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Volume 81—Number 10 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 29, 1961 Seven Cents
Authorities Seek
O'Neill Men in
Rape Attack
Sheriff Lyle Oliver, Burke, S
D-, was in O’Neill Wednesd.n
seeking information concerning
three O’Neill men believed in
volved in the rape of a 14 year
old- Like Andes girl Monday
night.
According to Sheriff Oliver the
girl ami a companion had ac
cepted a ride from the three
men. The other girl reportedly
left the car and the three men
(forced the younger girl to remain
in the car while they drove
across the bridge into Gregory
county where the alleged attack
look place.
The girl was finally able to
escape from the trio and hid in
the brush along the road until
dawn She was taken to her home
in Likes Andes by a passing
motorist.
Split Week Planned
For Niobrara Meet
VERDIQRE — Due to the fact
that so many youths have been
unahk to be away from their
farm work for too long a period,
a split week is planned for the
Niobrara Institute for thi- 1961
Summer Farmers Union Institute
camp.
Tentative plans call for a di
vision in the camp stay at Nio
bara State park anl the first
section of camp will begin at 3
p in. August 6 and continue until
2 p.m., August 9. The second ses
sion will start at 3 p.m. August
9 and conclude at 2 p.m. August
12.
This camp will be for youths
from 16 years of age through 19
years.
Janousek Purchases
Elkhorn Motel
George Janousek, who has
operated the Fourth Street Mar
ket the past eight years, has pur
chased the Elkhorn Motel on
Highway 281 from Fred Heerman
ami will! assume management
July 1.
Mr and Mrs. Heerman. who
previously ranched in Keya Paha
county, have managed the Motel
for 16 years when they brought it
from John Higgins. They will
continue to reside in O’Neill.
Entire Family
Present for
Howard Reunion
PAGE The family of Mr. and
Mrs W. A. Howard of Page held
a family reunion in Ford park at
O’Neill Sunday with 71 direct de
scendents present the first lime
m 20 years the entire family ha?
I>eon together.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard have 10
children, 47 grandchildren and 46
great grandchildren.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Howard and family. Page,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Howard.
Micky, Kenny, Vera, Veta, Rita,
Tommy and Jean, Ravanna. Mo..
Mr. and Mrs. John Howard and
IVtuglas, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs.
Viola Carver, Raymond and
Rickie. Wilder, Ida.; Mrs. Lynr.
Schimmels, Glenna, Billie and
Jerry, Payette, Ida.; Mrs. Bertha
Hersorri, Baltimore, Md.; Myrtle
Van Buren. Norfolk; Mr. and
Mrs. Ora Howard, Ronald and
Norman, O'Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. How
ard and Rodney, Gerber, Calif.;
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Hov/ard
and Maurice Ann, Casselbuvy.
Fla ; Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. How
ard, Minnie. Lorraine, Freda.
Ray and Rex and Rod, Winner.
S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Van Every, Virginia, LcRoy, Lin
da, Judy and David. Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin Murphy and Pat and
Mr. and Mrs. George Fritz. O'
Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kot
rous, Gene. Marjie Lynn. Callte
Kay, Leon and Cinly Lee, Verdi
gre; Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kumm.
Dianna, Kathy Rae. Jimmy
Duane, Kelly Renai and Timothy.
Winnetoon. and Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Zwingman and Dale, Oak
dale.
Sleeping Sickness
Case Reported;
Ranchers Warned
Dr. (1. R. Cook, O’Neill vrtcr
inaria.ii, reported Wednesday
that lie had diagnosed the first
ease of equine encephalomyeli
tis, better known as sleeping
sickness, that had been report
ed to his office in several years.
The same virus which causes
encephalomyelitis in horses can
also cause ihe same disease in
humans. Both maladies are se
vere diseases of the central
nervous system. Farmers and
ranchers are warned to be on
the lookout for the symptoms of
the disease in their horses.
Verdigre Youth
Killed in
Baler Accident
VERDIGRE — Donald Sukup.
17. of near Osmond, a former
Verdigre community resident,
was killed between 4 and 6 p.m.
June 21 when he apparently fell
into a baler while working alone.
His younger brother discovered
his body.
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday at 10 a.m. in St.
Mary's church at Osmond. Burial
was in St. Wenceslaus cemetery
at Verdigre.
He is survived by his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sukup; one
brother, Charles, and one sister,
Barbara.
Sorensen Elected
Page Legion Head
PAGE — William Sorensen was
elected commander of Ihe Ameri
can Legion at the regular m >nth
ly meeting held Tuesday evening
in Page.
Other new officers include: Wil
lis Robinson, vice commander;
Dick Cunningham, adjutant, and
Allred Snyder, treasurer
The county convention was dis
cussed and a committee of
Legionnaires will meet with the
Auxiliary committee to make
further plans.
District 4-H Camp
At Niobrara July 5-7
Members of 4-H clubs in Holt
and Boyd counties will be at
tending District 4-H Club camp
fit Niobrara July 5-7.
Nearly 125 members and
leaders from both counties are
expected to attend. Registration
begins at 10 a.m. July 5 at Nio
brara State park. Camping acti
vities begin immediately after
lunch.
County agents, Catherine Indr a
and Neil Dawes, O’Neill and Ron
Gustafson, Butte, are in charge
of the activities.
Freight Train Starts
Three Grass Fires
Three fires were reported Sa.
urday morning in Holt county,
two by Inman and one by Em
met.
Dale Wilson reported the fires
started in pasture grass shortly
after a train passed, and that at
one of the fires near Inman, the
train crew assisted iu putting
out the flames.
Mr. Wilson, Chamber of Com
merce member, has been active
with Fire Chief G. E. Miles in
seeking state legal action for
protection against train fires in
this locality.
Farmer Ewing Man
Killed in Iowa
EWING Mrs. Elmer Woeppel
and family attended the funeral
of Harold Woeppel, son of Mrs.
Woeppel, held Saturday at Storm
Lake, la.
Harold was accidentally killed
while working at construction
work. He spent his boyhood days
in the Ewing community* and was
a graduate of the Ewing high
_ school.
PAGE _ THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS this family has been together for a reunion. This is
the family of Mr. and Mrs. \V. A. Howard of Page who met Sunday in the O’Neill park. In the. front row
are (I. to r.) Myrtle Van Buren, W. A. Howard, Mrs. James Van Every, Mrs. W. A. Howard and Viola
Carter. Back row—John, George, Fred. Wayne, Ora, Frank and Jim Howard.
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SKINDIVERS WERE CALLED in Wednesday to aid in the search
for the body of Larry Strong, O’Neill, who drowned Tuesday night
following a two-boat accident on the lake behind Ft. Randall dam.
Five motor boats, including Coast Guard crews, and a houseboat
were aiding in the search. Here. Carlyle Strong, brother of the
drowned man, is shown handing a piece of equipment to Skindiver
Dean Classen. The man directly behind Classen and wearing the
diving gear is Don Angel. Both divers are from Spencer. Crews were
hampered in their search by the high waves :ind steep slopes on the
bottom making it difficult to anchor a boat in the 100-foot deep water.
Submerged tre«*s in the area make it impossible to drag with nets.
The Frontier Photo and Engraving.
Rites Planned
At Chambers for
Mrs, E. Read
CHAMBERS — Mrs. Edward
Read, 35, died at 12:45 p.m.
Tuesday at her home in Cham
bers after five months of illness
caused by cancer.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 10 a m. in tne Cham
bers Methodist church with the
Rev. Charles Cox officiating.
Burial will he in the Chambers
cemetery.
Bernice Read was bom July 21,
1925 to Dewey Hudson and
Gladys Ethel Blake Greene in
Atkinson.
She was married August 3,
19J8 to Edward O. Read at O'
Neill. Four children were born
to this couple. One son, Robert
Allen, preceded her in death.
Surviving her are her husband,
Edward; two daughters. Kath
leen, 13, and Linda, 12; one son,
10, all at home; a half-brother,
Gerald Greene, Enid. Okla.; two
stepsisters, Ruthie Smith, Cham
bers, and Mrs. Virginia Rowse,
Burwell, and two brothers,
Troxel Green. Amelia, and Mar
vin Greene, in service at Ger
many.
Pallbearers will be William
Peterson. Orville Svatos. Don
Lines, Bernard Hoffman, Ed Co
day and Elwin Robertson.
C of C Postpones
July Meeting
Chamber of Commerce secre
tary Howard Manson has an
nounced that there will be no
Chamber meeting next Monday
due to the holiday. The next
meeting will be held July 10.
Country Club to
Hold Tournament
A golf tournament will be held
at the O’Neill Country Club Tues
day, July 4, for members and
their guests, beginning at 1 p.m.
A fireworks display will also
be held in the evening.
s . wsvisrar
M. J. Baack Resigns
As O'Neill Supt.;
Accsp-s OgallaSa Job
Milton J. Baack, superintendent
of the O’Neil] public schools
since 1955, has obtained a release
from his contract and has ac
cepted the superintendency of :he
Ogallala 51-teacher school sys
tem.
His release was granted at a
special meeting of the board of
education Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs Baack resided in
Stuart befoV'2 coming to O’Neill.
They have two children, a son
ami a daughter.
Henry Lohaus, president of the
school board, stated Wednesday
that no applications have as yet
been received for the O’Neill
position.
Articles Filed for
Two Corporations
Articles of incorporation were
filed in the Secretary of State’s
office Tuesday for two new cor
porations in Atkinson and Ord.
The companies are: Galyen Oil
Company, Inc., of Atkinson:
$50,000; James W. Galyen,
Claudja I. Galyen, Charles R.
Radke and Fred W. Karo, all of
Atkinson, incorporators. The Bee
Motor Company, Inc., of Ord
$50,000; James W. Galyen and
Claudia I. Galyen, both of Atkin
son, and Sterling D. Lee of Ord.
WW I Veterans
Receive Awards
Commander Paul Beha re
ceived three recognition awards
for his accomplishments in the
World War I Veterans organiza
tion in this area during his at
tendance at the WW I State Con
vention held in Hastings Saturday
and Sunday.
Also recognition was given to
Mrs. Leo Moore, president of the
Holt County WW I auxiliary, who
was appointed as state color
bearer. Mrs. Gladys Cunning
ham w'as re-appointed.
Others from this county at
tending the convention were Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Wills, Emmet,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox, Mrs.
Loretta Hynes, Leo Moore and
Ed Flood, all of O’Neill.
Approximately 1.000 members
attended the affair. Mrs. V. A.
Nordeen. Norfolk, who instituted
the Holt county auxiliary, was
elected state president.
Two Routes
To Consolidate
At Atkinson
EMMET — Announcement has
been made by the Post Office De
partment that the Emmet rural
route No. 1 will be consolidated
with Atkinson rural route No. 2,
with D. R. Davis, rural carrier
of Atkinson servicing the com
bined ruotes.
Postmaster John Conard said
the mail will continue to be ad
dressed to Emmet after the con
solidation. According to Conard
Carrier Davis will sort Route 2
mail at Atkinson and after
serving these patlons will stop
at the Emmet post office to sort
mail and serve the Emmet
route.
This change will be effective
July 1 when Jess Wills, present
carrier, retires after 33 years of
serving patrons on the Emmet
route. A reception is being plan
ned July 2 at St. M'chaei’s hali
in Emmet in honor of Mr. Wii.’s.
Neignbors. friends and patrons
on the Emmet route are invited
to attend.
Two Injuries
in Mishap
At Lynch
LYNCH — A car driven by Jim
Soulek smashed into a tree one
block off main street in Lynch
at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, injuring
the driver and his passenger,
Janice Crawford.
The accident occurred as the
couple drove away from the
building in which tha Alumni
banquet had been held that eve
ning.
Mr. Soulek received a dis
located right elbow and lacera
tions on the elbow and chest.
Miss Crawford sustained an in
jured foot and also received mi
nor cuts. The extent of the dam
ages to her foot are not yet
known. Both have been transfer
red to a Sioux City hospital.
Soulek was to have entered the
Air Force academy at Colorado
Springs, Colo., Monday, and Miss
Crawford to leave July 1 for em
ployment in an office at Washing
ten, D. C.
The radiator on the car was
completely demolished and the
front of the auto was bauly
damaged.
Governor Invited
To Attend Shrine
Circus July 11
An invitation has been ex
tended to Gov. and Mrs. Frank
Morrison to attend the Shrine
Circus at O’Neill July 11.
Officers in charge of the ar
rangements have not yet re
ceived a reply from the Morn
sons.
The circus is sponsored by the
Sandhills Shrine club and will
be presented in two different per
formances that day, at 2:30 and
7:30 p.m.
Rodeo Company
Incorporates
Articles of incorporation have
been filed in the Secretary of
State’s office for Obermire
Brothers Rodeo company, Stuart.
The authorfeed amount of
capital stock is $10,000. Incorpora
tors are John P.. Joseph G.,
Francis and; Viola C. Obermire.
all of Stuart
Louisiana Man Held
In Piggy Bank Theft
Ameda Gauithier, who gave
his address as Louisiana, ap
peared in County Court Wednes
day and pled guilty to a charge
of breaking and entering the
John Kaczor home and stealing
a piggy bank. Gauthier was
picked up for investigation Tues
day by Police Chief Chris Mc
Ginn. Part of the stolen money
along with! fragments of the piggy
hank were found in Gauthier’s
hotel room by Chief McGinn.
Other parts of the hank were
found hidden iri some hushes
near Inman.
Judge Frank Cronk ordered
Gauthier hound over to District
Court. Appearance bond was set
at $500.
Community Band to
Present Concerts
Duane Miller, band instructor,
and members of the Community
Band will present public concerts
every’ Friday evening at 7:30
p.m. at the southwest corner of
the public school yard.
These concerts will continue as
long as there are enough band
participants. All persons in this
community with hand instru
ments are urged by Mr. Miller
to take part in this musical pro
gram.
Practice will he held each
week at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
O'Neill Man Drowned In
Randall Boating Mishap
An extensive search is under
way at Ft. Randall Reservoir for
an O’Neill man, Larry Strong,
about 24, who was reported miss
ing following a twvnboat accident
which occured at 10:15 p.m. Tues
day near the bay entrance to the
O’Neill Boat club landing.
Strong disappeared in the wa
ter when the boat in which he
was riding collided with one opt
erated by Dick Allen. Riding with
Strong was Ed Pavel, operator
of the boat, and Duane McKay.
With Allen were Tom Donohoe
and Jim Enright.
When the boats collided the
Pavel boat went over the top of
the Allen boat, destroying Al
len’s windshield. Apparently the
Pavel boat was punctured by the
windshield as it began to sink im
mediately upon landing once
again in the water. McKay was
thrown from the boat into the
water and Strong and Pavel were
Notice !
Due to the -July 4 holiday,
the Frontier correspondents are
requested to have their copy
in the office not later than Mon
day. It is always with regret
that late news must be left out
of the current issue of the
Frontier. This is usually what
happens during a week in which
a holiday occurs, unless news
is brought to the office by Mon
day.
Meyer Sent
To Reformatory
For Hog Theft
Charles Meyer of Madison ap
peared in District Court Monday
and pled guilty to a charge of
hog stealing. He was sentenced
to two to .three years in the Men’s
Reformatory at Lincoln hy Judge
Wm. C. Smith jr.
Paul Wheeler, Norfolk, ap
peared in County Court Wednes
day on a charge of hog stealing.
He pled not guilty. Wheeler was
bound over to District Court. Ap
pearance fiond was set at $500.
Reno Boelter Hurt
In Tractor Mishap
VENUS — Mrs. Mary Vol
quardsen received word that he r
son-in-law, Reno Boelter of near
Lynch, underwent surgery' Mon
day at a Sioux City hospital fol
lowing a tractor accident in
which he was seriously injured.
Mr. Boelter is in the Lynch
hospital.
Employment Officer
Slates O'Neill Visit
Lester Kafka, interviewer for
the Nebraska State Employment
Service for Holt and Boyd
counties will be in O’Neill July
25, August 8 and September 5.
Persons wishing to seek em
ployment may contact Mr, Kafka
at the clerk of the district court’s
office in the courthouse from
10:30 a.m. to noon on these days.
still in the boat when it started
to sink.
Donohoe grabbed life jackets
from the Allen boat and m
mediately threw them into the
water whereever he sighted any
one. Allen also had been thrown
into the water by the impact and
suffered sprained shoulders which
hampered his swimming ability.
Donohoe anti Enright managed to
get the three men to their b »at,
but there was no sight of Stn r.g
McKay, unable to swim, hail
started down the third time when
■mrw rnmmmmmmmm
he caught hold of a life jacket.
Earlier in the evening several
men from this area had gone to
the O’Neill Boat club to repair
the light plant. After completing
their job, they had gotten into
four boats to ride out a short dis
tance from the bay and had vis
ited with Glea Wade and Louie -
Vitt who were fishing on a raft
boat. It was when they were re
turning to the bay that, the ac
cident occurred, about 200-250
yards from the bay opening.
All boatmen in the vicinity con
ducted a concentrated search for
Strong until 12:10 a.m. when they
notified South Dakota authorities,
the game warden, sheriff, reser
voir manager and other officials
By 2 a.m. the South Dakota men
were at the location with nets
and other recovery equipment.
Many O’Neill men are assisting in
the search.
Strong is married to the former
Judy Sanders. They have one
child, a daughter. He is employ
ed by the Fox Brothers Hay Com
pany.
Napsr High Plans
Canquet Sunday
NAPER The eighth Alumni
banquet of Naper high school
will be held at the school house
Sunday at 7 p.m. An auction of
donated gift packages will be
held at the close of the program.
AMELIA — MR. ANT) MRS. LEVI CLEMENS celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary Sunday
with all their children present for the affair. The honored couple is shown in front. The children are
(I. to r.) Lloyd, Milton, Clifford, Mrs. Henry Travers, Mrs. Leonard I'rihil and Mrs. Harold Humrich.
Clemens Observe 50th Anniversary
AMELIA — Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Clemens observed their 50th wed
ding anniversary Sunday at
which time all members of the
family were present for the oc
casion.
Their special day started with
a family dinner in O’Neill at
noon and following this the group
adjourned to the farm home near
Amelia where open house was
held from 2 to 5 p.m.
The family consists of three
sons and three daughters. They
are Milton and Clifford, both of
Amelia, Lloyd of Henderson,
Colo., Mrs. Henry Travers of
Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Leonard
Priuil and Mrs. Harold Humrich,
both of O’Neill.
At open house, Mrs. Humrich
served as hostess. Mrs. Pribil
cut and served the cake baked
by Mrs. Milton Clemens. Mrs.
Travers presided at the coffee
service. At the guest book was
Patricia Pribil, and taking care
of the gift table was Betty Cle
mens. Serving punch were Esther
and Janette Clemens.
Mr. and Mrs. Clemens were
married June 28, 1911 at Neligh.
Attending the couple were Mrs.
C yde Patras and Charles Sodors
tfn. Mrs. Clemens’ sister and
brother. Mr. Sodersten attended
the golden wedding celebration.
Mrs. Patras is deceased.
The couple resided near Tilden
after their marriage, and also
at Brunswick before moving in
1928 to their present home,
located about three miles south
west of Amelia.