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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1960)
STME HIST SOC Ll NCOL!* • K£BR. XXX Section One Ten pagp$ Pages 1 to 10 |n This Issue _ _ Volume 80—Number 31 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, November 24, 1960 Seven Cents Survey Cards to Be Distributed State-Wide About 20,000 livestock survey cards will be left at random in mail boxes of livestock and poultry producers by the rural carriers throughout Nebraska this week. When filled out by farmers and ranchers and returned, these .cards will help the State-Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics .determine the number of live stock and poultry on Nebraska farms and ranches. This is im portant in Nebraska where a large part of the farm income comes from livestock and live stock products. Only one out of every four or five producers is selected for the • sampl?, so every farmer and rancher getting a survey card Is urged to fill it out as carefully as possible and return It prompt ly. “We need their cooperation, ■ regardless of size of their opera tions, for a successful survey.” The December 1 survey is the basis for the state and national figures on the pig crop in ventories of livestock and poultry on farms as of the first of the year. It coveres cattle, calves, milk cows, hogs sheep, workstock and poultry. , , R. L. McDonald Services Held At Creighton Funeral services were held Fri day afternoon at Heng'tler’s Cha pe] at Creighton for Raymond L. McDonald, 44. Rev David T. Gustafson, pastor of the Creigh ton and Verdigre Methodist churches, officiated at the 2 o’ clock service. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery at Creigh ton. Mesdames Dale Morrill and Ice land Stokes sang hymns accom panied by Mrs. Russell Sorensen at the piano. Pallbearers were Edwin Boggs jr., Walter Bohren, Clark Hoard, Marvin Hint, Garren Schmeckpe per and Wo >drow Svatos. Raymond Lester, son of Mr. and Mrs. George McDonald of Bloom field, was born at Belden, June 17, 1916 and died November 15 in Sioux City, la. Raymond attended school in Dallas, S. D. returning to Nebras ka in 1935. He was united in marriage with Miss Leila Carlow, March 29lh, 1941 at Hartington. They became the parents of three children. Mr an l Mrs. McDonald farm ed in Knox county and in the Verdigre community. Survivors include; Wife, Leila; three sons Lyle, Doyle and Dale, all of Center; his parents—Mr. and Mrs. George McDonald; bro ther—-Leonard of Bloomfield; sis ters—Mrs. Arnold (Eva) Nickols, Mrs. Henry (Lulu) Fredricksen and Mrs. LJoyd (Irma) Kriz, all of Bloomfield and Mrs. Wayne i (Mi.dred) Murray of Center. ■ Those who attended the rites were from Bloomfield, Belden, Center, Creight n, Verdigre, Lau rel, Norfolk, Randolph and Win i netoon, Winner, S. D., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Winner, S.t). Thanksgiving Service Scheduled Wednesday The annual Thanksgiving eve ning service will be held at the Christ Lutheran church at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The public is invited to attend. Rev. A. S. Gedwillo also an Eounced Thanksgiving day ser ices at 9 a.m. Thursday at the (Immanuel Lutheran church in Atkinson. All They Want For Christmas What does the (■! overseas want for Christmas? If is home town newspaper, that’s what. This was revealed In a sur vey just completed by the I SO In Its J2 dubs abroad, ranging from Paris to Istanbul. When all returns were in, requests for pictures of the family rated number one with the service men, with newspapers a close second. As one GI put it: “It (the hometown (taper) Is the strongest tie I have with the States.” So, for that serviceman friend or relative of yours, why not give him a gift subscription to The Frontier. The Frontier’s ■pedal price for subscription* sent to servicemen Is still only 12 no matter where they may be stationed. 36 Holt County Students at U. N. First Semester Thirty six students enrolled at the University of Nebraska have listed Holt county as their home address. They are: AMELIA David B. Garwood, arts and sciences; Sharon Cleone Swanson, agriculture. ATKINSON-Calvin J. Allyn, arts and sciences; Roland F. Bouska, business administration; Henry R. Dierks, engineers’, Ronald N. Frickel, engineers; Jeanette Claire Osborne, agri culture; Robert R. Pettinger, business administration and Charles L. Sweet, arts afid CHAMBERS Fay E. Blair, en gineers; Doris Dorine deed, teachers and Leroy G. Holcomb, engineers. EMMET Richard D. Em?st. engineering. EWTNG Patricia Po'lock Cros by, teachers and Lyle D. Spence, business administration. INMAN—Roland L. Hansen, en gineering. O’NEILL—Dwayne E. Devall. agriculture; Paul B Fe'row, en gineering; Gordon W. Fox, en gineering: Nyla Jodell Ja*zko wiak, teachers; Sharon Ann Mar cellus, teachers: James P. Mc Ginn, arts and sciences: James C. Reynoldson, arts and sciences; Brock W Revno'dson. engineer ing; Larry D. Tomlinson, teac hers and Nancy Lou Wray, agri culture. PAGE Gary R Bow«n. engi neering; Myma Jean Heiss, arts and sciences and Marilyn Kay Terrill, teachers. STUART J?an E'izabeth Allyn. teachers: Kenneth F Ba'enhorst, dentistry: Dana F B'gelow, en gineering: John F Head, agri cu'Hire; Calvin E McClurg, agri culture; Doris Marie Smith, agri culture and Richard L. Sweet, agriculture. Mrs. Wintermote Hurt In Auto Accident A two car mishap was reported Tuesday afternoon when autos driven by Duane Saltz of Neligh collided with an auto driven by Hazel Wintermote of Chambers at Fifth and Douglas. Clarabell Wintermote, 82, a passenger in the Wintermote auto suffered a broken shoulder. She is the mother of E. G. Win termote. Both vehicles were damaged ex tensively. Attend Lions Meeting Rev. A. S. Gedwillo, O’Neill Lions cl)jib president, and Joe Stutz, secretary, attended a Lions Club zone meeting at Bassett Sun day. " If? 91 5?*^ Although the mild weather and sunny skies belie the fact that winter is just around the corner, it is that time of year again. There are only 27 shopping days left until Christmas and O’Neill city work men were busy putting up the city’s holiday decorations during the past week. O’Neill’s annual window unveiling is scheduled for Fri day evening. Beth Fullerton Winner In Legion Essay Contest Beth Fullerton of Chambers was awarded a $25 bond for first prize in the American Legion essay contest. Mike Coday of At kinson, Holt County commnnder, presented the medals and prizes at the county meeting Monday evening in Ewing. The theme of the contest was ‘‘What County Government Day Means to Me.” Jerry Gregcr of Atkinson 8t. Joseph’s won second prize of $10 and Patty Hobbs of Ewing was the third place winner for $5. Medals were awarded to pH winners of each school in Holt county. Other medal winners were John Cork of Page; Dick Galyen of Atkinson; Georgia Lou Fick of Inman; Jean Devoy of O'Neill St. Mary's; Mike Hand of O’Neill high and Sharon Wester man of Stuart. Minor Mishap Reported A traffic accident was reported Saturday, Nov. 19 at 12:05 p.m. in the private parking of the Lexington Mills when a car driven by Joe J. Kubik, 58, was hit as Jack Bailey backed his auto out to go home. Damage to the left side of the Kubic car was estimated at about $45. r^j_i i Harvey Krugman Named To Head Angus Group Harvey Krugman was chosen president of the Holt County Angus Association at a meeting held Saturday evening at the Courthouse annex. Other officers named were Everett Miner, vice-president; Frank Beelaert, secretary-trea surer ami Gerald Snyder was chosen to finish the un-explred term on the board of directors. Discussion was held on the ar rangements for the February sale and banquet. New members of the associa tion are Dorothy Garwood and Eddie Krugman. Steven Cronin Hurt In Fall From Horse Steven, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cronin, sustain ed a concussion Sunday noon when he fell off a horse. He was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital for first aid treatment and sent to the Methodist hospital in Omaha for further examination. He was re leased Monday and returned home. His condition was describ ed as satisfactory with complete rest prescribed for a time. Savings Bond Sales $69,098 in County A total of $69,098 in series E and H Savings Bonds were pur chased by Holt county residents last month according to Lyle P. Dierks, volunteer county chair man. G. Thomsons Honored on 45th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. George Thom son held Open House at their home in Chambers from 2 to 5 SitiHay aftern on in cbsrrvance of their forty-fifth wedding an niversary. Their daughter, Mrs. Merlin Grossnicklaus, and daugh ter-in-law, Mrs. Willard Thomson, arranged the affair. Their grand daughter. Judy Th msen, was in charge of the guest book. As s'strng w th the serving were Mrs. Roy Backhaus, Mrs. Lew Back haus and Mrs. Ed B >shart of O’Neill. Over 100 guests signed the bock. Guests frem other towns in cluded Mrs. Emma McKathnie, Mrs. Celia Backhaus and Mr. and Mrs. Milton McKathnie and sons of Atkinson. The Thomsens were married November 29, 1915 at O’Neill. She was the former Cora Backhaus. t)lv' n; i Douglas Spittler grts a spoonful of eodUver oil f .-om Connie Pederson Monday night as Jimmy Du* aatko and Sharon Terra look on. It’s all In fun thou ;h and part of the play, “The Inner Willie,” pre sented by the St. Mary’s senior* Sunday and Mon lay evening. Window Unveiling, Contest Planned Here Friday Evening Escape Injury in Mishaps Near Milford CHAMBERS Mrs. Kenneth Stahley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Alderson of Cham bers, narrowly escaped injury in a car accident near her home on the outskirts of Milford recently. She was about to turn into her driveway and had the signal light on when a truck transport behind her attempted to pass her. The transport hit her car in the rear. She was able to get into the drive when a guy wire on a telephone pole caught and flipped the car over. She received bruises but no serious injury. The car was badly damaged. Firemen Answer Three Alarms at Ewing Sunday The Ewing Fire Department answered three calls Sunday, the first about 4:30 p.m. when a blaze was discovered at the vil lage dump. The second came in the early evening hours from the Ray Tucker home, one mile northwest of Ewing. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker had been gone for the dav and returned home about 8:30 p.m. It was then they saw flames and smoke coming from the wash house. Quick work on the part of the neighbors and the Ewing Fire Department hrought the fire under control. Due to the location of the wash house to other bu'ldines it could have been a very destructive fir" for the Tucker family. The third call came about 11 p m. when a grass fire was dis covered southwest of Ewing near the Bud Bartak ranch. District 53 Pupils To Be Heard on WNAX Mrs. W. H. McDowell and her pupils of school district No. 53 will he on radio station WNAX at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in a re corded interview with George German. German made the interview at the schoolhouse Tuesday after noon. O'Neill Musicians Attend Convention Miss Alvara Ramm and Duane Miller, music instructors at the O’Neill high school, attended the Silver Anniversary Convention of the Nebraska Music Educators Association in North Platte from Thursday through Saturday. They were accompanied by Susan Burney, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Mike Burney, and Vic kie Gedwillo, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Gedwillo. Susan was a member of the State Clinic Chorus and Vickie was a member of the State Clinic Band. Joins Eta Kappa Nu Jerome Twibel of Orchard was recently initiated into Eta Kappa Nu, an honorary electrical engi neering organization. I 4 I Jiraks Honored At Open House On Anniversary Mr and Mrs Anton Jirrk ob served their fiftv-tfifth wedding anniversary Sunday in an open house celebration. One hundred seventy-five guests signed the guest book which was in charge of the two oldest great grandchildren, Jimmy McCart and Margaret Ann Marcellus. Two wedding rakes graced the serving table. They were baked by the granddaughters and Mrs Joe Kalina. Ice cream, cake and coffee were served during the af ternoon and a supper was served for the immediate family in the evening. Rev. Karl Kucera was a guest. The evening hours were spent in playing cards and listening to accordian music. A late lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Jirak were mar ried November 20, 1905 at St. Patrick’s Catholic church. Mr. Jirak is 76, his wife is 74. They are the parents of two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Sonkup and Mrs. James Havranek. There are seven grandchildren. _ _ _ - - ■ ■ rour ivien neia At Bassett on Narcotics Charge BASSETT—Four men who said th»y were rnroute to Billings, Mont., have been bound over to R~ck county district court on a chnrge of possession of narcotic drugs. The men were arrested Nov. lfl by Sheriff Marvin Kreitman and state l'quor commission agent Reed Nelson. A search of the automobile in which the four were traveling re vealed between 10 and 15 pounds of mariiuann weed concealed in a bedroll, Kreitman said. Bond has been set at $3,000 for each man, and as of today they were still confined to the county jail unable to meet the bond. Thc«e arrested wore Forest Brown, Arturo I^ipez, Zeearias Zutierrey and Pete Awtobee. Immigration officials interview ed the Mexican men, but appar ently satisfied themselves the men were not Mexican nationals. Sheriff Kreitman said narcotics bureau men told him marijuana is worth about $150 per pound at the present time. The men are believed to have obtained the nar cotics in the vicinity of Norfolk, Kreitman said. Hershiser Services Planned Here Today Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Biglin Chapel for William Her shiser of Anoka, Minn., who died Saturday. Rev. Glenn Kennicott will be in charge of the service. Burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery. Mr. Hershiser was a veteran of World War I. 1 I Casey Tomlinson Wins Frontier FB Contest Two more lies thin week made lough the job of picking the football contest winners. Casey Tomlinson and Jerry Dexter each missed only one game, but Casey’s choice of total points scored by one team gave him the nod. Casey missed when he failed to pick Nebraska's surprising upset of Oklahoma, while Jerry correctly picked both the Ne braska win and Missouri's loss to underdog Kansas, but trip ped on the Stanford-Callfornla fray. A check Is waiting In the Frontier office for Casey while Jerry receives condolences and a chance to win one more time when the final winners are an nounced next week. Holt Extension To Hold Annual Meet Thursday Molt County Extension Service will hold its annual meeting Thursday evening, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. at the Legion hall in O’Neill. There will be local 4-H entertain ment, election of two board mem bers, a speaker, special reports anti a movie. Every taxpayer in the county may vote in the election and the meeting Is open to the piddle. The Extension Hoard decided to hold the meeting in the evening so that the entire family might attend. Walter Fick of Inman and Mar old Coburn of Phoenix, annual meeting committee, said more in formation will be given in the near future. Stuart Legion To Sponsor Boxing Matches STUART—American Legion Post 115 at Stuart will sponsor pre-golden gloves boxing matches to be held at the Stuart Auditori um on Thursday, Dec. 1. Trophies will be awarded to the winner of each bout and the matches will be AAU sanctioned. Dave Loesser of Norfolk and Dean Pofahl of Ewing will serve as judges. Itoiits have already been ar ranged between Skeet Cobb of Grand Island and Jack McGinn of O'Neill; Butch Pofahl of Ewing and I>ale Hixson of Clearwater; Ell Gonzales of Grand Island and Joe Carr of Atkinson, and Tony Wewel of Newport and Oscar Oil via of Grand Island. Fighters who will also be pre sent but as yet have not been matched include Jerry Judge of Atkinson and Jerry Aldonna of Grand Island. Fighters will also be present from Palmer, Clearwater, Nor folk and South Sioux City. ^| ivcMiiCTns oi mr w nrui arwi will have a chance to win Jfifl in prizes Friday night, Nov 25 wfitut O'Neill merchants conduct their animal Yule window unveilhig aud unrelated item contest. Cards in w ndow.s will iiFntify participating stores and entry blanks will be available at both O'Neill newspapers from 7 9 p.m. Entries will be judged on sc curacy amt time returned to the newsfiaper offices. The contest Is s|MiiiHonsl by the retail trade committee of the O'Neill Cham her of <V»mmeree. Each contest window wilt con tain one item that is unrelated to the rest of the items in the window. Contestants must find the object and write it in the blahk space opposite the name of the store. . Contestants must lie 18 years or older. Chamber of Commerce members and members of their immediate families are not eligi ble. Participation of buslrtbsses is limited to paid up Chamber members. Entry blanks must lie picked up and returned between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m. Mvp prizes will be offered. First prize Is $20, second, $IS( third, $10; and fourth, 9ft. Everyone has a chance to wtn eash for sharp eyes and speedy work. Be here early, work fast ... a cash prize may he tin' reward. Winners will ho announced next work. Participating stores include: Apparel Shop; lien Franklin Store; Devoy Drug; Coyne Hard ware; Coast to Coast Store; Gamble Store (2 windows); Scovie's Western Auto Store; Mc Carvilles; Johnson Drug; John son Jewelry; J. M McDonald’s; I.ee Store; McIntosh Jewelry; O' Neill Style Shop; Consumers Public Power; J. C. Penney Store; Higlin’s; Helen’s Flower and Gift Shop; O’Neill Photo Co.; S & 5 Farm Supply; N W Hell Tele phone tin M St M Bakerv win dow) ; O'Neill Drug and Pinker man’s TV. Participating merchants have been asked by the committee not to turn on window lights until 7 p.m. State 4-H Club Names Beef Market Champion The State 4-H Club, under the Extension Service of the Uni versity of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, has selected from the County Beef Champions In marketing projects, Ted Gentrup of Bremer, in Cuming county as the State Roof Market Project Champion. This award “for outstanding work in beef production" car rlm with It an expense-paid trip to the National 4-11 Club Congress In Chicago as the guest of Safeway Stores. Ted’s father, Thetxlore S. Gent rup, has this to say about 4-H. "4-H taught my son to assume re sponsibilities at home as well as in the club and county. It developed his leadership abilities and has given him the actual ex perience needed in the field of selecting feeding and selling live stock. It gave him an apportunity to visit different sections of the state and ncttixl him a profit financially too.” Representatives from 18 colleges and business schools plus representatives from the armed forces were present Tuesday at the annual Career Day held at the O’Neill Public School. Career Day, sponsored by the Holt County Town Teachers Association is designed to acquaint students with the opportunities offered by the variow schools and colleges throughout the state. Fred L. Nicolai of the University of Nebraska is shown here addressing one group of in terested students. - ? - <v *- * 4.>ji «t r* j|* .; * n do J Lt)