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Volume 80—Number 51 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, April 13, 1961 <•
Eichmann Trial Brings Memories
Of Imprisonment to Local Woman
A little girl sat playing in her
kitchen in an apartment in Ger
many when suddenly the door
was opended and a man stagger
ed in, bent over and bleeding
about the face. He rushed to the
stove and laid his hands flat on
the hot surface in an attempt to
get warm.
This man was the little girl s
father and he had just escaped
from a concentration camp and
had managed to get home to his
two daughters and wife.
That little girl was Beate Stern,
known in O’Neill as Mrs. Robert
Pappenheimer. So began her
nightmares of her life in Ger
many during the Nazi occupation
and the terrible memories of the
time she spent in concentration
camps. When the world is again
shccsed and awakened to the at
rocities of World War H, now
that Adolf Eichmann’s trail has
begun, it is of interest to every
one to know her story.
When her father escaped from
the camp, he had already suffer
ed more than most people could
stand. The Nazis had taken away
his mercantile business and he
and his family went to Karls
ruhe, Germany where they lived
in an apartment. He had been
taken away to do forced labor
and had finally made an escape.
His daughter faintly remembers
his return to their home but the
memory of him coming through
the kitchen door remains always
with her.
He was cared for by his wife
and hidden in the apartment but
much of this period can not be
remembered.
Her next clear memory is of
the sound of heavy boots tramp
ing up a marble stairway and
the sound of the cleats ringing
against the stone. Then the loud
banging on the door. This was the
Gestapo coming for them in 1939.
Beate Stern, her baby sister and
her parents were told to get to
gether enough clothing for two
weeks and to come with them.
Beate remembers screaming,
"They’re going to kill us—they’re
going to kill us!’’ but the mem
ories are no longer very clear
after that until their arrival in
the concentration camp at Gurs
in Southern France. The father
was separated from them and
was taken to another part of the
camp. Beate remembers it was
n’t too far away as she can re
member walking and getting to
see him at one time.
Her sister, who was four years
old then became very ill with
terrible sores and sickness caus
ed from undernourishment. Her
mother managed to get her plac
ed in a Jewish Children’s home
and that left only Beate and her
mother to fight for survival.
Only hatred kept this little girl
from becoming the lifeless, star
ing, lice-ridden, sick child that
all the other children had be
come. She hated with such a deep
passion that she had strength to
exist, strength to bathe in the
ice cold river whenever she had
a chance, and strength to go
through garbage cans to salvage
scraps of food.
She remembers well the sight
of the Nazis kicking old men and
women, grabbing the weak old
men by their beards and shov
ing them around. She remem
bers the harsh guttural voices,
yelling and ordering the helpless
prisoners and the indencies to
which they were exposed. This
hatred and her mother’s love
kept her going. She remembers
well her mother getting thinner
and thinner until her bones show
ed clearly, not realizing how little
her mother was eating because
she was always scraping toge
ther a little extra for Beate.
That was her last memory of
this camp because Beate and her
mother were transferred to ano
ther camp, Rivesaltes, where
Beate finnally became ill with
yellow jaundice and dysentery.
She can remember her parents
looking at her through barred
windows while she was sick. Her
mother got her sent to a Jewish
Children’s home and this left her
mother alone as her father was
deported to Marseille.
The letters she received from
her parents stopped in early 1942
and that was the last trace she
ever had of them. No word of
their fate has ever been found,
although many of their relatives
spared no expense to uncover
the truth about Beate’s father
and mother.
Beate was 10 years old and
after recovering somewhat from
her illness she was sent to Jewish
(Continued on page 4.)
BEEF RECEIPES are now available for anyone interested In
preparing some of Nebraska’s fine beef. A book, “Beef Cookery”
was presented to the O’Neill Library by the Cow-Belles, an auxiliary
- of the Nebraska Cattleman’s association. Miss Bernadette Brennan,
librarian is shown here (left) as she accepts the book from Mrs.
Everett Miner (center) and Mrs. D. C. Schaffer, members of the
Cow-Belles,
Carson Named
NC League Vice Pres.
Alvin Carson of O’Neill has
been elected vice president of the
North Central Baseball league.
President is Harold Camp of
Petersburg and secretary and
treasurer is Don Warnke of
Meadow Grove.
Eight towns were represented
at a meeting held Monday eve
ning in Tilden when plans for
the 1961 season were completed.
Represented were Clearwater,
O’Neill, Orchard, Tilden, Atkin
son, Verdigre, Petersburg and
Humphrey.
The league season will begin
May 28 with all games to be
played on Sunday and Thursday
nights.
Wesleyan Band
To Appear in
O'Neill Friday
The Nebraska Wesleyan Uni
versity concert band will present
a concert in O’Neill Friday at 8
p.m. in the high school audi
torium.
The “Pride of the Plainsmen,’’
under the leadership of Robert L.
Marshall, features a trumpet
quartet, saxophone quartet,
woodwind ensemble, trombone
trio and precussion ensemble.
The band’s music repertoire is
divided between the moderns,
classics, marches and novelties.
Perry Dawes, Gary Gillespie
and Paula Reed, all of O’Neill
are members of the concert band.
The 71 ydong men and women
composing the concert band are
selected from the 104 member
instrumental oganization which is
maintained on the campus.
The Nebraska Wesleyan “Pride
of the Plainsmen” are recognized
today as one of the finest small
college bands in the Mid West.
The public is cordially invited
to the concert. There will be no
admission charge.
Zone Manager
Arrives Here
Duane Anderson of Akron, la.,
has arrived in O’Neill where he
is zone manager for Investors
Diversified Services, Inc., re
placing M. L. Burney, who re
cently resigned to manage the
O’Neill Country club.
Mr. Anderson and his family
moved here April 1 and are re
siding at 840 E. Clay. They have
four children, two daughters, 3
and 1 years of age, and two sons,
11 and 9.
Sign Up Now!
All young boys who wish to
play baseball in the O’Neill Little
League are reminded that they
must register by April 17.
Due to the large number of
boys in the Little League, any
boy not registered will not be al
lowed to play baseball this
year. Those who have not entered
their names, may bring or mail
their registration to either O’
Neill newspaper by April 17.
O'Neill High PTA
Presents Two
Memberships
The la.st meetine of the school
year for the O’Neill Public School
P-TA was held Monday evening
in the high school gym with
Harry Spall, president, presiding.
Life memberships were pre
sented to Mrs. Leona Shoemaker
and Mrs. Katherine Fritton.
Mrs. Clay Johnson jr., record
ing secretary, read the local by
laws. Mrs. Ben Gillespie was the
installing officer of the new of
ficers for the next year which
included: Newt Mullendore,
president; M/Sgt. Bill Cousins,
vice president; Mrs. Clay John
son jr., recording secretary, and
Mrs. Frank Eppenbach, treas
urer.
The junior band under the dir
ection of Duane Miller presented
three numbers. The fourth grade
mothers served refreshments.
Clearwater School
Holds Spring Concert
CLEARWATER—The annual
spring band concert under the
direction of Leonard Sawyer was
held Thursday evening in the
high school auditorium by both
A and B band members.
Soloists and special numbers
were by Marie Tubbs, Bonnie
Rutledge, Connie Switzer, Donna
Sanne, Cathy Wiegand, Helen
Snider, Cheryl Rice, Jack Hixson,
Donald Moser, Ricky Wiegand,
and Richard Twiss. Accompa
nists were Chellie Nolze, Connie
Switzer, Helen Snider, Cathy
Wiegand Joan Sabotka.
Seger Purchases
Raymer Mortuary
ATKINSON—Leo Seger has
purchased the Raymer Mortuary
at Butte which will be operated
by Mr. and Mrs. John Gahan of
Atkinson.
Plans are that Paul Seger will
go to Butte upon his graduation
from college.
Ross Rakow
Named to
High Post
Last Monday Ross Rakoiw, for
mer Page boy and resident of
Holt county until his entrance in
the University of Washington
school of law, was appointed su
perior court judge of Klickitat
and Skamania counties by Gov
ernor Albert D. Rosellini. The po
sition was created by the Wash
ington State Legislature at regu
lar session.
Rakow has served as county
prosecutor since August, 1960.
Prior to that he practiced law in
Goldendale.
The young prosecutor came
to the attention of the Gover
nor several months ago when
Rakow was instrumental in
bringing about the arrests of
members of a narcotic’s ring
operating in the Pacific North
west. With the help of federal
and local authorities, members
of the ring were brought to
justice.
Rakow is a member of the
Goldendale Chamber of Com
merce, Junior Chamber of Com
merce, Lion’s, Elk’s, Masons and
the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Air
Patrol. In 1958-59 he was chair
man of the Klickitat County Dem
ocratic Central Committee.
Ross is the son of Luke Rakow,
now of Goldendale, formerly of
Page. He was a 1948 graduate of
Page high school and graduated
from the University of Washing
ton school of law in June, 1956.
Rakow’s wife is the former
Barbara Kimes of Clearwater.
They have a daughter, Lori.
Rakow at 29 has the distinc
tion of being the youngest super
ior court judge in the state of
Washington, if not in the nation.
Inman High Presents
Annual Spring Concert
INMAN—The annual spring
concert was presented Monday
evening by the Inman high school
band under the direction of
Leonard Sawyer.
Eleven band numbers were
presented and the following per
sons participated in solo, duet
and trio entertainment: Kay Kel
ley, Bill Coventry, Garnett Gil
logly, Bernice Colman, Lorraine
Butterfield, Karen Brown, Sharon
Michaelis, Mary Morsbach, Keith
Kivet, Warren Hansen, Bob Pri
bil, Terry Anthony, Roger Banks
and Marilyn Siders.
Accompanists were Ruth Ann
Hansen, Perry Morrow and Mary
Morsbach.
Refreshments were served at
the close of the concert by a
group of the Band Mothers.
Spencer Teachers
Return Contracts
School Superintendent Leo M.
Marx of Spencer announces that
all high school staff members,
with the exception of one, have
signed their contracts for the
next school term. The position of
coach-math instructor remains
to be filled.
Spencer maintains a Class A
accredited school staffed by eight
elementary and seven high school
teachers.
Lynch Juniors Plan
Class Play Friday
LYNCH—Junior class mem
bers will present their class play,
“Desperate Arbrose” Friday at
8 p.m. in the new auditorium at
Lynch.
The play is a three-act comedy
and is directed by Paul Willson.
Services Held for
William Wesche, 85
LYNCH — Funeral services
were held April 8 in the Im
manuel Lutheran church at Til
den for William Wesche, 85, of
Tilden who died April 3 in a
Tilden hospital after a two weeks
illness.
He was the father of Walter
Wesche of Lynch.
Fish Story
The boss at this office re
cently got away with “the
boys’’ for a couple of days re
laxation at their favorite fishin'
hole.
While enjoying the sport,
they spotted Harry Holmes,
proprietor of King Fong’s
Chinese restaurant at North
Platte, also doing some fancy
angling up the stream. He had
hooked a niee-size trout by
letting his line drift down
through a culvert.
His neighbor fishermen
watched in awe as he worked
the fish up to shore.
Breathing a sigh of relief,
Chuck Carhart of Neligh, said,
in all seriousness, “I didn’t
think he had a Chinaman’s
chance!”
R. R. Commission
Receives Letter
A letter has been received from
Joseph L. Brown, chairman of
the Nebraska State Railway
commission, informing the O’
Neil] Chamber of Commerce that
Senator Frank Nelson of O’Neill
had been in the Lincoln office
April 5 to discuss means of halt
ing fires along the railroad tracks
in Holt county.
Dale Wilson, vice president of
the O’Neil] Chamber, and Gerald
Miles, O’Neill Fire chief, sent a
letter of protest to the Railway
commission last week. Other
county fire chiefs also sent in let
ters concerning the number of
fires starting by the tracks.
Mr. Brown further informed the
Chamber that he had written the
attorney general inquiring what
legal remedies, if any, are avail
able to people in the H«lt county
area and the extent of the Com
rtrission’s jurisdiction to enforce
whatever laws are presently in
effect.
Copies of the Chamber's letter
and the one sent to the attorney
general have been sent to the
Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road company in Chicago.
O'Neill High to
Omit Voc. Ag;
Srari Shop Class
Gerald Hawley, football and
track coach ana mathematic in
structor, and James Luft, junior
high instructor and athletic
coach, have returned their signed
contracts to the O’Neill board of
education.
Board members, at the re
cent regular meeting, have
agreed that the O’Neill public
school would not offer vo
cational agriculture after 1963.
With no freshmen taking voc.
ag. this year and none offered
for next year, the school will
have only two classes of voc.
ag. before the course will be
discontinued.
Plans include replacing the pre
sent four-year program with a
two-year general farm shop pro
gram which will be open to town
students as well as rural stu
dents. This will permit the school
to accept all free high school
tuition students for the coming
school year, freshmen students
included.
The board members were con
cerned with accreditation stand
ards as the ag. classes will be
moved to an old shower room for
instruction and they are doubtful
whether O’Neill will be able to
maintain its accreditation.
Harold Whitcomb
Hurt in Mishap
AMELIA — Harold Whitcomb,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hank Whit
comb, received severe cuts and
bruises about his head and face
in an auto accident Saturday,
Apr. 1.
He was hospitalized in Burwell
until Thursday morning when he
was returned to his home.
Norfolk Legion
To Sponsor
Benefit Dance
A public dance will be held at
King’s Park April 19, sponsored
by the Norfolk American Legion
post, with all proceeds going to
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pofahl of
Chambers who recently lost their
home and belongings in a fire.
Roger Pofahl and his brothers,
Max, Dean and Butch, have for
a number of years been outstand
ing competitors in the Norfolk
Golden Gloves tournament. The
Norfolk Legion is showing their
appreciation for the part Roger
played in the tournaments. Dale
King is donating the ballroom for
the dance.
O'Neill Men Judge
Talent at Bristow
Joe Stutz, Newt Mullendore and
Bill McIntosh went to Bristow
Friday night to judge the Bristow
Talent contest.
Lions club members sponsored
the contest _
Man Captured Sunday After
Gunshots, Highway Chase
Lions to Sponsor
Talent Contest
Here April 24
Lions club members will spon
sor the annual Talent Contest
April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the O'
Neill high school auditorium.
There will be three age groups
in the contest, junior group made
up of 10 year olds and under,
intermediate consisting of 11 to
15 years of age, and seniors, 16
to 19 years old.
Awards will be given for
first, second and third places
in each group and the first
place winners will be eligible
for the district contest. Each
contestant will receive a certifi
cate.
Tickets will go on sale next
week. Advanced prices will be
50 cents. Tickets purchased at
the door will cost 60 cents and
children’s admission will be 25
cents.
Anyone wishing to enter the
contest may leave their name
with KBRX radio station or with
Duane Miller at the O’Neill high
school. Each contestant must
give their name, address, age,
type of entertainment, group or
individual. Judges will be from
Butte Lions club.
Tom Croniri and Ken Curren
are in charge of arrangements.
Inman Club Slates
Telephone Meeting
INMAN—There will be a com
munity-wide telephone meeting
sponsored by the Inman Com
munity club at the public school
here Monday at 8 p.m.
The meeting is being held for
the purpose of giving all indi
viduals an opportunity to present
any information about improved
telephone service for the Inman
community.
Plan Open House
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rubeck
will celebrate their 50th wed
ding anniversary April 20 and
in observance of the occasion
will hold open bouse at the
Town House April 23 from 2 to
5 p.m.
The couple takes this method
of inviting their friends and
relatives to attend the event.
Pony League to
Open May 14
Representatives from seven
towns met in the Legion hail Fri
day to form the Sandhills Pony
baseball league, which is made
up of players who will not be 15
years of age by August 1.
Joe Ollendick of O’Neill was
elected president of the League,
and Bernard Troshynski of At
kinson is secretary and treasurer.
The league has teams from At
kinson, Chambers, Ewing, Page,
Orchard, Elgin and two from O’
Neill, the O’Neill Colts and the
O’Neill Broncs.
League play will start May 14
and will end August 13. An All
Star game will be held August 20.
Gildersleeve Elected
Boat Club President
Dr. Harry Gildersleeve has
been elected as president of the
Ft. Randall Boat club. Harry
Clauson has been named director
from this area.
Election of officers was held
Thursday evening at Pickstown.
Discussion of further develop
ment of the recreation area was
also discussed.
St. Mary's Students
Attend Science Fair
Thirty-eight St. Mary's science
students and Sisters Josephine
and Agnes attended the Nebras
ka State Science Fair held at
the Wayne State campus Friday.
This was the fifth annual meet
ing of the Northeast Junior
Academy of Sciences. Eighteen
schools participated in the fair.
There were approximately 127
experiments on display, con
ducted in the different sciences.
Dr. Richard Ogbom of Creighton
and Nebraska Universities was
the guest speaker.
Kennedy, Smith
Crowned at
Page Banquet
PAGE—Rodney Kennedy, a
senior and Linda Smith, junior,
were crowned king and queen of
sports Tuesday evening when the
All Sports banquet was held at
the Page high school.
Their attendants were Dennis
Ickes and Charlene Fusselman.
Caroline Max was toastmis
tress. Bonnie Crumly gave the
welcome and Ron Asher the re
sponse. Others taking part in the
program were Marilyn Parks,
Coach Ronald Park, Jerry Col
lier, Jon Cork, Bonnie Heiss, the
Rev. Robert Linder, Aletha
Rutherford, Alvin Crumly and
Jeri Luebeoke.
Mothers of the Pep club mem
bers prepared the meal. Serving
were Suzanne and Peggy O’
Brien, Sandra Alberts, Lynn
Boelter, Kent and Randy Stauf
fer, Charles Hovey and Larry
Summers. The room was deco
rated in the school colors of black
and gold.
Two Appear in
District Court
Emmet P. Dean of Stuart ap
peared in District court Monday
and pleaded guilty to issuing an
insufficient fund check. District
Judge C. Smith gave Dean a sus
pended sentence and placed him
on parole for a period of three
years in the custody of E. E.
Cumings of Rushville, district par
ole officer.
Dean was also ordered to make
restitution of not less then $750
per year for the next three years
to cover the checks and other
debts.
Also appearing in District
Court was Lyle Milacek of Bris
tow who was sentenced to 18
months in the Nebraska State
Penitentiary for issuing an insuf
ficient fund check.
Milacek has previously been
charged with issuing an insuffi
cient fund check in Cherry coun
ty and also prosecuted for car
theft in Platte county in 1959.
Three Named
As Trustees
At Lynch
LYNCH—Three members were
elected to the board of trustees
here, Ernest Sixta, Wayne Chris
tensen and Earl Pritchett. Bud
Rutledge and Glen Hull were also
candidates.
Lee Mulhair were unopposed
on the ballot for police magi
strate.
On the Dist. No. 36 school bal
lot, Andrew Classen and Fred
King were elected for three-year
terms. Wayne Christensen and
Edward Heiser also ran for the
board.
ocucijr j-juruuucn arrest
ed John Hoover, 65, Sunday night,
following a wild, gun-shot punc
tured chase from west of O'Neill
to a spot a mile east of the junc
tion of Highways 20 and 275.
Hoover Wednesday morning
waived preliminary hearing in
county court and was charged
with breaking and entering a gar
age owned by James W. Galyeu,
Atkinson. The complaint was sign
ed by County Attorney William
Griffin.
Hoover was bound over to dis
trict court for trial. Bond set at
$500.
The series of events started
Sunday night when Fred Braun.
Atkinson, saw someone come out
of the Galyen garage and throw
a tire in a car, Patrolman Eu
gene Hastreiter said.
The man then jumped into
his ear and sped east toward
O’Neill. Braun followed in his
vehicle and got the license
number then returned to call
Hastreiter.
Patrolman Hastreiter, off-duty
at his home in O’Neill, drove
west to intercept the car and
turned to give chase when the
cars met. Hoover refused to pull
John Henry Hoover
over when the patrol car’s fen
der light and siren were turned
on, Hastreiter said, and would
pull to the left side of the road
each time the patrolman tried to
come along side.
Hastreiter then radioed ahead
to Patrolman R. L. Gude who
was on duty near Inman. Gude
drove toward O’Neill to intercept
and joined the chase at the east
edge of O’Neill.
East of the Elkhorn river on
the highway the patrolmen fir
ed several shots, Hastreiter
said, but the chase did not end
until the patrolmen shot oat
Hoover’s left front tire about
a mile east of the weigh sta
tion.
During the chase Hoover drove
on the left side of the road ex
cept when oncoming traffic made
it impossible to overtake him.
He drove 70-75 miles per hour
through O’Neill and on the high
way, Hastreiter said.
When apprehended, Hoover bad
six new tires in his car, Hast
reiter said, tires later identified
as being taken from the Gaiyen
garage. Later investigation show
ed another 14 new tires stacked
outside the garage beside the
door.
Both the back seat and the
division between the rear seat
and the trunk area had been re
moved from the car.
Keys for picking locks were
found in Hoover’s possession.
When asked why he refused to
stop for the officers, Hoover said,
“I thought you were hijackers.’
O’NEILL CITY TOUHNA5IENT WINNERS of the Women’s Bowling association received their
awards Tuesday evening at the annual banquet in the Presbyterian Fellowship hall. The winners and
their awards are as follows: (I. to r.) Mrs. Don Martin, Mrs. Ralph Me El vain, Mrs. Don McKamy, Mrs.
Don Adamson, and Miss Delores Hamik, Melclna’s Powder Puff team winners; Mrs. Zane Rowse,
winner of the singles award; Mrs. Frank Schwager, all events winner, and Mrs. D. Anderson and
Mrs. Jack Everitt, doubles winner. Eighty members attended the banquet. Mrs. Virgil Lanrsen was
elected vice president of the association, Mrs. Darold Graham as secretary and treasurer and Mrs.
Fritz Yantzi, sergeant of arms. President is Mrs. N irbert Clark.
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