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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1961)
r; > ' d ■ tvK , - ... . ,ir . ... . . * * t, * ■ - 1 • .O.-U ’} •. 1 .~. . ..IHIji' i . ..:■■■* >.3JL.«||||f^^ Four All-State Selections Lead All-County Team For the first time in The Fron tier’# history candidates tied for two different positions on The Frontier’s All-Holt County Foot b.ill Team, making a 13-man team instead of an 11-man term. Two of the players who tied were named last week as All State center# by Gregg Mc Bride, World-Herald high school s|x»rts editor. They are t'alluii Peter, St. Mary’s academy, Class C, and George Bigelow, Stuart, Class I>. „ The other two players who tied for the same position on The Frontier’s All Holt County Team are Ray Belina, St. Mary’#, and Jack McGinn, O'Neill high school, fullbacks. Each had impressive records during the past season. Both have earned positions on the county team. Each of these players received the same number of votes for these positions from the coaches and ofixials m this area. It was an impossibility to select cne ov er the other or the county team. Other players selected as the best in the county are as follows. Unanimously Humiliated was Jerry Kilcuin, O’Neill high school speedster halfback, who wan awarded All-State honors in Class C by the World-Herald Thursday. He averaged 12.8 yards in 86 carries and scored 128 points. Kil coin gained 1109 yards this sea son and scored a total of 308 points in his four years of foot ball. Another All-Stater halfback is Jim Schmaderer, Stuart, who earned this position 111 ihe Class I) World - Herald team. Schmaderer averaged 10-2 a carry and had 1498 yards for the season. He scored 130 points and led the Stuart team in tackles with 89. This Stuart star carried on the family tradition of fine football players. County quarterback honors go to Jim Spitzenberger, SMA, who had individual leader recognition on the Cardinal team with 330 yards and 39 [joints. Guard berths were earned by Steve Peterson, OHS, and Jerry Steinhauser, Stuart. Both these boys have received credit for giv uig their all in a game. Peterson is a junior and gaining valuable . experience for his next year. This is the senior year lor Steinhau- * ser. Named to the tackle positions on The Frontier’s All-Holt Couniy Team are Hay Fcx, O’Neill high i school senior, and Bob Kaup, Stu- \ art senior. Coaches and officials had many candidates for the tackle | and end positions and in two I rases, only one vote spelled the difference in the final decision. Tom Wanser, SMA, although in jured in the last of the 1961 sea son, won the end nomination as did Dick Galyen, Atkinson. Gal yen joined All-Holt County Team winners Bigelow, Steinhauser, Kaup and Schmaderer as mem- f bers of the first unit of the Three Rivers All-Conference Team. The following players have been given honorary placement: Carl Cl 'merits and Mel Schmaderer, Stuart; Gene Shoemaker, Mike KamiphaUs, Terry Tomjack and Rich Pongratz, St. Mary’s; Bill H bbs, Joe Tagel and Larry Noff ke, Ewing; Dale Adams, Cham bers, ant Curt Lars n, Rich Hill and Stan Schmeichel, O’Neill high. Certificates of award will be sent to the 13 players selected for The Frontier All-Holt Couniy Team. George Bigelow Jim Schmaderer Jerry Steinhauser Dick Galyen Lynch to Open Season With Coleridge Dec. 1 LYNCH — The first team of the Lynch high school will play its first basketball game of the season December 1 at 8 p.m. in the new gymnasium. Coleridge will be the opponent. Due to the 1.000 seating capaci ty of the new building, a large crowd is expected to attend. There are over 20 boys on the Eagle squad. Kay Howard is coach, and Robert Ditman. as sistant coach. Bob Kaup Inman High Sets Season Schedule INMAN — Coach Bill Miller and his “Fighting Tigers" are off to a good start in basketball, taking a 76-46 win over St. Boniface, El gin, Friday night and a 76-46 du plication win over Spalding Mon day night. In the game with St. Boniface Joe Harte dropped in 29 points, and Bob Morrow. Bill Coventry and Bob Coventry aided with 14, 14 and 12 points respectively. The reserve game also went to In man by the score of 46-36. Monday night Bill Coventry led the Inman team with 18 points followed by Joe Harte, 16, and Bob Morrow, 14. The Spalding team was led by Tom Gilroy both or defense and offense. He dropped in 18 points for the los ers. The “Tlgereites” won in vol leyball by taking two games over the Spalding team. “Spike” Kel ley led Inman with 11 points but was given aid on the net by Ruth Ann Hansen and Carolyn Fick. Veronica Crosby led Spalding with 5 points. 1 Jack McGinn Steve Peterson ft 1A I Jerry Kilcoin n^O NEILL V, V1WGI SCHOOL t ] m Ray Fox f Callan Peter Ray Belina Jim Spitzenberger Tom Wanser Prospects Good for OHS Season; Six Lettermen Return This Year Chuck Smith, O’Neill high school basketball coach ,and his assis tant, Don Kokrda, have six re turning lettermm for their basket ball team this season. They are; Harvey Colfax, Rol land Johnson, Jerry Kiicoin and Stan Schmeichel, seniors, and Richard Hill and Terry Kurtz, juniors. Other eligible players include the following juniors, Gary Brew ster, Denny Drayton, Ron Kall hoff, Dick Marcellus, and Gary Plessel; sophomores, Bob Hal stead, Keith Kiugman, Larry Leio, Dennis Spangler and Den nis Wells. There are 16 freshmen eligible to participate in basketball this year and they are Bill Enke, Gary Godel, Craig Harmson, Charles Hill, Ivan Hurley, Dave Jeiters, Eldon KiUgman, Kenny Leib, Loren Lorenz, Jay McCoy, Kent Peterson, Dick Pitham, Laurence Reynoldson, Merlin Shaw, Gary Wettlaufer and Dick Wray. Practice got underway a week ago and as a special kickoff for the season, 325 players from this area attended a Wayne State Basketball program November 14 at tiie O’Neill gym, sponsored by the District III Coaches associa tion. Schools represented were Stu art, Page, Spencer, Atkinson, Ainsworth, Bassett, Creighton, O’ Neill, Buite St. Mary's and Cham bers. Various basketball tactics were illustrated including rules chan ges, conditioning program, fun damental drills, defense, fast break and team ofense. This was the first year for such a pro gram. Name Lettermen At Verdigre VERDIGRE — There were 14 lettermen named on the Verdi gre high school football team this year. Receiving their letters were the following Hawks: Alfred Cernou sek, Johnny Mastalir, Larry Su kup, Marvin Soucek, Douglas Mil ler, Allen Boelter, Bob Frank, Neil Uhlir and Dennis Mott, sen iors; Larry Viterna and Leland Timmerman, juniors, and Johnny Farrnk, Paul Dittrick and Ken neth Sonder, sophomores. Verdigre to Open Season December 1 VERDIGRE Coach Gene Nott announced this week that 24 boys have turned out for basketball this season and that his team will be built around four returning let termen, Allen Boelter, Johnny Mastalir, Dennis Mott and Le land Timmerman. Other promising material in cludes the following: Larry Ba laski and Neil Uhlir, seniors; Ed ward Heggemeyer, Harry Pavlik, Ronald Pavlik, Larry Viterna and Lee Yager, juniors; Paul Dittrick, Johnny Farnik, Quentin Hospod ka, Raymond Kounovsky and Ronald Walton, ophomores, and Dennis Darr, Donald Forman, Jerome Forman, David Jacot, Tommy Mastalir, Allen Mlady and Robert Sukup. freshmen. Schedule for the Hawks include these home games: Dec. 1, Ni obrara; Dec. 2. Naper; Dec. 22, Spencer; Jan. 11, St. Ludgers academy; Jan. 16, Center; Jan. 19, Coleridge, and Feb. 16, Lynch. Games away from home: Dec. 8, St. Ludger;s Dec. 12, Osmond; Dec. 15, Center; Dec. 19, Butte; Jan. 2-5, Corntassel conference tourney at Coleridge; Jan 12, St. Boniface; Jan. 22-23, Knox coun ty tourney at Crofton; Feb. 2, St. Mary’s; Feb. 5-10, Niobrara Val ley conference tourney at Lynch; Feb. 13, Tilden, and Feb. 17-23, District tourney. Holt County Has Two Named For All-State Holt county had the distinction of having four of its players cho sen for the World-Herald All State teams. Jerry Kilcoin, OHS, and Callan Peter, SMA, were selected for the Class C team. George Bige low and Jim Schmaderer, both of Stuart, were named to the Class D team. Sunday Peter and Kilcoin were named to the Lincoln Journal and Star All-State Class C team. Prospects Good For Pirates SPENCER — There are six re turning lettermen on the Pirates team this season, according to the Spencer coach. They are Leonard Kopecky, Ronnie Kopecky, Bob Haun, Ro ger Fisher, Laurence Sedlocek and Paul Ohri. These players helped to rack Up a 21-3 record last year. The last three named are juniors and the other three are seniors. Promising material includes Duane Filsinger, Paul Hargens, Edward Remter, Roger Percena, Bob Scheinost, Bob Olin and Da vid Sedlacek. Area Bowmen Bag Deer Archers, returning to the field after a five-day rifle respite, con tinued their exceptional record by killing 22 deer in the first week of shooting, Game Commission records show. Successful archers include Ken neth R. Rosengren, Spencer, mole doe; Harold C. Freemyer, Page, mule buck; Franklin Uh lir, O'iNeill, white-tailed buck, and Chester G. Tikalsky. Verdi gre, mule buck. Bowmen have downed 194 since the season opened September 16, with the number of archery per mits now totaling 1,330. Basketball Schedule O’Neill public school and St. Mary’s academy will be oppon ents in their first game of the season December 1 at 6:30 pun. Coach Chuck Smith announces the following schedule for the year and the first two months of next year: Dec. 8 Ainsworth there Dec. 12 Ord here Dec. 15 Atkinson here Dec. 16 Bassett there Dec. 21 Burwell there Jan. 5 Neligh there Jan. 12 Valentine there Jan. 13 Ainsworth here Jan. 15-19 Holt Co. tourney here Jan. 26 Pierce there Feb. 9 Valentine here Feb 13 Plainview here Feb. 16 Bassett here Feb. 15-23 District Class C Feb. 23 Bloomfield here All games will start at 6:30 p.m. Former O'Neill Boy Earns Promotion Word has been received that T. J. Gilligan. son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gilligan, Gretna, for merly of O'Neill, has been pro moted to the rank of sergeant first class in the 365-member corps of cadets at Kemper Mili tary school, BoonviHe. Mo., where he is in his senior year. Gilligan’s promotion was an nounced in a recent general order from the office of the PMS with the concurrence of the president and the administrative board. He is a member erf Company “B”. J Miss Schultz Member Of University Chorus Betty Lou Schultz, O'Neill, is one of 272 University of Kansas students who make up the KU chorus for the fall semester. She will participate with the chorus in a concert January 7 in Lawrence, Kan. Miss Schultz is in her junior year at the uni versity. She is the daughter of Mrs. John Kersenbrock. Holt County Has Thirty-Nine at University Holt county is represented by 39 students at the University of Nebraska during the first semes ter, according to Chancellor C. M. Hardin. This does not include students in the College of Law or College of Medicine at Omaha. Those students listing Holt county as their home address and the college in which they are en rolled include: (A, agriculture; B, business administration; E, engineering and architecture; G, graduate; S, arts and sciences, and T, teachers). Amelia — David B. Garwood. S; Herman D. Liermann, A, and Sharon C. Swanson, A. Atkinson — Robert O. Clifford, B; Henry R. Dierks, E; Ronald N. Frickel, E; Michael E. Mc Kay, E; and Charles L. Sweet, S. Chambers — ray E. Blair, E; Leroy G. Holcomb, G; and Douglas J. Jarman, A. Emmet — Richard D. Ernst, E and Paul F. Ziska, S. Ewing — Ronald R. Brion, B; Thomas G. Harre, B; and Larry C. Rotherham, B. Inman — Gary W. Fick, A and Roland L. Hansen, E. O’Neill — Billy M. Cox, B; Gor don W. Fox, E; Nyla J. Jaszkowi ak, T; Gary D. Jeffrey, S; Ran dall J. Lyons, S; Annette Rother ham, S; Larry D. Tomlinson, T; Joan C. Wilson, S and Nancy L. Wray, A. Opportunity — Thomas R. Mc Millan, S. Page — Gary R. Bowen, E; Rodney D. Ickes, A and Carl A. Sojka, A. Stuart — Jean E. Allyn, T; Dana F. Bigelow, E; Sally J. Brewster, A; Tom G. Brewster, S; John F. Head, A; Doris M. Smith, A; Richard L. Sweet, A and Karen R. Weichman, A. Car, Bike Mishap Injures Youth ATKINSON — Craig Fleming, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Fleming, Atkinson, was struck by a car Friday while riding his bicycle near his home and is hospitalized at Atkinson with a fractured leg and bruises. Driver of the car was Mrs. Harlan Kubart, who resides south of Atkinson. Both Mrs. Kubart and Craig saw each other seconds before the accident but were un able to avoid the other. CPPD Tax Monies Received by County Consumers Public Power Dis trict, Columbus, has sent a check to Holt county amounting to $3,126.07 as its share in the first half installment of Consumers 1961 "in lieu of tax" payments. Consumers has mailed checks totaling $152,754.53. CPPD Gen. Mgr. R. L. Schacht pointed out that this payment and the $668,070 paid in April of this year totals $820,824 actually paid by CPPD in 1961 in the 71 counties where CPPD has custo mers or property. He also noted that CPPD’s an nual contribution in Nebraska is more than $1,100,000 including the discounts CPPD allows for power used in public schools, other public institutions, street lighting systems, etc. All "tax monies from CPPD must, by law, be paid to the county treasurers for proper dis tribution to school districts, and other local, county and state taxing agencies. Black Hills Line Receives Approval Ed Wilson represented O'Neill, along with representatives ijrom otlnr towns, at a recent hearing in Omaha before the Inter-State Commerce Commission in sup port of the application by the Black Hills Stage Lines for a proposed bus line in this area. The applicant proposes to oper ate an air conditioned bus leav ing Omaha at 7 a.m. arriving in O’Neill about noon, with stop over and arriving in Rapid City, S. D., about 7 p.m. The bus would leave Rapid City at 7 a.m. and arrive in O’Neill about 3:30 p m., and Omaha about 8 p.m. The Nebraska Railway Com mission has said they will issue a certificate to the bus line. It will be necessary for the ICC to approve the application to cross the state line. It will also be necessary for the South Da-1 kota Commission to approve the application before the bus line will begin operations. Clerical Positions Are Open for Examinations The Nebraska Merit System announces statewide examina tions for all clerical positions in the State Division of Public Wel fare, State Department of Health, Division of Employment and Ne braska State Civil Defense agency. Application blanks may be secured at any County Welfare office, any local office of the Division of Employment, or by writing to the Merit System Of fice, 2002 State Capitol, Lincoln 9, Nebraska. Applications must be post marked by midnight of December 5 to participate in the exams December 16. Announcing KENNETH WARING will provide ORGAN MUSIC For your dining pleasure at the Tropical Gardens Beginning Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ■ — ■ ■■ i St. Mary's to Open Season Dec. 1; Four Lettermen Returning to Squad Coach Don Templemeyer has four returning regulars for this year's basketball season at St. Mary's academy They are Jtm Spitaenberger, Callan Peter, Owen Donohoe and Norman Mudloff. Other varsity squad members are Ray Belina, BUI Prusa, Mike Hammond, Joe Shoemaker, Jerry Oetter, Jerry Donohoe and D*ck Larsen. Seven freshmen complete the squad of 18, Danny Wolfe, Bob Devoy, Wayne Smdelar, Mike McManus, Owen Shoemaker, Paul Kamphaus and Joe GUg. Ihe team will be strengthened by good heighth and an exper ienced first unit. On ihe other hand, St. Mary’s is weakened by lack of depth in the upper clas ses, as the squad contains only three seniors and two juniors. Schedule: Dec. 1 O’Neill here Dec. 5 Atkinson there Dec. 8 Stuart here Dec. 15 St. Joseph's there Dec. 22 St. Ludgers here .liui. 12 Butte here Jan 22 Greeley SH here Jan. 25 Spencer here Jan. 30 St. Ludgers there Feb. 2 Verdigre here Feb. 9 ‘lilden there Feb. 13 Spalding A. there Feb. 15 Page here Servicemen's Notes . . . Airman Terry P Gallagher, s<>n of Mr. and Mrs. G. Winkler, O’ Neill has completed his initial course of air force basic military training at Lackiand AFB, Texas He has been selected to atU ml the technical training course for Utilities maintenance training, at Sheppard AFB, Tex. Airman Gal lagher is a graduate of St. Mary's High School. Basic airmen at Lackland are selected for specialized training at technical schools on the basis of their interests and aptitudes. They are reassigned to the sch *>I after five weeks of basic training. At the technical schools they are given additional military training along with the technical instruc tions. Upon completion of special tech nical training at an Air Force Technical Training Center, air men arc assigned to operational units of the USAF Aerospace Force. Airman third class Matthew A. Hynes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mat thew L. Hynes, 310 Clay St., O’ Neill, was graduated recently from the electronic communica tions and cryptographic systems equipment repairman course at Sh ppard AFB, Texas. Airman Hynes was graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in O’ Neill. Army Specialist Four Merlyn R. Schrunk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Schrunk, Ewing, is sche duled to participate with other members of the 50th Infantry in Exercise Main Barge, a V Corps field training exercise to be held in central Germany Njv. 13-17. Socialist Schrunk, a driver in the infantry’s Company D which is regularly stationed in Wildflec ken, entered the army in October, 1959, completed basic training at Fort Hood, Tex., and arrived ov er: eas in April, 1960. The 22-year old soldier is a 1957 graduate of Wheeler county high school, Bart lett. INMAN Jimmie Li Sawyer, machinist s mute third class, USN. son of Mr and Mrs C. W. Sawyer, Inman. is serving aboard (he attack aircraft carrier t'SS Saratoga, now |Mti'b‘ i|uitmg in Second Fleet exercises in the Western Atlantic and scheduled to return In Its Muyport, Fla , home jsirt at the end of Or Us her. In late November, the ship is scheduled to leave for six moii|h» with the Sixth Fleet In the Mediterranean. Visit* will t*e made to such port* as Cannes, France; Naples, Italy, and Athens, Greece Army l*fc Terry I* Silvers, son of Mi-, and Mrs. Grover S. Silvers, Stuart, completed the personnel administrative specia list course at the Adjutant General * School. Fort lUnjnmln Harrison. Lnd , October 13 Silvers received Instruction tn personnel management, staff r»r gani/ntlon, records management and the Army personnel system. He entered the Army hist Janu ary and completed basic iraining at Fort Riley. Kan The IS year old soldier it tended Stuart high School Improvement Club Meets at Verdigre VKRl >IC lit K Twenty-seven memhes of the Verdigre Improve ment club met at Ted s cafe N» vemher 14 to make plans for tlie Christmas party December 20 ScIhsiI will Is1 dismissed that day at non for tin* twlidny vaca tion and treats will he handed out by Santa Claus to all the youngsters in th>* Verdigre trade area. Henry Chulupnlk, Henry Frank and Howard Iinrr are on the fund committee for this pro ject. I dans were also discuss, si for Verdigre’* Diamond Jul-llee which is to be celebrated July 12, and it was decided to contact a carnival July 13 and 14. New members of the club are l>r. James G. Carlson and Robert Mesi-rve, formerly of Columbus and nuw the owner of Ted's cafe which is now- known as the H A D cafe. Kurtz Earns Letter At Chadron State John Kurt/. O'Neill, is one <>f 10 freshmen to receive a football letter at Otadron State Teachers college, according to Orach Hill Baker. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kurtz, O'Neil) ROYAL THEATRE Wed.-Tliur*. Nov. 22 33 THE STEEL CLAW Chari to Luna Mart/) Ham Carmen Austin lUn Perez. Erl. - Sat. - Sun. - .Mon. * Tuew. Wed. - Thurs. Nov. 24-2JV2«-27-2»-3« THE GUNS OF NAVAItONE Gregory Peck David Niven Anthony Quinn No Sale This Friday, November 24 at Verdigre HOWEVER_ Cattle Sales Will Be Held Every Friday in December NEXT SPECIAL, FRI., DEC. 1 Several hundred cattle already listed for this sale. If you have cattle you are planning on selling, we would appreciate knowing about your consignment In advance so we can Include it In our newspaper and radio advertising. Regular Hog and Cattle Auction Every Monday 1,000 to 1,200 Hogs Starting 11:00 a.m. (Special Listing for Nov. 27) 6 PUREBRED HAMPSHIRE BOARS 150 to 200 CWtle at 2:00 p.m. WHETHER BUYING OR SELLING . . . ATTEND THE HALES AT OUR “NATIONALLY CERTIFIED MARKET” IN VERDIGRE VERDIGRE LIVESTOCK MARKET Don Jensen. Mgr. Phone 8«-W In VerdIgre 'Happy Thanksgiving’ We hope that each of you will take this greeting as our per sonal wish for a “Happy Thanksgiving." At this opportune time, we pause to offer our "Thanks and Appreciation" for your pat ronage and cooperation that you have shown us at our Market. We are sincerely grateful for this business and will strive to con tinue to provide you with the best possible Marketing Service possible. Again, our best wishes for a Happy Holiday! VERDIGRE LIVESTOCK MARKET Don and Dolores Jensen