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_ Volume 81—Number 27 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, October 26, 1961 Seven Cents
Funeral Rites
Monday for
C. E. Worth
Funeral services were held in
O'Neill Monday for Clarence E.
Worth, t>9, who died Friday at
3:50 am. in the St. Anthony's
hospital.
"The Rev. Ivan (Christoffersen
officiated at the services in the
Assembly of God church. He was
assisted by a former O’Neill pas
tor, the Rev. Robert Paul, Gree
ley, Colo. Interment was in Pros
pect llill cemetery.
Clarence Earl Worth was Iwm
to Herbert J. and Georgianna
Robertson Worth January 18,
1892 at Wayne. He grew up on a
farm in the vicinity of Wayne
and attended ls>th high school
and college in Wayne.
lie was united in marriage
June 7, 1916 to Ina Estella Karr,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Karr, in the Methodist parson
age in O’Neill. He has been a
memlier of the Assembly of God
church since its origination here.
Survivors are his wife, Ina;
seven children. Charles E., sta
tioned with the air force at
Wichita. Kan., Mrs. Daniel Page
and Mrs. Benny Wetzler, San
Bernardino, Calif., Mrs. Orville
Miller, O’Neill, Mrs. Adolf Wetz
ler, Verdigre, Roy A , Carter
Lake, la., and Clarence J., with
the air force at Buzzards Bay,
Mass.; 15 grandchildren; three
brothers, George, Harold and
Floyd, all of Dalton, and three
sisters, Mrs. Otto Bossow, Teka
mah, Mrs. Roy Karr, Spencer,
and Mrs. Bud Gelster, Omaha.
A daughter, Victoria Carol,
preceded him in death in 1951. A
sister, Mrs. Fred Smith, and a
brother. Ray Worth, also pre
ceded him in death.
Florence Ponton Named
To Board of Trustees
Florence Ponton has been
named as a member of the board
of trustees, District 28, for the
Nebraska Society for Crippled
Children.
Her appointment was an
nounced at the annual meeting of
the Society held at the Sheraton
Fontenelle hotel in Omaha Octo
ber 15 and 14. It was also an
nounced that 26 counties so far
have requested the aid of the
Easter Seal society in conduct
ing hearing testing programs in
the schools.
Horse Shot by Hunters
Dies Wednesday Night
"Duchess” the quarterhorse be
longing hi Vickie Fletcher, died
Wednesday night after being shot
by careless hunters.
The animal was injured Octo
ber 14 by a carload of hunters
driving down the road by the pas
ture belonging to Vickie’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Fletcher.
Booster Installed
ORCHARD — A television
booster has now been installed
and is in operation at Orchard.
The equipment was installed
Tuesday by Lloyd’s and John’s
TV Service.
School Dedication
Held for Dist. 89
EMMET A large crowd at
tended the dedication of the now
two room schoolhouie in the re
cently-organized rural District 89
Friday evening.
A one-hour program was pre
sented with Gilbert Poesc serving
as master of ceremonies. The
new schoolhouse is the result of
the consolidation of three Dis
tricts. 159, 155 and 89. The Dis
trict is known as the Pleasant
view school.
District 89 was organized July
14. U83; District 15 in 1881, and
159 March 30. 1885
Highway 20
Association
Plans Drive
Thursday afternoon and Friday
morning and afternoon a drive
will lie conducted for funds to
be used for Highway 20 promo
tion. The drive is l>eing sponsored
by the O'Neill Chamber of Com
merce.
Members of the Commerce
committee are George Janousek,
chairman, Jim Earley, Rob Pap
penheimer, A. L. Patton, Fred
Appleby, Ben Bazelman, Gordon
Johnson and Deraid Graham.
A professional agency is
handling the publicity for the pro
motion of Highway 20. A repre
sentative of the agency recently
met with Chamber of Commerce
members to explain the program
and the desired results. It is
hoped by this promotion to in
crease the traffic by 300 cars
per day.
Winners Told
For Atkinson
Wool Contest
Nebraska’s seventh annual
“Make It Yourself with Wool”
contest and style revue for Dis
trict 4 was held Saturday at the
Atkinson high school auditorium.
June Carson, Lynch, won first
place in the senior division, and
Dolores Tunender, Atkinson, was
the second place winner.
In the junior division, Joanne
Thurber, Burwell, and Janeth
Keller, Elsmere, were first and
second place winners.
Mary Elaine Reinert, Johns
town, and Linda Bain, Ains
worth, won first and second
places in the sub-tied division.
Miss Carson and Miss Thurber,
winners in the senior and junior
divisions, will compete in the
state contest November 11 in
Scottsbluff. Each girl entered in
the contest personally cut and
made her wool garment. Over
100 attended the style revue.
Mrs. David J. Leighton, Mrs.
J. K. Schultz and Mrs. Ernest
Gotschall, all of Atkinson, as
sisted with arrangements for the
contest. Mrs. Gotschall is Dis
trict director. Refreshments
were by the Atkinson Chamber
of Commerce with Atkinson FHA
girls serving under the direction
of their instructor. Miss Sharon
Wall.
Name Officials for
Government Day
St. Mary's academy students
have conducted a campaign and
election for officials at County
Government Day Monday.
Following is a list of the juniors
who won the election and their
offices: Ruth Muff, clerk; Emily
Dusatko, assessor; Marvin Peter,
surveyor; Carmen Benze, judge;
Donna McGinn, register of deeds;
Carol Jo Holly, clerk of the dis
trict court.
Jim Sullivan, sheriff; Mildred
Schmitz, treasurer; Judy Sulli
van, superintendent: Jim Wil
son, attorney and Rosemary Ma
hony, supervisor.
Bari Beelaert, Joan Hoffman
and Beverly' Steskal ore electives
to the appointive offices.
Burk Farm Home
Burns at Ewing
EWING — The farm home of
Mrs. Pat Burk and family, 12
miles south of Ewing, was total
ly destroyed by fire early Satur
day evening with all contents a
complete loss.
his is the second tragedy for
Mrs. Burk as her husband was
killed in a tractor accident while
w a king on the farm in May.
The fire started In a trailer
house located near the Kurk
home and occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Porter and inlant
daughter. Mrs. Burk and
children found the trailer on
fire when they returned from
Clearwater about » p.m.
She went to the neighbors to
call the Ewing Fire department,
however the fire had progressed
to such an extent that the fire
men were unable to save the
building. Clearwater firemen al
so were called.
Two trailer houses were moved
on Mrs. Burk's property Sunday
to provide homes for the Burk
and Porter families.
A miscellaneous shower has
lieen planned for the two families
at St. John's basement Friday
evening at 8 p.m. The public is
invited to attend.
OHS Students
Elected for
County Offices
Election of officials for County
Government Day was held this
week at O'Neill high school and
the winners will take part in
activities at the courthouse Mon
day.
Following is a list of the OHS
officials and their offices: Bobbi
Mashi, sheriff; Esther Young,
treasurer; Judy Smith, clerk;
Keith Reynoldson, clerk of the
district court; Diane Graves,
judge.
Ken Reynoldson, assessor,
Juanita Warner, director of soil
conservation; Sally Burney,
superintendent; Betty Morrow,
attorney; Larry Dobrovolny,
supervisor; Denny Drayton,
agent; Gailen Young, veterans
officer; Ann Johnson, assistance;
Kathy Perry, registar of deeds,
and Jeannie Foreman.
Inman School
Kids Present
Annual Program
INMAN — The sixth, seventh
and eighth grade classes pre
sented their annual program,
“The Black Cat” Friday evening
at the school auditorium and the
proceeds from this event will go
toward a field trip in the spring.
Taking part in the program
were Gaylene Anthony, Nyla
Reynolds, Donna Harte, Ann Kel
ley, Lavina and Pam Monical,
Carolyn Kopejtka, Jean Ann
May, Sue Sholes, Phyllis, Marie
and Francis Musil, Jim and
Beverly Pribil, Karen Butterfield,
Carol and Louise Kestenholtz,
Glen and Arlie Sholes, Larry
Peters, Dan and Charles Ferris,
Mick Sawyer, Dick Kopecky,
Mike Shefl and Robert Eaton.
Mrs. Rose Kivett is the
teacher. Refreshments were
served at the close of the eve
ning.
St. Mary's to Serve
Harvest Dinner Sunday
The Friends of St. Mary's
academy will sponsor a “harvest
dinner” Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m.
at the St. Mary’s gym.
Proceeds from the dinner will
be used to help buy equipment
and furnishings for the new high
school now under construction.
Mrs. George Janousek and Mrs.
William Msttem are co-chairmen
of the dinner.
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS, alum ii. parents of current Creighton students end others
met Monday night in O’Neill to hear a special presentation showing the history of Edward Creighton,
founder of the university. Shown here discussing toe uiiversity’s future are, left to right, R. J. Parr,
pastor of St. Joseph’s church in Atkinson; C. N. Gonieringer. president of the O’Neill Creighton
club; Msgr. Timothy O’Sullivan, pastor of St. Patrick’s church in O’Neill; Henry W. Linn, vice president
of university relations, and Bernard J. Conway, university alumni director. Father TAm also nnrrrt
recent progress and future plans for the Jesuit sch >ol in Omaha. He accompanied his talk with a color
slide presentation. Gonderinger had charge of arrangements for this meeting of the O’Neil] club.
IT WENT THATAWAY! This pro-game shot shows team captains from Neligh and O’Neill grabbing
for the Front ier-Neligh News traveling trophy held b. World-Herald High School Sports Editor Gregg Mc
Brlde. Neligh jiounded out an 18-C decision over O’Neill Wednesday night to capture the trophy. Shown
here with McBride are O’Neill co-captains Kurt Larson, Jerry Kileoin end Make Hand. Neligh co-cap
tains at right are Tom Krodersen ami Tom Kirk. Aft r a scoreless first half, both teams scored all points
in the third quarter in a wide open game.
County Day
Sponsored by
Amer. Legion
The 13th annual Cornhusker
Boys' and Girls’ County Govern
ment Day will be observed by
Holt county Monday at the county
courthouse in O’Neill.
Registration for O’Neill public
school and St. Mary’s academy
will be at 8:30 a.m. Registration
and filing of certificates of elec
tion in county clerk’s office will
lie at 9 a.m. with each student
then reporting to his duly elected
office.
A general assembly at 9:30 a.
M. will be held in the district
court room presided over by the
Holt County American Legion. At
9:40 a.m. Don Kramer, District
n Legion commander, will give a
statement of purpose and this
will be followed by the oath of
office. A invitation to lunch will
be given by Mrs. Lawrence Ha
mik, County Legion auxiliary
president.
The students will report to their
respective offices at 10 a.m. and
will work until lunch time, 11:45
a.m.
At 1 p.m. the group will return
to office work and at 2:10 p.m.
will resassemble in the district
court room. District Judge Smith
will conduct a round table dis
cussion and report from 2:10 p.m.
to 3:10 p.m.
Following a talk by Melvin
Ruzika, O’Neill Legion com
mander, showing the Legion's ap
preciation of pirticipation, the
Safety Patrol will give some time
to the students. Dismissal will be
at 4 p.m.
Receives Injury on
Playground Slide
AMELIA — Bruce Waldo seems
to be having his share of acci
dents these days as he has paid
two visits within a month to the
doctor fcr stitches.
Friday evening he received d
deep cut on the top of his head
which required seven stitches to
close. Bruce struck his head
against a bolt on the underside of
the playground slide. About a
month ago he had to have stit
ches to close a cut above liis eye
received when he fell from his
horse while riding to school.
School of Instruction
Held at Butte Lodge
BUTTE — Ten lodges attended
the Central School cf Instruction
held by the Grand Lodge, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons of
Nebraska at Butte Monday and
Tuesday, Oct. 16 and 17, with
the Gilead Lodge No. 233 as host.
Present were members from
O’Neill, Lynch, Spencer, Nio
brara, Atkinson, Stuart, Bassett,
Long Pine and Ainsworth.
Charles M. Frederick and Ed
mund D. Shaw were in charge of
the school.
John R. Gallagher
Cited by President
A Certificate of Appreciation
has been awarded to John R.
Gallagher. O'Neill, by President
Kennedy in grateful recognition
of five years of service to the
Nation as a Government Appeal
Agent of the Selective Service
Local Board of Holt county.
Mr. Gallagher has given his
time without compensation.
Clarence Stevens
To Hold Open House
PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Stevens will observe their
50th wedding anniversary
November 5 by holding open
house from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the
Fellowship hall of the Page
Methodist church.
■piey take this means of in
viting their relatives, friends and
neighbors to attend.
Three Hospitalized by
Car-Truck Accident
'A car truck accident on high
way 20 at Stuart sent three New
port residents to the hospital.
Injured were Blaine F. Ellis, 21,
his wife, Lauralee. 17, and a
passenger, Ronnie Yc-ung. All
three were treated at the hospital
and released.
The trttek driver, Palmer Sehlo
dewitz, 28, Scottsbluff was not in
jured. Patrolman E. M. Hastreiter
investigated the mishap.
New Pastor
Announced for
Lynch Church
LYNCH — Elder Marie Di
ckens, of the Texas conference,
will arrive at Lynch in about two
weeks to assume his duties as
pastor in the Seventh Day Adven
tist church.
Announcement of Elder Di
ckens’ appointment to the Lynch
district was made on the Sabbath
by Elder Trout, Lincoln, Nebras
ka Conference treasurer, when
he was guest speaker here that
day.
Elder Dickens is married and
has three children.
Escapes Injury
In Truck Mishap
Ralph H. Lindberg, 30, and his
load of cattle were uninjured in
a one-truck accident Friday
about seven miles southeast of
Stanton.
The truck struck the soft
shoulder of the road and rolled
over, landing on its side. The
owner of the truck is Everett
Gorgen. Investigating the acci
dent was State Trooper Daryl
Bittinger.
NOTICE
Late price changes for the Lee
Store ad were received after the
ad had already been printed. The
ad with the correct prices will
be found on page four of the first
section.
Sports Editor
Gregg McBride
Attends Game
Gregg McBride, World Herald
spcrts editor, and his wife were
in O’Neill Wednesday evening to
attend th? O'Neill-Ndigh football
game as guests of The Frontier.
A traveling trophy, sp nsored
by The Frentier and the Neligh
News, was presented by Mr. Mc
Bride at the close of the game
to the winning team. He was in
troduced to the crowd attending
by Marvin Miller, O'Neill high
s -h ol principal.
Following the game. Bill Rich
ardson, publisher of The Frontier,
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Bride and other guests at a steak
dinner at the Tropical Gardens.
The McBrides returned to their
h me Thursday morning.
District Jury
Hears Damage Case
A district court jury Wednesday
night awarded Glen Cobb, of
Glen Cobb Chevrolet $1,000 dam
ages in his suit against Paul
Vaughn and Lyle Vaughn sr.
The jury deliberated from 2:45
p.m. until 8 before giving their
decision.
Edward Hannan represented
the plaintiff and Fred Deutsch,
the defendant.
Tom Lambert Transfers
To Hartington Office
Tom Lambert has been trans
ferred to Hartington where he
will serve as assistant county
supervisor of the farmers Home
Administration office.
The transfer will be effective
Monday. Mr. Lambert and his
family recently moved to O’Neill
from Chambers.
Recommends Closing
A. F. Pathti, chairman of the
retail trade committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, an
nounced this week that the
committee has recommended
the closing of stores on Vete
rans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11.
forty six head of registered Hereford bulls were
sold Tuesday at the annual boll sale held at the Harry and Robert
Van Horn ranch southeast of O’Xeill. Everett Morris, Wood Lake,
purchased the top bull for S1.000. Art Schlneter, also of Wood Lake,
paid the second highest price of $85® and Tyler McKlllip and sons
purchased one for (800. Average price paid for the bulls was 1638.
Many of the balls were sold to buyers who previously purchased Van
Horn bulls aid four buyers, Harry Founder, Ainsworth, Joe Homoi
ka, Chambers, Russell Yoaten, O’Neill, and R. H. Strong, Chambers,
purchased three bulls each. Bayers were present from all part# of
Nebraska as well as six other states. A noon meal preceding the
sale was served to 166 prospective buyers.
Extension Clubs Observe
Achievement Day Today
Affected Herd Now Has
Clean Report from Dr.
G. It. Cook, O'Neill Veteri
narian, announces the herd north
rust of O'Neill prev tously es
tablished to lx* affected with
anapl.ismoets has been completly
tested with the couperatitxi of tlx*
state and federal agencies.
The reactors and suspects were
removed from the herd and sold
for slaughter on the Sioux City
Market.
"Tlx* owners should be com
mended for their prompt action
and cooperation in eliminating
the affected animals from this
area," states Dr. Cook.
Dale Wilsons
At Reclamation
Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wilson re
turned Saturday from Hillings,
Mont., where they attended the
National Reclamation Association
convention Wednesday through
Saturday.
Wilson is chairman of the O'
Neill Chamber of Commerce Ir
rigation committee.
The convention was attended
by 900 representatives from 17
western states. Speakers in
cluded Stewart Udall, Secretary
of the Interior; Wayne Aspinahl,
chairman of the house commit
tee on Interior und Insular Af
fairs; Gov. Nutter of Montana;
Senate Majority leader, Mike
Mansfield; Floyd Dominy, Com
missioner of Reclamation, and
Dr. John H. Fabray, famed
author and speaker.
Wilson has ordered a record of
Dr. Fabray’s speech which won
the International platform award
for 1961, and he will have it
available in aljout a month.
The local Irrigation committee
has iteen working on tabulation
and work to be done preparatory
to petitioning the state for recla
mation district formation in tins
area.
Former Correspondent
To Undergo Surgery
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Marston
left Thursday for Torrence,
Calif., to be with her mother,
Mrs. J. E. Wiley, a former
Frontier correspondent.
Mrs. Wiley, who is 84 years
old recently underwent surgery
for gall stones. She had written
friends she was planning a trip
to Holt county when she became
ill. She is a former resident of '
the Dorsey community.
Dr. Sutcliffe's Father
Dies at Vermillion
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 2 p.m. in Vermillion,
S. D., for Ralph 9jtcliffe, 83, who '
died Monday at his home in Ver
million following a long illness.
Mr. Sutcliffe was the father of
Dr. L. R. Sutcliffe. O’Neill.
The services will be held in the
Frist Congregational church. In
terment will be in Bluff View
cemetery.
School Closes Oct. 25;
Teachers at Convention
School closed for most students
in Holt county Wednesday at 2:30
p.m. so teachers could attend the
Nebraska State Education As
sociation District IH convention
at Norfolk Thursday and Friday.
Among the candidates for the
presidency of the District is Mar
vin Miller, O’Neill high school
principal.
Achievement Day activities for
II- 'U County Home Extension
Clubs and their guest* will get
under way with w eov. red dish
lunch at noon today The lunch
and program ate being held in
the AmerH-.ui L< gn>;. Hall in O’
Neill.
The program will .<pen with a
4TI demonstration on automotive
safety Dianne Gillrpte and Lynn
.McCarthy of the O'Neill Willing
Workers 4 H Club received a jsir
pie ribbon for this dmttouttralinn
at tile State Fair.
Mr. Ray Russell >4 the Univer
sity of Nebraska will present a
talk and pictures of his year’s
work with Agricultural leaders in
South America.
Exhibits of activities and le*
sons will be made by the var
ious home extension clubs. Group
inging and insta Hut am of new
officers for the coming year will
be the additional features of the
program.
The public is invited to attend
the days program.
Scouts Realize
Half of Goal
With the Seoul finance cam
paign a week old, about luilf of
the goal of $1,200 has been turned
in to Chairman llill McIntosh.
Tills local campaign Is being
conducted hi finance the activi
ties of the Cuh Scouts, Hoy
Scouts and Explorer units. Per
sons wlio have not yet been con
tacted may send their donations
. it.T.i 1- I*._as.: II- t
; in' uuixiiiMin
Scout executive, Jerry Dempsey,
states that "no man stands so
tall as when he stoop* to help n
Ixiy."
Martin to Speak
In O'Neill Nov. 10
Congressman Dave Martin tin*
announced his speaking schedule
for the first half of November
and included among the dates are
four shaking engagements In
this area.
November 9 he will appear at a
dinner at Elgin, and the follow
ing day, November 10, Martin
will tie at Neligh In the morning
and at O'Neill In the afternoon,
arriving here at 2 pm. Martin
will also tie present at a dinner
here In the evening.
Congressman Marlin will at
tend an American legion meet
ing in Stuart November 11.
Sale Dates
Claiired
TUESDAY, OCT. 31 — Elwin
Rubeck faim sale. 25 miles noth
from O'Neill on Hwy 2»1 to H tr
ie’s station, 2 west and ’4 north
39 head of cattle, full line of
farm machinery, 1954 Chevrolet
2‘A-ton truck, milking equipment
and household goods. Ed Thor in
and Roy Kirwan, auctioneers.
Chambers State bank, clerk.
Hwi complete IlsUag In this
Issue of the Frontier.
NOV. 14 MR AND MRS. E.
L "DICK" FERNAU CLOSING
OUT SALE. 115 head of cattle,
full line of machinery, lot* of
feed and hay. Sixteen mile*
north of O'Neill on Hwy 2K1 to
Midway, 4 mile* cast and 4
miles north to the place. Ed
Thorin Auction Service.
