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_ Volume 81—Number 22 _O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September 21, 1961 Seven Cents
Mrs. A. T. Crumly Named Prexy of
Extension Council; Meeting Set
Mrs. A. T. Crumly, Page, has
been elected president of the
County Home Extension council
at the fall meeting held in the
courthouse annex September 12.
Additional officers are: Mrs.
Ix>uis Siebert, Atkinson, vice
chairman; Mrs. Marvel Jean
Batenhorst, O'Neil), secretary
and treasurer; Mrs. Edgar Stauf
fer, Page, publicity chairman;
Mrs. Merlyn Meyer, Ewing,
reading; Mrs. Blaine Garwood,
Amelia, music.
Mrs. Jack McGrew, Stuart,
health; Mrs. Harold Van Vleck,
Clearwater, 4-H; Mrs. Lloyd
Gleed, Chambers, family life;
Mrs. G. II. Grimes, Chambers,
past county chairman; Mrs. J. L.
Praden, Ewing, retiring county
chairman, and Mrs. Floyd But
terfield, Atkinson, Extension
board member.
Group chairmen selected were
Mrs. Ixx) Kramer, Atkinson; Mrs.
Bernard Grimes, Chambers;
Mrs. J. L. Pruden, Ewing; Mrs.
Bob Forewood, O’Neill; Mrs.
Jessie Kelly, Page, and Mrs.
Jack McGrew, Stuart.
Mrs. Catherine Indra, Home
Extension agent, has announced
the following dates for the de
monstration on “frozen meals”:
September 26, Leo Kramer resi
dence, Atkinson; 27, public school
lunch room, Stuart; 28, court
house annex, 2 and 8 p.m.; 29,
William Crawford residence,
Chambers; October 5, J. L. Pru
den residence, Ewing, and 6,
Harry Harper residence, Page.
Methodists Plara
Canvass for
New Parsonage
Men of the O’Neill Methodist
church will conduct a financial
canvass Sunday afternoon be
tween 2 and 5 p.m., a kick-off
drive for the raising of $15,000
for the purchase of the Earl Rod
man property west of the Metho
dist parsonage.
The canvassers will eat dinner
at the church following the morn
ing service. They will receive
their instructions from the chair
man, William McIntosh, and
then will go out in teams of two.
Members of the church are urged
to remain at home to be avail
able to the callers when they
come.
This is one step in the long
range expansion plans of the
church.
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County Legion Meeting
Monday at Chambers
CHAMBERS — All American
Ix-gion and Auxiliary units except
one in Holt county were re
presented at the county meeting
held Monday evening at the
Chambers Legion hall.
There were approximately 50
members present. A program
was given by the Chambers Auxi
liary following the business meet
ing.
Services Held
At Ewing for
Mrs. M. Shrader
RIVERSIDE — Mrs. Martha
Shrader, 69, died unexpectedly
Thursday at her home northeast
of Ewing after becoming ill from
a heart attack.
Funeral services were held at
2 30 p.m. Sunday at the Ewing
United Brethren church. Burial
was at Orchard.
Martha Shrader was bom
March 2, 1892 at Tilden. She was
married to W. E. Shrader Janu
ary 3, 1916. They were the par
ents of seven children. One child
died in infancy.
Survivors are two sons, Eddie
and Willie, Ewing; four daugh
ters, Alice, Ewing, Mrs. Archie
Johnston, Clearwater, Mrs. Ger
ald Wetlauffer, O’Neill, and Mrs.
Betty Gunter, Blair; two sisters,
Mrs. Gertrude Daniels and Mrs.
Dan Brunner, and one brother,
Louie Kohlhof, the latter three of
Norfolk, also 11 grandchildren.
ANT INITIAL STEP in the attempt to bring educational television
to 90 percent of Nebraska’s population will be financed by $17,500
from the Ford Foundation. Along with $10,900 from contributions,
the grant will permit a $28,400 state-wide survey under the dir
ection of the Nebraska State Committee on Educational Television,
according to Co-Chairmen Byron Dunn, Lincoln banker, and Jack G.
McBride, director of the LTniversity of Nebraska’s educational tele
vision station KUON-TV. The LTniversity will act as fiscal agent for
the grant, subject to the approval of the Board of Regents. The
planned nine-month survey will provide a detailed educational,
technical, legal, fiscal, and administrative study of the establish
ment of a network of transmitters and production centers on a state
wide basis, according to Mr. McBride. Along with the University
of Nebraska’s existing Channel 12, the network could cover approxi
mately 90 per cent of the state. A state-wide survey will lbe con
ducted soon to determine, the exact locations and coverage of the
channels.
LYNCH — This is the new gymnasium built du. ing the past year at a cost of $95,000. It is 80 by 140
feet in size, and is the largest and most modern auditorium in northeast Nebraska. The lunch room
will be finished next month, complete with all modern appliances. The gym has an all-maple floor and
there are no bracing posts to obstruct vision. It ha i a seating capacity of 1,500. The draperies are ad
justable for any size stage preferred, and are in sh ldc . of gold, grey and red. The cost for the draperies
was $2,200. A great deal of this cost was donated by various local organizations.
O'Neill High Pep Club, Class
Officers Announced for Year
Class officers have been
elected at O’Neill public high
school, and Pep club officers and
cheer leaders have been an
nounced.
Roland Johnson is president of
the senior class; Mike Hand, vice
president; Mema Butterfield,
secretary; Kay Lee Rees,
treasurer, and Mary Jo CuiTan
and Melvin Sanders, student
council members. Mrs. John
Berigan, Donald Larson and Ver
non Carpenter are sponsors.
Juniors—Richard Hill, presi
dent; Denny Drayton, vice presi
dent; Betty Morrow, secretary;
Diane Graves, treasurer, and
Bobbie Mashi, student council.
Sponsors are Mrs. Harold Seger,
Miss Alvara Ramm and Gerald
Hawley.
Sophomores—Dianne Gillespie,
president; Keith Krugman, vice
president; Connie Morrow, sec
retary; Laurell Haynes, treasur
er, and Jay McCoy, student coun
cil. Stanley Williamson and
Bids Nixed on
School Addition
At Verdigre
VERDIGRE — Five bids were
turned down Thursday afternoon
for construction of a new school
facility. Board of education of
District 83 members refushed the
bids because they all exceeded
the amount of money available
for the addition to the school
building.
John Hospodka, secretary of
the board, stated that main cause
of the bids being higher than
estimated was due to the me
chanical contract which included
heating, plumbing, sheet metal
work and the repairing of the
two boilers in the old school
building.
Last May voters in the school
district approved a $120,000 bond
for the construction of a large
addition to the present building
to include stage space, tourna
ment size basketball floor, band
rooms and hot lunch facilities.
Municipal Swimming
Pool Rates "Superior"
O’Neill’s swimming pool re
ceived a “superior” rating on the
basis of State Health department
inspections of bath house, water
treatment plant, pool and en
vironment, safety and miscel
laneous standards.
The Atkinson pool was given an
“average” rating.
Thirty-five pools scored
“superiors” with a between 90
and 100 points.
Charles Smith are sponsors.
Freshmen—Sandra Laursen,
president; Bonnie Tomlinson,
vice president; Charles Hill, sec
retary; Roxanne Rustemeyer,
treasurer, and Donald Havranek,
student council. Sponsors are
Richard Van Valin and Donald
Kokrda.
Class presidents will also serve
as student council members.
Principal Marvin Miller sponsors
the student council. Gerald Haw
ley is O club sponsor, and Mrs.
Seger is sponsor for FHA.
Varsity cheer leaders are Bon
nie Reige, Vickie Gedwillo, Con
nie Brockman and Betty Mor
row. Second team cheer leaders
are Connie Morrow, Laurell
Haynes and Cheryl Graves.
Pep club officers are Mema
Butterfield, re-elected president;
Judy Morrow, vice president;
Verna Butterfield, secretary, and
Diane Graves, treasurer. Mrs.
Seger and Miss Ramm are the
club sponsors.
Teachers Reception
Scheduled September 25
PAGE — Teachers of the Page
school and of the surrounding
district, will be honored at a re
ception Monday at 8 p.m. in the
Methodist church.
Sponsoring this annual affair
are the King’s Daughters and
members of the WSCS. Helen
Martens will present slides and a
report of her trip to Mexico. The
public is invited to attend, and
is asked to bring sandwiches and
cookies. A drink will be fur
nished.
Plan Rifes for
Mrs. A. Herout
At Verdigre
VERDIGRE — Funeral ser
vices will be held here Thursday
(today) at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Anna
Herout, 90, Knox county pioneer,
who died Saturday at the Cole
ridge Rest Home.
The Rev. Charles J. Obomy
will officiate with requiem mass
at St. Wenceslaus Catholic
church.
Mrs. Herout had been at the
Creighton hospital prior to her
transfer to Coleridge and had
been there only a short time be
fore her death. Preceding her
in death were her husband and
one son, Henry.
She is survived by sons, Joe,
Montana, John, Creighton, and
Frank, Verdigre, and two daugh
ters, Mrs. Frank Ousler, Omaha,
and Mrs. George Frank, Verdi
gre.
Leader Dogs for Blind
Is Subject of Address
Paul Knowles, representative
of the Leader Dogs for the Blind,
will be guest speaker at a
special noon luncheon meeting of
the O’Neill Lions club Thursday
(today) in Slats cafe.
While in this area, Knowles
will also give talks at the O’Neill
pubilc school, St. Mary’s acade
my and other places in the vicini
ty.
Wayne Spelts, former vice
president of the club, is now
president, replacing Tom Cronin
who recently moved to Atlantic,
la.
Spencer Youth
Dies Monday in
Lynch Hospital
Spencer — Ronald Louis Klas
na, 16, Spencer, died Monday at
the Sacred Heart hospital in
Lynch.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the
United Lutheran church in Spen
cer with the Rev. Hugh Dowler
oiiiciating. Interment will be in
the National cemetery under the
arrangements of the Jones Fun
eral Home.
Ronald was bom March 6, 1945
at Spencer to Louis W. and Mil
dred D. Roush Klasna.
He is survived by his parents;
one sister, Mrs. Morris Hagberg,
Spencer, and the maternal grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. oush,
(BUtte.
Off-Campus Class to
Start Here Next Week
An off-campus class from the
University of Nebraska will be
given at the O’Neill public school
beginning September 30 at 9 a.m.
for registration and the first
study.
The instructor will be Dr.
Tempero and the subject will be
“Educational Measurements and
Evaluation,” Educational Psy
chology 283F. Three credit hours
will be given for this class. There
is a prerequisite of at least 53
college hours for those? wishing to
attend.
Neligh Safeway Man
Replaces Tom Cronin
John Edzards, who has man
aged the Neligh Safeway store
for three and one-half years, has
been transferred to O’Neill and
is serving as manager in this
store, effective last Friday.
Edzards replaces Tom Cronin
who left last week for a similar
position in the Atlantic, la., store.
Colleges, Universities Begin Terms;
Area Students Start Annual Exodus
Classes have begun for Holt
county students who are attend
ing colleges in Nebraska and
other states.
Following is a list of county
students:
Nebraska Wesleyan university,
Lincoln, Paula Reed, Roy Bridge
and Gary Gillespie, O’Neill; Lan
nelle and Roger Tompkins, In
man.
Norfolk Junior college, Gary
Devall, Ron Schmeichel, Darrell
Ermer, Lambert Belina jr., and
Teddy Strong, O'Neill; Kittie
Wanser, Ewing, and Bruce Schol
lmeyer, Lynch.
University of Nebraska, Lin
coln, Gary Holcomb and Douglas
Jarman, Chambers; Tom Brew
ster, Stuart; Bob Clifford, Atkin
son; Paul Ziska, Emmet; Nor
man Wettlaufer, Page; Gary Jef
frey, Larry Tomlinson, Nyla
Jaszkowiak, Joan Wilson and
Nancy Wray, O’Neill, and Gary
Fick, Inman.
Hastings coilege, Jane Peter
son and John Harder, O’Neill,
and June Carson, Lynch.
Briar Cliff college, Sioux City,
la., Dorothy Belina, O’Neill.
Two Local Men Among
Corporation Founders
Two O’Neill men, William J.
Froelich and Julius D. Cronin,
were among 50 Nebraskans who
met in Omaha Friday evening to
complete the organization of a
new Nebraska corporation, Life
Investors of Nebraska.
Froelich is associated with the
board of directors as one of 19
founders, and Cronin is serving
as an associate founder. The cor
poration has a two-fold purpose,
to organize a life insurance
company and to serve as a local
ly owned investment company in
terested in “growth situations.”
O'Neill Business to
Change Locations
The AlBronze Metal Products
company is moving to the old
Burlington roundhouse building
and its present location on South
Fourth street will be occupied by
Joe’s Tire Service which is owned
by Joe Schmidt.
Proprietors of the AlBronze
company are W. E. and R. E.
Salmen. Their new location is
near the southeast edge of O’
Neill.
William Krotter Co.
Displays New Pontiac
New 1962 Pontiacs are now on
display at the O’Neill Pontiac
dealer, the William Krotter com
pany at 305 West Douglas.
The new car is longer with a
low silhouette and outstanding
twin-scoop grille, featuring the
Pontiac wide-track stance.
Irrigation Group
Sets Boundaries
For O'Neil! Area
Dale Wilson, chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce Irriga
tion committee, met with com
mittee members last week to
establish lines for the Bureau of
Reclamation district in this area,
preparing the groundwork for
irrigation in this county.
Legal description of the dis
trict must yet be obtained and
the committee will then petition
the state for the forming of the
district. Later this week, mem
bers of the Bureau of Reclama
tion at Grand Island, will come to
O’Neill to assist the committee
with details.
Wayne State Teachers college,
Dick Larson, William L. Putnam,
John Sullivan, Neil B. Ryan,
Sonita Wilson, Jim Reynoldson,
Bill Nelson, Karen Bridge, Tom
Schneider, Skip McKenny, O’
Neill; Keith Kivett, Inman; Mar
lin Barnes and Ruth Osborn,
Lynch; Fred Cronk, Page, and
Rodney Elkins, Kenneth Thom
son, Robert Klabenes, Eugene
Adams. Darrell Walter and Leon
ard Wintermote, Chambers.
Chadron State Teachers col
lege, Betty Mashino, Lynch, and
Jerry Dexter, Consie Anderson,
John Kurtz and Larry Godel, O’
Neill.
Iowa State, Ames, la., De
wayne Devall.
Doane college, Crete, Gary
Beckwith, O’Neill, and Dennis
Darnell, Lynch.
Kearney State Teachers col
lege, Dennis Scheer, Ewing, and
Mrs. LeRoy Holcomb, Chambers.
University of Illinois, Urbana,
111., Jim Hanson, Atkinson.
Immanuel Hospital School of
Nursing, Omaha, Margaret
Donohoe, O’Neill.
Regis college, Denver, Colo.,
I
Ronnie Cdlg and Douglas Spittler,
O’Neill.
Denver university, Denver,
Colo., Arthur Wintermote. Cham
bers.
IBM school, Omaha, Jerry
Jurgensmeier, William Hynes and
Jerry Gokie, O'Neill.
Grand Island Business college,
Marilyn Siders, Karon Brown and
Gene Butterfield, Inman.
Creighton univarsity, Omaha,
Morris Pongralz and Bart Gi
vens, Stuart.
Evangel college, Springfield,
Mo., Marten Rosenkrans, O'Neill.
Scottsbluff Junior college, Bill
Fricke, O'Neill.
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago,
111., Larry Swanson, Chambers.
Beauty Academy, Lincoln,
Judy Thomson, Chambers.
Dana college, Blair, Janet
Krugman, O’Neill.
Colorado State college, Ft. Col
lins, Colo., Gale Stevens, O'Neill,
and Gene Timmermans, Stuart.
Additional names will be
printed as soon as parents notify
the Frontier and area coirespon
dents.
CHARLIE WEAVER, well known television and radio personality,
is enjoying this “booking.” Charlie was presented a copy of “Reef
Cookery” at the State Fair last week when Nebraska Cow Belle
president, Mrs. Bob Clifford, Atkinson, (right) and her TV and nuilo
chairman, Mrs. Don Thompson, McCook, learned he does his own
cooking. The CowBelles maintained a booth at the Fair and had a
daily registration of about 2,000 persons. Mrs. Clifford and her as
sistants presented 10,000 free recipes, and sold many hooks anil
paper products during the Fair. Among those assisting at the booth
were Mrs. F. E. Boetcher, Atkinson. The governor’s wife, Mrs. Frsink
Morrison, also helped at the booth.
Plane Crash Victim
In Serious Condition
MONOWI — Fred Svatos, 33,
who was severely burned when
the plane in which he was riding
crashed September 10, was
moved by ambulance to the Vete
rans hospital at Omaha Monday.
He is reported to be in
“serious” condition. The pilot,
Elvin Hrbek, also of Monowi,
was killed when the plane struck
an electric power line, crashed
and burned.
Services Held for
Wettlaufer Infant
Graveside rites were conducted
September 12 afternoon for Todd
Curt Wettlaufer, infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Wettlaufer,
Page, who died September 11 at
St. Anthony’s hospital where he
was bom earlier that day.
The Rev. Robert Linder con
ducted the rites at Prospect Hill
cemetery, O’Neill.
Frontier News
Still Interesting
After 65 Years
The Niobrara Tribune carried
an item last week telling of old
newspapers, well preserved,
found between floors of a house
which is being rebuilt in Nio
brara by Gustav and Richard
Fritz.
Among the papers was an O'
Neill Frontier, an eight-page is
sue published by D. H. Cronin
in 1896. This Frontier issue re
ported "hot” politics and a long
article explaining the gold-silver
ratio.
There were also many legal
notices, one a constitutional
amendment relating to the num
ber of judges of supreme court
and their term of office. Ad
vertisements contained such
items as kidney and liver medi
cine, cought, lagrippe, influenza
medicine, plug tobacco and
sarsaparilla, etc.
OHS FRESHMEN OFFICERS for this year and next are: (front
row I. to r.) Charlene Larson, Bonnie Tomlinson and Roxanne Ruste
meyer; (back) Charles Hill and Donald Havranek.
SOPHOMORE CLASS officers elected recently are: (front row,
1. to r.) Keith Krugman, Connie Morrow and Dianne Gillespie; (back)
Jay McCoy and Laurel Haynes.
THESE ARE the new officers for the junior class at O’Neill high
school. They are (front row, 1. to r.) Richard Hill, Diane Graves and
Betty Morrow; (back) Denny Drayton and Bobbi Mashi.
OHS SENIORS elected these students as their class officers for
1961-62. They are (front row, L to r.) Mike Hand, Mary Jo Curran
and Roland Johnson; (back) Kay Lee Reese, Merna Butterfield and
