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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1960)
Sixteen Pages ™r wK.vnir.it STATE HIST SOC Section One In This Issue CUtit »V» LINCOLN. HEBR. In Two Sections gJX“ai S Jt 06 * - -» 1 Sunday 22 81 46 *** Monday 23 80 55 _ Tuesday 24 81 58 .17 ... #.i_ q • ,, Wednesday 2b 62 53 . 43 The Voice of the Beef Empire Volume 80—Number 5 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 26, 1960 Seven Cents Six Counties Join For Flood Control Program,, A seven member steering com mittee was named Thursday after noon when representatives from six counties met in the interests of flood control, irrigation and soil conservation at Norfolk. Bob Bridge, Norfolk was named chairman of the committee. The organization w'as given the name "Elkhorn Valley Water Resources Committee.” Elmer Juracek, vice president of the Nebraska Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, of O’Neill, represented the Holt county interests. Other members of the committee were: Lawrence Schnabel, Clearwater, for Antelope County; Conrad Hunke, West Point, for Cuming County; Bob German, Pierce for Pierce County; Harry B. Nicholas, for Stanton County, and Kloyd Curtis, Tilden, for Madison County outside Norfolk. The meeting followed the regular meeting of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce hold at Hotel Madison. Kenneth Tistau, Omaha Corps of Engineers and Loren Higgs. Grand Island Bureau of Reclamation, who also spoke at the Chamber of Com merce meeting outlined the details necessary for organizing a group for the promotion of the various projects. Other speakers were Warren Fairchild, Lincoln, watershed ex l»ert with the Department of Agri culture and Herold Millen, Albion SCS official. "Give the organization as wide representation as possible” urged Fairchild and try to avoid the criticism ttiat this is strictly an agricultural or business proposition. Specific committees, now work ing within the various soil, water and flood organizations could work independently and co-operativeiy without damage to the overall com mittee’s functioning powers. Bridge accepted the chairmanship only uiKin condition that there was complete unity among those pre sent. The group voted unanimously to support the work of the water resources development. Dora Rosno, 84, Services Held Monday at Ewing EWING--Funeral services for Dora Rosno were conducted Mon day at 10 a.m. from St Peter s Catholic church with Rev. Peter F. Burke officiating. Burial was in St. Peter’s cemetery. Mrs. Rosno died Friday, May 20 in St. Anthony's hospital. Pallbearers were grandsons— John Rosno, John Bohn, Ben Koe nig, Bob Fritton, Max Bohn and Alfred Koenig. The late Dora Rosno was born December 8, 1876, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Tom jack at Dubois, 111. She came to Nebraska as a small child with her parents. The family settled near Ewing where she spent most of her life with the exception of the past three years when she made her home with a daughter, Mrs. D. L. Bohn, O’Neill. She was united in marriage to John Rosno in St. Peter's Catholic church, Ewing, January 17, 1892. To this union w-ere horn six child ren, four of whom are living. Her husband and daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Anna) Koenig, Neligh, and Mrs. I^aiis (Mary) Koenig, Elgin, preceded her in death. A grand son, James Rosno, died in World War n. Survivors include: Sons- Joseph, Stayton, Ore., and John, Ewing; daughters Mrs. Sophia Fritton and Mrs. Dominick (Josephine) Bohn, O'Neill; twenty-one grand children and twenty-seven great grandchildren, also a brother, Joseph Tomjack, Ewing. Leave for Service James D. Adams and Veldon L. TomJkunson, O’Neill, left for Omaha Tuesday as volunteers for the ar my. Accident Yesterday Police Chief Chris McGinn re ported one accident during the week ;md that occurred yesterday about 145 p in. A 1951 auto driven by Betty Cur ran, O'Neill, struck the rear of a car driven by Harry Ott as he was backing from the curb. About $50 damage was done to the 1950 car driven by OU. Bruce J. Rehberg, Wayne, will assume his duties as editor of the Frontier next week. Rehberg, 2(1, is married and has two child ren, Kurt, 1» months and Re becca., 8 months. His wife is the former Nancy Baker, Neligh. The couple will live at 823 Ben ton. Originally from Royal, he is a former employee of the Frontier and for the past six months has been assistant editor of the Wayne Herald. Prior to joining the Herald he was a commercial photographer in Lincoln. Ballot Box To Decide Many Winners In Mammoth Trade Expansion Event Many candidates finished two weeks on larger prizes with narrowest margins ever known in compaign of this nature. Winners cannot be known until every subscription is verified since each new one equals ten re newals. Six special prizes being given during this closing week—Last sub scription could be deciding one on these prizes—Low rate ends Tuesday, May 31. All subscriptions collected this, last week of the Frontier’s Trade Expansion campaign will be held by the candidates and deposited in the sealed ballot box by the candi dates Tuesday night, May 31. Candidates report to the ballot box by sealed envelope; in this way no one can know what each candidate is selling this last week of the campaign. The Frontier office will be open from 7:00 to 9:00 o’clock Tuesday night. May 31, for candidates to make their final reports in the campaign. At 9:00 p.m. the judges will break the seals and make the count. Only five working days now re main before the final count in the Frontier’s now famous prize cam paign. 9:00 o’clock Tuesday night, May 31 is the final hour. These last few hours should see a battle of energy and persever ance such as has never before been witnessed in this part of Nebraska. Every ounce of energy should be directed in the best channels to get results. Never before were there so many candidates so closely bunch ed in vote standings as they are today in this great compaign. This is truly a most wonderful race between the most capable and energetic representatives of the people of this section that has ever l>een inaugurated. The entire com munity and adjacent territory is waiting, watching, wondering who the winners will be. Candidates and friends of candi dates should realize that subscrip tions to count on the prizes must be in the ballot box before the closing hour of 9:00 p.m., next Tuesday and often prizes are won or lost by a difference of one or two subscriptions. Tuesday, May 31 is positively the last chance for the subscribers to secure the special low subscrip tion rate on the O’Neill Frontier subscriptions. HELP YOUR FAVORITE NOW (DISTRICT NUMBER ONE) District No. 1—District number one consists of O'Neill and O’Neill Routes. Two of tlie six major awards and three district prizes must be awarded to candidates residing in this district. Mrs. John Do nohoe-O’Neill Mrs. Lois Donohoe_____Ancar Rte, O’Neill Mrs. Ed Pavel jr-O’Neill Mrs. Dorothy Sanders--Ancar Rte, O’Neill Mrs. Clifford Sobotka....— Rte 1, O’Neill Mrs. Eileen Spittler . O’Neill (DISTRICT NUMBER TWO) District No. 3—District number two consists of the territory outside of the above mentioned territory and inside of Holt county. Two of the six major awards and three district prizes must be awarded to candi dates residing in this district. Mrs. Beryle Besscrt-- Rte 1, Lynch Mrs. Don Dankert-Chambers Mrs. A1 Kloppenborg- Emmet Mrs. Ed Pavel sr. ----Rte 1, Ewing Mrs. Jerry Rotherham-Ewing Mrs. Herb Skala-Stuart Mrs. W. F. Wefso- Atkinson (DISTRICT NUMBER THREE) District No. 3—Distinct number three consists of the territory out side of Holt county. Two of the six major awards and three district prizes must be awarded to candidates residing in this district. Mrs. Ralph Brookhouser --—- Rte 1, Orchard Mrs. Bill F. Farr jr.-Rte 1, Newport Mrs. Helen Krupicka --Spencer Mrs Pat McLain __Star Rte Ewing Mrs. Doris Neal -- Clearwater Mrs. Mike Piklapp - Monowi Mrs. Henry Stahlecker-Naper Mrs. Tillie Stevens-Orchard Mrs. C. M. Terry ----— Bassett Candidates are not confined to any particular District to secure subscriptions, but instead, may take orders anywhere. The territory is only divided for the awarding of prizes with a set of prizes to be award ed candidates residing in each district. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilbert Shown with their attendants, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Burns Gilberts Have 60th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gilber observed their 60th wedding an niversary with open house at theii home in Chambers Friday, Maj 20 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Their attendants were Mr. amc Mrs. H. R. Bums of Lincoln. Mr and Mrs. Richard Jarman receiver guests at the door. Mrs. Bruc< Grimes was in charge of the gues book. Eighty signed the guest book The program consisted of foui songs and several original poems Mrs. Jerold McClenaban wa: pianist. Out of town guests included: Mr and Mrs. Dale Gilbert and daugh ter Julene of Stuart; Rev. and Mrs C. J. Gilbert of Kilgore; Mr. am Mrs. Henry Georgeson and Mr? Ernest Jacobson of Tekamah; Mr and Mrs. H. R. Bums and daugh ter Joyce of Lincoln and Mr. am Mrs. Leo Adams of Atkinson. Andrew Gilbert and Julia E Brown were married at the horn of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jobi H. Brown at Tekamah May 23, 190C They lived on a farm near Tek.i mah for 24 years, on a farm nea Kanarado, Kan., for 13 years an at Stuart seven years. They cam to Chambers in 1944. They are th parents of five living childrer There are two deceased. Their son and daughters with their familie are planning a family reunion o June 11 in honor of the Gilbert’ anniversary. * * ' • I f Kandy and (ireg Wettlaufer, sons of Mr. and M rs. Kenneth Wettlaufer, were on hand at the O'Neill swimming pool Tuesday to watch workmen prepare I lie pool for opening. Although there was no water in the |MHd, it didn't stop them from doing some wishful thinking. 0|>cning of the (tool for the summer is scheduled for Monday. Services Friday For Jim Wilson, 92 EWING Funeral services for Jim Wilson, 92, will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Friday at the Metho dist church in Ewing with Rev. W. W. Elliott officiating. The body will be taken to Rising City for burial. Graveside services will be held there at 2 p.m. Mr. Wilson died Tuesday at 2:30 ! p.m. in the Atkinson Memorial hospital. Early Copy Urged The Frontier office will be closed Memorial Day. Correspondents and advertisers are urged to bring their copy into the office as early as possible to insure publication. Mrs. Timmermans Dies (Mrs. Mary Timmermans of 9tu-1 art died Wednesday night at the Atkinson Memorial hospital. Rosary will be said at Goats Funeral home Friday evening and the funeral will lie Saturday mor ning at 9 at St. Boniface church. Award To Tompkins Rodger Tompkins, Inman, has received an achievement scholar ship from Nebraska Wesleyan Uni versity at Lincoln. Rodger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Tomp kins. Mrs. Eva Grothe Died Thursday Services Monday E M M E T—Mrs. William F. (Eva) Grothe, 80, who immagrated to America as a young girl died Thursday, May 19 at St. Anthony’s hospital where she had been hos pitalized for only about four hours. Funeral services were conducted ■ Monday at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran church in Atkinson with Rev. Emil Kuehn officiating. • Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery under the direction of Segers. i Pallbearers were: John Conard, Harry Warner, John O’Connell, . Henry Kloppenborg, Ralph Ries • and Art Prange. The late Eva Catherine Grothe I was born December 10, 1879, at .1 Odessa, Russia a daughter of . Henry and Dora Albrecht Roth. - She came to Nebraska with her l parents 73 years ago at the age of seven. On November 1, 1900 at O’Neill • she was united in marriage to Wil i liam F. Grothe. They became the parents of eight children. Mr - Grothe preceded his wife in death r on May 22, 1955. A son, Carl died 1 in 1918 at the age of 14. ? The Grothes lived for man> ? years on a farm a mile west anc .} a mile north of Emmet. A son now s; farms there. s Survivors include: Sons—Williarr i and Herman, both of Emmet; five s daughters—Mrs. Bert (Emma! ! Henning of Atkinson, Mrs. Sarr Bartlett Trial In Session A jury was selected Tuesday to hear the trial of Banker Clifford Bishop, Bartlett, whose hank was closed last spring after an audit showed alleged shortages amount ing to more than 170 thousand dol lars. The prosecution, in its opening statement, contended: Bishop issued a forged note and chattel mortgage in the name of C. O. Knoell on January 15, 1959. The same day Bishop made a false entry in the accounts of Wil ford D. and Evelyn Arehart for $6,750, the amount of the Knoell note. On March 20, 1959, Bishop is s* c? a personal check for $7,846.25 to Evelyn Arehart and charged this to the account of James Fitz simmons. Rol>ert M. Martin took the stand today from 9:30 till 2:30. He testi fied concerning entries and that the alleged illegal entries had been going on for 10 years. Martin was the vice-president and cashier. Handwriting experts will take the stand tomorrow concerning the handwriting on the note and chattel mortgage. (Clara) Banks of O’Neill, Mrs. bev/ (Dora) Prange of Stuart, Mrs. Lloyd (Eva) Johnson of O'Neill and Mrs. Earl (Louise) Farr of Norfolk; 22 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Also two bro thers—Fred and Paul Roth, both of Atkinson. Beckwith Honored Gary Beckwith of O’Neill has been elected vice-president of the Doane College Honor "D” club for next year. A sophomore, he was an end or coach A1 Papik’s football team last fall. Beckwith is a 1958 graduate ol Tckamah high school. Pool To Open Here Monday The O'Neill swimming pool will open Monday according to pot)! manager Don Templemeyer. Tent plemeyer stated that this year’s pool help includes Nyla Jaszkowiak, head life guard, and Konnie Kurt’, and Ron Clark. Pool hours for the early season are from 1:30 to 5:30. The pool will be open evenings later in the sea son. Templemeyer also wishes to in form parents that children under 7 years of age must bo accompanied by an adult swimmer. An adult should also accompany toddlers in the Kiddy Pool regardless of age. Children over 7 should use the main pool. Mrs. A. Tomjack, Holt Pioneer, Expired Monday Funeral services for Mrs. An ton (Josephine Foreman) Tomjack who died Monday at St. Anthony s hospital, will be held Saturday morning from St. Patrick's Cath olic in O’Neill with Msgr. Timothy O’Sullivan officiating. Pallbearers for the 9 a.m. ser vices will be Patrick Burk, David Burk, Martin Van Conet, William Ganser, Terry Tomjack nnd Doug las Jarman. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. A rosary for Mrs. Tomjack will be said Friday at 8 p.m. at Biglin’s Chapel. Josephine Foreman Tomjack, who was 81 last October, was born at Duncan October 24, 1878, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sebastion Foreman. She was married to An ton Tomjack January 10, 1894. That same year they moved to Holt county. To this union eight children, five MRS. ANTON TOMJACK of whom are still living, were born. The couple then had a ranch near Ewing and when the children were still young, maintained a home both in Ewing and on the farm. The couple moved to O’Neill in early 1958 and shortly after that, on February 25, 1958, Anton died. They had celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary January 10 of that year. Mrs. Tomjack had been ill nine days. Three children and her husband preceded her in death. Those child ren living are: Son—Leo Tomjack, O’Neill. Daughters—Claire Tom jack, O’Neill; Mrs. Genevieve Reichert and Mrs. Celia Berg, both of Long Prairie, Minn., and Mrs. Everett Jarman, Chambers. A brother, Frank Foreman, Em met, and a sister, Mrs. John Pruss, O’Neill also survive. Mrs. Tomjack had been making her home in O’Neill with her I daughter, Claire. Memorial Day Services Scheduled for Area Republicans Meet The bl animal meeting of the Republican oommlttee will be held Thursday afternoon (today) at 2 pan. at the .Assembly Room in the Holt County Courthouse. A ehairman and other officers will b*- elected luul a revision will be made of the committee men. Mr*. <iu> (.Vile, present ehairman, will preside. Spencer Has 25% Population Boom I960 unofficial census figures ust released for Spencer show hat the Boyd county town has a !5* f increase in population com pared to the 1950 figure. Spencer is now' listed at 670 while 1950 figures gave the town >40 residents. Other Boyd county towns showed iecreases in population. Butte Iropped from 620 to 524; Lynch iropped from 440 to 402; Gross dropped from 90 to 17 and Bristow remained at 150. Memorial Day services have been scheduled Monday In O’Neill and surrounding communities The O’Neill American Legion will spon sor services beginning at 10 a an. with a parade . Marching tu the parade will be the drill team, color guard, school hand, scouts, junior auxiliary flower girls, veterans and Ia'gion members. Services at the cemetery will be opened by Rev. Robert Huffy. The address will be given by Rev. ItolH'rt Paul, Assembly of God church, Junior auxiliary flower girls will distribute flow ers to the graves. Ewing American Legion ami Auxiliary members of Sanders post 214 will sponsor a Memorial day program at 10 a m. in the uu ditorium of the Ewing school. The address will be given by Rev. W W. Elliot, First Methodist church. Services will be held at 2.30 p m. at the Venus Wesleyan church Paddock Union church will hold services at 2 p.m. Page' Legion Auxiliary members will meet at the Legion ball at 1.30._ Mr. and Mrs. William Rieck on their 60th Wedding Day Chambers Pair Celebrate 50th Wedding Sunday Mr. and Mrs. William Rieck, Chambers, observed their Golden Wedding anniversary Sunday, May 22. The day's activities began when they and their family attended morning worship at the Lutheran church. The altar was decorated with yellow chrysanthemums, a gift from their two daughters. There were also baskets of white lilacs tinted with gold and inter spersed with yellow tulips. The choir sang “The Lord Is My Shep herd’’ in their honor. Dinner was served in the church basement to approximate ly 100 relatives and friends. Mayme Richard and Gust Rieck, two of the attendants at the wed ding 50 years ago, were present. St. Paul’s Ladies Aid served die dinner. Waitresses were Beverly Killian, Albion; Diane Purely, Grand Islam 1; Edith and Peggy Bulhlinann, Omaha; Janneth and Laima Otter of Amelia; Peggy Dierks, Chambers, and Marilyn Buhlmann, Bartlett. Open house was held during the afternoon. Mrs. Lyle Hanna had charge of the guest book. A five tier cake centered the serving ta ble. Mrs. Clarence Irons, Albion, and Mrs. Amelia Hadan, Primrose, served the cake. Mrs. Alfred Rieck of Primrose, and Mrs Mark Wood wordi, Albion, poured. Rieck Anniversary (Vwitinued On Bark Page Meyers Midwest Furn. and Appl. Adds Prizes For Expansion Drive Through the cooperation of The Midwest Furniture and Appliunce of O’Neill, The Frontier makes announcement today, of additional prizes for the closing days of The Frontier’s now famous Trade Ex pansion Campaign. The winners of these prizes have a broad field to choose from. While only three of the appliance and furniture prizes will be awarded, the workers have a choice of three beautiful Kelvinator Appliance Prizes or a $250.00 furniture order, to be chosen from the luxurious stock of furniture on display at Midwest Furniture and Appliance, 209 West Douglas St., O’Neill. Everyone starts even on these prizes. Subscriptions turned in previous to this time do not count on these Special Prizes. First choice of these Appliance Prizes or The Furniture Order will be awarded to the candidate who turns in the greatest number of points in their sealed envelope, (according to the point schedule below) the last night of the campaign, regardless of what other prize he or she may win. The other two of these Appliance prizes will be awarded to the candidate residing in each of the other two districts, who turns in the greatest number of points in his or her sealed enve lope the last night, but who has failed to win either of the three major awards in the first list of prizes announced. Each year in subscriptions in candidates sealed envelopes the closing night, new or renewal, will count 100 points on these Special Appliance Prizes. Then after all other prizes are awarded, the candidate residing in each of the three districts with the greatest number of sales in his ! or her sealed envelope who has not been awarded either of the three major awards in the first list of prizes, or either of the three i Appliance or Furniture Prizes, being awarded for these closing days, will be awarded a $50 Special Cash Prize each. Candidates will receive their regular 20% cash commission on all subscriptions turned in this last week of the campaign, as before. No commission will be deducted from these Special Awards. These prizes are in addition to what ever other prize the candidate may win.