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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1962)
NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCTETT Lincoln, Neoriwika STATE HIST SOC , Your ^ linee' . HEau. Farm Saje _ _ - RONTIER „“F Nebraska p,u* Farm 5ect,on "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 81—Number 48 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, March 22, 1962 Seven Cents Holt County 4-H Leaders Receive Basic Course Leader Diplomas i «r;i( ma non diplomas were awarded to twenty-four Holt coun ty 4-H club leaders Monday af termxjn during the final session of tiie Basic Course for 4-H lead ers. In order to receive a diplo ma, leaders had to attend at least four of the five course ses sions. Ten of the twenty-four leaders attended all five sessions. The course, begun In Febr uary, was conducted by Coun ty extension Agents Catherine Indra and John Burbank. Top les covered during the five ses sions included: Cndcrstanding •toys and (Jirls; Leader Re s|«ousihillty; 1‘rograiu I'lau ning; Teaching Methods; and Records and ltc|torts. A total of lit different leaders attend ed one or more of the sessions, i Those leaders who attended four or more and received di plomas were: Mrs. Byrl Beck, Mrs. Edward Dvorak, Mrs. Inez Hayes, Mrs. John Schwindt of Atkinson. Mrs. Lawrence Kaup. Mrs. Bill Morgan, Mrs. Donald Skrdla, I^awrence Skrdla, Mrs. Robert Jonas, Stuart. Mrs. A. T. Crumly, Mrs. Arthur Grass and Mrs. George Wettlaufer, of Page. Mrs. Lloyd Gleed and Mrs. Lloyd Wintermote of Chambers. Archie Cleveland, Ewing. Mrs. Gilbert Fox, Mrs. A1 Kloppenborg, Mrs. Elmer Schaaf and Mrs. Judy Strong of Emmet. Mrs. C. E. McVay, Miss Ramona Wayinan, Mrs .Albert Widtfeldt, Mrs. Ben Gillespie and Mrs. Harold Mlinar of O'Neill. Rites Planned At Inman for Mrs. Kopecky 1 INMAN — Mrs. Josephine Ko pocky, Inman resident, died Tues day, Mar. 20, at Antelope Mem orial hospital at Neligh where Ishe had been hospitalized the past month. Mrs. Kopecky’s (death came three days before her 74th birthday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a m. Friday at the Inman Methodist church. Officiating will be the Rev. Robert Linder and the Rev. Lisle Mewmaw. Inter ment will be at Inman. The body i will lie in state from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Biglins Chapel. Mrs. Kopecky is survived by one son. Lewis Kopecky jr.. and one grandson. Richard Ralph, both of Inman. \ - Sale Dates Claimed \ - APR. 11 — ALVIN & ALICE JOHNSON CLOSING OUT SALE. 7 miles south and 2 east of Cham bers or 3 west and 1 north of Hoerle's station. Complete line of machinery. 20 head of dairy cattle and some buildings. Merlin Grossnicklaus. auctioneer. Cham ibers State Bank, clerk. Watch The Frontier for complete listing. <it i i . . niyfcsiil , Area Students Named To U of N Honor Roll Four area students earned av erage grades of 8 (approximately 90' }>) or better in 12 or more hours of registered course work during the first semester at the University of Nebraska. Ranking in the upper portion of their class were Michael R. Voorhies, Orchard. Gary W. Fick, Inman, Ronald J. Hospodka, Ver (ligre, and Marjorie L. Kort meyer, Naper. Construction to Begin Soon on New Building Construction will start this week on Oscar Spitzenlierger's . new building for lus Chevrolet and Oldsmobile agency to be lo cated on the east edge of O'Neill, on the south side of Highway 275. The building will tie 120x70 feet. There will be a showroom in the center front of the building, with the service station on one end and the cafe on the other. The shop will be located in hack, the full length of the structure. Spitzenberger will handle the dealership for both the Chevrolet and Oldsmobile automobiles and among the personnel will be his sons, Mike, presently in the serv ice, and Jim. The cafe will be managed by A. L. Wood. A grand opening date will be announced later. The Spitzenberger family mov ed here in 1957 from Bonesteel, S. D., at which time he operated a Buick agency. In 1959 he be came a representative for an in surance company. Mutual of Omaha, which association he plans to maintain. Mr. and Mrs. Spitzenberger have four children, Mike, Jim, Kathleen and Ann. The Donovan Brothers at Val entine will be in charge of the construction of the Butler build ing. Poppy Day Chairmen Named Here Betty Hamik and Jean Holz have been named co-chairmen for Poppy Day by the American Legion auxiliary at its regular meeting of Post 93 held March 7 in the Legion club rooms. The date for Poppy Day will be announced later. Plans for the Legion Junior auxiliary state conference which will be held in O’Neill June 3 and 4, were reported by Gertrude Streeter. Edith Davidson report ed on the Junior auxiliary pre paratory work for the Pan-Amer ican program. Lucille Klingler told the mem bers that cards had been sent to Gold Star Mothers and a pin has been ordered for Mrs. John M. Gallagher. Helen Grutsch, re habilitation chairman, sent thank you cards to be used by patients at the Veterans hospital in Oma ha. Hostesses were Viola Ruzicka, Edith Davidson, Winnie Barger and Mary Lowery. Services Held At Stuart for Mrs. Engler STUART — Funeral services were conducted in Stuart Thurs day morning for Mrs. Pete Eng ler, 88. who died on her birth day Sunday. Mar. 11, at 8 p.m. in the Stuart Rest Haven after a lingering illness. The Rev. A. J. Paschang of ficiated at the rites in St. Boni face Catholic church. Interment was in the Stuart cemetery'. Mrs. Engler’s husband preced ed her in death September 5. 1957. and a son, Andrew, died in 1951. She is survived by her sons, Bernard C and Edwin. Stuart; Paul. Bassett; Julius, Newport, and Gilbert and Eugene. Atkin son. INSTALLATION CEREMONIES were conducted Wednesday morning at O’Neill high school for members of the National Honor society. Senior members are (1 to r, front) Merna Butterfield. Connie Brockman, Vicki Gedwillo, Eileen Pribil. Fred Rosenkrans, Melvin Sanders and Robert Kramer. In the back row are sophomores, probationary members: Duane Skopec, Dolores Rosenkrans. Joan Riffey. Laurell Haynes, Dianne Gillespie. Diana George and Vicki Fletcher. I ' ^ - "**''* ’<F&tL~^fiKa2L; .„*»f. 1W»1P fBrfPl''<u*^' *?g^^4%r-Tr WP-TT.!- jf LEPRECTIAUNS RAN' RAMPANT THROUGH O’NEILL Saturday as nearly Ho of the "little people” vied for honors in the St. Patrick's day leprechaun contest at the K. C. hall. Shown above are the five winners as they appeared in the finals. They are, left to right, Kevin Thamish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thamish, fourth place; Terry Cleveland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Cleveland, third place; Phil Gildersleeve, son of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Gildersleeve, fifth place, Mary Margaret Howard, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lynus Howard, first place; an 1 Terry McManus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mc Manus, second place. Cash prizes, totaling $30, were awarded with $10 forsfirst place, $7.50 second, $5 each for third and fourth and $2.50 for fifth. f Former O'Neill Men Held for Robbery Two former O'Neill area men are reported being held on a rob bery charge at Kimball. The two, Dennis Dale Kazda, 20 and Don ald Gene Kazda, 27, have been charged with the $1,100 holdup of a Kimball liquor store. The pair were returned to Kimball Friday after being captured near York after their car became stuck in a field. Police in Anaheim, Calif., are reported to be holding a third brother, Ralph, 22, under $25,000 bond in connection with a holdup shooting there. The three, originally from O’ Neill, have been living in the Neligh area. Services Held At Bristow for Mrs. Mineburg BRISTOW — Funeral services for Amelia Mineburg" were held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Meth odist church with the Rev. V. R. Daniels officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant View cemetery north of Lynch under the direc tion of the Jones Funeral home. Amelia Sommerfeld Mineburg was bom August 18, 1882 in Ger many the daughter of Gustav and Constance Sommerfeld. The fam ily came to America and settled in the Turner community when she was a small child. In 1892 they homesteaded in Boyd county south of Bristow. She was married to William Mineburg in 1912 and the couple moved to a farm north of Lynch where they resided until his death in 1937. At that time Mrs. Mineburg went to a farm south of Bristow to reside with her brothers. James and Joseph. In 1950 she retired to Bristow. Mrs. Mineburg died Friday in the Sacred Heart hospital at Lynch. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Parker and Mrs. Francis Fernen of Valentine and four brothers. Gustav Sommerfeld of Gregory, S. D.; Albert Sommer feld of Sterling. Colo.; Herman of Hartington and James of Bris tow. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a bro ther. Verdigre Pioneer Woman Honored By Friends on 100th Birthday VERDIGRE — Tribute was paid Sunday to Mrs. Anna Chvala, who celebrated her 100th birth day Thursday, Mar. 15. Her children honored her with a dinner and open house at the St. Wenceslaus auditorium which were attended by most of her 93 living descendents. The children are Mrs. Frances Belak, Gregory, S. D.; Frank and Mrs. Marie Beck, Omaha; Mrs. Agnes Rarey, South Gate, Calif., and John and Pete, Monowi. She has 30 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Among the congratulations the honored guest received were Services Held At Ewing for Mrs. E. Black EWING—Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Black were held Sun day afternoon at the First Meth odist church in Ewing with the Rev. Lester Spragg officiating. Burial was in the Ewing ceme tery. Pallbearers were Clarence Bergstrom, Elmer Bergstrom, Nels Bergstrom, Gail Boies, Ralph Munn and Thomas Bishop, all nephews of Mrs. Black. Julia Edith Shobe was bom at Ewing July 2, 1887, the daughter of Charles and Mary Shobe. She died March 12. 1962 at Renton. Wash., after a brief illness. On April 7. 1909, she was unit ed in marriage to John Black at the home of her parents west of Ewing. The couple was the par ents of four children. Mrs. Black was a member of the Methodist church, the Royal Neighbors of America, and the WSCS of the Ewing Methodist church. She was preceded in death by her husband, cme son Uoyd, three sisters and two brothers. Survivors include: sons, Floyd, Ewing, and Gerald. Seattle, Wash.; one daughter, Mrs. John < Eleanor) Angus, Ewing, two sisters, Mrs. Maude Boies, Ew ing, and Mrs. Fred (Bertha' Gombert, Banks. Ore.; two bro thers. Edwin. Ewing, and Ernest. Norfolk and 10 grandchildren. Lynch Seniors Plan Class Play Friday LNCH — The senior class play, “In Case of Murder'’, will be pre sented Friday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Special entertainment is plan ned for between acts two and three. birthday greetings from President Kennedy, special blessings from Pope John and Archbishop G, T. Bergan, Omaha. Mrs. Anna Chvala was born March 15, 1862 in Nemecky, Mor avia, Czechoslovakia, and came to America with her family when she was 30 years of age. Hdty settled at Pischelville in May, 1939, where Mr. Chvala farmed for two years, and then moved to Boyd county for a per iod of time. After that the fam ily farmed for 50 years at Mon cwi until 1942 when they moved to Verdigre. Mr. Chvala died June 2, 1945 and 6 of their 13 children also preceded her in death. Mrs. Chavala has an excellent memory and is still gifted with good eyesight and hearing. She remembers the trip to America on a sailing vessel and that it took one and a half months to make the trip. She still has a 100-year-old trunk that she brought from Europe and has the wedding dress she wore 75 years ago. Time hasn’t lessened her love of folk music and dancing, and Mrs. Chvala continues to do her own housework. Among the many guests who attended Sunday and presented Mrs. Chvala with flowers, birth day cakes, gifts and cards were friends and relatives from Om aha, Fremont, South Dakota, Ca lifornia and all nearby towns. Late Filings Made For County Election Four additional candidates filed with County Clerk Ken Waring by Friday to have their names placed on the ballot for county election. Filing were Alice French, non political, incumbent, for superin tendent; John R. Gallagher, Democrat, for attorney, and Chris McGinn and Earl Billings, Ewing, both on the Republican ticket, for sheriff. Rites Held for Mrs, E. Murten INMAN — Mrs. Benjamin H. Murten, 85, Inman, died Friday, Mar. 16, following a three month illness at Crowell Memorial Home where she had resided the past two and a half years. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Inman Methodist church. The. Rev. Ro bert Linder officiated at the rites and at burial in the Inman ceme tery. Eva E. Murten was born Oc tober 7, 1876 at Ashland, N. Y., to Arthur and Lola Tompkins Smith. At the age of four years she came to Holt county with her parents. She was married to Benjamin H. Murten December 18, 1907 a* Inman. He preceded her in death in December, 1941. Mrs. Murten was a member of the Methodist church. She had no survivors. Pallbearers were Don Keyes, Jim Coventry, Clarence Hansen, Elwyn Smith, Lewis Kopecky and Vaden Kivett. Ewing Rural Firemen To Have Meeting Friday EWING — There will be an an nual meeting of the Ewing Rural Fire District Friday at 8 p.m. at the fire station. Arrangements Completed For Senior Citizens Home Funeral Rites Saturday for Mrs. Harkins INMAN — Mrs. Marshal L. Harkins, 81, died Tuesday, Mar. 20, at 7:45 p.m. at Inman follow ing two and one half years of illness caused by cancer. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in Biglins chapel at O’Neill with the Rev. Robert Linder officiating. Burial will be in the Inman cemetery. The body will lie in state from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday at Biglins. Ella Jane Harkins was born October 31, 1880 at Griswold, la., to William J. and Hannah Kirk Martin. She was married June 4, 1902 at Griswold to Marshal L. Har kins. Survivors are her hasband; three children, Forrest R. Hark ins, Turlock, Calif., Mrs. H. C. Smith and Hildred Harkins, both of Inman, and one sister, Mrs. H. H. Rousseau, Long Beach, Calif. OHS Seniors Plan Class Play March 30 The O'Neill high school senior play cast is going into the last week of rehearsal for its Broad way comedy, "Out of the Frying Pan ", to be presented March 30 at 8 p.m. in the school gymnas ium under the direction of Mrs. Alice Berigan. Members of the cast are Rol land Johnson, Mike Hand, Bob Kramer, Kay Lee Rees, Merna Butterfield, Vicki Gedwillo, Mike Fletcher, Jack McGinn, Ionna Haynes, Joan Pease, Don Skopec and David Schon. Ruth Ann Walker is student director. Scouts to Present Circus Here April 8 A Scout Circus wall be present ed by the Sandhills Scout district April 13 at 8 p.m. in the public school auditorium. The Circus will include enter tainment by many Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Explorers in the Ainsworth, Long Pine, Bassett. Stuart, Butte, Spencer, O’Neil], Inman and Ewing district. Tickets will be on sale in all towns taking part in the Circus. The proceeds will be used for summer camp and troop equip ment. Page Couple Observe 66th Anniversary FACIE March 10 was the date of Mr. and Mrs. John Gray's 66th wedding anniversary and a quiet observance was held t»y the couple in their Page home. Celebrating the occasion with them were Mr. and Mrs Koliert Gray, Mrs. lcie Snyder and Mrs. Nell Snyder, Atkinson. Mrs Ro bert Gray served a dinner in honor of the couple. John Gray and Essie Ward were married at the home of John's parents. Mr. and Mrs Ro bert Gray, March 10, 18% The Rev. Bartley Blain, with whom Essie made her home, performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate relatives. Hetty Morrow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Morrow, has been named as O'Net II'* repre sentative to (Jlrl* Slate at Lin coln in June. Miss Morrow, a junior at O' Neill high school, is being spon sored by the American legion auxiliary at O’Neill. She has been active in band the past three year* and i* presently serving as secretary and treas urer for the band organization She has been a member of the pep hand also. She was Homecoming and Frolics attendant in her fresh man and sophomore years and has been a cheerleader and pop club member for three years. Miss Morrow is junior class sec retary, a member of Thespians, anti participates in Walthor League and Christ Lutheran church activities. I 5- : A* Arrangements l«>r the ‘•ih* of the O'NelU Home tor Senior Citi zen* were completed this week between the Nebraska Senior Citizens Home, Inc,, unit the O' Neill Cham tier of Commerce Pliumeit (lilies tor eooslrtie tlon and o|M*nlii|t will he re leased by It H. Golden, ImihI newi linn lager lor Nehrunka Senior Citizen* lloinen, a* mmw as the In tor matt on become* availahli*, however, the »turl of eon*truetton t* anlielpaleil Komettme this summer. The building, a residentisl type design, wUl have mom* than 19,(NX) square f«*et of actual floor area in two wings, each extend ing over 270 feet There will tie a total of BO ls*d» in the home, divided into TO rooms with one or two heda in each Also included will I** complete nursing and treatment facilities, dining rooms and kitchen with the newest tyfa* equipment, Hire** recreation rooms, a beauty and barber shop, complete laundry and many other features that provide the liest possible care and living standard for senior citizens Medical cure for the lesidents will tie provided for by their own liersonaJ physician and licensed nurses will Is* on duty 24 hours a day. Religious services will Im* held in the home for the residents who cannot attend services at the k> cal churches. The home will Is* non-dcnominntlonal and non sec tarian. The originators have planned 10 years to assure residents tlvy will receive the highest quality attention and service without the proportionately higher costs us ually involved. Training for the management personnel will Is* accomplished at the original Senior Citizens Home at Oxford, and this train ing will Is* necessary prior to the opening of the O'Neill Home This training will !«■ required for the personnel at all 10 home* the organization is planning to build in Nebraska this year. Originators and owners of the project arc S. A. Swenson jr.. MU, well know n surgeon in Oma ha, and N. B. Bentley, MI), phy sician and surgeon, and owner of the Oxford General hospital In Oxford. Tickots On Sale For Talent Contest Tickets are now on sale for the annual Talent Contest sponsored by the O'Neill Lions club to be held April 5 at the high school gymnasium. STAGGERING FROM THE FOAM-COVERED launching pad in the St. Patrick’s dav activities in O'Nfeill Ls the brave astronut Pete Matthews, his tattered costume bedraggled and soaked with green foam. Space crewman Or. G. R. Cook (in shiny be met) points to the fleeing spaceman as firemen continue to pursue him with the hose. The smoking launching pad still pours forth smoke in a g°» lant but futile effort to lift off and orbit the Irishman. In the foreground (in tall hats) are part of the long parade of leprechauns who took part in tie hibrious doings of the day’s festivities.
