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_Volume 81—Number 44 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, February 22, 1962 Seven Conti
Ewing Boxers Win Berth
In Tourney at Chicago
u«eiu» Jack McGinn, bantam
weight, and Ewing's Butch Po
fahl, middleweight, will go to the
Golden Glove Tournament of
Champions February 28, 27 and
21$ at Chicago as Midwest
Champions.
The two boxers, fighting on
the Norfolk American Legion
team which won the team
championship award Saturday
night in Omaha, battled their
way through three matches to
reach the .Midwest Champion
ship tiili-M. Pol.ilil was the win
ner of the Sammy Williams
Memorial Trophy for Outstand
ing Fighter.
Friday evening McGinn easily
flattened his opponent Warren
Leschinsliky, Grand Island, with
a 43-second TKO. The sum-finals
and finals were fought Saturday
night and McGinn had the first
contest which was another easy
one for him — a decision over
Chuck Hernandez, Sidney.
His final bout was a tough one
with Dawe Magdaleno, Minatare,
and both fighters handed out a
great deal of punishment before
Jack dccisioned him.
Pofahl took his first two bouts
with knockouts. He threw a left
right cormbinatkin to Bill Talbot,
Doane coLlege athlete, missing
with the first punch but landing
his second to end the duel after
1:08.
In the semi-finals he achieved
a major upset when he sent Swa
nee Lee, Omaha, to the canvas
late in the round. It became a
TKO when Lee beat the count but
turned his back on Pofahl to
clutch the rope.
His championship came when
he decisioned Sarge Olivo, Hold
rege, and cinched his outstand
ing U'Cphy award.
Roger Pofahl reached the hea
vy-weight semifinals after de
cisioning Ron Hardy, Sidney. He
then tangled with Buzz Traax,
Lincoln Legion, and won on split
decision. He lost in the finals
with James Williams, Omaha,
■who scored a TKO by dropping
the Ewing fighter with a left to
the head in the third. Pofahl got
to his feet before the 10-count
but was too wobbly to continue.
Clearwater’s Dale Hixson de
cisioned Jim Manning, Grand Is
land, in the light-heavy division
to move up to the semi-finals
where he tangled with John Gat
us, Omaha, and lost in a deci
sion.
Clearwater Lad
Is Boys Stater
CLEARWATER — Richard
Twiss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
lace Twiss, has been named by
the American Legion as its re
presentative to Boys State at Lin
coln in June.
Dallas Schnabel, son of Mrs.
L. C. Schnabel, has been named
as alternate.
■
Class D Tournament
Action Postponed
Due to Snowstorm
The District Class *‘D” tourna
ment which got underway Mon
day night in O’Neill has been
postponed for later in the week
due to the snowstorm which
struck in this area Tuesday
morning.
In Monday night play Page de
feated Najier 55-50 in overtime;
Lynch won over Brunswick 65-28,
and Inman was the victor over
Orchard 62-44. I me to the early
printing of The Frontier this
week, lack of time is responsible
for the shortage of information
regarding the games.
When play resumes Royal
(which drew a bye) will be pair
ed with Page, and Lynch and
Inman will be contestants.
Rites Held for
Mrs. J. French
At Page Sat.
PAGE — Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon
from the Page Methodist church
for Mrs. Jennie French, 88, who
died Wednesday evening, Feb. 14,
at St. Anthony’s hospital in O’
Neill.
The Rev. Robert Linder con
ducted the services. Burial was
made at Page.
Jennie Douglas Moffat, daugh
ter of the late John and Eliza '
Moffat, was born at Gorham, N.
Y., April 20, 1873. At 12 years
she moved to Nebraska with her
parents and they settled on a
relinquishment on a homestead
east of Page.
On December 28, 1898 she was
united in marriage to Wallace H.
French. Except for about 10
years at Eugene. Ore., their en
tire married life was spent in the
vicinity of Page. To them were
born three laughters. One daugh
ter, Isabel, preceded her parents
in death.
As a young girl she became a
member of the Presbyterian
church but transferred to the
Methodist church at her marri
age. She was active in church af
fairs as long as her health per
mitted.
Surviving her are two daugh
ters, Alice, O'Neill, and Mrs.
Alton Braddock, Page, one grand
daughter. Mrs. Bob Stevison,
Lincoln; two great grandchildren
and one brother, Newell Moffat,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Pallbearers were Harold Heiss,
Ivan Heiss, Kenneth Heiss, Mel
vin Smith, Elmer Trowbridge and
George Clasey.
Relatives and friends from out
of town who attended the funeral
services were Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Stevison and Mr. and Mrs. Merle
Brouse, Lincoln, Mrs. O. W.
French and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Petersen, O'Neill.
ST. MARY’S ROYALTY was crowned at the Hearts Ball Friday
•veiling in the academy gym. King and queen (center) were Jim
Decker and Jean Devoy, seniors. Their attendants were (i. to r.)
Marvin Peters, Charles Oorkle and Jerry Done hoe, royal pair, Ellen
Stutz, Marilyn Donohoe and Mildred Schmitz. •Innior attendants were
(I. to r.) dean Marie Pruss, Bob Stuifbergen, (ierard Dzlowgo and
Ann Marie Pribil.
School Dismissed
Due to Storm
O’Neill public school and St.
Mary’s academy dismissed
classes Tuesday afternoon at 2
pm. due to the heavy snow
storm in this area.
Many postponements were
caused by the storm. Both the
basketball tournaments were
postponed for later in the week—
Class "D” being played at O’
Neill wall continue play Wednes
day and Thursday, weather per
mitting. If the weather is still in
clement the tournament will re
sume Thursday and Friday.
Class “C” at Lynch was post
poned Tuesday and will resume
play Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, weather permitting. If
the storm continues, the second
night games will be held Thurs
day.
Members of the local band who
left O'Neill in the bus Tuesday
morning to attend the SAC band
concert at Ainsworth, returned to
O'Neill at noon Tuesday, after
having been stopped by the patrol
and notified of the failure of the
SAC band to reach Ainsworth due
to the storm.
"DOWN GOES LESCfflNSKY” — as "Irish” <Iick McGinn wins his first round TKO in Midwest
Golden Gloves quarter finals at Omaha.
Rites Planned for
Willis S. Bowen
ORCHARD — Funeral services
will be held here Friday for Willis
S. Bowen, 69, Denver, formerly of
Neligh.
Mr. Bowen was employed for
many years at the National Bank
of Neligh.
The services will be held at the
Evangelical United Brethren
church and burial will be at Orch
ard.
Country Club
Supper Planned
O'Neill Country club members
will hold a buffet supper at the
Town House Monday evening,
Feb. 26, beginning with a cocktail
hour at 7:30 p.m.
The buffet supper will be
served at 9:30 p.m. followed by
a social evening. Prizes will be
presented by the committee in
charge.
Those wishing to attend are re
quested to call in their reserva
tions by Saturday. Mrs. Don
Becker, phone 634, Mrs. George
Carstens, 688, and Mrs. Bob Beri
gan, 770, will be in charge of re
servations.
Development
Corporation
Formed Tuesday
Articles of incorporation are
ready for filing with the Secre
tary of State of Nebraska by the
O'Neill Development corporation.
A community meeting was
held Tuesday evening in the
courthouse assembly room to
form the corporation and elect
directors.
Purpose of the corporation is to
promote and encourage the lo
cation and development of indus
try in this community; also to aid
in the construction or activity of
any kind which would be bene
ficial to O'Neill and the surround
ing area.
Immediate action of the new
corporation will be the purchase
of five or six acres of land for
the location of a Senior Citizen
Home.
To make the purchase of land,
money is needed and stock will be
sold in corporation to anyone in
O'Neill or the nearby area.
Including in the Articles of Cor
poration is the following section:
“Stockholders or their private
personal property shall not be
liable for the corporate debts or
obligations.”
Members of the Chamber of
Commerce New Industry com
mittee are responsible for the
preliminary work invilved in the
forming of the corporation. The
members are: Ray Eby, chair
man. M. G. Trupp. Wayne
Spelts. Virgil Laursen. Francis
Tighe and Gil Poese.
With the state approval of the
corporation the city will be legal
ly situated for further develop
ment of a new industry.
In the future when the possibil
ity of a new business arises here,
the groundwork is laid and im
mediate action can be taken. With
the sale of stock. O'Neill increas
es its financial position to help
insure the location of that new
industry in this cty.
O'Neill Lions
Plan Annual
Talent Contest
Members of the O'Neill Lions
club will sponsor their annual
Lions Club Talent contest Thurs
day, Apr. 5, at the public school
gymnasium.
*Trtefe will be three divisions of
entries, the junior division for
children 10 years of age and
under; intermediate, 11 to 15
years of age, and the senior divi
sion for 16-19 year olds.
Three winners will receive
awards in each division and the
top winners of each division will
go to the district contest where
state contestants will be selected.
Anyone wishing to enter the
contest may contact Duane Mil
ler at the O’Neill high school. En
tries will be limited to a total of
30.
Tickets will go on sale in the
near future.
Services Held
At Page for
M. Tipton, 73
PAGE — Funeral services
were held Friday for a former
resident of Page, Mumey C. Tip
ton, 73, Waverly. who died at
the Bryan Memorial hospital in
Lincoln, February 13.
Services were conducted in the
morning at the Methodist church
in Waverly and at the Page
Methodist church Friday after
noon with burial in the Page
cemetery.
Mumey C. Tipton was bom at
Hamlin, Kan., the son of Samuel
J. and Mary Josephine Tipton.
November 18, 1888. He came to
the communities of North Bend
and Page as a young man.
He was married to Alice Har
per June 19, 1912. To this couple
were bom four children. One
daughter, Margaret, died in in
fancy.
Many years were spent in farm
ing near Page, after which he
was custodian at the Page school
for several years. After moving
to Waverly. he was custodian of
the school there and later at Ne
braska Wesleyan university.
He was a member of the
Waverly Methodist church, and
served as a member of the
church board of trustees.
Surviving him are his wife.
Alice; one son. Horace H., Seat
tle. Wash.; two daughters, Mrs.
Paul Fetrow. O'Neill, and Mrs
Ronald Kroon, Lincoln, and 10
grandchildren.
Good Samaritan
Home Backed by
Atkinson C of C
ATKINSON — The Atkinson
Chamber of Commerce has ap
proved the board of directors’
recommendation that the Cham
ber stay wnth the Good Samari
tan society in the promotion of
plans for erecting a home for
elderly people.
The city had previously re
ceived a contact from another in
corporation concerning the erec
tion of a home there and the
Chamber of Commerce has voted
to stay with its original plan to
promote details concerning the
Good Samaritan home.
Former Resident Dies
In Sun Valley, Calif
Word has teen received of the
death of James Walsh, 73, Janu
ary 30 of a heart attack while
driving his car near Sun Valley,
Calif., where he was residing.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Clara Davis Blackburn,
who at one time operated a
b;auty shop in O'Neill. They
were married June, 1941 in O’
Neill.
Funeral services were held at
Holy Rosary church in Sun Val
ley. Burial was in the San Fer
nando Mission.
Top Hereford
Sells for $1,125
At Tuesday Sale
Severe snows and bad roads
held the crowd down at the Holt
County Hereford Breeders' as
sociation sale Tuesday, but the
top selling bull brought $1,125.
The bull, reserve champion of
the show was consigned by Vem
and Blanche Sageser, Amelia. It
was purchased by Norman Haver
kamp, Verdigre.
Reserve champion brought $620.
It was consigned by Fred Krug
man and went to Rudolph Wewel,
Newport
Top selling cow, consigned by
George Rowse, Chambers,
brought $320. She was champion
of the show. The reserve
champion, also consigned by
Rowse. sold for $.305.
All five cows on the sale were
bought by Melvin Bell, Cham
bers.
Average price was $479 for 39
bulls and $275 for five females.
Average of the top 10 bulls was
$700.
Four Teachers Resign;
Pay Raises Approved
Devaney to Speak
At Sports Banquet
Bob Devaney. head football
coach at the University of Ne
braska. will be in O'Neill March
19 at which time he will be guest
speaker at a sports banquet Inn
oring St. Mary’s academy and
O’-Netll public school athletes.
This will be a public affair and
tickets will be on sale in the near
future.
Committee to
Meet Mar. 12;
Discuss School
A committee to make* a more
comprehensive survey of the
school needs of the O’Neill school
was appointed February 12 at a
general meeting of the Citizen’s
Committee.
General Chairman Bennett Gil
lespie appointed John Watson
temporary sub-committee chair
man with Tony Asimus. William
W. Griffin, William McIntosh, the
Kev. John Hart, Hay Eby and
I>r. E. M. Gleeson as inemlier*
of the sub-committee.
Reports of the sub-committee
on curriculum, enrollment and
physical plant wen* given. It was
noted that each year the grade
school uses more of the spac e
previously used by the high
school.
The curriculum sub-committee
reported that the laboratory
facilities of the science depart
ment were*, in their opinion, very
inadequate as well as the wood
work shop. It was also recom
mended that several additional
courses be added to the curricu
lum such as speech and higher
mathematics.
Another general meeting of the
Citizens' Committee is scheduled
for March 12.
O Neill Scouts
Plan Annual
Good Turn Day
Cub and Hoy Scouts of the
Covered Wagon area council, Hoy
Scouts of America, are presently
making plans to conduct their
annual "Good Turn Day" for the
handicapped at Goodwill Indus
tries.
Saturday, Mar. 3, the Cub
Scouts of Packs 210 and 283,
under the leadership of Cubmast
ers Harry Spall and Frank Shefl,
will distribute a Scout "Good
Turn" bag to all homes in O’
Neill for the collection of such
materials as wearable cothing,
bedding, shoes, appliances and
small household articles.
The bags will be colected Sat
urday, Mar. 10, by the Hoy Scouts
with Scoutmasters Joe McLeish
and John McCarville.
Stuart Legion to
Present Revue
STUART — Days of the Gay
90’s will be recalled in song,
dances and fun when the Stuart
American Legion Post and Auxili
ary unit present their Gay 90 s
Revue at the Stuart auditorium
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Proceeds of the show will be
used by the Legion for several
projects in the post's community
service program. The matinee
will begin at 2 p.m., and the eve
ning show will be at 8 p.m.
rhtw more teachers have re
sign? *d from the O'Neill Put>’le
seiwsils, bringing lo four (la* mini
resignation* Since last week's
school isHtni meeting when Sian
Williamson * letter of resigna
tion was accepted. Ah urn Hamm
and Richard Van Valin have re
signed
Mtsa Berger, who resigned
earlier, was a first grade teacher,
Williamson taught mathematics
and science, Van Valin taught
German and science and Miss
Hamm was vocal music instruc
tor.
All other teachers tn the sys
tem have been offend contracts
for tile 1962-63 school year
In other action the Ismrd aie
proved a ts*»*t of $MM> t nmially
for degree elementary teachers
instead of the $:gM) raise original
ly approved, litis was done to
bring elementary teacher* up to
grade (aster anti to reduce some
of the disparity between element
ary and high school degree
teacher*.
Principal Marvin Miller re
ceived a $fjO() imost in puy also
when the Isiard voted him 16,000
salary for the coming year.
Just before the meeting closed
George Hammond moved u>
double the salary of the school
tmard for the 1962-63 year. The
motion was approved unanimously
just before adjournment.
Ed Gallagher Named
To Dean's Honor List
Edward Gallagher was named
to the Dean s Honor list at Hegis
college, Denver. Colo., for his
scholastic achievements during
tiie first semester.
He is tiie son of Mr and Mrs
James Gallagher and is in his
junior year.
Sale Dates
Claimed
WEDNESDAY, Feb 2H Don
AND LESL LINES, owners, 29
head of cuttle, mostly milk rows,
farm machinery, hay and miscel
laneous goods and some house
hold goods. At the place located
3 miles west and 1 mile- north
of Chamliers. Merlin Grossnlcfc
laus, auctioneer. Chandlers State
Bank, clerk.
FEB. 23 MR, AND MRS.
JOE SCRIPTER CIjOSING OUT
SALE. 5 miles north of Atkinson
on Highway 11 43 head of rattle,
28 hogs, full line of machinery
and irrigation equipment. Roy
Kirwan, Ed Thorin, Chuck Ma
hony auction service.
MAR 14 ALVIN A ALICE
JOHNSON CIiOSING OUT SALE.
7 miles south and 2 east of
Chambers or 3 west and 1 north
of Hoerle’s station. Complete line
of machinery, 20 head of dairy
cattle and vane buildings. Mer
lin Grossnicklaus. auctioneer.
Chambers State Bank, clerk.
Watch The Frontier for complete
listing.
MAR 19 REFEREE'S
SALE, 400 ACRES LAND. 2%
miles west and 2 miles north of
Chambers. Sale at 2 p m. at the
courthouse- in O'Neill. John R
Gallagher, referee. Wm. W. Grif
fin, attorney. See ad for com
plete details.
Take Advantage JOf Big Savings During Dollar Days In O'Neill This Weekend
FK DOMINO ASTER 24, k>t 16, shown by Fred Krujjman, O’Neil] was chosen m Grand Champion
bull at the 25tb annual Holt County Hereford Breeders’ Association show and sale held Tuesday in O’
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