Twelve Pages Section One In This Issue "The Voice of the Beef Empire" Volume 79—Number 43 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 18, 1960 Seven Cents G T k 1 3 : I 3 * S OC t;E3R. XXX Thomas To Serve Year; FBI Record Revealed William Thomas Hale was sen tenced to one year in the state penitentiary in Lincoln Monday by District Judge D. L. Mounts. Dio mas pleaded guilty to writing a no fund check to Gilbert po. se KHRX manager. "Willie Thomas.” as he is known here has been held by Holt county authorities since January 2 when Poese pressed charges. Thomas was accused of writing the $280 30 check on a Broken Bow State hank to cover funds he had taken from the station accounts. Thomas will be taken to Lin coln this weekend to begin his sentence. According to an official FBI report received by Poese Thomas has received three pre vious prison sentences, totaling 17 years. The report reveals that Thomas has us.si alias’ of William Houc bins, William Thomas Hale and William Hale in past activities. Thomas was first sentenced in 1942 to five years in prison for forgery and bad check charges. The second prison term was in 1944, again for five years. Thomas was in the U. S. Army at the time. In 1953 Thomas was sentenced to seven years in the U. S Dis ciplinary Barracks at Fort Leon ard Wood, Mo., for forged checks and army desertion. It is not known how much time Thomas has spent in prison or where he served his terms. Thomas came to O'Neill in November of last year from Bro ken Bow where he wns employed by the radio station there. He is about 40. Mrs. McPharlin Dies Wednesday in Omaha Mrs. Augusta McPharlin, about 90, di<»d Wednesday at 5 p m. in Omaha. She has been residing at St. Vincent's Home for the past few years. Mrs McPharlin has been ill with pneumonia and was hospitalized i before her death. No particulars j on funeral arrangements were available at press time. Warren Seger, Neligh, Receives Face Injuries In Scuffle at Station Warren Seger, Neligh, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Seger of O’Neill, was released Friday from an Om aha hospital. Seger was taken there recently for treatment for facial injuries received in n scuffle with an un-revealed assailant. The incident occurred at the ser vice station Seger operates at the \ Hilltop Cafe and Service Station site on hi way 275 approaching the junction of 275 and 14. Soger’s father took him to Om aha again yesterday for additional x-ray and medical attention. Services Held For Ed Hubby, Former Resident Funeral services were held Wednesday at Hastings for Edw ard Hubby, former Holt resident Rev. Paul M. de Freese, pastor of the First St. Paul's Lutheran church, Hastings, conducted the services. TTtursday services will be con ducted at 2 p m at the Biglin Chapel with Rev. Glenn Kennicott. pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating. Edward Hubby, son of Mer. riedy and Nancy Hubby, was born on the old Hubby homestead 16 miles northeast of O'Neill, May 28, 1887 and died at Hastings Sun day, Feb. 14. He was united in marriage with Miss Julia Hicks August 1, 1912. To this union five children were born, two having preceeded him in death: a daughter, Charity, and a son, Duane. Survivors include: Wife Julia; two daughters, Mrs. La Verl (Merry) Weesne of Portland. Ore., and Mrs. Charles (Dorothy) Luth, jr., of Butte; one son, Wood row of Hastings; two sisters, Mrs. John Moler, Wall, S. D., and Mrs. Susie Goodfellow, Aulxirn, Wash.; eight grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The Hubhys moved from Butte to Hastings in 1947 where he was employed at the state hos pital until his retirement two years ago. He spent his entire life ,n Nebraska except for six years at Spearfish, S. D. Pall bearers were not yet an louneed when the Frontier went o press last night. Burial will be in Paddock Union Cemetery. Boyd Fair Dates Set The 1960 Boyd County Fair dates were set for August 30-31 and Sep tember 1. little Mike Sukup, son of Mr. ami Mrs. Duune Sukup, who live northeast of Page, Is a mighty lucky hoy and has his dog, Hit, to thank for saving his life. l)ix stopped a herd of rattle from running Mike down. Evidently the work put a heavy struin on Dix. She went back to the ham and had four pu|»s. Mrs. Sukup told tin- Frontier photographer that they will lx* looking for homfw In a few weeks. Troshynski Injured In Friday Collision An intersection accident occur red Friday morning al>out 8:3t when a car driven by Fred Snow ardt Jr., and a pick-up driven b> Dallas Behrens, 24, collided a1 Madison and Benton. Michael Tro shynski, a student at St. Mary’ Academy, was a passenger in the Snowardt car. He was taken tc St. Anthony’s hospital for treat ment for face lacerations and dis missed. Chief of Police, Chris McGinn who investigated the accident said the Snowardt car was a com plete loss while damage to the Behrens pick-up was negligible Arbuthnot Has All A’s Jacqueline .■*.I'oudinot was nam ed to the first semester honor roll at the College of St. Teresa, in Winona, Minn. A freshman, Miss Arbuthnot attained a 3.00 grade average. The line crew of the Niobrara Valley Electin' Co-operative are shown with the safety awards they were given recently for their accident-free work. Pictured are, back row, Jerry McGinn, Jake Boucher, Gerald Schiuadeer, and Ed Boyle, kneeling are Alvin Carson and Harold Humrieh. Frontier photo. Mail Carrier f. E. Clark Honored At Retirement Party In Inman Relatives, friends and fellow mail-carriers gathered at the Me thodist church annex at Inman Sunday afternoon to honor Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Clark. Mr. Clark was retired in December of 1969 after 33 years as rural mail carrier for the U. S. Government out of the Inman Post Otlice. He began his duties as carrier July 22, 1925. The program was arranged by Mrs. Mary HarUgan, acting post master. Walter Pick was toast master. Experiences on the route were given by Mrs. Melvin Smith of Page, Mrs. George Pick and Karl Keyes, all patrons of the early route. . Mr. Clark can recall carrying} the mail with horses, cars and in the 194&-49 storms he restarted to the use of a plane to deliver the mail. Toasts were given by friends, among whom were postmistress, Mary Hartigan. W. W. Crosser of Neligh, and Harden Anspach of O’ Neill, who have known Mr. Clark most of their lives, having grown | up together. Toasts given by Association of Rural Mail Carriers members in-1 eluded Alfred Marshall of Ver digre, State Vice President, Bill Loukota, Bristow. 3rd district committeeman of the association. Presentation of Award for 35 years of service given by Post master General Arthur Summer field was given by H. W. Bots ford, postmaster at Meadow Grove. A letter of Commendation was read by Ira L. Watson. A quintet composed of: W’. E. Kelley, Harvey Tompkins. Kenneth Smith and Clarence Hansen, all of Inman, and M. M. Crosser of Neligh sang ‘‘Till We Meet Again.” Rev. Cecil Green, Norfolk pastor, dismissed the assembly. The guest table was centered with a cake baked and decorated by Mrs. Kenneth Smith a replica of a flag. Seated at the guest table with his parents was Tom Clark, his wife and three children of O’Neill. Another son, Howard, with the air force at Routuol, 111 , and a daughter, Mrs Roy (Mar guerite) Tjessem of Maywood, 111., were unable to attend. The couple has nine grandchildren but only three were present Sunday. A minature mail box graced the honoree’s table and held the cards of congratulations received. At intervals telephone calls were received by the Clarks from California, Iowa, Illinois, Mon tana and Minnesota. Mrs. John Mattson had charge of the guest book. Out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Harden Ans pach, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sobotka and Woodie, and Mr. and Mrs. Frelent Pribil, all ol O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Marshall and sons. Verdigre, Mr and Mrs. Bill Loukota and fami ly, Bristow, Mr. and Mrs. E. V Hickok and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Mc Dowell of Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs Melvin Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. E Walker, Page, Mr. and Mrs. Har old Hargens, Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sieler, Butte. Robert A Olson, Anoka, Rev. and Mrs Cecil Green and daughter, Tami Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hut ton, Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. M. M Crosser and son of Neligh, H. W Botsford, Meadow Grove and Nor man Hansen of Tilden. Refreshments were served b> the patrons of the rural route anc the post office employees. Air. and Airs. .. Joseph Meisner of the NCRJC, IVs Moines, la,. Father Dunne. Pierce, Archdiocesan Rural Life director and Vince Kirby, attorney from Madison county. The topics stressed spiritual, legal and material problems of the farmer. A coffee hour with open discus sion was held at 2:45. The noon luncheon was served by the Chris tian Mothers of St. Peter’s Church Irrigation Meets Held In Area The O'Neil) irrigation committee continued with their schoolhouse meetings during the past week, holding meetings at schoolhouse No, 159, Conway school and No 102. Last Thursday night Don Meyers and Jim Champion met the bureau of reclamation men, Gordon Wenri ler and Gib Johnson, at district 159 and sj>oko to about 12 people interested in irrigation. Only five land owners attended this meet ing, however, but all of them showed a desire for irrigation. Monday night Gil Pocse met the bureau men at the Conway school and they talked to about 25 farm ers. Last night Dale Wilson and Joe Stutz met at the district 102 school north of Atkinson. Another good crowd was on hand for the talk. Another meeting will be held tonight (Thursday) at the Plain view schoolhouse located 16 miles northeast of Atkinson. Henry Wood Wins Hereford Show; Sageser Is Hurt Preparing Bulls thankful that Providence in live shape of a nondescript dog of mixed lineage intervened last Monday when their three year old son, Mike slip|H\i out of the yard at his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs Edward Sukup's home. The lad's patents, Mr, ami Mrs. Duane Sukup, were guarding the intersection above and lielow the ! gap through which a herd of 400 cattle were Ix'ing driven as they I were taken from one stalk field to another. Mike, attracted by the noise, de cided to find out at close range, vvhnt the racket was all at unit so he slipped outside the yard into the road and into the path of the bawling, milling, fast moving herd of L. D. Putnam's cattle. Jive 1 Aielvcko and his daughter, Charlotte, who were driving the cattle, s«xm noticed a split in the column and when they lixvkcd for the cause were astounded to find Mike, with his dog, Dix defying the advance of the herd. No one is sure where the dog came from Finally convinced that the cows I might hurt him the lx>y returned ] to the yard which he should never have left and the business of impounding the cattle in the stock field went on as scheduled before the interruption took place. Tiie dog is a mixture of German police, shepherd and collie. The Sukups have had her and a litter mate, Butch, since they were tiny pups. When a Frontier reporter called at the Sukup home for a picture of tin' dog vvito saved a small Ixiy from injury or worse the task of adding four more canines to the "Dix and Mike" twosome was the newest point of interest Four puppH'S, IH’« nuumwii.i canine family, completely over shadowed her interest in cameras and news reporters. The dog, strange to say, has always heen eat tie-shy, turning tail and running from any scene of notion. The Sukups are puzzled to know from whence came her courage to defend her litlle play mate. Mrs. Hertel Released From St. Anthony's Mrs. Seth Hertel of Chambers | was released from St. Anthony’s hospital Wednesday afternoon af ter a week’s hospitalization. Mrs. Hertel received a shotgun wound in the right shoulder last Wednesday when a HO shotgun, in the hands of her 13 year old son, Gary, discharged its load of shot as he trained his sights on a cupboard door handle. His moth er stepped in front of the door just ns the gun went off. The boy thought the gun unloaded. Talent Booked For Holt Co. Fair Pioneer Shows, u widely known carnival company, and Fred Wolf of Fairfax, S. D. have been signed by Holt County Fair Board mem bers for the 1960 Holt County Fair at Chambers. Wolf will produce an RCA rodeo at the fair. The talent was signed by board members. .Jim Gibson, Chambers, and Vern Sageser. Amelia, while they attended the 51st session of the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers in Lincoln in January. Entertainment brokers, carnival owners and rodeo producers re presenting 49 firms were at the convention. Gibson and Sageser conferred with Casey Tibbs, nationally known rodeo performer and producer, in signing Wolf. Wolf will qualify as an RCA producer this season. Henry Wood of Ewing, promin ent south Holt county Hereford breeder grabbed top laurels at the annual spring show and sale sponsored here Tuesday by the Holt County Hereford Breeder’s Association. Wood stole the show with the champion, reserve champion, top two bulls and top three bulls. He also received the Frontier's trop hy for best pen of three. Top selling bull was Buster Rocket, consigned by Vern Sage ser of Amelia and sold for $970. Champion Bull, HW Shadow C Blanchard, offered by Henry Wood went to Harold Harms of Valentine for $920.00. Reserve champion, HW Prin ceps, Domino consiged also by Wood sold to Jack Welsh, Verdi gre for $910. The top ten bulls sold for an average of $750.00. Top 20, $6«0 and the average on 49 sold was $466. In the female showing the top seller was offered by George ! Rouse and purchased by Nelson Bros, of Clearwater for $420. Rouse I also had the grand champion, : selling to Nelson Bros, for $305 Nelson Bros, also purchased the reserve champion from the Vern Sageser showing for $.305. Five other females were offer ed, Nelson Bros., of Clearwater buying all females. George Rouse had champion fe male, Vern Sageser had reserve champion and the top pair of male and female. Sageser received a painful in jury last Thursday while working with the bulls he was preparing for the Tuesday sale. He and Ileinie Frahm were leading them through a gate when the lariat was wrapped around .the gate post and Vern also had it wrapped around his hand. The animal kept on going and squeezed Vern between the gate and the post. He suffered two broken ribs and a broken bone in the hand and was unable to attend the banquet. Dick Svoboda, Norfolk public school, won first place and *25 at the American legion public speaking contest held Wednesday in O’Neill. Pictured above are the winners, together with area com manders. From right, Jim Earley, O’Neill commander, Don Mason of Elgin, 8rd p'uie winner, Mary Ann Rackhaus of Norfolk Sacred Heart, 2nd, Dick Svoboda and District Commander Oeorge Wett laufer, Page. The students spoke on the Constitution of the United States_The Frontier photo and engraving