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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1961)
NEBRASKA STATE HIS >H1 >CIETt Lincoln, NauraaK* ' ii ■) [ ; Si !h Mi ■ i 0tcx»w6' STATE HIST 30C LINCOLN. NEBrt. XXlargest Circulation Newspaper Between Sixteen Pages South Sioux City |n Thit ,ssue and Casper, Wyoming' Plu‘ Fjrm Sec,lon "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper _Volume 81-Number 34_O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, December 14, 1961 Seven Cents Turkey Day Winners Forty-nine turkeys were wot: by participants in Turkey Day Saturday when O'Neil merchant' again expressed their thanks at Christmas time to customers ir this area. Despite the bitter cold weather many shoppers braved tiie wind and snow to take advantage of the Christmas specials in stores and to take part in Turkey Day Following is a list of those who won turkeys by guessing the number who registered in busi ness places that day: Alice's Beauty shop. Mrs Joe Dufek; A & M Shoe store, Mrs. Oscar E. Anderson, Bristow; Apparel shop, Mrs. Ed Verzal; Biglin's, Glen Miller; Coyne Hardware, Mrs. June Newton, Emmet. Coast to Coast, M McMullen Ben Franklin. Mary Janice Re ni ter; Dankert's Service, Larry Root, Stuart; Consumers, Mrs. Lydia Grothe, Emmet; Devoy Drug, Ed Fuhrer; Eby’s Conoco, Venie Passieux; Exter Milling and Elevator, Henry Dorr. Page; First National Bank, Mrs. Ray Eby; Gambles, Mrs. Louis Wray, O'Neill Graham 66, Ray Schuchman; Independent, Carmn Ijoe Har kins, Ewing; Harry Smith Impl., Mrs Art Holz; Hamik Standard service, Ihiano Pongratz; John son Drug, Betty Peters; Inman; Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas, Mrs. Richard McLain; Krotters, Bob McClellan; Lee store, Mrs. Fred Grothe, Emmet; Lindberg Firestone, Mrs, Melvin Bell, Chambers. M « M Bakery, ,ian Brayton, Stuart; Meyer’s Midwest, Duane F. Sanders; McDonald’s, Eugene Schmeichel; McCarvilles, Mrs. Henry Vequist; McIntosh Jewel ry, John Alder, Emmet; Moore Noble, Ijjther Schultz; New Deal Oil Co., Mrs. Norma Steel; New Deal Produce, Ralph Van Horn; New Outlaw. John Hynes; North west Electric. Marlene Parks. O’Neill Drug. Dennis Hansen; O'Neill Style Shop, Mrs. Earl Hoffman; O’Neill Cleaners, Mrs. Marvin Miller; O’Neill National Bank, John Vitt; O’Neill Lock ers, Virgil Parks; Penney’s, Marvin Fuhrer, Butte; Roger’s Jewelry, Mrs. Sadie J. Kaiser; Roliertson Motor, C. J. McGinn; Safeway, Ken Stauffer, Page. Stannards store, Herbert Underwood; Shelhamer Equip ment. Mrs. Mildred Honke; Shel hamer Jack and Jill, Mrs. John Hart; Texaco Service, Short Hunt; Thelander Auto. Mrs. Elva McDermott; Western Auto. Mar vin Atkinson. Butte, and O’Neill Photo, Opal Hammerlun. Rev. Bartek Assumes Duties At Lynch LYNCH The Rev. James F. Bartek, Omaha, arrived here Thursday to take over his duties as pastor of the Lynch BVM As sumption church, replacing the Rev. Charles Kamber who re cently transferred to Toronto; Ontario, Canada. Father Bartek attended Ponti fical College Josephinum, Colum bus. O., for 12 years and was or dained May 30, 1953. For the last eight years he has been assist ing Msgr. J. H. Osdick at the Omaha Sacred Heart church and school. He also taught school there. The principal of the school is Sister Calixta OP. the former Clare Biglin of O'Neill. The new pastor is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Bartek. Oma ha. Dr. Bartek is general prac ticioner at St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha. His mother is the for mer Bernadette Connor. Omaha Sacred Heart. His sisters and brothers are as follows: Mrs. Jack Reynolds, mother of four boys, resides in St. Lewis. Mo., while her hus band. a plastic surgeon, is in the navv. soon to be stationed in Virginia; Sister Xatharina. prin cipal of the new S. S. Peter and Paul grade school at Wheat Ridge. Cblo. Sister M. Justa OP. RN. Du buqe. Ia., at the Dominic Villa: the Rev. J- Donald Bartek, as sistant priest at St. Joseph s At kinson; the Rev. William C. Bar tek who is assisting Msgr. Quinn at St. Michaels, South Sioux City. and another brother who is em ployed in Omaha. ^ & I WINTER WONDERLAND. This picture was taken laic at night car lights and snow. The city decollations received favorable com of the iiiuin street through O’Neill. It shows the effectiveness of nient from one traveller. Ills Impressions are printed in a "letter Christmas lights over the wide streets, combined with the s|>arkle of to the editor” on another page. NSEA Declines To Take Stand On Petition LINCOLN - The Nebraska State Educational association de cided Saturday not to commit itself firmly and finally at this time on a proposed petition plan to bring about compulsory K-12 school redistricting in Nebraska, but left the door open for par ticipation if the petition plan jells. A resolution adopted 164-8 by the NSEA’s delegate assembly set out the NSEA’s position on the K-12 initiative petition compaign which the Nebraska State School Boards association (NSSBA) has under consideration. The resolution said that if the NSSBA goes ahead with the peti tion drive. Executive Secretary John E. Lynch of the NSEA would ‘‘he authorized and dir ected to propose and implement such plans of action as may be approved by the executive com mittee, which shall determine the extent and the manner in which the Nebraska State Education as sociation shall participate.” The resolution was adopted as a substitute for one offered earlier which would have commit ted the NSEA to “cooperate in every way with the NSSBA in the circulation of petitions for an ini tiative vote and to exert every effort for a successful referen dum.” The NSSBA executive commit tee was scheduled to meet in Lin coln Wednesday and decide whether or not to undertake the petition campaign. The NSET's resolution en dorsed the K 12 principle and said the NSEA “desires to support worthy and practical programs and projects which will stimulate school district reorganization.” But Harlan V. Taylor of Lin coln, in offering the executive committee’s substitute resolution, said the committee felt it would be unwise for the NSEA to offer unequivocal cooperation to the petition campaign without know ing yet whether the NSSBA will undertake it or without knowing other details about it. Additionally, he said, there is concern about inferences that the NSEA is the “prime mover” in the effort. Virtually no debate ensued. School Vacations Set At OHS Dec. 22-Jan. 3. Supt. H. L. McCoy announced this week that school wall be dis missed December 22 at 2:30 p.m. for the annual Christmas vaca tion. Studies will be resumed at OHS January 3. Thursday evening the junior high school students will enjoy a Christmas party in the school auditorium. Two games are scheduled for Thursday afternoon. There will be a grade and high school vol leyball game and a grade school basketball game. Mrs. Lindberg Feted On 92nd Birthday A quiet family celebration was held for Mrs. Augusta Lindberg who celebrated her 92nd birth day Wednesday, Dec. 13 Mrs. Lindberg came to Holt county with her family in ISIS from Sweden. She has three sons. Fred and Harold. O’Neill, and Oscar. Los Angeles. Calif; four daughters. Mrs. John Olson, Min den. Esther and Eleanor. O'Neill, and Mrs. Fred Enquist. Wausa; 22 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. O'Neill High Team To Be Honored This evening (Thursday) the members of the O’Neill high school football team will be doing what they enjoy most, next to sports—eating steaks. They will be guests of the Lettermen club at a steak din ner in the home economic room at school. The party is being given in recognition of their fine football season. Other school personnel will also be guests at the dinner. >IERRY CHRISTMAS from the courthouse gang, (see story below) v 1 Four Men Decorate the Courthouse with Lights If you, too. are enjoying the colorful display' of Christmas lights at the courthouse in O’ Neill, perhaps the identity of the men responsible for the work would be of interest. Alvin Hesse, Kenneth Waring, Howard Manson and Charley Richter are the workers who do nated their time to put up strings of light around the front outline of the building and door. There is a large star which these men made and placed high above the door, in addition to the lights on the large fir trees in front of the building. All in all it gives a very pleasing ap pearance and adds a great deal to the holiday look in O’Neill. Rites Held for Mrs. Sara Kay At Ewing EWING — Funeral services were held here Monday for Mrs. Sara Ann Kay, 91, long-time res ident of Ewing who died last week in Olive, Calif., where she had resided since 1950. The Rev. Lester Spragg con ducted the services in the First Methodist church. Burial was in the Ewing cemetery. Sara Ann Davies Kay was bom to Mary Ann Bowen and Evan M. Davies July 5, 1870 in Myrtha Tydil. Wales. She came to Amer ica with her parents in 1871 and lived in Scranton. Pa., until they uiuveu io .'ieorasKa. She attended Fremont Normal. Omaha Business college and Brownell hall in Omaha. On Ap ril 25. 1900. she was married to Joe Ka”, He preceded her in death. Mrs. Kay lived in the Ew ing community for over 50 years and taught school and music here. She was a member of the Jephthah Chapter No. 85, Order of the Eastern Star, and of the Episcopal church. She is survived by a sister. Mrs. Alice Maxwell. Pallbearers were Wilbur Ben nett, Elmer Bergstrom, Willis Rcckey, Dewitt Hoke, R. S. Bri on and Waldo Davis. The follow ing members of Eastern Star Chapter 85 performed the offi cial funeral service of the Or der: Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Wood. Mrs. Waldo Davis. Mrs. Elmer Bergstrom, Mrs. Dewitt Hoke. Mrs. Alfred Conner. Mrs. Wilbur Bennett and Miss Vina Wood. Page Band, Choir To Give Concert The Page High School Band and choir will present a joint mid winter concert this evening (Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The choir is under the direction of Miss Faye Rutherford. Leonard Sawyer is director of the band. The public is invited to attend this free concert. Rites Held for Mrs. C. Willson In California A former O'Neill resident, Mrs. .Clark L. Willson. 56. died Novem ber 30 in San Gabriel, Calif. Requiem mass was recited December 3 at St. Stephens Catholic church in San Gabriel by the Rev. Charles O'Carroll. Interment was in Resurrection cemetery. San Gabriel. Mrs. Willson and her family lived in O'Neill until 1952 while Mr. Willson managed the Tri State Produce and Turkey Farm. She is survived by her hus band, Clark; two sons, Donald, Conoga Park, Calif., and Bill, Monterey Park. Calif., and two daughters. Mrs. Richard Faulha ber, Orchard, and Mrs. Shirley Decker, La Puente. Calif. Christmas Program Planned at Inman INMAN — Christmas time is bringing several parties and pro grams to schools in the area and the Inman school is also making preparations. The school faculty was enter tained by Mr. and Mrs. Vaden Kivett Monday evening. The school program will be held Dec ember 20. in the evening and the grade school will present a Christmas play that day. spon sored by Mrs. Card. Mrs. DeLong and Miss Keyes. The sophomores will have a Christmas party for the high school December 19 with ct gill fALIUUIgt. Other news includes the an nouncement that the school will teach drivers education next semester and a new car has been purchased for this purpose. Inman lost its first volleyball game of the season when defeat ed by Page. The second team won its game. Golden Valley 4-H Holds First Meeting EWING — A new 4-H club, the Golden Valley 4-H club, has been organized by Mrs. John Miller, Ewing, with Charlene Miller as president. Other officers are: Shirley Funk, vice president: Linda Eac ker. secretary: Kathy Kirchmer. treasurer, and Anita Parks, re porter. The next meeting win be January 8 at Shirley Funk's home from 4 to 5 p.m. Two Escape Injury In Two Car Crash David L. Durre. Ewing, and William L. Bengel of South Dako ta escaped injury Saturday when they collided on an icy stretch of road 16 miles north of O'Neill. Both vehicles were southbound. Damage to the Durre auto was estimated at $150 and about S200 damage was done to the Bengel car. Patrolman Eugene Hastrei ter investigated the mishap. Two Minor Mishaps Reported to Police Two minor auto mishaps were reported to the O’Neill police de partment during the past week. Autos driven by Joe J. Pfeifer, Spencer and Raymond Shoemak er, Chambers suffered minor da mage Saturday when they collid ed at the intersection of Second an! Douglas. Cars driven by Thelma Ydung and Gordon Slaight suffered about $75 damage to each vehicle when they collided Friday at the intersection of Third and Doug las. Services Held At Ewing for L. Bergstrom EWING — Funeral services were held Saturday morning in St. Peter's Catholic church for Lester Bergstrom, 53, who died Wednesday, Dec. 6, at his home in Ewing. The Rev. P. F. Burke officoat ed at the requiem mass. The American Legion. Sanders Post 214, was in charge of military rites at the church and St. Pet er’s cemetery. Lester Evan Bergstrom was born December 29. 1907 at Staf ford to Nels and Ciemmie Berg strom. He received his education in the rural schools of Holt coun ty. On May 27, 1947 he was mar ried to Mildred Sanders, Ewing. Eight children were bom to this couple. An infant daughter preced ed him in death. Mr. Bergstrom was mailman on the Star route before entering the service Oc tober 23, 1942. serving overseas in northern Africa and Italy in the postal department of the air force. He received his discharge September 4, 1945. For a number of years, he was engaged in farming in the Ew ing community. He assisted in the organization of the Chambers Co Op and operated one of their trucks. He also did construction work and road patrol work in Holt county during his life. Survivors are his wife, Mildred: three sons. Francis, Denis apH Kevin; four daughters. Carolyn. Mary, Ann and Brenda, all "at home; seven brothers. Floyd. Edgemont. S. D.. Clarence, In man. Sherman, Omaha, Claude. Salem, Ore., Stanley, Hastings, Nels and Elmer. Ewing: two sis ters. Mrs. Thomas Bishop, Plain vsew and Mrs. Ralph Munn, Ew ing. County Officials Attend Convention All Holt county officials are at tending a meeting being held in Omaha this week for county supervisors and officers through out the state. The convention will close Fri day. Rural Area Redevelopment Group Holds First Area Meeting at Atkinson Tax Guide Available The 1962 edition of the Farmers' Tax Guide is now available at the County Extension office in the courthouse annex in O'NeiU. The guide is prepared by the In ternal Revenue service with the assistance of the Federal Exten sion Service. The publication explains most of the income tax rules which ap ply to farmers and those who have tax questions about farm ing. The Iwoklet is written in plain language and contains numerous examples to show how the rules work in actual situa tions. A 1962 tax calendar tells when to pay various taxes, file tax re turns, anti do other things re quired by law. A check list of farm income and expenses is in cluded along with a completed in come tax form and explanation of how it should be filled out. Anyone may obtain a copy of the Tax Guide by writing or call ing at the Extension office. Services Held Tuesday for Chauncey Porter A well known O’Neill resident, Chauncey Porter, 68, died Satur day, Dec. 9, at St. Anthony’s hos pital after a brief illness. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 10 a.m. in the First Methodist church here by the Rev. Glenn Kennicott. Burial was in the Chambers cemetery. Chauncey William Porter was tom June 11, 1893 at Brainard, the son of Edwin F. and Susie Fleck Porter. Me moved with his family as a boy to Chambers where he grew to young man hood. Following his graduation from high school he took a busi ness course at Wayne State Nor mal school. He served with the armed forces in World War I, making an enviable record. He was one of the most decorated soldiers of Nebraska, having received two of the most coveted decorations of the French Government, the Croix de Guerre and the Medail le Militaire, and also the distin guished service cross from General Pershing for conspicuous bravery. On November 27, 1919 he was married to Ella Hubbard, Cham bers. Four sons were bom to this couple who then made their home in O’Neill. In 1921 Mr. Porter started to work for the Internal Revenue Service. For a number of years in the early thirties, he worked with the Holt County Production Credit association. Following this he operated a service station for a number of years. In 1943 he went back into the Internal Revenue Service and continued until his retirement in June, 1958. He had memberships in the Odd Fellows, the Masons and the Eastern Star lodges. He Weis a member of the Veterans of World War I, and of Amercan Legion Post No. 93. He was a member of the Methodist church and had served the church in many capacities. Survivors include his wife, El la; four sons, Ralph, Panama City. Fla., Edward and Eugene, Columbus, and Allen, Perrin Air Force Base. Tex., and one sis ter, Mrs. Loa Hubbard, Cham bers. Serving as pallbearers were Dr. L. A. Burgess, Ben Gillespie, William McIntosh. D. C. Schaf fer, Paul Shierk and H. G Kruse. Christmas Show Slated at Page PAGE — The annual free Christmas show will be held Sat urday at the Page theatre, fol lowing which Santa Claus will present treats to the youngsters. All children of the community are invited to attend the show and visit of Santa. The film. “1001 Arabian Nights” will be shown. The Improvement and Commercial elute sponsor this affair. Santa to Arrive Here With Treats Saturday All the children In the O'Neill trade area are Invited l<i O' Neill at ! p.m. Saturday to meet that nurnt Imnmiv Kent, "Santa I'lauH" who a HI talk to the youngster* and give them eaiidv treats. lie will eoute t<« O'Neill In ail airplane and will Im< met by O'Neill lire Chief K. Mile* who will ipred him to the pub lic seliool house In the fire Irtirk vvlth sirens going al full blast Mathers shauld lake Ihelr youngster* Ui the door across the playground from the school auditorium. They will then Ite admitted Into a warm build ing for Uteir visit with Santa. The O'Neill iluutdter of toni meree s|tonsor* Santa'* visit to this city. 4-H Council Directors Named Five new mem tier* were elected for the lionrd of directors for the Lenders -til council which met Wednesday, Dec 6, at the courthouse annex in O’ Neill. The new directors are Mrs El mer Schnaf, Emmet; Mrs. Wayne Smith, Chandlers; Ivan Heiss, Page; Mrs. Albert Wid feldt, O'Neill, and Robert Young, O'Neill. The council members decided not to hold a Fun Night in the early spring and instead the awards for the past year will be distributed by the individual clubs. The next Fun Night will bo in October. Eight leaders were apjxjinted to attend the Leaders conference January 23, 24 and 25 in Lincoln. Mr. Burbank was present for the meeting and explained a basic leaders course soon to lie available in the county. Mrs. Wid feldt reported on her trip to the 4-H Forum in Washington Sentencing Set at Lake Andes Today According to word receiver! from State’s Attorney Paul Kern at Lake Aral- ruing of three area men found guilty of abducting a minor female was deferred from Tuesday until Thursday, (today) at 10 a m. The three, Thomas Zakr/ewski, Frank Oberle and Dean Bowman were found guilty as charged following a jury trial which ended Saturday. Social Security Agent Here Dec. 20 Gail Robart, field representa tive of the Norfolk Social Security office, will be in the assembly room of the courthouse basement in O'Neill from 9:30 a m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20. Self-employed people planning to apply for social security early next year are advised to have an extra copy of their tax returns prepared for social security pur poses. Stxty-nv.. representatives of 13 lowni in ll»»lt, Boyd and part of Knox eoutatrs met at Atkinson Thursday night and votnl to or ganize a Rural Area Redevelop ment committee Joe Brewster. .Stuart, was named temporary chairman, and John Burbank, County Extension agent at O'Neill, was name 1 te m porn ry seer* t ant Brewster was asked to call a meeting of the new commitlee soon after January 1. 191 >2 The new committee will Include repre sent a lives of Stuart, Atkinson. Page, Ommbers, Amelia, O' Neill, Butte, Sjwnier, Bristow, Lynch Najter Monowi and Wi de! Among those attending the meeting were Senator Bill Brant Cnadilia, chairman of the I-egislative oounctrs committee on community prolilems; Marvin Sather, resource development agent at l>*ip C’liy, and Senator Prank Nelson, O'Neill The need for financial assis tance as well ns retention of youth in Ihe state were among the needs expressed by the persons attending. Included in die discussions were the need of leadership at all levels, broad community interest; adequate roads, market development for agriculture products; develop merit of business and recreational facilities, as well as adequate educational, religious and cultural opportunities, and other improve ments. Holt County Receives Ak-Sar-Ben Check Holt county will receive $1,307.50 its it* share of the all time record revenue from the state's I9f>1 horse racing Henson, according to Dr. 11. C Zellers, IJncoln. chairman of the State Raring Commission. A total of $121,597 50 is ls-ing distributed this week by the Com mission with all 93 counties in Nebraska receiving aqua! shares. 'Die bulk of the revenue came from ihe Ak-Sar-Ben meeting which contributed $8-1,543 50 in admission taxes and licenses fee* collected. Sale Dates Claimed DEC 19 BOYD IJOELTER CLOSING OUT FARM SALE, in cluding 26 head of outstanding Holstein and Guernsey milk cows, lots of good machinery. 1 mile northeast of Gateway Motel in O'Neill, 2 north and 1 east, Ed Thorin Auctioneer. First National bank, O'Neill, clerk DEC. 1H E. A STESKAL AND ELMER STESKAL ESTATE CLOSING OUT FARM SALE. 16 head of cattle, ma chinery and miscellaneous Items, a Ford pickup and some feed. One-half mile east of Emmet, 6 north, 1 east and 1 north. Ed Thorin, Roy Kirwan and Chuek Mahony, auctioneers, First National bank of Atkins**!, clerk. WRE8TUXO OOAdi TAKE HAWLEY is keeping a close watch on his boys as they give a demonstration during the half at the Ord-ONetD basketball game Tuesday evening. Wrestling has jwt been started in the O’Neill school and the first meet will be held at Netlgh Tuesday.