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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 30, 1960)
state hist SOS LINCOLN. HEBi. S**t4on One Fourteen Pages the weather |1 V I E hi h» |trw Thursday 23 70 57 01 Friday 24 75 46 Pages 1 to 10 In Two Sections Saturday 25 56 3 Sundav 26 86 60 Monday 27 SO 58 2 19 Tuesday 29 95 59 22 'The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 80—Number 10 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 30, 1960 Seven Cents Although this l» not a new invention it is one of the first ones we’ve seen at work In Holt count)' hay fiohls. It’s a mower, hay conditioner combination. T he machine cuts a 16 ft. swath, runs the hay through crimping rollers tuid automatically windrows it. I n iversity of Nebraska agricultural expects say nearly twice as much fi-ed value Is realised from this typo of operation. Two of these machine* are being used now on tile I. I». I’utnaiu ranch northeast of O’Neill. TH1 raowtau pboto abo ebobatibg O'Neill Guard Receives $90,000 from State National Guard officials in O' Neill have announced the approval of $90,000 designated for use in constructing a new National Guard armory. The bill, alloting the money from state funds, was sign ed by Gov. Ralph Brooks last week. Since O’Neill is a split type unit, with part of the unit being located in Wayne, O’Neill does not qualify for federal funds. The unit is now using the hasement in the Shel hamer building. Got. Don Penterman, the as sistant Adjutant General of the Slate of Nebraska, indicated that he and possibly other representa tives will be in O’Neill the first part of July to meet with Guard officials, members of the Chamber of Commerce and the City Council members for detail planning. Civic leaders have expressed the hope that O'Neill could add more money to the state money and erect a building which could be used for purposes other than National Guard training also. The building site will be on the tract originally designated for the National Guard, located in north O'Neill. Public Service Ad Results Announced In the public service advertise ment run by Neil Ryan last week in the Frontier, results so far in dicate that most of the people who filled out blanks and returned them are in favor of letting trailers stay inside the city limits. The majority of the answers in dicate that facilities should be set up for mobile homes and that laws regulating them should be adopted. Out of the first 46 opinions re ceived, only two were of the opinion that trailers should be ex cluded from the city limits. Receives Award Mrs. Howard Peters, an em ployee of Devoy Rexall drug in O' Neill, recently was named the re cipient of a $25 savings bond in ar employee contest. Wire Accident Inj ures Youth Roger Dinslage, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rill Dinslage of Elgin is hospitalized at Anteope Memorial hospital with both arms broken as a result of a fall from a horse about 5:30 Monday after noon. Roger had taken the horse out to round up some cattle at the farm He had completed his chore and was riding around when he rode into the the guy wire on an REA pole throwing him to the ground. The wire struck his left shoulder and across his body. The left arm was broken just below the shoulder and the right arm be low the elbow. His mother, who had gone to the I garden, heard his cries and hur-1 tied to meet him as she saw him coming home. They took the pick ' up and hurried to the field where I the father was working, and he ! rushed him to the hospital. Unable to use his arms, Roger finds himself in a rather helpless condition, so Sister Alma has granted permission for his play mates to visit him so they can turn the pages of books for him to read and do the little chores for him, during his stay in the hospi tal. Roger is one of five boys in the Dinslage home. Roger is the grand son of Mrs. Clara Raum of Stuart. Wintermote Rites Held at Douglas CHAMRERS-Mrs. C. E. Winter mote received word that her brot her, Ellsworth, of Douglas, Wyo. died suddenly Sunday. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 29. Relatives from Chambers attended. Mr. Wintermote and . family have visited here many times. I Mary Martha Club To Observe Fourth EWING The Mary Martha Community club is sponsoring is annual Fourth of July celebration Monday. This south Holt county rural community will retain a measure of old time celebration fervor with a children's circus J parade, (all children are invited to participate) other children's events, a picnic dinner, a guest speaker and a ball game to wind up the day. The day's schedule begins at 10:30 with the circus parade. The guest speaker, Rev. Charles Tyler, will speak at 1 p.m. Rev. Tyler is a noted civic leader and colored pastor of a mixed congregation in Omaha. Mrs. Stanley J. Lambert. Martha : Community club secretary, issues 1 an invitation to the public to at tend the day’s festivities. Contracts Let For Bleachers, Alarm System A new automatic fire detection system is to be installed at the O’-1 Neill public school. The Board of Education awarded the contract at the meeting Mon day night to the Holsclaw Electric of O’Neill. Superintendent Milton Baack stated that the system to be installed is manufactured by the Minneapolis Honeywell Equipment Co. Eight bids were submitted. A contract was also let to the Sioux Falls Painting company for painting the eaves of the old school building. Three bids were received. The board deceided to build thirty feet of bleachers ten rows high for use at the new athletic field. Atkinson Veterans Plan Annual Picnic ATKINSON -The Last Man’s Club, an organization of World War I veterans, will hold its annual picnic at the city park, July 4. Members and their families are asked to bring a basket dinner. Election of officers, games and entertainment will be hold during the afternoon. | All World War I veterans and their families are invited to at | tend. I mgr* VrUaHlHiI Ninety eight ladies participated Wednesday in t ic annual ladies' open golf tournament at the O'Neill Country club. Nyla Jaszkowiak of O'Neill won the medalist prize for the local golfer and Mrs. Jayne Oentzler of Plain view raptured the out-of-town medalist prize. Runner up was Mrs. Janeane Miller of Pierce. TBI r,°"Tlr* photo a»d engraving Frontier Office To Close For Holiday In order that Frontier em ployees may observe the Fourth of July holiday Monday, the Frtmtler will be closed. All ad vertlserH and correspondents are urged to get their copy to the Frontier as early as possible to insure publication. Services Held At Clearwater For G. Taylor CLEARWATER Funeral ser vices for Guy Taylor, 57, were con ducted on Friday at 2 pm. at the Church of Christ Rev. Don Beek enhauer and Delbert Biehle con ducted the service. Mrs. Don Becker was soloist. Burial was in the Fairview ceme tery southwest of Clearwater. The late Mr Taylor was born October 18, 1902 near Clearwater, a son of George and Anna Taylor He lived his entire life in the com munity. He was married to Cynthia Bridge and they became the par ents of five children. Mr. Taylor died Tuesday after being taken to the Tilden hospital. Survivors include: Wife, Cyn thia; daughters Mrs. Lyle Pri mus and Lela; sons Boyd, Denny and Gary, all of Clearwater; also brother, Lyle of Hot Springs, S. D., and sisters Mrs. Hazel Boyle of Trumbull and Mrs. Leita Stoehr of American Falla, Ida. Palll)earers were Walter Finley, Dwight Morrison. Duard Denny, Elmer Reutzel, Fay Primus and Bernard Brandt. John Tiesson, John Kraft, Wil liam Mitchell, Arthur Lucas, George Mummert and Herman Weeder were honorary pall bearers. Reservations Sought For Madison Trip The Frontier is planning another Madison race caravan for July 14— provided enough interest Is shown in the race day to warrant the ex cursion. Those who are interested are asked to call The Frontier, 788, before Saturday, July 9. A min imum of 27 persons are needed to fill the bus. If more interest is shown, a larger bus may be char tered. Cost of the Madison Race trip this year is $7. The charge covers transportation to and from the race track, entrance at the track, and a full course dinner at Prenger’s in Norfolk. Reservations are made at the restuarant and there is no waiting at the usually crowded eat ing place. Expert advice on the horses will be furnished by Jim Champion, (he lost money last year and should be qualified). VHF Boosters Get One Year Extension According to latest reports from Washington VHF boosters such as the ones in operation in the O’Neill vicinity, will be allowed to con tinue operation for at least anoth er year. The FCC has been work ing on a set of rules to govern TV booster stations for some time but has been unable to come up with a set to fit the variety of situa tions which exist. An original stop order had been issued for the boosters, but had never been put into effect. The new clearance lifts the ban and will mean at least one more year of op eration for the VHF boosters. Cheese Factory To Operate At Orchard ORCHARD—Announcement was made this week of the sale of the Orchard Co-op Creamery building and the fixtures to Ernest Guden schwager of Renwick. Ia. Mr. Gudenschwager plans to convert it into a cheese factory. John Kiley will be his assistant. Gudenschwager was manager of the cheese department of the creamery in Renwick and Kiley was employed as a cheese maker there. Walter La Frenz will operate the locker plant. All other phases of the creamery will be discontinued. Surplus fixtures and equipment will be disposed of and some new machinery will be added. Gambling Charges Bring $150 Fine E E. Cleveland jr., of O’Neill was fined $150 in county courts this week on charges of being a common gambler. The charges were filed after a raid by State Liquor Commission officers on the Ewing Legion club last Tuesday night. This brings the total amount ol the fines levied against persons charged after the seizure of gam bling devices and the illegal sale of liquor to $515. St. Patrick's Fund Raising Program For Proposed Building Announced I There’s uothliiK like a Kullop through the |mrk to <lry a fellow off after a swim at the O'Neill pool. Todd .Miller, three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane C. Miller of Emmet, makes good use of the new type hohby horses Installed this year at the city park. The horses have a composition body and are mounted on a heavy coll spring in concrete. Three of the horses were purchaser! this year, and if the present Interest in them keeps up, a whole corral full will have to In* added to keep up with the demand. O'Neill, Butte Slated For Security Visits Gail H. Robart, field representa tive of the Norfolk social security office will be in the Assembly room in the basement of the O’Neill courthouse from 9:30 a m. to 3 p. m. on Wednesday, July 6. James Hoffman, field repre sentative, will be in the court room of the Butte courthouse from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 14. Severely disabled people under 65 with at least five recent years under social security are adviced to inquire. Holt Countians Plan Picnics In Portland, Aurora Holt countians living in Colorado and Oregon will be getting together for their annual picnic in their re spective states, picnics are planned for July 24 in both Aurora and Portland. The gathering in Oregon will be held at Sellwood Park, located at 7951 SE 7th Avenue. A 12:30 picnic lunch is planned. Mrs. Lola Calkins, whose ad dress is 3117 SE 8 is in charge of the affair and invites everyone in the Portland area to attend. The picnic in Aurora is the first one ever attempted. Dr. John A. Miller, 1505 Dallas St., Aurora, Colo., is in charge of arrange ments. The gathering will be held at the Fitzsimmons picnic area at 17th and Peoria at Aurora, Colo. The location may be reached by entering the Mountainview Blvd. gate at Fitzsimmons. Meyer Baby Rushed To Norfolk Sunday Thomhs Joseph Meyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Meyer, born Sunday afternoon at St. Anthony’s hospital, was taken to Norfolk Sunday night for an emergency | blood exchange due to an Rh blood | factor. The baby is reported in satisfac tory condition and will be returned j to the O’Neill hospital Sunday. Itinerant Service Schedule Announced The itinerant service schedule of the Nebraska State Employment service for Holt and Boyd counties has been announced as follows by Walter A. Steffen, manager. L. Kafka, interviewer, will be at the O'Neill courthouse between the hours of 1 and 2 p.m. on July 5, August 9 and 23 and September 6 i and 20. 4-H Members Attend Camp At Niobrara One hundred and thirty-two people, including 79 Holt county and 39 Boyd county 4-H members spent Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday at the State Park at Nio brara. Sponsors, Mrs. Catherine Indra and A. J. Snyder of O’Neill and R. G. Gustafson of Butte, seven club leaders and three young people from the State camp crew were in charge of the club activi ties. Handicraft and games were of fered along with a special water and boat safety program. A swim ming period was scheduled each day and a special inspirational candle light ceremony high lighted the program. The camp broke up after the noon meal on Wednesday. A wind that approached torando velocity Monday night at the Ben Asher farm leveled the wind mill, broke over trees and tore others out by the roots, moved the large barn four feet from its founda tion, and broke windows from the house, leaving the usual debris of branches and disorder behind. The farm is located nine miles east of O’Neill on the sale barn road and Is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schollmeyer and son, Henry I-a Vern. the frontier photo aho engraving Kt. Kov. Msgr. Timothy O'SuIli-1 van. pastor of St Patrick's Fath<v lie church in O'Neill, announced Monday night that a Kansas City ‘ firm has been appointed to conduct | a fund raising campaign for the parish's proposed building pro gram. Th? building program specifical ly calls for the construction of a new school, convent and gymnasi um-parish hall The convent and school are the primary objectives Richard W. Briscoe, cum |NUgn director. Is making Ids residence In O’Neill until the completion of the campaign. Msgr. O’Sullivan stated that “for the first time in more than forty years, St. Patrick’s parish is com pelled by necessity to raise funds for a new building program the erection of a new high school, convent and parish hall-gymnasi um. For the first time in this generation the people are asked to make a sacrifice to fulfill this obligation.” According to Msgr. O'Sullivan's announcement of the campaign various methods of financing the school project were considered. Among the points taken into con sideration was the fact that a debt for the entire cost of the school building program would place too great a burden on the parish. It was decided therefore, that the Old Settlers Plan Association Meeting The Old Settlers Plcnlo As sociation will hold their annual inerting at the Midway school house on Monday evening, July 11, at 8 p.m. Everyone who is interest'd is urged to attend. Holt Fair Board Receives $500 For Improvement Lloyd Gleed, president and J. H. Gibson, secretary of the Holt County Agricultural Society an nounce' the receipt of a $500 grant from the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. This amount ts to be matched and used for fair ground improvement The $500 grant to each of Ne braska’s county fairs is being con tinued for the seventh year by Ak Sar-Ben, Omaha civic organization. J. L. Thurmond, a Governor of Ak Sar-Ben and chairman of its public affairs committee says that more than one million dollars has been contributed since racing was legalized. These grants are one of a series of projects made possible from funds from Ak-Sar-Ben’s an nual race meeting. Ak-Sar-Ben also makes available $100,000 for county fair premiums in addition to the grants made for improvement. Passport Issued For England Trip Mrs. Jerry Fox of O’Neill be came a naturalized citizen Wednes day in District Court. Judge D. R. Mounts administered the oath. Mrs. Fox is formerly of England. She also applied for a passport for herself and her three children to go to England on July 20. Her husband is in the Air Force and leaves today for England where he will be stationed. Mr. is Ihe son (it Mrs. Earl Fox of O’Neill. “fair share’’ type of campaign would alleviate a major portion of the debt. The organisation of the cam paign nut announced Monday night al a school meeting. Msgr. O’Sullivan Is the honorary chair man and treasurer of the cam paign. ns — m William J. Froeheh, O’Neill, was named general chairman, J. l>. Cronin was appoinled associate general chairman. Mike Higgins was named special gifts chairman; llay Bosn and Ro bert Shoemaker are the publicity chairmen; meeting chairmen are Henry Lohaus and Ben Grady; Father Robert Dnffy, assistant pastor at St. Patrick's, Bill Mat tern and Bob Berigan are the audi ting chairmen and solicitation chairmen are Jim Rooney and l>r. Edward Gleeson. Members of the endorsement committee are: '1'. Joseph Biglin, W. F. Finley. M D., H. E. Coyne, Joseph F. Gallagher, Edward M. Gallagher, Frank Peter, L. D. Putnam, F. N. Cronin, James Conway, P. C. Donohoe, John Hickey, P. V. Hickey, William P. Dailey, Andy Clark and Casper Pribil. The seven divisions of the or ganization will he headed by: Kyle Benda, Joseph Htutz, John McOarvllle, George Janousek, Kvnold A. fimfel, George Mc Carthy and A. P. Jnszkowlak. The campaign organization will consist of 140 men. The solicitation chairmen will enlist seven division chairmen. Each division chairman will then select five team chair men and the team chairmen then will each select three team mem bers. An evaluation committee will also function during the cam paign. Msgr. O'Sullivan stressed that no pressure is to be exerted on any individual and that each person will have only his consci ence to determine what his "fair share” might be. On Tuesday, July 5, a meeting | to select team chairmen will he held. On July II the team mem bers will be selected. A “Kick Off dinner for aJI members of the eampalgn Is scheduled for July 2J. The campaign will then begin on July 24 at 1:30 p.m. Report of the campaign’s progress will then be made on July 25, 27 and 29. The campaign will last one week and will close July 29.
