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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1961)
1 Nebraska stats historicf sqctpty Lincoln, Nebraak » •J i «\ l ».«, . i l ij j ^ LI tICQLH, KE3S. y»l»t JUV.8 Largest Circulation - . _ J „ Twelve Pages Newspaper Between South Sioux City |„ Two Sections and Casper, Wyoming "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 81—Number 11 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, July 6, 1961 Seven Cents No Trace Found of Larry Strong; Family Keeps Vigil on Lake Shore By Betty Burney A lonely watch is being kept on the shores of Fort Randall re servoir. IAjing the watching is Bill Strong who has spent every day light hour and far into the night ai Fort Randall since his son, Duty, disappeared after a colli sion of two |m>w<t boats on the reservoir June 27. No trace of his hotly lias been f ooini since the accident al though South Dakota game wart lens, O’Neill friends, me ro llers of the Strong family, lour tlivers and two planes have searched the waters whenever the wind ^ias quieted enough to allow the boats anti planes to tie in action. The searchers are handicapped however, by the confliction of stories in regard to the accident. I talked to Mr. and Mrs. Strong at the O’Neill Boat club shores Tuesday afternoon and the grieved parents expressed their bewilderment at the lack of information concerning the tra gedy. Dick Allen and his dad. Bernard, have aided the family to the* best of their ability, as has Ed Pavel. However, the Strongs say they have received no con tact from others present at the time of the accident and are helpless in directing the searchers to the exact §pot in which it occurred. Mr. «ind Mrs. Strong have also stated that their son could not swim as was reported by other sources Other false rumors in cluded the story that the boat in which Larry was riding had been sighted and that his body was seen at three different times iuesday. The divers who are assisting in the search have had no suc cess. Two Spencer men, Don Angel and Dean Classen, have reached the bottom of the area believed to be below the location of the collision. However, the water is 51 degrees at the bcft tom and is too cold and dark to allow a thorough survey. Trees also hamper the divers. Bill and his relatives and friends have toiled, long back breaking and heart-breaking hours dragging seines and grap pling hooks through the water. One glance at the immense ex panse ol water makes one realize the hopelessness of their tragic task without more particulars in regard to the exact location. Anyone having such informa tion should contact Mr. Strong immediately. In the meantime the search continues with very little hope in the hearts of Larry's wife and his parents. They have accepted the words of the South Dakota game wardens who tell them that perhaps in two weeks from the time of the accident the body will surface and then final services can be conducted. Grasshoppers Threaten Knox County Crops Knox county is threatened with a heavy infestation of grasshop pers, according to the Knox County Extension office, which also has reports from the Ver digre area of a similar problem. Farmers in these areas are checking for small hoppers and are urged by the Knox Extension office to use insecticide while they are still small and in hunches. Fireworks Cause Two Holiday Accidents Two reports have been received of injuries caused by fireworks during the July 4 holiday. Laurence Haynes suffered a painfully cut. and bruised hand when a cherry bomb he was lighting exploded in his hand. Particles from the explosion also cut his leg and broke the skin on Bill Aldus’ shoulder without tear ing his shiid. Rodney Kennedy, Page, re ceived medical treatment at St Anthony’s hospital for removal of metal fragments from his eyes when a tin can shattered from a fire cracker explosion. His injuries were not serious. Record Crowd Attends Annual Lynch Banquet LYNCH — A total of 378 per sons attended the 10th annual Alumni banquet June 24 which was held in the Lynch high school, the largest attendance present for this event. Classes honored were those of 1911, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1951 and 1961. A three-generation family attended, Zoe Darnell, class of 1918, Jack Darnell, class of 1941 and Dennis Darnell, class of 1961. This is the first three generation group since Lynch held 12-year high school. Rhea Heuermann of Buffalo, Wyo., was mistress of ceremonies for the evening. Following dinner, the evening was spent dancing. Among those honored at the banquet were: Bessie Higgins France, 55th anniversary of graduation; Ada Mulhair Moffett, 50th anniversary of graduation; Leota Hull Kayl, from the furthest distance, Philippine Islands; Janice Schindler Fisher, latest Alumni bride; Rosalee Thomsen Hudd, newest Alumni mother; Jim Soulek, first known graduate to receive a service academy appointment, and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carsons, whose three children and two daughters in-law are alumni of Lynch high school. The next Alumni business meeting will be July 8 at the schoolhouse at 8 p.m. Kindergarten Tests Slated August 12 Children whose fifth birthdays come after October 15 and be fore January 1, may take tests August 12 approved by the State Board of Education for entrance into kindergarten next year. Arrangements must be made now if parents wish their child ren to receive this test. The re quirements will continue to be a mental, physical, emotional and social age of at least five years and sLx months. A fee of $7.50 plus a share of exami ner's expenses will be charged The examination will be ad ministered by Dr. Clifford, Uni versity of Nebraska, who has been certified by the State De partment. No tests will be given to five year old children to determine eligibility for entrance into the first grade. All interested parents should contact the county superinten dent, Alice French. THESE SIX YOUNGSTERS are celebrating their seventh birth day, all having been bom on the same day, July 3, 1954 at St. An thony’s hospital. About 37 persons attended a reunion and birthday celebration Sunday at Riverside park in Neligh. The parents plan such a reunion every two years. Celebrating Sunday were (left to right, front row); Warren Wiley, Michael Hibbs and Scott Miller, In the back row are Vicki Holtz, Kathy Childers and Marsha Stauffer. FOR THE PAST two weeks North Western Bell Telephone men, assisted by farmers, have been plowing in rural lines northeast and southeast of O’Neill. This picture shows the equipment used to plow the trench, lay the wire and cover it in one operation. Fifty-one customers will he in the group which will presently be converted to metallic service with eight or less per line. This brings the total changed to date to 25. Work on the remaining lines will be started in August and plans are to have all lines con verted before winter. Harry Petersen, local manager, re|»orts that the people are pleased with the new sevice as they can now talk long distance as well as locally. Services Planned At Creighton for Bobbie Sanders Bobbie Jo Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis H. Sanders, died Monday, July 3, at St. Anthony’s hospital eight days be fore her eighth birthday. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Creighton at the Hengstlers Funeral home. Burial will be in the Creighton cemetery. The Rev. Glenn Ken nicott, O’Neill, will officiate at the service. Bobbie Jo was bora July 11, 1953 at Lundberg Memorial hos pital in Creighton. She lived in the Creighton and O’Neill vicini ty, having attended kindergarten and the first grade in the O’Neill public school, where her mother is an instructor. Mr. Sanders is presently located at Ord with the Soil Conservation Service. She is survived by her par ents; two sisters, DeAnn and Jera; one brother, Mark; grand parents, Mrs. Anna Moser and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Geisler; her great grandmother, Mrs. Merce des Hubbard; two aunts, Phyllis and Sharon Geisler, and one uncle, Robert Geisler, all of Creighton. Open House Held for Dr. James G. Carlson VERDIGRE — Dr. and Mrs. James G. Carlson, who moved here from Lincoln recently, held open house at the new medical clinic Sunday. Dr. Carlson officially began his medical practice Wednesday al though he has been busy with house calls and medical treat ments at the clinic since his ar rival here. Mrs. Walter Crosley, RN, Cen ter, is office nurse at the clinic. inman Girl Hurt In Bike Accident INMAN — Donna Harte, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Harte, has been dismissed from an Omaha hospital where she re ceived medical attention for. in juries sustained in an accident Saturday. The bicycle she was nding turned over while she was travel ing alongside a horse riden by a friend. It is not quite definite whether her injuries were caused by striking the road, a nearby post or by the horses' hooves. She was unconscious when taken to the hospital. Country Club Holds Annual Fourth Tourney O'Neill Country Club members and guests spent their Fourth of July holiday competing in O’ Neill's Annual Fourth of July Golf Tournament. Taking winners’ honors was Father Bartak of Atkinson. Other winners were: Longest drive — Short Hunt; closest drive to No. 4 pin — Red Dewitt; closest drive to No. 7 pin — Marvin Johnson; closest drive to No. 9 pin — Red Dewitt; Most putts — Don Meyers; Least putts — Short Hunt; high score — Harold Con nors. Shrine Circus Conning To O'Neill Tuesday The circus is coming to town —for one big day, Tuesday. Performing in O’Neill will be the Shrine circus produced by Gil G. Gray. Two performances will be presented, a matinee at 2:30 p.m. and the evening show at 7:30 p.m. on the O’Neill Sad dle club grounds. There will be 43 new and dif ferent acts, including a blood curdling display of animal mastery in the lions cage, a comical routine by bear harle quins, aerial ballet and many others. M and M Bakery To Celebrate 50th Anniversary This week the M & M Bakery is celebrating its 50th anniver sary in business, having first opened its doors to the public July 6, 1911. To Pete Heriford this date re presents many years of hard labor as he managed the shop when it first was started by Miss Mary Markey and Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMillan, who settled in O’Neill where they opened the bakery which Pete later pur chased. Many changes have been seen by Pete during these past 50 years—in the bakery shop, as well as in town. When the business was first started, (he baking was done in a kitchen located where the booths are now placed. Soon after, the kitchen was moved to the back and later a fashionable dining room was constructed in the basement, complete with a large open fireplace and smart decorations. Gradually, through the years, change after change was made until the interior reached its pre sent arrangement with the foun tain and bakery goods counter in front, booths and party room in the center, a large baking de partment to the rear and the kitchen at the west side. Pete and his wife, Goldie, have turned over the management of the establishment to their son, Bennett, and his wife, Irene. Bennett was raised in the baker’s environment and it came natural ly to him when he took up the business reins. The hours are long, starting in the early hours to turn out the tasty baked goods that are '.old throughout a large trade area. It is a big business, employing about 25 persons in two shifts. One baker, Elmer Bowen, has been with the Herifords 16 years, and the cook Laura Meyers, 26 years. Another long time em ployee is Marie Wittmuss, who has been a waitress there for 25 years. Elaborate, modem and ex pensive equipment is used in the baking department, including an automatic oven which resembles a large water wheel arrangement inside—with rotating shelves for the huge pans of bread and rolls. Pete and Goldie are enjoying more restful days now with time for traveling, fishing and Pete’s favorite hobby, Shetland ponies. However, he still takes an early morning turn in the baking department. Bennett and Irene haven’t much time to rest but they and their daughter, Mary, enjoy being at home whenever possible. Bennett’s hobby is his motor cycle. O'Neill can well be proud of its Heriford family and the M & M Bakery-. Services Pending for Mrs. Mina Stauffer PAGE — Mrs. Mina Stauffer. Page died at 5:50 a.m. Wednes day in St. Anthony’s hospital. No further information is avail able at this time in regard to funeral services. Rites Held for Harry T. Moore Inman Rancher INMAN — Funeral services were held Saturday at the Inman Methodist church for Harry T. Moore, 63, who died Thursday at St. Anthonv’s hospital in O’ Neill. The Rev. Glenn Kennicott, O' Neill, officiated at the rites. Burial was in the Inman ceme tery. Harry T. Moore was born Janu ary 12, 1898 at Caslingers Mills, Mo. When only a small boy he accompanied his parents, William and Bertha Moore, to Battle Creek. He spent his early child hood on farms in this community until 1914 when they moved to a ranch near Inman. On May 28, 1919 he was united in marriage to Amelia Margaret Krueger. Shortly afterwards they moved to a farm near Dixon, S. D., where they lived until 1932 when they returned to Holt county. The remainder of his life was spent in this community as a successful rancher. In recent months Mr. Moore was hos pitalized several times for illness caused by a rheumatic heart. He never recuperated from an at tack suffered May 31, and was hospitalized from that date. Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Stootsberry, Ashland, and Mrs. Dotty Sholes, Fullerton; five grandchildren, Janice Thimgan, Phoenix, Ariz., Rose Marie, Patricia and Thomas Stoots berry, Ashland, and Kirk Leon Sholes, Fullerton; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Anderson, Grand Island, and Mrs. Hattie Hoch strasser, Sacramento, Calif., and one brother, Fred Moore, Inman. Pallbearers were Lawrence Hauf, Lewis Kopecky, Chester Young, Francis Cronin, Joe Gal lagher and Don Schneider. Ewing High School Fully Accredited EWING — The board of educa tion of School District 29 has been notified by the State De partment of Education that the Ewing public school has been fully accredited for the coming school term. Supt. G. D. Ryan announced that word was received here of the accreditation last week. Larry Lamberts to Hold Open House EWING — Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lambert sr., will be guests of honor at open house Sunday in the Ewing Legion club from 2 to 5 p.m., in observance of their 40th wedding anniversary. They take this means of in viting their friends and relatives to attend. Slate Special Election On Consolidation Plan A special election will be held Friday July 14 at Inman at which time residents of school districts 30, 41, 174 and 215 will vote on whether or not to consolidate and reorganize. Under the proposed plan the four districts would consolidate into one school district. Pells will be open from 8 a m. to 8 p.m. Two injured In Accident Near Stuart Two persons suffered minor injuries in a two car mishap near Stuart Tuesday afternoon. Ed ward Coolidge, Amelia, was treated for a cut arm and Caro lyn L. Ullrich. Stuart suffered an injured knee. According to officer E. M. Hastreiter, who investigated the accident, the Coolidge vehicle was eastbound when it collided with a car driven by Delores M. Ull rich, Stuart. Shirley A. Sc ha a f and Carolyn L. Ullrich were pas sengers in the Ullrich vehicle. Coolidge was charged with reckless driving. He appeared in county court Wednesday morning and was fined $50 «nd costs. Neighbors Help Cultivate Corn for Reno Boelter LYNCH — The ‘‘good neigh bor” policy was put into effect June 24 when several men culti vated nearly 100 acres of corn for Reno Boelter, who was in jured in a tractor accident June 19. Assisting were Frank Hammon. Jack Tarr, Delbert Wade, Ches ter Hammon, Russell Moffett, Vernon Dahlberg, Clarence Ko lund, Elmo Barnes and Chester Miller. Mrs. Boelter served din ner to the men. Mr. Boelter has been trans ferred to Sacred Heart hospital here following surgery in a Sioux City hospital. Two O'Neill Boys To Compete in Soap Box Derby There are two young boys in O’Neill who are spending every spare moment they can find cn the construction of racing cars for entrance in the 1961 All American Soap Box Derby to be held at Norfolk, July 23. The boys are Jim, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Beha. and Pat, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mahoney. If their cars pass inspection, it is believed they are the first O’Neill entrants to ever take part in the soap box derby. Last week Jim- and Pat went to Norfolk to get further details in regard to the construction of their cars. They have already been working about three weeks on them, but special, official equipment was needed, such as the steering wheel, cable and wheels, furnished by the North rup Chevrolet company and Optomist club in Norfolk. The specifications for racing cars are very exacting and must include safe, sturdy steering systems, properly attached axles and axletrees, safe, simple brakes and of course, the of ficial wheels. The entrant designs the style of his own car and is not permitted to have any assist ance in the building of his auto. There is one big difficulty facing Jim and Pat. So far, they do not Have a sponsor. It costs $30 each for the boys to enter the Derby. Since most contestants are backed by sponsors, this of fers an opportunity for O’Neill citizens to promote craftsman ship and sportsmanship in two members of the city’s youth. The next several days will be busy ones for the two boys as they must follow the qualifica tions to the letter in order to pass the checking which is done before the race. Martin Poll Kesuits Say Welfare State Opposed A report from Congressman Dave Martin today on the results of questionnaire findings based on reports sent in by 3,000 western Nebraskans shows that most of the people are unalterab ly opposed to a welfare stale and to legislation which is being pro mised and passed in Washington that would control them as in dividuals. The public opinion poll was taken in May and included re ports returned by readers who answered the questionnaire printed in The Frontier. The questions asked had to do with foreign aid, Communism, farm price supports, overall farm program, public spending, labor unions and education. According to Congressman Martin strong opposition was re gistered to Federal aid to educa tion; socialized medical and foreign economic aid programs; and minimum wage legislation. Many felt that an income lax deduction to parents with child ren attending college would be the proper way to approach this problem, rather than the ap propriation of Federal funds for loans and scholarships. Lb regard to agriculture, many of our farmers feel that the Government should gradu ally get out of the agricultural program, and that the great mistake in this field was msule when the Government con tinued the program after the Ewing Youth Hurt In Bicycle Mishap EWING — David Woeppel is in the Methodist hospital in Sioux City, la., for treatment of severe cuts sustained when he lost con trol of the bicycle he was riding and crashed into a large plate glass window at the Ewing Co-op Creamery Friday. After the accident he was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital in O’ Neill for a blood transfusion and first aid treatment of the cuts, especially of a serious one on his right wrist. He was taken to Sioux City where he is expected to remain for a week or 10 days Water Usage At Record High A total of 4,572,000 gallons of water has been used by O’Neill consumers during the four-day spell of severe hot weather June 27-30. According to John Beilin, water commissioner, this is a heavier usage than a year ago when it wasn’t necessary to put the boos ter pump into action as ofen as this year. The amount of water used per day is as follows: June 27, 976,000 gallons; June 28. 1,067,500; June 29, 1.218.500 and June 30. 1,310,000. Adjustment of the booster pump controls will be made July 10. Mr. Beilin has to operate it manually at the present time but following adjustment it will again operate automatically. During the summer months, the water department has a dis count on water bills, charging 15 cents per 1.000 gallons instead of the usual 25 cents. Accident Victims Out of Hospital LYNCH — Janice Crawford and Jim Soulek. who were injured in a one-car accident June 24. have been released from the hospital. Miss Crawford sustained broken bones in her foot and an injured neck which has been placed in a brace. Mr. Soulek re ceived a dislocated and chipped elbow which is in a cast. He re turned to Colorado Springs, Colo., by plane Thursday close of World War II. .Most of our farmers indicated ll>ai the} would like to be free to operate without. Government controls. From comments received in re gard to Communism, the people of the Fourth District tool tjiat the administration is not aggres sive enough in ils stand i ward Communism Quite a number in their comments stated that we should use force il necessary to keep Common sm out of the Western Hemisphere, particular ly in Cuba. A strong military and defense establishment, it was indicated, should le mtirnained in the United States. The only close vote, pro and con, on the questionnaire, was m regard to giving the Secret.,r> of Agriculture the power to sell on the open market Commodity Credit Corporation feed grains at less than the support price; as is provided by the 1%1 Feed Grains Program passed luring this session of Congress. Rep. Martin’s poll on tins com plex problem shovved 38.1 percent of those who answered voting against giving the Secretary this power, with 30.5 percent being in favor of it. Thirtyone percent voted “not sure.” The two most “lop-sided' votes concerning foreign aid (83.4 per cent of those answering said they would like to reduce it) and t In Federal aid to all types of secondary schools (87.8 percent are against it.) Complete results of the poll are printed below. 1 Do you favor reducing the amount of money spent for foreign aid? Yes 83.4%, No 9.2%, Not Sure 7.4%. 2. Should Communist China be admitted to the U. N.7 Yes 10.9%, No 78.8%, Not Sure 9.9%. 3. Do you favor a gradual re duction in farm price supports? — Yes 74.2%, No 12.4%, Not Sure 13.2%. I • JWU 111 *•**''! ‘"Pi the Secretary of Agriculture the [tower to sell on the open market Commodity Credit Corporation feed grains at less than the sup port price — as provided by the 1961 Feeds Grain Program? — Yes 30.5%, No 38.1%, Not Sure 31.0%. 5. Do you favor a government program that would work toward eventually eliminating all sup [lorts and all controls on agri culture? — Yes 81.7%, No. J0-5%, Not Sure 7.7%. 6 Should we increase Social Security taxes to provide free medical care for pensioners — despite the fact that many are not covered by Social Security? Yes 11.2%, No 81.0%, Not Sure 7.0%. 7. Do you favor more public works spending by the govern ment as an “anti-recession” measure? — Yes 22-5%, No 67.4%, Not Sure 10.0%. 8. Do you favor raising the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour and broadening coverage to in clude 4 million more employees? — Yes 38.4%, No 54.1%, Not Sure 7.4%. 9. Should workers be forced to belong to unions to hold jobs? — Yes 7.4%, No 82.4%, Not Sure 9.4%. 10. Do you believe anti-trust laws should also apply to labor unions? — Yes 75.5%, No 9.1%, Not Sure 15.2%. 11. Do you favor some sort of income tax allowance for educa tion rather than direct Federal aid to education? — Yes 65.1%, No 23.2%, Not Sure 11.0%. 12. Do you favor direct Federal aid to ALL schools — public, private, or parochial? Yes 7.7%, No 87.8%, Not Sure, 4.4%. 13. Do you favor repayable FedoraNoans to college students, rather than outright grants of money? — Yes 87.1%, No 7.7%, Not Sure 5.1%. 14. Do you feel lhat Federal aid to education will result in Federal control of education? Yes 77.4%, No 15.6%, Not Sure 7.0%. JIM, LEFT, AND PAT work- together on Jim’s s to perfect the braking mechanism required for the c oap box derby racer. Shown above, they are working ars.