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_Volume 80-Number 32 O'Neill, Holt County, NebraskaJ'hursday, December 1, 1960 Seven Cents p^p**110" or 4” ”
Doris Peterson
Winner in
Window Contest
Doris Peterson of O’Neill was
named as the first place winner
in the annual unrelated objects
contest sponsored in conjunction
with window unveling Friday eve
ning. Doris corr?etly identified
23 of the unrelated objects dis
played in the O'Neill store win
dows and was the first to turn in
her entry blank.
Betty MnrcrlliM and Allen
Heynoldtutn aim each Identi
fied 28 of the Items and were
awarded second and third place
In order of the time their en
tries were received.
The first place winner received
$20; second place, $15, and third,
$10.
Howard Stanb was one of the
next five persons to correctly
e identify 22 of the unrelated items
and was named fourth place win
ner due to the time element. He
received a $5 prize.
Unrelated items In the windows
were: Apparel Shop, decorative
stick pin: Bon Franklin, hat pin:
Devoy Drug, key In key ring;
Coyne Hardware, jelly beans:
Coast to Coast, water in coffee
pot; Gambles, car mirror and
tie clasp: Seovies, suear in sugar
bowl; McCarvillcs, rifle shell.
Johnson Drue, Budwoiser sign
and lotion: Johnson Jewelry,
marble: McDonalds, bolt; Lee
Store, cone; McIntosh Jewelry,
used pipe; O’Neill Style Shop,
gold safety pin Consumers, bath
towel; J. C. Penny, hand nid;
Sauntos, cigarette
Biglin’s, hatpin; Helen’s Flower
Shop, pelican; 0’N°ill Photo Co.,
rice; S & S Farm Supply,
electric post insulator; NW Bell
Telephone, hohhv pin; O’Neill
Drug, rasin and Pinkerman's TV,
an apple.
Rites Held for
W. E. Shrader
At Ewing
EWING—F une ml services
w?re held Sunday afternoon for
W E. Shrader. 83. of Ewing, who
died Thursday. Nov. 24, at the
Tilden hospital following an il
lness of five months.
Dr. Wm. H. Ross, pastor, of
ficiated at the services which
were held in the United Presby
terian church. Burial was made
at 'Orchard.
Wil’iam Edmimd Shrader was
bom March 21, 1877 at Saunemin,
111., the son of T. A. and Mary C.
Shrader. He is the last survivor
of a family of 10 children.
He moved with his parents to
a farm near Orchard when he
was six yearn old. He lived at
his present home for 65 years
and the rest of the time, in and
around this community, where
he was engaged in farming and
livestock raising.
On January 3, 1916 he was
married to Martha C. Kohlhof
of Norfolk.
Survivors are his wife, Martha;
children, Alice and Eddy at
home Mrs. Dorothy Johnston of
Ewing, Mrs. Mary Lou Wettlaufer
of O’Neill, Mrs. Betty Gunter of
Mead and Willie of Ewing, and
j 10 grandchildren. A daughter,
j Ruth Ann, died in infancy.
Pallbearers were Lynn Fry,
Johnny Napier, Gerald Ruroede
Archie Tuttle, Dewitt Hoke and
Don Larson.
Repairs Slated
; For TV Boosters
Heavy ice and wind during O’
Neill’s storm the first of the week
caused both booster antennas for
Channels 13 and 2 to break and
fall to the ground.
Part of Channel 13 antenna Is
still up but is hanging head-high
i instead of 90 fe?t above the
ground Dr. E M Gleeson stated
Wednesday morning that a
stronger wire is needed for
i Channel 2 as the one presently
1 being us’d is too weak. As soon
ns it can be obtained, Pinker
man’s TV service will replace the
’ wire
Mr Pinkerman was unable to
renaT the booster antennas early
in the w ek due to the icy con
dition of the tower. As soon as
the ire melts enough for safe
• climbing, the necessary repairs
will be made.
Receive Word of Death
Of Mrs. G. Bressler
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. George Bressler
November 23 at her home in San
^The Bressler family lived here
* which time they
mWTto California. Mr. Bressler
operated a general merchandising
store in this city.
While some people were able to see beauty In t ,'ie snow covered ground and sparkling ice-coated
trees, workmen for the telephone and electric com ;>anies took a dim view of the whole thing. Bell Tele
phone repairmen are shown here repairing downed 11 ics near the O'Neill Airport Tuesday morning. Some
longdistance lines were in o|>eration Wednesday east of O’Neill, but lines to the west were still out of
commission. Lines in western Nebraska and South I> ikota were hardest hit by the storm.
St. Mary's Receives Construction
Bids; Held Over Until December 12
Approximately 50 representa
tives from construction firms in
th ' midwest rri! t Tr,i,>s tav evening
with members of St. Patrick’s
church to submit bids for con
struction of a convent and high
school building.
According to Msgr. Timothy
O’Sullivan, pastor of St. Pat
rick’s parish, 10 bids were en
tered for general construction
and approximately 30 submit
ted for the electric, heating
and plumhinfr departments.
Msgr. O’Sullivan, trustees Jtnd
members of the building com
mittee accepted the bids and it
was decided to hold them over
for further discussion. An an
nouncement will be made Decem
ber 12 concerning the companies
which will be awarded the con
tracts.
Present plans include a two
story h'gh school with attached
gymnasium and larg? parish hall
which will be located below the
gym. The proposed convent, also
a two-story structure, will house
22 Franciscan nuns who staff St.
Mary’s grade and high school.
The construction will cost in
excess of 5500,000 when com
pleted.
Rodeo Association
To Meet Friday
The O’Nei'l Rodeo Association
will hold their annual business
meeting and election of officers
for the coming year Friday eve
ning at the Virgil Laursen office.
All members are invited to at
tend.
Members are also invited to
attend the free dinner Sunday
evening at the American Legion
hall.
Adult Typing Class
To Organize Monday
An adult typing class will be
organized Monday at 7:30 p.m. in
the typing room of the O’Neill
public high school.
The class will consist of 12
lessons. Further information may
be received from Don Larson,
instructor at the school.
W. Hershiser
Services Held
Funeral services were held last
Wednesday at the Biglin Chapel
for William Hershiser, 65. Rev.
Qlenn Keoinicott, pastor of the
O'Neill Methodist church officiat
ed at the 2 p m. service. Burial
was in Prospect Hill cemetery
at O’Neill.
Pall bearers were Harry Jol
ly, A1 Strobe, T. M. Harrington,
C. W. Porter, Charles Fox and
Edward Flood.
William S., son of E. J. and
Jennie Hershiser, was bom at
O’Ntill Ftbuary 1, 1895. He re
ceived his education in the O’Nei'l
schools and served in World War
1.
He was united in marriage with
Nora Faulhaber in 1923. They be
came the parents of two children.
Mr. Hersh sor operated a bulk
oil business while in O'Neill, leav
ing here about 30 years ago to
operate a filling station at Saulk
Center, Minn., in partnership wish
a brother-in-law, Archie Faulhab
er.
Later the family moved to Ce
dar, Minn, operating a feed busi
ness and working at the carpen
ter trade.
He was a member of the Con
gregational church at Saulk Cen
ter and was active in Cedar com
munity interests and the Anion
ic an Legion Post where he held
office.
Survivors include his wife,
Nora; one daughter, Mrs. Howard
(Pauline) Lindquist of Plattsmouih
and two grandchildren, Deborah
and Eric.
He was preceded in death by a
brother, Charles and an infant
daughter.
O'Neill Merchants Plan
Turkey Day for Dec. 10
If you are a Rood guesser you
may win a turkey December 10
when Chamber of Commerce
members rhow their appreciation
to their customers on Turkey
Day.
Each business place that Is
a Chamber member will pick
a first place winner and first
and second alternates from
people making the best esti
mate of total number people
registering for the day in their
store. The winner will be en
titled to $5 toward the pur
chase of a frozen turkey.
Employ:es of business places
and owners cannot participate
and only one turkey will be pre
sented to a family. Registrants
must be 18 years of age of older.
For the convenience of
Clirl- turns shoppers, Chamber
members plan to keep their
business establishments open
each Thursday evening during
December.
Youngsters in the area are also
slated for a big treat in the near
future, as Santa Claus will come
to O’Neill December 17 with a
candy gift for all. He will make
his appearance at 2 p.m. at the
O’Neill public high school.
Mrs. Francis Gilg
Services Planned
Here Friday
Mrs. Francis Gilg, 47, wife of
a prominent local constructor and
mother of four sons, died Wed
nesday at 7:30 a.m. in St.
Anthony's hospital following a
lengthy illness caused by Hodg
kin® disease.
About nine years ago Mrs.
Gilg first became ill from the
disease but had managed to lead
an active life until a year ago
when periodic hospitalization be
came necessary. She entered the
O’Neill hospital two months ago.
Rosary will be said at 8:30 p.m.
Thursday (tonight) at Biglins
Chapel. Funeral services will
be held Friday at 10 am. at
St. Patrick's church with Msgr.
Timothy O’Sullivan officiating.
Burial will be at Calvary ceme
tery.
Pallbearers will be Wally O'
Connell, Debert Robertson, Ry
nold Cimfel, George McCarthy,
Lyle Benda, Stanley Holly and
Norman Gonderinger.
Lenore Gilg was born March
9. 1913 to Mr and Mrs. M. P.
Sullivan at O'Neill, where she
spent her entire life.
She was married to Francis
Gilg June 17, 1941.
Survivors includ? her husband,
Francis; her mother, Mrs. M. P.
Sullivan of O'Neill; four sons,
Jerome, Joe and Larry, all at
home, and Ronnie, a student at
St. Regis college :n Denver, and
three sisters. Mrs. Clarence
Donohoe and Mrs. Walter Dono
hoe, both of O'Neill, and Mrs.
Robert Burks of San Diego, Calif.
N«SU:t» Trafisfarro<4
Lowell Nesbitt left this week
for St. Paul where he has been
transferred in eo"nection with his
duties wi*h the Kansas-Nebraska
Vatural Gas company.
O'Neill - Valentine
Trip Takes 18 Hours
One young lady was delayed
in her trip to school at Denver
Monday when the storm hit in
this area.
Elizabeth Fritton spent the
holiday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Fritton. Sunday her
father and cousin, Jimmie Frit
t m, started out for Ncrth Platte,
where E izabeth plai ned to beard
a train fer Denver.
A highway patrolman halt d
the car at Valentine, advising
them t;> turn batk because of
pour driv.ng conditions. The
yvung lady remained at Valen
tine and the other two lelurncd
to O’Neill.
It to k the men 18 hours to
drive from Valentine to O’Neill
after being stuck in snow drifts a
number of times and st ppirg at
one time for a period cf five hours
as visibility was too pcor to
drive.
Elizabeth left for Denver
Tuesday evening — after first
checking the weather report.
Rites Held For
Henry Kaczor,
Ewing Pioneer
EWING—Funeral services were
held Wednesday morning for
Henry Kaczor, 83, long-time resi
dent of the Ewing community,
who died Sunday after an illness
of several weeks.
Rev. P. E. Burke officiated at
the rites in St. Peter's church.
Burial was made in St. Peter’s
cemetery.
Mr. Kaczor was, bom in Poland
and as a young man served in the
Polish army. When he came to
America, he settled in Nebraska
and was employed in Omaha for
several years. Later, he made
his home with his brother, the
late Peter Kaczor in Holt county.
Since retiring from active work,
he made his home in Ewing,
living alone. He had charge of
the furnace at St. Peter’s rfiurch *
for many years.
Survivors are a brother, Anton
of Chicago, and two sisters and
other relatives in Poland.
Services Held
At Lynch for
Mrs. Williamson
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Metho
dist church at Lynch for Mrs.
Charles E. Williamson, 92 Rev.
Glenn Keimicott, pastor of the O’
Nei'I Methodist church, officiated.
Burial was in the Lynch ceme
tery. ,
Pall bearers were Charles and
Ernest Darnell, Fred King, Art
Stewart, Oral Pickering and Ed
Huffman.
Ida M., daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Lookabill was born
at Hastings, la., June 5, 1868 and
died November 25 at the Atkin
son Memorial hospital after a five
day illness.
She was united in marriage to
Charles Edward Williamson cf
Hopeville, la. cn July 2, 1885 at
Silver City, la. Ten chi'dren were
born to them'. Mr. Williamson
died October 29, 1931.
Mrs. Williamson came to Holt
ccun y frcm B yd county in No
vember 1942 and lived with her
daughter, Mrs. Earl Fox, until
her death.
Survivors are three sons and
three daughters, Faye Leona
Richey of Richey, Mont., Bennie
Li’lian Ashby and Eva Myrtle
Fox, both of O'Neill; Lavern
Charles of Canoga, Calif.; Virgil
Lester of Lakewood, Calif, and
Wayne Owen of Burlington, la.
One sister, Lillian D. Lookabill
of California.
Two daughters, Roxy Edith
Baker and Bessie Hazel Fellers
Snow, Cold Hit O'Neill Area;
Ice Damages Utility Lines
Fritz Klusman Wins
Last Football Contest
Frit* Klusman, who won the
first Frontier Football Contest
of the season, has turned In a
repeat performance this week
as he selected the most winners
In the last contest of the year.
Fpsets in last week’s games
threw many of our contestants
for a loss.
To those who won In the
Frontier’s contest during the
past weeks we say ’‘congratu
lations," to those who didn’t
win we say “try again next
year," and to everyone who en
tered our contest we extend our
appreciation for entries and
help in the contest.
Edward Randa
Honored With
Jordan Medal
VERDIGRE—Edward Randa,
who has been a member of th”
Masonic I/xlge at Niobrara for
the past 46 years, was presented
with the Jordan Medal at a meet
ing of the lodge last week. Pre
sentation of the medal was made
by Worshipful Master, Paul
Thierolf, Master of Ionic Lodge
87.
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Edward and Vac Randa
Edward Randa’s brother,
Vac Randa, is the next longest
member of the Niobrara lodge.
Attending the meeting from
Verdigre were L. H. Kocina,
Mario Custer, Ben FtAibicek, Vac
Randa, John E. Pavlik, Fred J.
Uhlir, Alvin Fosterman, Wenzel
Kurka, Tony Paesl, Otto Pischel,
Roscoe Groeling, Joe J. Jacot
and Floyd Hildreth.
Extension Clubs Plan
Training Program
Officers training for home
extension clubs will be held Tues
day, at the O’Neill courthouse an
nex.
The schedule is: secretarys,
10:30 a.m.; publicity chairmen,
11; presidents, 1:30 p.m.; and
vice-presidents, 1:30.
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Mrs. Mike Burney this week
joined the Frontier staff, begin
ning her duties Tuesday as news
reporter. SV> was formerly as
sociated with the McOutk Daily
CJa-,ct!e and tlie Nei gh News.
Mrs. Burney, (better known as
B 'tty) and her husband have two
daughters, Susan and Sally.
Tlie fam'ly has resided in this
city since December, ,19'9.
Neighbors Hold
Husking Bee for
N. Trowbridge
Friends and neighbors gathered
at the Nornvn Trowbridge farm
Fridav near Page to harvest his
corn for him.
Men participating in the opera
tor? \w>rp: Picker0 -Darrel Heiss,
Keith Kennedy, Kenneth Asher,
R V, Criimly, Wil'inm Ragland,
Dale Stauffer, Lee Fink, Merwyn
French ir.. Dick Trowbridge and
Loran Libby.
Elevators— Merwvn French jr.,
and Harold Asher. Tractors Ken
neth Wettlaufer. Jerry Asher,
Rill Buxton, Orville Kemper, Dale
Mat'chullat, I/irenz Riege. Frank
Beelaert, Lyle Heiss, Kenneth
Heiss, FmmiR Thompson and
Neven Ickes jr.
Helpers—Warren Oonk, Bob
Prill, Dennis Ickes. Ron Park,
Will's Robinson, Gus Robinson,
Joe Beelaert, Merwyn French sr.,
Jesse Kellv, Alton Braddock, Otto
Terrill, G'en Harris. Harrison
Hallman, Edgar Stauffer. Harold
Freemeyer, Marion Parks, Roy
Van Ragland, and Elmer Trow
bridge.
Carl Max furnished tractor fuel.
Paul Neubauer worked in Frank
Beelaert’s place and Frank
Kopejtka for Merwyn French jr,
Indies furnishing and serving
the dinner were Mmes. Orville
Kemper, Anna Thompson, Jesse
Kelly, Bill Buxton, Merwyn
French sr„ William Ragland,
Kenneth Heiss, Darrell Heiss, R.
V. Crumly, Leila Snell, Lorenz
Riege and daughter, Connie,
Neven Ickes, jr., Ivan Heiss,
Keith Kennedy, Emmitt Tromp
son, Harold Freemeyer, Lee Fink,
Dale Stauffer, Merwyn French
jr., Jerry Asher, Earl Stevens and
Melvin Smith.
Dr. Gleeson Present at
Birth of Kennedy Baby
President-elect and Mrs.
John F. Kennedy weren’t the
only ones excited over the birth
of their new bnby—it was quite
a thrill also tor the brother of
Dr. E. M. Gleeson of O’Neill.
The brother, I>r. John Glee
son, senior resident in obste
trics at Georgetown University
hospital, was calk'd by Mrs.
Kennedy’s physician to assist
with the caeserlan birth. The
two doctors were photographed
by a newspaper camerman as
they wheeled their patient from
the surgery room. Secret Ser
vice agents Immediately grab
bed the photographer, removed
the film and ordered the man
and his camera front the hospi
tal.
However, when Dr. John
Gleeson met the proud father,
he once again was photo
graphed and this time the film
was kept In the camera. Some
time In the near future Dr.
Gleeson will have a copy of
this photo.
Neighbors Pick Corn
For Donald Stoural
VERDIGRE Donald Stoural,
who met with a combine acci
dent sum? time ago, was sur
prised Wednesday when a group
of neighbors came with six corn
pickers, wagons and an elevator
and picked 45 acres of corn.
Those assisting were George
Lent*, Emil Koelna, Leonard
Wavrunek, Jerry Pavlik, Chris
Kruse, Robert Dvorak, Adolph
liruse, Carl Weselie, Eddie Du
fek, George Stoural, sr., Adolph
Vakoc, W'illiam Kruse and
Louis Novak.
Ladies contributing food and
assisting with the preparation of
the noon meal were Mesdames
George Lentz, Adolph Vakoc, Ed
die Dufek, Robert Dvorak, Edw
ard L. Pavlik and Carl Wesche.
Auto Mishaps
Reported to
O'Neill Police
Police Chief Chris McCirm in
estigated two automobile acci
dents in O’Neill during the past
week, neither one resulting in
personal injuries.
Two ears collided at the
signal Ught Intersection Sunday.
Mrs. Cecil Smith of Chambers
was the driver of one of the
autos, and Holland Closson of
O’Neill cperated the other
vehicle. Considerable damage
was reported to the Closson
ear.
Slight damage resulted to the
autos of Daryl D. Summers and
Charles D. Beilin, both of O’
Neill when the vehicles collided
at the corners of South Fourth
and Everett streets Monday at
9:30 a.m.
Supervisors Meet
The county supervisors held
their last of the month meeting
in the supervisors room at the
Holt County Courthouse Wednes
day with only a routine session
l>rtving winds reaching gales
up to 65 miles per hour, rntt\,
sleet and snow topped with lightn
ing and thunder joined together
to bring O’Neill and area tlie
first storm of winter.
No death* were reported In
this urea ns a result of tie
storm hut ismsldernble damage
to home anil utility properties
occurred.
All state roads were open dur
ing the storm but hard packed
snow and ice made driving
hazardous, according to the Stair
Highway Department office.
Harry Petersen, manager of
the Northwestern Hell Telephone
office at O'Neill, stated Tuesday
that there was no toll sender
east or west out of O’Neill due
to the wire breakage from the
heavy load of lee formed by the
storm Chambers and Page were
the only localities having service.
Some service was restored to the
other communities by Tuesday
night.
Three additional crews wen'
called in by the phone company
to assist in the service repair
Falling trees and branches and
high w!nds resulted in damage to
local phone service.
Television repairmen esti
mated that the storm caused
approximately 100 large anten
nas to he grounded or damaged
at O’Neill homes.
Due to the fact that the ground
was not frozen, damage to Con
sumers Public Pow"r equipment
was limited in proportion to the
severity of the storm, according
to K L. Van Voorhis, d'strict
manager. The unfrozen ground
around the light poles loosened
just enough to keep the poles
from breaking under the weight
of the heavily iced wires.
Service was interrunted frr 55
minutes between O'Neill and
Ainsworth Monday morning when
the main transmission line went
out. Atkinson was without ser
vice for eight hours due to broken
poles on both sides. Newport was
without service about 12 hours.
No outage was reported in O’
Neill, with the exception of pri
mary troubles Most local trouble
was the result of falling trees
and branches on wires.
Kathy, Gary Fick Win
Blue Ribbon in Chicago
Kathy and Gary Fick of ro
man have been namcxl winner*
of one of four blue ribbons given
in the nation on their 4-TI live
stock demonstration Riven at. the
National Club Congress held In
Chicago this week. The title of
the demonstration was "Mar
keting Western Cows.”
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fick were
present to see the awards pre
sented to their son and daugh
ter. The Fick family will return
to Inman this weekend.
Mellor Farm Sale
Coming December 7
One at the better farm sales at
the season will be Wednesday
when Mr. and Mrs. I^eon Mellor
will sell a complete line of farm
machinery, 45 head of Hereford
cattle, hay grain and poultry.
The Mellor* live seven miles
south of Lynch on the Redbird
road. Pearson and I^arsen will
cry the sale and the O’NeiD
National Rank will he clerk.
For full particulars see their
ad elsewhere In this issue of the
Frontier.
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Floor Plan For
Proposed School
An architect's floor plan for
the proposed new O’Neill high
school was released this week.
The preliminary sketch provides
space for classrooms for Mathe
matics, English, Language,
social studies, commercial,
science, music and a shop class
room. A 24x48 foot library as
well as administrative offices are
included in the plans.
Permanent seating for 800 per
sons will be provided as well ns
additional folding bleachers.
Temporary seating will also be
installed on the stage to increase
the seating capacity.
M’tny O’Neil’ residents have
voiced th-'ir opinicn on the pro
posed school in letters to the
editor during t^e past week.
These letters will be found on
another page of this week’s pa
per.
The Frontier invites its read
ers to voice their opinion on this
vital question.