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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1961)
MtKSHMKN Cl .ASS (iHIcith at SAIA are (I. to r.) INck Laursen, president; Sun Cavanaugh, vim president; Robert Devoy, secretary, and Oi-nny Wolfe, treasurer. NOl'IIOMOKE < IA8S officers at St. Mary’s academy have been elected by class students and are now officiating at their duties. They are: (I. to r.) Marilyn Donohoe, president; Terry- Tom jack, treas.; Sue (ionderinger, sec., and Charles Corkle, vie© president. JIMOKS ELECTLD the follimlni; iIum officers for this year at St. Mary’s: (I. to r.) Judy Sullivan, secretary; Mildred SchmlU, vice president; Carmen Benre, president, mid Kuth Muff, treasurer. sKMtlit ULAKH officer* at St. Mun'. arc: (I to r.) !*** !» lNwtr.«u, vice prcaidcat; Kuih) Wrier, ncorrinry; Kilo Oorkle, tr« «»un r, ami Steve lUttiilia (not >houn), aa pre*l*trnt. Largest Circulation - -$?== Newspaper Between /^V"» TA W' T l"' T\ Sixteen Pages h -c,,y RONTIKR - Casper, Wyoming * ^ X ^ M> X«/J. \ "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 81—Number 24 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, October 5, 196 Seven Cents Elmer Juracek Named President Of State Soil and Water District Elmer Juracek of O Neill was un«ppos<>d in the election for pres ident of the State Association of Soil & Water Conservation Dis tricts held at the annual meeting m Lincoln Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr Juracek, who has been a member of the local board of KU{>ervisors since 1952, has dis played a keen interest in conser vation work and has been very active in local, state and national meetings. He served as an area director in Nebraska prior to be coming vice president of the State Association and has held that post for the past two years. Attending the convention from Holt county in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Juracek were Mr. and Mrs. M. G. French sr., Page, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Vogel, Stuart, and Walter Fick, Inman. Also attend ing as guests of the District and recipients of the Photo Award were Mr. and Mrs. Thilo Pocss nocker, Atkinson. Each year the local Supervisors choose an outstanding farmer or rancher and have an aerial photo taken of their place. It was co-sponsored this year by the First National Bank of At George Latzel Dies Friday At Atkinson EWING Funeral services were conducted Monday morning at St. Peter's Catholic church in Ewing for George I-itzel, 79. who died Friday, Sept 29, in the Atkinson hospital. he Rev. Jacob Hauer, Spalding, and the Rev. P. F. Burke, Ew ing, officiated at the rites. Burial was in the Miller com* tery of Ewing. George John Latzel was born February 18, 1882 in Austria. He ImArioa vi-linn a small child and settled in Holt county where he spent his entire life. In the early part of his life. Mr. Latzel worked at black smitliing and was an expert iron worker. He helped construct St. Peter’s Catholic church in 1913 and 1914 and was responsible for the placing of the bell in the church tower. After his marriage to Mollie Babutzke in 1919. he spent many years on a ranch southwest of Ewing. On retiring from active work, he and his wife moved to Ewing. Ten children were bom to this couple. One daughter, Delores, died in infancy. Mr. Latzel suffered a stroke in April, 1961 which left him paralized. He was cared for at St. Anthony's hospital and at a rest home in Stuart until he be came ill from pneumonia and was admitted to the Atkinson hos pital. . . „ . He is survived by his wife. Mol lie; three daughters, Mrs. Lor rene Bazelman, Mingo, la., Mrs. Virginia Kresl. Mallard, la., and Darlene Latzel. Omaha; six sons, George jr., William and Fred, Omaha. Clarence, Ewing, Lewis. French Gulch, Calif., and Fian cis. Newport; 16 grandchildren; two brothers. John and Adolph, PTwing. Pallbearers were Alfred Doud. John Slizoski. William Babutzke, Frank Noffke, Kermit Jefferies and Garrett Kallhoff. Fund Started For injured Ewing Youth EWING — A fund has been started here to assist in ’he re habilitation of Le°n. Hahlbeck who was severely injured in a one-car accident. The fund had reached approxi mately $500 last week. Leon was transferred to St. Joseph’s hospital in Omaha last week from tthe Antelope Mem orial hospital at Neligh. Special treatment is being given the Ew ing youth in the Lady V ictor ward at die hospital. Donations can be left at any Ewing business place or mailed to the Ewing Chamber of Com merce. Hinson, toimuar wmrieis mao each District in the State were guests at the State Association meeting and were honored at a banquet Monday evening. Over 400 seventh and eighth graders from Holt county, both rural and town schools are ex pected to spend Friday, Oct. « in O’Neill attending a Conserva tion Day. In the morning the program will include a talk by Duane Chamberlain, assistant executive secretary of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, a demonstration by Harold Gil man, extension conservationist, a talk and slides by Dick Gavit, Ex tension forester and a represen tative of the Game, forestation and Parks Commission will dis cuss wildlife conservation. 4-H Conservation Clubs will also be discussed, and explained. There will be a selection of films concerning soil conserva ;ion practices. In the afternoon live group will ae divided into smaller groups to view the district equipment and learn more about soils, grass, trees and survey equipment. Mrs. Bob Clifford Named Rodeo Queen Cattlemen and their families were hono-ed by Ak-Sar-Ben September 27 during the rodeo performance in which Mrs. Ro l>ert Clifford, Atkinson, presi dent of the Nebraska CowBelles, reigned as rodeo queen. Accepting Ak-Sar-Ben’s salute to the ranchers were Mrs. Clif ford on behalf of the CowBelles, and Chester Paxton. Thedford, president of the Nebraska Stock Growers association. They were introduced to the crowd pre ..._i mnnv Kaups Honored Cn Anniversary At Stuart STUART — Mr. and Mis. Joe Kaup sr., celebrated their goiden wedding anniversary Wednesday afternoon. Sept. 27, by holding open house at the Stuart audi torium. After Mr. and Mrs. Kaup were married Septeml>er 27, 1911 at West Point in St. May’s Catholic chuch, they moved to the ranch one and one-balf miles east of Stuart where they still reside. Mr. Kaup has retired from ranching and he and his w.fe are building a new house on tire place. The Kaups have two children, James. Ainsworth, and Mrs. Doug Schaar, Beemer. A daugh ter. Anna. died earlier this year. Handicapped Complete Rehabilitation Course Ninty-or.e physically handicap ped persons in Northeast Nebras ka wh.-'eh includes Holt county have completed their rehabilita tion with the help of the rehabili tation agency. This week v”s been designated as National Employ the Physical ly Handicapped Week by Presi dent Kennedy. The purpose of the national recognition is to alert employers to the fact that handicapped' persons, properly placed.- can make better em ployees than the non-handicap ped. The Rehabilitation Services of fice for Northeast Nebraska is located at 129 North Third Street, Norfolk. More Members Needed Fcr Crf-Campus Class Off campus classes. Edu cati >nal Measurements and Evaluation, and English Com position will hold the;r first meet ing Saturday. More members are required if the classes are to continue. Please contact the of fice of the county superintendent immediately if interested. Fees Increased for Auto Registration The Holt county clerk and regi ster of deeds has been notified of the raise of prices for certificates of title and registration effective Monday morning. LB 324 was passed by the legi slature last session making this change in price. Certificate of title on cars has been raised from $1 to $2, and duplicate titles now cost $3 instead of $2. Car liens remain the same as before, 50 cents. Chattel mortgages are raised from 50 cents to $1. The cost of deeds, mortgages, etc, which have various charges, was raised about one-third of the pre sent cost. School Board Meets Tuesday; Discuss Problems A variety of subjects occupied the Board of Education of the O' Neill public schools Tuesday night. A new cover was approved for the basketball floor and the FFA chapter offered to contribute $800 or $900 for industrial arts equip ment at the school if the school board would supply matching funds. Supt. McCoy told the results of a survey to determine the num ber nf “excess students” when measured on the basis of 30 square feet per student. The figures show, he said, 183 excess students in elementary and 248 in high school. The “excess” is determined by calculating the number of square feet in a class room and com paring that with the number of students times 30. The results have been re nuested bv the state department of education and the Federal department of education. An engineers survey of the pre sent building showed that some maintenance and repair was needed including downspout re pair. adding to strength of some door openings and tuck point ing of the brick. “We were not able to detect any major structural failure in any part of the masonry bear ing walls. There has been no apparent settlement of footings or foundations . . . We believe that with the corrections sug gested above, along with regular maintenance, can maintain a sound structural condition in definitely,” the report concluded. In other action the board ap proved granting use of the school for meetings of Holt County Rural Teachers associa tion. charging $2 per meeting for off-campus courses held in the building and approved a follow up survey of school needs. Security Agent In O'Neill Oct. 11 Gail Robart. field representative of the Norfolk Social Security of fice, 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, Oct. 11. Promotor for Highway 20 Speaks Here Thirty members of the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce at tended a dinner meeting Monday evening at Anderson's Tropica] Gardens. A talk was given by Willard Murfin, Cheyenne, Wyo., execu tive director of Highway 20 As sociation Promotion. A goal has !>een set to raise $35,000 from Chicago to Yellowstone National park for the promotion of tourist travel along the Highway. O’ Neill has a goal of $2,000 as its share in the promotion. Future plans call for the ob taining of 250,000 brochures, many small and large signs and the producing of four or five major travel shows to advertise Highway 20. Mr. Murfin told the members the ultimate aim of the promotion is to increase traffic along this Highway by 300 additional cars a day. A. L. Patton, retail trade com mittee chairman, announced the following special dates for O’ Neill stores: Pre-holiday clear ance, November 16, 17 and 18, with Mrs. Winnie Barger as chairman; window unveiling, November 24, Garlan Schoen rock, chairman; stores remain open each Thursday evening, December 7, 14 and 21. Turkey Day, December 9, John Enke, chairman; Santa Claus Day, December 16, Harry Peterson, chairman; Dollar Days, February 22, 23 and 24, Bill McIntosh, chairman; Crazy Day. April 27, Joe stutz, cnair man, and St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, Joe McLeish, chair man. Joe McLeish asked support from the Chamber on the Boy Scout financial drive. At the next meeting of the board of direc tors, the members will decide the amount to give to the drive. Larry Rice gave a report to the members concerning a future Pancake Day. Masonic Lodges Plan Area Meeting Oct. 13 Twelve Masonic lodges in Holt, Brown, Cherry. Boyd, Rock, Hooker and Thomas counties will hold an area meeting on Masonic education Friday, Oct. 13, at the Masonic temple at Valentine. Separate meetings for secre taries, and masters and wardens, will be held from 11 to 12 a m. A general meeting for all Master Masons will follow from 2 to 8 p.m. Contract Let for Verdigre School VERDIGRE — The contract for the new addition to the Ver digre school has been awarded to the Hoesing Construction company, Hartington, for low bid of 587,047. John Hospcdka, secretary of the board of education, states that bids will be allowed sepa rately for the electrical and mechanical contracts. The new addition will be started in the near future. Merna Butterfield, Jerry Kilcoin Are Homecoming Queen and King aierna Buuemeia, aaugmer 01 Mr. and Mrs. Elden Butterfield, and Jerry Kilcnin received royal crowns as O'Neill high school's queen and king during Homecom ing ceremonies at half time in tiie Atkinson-O'Neill game Fri day evening. Their attendants were: Seniors, Connie Brockman and Mike Fletcher; juniors, Diane Graves and Rich Hill; sophomores. Con nie Morrow and Jay McCoy, and freshmen. Cheryl Graves and Donald Havranek. Queen candi dates included Vicky Gedwillo, Bene Nelson and Bonnie Hiege. A large crowd attended the Homecoming parade in downtown O'Neill during the afternoon. First place award went to the Future Homemakers of America. The sophomores won second place, and the Pep club and Junior high tied for third place. junior class members won tne Teachers award for the best con structed float in the parade. Lynn McCarthy, drum majorette, led the band which marched through the streets as head of the parade. After parading through Main street die floats were taken to St. Anthony’s hospital where patients viewed the entries. Following the game Friday evening the students held a dance in the old gym. Holland Johnson, president of the Student Council, was in charge of arrangements for the Homecoming festivities. Mema Butterfield. Pep club president, directed the royalty election, and the dance was plan ned by the sophomore class with Dianne Gillespie, president, in charge. Principal Marvin Miller was master of ceremonies during the crowning ceremony. Two Men Suffer Injuries 1 In Car Crash at Naper Two men were brought to St. Anthony’s hospital by ambulance Wednesday at 6 p.m. for medical care following a two-car accident which occurred five and one-half miles west of Naper. Injured were Dwaine Lockmon, Stuart, and George Alexander, Naper, The ears collided 'at the top of a hill. The extent of the injuries were not known at press time. M. Sehi Named President of Rural Teachers Merle Sehi, Ewing, has been elected president of the Holt County Rural Teachers associa tion which met last week in the O’Neill Legion club. Other officers are Mrs. Alpha Kirkland, Atkinson, secretary, and Mrs. Lenora Carson, O'Neill, reporter. Five representatives were chosen and they are Mmos. Clarence Gilg, K. D. Shelhase and Doris O’Connor, all of Atkin son, Bennett Sanders, O’Neill and Grace Weichman, Stuart. Marlin Languis, instructor in elementary education at the Uni versity of Nebraska, conducted a workshop on elementary' science. Wilfred Semrad, NSEA repre sentative from Lincoln, spoke about the Nebraska State Educa tion association. A noon luncheon was serv ed by the Methodist Wesleyan Service guild, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Harrison Bridge. Registered Nurses Meet at Ainsworth Registered nurses met last week at Ainsworth to organize the Eighth District of Profes sional Registered Nurses in Ne braska which will include Holt, Cherry, Brown, Rock and Boyd counties. Mrs. Talma Allen, Bassett, was elected as president. All profes sional registered nurses in these counties are eligible to join and may contact Mary John. Bassett, membership chairman. St. Mary's Academy Homecoming Planned; To Host Norfolk Burns O’Neill streets will resound with cheers Friday after school when St . Mary’s academy students meet in the stop light intersec tion for a pep rally in prepara tion for the Homecoming game and festivities that evening. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a snake dance by all SMA students and following this the group will meet at the school campus for a bonfire and burning the V for victory. The football game with Nor folk Bams will begin at 7:30 p.m. and at the conclusion of the game, high school students will attend a coronation ball in the gymnasium. At 10:15 the Home coming king and queen will be crowned and their attendants will be announced. Student have been busy the past few days decorating the hall for the ceremony. Music will be pro vided by the Classics orchestra. Fall Term of Court Opens Monday; Juries Deliberate on Two Verdicts LP Fuel Truck Burns At Naper Fire Wednesday evening de stroyed an LP gas truck and caused damage to a ranch home about 16 miles southwest of Na per. Truck driver Howard Stah lecker, Gregory, S. D., said he was filling the storage tank at the Howard and Glenn Allpress ranch when fumes from the gas were ignited after the filling hose broke. Fire damaged the sides of the house and the kitchen and burned the prairie around the home and truck. Stahlecker said he had de livered about 150 gallons to the storage tank when the fire started. About 1200-1400 gallons were still in the truck. The truck was owned by Gas Wilson, Burke, S. D. Firemen from Burke responded to the alarm. Safety Patrolman Gene Ha streiter, who was investigating an accident in the area, was called to the fire. Page School Plans Program PAGE — The Page school sys tem will sponsor six assemblies during the school year arranged by the University of North Dako ta. division of supervised studies. This type of program is not necessarily for instruction but for the purpose of awakening in terest in many fields of endeavor which can not be covered in schools with limited staff and facilities. The first program was a “In ward Journey” and in October, Jay Bee Fksner will present a series of demonstrations One-fourth of Town Past 80 Years Old AMELIA — This small town nestled in southern Holt county will probably never make head lines as a center of population or great industry but it can no doubt lay claim to some sort of record when it comes to bragging about the merits of living in its healthful climate. And to those who doubt Unit a fountain of youth exists In the flowing well country around Amelia they offer the*e statis tics. Nearly 25 per cent of the population of Amelia have pass ed their 80th birthday. Frank Pierce observed his 83rd birthday Saturday. S. C. Barnett was 82 on the same date. Other resident* include Effie Withers, 85, Mrs. Emma Lindsey, 84, Mrs. Delia Ernst, 83, Mrs. Link Sa geser, 83 and Mr. Sageser, 93. That’s seven persons past 30 of the town’s total population of 29. Council Grants Permission for Medical Clinic City Council members Tuesday evening re-issued a building per mit to Dr. Rex W. Wilson for the construction of a medical clinic to be located at the corner of Second and Adams streets. A permit had previously been granted by the Council but was halted when a petition was filed protesting the location of the clin ic. After a hearing in which both sides were represented, the coun cil re-issued the permit. Other Coucil business included the issuing of parking permits to the Murray Liquor store. A representative of the Layne Western company spoke to the Council concerning well eq/up ment. A new well is being consid ered by the Council for the terri tory north and also west of O’ Neill which is being annexed to the city. Buy Presbyterian Manse Members of the First Presby terian and the Bethany Presby terian church voted Sunday morn ing to purchase the house of Mrs. O W. French to be used as a parsonage. Purchase price was $18,000. ' u I Hi lift 1 iiiii'iriiii"1 i ans mb. s 1 MRS*. Hr Mi s. PS8 The fall term of District Court opened in O'Neill Monday with Judge William C. Smith Jr, pre siding. Floyd Russell, Scotia, used < ar dealer, was found guilty M -ndtiy of issuing an insuff uient fund check by a district ceurt jury which took nearly seven I tours to reach a verdict. Sentencing was deferred by District Judge William C. Smith jr., Ainsworth. Russell was found guilty of is suing a $575 insufficient fund check to Galyen Motors of At kinson in payment for n car. Tlie jury retired at 4 50 p.nri. and remained out until 11:35 when they returned with the ver dict of guilty. William W Grif fin was the attorney for tin* state and John R. Gallagher was ap pointed by the court as Russell’s attorney. Jurors for the trial w ,v Jerry O’Mallay, Jim Harrington, Joe F. Cihlar, Mrs Ella Boelter, Mar garet Kaup, Mrs. Armella Kr.'i mer, D. Noreen Davidson, Den nis Kaup, Patricia Donoboe, Mrs. Henry Sladek, Katherine Dvorak and Delbert Edwards. On Tuesday Patrick J. O’Gor mm, Norf'.lk, was found guilty of driving under the influence of al coholic liquor. Jurora for the O’ Gorman trial were Orville Hitch cock, Delbert Edwards, Mrs. El la ‘Boelter, Frederick Freidel, Blake Benson, Otto Lorenz, Jim Harrington, Patricia Dono hoe, Rinnie Barnes, Elva Schroder, Howard Rouse and Alvin Carsen Sentencing on both cases was deferred until Friday. Also a pearing in District Court Monday was Gene Gillogly, In man, who is charger! with statua tory rape. Gillogly entered a plea at not guilty and the trial date was set for the week of Oct. 24 Sole Dates Claimed OCT. 6 ELMER TAVEN NER CLOSING OUT FARM SALE 90 head of cattle, team of horses, pony and line <A farm rnachinery. One-half mile south, 4 w< st and Vz north of Page. Ed Thorm, Roy Kir-wan Auction ser vice. O’Neill and Butte, with George Coleman and Chuck Ma honey. BEING READIED FOB SALE SATURDAY these voting quarter horse colts are receiving lots of special attention lately. Orio Rhodes, owner of the cobs, is shown here with Chick Coaaorro, center, and Mrs. G. R. Cook, who are helping groom the animals in preparation for the special sale at Atkinson Saturday.
