Section Two Eight Pages "The Voice of the Beef Empire" Volume 80—Number 4 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 19, 1960 Seven Cents fundin' ( oli' has her brothers, Kent and David on bended knci* In this scene from the Dance re cital held Thursday night. O'Neill l*hoto. Another scene from the Dance Recital held last Thursday night. Pictured from the left art' Laveda Phllbrtck, Peggy Martin. Sally llerley, Patsy McKay, LiiAiiq Miller, Barbara Moore, Patricia Lorenz and Cheryln Van Vleck. O’Neill Photo. 4 The Dancing Starlets, pictured, left to right, Marla Clyde, Judy Gallagher, Joan Wiohman, Rita Winkler, Delores Spangler, Karen Funk, and Mari mi Grenier. O’Neill I’hoto. Doing through the routine is this group of llttl' dancers. Pictured are, from the left, Candice Cole, Sherry Fox, Adele Carson, Nan KersenbroCk, Joan McKenzie, Jean McKenzie, Jana Poese, Debbie Sive slnd and Pamela Hanlon. O’Neill Photo. Some soft shoe was presented by this group of boys. Pictured are Jim Melena, Dick Martin. Jack Cole and Michael MoCarvllle. Danny Anderson was not present for the picture. O’Neill Photo. Second TV Tower To Be Installed At Verdigre Soon VERDIGRE Verdigre installed a TV tower on the highest point south of Verdigre several years ago and it has proven a success. Now a second TV tower will be placed N. E. of Verdigre on the highest point which is on the Felix Stoural farm. The second tower is paid for and was ordered several days ago and was to be here by now . . . Keith Anderson, representative, helped find this second location for the best reception. Perhaps by the end of this week the new tower will be in operation j . . . Virgil E. Neuman of Plainview' : who is experienced in TV work was here May 11 and will assist in in stalling the new' TV tower. Wanser Joins Frat PERU—Jerry Wanser, Ewing, was one of three elected into ! membership of the Phi Alpha Theta chapter at Peru State Teach ers college. The honorary history fraternity has been in existence at the South 1 east Nebraska school for three years. Dr. George Schottenhamel and Dr. John Dearth are fratemi 1 ty sponsors. Boyd Sheriff Attempts Arrest; Arm Is Broken • Claude C. Collins. 60 year old Boyd county sheriff, received a broken arm while attempting to make an arrest of a former Butte man, James Quick Quick was al legedly forcing entry of his es tranged wife's apartment. Joan and Sandra Putman turned in the complaint. They occupy an apartment across the hall from Mrs. Quick and her two children Mrs. Quick is deputy treasurer of Boyd county. The disturbance took place about 3 a m. Sunday. Sheriff COllins arrived about an hour later Quick, who is 26, resisted arrest and twisted the sheriff's arm caus ing him to drop his gun. Quick scooped up the gun and made a quick get-away. The gun was found in a refrig erator and Quick was captured when he returned. Quick returned from California six months ago. Charges will be filed against him The Quick children are two and four years of age. Collins was taken first to Lynch and transferred to Sioux City to St. Joseph’s hospital for surgery. Beilins Buy Bees Seventy-five stands of bees were purchased at Wakefield and the bees and equipment were trans ferred to O'Neill Monday. Mes dames Charles and Dale Beilin went to Sioux City on business and returned through Wakefield to transport the bees. Dale Beilin drove the second truck. The Beilins have been busy visi ting the bee colonies they have es tablished over the country and have been placing queen bees in their colonies around Page the past week. It is necessary to check the stands now to see how they have wintered and ready them for the season’s honey making. Bond Sales Up Purchases of E and H saving bonds in Holt county totaled $105,433.00 last month according to Lyle P. Dierks volunteer county chairman. He reported that April sales brought the four-month total for the year to $683,017.00 making Holt one of twenty counties in the state with higher sales than they had for the same period last year. The county has now reached 47.1 per cent of the 1960 quota. Oscar Gross Services Held in California Oscar Gross, 83, passed away Easter Sunday in the San Bernar dino hospital. Mr. Gross was bom April 10, 1877, on the old farm stead of his parents throe miles north of Verdigre. Internment was made in Lucerne Valley Cemetery. He made his home with his brother Emil Gross of Lucerne Valley for the past eight years. He was in the mercantile business with Frank Havlicek in Verdigre for a number of years and he also operated and owned the local movie theatre, and he made into a modem movie theatre by making the floor sloping as the modem theatres are at the present time. He also was in the store business with John Schrier another Verdigre business man at a place ten miles west of Verdigre know as the Knoxville I>ost office for a number of years. He sold out and moved toBloom field, where he also purchased the movie theatre there and remodeled it in the same manner. He sold out and went into the brick and block business in Sioux Falls for ten years and then traded this business for timber land and sold trees which a company made into pulp wood and also for railroad ties at Grand Rapids, Minn., and the towns along the Mississippi river. Oscar Gross was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gross of Verdigre. Both are buried in Le'Qui’ Court Cemetery at Niobrara. Oscar never married. He is survived by his brother Emil of Lucerne Valley, Frank Gross of Omaha. One half-brother, Joe of Monowi, preceeded him in death. Services for Orchard Man Thursday Funeral services were held Thursday for Donald Swager, 33, at the Neligh Methodist church. Rev. Lisle Newmaw. pastor, as sited the Rev. Lester Anderson of Stromsburg with the services. Burial was made in Laurel Hdl cemetery. Pall bearers were William Kru ger, Donald Herley and Lawrence Hauf, all of Clearwater and Ken neth Anderson, Oscar Wilson and Gail Rittscher, all of Elgin. Music was furnished by Rahe Johnson and Mrs. Harry Thomsen, organist. Donald Dave, son of Gustave and Alma E. Swager was born at Orchard, July 26, 1926. He atteded the Orchard schools and lived on a farm near Orchard until two years ago when he moved to a home south of Clearwater. He was united in marriage with Helen Marie Rouse, Sept. 21, 1951. They had two sons. She died in June, 1956. He married Betty Lou Hamdorf in March, 1957 and they had two daughters. Survivors include: His wife, Betty Lou; two daughters, Pamela and Kay; two sons, Marvin Leland and Delwyn Ray. His parents of Orchard; one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Loughrey of Norfolk; four brothers Carl and Harold of Orchard, David of Clearwater and Ernest of Nor folk. Lavern Pelc Weds Roger Roth In April 30 Ceremony Miss Lavern Pole and Roger Roth both of Butte were married on Saturday, April 30 at 7 o'clock p.m. at the Spencer Methodist church. The Rev. Harold Jensen of ficiated. Miss Pelc is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. John Pelc of Butte and Mr. Roth is the son of Mr. and Mrs Jake Roth of Butte. Miss Joyce Roth, sister of the bridegroom was maid of honor and Nola Pelc, sister of the bride was bridesmaid. Best man was Harlan Pelc, brother of the bride and Marvin Roth, brother of the bridegroom, was attendant. Doris Pelc and Arnold Pelc, sister and brother of the bride were flower girl and ring bearer. The bride, given in marriage by 1 her father, wore a floor length gown of lace over net. The skirt was fashioned with many tiers of lace ruffles the full length of the skirt. She wore a finger tip veil tand carried a cascade bouquet of I white carnations. The bridesmaids gowns wa*rc of ! identical rose lace over rose taf feta and their bouquets were pink daisies. The gown of the flower girl was of blue taffeta and her bouquet W’as pink daisies. The Misses Mary and Helen Frasch were soloists with Mrs. Roy Gall of Fairfax as accom panist. Mrs. Pelc chose a gown of pink with a white corsage and Mrs. Roth wore a dress of blue with a white corsage. A reception for 160 guests was held in the church basement fol lowing the ceremony. The table decoration W'as the wedding bell theme, with white paper bells and blue, white and rose colored crepe paper streamers. Jolene and Sylvia Sorensen pre sidede at the gift table and Miss Delores Pelc had charge of the guest book. Mrs. Roth was a graduate of the Butte high school in 1959. Mr. Roth is employed at the Ilaun Im plement Co. at Spencer. Following a trip through the Black Hills, Mr. and Mrs. Roth will reside on a farm a mile north of Butte. Louis J. Bartak Fireman 48 Years Louis J. Bartak, Verdigre, who was reelected treasurer of the Ver digre Volunteer Fire Department for the 48th year. He has been the treasurer ever since the department was organized in 1912. His records show he has attend ed all the meetings and all fires when he was in town. He is one of Vcrdigres businessmen and owned and operated the only Saddle and Harness business in town. It is believed that Mr. Bartak has the only record in the state being firemen secretary for 48 years. Mr. Bartak is married and they have one son and a daughter and are also grandparents. One son is in business in Lafayette, Calif. Attends Meeting Mrs. Robert H. Clifford of At kinson 2nd vice president of Ne braska Cowbelles is attending the annual Nebraska freezer provisi oner and processor’s association convention in Lincoln at the Hotel Lincoln. Lynch News By Veldeen Pinkerman -!-. Mr. and Mrs. Vigo Christensen and Kay, Mrs. Reggie Pinkerman traveled to Norfolk last Wednes day. Mrs. Emil Kotas took Kippy to O’Neill to the doctor Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schindler, Mary Ellen Schindler, Mrs. Dayton Sieler and Margene Weeder at tended the track meet at Norfolk Thursday. Veldeen Pinkerman received an injured foot Saturday morning while driving cattle. The horse she was riding apparently died of a heart attack and fell on her leg and foot. The Graham School held then school picnic Sunday, May 15. Mr. and Mrs. R. Pinkerman, Mr. and Mrs. G. Pinkerman and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Christensen. Mr. and Mrs. Vigo Christensen all worked at the Ridgeway place Sun day to help Eddie Krugman and Kay Christensen who will soon be living there. District 38 at Scottville held their school picnic Saturday, May 14. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pinkerman Pictured above Dr. Koeli, chairman of the i niverslty of Nebraska animal husbandry department, congratulating Arlle Nelson, Neil I'ldir, Dean Frank, ami Ted D. Ward, Verdigre vocational agricul lure instructor upon winning the Nebraska Voc Ag judging contest at the college. Of Xtii contestants, Ar lie Nelson was high. The boys will represent Nebraska at the National contest held at Kansas Fity In October. and bays and Mrs. Fay Pinker man visited, in the Veldon Pinker man home Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Veldon Pinkerman visited in the George Calkins home Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bub Carsten are enjoying a visit with Mrs. Cars ten's aunt and uncle from W.vo. Dale Anson called at the Veldon Pinkerman home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Chiistensen and Kay called at the Reggie Pin kerman home Thursday. Marvene Kemnitz was a Tuesday overnight guest of Nancy Kotas. Mr. Howard Oberle called on Vel don Pinkerman Friday evening. Mrs. Fay Pinkerman went to the Reggie Pinkerman home Thursday to spend a few days. Mrs. Edward Strleit, Lynn and Elaine and Mr and Mrs. Cap Ha zelhorst were O’Neill shoppers Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Calkins were Sunday dinner guests in the Leo Farr an home. Miss Ruth Osborn accompained Mrs. Gordon Barta, Evelyn and Pamela Crawford to the picnic at the Graham school. Mr. and Mrs. James Millard and Faye of South Sioux City bi-ought Mr. and Mrs. Jim Millard and daughters to the Harold Osborn home Sunday. Mrs. Millard and cliildren plan to spend a week so Betty can attend graduation ex ercises in Lynch on Wednesday. Jim returned to Sioux City with his foiks Sunday afternoon. Miss Marlyn Graham came home for the weekend. John Derickson was an O’Neill business caller Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Gelhsen closed the term of school by having a picnic Sunday at her school house in District No. 2(1. Games were enjoyed after the lunch hour and later in the after noon ice cream was served. Mrs. Guy Hull closed her tenm of school Saturday by having a picnic dinner at the Scottville school house. She is planning to teach there another year. Mrs. Orton Young and daughter Ruth called at the Harold Osborn home Sunday afternooft. Mrs. Harold Osborn and Mrs. Howard Graham were O’Neill shop pers Wednesday. Gordon Barta and John Derick son helped put a foundation under the Alder house that was moved on Tuesday. The Alders planned to move in on the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Marston spent several days visiting relatives in Grand Island and Omaha the past week before leaving for their work in Yellowstone. Emmet News By Mrs. Kloppenberg Saturday Mrs. Ed Winkler, Mrs. Josephine Bruder and Mrs. Susie Tushla of Atkinson and Mrs. George Shald of Stuart went to Fill lerton to attendi the wedding of Mrs. Winkler's nephew, Eugene Janzing to Miss Marcia Anderson of Fullerton. Mi's. Eva Baohaus and Carolyn were Sunday evening vi si tons of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Menkens and family. Miss Betty Perry returned home Monday, May 9th after spending the week-end at the Ed Kein home at Chadron. Mrs. Agnes Gaffney attended the bridal shower of Miss Phyllis Welsh Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Menkens, Jer ry, Br*uce and Lynn were Sunday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Smith and Kenny of Butte. Other guests were Mrs. May Smith and Mrs. Bill Klinetobe. Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Alder and fam ily were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Boelter and Lynne of Page. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppenborg and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Way man and girls spent the weekend in Cozsd visiting Mr and Mrs. Ervin Kloppenborg and family. On Sunday morning Mr. and Mrs. Don Kloppenborg and sons of Kim ball came to Cozad to visit with his parents, brother and sister. Mrs. Lonnie Klinetobe and Re gina and Mrs. Bill Klinetobe were Sunday visitors at the Paul Men kens home. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Loy spent Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Bessie Burge. Mr* Loy did some papering for Mrs. Burge. Jimmy Dusatko, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Dusatko, spent Sat urday helping his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Babl with some yard work. Sunday afternoon and overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fox and family were Mr. aind Mrs. Robert Tomlinson. Jimmy Menkens spent the week en4 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Menkens. He is going to Fort Pierre to look for work. Jerry, John and Marion Dusatko were Sunday aftemex*n playtime guests of Pat and Nancy Benze. On Sunday five week old Esther Marie Barge stayed with her grand mother, Mns. Bessie Burge while her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clay ton Burge went visiting in Ewing. They returned far supper with Mi's. Burge, Harold and June. Mrs. Agnes Gaffney called on Mrs. Julius Samples, Atkinson, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Joe Winkleil and Mrs. Ed Winkler attended the Home Ex tension Tea in Atkinson Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Grace Alder returned to her home Sunday after helping care for Mrs, Elmer Alder and her new grand sen for a week. Mrs. Bill Klinetobe has been ill with virus flu and was under dng Pine School Board Norman Johnson, Secretary Chambers News By Mrs. E. It. Carpenter ———————.- • Mr. amd Mrs., William Riecks will observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary with open hoijse Sun day, May 22 from 2 to 5 in the afternoon at the Lutheran church basement, Chambers. Friends are invited. They request no gifts. Try The Frontier Want Ads — It Pays ! It was inspection night for the local National Guard unit Monday night with 14. Col. Mauer as in specting officer. Pictured above are members of the second stpiad, first platoon, being inspected. They are Sgt. Meyer, Spec. 5 Wright, Pvt. Largeen, Spec. 4 Young, Pfc. Meuret and Pvt. Volquardsen. Doing the inspecting are Sgt. Kramer, Major Milton Baack, Lieutenant Don Bunkers, Col. Maurer and Cadet I-arry Heiss. The O’Neill unit consists of two platoons—the second being a weapons platoon. Sgt. Kra mer said yesterday that Men are still needed to fill the ranks of the O’Neill unit.