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__ Volume 81—Number 39 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, January 18, 1962 Seven Cents
County's Bank Deposits
Continue to Climb in 61
Molt county hank deposits totaled $14,215,560 at the close of busi
ness Dec. 31, an increase of about $210,000 over a year ago. However,
>ank deposits flip late in December when depositors withdraw money
to be placed in non-taxable bonds and avoid paying personal taxes on
the monies.
Ixians totaled $4,157,850 Dec. 31, an increase of about $34,000 over
last year.
Capital accounts of banks also show an increase more than
$ 100,00b over I960 figures. Capital accounts in the six banks Dec. 31,
1961 were $1,765,251 as compared with $1,658,696.51 a year ago- The
six Holt county banks are listed below with their deposits, loans and
capital account figures:
Capital
Deposits I/kuis Accounts
O’Neill Nat’l Bank, O’Neill $ 4,081,989.93 $ 976,171.94 $ 473,097.78
First Nat’l Bank O’Neill 3,468,188.68 487,482.48 180,795.31
First Nat’l Bank, Atkinson 3,216,987 74 1,047,501.39 419,310.22
Tri-County Bank, Stuart . 1,486,274.59 598,243.63 116,659.27
Farmers State Bank. Ewing 1,045,163.97 616,767.62 141,850.99
Chambers State Bank 946,955.70 431,683.49 103,537.43
TOTALS $14,245,560.61 $4,157,850.55 $1,765,251.00
Joseph Tomjack
Dies Sunday at
St. Anthony's
KWING — Funeral services for
Joseph Tomjack, 83, were held
Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 9:30 a.m.
at St. Peter’s Catholic church in
Ewing with the Rev. P. F. Burke
officiating. Burial was in St
Peter’s cemetery.
Mr. Tomjack died at St. An
thony’s hospital in O’Neill Sun
day, Jan. 14.
Joseph John Tomjack, son of
Thomas and Mary Tomjack, was
born at DuBois, 111., February 19,
1878. He came to Nebraska with
his parents when he was 10 years
old. For two years the family
made its home at Atkinson then
moved to a farm on Cache creek
near Ewing where he grew to
manhood. He attended rural
schools in Holt county
On June 2, 1901 he was united
in marriage to Frances Spes,
Genoa. Nine children were born
to this couple. He spent his entire
married life farming in the Ew
ing community. In 1957 he retired
and moved to Ewing where he
lived at the time of his death. He
was a member of St. Peter’s
church. Two children preceded
him in death.
Survivors are his wife, Fran
ces; four daughters, Mrs. Frank
Hawk, Ewing, Mrs. Albert Kall
hoff, O’Neill, Mrs. Roscoe Strick
land, Hot Horn, Calif , and Mrs.
Leslie Herley, Clearwater; three
sons, Louis, Rock Springs. Wyo.,
John, Melbeta, and Sylvester,
Artesia, Calif.; 28 grandchildren
and 36 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were grandsons,
I^et> Hawk, Leonard Hawk, Don
ald Hawk, Lawrence Tomjack,
Ronald Kallhoff and Richard
Herley.
Three Area Men
To Begin Sentences
Two area men Wednesday
began serving five-year prison
terms in Sioux Falls, S. D. A
third is scheduled to join them
Monday, according to Bill Mc
Cahe, deputy sheriff of Charles
Mix county, South Dakota
leaving Wednesday were
Fnuik Oberle and Robert Dean
Bowman. Thomas Zakr/.ewski,
sr., was gnuited additional
time to arrange personal af
fairs.
The men were convicted in
Lake Andes, S. D., of abducting
a minor female and were
sentenced in December. They re
ceived a 30-day stay of execu
tion at the time of sentencing.
Part of Stolen Cash
Returned to Parsons
EWING — A “repentant sin
ner” returned $175 to Don Par
sons, owner and operator of the
D D Lounge in Ewing, as partial
repayment of money taken in a
robbery of the tavern during
August, 1960.
The payment was made
through a mediary in the Roman
Catholic church. The letter was
signed “repentant sinner.” It is
believed that between $350 and
$375 were stolen from the tavern.
Verdigre Band Parents
Announce Concert Date
VERDIGRE — Joe T. Pavlik,
member of the Verdigre Band
Parents club, announced at the
monthly meeting held Tuesday,
Jan. 9 at the schoolhouse that a
mid-winter contest will be held
by the public school January 30.
The contest will be conducted
in the Empress theatre
Mrs. Rosa Snefson Feted
On Birthday at Atkinson
ATKINSON — Mrs. Rosa Ellen
Snelson celebrated her 88th birth
day at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Charles McMillan in Atkin
son Tuesday. .
Mrs. Snelson was born in Kirk
wood, 111. When about 12 years
old she came to Genoa with her
parents, Mr- and Mrs. Francis
Wrag.
She was married to James
Henry Snelson April 7, 1890.
Eight daughters and one son
were bom to this couple. The
Snelsons spent 15 years in the
Genoa community and moved to
Wheeler county in 1905 where
they homesteaded nine miles
northwest of Bartlett.
The Snelson family moved to
Ewing where Mr. Snelson car
ried mail. After four years there
they moved to Long Pine. In 1954
they moved to Atkinson and made
their home with their daughter,
Mrs. McMillan. Mr. Snelson died
in 1955, six months after their
65th wedding anniversary
Mrs. Snelson has been a semi
invalid for the past two years.
Her children as as follows:
Mrs. McMillan, Atkinson: Mrs.
Delbert Edwards, Amelia; Emil
Snelson. Long Pine: Mrs. Garry
Jones, Medford. Ore.; Mrs.
George Cutler, Rockford, Wash.;
Mrs. Albert Sanford, Red Bluff,
Calif.; Mrs- Clifford Green, Vene
ta. Ore., and Mrs. Donald Hous
ton, Sedro Woolley. Wash. There
are 20 grandchildren, 49 great
grandchildren and 6 great, great
grandchildren.
GOOD SHOTS
CELIA Mrs. I^eRoy Hoffman
and her son. Roger, are getting
rid of skunks quite rapidly in
their neighborhood
Thursday Roger shot one
with Ills rifle while on his way
to school. Later .Mrs. Hoffman
and her school pupils dis
covered another skunk hilling
in the school basement. Al
though Mrs. Hoffman hail never
fired a gun before, she killed
the invader with the second
shot.
Five Former
Orphans Meet
Many years ago several orphan
babies were adopted from the
New York Foundling hospital, N.
Y. Sunday five of them, now mar
ried and living in Nebraska, met
for a reunion in St. Paul.
They met in the Emil Tenaper
home at St. Paul for a social eve
ning following a dinner at the
Legion club. Among them was
Mrs. Harry Sullivan, O'Neill. The
other four are Mrs. Joe Barry,
Greeley; Mrs- Howard Kingdon,
Grand Island; Mrs. Tenaper and
Joe Gannon, also of Greeley.
Their husbands and wife were
also present.
The group desires to find more
of the orphans from this Hospi
tal so a reunion may be held
April 29 at Grand Island. Any
one having such information may
contact Mrs. Howard Kingdon,
2415 W. Koenig, Grand Island.
Mrs. Sullivan reports a very
interesting meeting at St. Paul
Sunday, telling how one of the
members returned to New York
to visit the hospital which is now
enclosed in a fence keeping the
original building as a memorial.
The present New York Foundling
hospital is a modem, large es
tablishment
Sidney Baker,
Lynch Resident,
Dies Monday
LYNCH — Sidney J. Baker,
64, Lynch businessman, died
Monday, Jan. 15, at Sacred Heart
hospital in Lynch.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the First
Methodist church here with the
Rev. Glen Dyer officiating. In
terment under the direction of
the Jones Funeral Home will be
in the Alford cemetery at
Monowi.
Sidney J. Baker was bom in
July, 1897 at Arapahoe to John
and Minnie Martin. His parents
died when he was about five
years old and he was adopted
by Thomas and Mary Baker,
Lynch He spent the rest of his
life at Lynch.
Mr. Baker farmed until about
three years ago when he moved
into town and operated the
Baker Farm store.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Herman Schroeder, Creighton,
and Mrs. Lyman Park, Page.
Pallbearers will be William
Spencer, Wallace Courtney, Glen
Davey, Herman Heiser, Homer
Grimm and Thomas Schrunk.
Services Held
Tuesday for
R. K. Platt
CHAMBERS — Funeral ser
vices were conducted Tuesday,
Jan. 16. in Chambers for Royal
Karll Platt. 85. who died Friday,
Jan 12, at 4 p.m. in St. Anthony's
hospital at O’Neill where he had
been a patient for six days.
The Rev. Charles Cox officiated
at the services in the Methodist
church. Burial was in the Cham
bers cemetery.
Roval Karll Platt was bom
April’ 4, 1876 at Adams to James
and Agusta Jane Moore Platt.
He was married January 10,
1907 to Mabel Myrtle McElvain
at Adams. Mr. Platt ranched in
Wheeler county until 1920 when
they moved to Holt county.
S’urvivors are his wife. Mabel;
son, James, Chambers; daughter,
Mrs. Abbie Wood, Los Angeles,
Calif., and a sister, Mrs- Althea
Snodgrass, Lincoln.
Pallbearers were Willard
Thomson. Wayne Smith, Edwin
Hubbard, Louis Walter, Vernon
Smith and Glen Grimes.
... ■ ■ _ _ _ m A
world war i Auxiliary
To Have Installation
Members of the World War I
auxiliary met Monday evening in
the Legion hall at which time
elective officers were elected to
be installed by the state presi
dent. Lulu Nordeen at the
February 19 meeting.
Appointive offcers will also be
appointed at this meeting. Fol
lowing Monday's business ses
sion the Auxiliary joined the
Veterans for a social hour and
lunch.
Ewing Woman Leaves
Friday for Hawaii
EWING — Mrs- Wayne Stevens
will be one of 21 Nebraskans
going to Hawaii January 19 on a
trip sponsored by the National
Farmers Union.
The Nebraskans will join 46
others from Kansas. Iowa. Ill
inois, Colorado. Minnesota. Mon
tana and Oklahoma for the 10
day tour. They will go by train
to San Francisco, Calif., and by
plane to Honolulu.
IRISH JA( K MdilN'N and Leroy Cleveland o, Omaha trade punches at the annual pre golden
gloves bouts held Thursday niglit. McGinn went on to decision Cleveland. Median, win* went as far as the
tournament of champions last year, will be fightln ; in the golden gloves at Norfolk Jan. 23-24.
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VERDIGRE — This picture represents five generations in a fami
ly wliioh met Friday for a reunion at the Ernest Miller home south
west of Verdigre. In the picture are (I. to r.): Mrs. Ernest Miller,
83, Verdigre; Mrs. Martha Tate, 64, Dallas, Ore-; Mrs. Edwin Horst,
42, Butte; Mrs. Don Mitchell, 20, Atkinson and Dale Mitchell, one
year-old, Atkinson.
Mrs. Gokie Sr.
Dies Sunday
From Cancer
Mrs. Joe Gokie sr., 78, died
Sunday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. in
St. Anthony’s hospital after a
seven-month illness. Cause of
death was cancer
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St.
Patrick’s Catholic church. The
Rev. Robert Duffy officiated.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
Frances Volviler Gokie was
bom November 4, 1883 in Illinois.
Her parents died when she was a
small girl and she was adopted
by Carl and Angela Emesti
Thiele, Clearwater.
She was married to Joe Gokie
April 14, 1904 at Clearwater- They
were both raised in the Clear
water community and attended
the same rural school. They lived
at Clearwater for awhile after
their marriage then moved near
Stuart. The family later farmed
northwest of O’Neill where they
lived until 1946 when they moved
to O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. Gokie celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary
April 14, 1954.
Survivors are her husband,
Joe; five sons, Carl, Norfolk,
Connie, Atkinson, and Leo, Clar
ence and Joe jr., O’Neill; four
daughters. Mrs. Theresa Spahn.
Ewing, Mrs- Regina Welton.
Longview, Wash., Mrs- Margaret
Keefer, Norfolk, and Mrs. Mary
Thompson, Sioux Falls, S. D., 24
grandcihldren; 23 great grand
children; a brother, William
Thiele, Columbus, and a sister.
Mrs. Joe Kneivel, Omaha.
Pallbearers were Ed Murray,
Harry Donohoe, John Jansen, Leo
Burival, Walter Donohoe and
Fred Conway.
School Boards to Meet
In O'Neill Jan. 31
A meeting of all the school
boards of Holt county will be held
Wednesday. Jan. 31, at 2 pm.,
at the O’Neill Legion hall, for
the purpose erf electing the new
Holt County- Reorganization Com
mittee. This committee will be
elected for a term of four years.
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New Pay Schedule Is
Approved for County
A new pay schedule for county
officers was approved by the
county commissioners at their
last meeting Jan. 8. The new
schedule will not go into effect
however until January, 1963. Pop
ulation of the county was set at
14,000.
Salaries included in the
schedule are: County treasurer,
assessor and superintendent, up
from $4,600 per year to $5000;
clerk of the district court, up
from $4,400 to $4,700; county at
torney, from $3,400 to $4,200;
sheriff, up from $3,700 to $4,200;
supervisors, from $1,675 to $2,000.
Tree Orders
Should Be
Placed Now
Farmers and ranchers should
place their orders now for Clarke
-McNary trees for use in wind
break. shelterbelt and Christmas
tree plantings.
Order blanks may be obtained
from the County Extension office
at the courthouse annex in O’
Neill. Information on cost-sharing
may be obtained from the ASCS
office in the same building.
The trees available this year
are: Tall broadleaf trees—
Chinese Elm, American Elm
blackberry and Honeylocust.
Medium to short broadleaf trees
—Green Ash, Russian Olive, Rus
sian Mulberry, Boxelder and
Wild Plum. Shrubs—Cotoneaster,
Lilac and Honeysuckle. Ever
green transplants—Red Cedar,
Ponderosa, (Yellow) Pine, Austri
an Pine, Rocky Mountain Juniper
and Colorado Blue Spruce.
Christmas tree plain tings—Scotch
Pine, White Pine, Douglas Fir
and Concolor Fir.
Prices are as follow’s: broad
leaf species S3 per hundred; ever
greens, $5 per hundred; shrubs,
$4.50 per hundred, and Christmas
trees, $8 per hundred.
House Canvass
Planned for
March of Dimes
A house to house canvass will
be conducted in O’Neill by the
Mother’s March of Dimes
workers Monday, Jan. 29.
Captains of tthe drive are Mrs.
Ben Grady, Mrs- Larry Schaffer.
Mrs. Richard Nelson and Mrs. E.
M. Gleeson.
Mrs. Robert Martens, Atkinson,
is Holt County chairman of the
Mau'eh of Dimes campaign this
year. Assisting her will be the
following city chairmen; Mmes:
Robert Moore, O’Neill; Carrie
McMahan, Inman; Art Ruroede.
Ewing; Cordiss Walker, Page;
James Ramsay, Atkinson; James
Gibson, Chambers, and Mr- and
Mrs. A1 Hamik, Stuart.
Mrs- Vernon Lorenz and Mrs.
K. L. Van Voorhis will be in
charge of the rural campaign,
assisted by Miss Alice French.
Mrs. Melvin Marcellus is chair
man of school activities.
ASCS Releases
Summary of All
1961 Business
A summary of business con
ducted through the Holt County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation service in 1961 has
been released for publication.
Price support programs
amounted to $535,135.21; wool
program, $9,131.27; ACP pro
gram, $101,245.83; corn feed
grain program, $338,987.03; con
servation reserve program,
$316,478.15; and advance pay
ments on 1962 wheat stabiliza
tion program was $3,046.
A total of $1,304,010.04 was paid
to owners and operators in Holt
county.
In addition there is the follow
ing binsite inventory: of 10,531.09
bushels of corn at the Atkinson
binsite; 25,258.60 bushels corn
O'Neill binsite; 48,075.02 bushels
corn, Page binsite; 56,841.61 bu.
wheat, O’Neill binsite; 3,122.78
bushels rye, Page binsite, and
9,733.9 CWT grain soghum, At
kinson binsite.
The total cost of o[>era ring the
Holt County ASCS service was
$59,404.40 with the following
breakdown: Salaries paid during
1961. $46,678.28; mileage,
$5,861.72; office rent, $900; new
equipment, $1,844.70, and miscel
laneous expenses, $4,123 70.
Boy Scouts
Birthday to
Be Observed
The 730 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts,
Explorers of the Sandhills Dis
trict of the Covered Wagon Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America
will observe the 52nd anniver
sary of the movement during Boy
Scout Week February 7-13.
They will join with nearly
5,200.000 other members of the
movement in every part of the
nation in recommitting them
selves to the Scout oath or law
Thursday evening, Feb. 8, the
actual birthday of Scouting This
ceremony will take place at unit
meetings.
Elinor Blair Named
Scholarship Winner
SPENCER. — Elinor Blair has
been announced as the winner of
the Nebraska University Regents
scholarship at Spencer high
school.
Alternate is Michael Marx.
Miss Blair had the high score
for Spencer juniors and seniors in
the National Merit tests.
Helen Marie Dusatko at St. Mary’s Academy and Ruth Arm Wal
ker at O'Neill high school are the winners of the 1962 Betty Crocker
Homemakers of Tomorrow test and they will have an opportunity to
compete with other high school winners in the state for the title of
State Homemaker of Tomorrow.
The winner of this award is provided a $1,500 scholarship by
General Mills. Runner-up will receive a COO scholarship. The state
winner will be eligible for national competition which means a
$5,000 scholarship for the winner
Holt Tourney Teams
Resume Play Tonight
Armory Money Released
For O'Neill, Chadron
Coiigri-sMiian Dave Martin
notified The Frontier b> tele
gram Wmliii'ixlay morning that
federal fund* In the amount of
Ml,«m have been relt-mo-d for
each of two Army National
ttuard construction projects,
one at <’hadron and one at O’
Neill.
Construction of these arm
ories will be carried out under
stab- contract.
Holt County
Bond Sales
Over Quota
Holt county residents pur
chased $122,118 worth of Series E
and II Savings I Kinds during
December to push the county
over its 1961 quota according to
I^yle P. Dierks, volunteer chair
man.
This month’s sales brought the
yearly total of $1,356,875 repre
senting 104.1 per cent of the
county goal,
Holt is in Region 10 in the
state which includes Pierce,
Antelope, Knox and lloyd. Per
centage wise, Holt county was in
fifth place in the region Irt
amount purchased, Holt was in
second place, tested by Knox
county with $1,611,580 for 1961.
Ken Franklin
Selected on
Honor Band
Kenneth Franklin, 15, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Franklin,
has been selected as a member of
the Nebraska High ScIwxjI Honor
Band, according to word from
James M. King, director of bands
at Hastings college, sponsor of
I
the honor band
Sirty- five high school bands
men from 29 Nebraska towns
were chosen for the band by their
scholastic achievements and re
commendations of his band dir
ector and principal.
Kenneth, a junor at O’Neill
public school, will join the other
band members for a two-day
workshop and concert February
9 and 10 under a nationally
known director
Number of Business
Places Reported Here
There are 129 manufacturers,
wholesalers and retailers in O’
Neill, according to figures re
leased in a Dun & Bradstreet
Reference book for January.
This number does not include
businesses such as beauty and
barber shops, security dealers
and real estate brokers.
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Play resume# tonight in tin*
25th annual li> >lt County Basket
ball Tournament after a one
night rest.
Page and Atkinson will o|m-ii
■■might’* action as they battle
It out 111 the (Illh game of the
tourney beginning at 7 |i.m. The
high (lying Page Eagles go in
to tonights Hay ailh two tour
ney wins under their bell.
The Page Eagle# clipped Ew
ing it* 2-1 Monday night in the op
ening round# and eked out a 52 47
win over tin- Inman Tigers lues
day night. The Eagles, who held
a comfortable 28-18 halftime lead
were challenged several time#
during the iinul mutate# by In
man.
The Atkinson Baler* coasted to
a 5*» 37 win over Chambers Mon
day night to win their berth in
tonight's action.
Stuart, downed Si Joseph's of
Atkinson Monday night, 54-43 will
go the boards with O’Neill High
at 8 30.
The O'Neill High Eagle* enter
tonight's action witli only one sea
son's loss after defeating St
Mary's Tuesday night -414-40. O'
Neill, however, will be seriously
hampered by the absence of their
elite lu.pr.ei.iitP ki« Ui,.L is. II
- -.. I ’•* ' • WV M IIIU,
who has been suffering from a
back injury and illness.
Finals of the tournament will
be played Friday night beginning
at 7 p.m. with the third and
fourth place garni* Championship
play will get underwent at 8
A championship trophy will be
presented by the Holt County
Athletic association, the runner
up trophy will he presented by
the O’Neill Chamber of Com
tnerce, third place by the Lions
Club and fourth place toy the
American Legion.
Long Distance
Lines to Go
Underground
The long distance telephone
circuits lietween O’Neill and Nor
folk will go underground this
year, according to Harry Peter
sen, Northwestern Hell manager
here.
"The service is presently lieing
provided by 75 miles of open wire
line strung on telephone poies
The construction, which will start
this fall, will involve burying a
cable along the route and re
moving tin* existing open wire,"
said Petersen.
The new buried cable will make
long distance circuits between
O’Neill and Norfolk virtually
stormproof and will provide ad
ditonal circuits to meet the in
creasing demand for the service
in the future years.
“This is part of a continuing
statewide program to give as
nearly trouble-free service as
possible and eliminate interrup
tions due to storm damage," ac
cording to Petersen.
Committee Withdraws
Brand Inspection
After February 1, all cattle
consigned to the Denver, Colo
rado market will require a brand
inspection before leaving the
State of Nebraska.
The Nebraska Brand committee
will withdraw the brand inspec
tion at Denver on that date.
Sale Dates
Claimed
JAN. 24 — RAY WILSON
CLOSING OUT FARM SALE. 60
Head of cattle. 36 hogs, com, full
line of machinery, other items.
SO rods west of old Redbird tsore.
O'Connell and Wanser, auction
eers. First National bank, O'Neill,
clerk. Watch The Fronter for
complete listing.
JAN. 29 — MR. AND MRS
ALBERT BLOCK CLOSING OUT
FARM SALE. 10 east, 9 north, 4
east, 3 north and 1 east of O’
Neill. 17 head of cattle, line of
farm machinery, hay. Rudloff
Bros, auctioneers, O’Neill Na
tional bank, clerk. Watch for
complete listing in next week's
Frontier.
JAN. 27 — MR AND MRS.
RICHARD WRIGHT CLOSING
OUT SALE. Full line of excellent
farm machinery and household
goods. One block east of Dan
kert’s service station in Cham
bers. M. Grossnicklaus, auctione
er Chambers State bank, clerk.
See complete listing in this is
sue of The Frontier.
FEB. 9 — HOLT COUNTY
ANGUS ASSOCIATION 16th AN
NUAL SALE, 34 registered Angus
bulls, 14 registered Angus fe
males. For catalog write to
Frank Beelaert, Sec., Page.
FEB. 20 — HOLT COUNTY
HEREFORD BREEDERS AS
SOCIATION Silver Anniversary
sale. Selling 53 bulls, 5 females
at O'Neill Livestock Market.
Write Kieth Abart, sale manager,
for catalog.