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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1961)
BAN <i ELAND TRACK CHAMPIONS, the O’Neill high school learn, took the top score of 107Vi points to win the meet Tuesday on the borne field. Team members are (top row, L to r.) John Strong, Terry Kurtz, Mike Hand, Darold Firmer, Rich Hill, Jerry Dexter, Bon Schineichel and Bill Nelson; (middle row) Russell Sprague, Gary Brewster, Kurt Larson, Jack McGinn, Leonard Havranek, Jerry Kilcoin and John Kurtz; (front row) Larry Liefo, Mike Miller, Keith Krugman, Denny Drayton and Lonnie MeKlm. * ’* » * i hi uiuaMiiic. jf PROl DLY DISMAYING their two mile relay trophy won at the Rangeland track meet Tuesday on the home field, are these O’Neill high school athletes, (1. to r.) Jerry Dexter, Mike Hand, Rich Hill and Terry Kurtz. Their time for the relay was 9:04.1. ROSS ARMSTRONG, director of athletics at Ghadron State Teachers college, Is shown here as he addressed the St. Mary’s academy and O’Neill public high school athletes at the Sports Banquet Thurs day evening at the Legion hall. The athletes from the two schools were introduced at the banquet. The Chamber of Commerce sponsored the affair. Bernice Colman Named to Gateway Team INMAN—Bernice Colman of In man high school has been selected on the first team of the Sandhill Gateway Volleyball team. Bernice was selected by the conference coaches because of her steady play for the last three years at the center-center posi tion. She is a four year letterman in the sport and only missed one game in he- four years of high school and that was due to the fact that she received a concus sion in practice three days be fore the final game of the year. Cbach Bill Miller credits Miss Colman’s steady play on defense and her accurate serving ability for earning the spot on the first team. Ruth Ann Hansen, a junior, was given honorable mention by the coaches at the center-net position. O'Neill High Downs Foes To Win Rangeland Title O’Neill high gathered 107% points in the Rangeland track meet held Tuesday to win top honors in the class A competition. Valentine placed second with 67% points, Ainsworth was third with 33 and Bassett placed fourth with 14%. In class B competition Ains worth won first with 74 points, O’Neill was second with 66, Bas sett was third with 46 and Va lentine placed fourth with 41. How they placed: CLASS “A” Discus—l.Havranek, O’Neill; 2, Herring, Ainsworth; 3, Mullin, Valentine; 4, Hill, O’Neill; 5, Smith, Valentine. Distance 126’ 8” Shot Put—1, Herring, Ains worth; 2, Schmeichel, O'Neill; 3, Kurtz, O’Neill; 4, Smith, Valen tine; 5, Bartlett, Ainsworth. Dis tance 41’ 4%” 440 yd. Dash—1, Dexter, O’ Neill; 2, Osburn, Valentine; 3, Grooms, Valentine; 4, Creitman, Bassett; 5, Hand, O’Neill. Time 55.1. 100. yd. dash—1, Kilcoin, O’ Neill; 2, May, Valentine; 3, Hav ranek, O’Neill; 4, Stichka, Valen tine; 5, Chicoine, Valentine. Time 10.3. High Jump—1, Tie, Dexter, O’ Neill, Nelson, O’Neill; 3, Tie, Witte, Valentine, Nelson Valen tine; 5, Ermer, O'Neill. Height 5’ 6”. Pole Vault—1, Tie, Nelson, O’ Neill, McGinn. O’Neill; 3, Tie, Schmeichel, O’Neill, Sawyer, Va lentine; 5, Richard, Basset and Stichka, Valentine. Height 10’ 9”. Broad Jump—1, Kilcoin, O’ Neill; 2, Ermer, O’Neill; 3, Barnes, Valentine; 4, Hering, Ainsworth; 5, Stichka, Valentine. Distance 20’ 8” New school record Mile Run—1, Cobl, Valentine; 2, Coleman, Ainsworth; 3, Boje, Valentine; 4, McAleby, Valentine; 5, McQuire, Bassett. Time 5.13. 120 yd High hurdles—1, Plamon da, Ainsworth; 2, Schmeichel, O’ Neill; 3, Larson, O’Neill; 4, Nel son, Valentine; 5, Sanger, Bassett. Time 16.4. 180 yr. Low hurdles—1, Sch mejchel, O’NeilL; 2, Ermer, O’ Neill; 3, Larson, O’Neill; 4, San ger, Bassett; 5, Herring, Ains worth. Time 22.5. 880 yd. run—1, Bartlett, Ains worth; 2, Copeland, Bassett; 3, Coburn, Valentine; 4, Polen, Bas sett; 5, Peterson, Valentine. Time 2:08.8. 220 yd Dash—1, Kilcoin, O’ Neill; 2, May, Valentine; 3, Hav ranek, O'Neill; 4, Stichka, Valen tine; 5, Nelson, O’Neill. Time 23.1. 2 mile relay—1, O’Neill; 2, Bas sett; 3, Valentine. Time 9.04.1. 880 yd relay—1, O’Neill; 2, Va lentine; 3, Ainsworth. Time 1.37. Mile Relay—1, Valentine; 2, 2, Bassett; 3, O’Neill. Time 3.39. CLASS “B” Discus—1, Zoerb, Ainsworth; 2, Brewster, O’Neill 3, Connick, Bas sett. Distance 109’. Shot Put—1, Hill, O’Neill; 2, Butter, Bassett; 3, Nouman. Ainsworth. Distance 39’ 5”. 440 yd Dash—1, Greder, Ains worth; 2, Connick, Bassett; 3, Hill, O’Neill. Time 56.0. 100 yd. Dash—1, Kluender, Va St. Mary's Scores 63 to Cop Meet St. Mary’s Cardinals scored in every event at the triangular meet here Friday, totaling 69 points to defeat Lynch, the run nerup with 49 points, and Spen cer with 31. Larry Lanman of Lynch posted three firsts, both hurdles and the high jamp, to be top individual scorer at the meet. Bob Mulhair of Lynch was second with two wins, the shot put and the discus. Winners of the events are as follows: Shot put—1, Mulhair, (L); 2, Fox, (S); 3, Schienost, (S); 4, Lanman, (L). Distance 42’ 11”. 220—1, Haun, (S); 2, Micanek, (L); 3, Higgins, (SM); 4, Orhi, (S). Time 24.4. High Jump—1, Lanman, (L); 2, Hynes, (SM); 3-4, Orhi, (S); Don ohoe, (SM); Shoemaker, (SM); Stewart, (L). Heighth 5’ 6”. High Hurdles—1, Lanman, (L); 2, Shoemaker, (SM); 3, Hynes, (SM); 4, Boettcher, (S). Time 16.6. Discus — i, Mulhair, (L); 2, Schienost, (S); 3, Higgins, (SM); Spitzepberger, (SM). Distance 123’. iw—i, ivncanes, a,); 2, Haun, (S); 3, Spitzenberger, (SM); 4, Ohri, (S). Time 10.7 Pole Vault — 1, Shoemaker, '(SM); 2-3, Oetter, (SM); Stewart, (L); 4, Sullivan, (SM). Height 9’ 9”. 440—1, Spitzenberger, (SM) ; 2, Wanser, (SM); 3, Higgins, (SM); 4, Sealer, (S). Time 55.7. 880—1, Murphy, (SM); 2, Ham mond, (S); 3, Kamphaus, (SM); 4, Claussen, (L). Time 2.21.6. Mile—1, Stewart, (L); 2, Fish er, (S); 3, Sullivan, (SM); 4, Tomjack, (SM). Time 457. 5. Broad Jump—1, Hynes, (SM); 2, Higgins, (SM); 3, M'alhair, (L); 4, Lanman, (L). Distance 18’ 7” Low Hurdles—1, Lanman, (L); 2, Hynes, (SM); 3, Wanser, (SM); 4, Shoemaker, (SM). Time 22.6. 880 relay—1, SMA; 2, Lynch. Time 142. 6. -Mile Relay—1, SMA; 2, Spen cer; 3, Lynch. Time 3.57.6 Seniors Have School Activities Coming Up CLEARWATER—Seniors in the Clearwater high school have been busy with school activities in cluding sneak day Saturday and their class play Friday evening. They presented their play, ‘‘The Travelin’ Ghost” in the high school auditorium under the direction of Donald Dufphey. Cast members were Tom Patras, Ricky Wiegand, Donna Sanne, Shirley Yates, Beverly Harriman, Joan Sabatka, Helen Snider, Gary Taylor, Richard Twiss, Cheryl Rice, Carl Nore and Ara Hague. lentine; 2, Greder, Ainsworth; 3, Sprauge, O’NeilL Time 11.5. High Jump—1, Tie, Zoerb, Ains High Jump—1, Tie, Zoerb, Ains worth and Peterson, Valentine; 3, Heyne, Bassett. Height 5’ 2” Pole Vault—1, McKim, O’Neillr 2, Miller, O’Neill; three way tie for third. Height 10’. Broad Jump—1, Zoerb, Ains worth; 2, Greder, Ainsworth; 3, Peterson, Valentine.. Distance 20’ 1”. Mile Run—1, McNally, Ains worth; 2, Krugman, O’Neill; 3, Porter, Bassett. Time 5.28.7. 60 yd. High Hurdles—1, Zoerb, Ainsworth; 2, Leib, O’Neill; 3, Williams, Ainsworth. Time 8.9. 100 yd Low Hurdles—1. Leib, O’N; 2, McKim, O’Neill; 3, Will iams, Ainsworth. Time 13.0. 880 yd run—1, Eby, Valentine; 2, Peterson, Bassett; 3, Drayton, O’Neill. Time 2.23.2. 220 yd dash—1, Kluender, Va lentine; 2, Zoerb, Ainsworth; 3, Butter, Bassett. Time 24.6. 880 yd relay—1, Ainsworth; 2, Bassett; 3, O’Neill. Time 1.42.3. Mile relay—1, Valentine; 2, Ainsworth: 3. O’Neill Time 4:00 1 O'Neill Seniors Enjoy Trip To Chicago Twenty-nine O'Neill high school seniors and their sponsors joined about 400 other high school stu dents on a special Burlington tour to Chicago Friday evening until Sunday morning, in ob servance of Sneak Day. The train left Omaha at 10:30 p.m. an<l arrived in Chicago about 8 a.m. Saturday. The group was taken on a sight seeing tour of Chicago’s busi ness district in busses, in each of which a guide pointed out various places of interest. The first stop was at the Museum of Science and Industry, where the young people were given two hours to view the many exhibits and demonstrations in the huge building. From there they were taken to lunch in the Merchandise Mart, the second largest office building in the United States. The day was climaxed by a cruise on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, during which the pilot pointed out the lighted build ings along the Chicago shoreline and several large freighter and Navy ships that were anchored in the harbor. The guide also ex plained to the group the workings of the locks which enable large ships to enter the Chicago har bor through the St. Lawrence Seaway. The students returned to O’ Neill Sunday afternoon. The fol lowing adults accompanied them as sponsors: Mrs. Bob Kurtz, Mrs. Dick Tomlinson, Mrs. Newt Mullendore, Mrs. Harvey Tompkins, Stanley Williamson and Marvin Miller. Juniors and Seniors Enjoy Banquet April 27 PAGE—‘‘A Rendezvous of Stars” was the theme of the junior and senior banquet Satur day evening at the Page high school. Guests, besides the students, were the faculty members, their husbands and wives and other school personnel. Program participants were Joyce Grass, Jerry Collyer, Alvin Crumly, Norman Wettlau fer, James Melcher, Marilyn Parks and Aletha Rutherford. Highlight of the evening was the croning of the king and queen, Dennis Ickes and Bonnie Crumly. Their attendants were Alvin Crumly and Marilyn Parks. An evening of dancing was en joyed following the crowning ceremony. Mothers of the juniors fur nished the food, and the sopho more boys served the banquet. Eagle Band Parents To Meet Monday Eve There will be a meeting of the Eagle Band Parents club Monday at 8 p.m. in the public school band room. All members are urged to be present. Country Club Dues Are Due; Delinquent May 15 Country club membership dues for 1961 are due and will be come delinquent after the May 15 stag. Committee members in charge of the stag will be A. J. Jasz kowiak, chairman, Fred Appleby, Bob Forwood and Ted Kyster. Chambers Honor Roll Led by Five Students CHAMBERS — Five students made the honor roll with all A s during the past six weeks at the Chambers high school. They are Dennis Walters, senior; Carole Hoffman, Danelia Whitaker and Venita White, juniors, and James Kruse, sopho more. Placing on the honor roll with As anu B's were Roseanne Blake, Karen Farrier, Art Win termote and Dairy Swanson, seniors; Dale Adams, junior; Roger Waldo and Ledean Weller, sophomore, and Elaine Dankert, Deborah Eisenhauer, Peggy Gerke, Susan LaRue, Lana (let ter and Darla Waldo, freshmen. Two Page Sophomores Place in Essay Contest PAGE—Connie Nissen and Carolyn Max, sophomores in the Page high school, placed second and third in an essay contest, “Total Abstinence,” sponsored by the Nebraska Tem perance league. The students will receive awards at Lincoln when they will be guests of honor at a banquet and will be taken on a tour of the state capital and the gover nor’s mansion in the afternoon. Connie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen, and Caro lyn’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Max. Oratory Contest Slated Saturday A 4-H Speaking contest will be held in the courthouse annex Sat urday opening with registration at 9:30 a.m. Two divisions of the contest will be held. The junior division will consist of members under 14 years of age, and the senior di vision will be made iuip of those who are 14 years old and over. Boys and girls will both compete in the contest. These contests are held to en courage members to take part in group activities. In addition, the members learn habits of good speaking. Topics related to 4-H activities and experience are se lected by the members, and the speeches are to be eight minutes or less in length. The contestant receiving a pur ple award in the senior division will compete in the district con test at Bassett in June. Winners there go to the state contest where awards include University scholarships. Trv the Frontier Want Arts Exams Slated July 10 for Academy Posts At the request of Senator Carl T. Curtis, the Civil Service Com mission will hold an examination July 10, to give all young men interested in an appointment to the Naval, Military, Air Force and Merchant Marine Academies an opportunity to qualify. These appointments will be for entrance to the Academies in July 1962. In order to be eligible a boy must have passed bis 17th birthday but not reached his 22nd birthday by July, 1962. He must also meet certain mental and physical requirements and the results of the examination will be one of the main factors con sidered by Senator Curtis in making his nominations. The Senator is entitled to nominate one principal appointee and five alternates to the Naval Academy; one principal and three alternates to the Military Academy; one principal and ten alternates or eleven boys to com pete for the Air Force Academy vacancy and ten boys to com pete with boys nominated by the other members of the Nebraska Congressional Delegation, to com pete for the three vacancies ac corded to the State of Nebraska by the Merchant Marine Acade my. Write Senator Curtis at the New Senate Office Building, Washington 25, D. C., advising him of your interest in compet ing for an appointment. Your letter' must reach him no later than June 9, 1961, in order to take the July 10 Civil Service Commission examination. Ewing Juniors Entertain at Annual Banquet EWING—Members of the junior class of the Ewing high school entertained the seniors and the school faculty at a banquet Thursday evening at the gym nasium of the public school. The theme was “A Song in My Heart” and miniature musical decorations were used in the colors of pink and silver. Larry Noffke, president of the junior class and master of cere monies, gave the welcome. Fred Wright, president of the senior class, gave the response. Others taking part in 'the program were Karen Mlnarik, James Kay, coach, Supt. G. D. Ryan and Thomas Finley. Mrs. Downey Is Hostess At Dinner for Seniors O’Neill public high school seniors, their sponsor, Mrs. Har vey A. Tompkins, and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Miller, were din ner and theater guests of Mrs. Esther Downey Monday evening. The dinner was held in the Newt Mullendore residence. Fol lowing the dinner the seniors at tended the theater. LeRoy Ernst Is Hired As Clearwater Coach CLEARWATER LeRoy Ernst. 22. of Duncan has accepted u contract for physical education and industrial arts instructor at Clearwater high school. Ernst is a graduate of Duncan high school and will receive his secondary education degree at Wayne State Teachers college this month. He is not married. There are still vacancies on the faculty, a commercial and music and two elementary teachers. Verdigre FFA Holds Annual Parents Banquet VERDIGRE—Arthur llrhek sr., and Edward S. Pavlik received honorary chapter farmer degrees Thursday evening when the Ver digre FFA Chapter was host to 121 parents and guests at the an nual Parent and Son Banquet. The chapter president, Marvin Vonasek, opened the meeting and Marvin Soucek was toast master. Participating on the pro gram were Mrs. Walter Tuc.h, Ted Ward, vocational agri cultural instruceor. Gene Mar shall, chapter officers, Robert Frank, Neil llhlir and Artis Nel 5KHI* Mr. Ward presented awards, assisted by the FFA Sweetheart, Marlene Soucek, to the follow ing members: James Janak, David Hrbek, Gene Marshall, Melvin Sukup, Larry Sokol, Law rence Vesely, Dean Frank, Mar vin Soucek, Arthur Hrbek jr., Arlie Nelson and Marvin Von asek. Citations of appreciation were presented to Leonard Vonasek, father of Marvin Vonasek, 1961 State Farmer; Otto Uhlir, father of Arden Uhlir, 1960 Star Far mer of America, and William Dufek, stepfather of Jack Welch, 1960-61 State FFA treasurer. Young Uhlir and Welch were pre sented desk sets as token ap preciation of the chapter for the record achieved by the two mem bers. Installation of officers con cluded the program The new of ficers are: Marvin Soucek, presi dent; Larry Vitema, vice presi dent; I^arry Sukup, secretary; Robert Frank, treasurer; Nell Uhlir, reporter, and Paul Stoural jr., sentinel. Former O'Neill Girl At Festival April 27 Mardele Johnson of Norfolk, formerly of O’Neill, a student at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music, will appear with the school’s top ranking student orchestra, the Eastman Philharmonia, at the Inter-American Festival April 27 in Washington, D. C. The Philharmonia is one of only two orchestras from the United States to perform at the week-long Festival and the only student orchestra represented at the event. New Hi-Denomination Top Value Stamps Save time! Save pasting! Keep Saver Books neater! \ New 50's. You get one with every $5 purchase. You put just one on each page of your Saver Book. New 10's • * You get one with every $1 pur chase. You put just five on each page of your Sever Book. SINGLE STAMPS. You get one for every dim* you spend. As always, 50 of these single Top Vahv Stamps fill a page in your Saver Book. They’re the ideal Stamps to get with smaller purchases. f The best gifts in life are free for... Top Value Stamp