s: \ t £ : ■ i s r - ■> - 3084 Ten Pages WWWT D & !9 ft WKATTIKH In This Issue THIV , “■(? Plus Farm Section CIRCULATION |*X;7 » f Figures may be Audited Kfe n e 2 Wednesday 11 47 19 . Volume 80—Number 38 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 12, 1961 Seven Cents Closed Season Request Heard by County Board Approximately 80 persons crowded into Holt county dis trict courtroom Tuesday after noon to discuss dosing Holt county for the 1961 season on pheasants, grouse, prairie chicken and quail. Kenneth Waring, county clerk, stated Wednesday afternoon that the meeting was arranged hy the hoard of super visors at the request of many residents desirious of an oppor tunity of discussing a closed sea son. The open hearing was at tended by many sportsmen having opposite views on the sub ject. General discussion was held and talks were made, for and against the project. Among those speaking were John Kitchens, Gerald Waring, Bill Griffin, Frank Brady, Otto Terrill and Bud Cole. Game Commission Officer Harry Spall addressed the group, advising an open season. He re commends organizing to kill pre dators such as skunks, housecats and coons which are responsible for 80 percent of the loss. No definite decision was made at the hearing. It was decided to table the project for further con sideration. Kathleen Donohoe, Susan Burney Win Homemaker Awards Kathleen Donohoe, daughter of Mrs. Clarence Donohoe, and Su san Burney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Burney, have been KATHLEEN DONOHOE named first place winners of the 1961 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tommorrow awards. Miss Donohoe is a senior at St. Mary’s academy and Miss Bur ney is an O'Neill public high school senior. Having received the highest I scores in written examinations on homemaking knowledge and at titudes, they became candidates ^ . ‘v . SUSAN BURNEY for the state Homemaker awards to be announced in March. Each winner will receive a pin in the local level and state winners receive $1,500 and $500 scholar ships in first and second places. The All-American Homemaker scholarship amdhnts to $5,000. Ed Reinheimers Observe Golden Wedding Jan. 9 STUART—Mr. and Mrs. Ed j Reinheimer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary January 2. ; i _ Paving Assessments Delinquent Jan. 17 O’Neill property owners are reminded that paving assess ments are due- and will be come delinquent January 17. City Treasurer John Watson staled Wednesday that many paving assessments are still unpaid. Rites Held for D. E. Bowen at Page Saturday PAGE—The Rev. R. Linder conducted funeral rites Saturday for David E. Bowen, 88, who died suddenly Thursday, Jan. 5, at St. Anthony’s hospital in O' Neill. The services were held in the Methodist church at Page, fol lowed hy hurial in the Page ceme tery. David Evan Bowen was born July 26, 1872 at Pedonia, Kans., to William and Sarah Bowen. He was married October 12, 1909 at Tecumseh to Anna W. Miller and two children were born to 1his couple. His wife and one child preceded him in death. Mr. Bowen, a retired rancher, was a member of the Masonic lodge, IOOF and Holt County Hereford association. He was also a past president of the association. He is survived by his son, Roger of Page. Active pallbearers were Lloyd Fusselman, Harold Banta, George Wettlauffer, Melvin Carson, Ott Terrill and Jerome Allen. Honor ary pallbearers were Herb Stevens, Pete Nissen, Anton Nis ser Floyd Whitaker, Harry Van Horn and Jim Rooney. Boyd Extension Holds Annual Joint Meeting The joint annual meeting of the Boyd county soil and water conservation district, the Boyd county extension service and the Boyd county weed district will be held Friday. Jan. 20 at the Legion hall in Butte. The meet ing will begin at 1:30 p.m. Ray Russell, area supervisor for the extension service in Ne braska will report on his work in Columbia, South America. The Boyd county winners for outstanding conservation ac complishments will he presented their awards. They are: Otto Ahlers. winner of the recognition award; Frank Ficenek, Alfred Kaczor, E. L. Hagberg and Mor ris Hagberg, winners of the Sioux laid district area soil conserva tion and better farming award. William Mott and Elmer Kac zor are winners of the progress award. The extension board will hold an election to select three board members. The weed district will elect two board members. Huffmans Purchase Cherry County Ranch DELOIT—Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Huffman have purchased the Carver ranch in Cherry county, located 28 miles north of Whit man, moving there December 28. The Huffmans have managed the Huffman ranch near Deloit for many years. Mr. Huffman is a past state president of the American Legion. They have two daughters, Zoe Ann. who is a junior, and Becky who has been attending grade school at Deloit. Zoe Ann attends school at Bartlett and will com plete the school term. \ William C. Smith jr., 51-year-old native of Long Pine and practic ing attorney in Brown county for 26 years, was installed Thursday as Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial District to succeed Judge D. R. Mounts of O’Neill, who has retired after serving 19 years on the bench. The new District Judge and Judge Mounts are shown here as Judge Smith officially took over his new duties. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cars ten of Lynch observed their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday. Their rule for a happy and prosperous life can be summ ‘d up in two words, “keep busy.” Carstens Honored on Anniversary After 50 years of married life how do you celebrate an anni versary? For Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carsten of Lynch this posed no problem. The answer? Invite all your friends to visit you during an open-house during the after noon and then have them stay for an anniversary dance in the evening. And, after spending a lifetime in north-central Nebraska that can amount to a heap of friends. Over 200 persons called at the Oarsten’s home in Lynch Saturday afternoon. And some persons who attended the dance in the evening estimated that it was the largest attendance in the village during the past three years. Frank Carsten and Bridgette Glynn were married at Platte, S. D., January 10, 1911. The first 21 years of their married life was spent on the Mulehead ranch at Bonesteel, S. D. In 1932 they moved to Spring view, Nebr., where they lived for three years. During the following years they lived on ranches near O’Neill, Page and Verdigre and finally settled on their ranch south of Lynch. Their son, How ard, now lives on the ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Carsten movec to Lynch in 1956. However, the? could not be described as beinf "retired.” Mrs. Carsten, knowr to her friends as “Bid,” stil holds a part-time job. And nearly everyday during the busy seasor on the ranch finds Frank ou helping at the ranch. The Carsten’s four grandchild ren and six great- grandchildrer come in for their share of at tention too. The Carstens needed only tw( words to sum up their formul; for a happy and prosperous wed ded life, "keep busy.” Services Held Tuesday for Richard Copes PAGE—Funeral services were conducted Tuesday for Richard D. Copes, 77, who died Saturday at St. Anthony’s hospital in O’ Neill following a five-days illness. The Rev. R. Linder was in charge of services in the Metho dist church. Burial was in Page cemetery. Richard Duncan Copes was bom July 26, 1883 at Dunbar to Ewing G. and Emeline Copes. He was married May 31, 1905 at Cook to Nora Mae Sigerson and in 1911, moved to Holt county. Four children were bom to this couple. His wife and three child ren preceded him in death. Surviving are one son, Everette Copes of Ainsworth; five grand children, and one sister, Mrs. Edith Fisher of Cook. Pallbears were Glenn Stewart, Jerry Lamason, Bill Sorensen, K. Ralph Larsen, Lloyd Cork and Arnold Stewart. Rites Held for Harry D. Snyder INMAN—Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Harry D. Snyder, 76, who died Monday at St. Anthony’s hospi tal in O'Neill following a six months illness. The Rev. R. Linder officiated at the rites in the Methodist church at Inman. Burial was in Page cemetery. Harry David Snyder was bom April 15, 1884 to David and Sarah Snyder at Tecumseh. He came to Holt county in 1910 from Tecumseh and on October 18, 1911 he was married to Lillian Leona Haffner. She preceded him in death. On July 10, 1957, he was mar ried to Nelle Gray Stevens. Survivors include his wife, Nelle; two children, Victor E. of Ft. Collins, Colo., and Mrs. Lewis F. Kopecky of Inman; one sister, Mrs. Cora Jacka of Tecumseh, and two brothers, Frank and El mer of Page. Pallbearers were Merwyn French jr., Robert Nissen, Nor man Trowbridge, Don Keyes, Kenneth Smith and Marvin Rowse. Justice Court A speeding charge brought 510 fines and $4 costs to Jim McGinn in Justice court Friday. City Policeman Robert White was the arresting officer. If Lori Lynn Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Thomp son of Verdigre, becomes a teacher when she grows up it will be no surprise to the rest tof her family. Lori’s mother, grandmother, Mrs. Melvin Thompson and great-grandmother, Mrs. Louis J. Bartak, have all been teachers in Knox county schools. Gary Fick Wins Regent Award INMAN—Gary Fick has been named the University of Nebras ka Regent scholarship winner at Inman high school. The Regents examinations were given to four seniors at Inman and all placed at the top. The other three were named as alter nates and they are, Keith Kivett, Bernice Colman and Karen Brown. Services Held At Atkinson for H. Gruenberg ATKINSON—Funeral services for Henry Gruenberg, 81, were conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran church. Mr. Gruenberg died Janu ary 8 in the Weyer Nursing home where he had been a patient the past 14 weeks. The Rev. Emil Kuhn officiated at the rites. Burial was in Wood lawn cemetery. Henry Gruenberg was born October 15, 1879 to Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gruenberg of Verdi gre. He was reared and educated in that community. On August 4, 1903 he was united in marriage to Pauline Liska. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1953. They moved to Holt county in 1920 and settled about 20 miles southwest of Atkinson. In 1945 the couple retired and moved into town. Survivors are his wife; one son, Ernest; two daughters, Mrs. Gene Masters of Buhl, Ida., and Mrs. Joe Blankenfeld of Cedar Rapids, la.; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one brother, Ed Kuehl, and a sister, Mrs. Fred Lee of Johnstown. Pallbearers were Pete Gonde ringer, Max Karo, Fred Juracek, William Fryrear, Fred Dobrovol ny and Edward Brandt. 4-H Leaders to Attend Sessions Four-H leader training sessions for leaders of automotive, tractor, safety and electrical projects will be held in O’Neill Tuesday, Janu ary 24. This is one of a number of training sessions for 4-H leaders Services Held At Royal for Glenn Rundquist ROYAL—Funeral rites were heli Friday afternoon at the Metho dist church for Glenn Rundquist 48, who died suddenly at th? Veteran’s hospital in Grand Islani January 3 *vhere he had receive! medical care since suffering i heart attack November 26. The Rev. Duane Lenz officiate! at the serv ices. Interment was a Royal. The American Legion wa in charge of services. Glenn Rundquist was bom Apri 4, 1912 to Clifford and Ollie Rund quist at Royal. With the except ion of three years spent in ser vice at New Guinea and the Phil lipines, his entire life was spen in Royal where he assisted hi: parents in Rundquist’s genera merchandise store. He was married May 20, 194] to Veryl Burch of Mema, and tc this union one son, Nolan wa? bom. Survivors include his wife Veryl; son, Nolan; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Rundquist two sisters, Mrs. Gwendolyn Mor rison of Santa Ana, Calif., ant Mrs. Corinne Thomsen of Orch ard. Pallbearers were Fremont Cur tis, Wendell Barton, Warrei Holm, Millard Charf, Kennetl Eyer and E. A. Rundquist. Extension Council Names Three Officers Three officers were elected a the Holt County Extension counci when it met in the courthouse annex Tuesday with Mrs. A. T Crumly presiding. Elected were Mrs. Fred Ro berts of Atkinson, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Dale Stauf fer of Page, music chairman, and Mrs. Harold Van Meek of Clearwater, 4-H chairman. New year books were dis tributed and discussed and follow ing this, Mrs. Edgar Stauffer pre sented a report on the state council executive committee meeting which was held in Grand Island. She also reported on the home demonstration counci meeting to be held in Lincoln ir September. Mrs. Catherine Indra discussed. "Looking ahead—How differently will we live,” the lesson for this month. Irrigation Committee Urges Return of Letters of Intent Wild Turkeys Released in Holt County Holt county hunters may some day have the opportunity to try their skill in wild turkey shooting. Sixty-four Merriam turkeys were released in Holt county within a few miles of Spencer, through the efforts of Don Angel of Spencer last week. Angel bought 18 gobblers and 46 hens at $5 each and resold them to 32 farmers and sports men for release on 10 different farms and ranches. It is the hope of the group that the birds will stay in the area and propagate in sufficient num bers for an eventual hunting sea son. Last fall 50 young birds, off I springs of six hens and three ■ gobblers, were released south of Naper. Game Commission Of i ficer Harry Spall reported seeing a flock of 20 birds during the deer season in that area. Funeral Services Held Thursday * For A. Ellwanger Funeral services for Albert Ellwanger, 61, were held at the Butte Community church Thurs day, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. The Rev. Elden Bergen officiated. Albert Ellwanger, son of the late Jacob and Christina Ell wanger, was bom January 17, 1899 near Anoka. He died Janu ary 1 at the Dick Femau farm northeast of O’Neill where he had been working. Mr. Ellwanger was baptized and confirmed in the German Congregational church at Butte. He attended school in Anoka and spent nearly all his life in that community. For the past ten years he had been employed on various ranches in Boyd and Holt counties. Pallbearers were Carl Ander son, William Baumeister, M. V. Jordon, Roy Olson, Lyle Luber and Henry Hoffman. Burial was at the Butte cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ferdinand, and a sister, Edith. Survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Alwean Stockwell of Butte, Mrs. Martha Johnson of Gre gory, Mrs. Alma Schumann of Butte, Mrs. Esther Dawson of Naper, and Mrs. Helen Guth miller of Anoka; six brothers, Harry of Gregory, Curtis, Edwin and Arthur of Butte and Harold and John of Anoka. M. V. Landreth Named Supervisors Chairman ■ M. V. Landreth was named : chairman of the Holt County J Board of Supervisors at a re organizational meeting held Tues 1 day at the courthouse. Ed Flood was re-elected chairman of the ! Welfare board. Frank Cronk is the past chair ’ man. . It was voted to have the super visors proceedings published in The Frontier and the Atkinson Graphic. The Holt County Inde pendent was named official paper for 1961. __ Schools Decide To Dissolve NCNC Conference Administrators and coaches from all nine member schools dis solved the North Central Nebras ka conference Jan. 1. Schools I were so far apart in enrollments that the conference was no long er practical. Original schools were Wood i Lake, Long Pine, Rock County, Springview, Stuart, Ainsworth, Spencer, Atkinson and Newport. Valentine and O’Neill joined around 1950. Springview, Stuart, Atkinson have gone with C Schools north and east of O’Neill and formed another conference. O’Neill, Valentine, Bassett and Ainsworth formed new confer ence will be the Range Land Conference. Conference activities will get underway in the school year 61 62. All activities for both groups will continue the rest of this year as NCNC A and NCNC B. Activities included are Basket ball, Track. Officers for the newly formed conference are M. J. Baack, president, and Marvin Miller, secretary-treasurer, Warren Mc Clurg, superintendent of Rock county high, is chairman of the constitution committee. ATTEND CONVENTION Sheriff and Mrs. Leo Tomjack attended the Nebraska Sheriffs association convention in Lincoln Sunday through Tuesday. Holt Tournament To Start Monday The 24th annual Holt county basketball tournament will be held in O’Neill January 16,17, 19 and 20. All games will be played at the higb school gym nasium. The first nights action will get underway at 5:45 p.m. when Stuart and Atkinson meet. The second game will be between Chambers and Inmun and O’ Neill and Ewing will go on the boards at 8:45. Atkinson St. Joe and Page will begin the Tuesday night play at 7 p.m. and St. Mary’s will meet the winner of the Stuart-Atkinson game at 8:30. Scholarships Available For Area Farm Youths Local Tarm boys who are now seniors in high school are eligi ble for two $.300 Federal Land Bank scholarships, according to an announcement today by Lyle P. Dierks, Manager of the Federal Land Bank Association of O’Neill. These scholarships are for study in the college of agri culture at the University of Ne braska this fall. Funds are pro vided by the 38 Federal Land Bank Associations in Nebraska and the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. The scholarships, which have been awarded for the past nine years are intended to encourage boys of outstanding ability to con tinue their education in agricul ture. Application blanks are available at the FLBA office at O’Neill, and from vocational agriculture teachers, high school superinten dents and the county extension agent. Judgment Suits Filed in Court Two suits for judgement were filed Monday in district court. One case filed amounted to $11,228.45 in a truck-pickup acci dent 25 miles south of O’Neill on Highway 281 in May, 1960. It was filed by an Omaha law firm re presenting Joe J. Pfeifer and Mar tha Pfiefer, plaintiffs, each of Spencer. Vernon Beyer of Mont pelier, N. D., and Charles Scri vens of Ypsilanti, N. D., are de fendants. The other suit amounted to $15,775 for petroleum products, merchandise, labor and repair in 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. It was filed by an Atkinson attorney, Francis D. Lee, representing James W. Galyen, doing busi ness as Galyen Motor company, plaintiff, of Atkinson. Leonard Rerucha, Adrian Rerucha and Richard Rerucha of Atkinson are the defendants, Ewing Youth Hurt In Hunting Mishap EWING—Tom Sisson was acci dentally shot in the lower part of his body Friday evening when he took his gun from the car to shoot a rabbit. Sisson was accompanying his sister, Mrs. John Steskal jr., and children to their home near In man following a basketball game at Ewing when the accident oc curred . He was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital in O’Neill for medical care. Latest reports show satis factory progress. Dale Wilson and Gil Poese were re-elected co-chairmen of Ihe O' Neill Irrigation project at a Tues day dinner-meeting held in the Town House. Joe Stutz was elected secretary to replace Jim Cham pion. The project Is an cduc:«ti