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"The Voice of the Beef Empire"
Volume 79—Number 42 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 11, I960 Seven Cents
Chambers Woman Shot
Accidentally Tuesday
Mr*. Seth Hertel, Chambers, was
refiorted in good condition Wed
nesday in St. Anthony's hospital,
where she was taken Tuesday eve
ning after being accidentally shot
In iter right shoulder
Mrs. Hertel told a Frontier re
porter that the gun was fired by
her son Gary. 13, about 7:30 Tues
day evening. Tile boy was on the
back porch of their ranch home
and was evidently aiming at a cup
board door handle in the kitchen
Mrs. Hertel stepped in front of
the cupboard just as the gun went
off.
The charge entered the back of
her shoulder but there was no lead
in the joint and no broken arteries.
Tiie woman lost atiout a pint of
blood but has not received a trans
fusion.
Following the shooting. Mrs
Hertel was rushed to O'Neill but
they encountered car trouble at
Durre's station, south of O'Neill
on Highway 281 She was brought
on from there to the hospital here.
Mrs. Hertel said Gary has been
taught to unload his gun outside
the house and had iieen “very
good alxxit it.” Hertel ranches
southeast of Chambers.
Accidents Will
Happen - But
Not Like This
Four cars were smashed Thurs
day afternoon on the main street
of Page. The damage to the
cars amounted to $450.
Mrs. Richard Trowbridge left her
car, a 1957 Ford station wagon
running while she entered the
Cork cafe for a minute. After she
was gone the car started to roll
forward so Diane, the eight year
old daughter, acting as a back
seat driver, ordered her brother,
David to step on the brake.
That plus a snow bank, stopped
the car and for the children the
episode was ended but David
turned his attention to tuning in
the radio and as he is left handed
and was crouched on the raised
portion running through the car he
bumped the gearshift into reverse
position and the cur started back.
The jerk threw him down on the
foot feed which speeded-up the
car and the station wagon made
a half moon as it nicked the bum
per of the Luebcke car, hit Loren
Boeder's '40 Ford than hit the '49
Dodge belonging to Albert Anson
and pushed it into the Rodney
Kennedy car.
Patrolman Glide, who investi
gated the accident, estimated a
damage of $50 to the Kennedy
and Boeder cars and possibly be
tween $250 anti $300 damage to
the Anson. The Trowbridge car
could perhaps lx? repaired for
$100.
Chambers Volleyball
Girls Beat Orchard
The Chambers Volleyball girls
defeated the Orchard girls in an
eight-man gome Friday night, at
Orchard, 43-23.
High |H)int girls for Chambers
was Judy Beed with nine; Jeanette
Klabenes scored eight.
Scouts Hold
Court of Honor
The second scout Court of
Honor was held Tuesday evening
in Fellowship hall at the Presby
terian church in a candlelight
service here in O’Neill.
The twelve points of scout law
and the three points of the Scout
! Oath were reviewed.
l>emonstrations were given on
; first aid and fire building.
Tenderfoot investitures cere
mony was held with eight boys
receiving Tenderfoot badges. They
[were: Dick Wray, John Sivisond, j
! Dick McKim, Russell Johnson,
' Stanley Spangler. Marvin Dawes, |
Richard Cradit and Terry Heese.
After tlie ceremony the three
patrols of the troop had a stunt
time when they made a human
pyramid and raced against each
other.
Unusual Fun Night
Scheduled at Inman
Inman high school sophomores
and their parents will be hosts
Friday evening to a “Family Fun
Nite", at 8 p.m. at the school
auditorium.
Students will provide half the en
tertainment and the parents will
furnish the other half. Among the
program events will he a men's
band and Bill Kelley dancing a jig.
Refreshments will lie served and
the public is invited to attend.
Heinie Conard
Gets Two Years
J. Heinie Conard of O’Neill was j
sentenced to two years in the:
State Penitentiary at Lincoln Sat- i
urday by Judge Lyle Jackson of |
Neligh.
The complaint was filed with
Chief of Police Chris McGinn.
Conard pleaded guilty to a
charge of assult with intent to do
bodily harm to his cousin, Pat
Conard and was liound over to
district court with a bond of
$500.00.
Conard was taken to Lincoln
Saturday by Holt County Sheriff,
[,eo Tomjack.
Lynch, Inman
Youth Given
Appointments
James W. Soulek of Lynch and
L. Roger Tompkins of Inman
were among those nominated for
appointment to service academies
by Rep. Don MeGinley (D-Neb.l
Sunday night.
Soulek was nominated for an
appointment to ihe air force acad
moy at Colorado Springs, Colo.,
and Tompkins for an appointment
to the merchant marine academy
at King's Point, N. Y.
O'Neill's representative, Gale
Stevens, did not receive an aj>
pointment.
Mrs. Elsie Cork, Page, Celebrated
Birthday With Another Broken Hip
Mrs. Elsie Cork, of Page, a
patient at St. Anthony's hospital,
was honored Friday, February 5
at the hospital on her seventy
third birthday anniversary. It was
the second birthday in a row celt'- j
brated with a broken hip.
Two birthday cakes were baked
decorated and served, one by her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lloyd Cork
at Page and the other by a mem- !
ber of the hospital staff.
Mrs. Cork had the misfortune
to receive a fractured hip Decern
ber 18 as she was on her way to
her daughter, Mrs. Vivian Stein
berg’s home.
She was taken to St. Anthony’s
hospital by ambulance for emer
gency treatment, then transferred
to St. Joseph’s hospital, Omaha, for
surgery and then returned to O'
Neill for the recuperation period.
Mrs. Cork suffered a similar
hip-fracture on Dec. 23, 1958, and
was taken to St. Vincent's hospi
tal at Sioux City for surgery then
to O'Neill until she was able to be
cared for in her daughter's home
A card shower was requested
for Mrs. Cork and she received 84
cards.
Mrs. Cork was correspondent for
the Frontier for a long period
when Dennis Cronn owned the
Frontier. She also was recorder
for the Royal Neighbor Lodge at
Page for many years and is a
member of several ladies’ clubs.
Mrs. Cork is the mother of one
daughter, Mrs. John (Vivian)
Steinlierg of Page and two sons.
Harold Cork of Spencer and Lloyd
Cork of Page.
She was told in 1958 that she
would never walk again but she
persisted until she was able to
walk about town and to be quite
independent.
It was a very great misfortune
.Mrs. r.isie u>r», rage, unaga a smut- e\en wnn ner mis
fortune. Mrs. Cork celebrated her second consecutive birthday In
the hospital with a broken hip. She broke her right hip last year and
this year her left hip is now healing.—The Frontier photo-eng raving
to have the accident repeated and
a greater problem of rehabilitation
to be faced as she went into the
1959 holiday season and the New
Year.
Mrs. Cork told a Frontier re
porter Tuesday that she is walk
ing much sooner this time than
she did after her accident last
year.
E. L. Miner shuus the grand champion hull at the Holt Angus sale held Friday at the sale
burn. The hull was purchased by Ivan Schroeder of Albion for SK8.V The other animal is the grand
champion female owned by Bob Beelaert of Page.—The Frontier photo and engraving
Miners Show Champ
Angus; Sells for $885
Merle E. Betts, director of in
formation and research for the
Farm Credit Banks of Omaha,
was guest speaker at the Holt
County Angus Breeder’s Associa
tion banquet held Thursday eve
ning at t>:30 at Christ Lutheran
church. Mrs. Duane McKay was
in charge of the arrangements.
The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid served
the banquet to almost 100 guests.
James Rooney was master of
ceremonies.
The trophy given for the Out
standing Breeder of the Year was
presented to E. J. Revel.
Trophies were awarded to two
1-H club members — Cora Lee
sehmiser of Ewing in the* Baby
Beef division and Gaylen Warden
if Amelia in the stocker-feeder
iivision.
Special musical numbers were
presented by Mrs. Blaine Gar
wood of Amelia and her daughter,
Karen McConnell and Miss Mari
lyn Siders and Mrs. Woodrow
Gaughenbaugh of Inman.
Neil Dawes, Holt County Agri
cultural Agent showed films on
•Selection and Judging,” and
'Beef Improvement with Mr.
Black.”
Officers of the State and the
Northeast Angus Associations
were present.
The Grand Champion and top
selling bull of the sale, held at
tiie O'Neill Livestock Market, Fri
day was M. M. Sultannah Bando
lier 22517193, shown by E. L.
Miner.
This June 1959 bull sold for
$ 85 to Ivan Shroder of Albion.
The traveling trophy given by the
Chamber of Commerce now
ceases to travel. The Miners have
won the trophy for the third time.
Reserve Champion bull was a
Revell bull shown by Robert Prill.
Ben Vonasek of O'Neill purchased
this bull fur $830.
Grand Champion famale Robin
wood Erica 240,2536152 was a 1957
bred heifer shown by Hob Beelaert.
Roby Woods and Sons of Ains
worth purchased the heifer for
$390.
Reserve Champion female
Blackcap Lady 4 of SAR 2856997
was an April 1958 heifer shown
j by Blaine Garwood. Emil Johnson
| of Atkinson purchased the heifer
i for $210.
The best pen of 3 hulls was
from the Ray Siders Estate
shown by Gerald Snyder. He won
the Frontier’s traveling trophy for
the second consecutive year.
The 41 bulls averaged $397. The
18 females sold for an average of
$213.
.George Hartman, former assis
tant county agent at O'Neill, was
judge and Mr. Ralph Ruhr of
Blair was auctioneer.
Storm Causes
Some Meetings
To Be Cancelled
The O’Neill irrigation committee
announced yesterday that due to
the storm, a few of the irrigation
meetings have been postponed.
me meeting tnai was to ne nein
i Tuesday night in the Opportunity
! area was postponed indefinitely as
i has been the meeting scheduled
for here in O’Neill tonight (Thurs
day).
The meeting that was to be held
| last night in the Emmet area will
| be held tonight (Thursday).
Tentative meetings are schedul
ed as follows:
—Thursday, Feb. 11, 4Vi miles
I north of Emmet at schoolhouse
! No. 15.
—Monday. Feb. 15, Conway
school north of O’Neill.
—Wednesday, Feb. 17, about
fiVi miles northwest of Atkinson.
—Thursday, Feb. 18, about II
miles northeast of Atkinson.
Other meetings will be announc
ed at a later date and all farmers
and ranchers living in these im
mediate areas are invited. Post
cards will also he sent to these
landholders telling when and where
j the meetings will be held.
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Four Page Couples
Form Birthday Club
Four couples at Page, Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Braddock, Mr. and
Mrs. George Clasey, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Heiss and Mr. and Mrs.
John Steinberg organized a birth
day anniversary club and will
observe each anniversary with a
dinner together.
Last Sunday was their first get
together. George Clasey s birthday
anniversary was observed with a
no-host dinner at the Braddock
home.
Former O'Neill
Woman Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Cath
erine Wagner, 76, were held Tues
day, January 26 at 10 a m at St.
Peter’s Catholic church in Stanton.
Rev. George Saxon officiated at
the requiem mass. Rurial was in
Stanton.
Catherine Wagner was torn in
National Honor Society installed members at an assembly held
Monday at St. Mary's Academy. Pictured are Frances Boyle, Mar
lene Peter, Morris Pongrat/., Betty Schneider, Bill Shoemaker, Gale
Stevens, Jeanne Sullivan, Ed Verzal, Agnes Mahony, Rita Vtspilst,
.Marlene Benda, Rita Oorkle, Angela Koenig, James Spitzenbeger
and Kathleen Wejer. Freshmen received as probationary members
are Barbara Beelaert, Carmen Belize, Joan Hoffman, Rosemary
Mahony, Myra Rotherham, Mildred Schmitz, and Judy Sullivan.
Harl Anderson Dies
NEWPORT llnrl Anderson, a
long time resident of the Newport
community died Tuesday, Feb. 2
after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon in the Methodist
church. Burial was in the Willow
dale cemetery north of town.
MARRIAGE LICENSES—
Gene Arthur O’Neill, 19, and
Miss Karen Rae McKim, 18, both
of O’Neill, February 10.
Robert Duane Bernhardt, 21, of
Battle Creek and Miss Evelyn
Carol Tracy, 18, of Chambers,
February 10.
Harry Clauson, O'Neill Barber,
Trims Hair of Four Generations
Harry Clauson, who has had his
barber shop in the Golden Hotel
here since December, 1915, has
the distinction of having catered
to the needs of the Bowen family
of Page as their tonsorial artist
for four generations.
Previous to this time he was a
barber in Page where William
Bowen and his son, Dave, went
regularity to have their hair cut
For quite some years Roger and
his sons, Gary and Bruce, have
patronized Mr. Clauson and there
is a possibility that he might serve
a fifth generation before he re
tires.
At any rate he has promised
Gary a free hair cut for the first
representative of that fifth genera
tion.
Prices have changed with the
years. Dave’s father paid the ex
orbtiant sum of a quarter (there
are four in a dollar, remember)
They whooped the ante on a hair
cut for Dave to 35c then once it
was raised to catch Roger’s easier
eome-by-change to a fifty cent
level.
Now comes the good news (for
Harry, that is). Roger and his
sons, Gary and Bruce, must come
across with a dollar each (its past
the change stage) to trim them
up to face the public.
Dave and his father and son af
fected a side part although Roger
wore his shorter than his Dad and
grand-dad. Bruce and Gary like the
trimmer haircut though they tot)
part theirs and Bruce coaxes a
wave into his favorite haircomb.
Clippers were introduced after
the great grandfather’s time to
expedite the job. The jump from
a quarter to a dollar in price only
holds true in the small towns.
Chamber of Commerce Hears
Baack on New School Monday
Monsignor O'Sullivan
Reception Set Feb. 21
The Saint Patrick's parish r*>
eeption lor Monsignor Timothy O'
Sullivan will Ih> held Sunday after
noon, Feb. 21, at St Mary's
Academy.
A short program will open the
ceremonies at 2:30: an open re
ception will follow until 5:00.
This is the reception that was
postponed from Decern Ivor 20 Ite
cause of Monsignor O'Sullivan’s il
lness.
Monsignor Timothy O'Sullivan,
pastor of St. Patrick's church here
in O'Neill, was one of 19 vvlk>
were elevated to the rank of do
mestic prelate in the Archdiocese
of Omaha,
They were invested at St. Cece
lia Cathdral in Omaha by Arch
Bishop Gerald T. Bergan. Do
festic prelate has the title of Rt.
Rev. Monsignor and the elevation
came from Pope John XXIJI.
Monsignor O'Sullivan came to
O’Neill in 1949.
Scotland, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Haggerty. The fam
ily migrated from Scotland in 1877
and settled in O'Neill where she
grew to womanhood. Mrs. Wagner
died Tuesdad, January 22.
She is survived by her husband,
two sons and three grandchildren.
Also brothers, John of Casper,
Wyo., and William of Stanton and
sisters, Mrs. Hannah Kemper of
Stanton, Mrs. Sadie Engelbart of
Norfolk and Mrs. Mary Lawson of
Columbus.
Chief McGinn
Apprehends
Valentine Youth
Police Chief Chris McGinn «.lid
some real sleuthing during the past
couple of weeks and has caused a
Valentine youth to lx- apprehended
for thi' theft of five O'Neill youth's
billfolds at the band clinic concert
held in Valentine January 25.
The five from O'Neili, Connie
Morrow. Karen Bartos. Vickie
Hix\ Dick Pithan and Paula Heed,
did not report the theft, hut when
Chief McGinn received a billfold
in the mail from the Valentine
j chief, he began to investigate
School Superintendent Milton
! Baaek toll! McGinn that five stu
dents had lost a total of $13.55 at
the clinic. McGinn then got in
touch with Valentine authorities
and they quickly caught the thief
Ivan Vandenbos, 18. was sen
tenced to three , months and made
to pay hack twice the money
stolen. Another Valentine youth,
Jackie Micheel, 1-1. first admit
ted the theft to save Vandenbos
from the pen or reform school.
Valentine chief W. IFlower
didn't believe Mirheel’s story and
questioned Vandenbos. Vandenbos
admitted the theft.
•
Mrs. W. Medcalf
Celebrates 90th
Anniversary
Mrs. Will Medcalf was honored
i on her ninetieth birthday yester
day with a card shower. A number
| of friends called to wish her many
| happy returns of the day.
Mrs. Medcalf was lx>rn Effie
j Jane Anderson February 10, 1870.
at Ireland. Ind. and was married
there January 28, 1891 to Will Med
! calf.
Mr. and Mrs. Medcalf were tin
parents of five children, two daugh
Mrs. W. Medcalf
ters .and three sons: Mrs. Otto
(Hazel) Greens!reel of Mount Ver
non, Wash, and Mrs. Tajdor (Jose
phine) Jordan of Sedro Wooley,
Wash., Earl Medcalf of Chambers,
Emmett Medcalf of Sedro Wooley
and Ray Medcalf of Alliance.
There are 23 grandchildren and
3N great grandchildren.
The Medcalf family came to
Adams, Nebr. and on to Holt coun
ty in 1909. They lived on farms
southeast of town for 25 years, then
retired to Chambers where he
operated a harness shop.
Mr. Medcalf died August 27, 1953.
E. J. Revell is given the awa
raiser during the past year. Neii
award and Mr. Betts, guest speal
and engraving
■d for being the outstanding Angus
Dumps, county agent, makes the
ter, looks on.—The Frontier photo
More limn 36 O’Neill ilumlvr
of Commerce moml*ers heard
public school suix'i intendoi»t Mu
ton Haack speak Monday exerting
at the Chandler meeting *.01 the
need for a new public sehnul u»
O .Neill
Haack told the Chamber ntem
Ix'rs that Ix’eause ol inadequate
school taeiltties at tin1 present
tune and the fact that the sell.el
is already crowded Iteyond its
capacity, a new school is twi.tly
lU'i'.ted The expected rise m en
rollment 111 the next tew years
doubly increases Ibis need.
The new school is one < t three
proposals presented by It «a. k to
solve (he school problem l'he
solutions were. ill Divide the
aciiool day into two |M»ritKis, one
from 7 a.m. until noon, anotluu
from 12 noon until 5 p.m ; tJi Hat
out-of-district students tr>«in the
O’Neill school, only a temporary
solution because of me reusing
lower grade enixjllments: (3) H.iild
a new sehixil.
Haack went on to point out dif
ficulties that would he eneounln
ed in the first two solutions Divi
ding the school day would involve
hiring new teachers and students
would use tlie same 1mm >ks and
desks. Schools that have tried this
split day report that this system
hinders athletic programs, study
habits and school social functions,
and also results in added luxes
in order to hire more tern-hers in
the school.
losing out-of-distriet students
loses revenue from these students
and causes higher school tux. s In
O’Neill, $33,000 is added to the
operating fund by tit) out of-dis
trict students. In addition to this
loss of revenue, the spa«*«> prob
lem will arise again in a lew
years because of increasing! enroll
Baack 's proposal for a new
school building, which was re
commended by the State Depart
ment ot Education winch made a
survey here in December, would
mean a new high school with a
potential capacity ot 7oo. I ,nek
explained that the school would
not hold that many at the present
time but could later he «_*usil.\ ex
pandod.
The group from Lincoln re
commended this type of expan
i sion and approximated costs on
die building structure at 5; ai.'t.OIK)
| Baack said this would m< an a
$500,000 bond issue.
The most practical site lor the
school would bo near tin* present
| athletic field, probably on t ie east
! side where 25 acres of land are
available. The school would be
large enough for grades 7 through
12, both junior and senior high
Baack pointed out that though
the bond issue would mean a tax
increase of 5.5 mills (paying oil
the issue at the rate of $2.r».00l) pet
year) that a tax raise* is inevi
table anyway. In a split school
day, extra classes an< 1 more
teachers would mean more money
and barring out-of-district students
would mean a 6.5 mill raise.
Prior to the talk by Superinten
dent Baack, irrigation < hairman
Gil Poese said that the* n i ctation
committee ‘‘is the most nu c'ingest
committee he ever saw Don -,
stated that the cdueatioi 11 p ase
of the irrigation project “com
ing along fine.’’
Chairman of the advertising
committee, Hairy Petersen, then
reported to the chamber- on the
plans to erect road sign around
O’Neill telling of our city. \V D.
Kipple showed the chamber plans
for a road sign 8 feet by 20 feet.
The proposals were referred to
the board of directors to deride the
amount of money the chamber
wishes to spend on such a pro
ject.
After Baack's talk the meeting
was adjourned.
Airline Wishes
To Halt Service
Frontier Airlines announced Sat
urday that it has filed an applica
tion with the Civil A* ronautlcs
Board to suspend its a i r route
across northern Nebraska.
This action would mean com
plete withdrawal of service to Nor
folk, Valentine and Ain wor th. The
airline in December dropped one
of two round trips from Lincoln
to Chadron via Norfolk. Valen
tine and Ainsworth and against
which protests have been raised
by various Nebraska organizations,
including the Northeast Nebraska
Transportation Association headed
by Stuart banker J. G. Firewater.
The State Aeronautics Depart
ment will continue their fight
against withdrawal of Frontier
operations in the northeast Nebras
ka area.
The Airline contends that the
limited passenger use of the flights
does not warrant continuing the
airline in this area.
Third McKim Son
To Enlist In U. S. Navy
Keith McKim, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle ‘Sandy” McKim, has
enlisted in the U. S. Navy at an
Omaha recruiting center. lie sent
word to his parents that he will
leave for San Diego, Calif., for
recruit training and will then ap
ply for electronics school
Keith is the third McKim son to
serve in the Navy. leslie was dis
charged last spring and Kenneth
is now serving in the Navy.