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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1962)
Your “8'USy* ,"«« HISTO"tc* . socictt STATE HIST SOC Farm Sale Al>C0ln, NebreaKu LINCOLN, NEBR. Newspaper _ , In Tw*'v* P*9" Rut I vm • xxx North Central Nebraska b This Issue "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper _Volume 82-Number 29_O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, November 8, 1962 - ^ School At Inman Now Open Again The Inman Public School open ed its doors Wednesday morning after being closed since Oct. 2‘J. Grade school pupils had attended school Tuesday. Coach Bill Miller, center of the school controversy which has split the Inman community, was present Wednesday until about 2:30 p.m. Following his depart ure in the afternoon a number of high school students were retort ed to have left also. At a meet ing of the school board earlier it was voted 4-2 for dismissal of Mr Miller and apparently the legality of the boards action is being questioned by Mr. Miller. Mel Olson, consultant in school administration for the State Ed ucation Department was in In man Wednesday to consult with school officials. Mr. Olson also talked to the 24 remaining high school students in a closed assembly following the departure of Mr. Miller and the other students. Present plans call for continu ing school as normal but only the actions of the parents and students will determine whether this is possible. O'Neill School Buys Land Tract The following release from O’ Neill Public school was made available to O’Neill news media Tuesday. “Regular meeting of the Board of Education held on November 5, 1902 at 7:30 p.m. at the O’Neill Public School. Members present: Lohaus, Wilson, Fetrow, Ham mond, Weier. Members absent: Cook. Meeting called to order by President Lohaus. “Motion made and duly sec onded that School District No. 7 acquire a tract of land pursuant to Plat No. 2 as described in survey made by Kirkham, Michaels and Associates, direct ly north of the present Athletic Field for the sum of $10,000.00. Motion carried. “Bills were read and discussed. Motion made and duly seconded that the bills be allowed and the secretary instructed to issue war rants in payment thereof to-wit. Motion carried. “Motion made and duly second ed that there be an addition to the Board Policy regarding Sneak Day. Motion carried. “No further business appearing the meeting adjourned. “Morgan Ward, Secretary’’. Board President Henry Lohaus Wednesday refused to answer questions regarding the size of the tract of land. He hung up the phone to terminate further discussion. Hospital Auxiliary Plans Member Drive St. Anthony’s Hospital Auxil iary is making a recruitment drive to enroll members for the Auxiliary. The membership fee for the individual active member for one year is $1. for the social or inactive member the fee is $2.50. The Auxiliary needs mem bers badly, as the work must go on, but it is quite a respon sible and big job for the few enrolled. At the present time there are about 10 active mem bers and 10 social members. A check may be sent to the hospital with your membership dues and made out to the St. An thony’s hospital auxiliary. WHILE MEN WERE SCOURING HOLT COUNTY for deer Sat urday, I’at Cook slipped down the road a half-mile south of her ranch home near O’Neill and with one shot at 250 yards dropped this big whltetall buck. Fat, who is Mrs. G. R. (look, had to enlist help from Harlow Kchwisow to field dress and load the deer into her car. The deer dressed out at nearly 250 pounds, giving it a live weight of about 350 pounds, about three times Fat’s weight. How did the menfolk tare? Her husband and his hunting companions returned home empty handed. Stuart Man Robbed By Trio in Omaha A Stuart, Nebr., man said he was robbed of 90 dollars by three men who climbed into his car when he stof>ped for a red light in downtown Omaha last Mon day night. LaVerne Lee Thurlow, 29, said the men threatened him with a knife, struck him in the faced, pushed him from the car and dorve away. Police Tuesday were holding two men for questioning. One of them had 90 dollars when arrested, detectives said. Another had a religious medal like one Mr. Thurolw had reported miss ing. The third suspect and the car were still missing Tuesday, police said. Consumers Pays $17,104 In Lieu of Taxes C. W. Prentice, assistant treas urer for Consumers Public Power District has announced that the first half of Consumers payments in lieu of real estate and personal taxes have been sent out. County treasurers in the O' Neill district, made up of Ante lope, Boyd, Brown, Cedar, Cher ry, Dakota, Dixon, Holt, Knox and Rock counties will receive checks totalling $17,104. Neil Harmon Dies In Lincoln Saturday Word has been received in O' Neill of the death of Neil Har mon, Lincoln. Mr. Harmon died Saturday afternoon. Burial was in Creston, la. Mrs. Dick Harmon, the former Patricia Cunningham, O'Neill, is his daughter-in-law. O'Neill Chamber Plans Promotion Next Weekend The O’Neill Chamber of Com merce held their regular monthly meeting at the Tropical Gardens Monday evening. It was announc ed at the meeting that a special pre-holiday clearance promotion will be held next Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, Nov. 16, 17 and 18. It was also recommended that all O'Neill merchants stay open Monday, Nov. 12, the day after Veterans Day. Chamber secretary, Howard D. Manson, gave a report to the na tional reclamation meeting held recently in Portland, Ore., and Dale Wilson issued an invitation to all interested persons to attend the annual meeting of the Neb raska State Irrigation Association to be held at North Platte No vember 29 and 30. A film on the Indianapolis 500 auto race and also films of the O’Neill marching band were shown at the meeting. Man Escapes Serious Injury In Car Crash Willis Russell, Page, escaped serious injury Friday night when the car he was driving went off the Page-O’Neil! road east; of town and collided with a pile of hay. Heat from the car engine ignited the hay and the flames destroyed both the car and the hay. The O'Neill fire department was smmoned but could not save the car. Patrolman Eugene Hast reiter investigated the mishap. ^^MOSP^Sl^5>5A^5^^^.Uouier r raiiu, is Iw»'u ue.e receiving a cnea ior Sion from Shrine rs Paul Shierk and Russ Foree. The check represent part of the proceeds from the Shrine Circus which are donated each year toward helping crippled children. .Another surprise donation was presented to the hospital this week also by Mrs. Josephine Stewart who presented the S100 jackpot she recently won. The money will go toward the purchase of a Gomco stomach pump Three O'Neill Youths Injured In Car Accident Richard Gene Lowery, 16, Gan Wettlalifer, 15, and Terry Tom jack. 16, all of O’Neill, were in jured early Sunday morning or top of Eagle Hill on Highway 281 north of O’Neill, when a pickuy truck rolled down an embank ment. Lowery, according to petrol man Gude, who was driving his grandfather's 1961 pickup truck was distracted while attempting to turn on the heater. A portion of the guard rail was torn out, as a result of the truck hitting it and the truck rollec down a 30 foot embankment. Tht pickup is a total loss. Gary Wettlaufer received sev eral facial lacretions which re quired 64 stitches, Tomjack re ceived a foot injury and Lowery a hip lacreation. Former Pastor At O'Neill Dies Of Heart Attack Funeral services for the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Bernard F. Wester mann, 63, who died October 24 of a heart attack were held Mon day at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Crofton, where he had been pastor since 1945. Msgr. Westermann was ordain ed in 1926 and one of his first assignments as a priest in the Archdiocese of Omaha was as as sistant at St. Joseph’s Church in Atkinson when the late Father Henry Loecker was pastor. He served as administrator following the death of Father Loecker until September, 1928. Other assignments included St. Joseph’s, Constance; St. Leo nard’s, Madison; Sacred Heart, i^uuum, ot. Luugtri a, v~ieigiiuuii and St. Patrick’s, O’Neill. He was administrator of St. Albert's, Omaha, and St. John the Baptist, Fordyce and was pas tor of St. Andrew’s Bloomfield, from 1939 to 1945. During his pastorate at St. Rose of Lima, he built the new St. Rose Church rectory and an addition to the school. He is survived by two brothers, Anton of West Point and Casper of Monterey. He was preceded jn death by his parents, a sister a a brother. Msgr. Westermann was born May 22, 1899 at Monterey, Neb. Atkinson Couple Unhurt When Car Strikes Deer Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meyer jr. and daughters, Vicky and Ca thy escaped possible injury Sun day morning when their car struck a large deer on Highway 20 about a half mile east of Em met. The Meyer family was on their way to attend church services at O’Neill when the accident hap pened. The animal emerged from a shallow revine and could not be seen in time to avoid the ac cident. None of the occupants of the car were injured. Damage resulted to the front of the vehicle. The deer was struck broadside and killed in stantly. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer op erate the Meyers Produce in Atkinson. Sheriff Tomjack of O'Neill in vestigated the accident. Two Robberies Investigated In Past Week O’Neill police are investigating two robberies which took place during the week. On Sunday around 8 p.m. when Herman Janzing returned from supper to the King Kion Laundry, he noticed the office door, which was kept locked had been forced open. A door to a metal cabinet where about $240 was kept was forced also and the money gone. Both the front and back doors of the night and day laundry were unlocked. On Friday night a burglar jim mied his way through two doors at the Spelts Lumber yard and only got 20 cents for his trouble. Holt County Sheriff, Leo Tom jack and city police are inves tigating. Fun Night Slated Here Saturday The 1962 Holt County 4-H Fun night will be held. in. the O’Neill High School Auditorium at 8 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 10. A special program has been planned, in cluding the presentation of awards to 4-H members in the county for both 1961 and 1962. All 4-H members, parents and leaders are urged to attend. The public is also welcome. Refresh ment will be served by the O’ Neill Chamber of Commerce. Card Party Friends of St. Mary’s are spon soring a card party Sunday, Nov. 11 at the parish hall NEW SCOREBOARD — O’Neill’* new football scoreboard wan erected Just in time for Friday night’* game. Sgt. Cousin* is shown here a* he and workmen from REA hoist the board Into place. New Scoreboard Is Installed at Football Field The new Football Scoreboard has arrived and put to good use at last Friday's football game at the O'Neill athletic field. While funds for the board are only slightly more than half raised, their was enough for an initial payment and the board was put into operation. Listed below are those, either business places or sport fans, who have contributed at the pres ent time. Also, to be listed as donors are the local REA and their manag er, Ed Wilson, for their equip ment and work in getting the scoreboard in operation, Dale Fetrow and Bob Kurtz for their help at the ball field. If anyone has not been contact ed but would like to contribute to this scoreboard, they may do so and they will be acknowledged in future editions of this paper: $25, O'Neill National Bank, J. D. Cronin, William Froelich, First National Bank, Emmet Hay Co., Bud Cole, Ski Hi and Dick’s Bar. $10, Ben Hanlon, Patton Ben Franklin, O’Neill Auto Supply, Virgil Laursen, S & S Farm Sup ply, Biglin’s, Fred Appleby, Eby Conoco Service, J. C. Penney Co., Lee Store, Bazelman Oil Sta tion, O’Neill Photo Co., Indepen dent, Safeway, O’Neill Production Credit Assn., Robertson Motor Co., and Bob Hill. 55, Dr. H. D. GUdersleeve, D. H. Claussen, Helen's Flower Shop, M & M Cafe and Bakery. Apparel Shop, Johnson Drugs, Scovie’s Western Auto, Baker Alinement Shop, Central Accept ance Corp., Moore-Noble Lumber, A. E. Bowen, Irene Booth, Dr. L. R. Sutcliffe, Dr. Gleeson, John Berigan, American Gear, Shel hamer Equipment, Wilson Tex aco, Dr. Carstens, J. M. McDon ald Co., McCarvilles, Coast to Coast Store, Frontier, Coyne Hardware, Norman Gonderinger, Hotel Golden, Jack Davidson, Dale Fetrow, Ben Gillespie, Her man Janzing. Mike Trupp, The lander Auto Service. $3, O'Neill Style Shop. 52.50 Hunt Plumbing. 52, Gaskill Ins. Agency, Joe’s Tire Service, Pete Peterson, Har rison Bridge, Homer Ernst, V. A. Tomlinson, Bob Devoy, Kansas Nebr. Gas, K. L. Van Voorhis, John Turner, Don Clyde, Johnson Jewelry and Jerry Langemeier. 51, Mode O Day, Edward Han non, Allan Reynoldson, Elm a Evans and Roy Shelhamer. Two Cars Damaged In Accident Thursday A car operated and owned by James Mullen, O’Neill, and a pick-up truck owned and operated by Robert Gartner, Chambers, were involved in a two car col lision on Thursday about 1 p.m. at the intersection of Wes Ev erett and South Jefferson streets. The damage to the Mullen car was the right front fender and bumper, and the left front fender and bumper of the Garner pick up. Patrolman Prouty was the in vestigating officer. Liska to Show Slides At P-TA Meet Monday The regular meeting of the O' Neill public school P-TA will be held at the high school auditori um Monday at 8 pun. Danny Liska, Niobrara, will show pictures and tell of some of his experiences. Knowing that many in the community have been wanting to hear Mr. Liska. the P-TA extends a cordial in vitation to the public to attend this meeting. A free-will offering will be tak en to meet expenses. Hospital Employees Plan Banquet Tonight A banquet for hospital employ ees and doctors will be held Thursday evening at the Parish Hall. The banquet will take the place of the regular Christmas party held each year. Guest speaker for the evening will be Mrs. Pearl Nuss. Also to be awarded Thursday night are ten-year service awards. They will be presented to Bernard Allen, Mrs. James Rooney, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dufek. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Angus will be presented five year pins. Mrs. A. Savidge Resigns Job As Night Operator Mrs-. Anna Savidge has resign ed her position as night operator for the Public Telephone Com pany in Ewing. 9he will be re placed by Mrs. Elvin Hamilton and Mrs. Francis Huemmesser will take the after supper hours which Mrs. Hamilton did have. Mrs. Savidge has spent a life time in telephone work, beginn ing at the age of fourteen years. In the early days of telephone service in the Ewing community, the late Martin Savidge put in a telephone system in 1904 that provided service for °eloit, Bart lett, Chambers, O’Neill and Clear water. In 1915, Mrs. Savidge and her husband, the late Phillip Sa vidge purchased the system, and continued the service. Through out the years, a part of the sys tem was taken over by other companies and in 1948 when Mrs. Savidge disposed of her farm, the telephone system which was sold to the Clearwater company. Mrs. Savidge, now 71 ye old, served as night operator for the Pubilc Telephone Company for the past nine years. •'■Iw-'-M V< . A* v/Vjfis \ci, ^ V-x- -c tin?- Ml . VISITING SCHOOL — Students from District 229 made a tour of (VK^il . « ■ it The Frontier priming office. Shown here are Joe Andrews, Joan Herrington, Tommy Vroomaci \jjjj rooman. Tom Herrington, Debbie Andrews, Bill Herrington, Terry Andrews, Rodney Boettcher Kav I rooman. Bruce Boettc her, Jimmy Vrooman and th *ir teacher, Hellice Stevens as they watch Marvin &ska operate the Linotype machine. Uh >larvin All Holt County Officers Re-elected; Races Close Holt county other holders kept their seats following Tuesday s election itllhough sonic of the challengers ran a good race. County Attorney BUI Griffin staved off Democrat John H. Gallagher to 1,828, while 1 WUMcratR Slier iff Ui Tomjack heat lus ltepuhhcan challenger Chris McGinn by a vote of 2,8,18 to 2.08V. Holt county also vot«-d to re turn to oft ice Democratic Gover nor Frank Morrison by a very narrow margin over Republican Fred Beaton. Morrison's 2,478 votes were only 4» ahead of S« a ton’s 2,42V Methodists to Hear Address by Rev. H. G. Crume The Rev. Harold G. Crume, Ex ecutive Director of the Omatia City Mission Society, will be guest speaker Sunday evening, Nov. 11 at tfie O'Neill Methodist church. Mr. Crume’s position keeps him closely in touch with all that is going on m a large and busy city. He sees much of the seamy side of life in Omaha and la de dicated to aiding those caught m the undertow of life. Mr. Crume is a dynamic, interesting speaker and will have a message of interest for all. Many of the churches of this area have con tributed to the support of the Omaha City Mission and will be glad to hear of this work first hand from the director. Mr. Crume is in his fourth year with the Omaha City Mission. He came to this position following 14 years in the pastorate which had been preceded by 16 years as a business man, most of the time in an executive position. He was graduated from Emporia College, Emporia, Kan., with a Sociology major and received his theologi cal training at Garrett Bitoilcal in stitute of Evanston, 111. He is the father of three children. The public is cordially to hear the Rev. Crume at the O’Neill Methodist church, 7:30 p.m., No vember 11. An offering will be taken for the work of the Omaha City Mission Society. Six of Ux* nrvrn constitutional #mrii.lmrnu were approved in the county, with votet* turning thumbs down on No 4, the amendment increasing the term* of governor and lieutenant gov rniui from iwo to four year# This projio*ai wa» defeated in the County by a 2,I3V|>47 vote County Clei k Ken Waring naaJ about Mo absentee ballots weir sent tait to be counted In the uf fktial canvass which starts Fri day. These absentee ballot* along with about right disabled votei bid lota will not change the tail, corae of any races. Following are the office*, can didates und their total unofficial votes as cast In Holt county (•wvrraor Morrison 2,47* Sen ton 2,43V lu.-ui.inon (.ov.-eMir Anderson 1 ,A63t Uurney 3,002 Secretary of State Foster |,23tl , Marsh 3,368 Auditor Broderick 1,4W Johnson 2.866 Treasurer Larsen 1,740 Swanson 2,870 Attorney l.etierul Thomas 1,873 Meyer ... 2,648 Railway Comnilasienrr Sorensen .... 1,867 Swanson 2,473 3rd lllst. Representative Hoffman 1,563 Martin 2,a&0 Chief .lustier Supreme Court Beck 1,713 White 2,375 24th IMst. Legislature Nelson 4,157 ttatvemity Regent Elliott 1,401 Brown i 747 County Judge Crook 4,112 County Nu|>rrintrn<leni Alice French 3,893 < ounty Clerk Waring 4051 Clerk, Dint. <V»ut Manaon ;jyo<> County Treasurer Hancock 3,882 County Sheriff Tomjack 2,886 McGinn 2.089 County Attorney Gallagher 1,928 Griffin 2^876 County Aummor Fox 4,133 County Supervisor, 1st Dint. Flood 488 Hiatt . 314 County Supervisor, 3rd IHst. Bosn 322 Ernst . 428 County Supervisor, 5th IHst. Pribil 132 Dierking . 523 County Supervisor, 7th DM. McConnell 761 Page High Plans Open House Tonight Open house will be held at the Page high school Thursday at 7:30. A Veterans Day program will open the evening entertain ment. William Guilbarth. Bee mer, state American Legion commander will be the guest speaker. A tour of the school wifi be held in observance of education week