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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
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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.