The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, July 27, 1961, Image 1
NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln, Nebraska jyv*9'96' Largest Circulation Newspaper Between \ j y; y 1 _ i . South Sioux City Twelve Pages and In This Issue Caspet, Wyoming Volume 81—Number 14 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, July 27, 1961 Seven Cents City Golf Tourney Set Aug. 6-20; Must Post 18 Hole Qualifying Score tne U Neill Country club cit> tournament is scheduled to liogin August 6 through August 20. Qualifying score cards may In obtained from either Scovie’s Western Auto or McCarville's Clothing store Fred Gakle last year defeated Tom Liddy to become city champion. For the tournament this year, an IX-hole qualifying card must be turned into either John H. McCarville or Dr. E. M. Gleeson, committee, by 6 p.m. August 2. The first round match schedule will tie published August Tuesday evening a two-hail foursome and dinner were held at the club. One hundred and thirty-one dinners were served bv a catering service from Nor folk. In the golf game, first place was won by Red Dewitt and Pat Dovoy with a score of 'Iff. Second place went to Sheila Wanser and Ted Kyster with a 37 and there was a tie for third place between John Watson and Dorothy Yanizi and Duke Kesenbrock and IJnda Rice with scores of 41. Prizes were awarded to R.uth Wilson for the longest putt on No. 1; Donna Cole, longest drive on No. 2; Ted Kyster, closest to pin in two strokes on No. 6; Gi! Poese, closest to pin on No. 4., anil Don Becker, longest drive on No. 9. Short Hunt and Ken Werner were co-chairmen in charge of the event, assisted by Morgan Ward, Alan Van Vleck, Joe Ten nis and L. A Becker. Rites Held for Thomas Dvorak, Knox Pioneer WnmnRF Thomas T h n rak, 68. one of Knox county pioneers, died at the Creighton hospital July 18 following a stroke suffered at his home July 11. Military services were con ducted at the local ZCBJ hall Friday and also at the Riverside cemetery, Verdigre, under the arrangements of the Verdigre American Legion Post 259. Mr. Dvorak, a native of Madi son, formely farmed northwest of Verdigre for many years. In 1947 he retired from farming and he and Mrs. Dvorak moved to Creighton. He was a veteran of World War 1 He is survived by his wife. Martha; three children. Otto. Verdigre. who farms the home place, Mrs. Vernon Sonder. Omaha, and Mrs. Arthur Want lin, Norfolk; nine grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Kate Vech. Ver digre; and two brothers. Frank and William Verdigre. Cavanaugh Suffers Fractured Leg Joe Cavanaugh was taken to the Veterans hospital in Grand Island Tuesday for medical care of a broken leg. suffered when a pony fell cm him while attending a rodeo in Shockapee. Minn., last week. His leg was fractured in three places and it will be necessary for the leg to he in a cast for several months. Friends have started a lund to assist his family during his absence from work. Persons wishing to contribute to the fund may leave their donations at Mile’s bar. Each summer Cavanaugh at tends rodeos throughout this area and does the announcing. He managed to complete three per formances at the rodeo, following his accident, before his hos UU11. New Treatment Available for Corn Rootworm Information has been received at The Frontier office from the Geigy Agricultural chemicals. Ardsley. N. Y.. concerning treat ment of adult corn rootworms. According to a telegram sent by Geigy. “Diazinon (AG 2501 in secticide has been cleared for use on adult com rootworms. Apply one to two pints Diazinon per acre in sufficient water to achieve thorough coverage. Re peat the application if necessary. Do not apply within two days of harvest. Do not feed treated for age to animals being furnished for slaughter within two days af ter the last application.” Most of the present rootworm treatment has been used prior or at planting time. Diazinon, ac cording to A. Neil Dawes, County Extension agent, offers a control at any time during the growing season. Rootworm damage some times appears like wind damage. Royal Playground Work Progressing ROYAL — Volunteer labor and donated equipment and materials are contributing to a fine new recreation park at Royal. The work is progressing steadi ly and in the near future, resi dents will be able to enjoy tennis, shuffle board, horseshoes and other recreation at the park. T. R. Dodds, town board member, states that seating will be'pro vided on two sides of the park. Two Injunctions Filed In Holt District Court Two injunctions were filed this week in district court against the Holt County Committee for Re organization of School Districts. One petition was filed by John H. Steskai and John Slizoski and the other was filed by Guy John son, et al. The suits ask for an injunction enjoining the defendants from as suming or attempting to exercise jurisdiction over lands and pro perty of the plaintiffs in the two districts, district 215 and district 122 J. D. Cronin and Edward Han non are attorneys for the plain tiffs. Ash Grove Hal! Auxiliary Plans Meeting Tuesday Members of the Ash Grove auxiliary will hold a meeting at the hall Tuesday at 2 p.m. in an effort to figure ways to keep the Ash Grove Community hall in existance. The hall, located 21 miles north east of O’Neill, has provided a meeting place for seven years for residents in the area. Dances, bake sales, business meetings and shows have been held in this hall. Dick of interest now threat ens the hall’s continuance. An invitation has been extended to all persons interested in the hall to attend this meeting. Officers of the Auxiliary are Mrs. Merle Spangler, president; Mrs. Lyle Johnson, vice presi dent; Mrs. Bill Derickson, secre tary, and Mrs. Raymond Soucek. treasurer. I it l Ed Wilson was elected presi dent of the Nebraska REA Man agers association at a meeting held in North Platte Monday and Tuesday. Cal Comstock, Wayne, was mimed vice president. Thirty-nine REA districts in the state were represented at the meeting. Speakers at the two-day convention discussed the obtain ing of new industry in the state Rites Held for Robert Bowman At Bristow BRISTOW — Robert Bowman. 77, Bristow, died Thursday at Sacred Heart hospital in Lynch. Funeral services were con ducted in the Trinity Lutheran church here Monday. Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery with the Jones Funeral home in charge of arrangements. Robert Bowman was bom at Oakland December 30, 1883 to Carl and Sophia Bowman. He came with his parents to home stead north of Bristow in the early 1890’s. He was married to Alma Olson April 2, 1913 in Boyd county. They resided in the Bristow' communi ty. farming until he retired. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Bowers, Bristow; two sons, Darald, Spencer, and Dean, Ainsworth; 13 grandchild ren. one great grandson; two sis ters and two brothers. Pallbearers were Ed Dreher, Thomas Bowers, Stanley Prokop, Clyde Beckner, Marvin Peterson and Melvin Johnson. Premium Lists For Holt Fair Available Now If you are planning to enter your quilt, canned goods, live stock, etc., in the Holt County Fair August 14-17 at Chambers, be sure to get your Fair premium list from the Extension office in O’Neill, any Fair board member, The Frontier and all Holt county banks. Of interest tq all exhibitors will be the amount of prize money offered in each division. Also im portant are the time of entry and rules and regulations. This information may be found in the Fair supplement which is now available. Copies of the supplement will be included with the regular Frontier issue at a later date. Stinker Day Planned In O'Neill Aug. 4 Stinker Day, O’Neill’s big an nual promotion by O’Neill businessmen to rid themselves or merchandise “Stinkers” will be held Friday, Aug. 4. O’Neill stores will set up shop out on the sidewalks and preliminary reports indicate that there will he an abundance of “Stinkers” on sale. Be sure to read the ads in next week’s Frontier for a pre view of the bargains to be of fered. Name Leaders For Boy Scout Finance Drive Chairmen have been selected for the Covered Wagon Boy Scout finance drive which is scheduled for October 17, ac cording to word from Bud Krug man, area vice chairman, and Eddie Tomlinson, area finance drive chairman. Following is a list of the chair men: Lawrence Kramer, Atkin son; Barney Niekless, Stuart: Allen Koskan, Butte; Chick Drickey, Spencer; Bill McIntosh, O’Neill; Ira Watson, Inman, and Merlin Meyers, Ewing. Preliminary work for the drive is now underway. This drive is conducted annually to raise the necessary funds to operate the scouting program for next year. Sandcreek Club 25th Anniversary Noted Thursday Sandcreek Improvement club held a 25th anniversary" party Thursday at the home of Mrs. James Engler with Mrs. George Hitchcock as co-hostess. Mrs. Engler, the former Judy Schaaf, was the first hostess when the club was founded 25 years ago. There are 24 mem bers in the club at the present time. Mrs. Lottie Keidel was pre sented a 25-year pin. She is the only charter member who is still a member of the club. Former charter members present for the party" were Mesdames Frank Schaaf and George Schaaf, Atkin son. Ed Weber, Stuart, Joe Tim merman, Sutton, and Kenneth Houchin. Elkhom. Other former members present were Mesdames Quentin Hicock, Wes Murphy Richards, Lou Hav ranek and Raymond Dobias, At kinson. Joe Schmaderer and La Veme Engler. Stuart. Guests were Mrs. Mae Beebe. Topeka. Kan., and Mrs. Dale Beebe. Othello. Wash. The welcome was given by Mrs. James Hytrek, president, and the response was made by Mrs. Frank Schaaf. History of the club was given by Mrs. Rollo Berry". Mrs. George Keidel was mistress of ceremonies. Letters were read from former members who could not be present. Through the years 55 persons have belonged to the club. During the history of the club the members did sewing for the Red Cross and army hospitals in war time; all members belong to the Walking Blood Bank since its organization, and each year the members hold a benefit card party for polio, heart and cancer drives. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Terry Wilson with Mrs. Dale Gilbert as co-hostess. The date wall be August 10 in stead of the regular date August I I. Bernard Grutsch Bitten by Dog A nine-year-old lK»y received a wound near his ankle when an un identified dog bit him while he was riding his bicycle to the swimming pool Friday morning. Injured was Bernard Grutsch, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grut sch. The mishap occured when the dog jumped at him by an alley between Douglas and Clay, on Madison street. Former Lynch Pastor Returns From Pakistan LYNCH — Elder D. T. Hawley, previous pastor of the Lynch Seventh Day Adventist church, and his family are enroute home from Pakistan where they have spent five years doing missionary work. His main work was as chaplain at the hospital in Karachi, Paki stan. The family will land at Mont real, Canada August 22 and pro ceed by car to the United States where he will be employed upon his return. The Hawleys have three children, Craig, 4, Shari. 2, and Cassie, 14 who attended school for several years at Lynch. Elder Page, Lincoln, had charge of the services at the Lynch church Saturday. His wife and son accompanied him here and they were guests in the home of Francis Masden. Richard Stanley, Michigan, will have charge of the services Saturday. His family will also be here and they will visit in the home of Mrs. Stanley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Rohde. ONE PERSON was hospitalized following a tw i-car collision Sunday on Highway 275 one mile west of Inman. Injured was .Mrs. Ruth Jolly, Milton, Pi., who was hospitalized until Tuesday at St. An thony’s hospital for treatment of shock and bruises. Involved in the accident were a ear driven by Starrett Berkheimer, Milton, Pa., and a truck, operated by Kdwin Humpal, Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Berkheimer and Humpal were not injured. The accident occurred when Berkheimer attempted to pass Humpal’s truck and at the same time. Humpal turned his tru k to drive off onto a county road. Total loss resulted to the Berkheimer car, and left fender and radiator damages resulted to the truck. Deputy Sheriff James Mullen was the investigating officer. Organized Search Planned Sunday At Ft. Randall; Volunteers Needed An organized search party will be held Sunday at 6 a.m. at Ft. Randall in an effort to locate the body of Larry 9trong who disap peared following a two-power boat accident June 27. The party will meet at the south end of the dam. This operation will be handled through the cooperation of the South Dakota Game Commission, the US Corps of Engineers and persons from this area. As many men and boats as .pos sible are needed for this concen trated search and it is hoped by those in charge that all able per sons will contribue their services to this plan. It will be appreciated if boat owners will leave their names at Virgil Laursen’s Insurance agen cy. Volunteers are advised to bring hip waders. This week the Corps of Engin eers is using 30-foot I beams Swimming Pool Popular Place For Youngsters The most popular place in town these days is the O’Neill swim ming pool where daily a large number of youngsters enjoy the cool water. There is only one complaint as far as the pool manager, Chuck Smith, is concerned and that is the limited number of adults tak ing advantage of O’Neill’s fine pool. A special time for adult swim ming has been set aside each weex—weanesaay irom o:ou 10 8:30 p.m. and only adults are ad mitted during this time. It of fers an excellent opportunity for party entertainment as well as practice time for those adults who are a little unsure of their swimming ability. Smith urges all adults to join in this recrea tional fun. There were 575 children enrolled in the swimming lesson program which ends this week. 9eventy-five young sters come, from Spencer each week to take lessons under the instruction of Nyla Jaskowiak, as sisted by Gary Jeffrey, Rita Hoe hne, Laurel Haynes, Sheryl Mul lendore and Roberta Becker. Don Templemeyer works at the pool during the weekends, when he is home from his classes at Wayne State Teachers college summer school. Kathy Hynes and Jeannie Lohaus work in the basket room, and Ray Belina takes care of the park. An aquatic show will be present ed at the pool sometime in Au gust at which time demonstra tions of all types of swimming and diving will be presented by 'boys and girls of different age groups. Further details of the show will be announced by Smith at a later date. A schedule for adult lessons and junior lifesaving instructions will be announced next week. The pool opens at 1:30 until 5 p.m. in the afternoon and is op ened from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the evenings. Ewing Theatre Operating Again EWING — Stanley Davis, Ew ing C & NW depot agent, re opened the Eldorado theatre Sun day, and will be operated Friday. Saturday, Sunday and Wednes day nights of each week. The theatre was closed June 1. after a year and one-half of opening and re-closing. Ewing business people and Chamber of Commerce consulted with Davis concerning the resuming of business at the Theatre. which are being pulled along the bottom of the lake near the scene of the accident to break down trees. It is hoped that this me thod will dislodge Larry’s body if by chance it is caught on un dewater brush. This organized search will be an all-out community effort to of fer assistance to a bereaved fam ily. Larry’s father, Bill Strong, has kept a constant watch at the lake, in the company of relatives and friends, in an attempt to lo cate his son’s body. If this search is to be a success, manpower from O’Neill and community is sorely needed Sunday. In case of questions, inquiries may be made to Game Com mission officer, Harry Spall, or. Virgil Laursen. If persons wish ing to help Sunday can not make it to the dam by 6 a.m., their services can still be used at a lat er time that day. Irene Searles to Leave For Thailand August 17 MEEK — Irene Searles, who plans to do missionary work in Thailand, was heard on a radio program Sunday morning from an Omaha station. Miss Searles was being inter viewed by the Rev. R. R. Brown in regard to her education and experience. She also gave a short message on the program. Date of departure for Thailand is expected to be August 17. WW I Veterans Plan Picnic Sunday Veterans of World War I will meet Sunday for the second an nual picnic which will be held at the city park in Atkinson. Leo Moore. O’Neill, and Jess Wills, Emmet, will be in charge of registration which will start at 10 a.m. At noon an old fashioned basket dinner will be served in the park house. The program which is scheduled to start at 1 p.m., will be open to the public and all World War II and Korean War veterans are invited to attend. Joe Smith, veterans service of ficer of Adams county, will be the principal speaker, and his ad dress wall be illustrated by s-jtfes on a screen. His talk will concern benefits for veterans and widows. There will be a championship horseshoe pitching contest which will be open to the public. A fish ing contest will follow this and will be under the supervision of Hurley Jones, O’Neill. Delegations from Norfolk, Grand Island, Hastings, Valen tine and Knox counties are ex pected to be present Sunday. SOAP BOX DERBY RACERS Jim Reha and Pat Mahony repre sented O’Neill in the races Saturday and Sunday at Norfolk. The ( two youngsters built their cars this summer, finishing just in time 1 for the race*, at Norfolk. Shown in the City of O’Neill is Pat while Frontier Offers Old Photos to Interested Persons Many pictures have been placed in the Frontier window, some of them old and some of them new. Residents in this area are re quested to stop and view the pictures. Anyone spotting a photo of himself, may receive the picture free of charge. Different pictures will be ad ded each week. Otto Reimer Appointed os Acting Director EWING — A former Deloit resi dent, has been appointed as act ing director of the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Department by Governor Frank Morrison. Reimer has been assistant dir ector. The department’s director, Alvin N. Scissors, died July 16. Reimer is a brother of Henry Reimer of Ewing, and is a former Wheeler county clerk. He at tended school at Deloit and graduated from Ewing high school. He became assistant director of that state agency earlier this year after having been an ad ministrative assistant to Mr. Scis sors since 1959. He started work ing for the state in 1948. What Next? Generous Grandmother paid a visit to her several grand children and. as nsual, came with gifts for everyone. She started handing out the presents right down the line un til she came to one of the smal ler children, who by this age was pretty much familiar with hand-me-down clothing. Wien the grandmother said. “Here, dear, are some panties for you,” the little girl replied, “What’s the matter grandma, don’t they fit you?” Grimes, Adams Meet For Reunion Sunday CHAMBERS — About 85 Adams and Grimes relatives met Sunday at the Methodist church parlors for a family reunion. The families came from Texas, California, Iowa, Colorado, Mis souri and the following towns in Nebraska, Atkinson, Page. Ew ing, Lincoln and Milford. All of Mrs. Sarah Adams’ sons and daughters were together for the first time in 26 years. They are Mrs. J. E. Grimes, Jack Adams, Leo Adams, Mrs. Lloyd Gleed, Glen Adams, Mrs. Art Walter and Mrs. F. J. Salstrand. Holt County's Spending High-Not Depressed Mrs. Jack Everitt Joins Frontier Staff Mrs. Jack Everitt has joim-il the staff at The Frontier of ficii and is now writing local news and society items. Shi1 will do her telephoning and writing in her home, and anyone wishing to place per sonals and social news in the I>aper will greatly assist her by calling <!«;. Dedication Rites Held Sunday for Church Addition ATKINSON Dedication ser vices were held Sunday for the new Forsythe addition for Christ ian education at the Atkinson Presbyterian church, and also for the new entranceway to the church. Special services were held at 2 p.m., following a family dinner for the entire congregation at noon. The financial foundation for the Forsythe addition, which consists of two large rooms, and the new entranceway came through the will of the late Alex Forsythe, long-time member of the church who died several years ago. He left $2,000 to the church to be used for Christian aducation rooms. The congregation voted in January to name the new addition in memory of him. The building project was started October 12, 1960 and the new rooms were put into use February 12 this year. Labor was furnished almost entirely through volunteer work. Dr. James Ramsay served as chairman of the building com miftnn Mnmhnrc t hr- pnm. mittee were Don Rzeszotarski, Mrs. Oliver Shane, Sewell John son, Gene Livingston, James Mel lor, Donna McClurg, Robert Tingle and Mrs. Bernard Wilson. Head carpenter for the project was Ray Elder. There presently are 164 mem bers of the church. The Rev. Ray mond F. Kersting is pastor. Bids Called For in Deepwater Development A call for bids involving the development of recreational faci lities in the Deepwater area of Gavins Point Dam, near Yankton, has been announced by Colonel Harry G. Woodbury jr., Omaha District chief for Army Engi neers. The Bids will be opened August 10. Approximate value of this work is less than $25,000, Colonel Wood bury states. It includes 5,600 cubic yards of excavation, clear ing and leveling an acre of ground and placing 750 tons of stabilized gravel. A boat launching ramp will be built and barbed wire fencing and cattleguards will be installed. Eight acres of ground will be seeded and fertilized. About two months should see completion of this job. Two Car Mishap Reported Wednesday A two car accident was re ported to police Wednesday morn ing. Cars driven by Daniel Paul Page, San Bernardino, Calif., and Margery McNulty of O’Neill col lided at the intersection of Seventh and Fremont. About $100 damage was done to each auto. Police chief Chris Mc Ginn was the investigating of ficer. Robertsons Sell Ranch To Carl Hallgrimson MEEK — Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson have sold their ranch home to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hal grimson, Newport. The new owners will take pos session March 1. "Depressed areas of low in come and substantial and peris tent unemployment.” Ibis was the report handed to 12 Nebraska counties Saturday. They were among -168 areas of the United States so designated. Holt county was not one ol the counties listed, but It did cause some doubt iilsiut just •low bad, or good conditions are in Ibis section of the state. With this in mind an attempt was made io tind out how much Holt county families are spending per year, where they an; s|M>nd ing it, and what for. In Holt county, it appears, most of the money spent in retail stores went to those selling food and automobiles. These two attracted 44 percent of all retail business locally. It was more than they accounted for in most parts of the United States, 41 percent They averaged 39 percent in the west north cen tral states. The breakdown shows that total food purchases last year in the county's bakeries, grocery stores, supermarkets, butchershops and the like came to $2,731,000, a rise from the previous year’s $2,580,000 This amount, which represents 17 percent of all retail sales, was for food bought for home con sumption. Not included was monye spent for outside eating and drinking. Food buying in Holt county was equivalent to $675 per family, determined by dividing the total purchases by the number of households. It must also be taken into consideration that Holt is Xirincipally an agricultural and meat producing county where much of the food is home grown, and does not pass through retail outlets. Outlets for cars and other automotive equipment such as motorcvcles. boats, batteries and tires accounted to $4,200,000 They garnered 27 percent of the retail dollar. An average of $3<X) [)er person was spent on these pro ducts in the county last year. Sturdy sales volumes were re corded by other retail lines as well, despite the so called re cession. Department stores and variety shops selling general merchandise grossed $964,000, which amounted to six percent of the retail dol lar spent locally. Sales in apparel shops, including those selling hats, shoes, underwear and other clothing came to $886,000, or nearly six percent. Home furnish ings stores had a sales volume of $486,000. All of these figures would tend to indicate that Holt county is not ready yet to be classified as a depressed area. Social Security Agent Here August 2 Gail Robart, field representa tive of the Norfolk Social Securi ty office, will be in the assembly room in the basement of the courthouse in O’Neill from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Men 62 years or older, who are not working, may now receive re duced benefits. Tomlinsons Planning Reunion August 6 The descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson are having their third annual reunion August 6 at Ford park in O’Neill for relatives and friends. Cycle Club Attends Oakdale Hill Climb Members of the O’Neill Motor cycle club spent Sunday after noon in Oakdale attending the annual Cycle Hill climb. Wednesday evening the club, accompanied by their wives, made a cycle caravan to Lynch. Enters Service Gary A. Kemper, Page, volun teered for induction into the armed services Monday. llm is pictured with his West O’Neill ear. Jim is wearing the official rash helmet issued to all drivers. Pat won a heat but was nosed out >y faster cars later in the event. Jim said he was first, first to race.