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Volume 80-Number 28 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, November 3, 1 960 Seven Cents
Variety of Decisions
Face Voters At Polls
A wide variety of decisions will
face voters when they go to the
polls Tuesday. Besides for presi
dent, vice-president, Senators,
Congressmen, governor and other
state and local officers, Nebras
kans must vote on constitutional
amendments and school bond is
sues.
Hottest issues to face voters in
and around Holt county are:
Fourth District Congressional
representative with Incumbent
Don McGinley, Democrat, oppos
ing Republican Dave Martin.
Non-political for Legislature,
Twenty-eighth District, with In
cumbent Frank Nelson against
Ora R. Yarges.
District Judge, Fifteenth Dis
trict, with Normun Gonderinger,
O’Neill, and William C. Smith jr.,
^ Ainsworth, both seeking the seat
that will be vacated by the re
tirement of Judge D. R. Mounts.
Democratic M. V. Landreth is
running unopposed for the post
of Second District County Super
visor while in the Fourth district
Martin G. Hemricks, Democrat
and Frank Crank, Republican
seek the supervisor’s job.
In the Sixth district the race
is between A. M Batenhorst,
Democrat, and Walter A. Smith,
lU'pumicari
No candidates names appear on
the ballot for Justice of Peace,
township clerk or township trea
surer. Candidates may be written
in on all ballots, however.
A complete list of candidates
appears In this Issue of the
Frontier In the sample ballot.
Polls will be open 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. with polling places as fol
loW9!
First Ward: North of Douglas
and east of Fourth street, vote
at Courthouse.
Second Ward: North of Dougas,
west of Fourth street, at Knights
of Columbus hall.
Third Ward: South of Douglas,
east of Fourth street, police sta
tion.
Fourth Ward: South of Douglas,
west of Fourth, city hall.
Qualified voters must be 21
years old, have six months re
sidence in the state, 40 days in
the county and 10 days in the
ward. In addition, voters on the
school bond issue in the O'Neill
district must own real or per
sonal property that was assessed
'to his name or the name of the
spouse in the last annual asses
sment or have children of school
age residing In the district.
s Application for absentee or dis
abled voter ballots must be made
at the county clerk's office be
fore noon Saturday. To be ac
cepted in the counting of votes,
the ballots must be returned with
a postmark no later than mid
night Monday.
Four Hundred Ladies
Attend Idea Exhibit
Four hundred ladies from
fourteen towns attended the
second Christmas Ideas exhibit
of the Holt Cbunty Extension
clubs.
Christmas suggestions were dis
played l y members of the six
centers: Stuart, Atkinson, O'Neill,
Chambers, Page and Ewing.
Creighton Youth Hit
By Ricocheting Bullet
VERDIGRE An investigation
is being made of the shooting
early Thursday morning of Jerry
Hansen of Creighton, who said
he was attempting to fix a flat
tire.
The accident happened near
the St. Wenceslaus Catholic
church.
Jerry was shot In the left
arm. He was taken to the
laindherg Memorial hospital
for treatment and then trans
ferred to Sioux City where the
bullet was removed.
County attorney Warren of
Creighton and Knox county
Sheriff A. J. Ryan were notified
anti began an investigation. Ex
amination of the bullet showed
that it had ricocheted before
striking young Hansen.
Irven Miller, Verdigre con
stable, impounded the car await
ing developments. Two other bul
lets struck the right front hub
cap of the auto.
Hansen said he did not know
who shot him.
American Legion
Will Conduct
Vote Campaign
A vigorous got-out-and-voto
campaign will be conducted by
Simonson Post No. 93 Tuesday.
I.egion officials said this week.
The Legion will have free of
charge, cars to take voters to
and from the polls and baby
sitters available for mothers
who ordinarily cannot leave
their homes.
In a prepared statement I-egion
officers said, “We, the Legion
naires of O’Neill and vicinity
strongly urge all eligihle voters
to go to the polls and cast their
ballots for the candidate of their
choice
“This election year is one of ut
most importance as it is a crucial
period we are experiencing at
this time. With communism
knocking at our door, we, as
Americans should feel it our duty
to do our part toward getting the
best men possible to lead us on
in peace and prosperity.
“Take It from men who have
seen how the rest of the world
lives. In this great and wonder
ful United States where free
dom and good times are taken
too much for granted, we should
exercise and live up to the
Rill of Rights set up by our
forefathers.”
Following their regular meet
ing Tuesday night, the Legion will
have a free steak feed and elec
tion party with radio and televi
sion set up along with a black
board to follow election returns
in the county, state and nation.
Leave for Service
Maurice W. and Richard I.
Schmadercr of Stuart left Tues
day for Omaha for induction into
the armed forces._
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Three O'Neill Youths
Guilty of Shoplifting
Three O'Neill youths appeared
at a juvenile hearing held Tues
day afternoon byfore Judge D.E.
Mounts in County Court. All three
p.ed guilty to shoplifting
Each <»l the boys was order
ed to pay $22.90, double Uie val
ue of the merchandise stolen,
and the merchandise was re
turned to the’ stores from which
it was taken. Judge Mounts al
so im|M>sed a 7 p.m. curfew on
each of the youths.
The merchandise had been sto
len from four O'Neill business
places over a period of several
months.
C of C Committee
Asks For Help
In Labor Survey
A survey to determine the size
and type of labor supply avail
able for industrial purposes in the
0’N?iil area is being conducted
by the O’Neill Chamber of Com
merce industry committee.
Today’s Frontier contains an
ad with requests for information
needed in the survey. Committee
Chairman Ray Eby urged all in
terested persons within driving
distance of O'Neill to reply and
return the questionnaire by Nov.
15.
All replies will be kept con
fidential. he said, and will be
used only to compete the sur
vey.
The information is being
gathered at the request of the
state resources division working
to get new industries to locate
in Nebraska.
The state recently brought to
O'Neill a representative of a
manufacturing firm interested in
locating in Nebraska.
Information needed in the sur
vey is general and is being
gathered for no specific industry,
although it was requested during
the visit of the industrial repre
sentative. The November 15 dead
line has been set so the survey
results may be made available
immediately.
To Sponsor
Hobby Show
The O’Neill Woman’s club will
sponsor a fine arts and hobby
show Thursday, Nov. 10 at the
American Legion hall.
This will be a showing of
painting and etchings, antiques,
fancy work, foreign fine arts,
local photographs of the past
from this area, collections and
hobbies of residents In this
area.
Some entries already made in
clude: painting by Mrs. Paul
Nelson, a demonstration and
showing of leathercraft by Mrs.
Melba Wrede of Omaha, the 100
year-old bedspread of Mrs. Fred
Holsclaw, hooked rugs by Miss
Bernadette Brennan, the antique
clock collection of Jack Dailey,
Bennett Gillespie’s coin collec
tion, knitted articles by Mrs.
Ralph Rees of Amelia and Mrs.
Georgia McGinnis of Emmet will
exhibit a completely furnished
pioneer room.
The minister who married Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuli of O’Neill was present Sunday to help
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their wed ling. Shown here at the open house. Rev. and Mrs.
M F Sc helps of Norfolk. Mrs. Schuli, Mr. Schuli a .d Mrs. Fred Johnson of Norfolk.
Schulzes Honored on Anniversary
Mr and Mrs. Robert Schulz
I celebrated their golden wedding
Sunday Oct. 30 with an open
S& «( «* ,C!’nriS‘NeiU
church basement in ONeiii.
One hundred friends signed
the guest book. The couples
Jhree children. Mrs. Bruce
Rummell of Scottsbluff. Palmer
of Portland. Ore., and Lutber
o# O'Neill were present for th
observance. Also present wer*
tTFS?!'*'
Mrs. Fred Johnson, also oi
sobul* and th? farmer
' w^h^ie Uermann were mar
r£tnber30 1910 at the home
SftS'SSwV*. Alvina uer
mann in Pierce. Their attendants
were Mrs. Fred Johnson, the
bride’s sister, and Edward Frake
who is deceased.
A year after their marriage,
Mr. and Mrs. Schulz moved to
Florida where they lived for
seven years. Their two sons and
a daughter were born in Florida.
They returned to Pierce where
Robert operated a dry goods
store for two years. The family
came to O’Neill in 1932 and he
operated a grocery store until
19IS0 when he retired.
Mr. Schulz was born on Janu
ary 9, 1882 In Naugardt, Pro
vince Pommera, Germany. He
came to Pierre la May of
1892 with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Schulz. He worked
in a Pierce grocery ten years
as he was growing up in addi
tion to attending school. He
then entered business as a mer
ft’ '»
Elsie Liermann was born in
Norfolk on October 30, 1889. She
moved to Pierce as a young lady
and worked for Robert Schulz in
his general store until their mar
riage. She has assisted in the
other stores the family has ope
rated. She enjoys working and
is sti 1 working part-time at Stan
naM’s grocery.
Mr. Schulz is the only living
charter member of the Pierce
Lutheran church. Rev. Scheips
was the first pastor of that
church. Mr. Schulz enjoys tys
gardening.
Jerry Dexter Wins $10
By Naming All Winners
Jerry Dexter of O’Neill Is this
week's wainer of the Frontier's
football contest.
Jerry Is also the first person
to correctly select the winners
of all tl»e games, thus win
ning the $10 prize.
Joe OtiemUrk anil Dr. Glee
son euch missed one game to
put them In second anil third
place.
Seven Accidents
Reported in
O'Neill Vicinity
A series of feven motor vehicle
accidents piagued law enforce
ment ollictrs in Holt county dur
ing the past week.
An accident occured Wednes
day, Oct. ib, one half mile west
of O'Neill on IS highway 20
when a ls59 model car driven by
Mark Irwin ot Ainsworth at
ti nipteil to stop behind a line
of cars stopped for a stalled
pick-up bellong.ng to William O’
Connor. The brakes grabbl'd
throwing Irwin into Ihe path
of a 1954 ear traveling west
driven by Leland Anderson.
The left front of the Anderson
car hit the right rear of the Ir
win car with $150 damage assess
ed to each car. No personal injur
ies. Robert G-ude investigated.
Friday, Oct. 28 an accident
took place six miles north and
four and a half miles west of O -
Neill when a truck loaded with
cattle belonging to L. D. Putnam
of O’Neill, driven by Gene Matt
hews, 26, also of O'Neill, landed
in the south ditch on its top
Matthews had swerved to miss
a cow. Damage was estimated
at $1200 to $14)0 on the truck.
This accident was also investigat
ed by Patrolman Gude.
Larry G. Walton, 16. of O’Neill
was involved in a accident with
the 1959 car of Donald and Joan
Wecker of O’Neill on Tuesday,
Nov. 1 between seventh and
eighth cn East Adams street. Wal
ton, driving a 1953 Pontiac, hit
the parked Wecker vehicle caus
ing extensive damage to the right
front fender, bumper, hood and
grill of the Wecker auto. The
front fenders, hood, grill and
bumper of the Walton car were*
also damaged. Robert White, O
Neill policeman, investigated.
Accounts and pictures of other
accidents appear elsewhere.
Vocal Clinic
To Be Conducted
At Valentine
The North Central Nebraska
Conference will hold its annual
vocal clinic this year at Valen
tine on Monday, Nov. 7. The
guest conductor this year is Mr
William A. Lynn, chairman of
the Music Department at Nebras
ka State Teachers college at
Kearney, Nebraska.
A11 the schools In the con
ference are participating. They
are Atkinson, Ainsworth. Bas
sett, Long Pine, O’Neill,
Stuart, Sprlngvlew, Wood Lake,
and Valentine.
There will be approximately
370 students participating in a
mass chorus directed by Mr.
Lynn. The clinic takes a full day
with rehearsals in the morning
and afternoon. The massed
chorus along with small groups
from the participating schools
will present a concert Monday
evening starting at 8 p.m. in the
Valentine gymnasium.
The O’Neill high school mixed
chorus and their director, Miss
Alvara Ramm, will leave via bus
Monday morning _
Chace, Misko to Speak at Meeting
Of O'Neill Chamber of Commerce
Two top figures in the newly
organized State Chamber of
Commerce will be present Mon
day evening at the November
meeting of the O’Neill Chamber
of Commerce. The dinner affair
will be held at Fellowship hall of
the First Presbyterian church,
starting at 7 p.m.
Ralph Mlsko, York banker
and president of the State C of
C, and Charles E. Chace of Lin
coln, formerly of Atkinson,
will speak. Representatives of
)9 nearby cities and towns have
been Invited.
Chace practiced law in Atkin
son from the end of World War
n until about five years ago,
when he entered civic promotion
work. He was secretary-manager
of the Montivideo, Minn., and
North Platte Chambers of Com
merce untii poining the Nebras
ka Industrial Council about a
year ago. He has been organizer
of the statewide Chamber of
Commerce, which is dedicated to
inducing new industries into the
state.
Chace says, “Enthusiasm of
the people Is one of the most
Important Ingredients In bring
ing new Industry Into our state.”
Howard D. Manson, secretary
of the C of C here, says mem
bers are urged to wear then
white hats.
“Nebraska," Chace says, “has
a great potential for future de
velopment of industry and rec
reation. But it’s time for the
state to begin tooting its owr
horn.
Plan Turkey Dinner
For Veterans Day
A special Veterans Day tur
key dinner will be held at the
Legion hall in O’Neill 5:30-8
p.m. November 11 with guest
speaker Val Lelkens, state ser
viee officer a part of the pro
gram.
Msgr. O’Sullivan said Catho
lics have special dispensation
to “participate In the turkey
dinner sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion Friday, Nov. 11.
This privilege applies only to
those who take part In the
Legion dinner at the Legion
hall.’’
Scaffold Falls; Four
Men Escape Injury
While shingling the Merwyn
French sr., house Monday a
peculiar accident brought the
workers, Merwyn French sr., El
mer Trowbridge, Bob Nissen and
Neven Ickes jr., from a high
scaffold to the ground in record
time.
A scaffold had been rigged on
a farm hand. With the sudden
release of oil pressure the men
landed suddenly and very, very
hard. Fortunately the shake-up
teemed to be the worst of the
experience for all exoept Trow
bridge, who had a rib fracture.
Head-On Crash Near Ewing
Kills Two; Three Others Hurt
Joseph M. Bittner of Inman was killed instantly when the car he
was driving was in a near head-on collision with one driven by Roger
Lange, 18, of Ewing. The Bittner car was traveling in the wrong lane
at the time of the mishap.
NORMA BKEWamt
Proposed $465,000 School Bond
Biggest Issue in Local Election
One decision facing residents -
of the O’Neill school district
Tuesday is voting on the pro
posed $465,000 bond issue to fi
nance a new high school for the
district.
The board recently published
recommendations for the new
high school, with plans to use the
present biulding for elementary
and \jnir h eh pmils.
"The board has been studying
the problem for a least a year,”
School Board Chairman Henry
Lohaus said, "and we have had
recommendations from the Uni
versity of Nebraska and a state
survey committee to help us de
termine the need.”
“After considering all the
facts and figures we could get,
the board unanimously arrived
at the size and type building
we feel the community needs,”
he explained.
Board members cited heavy
elementary enrollment as the
prime reason for need of the new
high school. When this elemen
tary enrollment reaches high
school it will crowd out tuition
students.
“In 1964 the board will have to
discontinue accepting students
who do not live in the O’Neill
district. This will cost the dis
trict $34,000 annually in lost
revenue that will have to be
made up by taxes,” Mr. Lohaus
said.
It wtu estimated that a 7‘/«
mill levy would pay for the
new school or make up the
$34,000 deficit if no school Is
built, basing both figures on
present valuations.
“You can see that the increase
is going to come whether the
district builds or not. Certainly
it appears that the increase with
the building is the only logical
choice,” Mr. Lohaus added.
A brochure is being distributed
this week analyzing the school
problem and showing what tax
increases will amount to on
various property valuations.
Taxes on a $5,000 home would
total $12.69 per year or $1.06 per
month.
“Eliminating the rural students
will do much more than just
cause the taxes to increase to
compensate for the lost $34,000,”
Mr. Lohaus explained. "Parents
are going to do much of their
trading in the community where
their children are attending
school. This includes groceries,
gasoline, clothing, banking,
church activities and many others.
The loss of all these families
would deal a crippling blow to
this community.”
Receive Word of Death
Relatives have received word of
the death of William Pollock of
Reno, Nev. who died Tuesday.
His wife is the former Rose Ma
rie Stewart of O’Neill.
Scouts Conduct Drive
To Get Out The Vote
Scouts of Troop 245 are con
ducting a campaign to get out
the vote for Tuesday’s election.
Saturday the Boy Scouts, along
with Cub Scouts, canvassed the
town with doorbell hangers re
minding citizens to be sure to
vote.
Tuesday night as part of their
troop work, Scouts made re
minder signs they will hang on
the traffic light poles next Tues
day.
O'Neill PTA to Hear
Panel Discussion
The O’Neill public school PTA
will hold their regular monthly
meeting Monday at 8 p.m. The
program will bo a panel discus
sion on juvenile delinquency.
The panel will consist of Bill
Griffin, Leo Tom jack, Thad San
ders. Chris McGinn and one of
the area patrolmen.
A vote will be taken at this
meeting to change the date of the
monthly meeting.
FHA Supervisors
Meet at O'Neill
Farmers Home Administration
county supervisors from Ponca,
Hartington, Norfolk, Creighton
and O'Neill attended a two-day
conference in O'Neill Tuesday
and Wednesday to discuss farm
development planning and farm
building construction.
The O’Neill FHA office serves
Boyd and Holt counties. Rynold
A. Cimfel is acting county super
visor.
Two Molt county persons wore
killed and three others injured
late Saturday night in a near
head-on crash one mile west of
Ewing on highway 20.
The victims wore:
Joseph M. Bittner, Mi of Inman.
Norma A Brewster, 17 of Ew
ing.
Hittnor was driving one car
and Miss Brewster was a pas
senger In an auto drlvei# hy
Roger G, lauige, IS, of Ewing,
lauige was seriously injured and
Is In a Sioux <itV hospital suf
fering from fractures of hotli
arms.
Patricia Harkins, 17, also of
Ewing and a passenger in the
Lange auto was seriously in
jured. Loon Wragge, 17, of Ew
ing was not seriously hurt.
The conditions of both Miss
Harkins, daughter of Mr. ami
Mrs. Harvey Harkins and young
Wragge, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Wragge were listed as
improving as of Wednesday
night.
The left front of both ve
hicles wore smashed. Accord
ing hi Patrolman Robert Gude,
who Investigated the accident
the llltlner an to was traveling
on the wrong side of the road
at the time of the mishap. Roth
cars came to rest on the south
west sldix of the road.
The accident was investigate
hy State Patrolmen Robert Glide
and Eugene Hustreiter, Sheriff
1 eo Tomiaok and County Af
tornoy, William W. Griffin.
Norma Brewster . . .
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 1:30 p.tn. at the Beth
any Presbyterian church for Nor
ma Brewster. 17. H. B. Milliken,
pres'do-t of the Chrirtian C'llege
at Norfolk will officiate with Rev,
John Halt of O’Neill- Burial will
be at Orchard.
The body will lie in state at
Biglin’s Chapel in O’Neill from
3 p.m. until 9 on Thursday and at
the church from 11 a.m. until the
funeral hour.
A quartette. Stanley and Tom
Lambert, Mrs. Ida Lambert and
Mrs. Ralph Hoffman will sing
favorite hyms with Mrs. Howard
Munson of O’Neill, accompanist.
Pallbearers will bo senior
dnssmates of the Wheeler
County high school at Bartlett.
Norma Ann, daughter of Marion
Dale and Grace Fleming Brew
ster, was bom July 15, 1943 qt
Ewing and lost her life Satur
day night in a traffic accident
near Ewing.
Norma was a senior at the
Wheeler County high school and
was a member of the Christian
church.
Survivors include her parents;
two sisters, Ix>is Wabs of Oma
ha, Marjorie Crabtree of P'nin
view; three brothers, James with
the U. S. Army in Germany;
Wayne and Darmell, students at
Wheeler County high school.
Joseph M. Bittner . . .
Funeral services for Joseph M.
Bittner, 56, wore held Wednesday
at the Methodist church in In
man. Rev. Robert Under, of
ficiated.
Pallbearers were James Coven
try, Ken Coventry, James So
lx>tka, Vaden Kivett, James Kel
ley and Fred Moore.
Joseph M., son of Wilson and
Uiella Green Bittner, was born
at Inman, June 25, 1904 and
lived in the Inman-O'Neill vicini
ty ail of his life. He was em
ployed at the Tim Harrington
Shoe Shop in O’Neill and worked
in the hay business at Inman.
Survivors include three sisters,
Pearl Roe of Hillsboro, Ore.;
Hazel McGrail of Lincoln; Blanch
Mossman of Inman. Two brothers,
Paul of Inman and George of
Buhl, Idaho.
These young men from various Holt county hi ;h schools were part of the 131 high school juniors
who took part In County Government day Monday. Shown here In the office of Holt county Sheriff Leo
Tom jack are Larry Kofke of Ewing, Tom Genung of Atkinson, Robert Kaup of Stuart, Eugene Shoemaker
of St. Mary’s, Jerry Kllcoln of O’Neill public, Gary Schmidt of tlharabers and Robert Morrow of In
man. '«* ••• >'
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