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Volume 80—Number 30 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, November 17, 1960 Seven Cents
Rites Held For
J. E. Van Every
At Page Monday
Funeral services were held
Monday, Nov. 14 at the Page
Methodist church for James E.
Van Every, 78. Rev. Robert Lin
der officiated and burial was in
the Page cemetery.
Pallbearers were Roy Lanman
William Murphy. Soren Sorensen
sr., Elmer Trowbridge and
Ralph and Walter Young.
James E., son of Nelson and
Mary Alberta Van Every, was
bom at Weeping Water, April
27. 1882 Later the family moved
to the Page community.
He was united in marriage to
Barbara Nitz. June 30, 1910, at
O'Neill. The couple became the
parents of nine children, two of
whom died in infancy, Mrs. Van
Every died in 1953.
He was married to Mrs. Nellie
Benson of Battle Creek on
November 22, 1959,
Mr. Van Every died Friday at
his home in Battle Creek of a
heart attack.
Survivors include his wife; five
sons: Leslie G. of Sioux City,
la.; M Ivin R. of Niobrara;
Clyde E. of Council Bluffs, la.;
James L. of O'Neill; and Kenneth
of Atkinson Two daughters, Mrs.
Sanford (Mary) Gamel of Boise,
Ida. and Mrs. William (Evelyn)
Dorickson of O'Neill; two step
children. Burdett Ijnnt of Norfolk
and Mrs. Leslie Van Every of
Sioux City la. Two brothers,
George Van Every of O’Neill and
R. Glen of Columbus, Mont:;
one sister, Mrs Marion Engle
haupt of Santa Clara. Calif.; 27
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Among those who attended
from out of town were: R. Glen
Van Every of Columbus, Mont.;
Mr. and Mrs. John Nitz of Stan
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Van
Every, Mr. and Mrs. Burdett
Lynnt and Mrs. Carl Miller, all of
Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs Clarence
Anderson, Mrs. Roy Nelson and
daughter, Beverly, Mrs. Leonard
Anderson and Mrs. Lew McKen
ny. all of Newport; Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Bausch, Mrs. Leo Snyder, all
of Atkinson; Mr. and Mrs. Nolan
Ferviff and Herb Long of Sioux
City and Duane Benson of Laurel,
Mont.
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday for
Abbie Hanley, 76
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Catho
lic church in O’Neill for Abbie
Hanley, 76. Rev. Robert Duffy,
officiated at the 9:30 a m. ser
vice. Burial was made in Calv
ary cemetery.
A rosary was recited Monday
evening at the Biglin Chapel.
Pallbearers were Bart Murphy,
Tim Harrington, D. E. Murphy,
Ed Quinn. William Kraft and
Harry Jolley.
Abbie Hanley was bom Janu
ary 20. 1S84 at O’Neill, the daugh
ter of Timothy and Mary Driscoll
Hanley. Her mother was a native
of Countv Cork, Ireland.
Miss Hanley died at her home
in O’Neill, November 12. She was
never married.
She is survived by one brother,
William of O’Neill._
Lonna Haynes is making conservation in “I’m a Family Crisis,” the junior class play presented
at the O’NeiU high school Thursday evening. Listening to Lonna are Ruth Ann Walker, Kay Rees and
Bonnie Riege. Other members of the cast were Ilene Nelson, Merna Butterfield, Rolland Johnson, Ivan
Pease, Connie Brockman, Larry Dawes, Raymond F ox and Mike Hand. Mrs. Harvey A. Tompkins was
the director.
Douglas Spittler ami Angela Koenig were named King and Queen ol the annual St. Mary’s Har
vest Hall held Tuesday evening. Named as attendants were: Mike Kamphaos and Jean Devoy, juniors;
Norman Mudloff and Judy Sullivan, sophomores; an I Joe Shoemaker and Erin Ilavls, freshmen.
The Frontier Photo by Jim Sullivan
Four Auto Accidents Reported to
State Patrol; No Personal Injury
Four accidents were reported
this week by the Nebraska
Highway patrol.
A property damage accident
occured three and a half miles
south of Ewing on a county road
November 5. A car driven by
Beverly Rotherham was traveling
north. Loose gravel caused the
car driven hy Minerva Forslund
of Ewing which was going south,
to go to the left hand side of the
r~ad. T1’0 vehicles hit headon al
though they were nearly stopned.
Estimated damages to the Rot
herdam car was $250 and $150 to
th'1 Forslund car.
On November 4 at the inne
tion of highways 30 and 375 an
auto driven by Clarence Logo
mann of Brunswick, hit a cow
owned bv Charles Regan. The
cow was unhurt hut I<oge
mann’s car sustained $300 dam
ages.
On a countv road four miles
oast and one-half mile north of
Page two cars were in collision
on November 4. A car driven by
Gwendolyn W. Cronk of Page
was traveling west and an auto
driven by Nickolas J. So.ika of
Storm I^ake, la., formerly of
Pe<re was going north when *he
cars met at the intersection.
Damages to the Cronk auto wore
estimated *t «snn. The Soikn car
was considered a total wreck.
November 2 on Highway 20
about 3/4 mile west of Shiart a
tractor driven bv Louis Shald of
Stuart was pulling an under
slung out of a field. The left rear
of the underslung slipped off the
culvert and became high center
ed with the tractor blocking the
highway. Harold Kramer of
Blairsburg, la., driving a station
wagon saw the tractor but did
not see the underslung. In at
tempting to pass the tractor he
h;t the underslung with $1,200
damages to the station wagon
and $S0 to the imdrrslung.
Patrolman Robert Gude was
the investigating officer.
Former Bristow Man
Loses Hand in Picker
ATKINSON Robert Wells, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wells of
Bristow, suffered the loss of his
right hand in a com picker ac
ci tent at his home at Monticello.
Wis.
Wells was alone at the time
of the mishap and was en
deavoring to remove stalks
from the picker when Ihe hand
became caught In the rollers.
He was able to free himself
and drive the tractor to his home.
He was taken to the hospital at
Monroe, Wis., where the hand
was amputated.
Mr. Wells operates a dairy at
Monticello. Mrs. Wells is the for
mer Pauline Anderson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Ander
son of Atkinson.
After Hunting Accident
Butte Youth Improving
BUTTE—Tom Fernau, 15, son
of Mr, and Mrs. William E.
Fernau, who was accidentally
shot November 5 while hunting
deer with a group along the Keya
Paha river is in good condition
at Clarkson hospital in Omaha.
Fernau was operated on Mon
day and splinters of bone were
removed from his chin.
Hulda M. Larsen
Dies at Lynch
SPENCER- Hulda M. Larsen
of Valley who has been here with
her daughter, Mrs. A. G. Boone
the past two months died Novem
ber 14, at the Sacred Heart hos
pital in Lynch.
The liody was forwarded to
Valley and services will be held
there Thursday at 2 p.m. Inter
ment will be at valley.
Mrs. R. Talbert
Services Planned
At Lynch Today
BRISTOW Mrs. Ruth Eva Tal
bet, 84, died Tuesday in Sacred
Heart hospital in Lynch. Funeral
services will be held Thursday
(today) at 2 p.m. at Trinity
Lutheran church with Rev. An
derson officiating. Burial will be
in the Alford cemetery near
Monowi under the direction of
the Jones Funeral Home at
Lynch.
The late Mrs. Talbert was bom
September 4, 1876 at White House,
Pa. Her parents were John and
Eva McGee Cooley.
On December 21, 1899 she mar
ried Ed Edward Talbert at
Uniontown, Pa. The couple came
to Boyd county and settled near
Lynch in 1915. Mrs. Talbert
moved to Lynch to live with her
daughter in 1950.
Survivors are: Daughter—Mrs.
Anna Sinclair; son—Archie M.
Talbert of Omaha; 12 grand
children and 14 great grandchild
ren.
Pal'bearers are: C’ifton Nel
son, Algot Sandberg, Harry John
son, Clyde Beckner, Harold Pot
ter and Homer Grimm.
County Angus Men
Set Annual Meeting
Holt County Angus Breeders’
association will hold its annual
meeting Saturday in the Court
House annex in O’Neill.
Changes Made In
Social Security
Gail Robart, field representa
tive of the Norfolk social security
office will be in O’Neill at the
Assembly Room of the Court
House basement, Wednesday,
Nov. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:90
p.m.
A change on the law makes
people insured with coverage be
tween one and one-half and three
years. Any retired person disal
lowed earlier is invited to re
check in case the new law makeR
him eligible.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hering of Royal, wed on Thanksgiving Day,
November 24, 19J0, will be honored at an open house Thursday,
Nov. 24, in honor of their Golden Wedding. The event is being spon
sored by their children at the church recreation hall at Royal from
2 to 4 p.m.
Two Youths Enlist
In U. S. Air Force
Frank O. Shefl, 25, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank A. Shefl of O’
Neill, and Roger S. D /bias, 18,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Dobias jr., of Atkinson enlisted
in the U. S. Air Force November
10.
Both men enlisted in the
electronics career field. They will
take their five weeks phase of
basic training at Lackland Air
Force Base, San Antonio, Tex.
John Baker Named
To Honor Society
John L. Baker was initiated in
to Sigma Alpha Nu, the Jesuit
Honor society, at the Fontenelle
Hotel in Omaha on November 5.
Only 4,000 have been admitted
in all the Jesuit universities since
its origin in 1924. The award is
given for scholarship, leadership
and service. He has also been
elected president of the junior
class at Creighton Law School.
Set Study for
Trout Rearing
The possibility of trout rearing
ponds at Grove lake near Royal
will be investigated by the Ne
braska Game commission, an
nounced LeRoy Bahensky, Game
Commissioner.
"Within the next week we will
begin the survey,” Bahensky
said. "Grove lake is fed by cold
spring water and it has always
had some trout in it.”
If rearing ponds are deemed
feasible, fingerling trout would
be brought in from the Game
Commission hatcheries.
"Eastern Nebraskans took so
rapidly to trout fishing at Two
Rivers Recreation area that we
have to make plans now for
securing trout for this area next
spring. If we can operate rear
ing ponds at Grove lake, we will
have an additional supply of
adult trout for Two Rivers.”
Co. Committee Members Meet to
Make Long-Range Extensions Plans
The 45 member County Com
mittee met Tuesday morning at
the Courthouse annex to make
long range plans for what they
felt the people of Holt county
wanted the Holt County Extension
Service to provide information
on, based on research on national,
state and local levels.
The committee was compos
ed of homemakers, ranchers,
farmers, businessmen, news
papers, radio, agricutural
agencies, church groups,
schools, farm organizations,
chamber of commerce and
other groups.
Again this year the committee
selected four major areas of
study: community and family
life, family unit living, farming
and ranching.
Each person chose one of the
areas according to their in
terests. These groups or sub
committees met in the afternoon
and reviewed the work done by
the committee five years ago
and the results and accomp
ishments since that time. They
then made changes based on
the present and long time needs
in the county. Present situations
were determined and goals were
set up.
The sub-committee brought
back their findings and recom
mendations to the full county
committee and the county
committee report was turned
over to the Extension Board
for use in making fheir annual
plan of work that helps meet
the needs.
Harold Corbum, vice chairman,
presided in the absence of the
chairman. Ray Russell, disrict
supervisor from the University
of Nebraska was present to as
sist and served along with Ex
tension Agents as resource per
sons.
O'Neill Residents to Vote on
School Bond Issue Dec. 9
Census Bureau
To Conduct
Farm Survey
The 1960 Sample Survey of
Agriculture will be conducted in
this county during the next
several weeks. The 1960 Sample
Survey of Agriculture will collect
information on ownership and
size of farms, acreage and har
vest of crops, and livestock pro
duction and inventories.
Information will be collected
also on farm equipment, farm
income, construction of new
farm buildings, farm contracts,
and farm operator debts. This ■
survey will supplement in
formation collected in the i9.">9
Census of Agriculture.
Farms in the county which will
be covered in the 1960 Sample
Survey of Agriculture were
selected at random under the
Census Bureau’s scientific sampl
ing program to provide a repre
sentative cross-section of all
farms in the country. Information
collected locally will be com
bined with that co'li cted in other
areas of the country to provide
national estimates.
Local interviews for the 1960
Sample Survey of Agriculture
will be conducted by Mrs. Wilma
Held.
Five Grid Experts
In First Place Tie
Ih<> woods was lull of experts
this week as five—yes five—
contestants tied for first place
in the Frontier football contest.
Koch missed only one game
and each was only one p >iiit oil
in the total points estimate.
One contestant was thrown
by Ihe Nebraska game while
the others fell down picking
Minnesota.
Who were the five? Oh, yes,
Iir. K. M. Glccson, Donnie Klus
man, Casey Tomlinson, Jerry
Dexter and Dick Tomlinson.
Checks will be awarded to each
of them.
Quail and Duck
Seasons To End
Two bird hunting seasons are
rapidly drawing to a close for
North Nebraska hunters.
Northern area quail shooting
will end at sunset Sunday while
duck shooting in the state will
come to an end November 26.
Quail limiters need not put
up their guns, however, for the
Bob White season will con
tinue through December 11 In
the southern area. Zone bound
aries are outlined in game
commission hunting regulations.
Goose shooters can legally
pursue their game until sunset
December 21. All shooting hours
for upland game birds and water
fowl are from one-half hour be
fore sunrise to sunset.
Kathy, Gary Fick
Win Trip to
Club Congress
Kathy and Gary Fick, daugh
ter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Fick of Inman, and mem
bers of the Inman Victory Boys
and Girls 4-H club, will represent
Nebraska at the National Club
Congress November 27 to Decem
ber 1, as state winners. Kathy
as Champion Agricultural De
monstrator and Gary as Cham
pion Boys Agriculture Record.
Kathy has been In club work
seven years and completed 24
projects. She has been out
standing in her demonstration
record having received purple
ribbons at both County and
State fairs. She and Gary were
awarded Top Livestock I-oss
Demonstration team in the
1900 State Fair and will repre
sent Nebraska at the National
Livestock Loss Demonstration
competition in Chicago which
is held during Club Congress.
Mr. and Mrs. Fick will also at
tend this Livestock Loss Demon
stration event, and have the op
portunity to see their youth com
pete for national honors, climax
ing the many long hours they
have worked with the team.
Gary has been in club work
eight years and has competed
231 projects, some of which
were beef, dairy, safety, rope,
forestry, range management,
junior leader, weed, auto care,
and tractor. His outstanding
work in these projects over a
long period of time along with
his public speaking activities,
demonstrations, judging and
Identification contests and ex
hibits was why he was selected
state winner of the Agriculture
Record award.
This is the first time a brother
and sister in Holt county have
ever gone to Club Congress the
same year. This is the thirteenth
trip won by Holt County 4-H’ers
in the last 15 years.
JKK& ‘ .i rrl1f*'iilWl———I
Fred Scheinost Hurt
In Tractor Accident
Fred Scheinost, farmer mirth
of Spencer, was injured Monday
when the tractor he was driving
overturned. Mr. Scheinost was
taken to St. Anthony's hospital in
O’Neill and later transferred to
Clarkson hospital at Omaha.
Rites Planned
Friday For
J. W. Rihanek
MONOWI—Funeral services lor
Joseph W. Rihanek will be con
ducted on Friday at 2 p in. at
the First Metnodist Church in
Lynch. Rev. Lister Spragg will
officiate. Burial will he in the
Alford Cemetery near Monowi un
der the direction of the Jones Fun
eral Home.
Pallbearers chosen are: Elmer
Christensen, Edward Heiser, Gien
Hull, Edward May, Arthur Vise
ly and Fred Hrbek.
The late Joseph W. Rihanek
was born August 30, 1 (199 at Mon
owi a son ot the late John and
Barbara Drdbny Rihanek.
On July 3, 1922 at Butte he mar
ried Tilde Vraspier. liie couple
■becume the parents of two child
ren.
He spent his entire life in the
community. He was a farmer
For the past 12 years he has
been supervisor from Bush tiwn
ship. At the time of his death
her was chairman of the board
for Boyd county supervisors.
Mr. Rihanek died Tuesday in
Clarkson hospital in Omaha.
Survivors are: Wife; son—Glenn
of Monowi; daughter—Mrs. Jehn
(Donna) Corey of Venice, Fla.
and five grandchildren. Two
brothers, Alford of Red Owl, S.D.
and Thomas of Omaha and a sis
ter, Lydia Rragan cf Santa Mon
ica, Calif, also survive.
Chamber Slates
Window Contest
For November 25
Prizes totaling $50 will be of
fered in O'Neill's annual Yule
window unveiling and unrelated
item contest, Friday, Nov. 25.
The Chamber of Commerce
sponsored event is open to per
sons 18 years or older.
Entry blanks may be picked
up at either of the O’Neill news
papers starting at 7 p.m. the day
of the contest. Contestants must
return completed entry blanks to
the newspapers byt 9 p.m. the
same day.
Participation of businesses is
limited to paid-up Chamber of
Commerce members. Business
places have been asked not to
light windows until 7 p.m.
Contestants must view the
contest windows and pick oat
the unrelated Items, then mark
their entry blanks and return
to the newspapers. Entires will
be judged on accuracy and time
of return.
Chamber of Commerce mem
bers and members of their im
mediate families are not eligible
to compete.
First prize will be $20, second,
$15, third, $10 and fourth, $5.
Anton Jiraks Plan
Wedding Observance
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Jirak of
O'Neill will observe their fifthy
fifth wedding anniversary Sun
day, Nov. 20 with an open house
from 1 p.m. until 4:30 at their
home.
■ imam
O'Neill e»Use«’8 will be asked to
vote again on tin' $4ti5,(W> bond
issue to buy the site, build and
equip a new high school for O’
Neill The election will In* Decem
ber 9.
First legal notice of the new
election is running today in the
Frontier.
School board officials are ask
ing the same amount the voters
rejected in the November 8 elec
tion. The amount Includes funds
for the site and building and fur
nishing the proposed building.
Henry Ixihiuiit, school'board
president, sold (lie Ixnxrd would
furnish speakers for organisa
tion* or groups wishing to hear
explanation* of the proposal.
Kispiest* for spoukorn may he
directed to any of the hoard
member*, he said.
Some confusion arose during
live last eliM’ti-tn regarding the
voter qualifications In the school
bond issue. The law lists the fol
lowing requirements for a legal
voter in a school bond issue:
Kvor" Citizen of the Unit'd
States wlto has resided in the dis
trict 40 days, and
Who is 21 or more years old,
and
Who owns real or personal pro
perty that was assessed in tin'
district In his name In the last
general assessment, or
Whose spouse owns retd or per
sonal property that was assessed
in the name of said spouse, or
Who has children of school age
residing in the district, shall bo
entitled to vote in any district
mooting or school election.
An attorney general’s opinion
has ruled that paying taxes on nn
automobile or truck in the dis
trict meets the requirement* on
property assessments.
Survey Shows 233
Persons Seek
Jobs in Industry
More than 230 persons have re
sponded to the labor survey
questionnaire recently sent out
by the O’Neill Chamber of Com
merce new industry committee
Chamber Secretary, Howard
Manson said Wednesday.
Included in the returns nre 113
men and 120 women Returns
from this first group will be sent
to the Nebraska Resources divi
sion at Lincoln immediately, Man
son said.
Questionnaire forms will
also be made available to
high school seniors, Manson
said. Requests should be dtr
eetod to him In the office of the
Clerk of District Court In O'
Neill.
The survey is being taken at
the request of the state resources
division and a representative of
an eastern inlustrial firm In
terested in setting up a branch
plant in O’Neill.
loiter, aerial photos of the
town and possible industrial sites
will be forwarded to be includr-d
with the survey. Other informa
tion needed includes tax levies^
condition and numbers of
churches and schools.
Services Held For
Petsche Infant
Ann Marie Petsche, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Petsche, died Tuesday, Nov. IS
fit St. Anthony’s hospital.
Graveside services were held
Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at Cal
vary cemetery with Rev. Robert
Duffy officiating. Biglins were ir>
charge.
Ann Marie was born Monday,
Nov. 14 at St. Anthony’s.
Survivors include her parents,
a brother, Charles and a sister,
Patricia.
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Mrs. Leo Moore of O’Neill is shown with her a ntl<|iie glass and china display which was a part of
the hundreds of items on exhibit at the second Worn an’s dub Arts and Hobby show at the American
Legion hall in O’Neill last Thursday.