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'The Voice of the Beef Empire"
Volume 79—Number 44 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 25, 1960 Seven Cents
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Atkinson Parishioners
Retire Church Debt
ATKINSON - Rev Richard J.
Parr, pastor of St. Joseph s church
announced this week that the final
payment has been made on the
recently constructed quarter-mil
lion dollar church.
Father Parr stated that the quick
retirement of the debt has been
due to the exceptionally fine co
operation and generosity of the
people.
< Vtiuttruetinn and final pay
ment of the accrued debt Is the
culmination of years of sacri
fice and work on the |»art of the
parishioners.
The parish will celebrate a two
fold jubilee February 28; the re
tirement of the church debt and its
75th year of existence as a parish.
A solemn high mass will lx- cele
brated in the morning with the
pastor. Father Parr, as celebrant;
Father William Kelligar. former
assistant will lx* deacon; Father
Robert Morocco, present assistant,
will he sub-deacon.
Father Kelligar will also
preach at the 10 a.lit. jubilee
mass. To help celebrate the
event, a banquet will lx- held in
the evening at the K.C, hall for
the parishioners and visiting
elergy. Msgr. Floyd Fisher, di
rector of (Mhollc Charities of
Omaha, will be the principal
speaker.
The admonition given by Arch
Bishop Berg an on the day of dedi
cation is as timely now as it was
when he expressed the hope that
as the people, Catholics and non
Cntholics alike, heard the lovely
clarion three times daily, each
would in their own w'ay offer a
prayer of thanksigving to Almighty
God and a little prayer for Atkin
son and all of its citizens.
The first Catholic services here
were held in the John O’Connell
log eahin, used in the spring of
1878 and served by Rev. John
Smith of O’Neill The first Cath
olic settlers consisted of a group
from the famous colony of General
O'Neill’s that reached this sec
tion of the country in 1874. Shortly
after German and Bohemian set
tlers from the eastern and south
ern parts of the state moved into
this locality.
rm_/if Ct Tncunh’fi
church was Rev. Edward Engel
brecht. Others were Rev. E A.
Klcmcnz, Rev. Edward Muenich.
Rev. John Pieper, Rev. Joseph
Loecker and Rev. A A Ix'hmen.
The parish coninued to grow and
a school took shape under the lead
ership of Father Henry Loecker.
It was opened in 1911.
At one time during the construc
tion of the church work was halt
ed while the crew were required
to remedy a fnult in one of the
towers before Rev. Parr would al
low work to go forward again.
The first service was conducted
in the new church on June 14, 1955
followed by the dedication service
on August 30.
The wedding of Patricia Wewel
and John Barnes was solemnized
in a Saturday morning service,
October 8, the first marriage to be
held in the new church.
The first funeral services were
held for Kate Flannery, October
17, 1955. Tt was the most fervent
wish of Mrs. Agnes Goldfuss, 93
year old Atkinson woman that she
might live long enough to l>e the
first to be buried from the new
church hut her burial preceded the
formal opening of the church for
use by ten days.
Tracing the history from the first
Mass celebrated in a log cabin in
1878 through the 75 years of these
changing times since the first
church was erected in 1885 to the
diamond jubilee that marks the
fiftli year of worship in the new
church we note that the prosperity
of a people from the first pioneer
to the present day edifice is fit
tingly reflected in their house of
worship. „ , ,
At the present time St. Joseph s
parish maintains l«>th a grade and
a high school, under the direction
of the Benedictine Sisters of At
chison, Kans. The school has an
enrollment of 210 pupils.
Bv 1942 Father Lehmen an
nounced the nucleus of a new build
ing fund. His untimely death in
1951 prevented him from realizing
his dream. _ ,
His successor. Father Parr, took
up the task where Father Lehman
left it and ground was broken on
A....11 1 Qri-1
The cornerstone was laid June
■>4 1954 in 100 degree heat in a
ceremony conducted by Rov ('^r'
aid T. Bergan, archbishop of the
Omaha diocese of the Roman £lvtt'
olic church. Dinner was served to
the clergy in the K.C. hall. The
event was attended by a large
eroup of parishioners dedicated to
^he task of making Father Leh
men’s dream become a icality.
Architect James I/iftus of Oma
ha designed the church which was
constructed of Kasota stone quar
ried from the hills near Mankato,
Minn.
This year will mark seventy-five
years (if existence of St. Joseph s
parish.
While the first mass was said in
this vicinity as early as 1878 and
n small church was in use for sev
eral vears it wasn t until 188o that
Father Rrophv took up permanent
residence in Atkinson.
Shortly after his arrival a new
church was erected that served
this parish for 68 years.
The dedication of the church was
made August 30, 1955 some eigh
teen months after sod was turned
and the first construction work
got under way.
The Most Rev. Gerald T. Bergan
archbishop of Omaha diocese of
the Roman Catholic church offic
iated at the Pontifical high mass
in dedication of the twin tower,
quarter-million edifice that dom
inates the western end of main
, street in Atkinson.
This service was truly a home
coming event bringing more than
600 people to witness the com
memoration of the dedication of
the new gothic structure with its
twin towers supporting spires
reaching heavenward, topped with
the cross and emblem of the Cath
olic faith, proof positive of the
dream inspired by Father Lehmen
and carried to completion by faith
ful laborers and sacrificing parish
ioners under the direction of Rev.
Parr.
Father Richard Furr
Walter Woeppels
Observe 40th
Anniversary
EWING Mr and Mrs. Wralter
| Woeppel of Ewing were honored
Sunday at a 40th weding anniver
sary observance.
Mrs. Pat Burk, daughter of the
Woeppels, baked and decorated the
wedding cake and Mrs. Marcus
Pierson presented them with a de
corated cake in honor of St. Valen
tine's Day.
Relatives attending were Mr. and
Mrs Marvin Prihnow and family
of Cedar Rapids and Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Woeppel and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Pat Burk and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierson, and
Mr and Mrs. Marcus Pierson, all
of Ewing.
Franklin Mapes,
Clearwater's
Oldest, Dies
CLEARWATER Funeral serv
ices were conducted at 2 p.m. Wed
! nesday at the Clearwater Christian
church for Franklin Mapes, 90,
Clearwater’s oldest resident. Mr.
Mapes died Monday morning in
the Antelope Memorial hospital.
Elder Charles Soderstein offici
ated and burial was in the Clear
vi'iitcr pemeterv north of town I
Pallbearers were: H. D. Miller,
.Toe Nelson, Theodore Nelson.
Floyd Wilson, William Peters and
William Knapp.
Franklin Mapes was txirn No
vember 11, 1869, in Zanesville,
Mich. He lived in the Clearwater
Creek community until his retire
ment many years ago.
He is survived by his wife, Lola, j
His first wife, a son and a
daughter, all preceded him in
death.
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Devoys Are Called
To Minneapolis
By Brother's Death
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Devoy
left Tuesday morning for Min-j
neapolis where they were called J
by the sudden death of Mr. De
voy’s brother, William. The Devoy
children are staying with Dr. and j
Mrs. Edward Gleeson.
Along Main Street . . .
Air. and Airs. Klwin (Hud) Krug
i man and Harold Mlinar went to
Atkinson Wednesday evening
] where they attended a locker meet
ing held there.
Air. and Airs. Virgil Laurscn at
tended a midweek convention of
j insurance men at Omaha.
Air. and Airs. Alarvin Johnson
went to Omaha Sunday where they
attended the jewelers convention
in progress there the first of the
week.
John Conard of Emmet attend
ed a meeting of the Postmasters at j
Columbus Friday and Saturday. A j
special meeting was called to clar
ify the new mail service regula
tions.
Wayne Spelts, manager of the
Spelts-Ray Lumber Co. spent Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday in
Omaha attending a lumberman’s
convention.
Lynch Resident
Died Saturday
LYNCH George Burrel Douglas,
74, died Saturday, Feb. 20, at
Plainview where he had been hos
pitalized a short time.
A year ago Mr Douglas receiv
ed severe bums in an accident at
his home In Lynch and at the time
was hospitalized for a period at
the Sacred Heart hospital. Later
he moved to the Rest Munor at
Brunswick where he has 6ince re
sided.
Funeral services were held at
2 p m. Wednesday at the First
Methodist church in Lynch follow
ed by interment in the Pleasant
View cemetery north of town The
Jones funeral home was in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. liouglas was born August
15, 1885 in Windsor, Mo, He has
been a resident here for the past
25 years. His wife preceded him in
death. Among the survivors are
two brothers and a sister, all liv
ing in Missouri.
Donald McKenny
Home from Navy
HN Donald (Skip) McKenny ar
rived home Monday on leave
from the navy to visit his mother,
Mrs. Clifford Harding and Mr.
Harding. He was accompanied by
his fiancee. Miss Ilene MacRae of
Waukeygan, 111. Miss MacRae is
a student nurse at Waukeygan.
HN McKenny has served 2 Ms
years of a four year enlistment
and is presently stationed at Great
Lakes, 111. His duties are in the
personnel department.
THE WEATHER.
Date hi lo prec.
Wednesday 17 — 24 2
Thursday 18 _19 2
Friday 19 --9 *3
Saturday 20 15 4
Sunday 21- 14 *7
Monday 22 12 -5 T
Tuesday 23 „ 8 -2 T
Wednesday 24-13 -6
40th Anniversary
For Ben Millers
Mr. and Mrs Ren Miller ob
served their fortieth wedding anni
versary, Wednesday, with the fol
lowing supper guests Mr. and j
Mrs. Nels Linquist and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Timmerman.
Mr. and Mrs. Boh Tomlinson and
Veldon, Mr. and Mrs. Soren Sor
ensen Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Buxton.
Ben Miller and Miss Clara Haul
were married at Gregory, S. D.
Feb. 24. 1920. They came to Holt
county in 1933 and have lived on
their combination ranch-farm con
tinuously since that time.
They are the parm'ts of three
daughters, Mrs. Dale (Mildred)
Fink of San Leonardo. Calif.: Mrs.
George (Marian) Oetter of Omaha
•and Mrs. Richard (Ixiis) Keilholz
of West I-afayette, Ind.
EWING CHAMBER POSTPONED
Due to conflicting events, the
Ewing Chamber of Commerce has
postponed its reorganization meet
ing from February 22 to March 10.
Tentative plans call for Emil
Christensen of the University of
Nebraska to address the meeting.
A film of interest will be shown
* and refreshments served. 1
Atkinson Man Pays Up
On Bad Check Charge
Robert D. Kenny of Atkinson
who was charged on insufficient
fund check charge appeared be
fore county judge, Louis W.
Reimer, paid the insufficient fund
sheriff's fee, $5.40 and the case
w i- dismiss d by countv attorney,
Griffin.
One of the insufficient fund
checks was issued to Valentine
Motors and was written on the
Tri-County Rank of Stuart.
NNTA Seeks
Other Airline
Joe Brewster. Stuart banker
and president of the North-Ne
braska Transportation Association
said yesterday that he is glad to
see the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce take an active interest in
northern Nebraska's fight to keep
Frontier Airlines from suspending
scheduled flights in this area.
Brewster also said that the as
sociation's attorney in Omaha has
been instructed to again solicit the
North-Central Airlines Company
to see if they would be interested
in taking over the flight schedule.
Meanwhile State Aeronautics
Director Jack Obbink is in Wash
ington to help prepare Nebraska's
case against suspension of air
service across the northern half
of the state.
Mr. Obbink said he also will
contact members of the Nebraska
Congressional delegation in Wash
ington for hacking in the fight to
“Save-The-Planes. ”
Honored Friday night as the royalty of the Inman high school homecoming are Freshmen Kill Cov
entry iuul Patty Morrow. The attendants are ltol> Prihil and Garnett Gillogly, sophomores, Gene Butter
field and Mary Morsbach, juniors, and Bill Delong and Carolyn Boiliiers, seniors. Coach Bill Miller is
also shown. Frontier photo and engraving.
Approve ASC
1960 Program
The Holt County agricultural
conservation program for 1960 has
been approved according to Harry
Ressel, ASC chairman in the coun
ty.
Requests for federal cost-sharing
are now being accepted at the
county ASC office and must be in
by April 15.
Ressel said that participation in
the conservation program is vol
untary and that every landowner
with conservation problems is en
titled to request Federal aid in
carrying out conservation prac
tices on their farm.
All Holt farmers will receive a
letter announcing the AC program
for 1960. Handbooks describing
eligible practices included in the
ACP for Holt County will be sent
to farmers and landowners in
March.
Sen. Nelson
Returns from
Iowa Meeting
Senator Frank Nelson returned
home yesterday from a 12-state
Midwestern Agriculture committee
meeting held in Des Moines, la.
Principal topic at this first of such
meetings was property taxes in
the 12 states represented.
Representatives from Illinois
and Michigan seemed to tell the
worst tale of woe, but all the men
felt that something was needed to
curb the rising property taxes
which strike directly at the far
mer.
Senator Nelson told the commit
teemen that Nebraska was for
tunate in that we in this state still
have two other means, income
tax and sales tax, to help ease the
property tax situation.
Pictured above axe Cub Scouts who were among those to receive awards at the Gold and Black
, banquet Monday night. Forty-two boy scouts and cub scouts were presented with awards,
r Pictured with one of their parents behind them axe Richard McIntosh and his father. Bill; David
- Hippie, his father, Durvln; Terry Cleveland, his mother, Mrs. Earl Cleveland; Terry McLelsh, his
mother, Mrs. Joe McLelsh; Steven Strube, his mother. Mrs. Richard Strube; and Terry Liedtke and
his mother, Mrs. Lloyd Liedtke.
Named Manager
James McKenny, son of Mrs.
Clifford Harding, who has been
assistant manager of the Hested
store at Grand Island for the past
year is being transferred to Den
ver, Colo., where he will manage
a store for the firm.
Mr. McKenny formerly was I
employed at the Lee store in O’- j
Neill before going to Grand Island.
He is married. The couple has
two children. His family will move j
as soon as housing is available.
Mrs, McPharlin
Services Held
Funeral Services were held at j
St. Patrick’s Catholic church at
O’Neill Saturday morning at 11
a.m., Father Duffy officiating, for
Mrs. Augusta McPharlin, 91.
Augusta Marie Anderson was
born December 29, 1869. She was
a long time resident of O'Neill,
making her home in Omaha the
past year to be near a daughter.
She was married to James H.
McPharlin at Sioux City. To this
union four-sons and three daugh
ters were bom. Mr. McPharlin
died in 1935.
Mrs. McPharlin died February
17 at St. Catherie’s hospital in
Omaha. Rosary services were said
at the John A. Gentleman mor
tuary Thursday evening at 8 p m.
and the remains brought to O’Neill
for funeral services. Burial was
made in Calvary cemetery under
the direction of Biglins.
Survivors include: three daugh
ters, Mrs. Hazel Seversen, Denver,
Colo.; Mrs. Agnes Gladson, Oma
ha; Mrs. Pauline Chapman, Boul
der, Colo. Four sons, Roy, Ham
mond, Ind.; Dr. James H., Sal
inas, Calif.; Owen F., Denver,
Colo.; Eldon V., North Hollywood.
Calif.; two sisters, Amanda Lind
strom, Pocohontas, la. and Mrs.
Bruelle, Fort Dodge, la.
Pallbearers were: James Glad
son, Fremont; Thomas Brogan,
Norfolk; Harold Perrin, Omaha;
Dr. William Markham, Harlan,
la.; Wayne G. Hall, Burnell and
William Griffin, O’Neill.
Msgr. O'Sullivan Honored Sunday;
Donates Gift to Academy Fund
Monsignor Timothy O'Sullivan addresses friends and parishioners
who turned out Sunday to honor him on Ids appointment as a domes
tic prelate. Mrs. Itynold Cimfel and Father Robert Huffy are also
shown. Frontier photo and engraving.
O'Neill Rodeo
Association
Schedules Dates
A special meeting of the O'Neill
Rodeo Association was called Mon
day evening at Virgil Laursen’s
when Hollenbeck Bros, of Long
Pine were present and contract
ed to furnish the rodeo stock.
Stanley Huffman of Ewing re
presented the cutting horse inter
ests and hoped to arrange for some
contests.
Dates were given as Friday and |
Saturday evenings and Sunday af
ternoon, June 17-18 and 19.
Leigh Reynoldson, president,
conducted the discussion.
Two From Area
Get Certificates
Among the students who have ]
finished requirements of the two- ]
year teacher education curriculum
are Phillip Davis of Atkinson and ■
Mona Mae Mosel of Ewing.
Mr. Davis is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Davis of Atkinson, j'
He is teaching at Fullerton. I
Miss Mosel is a daughter of Mr. j
and Mrs. Wilmer Mosel. She has (
taught rural schools in the Ewing
community.
Scouts Feted
At Banquet Here
The annual Black and Gold boy
icout awards banquet was held
Monday evening with about 275
dtending and all eight dens par
ieipating.
The program included a gift pre-1
rented to Mrs. Roy Humrick from
ill the cub scouts and a gift to i
Mary Lyons, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1
Walter Lyons, who graduated to
5ov Scout troop 245 Randy Nick !
\son is a new Bob Cat inductee.
The following awards were pre
sented :
Wolf Badge David Kipple, Ste
en Strubc, Robert MeCarville,
Scott Stewart, Mike Jackson and
Mike Verzal.
Bear Badges Mike MeCarville, i
leff Eymann, Robert Hovey, Tom
Iunt, Dicky Martin and Bob Gal
agher.
Lion Badge Chuck McLain.
One Year pins Tom Anderson,
Fohn Humrich, Earl Peterson, Da
id Sprague, and Jerry Wray.
Silver Arrow Bob Gallagher,
)avid Sprague, John Humrich, (
tandy Eymann, Tom Hunt, Dennis
Feffrey, Dicky Martin, David Slut/,
rerry Liedtke, Mike MeCarville
mil Billy Perry.
Gold Arrow Mike MeCarville.
”erry Cleveland, Dennis MeLeish,
tichard McIntosh, Terry Liedtke,
Mike Gleeson, Robert MeCarville,
felly Fuhrer, Tom Hunt, and Bob
Jallagher.
Denner Strips Mark Thamish,
’om Hunt and Glen Jenkins.
Parishioners and friends of Mon
signor Timothy O'Sullivan turned
out in strength Sunday afternoon at
St. Mary's Academy gymnasium
to honor him on lus appointment
as domestic prelate.
Participating in the program
were fellow clergy and members
of the O'Neill parish. Highlights
included a gift for the Monsignor,
a resume of his life, and many
congratulations. Father O'Sullivan
was invested with the rolies of
his new office IVcemher 15 at St.
Cecelia's Cathedral in Omaha.
Father Robert Puffy was mas
ter of ceremonies at the Sunday
reception and presented Monsignor
O'Sullivan with a check donated
by parishioners ami friends. Father
O'Sullivan in turn placed the mon
ey in the building fund for the new
school at St. Mary's.
Presenting their congratulations
were Mrs. Rynold Cimfel, presi
dent of St. Patrick's altar society,
on behalf of the ladies of the par
ish, and Bill Mattero, Grand
Knight of the Knight's of Colum
bus, on behalf of the Knights.
Father Peter Burke, pastor at
St. Peter’s in Ewing sjioko and
told of his days as assistant at
St. Patrick’s. Father Burke noted
that the O'Neil! people taught him
how to keep time during his ser
mons.
Father Richard Parr, pastor of
St. Joseph's in Atkinson, confirm
ed Father Burke's statement by
saying that Father Burke's speech
was just four minutes, his allot
ted time. Father Parr then went
on to congratulate Father O'Sul
livan on behalf of the clergy.
William J. Froclich added to the
reception program when he re
viewed Monsignor O’Sullivan's life
from his boyhood days in Ireland
to the present.
I Julies of the Altar Society serv
ed coffee and cake to the more
than KM) well-wishers at the close
of the reception.
Minnie Smith,
Clearwater,
Services Today
CLEARWATER Funeral serv
ices are to tie held Thursday (to
day i for Mrs. Minnie Smith, 83,
la pioneer of the Clearwater cnm
j munity. Services will he held at
the Concordia Lutheran church
with pastor Rev. Donald Brauners
ruether officiating.
Burial will be in the parish ceme
tery southwest of Clearwater. The
body is at the Snyder funeral home
in Clearwater.
Mrs. Minnie Smith was horn on
June 20, 187fi, in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
the daughter of Charles Michael
and Mary Broccker Michael. She
came as a small child with her
parents and settled in the commun
ity. She died Monday morning at
her home two miles south of Clear
water.
Her husband died on October 4,
1954, and her only child, a son,
also preceded his mother in death
on June 17, 1953,
Survivors include a daughter-in
law, Mrs. Carl Smith; a grand
daughter, Elvira Iwnhoff and a
brother, William Michael of Clear
water.
Pallbearers chosen are Victor
Schleeht, Ed Moser, Arnold Thiele,
Wilbur Thiele, Earl Flowers and
Harold Loewe.
Winners of the Men’s City Bowling Tournament received their trophys Tuesday evening. The
tournament ended February 7.
Team winners are in the back row: Tom Cronin, Ben Hanlon, Mike Burney, Jim Maly and Vera
Gorgen;
Front Itow: Ted Berry, Gordon Drayton, doubles winners; Louis Barton, all events winner.
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Inman March of Dimes
Nets Total of $169.35
I
Mrs. James McMahon, local,
chairman of the March of Dimes
campaign at Inman, reports the
following donations to the fund:
Proect club and organization
gift—$76.55; school- $19.00; house
to house canvass— $38.00; band
concert—$35.80. Total from all
sources. .$169.35.
Inman Royalty Crowned
Bill Coventry and Patty Morrow,
Inman freshmen, were crowned
king and queen at the homecoming
ceremonies Friday night during the
Inman-Oakdale game.
Attendants were Garnett Gillogly
and Bob Pribil from the sophomore
class; Mary Morsbach and Gene
Butterfield, juniors; and Carolyn
Remaers and Bill DeLong, seniors.
Cora Schmiser Honored
Cora Leo Schmiser, Ewing
was among three Nebraska 4-H
youths to be honored last week in
a Rural Life Day Ceremony in
Scribner.
Presenting ihe God-Home-Courv
try Medal to Miss Schmiser was
Archbishop Gerald T. Bergan of
Omaha, Margaret Bartels, Hub
bard, and Thomas Reimers West
Point also received the award