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Volume 81—Number 2 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 4, 1961 Seven Cents
Nebraskans Speak Out
On National Problems
North Central Nebraskans are
strongly opposed to: spending
money for foreign aid, admitting
Communist China to the UN,
agricultural supports and con
trols, higher minimum wage
laws. Social Security taxes to
provide free medical care for
pensioners and many other
government spending and welfare
programs.
These answers were strongly
evident in questionnaires re
turned from a survey published
in last week’s Frontier.
Included in the survey were 14
questions of national and inter
national importance prised by
Congressman Dave Mart in for his
constituents. The Frontier co
operated in the search for in
formation by publishing and
tallying the results of the survey.
Each of the polls returned to
the Frontier will be forwarded
to Congressman Martin for his
information and evaluation.
The questions are repeated be
low, followed by the percentage
of people answering the question
either “yes,” "no” or "not
sure:”
1. Do you favor reducing the
amount of money spent for
foreign aid?
Yes, 90 No, 5 Not Sure 5
2. Should Communist China be
admitted to the United Nations^
Yew, 10 No, 90
3. Do you favor a gradual re
duction in farm price supports?
Yes, 81 No, 14 Not Sure 5
4. Are you in faVor of giving
the Secretary of Agriculture the
power to sell on the open mar
ket Commodity Credit Corpora
tion feed grains at less than the
support price—as-provided oy tne
1961 Feed Grains program?
Yes, 32 No, 53 Not Sure, 15
5. Do you favor a government
program that would work toward
eventually eliminating all sup
ports and all controls on agri
culture?
Yes. 90 No, 10
6. Should we increase Social
Security taxes to provide free
medical care for pensioners—de
spite the fact that many are not
covered by Social Security?
Yes, 7 No, 88 Not Sure, 5
7. Do you favor more public
works spending by the govern
ment as an "anti-recession”
measure?
Yes, 21 No, 73 Not Sure, 3
8. Do you favor raising the
minimum wage to $1.25 an hour
and broadening coverage to in
clude 4 million more employees?
Yes, 16 No. 81 Not Sure, 3
9. Should workers be forced to
belong to unions to hold jobs?
Yes, 0 No. 98 Not Sure. 2
10. Do you believe anti-trust
laws should also apply to unions?
Yes, 75 No, 3 Not Sure, 16
11. Do you favor some sort of
Income tax allowance for educa
tion rather than direct Federal
aid to education?
Yes, 67 No. 21 Not Sure, 9
12. Do you favor Federal aid
to ALL schools—public, private
or parochial?
Yes, 21 No. 79 Not Sure, 0
13. Do you favor repayable
Federal loans to college students
rather than outright grants of
money?
Yes, 88 No, 5 Not Sure, 3
14. Do you feel that Federal aid
to education will result in
Federal control of education?
Yes, 81 No, 15 Not Sure, 4
Percentage figures for each
question may not total 100 be
cause not all persons answered
all questions. However, the per
centage of persons answering
was based on the total response.
Fire Destroys Chicks
And Brooder House
EWING—A fire early Friday
morning destroyed a brooder
house holding 150 10-day-old
chicks, and a granary at the Ray
Butler home south of Ewing.
The blaze was discovered by a
trucker passing by at 3 a m., who
awakened Mr. and Mrs. Butler.
The Ewing Fire department an
swered the call promptly hut the
fire had made such headway it
was impossible to save either
building. The firemen kept the
flames from spreading to other
nearby buildings.
Cause of the fire was unknown.
The loss is partly covered by in
surance.
O'Neill Youth
Apprehended at
David City
Edward Moos, alias Buddy
Moos, wanted in Holt county in
connection with the theft of two
tires in December of 1960, has
been apprehended at David City
by Sheriff Joseph Mcysenburg
according to word received in O’
Neill Wednesday morning.
Sheriff Leo Tomjack said
Wednesday that he plans to re
turn Moos to O’Neill Thursday.
A warrant has been issued in
Boyd county charging Moos
with breaking and entering.
Two other O’Neill men, Thomas
Zakrzewski jr., and Ronald Gene
Timm, appeared in county court
at Butte this week. Zakrzewski
pled guilty to being an accessory
to the breakin at the Farmers
Co-op at Bristow and was placed
on probation for three years.
Ronald Timm entered a plea of
not guilty and was bound over
to district court. Bail bond was
set at $500.
According to an annuoncement
from the Sandhills Cattle associa
tion, Bruce Russell of Omaha,
president of the Farmers
National company, will appear
on the Association’s annual con
vention program to he held in
Bassett May 23.
Mr. Russell will speak on his
experiences with the people and
with agriculture in Chile, South
America. Three years ago, he
worked in an advisory capacity
to the Chilean government in
establishing a professional farm
management service in that
country.
VERDIGRE—Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wavmnek. long time pioneer
residents of Knox county, were guests of honor at a dinner Sunday
held in observance of their golden wedding anniversary. The din
ner was held in the home of their son, Leonard Wavmnek of Verdi
gre- The couple also has a daughter. Mrs. Bolton Randa, and six
grandchildren. In the evening, the Wavruneks entertained at a dance
at the ZCBJ halL
Shorthorn Association
Plans for Fall Sale
Members of the North Central
Shorthorn association met in the
O’Neill courthouse Friday to
form plans for a fall sale to in
clude registered bulls and fe
males and also Shorthorn and
Shorthorn cross calves.
President E. It. Carpenter
presided at the meeting. The
date of sale will be announced
later when plans are com
pleted. Anyone interested in
this sale should contact David
Keidel at Stuart. Mr. Keidel is
the secretary and treasurer of
the Association.
Growing interest in Shorthorns
in this area makes a sale advi
sable. Members also discussed
other means of advertising and
promotion, and it was voted to
give an extra premium to any
4-H member whose fat cattle or
stocker feeder calf should be
champion over all breeds.
Hi-Plains Line
Asks Hearing
A request is on file with the
Civil Aeronautics Board for aD
Expeditious Hearing concerning
the application by Hi-Plains Air
ways to bring air service on four
routes to cities in Nebraska, Co
lorado, Kansas, North and South
Dakota.
One of the routes (A) on the
application would serve Denver
through to Omaha, including Va
lentine, Ainsworth, O’Neill and
Norfolk.
The Hi-Plains Airways propo
ses operating two round trips
per day over each route, using
smaller, twin-engine aircraft of
the Aero-Commander type. This
aircraft can carry six passengers,
mail, baggage and cargo. The en
tire system would be connected
by teletype, so that reservations
on other carriers may be made.
Persons interested in such ser
vice are urged to inform the O’
Neill Airport board, Representa
tive Dave Martin or Senator
Frank Nelson.
John Baker to Receive
Scholastic Citation
John Baker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Lohaus of O’Neill, has
been named by his Dean at
Creighton University as one of
the two members in his junior
class to be publicly cited for
scholarship at the Honors Ban
quet Saturday.
He received - the highest scho
lastic average in his class during
the past year.
Mrs. Lohaus and her mother,
Mrs. Mary MacLeod, will go to
Omaha Saturday where Mrs. Lo
haus will attend the annual Par
ents Day and the banquet. Mrs.
MacLeod will visit in the Mark
Fangman home in Omaha.
Council Votes
To Renovate
Water Tower
City Council members met
Tuesday evening at which time
it was voted to purchase two as
bestos suits and new hose for
the O’Neill Fire Department.
The Council entered into a con
tract with the Baburek company
for complete renovation of the
O’Neill water tower. Crewmen
are expected to arrive here
Thursday to begin repairs.
Plans were made to repaint the
police station and to add new
windows in the rear of the build
ing. Discussion was also held
concerning the payment of over
time to city employees for the
removal of snow during the past
winter.
Residents burning trash are re
quested by the Council to start
their trash fires after 3 p.m.
Sandhill Scouts
Name Officers
At Bassett
Scouters from O’Neill to Valen
tine attended the Sandhills Dis
trict of the Boy Scouts of
America annual business and ap
preciation dinner at Bassett last
week.
District Judge William Smith
was elected as the district chair
man for the coming school year.
Harold Allen of Bassett is vice
chairman for the district. Out
going chairman is Dr. Deakin of
Valentine.
Bud Krugman of O’Neill was
appointed by Judge Smith to help
administrate district support to
the unit leaders in the O’Neill
area.
Dick Tomlinson, a long-time
Scouter, of O’Neill spoke at the
dinner meeting. Judge D. R.
Mounts, who served many years
as district chairman, was a
member of the committee nomi
nating Judge Smith for the posi
tion.
MEET THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS—First place win
ners of the Inter-National Land, Pasture and Range Judging contest
held last Friday at Oklahoma City, shown here with their project
leader, Walter Fick, who won the top adult individual award. These
youths, members of the Grattan Hustlers 4-H Range Judging team,
are (1. to r.) Keith Krugman, Charles Hill, Gary Fich, Richard Hill
and Mr. Fick.
Board Names Three to
Teach in Public School
O’Neill school board members
voted Tuesday night to hire three
new teachers for the coming
school term.
Mrs. Earl Hunt of O’Neill, a
graduate of the University of
Nebraska has signed a contract
to teach in the lower elementary
grades. Her husband operates
Hunt’s plumbing service here.
The couple has three children.
Mrs. Vivian Bartos
Hired to instruct German,
chemistry, physics and general
science is Richard Van Valin
of Wakefield. He is a graduate
of Wakefield high school and
will complete four years at
Wayne State Teachers college
this spring. Mr. Van Valin Is
not married.
Mrs. Vivian Bartos of Ewing
will teach in the intermediate
grades. She is a graduate of Ew
ing high school and attended
Wayne State Teachers college for
two years. Mr. Bartos is em
ployed by the Kansas Nebraska
Natural Gas company in O’Neill.
Two teachers who were not of
fered contracts for the coining
school term appeared before the
board.to ask school board mem
bers why they had not been of
fered contracts and to request
letters of recommendation.
Appearing at the meeting
were Mrs. Leona Shoemaker,
who has taught in the O’Neill
public school for 11 years, and
Mrs. Catherine Fritton, who has
taught for the past 15 years.
School board president Henry
Lohaus stated that the board
hires teachers for only one year
at a time and that neither Mrs.
Shoemaker or Mrs. Fritton had
been fired. The board had simply
declined to offer them a con
tract for the cOming year. No
further explanation was given by
the board.
Outdoor Chefs
To Compete
In Steak Out
Outdoor chefs will get a chance
to display their talents next week
when the O'Neill Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor a "Steak
Out” for prizes.
George Janousek and Tom
Cronin are co-chairmen of the
event. Winners of local contests
will be eligible to compete in the
Nebraska Championship Steak
Out in Omaha May 28.
Backyard chefs may enter any
one of four divisions in the con
test—steaks, roasts, boneless
cuts and ground beef. They will
be judged on points for their
selection of the cut of beef, their
technique at the grill, how they
dress for the job and the ap
pearance, tenderness and taste of
the finished product
Application blanks may be ob
tained from grocery stores in O’
Neill or the Chamber of Com
merce office.
Cooking will start at 2 p.m.
May 11 at the corner of Fourth
and Douglas.
Contestants must furnish their
own grill, fuel, meat and equip
ment including seasoning.
Prizes include a custom made
bronze plaque for each division
and $20 toward expenses for the
state steak-out in Omaha.
The contest is sponsored state
wide by the Nebraska Cow Bel
les, Nebraska Beef Council, and
Grand Island and Omaha Cham
bers of Commerce.
Fred Seaton Will Be
Guest Speaker May 15
STUART—Fred Seaton of Hast
ings will be the guest speaker at
commencement exercises in Stu
art May 15. The exercises will be
gin at 8 p.m.
Graveside Rites Held
Sunday for Infant
Graveside rites were conducted
Sunday at Prospect Hill ceme
tery at O’Neill for Daryl Johnson,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay
ton Johnson of Verdigre.
The Rev. John Hart officiated
at the services.
Survivors are his parents and
one brother.
May Breakfast Is Well
Attended Here Monday
One hundred and ten protestant
women attended the May break
fast at the First Presbyterian
church in O’Neill Monday morn
ing.
The following program numbers
were presented: a humorous
reading by Mrs. C. Osenbaugh;
special poem by Mrs. Della Eby,
vocal selections by a quartette,
and a devotional monument to
mothers by several church mem
bers.
Valuation Up
On School Land
In Holt County
Elmer Mahlin, secretary of the
board of Educational Lands and
Funds met Wednesday with far
mers and ranchers holding school
land leases in Holt county to ex
plain the increase in valuation
which takes effect July 1.
Re-evaluation of school lands
in Holt county last year effected
142 tracts of land representing
77,785 acres. The valuation
raised the average valuation
from $18.46 per acre to $23.18.
At the present time there are
7,509 acres of cultivated lease
land and 1,484,400 acres of grass
land. Average valuation for culti
vated land is $42.21 per acre and
on grassland, $21.09.
Total valuation has been raised
from $1,436,104 to $1,802,950. This
will bring in $22,010.76 in in
creased revenue annually.
Holt Schools
Receive Funds
From State
A total of $60,489.36 has been
received from the State Tem
porary School fund for distribu
tion to 110 eligible Holt county
districts.
The amount of $11,249.97 was
given to eligible districts “in
lieu-of-tax” payments. Each
district was paid sums equal
to the amounts of tax they
could collect from school land
in their district if it were pri
vately owned.
Of the remaining distributable
money, $23,796.63 was divided
equally among HO school dis
tricts, $216 plus for each dis
trict, regardless of population,
pupils or other conditions; and
$21,963.01 was divided among
eligible school districts accord
ing to child population at the
-rate of $5.28 per person between
the ages of 5 and 24 years. The
remainder went to the free high
school fund.
Apportionment to the town
schools of the county was as
follows: Page, $1,401.16; O’Neill.
$8,296.82; Atkinson. $3,178.39; Ew
ing, $2,273.57; Inman, $2,095.51;
Stuart, $2,488.28, and Chambers,
$6,507.66.
Armory Approved by
Senate Committee
A $43,250 National Guard
armory has been approved for
O’Neill by the Senate Armed
Services committee at Washing
ton.
A total of $855,800,750 was
given approved authorization by
the Committee in military con
struction for the year beginning
July 1.
Sportmen Say
Fishing is Fine
It was “pretty good” fishing foi
O’Neill residents at Ft. Randal
Sunday. Alan Van Vleck reportcc
a 15-pound Northern pike, Miki
Trupp caught four saugers ant
Phil Gildersleeve, seven-year-olc
son of Dr. and Mrs Harry Gil
dersleeve, got a five-pounc
Northern.
Phil should be credited with
“catching” his fish because ii
got off the hook when he got it tc
the dock and specators report
the youngster’s tackle a sight tt
behold.
Vern Reynoldson and Virg
Laurson got more than they bar
gained for when they checked
their set lines. A pelican had
caught his wing on one of theii
hooks when it dove after a fish
and the large bird drowned wher
it couldn’t get loose. The fisher
men thought it was a whale wher
they pulled up their lines.
Dr. W. S. Henry
To Speak At
Commencement
Dr. W. S. Henry, assistan
dean at Teachers college at the
University of Nebraska, will lx
the main speaker at commence
ment exercises May 17 at O’Neil
public high school.
Baccalaureate exercises will lx
May 14 in the school auditoriurr
with the Rev. Ivan Christoffer
sen giving the address. Both af
fairs will start at 8 p.m.
O’Neill public school will close
May 24 on which day the student
will return for their cards. Regu
lar attendance will be held unti
May 19 and the intervening days
will be used by the faculty tc
grade exam papers and to com
plete report cards.
Saturday evening the juniors
and seniors will hold their ban
quet and prom at the school audi
torium.
Social Security Agent
To Be Here on May 10
Gail Robart, field representa
five of the Norfolk Social Securi
ty office will be in O’Neill frorr
9:30 a m. to 3 p.m. May 10.
A TRUMPET TRIO from Spencer will be competing in the State
Lions dub Talent contest at Kearney May 13. They won second place
in the senior division at the District contest in Genoa Friday. Left
to right: Frances Becker, Bob Haun and Mary Meurrens. They
vere accompanied by Janice Peterson.
Four Holt county 4-H youths of
the Grattan Hustlers 4-H Range
Judging team won first place at
the Inter-National Land, Pasture
and Range Judging contest held
Friday at Oklahoma City.
Their project leader, Walter
Fick, won the top adult individual
award.
Team members include Gary
Fick, senior at Inman high school
who placed third individually
with a score of 264 jx>ints out of
a possible 303 points; Richard
Hill, sophomore in O’Neill high
school placed second individual
ly with a score of 269; Keith
Krugman, freshman at O’Neill
high placed seventh with a score
of 248, and Charles Hill, alter
nate team member of the eighth
grade in District 5, who scored
208.
Winning the award climaxed
four to six years of range man
agement 4-H club work for the
various team members. In 1959
three members of this team, plus
Jerry Homolka of Chambers, took
top honors in the state contest
and sixth place in the national
Jerry was ineligible to compete
in 4-H activities this year lie
cause of age and was replaced
on the team by Charles Hill. At
state this year, Keith Krugman
took top 4-H individual award
and the team outscored the top
team by 100 points. The Holt
team was unable to compete as
a team because of Nebraska
rules. Gary Fick was state in
dividual award winner in 1958.
The team has spent many
hours in practice in preparing
for the national contests. Valu
able assistance has been rendered
by Weston Whitwer, Range Con
servationist; Orville Indra, soil
scientists; Pat Gallup, former
Voc Ag instructor at O’Neill high
school, now located at Oklahoma
who was helpful in acuainting the
team with Oklahoma conditions,
and the state and local Exten
sion and Soil Conservation ser
vice personnel.
Team members and sponsors
left O’Neill April 25, arriving in
i Oklahoma City at noon Wednes
day The memlx'rs worked with
specialists and instructors until
Friday, preparing for the con
test. The contest was held Fri
day afternoon on a ranch 30
miles northwest of Oklahoma
City. The contest was divided in
to four parts, identification and
classification of plants, pasture
contest, range site and range
management.
Bob Hill states: "The team
members have gained a great
deal of knowledge concerning
range management and have
made many acquaintances with
4-H and FFA contestants from
other parts of the nation . . . This
exemplifies the importance of
4-H training. It broadens the ex
perience of members and gives
them knowledge on chosen fields
of endeavor, plus valuable con
tacts with other individuals that
are very worthwhile. It brings to
reality the motto, ‘Make the Best
Better.’ ’’
Following are the firms which
donated toward the expenses of
the trip: Production Credit As
sociation of O’Neill, Federal
Land Bank Association of O’Neill,
O’Neill Livestock Market, O’Neill
National Bank, First National
Bank of O’Neill and the O’Neill
Chamber of Commerce.
Frank Shefl is over-all club
leader.
Inman Seniors
Plan Class Play
INMAN -The senior class play
"Aunt Samanthy Rules the
Roost” will be presented Thurs
day evening at the school audi
torium.
Other school events include
Inman’s first softball game of
the season Tuesday between In
man and Chambers at Cham
bers; the Rangeland track meet
at O’Neill Wednesday, and the
Mass Band Concert at Royal
Friday at 8 p.m. Towns taking
part in the concert will be In
man, Meadow Grove, Royal
Clearwater and Page.