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Volume 82—Number 35 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, December 20, 1962 Seven Cents
Voters Give
Approval to
New School
Approval for a new school was
given Friday as Dist. 7 voters
balloted 678 to 4‘JO in favor of
the (492,000 bond issue.
The vote gave the school board
the go-ahead on plans for a 16
classroom 6-year high school to
be erected on a site north of the
athletic field.
Approval of 55 per cent of
those voting was required for the
bond issue to pass. Nearly 58 per
cent approved the Issue.
Preliminary plans call for a
masonry and structural steel
building with exterior walls of
face brick and interior partitions
of a lightweight concrete block.
Included in the plans are a
gymnasium-auditorium, laborato
ries and music rooms. Ceramic
tile or quarry tile is planned for
heavy use floor areas.
Location of the school near the
present athletic field will' allow
public access to restrooms dur
ing athletic events. Ample park
ing space is provided for visitors
as well as teachers and students.
Kindergarten through sixth
grades will remain in the pre
sent buildings while junior and
senior high students will use the
new structure.
Vote by wards:
For Against Total
First 210 119 329
Second 201 144 345
Third 129 109 238
Fourth 129 108 237
Abs. and
Disabled 9 10 19
Totals 678 490 1168
Districts 7 patrons residing out
side the city limits voted with the
first ward at the courthouse. Four
ballots were spoiled.
Graveside Rites Held
For Timothy Shoemaker
Gravtside rites were held for
Timothy Shoemaker on Dec. 17
with Father Duffy officiating.
Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
Timothy Robert Shoemaker,
son of Robert G. and Margaret
Marie Schroeder Shoemaker was
born on Dec. 14, 1962 and died
Dec. 16.
Special Store Hours
For O'Neill Shoppers
Last minute shopper* will be
able to take advantage of eve
ning shopping hours through
Saturday night in O’Neill. Stores
will tie open for evening shop
ping tonight, Friday and Satur
day, but will close at the regu
lar time .Monday night, which
is Christmas Eve.
Rites Held for
Mrs. L. Moser
At Creighton
CKEIGH i ON —* Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Lillie Gertrude Mos
er, 74, were held Dec. 12 at the
Hengstler s Chapel with Kev. Da
vid 1. Gusialson, Methodist pas
tor, othciating.
Vocalists weie Bernard, Wen
dell and Wayne Strope, accom
panied by Miss Bernice Strope
Fahoearers were joe Egger
hng, Eari Moser, Raymond Mo
ser, Fredrick Rosahr, Eldon
Schacht and Dean Zimmerer.
Buriai was in Greenwood Ceme
tery.
Mrs. Moser was born Sept. 22,
lUbti, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Brandt on the family homestead
at the Mars community.
She was married to Bert Mos
er Sept. 29, 190tt, at Creighton.
They lived at Mars until they re
tired from farming and purchas
u.l » (mmo in PrnirtkLyn in IQCw
Mrs. Moser died Dec. 8 at
Creighton alter a brief illness.
She is survived by three sons,
Oscar, orfolk; Archie and Ce
cil, Orchard; a daughter, Mrs.
Harold Tyler, Orchard; 12 grand
children; 12 great-grandchildren;
five brothers, George, Waterloo,
la., Fletcher, Herbert, Don and
John, all of Creighton; four sis
ters, Mrs. Mabel Myers, Roy
al; Mrs. Ralph Clyde, Ewing;
Mrs. Eldon Morrison, Newton,
Mo., and Mrs. Louis Holtman,
Millgrove, Mo.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, two children and a
sister, Mrs. Sina Buckston.
Correction -
Last week’s issue of the
Frontier included the story of
the sale of the Ainsworth sale
barn to Era Larsen and Dr.
Richard Dougherty, both of
Ainsworth. However, the head
line mistakenly said Atkinson
barn. So, to both the owners of
the Atkinson market as well as
the owners of the Ainsworth
market we offer our ajniligies.
Orchard Couple Honored
On 60th Anniversary
On December 25 Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Reed, Orchard, will reach
their 60th year of wedded life.
On November 4 their children
and their families were with them
at their home to enjoy a dinner
in honor of the occasion.
The dinner was given on an
early date to enable their son.
Irvin and wife of Auburn. Ala.,
and their granddaughter. Mrs.
Karl Krauss and family, Cincina
ti. Ohio to be present.
Robert R. Reed and Mildred
M. Meuret exchanged nuptial
vows at the home of the bride's
parents on Christmas day, 1902.
Mr. Reed was bom on a farm
near Stanton. He came to An
telope County in 1899. He made
farming his life’s work.
Mrs. Reed was bom in Sher
man township, Antelope county
where she has lived her entire
life. She taught school in both
districts, 30 and 68 in Antelope
county.
In 1905 Mr. and Mrs. Reed pur
chased the farm on which they
are still living. Thev'e been retir
ed for a number of years but Mr.
Reed still keeps fit by doing
chores and keeping up the farm
buildings. He even topped out all
the hay stacks erected on the
farm this last summer. He is an
active member of the Antelope
Saddle Club being the oldest
member. He spends a lot of time
riding his horse “Pal”.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed are the par
ents of four children: Irvin, Au
burn. Ala., Mrs. J. C. Bazelman.
O’Neill. Frank. Lincoln, and Ray.
Orchard. They have four grand
children. Mrs. Karl Krauss, Cin
cinnati, Ohio, Ronald Reed, Des
Moines la.. Mrs. Lyle Trease.
Lincoln and Mrs. Jack Hollen
beck. O’Neill. They have six
great grandchildren.
All their children, grandchild
ren and great grandchildren
were present at the dinner given
in their honor. Josie Butterfield,
Creighton, was a guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed. 85 and 79
years old respectively, enjoy rea
sonably good health. Their fam
ily and friends wish them many
more years of happy wedded life.
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KIDS, KIDS AND MOKE KIDS — Santa ('laus found himself
deluged by children when he made his unnual trip to O’Neill Sat
urday. As the old gent talked to the young fry on the school house
playground. Chamber of Commerce hel|>ers handed out over 1500
sack* of goodies to the children.
Extension Club
Officers Attend
Planning Session
Club management and planning
a New Year’s program were the
topics covered in a session for
new officers of Home Extension
clubs. The meeting was held in
O’Neill at the Courthouse Annex,
Dec. 11.
Seventy-nine officers participat
ed in a three-way session. Presi
dents of the clubs discussed par
lia mentary procedure and the
duties of their offices.
Vice presidents were given a
program of material for the clubs
next year. Demonstrations will
include topics such as “Amps and
Watts”, “Fabrics for Curtains
and Drapes”, “Care of Hardwood
Floors”, “Milk in Your Meals”,
and “Meat Cookery”. Special ac
tivities will include a workshop
on sewing with wool, a kitchen
clinic, a demonstration on can
ning meat and others to be an
nounced later. Secretaries were
instructed on the making of sec
retarial and financial reports.
Information on all areas cov
ered in the meeting will be sent
after the holidays to all officers
who were unable to attend.
During 1963, forty-four clubs
with more than 680 members will
be receiving educational materi
als on home economics and re
lated through the Agriculture Ex
tension Service Program.
Cardinals Take
45-35 Victory
Over St. Joe's
The St. Mary’s Cards put to
gether their first win of the sea
son here Tuesday night as they
took a comfortable 45-35 win over
St. Joseph's of Atkinson. After
trailing 15-18 at the half, the
Cards broke loose in the third
quarter for 19 points while hold
ing the visitors to only three
points.
High point man for St. Mary’s
was Hammond with 16, followed
by Donohoe with 11. McKay led
St. Joseph's with 16.
The St. Mary’s reserves won
their second team game 48-34.
St. Mary's next game will be
with Stuart Friday night at Stu
art.
Legion Auxiliary
Christmas Party
Held Wednesday
The members of the American
Legion Auxiliary Unit 93 held
their Christmas party last Wed
nesday evening at the American
Legion club rooms. Mrs. Nell
Harding sr. president, and Su
san Abart. jr. chairman, presid
ed over the joint meeting.
A $10 donation will be sent to
the Tuberculosis Association and
a discussion was held on sending
food baskets to the needy fam
ilies here in O'Neill.
Following the meeting, a Christ
mas program was presented by
the Juniors under the direction
of Mrs. John Davidson and Mrs.
Marlin Wichman.
An exchange of gifts was held
with Santa distributing them to
the members.
Hostesses were Mmes. Nell
Harding, Marge Stuiefbergen.
Gertrude Streeter, Laura Miller,
Harriet McKamy and Melcina
Martin.
Social Security Agent To
Visit Butte December 27
Mr. James Hoffman, field rep
resentative of the Norfolk social
security office will be in the
Court Room of the Court House
in Butte, Nebr. from 8:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.
27, 1962.
Widows whose husbands were
insured under social security
may receive unreduced benefits
at age 62.
Eagles Win Third
Game of Season
At Ord 57-38
The high-flying Eagles of O’
Neill swept to their second and
third victories of the new season
behind the rebounding and scor
ing of 6’ 71i>” center Rich Hill.
The big fella scored 27 points
against Ainsworth on Friday and
then came back with 27 again at
Ord on Tuesday night.
The Eagles controlled the
boards at Ord and fed the ball
to “Big Rich”, who netted 20
points the first half and gave the
big blue a comfortable 28-15 lead
at the intermission. Ivan Hurley
and Terry Kurtz, with Hill, clear
ed the boards and held the home
team Chanticleers to one shot
each time they brought the ball
down the floor. Sophomore Ivan
Hurley scored 10 points in the
final quarter to put O’Neill out
of reach.
The Eagles jumped to a quick
lead against Ainsworth on Fridaj
and held on for the 54-43 victory.
Rich Hill pounded the scoreboard
tor 27 points to lead the winners
while he did a great job of con
trolling the boards and hustling
on the floor.
O’Neill travels to Atkinson Fri
day night for a game with the
Balers.
Bus Line Given
Commission OK
For North Route
Authorization given Black Hills
Stage Lines of Norfolk by the Ne
braska Railway Commission to
operate a bus route in northern
Nebraska was upheld last Fri
day by the Nebraska Supreme
Court.
The application by Black Hills
had been protested before the
commission by the Greyhound
Corp. of Omaha, Winner Bus
Lines of Chadron and United Mo
tor Ways of Grand Island. They
carried the case to the Supreme
Court on appeal.
Black Hills was authorized to
operate buses from Omaha to the
South Dakota border by way oi
Fremont, Norfolk, O’Neill, Valen
tine and Chadron.
This overlaps routes served by
the appellant bus companies.
They contended the authority
granted Black Hills would endan
ger their operations in that area.
The court noted that travel
time between Chadron and Oma
haon the Black Hills route would
be 10H hours, as compared with
more than 32 hours under sche
dules of the four appealing bus
companies. The Supreme Court
also found there was a need for
service west of O’Neill.
The court concluded “it never
was intended that the granting of
certificates for local bus service
on fragmentary sections of a
needed through service should op
erate as a permanent bar to the
providing of such needed service
to other sections of the state.
R. Walker
Rites Held
Saturday
Funeral services for Ralph H.
Walker, 55, O’Neill, were held
Saturday morning, Dec. 15, at
11 o’clock frcm the First Meth
odist church with the Rev. Glenn
Kennicott officiating.
Pallbearers were Loyal Hull,
John Schmit, J. R. Gallagher,
Don Enright. Howard Manson
and Don Clyde.
A mixed quartet, consisting
of Mrs. Grant Peacock. Mrs.
William Ware, Leonard Longstalf
and Kenny Peacock, sang “In
the Garden” and ‘ Beautiful Isle
of Somewhere” accompanied by
Mrs. Reed Herley at the organ.
Ralph Hayden Walker was born
on April 29, 1907 at Ong, Ncbr.,
and died Dec. 12 at Omaha. As
a young boy he moved with his
parents to Davenport, la., where
he grew to manlwod. In 1932 he
came to O'Neill and worked with
his brother.
He was united in marriage to
Edna Simonson on Oct. 8, 1942
at Casper, Wyo. They became the
parents of three daughters.
In 1940 he established the O’
Neill Retread Service which he
operated until failing eyesight
caused his retirement. For the
past six years he has served as
police judge. He was a member
of the Masonic Order.
On October 26 he became ill
and was taken to an Omaha hos
pital. He underwent surgery for
gall bladder but his recovery
was complicated by pneumonia.
On Dec. 10. lung su'gery was
performed, from which he never
recovered.
His parents, three brothers and
a sister preceded him in death.
Survivors include his widow.
Edna, daughters, Ruth Ann. 17,
Mary Jo. 16. and Vrginia Lea,
14, brother, Harold J-, Sturgis.
S. D., sisters. Mrs. Ruth Gay.
Lincoln and Mrs Mary Ellen
Anderson, Sturgis, S. D.
The Methodist ladies served
dinner to close friends and rela
tives in the basement after the
funeral
Bids Received on
Hinshaw Property
Property of Elmer Hinshaw was
auctioned Friday at the court
house in O’Neill with the follow
ing apparent high bidders:
Cleveland and Kipple, approx
imately 20 acres adjoining the
east edge of O’Neill, $16,100.
Fred Bazelman, house and lot
at the corner of U. S. Highway
20 and Tenth street, $6,000.
E. P. Williams on, 160 acres of
pasture and hay land six miles
east of O’Neill, $10,200.
All three sales are still subject
to confirmation of the court.
Toastmaster's
Club holds
Second Meeting
Toast Master's Club met for
their second meeting at the Court
House Annex on December 12
with 18 members present. Dues
were set at $6 initiation fee with
$1 per month membership dues.
This will enable the club to pay
dues to the Toast Master's Inter
National. be eligible to receive
training guides and material and
each member will receive a
monthly magazine.
The next meeting is set for
Monday, Jan. 7 at City Hall in
O’Neill. The schedule of meet
ings will follow a Monday through
Friday rotation at two week in
tervals. This will enable pros
pective members to attend most
of the meetings without having
conflicts with other members to
attend most of the meetings with
out conflicts with other organiza
tions which hold meetings on
specified nights of the week.
Membership is fairly well dis
tributed throughout the county
from the Chambers, Stuart, At
kinson, Inman and Page areas as
well as a number of business
and professional people from O'
Neill.
Membership will be held open
for the next two meetings in Jan
uary and any one interested in
joining is cordially invited to
attend.
Frontier Offers Prizes
In Annual Color Contest
We Need Your Help!
Send In Copy Early!
Advertiser* and rorrrs|ian
dent* are reminded lhal ropy
should be In the I rontirr office
early nr»t week Ui Insure pub
Ilea lion.
The off Ire will be Hoard
Tuesday for Ihr < hrlstma* holt
day but the T rantirr will br
ptdriUhcd Wednesday a* usual
Therefore r«»py lhat ha* been
ordinarily submitted on Tuna*
day must be in Ihr oil tee Mon
day morning because our work
week will be ou day short
Rites Planned
Friday for
Sarah Sholes
Funeral service* for Sarah E.
Sholes, 86, will be held on Friday,
Dec. 21, at the Methodist church,
Inman, with the Rev. Guy Dun
ning, Sutton, officiating. Hurial
will be at Orchard
Pallbearers will be grandsons,
Robert, William, Gordon and
Ralph Sholes and Jack and Mar
vin Hawk.
Sarah Eugene Sholea, the
daughter of James and Laura
Patton Manning, was bom Au
gust 12, 1876 at Seward and died
Dec. 18 at Elgin.
She came to Holt county from
Seward as a young child. On No
vember 24, 1892 she was united
in marriage to Fred Charles
Sholes at Orchard He died in
March of 1934
Survivors include sons, James
and Rufus, Inman, daughter.
Mrs. John Hawk, Ewing, sister,
Mrs. Zola Brodie, Orchard, hall
brother, and three half sisters
Ewing Couple
To Observe
Anniversary
EWING — Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Olson, who reside in north
east Ewing, will quietly observe
their 60th wedding anniversary
on December 24.
Mr Olson is Ewing’s handy
man when it comes to jobs which
require the use of a small trac
tor. Gardening is a hobby of the
couple and their over abundance
of garden products finds the way
into many Ewing homes. Mrs.
Olson also takes pride in her flow
er garden.
Mr. and Mrs. Olson enjoy par
ties, social gatherings and family
get-together's which they have of
ten They join in the entertain
ment of each other, Mr. Olson
with his auto harp and Mrs. Ol
son who “spoke pieces” in her
school days and still remembers
many that she memorized at that
time.
Frontier Correspondent
Leaves for Hollywood
ROYAL — Mrs. R. J. Hering,
Frontier correspondent at Royal,
received as an early Christmas
gift, from her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John
Kitzmiller of Hollywood, Calif., a
round-trip ticket, all expenses
paid to Hollywood for Christmas
She expects to leave Saturday
for a two week visit, accompan
ied by her daughter, Mary Her
ing, Norfolk.
O'Neill merchant* have placed
holiday ads iti Ihta issue ul the
Frontier a* their way of again
aaying Merry ChiMgaa
T)ic a<la will have a dual put
po*r as ail yiamgstna of Ihia ar
ea are asked to enter the annual
Frontier C< doling Conceit Thi»
newspaper will awanl cash pri
res I r the heat colored inclines
Color or paint with water paints
any t hriatmas advertisement In
this issue This conleat la open
to all children from pnmai v
through the fourth grade
There will tie two division*, pi i
mary through the second grade
and the tturd through the fourth
grade Pt ire# will be awurdt-d <•»
each dtvisi m Find prir.e will be
five dollars and second prue of
three dollars
All entries must tie returned to
The Frontier office by December
2# and the |»ri*e winners will be
announced neat week Judging
will be based on neatness and
originality of color combinations
Open hOUte will Ixi held for
"Onuidma” Della llowden on
Drrrmbrr 23 at the home of her
dniiKhler, Mr». Andrew WillUul
er, O’Neill. “Orimdmw” will bn
loo (liiUtina* day. Open houne
will lx* held between 2 and 3:30.
SC Supervisors
Name Ray Ely
District Manager
Th«- Holt Soil and Water Con
servation District Board of Jkip
ervisors met m regular session
last Thursday evening at tbs
District office in O'Neill All
members were present.
Major bu«iiu-Mt accomplished
was the hiring id Raymond Klv
to serve as District Manager.
.Mr. Bly is a retired rancher
from Amelia and will be moi •
lug to O’Neill after the first of
the- year, lie will ire in charge
of the tree- planting and grass
seeding programs for the Dis
trict Nil [>cr visors
New applications for basic con
servation plans were received
from Eugene Wedige and the fol
1'rwing four lessees of state </wo
ed school lar>d: Claudia Galyen
George Ries and Frank Burival
Bob Hill, Unit Conservationist
reported that it appeared that
most construction work has been
halted by the cold weather early
last week. It has been a good
year with nearly 60 dams con
structed, more than the usual
number of water way* and open
drains and considerable amount*
of diversions, terraces, land lev
eling and other conservation
practices.
* KLCK FIRE WEDNESDAY — O'Neill Bremen were called to Eagle Creek hill Wednesday
morning when the contents of a freight truck caught fire. The blaze was quickly put out and only the
contents near the rear doors of the truck were damaged by fire. O'Neill Bremen were called Thurs
day morning to the farm home of Francis T. Sullivan northeast of O'Neill. The house was completely
destroyed by the blaze. Mr. Sullivan, a bachelor, received facial burns but was not seriously injured.