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_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