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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1960)
gnTT l “ D OINJTT F D - 2£& 5 h -if ivVX X X Us Xx ,n Thi» ,”U® Tuesday 1 12-2 j Wednesday 2 10-4 "The Voice of the Beef Empire" Volume 79—Number 45 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, March 3, 1960 Seven Cents Gerald Wlehman seems uneoneerned with his fate as he |*>se<l Wednesday morning at St. Anthony's hospital with Ids mother, Mrs. Marlin Wlehman. Gerald was horn on February *9, insuring himself tew hlrthdates, but lots of attention. Birthdays To Be Special For Gerald Wichman Gerald Vernon Wickman one of O'Neill's newest arrivals, doesn't care right now but he won't cele brate his first birthday for four years. Gerald is the 8 pound, 3 ounce son of Mr and Mrs. Marlin Wick man and had the fortune, good or bad, to lie born on February 29 at 1:30 a m. Mrs. Wickman isn't complaining about the date, however Gerald rounds out the Wickman family to an even three girls and three boys. The other Wickman children are Michael, 11, Joan, 8, Julie, 5, Jim, 3, and Doric, 2. Perhaps little Gerald can some day make-up for lost birthdays by becoming a member of an inter national organization of people bom on February 29 who every leap year celebrate their birthday’s with a national celebration. 11 Award Farmers h At Corn Meet Regional corn producers were l honored Friday night at Atkinson ! 1 at the Regional Corn Program Re- 1 congnition dinner. Lyle Barndt, . president of the Nebraska Fertili zer Institute, presented the awards ■ and certificates. Frank Svoboda, Atkinson, won the first place plaque in the high est yield division, with 150 bushel per acre. Second place went to Darrel Bower, Ainsworth, with 126 bushel per acre yield. In the most profit per acre divi- J sion Edwin Rentschler, Atkinson, won first place with $6-1 per acre, and Darrel Bower of Ainsworth won second with $62 per acre. In the lowest cost per bushel division, Darrel Bower of Ains worth won first place, with Edwin Rentschler, Atkinson winning second. Fred Lindberg, O'Neill, was the only producer in the dryland divi sion and received the awards for dryland production. S°niors Convene Here Over 200 Holt County seniors were in O'Neill Wednesday for Career Day. sponsored by the O' Neill town teachers association. Talking with the seniors were representatives from all branches of the armed forces; representa tives of business institutes in Lin coln, Rapid City, S. D. and Oma ha: and officials of 10 Nebraska and South Dakota Colleges. Rodman on Dean's List Betty Rodman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Rodman, is on the Dean's Honor List at Nebras ka Wesleyan University. The compilation lists the scho lastic standing of the top five per cent of the Wesleyan student body for the first semester this year. Mrs J. Reimers Services Set for Today at Inman Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) for Mrs. John H. Reimers at the Methodist church at Inman at 2 p.m. Rev. (Ilenn Kennicott. pastor of the O'Neill Methodist church, will of ficiate. Burial will be made in the Inman cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Cov entry, Louis Kopecky, jr., Fred Moore, Frelent Pribil, Don Noring and Charles Young. Ida Isabell (Pronneke) Rei mers. daughter of William and Caroline Bucholz Pronneke, was bom at Oceola March 29, 18.81. She moved with her family to Pierce county in 1893 where they resided on a farm. She was graduated from the Pierce high school in 1898 and taught in a rural school west of Pierce for three years. In Feb ruary, 1903, she was married to John Reimers. The couple farmed 214 miles west of Pierce for seven years. They then moved to Foster where they lived for one year, then to Madison county where they lived for the next seven years. In 1918 they moved to Holt county and | lived near Inman since. An attack of the flu along with J a heart condition and other com- j plications brought alxiut her j death. She was preceded in death by one son, Herman, who died on New Guinea during World War II; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Edna) Zimmer and Edith. She is survived by her hus band, John; two sons. Reinhold and Chris, both of Tnman; three daughters, Mrs. William ( Etta) Serck of Emmet, Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy) Krueger of Woodward. Ia.; and Mrs. Lyle (Bonita) Pyle of Bayside, Va.; twelve grand children and six great grandchild ren. Mrs. August Pospichal Unhurt in Car Up-set Mrs. August Pospichal upset her car Friday evening as she was en route to Amelia to get her son, Michael, from school. The car. a 1960 Corvair. was badly damaged but Mrs. Pospichal received only slight bruises. The car wheels got into an old rut, causing her to lose control. It turned over twice and landed on its top. She was able to get out of the car without help. The accident occured just west of the road going past the Elmer Co olidge home al)out two miles west of Amelia. Alfred Martens, Atkinson Rancher Takes Own Life Tuesday At Home Alfred Martens, Atkinson ranc her, took his own life at 10 a m. Tuesday in a machine shed on his ranch. The death weapon was a 30-30 calil»er rifle. According to the two men who were at the ranch loading cattle that morning Alfred walked past them, spoke, are! continued on to the machine shed. A short time later the shot was heard. Authorities investigating the incident say that it was a de finite suicide. Funeral services will be held to day (Thursday i at 2 p m at the Seger Funeral Oiapel at Atkinson with Rev. Charles Gates, pastor of the Atkinson Methodist church, of ficiating. Pallbearers are Bob Cole, G. Owen Cole, Elmer Schnaf, John O'Connell, Clarence Gilg and Charles Cble. Alfred W. Martens, son of Fred P and Margaretha Friedt Martens was bom Juno 21. 1902. He was married Dec. 14, 1934, to Lois Ann Kuhler at Reno, Nev. To this union seven children were born. Survivors include his wrife, Lois; four daughters, AC Jacqueline A Cole with the air force in Puerto Rico, Miss Jaralyn, RN of North Platte, Jean and Shelley; two sons, Bryan and Thomas. Bryan and Jean attend Wayne State Teachers College. Thomas and Shelley are at home. Two sisters and three brothers also survive Mrs. Alice Cole, Richmond, Calif., and Mrs. Carrie Eis of Denver, Colo., Charles of Newcastle, Wyo., J. C. of Roswell, N. Mex., and Robert of Atkinson. A daughter Joycellyn, precede him in death. Earl Collins and his daughter Mrs. Pat Krum, will be vocalists with Mrs. Bonnie Jungman, pianist. Cub Scouts Begin Clothes Drive Saturday The Cub Scouts of Covered Wa gon Area Council, will begin their Good Turn Day Clothing Drive for the handicapped Saturday. Roy F. Humrich, O’Neill, cub master. will have charge of the bag delivery March 5 and will be assisted by the Pen Mothers. Articles solicib'd include dis carded clothing for men. women and children: unwanted garments to be repaired: all kinds of shoes tied in pairs: curtains, drapes, linens and bedding. Also small toys, electrical appliances and all other household articles and utensils. Newspapers and magazines will not be included in this drive and will not be picked up. March 12 will be pick-up day for the collection of the filled bags. Student Council Clothes Drive Continues Thru 23 March 23 is the last day for the clothing drive sponsored by the student council of the O'Neill high school. The drive has been in pro gress for some time. Those having clothing to contri bute will please call 63 during school hours and give their ad dress. Clothing is being picked up Tuesdays and Thursdays between 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. Clothing will be distributed to under-privilaged children of our nation and overseas. Mrs. Cronk Named Counter PAGE Mrs. Frank Cronk is head of the 1960 population and housing census as crew leader. Mrs. Cronk will attend a Monday school of instruction in Grand Island and the following week will attend a four day session there. She held an enumerator's test in the supervisors room at the Holt County courthouse at O’Neill Tuesday afternoon. Other tests will be held until the quota of enumer ators is filled. The Page basketball team, winners of the Class D. district tournament held last week here are shown above. Pictured are, front row, Ronnie Parks. Dennis Ickes, Jon Cork and Ronnie Asher. Bark row, Coach Ron Park, Gene Harvey, Dennis Kemper, Fred CTonk and Norman Wettlaufer. L. Swanson, Chambers, Is named to Boys State Larry Swanson of Chambers, 1 son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard j Swanson, has been chosen to re present Chambers at Boy's State, held in Lincoln in June. The trip is sponsored by the American Le gion Post at Chambers. Larry is a member of the junior class, excelling in both football and basketball. Larry Swanson School Battle Seen Tomorow At Public Meet A hoi fight between members of the Nebraska School Improve ment Association nn«l County Superintendent Miss A 1 i e e French is shaping up here and a public meeting has been called for March 4 at the Legion Hall in O’Neill. Tlie open discussion will .level op around the recent reorganiz ation plan which was submitted to the states For interesting sidelights to the meeting, see page 10 under the letters to the Editor column. Meat Cookery Programs Here Holt County homemakers, stu ients, teachers and 4-H cluh mem bers and leaders will have a chance o attend two separate demonstra tion on meat rookery’ next w’eek, sccording to Catherine Indra, Holt Extension Agent. Presenting the demonstration ivill he Miss Cnrolann Hammersten. :i field home economist of the Na tional Live Stock and Meat Board of Chicago. Tin’ first demonstration will he Monday at 2 p.m., at the Legion Hall and will he for Home econo mics teachers and students, and 4-H cluh members and leaders. The second program will he Tuesday at the same time and place, this one for homemakers. Miss Hammersten, considered an expert in her field, will prepare several meat dishes, including lamb shoulder couplet, cosmopoli tan i*>rk steaks and new fashioned beef pot-roast. Mr. and Mrs. E. Porter Vacate Pioneer Farm ORCHARD Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Porter moved Monday from their farm five miles northeast of Or chard to the residential proper ty they purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fox. Mr. and Mrs. Fox moved to the C. B. and Q. depot where he is agent. The farm vacated by the Por ters has been in the Porter’s pos session since it was homesteaded by his gradfather. His father, Fred Porter, lived on the farm all his life and it has been Edwin’s except for some ten years or so when Mr. and Mrs. Porter lived on an adjoining farm and on a farm near Hay Point. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stelling are moving to the Porter farm Butte Clubs To Hold Hereford Field Day The Butte Community Club and the Niobrara Hereford Association are co-sponsors for the 1%0 annual Hereford Field Day at the Butte Livestock Market Monday, March Registration will commence at 9:30 a m. with the cattle judging contest at 10 a m. A total of 42 ril> bons and cash awards totaling $124.00 will t>e distributed, accord ing to age, by the judges. During the morning event four classes of beef animals will be judged. Dave Williams, extension animal husbandryman of the agriculture college will be the official judge for the event. The contest is open to youth and adults in Boyd county and surround ing territory. World Prayer Day Friday The World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday afternoon in a joint meeting of O'Neill churches in a 2 p.m. service at the Metho dist church. Mrs. Glenn Kennicott will opeti the meeting. The day's offering will go to Mis sions, both foreign and home. Services Friday For E. Weyhrich Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Christ Lutheran church for Emil J. Weyhrich,an O'Neill resident for 20 years. Rev. A. S. Gedwillo officiated the 2 p.m. service. Burial was in the Rose Hill cemetery at Randolph. Mr. Weyhrich died at the age 62 last Wednesday following an il lness of six months. Pallbearers were Melvin Schoor, Marlin Magdanz and Kenneth Magdanz, all of Norfolk; Marvin Weyhrich, Randolph, Vern Schoc | and Gordon Magdanz, Wayne. All were nephews of Mr. Weyhrich. Emil J. Weyhrich was born on | October 20, 1895, to Peter II and I Elizabeth Schulter Weyhrich, in Taswell county, 111. He lived in j Pierce for some years with his I parents, before his marriage to Elsie Marie Magdanz on Novem ber 4, 1924 in Yankton, S. D. Mr. Weyhrich came to O’Neill in 1940 with his wife and three child ren and has lived here since. Survivors include his wife; three children, Mrs. Marlene Spry Pen der, Mrs. Pat Gallup, Stratford, Okla., and Rolland, South Sioux City; three brothers and two sis ters. To Bid for Police Car Bids will tie opened April 6 for a new police cor is was announced Tuesday night at the regular meet ing of the city council. Mayor Scha ffer presided. April 6 has also been set as the date for the hearing on liquor and beer licenses within the city. The election which falls on April 5 has postponed the next council meet ing to April 6. Firms Sought For School Building Plans Members of the O'Neill public school board met Tuesday night and commissioned superintendent M. J. Baack to contact four archi tectural firms to attend a special school lioard meeting March 21. An attempt will lie made at that time to select a firm to assist In setting up the machinery for the school's building program. Baack said he expected to contact firms from Omaha, Lincoln and Norfolk. The lioard also instructed the school board's attorney, J. D. Cronin, to go ahead with prepara tions for acquiring land needed for the building program. Dixie Lee Nissen Capped at Lincoln Dixie Lee Nissen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nissen of Page is one of 21 students at Bryan Memorial School of Nursing at Lincoln who will he capped Sunday afternoon. The ceremony, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Christ Memorial church signifies the completion by the students of their first six month's in nurse’s training. After receiving their caps they are of ficially recognized as freshmen. Additional study for two and one half years is reqquired to complete the course. Elks Meet Friday An organizational meeting of the Elk's service fraternity will be held tomorrow night (Fri day) at the tiolden Hotel with Bernice DeLay, Norfolk, on hand. The purpose of the meeting is ! to determine if enough interest ) is shown in the organization to | warrant an order here. All in- I terested parties are invited. Chamber Meets Monday The regular meeting of the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce will be held Monday night at the Is. and R. Cafe. Movies on ir rigation wili be shown. Conservation Directors To Be Elected March 11 -_-1 Devoy To Head Creighton Alums Hob Devoy lias been named new president of tbe O’Neill Creighton Alumni club, replacing retiring president Dr E. M Gleeson l V' voy is owner of the Koxall Drug Store here. The O'Neill club, along with the Atkinson club, will be among those participating in the annual all Creighton Alumni Communion Mass and breakfast Sunday. The Atkinson mass will be at 9 a m. at St. Joseph's church follow ed by breakfast at Dorothy's Cafe with Dr. Frank J. Mancuso. chair man. In O'Neill, the mass at St Pat rick's will be at 9 a m. with the breakfast at the M & M Bakery and Cafe. All Creighton alumni and their families are invited to attend these events. Non-Catholie alumni are invited to tiie mass. Two Supervisors w ill be elected to the Holt Soil and Water Conser vation District hoard on Friday, March II Polls will t>e open at the basi' ment of the (Murthouse Annex from noon until ti p.m and at the Ameri can L-egion Hall from ti pin to 10 p.m. The election will he held m conjunction with the (.Amservation Awards Program All land owners are eligible to vote. In addition to the polling places which will lie open on March 11. mail ballots may be secured from any of the following places: At kinson First National Hank: Kw ing Farmers State Hank; Stuart Tri-County Bank; Chambers — Chambers State Bank; Holt Coun ty Extension Office, Holt SWCD District Office, Page Ox>|ierative Credit Association. The five candidates for the of fice of Holt Soil and Water Conscr vation District Supervisor an': Russell Rarclnmn A 25-year old rancher living 17 miles south of O'Neill, lie has lived on this place for five years. Mr. and Mrs. Hard man have 3 sons. He operates 720 acres and entered into a Great Plains contract last year. He feels that this is one of the best anil easiest ways to develop a complete conservation program on his own place. His plan includes such things as grass seeding, tree planting, cross fencing, wildlife improve ment, livestock water well and pit and proper range use. Klnier •lurucck Mr. Juracek has been a district supervisor for 8 years anil at the present time is vice president of the State Associa tion of Soil and Water Conserva tion Districts. Klnier is -II years old, has 2 girls and one Imy. He operates 1440 acres some 25 miles Northeast of O’Neill, lie has lived on Ibis place since 19-12 and has been a cooperator with the Dist rict since 1!V17. In addition (o strip cropping, diversion, contour farm ing, livestock water and erosion control dams, tree planting and grass seeding, he has developed a range management program that has improved the condition class of his pastures an entire class or more. Thllo 1’iM‘HNiiecker lie operates I 1(H) acres 8 miles North of Atkin son. He is 52 years old, married % Conservation (Continued on back page) New Holt Coop Elects Directors; Youth Entertain The newly formed Holt County Cooperative association met for the first time Monday night at the le gion Hall with a business meeting and a "Neighbor Night" supper and program. Stan Lambert, Chambers co operative board chairman, presid ed over the meeting at which two new directors were elected, I/v> Burival and Darrell Heiss, Page. Other board members are Wes Larson, Plwing and Guy Blake and Lamt>ert, both of Chambers. The Ewing Cooperative Crenm ery anti the Chambers Cooperative sponsored the "Neighbor Night" part of the evening. Prizes were awarded for group entertainment, with a first place tie between the "Dancing Starlets" and the "Danc ing Cincinnatis,” all dance students under the direction of Mrs. W. D. Melena. The first prize is a choice steer or heifer calf donated by the Hoy Reece ranch in south Holt county and disposal of the calf will be decided by the two groups. The second prize, a trip to a 4-H or Coop Youth camp, was won by the "Three Sharps,” members of the Willing Workers club. Dick Read of Chambers was Master of Ceremonies for the program. In the "Starlets" group were Pamela Hammerlun, Janice Ro bertson, Chambers; Debbie Waldo, Amelia, and Pamela Shavlik, Chambers. The Cincinnati dance was done by Dannie Anderson, Dick Martin, Jack Cole and Mich ael McCarville. Gary Gillespie, Larry Dawes and Kenneth Peacock were the Three Sharps, accompanied by Dianne Gillespie. The O’Neill high volleyball team is shown accepting second place trophy at the close of the tourna ment held this week at O'Neill. Pictured are from, left, Paula Heed, Bonny Lawrence, Mr. I loose n, Kathy Brady, Been Nelson, Marie Sehaaf, Mary Jo ( Hi r rail, Sonita Wilson, Bonnie Iteigie, and Irma Juracek. Chambers won the tourney. Telephone Users Work Together For Dial System Under Bell Program Kanchers and farmers northwest of O'Neill were hard at work last week installing new telephone lines in conjunction with Bell Tele phone's "Farmer Assistance Pro gram.” Under the program, the tele phone company furnishes the poles, line and other equipment for the j new lines but the farmers using J the service do the work. Harry Peterson, local telephone j company manager, says that the work is coming along just fine and that the new lines should be ready ! when Bell changes over to dial systems in this area. The change-over is scheduled for ! next year Rural subscribers would j not have been serviced under the nevv system because only good me allie lines are capable of carry ing the dial signals. Now that these lines are to be in service for the dial system the far mers and ranchers shown working in the pictures on this page are as sured, through cooperation, of having telephone service. Mr. and Mrs. Don Wedige an» Alan of Omaha were weekend visitors of friends and relatives in O’Neill and Atkinson. Farmers and ranchers living northeast of O’Neill are shown Louis Clausen, Bernard Pongratz, Bay Thomas, Tom Clark and Alb putting in their own telephone line. Pictured putting up a pole are, bert lleeb. from left, Ed Thomas, IJoyd Kitts, Leonard Dusatko, Bill Mullen, Tom Hanaberry Found Dead At His Home Thomas F. Hanaberry, 76, was found dead about 2:30 Wednesday afternoon by a neighbor, Herman DeGroff, who went to Hanaberry's home to fill the oil burner and check the needs of the deceased and his sister. It is not known how long Mr. Hanaberry had been dead but in dications were that he hurl been dead for some lime. He was in seemingly good health Tuesday afternoon about 4:30 when De Groff made his last visit for that day. Mr, Hanaberry was found sitt- ! ing in a reclining chair. He had a heart ailment and had been un der a doctor’s care for two years. ; A sister, Eliza Hanaberry, 81, lived with Tom and another sister Mrs. Millie Rothe, lives at Bayard. No funeral arrangements had been made at press time last night Athletes Feted Tonight The annual Ewing high school atheltic banquet is scheduled for Thursday night at the school audi torium. Athletes, pep club mem bers and senior class parents will participate. A dance will follow the banquet and a sports king and queen will be crowned.