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Volume 81—Number 49 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, March 29, 1962 Seven Cents
Mrs. J. Grutsch
Dies Wednesday
At Hospital
t uneral services were held at
the First Presbyterian church
Saturday for Mrs. John Grutsch,
76, who died Wednesday, Mar.
21, at St. Anthony's hospital.
T he Itev. John Hart officiated
at the services. Burial was in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Pearle Lulu Moler was l>om
1 December 12, 1885 in Holt coun
ty, the daughter of John and
Eliza Moler. On March 27, 1907
she was united in marriage to
John M. Grutsch at O'Neill at
the Methodist parsonage.
They lived on the farm 15 miles
northwest of O'Neill until 1950
when they moved to O'Neill and
resided at 128 East Fremont St.
Mrs. Grutsch was a member of
the First Presbyterian church.
She is survived by her husband,
John; one daughter, Mrs. L. G.
Stevens, Oakland; two sons, El
win and Maurice, O’Neill; and
two brothers, John Moler, Wall,
S. D., and David Moler, O'Neill.
An infant daughter preceded her
in death.
Pallbearers were her nephews,
Clarence Bigler, Roy Trask, Don
Moler, Joe Grutsch, Harold Moler
and Jim Moler.
Funeral Rites
Held Saturday
For Mrs. Sukup
VERDIGRE — Funeral rites
were held Saturday in Creighton
for Mrs. Joseph W. Sukup, 77,
who died Thursday, Mar. 22, at
the Lundberg Memorial hospital
in Creighton after several months
of illness.
The Rev. Paul Schneider offici
ated at requiem high mass in St.
Ludger's Catholic church. Inter
ment was in St. Ludger’s ceme
tery.
Lucy Frances Wagner was born
January 3, 1885 to Mathias and
Mary Wagner on the old home
stead northwest of Creighton.
She spent her childhood days
there.
On January 22, 1913 she was
united in marriage to Joseph W.
Sukup at Creighton. They resided
in the Walnut community south
west of Verdigre. Six children
were born to this couple.
In February, 1926 they moved
to a farm southwest of Creighton
where she lived until her death.
In January of this year they ob
served their 49th wedding anni
versary.
She is survived by her husband,
Joseph; four sons. Leonard M..
Paul M. and Bernard G., all of
Verdigre. and Philip J.. Creigh
ton; two daughters. Mrs. Leo
Moser, Plainview, and Mrs. Mar
vin Closter. Randolph; 23 grand
children, and three brothers,
Richard. Joseph and Leo Wag
ner. all of Creighton.
Additional Filings Are
Made in Boyd County
BUTTE Three additional fil
ings have been made in Boyd
county for the primary election.
They included Don P. Drickey,
Bristow, Republican, for county
assessor; Raymond C. Bentzen,
Naper, Republican, for supervi
sor of Basin township, and L E.
Nagel, Naper, Democrat, also
for the latter office.
No Opponents
For Five Offices
In Co. Election
Only five Holt county officers
will lie without competition in
the primary election May 15.
A complete list of filings on
record in the office of County
Clerk Kenneth Waring is as fol
lows: (* indicates incumbanti
Assessor — William F. Wefso*,
Rep., and Charles R. Fox, In
man, Rep.
Attorney William W. Griffin*,
Rep., and John R. Gallagher,
Dem.
Clerk Kenneth Waring*, Rep.
Clerk of District Court How
ard Manson*, Rep., and Kieth A.
Ahart, Rep.
Judge- Frank Cronk* for un
expired term of two years, non
political.
Sheriff — Leo S. Tomjack*,
Dem.; Lloyd Thurlow, Stuart,
Rep.; Chris McGinn, Rep., and
Earl C. Billings, Ewing, Rep.
Superintendent — Alice L.
French*, non-political.
Supervisor, First District—Ed
ward N. Flood*, Dem.; Ralph H.
Walker, Rep., and Arlo A. Hiatt,
Rep.
Supervisor, Third District —
Clarence Ernst*, Rep., and Ray
A. Bosn, Dem.
Supervisor, fifth district- Har
lan A. Dierking*, Rep., and Law
rence Pribil, Dem.
Supervisor, Seventh District —
Eli McConnell*, Rep.
Treasurer, J. Ed Hancock*,
Rep., and Arthur W. Kopp, Stu
art, Rep.
State Legislature, 28th Dist
rict — Frank Nelson*, non-politi
cal.
Rape Trial
Goes to Jury
The jury was still out at 6 p.m.
Wednesday in the trial of Gene
Gillogly, charged with statutory
rape in district court in O'Neill.
The case went to the jury short
ly afternoon Wednesday.
The case was tried last fall
bat resulted in a hung jury and
no verdict was returned. Judge
William C. Smith, jr. heard the
case.
Jurors chosen for the trail were
EJwin Siebert, Mrs. Irene Frick
el, Lawrence Hamik, Dale Bes
sert, Mrs. Bernice Addison, Mrs.
Jean Gant, Mrs. Albert Derick
son, Mrs. Altha Jones, Lewis Ko
pecky, Mrs. Helen Snyder, Mrs.
Marilyn Hytrek and Mrs. Anna
Conway.
Friday's Storm
Causes Damage
In Celia Area
CELIA — Lightning struck the
Celia schoolhouse Friday eve
ning, exploding the telephone,
blowing fuses and breaking meter
glass, and knocking out power
service throughout the commun
ity.
The power circuits were broken
at 1:30 a m. and service was
restored at 9 a m. Saturday. The
Celia telephone line was broken
in a number of places due to the
heavy hlanket of wet snow which
fell Friday night.
Robert Hendricks, local line
man. found it necessary to dis
connect some stub lines Saturday
as he was unable to cover the
entire area and repair the broken
places until the following day.
A DEMONSTRATION in chemistry was presented to 200 students in the seventh, eighth and high
school grades at St. Mary’s academy Tuesday by Dr. Lyle E. Seymour. Wayne State Teachers col
lege instructor. Watching the demonstration are (1 to r) Steve Higgins. Tom Wanser. Dr. Seymour
and Dick Pongratz.
CLEARWATER—FLOOD FEARS have kept residents busy mak
ing trips ti> the Elkhom river north of Clearwater where lee jams
formed up the river a short distance from the bridge. This picture
of the river was taken from the bridge toward the west. Dynamite
blasts Tuesday were set off to move the ice and 8 to 10 foot chunks
of lee, similar to the one shown here, were moving freely by Tuesday
afternoon. Dale R<»ssendahl, who resides near the river, moved ids
trailer house about noon Wednesday. Although no immediate danger
is expected, Clearwater residents are taking precautions against
future high waters.
City Election
Slated Tuesday
O’Neill voters will go to the
polls Tuesday to cast their
votes in the city election. Sam
ple ballots listing the names of
candidates for the board of ed
ucation, mayor, airport authori
ty, city council and police
judge will be found elsewhere
in this issue of the Frontier.
The usual polling places will
be used.
Adam Tindalls
Observe Golden
Wedding Date
ATKINSON — Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Tindall sr. were guests of
honor in observance of their 50th
wedding anniversary at a fellow
ship dinner Friday evening at
the Atkinson Wesleyan Methodist
church.
The occasion, which was a sur
prise to the couple, was attend
ed by approximately 50 persons.
A tiered cake centered the
table. It was baked and decorated
by Mrs. Mark Hendricks. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. Elmore
Blain, followed by a brief pro
gram in which Mrs. Merrill An
derson, the Rev. Blain and Becky
and Bobby Hendricks participat
ed. A picture was presented tc
the couple.
Mr. and Mrs. Tindall were
married March 4, 1912 at the
home of Mrs. Tindall’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Grebner, neai
Akron. Ia. Performing the wed
ding was the Rev. Mr. Thiel anc
the Rev. Mr. Mills.
Four children were bom to thi:
couple, Mrs. Grace Feuerhelm
Merrill, Ia., Mrs. Phyllis Allen
Akron, Ia., and twin sons. Adan
jr., Akron. Ia., and Allan J.. whe
was killed in Italy during Work
War n. They have 13 grandehil
dren.
Mr. and Mrs. Tindall had plan
ned to return to Iowa to hole
open house at Akron, but due tc
weather and road conditions, can
celled plans until a future date.
Native Grasses
Are Important
In Conservation
The seeding of native grasses,
for permanent pasture or range,
is an increasingly important con
servation practice in the Holt
Soil and Water Conservation
District.
C. R. Hill, local Work Unit Con
servationist, says that last year
more than 2,000 acres in Holt
county were seeded to native
grasses.
Because these seedings are in
tended to stay for a long time,
it is important that they are truly
native. They must be able to
withstand the rigors of both sum
mer and winter in this climate.
True natives, of course, can do
this.
Many kinds of grass that are
native to Holt county are also
native many miles south or north
of here. If they come from too
far away, nature has built into
them the ability to withstand^ a
climate different from the one
here. The botanist would say that
they are different strains. For
example, although side oats gra
ma is native to Holt county, a
planting from seed brought from
Texas or Arizona may winterkill
during the first severe winter.
USDA Farmer's Bulletin No.
2112 states “In general, when
choosing seed of native grasses,
choose seed originating not more
than 150 to 200 miles north or 250
to 300 miles south of where you
intend to plant them. Better yet,
unless you can get seed of proved
varieties, use seeds of local or
igin-”
In order to get the right kind
of native grass seed needed for
spring planting, farmers and
ranchers in Holt county should
i order their seed early. Buy the
i mixtures recommended by your
[ local Soil Conservationist, and
buy strains adapted to Holt coun
ty.
! Rites Held for
James Havranek
ATKINSON — Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon in
Atkinson for James Martin Hav
ranek, 80, who died Sunday, Mar.
25, at the Atkinson Memorial hos
pital following a six-day illness.
The Rev. Charles Gates offi
ciated at the rites in the Seger
Funeral home and at burial in
the Bohemian National cemetery
at Spencer. Five grandsons and
a nephew were pallbearers.
James Martin Havranek was
born in Howard county January
6, 1882 to John and Clara Scbelha
Havranek. He was married Feb
ruary 24, 1904 to Mary Scheinost
at Butte. Ten children were born
to this couple. A daughter, Elsie,
three-months-old, preceded him
in death.
Surviving are his wife, Mary;
three daughters, Mrs. George
Marshall and Mrs. Frank Farnik.
both of Verdigre, and Mrs. Art
Fuhrer, Lincoln; six sons, Frank.
Hamburg, la., James jr. and
Charles, O’Neill, Louie and Al
bert, Atkinson, and Edwin, Lin
coln; 15 grandchildren; 5 great
grandchildren; one brother, Char
les, Gross, and a sister, Mrs.
Antonia Juracek. Naper.
National Guardsmen
Assist During Flood
Two National Guardsmen, 3gt.
Eddie Price, O’Neill, and Sgt.
Harley Miller, Lynch, left Wed
nesday to report at the National
Guard in Norfolk for flood duty.
Cancer Educational
Films Are Available
Anyone wishing cancer educa
tion films to present at meetings
of organizations, etc., may con
tact Mrs. Mike Trupp, Holt coun
ty chairman.
Mrs. Trupp now has two films
on hand for women’s organiza
tions. Further films may be ob
tained following a week's noti
fice|;on.
Dan Rotherham,
Donna Wright
School Royalty
EWING—Dan Rotherham and
Donnar Wright were crowned as
king and queen at the Ewing high
school Athletic banquet Thursday
evening at the school gymnas
ium. The theme for the banquet
was “Toast to the Tigers”.
Larry’ Noffke, toastmaster, in
troduced the following speakers:
Football coach, Gary Tessmer;
Tom Finley; basketball coach,
James Kay, and Dan Rotherham.
Ardis Parks and Patricia Hobbs
presented a vocal duet, and songs
were presented by the sextette
and triple trio with Mrs. Wilbur
Spangler as pianist.
Awards went to Dan Rother
ham; Sam Verhunc, Larry Noff
ke, Tom Sisson, Tom Finley, Vic
tor Thoendel, Clayton Hoke, Jack
Kropp, Bill Hobbs, Larry’ Mlnar
ik, Tom Mlnarik, Eddie Rother
ham, Jerry Stamp, Joe Tagel.
Jack- Tagel, Joe Schindler, Mike
Beelaert, Lonnie Eacker, Bill
Lofquest, Julian Sojka.
Terry’ Wright, Jerry Taylor,
Ken Brion, Ken Barlow, Don
Hahlbeck, Virtus Lee, Jim Hawk,
Dick AVanser, Gary Kaczor, Ron
nie Sisson, Pauline Jorgensen,
Myra Rotherham, Barbara Er
Ziems, Joan Miller, Sherry Swit
zer, Candice Kirschmier, Sheila
Ran, Rita Rotherham.
Vera Barlow', Sharon Hawk, Jo
Ann Williamson, Jean Tagel,
Donna Wright, Patricia Hobbs,
Bonnie Kaczor, Linda Larson,
Ardis Parks, Faye Scheer, Bon
nie Welke, Lois Woslager, Kay
Bergstrom, Sharon Mott, Sandra
Tellander, Glenellen McDaniels,
Mary Karen Funk, Jeanette Wos
lager, Florene Black, Judy Span
gler, Joan Spangler and Linda
Schmiser.
Attendants for the royalty were
Larry Noffke and Linda Larson,
seniors; Jack Kropp and Faye
Scheer, juniors; BUI Hobbs and
Sandra Tellander, sophomores,
and Lonnie Eacker and Candice
Kirschmier, freshmen. Glenellen
McDaniels was pianist for the
royal march, and crown bearers
were Kevin and Scotty Tessmer.
A dance followed the crowning.
Donations Total $114
For Dick Young Fund
CHAMBERS—The fund started
for Dick Young, Chambers who
underwent serious heart surgery
a few weeks ago in Omaha, now
total* $114.
The fund was begun to help
pay the doctor and hospital bills.
Donations may be left at the
Chambers and Burwell banks.
Recognition Meeting
Planned for April 5
A recognition meeting for pres
idents of Home Extension clubs
and county chairmen will be held
at O’Neill April 5.
Recognition will be given to
Extension county chairmen at a
meeting in Omaha May 3.
KC Council
To Celebrate
Anniversary
Sunday will be a special day
for the Knights of Columbus
Council 701 as the members will
celebrate their 80th anniversary
with initiation and a banquet.
The day will begin with com
munion at 9 a m. mass and fol
lowing this a breakfast will be
served in the cluh rooms to the
members and candidates. Initi
ation will start at 11 am.
After a social hour at the club
rooms, the group will adjourn to
the Legion hall where a banquet
will be served at 5 p.m.
The following members will be
honored in one of three cate
gories, 50-year awards, honorary
life memberships and life mem
berships: Patrick W. Kilmurry,
Atkinson; Herbert Jansen, Ed
ward Campbell, Dr. Frank Ku
bitschek, Patrick C. Donohoe, A1
Sauser and Patrick D. Hickey,
all of O’Neill; Rupert Arkfeld,
Battle Creek; William B. Keenan,
Sedivy, Wis.. and William J.
Hammond, Los Angeles, Calif.
George Janousek is grand
knight of Council 701. John Mo
Carville, district deputy, will be
in charge of initiation cere
monies.
Miss Brockman,
S. Schmeichel
Head Royalty
Connie Brockman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Brockman,
and Stan Schmeichel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Schmeichel were
crowned king and queen at the
Basketball Follies Thursday eve
ning at the gymnasium in O’Neill
high school.
Senior attendants were Mary
av vuuan auu iviucujg jviulsvij,
juniors, Betty Morrow and Denny
Drayton; sophomores, Verna
Butterfield and Bob Halstead,
and freshmen, Linda Edzards and
Ivan Hurley.
The remainder of the evening
was spent dancing. Pastel colors
were used in the decorations. Don
Kokrda and Chuck Smith had
charge of the crowning.
Page Honor Roll Is
Announced by School
PAGE—Seventeen high school
students achieved a high scholas
tic average during the past six
week period, and have been plac
ed on the honor roll.
They are: Alvin Crumly, Ale
tha Rutherford and Jon Cork,
seniors; Caroline Max, Connie
Nissen, Charlene Fusselman and
Bruce Bowen, juniors; Leonard
Blain, sophomore; and Linda
Thompson, LuAnn Nissen, Jim
Crumly, Randy Shaw, John
Crumly. Carolyn Hallman, Donna
Smith, Roberta Asher and Jean
Finley, freshmen.
Civil Service Exam
Slated for April 14
A Civil Service examination
will be given April 14 and May
12 for positions such as person
nel specialists, revenue officers,
investigators, claims examiners,
food and drug inspectors, bank
examiners and others.
College graduates and others
with business experience wishing
further information concerning
the entrance examination may
contact the local post office or
write R. E. Sperry. Civil Serv
ice Regional Office, 1520 Market,
St. Louis 3, Mo.
Fathers Needed To Help
With Summer Baseball
4 in Ualn Millh
Vocal Concert to be
Presented Tuesday
A concert will be presented by
the vocal department of the O
Neill high school Tuesday. Apr.
3. at 8 p.m. in the school audi
torium.
The girls' glee and the mixed
chorus will he featured, plus!
small ensembles ami a number
of soloists. Tlie concert will la
under the direction of Alvar.i
Ramm, music instructor. The
{Hibile is invited to attend There
will be no admission charge
Twins Returned
To Parents by
State Court
A Holt county district court
decision was reversed by the
state supreme court Friday and
the alleged neglected children of
Richard and Dorothy Gross. M i
dison, wen* returned to the pat
ents.
Custody of the twins. Pamela
Rae and Patricia Sue Gross, two
years of age, had been awarded
by the district court to Eugene
and Mary Zimmerman, Ewing
The court asserted tlie two chil
dren had been neglected by their
parents. Aa appeal to the high
court was made by the parents.
The High tribunal said in its
opinion that although there has
been a possibility of a divorce by
the parents in the {wist, their
present home at Madison is now
a proper home for the children.
The court also said there is
no satisfactory evidence that the
children were neglected at the
time they were awarded to the
Zimmermans.
O'Neill Students
Rank High in
School Contest
Eight out of 15 O'Neil! high
school representatives ranked in
the upper 25 per cent at the In
ter-High School contest held at
Kearney Friday.
Following is a list of (he stu
dents graded in the upper brac
ket, also the percentage in which
they ranked and the subjects in
which they participated: Ann
Johnson, upper 2 per cent, Amer
ican history, and ranked third
out of 115 students in English
usage; Delores Rosenkrans, 5,
geometry.
Karen Bates. 7, literature; Ivan
Hurley, 9, general science and
algebra; I^aurell Haynes, 12, bi
ology; Ruth Ann Walker, 13, pen
manship; Melvin Sanders, 20.
physics, and Fred Rosenkrans,
23, physics.
Sharon Addison Named
As Stuart Girls Stater
STUART — Sharon Addison,
daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Del
bert Addison, Stuart, has been
named as Girls Stater to repre
sent Stuart on the University of
Nebraska campus during Girls
State June 16-22.
Karen Schmaderer was named
as alternate. The local American
Legion auxiliary sponsors the
Girls State representative.
thr youth baseball program cow
<hicted during the summer
montlt* In O'Neill
A baseball meeting will be held
Monday at 7 ») p m. ui the Le
gion hall under the direction of
the baseball board. Jerry
Schmidt, Fred Appleby and Joe
Ollendick All duds with young
ster* playing bail and men inter
ested in the project are urged
by the board to a,tend thh meet
ing
Last year 3fH boys took part
in this activity anil only U fa
thera offered their assistance.
Help is needed for tfie Little
League and Pony League Man
agers and umpires are especially
needed
St. Mary's Has
Twenty-tour on
Honor koli
Twenty-four St Marys acad
emy students have maintained
an A or 93 average throughout
the third quarter.
The students are as follows:
James Spitzenberger, senior;
Barbara Beelaert, Carmen Belize.
Joan Huffman, Rosemary Ma*
bony, Ruth Muff, Marvin Peter,
Beverly Steskal and Jim Wilson,
juniors.
Margaret Conway, Charles Cor*
kle, Marilyn Donohue, Helen Go
kie, Sue (ajuderinger, Jeanne lz»
haus, Suzanne Stewart, Jolene
Stutz and Terry Tomjack, soptio
mores, and Ellen Artus. Mary
Ellen Bella, Mary Gonde ringer.
Gayle Murphy, Owen Shoemaker
and Renee Spit Her, freshmen
These students have maintain
ed a 90 average; James l>eek«r.
Steve Higgins, Richard Poflgratz,
Mary Richards, Kay Jeffers,
Kathie Weier, Emily I Hisutko,
Carol Holly. Mildred Schmitz,
Judy Sullivan, Kathy Bosn.
Cecelia Dztowgn, Helen Musll,
Reynold Bosn, Terry Brown, Sue
Cavanaugh, Francis Zakrzewskt,
Larry Zakr/ewskl. Joan Peter,
Flllen Stutz, Carol Iziwery, Dick
Larsen and Vei-n Thomson.
Sale Dates
Claimed
APRIL 10 HENRY PFEIFER
PERSONAL PROPERTY SALE,
4 miles west of Spencer, Ed
Thorin Auction Service conduct
ing the sale.
APR. 11 ALVIN A ALICE
.JOHNSON CLOSING OUT SALE.
7 miles south and 2 east of Cham
hers 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
bers State Hank, clerk. Watch
The Frontier for complete listing.
APRIL 11 ARNOLD THIELE,
Clearwater, selling 115 head Hol
stein dairy cattle.
April 12 - ROY DR ESHER
PERSONAL PROPERTY SALE.
Located mile south of Spencer
dam 2nd two miles cast Ed
Thorin Auction Service. Watch
the Frontier for complete listing.
BASKETBALL COACH CHICK SMITH crowns the Basketball
Follies king and queen, Stan Sehmeichel and Connie Brockman, dur
ing ceremonies at O'Neill high school Thursday evening.