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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1960)
. Twelve Pa9e* . hkathkk xxx Section One In Thi, U»u. ““.Ti _ , „ _ , , Friday 9 #7 tio Pages 1 to 8 Plus Farm Section Saturday io n « S-uidav II «* 51 Monday 12 7S M Tnilmr is « 42 "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper w Volume 80—Number 21 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September 15, 1960 Seven Cents O'Neill Country Club Members Announce Plans for New Greens The O’Neill Country Club will have grass green* next season This announcement was made following a general meeting held Friday evening at the club. OmntrurtJon work on the nine gnsan greens Is slate*) to begin next week. The work will be done by Leo Johnson of Sioux (tty. Drilling will also be started on a new well to water the greens. Water will be piped directly to each of the greens. Two holes on the course will he changed. Holes two and four will be lengthened The course will be ready for play hy next June according to Mr. Johnson who has had con siderable experience in this type of work. Phelps County Cattle Feeders To Make Tour A group of 30 to 40 Phelps county cattle feeders will tour Holt county September 20 and 21. The feeders, accompanied by Phelps county agent. Cal Ward, will stop at the following ranches: Harold Melcher E L Miner, Al fred Drayton, Robbert Clifford, Charles Peterson and Elmer Vo gel. At the various ranches, the group will observe different breeds and managment systems for range cattle. The feeders will see both grade and purebred cat tle as they are handled on the ranch. The O’Neill Chamber of Com merce is planning a steak fry for the group at the Country Club Tuesday evening and the Atkin son Snle Ttam will treat the tour to lunch Wednesday. 1,270 Attend Ewing Festival EWING More than 800 pounds of turkey were served with all the trimmings to the 1,270 persons in attendance at the annual tur key dinner and fall festival sponsored by the Christian Mothers of St. Peter's church, held Sunday evening at St. Do minic's hall. Mrs. Gail Boies was kitchen chairman and Mrs. Jerry Tom jack dining room chairman. Leonard Knapp was in charge of the tickets. The outdoor conces sions were in charge of the men of the parish. People attended from Atkinson, Emmet, O’Neill, Page Orchard, Neligh, Clearwater, Elgin, Nor folk, Inman and Ewing. Fifty Attend Discussion On TV Boosters Nearly 50 interested persons gathered in the courtroom of the Holt county courthouse Wednes day morning to hear Andrew Bahlay, an engineer represent ing the Federal Communications Commission, explain the new rules legalizing TV booster sta tions. The meeting was arranged by Congressman Don McGinley, who also appeared at the meeting. According to laws explained at the meeting O'Neill must begin the first of a number of steps necessary for the granting of a license before October 31, and all requirements must be met by Ocol er 31, 1961. Representatives from a number of towns, included Chambers, Ne ligh, Center, Spencer, Creighton and others were present for the meeting. Employment Officers Slate O'Neill Visits L. Kafka, Itinerant interviewer for the Division of Employment Security office at Norfolk for Holt county will be at the Court house at O'Neill from 10:30 a m. until 12 noon on alternate Tues days. October 4 and 18. Novem ber 1, 15 and 29 and December 13 and 27. J. O. Walker Died; Funeral Services Pending J. O. Walker, 68, prominent O’ Neill business man died early Wednesday morning at the Lu theran hospital in Norfolk fol lowing an illness of five days dur ation. Mr. Walker was supervisor of the Farmer’s Home Administra tion service in Holt and Boyd counties. He came to Holt county April 6, 1932. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Gay of Lincoln and Mrs. Mary Ellen Anderson of Sturgis, S. D. and two brother?, Harold Walker, also of Sturgis and Ralph of O’Neill. Funeral arrangements are pend ing the arrival of relatives. Democrats to Meet Friday at O'Neill Holt County Democrats will hold an organizational meeting Friday at the assembly room of the courthouse to elect officers and make plans for the coming •'lection. TW meeting will begin at 8 p.m. according to L. I). Put nam. Mrs. A. Streit Funeral Rites Held at Lynch Funeral services for Mrs. An ton Streit, 73, who died Septem ber 2 at Lynch were held Tues day, Sept. b at 9 a m. at the As sumption BVM church in Lynch. Rev. Karl Kucera of O’Neill was in charge of the service in the absence of Rev. Charles Kamber. A rosary was recited at the Jones Funeral Home at Lynch Monday at 8 p.m. Burial was in the Catholic cemetery at Lynch. Pallbearers were Lewie Chris tensen, Cap Haselhorst, Albert Kalkowski, Tommy Courtney, Francis Stenger and Ray Alford. Hannah, daughter of Charles and Bridget Underwood, was born in Platte county December 28, 1886. She was married to Ellard Bryant in 1905. The couple was the parents of one daughter, Edna. Mr. Bryant died in 1907. She was united in marriage to Anton Stl*eit in March, 1911. They lived on a farm in Madison county and moved to a farm north of Lynch in 1919. Mr. Streit died in January, 1929. She continued to operate the farm with the help of their three sons until 1943 when she retired to Lynch She spent three years in Portland, Ore., then returned to Lynch which has since been her home. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Edna) Courtney and three sons, Edward Streit of Lynch, Leonard Streit of Wichita, Kan., and Albert Streit of Port land, Ore.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Chandler of Portland, Ore., and a brother, Charles Underwood of Salem, Ore.; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Reg Plnkennan, I>s>n McOty, Andrew Bah lay of the FIX', Congressman Don McGinley and Joe Omtols of the O’Neill TV booster committee are shown here discussing some of the changes which must be made so that the existing boosters stations can be licensed. Barnetts Celebrate with Fishing Trip What is the best way to cele brate a very special occasion? The Stacey Barnetts of Amelia asked themselves this question re cently when their fifty-fifth wed ding anniversary was imminent. They answered it promptly. “Go fishing.” Fishing has been a lifetime tra dition with Mr. and Mrs. Stacey Barnett. During a long busy life of farming and ranching they have always taken time to go fish ing and hunting with their child ren, and grandchildren and are looking forward to carrying on the same pursit with their two small great grandsons at some future date. “When we decided what we were going to do we contacted the kids,” said Mr. Barnett. “To decide on the time and place.” The kids are the Glenn White family of Amelia-Mrs. White is their daughter-and their son Lau rence Barnett and family of Gree ley Colorado. The big day actual ly falls on September 20 but due to working conditions they pushed the date ahead to the Labor Day weekend. The place selected was Willow Lake s<mth of Ainsworth where a cabin was reserved for •the occasion. Get.ing bait was no problem for Stacey. He has a Worm Getter Upper designed by his son who is an electrician. It is a device when inserted in the ground and connected to a light, cord makes worms pop out of the ground like peas frcm a pod. They did not however take alcng the boat which the Barnetts built a fetr years ago shortly after retiring from the ranch to their Amelia home. The Barnets come by their fondness for fishing honestly. Both are from pioneer stock. May be pretty, dark haired Myrtle Adams wasn’t consciously angl ing on that summer day back in 1905 but she caught the eye of young Stacey Barnett just the same. “We were helping fix dinner for the congregation at a camp meeting at Bethany, <It has since become a part of Lincoln) and we got acquainted laughing over the skinny old hens that were supposed to cctne to the table as delicious pot pies,” says Mrs. Barnett. Maybe it wasn’t love at first sight but it was mighty near; September 20 found them saying “I do,” and settling into a home of their own at Bethany. Their two daughters were born there. Inez (Mrs. G.'enn White) and lit tle Lucille who remained only three years in the family circle. In 1913 they moved to Brunswick. Tlieir sen Laurence was bom there. It was 1930 when the fam ily came to Holt County where they have resided since. Due to family illness they were unable to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary but the fifty fifth was satisfying in every res pect. Those present to take part in sport and good fellowship were the honored couple Mr. and Mrs. Stacey Barnett of Amelia, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Barnett of Gree ley Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ad ams of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn White and Vennita of Amel ia, Myrtle White of Omaha, Bob Bailey of Mason City, la., David Adamson, whose parents are mis sionaries in the Belgian Congo, Harry White and Sam Gilman of Amelia. Unable to be present were granddaughters Connie Barnett of Greeley, Colo., Mrs. Ron Herbel and son Rickey of Harlingen, Tex., Mrs. Kay Jcy and son Donald of Seattle Wash. The family voted to make it a yearly institution. Range Judging Contest Slated Here Saturday The range judging contest for the North-Central Nebraska area will be held in O’Neill on Satur day, Sept. 17. The days activities will start at 10 a.m. in the Court house annex assembly room. At this time Don Rurzlaff, Exten sion Range Specialists will con duct a range judging workshop and explain the contest score card. At I p.ni. the meeting will move out to range sites for the actual contest. There will be two range sites and a plant identification site in the contest. Willy Joe Holmes and Weston I). Whitwer, Soil Conserva tionh ts and Don Rurzlaff will select the range sites and plants for the contest. There will be a 4-11, FFA and adult division in the contest. All ranchers who would like to know more about their grasses and how to get the most from them should attend and take part. The contest, which will include contestants from ten counties is sponsored by the Extension Ser vice, the Soil Conservation Ser vice and the Holt Soil and Water Conservation District. Senator Frank Nelson of O’Neill was on hand at the swearing in ceremonies at Lincoln when Lieutenant Governor Dwight Burney as sumed Ids new office as governor Monday morning. Shown here are Governor Burney and Mrs. Burney and Senator Nelson as they visited briefly following the ceremony. ASC Community Committee Men Named; To Take Office October 1 Names of the new ASC com munity committee officers have been announced this week by the local ASC office. The elected chairman of each precinct is also the delegate to the county convention which will he held Thursday, Sept. 22 for the purpose of selecting the Holt ASC county committee for the coming year. All elected committees, both community and county, will take office on October 1. The first name in the list for each community is the chairman, the second is the vice chairman; third, member; fourth, first al ternate, and fifth, second alter nate. The officers are: Atkinson— Elmer Goldfuss, Otto Gloor, Charles Ohde, Ed Rent schler, W P. Elley. Belle and Rock Falls—Elwin Gnitsch, Donald Sterns, Fred Ernst, Albert Widtfeldt, Orville Thorson. Conley—Bruce Grimes, Alvin Johnson, Dean Green, John Rit terbusch, Vern Wilkinson. Deloit— H a r o 1 d Van Vleck. Ralph Tomjack, Frank Mlnarik, Herbert Kurpgeweit, Cletus Muff. Ewing and Golden—W i I m e r Mosel, Wesley Larson, John W. Miller, A. M. Beelaert, Pway Sedivy Fairview and Wyoming—Bern ard Blackmore, William Sam mons, Glen Ballagh, Marvin Doolittle, Harold Gilman. Gratton- Paul Krugman, Earl Eppenbach, Edward Hanley, Orville Morrow, Don Adamson. Holt Creek, Green Valley and Francis—Gene Livingston, Law rence Pacha, Robert Lemmer, Eugene Engler, E. E. Gotschall. Inman—Lyle Abney, Vernon Davis, Clarence Hansen, Clifford Sobotka, Clifford Dick. Iowa and Antelope—Ben Asher, Glenn Stewart, Lester Waterman, A. T. Crumly, William Buxton. Coleman and Saratoga—Hans Lauridson, Arthur O'Neill, George Syfie, Francis Wahs, Werner Poessnecker. Emmet and Pleasant View— George Skopec, Albert Wasson, Donald Rzeszotarski, Joe Wag man, A1 Havranek. McClure and Lake -Albert Har kins, Seth Hertel, Wilbur Urban, Irwin Larue. Swan and Josie—Joe Parrott, Dick Keenan, Ira Lierman, Dale Mitchell. Roland Swanson. Sand Creek—Rollo Berry, Clar ence Focken. Robert Deming. Sheridan—Owen Galligan, Nick Bonnenberger, Clarence Gilg, Leo Monahan, John Flannery. Shields—John Conway, Joe Go kie, jr., Louis Bartos, Clifford Burival, Melvin Johring. Steel Creek^-C laude Cole, Claude Pickering, Joe F. Cihlar, Clarence Farrand, Otto Drobny. Stuart—Arthur Givens, Arthur Ziska, Joe Kaup, jr., Robert Leisge, Joe Krobot. Verdigris—Forrest Henderson, Harold Asher, Robert Wood, Lorenz Riegge, Robert Nissen. Willowdale—Arthur (Bill) Hib bs. Harold Miller, Ben Miller. Ro bert Young, Forrest Farrand. Cleveland and Dustin—James Allyn, Herb Newman, Fred Fundus, Harry Mitchell, R. J. Shearer. Chambers and Shamrock Henry Weber, Ervin Hilligas, Lyle David, Guy Blake. Paddock—George Mellor, Allen Walters, Walter Devall, Howard Rouse, Fred Lindberg. Scott—Howard Wells, Howard Slack, Harold Halstead, Frank McDonald, Charles Schollmeyer. PTA Voices Confidence in Proposed New Bond Issue Wayne Man To Be New Publisher Of The Frontier Bill Richardson, 43. Wayne, has been named publisher and co owner of the Frontier and will assume his duties October 1. He is married and has two children. Bill 10, a fifth grader, and Lee Ann, four, Richardson hits been business manager of the Wayne Herald the past seven years. While un der his direction the newspaper lias earned 11 awards In news paper competition for general excellence, community service and service to agriculture. Richardson succeeds James Champion as publisher Champion has accepted a post as news ed itor of the Iowa Falls, Iowa news papers. He has been co-publisher of the Frontier since February, 1959. Like ail new folks moving to ever-growing O’Neill, Richardson's primary problem is housing Any one who could help find suit able housing for the new Fron tier owner shdald call 738. Retail Trade Committee Sets Events The retail trade committee of the O'Neill Chamber of Com merce met recently and set the trade events for the coming year. The first of the ‘‘special days” is to be Dollar Days next week end, September 22, 23 and 24. Other days include Pre-Holiday Clearance Sale on November 17, 18 and 19; Christmas Window Unveiling November 25; Christ mas Turkey day December 3; Santa Claus Day December 10 and Christmas Kiddie show, De cember 17. Spring events for 1961 are scheduled to include a Dollar Days on (he weekend of Febru ary 17 and Krazy Days with side walk sales on April 14. The committee also recom mended that stores remain open November 11, Veteran’s Day. and that stores stay open each Thurs day evening during December closing at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Closing hours were also set for Good Friday. March 31. Interior Dept. Allots Funds For Irrigation The Interior Department said it will use $1.7 million dollars of newly appropriateed funds to resume work on the Ainsworth Irrigation project in Nebraska. The project had been brought up to the construction stage with a $1.1 million dollars appropriation in 1958. But in the face of contro versy over the project in Ne braska, Congress withheld funds last year. The 26 million dollar project will provide irrigation for 33,900 acres in Brown and Rock coun ties. The new funds will permit start of construction of Merrit Dam on the Snake River and a 26 mile ac cess road from Valentine. Lightning Blamed For Hay Blaze at Verdigre A bolt of lightning struck a 500 bale hay stack at the Otto Cihlar farm four miles southwest of Verdigre at 4:20 p.m. last Wednesday. The hay was a com plete loss in spite of the Verdigre volunteer firemen. Rainfall dur ing the storm was 1.80 inches. Services Held At Verdigre For Miss Houzvicka VERDIGRE Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Sandoz Chapel at Verdigre for Miss Antonette Houzvicka, 65 of Verdigre. Rev. lister Spragg. pastor of the Methodist church, officiated. Hurial was in the ZCBJ cemetery. Palltoarers were Leo Mlady, Thomas Vech, Delbert Mlady. Otto Dvorak, Vernon Sander and Arthur Wantlin. Mrs. Eldiva Pavlik and Mrs Joe Jacot jr., sang accompanied by Mrs. Emil E. Sandoz. Antonette was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anton Houzvicka, Knox county pioneers. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Thomas Dvorak of Creigh ton; four brothers, Jerry and Louis Houzvicka, both of Omaha, Dr. Otto Houzvicka of San Diego. Calif., and Victor Houzvicka of Verdigre. Miss Houzvicka was a native of Verdigre, having been torn on ,.1.1 T .; „1.f/Mir miles northwest of Verdigre. She was a registered nurse and had been employed in both Norfolk and Chicago, 111., hospitals. She had been in failing health the past two months. Atkinson Man Fined $300 For Illegal Shipment Charley W. Peterson, an At kinson rancher was fined $300 in U. S. District Court in Lincoln on three counts of illegally shipping cattle. The charges involved inter-state movement of cattle without pro per certification by a state or federal inspection or an accredit ed veterinarian. Peterson pleaded guilty before Judge Robert Van Pelt to the five counts charged, but sentence was suspended on two of them. Charges involved shipment of 90 head from I,a Plant, S. D., to Peterson’s ranch between Septem ber, 1959, and January of this year. Clifton Awarded NDEA Scholarship ORCHARD Rodney J. Clifton, 23 has received a National De fense Education Act scholarship and will leave shortly for Carnegie Institute of Technology to study toward a Doctor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. Mr. Clifton is married and the father of a four-month-old son. He is presently residing in Omaha where he is employed. He was graduated from the University of Nebraska In 1959. The award covers all living and educational expenses and is valued at ten thousand dollars. Rodney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clifton jr., of Orchard The first mm'ling of tin* O'Neill Parent Teachers Association was held Monday evening at the O' Neill high gymnasium A crowd was present to hear superintendent M 111 o n llnaek's talk on the present school situation The l*TA mem hers gave the board of educa tion a vote of confidence on the proposal school hond election to he held November X. O'Neill will Is’ ls<st to tin’ dis trict 1*TA meeting October 11. Mrs W. R Gillespie will lx> th# chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements. Harry Spall presided at the business meeting. Mr. Knack in troduced the teachers and the room mothers for the grades. The room mothers are Mrs. Archie Bright, Mrs. Ben Grady and Mrs Carrol McKay, morning kindergarten; Mrs Eugene Has troiter, Mrs Marie Baker anil Mrs. Harlan Peterson, afternoon kindergarten (Mrs. Harry Peter son and Mrs. G. I-angemeier). Mrs. Norman ilesson ami Mrs. Tom Anderson, fiist grade (Mrs. A1 Fritton); Mrs Robert Hornby, ami Mrs. Dallas Behrens, second grade (Mrs. John Kersenhmck); Mrs Don Weaker and Mis. Frit* Matthews, first and second grade combination (Mrs. Willis San ders); Mrs. Orville Niekson and Mrs Harry Spall, third grade (Mis. Wayne Smith); Mrs. Stan Longenecker and Mrs. Kenneth Petersen, third grade ( Mrs. Ro bert Carroll); Mis. Bob Tibbetts and Mrs Virgil Tomlinson, fourth grade (Mrs Dean Jeffrey); Mrs. Lloyd Liedtke and Mrs. Robert Forwood, fourth grade (Mrs. Vernon Harley. Mis. Re* Wilson and Mm. Ilarry (illdorslerve, fifth grade (Mrs. Fred Ernst); Mrs. Ralph «n.l mjf VVrvit MnKitlllV fifth grade (Mrs. Wayne Spelts); Mrs. Gordon Johnson and Mrs. Vernon Lorens, sixth grade (Mrs. Leon a Shoe maker) ; Mrs. I>on Olmstead and Mrs, Norma Steele, sixth grade (Miss Cleta Murray). Mrs. Verlin Peterson nnd Mrs. Joe Sivesind, sventh grade morn ing group; Mrs. Joe McLeish and Mrs William McIntosh, seventh grade afternoon group; Mrs. Newton Muliendore, Mrs. John Enke. Mrs. Gifford Rustemeyer and Mrs. Lee Brady eighth grade. Mr. Spall announced commit tie appointments. They are: Mrs. Dwayne Phll hriek, congress publications; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ixmge neeker, hospitality; Mr. and Mrs. Alan Van Vleek, Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. Itroek Reynold son, iiu ■ hership; Mrs. Vernon I>orcnz, National and Nebraska PTA magazine. Mr. and Mrs. A. Neil Dawes, Mr. and Mrs. John Enke, Mrs. Nona Beckwith, program; Mr. nnd Mrs. Gilbert Poese, publicity; Mrs. Richard Hovey and Mrs. Harry Spall, room mothers; Wil liam McIntosh, I/'igh Reynold son, Mrs. Roy Shelhamer, James Luft and Mrs. Dean Jeffrey, budget and finance; Newton Mul iendore, parliamentarian; Mrs. Elroy Lieb, historian. The refreshments were served by mothers of high school stu dents. Rooney to Attend Hastings Meeting James W. Rooney, Production Credit Association manager at O’Neill, will join a group of 70 directors and managers in Hast ing for a two days session September 19 and 20. Mr. Rooney will take part in a panel discussion on credit with liwayne Dietz of Lincoln, Eugene Munson of Norfolk nnd Ward Snow of Hastings. A 5,000 kilowatt transformer exploded at the Consumer’s sub-station about 11 p.m. Sunday. This portable 22,000 kilowatt transformer arrived in O’Neill at 8 a.m. and was in operation by 3 p.m. The power failure lasted about a half hour. The transformer Is connected to a line from Fort Rand all Dam. The cause of the explosion has not been discovered. ^ ‘ 9 ftp n**, .' *•