STATE HIST SOC LINCOLN, NEJ.T. XXX Eight Pages THE HEATHER Dub- HI La * Wednesday 20 20 0 Thursday 21 15 -1 Fndav 22 ii *1 In This Issue Saturday SB 18 -7 Sunday 24 37 2 Tuesday * S -! "The Voice °f tH® Beef EmP"e" Wednesday 27 27 12 Volume 79—Number 40 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 28, 1960 Seven Cents Billie Marcellos Wins *20,000 Today Sageser, Maker Of Harnesses, Succumbs at 84 CHAMBERS E. V Sageser, si best-known in this area as "Dode" died early Thursday morning, Jan. 21, at his home here He had suffered se\eral short illnesses in recent years. Funeral services were conducted at 2 pm, Saturday, Jan 23. at the Methodist ehurrh in Chandlers with the Rev. Charles Cox, church pastor, officiating Music was pro vided by a quartette which includ ed E R Baker, Hay Hoffman. Mrs Ernest Durre and Mrs Stan ley Elkins, all of this locality. They sang "In the Garden", "Does He Care?" and "Rock of Ages" Mrs. Elwyn Robertson was organist. Pallbearers were Arnie Mace. William Rrtterbush, Eric Dankert. Duane Carson, C. V. Robertson and Rulien Pelt/er Flowers were arranged by Mrs Pelt/er and Mrs. Ritterbush. Burial was in the Chambers cemetery under direc tion of Biglin's. The late Eldoris Vernon Sageser. youngest child of James W and Mary Sageser, was torn in Afton. Ia., Septemiier 21, 1873. He came to Holt county with his parents in 188 ti. On September »0. 19611. lie was united in marriage with Elsie Mai* Thompson. The couple re sldisl in Chambers about to years during which time the lute Mr. Sageser owin'd anil operated a harness shop which featured hand made harness. Later the couple purchased a farm 44 miles west of Chambers where they resided until October 1343 when they moved to Seattle, Wash. A short time later the Sng esers moved to Seclro Woolley, Wash where Mr. Sageser worked as a carpenter and painter and vis ited frequently with members of ^ I'licn ind ino *'Mr. Sageser was regarded as an industrious worker and away* kept busy, except when lured 1 > his favorite hobby: fishing. Following the death of his wife in Sedro Woolley tshe was buried at Chambers January 28. VKJ'K "Dode" continued to make Scuio Woolley his home until the summer of 1955 when he sold his Washing ton home and returned to Charn bers to spend the remaining four years of his life He kept house himself here except for one year during which he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Dunne Carson. In spite of declining health In recent years, he managed to hunt ami fish frequently and en joy.si daily visits with friends. Survivors include: Sister Mrs. F E Perrin of Seattle; brother M L. (Link) of Chambers; niece Mrs. A. J Fonts of Seattle; ne phews Bower Sageser of Manhat tan Kans . and Vern of Amelia; other nieces and nephews residing in Oklahoma; several cousins, in cluding Dale Sageser of Seattle; also numerous friends both here and in Washington. , . .. He was preceded vn death by his parents; two brothers one dying in infancy and the other. Avery, in Oklahoma about a year ago. Filly Wins Bill Held returned Sunday eve ning. Jan. 24 from Denver. Colo, where he had spent the week at the National Livestock show and •ale. , , .. Held had a filly entered in the Appaloosa division. Alsoome, a 1959 filly, stood first in a class of 17 and went on to top the sale of her age class. She was purchased by a buyer from Stafford. N. Y. Held is well-known among Appa * loosa breeders. being one of the first in the state. Tom Schoberg, pictured above, has been named mainteiuince su|M'iintendent at the O’Neill State highway deportment shed.—The Frontier photo and eng rating Rev. Hart to Moderate Niobrara Presbytery Rev. John Hart, O'Neill Presby terian pastor, was elected modera tor of the Niobrara Presbytery last week at a meeting at Wayne Rev. Hart wall preside at all reg ular anil special meetings of the Presbytery for the coming year. Rev. Hart will also l>e chairman . of the Presbytery Council, winch codln ts the affairs of the Presby tery. Weston Whittwer, another O’Neill resident, was elected to the coun cil a for three year term Ton Lambert, Chambers, was named alternate representative for the Presbytery National meeting it Cleveland, Ohio, in May. Princi ple delegate to that meeting i> Charles Mulford. Stuart, who is a past moderator ot the Presbytery. 85 Present At Irrigation Meet Tuesday Night Some 85 ranchers and landhold ers met Tuesday night in the Holt court house assemly room to hear irrigation authorities give more in formation on the possibilities ot ‘the Atkinson-O’Neill irrigation pro | ject* 1 Larry Donegan, who is with the Portland cement association, and Vnl Kuska, retired Burlington rail way representative who is well-in formed on irrigation problems. The two men opened the meeting by giving the land owners rea sons why irrigation pays. Following this, Gordon Wendler. Gib Johnson and Ed Sevcik. re* clamation Bureau men imm /\ms worth, again presented the facts of the Atkinson-O’Ncill project t»y showing graphs and charts on the project. After this presentation the meet ing was opened to questions and answers. Last week’s Frontier earned questions and answers which were again asked at Tuesday s meeting. J. Hayes To Serve Year in Penitentiary James C. Hayes, Stuart, was sentenced to one year in the State Penitentiary at Lincoln by Judgi Lyle Jackson in District Court Sat urday after he pleaded guilty to no-fund check charges. Haves was held in Holt county jail on $ UK) t»ond after he had written a no-fund check for $111 on the Tri-County Bank to the IGA Grocery at Stuart. Ambrose Biglin Funeral Friday Funeral serivees will be held Fri day at 10 a.m. at St. Patricks Cath olic church for Ambrose K- Big lin. Rosary will he tonight (Thurs day) at Biglin’s chapel at 8 p.m The body will lay in state from 3 to 9 p.m. today. Father Robert Duffy will conduct the services. Burial will lie in Cal van cemetery. Mr, Biglin died early Wednesday morning at the Atkinson Memoria hospital at the age of t>6. Ambrose Eugene Biglin was borr April 13, 1893, in O'Neill, the sor t Owen K an I Margaret McCanr Biglin. He was a hanker in Casper ur- Iiefore his retirement to O’ Neill. Suriviors include two children Margaret A Shomey and Eugem Biglin, both . f Casper; four sisters Genevieve. Sioux City ; Sister M Eugene Sioux City. Sister M. Cal ixta, Omaha, and Mrs. F. N. Cm nin. O'Neill. The Frontier To Publish Poems By Mrs. Eby Beginning with today's Frontier, the jMx'rns gathered hy Mrs. lK'lla Eby will be published in the Fron tier. Each week this newspaper will print one of the poems. This week Mrs. Eby has sub mitted a p«>em written by Edgar A. Guest enlitbsi "A Father Talks to his Boy". A Father Talks to his B<»\ Said a father one day to his ; marvelous son Though its true that but little fame I have won. Did it ever occur to you, look , ing at me Now just what I am, I have hap pened to lie? You get your opinions from young minds I know And youth always thinks that i old folks are slow. But your mother and I were once youthful and gay. Now how do you fancy we lived in our day. There were cocktails to drink and if drinking was smart Don't you fancy your dad could have followed the art? Do you think for one minute that you would be here If your mother had chosen a sporty career? If you know what is clever just open your eyes I.ook over the world, you can pick out the wise. The men who are doing things day after day Aren't the sports which you see in some lighted cafe. Now I’m fond of pleasure, your mother is too But you must have seen that some things we don’t do. Did it occur to you what home would he If you had no pride in your I mother and me? Oh! I wouldn’t hinder one hour of your fun Or hamper your youth, for too quickly it’s done. But I ask when you are tempted, that you will reflect On the manner of men whom the neighbors respect. Edgar A. Guest Val Kuska, retired Burlington railway man, tells farmers and ranchers about irrigation Tuesday night at the courthouse. Pictured from the left are ’. lit- will lx- given a check lor $20,0041 today at l.incoln for being the national grand champion in a contest sponsored by the l ord Motor company. Marcellos doesn't know about the prize and it will come as a complete surprise to him this noon. The Frontier photographer tohl him that this paper was starting a new feature column and this picture was taken Tuesday night. From the left is pictured Candice, 3, Billie's wife, Betty, Cynthia, 2, Billie, (■ary 10 months, and tiregg, 5.—The Frontier photo and engraving Assessors Meet The North Central District as sessors meeting was held at Ord Saturday. All counties, except three, were represented. State Tax Commissioner Forrest Johnson was present. Holt county assessor William F. Wefso and Boyd county assessor Lee Mathre attended the meeting. Thespians To Initiate Thespian Troupe 8X2 of the O’ Neill high school will hold initia tion c emonies tonight for 15 jun iors and seniors. The initiation will begin at 8 in the bandroom. Parents or present members and initiates, faculty members and their husbands or wives, and the i board of education are invited. Conservation Essay Winners Announced The judging of the Conservation essays submitted by the rural schools was completed tlifS week. There were 80 entries submit ted and the judging has narrowed them down to the final six win ners. The winners are Delores Rosen krans of District 4; teacher Lu cille Pinkerman; Rita Murphy, District 168, teacher Christine Krysl; Keith Krugman of District 17, teacher Dorothy Curran; John Wabs of District 14, teacher Gene-1 vieve O'Neill; Dwaine G. Skopec of District 20, teacher Helen Mar tens: and Edward Fluckey of District 120, teacher Lucille La-1 Rue. The winning essays will be print ed in succeeding issues of The Frontier. Awards will be made to pupils and their schools at the annual meeting of the Holt Soil and Water Conservation District to be held March 11, 19444) in O'Neill. In the Conservation question contest aired the third Thursday ( of each month, there have been entries from two or three schools. Unless more interest is displayed in this contest during February, it will be discontinued. Winners in the January contest were as follows: Gregory Tenborg of Emmet, Norman George of O' Neill and Dwaine Skopec of Em met. The deadline date for questions to be used in February is the 9th. Bassett Banker Dies Funeral services for Harry Can enburg, 75, will be today at the Bassett Methodist church. Canen burg was a longtime resident of Bassett. He died Saturday at No comis, Fla. Mr. Canenburg retired as presi dent of the Bassett Commercial Bank in 1955 and was vacationing in Florida with his wife at the time of his death. The couple are well known in this area. Polio Benefit By Grade School To Be Sunday Night Final plans have been made foi the polio benefit Sunday evening Mrs. M. B. Marcellos, city chair man, said Wednesday. The bene fit is to be given by grade school children of the O'Neill public si hoo] Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the schooi auditorium. Admission charges for the pro gram will go to the O’Neill polk drive. Participating w»ii lie grad< school vocal and band students and members of Mrs. W. 13, Melena's dancing classes. Everyone is in vited to attend. Results of the polio drive events to date were also gi\en by Mrs MarcelJus and are as follows: Mother's March, $588.81; Coffee Day, $27.05; Sale barn collection $22.36; and Hot County Tournament collection, $35.75. Other results will be announced next week. Rural residents, who were un derstandably not included in tin porch light ‘campaign, are urged to leave contributions at the bank in the county. All banks have beer designated to receive contributions in the the three-way new dimes drive. Guardsmen To Play Harlem Chics Thursday The New York Harlem Cities the nation's top colored girl's bas ketball team, will appear in O’Neil Thursday night, Feb. 4, as thej play the Sandhills Guardsmen in £ National Guard sponsored game. The game will be at the higf school gymnasium at 8 p.m. The Harlem Chics tour this country and Canada, playing ment teams and using men’s rules. Th< girls are known for the humor anr gags worked into their play. O’Neill firemen answered the call Tuesday night and are shown putting out a hay lire which started in the alley behind American fJear company. Little damage was done.—The Frontier phop» and engraving Billie Marcellos won't know it until noon today t Thursday i. hut lie has iHH’ome a fairly rich man oven m this dav and age Tins men in Lincoln Billie Mar cellos will !«• presented with a check for $2(1,000 as natuvnal grand champion in a contest sponsored by the Ford Motor I’umpany The announcement vv a s made hy O Shea-Ungers Tractor and Kqu>|> metit company, distributors of Ford tractor equipment. Marcellas actuidlv lias liis Choice of prizes hot ween the $‘?0,iHHt check or a thoroughbred race horse ulrvudv trained mul entered in the Kentuckv Derby. If lie w ere to accept the race horse and the horse should win. Mareellus could win at least $100, (WO. In 195ft the winner of the race. Tim Tam, won $110,100 1957 s winner. Iron Liege, won $107.5150 anil the 1950 winner, Needles, won $123,150 To enter the contest Mareellus had to sell a certain number of Ford tractors. Then, for every tractor sold over this number, he received another entry blank During ibis sales contest, tin* Ford company also held a nation wide contest among farmers to determine the most important fea ture of their new Releeto-Matie tractor attachment. According to the company, there are 12 import tint features to the attachment and farmers were asked to rank them in order of their importance. Then all of the Ford tractor dealers in America, some 2.0(H) of them, were asked to estimate the order of Importance of the 12 Selecto-Mutic features. Marcellas was the only dealer to pick the correct sci|uc«cc ol features and became flic nation al prize winner, lie works with Ids father at the Marcellas Ini piemen) Company here In O’ Neill. The Marcellas’, along with his parents, Mr and Mrs. M. R. Mar cellas. left for Lincoln yesterday afternoon to accept today’s pre sentation. The Frontier arranged with the O’Shea-Rogers company to have the Marcellas’ go to Lincoln on Wednesday so that this paper could make the announcement and not have them know about the prize until he received it this noon at a luncheon in his honor at the Corn husker Hotel there. Both Marcellas and his wife. Betty, are O’Neill natives Fol lowing graduation from O'Neill higli school, they were married eight years ago and have lived in O’Neill except for the time lx* j spent in the service. The couple lias four lively chil dren Gregg. 5, Candice, 3, Cyn thia, 2. and Gary. 10 months, Even with their duties as busy parents, both are active in community af fairs. Last month he was selected ! associate patron of tin* Order oT Eastern Star and she was solect I ed associate conductress. Mareel ! lus is also a member of the Ma sonic Order. Roth are members of a regular bowling team and enjoy dancing and card playing. Tlx* Marc s family belongs to iho Method t l church. lie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Marcel lus and Betty is i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williamson. O'Neill PCA Loan Total Increases James Rooney, secretary-treas urer of the O'Neill Production Credit Association, said this week that some $1,835,000 in loans were outstanding through his organiza tion at the close of business Janu ary 1. This is a better than $150,000 in crease over the previous year of 195k. The O'Neill PCA is entirely owned by farmer-borrowers in the four-county area served by the association.