**» u~.~%smm '"**«»! ■»•** . -* *►•1 #■»* ■ * J..”■...■ ‘.■ .. . ..~~.. 1 All-Eastern Rangeland Conference Team Name School Position RICHARD HILL, O'Neill, End RON McNALLY, Ainsworth, End JIM McCLURG, Bassett, Tackle LEE YOUMAN, Ainsworth, Tackle TED ORMESHER, Valentine, Guard GAROLD MINNIG, Bassett, Guard RICK DEVALL, O'Neill, Center TERRY KURTZ, O'Neill, Quarterback JIM CONNICK, Bassett, Halfback GARY MAY, Valentine, Halfback LARRY ZOERB, Ainsworth, Halfback STEVE PETERSON, O'Neill, Fullback wt. ht. yr. 205 6' 7“ 12 158 6' 12 191 5' 11" 12 211 5' 10" 11 175 5' 9" 12 145 5' 7“ 11 155 5' 1 1" 12 180 5'10" 12 155 5' 6" 12 160 5' 8" 12 180 6' 12 162 5' 9" 12 Four of coach Jim Taylor’s O’Neill High Eagles received first team births on this year’s All-Eastern Rangeland Con ference Team. Players on the team represent Bassett, Ains worth, Valentine and O’Neill. The Frontier, with the co-operation of the conference coaches, selected three players from Ainsworth two from Valentine, three from Bassett and the four OHS stars to make up the squad. The halfback position re ceived the hottest contention, so the honors are shared by three of the area’s finest: Bas sett's J i in Oonniek, Larry Zoerb of Ainsworth and Gary May from Valentine. The team: END: RICH HILL, O’Neill Ea gles — Big Rich might be con sidered the key player in the OHS offensive attack this fall. Opposing teams had to adjust their defense to stop the quick passes to this three-year letter man, enabling the Eagles to grind out good yardage through the right side of the line. A de fensive tackle, Hill caught three TI) passes for the Eagles this season. His longest scoring play was a 58-yard pass reception against Burwell. END: RON MCNALLY, Ains worth Bulldogs — A defensive standout for the Bulldogs this year, McNally played his posi tion well in turning the enemy’s power sweeps to the inside. An all-out player on the field, his hustle and determination made up for his size and earned him an all-conference position. TACKLE: JIM MCCLURG, Bas sett Tigers — A top-rate tackle in all respects, this three-year letter man played defensive linebacker and end for coach Otto Welfring’s Tigers. McClurg was also named to honorable mention in class ‘C’ play in the Lincoln Star and was one of the Top 20 area gridiron stars in the Norfolk Daily News. TACKLE: Lee YOUMAN, Ains worth Bulldogs — At 211 pounds, Youman is the heftiest member of the all-conference team. The husky junior played a big part in bottling up the middle of the Bulldogs’ defensive line as well as clearing the way on offense for the Ainsworth backs. GUARD: TED ORMESHER, Valentine Badgers — A two-year starter for the Badgers, Ormesh er missed the Chadron and O’ Neill games due to an early-sea sori appendectomy. The 175-defen sive linebacker recovered in fine shape and came on to lead the Valentine squad on defense. GUARD: GAROLD MINNIG Bassett Tigers — The only other underclassman on the all-confer ence team, Minning led the Ti gers this season in individual tackles with 77. The defensive middle guard also recovered four fumbles for the Eastern Confer ence runners-up. Mining is a two year letterman in his junior year for the Rock County squad. CENTER: RICK DEVALL, O’ Neill Eagles — A real tough com petitor for the Eagles this fall, Devall turned in outstanding per formances on defense from his outside linebacker position before being moved inside for the con ference play-off with Chadron. A two-year letterman or the Eagles Devall could be counted on to do his offensive work effectively at center. QUARTERBACK: TERRY KURTZ, O’Neill Eagles - A three-year letterman, Kurtz com pleted 60% of his passes for nine TD’s this season, four of them in Rangeland competition. The 180-pound senior averaged better than five yards per carry and also kicked off for the Eastern Rangeland Champs. Kurtz receiv ed World Herald “star-of-the week” awards for his performan ces in the Ainsworth and Chadron conference tilts. HALFBACK: LARRY ZOERB, Ainsworth Bulldogs — The lead ing ball carrier for Ainsworth this season, Zoerb also played a tough outside linebacker position for the Bulldogs. A real hard runner, his longest run was a 70-yarder against Bassett. HALFBACK: JIM CONNICK, Bassett Tigers — Probably the highest rated back in the confer ence, powerhouse Connick gained 526 yards and carried a 5.3 yard average for the Tigers this sea son. He led his team in scoring Ron McNally Rick Devall with 84 points and was named honorary captain for his squad. Connick lettered four years for the Tigers and received recog nition in the World Herald and Norfolk Daily News Top 20. HALFBACK. GARY MAY, Va lentine Badgers — Coach Ted Weldon’s leading ball carrier with a near seven yard average, May is the other halfback that tied in total votes received for con ference recognition. A fine ball player, this two-year starter runs the 100 in 10.3 seconds. His fourth quarter TD against Bassett gave the Badgers their 6-0 win and handed O’Neill the conference championship. FULLBACK: STEVE PETER SON, O’Neill Eagles — One of the top defensive linebackers in the area, Peterson also carried a six yard average at the Egles’ full back position. An all-Holt County guard his sophomore and junior years, Pete was switched to the backfield this season to provide the power punch to the Eagles’ offense. The 162-pounder was named to the Norfolk Daily News Top 20 area gridiron stars. Top defensive specialists in the conference who received recogni tion include: Valentine lineback er Rick Davenport, O’Neill’s end Gary Plessell, Bassett tackle Bill Zahl and end Bill Eby of Va lentine. Players receiving mention in clude: fullback, Ernie Bussinger, center Kent Estes and Zahl of Bassett; ends Don Nelson and Eby, tackle Orville Turgeon and center, Dave 9mith of Valentine; guard Greg Derickson, halfback Richard Frost and Plessell of O’ Neill; and guard Bill Dodd and quarterback Gene Hamilton of Ainsworth. ■ DEYOY REXALL DRUG CHRISTMAS Gins FOR EVERYONE CHRISTMAS TREE Decorations light Sets Ornaments Tinsel I deles Replivcement Bulbs Children's Gifts TOYS GAMES DOLLS BOOKS BANKS PAINT SETS BLOCKS SOLDIER SETS Electric Shavers SUNBEAM NORELOO REMINGTON Ball Point Pens SCRIPTO and PAPERMATE PENS Sheaffer Cartridge pen and pencil sets See the new pen and pencil sets by Paper mate. 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Have plenty on hand for the Holiday season PIPES LIGHTERS CIGARS (Gift Boxed) TOBACCO POUCHES CIGARETTES Christmas Gift Wrappings Wrapping Paper Tags Seals Ribbon Enclosure Cards Package Decorations Gifts for Baby Baby Feeding Sets Toys Rattles Bottle Holders Dolls Bottle Warmers Baby Books Soaps By YARDLEY Beautifully Boxed For the Young Lady Cosmetics like Mom’s TWEE DIE and LITTLE LADY Cosmetics For Young Misses We have the new “Fifteen” Cosmetics We will gladly GIFT WRAP Your Christmas Purchase DEVOY REXALL DRUG We Give S&H Green Stamps on ail Purchases Phone 87 Robert T. Devoy, Pharmacist O'Neill Jim McClurg Ted Ormesher Garold Minnig Lee Youman Rich Hill Jim Connick Larry Zoerb Terry Kurtz Gary May Steve Peterson Page Lad Stumbles, Falls on Head; Then He Spends Two Days in Bed PAGE — Mr. and Mrs. Ben Asher received word that their son, Ben Jr., stationed in France with the Army, fell on a fresh ly-waxed floor and knocked out two front teeth. He was required to stay in the hospital for a cou ple of days. Santa to Visit Verdigre Friday, December 21 The Verdigre Improvement club met on Tuesday evening, at the B and D Cafe with 2L mem bers attending. It was announced that Santa Claus will visit in Ver digre on Friday, Dec. 21 at the public square, weather permitt ing, or in the hall. Santa will bring treats for every child in the area. This is sponsored by the Verdigre business and profession al men. The Verdigre high school band under the direction of the new band master, George Vondracek, jr. will play. , ^c Orchard Man Injured When Shell Explodes ORCHARD — Lester Raff re ceived powder burns and other injuries to his right eye and face when a shell exploded while he was attempting to load a gun Sunday afternoon. He was pheasant hunting with his son, Robert, and Herman Wieting. Raff had stitches taken on his eyelid. He was also treated for powder burns and injuries from the shot. He is not able to drive his rural mail route. Gary Fick Honored With $150 Scholarship Gary Fick, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska, was awarded a $150 scholarship from radio KFAB, Omaha. The presentation was made at the University 4-H club’s ninth annual Honor banquet held on Wednesday night. Gary is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Fick, Inman. County Court Only two persons were fined in County Court this week. They were Jimmie L. Wendt, New Cas tle, who was fined $10 and costs for night speeding and Chester R Summers, who was fined $10 and costs for using ficticious license plates. DISTRICT COURT— A suit was filed in District Court this week by William B. Miller, Atkinson, against the school district of Inman, district 30. The case is a suit on contract. Francis D. Lee is the attorney for the plaintiff. Page News By Bln. Bee Alto The American Legion Auxiliary will meet on Monday, Dec. 10 i for their annual covered dish Christmas party. Their will be a 59c gift exchange. All members are urged to attend. Ralph Wilson. Butler, Missouri, spent a few days as a house guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Wett laufer. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith al so of Butler, called on the Wett laufers. The Senior class of the Page liigh school held their play, “Headin for a Weddin’’ on Fri day night to a large audience in the school auditorium. It was a three act hillbilly comedy. Be tween acts Bonnie Heiss played “Spinning Wheel” on her saxa phone accompanied by Ken: Stauffer on the piano, this was followed by a Saxaphone Septet consisting of Bonnie Heiss, Linda Thompson, Diane Kemper, Car oline Max, Peggy Crumly, Mary Jane and Carolyn Hallman play ing “The German Band” and “Ciribiribin”. At the close of the pie and coffee. Mr. Gross, the class sponser and his wife, invi ted the class to their home after the play for lunch. Mrs. Linder assisted with the serving. WSCS met on Thursday at the Methodist church. Mrs. Stella Russell was the leader in the de votion and lesson. Mrs. Harold Kelly, pianist, accompanied the group in “What A Friend We Have in Jesus ’. At the business meeting it was decided to pay their share of the mission pledge for the quarter. New standing committees were appointed and they are Mmes. R. V. Crumly, Harold Heiss, Harry Tegeler and Harry Har per. The birthdays cf September, October and November were ob served with Mmes. J. W. Finch, Jessie Cronk, Stella Russell, John Steinberg, Harry Harper and Nor man Saltz sitting at the birthday table. The hostesses, Mrs. Will iam Ragland and Mrs. Harold Freemeyer baked and decorated two birthday cakes and used it as part of their lunch. Arlen Gross, Omaha, spent the weekend with his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gross and Arden. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cronk and family were 9unday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Ziska, Atkinson. Glen Waring spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Ethel Waring. Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Woods spent a week visiting their daughters and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Undine, Sioux City and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Richard, Omaha. They also watched another daughter, Mrs. Ziska, Omaha, bowl on tele vision. The Christmas program for the Page public school will be held on Thursday, December 13 with the whole school participating. The time will be 7:30. It was announced that the bas ketball game scheduled for the 14 of December with Inman will be held on Friday, Dec. 7, in stead. The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Lind er and family ate Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gross. Saturday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Asher were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Asher, At kinson, Mr. and Mrs Edgar Woods, Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Harvey and Mrs. Hester EJmisten. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Anson and family attended her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs George Burkley, Sheffield, la , 55th wed ding anniversary. Also there were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Su kup and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Sukup and family, Trayner, la., all former Pageites. Mrs. Icie Snyder, Mrs. John Gray and Mrs. Roy Stewart ac companied Mrs. Raymond Heiss to the Alina Tegler home on Tuesday afternoon for a visit. The Improvement club met on Monday night and held their an nual family supper at the Im provement club building. It was announced that Santa will be at Page, Dec. 20, with treats for the youngsters and a free movie. Bid or Bye club met on Wed nesday night with Mrs. Jerry Lamason. Her guests were Mmes. Jerome Allen, George Clasey and Harold Kelly. Bridge was played with the hostess winning high. Next meeting will be their Christ mas pay-off party. Mr. and Mrs. George Wettlau fer spent from Friday to Sunday at Grand Island attending the mid-winter conference of the mid-winter conference of the American Legion and Auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tyler, Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gentzler, Tilden, Mr. and Mrs. Art Sufficool and family, Verdi gre, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Finch jr. were weekend guests of their mother, Mrs. Clarence Finch and also to visit their dad in the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Asher and girls were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Frieda Asher. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Asher were after noon and supper guests. Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen and girls were Sunday dinner guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. An ton Nissen. Town and Country club met on Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs Jerry Asher. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Max were guests. Prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Gailen Mil ler and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ash _!L_I Another "BIG CATTLE SALE" this Friday, Dec. 7-11:00 a.m. VERDIGRE LIVESTOCK MARKET 800 to 1000 Cattle EARLY LISTINGS INCLUDE: 10 Flyweight WF Calve* 10 Shorthorn Calve* 20 Mixed Calve* 10 Shorthorn and WF Calves 20 Angus Calves 22 Holstein Steers, 800 lbs. 20 Holstein Steer*, 350 • 400 lb*. 14 WF Yearling Steer* 27 Black WF Yearling Steers 24 WF and Angford Steer Calve* 42 .Angford and Angus Calve* 23 WT HeUer Calve* 15 Warmed-Up Yearling Heifer* 1 3-year-old Polled Hereford Bull 17 Shorthorn Crossbred Calves 28 Medium Quality Crossbred Calve* 7 Purebred Spotted Open Gilts 100 Fancy lightweight Montana Calve* 10 Holstein Springer and Bred Heifer* These are the early consignments nearly a week ahead of sale date. Many more listings by sale time Friday. If you have cattle for sale—try our Friday Auction in Verdigre. Another Large Run of Hogs last Monday . . . Top on the lightweight batcher* reached $16.85 on fancy kinds with the 200 to 230 lb. bog* selling from $16.35 to $16.75. The spread on the heavier and fatter bog* is becoming more pro nounced every week. Hogs weighing 250 ibs. are selling fully $1.00 to $1.25 lower than the 210 lb. hog*. For the be*t price*, we sug gest yon keep your bogs topped real close. Regular Hog Auction every Monday 1000 to 1200 Hogs starting 11:00 a.m. Cattle Sale every Friday • 800 to 1000 Head this Friday, Dec. 7 VERDIGRE LIVESTOCK MARKET Don Jensen, Mgr. Phone 4861 In Verdigre Eagles, Cardinals Clash To Open Season Friday Both O’Neill basketball teams will <>i>en their seasons here Fri day night when St Mary’s Card inals will host the O'Neill Eagles in the new SMA auditorium. Coach Don Templemeyer rates his SMA squad as “green and short", His probable starting line up will list Owen Donohoe, 6-ft. and Norman Mudlofi, 5 9, both seniors, Mike Hammond, 5-10 junior, Bruce Appleby, 5-9 fresh man and Jprry Donohoe, 6-ft sophomore. Returning lettermen are Owen Donohoe, Mudioff, Bill Pruss and Hammond. The Eagles expect to start Rich Hill, 6-7 center, Terry Kurtz, 5-10, Rich Fr *t, 5-10, Gary Plessel, 5-9 and Ivan Hurley, 6-3. O’Neill High, an experienced squad, is rated by many as a potential state champion team. Coach Don Kokrda’s bench will be bolstered by Denny Drayton, Ron Kallhoff, Gary Brewster, Bob Halstead, Dennis Wells, Charlie Hill and Kent Peterson. Reserve game starts at 6:30 p.m. with varsity action about 8 p.m. Extra bleacher seats have been added to handle the large crowd anticipated for this first game ia the new SMA gym. Wrestlers Open Season With Match at Neligh O'Neill High coach, Boyd Blum enkump opened Ins wrestling seu son lust Friday when the squad traveled to Nt-ligh Si inors Steve Petersen and Mick Miller were the only Ragles who managud to win, r,ophom.