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XXX "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-—-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper
Volume 80—Number 19 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska. Thursday, September 1, 1960 Seven Cent*
NAME TOP CONSERVATIONISTS
Nebr. State Fair Opens Saturday;
Holt 4-H Clubs Plan to Exhibit
About fifty exhibits including
everything from clothing to grass
root display is lining sent to the
state fair by 4-H lioys and girls
from Holt county.
Participating in the state fair
activities in Lincoln will be a girls
vocal group from the Celia 4-H
club of Atkinson. The girls will
sing at 10 a.m. Saturday at the
University high school in Lincoln.
Also participating in activities on
Saturday will be three judging
teams, dairy, livestock and weeds
and grass.
Sunday afternoon will find
two food demonstrations being
0 ven. Faye Scheer of Ew trig
will demonstrate making bread.
Karen Farrier and Judy Heed
of Chambers will be showing the
audience how to make Nessel
rode pie.
Other demonstrations will be
given Monday by Kathy and Gary
Fick of Inman on marketing
western cows. Wednesday Margie
Gilg of Atkinson will show how
to make a picnic table. All
demonstrations are given in the
4-H building on the State Fair
grounds.
Two home economic judging
teams, one each in foods and
clothing will take part in those
contests on Monday.
Three girls, Faye Scheer, of
Ewing, Kathryn Thiele of De
loll and Karen Farrier of Chain
bers will take part in the State
Fair Style Show Wednesday.
The public Is Invited to attend
the show which will be held in
the arena of the 4-H building
at 3 p.m.
Gary Fick of Inman will take
part in the tractor driving con
test at the Agriculture College,
Wednesday, Sept. 7.
In addition to the exhibits,
about thirty-five boys and girls
will activlly participate in the
fair.
The 4-H 'era will be accompani
ed by leaders and parents. All will
be invited to attend the grand
stand performance Saturday eve
ning. Gold's of Lincoln will hold
their annual party for them Mon
day evening at the Oornhusker
Hotel.
Rainfall Reports
Rainfall has been reported in
various corners of the vicinity as
follows: Joe Beelaert at Page,
four inches; Gerald Snyder, Star
three and one-half inches; Arthur
Hibbs, Star, two and one-half
Inches; William Derickson, Star,
three inches; Nels Linquist, two
and one-half inches; Dan Sholes,
Inman, five inches Saturday. Rol
lie Miller reported five and one
half inches of rain at their son
in-law and daughters, the Kruses
at Winnetoon. Page generally re
ported about 4 inches everywhere
Saturday with Sunday morning’s
rainfall additional.
William Hynes Fined
For Assault, Battery
William (Bill) Hynes. 17, of O'
Neill was charged with assault
and battery by Duane Salt/ of
Page in Holt county court Mon
day.
The assult is alleged to have
taken place near Seger's cafe In
east O’Neill Sunday evening.
Hynes was fined $30 and $4 costs,
costs.
Two Mishaps
Reported Over
Past Week
Two auto accidents were re
ported to O'Neill police during
the past week.
A mishap occured Saturday
morning on east Douglas when
a pickup driven by Donald Mayes
of the IJncoln Equipment Com
pany hit a parked car belonging
to Jim Mullen of Valentine. Dam
age to the Mullen auto was esti
mated at $50.
An accident was reported on
south Fourth street Sunday morn
ing when a car driven by Kath
ryn Petche of O’Neill hit a 1950
model pickup owned by the The
lander Motor Company. About
$50 damage was done
Range Contest
Winners Named
Twenty-three persons partici
pated in the range judging con
test at the Holt county courthouse
annex Friday.
Winners In the three divisions
are: FFA, Richard Hill of O'.
Neill, first; I>on Hkopec of O'
Neill, second; Dean Frank of
Verdlgre, third; Harry Pavlik
of Verdlgre, fourth.
In the 4-H division: Gary Fick
of Inman, first; Keith Krugman
of O’Neill, second; Walter Fick,
jr., of Inman, third; Charles Hill
of O'Neill, fourth.
Adult; Walter Fick of Inman,
first; Paul Krugman of O'Neill,
second; Elmer Juracek of O’
Neill, third and Orin Shippen of
Atkinson, fourth. Pictures of the
contest will be found elsewhere
in this issue of the Frontier.
Leave For Service
James I. O’Connor of Atkinson
and Larry Lieswald of Chambers
left for induction into the armed
services Monday.
Vernon F. Albrecht of Atkinson
also left for Omaha to take his
physical.
Librarian Injured
In Fall Monday
Miss Bernadette Brennan in
jured her elhow Monday evening
when she fell in front of the J. M.
McDonald store. She was taken
to St. Anthony's hospital for treat
ment.
The Gratton Township Library
will be closed until further notice.
Miss Brennan is the librarian.
Houtz Sentenced
To Reformatory
For Forgery
Floyd M. Houtz was given a
one-year term in the Men’s Re
formatory at Lincoln for forgery
in District court here Monday by
Judge D. R. Mounts. This term
will be served concurrently with
a year’s sentence he received for
auto theft.
The forgery complaint was filed
August 16 by Holt county attor
ney, William W. Griffin. He was
charged with forging the nam ' of
Bob McDaniels to a check for
$588.28 issued to Bob McDaniels
by the Neligh Livestock Comm.
Co., on the National Bank of Ne
ligh dated June 17.
Airport Bid Let
To Kugler-lhle;
Missouri Valley
The Missouri Valley Construc
tion Co., of Grand Island was the
low' bidder on the General Con
tract for the runways, taxiway,?
and aprons at the O’Neill Munici
pal Airport. Their bid was
$57,924.32. The Diamond Engine
ering Co., of Grand Island was
the second lo wbidder with a bid
of $62,144.40 on the contract.
The Krueger-Ihle Electric Co.
of Norfolk were the low bidders
on the lighting contract with a
bid of $8,801.20. The total of the
bids on the project is $66,725.52.
Tile bids were let subject to the
approval of the Department of
Aeronautics in Lincoln and the
Federal Agency in Kansas City,
Missouri.
Security Agent
Slates Visit
Mr. James B. Hoffman, field
representative of the Norfolk
social security office will he in the
court room of the courthouse at
Butte from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8.
Severely disabled people under
65 who have had at least five re
cent years under social security
should inquire.
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Jungmans Observe Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs Frank Jungman
observed their fiftieth wedding an
niversary with an open house at
the home of their son, Leonard
Jungman. in Atkinson Sunday.
Aug 28 from 2 to 5 p.m.
More than eighty guests attend
ed the celebration. The serving
table was decorated with an ar
rangement of gold zinnias and
white candles in gold holders.
The three tier cake, topped with
a gold bell and a "50” was baked
bv Mrs. Milton Clemens and was
decorated by Mrs. Glen White and
Venita Mrs. Edgar Jungman of
Amelia cut and served the cake.
Mrs Edward Cuka of Wagner, S.
r> served the punch and Mrs.
Charles Kirkland of Atkinson
poured the coffee. Miss Janeth
Clemens, a granddaughter, was
in charge of the guest book Mrs.
Louis Burgctt of Amelia and Mrs.
Bonnie Pospichal of Atkinson as
sisted with the serving.
Anna Slechta and Frank Jung
man were married August 23,
1910 at the farm home of the
bride's parents near Lyncn. The
couple lived on a farm north of
Spencer for a few years. They
then moved to a ranch in southern
Rock county, then to Holt county.
They moved to Bassett where
Mr. Jungman worked on the rail
road for several years. In June
1928 the family moved to Atkin
son and have made their home
on farms in the Atkinson com
munity since that time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jungman
are the parents of a son, Leon
ard of Atkinson, and two daugh
ters, Mrs. Milton (StasiaI Cle
mens of Amelia and Mrs. Lloyd
(Mildred' Clemens of Henderson,
Colo They also have eight grand
children. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cle
mens and six children were un
able to be present. They had
spent two weeks cisiti.ig Mr and
Mrs. Jungman in July.
Guests from a distance includ
ed Mrs. Joe Stastny and family
and Mrs. James Krcil all of
Wagner, S. D., Mrs. Ed Roman
of Morty, S. D., Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Slechta and family of Lynch,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cuka of Wag
ner, S. D., Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Clemens and Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Jungman of Amelia.
Dedication ceremonies were held Tuesday for the New Assump
tion Blessed Virgin Mary church at Lynch. The Most Reverend Ger
ald T. Bergan of Omaha officiated at the rites. The new church was
officially completed July 19, and has been in use since May 22. There
PTA Membership Drive
To Open September 12
The first meeting of the Par
ent Teachers Association will
be held Monday, Sept. 12. This
meeting will also be the kick
off for the membership dr:ve.
Harry Spall, president, urges
all parents of school children to
attend.
Missouri Man
Fined $164 For
Soliciting Funds
J. Krull, 63, of Kansas City,
Mo., was found guilty of illegal
solicitation in Holt county court
Wednesday and fined a total of
$164.59.
Krull was charged by Cliff
Hahlbeck, Ewing marshull,
with Noloetlng and receiving a
check for one dollar from Har
old J. Rotherham as a dona
tion for the benefit of the al
leged “Good Samaritan Army
of America” without first
having registered with, and
receiving approval from the
Secretary of State of Nebraska.
He has been solicting for
’ twenty-five years for the "Good
Samaritan Army.”
Judge Louis Reimer also
ordered Holt county sheriff I^eo
Tomjack to take custody of
checks found on Krull's person
and to return the checks to the
persons in Nebraska from whom
they had been received. The fine
is $150 plus $4 court costs and
$10.59 officers fees.
Mr. Krull is in the Holt county
jail awaiting payment of the fine.
Ash Grove Auxiliary
The Ash Grove Auxiliary will
hold a meeting Tuesday after
noon, Sept. 6 at the hall.
All ladles are urged to attend
this meeting so that plans can
be made for the coming fall and
winter activities.
Rites Scheduled
At Neligh For
Mrs. L. Graham
Funeral services will be held to
day (Thursday) at the Methodist
church at Neligh at 2 pm. for
Lulu Graham, who died Tuesday
morning at the Kahland rest home
in Neligh.
Mrs. Kahland, the daughter of
Edwin and Sarah Libby, was born
on the old Libby homestead five
miles west of Clearwater on July
3, 1884.
She married Walter Graham on
March 22, 1905. The couple had
two children. A daughter, Esther,
died at the age of 12 She is sur
vived by one son, Elmer, who
lives at Neligh. Her husband died
in 1953.
Services will be held at the
Methodist church at Neligh with
Rev. Johnson presiding. Interment
will be at the Clearwater ceme
tery under the direction of the
Snider Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Lloyd Kimes,
Bernard Van Vleck, Harold Van
Vleck, George Neal, Floyd Neal
and Archie Wolfe.
Vac Randa, The Frontier's Ver
digre correspondent reports that
that community had three inches
of rain.
County 4-H Members Take Honors
At Nebraska Sandhills Exposition
Holt county 4-H members took
top honors at the Nebraska Sand
hills National Exposition at New
port Saturday.
In the 4-H Beef Division
James Melcher showed the
Champion baby beef and Becky
Beelaert had the Reserve
Champion baby beef. Both are
from the Eagle Hustlers 4-H
club at Page. Other baby beef
placings were: Becky Beel
aert, Page, red; Dorothy and
Mary Poessnecker, Atkinson,
white. The Eagle Hustlers 4-H
club of Page showed the second
place group of three baby
beeves.
The Champion dairy animal was
a Holstein shown by Karen
Knudsen of Page. Larry Skrdla
of Stuart had the Reserve Cham
pion dairy heifer. Other placings
in dairy were Blue—John and
Jerome Crumly and Seal Luebcke
of Page.
Red—Donnie Skrdla of Stuart,
Seal Luebcke of Page and Ronnie
Skrdla of Stuart.
Larry and Ronnie Skrdla of the
Green Meadows 4-H club at
Stuart had the best dairy pair. In
dairy showmanship Jerome Crum
ly, Karen Knudsen. Larry Skrdla
and Seal Luebcke received first,
second, third and fourth le
specitvely.
Cindy Jones of Atkinson showed
the Reserve Champion Stocker
feeder, and Angus steer. Other
stacker feeder placings were:
Purple—Randy Jones of Atkin
son.
Blue—Joy Dvorak of Atkinson.
Red—Dorothy Poessnecker and
Francis Dobrovolny of Atkinson.
White—Linda Dobrovolny and
Sheryl Gotschall both of Atkinson.
Bonnie Welke of Ewing and
James Melcher of Page both
showed purple ribbon breeding
heifers. Other breeding heifer
exhibitors and placings were:
Blue—Roseanne Blake of Cham
bers and Tom Melcher of Page.
Red—Loren Blake of Chambers.
In the livestock judging con
test Toni Melcher of Page
placed first with 227 and Alvin
Oumly and Jerome Crumiy of
Page tied for second and third
with 225. The Eagle Hustlers
4-H cluh of Page received the
trophy for the top club judging
team.
In open class fat steer show.
James Melcher of Page showed
the first place animal and re
ceived a $100 first award. Becky
Beelaert received the $50 second
place money. Twenty-three fat
steers were entered in the show.
One hundred forty-two exhibi
tors from 10 counties in Iowa,
South Dakota and Nebraska ex
hibited in this year's Nebraska
Sandhills National Exposition.
are 47 families in the congregation with a total membership of 24J.
Pastor of the church Is Rev. Charles Kambcr, who has been assign**!
to the church since I8IU. Other pictures of the dedication rites will
be found on another page of this Issue.
Public School
Registration
Figure is 630
Initial registration figures at the
O’Neill public school Wednesday
indicate that 630 students will be
attending the school during the
coming term.
The following registration fi
gures were released by Supt.
Milton Baack. Kindergarten, 82;
first grade, 44; second, 40; third,
46; fourth, 52; sixth, 47, seventh,
47 and eighth grade, 50. This
brings the total in grade school
to 458.
In high school: freshmen, 42;
sophomore, 53; junior, 40 and
senior, 37.
Phone your news to 788
Amy Kersenbrock
Golf Champion; D
Defending country club golf
champion Amy Kersenbrock ad
ded her second straight club
championship Sunday by downing
Dorothy Yantzi t>ut it took three
extra sudden-death holes to turn
the trick.
The tournament was a repeat of
last year’s final when Amy de
feated Dorothy for the champion
ship. Betty Burney won the con
solation round in the champion
ship flight.
Other flight winners include:
First—Iris Liddy defeated Mary
Vetter and Helen Clifford won the
consolation.
Second—Lorraine Becker defeat
Off Campus Class
Principles and Practices in
Guidance, Education 289, will
meet for registration and first
class Saturday, Sept. 10 at 9 u.m.
at the O'Neill public school.
Dirt Slide Kills
Verdigre Man
VERDIGRE Leroy Bruner, 50,
former Verdigre resident was
killed in a dirt slide in an old
cave while working on a farm
near Newman Grove. Bruner, the
son of the late Steve Bruner,
resided on a farm six miles
southwest of Verdigre. Mr. Bru
ner was married and has one
step-son.
Also killed in the mishap was
Johnny O. Johnson, 70, on whose
farm the accident occured.
Repeats As
efeats Yantzi
ed Marie Kelly and Mary Rey
noldson won the consolation.
Thiixi—Nancy Grady defeated
Ruth Wilson and Jo Wilson won
the consolation.
In the final flight, Eianor Pruss
is champion, Elizabeth Gallagher
is runner-up and Betty DeWitt is
consolation winner.
Some 40 O’Neill women entered
the tournament which was played
(luring tiie past week. The champ
ionship rounds were played Sun
day following the all-night rain
and the gree ns hampered many of
the women.
Three Holt county ranchers
have lieen chosen to represent
the Holt Soil & Water Conserva
tion District in area competition
for the Sioux City Permanent
Agriculture Program They are
Mark Hendricks and Clarence
Foeken Isith of Vtkmson and
Henry Mikseh of Stuart.
Walter Kick, chairman amt
Elmer Juraeek, secretary of tlie
Soil and Water Onnserv at ion Dis
trict hoard ot supervisors, Harry
Kessel, County ASC chairman,
llnrry It. Smith, John Deere 1m
plement dealer and Harold Krug
man of Shelhamer Equipment
company served as official
judges C, It. Hill and We ton
Whitwer of the Soil Conservation
Service accompanied the judges
on their trip A. Neil Dawes,
County Extension Agent and Ron
ald Shonka of Atkinson joined the
tour for the afternoon
These 14 finalists in com
petition were also considered;
Clarence Ernst, Merrill Smith.
Neale Hamilton, W. II. Nelson,
E. M. Jarman, Walter Sojka,
Harold Purge, Floyd llellk,
l.ouis Purged. Ora V urges,
Hninild Krysl, Plots Cntlle Com
pony, Everett Hale and Eugene
Englcr.
Six of these farm or ranches
were visited by the judges before
final selection was made.
Murk Hendricks operates 1,(100
acres north of Atkinson. His con
servation program has included
atxiut 50 acres of range seeding,
tree planting both for livestock
and faimstend protection, a live
stock water dam and a good job
of proper range use.
Clarence Foeken operates 1.440
acres in the same neighborhood
as Mr Hendricks. He too, lias in
cluded considerable tree planting
and grass seeding in his con
servation program. He iins two
livestock water dams and is doing
..
Henry Miksch operate * 1,200
acres south of Stuart and he also
is doing a very good job of range
management and lias included
grass seeding and tree planting
in his conservation practices. He
also crops about 70 acres of land
on which he maintains a good
conservation crop rotation.
Contestants were judged on tire
extent and quality of their con
servation program and proper
land use,
IanI yean winner* were:
Carroll <5. Summerer, Kwlng,
Darel Bright and Edward
Stern* both of Atkinson.
Since this contest was in
augurated in 1947 the Holt SWCD
has not selected repeat winners
although this is not a provision
of the contest itself. The board
has felt that there is enough good
conservation within the district to
honor new farmers and ranchers
each year.
The district has won urea com
petition in 1948 and 1956.
Claim Sale Dates
The Ruben home which was to
he offered for sale Saturday by
the Laursen Real Estate com
pany of O’Neill has been sold.
The ad in this week’s Frontier
had already been printed when
Virgil Laursen sold his home.
Saturday, September 3 Per
sonal property of the late Sam
Killinm will be sold at auction
at the place 1 block south and a
block and a half east of the Safe
way store. Col. Ed Thorin is in
charge of fhe sale.
Tuesday, Sept. 6 Farm Sale of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rrown at
the place located 14 miles south,
2 west, 1 south and % mile west
of O'Neill. 31 cattle, 16 hogs, good
machinery and miscellaneous
items. Col. Ed Thorin is in
charge of the sale.
The Club Champions! From left, Champion Amy Kersenbroek, Kunner-up Dorothy Yantzi and con
solation winner Betty Burney.