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Volume 82-Number 7 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, June 7, 1962__ Seven Cents
School Board Tackles
Anaual Budget Problem
The O'Neill city schoolboard
met Tuesday evening in regular
session. Board members present
were Harold Weier, Dr. G. R.
Cook, Dale Fetrow, George Ham
mond and Dr. Rex Wilson.
It was voted to accept the re
signation of Vernon Carpenter,
guidance and vocational agricul
tural instructor. Mr. Carpenter
resigned to accept a position with
a feed company.
I>on Kokrdu, assistant basket
ball coach lust year, has been
named to the position of head
basketball coach for the com
ing year.
The main topic of discussion of
the evening was examination of
the proposed budget for the com
ing year. Approval of the budget
will not he made until later in
the month.
It was voted to purchase a Da
Master projector for use in show
ing films. The new machine will
cost $799.95, of which one-half
will he paid by federal funds.
The only dissenting vote was cast
by Dr. Cook who voted against
asking for the federal funds and
suggested the school purchase the
projector from its own fUnds.
The !>oard also voted lo con
tact an architect to draw up spec
ifications for tuckpointing the
school building so that bids can
be called for on an equal basis.
170 Alumni
Attend Banquet
At Chambers
CHAMBERS — About 170 at
tended the alumni banquet held
Tjesday evening in the new
school auditorium. Bill Miller, At
kinson, a former teacher, served
as toastmaster. The invocation
was given by Mardelle Hoerle,
the welcome by Everett Harman
and the response by Louis Tag
gart.
Following the business session
the following officers were elect
ed: Melvin Bell, president; Jim
Gibson, vice president, Genevieve
Gillette, secretary and Dale
Wood, treasurer.
Honored classes were those of
1922, ‘32, ‘42, ‘52 and ‘62.
Entertainment was furnished by
Elinore Porter, Judy Beed, Phyl
lis Larson and Paul Simpson.
Burial Held Here for
Mrs. Mary C. Hanley
Mrs. Mary C. Hanley, 76, of
609 North Fortieth Street, died
May 26 in a Omaha hospital.
Survivors include three ne
phews, County Attorney John J.
Hanley, the Rev. James F. Han
ley, S. J. director of the Eco
nomics Department at Creighton
University and the Rev. Thomas
Hanley, S. J. of the History De
partment, Marquette University,
Milwaukee.
Services were held at 9 a.m.
Monday, St. Cecilia Cathedral,
Burial was at O'Neill.
Practice Slated For
O'Neill Band Students
All band students of O’Neill
High and St. Mary’s are to be
at the band room Wednesday
evening, June 13. to practice for
the Rodeo Parade. Be sure to
bring your instruments. There
will be marching practice Thurs
dav afternoon, any band student?
who march in the Rodeo Parade
must be present at these prac
tices.
Verdigre Mortuary
Sold to Dick Jones
Dick Jones, owner of the fun
eral homes at Spencer, Lynch
and Niobrara, has announced the
purchase of the Sandoz mortuary
in Verdigre. Present plans are
to operate it in the same manner
it has been operated in the past.
Mr. Sandoz will handle phone
calls.
The Jones Funeral Home was
established in 1926 by R. P. Jones
and has been under the manage
ment of Dick Jones since 1944.
Emil E. Sandoz has been in
the undertaking business for the
past 42 years.
Regular Monday
Storm Hits
Holt County
This area’s regular Monday
tornado skipped across northern
Holt county about 11 p.m. Mon
day. Rain and hail were also re
ported during the night.
Heaviest damage from the
storm was reported north of O’
Neill where barns, windmills, TV
antennas and trees were report
ed damaged. Several barns north
of O'Neill were also destroyed.
Damage was reported at the
Fred Bredehoft, Albert Staffer
and Pat Gokie farms.
In O'Neill many branches and
a few trees were broken off by
the storm but r.o serious damage
was reported.
Tornadoes have been reported
in the O’Neill area each Monday
for the past four weeks.
O’Neill has received 2.08 inches
of rainfall since Monday.
Services Held
At Atkinson for
Mrs. Livingston
ATKINSON—Funeral services
for Mrs. Jeanne Patrice Living
ston, 34, who died Memorial Day
in an Omaha hospital, were con
ducted Saturday at the Presby
terian church here by Rev. Ray
mond Kersting, pastor.
Hymns were sung by the choir.
Burial was in Woodlawn ceme
tery. Active pallbearers were
Conrad Frickel, Arthur Pacha,
Leland Anderson, James Puckett
Lawrence Pacha and Warren
Kelly; honorary. Milford Jura
cek, Charles Shane, Gerald Up
ton, Don Rzeszotarski, Murray
Mellor, Kenneth Ruggless, Verne
Hickok, Robert Tingle, J. L.
Stevens, Roger Hawthorne and
Clayton Goeke.
Jeanne Patrice Scott, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert F. Scott,
was born June 27, 1927, at Sibley,
la. She was graduated from At
kinson high school in 1946, and
was married June 19, 1949, to
Lou Gene Livingston. They oper
ated a ranch 10 V2 miles south
west of Atkinson.
She was a member of the Pres
byterian church, the church choir
and Presbyterian Mariners. She
had suffered a heart defect most
of her life, and last Tuesday un
derwent surgery in hopes of cor
recting the ailment.
She is survived by her hus
band; infant son, Dana; her mo
ther. Mrs. D. F. Scott, all of
Atkinson; three sisters, Dorothy
Scott and Mrs. Charles Dobias,
Atkinson, and Mrs. Wesley San
ford, Stockton, Mo.; two brothers.
Delbert F. Scott. Rapid City, and
Donald Scott, Parma, Idaho.
She was preceded in death by
her father and one brother, Bed
ford Scott.
Bishop's Company to
Present Play June 15
The Bishop's Company of Santa
Barbara. Calif., will present Ru
mer Goddens "An Episode of
Sparrows" on Friday, June 15. at
8 p.m. in the Atkinson Presbyter
ian church.
This is the second year in a
row this group has appeared in
Atkinson. A year ago the group
presented “Cry, the Beloved
Country” to a filled sanctuary.
Sponsored by the Mariners, the
appearance of the theatre group
is a public service by the Mar
iners.
Rites Planned
Here Today for
Mary M. Vitt
Mary M. Vitt, 9C, died Monday
in Omaha. Rosary rec itation was
Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Heafey and
Heafey Mortuary. F.osary was at
8 p.m. Wednesday in Biglin’s
chapel. F'uneral services will lie
held today at 10 a.m. in St. Pat
rick's church. The Rev. Father
Duffy will officiate. Burial will
be in Calvary cemetery.
Survivors include four daugh
ters, Mrs. J. Stanley (Blanche)
Pritchard, Omaha, Mrs. Elsie
Faulhaber, Salk Center, Minn.,
Mrs. John P. (Edith) Davis,
Omaha, Mrs. Edward (Helen)
Plantz, Omaha: five sons, John,
Tucson, Ariz., Fred, Boone, la.,
Louis, O’Neill, George, Omaha,
Edmund. Portland, Ore.; 28
grandchildren and 21 great grand
children.
Artist to Teach
Art Short Course
Mrs. Inga Chase, Battle Creek,
will be in O'Neill Thursday and
Friday of this week in the court
house annex to instruct a short
course in mural painting and
sponge techniques and a special
session on portraits. The two day
event will be sponsored by the
O’Neill Woman’s club. For addi
tional information call Mrs. John
Osenbaugh.
MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE 1
their 50th wedding anniversary at
LYy have one son, Neil, Burwell, a
Chambers, four grandchildren and
is al o the silver anniversary Of M
Social Security Man
Due Here Next Week
James Hoffman, field represen
tative cf the Norfolk social se
curity office will foe in the court
room of the court house in Butte
from 8 a.m. to 1 pm. Thursday,
June J.4.
Any married woman who still
has her maiden name on her
social security card should ap
ply to have it changed.
Halstead Open House
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Halstead
will be honored at open house Sun
day, June 19, from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
in observance of their 50th wed
ding anniversary at the Metho
dist church annex, Inman.
RITTLE RICHARD McINTOSH, shown here holding a “Beef
for Father’s Day” poster, had the sharpest eye of the lot Sunday at
the Holt County Steak-out at Atkinson. He estimated within 13 of
the number of range pellets in a container. He won S10 worth of
beef for his efforts. The beef, he said, will be fed to his father on
Father’s Day. Mrs. Robert Clifford, president of the Nebraska Cow
Belles, was in charge of the event. Shown here with Richard, she
is also national chairman in charge of Beef for Father’s Day. Dean
Fleming, Ron Shonka and Maynard Coleman won top honors at the
cook-out. Runners up were Bill McIntosh, Jim Boettcher, LawTence
Hamik. Bo Conner and Bob Brayton. Judges were Jim Sessions,
O’Neill, Chester Paxton, Thedford, and Eugene Newton, Ainsworth.
'K Y, Chambers, quietly obsmed
(Tiawbcrs Sunday''. Mr. and Mrs.
nd one daughter, Mrs. Pal Coday,
four great grandchildren. June 3
r. and Mrs. Neil Fry.
Dad's Day Open
Set June 16-13
The O’Neill Country Club will
play host to area golfers June
16-17-18 as the 41st annual Dad’s
Day Open Golf Tournament gets
underway.
Qualifying rounds will be
played Thursday, Friday or
Saturday except for the Cham
pionship Flight which will be
played Saturday only. First
round matches will begin Sun
day, June 17 at 8 a.m. There
will be consoaltion play with
trophies being awarded in all
flights.
Ladies bridge will be played
Saturday afternoon beginning at
2 p.m. in the clubhouse followed
by a Calcutta and Dutch lunch
in the evening.
Sunday afternoon a ladies’
luncheon will be held at 1 p.m.
followed by bridge. A dance is
planned for Sunday evening.
Entrance fees must be in not
later than 6 p.m. Saturday. Bill
Artus and Newton Mullendore are
co-chairmen for the event.
Rev. D. W. Shea
Is Ordained
At Helena, Mont.
Donald W. Shea, Butte, Mont.,
was ordained in the Holy Roman
Catholic Priesthood at the Cath
edral of St. Helena, Helena,
Mont. Saturday, June 2. Eight
other priests were ordained at
the same time, five of whom were
from Butte. This was the largest
ordination in the history of St.
Helena.
Father Shea is the son of Agnes
Stanton Shea and Edward Shea,
the latter is now deceased. The
parents of Agnes Shea were Pat
rick Stanton and Bridget Mc
Mahan, both deceased and mem
bers of pioneer families in this
community.
Agnes Rohde and Catherine
Ryan attended the ordination
ceremony, at Helena and the
first Mass celebration by Father
Shea at St. Mary’s church, Butte.
Mont., Sunday, June 3.
Martin Stanton, Los Angeles,
Calif., Catherine Ryan, Omaha,
Anna Donlin, O’Neill and Anthony
Stanton, O’Neill, are brothers and
sisters of Patrick Stanton and all
are children of Mary and Henry
Stanton original colonists and
homesteaders three miles north
of O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Murray,
Spencer, and Mr. and Mrs. John
J. Harrington, O’Neill, attended
the ordination.
Over 225 Register at State Junior Legion Conference
NEW OFFICERS of the Nebraska State Junior Legion Auxiliary
were named at the state meeting held here Sunday and Monday.
Thev are (left to right) Deborah Hering. historian. McCook. Jeanne
3 . xrinatare and Sue Ellen Hallock. rice presi
Ann Moss, president, Mmatare, anu
• • At.-* n«m Streeter is the councelor.
dent, Spruigview. Mrs. Dean »irec«n
According to Mrs. Deraid Gra
ham. registration chairman, at
tendance of more than 225 girls,
their sponsors and officers at the
19th Annual Conference of the
Juniors of the American Legion
Auxiliary of the Department of
Nebraska, which was held in O'
Neill on Sunday and Monday, ex
ceeded an all-time high. Mrs.
Melvin Ruzicka served as dis
tinguished guest chairman.
Because of the inclement
weather Sunday, the picnic sup
per originally planned to be
held at Ford’s Park, was held
in the Auditorium of the Legion
Hall with Mrs. Alvin Heese,
Mrs. Leo Laible and Mrs. Hugh
Langan as co-chairmen.
Following the picnic supper, the
girls were entertained at a the
atre party, while the adult spon
sors and department officers met
in the lounge of the Legion Club
for a "Workshop Session’’ where
ideas were exchanged and plans
discussed for the future and en
larged Junior Activities program.
Thanks to the gracious hospital
ity of many O'Neill citizens, all
of the girls registering on Sunday
were housed in private homes for
the night.
Monday morning the year's
work of the Juniors—which in
eluded History’ Books. Scraj
Books, Handcraft. Civil Defenst
Program and Pan Americar
Dolls were judged by Senior Unii
members. District and Depart
ment Officers. The Nominating
Place and Resolutions commit
tees each had sessions on Mon
day forenoon.
At noon a luncheon was served
by the ladies of Simonson Unit
No. 93 in the Legion Auditorium,
under the chairmanship of Mrs.
Verne Reynoldson. Entertainment
during the luncheon was furnish
ed by the Juniors and Tiny Tots
of the O'Neill Unit which carried
out the conference theme of
“Bells" and "Belles”. The con
ference chairman was assisted
in this program by Mrs. Archie
Bright, Mrs. Woodrow Melena
and Mrs. Lynus Howard, as well
as many mothers.
Patricia McKenzie, a charter
member of the Junior group of
Simonson Unit, and Junior Pres
ident of the Department of Ne
braska. served as toastmistress.
Melvin Ruzicka. Post Command
er, extended greetings to the
group, and Wm. E. Galbraith.
Department Senior Vice Com
mander, Beemer, and District
Two Commander Don Kramer,
Atkinson, representing The Amer
ican Legion, addressed the lunch
eon group.
In appreciation of services to
the Juniors and the Unit—Simon
son Unit presented a Life Mem
i bership in the Auxiliary to Mrs.
John Davidson, who served as
General Conference Chairman.
Following the luncheon and a
brief recess, the Conference Ses
sion was called to order by Miss
McKenzie. During this session the
Juniors of Bassett entertained the
group with the ‘‘Story of the
Junior Program”. Lettie Jean
Coulthard, Department President
of the American Legion Auxiliary
of Elgin gave the principal ad
dress.
Officers elected for the fol
lowing year include: Jean Ann
Moss, Minatare, Department
Junior President; Sue Halloek.
Springview, Vice President,
and Debby Hering, McCook,
Historian. Installation of offic
ers was conducted by Miss
Coulthard. The 1963 Conference
will be held in Minatare.
Awards were presented for
various programs by Mrs. Milton
Johnson jr. of Strom sburg. who
is serving as Junior Activities
Chairman for the Department of
Nebraska. O’Neill Juniors were
awarded the Department cash
award for having the largest en
rollment of “Tiny Tots” (these
are girls from birth to 8 years
of age) having 28 on the Unit
rolls. They were also awarded
the Verna Bosley Gavel Bell for
the Best Junior Activities report
in Group n (Units having more
than 25 Juniors >; and Miss Jean
McKenzie of the O’Neill Unit won
first place on her Pan American
Doll in Class Two. This doll will
now go on to the National com
petition to be judged at the Na
tional Convention to be held in
Las Vegas in October.
Streets, Sewers, Sanitation
Occupy Councilmen Tuesday
Jerry Kikoin Named
Announcement was made
Monday evening that .Jerry Kll
coin, star grtdder for O'Neill
High school, will play in the
annual high school Shrine game
at Lincoln in August.
Rodeo4 Weekend
To Open June 15 •
With Parade
O'Neill's annual big rodeo,
scheduled for June 15, 16 and 17
will officially open next Friday
evening with a parade through
downtown O’Neill. The parade,
sponsored by the O'Neill lions
Club, is one of the highlights of
the rodeo weekend. Prizes total
ing $200 will be awarded the win
ning floats by the O’Neill Cham
ber of Commerce.
The opening rodeo performance
is slated for 8 p.m. June 15. An
evening performance will be held
Saturday followed by a dance and
the final show will be held Sun
day afternoon.
Included in the program will
be saddle bronc riding, bareback
bronc riding, calf roping, steer
wrestling, brahma bull riding and
a ladies barrel race.
R. J. Hering, 78,
Dies in Royal;
Rites Tuesday
ROYAL — Funeral services for
R. J. Hering, 78, were held Tues
day at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Ig
natius Catholic church in Bruns
wick with Rev Francis Kenny of
ficiating, assisted by Very Rev.
Bededict G. Brown, OSD, Mar
mion Abbey, Aurora, 111. Rev.
Brown is a brother of Mrs. Her
ing.
Rosary was recited at the Or
chard Mortuary at 8 p.m. Mon
day. Burial was in the Creigh
ton Cemetery.
Mr. Hering died of a heart at
tack Saturday morning while
working in his repair shop. The
Herings celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary in Novem
ber, 1960.
Pallbearers were Warren Holm,
Hans Hofer, Keith Thelander,
Henry Bauer, Harold Dawson and
John Walmer.
Survivors are his widow, who is
a Frontier correspondent, three
daughters, Mrs. John Kitzmiller
of Hollywood, an entertainer and
singer who performs under the
name of Jeri Sothern, Mrs. Art
Meuissen, Michigan and Mary
Agnes Hering, Norfolk, and one
son, Joe, Beatrice.
He was preceded in death by
a son, Bob, and a daughter, Mar
garet Ida.
Page Alumni
Hold Annual
Get-Together
The annual alumni banquet was
held at the Page auditorium Tues
day evening with 182 signing the
guest book. The theme, “Flight
to the Moon’’ was carried out by
having programs resembling
small space capsules and the
nut cups were miniature jets.
Mrs. Jessie Kelly, alumni pres
ident, introduced the toastmaster,
Don Allen, Lynch.
Taking part in the program
were: Lloyd Cork, salute; Jon
Cork, pilots response; Ron
Park, acquaintance; Vernon
Wertz, countdown, and Mary
Park, eulogy.
Marvin Stauffer, Larry Heiss
and Dale Stauffer presented a
musical number and Major Lynn
Lamason showed slides to illus
trate his talk on “A Glimpse into
the Future’’.
Bonnie Crumly was in charge
of the entertainment.
New officers named were; Mrs.
Forrest Henderson, Orchard,
president; Mrs. Raymond Heiss,
Page, vice president, and Mrs.
Owen Park, Page, secretary
treasurer.
Classes honored were those of
1912. 1922, 1932, 1937, 1942. 1952
and the seniors of this year.
Rev. Ware to Speak
At Church Dedication
The Reverend Robert Ware,
Norfolk, will be speaker at the
dedication of the First Presby
terian church June 17.
Reverend Ware will speak dur
ing the evening program. During
the morning program memorials
and the new window will be de
dicated.
Passport Issued to
Sister M. Antonella
A passport was issued this
week to Sister M. Antonella Tro
shynski. teacher at St. Mary's
Academy. Sister Antonella plans
a trip to Europe.
A long list of items awaited
O'Neills city council Tuesday
night as they considered bills,
sewer and water problems, street
cleaning, parking, building per
mits. sanitation, drainage and
codification of municipal ordin
ances.
Leo Moore appeared to ask for
water in the new Cleveland anti
Hippie addition to service three
houses he has sold for construc
tion this summer. The council
K. L. VAN VOOK1HS wan
plpcled president of the O'Neill
Chamber of Commerce Monday
night. He will replace outgoing
president Ken Curren. Other of
ficers elected were Oil i’oese,
first vice president, Wayne
Spelts, second vice president,
and Ken Curren anil Virgil I-aiir
sen, director*.
Disposal Plant Here
Requested by 1963
T. A. Filippi Monday night told
the Chamber of Commerce that
the program to get sewage dis
posal systems in Nebraska towns
is "going along nicely". He is a
member of the state department
of health.
After stressing the importance
of water Filippi said he would
not make a recommendation on
the type of system O’Neil] should
have. He said he would wait
until he saw an engineer's survey
of the needs.
He said Federal funds were
available to help pay the cost of
disposal plants but he did not
recommend them and many Ne
braska towns were doing the job
with their own funds.
Filippi said his department re
quested that the O’Neill plant be
under contract by June 30, 1963.
Burbank Receives
Masters Degree
John A. Burbank, Holt County
Agent, will receive his master
of science degree from the Uni
versity of Maryland Graduate
School June 9. He completed the
academic requirements for this
degree in February.
plans to have water In the area
by fall, they said, Ht about the
time it will he needed
Herman Jun/ing asked for per
mission io place two portable
signs on the sidewalk in front of
the coin-operated laundry he
plans to install in the Brennan
building, former site of Ideal
cleaners. Permission was grant
ed.
F. N. Cronin dlieusned the
new O'Neill National hank
huihllng pliunieil for Miiwlnir
tIon this summer at the earner
of Fifth and Douglas, request
ing permission to cross the
sidewalk with two drives for
the drive in hanking window.
Three retail merchants request
ed the* council to investigate ways
of keeping the* south side of
Douglas cleaner during the dry
summer months. Trash accumu
lates on the south sate of the
street, they said. Isith in gutter*
and on sidewalks.
Sidewalk cleaning problems
were discussed and a tentative
solution of hiring a man to sweep
the streets and sidewalks in the
area during the summer month*
was reached.
The question of outdoor privies
was brought up by Mrs. Anna
Brown. The city clerk was in
structed to write letters to all
owners of such facilities and or
der the privies removed within
30 days.
Harden Ansnach asked the
council to install a culvert at the*
alley entrance between Adams
and Benton, saying cars dragged
going across the place. He pre
sented a petition signed by pro
perty owners in the area.
Codification of the municipal
ordinances was suggested by
Jason Smith, a member of an
Idaho firm specializing in such
work. The council took the matter
under study.
A building permit was granted
to Joe Musil to build a three
room house.
Watson Named
Top Student by
Wesleyan U.
Samuel L. Watson. Inman, was
named Outstanding Senior by the
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Alumni Association at its annual
banquet Sunday night.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wat
son, he is a chemistry major and
will receive a Bachelor of Arts
Degree Monday. He plans to at
tend medical school
He has been president of Blue
Key, men's honorary society, and
vice-president of the Student Sen
ate. He is a member of the Ne
i raska Academy of Science, Phi
Kappa Phi, national scholastic
honorary, and Phi Kappa Tau
social fraternity.
He was a finalist for Old
Grouch, campus male popularity
contest.
NOTH 'E
It has been decided that the
Mlady reunion has been post
poned for this year, 1962.
By the Committee
MR. AND MRS. GLS ROBINSON, Page, were honored Sunday
at an open house observance in honor of their 56th anniversary held
at their farm home 10 miles east of O’Neill. Approximately 125 per
sons signed the guest book. All of the couple’s children were able to
be present. They include Mrs. Lester Brady, Adams, Mrs. Ivan
Heiss, Page, Mrs. Jack Andrews, Wichita, Kans., Mrs. Calvin Tan
derup, Newcastle, Xebr., Mrs. Lester Hart, Minden, and one son,
Willis, Page. The Robinsons have spent most of their married life
in the Page vicinity.