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STATE HIST SOC LINCOLN. NEB?-. XXX SeC,i0" °ne Pirn " Pages . - .. ll|* |^ In This Issue 12. £ 2 2. S ■ m. Feb. 11 54 37 Plus Farm Section , F‘ *> }? ™ 30 -- J*eb. 13 52 30 Feb. 14 59 29 "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Ftl) 15 m> 23 ' r r Nt» moisture. _Volume 80 -Number 43 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 16, 1961 Sov^n c«nts School Board Offers Contracts To 25 Teachers; Raise Salaries O’Neill's school hoard has of fered contracts to 25 secondary and elementary teachers for the coming school term. The following secondary teac hers were offered contracts: Mar vin Miller, Gerald Hawley, Vein Carpenter, Edwin Rech, Donald Jvokrda, Charles Smith, Stanley Williamson, Duane Miller, Donald Larson, Alvara Itamm and Ei leen Soger. Elementary teachers receiving contracts are Helen Martens, James Euft, Ruhy Holcomb, Nona Beckwith. Cleta Murray, Eliza beth Spelts, Theresa Ernst, Edna Jeffrey, Clara Harley, Lorine Smith, Nyeulah Sanders, Florence Kersenbrock, Mary Langemeier and Grace Peterson. None of the contracts have been returned at this time. The teachers have until March 6 to return the contracts. Salary in creases range from $200 to $350. Services Planned In O'Neill for Mrs. A. Bowers Funeral services will he held Friday at 2 p.m. in the O’Neill Methodist church for Mrs. Anna Bowers, 69. who died Tuesday at the Atkinson Memorial hospi tal. She suffered a stroke several years ago and never completely recovered her health. Anna Bovvers was horn Septem ber 13, 1891 at Wilbur to Mr. and Mrs. Vac Beloholavy of Czecho slovakia. She was married March 10. 1908 to Tom Bowers and to this couple were horn five children. Most of her life was spent in Boyd and Holt counties. Survivors are two sons, Tom of Bristow and Wayne of Stockton, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Havranek of Hamberg, la., Mrs. Tony Asimus of O' Neill. and Mrs. Florence Elkins of Johnstown, and four sisters, Mrs. Tillie Bowers of Bristow, Mrs. Mary Zatopek of Platts mouth, Mrs. Rose Hranac of Silver Springs, Md., and Mrs. Sadie Davey of Bellview. Pallbearers will be Clifford Nel son. Esty Nelson. Louis Hav ranek, Albert Havranek, E. A. Chore and Algot Sandberg. Burial will he in Prospect Hill cemetery. Rites Held for Lyle J. Stevens At Clearwater CLEARWATER — Funeral ser vices for Lyle J. Stevens were held Wednesday at the Methodist church with the Rev. W. W. El liot officiating. Burial was in the Clearwater cemetery north of town. Sniders Funeral home was in charge. Pallbearers were Emmet. Reed and George Mummert. Johnnie and Dwight Hoffman and Louis Jones. Lyle Stevens, son of George and Jennie Stevens one of Clear water’s pioneer families, was born May 19, 1885 one mile south of here. He died Sunday at the Tilden hospital after a short il lness. Mr. Stevens spent his en tire life within two miles of his birthplace. On January’ 7. 1913 he married Myrtle Pacholke. She died one year later and on August 12, 1930 he married Mrs. Elizabeth Miller. Survivors are: Wife; stepson— Allen Miller of Atkinson and step daughter—Mrs. Phillis Zrust of Fremont: three grandchildren. Firemen Extinguish Blaze at Town House A fire at the Town House Tues day at 8 p.m. was quickly ex tinquished by O'Neill firemen. The blaze started from grease near a frying griddle. There w’as so damage. Presbyterians to Host World Day of Prayer World Day of Prayer will be held at the First Presbyterian church Friday at 2:30 p.m. The program which will com memorate the 7f>th anniversary of World Day of Prayer will he pre sented hy the Presbyterian church under the direction of Mrs. George Robertson and the Methodist church under Mrs. Louis Reimer sr. Everyone is urged to attend this united prayer service. Holt Delegates Attend Meeting Of Rural Boards Mrs. John Mohr jr., of Amelia, Mrs. Florence Boettcher of At kinson and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Whaley of O’Neill attended the annual meeting Tuesday of the Nebraska Rural School Boards association in Grand Island. The Holt county delegates named above were among 11 per- - sons from this county attending the session. Dr. Freeman B. Decker was the morning speaker. Much time was devoted to dis cussion of legislative bills intro duced in the interest of education and the following were reviewed: LB 222, requiring the state to pay tuition, grade and high school for children of men in military service; LB 2fi6, providing that tuition paid for pupils living on state or city owned tax-exempt air fields shall not be less than the average per pupil cost; LB 292, authorizing the state board of education to rent or lease space outside the capitol, needed hy various oeparimenis, ramer man leasing office space outside the capital; LB 514. revising the pro cedure for re-organizatnon of school districts- to provide that in an election on a proposed plan for re-organization of school dis tricts Class 1 school districts which have, or have not, an in corporated city or village within the boundaries they shall con stitute a separate voting unit; LB 668. redesignating emergency and provisional teaching permits as temporary certificates. The Association went on record as supporting these five measures. Much discussion was held, pro and con. with no definite decision concerning LB ?>62 which pur poses to sell all state-owned school land at the termination of present leases. The Association decided to draft a letter to Dr. Decker on what comprises a school year, asking Decker to bring this up with the board of education that the law be made more specific. Burwell will be the 1962 meeting place, the second Wednesday in February. Ewing Village Caucus Planned for Feb. 28 EWING — The village and school board caucus will be held February 28 at the public school for nomination of two village board members and three school board candidates. The terms of Willis Rockey and Ray Funk will expire on the vil lage board this year. On the school board, the three year terms of Archie Tuttle and R. S. Brion, and the one-ye?r term of Wilbur Spangler will expire this year. Village Caucus Slated At Verdigre March 1 VERDIGRE — Three town council nominations will be ac cepted at the village caucus to be held here March 1 at the city hpse house. Terms to be filled are those of Gordon McElhose, Edward Hass and Edward S. Pavlik. The elec tion will be held April 4. STUDENT PARTICIPATION in the open house held at the O’Neill public school this year gave parents and friends a chance to look in on actual classes in session. Approximately 350 persons visited the classes as the teachers and students continued with their regular assignments. Crowded classroom conditions were not in evidence due to the fact that 113 pupils were absent from the grade school rooms. A STRANGE GAME BIRD with a southern drawl invaded Holt county Wednesday when a shipment of sealed quail from Texas was released on the Frank and Paul Nelson ranch northeast of O’Neill. Paul Nelson. left, and Game Warden Harry Spall are shown holding the new quail during the release The birds prefer short grass country. Spall said, and they are part of an initial release in north central Nebraska. They are slightly larger than the Bob White quail. Soil Men to Meet; Plan Meeting of Seed Producers The Holf county Soil and Water Conservation hoard of supervisors will meet in regular session (to day) Thursday at the courthouse annex. Plans will be made to hold a meeting with the seed producers in the county in the near future. A number of farmers and ranchers in Holt county harvest considerable amounts of various types of native grasses which are consigned to the district for sale. Elmer Juracek and Merwyn French sr., who attended the national convention of Soil and Water Conservation districts at Memphis, Tenn., will also make a report of the convention. Rites Held at Valentine for W. Sengelmann A former O’Neill resident, Wil liam Sengelmann, 63, died Friday at his home in Valentine. Funeral services were held Monday at the Lutheran church in Valentine. Burial was in the Valentine cemetery. William Sengelmann was born October 1, 1897 to Joseph and Wilhilmina Sengelmann at Pierce. He spent his youth at Pierce and O’Neill, later working in the Dal las, S. D„ community. He was married in May, 1922 to Lena Lenser of Dixson, S. D. To this couple one daughter was born, Darlene. Mr. Sengelmann farmed until a year ago due to ill health, he retired from the farm and moved into Valentine. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Darlene Thorn ton; one grandson, Kevin; three brothers, Jake of Spencer and Hans and John Sengelmann of Gregory. S. D.. and eight sisters. Alma Machmuller of Clarkson, Meta and Paula Sengelmann of Spencer, Irma Sengelmann, Freda Brown and Clara Arbo, all of O’Neill. Greta Timmerman of Star and Mrs. Harta Doty of Sioux Fall, S. D. Off Campus Courses To Begin Saturday Off campus classes in admini stration of the elementary school and public school music will begin Saturday at the O’Neill public school. Prerequisite for the first course is 53 -college hours. Stuart Group Voices Opposition to LB 191 STUART — The Community club of Stuart has adopted a re solution opposing LB 191 which proposes die east-west division of state into new congressional dis tricts. The Stuart group prefers a north-south division line along the eastern boundaries of Boyd, Holt and Antelope counties to. the Kansas line as it believes this would better fill the needs of the state. Seven Bids Received For New Merritt Dam AINSWORTH — Seven bids were received February 8 for con struction of Merritt Dam and ac cess road, major features of the Ainsworth project to first go under construction. Low bid of $2,655,044 was sub mitted by the Bushman Construc tion company of St. Joseph, Mo. The engineers estimate was $3,114, 334. The contract will be awarded in late February with work actually beginning shordy thereafter. EWING — Don Rotherham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rotherham, has been selected for Boys State under the sponsor ship of the American Legion, Sanders Post No. 214. He is a junior at Ewing high school. Sojkas to Observe Anniversary Feb. 21 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sojka of Ewing will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on February 21. They are vacationing at the home of their son and daughter in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Louis Sojka jr.. in Tucson, Ariz., and will celebrate there. Their address is: 2311 North Tucson Blvd., Tucson, Ariz. Musicians Attend Vermillion Clinic Roy Bridge. Dianne Gillespie, Vickie Gedwillo, Larry Dawes and Raymond Fox, accompanied by Duane Miller, band instructor, attended an all-day instrumental clinic Tuesday at Vermillion, S. D.. on the University of South Da kota campus. Firemen Hunt for Lost Ewing Lad EWING — The disappearance of a three-year-old lad caused an anxious three hours to a family here Friday afternoon. Little Jerry Slizoski, who makes his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slizoski west of Ewing, disappeared a short time after going outdoors to play. The family searched the farm home and surrounding area for approximately three hours be fore calling in the Ewing Fire department for assistance. Firemen soon located the lad and his dog about one mile from home, unharmed and not in the least concerned about all the excitement. His dog, part Collie, would not allow members of the searching party to come near Jerry. Schedule Released for Extension Meetings Extension leaders will attend meetings this month for the pur pose of learning the lesson on “arthritis” which they will pre sent to their different clubs. Following is a schedule of the meetings: February 20, J. L. Pru den residence at Ewing; Febru ary 21, Leo Kramer residence at Atkinson; February 3, O’Neill courthouse annex assembly room, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; February 24, William Crawford home in Chambers; February 27, Htrry Harper residence in Page, and February 28, Stuart school lunchroom. All meetings will start at 1:30 p.m. "South Pacific" Setting For St. Mary's Banquet Juniors and seniors of St. Mary’s academy dined and danced Thursday evening in a "South Pacific” atmosphere dur ing the annual prom held in the academy recreation room. Tom Wanser was toastmaster for the banquet which was pre pared by the mothers ' of the juniors and served in the dining room. Msgr. Timothy O’Sullivan gave the invocation. The welcoming address was presented by Steve Higgins and Douglas Spittler responded for the seniors. Larry Gilg presented “A Salute to Our Monsignor,” and Patricia McKenzie paid tribute to the faculty. Lynn McCarthy spoke about “Our Unseen Guests, Jesus and Mary.” After the banquet the group ad journed to the gymnasium for an evening of dancing to the music of Berigan’s orchestra. Security Representative Slates Butte Visit Feb. 1 James B. Hoffman, field repre sentative of the Norfolk social security office, will be in the courthouse court room in Butte from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. February 23. Game Commission Plans Expansion Of Grove Lake Fishery Program The expanding fishery program at the Game Commission’s Grove Lake near Royal may in clude northem-pike production in the future, according to Game Commissioner LeRoy Bahensky of St. Paul. Bahensky termed the northem pike potential at the lake "excel lent.” "Growth rates of this species in Grove Lage compare with those common in most fer tile Sandhill lakes.” The commission has already established two trout-rearing ponds at the area, after a sur vey had found the spring-fed stream water could support the fish. Raceways to hold the trout will be built this spring. In addition, the lake and Ver digre Creek, its feeder stream, are excellent trout-fishing and recreation areas. Test netting in Grove Lake last July disclosed northern pike just 16 months old and averaging 23 inches in length and 3.2 pounds. All were in excellent condition with deep broad bodies. Early 1960 creel census data revealed several catches of yearling pike in the 16-to-18 inch class, according to Leo H. Daw son area fishery manager. Five months after stocking of fry and fingerling in 1959, the fish were up to 12 to 14 inches. Further observations will be conducted this spring, Bahensky concluded. These will determine the extent of spawning migration into Verdigre Creek. Gary Fick Wins Scholarship In State 4-H Competition O'Neill High Has Winner In Regents for 22nd Year O’Neill public high school has participated and has had a win ner in all the Regents scholar ship contests during the past 22 years from 1939 to 1961. This record is equaled by only 43 other high schools, according to H. M. Cox, director of the University of Nebraska examina tion service at Lincoln. Atkinson Trucker Files $47,780 Damage Suit ATKINSON — Alois Mlinarik. truck operator, has filed suit in federal district court in Omaha for $47,780.36 against the Fire stone Tire and Rubber company as the result of an accident last September near Newcastle, Wyo. Mlinarik charges that his tractor trailer was damaged to the extent of $20,000 and he suf fered permanent head injuries when a front tire blew out. Public School is Test Center for ACT Program The O’Neill public school has been selected as a test center for the American College Testing Program. This test is required by many colleges in Nebraska and many recommend it. Other test centers in this area are Norfolk to the East and Broken Bow to the South and Valentine to the West. The test is for seniors and the cost is three dollars per student. Results are mailed to three colleges of their choice. There were 11 stu dents taking the test November 5, 1960 and there will be 19 taking the test February 25, 1961 at the O’Neill public school. Any senior planning to attend college should take this test soon as possible. The last chance this school year will be April 22, 1961. Ewing Man Dies In California EWING — Virgil ,‘Doc“ Kline, a former resident of Ewing, died February 3 at the home of his son, Vance, in West Covina, Calif. Mr. Kline lived many years in Holt county before going to Cali fornia. His wife died five years ago. Survivors are two sons, Harold of Norfolk and Vance of West Co vina; five grandchildren, James Kline of San Diego, Mrs. Vir ginia Gray of West Covina, Mrs. Jeriann Lillywhite of Hawthorne, Calif., and Linda and Gary Kline of West Covina; five great grand children, four brothers and one sister. Freak Pig Reported On Verdigre Farm VERDIGRE — A baby pig with one head and two bodies, com plete with eight legs, was bom in a litter of pigs Sunday morning on the Alvin Zila farm four miles south of Verdigre. The animal lived only a short while. It also had two tongues in the single mouth. Mr. Zila took the body to Dr. Walstrom, local veterinarian, who has it preserved in solution. Presbyterian Church At Ewing to Observe 75th Anniversary EWING — The congregation of the Ewing United Presbyterian church will hold open house Sun day, Feb. 26, in observancex>t the 75th anniversary of the church. Regular services will be held in the morning followed by a basket dinner in the annex at 12:30 p.m. At 2 p.m. there will be a program consisting of music, history of the church, dedication of gifts to the church and dedica tion of the annex. Lunch will be served after the program. Everyone is invited to attend this affair. Three Cases on Spring Term Court Docket Three cases are on the docket for the spring term of court beginning March 13 according to Howard D. Manson, clerk of the District Court. Two criminal cases will he heard — one, the State of Ne braska vs. Floyd Russell; and the other, the State of Nebraska vs. Emmett P. Dean, insufficient fund check charge. A suite for damage resulting from a car accident near Page will also be heard, Edna Gideon vs. Joe Foster. Floyd Longs Plan Open House Sunday An open house observance will be held Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Church of Christ, located at Sixth and Grant streets, from 2 to 5 p.m. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Long who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Long take this means of inviting their friends to attend. O'Neill PCA Slates Annual Meet Feb. 23 Stockholders of the O’Neill Pro duction Credit association will hold their twenty-seventh annual meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23 at O’Neill, according to James W. Rooney, manager. The meeting will be held in the Royal Theatre with registration beginning at 11:15 a m. A noon dinner will be served at the M & M Cafe and the K & M Cafe. The business meeting, to be presided over by President Otto E. Oberg of Ericson, will begin at 1 p.m. in the theatre. Principal speaker will be J. E. Arner, Vice President of the Federal Inter mediate Credit Bank of Omaha. More Contributions To March of Dimes Additional contributions from Holt county rural schools for the March of Dimes include the fol lowing. District 9, Clara Peacock, 54.90; district 14, Marvelene Garwood, 55; district 74, Doris Spann, $4; district 80, Mary Pierson, $2.45; district 81, Ann Judge, $3; dis trict 92, Eunice Mann, $3.50: dis trict 102, Larry Sawyer, $3.13; district 146, Marilyn Burke, $2.35; district 209, Etta Serck, $1.90; district 231, Robert C. Bailey, $4. The total contribution to date is $333.54. INMAN (ifiry Pick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kick, is one of two Nebraska 1-11 dub members named winners of scholarships to attend Camp Miniwanca at Stony I«ike, Mich., in August. Marilyn Moore of Sutherland is the other winner. Young Pick, 17, is a senior at Inman high school, lie has been a 4-H club member f >r eight years, and has compiled an out standing record in public speak ing, range judging, grass and weed identification, demonstra tions and beef showmanship. lie has been a member of five demonstration teams which were awarded purple ribbons at the Nebraska State Fair and one blue ribbon team at the national contest in Chicago. In range judging, Fick was high individual in the 1998 state contest and was a member of the high team in 1960. He also has posted five first place individual awards in grass and weed identi fication at the Nebraska State Fair. Fick has started his own beef breeding herd and was champion beef showman in the 1960 Holt County Fair. He also won top honors in the 1960 Holt County 4-H Tractor Driver contest. In public speaking Fick has placed second in the state contest two years in a row. He was awarded a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in agricultural achievement. A member of the Victory Boys and Girls as well as the Grafton Hust lers 4-H clubs, Fick has served as club president two years. Presbyterian Church To Approve Plans Approval of plans for the First Presbyterian church will be of fered to the congregation follow ing church services Sunday. The building committee, under the chairmanship of K. L. Van Voorhis, will present the plans to the church members. O'Neill Girl to Appear In Coed Follies Show Nyla Jaszkowiak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Jaszkowiak, will participate in the university’s coed follies show "Belles on their toes” which is to be presented on February 24 in Lincoln. Miss Jaszkowiak will play the lead role in “Hells Belles” the Delta Gamma sorority skit. ST. MARY’S JUNIORS AND SENIORS held their annual banquet and prom Thursday evening. Shown here at the head table (left to right) are: .Angela K tenig, Doug Splttler, Father Duffy, Msgr. Timothy O’Sullivan, Father Kucera, Tommy Wanser and Pat Herman. Tom Higgins served as toast master and welcome to the seniors was given by Steve Higgins. Douglas Splttler gave the response for the seniors. The evening s festivities were closed at midnight with benediction of the blessed sacrament