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Volume 82—Number 20 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, September 6, 1962 Seven Cent*
Three Ranchers Named
To Conservation Contest
Raymond Dexter, E. M. Jar
man and Walter Kick have l*>en
selected to represent the Holt
Soil and Water Conservation Dist
rict in the Sioux City Permanent
Agriculture contest. Entries are
judged on the basis of proper land
use, completeness and complexity
of the conservation job.
Raymond Dexter operates 1163
acres southwest of Chambers. He
bas accomplished a considerable
amount of blow out control by
shaping, mulching and seeding
and by fencing the most severe
areas. Ho has constructed over a
mile of cross fence to divide pas
tures into smaller units and to
facilitate his rotational grazing
system. During the time he has
been on the place he has planted
nearly 30 acres of trees for live
stock protection.
E. M. Jarman, also located
scKJthwest of Chambers, operates
5520 acres. During the years he
has made numerous seedings of
grass both by the conventional
method of drilling and also by
aerial seeding. This past spring
he planted 15,000 cedars for live
stock protection and previously
has underplanted many of the
cottonwood rows with cedar.
Walter Kick operates a 2700
acre ranch southeast of Inman.
He has done considerable
amounts of tree planting, grass
seeding and blow out control
work.
All of these ranchers are con
scious of the importance of good
grass for their livestock ;uid at
some time or another have com
pletely deferred pastures for two
or more years to improve both
the quality and amount of grass.
This year the judging committee
reported that many of their pas
tures looked practically un-used
and that the amount of grass
couldn’t have l>een better.
District Supervisors assisting
with the judging were Milton Mc
Kathnie and Merrill Smith, At
kinson. Also assisting were Fritz
Brockman, O’Neill Feeders Sup
ply Co., Wm. A. Miller, ASCS
office manager, John Burbank
;uid Chuck Kasson, County A
gents. Accompanying the judges
on the tour was Weston D. Whit
wer, Range Conservationist of the
local SCS office.
Ash Grove Auxiliary
To Resume Meetings
Ash Grove Auxiliary will re
sume its meetings Tuesday af
ternoon, Sept. 11. There will he
several topics for discussion.
Among these will he the fall pro
ject.
Since no meetings were held
during the busy summer months,
a good turnout is expected.
Methodists
To Meet at
Atkinson
Bishop Kenneth Copeland,
Methodist Bishop of the Nebraska
Area, has called a series of In
formation Convocations over the
state to bring to all Methodists
the details of the new Saint Paul
School of Theology Methodist in
Kansas City, Mo.
A traveling team composed of
Bishop Copeland; Dr. Don W.
Hotter, President of the School;
the Rev. Wayne Bartruff, assist
ant pastor of the Methodist
church in Kearney, who gradu
ated from this Seminary last
June; Henry F. Meyer, financial
consultant; and Dr. Richard
Carlyon, Chairman for Nebraska,
will be the speakers.
Sale Dates
Claimed
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HENR x SPAHN ESTATE
SALE — 400 acre stock farm to
be sold at auction Septemoer 6,
located 9 miles south and 1 west
of Ewing. Herbert Spahn, execu
l tor, William W. Griffin, Attorney.
See complete description in this
issue of The Frontier.
1 SEPT. 7 - JOE BEELART
CLOSING OUT FARM SALE. 2
west. Vz south of Page. 17 Hol
stein milk cows. 130 pigs, 4 trac
tors, lots of hay and corn. Ed
Thorin, Roy Kinvan. Chuck Ma
hony, auctioneers. Farmers State
bank, Ewing, clerk. See this
week’s Frontier for complete
listing.
SEPT. 18 JOHN SUMMER
CLOSING CUT FARM SALE. 1M>
miles north. 3 east of Page. 15
Holstein milk cows, 67 hogs, full
line of farm equipment. Roy Kir
wan. Ed Thorin. Chuck Mahony,
auction service, Butte and O'
Neill. Watch for complete listing
in the Frontier.
Bishop Copeland
The new Seminary was founded
three years ago. Bishop Cope
land said, to help the Methodists
recruit and train more ministers
in an effort to meet the annual
shortage of 2,000 Methodist min
isters and missionaries.
The school has a faculty of 18
professors with an enrollment of
160 students. The first class of
17 was graduated last June.
The two conferences of Mis
souri and the Kansas Conference
have already raised more than
their share of $2,600.00 towards a
total goal of $5,000,000. Bishop
Copeland said the goal for the
Nebraska Conference is $700,000
to he raised by 1966.
These funds are needed to
build the necessary buildings,
purchase a campus, books and
equipment. One million and a
half will lie set aside as endow
ment The convocation for this
area will be held at the First
Methodist church of Atkinson,
7:80-9:00 p.m.. September 11.
Bishop Copeland said all Meth
odists are urged to attend and
secure all the information—No
funds will lie solicited at these
meetings.
HOLT ASC COUNTY COMMITTEEMEN recently elected for a
one year term are shown above. They are George Skopec. Nice
chairman, Floyd Butterfield, chairman. Ben F. Asher, member, and
W 4.. Miller, office manager. At the county convention held Friday
in O’Neill 25 delegates were in attendance.
NEW O’NEIEE RESIDENTS Mr. and Mrs. Vasiliog Anthopoulou and their two-year-old daughter,
Sopiiia arrived in O’Neill at the Charles Beilin home Friday from Katarina, Greece. Mrs. Beilin and
Mrs. Anthn|mulou have been pen-pals for a iiumbi-r of years. The family recently became eligible
to come to the lulled States if they could find someone to sponsor them and the Beilins became their
foster family. Vasilios, or Basil as we say in American, has already found a job with the Karl Otte
construction company and begins work on the ne w telephone building today. He was employed as a
mason in construction work in <ir«-ece. lie and his wife Melpoineui are living with the Beilin family
until they become established in their work. To a id to tiieir confusion, neither speaks American but
they and the Beilin family hold school each night using childrens books and they already understand
many American words and phrases.
Grandma Sarah Hull is Now 107;
Picnic, Open House Planned Today
Boyd County
Stares Second
Sabin Sunday
Sponsors of the Boyd County
Sabin Oral Vaccine mass inocu
lation program are ready for the
second phase to be held Sunday.
Sept. 9. Again, two innoculation
centers have been arranged. At
the Spencer Community Hall,
type HI vaccine is offered from
1-3 p.m., at the Butte Legion
Hall, type III vaccine is offered
from 4-6 p.m. Sponsors will
ask persons who receive the vac
cine to contribute 25c per family
member to defray expenses. Vac
cine will be free to those who
cannot afford to contribute.
There may be people who did
not sign a coupon and take the
first innoculation given on July
29. Those who did not send a
coupon and who intend to take
the next two innoculations are
asked to obtain and .send. 3 .cou
pon to Mrs. Thomas Bowers of
Bristow, Nebr.
Dr. Joseph David, Lynch, will
again be at both innoculation
centers with local nurses assist
ing. Parents with children who
may have virus infections or
have been ill and are'not fully re
covered on September 9 should
consult a doctor before the chil
dren take the oral vaccine. In
fants who are three months of
age' or over by September 9 can
receive the oral vaccine.
Type HI must be given ahead
of type II Sabin oral vaccine
which will be given October 21.
State Range
Judging Contest
Is September 15
September 15. 4-H, FFA, La
dies. Men. and Professionals will
vie for plaques and ribbons in
the State Range Judging contest.
Registration is scheduled for
9:00 a.m. at the picnic area of
the Nebraska National Forest
with the contest explanation
scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Contest
ants may bring their own picnic
lunch or purchase the noon meal
at the State 4-H Camp. Awards
will be presented at 3 p.m. All
are invited to participate and
will also have a chance to see
the new State 4-H Camp.
Hosts for the events are the
Blaine-Thomas Soil and Water
Conservation District and the
Thedford District Extension As
sociation.
Launderette To
Open Saturday
Grand opening of the King Koin
Launderette is annouced this
week by owner Herman Janzing.
The Launderette, featuring coin
operated laundry and dry clean
ing. is located across from the
O'Neill National bank in the build
ing formerly used by Ideal clean
ers.
The opening, scheduled for Sat
urday. will have half-price wash
ing and free drying along with
$50 in service prizes to be award
ed during the day.
For further details see the
Launderette ad in this issue of
The Frontier.
O'Neill To Host
Quarter Horse
Show Sept. 15
O'Neill will be host to quarter
horse fanciers Sept. 15 when an
afternoon and evening horse show
is planned.
Judge for the AQHA approved
show will be Dr. Millard W. Ick
es, a former Page resident, who
nowr lives in Nampa, Idaho.
Dr. Ickes parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Nevin Ickes live near Page.
Besides being a horse breeder,
Dr. Ickes judges and serves on
several horse associations.
The O’Neill show will feature
a special youth activities pro
gram for youngsters 14 and un
der.
Entry blanks may be obtained
by writing Larry Schaffer, 412 N.
Second, O’Neill.
Labor Day
Celebration
Held at Page
The annual community day was
held Labor Day at Page begin
ning with a parade with the
American Legion carrying the co
lors. The following floats won
prizes: first, Improvement club,
"New and Old Laundry Ways”;
second, East Side Kountry Klub.
"Vacation” and third the MYF
‘ Beneath the Cross”. In the pet
division the Glamora Beauty
shop took first with a blue dog,
2nd place went to the ‘‘Indian
children on a horse” ridden by
the Norman Trowbridge children
and the “Harmon Adoption Agen
cy” with the Ray Harmon child
ren and pups took third. Teresa
Ickes, dressed as a scarecrow,
won first in costumes, Robot,
Donnelle Hartigan, 2nd, and Rub
a Dub Dub the Cronk children,
took third.
The following helped to make
the day successful by donating
money to help pay for the water
melons, baligame, dance an pri
zes for the floats: Farmer Store,
G. A. store, West Lumber, Page,
Co-op, Page Oil, Miller Service,
Jerry Lamason, O'Brein Cafe,
Page Grain, Melvin Smith. Nis
sen and Trowbridge, Otto W’ah
litz’s (Shorty) Silver Dollar, H.
L. Banta, H. C. Kennedy, Ed
Thorin, O’Neill, American Legion
and Auxiliary and the Improve
ment club.
Six Students
On Honor Roll
At Wayne State
Six students from the O'Neill
area rated the dean's honor roll
for the third term at Wayne State
College. They are: seniors, Donna
Crumly, Page; Vieva Koskan.
Butte and Helen Grim, Ewing.
Juniors. Beverly Bartak, Ewing
and Glenda Thomsen. Orchard
and sophomore Gwendolyn Fiat
man, Naper.
To achieve the honor roll a
student must be enrolled in at
least 12 hours of courses and earn
a grade average of at least 3.2.
The “Grand old lady of Holt
County’’ Grandma Hull, will cele
brate her 107th birthday today
(Thursday) with open house and a
picnic at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Preston Jones, ir
'O'Neill.
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Grandma, although not quite
as chipper as last year, was
still excited Wednesday about
the prospects of the big day.
Grandma’s annual birthday
party is one of the highlights of
the year in Holt county as hun
dreds of friends and relatives
drop in to visit and eat.
At last count a year ago sh<
had 32 grandchildren, 103 greai
grandchildren, 106 great grea
grandchildren and two greai
great great grandchildren.
Eight of her children are stil
living. They are: Elmer, Lynch
Levi, William, Mrs. Preston Jone;
and Mrs. Leon Mellor, O’Neill
Arch, Crookston, Edwin, Sioin
City and Mrs. Cecil Haynes, Par
melee, S. D.
Area State Fair
Ribbon Winners
Are Anncunced
The following 4-H club mem
bers are ribbon winners at the
State Fair in Lincoln.
Margie Gilg, Atkinson—Purple
ribbon winner. Ag Demonstration
Jean Crabb, Dianne Gillespie
O'Neill. Blue ribbon winners
Clothing Demonstration.
Nancy Hoerle and Pat Hoerle.
Chambers, Red ribbon winners
Foods Demonstration.
Kenneth, Curtis. Carroll Pea
cock. Purple Ribbon winners
Small Song Group.
Faye Scheer. Ewing, Fooc
Preservation. Red.
Susan Thomson. Chambers
CJoverleaf Rolls. Red.
Cheryl Obermire, Stuart. Port
folio. Red.
Dolores Vinzenz. Atkinson. Gar
den Display, White.
James Melcher. Page. Wiring
Panel. Red.
Vanita Schwindt, Atkinson. An
gel Food Cake, Purple.
Jo Ann Scripter. Atkinson. Angel
Food Cake. Purple.
Patty Lorenz, O’Neill. Skirt and
Blouse. Red.
Patty Hand. O’Neill, School
Dress. Red.
Dianne Gillespie, O'Neill, Work
and Play Outfit, Red.
Enrollment at Public School
Increases 46 From Year Ago
Democratic Caucus Set
For September 11
Notice is given to the qualifi
ed electors of Grattan precinct,
II»lt County representing the
I»einner»tie |>otlUcal psirty that
a Caucus will be held in said
precinct on the eighth Tuesday
proceeding the (ienerai Flection
at 2 pin. Tuesday, Sept. II at
M dt County Courthouse, lor the
purpose of nominating candi
dates for precinct or Township
otlices, to tie voted (or at the
tieiicral Flection to In- held
November fi.
AH < aueiis nomlnatiowi must
be tiled with the Count) Clerk
on or before September 22, liHi*
Former O'Neill
Lad Dies from
Football injury
John Helmer, 16, Burke, S. D.
died in St. Joseph's Mercy hospi
tal, Sioux City, la., of injuries
suffered wh;le playing football
Thursday, Aug. 30. in Burke.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Helmer, Burke, former O’
Neill residents.
Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Fri
day in the Clausen Funeral
Home, Burke. Funeral services
will be Saturday at 10 a.in. in
Sacred Heart Catholic church.
Graveside services will be at
Calvary Cemetery, O’Neill, at 2
p.m.
Mrs. Claude Hamilton is his
maternal grandmother and Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Helmer are his
parental grandparents.
The boy had been hit in the
stomach several days ago while
playing with other boys, and af
ter being tackled during football
practice Thursday he complained
cf having a headache.
Coach Richard Tays pointec
out that his first team junior enc
was not in action at the time o!
his collapse and said that prioi
to the practice the school had nt
indication of any injury to the
boy.
Off-Campus Class To
Begin September 22
The off-campus class, ‘Trnpro\
ing the Elementary School” Ed.
204, prerequisite 53 hours, from
the University of Nebraska will
start about September 22 if 2(J
have completed their registra
tion. Blanks for registration are
available at the office of the
county superintendent. Ca.ll or
write for your blanks if interested
in the class.
Funeral Services
Held Monday for
Atkinson Man
ATKINSON Funeral service-,
were held Monday at 9 a in for
Ijrua Axteli. 83. Atkinson in
the Soger Funeral Home The
Rev. Milan Coleman officiated
Burial was m Fairtairy . ..ry.
Fairbury
Pallbearers were Adrian Mil
chell, Fred Fundus. Yulnn Ait
a ms, Frank Fundus, Artie Mi
(lure anil James Hupp
Mr. Axteli died Wednesday.
Aug. 29, from injuries received
atxxit 1 :30 Wednesday afternoon
when he fell from a haystack
while working in the meadow
with his grandson. Daniel Ro
berts.
They were replacing the tops of
some haystacks which had tiecn
blown off recently by bard winds
He apparently lost his balance
and fell from the top of ii stack
landing on his head and neck
Linza Emery Axteli was !>orn
March 22, 1889, the son of Dan
lei and Hester Axteli, at Fair
bury. Nebr.
He was married to Bertha Ha
milton at Naper, June 15. 1903.
He came to Holt County and
homesteaded north of Atkinson
near the Niobrara River. Some
years later lie returned to Fair
bury where he resided until 1931
will'll ill* in iriuiiicu ui nun
County and resumed ranching
north of Atkinson.
His wife preceded him in death
Survivors include one son, Har
old, Beatrice, one daughter, Mrs
Hester S. Roberts, Atkinson, four
grandsons, one brother, Frank
B., Falrbury, and one sister.
Della I. Josyln, California.
PTA Meeting Scheduled
For Monday Evening
The O'Neill Parent Teachers
Association will hold its first an
nual meeting on September 10
at 8 p.m. in the high school audi
torium.
A regular business meeting will
he followed by an introduction of
new faculty members by Supt.
H. L. McCoy.
Refreshments will be served
following the meeting.
All parents are urged to attend.
Dr, Sherbahn Will
Attend Convention
Dr John L. Sherbahn, O’Neill
chiropractor, will attend the 45th
annual convention of the Nebras
ka Chiropractic Physicians Asso
ciation in Lincoln, September 7,
8 and 9 at the Hotel Comhusker.
Continuing Increases In enroll*
ment an* c ausing additional prob
lems at til-* public school Supt
II I. McCoy told the lo.-mt of
educui ton Tuesday nigtit
Increase so far this year u» hi
students over the same lime Iasi
year, with a jump of 19 in file
tenth grade I • in kinder, >rt i
and 12 In the ninth Other :». ou
gained smaller amount* arid fo "
actually went (town while* tWn
remained even See the* tabulation
of enrollment* in this story
Mnilorgartcii pupils lilt reused
from K3 la-t yeur to M this
year, recptirlng two riMiin* for
ImmIi llu- iimming noil afternoon
section* The two teacher* will
euntinuo to work logethrr n*
usuui. Met Vi\ esplnlucd.
Total high school enrollment
jumissl from IK1 last year to
212 this year Total enrollment
for all grades went from 6.17 nu»t
year to GK3 tfils year
This figure soon w ill I >• i.. *ei
if enrollment eonunue. > loll'
its usual pattern I .asi y«iu *
final enrollment showed a gain
of Hi students over preliminary
figures
enrollments by grades for the
1961-62 and 1962 63 term- are
shown Is* low
Grade 1961-2 1962-3
Kindergarten M3 'IK
1st 47 42
2nd 47 52
3rd 43 40
4th 4f
r»th .'it) tst
6th IK 4K
7th 46 at)
Kill 45 IK
9th 57 69
10th .'IK 57
11th 17 58
I2*h 59 48
TOT A I.S 657 CB
In other business the turaid o
education hoard condemnation
procedures explainer] by J, I)
Cronin who told the group that
they must make a "good faith"
offer to buy before condemnation
action could be started.
Of specific interest are blocks
B. C, I). E of McCaffcrty’s Sec
ond addition to O'Neill, owned by
I>r F. .1 Kuhltschek.
Proportionate cost share of <*jj
cration in St. Mary’s building for
four rooms of public school stu
dents was announced. An agree
ment was reai tied win w by ttm
public school would pay the par
ish $500 monthly during the chord
year with an adjustment to be
made at the end of the term
when actual cos's have ts-cn de
termined.
This amount covers only a
nd
insurance. No rent payment will
Ire made.
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HOLT COUNTY BOYS SNARE PURPLE RIBBON IN 4-H SONG CONTEST — These three Holt
County youths, all sons of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Peacock, O'Neill, were awarded the only purple ribbon
in the competition for 4-H boys song groups at the Nebraska State Pair. They are: (left to right) Ken
neth, 17; Carroll, 13; and Curtis, 15. It marked the first time that the boys had competed as a group at
State Fair. However, Kenneth was a member of a quartet which was awarded purple ribbons at State
Fair for four years in a row. They were accompanied by Dianne Gillespie, O'Neill. All are members of
the Willing Workers 4 H Club. The Holt County group has been asked to sing nevt week at the Share
The-Fun Contest in Valentine.
