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8 o - m i m m i i ■ □ ■ I i s * “ o o f } STATS HIST S3: Lf Kd! 11 wpao i # ^ 4»*i | i* hi 4 •% t XXX _ _ _^ Twelve Pages »:■'.Ti- Frontier Saturday 30 43 27 **“*' ^ ^ A A A A-/ ^ , TLj , Sunday 31 40 25 —' —___ m 1 nlS ,SSUt Monday 1 32 21 - "The Voice of the Beef Empire" Volume 79—Number 41 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 4, 1960 Seven Cents N. S. I. A Delegates Oppose State Appointive Office; Curtis Blasts Government Aid at Recent Meet ’FtirwA aH^nriin.r th*. C't »rv. vention of the Nebraska Schoo Improvement Association at Nortl Platte Monday and Tuesday, Jan 2,'j and 20, from Holt County wen the past president and his wife Mr iin<l Mrs Clyde Widman o Amelia; the N. S. I A, Field He presen tat t vc who presided over th< convention, and his wife, Mr. ani Mrs, S. i! Brauer of Stuart. Along with these were the Hoi County delegation; Richard Brauer chairman of Stuart; Mrs. k lorenci Boettcher of Atkinson, secretary Mrs- Robert Be Munyun and Law renee Ziska both of Stuart. The opening day program in eluded the opening address by S H. Brauer, of Stuart, field re present at ive; welcome by presiden Clyde Widman, of Amelia and t finance report by director Victoi Mares of Schuyler. Tlte closing banquet was held a 7 p.m. in the Pawnee Hotel’s Crys tal Ballroom with Sen. Carl Cut tis as guest speaker. Members of the Nebraska Schoo Improvement Assn, opened theii annual Stale Canvention in Nortl Platte by emphasizing local con trol of schools and a return to basic fundamentals in education. Two featured speaker highlight ed the annual convention. Mrs Mary Johnson of Winnipeg Canada on reading survey’s she has made in several English speaking countries , and an evening banquel speech by U. S- Senator Carl C ur tis who’s topic was Federal Aid to Education. Senator Curtis told the KriMi|fv in*1 »'•*€**».-* «• u 111 e in e r « administrative puu ns of the Federal t*o\ em inent.” if the present trend of Federal aid anil control con tinues. He said. “ It is naive to assume (hat there ran be Federal aid without Federal Control.” Both the Senator and tiie N. S. I. A. have opposed Federal aid tv schools. Mrs. Johnson revealed what she called the, "shocking results" of reading and spelling tests she has given; which she sftid showed the inability of students today to meet standards for their grade levels. She told the convention crowd, ltv teachers don't realize the problem or they’re scared of the admini strators." , .._ The final day of the convention saw the election of five state Ixiard directors, of which two were addl'd to the previous board o nine members. Those re-electec were Victor Mares of Schuyler Frank Pierce of Verdigre, am Benton Marshall of Crawford named to the two new directorships were Orville Von Seggern of * re mont and Hoy Ward from McCook Resolutions submitted and at U i on were: —Prosposing another petition drive lit bring ahmit oonstiiu tiiiniil luneiidment abolishing the apiHilntive office of Nebras ka Commissioner of Education and to return to a non-political, elective office. Calling for legislation to prom hit school boards or udministra tions from compelling teachers t< join professional groups or othei organizations. Opposing the formation of com pulsory intermediate school dis tricts, which would In’ made In combining some county superinten dents’ jurisdictional area, the dis tricts would he governed by ni elected board and an administrate! appointed by the board. Supporting legislation to sc1 rural free high school tutition at the ACTUAL COST to the school district. —Calling for a Congressional inveMiganon ui » .*■ organisation*. edueatbuml strat egy. totalitarian practice*, and our educational institution*.’' — Asking that school districts be allowed to vote individually on any reorganization plan. —Asking that a return of history geography, and civics to the schoo curriculum, rather than units ol "Social Studies.’’ .. . __ Favoring a maximum limit ol one night per-week of any school sponsored events. . , Re-affirming the N. S. I. A. - opposition to Federal Aid to Edu cation. Calling for a required teaching program of phonetic reading m Nebraska schools._ Celebrate Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Gus Spilth of In man will celebrate their fifieth wedding anniversary with open house for friends and relatives, fmm 2 to 4 o’clock at Christ Luth eran church basement, O Neill or Sunday, Feruary 14. Retirement Party Set For E. E. Clark, Inman A "retirement party" is being planned for E. E. Clark on Sunday, Feb. 14. from 2 until 5 p.m. at the church annex in Inman. Gene, with the help of his wife, Ada, has been a successful mail carrier for 35 years without an ac cident or mishap. Fernholtz Services Are Held Friday In Winner Funeral services were held Fri day at the Catholic church at . Winner. S, D., for Raymond Fern i holt/ who lost his life in a Janu ary 24 highway traffic accident between Colome and Winner. Buri al was made in the Winner eemc fory. Raymond Joseph, son of the late Bernadine Heese and Joseph Fern holtz, was born at Hartington, Jan. 30, 1914. He accompanied his parents to O’Neill where he at tended school. He served in the Air Force in World War IT and was employed at O’Neill and Norfolk be fore going to Winner in 1957 where he made his home with his brother, William Survivors include: two sisters. Mrs. Dorothy Brown of Carroll and Mrs. Klsie Marcellus of Pecos, Calif.; five brothers George and Albert of Portland, Ore., William of Winner, John of Tacoma, Wash , and Norb of California. St. Mary's School Slates Retreat Monday. Tuesday and Wednes day will he retreat week for the students of St Mary’s Academy. Father McMachon of Boys Town will be the retreat master. Friday morning, the senior soda lity at St. Mary's will serve break fast following the 8 a m. mass. The proceeds from the breakfast < re to he sent to Father Basil Price S. J., who is a missionary in Korea. Nuns Ask for Passports Barbara Wiedmann, known as Sister Priscella, and Viktoria Haenle, known as Sister Fridberta. both of Sacred Heart hospital in Lynch, Nebr., applied for passports to Germany for a two month visit with relatives. They plan to leave sometime in April by air. Marcellus Will Invest $20,000 Prize Money Mr. and Mrs. Billie Marcellus re turned to O'Neill from Lincoln last week — happy, surprised and a little shocked. Billie had been pre sented with an award for $20,000 last Thursday for winning national grand champion in a Ford Motor Company contest. Marcellus accepted the money for his prize. He had his choice between the ntoney and a thor oughbred race horse entered in the Kentucky Derby. Perhaps the excitement was a little too much for him, as he has been sick the past few days with a siege of the flu. Mrs. Marcellus told a Frontier reporter that the whole experience was "unbeliev able”. The award came as a com plete surprise to the Marcellus family, including Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Marcellus who were at the award luncheon. After taxes, (alx)ut $7,000) the money will be invested in bonds until they decide definitely what to spend it for, said Mrs. Marcel lus, She explained that they are presently meeting only their bud get and are considering the money more as an emergency fund and enjoying the security it will allow. Mrs. Marcellus added, however, that they are looking forward to doing something a little special with part of the prize, when they feel it is warranted. Marcellus works with his father at the Marcellus Implement Com pany. He was one of 2,600 Ford dealers to enter the contest, in which he emerged top man. He went to Lincoln last Thursday with his parents, thinking he was to re ceive a plaque at the luncheon. His mother, Mrs. M. It. Marcel lus. has this to say: "Going to Lincoln to receive a 'plaque’ was an enjoyable thrill, but when the surprise award was made, it was really unbelievable." Mike Hand and Kurt Durre are shown with their “Mummy” project for world history. Larry Dawes is shown with a stockade he built without using a single nail. Mrs. Lon Keimers is the history teacher.—The Frontier photo and engraving These O'Neill high school girls are shown w ith some of the projects they made for world history. They wer displayed Monday night for the PTA meeting. Shown from left is Karen Bates. Karen Peter sen. Gall Johrtng and Vicky Gedwillo—The Front ier photo and engraving Meet John Knke, the new Penney store manager. Mr. Knke comes from Tekumah where he was also affiliated with the Penney chain of (lcjMirtineut shires.—The Frontier photo and engraving Auxiliary Hears Information On Heart Disease Dr. George Carstens spoke at the regular meeting of St, Anthony's hospital auxiliary meet ing held Monday evening. The talk was on heart disease. The auxiliary voted to give $270 toward the remodeling of the nur sery at St. Anthony’s hospital. At the next meeting scheduled , for March 7 the I.ion's club will show a film on the transplanting of eyes. The project of the Duns club is to secure eyes Dr trans planting. Lunch was served by Mr--. John Shoemaker and Mrs. Harry Lans worth. Seger Cafe Now Under New Management Jim Hunt, formerly of Kadoka, S. D . has taken over the manage ment of the Seger Cafe. Jim, who is married and has a small daughter, came to O'Neill last week after operating the Park way Cafe in Kadoka. Juracek To Convention Elmer Juracek is among three Holt County men attending the Na tional Soil Conservation Associa tion meeting at Louisville, Ky., this week. With Juracek are Mer wyn French sr., Page, and Walt Fick, Inman. The three are members of the Holt County Soil Conservation As sociation and traveled with a chartered bus entourage leaving firom Omaha. Rain, Sleet and Ice Black Out O'Neill Ice and sleet struck in the Sand hills area Monday and Tuesday night electricity and phone service over a wide area was disrupted. O’Neill was thrown into com plete darkness at two different times, each of them lasting about 10 minutes. Many here could not remember when O'Niiil was so completely blacked out. According to K. L. Van Voorhis, manager of the Consumers Public Power district here in O'Neill, ice, fog and the technical difficulties caused by the ice kept line crews ! busy into the night. Harry Petersen, telephone com , pany manager, stated that phone i service was disrupted over a wide I area. The circuit to Norfolk and Omaha was out, hut sometime dur ing the night one line was opened between here and Norfolk. During the day the line to Ains worth was shorted and there was only one line to Valentine during this time. The Ainsworth and Va lentine sendee was back to normal after 4 p.m. The town of Page was without sendee for about three hours. Electricity there was out about 7 ; p.m. and was still out yesterday morning. Phone service here in O’Neill was about normal except for the 20 minutes that the electricity was out. When the lights went out the operators could not ring numbers. One consolation from all this fog, sleet and rain the groundhog didn’t see his shadow Monday. That could mean that winter is over—maybe. „_ Along Main Street . . . Boy Shelhainer of Shelhainer Equipment Co. attended the 69th j annual convention of the Midwest : Retail Farm Equipment Associa [ tion in Omaha from Monday to ; Wednesday, Jan. 25-27. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Meyers of Meyers Midwest Furniture and Ap pliance Co. are in Minneapolis this week attending a furniture show. Sir. and Mrs. Dale Wilson will leave for Minneapolis Saturday where they will attend a hardware , meeting. Mr. Wilson is the owner of the Coast to Coast Store here. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Patton re turned last week from Boulder, Colo., where they had been visiting with their son, Doug, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Patton own and oper ate Patton’s Ben Franklin store here in O’Neill. Atkinson Man Crashes Billboard Near Spencer A car driven by John Albrecht of Atkinson crashed into a bill board near the Leo Marx home north west of Spencer Saturday night. Mr. Albrecht escaped without injury when his car failed to negotiate the turn. The car carried a good deal of damage on the front end. Schoolhouse Meetings Scheduled By O'Neill Irrigation Committee •- \ ti»» n Xi'iii in- . Missionary To Speak Here Friday Miss Letati M. IXiyle, who |v on a pre-retirement Iurlough from an elistie work m India, will be ; guest speaker Friday. Fi'h. .» at 7 :30 p m. .it the U Neill Methodist church. The Woman's Society of Christian Service, sponsors of the program cordially extend an invitation to any who wish to attend. A fellow ship hour will follow the program Miss Doyle was born on a farm in northwest Missouri. After a year at Talxir College in Iowa she attended the National Training School in Kansas City, 1915-17 and received her deaconess diploma. She qualified for a Bachlor of Arts Degree from tfie Nebraska State Teacher's College at Kearney in 192t>. Since then she has done re fresher work at the University of Nebraska, Northwestern Universi i ty and Scarritt's College. During her pre-missionary work she was a grade school teacher, a parish deaconess, a district dea coness, assistant superintendent of the Cleveland Deaconess Home and West Side Community House, and a pastor of a Methodist church at. Alda. Miss Doyle went to India in 1926 where she served as a foreign mis sionary and studied language ai I Vrindaban and assisted at the Creighton-Freeman Christian Hos pital. which is sup|Kiried jointly by the Division of World Missions and the Woman’s Division of Christian Service. , From 1953-59, in the Chazialmd area, she was a district evangelist, and assisted with the management of Rokeby Hostel, a Woman's Divi sion home maintained for mission aries who go to Candour to study language. Miss Doyle will retire this year Polio Fund Hits Total of $1,446 The polio fund was increased by $108.75 when proceeds from Sun day's benefit were tallied. The program at the O'Neill high school, presented by grade school children, consisted of two numbers "Mountain Majesty" by Yoder and " Rio Blanco" bv Caneva under the direction of Duane Miller; six numbers by Mrs. Melena’s danc ing classes; grades 5 and 6 render ! ed several vocal selections and the 7th and 8th grade chorus offered "Musical Glimpses of the World”. They were directed by Miss Al i vara Ramm. Polio chairman Mrs. M. 1? Mar i cellus and Mrs. Verne Reynoldson, her co-chairman thanked all those who helped to make this amount. In addition to the totals report ed last week the following items have been reported: Sale Barn - | $22.36; Legion Auxiliary - $10.00; grade school benefit - $108.75; pub i lie school cards - $152.00; St. Mary’s dime cards - $81.62; town | containers - $40.86; business places ! - $362.50; clubs - $54.38. The grand (total from all sources to date is $1,446.90, with a few small collec tions yet to be reported. Expect Decision Late This Week In Conard Case A decision in the case of ,T. (Heiniei Conard is expected to be given late this week, according to the office of the District Court. The case was taken under advise ment by District Judge Lyle Jack son after Conard pleaded guilty to assault January 18. Conard is being held in Holt County jail in lieu of five hundred dollars bond following the jack knife stabbing of his cousin, Pat Conard. The wounded man was dismissed from St. Anthony’s hos pital Saturday where he had un dergone exploratory surgery. Parents Tour School At PTA Open House A large crowd of O'Neill pur cuts tout ed rooms and \ isited with teachers at the PTA sponsored open house Monday evening at the () Neill public school. Several of the rooms featured displays made by the students. Stanley Dmgnecker conducted the business meeting and part of the constitution was read. The second grade mutters served cake and coffee. McKesson Robbins Drug Co. will present the program for the March 7 meeting. Land Bank Meet To Be Held Here Wednesday The annual meeting of the O' Neill Federal I«ink Bank Associa tion has been scheduled for Wed nesday. February 10, 1W0. This was announced today by Lyle P. Dierks, manager of the O'Neill farmer and rancher owned co operative. Dierks staled that the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with registra tion in the Royal Theatre. A free dinner will be served, he said, to all members of the O'Neill FLBA and their wives in attendance. R. Edward Baur, chairman of the Omaha District Farm Credit Board will he the featured speaker An important item on the busi ness agenda will he election of two association directors for 3-year terms, according to manager Dierks. Alx>ut 300 farmer and ranc hers from Boyd, Holt and Wheeler counties are expected to attend, he said. Bill Hynes Receives All-American Honor Bill Hynes, St Mary's Academy juhior, received honorable men tion in the Wigwam Wiseman's All America high school football se lections. Larry Clements, Stuart, also received honorable mention. Hynes, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hynes, is a back on St. Mary's football team. The All American candidates tire chosen annually by it group of Oklahoma sports writers. tim District committee tiro mi nig momentum tin- week a- com mitteo chairman Dale Wilson an nounced that a set a-- of informa tive talks are scheduled jf> area schoolht wises These md'iings to t o . ondueted by the () Will eonmuttee and to include speakers Gordon Wendler and Gili Johnson. Bureau of Re clamation men from Ainsworth, are scheduled as tollows February !>, Op|K»rtunit\ area; February Hi. north of Knunet; Kebruar.N 11. O'Neill immediate area; Fobniarj 15. Chnwaj school: February 17 and IS, north of At kinson. Postcards w ill be sent to persi ns informing them of the time and place of the mooting in their par ticular area. The meetings will lie informal in part to allow for questions and answers of interest ed ranchers and farmers. It will b«‘ [mssible for farmers and ranchers who favor the project to put their intentions in writing at these area meetings. Wilson and Howard Manson met Tuesday with the Norfolk Cham ber of Commerce agriculture com mittee, which lias s|xmsorod sev eral meetings for the Klkhorn River Irrigation District Support ers of the O'Neill project are fur ther along than are supjiorters of the Klkhorn project. Wilson told the Norfolk commit tee that outside support is needed to carry the program to Congress Signatures on a petition are advis able as an indication of support The O'Neill project would include* 71,(XK) acres to be irrigated north of Atkinson, Emmet and O' Neill. The land would he irrigated via a canal from the Niobrara River near Johnstown. Orchard Masons Install Officers I,. S. Skalberg was seated as Master of Diamond Didge 'Jill. A F I and A M at Orchard. Other officers installed were F. i F. Blackmon1, senior warden; Gor don Johnson, junior warden; James Clifton, treasurer; II. E. Brad street, secretary; D. Dempster senior deacon; Harvey Holbrook, jr.. junior deacon; Cecil Bee, senioi steward; Richard Cole, junior steward; and Gordon Drayton, tyler. Dale Greenmyre and Bum Nel son were installing officers. Dale Greenmyre, retiring master served an oyster supper following the in stallation ceremony. Ken Curren, manager of the Kansan-Nebraska giis here in O’ Neill, is shown with a gigantic map the company sent him showing tlie routes that the natural gas takes to get to O'Neill. The dark blotches on the map, one in Oklahoma and the other in western Nebraska, indicate the gas fields.—The Frontier photo and engraving Mrs. Delbert Edwards of Amelia sent us this early view of the Holt coun'y courthouse. The> picture was taken from a postcard dated September 12, 1 909 and mailed to Mr. (i. W. Holcomb at Amelia. J. Hemenway sent the postcard and in it he stated that he had started to western South Da kota to get some land.