The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, November 09, 1961, Image 1
NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIKTI . „ - Lincoln, N*bra*ku LINCJL-. Largest Circulation _ C^. \ 0 »"trsjsr n A\TTi rn ’•*" KvJIN 11LK -.. "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 81—Number 29 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, November 9, 1961 Sevon Ce t Holt SWCD Supervisors To Be Honored Nov. 16 The Supervisors of the Hoi Soil and Water Conservation Dis trict will be honored at a World Herald banquet to be held at the Presbyterian church at 7 p.m. November 16. This year the Supervisors won the award for being the most active district In the Northwest section of Ne braska. Members of the Hoard of Supervisor* are: Walter Kick, Inrmui, chairman; Miner Vo gel, Htuart, vice chairman; Miner .liirucck, O'Neill, secre tary-treasurer ; itohert Wither win, member, and Merwyn Pencil, *r., Page, member. In addition to the recognition of Hie Supervisors for a job well done, honor will also be given to the top conservation families and schools In the county. Mr. and Mr*. Thlio Pockm nocker, Atkinson, have been ehtmen a* the photo award win ner* and will he presented with a Luge colored, aerial photo of tlieir farm. The Sioux City permanent ag riculture winners, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Smith, Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Olberding, Stuart and Mr. and Mrs. Thilo Poess nockcr, Atkinson, will be guests of honor. Mr. and Mrs. Darel Bright, O'Neill will also be guests of honor as the winners of the Goodyear award. At the seventh and eighth grade conservation day held in October students were encouraged to enter an essay contest. The essay was to lx? entitled "What Soil and Water Conservation means to the future of America.” The three winners in the contest are: Fisrt place, Patty Gill. Stu art public school, second, Linda Bonenberger, district 81, third place, Ann Brayton, Stuart public school, and honorable mention, Geralcl Mathis, district 81. The public is invited to attend this banquet and urged to be present to honor the Supervisors and other award winners on this occasion. Tickets are available from any board member or at the district office. Butte Man Appointed As County Judge BUTTE Earl Orr, Butte, was appointed judge by the board of supervisors at a special meeting Tuesday at the courthouse and he will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of County Judge John P. Classen. Mr. Classen's resignation be came effective November 1. The office was closed two days for an audit and the transfer of of ficials. Garrett Beckers Observe Anniversary ATKINSON — Former Atkinson residents, Mr. and Mrs. Garret N. Becker observed their golden wedding anniversary October 29 at their home in White River, S. D. A family dinner was served at noon and open house was hosted by the Becker family in the af termon. Their children are Ger hart Becker, Mrs. George Harris and a'. 's. James Rc.emaiy. t Three Injured in Crash Near Bristow LYNCH Kenneth Brugeman, Bristow, sustained a fractured leg and numerous cuts and bruises when a car in which he was riding collided with a state snow truck at 5 p.m. Friday one mile east of Spencer. Paul Allen, the driver of the car and Jane Allen, a passenger, tx>th of Bristow, also were cut and bruised. The truck was driven by Rollin Hiatt, Spencer. Hiatt and Joe Pierce, a pas senger in the truck, were not in injured. Mrs. L. Edwards Rites Held at Bartlett CHAMBERS — Funeral ser vices were held Monday at Bart lett for a former Chaml>ers resi dent, Mrs. Lawrence (Bill) Ed wards. Bartlett, who died Wednes day. Nov. 1, in a Grand Island hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards lived for a period of time at the Lyman Robertson ranch where Mr. Ed wards was employed. Mrs. Ed wards was a sister-in-law of Del bert Edwards, Amelia. School Land Leases Sold At Auction In the auction sale of 17 tracts of University and School land last week at the Holt county courthouse, William J. Froelich, O'Neill, was high bidder with $6,050, bonus, and $485.45 rent Shearer and Weichman are for mer lessees of the land which went to Frcelich. Second highest bidder was Schueth Brothers, Clearwater, who paid a bonus of $4,800 and rent of $204.45; former lessee was Vincent Thiele. Additional successful bidders were Ewald Spahn, Phillip Thiele, Carl Emesti, R. L. Vance, Cecil Witherwax. Axel Borg, Wat son Hay company, Ray Orsbom, Matthews and Adamson, Levi Hull, O. J. Drueke, Robert Mar tens, Rex Cobum and I. E. For bes. The rental price for all school lands is set by law now at six per cent of the appraised value of the land. In addition, lease holders must pay a “bonus” when they obtain leases in com petitive bidding. Loses Sight in Eye In Shooting Accident AMELIA — Gene Lierman lost tbe sight of one eye in a target shooting accident Saturday. The injury occured when he was practicing shooting with friends and one of the shots ri cocheted. He was taken to an eye specialist in Hastings and later transfered to the Veterans hos pital in Grand Island. Lierman, the son son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lierman, is married and has three children. MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE STEVEN'S celebrated their golden wedding anniversary by holding open house Sunday afternoon in the Methodist church at Page. Many friends and relatives attended the affair to extend their congratulations to the couple. Services Held At Chambers for Floyd Whitaker CHAMBERS — Funeral ser vices were held here Saturday for Floyd Whitaker, 71, who died Wednesday morning, Nov. 1, at the home of his son, Vernon, in Chambers. The Rev. Charles Cox officiated at the services in the Methodist church. Burial was in the Cham bers cemetery. Floyd Whitaker was torn at Poole in Buffalo County Novem ber 22, 1889 to Mort and Effie Whitaker, lie grew to manhood there and on April 26, 1910 was united in marriage to Susie Car penter at Poole. The couple made their home on a farm near Pleasanton until 1927 when they moved to a farm four miles northeast of Cham bers. Mr. Whitaker had a great interest in purebred livestock, having raised Shorthorn cattle and Chester White hogs in Buf falo county and after coming to Chambers. For many years he was active in the breeding of Hereford cattle. In 1958 the couple moved from the farm to Chambers where they made their home up to the pre sent time. He became ill August 30 and was taken to the Atkin son Memorial hospital. Three weeks ago he was brought to his son’s home where he was cared for until his death. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary April 26, I960. Survivors are his wife, Susie; two sons, Vernon. Chambers, and Ranold, Ir.dianopolis, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. LeRoy Holcomb, Chambers, and Mrs. Everette Miner, O’Neill; 11 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild and one sis ter, Mrs. Bertha Thompson, Portland Orp Pallbearers were Gene Halsey, Art Miller, Harlan Larson, Gaius Wintermote, Jerry O’Mal ley and Gerald Grimes. Smiths Honored Sunday on 50th Anniversary PAGE — Long time resident of the Page community, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith, observed their 50th wedding anniv ersary with op en house Sunday which was at tended by approximately 40 friends and relatives. Due to the fact that Mr. Smith is a patient in the Creighton Rest Home it was necessary for the couple to h Id open house at Creighton. The nurses decorated the table with flowers for the oc casion and centering the taole was a four-tier wedding cake bak ed and decorated by Mrs. Har vey Spangler, Page. Children of the couple, Mrs. Roberta Komock, Page, Mis. Dar lene Snyder, Orchard, and Donald Smith, Oakland, were present and assisted wiih the celebration. A granddaughter, Jan Kornock, and a great granddaughter, Beth Kimieck, Plainview, served the ice cream and cake. Mrs. Joe Kimieck cut the cake. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were mar ried November 1, 1911 at Dakota City. O'Neill Junior High Cheerleaders Named Cheerleaders for the O'Neill junior high school have been elected for the coming basketball season. Virginia Walker, Sheryl Jackson. Kathy Farrier and Ellen McKay are the eighth grade cheer leaders; Sally Herley, Kathy Reynoldson. Ann Jackson and Sharon Parks were elected for the seventh grade. Lynch Band Boosters Plan Lincoln Trip LYNCH — Members of the Lynch Band Boosters club held a meeting November 1 to com plete plans for a trip Saturday to Lincoln where the band will en ter the state band marching con test. Eighteen adults will accompany the band members in the two school busses. The contest will be at Pershing auditorium at 6 p.m. Lynch Fire Dept. Adds Equipment LYNCH — The Rural Fire Dis trict has had its tank wagon fixed with a hose reel, auxiliary motor and pump which were mounted on the fire truck to Lu verne, Minn. Charles Courtney and Francis Stenger took the truck Lir^erne Monday for the new parts. Couple Is Married 50 Years on November 8 Mr. and Mrs. George Van Even.- celebrated their 50th wed ding anniversary November 8 and are planning a quiet obser vance with the family. The couple plans to go to Nor folks Sunday where they will celebrate the day with their children. II' YOl I-IKE TI RNIPS, this on** will fill th** pot. It was raised from seed by Ed Kruginan at his home at 70X Grant Street. The tur nip, weighing 5 Vi pounds and measuring 23Vi inches in circumfer ence, is the largest that Ed has ever seen. He had to dig under the snow Thursday to get it and thought at first that he had dug up a cluster of them. Services Planned Saturday for Capt. Vequist Capt. Raymond Vequist, Lafa yette, IncL, was killed Monday night in a car accident.- He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vequist, O’Neill. The accident ocdured when he was returning heme from a pilots meeting in Indianapolis. He was alone in the auto. No further de tails are km wn of the accident. Capt. Vequist was a pilot, em ployed in the aeronautics divi sion of Purdue university. Among Ins duties was the piloting of the university football team to var ious game locations daring the season. He recently brougnt the team to Mitchell, S. D., and his parents met him there for a visit. He was also a visitor here during the hunting season. His parents and brother, Lyle, left Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. by plane from Ainsworth to be with Capt. Vequist's family. They plan to return the body to O’Neill Thursday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Biglin’s chapel. He is survived by bis wife, the former Mary Vanderbeek, Stuart; two daughters, Diane, 13, and Cheryl, 10; his parents; two bro thers, Lyle, O’Neill, and Marven, Omaha, and one sister, Mrs. Or ville Morrow, O’Neill. Plan Open House For New School At District 6 A new school which was con structed as tne result of the con solidation of Districts 227, 118 and ia6, will hold open huuse and a dedication service Sunday from 2-5 p.m. It will be held in the new build ing known as the Cache Creek Valley School, District 6, which is located six miles south of Ewing and four and one-half miles wesi, near the John Bauer place. Twenty-five pupils attend the two-room school. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Sehi are the teachers. School board officials are Wes Larson, president; Doris Ann Boll witt, secretary, and Archie Cleve land, treasurer. The public is invited to attend the program. Named President Ellen Kay Lohaus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lohaus, has been elected president of the In ternational Relations club at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha. Miss Lohaus, a junior major ing in education, is active in stu dent affairs and maintains a high scholastc average. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s academy, O’Neill. Snowstorm Hits O'Neill Community Ice. >now and cold winds com bined Thursday to ca'jse hazar dous driving c editions in this area and a great deal of trouble to car owners. Stalled cars were a familiar sight on O'Neill Streets that night and garages and filling stations were jammed with motorists re ceiving winter aid for tneir cars. Slick highways forced a stock truck, a pickup truck and three cars off the highway Friday morning between O’Neill and the weighing station, a distance of 13 miles. Highway 275 was free of ice. east ot Ewing by Friday morn ing. Services Held At Bristow for Evelyn Remter iBRISTOW — Evelyn Joann Remter, 20, died Thursday, Nov. 2, at Beatrice. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lor ence Remter, Bristow. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Peterson. Inter ment, under the direction of the Jones Funeral home1, was in the Bristow cemetery. She is survived by her parents; two sisters, Mrs. Carl Fuhrer, White Lake, S. D., and Lorna, at home, and her maternal grand mother, Mrs. Onie Hood, Port land, Ore. Pallbearers were Elvin Allen, Harold Swanson, Edwin Hood, Frank Bruegman, Henry Rein heimer. Fire Damages Hendricks Home Near Atkinson CELIA — Members of the At kinson Rural Fire department were called Sunday at 1 p.m. to extinguish a blaze which had started in the chimney of the Robert Hendricks house 14 miles north of Atkinson. The fire caused a hole in the roof, burned siding and water and smoke damage in the dining room area. The Hendricks family was at church when the fire started and upon returning home discovered the smoke coming from the roof of the house. Mr. Hendricks was unable to use his phone as it was out of order so he hastened to a neigh bor, Duane Beck's house four miles away. Mr. Beck, a member of the rural telephone board, whose phone was also out of order, used an auxiliary tele phone to connect up with a near by line to call die fire depart ment. Two Naper Men Drafted; Three Men Are Recalled Ronald Kolm and Donald Good man, both of Naper. have been drafted into the army. They left Tuesday morning for induction at Omaha. Three Holt county men have been recalled to service. They are Jack Osborne, O'Neill; Jerry Day, Chambers, and J. Kallhoff, Ewing. Mrs Jack Osborne and child will remain in O’Neill dur ing her husband's absence. Jack, who has been employed at Dan kert’s service left from Grand Island Wednesday, Nov. 1, to re port at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Cong. Martin to Speak Here Friday; Urge Public to Attend Narcotics Stolen In Break-in At Atkinson About $500 worth of narcotics were stolen front the W.ls n Rex all store in Atkinson Monday night according to Holt County Sheriff Leo Tomjack. The thief also took a number of hypodermic ne<-dles and about $50 was taken from the cash register. The safe was punched open but no money’ was taken from it. Also missing were a number of Norelco electric ra zors. The drugs taken included mor phine, codeine and drmerol. Sher iff Tomjack said Tuesday that the jrA was apparently done by a professional. Entrance to the building was gained through the roof, a method seldom used in this section of the country. In addition to the outer roof the th.ef also penetrated two false celings. Tomjack said it appear ed that the j< b had been planned in advance and that apparently only one person was involved. O'Neill Juniors To Present Play Here Thursday Junior students of the O'Neill public school will present their class play “Books and Crooks’* Thursday at 8 p.m. at the O'Neill high school auditorium. Mrs. Alice Berigan will l>e the director of the play assisted by Steve Reynoldson, student dir ector. Members of the cast arc Gal len Young, Bobbie Madrid, Ter ri Kurtz, Ken Franklin, Betty Morrow, Judy Smith, Jim Van Vieck, Steve Peterson, Sally Burney, Joyce llarmon, Ken Peacock, Ken Raynoldscn, Keith Reynoldson and Steve Reynoldson. Members of the crow are: Scenery, Gary Plessel, Mike Mil ler, Lonnie McKim, Sam Knep per, Russell Kopetjka, John Baker, Dennis Cook and Don Lin quist; prompters, Ken Reynold son, and Keith Reynoldson; sound, Gary Brewster and Denny Drayton; publicity, Sharon Vel der, Juanita Warner, Kathy Perry and Jeanie Foreman; tickets, Esther Young and Diane Graves, and ushers Sharon Mc Leish, Janet Peterson, Georget ta Clyde, Richard Marcellus, Roger Schon, Rick Devall, Den ny Drayton and Larry Dobrovol ny. Music between the acts will be directed by Miss Alvara Ramm. Krugman Is New President of Angus Assn. Harvey Krugman, O’Neill, was elected president of the Holt County Angus association for the coming year at a meeting Satur day evening at the M & M Bakery. Other officers are E. L. Miner, O’Neill, vice president, and Frank Beelaret, Page, secretary and treasurer. Harold Spahn, Ew ing, was selected as a member of the board of directors. It was voted to continue the prize money for the 4-H club champions as in the past. There will also be a $115 award given to the grand champion com mercial breeding heifer, if an Angus. Plans were made for the spring purebred sale. There will be a good selection of serviceable bulls of choice quality and the best of bloodlines. There will al so be some outstanding registered Angus females consisting of cows, bred heifers and fancy heifer calves. The date for this event will be announced later. Four Holt Youths To Appear on TV Five Holt cotin tians will be with the Nebraska Wesleyan Uni versity marching band when it makes its second consecutive an nual appearance as the half-time feature of a Chicago Bears foot ball game Sunday. Appearing with the band will be Roy Bridge, O’Neill, and Roger Tompkins, Inman, both in the trumpet section; Gary Gilles pie, O’Neill, and Paula Reed. O’ Neill, clarinets, and Line lie Tompkins, Inman, baritone. The game between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers will be televised and can be viewed in this area on Channels 10 and 6. Professor Robert L. Marshall said he had been informed that it was “quite unusual” for a band to be invited for a return ap pearance a second consecutive year. Open House Planned At St. Mary's Convent C<m*tnirUuii of the new HI. .Mary'# convent hit* been com pleted Hint an open house will be held Sunday from J to 5 p.m. *o the public may view the building before it* occupancy by the nun*. Tour* will be conducted through the building am! I'rlend* of Ht. Mary"* will serve refreshment* to the visitors. Special invitation* have been extended to everyone In tbl* area, regardless of church af filiation*, by Moii*lguor Tltno Ihy O’Sullivan awl Mother An tontdla. - ’W." - w -- Tr# Bl'TTE — Helen Marie Mat hers, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Mathers, Kuttc, is one of 2# Nebraska 4 II club members t> be named as dele gates ta (he National I II Club Congress at Chicago, 111., Nov ember 2fi-30. Miss Mathers, a senior at Butte high school, and the other members were selected for out standing accomplishments In various project* and will receive expense paid trips to the Con gress. Miss Mathers won her award through her canning ac complishments. The Kerr Class company Is sponsoring her trip. Benefit Planned Friday for O'Neill Library The Danish Entertainers from Dana college, Blair, will lx* in O'Neill Friday Nov. 10, for their 8 p m. presentation at the public school auditorium. This presentation is being sponsored by the O'Neill Wo man’s club as a benefit for the library. The club annually spon sors benefits to aid in the pur chase of books, new shelves, a new books depository and other worthwhile additions to the li brary. Folk dancing and vocal music will be sponsored by the Enter tainers in their concert. The group toured Europe this sum mer. Assisting in the benefit plans are Mrs. K. L. Van Voorhis, dub president, Mrs. John Enke, Mrs. Esther Harris, Mrs. Harrison Bridge and Mrs. Harold Lind berg. Fire Causes Damages To Mudloff Farm Home PAGE — Local firemen were called to the Gene Mudloff farm home two and one-half mi.es north of Page Friday afternoon « to extinguish a fire which caus'd heavy damages to the interior of the house. The fire was believed to have started on a porch, apparently from faulty wiring. Considerable water and smoke damage result ed to the deep freeze, washer, dryer, electric stove and clothes. The Mudloffs are staying with relatives until the house can be restored for occupancy. Sanfords to Move To Scottsbluff Jim Sanford, general salesman for the Standard Oil company, left November 1 in a transfer to the Scottsbluff territory. Mrs. Sanford and their two sons, Mike and Larry, will join him there the latter part of November. The Sanfords have resided in O’Neill about a year. Channel 2 Repaired Pinkerman’s TV service has re paired the Channel 2 booster and had it back in working order Tuesday noon. The channel was damaged by lightening Wednesday night. Congressman have T Martin will be in O'Neill Friday (or the pur|H>ae of ' trengthemag the tin pact of local chamberi «»( com merce on nathiiul trg.al«ii\* inM.ert. A ill.out will he held at a p.in, Friday at the Tropical Gardens |ur Mr. Marlin, out errs »l the O’.Nrlll ( tiaiiibrr u| Commerce urge bus.uetsmrn and resident oi llih area to be present (or ihr diuitrr In onler that they may learn in uhat way local chamber» may buiid stronger federation ami luriher then prestige in Halting ton The NaUmul Chutuber of Coin merce has cr< ated tins activity and is bciiig a.,Mated by Congress man Martin, wtio ia making per soi.al calls m ills district. He will air.ve* in O'Neill at 2 p in. kralay. Monday even.ng tue local Chuiiuer met lor dinner at the Tropical Gardena at which time a discmnnun war held of turning even!* Moat store* in O'Neill will be closed .Saturday ill ubst rviini r <•1 \ etr runs' Hay m order ihnt shoppers in tlds area may have mole time to get ihelr puiehas ing done before Hie weekend, mcit-buMa ore kiepiug their business places op. n 'I iiursslay evening. A Pn Holiday Clearance will lie held here November in, 17 and Hi, mid arrangements I t tbehc three *nle u.iya will he announced by Alia Winnie liarger, chair man. W.ndi.w Unveiling will lie No vember 24 at 7 p m, under ihe direction ol Chairman Gurlan Schoenrock Prize.. u>oi k.. ..oc.su e<l to the first four persons cor rectly identifying th<* unrelated lUin m the greatest number of contest windws t i.it evening. < hamber mrinbcr* will j«-«* M-nt Turkey Huy December -j •it which Unit- they will rarb provide II free turkey lo the winner making Uir best e*U inah- of the tutiU number *»f people registered for ihe day in their store. Employees ^ busi ness place* and owners cannot puriictpuie In their ..wn store. (Ini, one turkey may be won by a family. KcgistrunU must be 18 years or older. .|uf n Enke Is chairman of this event. Stores will remain open each evening of December 7, 14 arid 2‘ lor Christmas sh .ppcri:. Santa ( laus D ly will be December 16. Special affuirs for the first fd-ir months next year mcJude Dollar Days, February 22, X, and *1, St. Patrick s Day, March 17, and Crazy Day, April 27. Open House Program Planned for Thursday PACE — In observance of Vet eran’s Day and Education Week an open house program will be held at the Page public, sc (tool Tnursday at 8 p m. Parents and patrons are invit ed to attend This program is sponsored jointly by tlie Page Legion auxiliary and the Page school. Social Security Agent In Butte November 16 James Hoffman, field repre sentative of the Norfolk Social Security office will lx- In die court room of the courthouse In Butte from H a.m. to 1 p,m. Thursday, Nov. 16. Sale Dates Claimed NOV. 14 - MR. AND MRS. E. L "DICK” FERNAU CLOSING OUT SALE. 115 head of cattle, full line of machinery, Jot* of feed and hay. Sixteen miles north of O’Neill on Hwy 281 to Midway. 4 mile* east and 4 miles north to the place. Ed Thorin Auction Service. See complete listing In tide l*we of the Frontier. NOV. 17 — 3 Scboolbouses and equipment near Ewing. Sale starts at No. 227 located 3% southwest of Ewing on the Ew ing-Chambers road, then 2 miles aewth. Ed Thorin, auctioneer. See ad in this issue. NOV. 18 — CHARLES ZISKA CLOSING OUT FARM SALE 34 head Hereford cattle, full line of farm machinery. Located 6 miles west from the north edge of Atkinson and % mi’e v uth. First National bank of Atkinson, clerk. See complete listing in this isdue. NOV. 25 — JOE J. JELINEK & SONS PUREBRED HERE FORD SALE. Selling 35 bu'is and 15 females at Creighton Livestock pavilion, Creizhton. Nebraska. O Neill Stores Open Thursday Until 9 PM to Accommodate Evening Shoppers