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i T11E WEATHER Date hi lo prac. Thursday 29 . 31 5 Friday 30 _ _ 40 20 Saturday 31 36 19 Sunday l _ 33 3 20 Monday 2 20 -11 Tuesday 3 _ 35 -1 Wednesday 4 39 19 Iff, Volume 80—Number 37 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 5, 1961 Seven Cents Regents Honors Won By Koenig, Rosenkrans Angela Koenig of St. Mary’s academy and Marion Rosenkrans of O'Neill high school are the winners of the Regents scholar ship for the University of Nebras ka. These students will be given free tuition a full year at the University which can be re newed at the end of the year if a certain average is main tained during the year and if the students obtain a specified grade in a special test. Miss Koenig is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koenig of Butte. Miss Rosenkrans is the U# - ‘iiraiiTgrfmnfli-f tr r ANGELA KOENIG daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rosenkrans of Lynch Alternates have not yet been announced at the academy. At O’Neill high, Gary Jeffrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Jeffrey of O'Neill, has been named alter nate. Angela, an honor roll student, is active in Sodality, pep club, glee club, is a member of the National Honor society, and has participated in the junior and senior class plays. Marion has never missed plac ing on the honor roll, is active in MARION ROSEN KRANS hand and was awarded a second class musician's award. She re f ceived a “one” as a music con test solist with her saxophone, is school librarian, office girl and a member of girls’ glee. She ranked in the top three of the National Merit Scholarship ratings; second in state in geome try at the Kearney Inter-high Scholastic contest, rated in the top ten percent in American his tory in the Kearney contest and was the winner of the National Science Foundation scholarship. Regent scholarships are awarded to Nebraska high school seniors who rank in upper one fOurth of class. They are also awarded on basis of high scores in competitive examination. When scholarship winners do not accept the awards, the high est ranking alternates are chosen. These Words May be Closer to The Truth Muring the holiday season the 4-year-old paid close at tention to various Christmas songs she heard on radio and TV . . . and finally tried sing ing some of them. Perhaps it was an acute ob servation on the “good old days,” but the words came out like this: “Oh, what fun it is to ride In one more open sleigh?” Blizzard Club To Hold 73rd Annual Meet Survivors of the 1888 blizzard will meet January 14 at the YWCA in Lincoln for a noon luncheon meeting at which time they will pay tribute to those who gave up their lives in this country’s worst storm. This will be the 73rd annual meeting of the survivors who call themselves members of the 1888 Blizzard club. The public is welcome to attend this meeting. Reservations must be sent by January 12 to R. V. Graff, 445 E. 6th St., Fremont. A. Waldman Found Dead Funeral Rites Pending AMELIA - A rthur Waldman, life-long resident of this communi ty, was discovered dead in his lied Monday evening when neigh bors became alarmed after not seeing him since his return from Lincoln Thursday. His body was found by Edgar and Bill Gilman. Funeral services are pending, being delayed until the arrival of his daughters, Mrs. Emmet Carr and Mrs. Leo Marcellus of California. Biglins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Licenses Now On Sale at Court House Holt county residents may receive their new automobile licenses now at the county treasurer’s office in the O’Neill courthouse. The office opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. During January and February, the of fice will remain open during the noon hour to aid persons wish ing 1961 licenses. Normally licenses go on sale January 1 but because of the double-day holiday the first of the week, the first sale date was January 3. Taxes for 1961 must be paid at the time of licensing and motor vehicle owners must present their 1960 vehicle registration certifi cates as well as their 1961 motor vehicle tax statements in order to receive their licenses. This year a small tag with adhesive on the back will be is sued in place of new plates. It is to be placed in the lower right hand comer of the old plates. To Manage Store Orland Anson of Atkinson has been named manager of Martin’s Grocery store in Newport, begin ning his duties January 1. Prior to returning to Atkinson, Mr. Anson was employed from the fall of 1959 to May, 1960, at Shelhamer’s Food store in O’Neill. Gordon Johnson of O’Neill will open a new fo >d drive in sometime in the spring, and the partially completed building which will bouse the drive in is located on the west edge of O’Neill, one block west of the junction of highways 20 and 281. The interior of the 20 by 30 foot building is nst yet completed and the new fixtures have not been installed at this date. Leveling of the area an] a great many plans for ground improvements are included in the work to be done before the spring op ning. There will be no inside seating facilities. Service will be handled by carhops and a self-service window. Mr. Johnson’s drive in is an independent business and will not be affiliated with any dairy lee cream concern. Kip Eugene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Marti:i of N'aper, took the honor of being the first baby bom in Holt county in 1961. Kip was born at the Atk nson Memorial hospital at 6:30 a.m., January 2. Pre-Golden Gloves Bouts Slated By O'Neill Legion Wednesday Night Sports fans in this area are due for a pre-Golden Glove thril ler Wednesday, Jan. 11, when the O’Neill American Legion Post presents its fight program to the public at 8:15 p.m. in the O’Neill high school auditorium. Featured bout of the evening will be Butch Pofahl of Ewing meeting Bill Talbot of Norfolk. Talbot and Pofahl were stars in a recent Norfolk fight which had the audience on its feet. Talbot was leading in the fight on points when Pofahl got his second wind anil rallied enough to score a technical knockout. Sports enthusiasts are looking forward to this rematch. Also carded for the program are Jack McGinn of O’Neill and Bill Miller of Sioux City. Both have had experience in the ring and should offer fine entertain ment. Snow Removal Costs Hit Council Budget Often forgotten during a snow storm is the cost of snow re moval which hits hard at the city, county and state budgets. In O’Neill it cost $118 to hire extra trucks and workers to re move the snow after the Decem ber 26 storm. The snow which fell Monday night was cleared off and hauled away at the cost of $58. These charges are in addition to the regular salaries paid city workmen. City council members order the streets cleaned as soon as pos sible after each storm, both for the safety of residents and to prevent freezing conditions. There will be at least 12 bouts Wednesday evening and among the probable fighters will be Dale Hixson of Neligh, Rolland Closson and Pat O’Connell, both of O’ Neill, Don Simpson and Bill Koenig of Norfolk, Henry Van Ert of Neligh, Tony Wewel of New port, John Peters, Ted Downs, Larry Sutton, Mike Gill and Tom Foster, all of Sioux City. Bill Engel of Sioux City will be the referee, and time keeper will be A1 Carroll of O’Neill. Judges will be Dick Tomlinson, Wes Cobb and Walter Fick. Joe Cavanaugh will announce the fights. O’Neill Legionnaires in charge of this program, the third annual pre-Golden Gloves, promise an evening full of excitement for all men and women interested in box ing. Receives Minor Injury In Accident at Stuart STUART—Arthur Urban sus tained a head cut requiring several stitches and other minor cuts and bruises about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when his automobile, a 1954 Chevrolet left Highway 20 while traveling west at the east edge of Stuart. Urban was taken to the Atkin son Memorial hospital by the Stuart Rescue unit, and was re leased later Sunday. Rifle Shot Breaks Sub-Station Window A 22-rifle shot broke a window several feet above the ground on the south side of Consumers Public Power sub-station north of O’Neill at 5 a.m. Saturday. City police are investigating the incident. Holt County Courts Record Busy Year A total of $22,148.57 in receipts was accumulated by district court in 1960. Disbursements amounted to $12,281.86. There were 17 criminal cases filed, 14 divorce cases, 6 appeals from county court, 4 dependency and delinquency cases and 2 foreclosures. Balances of the cases were quiet title, partitions, lump sum settlements, licenses to sell real estate and equity cases. During 1960 there were no jury trials. Eleven passport applications were issued, five persons naturali zed, ten judgments filed in judgment docket and two cases went to supreme court. A new key number for the selection of jurors will be drawn Thursday at which time Judge William C. Smith jr., will take over as judge of the 15th judicial district. Ninety-nine marriage licenses were issued by County Judge Louis Reimer sr., during 1960. County court fines amounted to $8,695 last year and scale in fractions, $6,290, making a total of $14,985. Ted Manzer Named CPPD Superintendent Ted Manzer, 36, of Ainsworth, former O’Neill resident, has been appointed as Consumers Public Power district superintendent at Atkinson to succeed Lawrence P. Hayes. Manzer, who graduated from O’Neill public school, is a three year army air force veteran of World War n. He started with CPPD in Ainsworth in 1947 fol lowing his return from military service. His wife is the former Yolanda Baca of Morenci, Ariz. They have three children, Doreen, Timmy and Doris. The family will move to Atkinson as soon as suitable living quarters sure obtained. Urge Presbyterian Church Members To Attend Mass Meeting Tuesday All members of the First Pres byterian church in O’Neill are urged to attend a mass meeting and pot luck dinner Tuesday, Jan. 10. at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall at the church. Present for the meeting will be the Rev. J. George Senty of the Fund Raising Campaign De partment of the Board of National Missions. He will address the congrega tion on the all-out fund drive to be held Sunday, Jan. 15, at which time personal contact will be made with members and friends of the church to raise money for the construction of a sanctuary unit which will complete the Presbyterian building started in 1956. At the dinner Tuesday evening, hostesses will be Mrs. L. F. Beckenhauer, Mrs. Max Farrier, Mrs. Arlo Hiatt, Mrs. C. E. Jones, Mrs. C. E. Lundgren, Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh. Mrs. Paul Shelhamer, Mrs. Wally Shelhamer, Mrs. Christine Williams and Mrs. Wes ton Whitwer. Baby sitters will be provided for the small children at the dinner. Anyone wishing trans portation may contact one of the hostesses. January 11 and 13 will be one hour training sessions for the campaigners who have recently been named by team captains, Dr. L. A. Burgess. Harry Clauson, Arlo Hiatt, Roy Humrich, Elroy Lieb and Weston Whitwer. The campaigners are as fol lows : L. F. Beckenhauer, Lee Brady, jr., Fred Bredehoft, Har old Burge, D. D. DeBolt, Bill Derickson. Bob Forwood, Veidon (Bud) Godel, Dwight Harder, Ray Harmon, Art (Bill) Hibbs, Roy Humrich, Bruce Johnson, Ted Kyster, Milo Landreth, Tom Lid dy. Bill MacKinlay, A. L. Patton, Eddie Price, Melvin Ruzicka, Larry Schaffer, Ray Schuchman, Paul Shelhamer. Wayne Spelts, Joe Tennis, E. L. Van Voorhis, Alan Van Vleck and Bill Richard son. A dinner will be served Sunday, Jan. 15, at the church for the campaigners and following din ner, the men will canvass the town and rural area from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Kip Eugene Martin is First New Year Baby in County TV Channel 13 Conversion to Cost About $300 Television viewers in this area will have to wait for the trans ference of Channel 13 to 12, due to the fact that it is necessary for the whole antenna unit to be con verted. Previously, the city council had ordered three crystals from a Canadian manufacturing firm. The crystals were to be used In the switching of Chan nel 13 to 12 to avoid station in terference from Sioux Falls. However, the firm notified the council this week that the crystals would not be strong enough and that the unit must be changed. City council members discussed the project at a meeting Tuesday evening. It was decided to further investigate the matter as there would be an approximate cost of $300. Other business brought up at the Tuesday meeting was the al lowing of bills and the hiring of a consultant firm. Kids Color Greetings; Win Prizes Frontier staff members were overwhelmed this week with Christmas greeting coloring en tries in the Frontier’s second an nual contest. Judges were hard put to arrive at unanimous decisions in some cases and several times during the judging sharp words passed between them. Anyway. . .now all is sweetness and light and here are the win ners: First Division Beverly Rockford, Chambers, first place. Bruce Sedivy, Ewing, second place. Terry Steskal, At kinson, third. Second Division David Cadwallader, Stuart, first. Frances Poessnecker, At kinson, second. Mickey Doolittle, Stuart, third. It was orginally planned to give two prizes in each division, but so many of the entries were ex ceptional that a third prize was added in each group. Prizes for each division are $5 first prize: $3 second: $1 third. Checks for each of the six children named above are waiting in the Frontier office. All the prize winning entries plus many of the other entries will be on display in the window of the Frontier this weekend. The public is invited to see this dis play of outstanding entries by children of the area. The two divisions of the con test was designed to keep more advanced children from compet ing with younger ones. Children in primary through second grade were in one group while third and fourth graders made up the other section.. The children colored Christmas greetings run in the Dec. 22 issue of the Frontier by businesses and professional people of the county. Coloring is done either with water colors or crayons. Supervisors to Ask Closed Season in 1961 A request to the State (tame Commission to close Hott county for the 1961 season on pheasants, grouse, prairie chicken and quail, will be made at a hearing January to at 1:80 p.m. in the courthouse. The hearing, sponsored by the board of supervisors, will be open to anyone interested in this matter. The supervisors met Fiiday to complete the end of the year business. Postal Receipts At Record High During Past Year An all time high in postal receipts was realized in 1960 at the O’Neill post office, according to figures released by Postmaster Ira H. Moss. Receipts totaled $62,200, an increase of $4,500, or nearly eight percent, over 1959. A slight gain was shown through out most of the year, but the heaviest gain was in Decem ber reflecting heavier Christ mas mailing than usual. Mr. Moss noted smoother handl ing of Christmas mail during December which indicates co operation from the public in shop ping and mailing earlier. Also helpful in the holiday period was the fact that no break downs in mail trucking service were experienced. In December of 1959, local postal service was plagued by a series of truck breakdowns. Rites Planned at Royal For Glen Rundquist ROYAL—A well know mer chandise store operator, Glenn Rundquist, 50, died Tuesday in the Veterans hospital at Grand Island following a heart attack suffered about seven weeks ago. Funeral services will be held at Royal Friday afternoon. He is survived by his wife Veryl; one son Nolan; his parents and two sisters. A six pound, twelve ounce son, Kip Eugene, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Martin of Naper at Atkinson Memorial hospital at 6:30 a.m. January 2, winning honors as the first ha by torn in Holt county. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kramer of Stuart ran a close second as their son was tom at 10:30 a.m., also January 2, at the Atkinson hospital. First baby torn at St. Anthony's hospital in O’Neill, since the beginning of the new year, is a son, born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cunningham of Noligh, formerly of O’Neill, at 9:29 a.m. January 3. The prize winning toby, Kip Martin, is an only child, as there are no brothers and sisters. He measured 20 inches at birth. Young Kip qualified for The Frontier’s 14th annual First Baby contest. He and his parents will therefore be awarded the follow ing prizes from O’Neill mer chants : One dozen photos, O’Neill Photo company: five pounds but ter, Harding Cream company; one case of i>op, Merri Dr. Pop per; case of Gerber’s Baby Foot!, The New Outlaw; dozen Curity diapers, Ben Franklin; gold baby ring, McIntosh Jewelry; pair of Red Goose shoes, McCarville’s; Formulette bottle sterilizer, De voy Rexall Drug. A $5 gift certificate, Coast to Coast; dozen Toddlcrtime diapers, Penney’s; case of Cherub evajxi rated milk, Safeway; $5 gift certi ficate, Johnson Drug; Hardwood nursery training chair, Gambles; $7.50 in trade on purchase of crib and mattress set or on pur chase of playpen and pad, Meyer’s Midwest Furniture; do zen gauze diapers, McDonald’s; $25 discount on any major appli ance, Dankert’s; baby bath, Coyne Hardware; special steak dinner, M & M Cafe and Bakery, and one-year subscription to The Frontier. Nissen Nominated To Air Academy James Nissen, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nissen of Page and nephew of Mrs. Raymond Eby of O’Neill has been nomi nated for appointment to the air force academy. James is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Nissen of Sidney and will graduate from the Sidney high school in May. An Editorial ... Letters to The Editor Every newspaper publisher enjoys letters to the editor . . . especi ally those from persons who want the letters reprinted in the news paper for everyone to read. However, to protect himself—and assure readers they are getting the genuine article—many publishers ask that the letters be signed by the writer even though the name is withheld from print. This is a rule of The Frontier—that all letters must be signed by the writer, even though he requests the name he withheld from publica tion. The Frontier will respect the wishes of the writer if the author is known to us—or he seems to be a genuine person who writes on a subject important to him. We will not accept annonymous letters ... or letters we feel are signed with a false name. First of all, we take it as a personal affront that anyone should feel i at we will betray a confidence promised. Secondly, if the letter is signed with a false name we immediately have serious doubts about the authenticity of the contents. The Frontier invites letters from our readers. We want to know their views and we are happy to serve as the medium to make these views available to the rest of the world. We go to great lengths to keep names secret when we are re quested to do so. Most of our staff is kept unaware of the names of writers of such letters. But we won’t print anonymous letters or those signed with fictitious names. ■ « /hh im jr ct—MMafrg lir'iry'liTT I lITTiTf Holt county executive board members of the National Polio foundation met at the Town House Tues day evening for the regular annual meeting. William Downes jr., of Grand Island, outlined the campaign of the March of Dimes. Mrs. Robert Martens of Atkinson is the county drive chairman and Mrs. K. L Van Voorhis of O’Neill is the county chairman. Shown here (left to right) are: Mrs. J. H. Gibson of Chambers, Mrs. Robert Martens of Atkinson, Mrs. C >rdes Walker of Page, Mrs. A. B. Hubbard of Cham bers, Lyle Dierks of Ewing and Mrs. Anna Albers of Chambers. Back row: Mrs. Carrie McMahan of Inman, Mrs. K. L. Van Voorhis, Mrs. Melvin Marcellus, Mrs. Vem Reynoldson, John McCarville and William Mil ler, all of O’Neill and William Downes, state repre sentative. ’* r.