over sixty
years ago.
Pallbearers at the services were
E. H. Medcalf, Mark Gribble, Les
lie Lieswold, J. H. Gibson, Eugene
Baker and Darrel G. Gillette.
He is survived by his wife,
Clara, nieces and nephews and a
great number of friends.
I
Only 13 Shopping
Days Until Christmas
Butterfields Feted
Sunday at Inman
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Butterfield
will celebrate their 50th wedding
annisersary Sunday at the Inman
Mothcxiist church annex
An open house will be held from
2 until 5 pm. The Butterfields re
quest no gifts
Santa Clous, noting tlu> laek of snow in th > O'Neill urea, flew into O’Neill Sunday as part of
the Civil Air l'atrol program to collect broken toys for orphan children. The CAI’ will repair the
toys. While Santa was here he took the opportunity to listen to a number of the children on hand and
find out what they want for Christmas. Here Mar,. Kay MeCarville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
MeCarville, looks on as her sister, Patricia Ann, gives Santa a kiss. The girls watching were Santa's
helpers in collecting the toys.—The Frontier phot . and engraving
Rodeo Association
Elects 1960 Officers
Officers were elected at the De
cember 2 meeting of the O'Neill
Rodeo Association. Leigh Reynold
son was elected president. Fred
Jones is vice-president. Bill Mur
ray. secretary, and J/irgil Laursen,
treasurer.
Elected to the board of directors
were C. E. McVay. Dale Wilson,
Lou Brown, E. L. Miner, Bemie
Allen and H. W. Johnson. Those
remaining on the board from last
year are D. C. Schaffer, L. D.
Putnam, J. J. Berigan and Gordon
Watson.
Boy Scouts Set
$2,000 Goal
The kick-off breakfast for the
annual Sandhills District Boy Scout
Drive will be FViday morning at
7:30, according to Rev. John Hart,
O’Neill, scoutmaster.
The goal of the one day drive
is $2,000 Ninety-nine percent of
this money will be used for scout
ing in this area in one form or
another. Ken Curran is the chair
man of the financial campaign.
The scouts will solicit only places
of business in O'Neill.
The Sandhills district hopes to
have a district representative soon.
A successful drive would increase
the possibility that he would be
stationed in O’Neill.
Albert Pospeshil
Services Held
Funeral services for Albert Pos
peshil, 62, were held Wednesday at
2 p.m. from the United Brethren
church in Orchard. Burial was in
the Grimton cemetery.
Mr. Pospeshil died suddenly
Sunday evening al«>ut 7:30 p m
He had not been ill.
All>ert Pospeshil, son of the late
John and Anna Pospeshil, was
bom July 9, 1897 on Sunnkbrook
farm near Bloomfield, where h
lived until 1904 when the family
moved to Oak View Ranch north
of Orchard where he lived Until
he passed away suddenly of a
heart attack November 29, 19f9
at the age of 62.
On April 9, 1919 he was united
in marriage to Lila Ester Grim at
O’Neill. One child, Harold, was
horn to this union.
Surviving are his wife, Lila, and
son, Harold and his wife, Lillian
two grandchildren, Janet and
Jerry Pospeshil of Sioux City; two
sisters, Vlasta and Viola of Orch
ard; one brother, Rudolph, of
Creighton. Also a host of other
relatives and friends.
He was employed at farming
until 1927 when he took over the
management of Oak View Park
operating it until 1947. For the
past two years he had been opera
ting a senic post card business of
Nebraska views throughout the
state.
Pallbearers were Stanley Wos
trel of Plainview, Rudolph Wo
rel of Pierce, Eldon ButterfieV’
of O’Neill, Elven Butterfield of
Neligh, Jay LeMasters and Max
LeMasters of Orchard.
Those in charge of the flowers
.vere Mrs. Stanley Wostrel, Mrs.
Eldon ' Butterfield, Mrs. Elven
Butterfield, Mrs. Jay LeMasters
and Mrs. Max LeMasters.
‘‘Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”
and “In the Sweet By and Bv”
were sung by the Strope family.
The funeral was under the dir
ection of the Hamilton Funeral
Home of Orchard.
Rural Life Leader
In O'Neill Friday
Joseph Meisner of the Des
Moines headquarters of the Rural
Life Conference will be in O’
Neill Friday as part of a program
to assist with rural life leadership
training.
Meisner will accompany Father
Peter Dunne. Pierce, on a tour of
the archdiocese from December
1-14. They will meet at the M and
M Cafe.
Those invited to attend the meet
ing are all members of the clergy
in the O’Neill deanery, deanery
council officers and board mem
Kers, ACCW rural life chairmen
(both deanery and parish) and
parish affiliation presidents.
Dickerson Murder Trial
Begins Monday in Butte
The murder trial of Mrs. Sadie
Dickerson will begin Monday at
the Boyd county court house at
Butte. Mrs. Dickerson and her son,
Nyal Franch, are charged with
first degree murder in the death
of Frank Vanderlinde.
O’Neill attorney, J. D. Cronin,
will assist Boyd county attorney
William Wills in the prosecution of
the case. Attorney for the defense.
W. L. Brennan, will be assisted by
George Johnson of Gregory, S. D.
Valentine Invitational
Pairings Announced
The pairings for the Valentine
invitational basketball game to be
held January 1 and 2 were an
nounced yesterday.
O'Neill will play Gering Januar>
1 at 8:30 p.m. Valentine goe.
against Broken Bow at 7 p.m. Tin
winners will play Saturday night
O'Neill Merchants Give 'Goblers';
Contest Scheduled Friday, Saturday
Fifty-six area homes will l*e eat
mg tree turkey tins Christmas
compliments of the O'Neill Ovum
ber of Commerce and O'Neill mer
chants
Turkey Days are scheduled here
in O'Neill for tomorrow and Sat
urday Rules of the contest stipu
late that you must estimate the
total number of persons register
ing at each of the stores partici
pating in the contest. Each store
has a separate contest and a tur
key will Ito given by each store
Only those IS years or older are
eligible. No purchase is necessary
to register in the contest. Winners
of the individual contests will In*
announced Tuesday and the Fron
tier will carry a list of winners in
next week's paper.
Participating stores are: The
Frontier, Marcellas Implement
Co., Wm. Krotter Co., Uihous Mo
tor Cb., Harry Smith Implement,
Shelhamer Equipment Co , Tho
lander Auto Service, Gillette's
Dairy, Buzelman Service, Earley
Oil Q&,, Eby’s Conoco Service,
llamik Standard Service.
O'Neill Drug. .1. C Penney's,
Coyne Hardware. Gambles Store
(lH)th departments), Spelts-Ray
Lumber Co., L & R Cafe, Freds
Green Arrow Bar, Fourth Street
Market, Safeway Store, A A M
Shoo Store, Apparel Shop.
Patton's Ren Franklin, lawny
Ro\all Drug, Johnson Jewelry,
I ah' Stores, McCarvilles Clothing,
,1. M McDonald Co., McIntosh
Jewelry, O'Neill Style Shop, Coast
I To-Coast, Fetrovv's, Moore-Nolde
j Lumber Co.
Scovie’s Western Auto, M anil M
Bakery, Dick's Bar, New Outlaw
Grocery, Shelhamer Jack and Jill,
Biglins Floor Covering, Fourth
Street Garage, Kansas Nebraska
Gas. Co., Virgil Lnursen Insur
ance, O'Neill Cleaners. O'Neill
Dickers, Rogers Feed Store, North
western Ito 11 Telephone.
Central Finance, Behrens Pro
duce, First National Bank. Helen's
Flower and Gift Shop. Holt Co. In
dependent, Meyer's Midwest Furn
iture, O'Neill National Bank and
Ten Pin Lanes.
Only one turkey will lie given
lo each family and a placard will
be in the window of each store par
ticipating in the contest.
Another two points for St. Mary’s as Larry Mudloff shakos
loose and lays one up. Pictured are Bob Eby, 22, Mudloff, Don
Schaaf, 20, Jerry (iokie, forming the screen, Ronnie Holly, 45, Jim
McClellan, 50 and larry Donlin, 32.—Tin* Frontier photo - engraving
Cardinals Down Eagles
The cross-street rivalry of O'
Neill high school and the St.
Mary’s Academy Cardinals met
the test again Friday night and the
Cardinals came out on the long
end of a 53-39 score.
Relxiund control on the part of
big 6-5*4 ft. Jerry Gokie was the
big factor in St. Mary’s win. Go
kie wasn’t idle offensively either
as he pumped in 18 points, high
for both teams.
The Cardinals found three men
in the double figures on scoring
as Ron Holly notched 11 points
and Gale Stevens added 12. Holly
marked 7 of 12 at the free-throv.
line for the winners.
The Eagles were in eonten ion ,
until the final period, even kno -
ing the score at 32-all midway in
the third period. Jim McClellan
scored 12 for the losers as high
man.
The Ea*,ies jumped off to an
early lead on a pair of outside
shots by L/o Eby and Larry Don
' hn. but Stevens and Gokie matched
the shooting and with 5 charity
tosses took the first quarter lead,
9-8.
O'Neill high plays at Ainsworth
tomorrow night and the Cardinal*
will entertain Stuart here.
Score by Quarters
SMA 9 19 12 13
O'Neill 8 16 10 5
Box Score FG FT TP
Kamphaus .1 2
Gokie . 7 4-8 18
Holly . 2 7-12 11
r'vtzenberger .... 1 l-r, 3
Sevens .5 2-2 12
Cleary .1 2
Mudloff .1 3.7 5
O'Neill high
Eby ..3 0-2 6
Donlin 3 1.3 7
Kurty. .1 2
McClellan .-1 4.5 12
Ermer 3 2-8 8
Dexter .1 2-3 4