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___Volume 81—Number 38 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 11, 1962 Seven Cents
Cold
Cold
C Id
With reports of temperatures
ruestlay and Wednesday nights
varying from 9 to 15 below, it is
difficult to give the correct tem
perature as each thermometer
is official according to the home
owner.
One person can verify a 12 be
low zero Wednesday at 3 a.m.
as Ken Curren, manager of the
Kansas-Nebruska Natural Gas
company stayed up all night to
keep an eye on the gas pressure
which liecame low during the
cold spell this week.
The gas office requested all
residents with gas furnaces to
reduce their thermostats to 65
to protect the reserve pressure
and assure constant heat even
at lower temperatures during
this cold weather.
Supt. H. L. McCoy closed O’
Neill public schools and Mother
Antonella closed St. Mary’s
academy Wednesday as there
was not adequate heat in the
buildings.
Announcement was made Wed
nesday night that there will be
no school here today (Thursday).
Mr. Curren informed The
Frontier Wednesday afternoon
that he had not received informa
tion concerning the cause of the
low pressue except that Albion
didn’t have enough to pump to
O’Neill. He asks all users to con
tinue with the 65 temperature
in their homes if there is further
bitter cold weather.
Verdigre KC's
Conferr Degrees
VERDIGRE - Exemplification
of third degree Knight of
Columbus was held at the ZCBJ
hall in Verdigre Sunday at 1
p.m. following corporate com
munion at St Wenceslaus church
earlier that morning.
The 51st Council of Verdigre
conferred the degree on the fol
lowing class: Harold D. Barta,
Richard A. Barta, Frank Cemy,
John F. Dufek, Arthur Coover
jr., Leonard J. Dufek, Joseph L.
Forejt jr., Raymond E. Famek,
William J. Harder, Edward L.
Jiracek, John P. Lapesh, Theo
dore J. Lapesh.
Robert Liska, Alonzo F. Mc
Cormick. Robert J. Neyens,
Joseph T. Pavlik, Charles J. Rud
loff, Phillip J. Rudloff, Marvin
A. Ruzicka, Clifford L. Schreier,
Phillip L. Schreier, Joseph L.
Sladek, Elmer Sukup, Henry A.
Sukup, Paul M. Sukup, Willard
F. Techy, Donald H. Ulrich, Ed
ward D. Vlcan, Jackie Welch and
Bernard Sukup.
Sixty men transferred their
membership from the Creighton
Council No. 1238 to the new
council in Verdigre.
A banquet was held in the eve
ning and participating in the pro
gram were the following: George
M. Ponton, district deputy; the
Rev. Paul E. Schneider, chaplain
of the Creighton council; John A.
Herout, chairman; Judge George
Dittrick, Norfolk, past deputy;
George A. Nussrallah, state depu
tp; the Rev. E. J. Hunkier, state
chaplain, Ernest O. Ondracek,
Greeley, past state deputy;
the Rev. C. J. Oborny,
and the Rev. J. W. McNally, Nio
brara.
Services Held
At Atkinson for
William Walter
ATKINSON Funeral services
were held Saturday, Jan. 6, at
Scger's Funeral home in Atkin
son for William A. Walter, 79,
longtime resident of this com
munity, who died January 3, at
the Atkinson Memorial hospital.
The Rev. A. S. Gedw'illo, pastor
of the Evangelical lajtheran
church, officiated. Burial was in
the family plot in the Chambers
cemetery.
William A. W'alter, was bom to
Jacob and Christina Walter Octo
Ix-r 10, 1883 at Newstadt, Ontario,
Canada. lie came to Holt county
in 1900 from Canada. In 1934 he
was married to Anna Butterfield
at Chambers. She preceded him
in death.
For many years Mr. Walter
lived with the late Mr. and Mrs.
Christian and Susan Gathje on
their farm southeast of Atkinson.
After their death he resided in
Atkinson.
Survivors include three
brothers, John and Alfred, both
of Chambers, and Otto, Omaha.
Pallbearers were Walter
Pease, Emmet; Blaine Garwood,
Amelia, and Charles McMillan,
Victor Frickel, George Albrecht
and Clarence Gilg, all of Atkin
son.
Rites Held at
Chambers for
C. C. Jones, 91
CHAMBERS — Funeral ser
vices were conducted Friday at
Chambers for a pioneer of this
community, C. C. Jones, 91, who
died December 30 at Park
Rapids, Minn.
The Rev. Charles Cox officiated
at the services in the Methodist
church and at interment in the
V/iinmuvi a vvmviv* j .
Candy Carney Jones, son of
Thomas and Sarah Scott Jones,
was born April 3, 1869 near
Greensburg, Ind. He moved with
his parents to Iowa when but a
small boy and from there to Holt
county in March, 1883 when they
homesteaded near Chambers.
Mr. Jones lved in the Chambers
vicinity until February, 1946 at
which time the family moved to
Park Rapids, Minn. He was mar
ried to Rosa Ermer May 31,
1893. She preceded him in death
in September, 1949.
Survivors are his daughter,
Mrs. Emma Martin. O’Neill, and
two sons, Harvey L. and Harry
C., Park Rapids, Minn.
Pallbearers were T. E. New
house, Ray Hoffman, Ralph Hoff
man. Hylas Farrier, Gaius Win
termote and William Reninger.
Rites Held for Former
Clearwater Resident
CLEARWATER — Funeral
rites were held January 4, for
Donald Patras, former Clear
water resident, who died of a
heart attack New Year’s Day
while cranking a jeep at Ten
Sleep. Wyo.
Burial was at Ten Sleep.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons and two daughters; two
sisters and three brothers, Bry
ant and Clyde Patras, Clear
water, and Amos Patras, Neligh.
School Board Plans
Meeting Wednesday
Supt. H. L. McCoy has an
nounced that the school board
meeting scheduled for Wednesday
night was postponed until the
following Wednesday due to the
cold school building.
The board members will
discuss the school survey and
take up teachers salaries.
TWO HAPPY BOYS, Gary Paulson, O'Nelli, winner of the first
division and Ted Hood, Stuart, winner of file second division in Hie
Frontier's coloring ( itest are shown here as they received
their checks for $5. Checks for $3 went to Bonnie Smnmerer, Ewing
and Esther Poessnecker, Atkinson, who won second place.
Jim Spitzenberger, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Spitzenberger,
has been named St. Mary’s
academy winner of the Regents
scholarship presented by the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
The 18-year-old senior, is In
the upper third of his class,
scholastically. He was one of the
tri captains this year on the
Cardinals football team, and has
lettered three years in track,
basketball and football.
Jim Ls editor of the annual this
year and a member of the Boys
Sodality. He was senior attend
ant at the Homecoming1* cere
mony last fall and has par
ticipated in District Music con
test in boys glee club. Jim was
president of the freshman class
and vice president of the sopho
more class.
Steve Higgins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Higgins, Valentine,
has been named Regents alter
nate at St. Mary’s academy.
He has attended St. Mary’s
the past four years during which
time he participated in the fol
lowing activities: boys glee
club; Boys Sodality; tri-captain
this year in football; lettered
three years in track and foot
ball ; was class president last
three years and was Home
coming king last fall.
Rites Held at
Orchard for
Henry Heese
ORCHARD — Henry Heese, 69,
long time resident of the Page
and Orchard communities, died
unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 5, at
his home in Orchard.
Services were held Sunday at 2
p.m. in St. Peter’s English
Lutheran church here. The Rev.
Walter Seefeldt officiated. Inter
ment was in the Lutheran ceme
tery south of Orchard.
Henry Heese was bom April
23. 1892 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Heese in Dixon county. He was
married to Ella Ohlhorst at
Laurel February 25, 1914 and the
couple farmed in that vicinity
until 1924 when they purchased
a farm near Page.
In 1956 Mr. and Mrs. Heese
sold their farm, retired and pur
chased a home in Orchard where
they resided up to the present
U111U.
Survivors are his wife, Ella;
two sons, Alvm, O’Neill, and Dar
rel, Randolph; eight grandchild
ren and one sister.
Pallbearers were Sam Trus
sed, Edward Sukup, Rudy Cedar
burg and Harlan Miller, all of
Orchard, George Wettlaufer and
George Hall, Page.
Funeral Rites Held
For M. L. Sageser
AMELIA .. M. L. Sageser died
Sunday. Jan. 7, at the Bassett
hospital. He would have been 94
years old on his next birthday
January 16.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at the Amelia Metho
dist church with burial in the
Chambers cemetery.
March of Dimes
Chairmen Meet
Board members for the Holt
County March of Dimes met
Tuesday evening for a dinner
and discussion of arrangements
for the drive for funds to be held
this month.
Mrs. Robert Martens, Atkinson,
is county chairman.
Rev. Roten Accepts
Call to Detroit
CHAMBERS — The Rev. Wil
liam E. Roten, pastor of St
Paul’s Lutheran church, has ac
cepted a call to a church in
Detroit, Mich.
The family plans to leave about
the last of January.
Pre-Golden
Gloves Bouts
Set Tonight
Sport fans will be offered a full
card tonight, Thursday, at the
pre-Golden Glove fights to be
presented at 8 p m. in the O’
Neill public school auditorium
under the sponsorship of the
Amercan Legion, Simonson Po:-t
»3.
Main events will include Jack
McGinn, O’Neill fighter who won
the Midwest Golden Glove
championship and fought three
bouts before losing in the Tour
nament of Champions at Chicago
last year. He will compete
against J. Beaver, Omaha.
Butch Pofahl, Ewing, vs.
Kieth Steffen, Norfolk; Roger
Pofahl, Ewing, vs. Dale Hutson,
Clearwater, and Larry Donlin,
O’Neill, vs. Joe Tagei, Ewing.
There will be 10 fights and in
cluded among the boxers will be
Bob Hixson, Clearwater; Bob
Murphy, O’Neill; Gene Shoemak
er, O’Neill; Roland Clossen, O’
Neill; Bob McCabe, Norfolk;
Tony Wewel, Newport; J. Kreit
man, Bassett; Gerald Rejul,
Norfolk, and J. Carr, Atkinson.
Jack Fichler, coach of Mid
west Golden Gloves champions
training for the Chicago fight,
has notified the committee that
lie will bring a fine squad of
four fighters from Omaha to
take part in the O’Neill fights.
Max Pofahl will referee the
bouts. The committee in charge
is Bill Jansen, Verne Reynold
son, James Earley, Archie
Bright and Virgil Laursen. Joe
Cavanaugh will be the announ
cer.
When spectators view the
fights tonight they will be watch
ing the result of years of hard
work by boxing enthusiasts, in
eluding the Pofahl brothers,
Vernon Hixson, Walt Fick and
others who have given their
time and experience to train
ycung, potential fighters.
O’Neill first got a team four
years ago when Max Pofahl,,
Joe Cavanaugh and Bill White
took up a collection for the O’
Neill Legion and raised about
$500 for equipment. Since that
time the Legion has sponsored
pre^Golden Glove fights each
year.
Walt Fick and Max Pofahl
started training the boys
around O’Neill and three years
ago they won the team trophy
at Norfolk. Ewing has an older
history in boxing as there has
been a team there for years.
Fighting lagged in the Holt
county area during war times
until the Fighting Pofahls came
along and began to reap honors
among themselves and started
inspiring young fighters. Dean
Pofahl was 1957 Midwest
Champion.
But prior to that Walt Fick
was Midwest Champion and ad
vanced as far as the inter-city
bouts at Boston in 1938. Vernon
Hixson was Midwest Champion
in 1941 and went a long way in
the Chicago tournament.
This year the Golden Gloves
district tournament will be held
in Norfolk January 23 and 24.
Winners of these fights will go
to Omaha in February for the
regional tourney and from there
the winners will go to Chicago
for the Tournament of
Champions.
Rites Held for
Miss T. Brook
ATKINSON — Funeral services
were held December 30 for Miss
Theo A. Brook, 59, a former resi
dent of Atkinson who died Dec
ember 26, at Boulder, Colo., fol
lowing a lengthy illness.
Miss Brook was bom October
31, 1902 in Atkinson to Jesse E.
and Cora dark Brook. She
moved with her family to Boulder
in 1919.
Mrs. Robert Gallagher, O’Neill,
a cousin of the deceased, visited
Miss Brook and her sisters, Doris
and Beatrice Brooks at Boulder
in December.
Wilbur Brown Named
To Telephone Office
INMAN — Wilbur Brown was
elected president of the Inman
Telephone company at the annual
meeting held Monday afternoon
in the company office.
Other officers are: Lewis F.
Kopecky, vice president; Lewis
Sobotka. secretary, and Elwin
Smith, treasurer.
P-TA Hears Address by Meierhenry;
Winners of Poster Contest Named
About 70 members of the Par
ent-Teacher association were pre
sent for the regular meeting
Tuesday evening in the O’Neill
high school gym and to hear
the guest speaker, Dr. Wesley G.
Meierhenry, University of Ne
braska. Teachers college assist
ant dean.
Dr. Meierhenry presented docu
ments and spoke ran “High School
and Continuing Education.” A
question and answer period was
held following his address.
At the business session, pre
sided over by Sgt Bill Cousins,
it was announced that a $5 prize
would be given to the room
having a 100 per cent member
ship of parents in P-TA by the
February meeting. The eighth
grade room, Mrs. Mona Beck
with teacher, won a clock for
this contest in November.
Winners of the P-TA Poster
contest for this month were
Leonard Parkinson, Vicki Suiter,
Marla Clyde, Cherie Kipple,
Kathy Gildersleeve and DeAnn
Sanders.
A vocal solo was presented by
Sharon McLeish and further en
tertainment was given by the
freshmen girls triple trio of
Janice Angus, Jean Crabb, Rox
anne Rustemeyer, Linda Gilder
sleeve, Bonnie Tomlinson, Linda
Shelhamer, Cheryl Mullendore,
Linda Edzards and Pat Wilson,
accompanied by Miss Alvara
Ramm.
Lunch was served by sixth
grade mothers. The next meeting
will be an open house with en
tertainment by the grade school
group February 12.
C D. Walters Honored
On Golden Anniversary
CHAMBERS — About 125
guests signed the guest book at
the open house celebration held
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Walters in observ
ance of their golden wedding an
niversary.
The affair was sponsored by the
couple’s family. Mrs. Art Wal
ters cut and served the three
tier anniversary cake. Presiding
at yj? coffee service was Mrs.
Edwin Walters, and serving
punch was Mrs. Louis Walters.
Their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Ertz, O’Neill, had charge of the
guest book, and their five grand
children, Marjean, Richard, Ron
nie and Donnie Walters and
Rites Planned
At Lynch for
Mrs. B. Hajek
LYNCH — Mrs Bernard Hajek,
44, who lived with her family
about three miles south of
Lynch, died Monday, Jan. 8, in
Sacred Heart hospital.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today (Thursday) at 2
p.m. in the Christ Lutheran
church at Lynch. The Rev. Don
ald Burgdorf will officiate. In
terment will be in Highland
cemetery at Lynch under the dir
ection of the Jones Funeral
home.
Della Hajek was born at
Pischelville April 10, 1917 to
Thomas J. and Marie Vesely
Kovanda. She was married to
Bernard J. Hajek May 4, 1946 at
Center.
Survivors are her husband; two
sons, Ronald and John at home;
and three brothers, Walter, Ver
del, Thomas, Riverton, Wyo., and
Frank, Verdigre.
Pallbearers will be Leo Mul
hair, Floyd Kaasa, Frank Gehl
sen, William Black, Art Retzlaff
and Thomas Schrunk.
Social Security
Agent Here Jan. 17
Gail Robart, field representa
tive of the Norfolk Social Security
office, will be in the basement
assembly room of the courthouse
in O’Neill from 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, and at
the courthouse in Butte from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18
Any self-employed applicant
should bring with him an extra
copy of his 1961 income tax re
turn together with his own copies
of income tax returns from 1958,
1959 and 1960.
Deane Ertz, served.
Miss Dena Daniels, Ewing, and
Charles Walters, Clearwater,
were married January 3, 1912 at
Neligh and the following month
moved to Chambers, their pre
sent home.
They are the parents of three
sons, Arthur, Louis and Edwin,
Chambers, and two daughters,
Mrs. Homer Roe, Dana Point,
Calif., and Mrs. Frank Ertz, O’
Neill.
Two brothers of Mr. Walters,
Bill, Ewing, and George, Clear
water, were present for the affair
Sunday along with all of the
family members with the excep
tion of Mrs. Roe.
Robert Woeppel Named
Ewing Regents Winner
EWING — Robert Woeppel, 17
year-old Ewing high school
senior, was announced as the
winner of the Regents scholar
ship, according to Supt. G. D.
Ryan. There was no alternate
named.
Robert and five other seniors
took the tests in November, 1961.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. El
mer Woeppel.
Services Held
Thursday for
Sherry Walton
ORCHARD — Funeral services
were held here Thursday, Jan.
4, for a three-year-old girl, Sherry
Kay Walton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Walton, who died
January 2 after being ill most of
the time since birth.
Her death was attributed to
pneumonia and heart failure. She
was bom January 14, 1958.
The Rev. Duane Lenz officiated
at the rites in the EUB church
and at burial in the Orchard
cemetery.
Survivors are her parents, two
sisters, Leigh Ann and Beverly;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Car
roll Clifton and Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Walton, and great grand
mothers, Mrs. Alice Quigley and
Mrs. Cora Clifton, all of Orchard.
Pallbearers were uncles of the
child. Bruce, Robert, Larry and
Bill Walton.
Ernst Named Chairman
Of County Supervisors
Former Resident Sends
Greetings to O'Neill
A former resident, Jens John
son. has written u letter to The
Frontier sending greeting* to old
friends in this community and
also to say how much he enjoys
the paper.
Jens used to live 10 ^4 miles
north of O'Neill and well re
membered when John A. Robert
son was at the Joy post office
He is atiout 80 years old now.
Another former O'Neillite, A
T. Clevenger, has the same ad
dress as Jens; 3129 Birchwood,
Bellingham, Wash. Mr. eleven
ger has been in the hospital for
about two months due to a heart
attack but is now at home
No Fatalities
On Holt County
Roads in 1961
Holt county went through 1961
without a highway death, one of
five counties in the 19-county Nor
folk area to obtain that record.
The previous year this county
had six deaths.
In a 1961 summary of Nebraska
Patrol activity in the Ainsworth
area of Cherry, Brown, Rock,
Holt, Boyd and Keya Paha
counties, there were 5,787 viola
tion cards issued; 970 warning
cards; 970 arrests; 115 accidents
investigated and 10 highway
deaths recorded.
Patrolmen in this alea traveled
290,750 miles anil used 23,252
gallons of gas. They aided 446
motorists and removed 141 ob
structions from highways.
Included in the summary was
an expression of appreciation by
the Patrol department for the
help and service extended by
area police officers and others.
former Amelia woman
Dies in Virginia
AMELIA Relatives have re
ceived word of the death of Mrs.
Burton Kiltz. Arlington, Va., Sun
day, Jan. 7, after many years of
illness.
She died unexpectedly at her
home while Mr. Kiltz was attend
ing church services.
Funeral services and burial
will be in Virginia.
Mrs. Kiltz, the former Opal
Ott, of this community, was a
sister to Blake Ott and Mrs
Floyd Adams, both of Amelit. A
son, Jerry Kiltz, resides in Oma
ha, and another son, Max, and
a daughter, Beverly, have homes
near their parents.
Former Bartlett Banker
Seeking Parole
Clifford L. Bishop, 64, Bartlett,
is seeking a parole from the Ne
braska penitentiary when hear
ings will be held February 14 and
15 by the board of pardons and
paroles.
Bishop is serving a four to six
year sentence since June 20, 1960
for false entry and embezzle
ment.
Three Area Motorists
Lose Drivers Licenses
Three motorists from this area
lost their drivers’ licenses under
the Nebraska Point Law, accord
ing to a report by the State Motor
Vehicle department Saturday.
Those having licenses revoked
were Douglas H. Dragoo, NeJigh;
Ronnie E. Kallhoff, O’Neill, and
Gary D. Wostrol, Chambers.
District Court—
C. D. Puckett and Theresa
Connaro, O’Neill appeared in Dis
trict court Monday before Judge
William C. Smith jr., on a charge
of forgery. Both were found
guilty. Mrs. Connaro was
sentenced to one year in the wo
men's reformatory at York and
Puckett was sentenced to one
year in the men’s reformatory
at Lincoln.
Clarence Ernst was named
chairman of the Holt county
supervisors for the coming year
at their re orgamzation.il meeting
heM here Monday, The retiring
chairman is M V. Landrelh
Named to committee* for the
year were: Edwin Flood. M.
V. l-audicth and Waldo Davis,
eourUiiai*e; Hat tan A. Merit
lug. Walter Smith and Waldo
Davis, finance; meriting, Smith
and E.ll Met 'mineII. printing;
Flood. Itav I* anti lamlrrlti.
Itu; merging, Smith anti Me
ColUieil, bonds; Met oiincll,
Havl* anti lauidretti, bridge;
meriting, Smith and Me<Vninell,
rotut . Flood iunl entire iMiartl,
settlement ttf ettunty officer;
IHerklng and entire board,
claim*: and Ihtvl*. Ijwidrclli
and Flood, Insurance.
The wage scale for 1%2 wus
also set at the meeting Ten cent
per I tour increases were granted
for common bridge labor, fore
man bridge workers, truck
drivers and experienced operator
or mechunic.
Tractor and operator, tractor
loader, experienced dragline
operators, truck and driver ami
elgrader operator f«H*s will re
tnnin the same.
The Frontier was named as
the of fit-ini Holt county paper for
the coming year.
Tiiree filings for supervisor
posts were also received Clar
ence Ernst filed for supervisor
from IXstrict Harlan IXerklng,
District 5 and Eli McConnell,
District 7.
Mrs. A. Jirak
Rites Planned
A life-time resident of O’Neill,
Mrs. Anton Jirak, 75, died at noon
Wednesday in the Atkinson
Memorial hospital following a
lengthy illness
Rosary will be said at Biglin'a
Chai>ei at H p.m. Thursday. Fun
eral services will be conducted
Friday at 10 asn at St. Pat
rick’s Church Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Jirak was Iwn January
31, IWtti at O'Neill to Mr and
Mrs. Musil.
She was married to Antim
Jirak Novemlx-r 20, 1905 at St.
Patrick’s Catholic church. Laat
year the couple celebrated their
56th wedding anniversary.
She is survived by her husband,
Anton; two children, Mrs. Jamea
llavranek and Mrs. Jim- Sukup,
O'Neill; seven grandchildren;
eighteen great grandchildren;
two sisters, Mrs. John Finla, O’
Neill, and Mrs Charles Kalina
sr., Inman, and one brother. John
Musil, O'Neill.
Schaffer Ranches, Inc.
File Incorporation
Schaffer Ranches, Inc.. O'Neill,
with $500,000 capitalization, filed
articles of incorporaton with the
secretary of state Thursday.
Incorporators are !>. C. Schaf
fer, Elizabeth G. Schaffer, I;iriy
D. Schaffer and Ijtin Schaffer, all
of O'Neill.
Sale Dates
Claimed
JAN. 24 RAY WILSON
CLOSING OUT FARM SALE 60
Head of cattle, 36 hogs, com, full
line of machinery, other items
80 rods west of old Redbird taore.
O’Connell and Wanser, auction
eers. First National bank, O’Neill,
clerk Watch The Fronter for
complete listing.
FEB. 9 HOLT COUNTY
ANGUS ASSOCIATION 10th AN
NUAL SALE, 34 registered Angus
bulls, 14 registered Angus fe
males. For catalog write to
Frank Beelaert, Sec., Page.
CLARENCE ERNST was named chairman of the Holt county supervisors for the coming year at
their re organization meeting held Monday. Shown here Heft to right) are: Edwin N. Flood, Clarence
Ernst, M. V. Landreth, retiring chairman, Waldo E. Davis, Walter A. Smith, Harlan A. Dferklng,
EM McConnell and Kenneth Waring, county cleric.