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"The Voice of the Beef Empire"
Volume 80—Number 3 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 12, 1960 Seven Cents
The landslide at the Toni Abler (arm home Is shown above. The
ground dropped 20 feet Saturday night. Frontier photo and engraving.
Alder Homes Evacuated
After More Sliding
Two weeks ago The Frontier re
ported that the Tom Alder home
located in northeast Holt county
was being undermined by a land
slide.
Saturday night the earth in front
of the place dropped another 20
foot lowering a shed and several
trees without upsetting them. Sun
day the Alder's evacuated both
their own home and his mother's
Mrs. Grace Alder’s home.
The first slide occurred April 20
and destroyed part of the sidewalk.
Not much damage was done until
Saturday night following the re
cent rains. At supper the Alder’s
heard the cracking of tree roots
and when they looked the land was
sinking away near the house.
A sidewalk near the house was
threatened but the dirt dropped
away just even with the walk.
The Tom Alder house construct
ed mostly of cement could not be
moved but Mrs. Grace Alder’s
home was moved Tuesday away
from the slide. Household things
from both houses were moved
Sunday.
The cause of the slide has not
been determined but it is believed
that an underground creek is re
sponsible. In the past, water had
run on the surface by the house
but this year no water ran past.
Mrs. Grace Alder has lived in
that community all of her 72 years.
Her parents moved to the place 80
years ago. The younger Alders
moved there 11 years ago following
the death of Mr. Alder.
The Tom Alder’s have been stay
ing with the AU>ert Fllis’ and
Grace is staying in Emmet with
Elmer Alders.
Two Page Boys
In Accident Sunday
Alvin P. Crumly, 16, driving a
1953 sedan was in collison with
James F. Miller, 17, at the inter
section Vi mile south of Page Sun
day evening about 10:30 p in.
Both cars were traveling south
when Crumly made a “U” turn at
the intersection. Miller hit the left
front fender of the Crumly car with
an estimated $300 damage done to
the Crumly car and $200 to the
Miller car.
Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gaylen Miller and Crumly’s par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Crum
ly, all of Page.
A one car accident resulted May
10 three miles east of Inman when
Raymond E. Felton of Junction
City, Ore., traveling east, hit a
calf belonging to James Gallagher.
The calf was killed and the 1955
auto had an estimated $300 damage.
Officer Gude investigated both ac
cidents.
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Chambers School
Plan Accepted
Recent plans submitted by the
Chambers school reorganization
committee have been accepted by
the State Reorganization commit
tee concerning Chambers and sur
rounding districts.
The state committee also com
mended the districts for their
efforts and urged a continuing ef
fort to expand to meet the pro
blems of the particular area.
Anna Weichman, 82,
Dies at Atkinson;
Funeral services were held Mon
day May 9, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph
Catholic church at Atkinson for
Mrs. Anna Weichman, 82. Father
Roliert Morrocco, pastor, officiated
and buriul was made in St. Joseph
cemetery.
Pall bearers were Eugene Hamik,
Atkinson, Raymond Wewel, New
port, Louis Wewel, Fremont and
Milton Weichman, Donald Weich
man and Marvin Scholz, all of
Stuart, grandsons of the deceased,
Anna, daughter of Frank and
Anna Jonne Steinhauser, was lxirn
July 17, 1878 at Tieberschlog,
Czechoslovakia and died May 7 at
Atkinson. She came to America
wilh her parents in 1882 and settled
southeast of Stuart.
She was united in marriage with
Frank Weichman of Stuart on Jan
uary 30, 1894, at Atkinson. Five
daughters and six sons were born to
this union.
Mrs. Weichman was a charter
member of the Christian Mothers
society of St. Joseph's.
Survivors include: five daughters
Mrs. Henry (Mary) Hamik; Mrs.
Frank (Mathilda) Wewel and Mrs.
Florian (Theresa) Scholz, all of
Stuart; Mrs. A. P. (Julia) Wewel
and Mrs. Dora Wallinger of Atkin
son; five sons Anton of Atkinson
and Max, John, Leo and Frank, all
of Stuart.
Her husband, FTank Weichman
died October 21, 1954 and one son,
Karl, died December 18, 1954.
Bridge Repaired
VERDIGRE The Pischelville
Bridge situated twenty miles west
of Verdigre and which was badly
damaged this spring by ice and
highwater and had two spans taken
away from the west end of the
bridge, has been repaired.
Mr. Otto Cuhel of Veixiel stated
Monday that is was th^Arst time
he has been in Verdigre for three
months due to the loss of the two
spans from the bridge.
Mr. Cuhel stated that the work
men were putting a coat of creosote
on the deck Monday morning.
It was Prom night for the O’Neill high school Friday and pictured above are the royalty. From right.
Rill Eby, Dick Laursen. crown bearer Dicky Wilson, Supt. Milton Raack. King Don Sehaaf, Queen Sharon
Tennis, Principal Marv Miller, crown-bearer Gregg Mareellus, Joan Wilson, Pama Lynn Schmiechel,
Laurie Edwards and Janet Krugman. Little Pamel a Perry Is to the left and was unintentionally left out
of the picture.
Dance Review
Here Tonight
About 70 dance students will par
ticipate in the 5th annual O’Neill
dance review tonight at the high
school auditorium at 8 p.m. The
students are under the direction of
Mrs. W. D. Melina and Linda Cur
ran and the recital is sponsored by
St Anthony’s Hospital Auxiliary.
O'Neill. Inman. Page. Chambers.
Amelia, Emmet and Atkinson stu
dents will take part in the review
which will include rhythm, tap.
soft shoe, walta, ballet and other
dance numbers. Special lighting
effects will highlight the program.
Larry Rice, KBRX announcer
will be master of ceremonies for
the program. Admission proceeds
will bo used by the Auxiliary to
purchase new blood counting equip
ment for the hospital. Refreshments
will be served following the pro
gram.
Spencer Farmer Dies;
Funeral Rites Set
SPENCER Funeral services for
Harry E. Michaelis will be conduct
ed Saturday at 2 p.m. from the
Methodist church with Rev. Har
old Jensen officiating. Burial will
be in the Union cemetery.
Military services will be held at
graveside by the Luther Whidden
American Legion post. The Ixxly
will lay in state at the Jones
funeral home in Spencer until the
funeral hour.
Harry E. Michaelis was born
July 23, 1893, at Stanton. He died
May 10 at the Veterans hospital in
Grand Island.
Mr. Michaelis was married Dec
ember 28, 1919 at Pierce. The
couple moved to Spencer where
they lived until 1943 when they
moved to Norfolk. In 1958 they re
turned to Spencer. Mr. Michaelis
has farmed all his life. He servied
m the army in World War I.
Survivors include his wife, Mary;
son, Dale of Spencer and daughter,
Mrs. Lois Pusey of Long Beach,
Cailf.; four grandchildren and two
brothers, Lester and Herbert, both
of Auburn, Wash.
No Kindergarten
At St. Mary's;
Lack of Space
St. Mary’s Academy officials an
nounced this week that the kinder
garten class will be discontinued
following the close of school this
month.
The discontinuation is necessary
due to a lack of instructors and
space for the kindergarten class.
Meanwhile, Milton Baack, O’Neill
public school superintendent, an
nounced that any parents who will
send their children to kindergarten
in the public school for the 1960-61
school year should register on Fri
day (May 13) from 1 to 3 p m. in
the kindergarten room. Children
must be registered on that date to
enter kindergarten in the fall.
Announcement was also made of
the state law that prohibits child
re who live in a district where
kindergarten classes are avilable to
[ enter first grade unless they are
6 years old by October 15 of the
fall they enter.
Open House Held
VERDIGRE Mr. and Mrs. Tony
C. Paesl, prominent farmers in the
Verdigre vicinity, are celbrating
their 25th wedding anniversary on
May 15, with open house at the
local ZCBJ Hall basement from 2
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. In the evening
they are also giving a free dance
in the ZCBJ Hall every one is cor
dially invited to attend.
Parkins Feted With
Farewell Dinner
A farewell dinner was held April
26 in O’Neill for Frank Parkins,
retired sales manager of the Con
sumers Public Power Co., in O’
Neill. Parkins retired after 23
years of service here.
Mr. and Mrs. Parkins will leave
soon for Lakewood, Calif., where
they will join their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Yarnell. Another son. Jack Par
kins and family, live in Omaha.
■i i
Ken Curran and A. L. Patton display a traveling trophy that the
O'Neill I Jon’s Club will present to a commercial float in O'Neill Ro
deo Parade this June. The trophy will go to a profit making organiza
tion entry and must be won by a business three time to keep it. This
is the first year the IJon’s club has made such an award.
Bicycle "Hits" Girl
In Monday's Rain
Cherlyn Van Vleck, ten year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan
Van Vleck, was the victim of a
“hit and run” bicycle accident
Monday.
Cherlyn was on her way home
from school during a driving rain
when a boy on a bike upset her in
front of the Post Office. She re
ceived a cut in her knee that took
four stitches to close. The anony
mous boy on the bicycle quickly
righted his bike and was on his
way.
Smith Services
Held Monday
Funeral services for Val Smith,
84, a long time resident of the Wal
nut and Verdigre communities,
were held Monday, May 2 at Oma
ha.
Mr. Smith died in an Omaha hos
pital April 30. Burial was also
made in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to Oma
ha in 1956 to make their home.
Survivors are: wife, Florence;
two daughters, Mrs. Lyle (Mabel)
Friend and Mrs. Duane (Hazel)
Kotrous, all of Omaha; one son,
Harry Smith, of Verdigre; two
grandsons and two great grand
sons.
Ewing Board Meets;
Elect New Officers
Members of the Ewing village
board met Tuesday evening to re
organize with two new board mem
bers: Elvin Hamilton and Ray
Funk.
Results of the board election was
as follows: Jerry Rotherham,
mayor for a 1 year term; Eugene
Zimmerman to remain as village
clerk; Willis Rockey, treasurer;
Elvin Hamilton, water commis
sioner and Ray Funk appointed
street commissioned.
Other business acted upon was
the purchase of a new motor for
the lawnmower. Clean-up day has
been tentatively set for May 20.
The time will be confirmed next
week.
Seven Receive
Confirmation
Confirmation was conferred at
the St. Peter’s Lutheran church
for seven at the Sunday morning
worship service with Rev. Walter
Seefeldt, pastor, officiating. Those
confirmed were James Cooper,
Kay Hibbs, Nila Krutz, Mrs
Shirley Mattison, Mrs. Verenetta
Oltjenbruns, Dale Pettijohn and
Robert Raff.
Gonderinger, Smith To Vie for Dist.
Judge; Record 2,750 Voters Turn-out
A scene from one of the one-act plays presented by the Ash tirove auxiliary Sunday night. Shown
are, from the left. Jack Welch, hiding behind studio. Itill Hansen, wondering why his "daughter” is
keeping her eyes shut and giving him a pair of pajamas, and Kutli Vonasek, the daughter. All three
came home too late. Frontier photo and engraving.
Workers Needed Outside County I
In Frontier's Trade Expansion Drive
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Mrs. Otto Sydow
Services Today
Funeral services were held
I Thursday, (today) at the First
I Methodist church for Mrs. Otto
I Sydow of O'Neill. Rev. Glenn Ken
| nicott, was in charge of the service,
i Interment was made in Prospect I
I Hill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Erving Doring
! and Warner Sydow of Wayne,
! George Fick, Inman, Ervin Pat'
! Krumm, Fred Braun and Vernon
| Seibert, all of Atkinson.
Lulu Ruth, daughter of Arnie and
Elsie LaRue, was born 17 miles
south of O’Neill, May 8, 1887. She
lived the greater part of her
younger life in Holt county.
She was united in marriage to
Otto Sydow, May 31, 1917 at Ne- j
ligh. They were residents of the j
Rock Falls community for a time ;
and in 1922 they went to Winner, S. j
D., wh> re they spent 12 years be
fore returning to Holt county where
they have since resided except for
seven years at Hoquiam, Wash.
Mrs. Sydow suffered a heart at
tack late Sunday evening and died
a few minutes before midnight on
May 8, Mother’s Day and her birth
day, before a physician could be
summoned to her bedside.
Survivors include her husband,
Otto Sydow; two sons. Ervin Van
Cleve of Stuart and George Med
lin of Hoquiam, Wash.; two step
sons, Lester Sydow of Stuart and
Wilbur Sydow of Newcastle.
A step-daughter, Juanita Sydow
Ruther died March 4 this year.
I960 County Seniors
Prepare to Graduate
Baccalaureate services will be
held in the high school auditori
um at O’Neill Sunday evening, May
15. Rev. John Hart of the Presby
terian church will deliver the ad
dress. Rev. Glenn Kennicott, pas
tor of the Methodist church will
give the invocation and benedic
tion. Music will be furnished by
the junor high mixed chorus.
The Commencement exercises
will be held Thursday evening, May
19 at 8 p. m. at the auditorium.
Dr. Allen Burkhart, president of
Norfolk Junior college, will be guest
speaker.
The Baccalaureate services will
be held Sunday at the Page high
school auditorium at 8 p.m.
Rev. Cecil Green, pastor, of
the Page Methodist church, will
be guest speaker and Rev. Mina
Smith, pastor of the Wesleyan
church will give the invocation and
pronounce the benediction.
Commencement exercises will be
held Tjesday evening at the Page
high school auditorium with Dr.
Loren R. Bonneau, University of
Nebraska, guest speaker.
Frank Cronk, president of the
school board, will present the sen
ior diplomas. Ron Park, principal
and coach, will present the scholar
ships and make the awards.
Graduation
Continued On Back Page
John O'Conner Died
In Omaha Wednesday
John O’Connor, a longtime res
! ident of O’Neill and who has been
recently making his home in St.
; Vincent’s Home for the aged in
Omaha died Wednesday afternoon.
The body will be brought to O’
Neill for services and burial. He
is survived by two sisters who live
I in Massachusetts.
Subscribers Should Get Subscriptions
Into Office At Earliest Possible Minute
To Be Sure Of Securing Special Low Rate
Strange, but true, is the tact, that todate very few candidates re
siding in the disti ict outside of Holt county, have made a report and
started for the five prizes which are set aside, and have to be awarded
to persons residing outside of Holt county.
Candidates are not restricted to any particular district while work
ing but instead may sell subscriptions anywhere.
Candidates residing outside of
Holt county have the privilege of
working back into Holt county or
even the city of O’Neill and still
not have to compete for prizes with
the candidates residing in O'Neill
or in Holt county.
Candidates who have entered in
O'Neill are finding the work both
pleasant and profitable, and the
Frontier is more than pleased with
their results.
Surely there are many more per
sons residing in the towns and
routes farther from O'Neil] who
have the same ability and ambition
for the better things of life, who
will be glad to go out and turn
spare hours into cash, when they
realize that five prizes, including
two of the six major prizes, must
be awarded to persons residing
outside of O’Neill and Routes, and
a like number have to be awarded
to persons residing outside of Holt
county.
Only a few days exist for sub
scribers to secure the special low
rate on subscriptions.
Candidates residing farther from
O’Neill have an equal chance on the
larger prizes, due to new subscrip
tions counting ten times the number
of points as that given for renewal
subscriptions.
This arrangement was made so
those residing in the more distant
territories could know they have
an equal chance on the prizes even
1 hough their sales may be very
few compared with those closer to
O’Neill.
Subscribers have the privilege to
bring their subscriptions to the of
fice and sec the names of workers;
secure the low rate, leaving credit
for the votes given on the remit
tance for whom ever they wish.
OFFICE OPEN FROM 8 A M.
TO 9 P.M. EACH DAY PHONE
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Mrs. Honeywell Feted on
93rd Birthday Sunday
Mrs. Charlotte Honeywell cele
brated her 93rd birthday Sunday
afternoon at Chambers and 53 re
latives and friends gathered at her
home for the occasion.
Guests came from Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Nebraska from
Ewing, Neligh, Wahoo and Omaha.
She wan united In marriage to
Sidney E. Honeywell on Septem
ber 4, 1886, In a double wed
ding ceremony at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Hodge who lived near Ewing.
Mr. Honeywell's sister, Lizzie,
married Dan Merritt the same day.
Mr. Honeywell died July 24, 1942.
Mrs. Honeywell was the mother
of 10 children, 6 of whom are still
living. Two children died in infancy.
She joined the Presbyterian
church when she was 16 and has
been a member since. She was a
charter member of Bethany Pres
byterian church east of Chambers.
Mrs. Honeywell live* |n her i
own home beside her son, John
and his wife at Chambers. She
enjoys fairly good health ex
cept for a hip Injury which con
fines her to a wheel chair most
of the time. A companion, Mrs.
Ema Tucker, cares for her.
Her children still living are sons,
Dan of Wahoo, Eugene of Weston,
and John of Chambers; daughters,
Mrs. Seymore Harkins, Mrs. Hattie
Knox, and Mrs. Frank Urban, all
of Ewing.
A son, Jason, and a daughter,
Stella, are deceased. Mrs. Honey
well is also blessed with 35 grand
children, 62 great-grandchildren
and H great-great grandchildren.
Abel Carries
County; Cooper
Wins Over State
Voters turned t»*t Tuesday in
vhai might prove to be a record
number for a primary election to
ast their baikits for the men and
vnmen of their choice.
An unofficial count of 2,750 votes
vere cast. Two years ago only
.935 voters went to tlie polls and
our years ago 1,736 voted.
Most winning candidates won by
■asy margins here in Holt county,
uit a close race for district judge
leveloped in the fifteenth judicial
istricl. „
Norman Conderingcr, O’Neill,
easily w«.«i in lloll county, bui
throughout tin* district his lead
was cut la only 228 \ otes, Goo
de ringer colleeled 2.0!M votes.
William Smith, Ainswul-th, will
oppose Gondcringcr in the major
election to be held in November.
Smith got 1,866 votes throughout
he district ami tin1 other camH
iate, William Brennan, Butte, eol
ected some 1,700 votes. All three
nen ran on a non-political ticket
ind the two receiving tlie most
rotes an* scheduled to stand elec
ion in November.
In Holt county Gonderingor re
ceiver 1,480 votes compared to 581
'or Brennan mid 540 for Smith.
in the race for the state k gi
ature in this 28th district, Frank
HejsoD again collected tlie most
votes over Ora Yarges of Stuart.
Both men can still run in tlie No
vember elections.
Nelson jxdled 2,901 votes in tlie
district compared to 1,588 fur
Yarges. In Holt county Nelson re
ceived 1,784 of tlie votes wliile
Yarges got 830 ballots.
Hull Tomlinson and Mike lain
dretli waged a close liable for
2nd district supervisor until vot
ers from Landreth’s home ground
were heard. Then laiudrclh biok
a commanding 83-63 lead.
Louis Reamer, present county
judge, received more votes than
any candidate with 2,341. llcimer
was unopposed. A number of write
in candidates for tile judgt|ahip
were recorded including votes fur
Orville Thor soil, William Milne s,
John Gallagher, Ed Flood, Walt
Stewart, William Griffin, Cal Ste
wart, BUI ihbbs, Jim Read and
Ewald Spahn.
On the state scene John Coo
per of Humbolt won with a wale
margin over other hopefuls in the
race for republican nomination for
governor. Frank Morrison won the
>ame post on the democratic tie
tet and the two men will face
?ach other in November.
Here in Unit county the story
was different. Mrs. Hazel Abel
handily beat Cooper by a 393
vote margin. I twain Williams
finished third and Terry Carpcn
m i w*«'» irui ill ill mm, «'Willy.
For the republican nomination
for congressman in this fourth
listrict Dave Martin received 521
mtes compared to Monroe Bixler’s
118. Throughout the district Martin
maintains a slight lead, but all
votes have not as yet been counted.
The large number of candidates
>n tins ballot caused much con
:ern with election officials and ex
Lra time was needed to count and
ally all the votes.
Cal Stewart polled the most votes
acre in Holt county for alternate
lelegate at large. Stewart, received
J81 votes for the position. L. D.
Putnum received 502 votes as a
lelegate to the national conven
tion from the fourth district. The
complete totals on tile delegates
at large were not available at
press time.
In the presidential voting, Senator
Jack Kennedy was the only name
on tiie ballot. He received some
78,000 demo votes. On the repub
lican ticket vice-president Nuoon
came close to Kennedy without
bothemg to register in the pri
mary. He received some 70,000
write-in votes for the republican
nomination as president of the Unit
ed States.
Here in Holt county the voting
looked like this.
REPUBLICAN PART Y—For
president, Nixon, 600 write-in votes.
Barry Goldwater received 16
write-ins and Rockefeller received
B. Fred Seaton had 1 vote; Ben
Grady had 1 vote and President
Eisenhower received 4 votes.
For Delegate at large, Val Pe
terson, Ilk-hard Spelts, Roman
liruska, Arthur Weaver, Vic An
derson, Arthur Weaver of Lin
coln, Red Metcalfe, Charles
Reed, Mrs. Charles Warner and
Robert Crosby were the 10 selec
ted.
For alternate delegate, Cal Ste
wart, C. Johnson, Fern Orme,
Mrs. Kart Brinkman, Sam Jensen’,
Dixon Adams, Mike Gustafson
William Stewart, Robert Nelson
and Mrs. David Tew* received the
nod.
For 4th district delegates, Robert
Simmons and Ralph Baker were
elected. For alternate delegates
Rosemary McCain and France^
Fowler.
For UJJ. Senator, incumbant
Carl Curtiss, 1,274 votes. For Gov
ernor , Mrs. Hazel Abel, 724; Jo|,n
Cooper 331; Dwain Williams, 247
Terry Carpenter, 149; George Ram’,
sey, 55 and Del Lienemann, 38.
For Lieutenant Governor, Dwight
Election—
(continued on back page)