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_ Volume 80—Number 33 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, December 8, 19 60 Seven Cents
O'Neill Merchants to Sponsor
Turkey Days Friday, Saturday
Haw many people do you think
will register for Turkey Days at
the different establishments in
O’Neill Friday and Saturday?
If you think you have a good
Idea of the number, be sure
to visit each business place that
Is a Chamber of Commerce
member and write your esti
mate. A first place winner and
first and second place alter
nates from people making the
best estimate w'll be seleeted.
"Die winners will he announced
In next week’s issue of The
Frontier, and will he presented
certiorates which may be re
deemed for turkeys at the local
grocery stores.
All merchants are requested by
Joe McCarvllle, chairman, to
turn in the names of their win
ners to Howard Manson by Mon
day.
Contest rules hnve been stated
in an ad on another page in this
Issue of the newspaper. Anyone
wishing to take part in the con
test is ureod to carefully read
the regulations.
Stores *non«oring Turkey Days
are as follows: Harding Cream.
Robertson Motors, Fourth Street
Garnee. Thelander Auto Service,
O'N ill Stvin Shop, Fourth Street
Market, O’Neill Studio, Holt
County Independent, First
National Rank, O’Neill Drug,
Coast to Coast. J M McDonald
Co., Johnson Jewelry. McCarvil
les Graham "SB”, Eby Conoco.
O’Neill National Rank, Spelts
I^imher D"ov Recall Drug. A
A M Shoe S'oro, Patton’s Ren
Franklin. O’Neill Cbaners, Mc
Intosh Jewelry, Hamik Standard
Service, Fo'anvs, Vire l.aursen
Insurance, Shelhamer Equip, and
Ol, Wilson Texaco J. C. Penney
Co.. I^cc Store. Shelhamer Foods,
The Outlaw. Meyers Midwest
Furniture O'Neill T/icker Plant,
Johnson Drug, Western Auto,
Safeway S’orcs, Anpnrel Shop,
Covnc Hardware, The Fronti°r,
Moore - No* le Dumber On.. Cen
tral Finance and M & M Bakery
* Caf?.
Young people in this area may
see and visit Santa Claus Decem
ber 17 at 2 p.m.
Funeral Services
Planned Today
For Mrs. W. Rieck
CHAMBERS Funeral services
will be held today (December 8)
for Mr. William Rieck, 67, who
died Monday at 11:30 p.m., fol
lowing an eight-hour illness
Two services will be con
ducted. One will he held at 10:30
am. in St. Paul’s Lutheran
church in Chambers, and the
other will be at 3:30 p.m., in the
Albion Lutheran Church. Burial
will be in Rosehill cemetery at
Albion.
Alma Lillv Wilhelmine was
born March 27, 1893 to Nicholas
and Matilda Warken at Snyder.
She was married May 18, 1910
at Primrose to William Rieck and
two ch'ldren were bom to this
union. Mr. and Mrs. Rieck moved
to. Holt county from Wheeler
county in 1950.
She is survived by her hus
band, William, and two daugh
ters. Mrs. Helen Buhlmann of
Bartlett and Mrs. Elsie Hanna
of Chambers.
Pallbearers are Dale Killian,
Alfred Rieck, Robert Rieck.
Lena’-'t Rankin Merlin Rieck and
Otto Rickard. Honary pallbearers
are William Jutte, John Walter,
Eric Retzlaff. Elmer Oetter, Wal
ter Haake and Emerson Loseke.
Holt County Ranks Fifth
In State Fatality Count
At the present time, Holt county
has four highway deaths reported
for the y?ar as compared with
eight in 1959, two in 1958 and two
in 1957.
Holt county is tied with Cedar
county for fifth place in total
number killed in the 19 counties
in this area. Seven of the 19
counties have no fatalities re
ported.
Boyd County 4-H
Holds Jamboree;
Leaders Honored
BUTTE—A county wide 4-H
Jamboree was held Wednesday.
Nov. 30 at the Butte Legion Hall
to recognize 4-H award winners
and club leaders.
Ken Schmidt, assistant state
4-H club leader was guest
speaker. His topic was "Keys to
Club Success." The evening re
creation period was also led by
Mr. Schmidt.
Rich I.ooek, president of the
Boyd County Extens;on Board
made the following 4-H pin pre
sentation to club leaders.
Two year bronze pins were
given to Mrs. Arthur Boettcher,
Mrs. Bcrnord Kaczor. Mr. Law
rence Lechtenberg, Mrs. Evan
Lewis, all of Spencer and Mrs
Ivor Johnson of Bristow.
Five year Silver pins w’ere
given to Mrs. Elv;n Allen of
Bristow, Mrs. Bert Johnson of
Spencer, Mrs. Al Englehaupt and
Mr. Ben Woodruff of Butte and
Mrs. William Vogt of Napcr.
Ten year Cold pins were given
to Mrs. Albert McDonald of
I.vnch and Mrs. C. F. Sattler of
Naner.
Mrs. Evan Lewis, cnairmnn
of the 4-H Council made the pre
sentation of the following 4-H
awards.
For Achievement: Charlotte
Mather of Butte: Marita Kerbel
of Spencer, and Tommy Mathers
of Butte.
Agriculture: Helen Mathers of
Bufte.
Beef: Jack Englehaupt of Butte.
Clothing: Betty Prokop and
Carol Anderson, both of Bristow
and Carole Keller and Marita
Kerbel. both of Spencer.
Food Preparation :Kay Mathers
of Butte. Connie Adams and
Ravlene Nemec, bo*h of Spencer.
Garden: Linda Howell of Bris
tow, Dennis Roether of Butte and
Beverly Swanson of Bristow.
Tractor: Larry Woodruff and
Leonard Mathers, both of Butte.
County Dress Revue: Marita
Kerbel. Judy Kerbel. Sharon
Holmberg. Shirlev Ruda of Bris
tow, Carole Keller of Spencer.
Bonnie Prokop of Bristow and
Audrey NcNair of Spencer.
Outstanding 4-H Club Members
Trophy: Rose Marie Holmer of
Spencer.
Ak-Sar-Ben Purple Herdsman
ship Ribbons: Judy Lechtenberg,
Victor Lechtenberg and Jack
Englehaupt.
County Agent R J. Gustafson
showed colored slides of 4-H
activities.
Twelve clubs were organized
with 230 4-H club members carry
ing 440 projects. The county
counted 67 men and women
leaders.
The Butte Community club
served refreshments for the event
in recognition of 4-H club work
O'Neill Hunters Prove
Innocence is Incident
Of "Shooting The Bull"
Three well known sportsmen
from O’Neill were recently
hunting pheasants In Greeley
county when they were accused
by an irate farmer of shooting
his bull.
The men quickly explained
that they had just arrived and
had not even taken their guns
out but the farmer was so In
censed he wouldn't listen and
»x, prepared to take them to
the nearest Judge.
The men in desplration turned
to the only solution available.
They Intniduued themselves to
the farmer, who was at last
convinced lie had made a mis
take.
One of the men Is a member
of the ministry.
Another group from here
went hunting and pulled Into
a farm yard for permission to
hunt.
Tragedy struck, however;
the car ran over a small dog,
killing It.
That ended the fun for the
hunters, heartsick over the dog.
They turned the car around to
leave but the farmer corralled
th*‘ni and they had to pay.
Total hunting cost? Twenty
five dollars.
Friends Harvest
Corn Saturday
For Sylas Coy
ORCHARD Friends turned out
at the Sylas Coy farm Saturday
to complete his com harvest. Mr.
Coy was injured in a combine
acc dent in September and later
underwent surgery for a foot
amputation.
Six cornpickers and two eleva
tors were used Saturday. Those
assisting with the job were Glen
and Bill Ziegenbein, Harold
Schwager, Henry Mosel, Gilbert
Mosel, Vern Reige, Harry John
son, Douglas Mosel, Jim Cooper,
Gordon Shrader, Merlin Mosel,
Bob Meyer, Sam Johnson, Ralph
Shrader, Gerald Seefeldt, Butch
Elston, Dan Jacob, Arlen Thomp
son, Lester Johnson, George
Hamil, Curt Schleusener, Floyd
Gibbs and Leonard Stelling. Mrs.
Ferd Krutz and Leona Mosel as
sisted with the serving of food.
Edward Ertz
Rites Held at
Butte Dec. 7
Funeral services were held at
the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic
church at Butte Wednesday, Nov.
30 for Edward Ertz, 61, who died
Saturday, Nov. 26. Father Ed
ward Gill officiated. Burial was
under the direction of the Raymer
Mortuary.
Mr. Ertz had gone to the home
of his son, Duane, during the
morning to help with some farm
work when he suffered a heart
attack and died.
He is survived by his w’.fe,
Leah; one son, Duane; one
daughter, Mrs. Donald Jeffrey
(lone) of Farmington, N. M., and
several grandchildren.
New Chambers Building
A new building has been started
at Chambers which will house
the Millers Grocery store. It will
be of pre-fab and steel construc
tion. It’s located just west of the
post office building.
Set Presbyterian Building Fund Drive
A dream of many years may
soon be reality for Presbyterian
church members—the completion
of a new church home.
Attention has now been turned
to the construction of a sanctuary
unit which will complete the
building started in 1956. The pre
sent building houses an edu
cational unit, complete wUh
modern classrooms, fellowship
hall, kitchen, stucfcu and office
SPThe new sanctuary will be
built adjoining the educational
unit with the chancel at the south
end of the building.
An all-out fund drive will be
held Sunday. Jan. 15. ft which
time personal contact will he
made with members and friends
of the church Building committee
members have started a seven
week training and educational
course in preparation for the big
drive day and the naming of the
many workers.
Tom Liddy is chairman of the
finance committee. Members of
the building committee are K. L.
Van Voorhis, Mrs. Dewey Schaf
fer, Mrs. J. P. Brown, Harry
Clauson, H Ressel, L. F. Becken
hauer and R. Humrich.
Other chairmen include: M.
Riaicka, preparation committee;
R. Forwood, promotion commit
tee; W. Spelts, church staff com
mittee, and J. Tennis, finance
committee.
O'Neill’s first Presbyterian
church was organized in Decem
ber, 1882 whan 13 persons
gathered to sign a petition. For
mal organization was approved
January 14, 1883 at a meeting of
10 persons. The church base
ment was dug about 1900. In 1913
the first church was remodeled
for the addition ot a choir loft,
pulpit, minister’s study and other
changes.
The decision to build a new edu
cational unit and sanctuary be
came official in November 1954
when congregational meetings
were held to nominate and elect
members of a building committee.
Leigh Reynoldson New
Rodeo Association Head
O’Neill Rodeo association of
ficers for 1961 were elected Fri
day evening at which time
Leigh Reynoldson was named
president.
Other officers include Harry
Spall, vice president; Bill Mur
ray, secretary, and Virgil Laur
sen. treasurer.
Directors are C. E. McVay.
Dale Wilson, Lou Brown, E. J.
Miner, Bernard Allen, Henry
Johnson, Fred Jones, Orlo
Rhodes, Roger Bowen, Gordon
Watson, D. C. Schaffer, L. D.
Putnam and J J. Bsrigen.
The annual dinner and dance
was held Sunday evening at the
Legion hall with approximately
165 members and families of the
Association attending.
Dobias Infant
Rites Held
At Atkinson
ATKINSON — Funeral services
were (xwducted h re Saturday
for Mary Elizabeth, eight-month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Dobias of Papillion. The infant
died suddenly Wednesday eve
ning, Nov. 30
The Rev. C. H. Gates, officiated
at th? services which were held
at the Seger Funeral home.
Burial was in Woodlawn ceme
tery, in Atkin'on.
She is survived by her par
ents, a sister, Carol Francine;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Dobias of Atkinson and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snyder of
Omaha, and grat grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kliment ?r.,
of Atkinson and Mcs. Bessie Sny
der of Fort Calhoun.
Prairieland Talker
Celebrates Birthday
Belated congratulations are in
order for Romaine Saunders,
"Prairieland Talker” for The
Frontier, who celebrated his
90th birthday Sunday in l/ncoln.
Mr. Saunders resides with his
daughter, Mrs. Harold E. Eno
at 4110 So. 51st street.
Mr. Saunders was bom at Mon
roe, Wis., and came to Holt
county about 1884. He edited The
Frontier for 11 years before
World Warl and from 1930 to the
1940’s.
Graveside Rites Held
For McGinn Infant
Graveside rites were conducted
Tuesday for Patrick R. McGinn,
day-old infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Emmet McGinn of
O'Neill.
Msgr. Timothy O’Sullivan offi
ciated at the services at Calvary
cemetery.
Survivors are his parents and
a sister, Deborah.
Rev. Louis Miller to be Speaker at
Annual Extension Service Meeting
The Reverend Louis Miller,
National Rural Life Figure and
Diocesan Rural Life Director of
the Catholic Rural Life Con
ference is to be the key speaker
at the annual Extension Service
meeting Thursday, Dec. 15 at
the Legion Hall in O'Neill begin
ning at 8 p.m.
Father Miller has been serv
ing as pastor for three rural
parishes In South Dakota. For
many years he had a deep
interest in the rural scene and
for that reason has been active
in the National Catholic Rural
Life Conference of Des Moines,
la.
His interest in rural people has
made him more convinced that
America must look to rural com
munities for strong leadership
to strengthen the moral fiber of
our nation.
Father Miller will point up the
valuable opportunities of living
in our rural areas that many of
us have never realized. Every
one in Holt county is invited to
come and take part in the meet
ing and hear the Reverend Lou's
Miller, report of National 4-H
Club Congress and local 4-H
musical talent. One Holt county
extension board member will be
elected from Supervisory Dis
trict’s 3 and 5.
The board will furnish a sum
mary of work done during the
year. Three Holt county farmers
and ranchers will receive recogni
tion for their tree planting
activities.
See next week’s paper for com
plete program.
Channel 13 Booster
Back in Operation
Strong winds delayed the re
pair of Channel 2 booster this
week, due to the fact that repair
men must climb a 100-foot tower
which is extremely dangerous
during inclement weather.
Channel 13 was repaired last
week and it took six and one
half hours for three men to re
string the Rhombic antenna. Dr.
E. M. Gleeson reported the re
pair cost at $64 for Channel 13
alone. The antennas were put
out of Commission during O’
Neill’s blizzard November 27 and
28.
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Board Says 'Misinformation'
Used in School Bond Hassle
Channel 10 Planning
Satellite Station
Word has been received at The
Frontier office that Channel 10
television officials at Lincoln are
contemplating installing a new
satelite station, Channel 11, north
of Grand Island.
No official word has t een is
sued as yet, however O'Neill tele
vision dealers have received
communication concerning the
project.
The addition of a new sate
lite In this area would not Im
prove television viewing In this
•rea to any great extent, as
the station would be approxi
mately ftt miles from here.
Another factor which should be
considered. Is that the O’Neill
boosters would be In the center
of the Sioux Falls Channel 11
and the proposed satelite Chan
nel 11.
According to Ken Werner of
Chambers, this situation causes
interference and poor reception.
Such a condition exists at the
present time as O'Neill lies be
tween Sioux City Channel 4 and
Hastings Channel 5.
Former O'Neill Woman
Seen on TV Program
Thanks to good friends, Mrs.
H. J. Hammond was able to see
her daughter on the television
program, “The Price Is Right,"
Wednesday morning.
Friends recognized the daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles E. Chace of
Lincoln, and immediately notified
Mrs. Hammond. Mrs. Chace who
is visiting in New York with her
husband, won merchandise valued
at over $500 on the program.
Mrs. Hammond will leave Sun
day to spend Christmas with her
daughters, Mrs. W. II. Bowker
% t Mrs. Chace at Lincoln. Fol
lowing the holidays she will go
to Denver, Colo., for several
months.
Frisch Promoted
Mrs. Ethel Frisch has been in
formed that her son, Larry, has
been promoted to sergeant in
ROTC at the University of South
Dakota at Vermillion. He is a
sophomore. Larry formerly was
employed at The Frontier office
and is a graduate of O’Neill high
school. _
O'Neill Chamber
Holds Meeting
Monday Evening
O’Neill’s Chamber of Com
merce met Monday evening for
a dinner meeting and to discuss
items of interest concerning city
affairs.
Representatives from KVTV
and KTIV at Sioux City informed
the members that a 1,500-foot
tower would be erected by Sioux
City in the near future. This w II
insure O'Neill viewers of f<*tter
television reception. Channel 4
representatives have been in O’
Neill during the month of Novem
ber to check reception in this
area.
There w ll be no solicitation
or expense to the city In con
nection with the new tower.
Ray Eby, chvrmun of the new
industry committee, reported that
his committee is now working
toward an industrial development
corporation. This type of set-up
would make it easier to handle
new industry promotion.
Two-hundred and fifty re
sponses were received in the
recent labor survey conducted
by the Chamber. These responses
have been sent to Lincoln for
classification.
It was also announced that
seven different arrial views of
O'Neill had been taken and de
livered at the request of a weav
ing company. The O’Neill
Frontier provid’d the pho
tographer for these pictures and
donated them to the Chamfer.
Airport manager, Walter Kopejt
ka. donated his Diane and time
for the photos. Y
A report of the city Christinas
decorations was made by Chair
man Tom Cronin. Four large de
corations and many light bulbs
were destroyed by the recent
blizzard. New scroll ornaments
and garlands h''V" been received
and are now being installed by
ci^y workmen tach year the
Chamber of Commerce orders
$500 worth of new decorations.
It was voted to use this money
next year for the installation of
electrical outlets on the street.
This will provide improved light
ing. K. L. Van Voorhis will in
vestigate the cost of this pro
ject and report at the next meet
ing.
Members voted to again
purchase the second place
trophy for the Holt county
basketball tournament and It
was decided to underwrite the
program for the District Music
contest which will be held here
about April 23. The cost will be
9100.
A discussion was held concern
ing the question of having a city
recreational director during the
summer to supervise city play
activities. Joe Stutz was named
chairman of the city improve
ment committee and he will con
tact the city council to determine
its interest in the project.
The Chamber will hold its next
meeting January 2.
Leave for Army
Ray D. Witherwax of O’Neill,
Vernon D. Rothchild of Atkinson
and Jimmy P. Menkens of Em
met were inducted into army
November 29.
u Nem Hoard of Education
members Tuesday night replied
to charges that O’Neill’s census
figures and the public school en
rollment do not warrant building
a new high school.
The charge was made last
week in a letter to the editor
printed in the Frontier, stating
O'Neill's population had increased
only 131 in the last 10 years and
that elementary enrollment had
dropped 21 pupils in grades 1-tt
since Sept. 1. “Regardless of
what the over all census reports,
the Board must concern itself with
school aged children,’’ the letter
stated. “The Board also realises
that a certain percentage of
school aged children will attend
St. Mary’s school. School census
figures in the District reveal an
increase of 325 children from five
to 21 years over the past 15
years.’’
“ltie school district extends be
yond the city limits and includes
a largir area than the city, there
fore, one cannot go entirely on
the last official census which
shows the city of O’Neill in
creased 131 persi ns at all age
levels.
“Actual facts arc that tho
school age population In the dis
trict increased from 860 from
1950 to 1.039 In 1960, or 179 po
tential sch Md aged children In
the district. The increase has
been graded and consistent.”
“The Board of Education re
ceived the following information
G E to Present
Science Show
At Schools
“Adventures in Science,’’ the
General Electric traveling stage
show, will be presented at O'Neill
high school and St. Mary’s
academy Tuesday under the local
sponsorship of Consumers Public
Power District.
As the successor to the world
famouH General Electric
“House of Magic,” the present
“Adventures In Science” show
is designed to alert students to
the challenges of the Space
Age. Two lecturers from the
New York offices of General
Electric are traveling with the
shmv, presenting It to all
secondary schools In this area*
The program is made up of a
series of scientific demonstra
tions showing the progress and
development which made possible
our entry into outer space, ar.d
suggests ways in which today's
students can take advantage of
their educational opportunities in
order to make similar progress in
any field. It is meant to supple
ment the work of teachers, gui
dance counsellors, and parents
in the over-all effort to stimulate
and ecourage young people to
plan for their own careers.
Attend Lincoln Meeting
Superintendent Milton Baack
and Instructor Gerald Hawley of
O’Neill public school, will attend
a Nebraska School Activities As
sociation Representatives as
sembly Thursday evening at Lin
coln.
Purpose of the meeting is to
establish official seasons for all
sports. Mr. Baack is chairman of
the district 3 managing commit
tee and Mr. Hawley is a delegate
m i * u • tem: .»
from the County Superintendent's
permanent records on school aged
children m the district:
Y ear Const®
1945 TH
1946 122
1947 7,9
1948 SDD
1M9 x:a
1950 XfiD
1951 KK)
1962 80
1953 - 921
1954 !WI
1955 a;tr»
1956 8517
1957 _ 500
1958 1.019
1959 1,00
19GD 1,(09
11»e boani also lushed out at
persons who “attempt to contuse
voters through distorted lnionina
tlOllu”
“Figures that do nothing to help
them Justify their negative -atti
tude are omitted or juggled," the
statement said. “It is their hope
tiiat by contusing and creating
doubt in tlie voters through false
information tliey can gum sup
port (or their negative viewpoint.
“Tlie Board wants all voters to
have facts and is therefore cor
recting some of the misinforma
tion tiiat has been spread. Please
do not be misled.
“The one figure which stated
grades 1-8 has lost 21 students
is false. Here are the factsc
Twelve children in these grades
have withdrawn, five (others)
have enrolled since school open
ed. This is a net loss of seven
“i’his f.gure could well be re
versed in several days with It®
moving in of one or two families*
Six oi the children (who left)
have been in two families. One
has left because of the half day
program. How many more leu
because the children were in the
hall-day program or might have
to attend a half-day at a later
date is not known.
“A true picture of wiihdrawila
and new enrollments most cover
a number of years. Records ov
er a 10-year period indicate an
average of 25-30 students will with
draw and enroll each year.”
Voters will go to the polls Fri
day to determine whether the
school board will be successful In
its second attempt to get approval
of a $465,000 bond issue to build
a new public high school in O’
Neill.
ONE POLLING PLACE
Voters of School District No.
7 will go to the polls Friday to
decide on a $465,000 bond lssan
to build a new high school.
Only one polling place will bB
used for this election. . Its
basement of the Holt County
Court House. Polls will be open
from 8 a.m. to 8 pan.
Voters must he citizens of
the U. S., at least 21 years df
age, have 40 days residence tl
the district and own real or
personal property that was as
sessed in his name in the last
general assessment or have a
spouse owning such property,
or have children of school age
residing In the district.
An Attorney General's opinion
rules the payment of taxes on
a car or truck as such assess
ment and qualifies the person
as n voter provided he meets
all other requirements.
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JUN I Oh • S E> N I O ft HIGH “SCHOOL -/.’i;
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Voters in school district 137 at Chambers will go to the polls on
Friday, Dec. 23., to vote on a proposal to build a new $280,000 high
school and junior high combinations joining the present sc hoi. The
proposed addition will include five class rooms, hot lunch facilities
anil a regulation size gymnasium. District 131 has a valuation of
$3,141,4,12. There Is no present Indebtedness and the proposal will be
spread over a 20 year period.
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