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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%.
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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.
