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Volume 82-Number 48 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, March 21, 1963 Seven Cents
Civil Defense
Course to Begin
Wednesday
All residents of O’Neill and the
surrounding community are en
couraged to enroll in a Civil De
fense course being offered. Th<*
survival preparedness course will
consist of four classes taught by
local school instructors who have
received special instructor train
ing.
The first class will begin at
6:30 p.m. on Wednesday eve
ning, Mar. 27, and will be held
in the O’Neill Public School.
The three remaining classes
will be held on consecutive
Wednesday evenings, Apr. 3, 10
and 17. Each class will be about
3 hours In length. A coffee
break will be provided by the
O’Neill Chamber of Commerce.
The O'Neill class will cover
the following subjects: the im
portance of family planning,
duties of our government units in
a disaster, what to do in case of
a disaster, how to build a shelter
in your basement, how to stock
a shelter, our warning systems,
and how to decontaminate your
self and your family. A free text
book and other materials will he
provided.
This class is co-sponsored by
the O’Neill Civil Defense commit
tee and the O’Neill Chamber of
Commerce. Mr. Robert Pappen
heamer is the O'Neill Civil De
fense Chairman. Anyone wishing
to enroll in the course should con
tact Mr. Pappenheimer or the
O’Neill Public School Office.
Rites Set For
J. Timmerman
Here Saturday
Funeral services will be held
for John J. Timmerman, 83, Sat
urday, at Biglin’s chapel with the
Rev. Berniece Hubby, officiating.
Internment will be at Prospect
Hill cemetery.
John Jacob Timmerman, the
son of Jacob and Maria M. Beck
mann, was bora in Holstein, Ger
many, April 12, 1880 and died
March 18, at a Hastings hospital.
Mr. Timmerman came to Holt
county in 1911. On September 29,
1915, he married Sarah May
Clark, at O’Neill. They became
the parents of 10 children.
He is Survived by his widow,
Sarah, sons, George, O’Neill,
Dick, Elias, Olto, Oscar and Ben
ny, all of Hastings, daughter,
Mrs. Minnie Wagner, Hartington.
His sons will be pallbearers.
Rites are Held for
Weller Infant
Services were held for Mark
Allen Weller, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Weller, Mon
day, at the Seger Funeral chap
... el with the Rev. Bartak officiat
ing. Burial was at St. Joseph
Catholic cemetery.
Survivors include his parents,
three brothers, four sisters,
grandparents, Mrs. Anna Weller,
Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Au
gust Kaiser, Stuart.
Firemen Summoned to
Four Fires During Week
The O’Neill fire department
was called to four fires in the
• •' past week. Friday they answer
ed a call to the Morris Kirkpat
rick home where a fire had start
ed in a shed. The fire was oul
by the time the firemen reached
there. Also on Friday they were
summoned to the Tropical Gar
dens where some trash was burn
ing behind the building.
About 3:30 a.m. Saturday they
were summoned to a grass fire
\ . two miles south of Midway.
Tuesday evening they were
called to the Marlin Wichmar
home where a clothes dryer hac
caught fire. Damage to the dryer
• clothing and laundry room was
estimated at about $1,200.
Romaine Saunders Dies;
Rites Held Here Tuesday
Romaine Saunders, “Mr. Fron
tier” to many Holt countians, was
laid to rest Tuesday in O'Neill.
He died March 13 in Lincoln. Mr
Saunders first became associated
with the Frontier in 1884 when,
as a lad of 14, he began vvoiWng
as a printer’s devil for “Doc”
Matthews, the Frontier’s founder.
Following funeral services in
Lincoln Tuesday, he was brought
to O'Neill for burial. The Rever
end Alfred L. Heitzmann, Nor
folk, performed graveside rites.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 2 p.m. Monday at the Sev
enth Day Adventist church in
College View. Elder M. W. Dom
ing officiated. Mrs. Anna Schan
der sang "Nearer, My God to
Thee” and "The Old Rugged
Cross”, accompanied by Mrs.
Ruth Thompson, organist. Pall
bearers were Chris Christensen,
William Kuehl, Clarence Soren
sen, John Lanz, Reuben Beck and
Carroll (Cal) Stewart.
Elder Deming in his sermon
likened the life of Mr. Saunders
to the words of the Psalmist: ”1
will sing praises unto the Lord
as long as I live ... my medita
tions of God shall be sweet . . .
I will be glad in the Lord.”
In a brief eulogy, the minister
declared: “Brother Saunders
led a life wholly consecrated
and dedicated. He never missed
an opportunity to contrast Chris
tian life with another life. His
spoken and written words were
homey, never offensive and lib
erally interspersed with historic
anecdotes concerning Nebraska
and her prairies which he dear
ly loved.”
Mr. Saunders, 92, was born in
Wisconsin December 4, 1870 and
came to Holt county with his
family in 1883. His father home
steaded about five miles north
east of O’Neill.
Romaine, youngest son of John
and Mary Saunders, was mar
ried to Rosa Meals at Lincoln in
1898. They moved to Oakland,
Calif., where he worked for the
Pacific Press. In 1905 they moved
to a farm in Wheeler county, Ne
braska.
In 1915 they moved to Lincoln
where they remained until 1931
when they returned to Holt coun
ty. After his wife’s death in 1945,
Mr. Saunders remained in Holt
county two more years. He mov
ed to Lincoln in 1947.
Mr. Saunders edited the Fron
tier from 1931 to the early 1940’s
and for 11 years prior to World
War I.
He had written “Prairieland
Talk’’, a column containing re
miniscences of early day Holt
county and O’Neill for many
years up to the time of his death.
This popular column is one of
the best accounts of local history
available and is often perused
by persons working on historical
papers of Holt county.
He also edited newspapers in
Leigh and Lincoln.
Survivors include sons, Glenn,
Dayton, Ohio, Ned, Lincoln, Pto
maine jr., La Mirada, Calif.;
daughters, Mrs. Ethel Ftohrer,
Los Alamos, N. M., Mrs. Amy
Eno, Lincoln, Mrs. Maria Fick
ling. Marietta, Ga., and Mrs.
Mildred Lindholm, Burbank,
Calif.
Mr. Saunders was a member of
the Nebraska Conference of Sev
enth Day Adventists. He did not
belong to a specific Adventist
church because he preferred the
role of a missionary and because
he felt the church needed the
voice of a missionary-at-large.
Despite the loss of one eye 10
years ago, sight failure in the
other eye and complications of
advanced age, Mr. Saunders
managed to keep current on af
fairs. Virtually blind he typed his
“Prairieland Talk” column which
for a time also appeared in the
Dakota County Star at South
Sioux City. His writing, which
included numerous “letters to the
editor” in Lincoln newspapers,
generated a considerable amount
of correspondence which he al
ways acknowledged. His written
and spoken comments and obser
vations were regarded in news
paper circles as pithy, poetic, ro
mantic and often humorous. He
was also regarded as an orator
and frequently was called upon
to make talks at old settler gath
erings and church picnics.
Rites Pending for
Mrs. Ida Howard, 62
Mrs. Ida Howard, 62, daughter
of Mrs. John Wintermote, Cham
bers. died Tuesday, Mar. 19 at
Bryan Memorial hospital, Lin
coln.
Funeral services are pending.
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SCIENCE STUDENTS at Si- Mary’s listen as Walter G. Elwell, associate professor of the physics
. , aj Nebraska Wesleyan university lect ires and demonstrates on wave motion. Professor
Elwefl’s visit to the school is part of the visiting scientist program operated by the Nebraska Academy
Sciences The purpose of this program is to secure closer contact between schools and scientists or
mathematicians in colleges, universities, industries and government agencies.
Graves, Hill
Named Royalty
At Sports Frolic
Cheerleader Dianne Graves and
all-stater Rich Hill were crowned
king and queen of the annual
Basketball Frolics, held in the
O'Neill High old gym Tuesday
evening.
Royalty included senior atten
dents, Jeannie Foreman and
Gary Plessell, junior attendents,
Laurell Haynes and Bob Hal
stead, sophomores Cheryl Graves
and Ivan Hurley, and freshmen
attendents, Wanda Hallgrimson
and Larry Krugman.
Coaches Don Kokrda and Dean
Houfek crowned the king and
queen during the dance sponsor
ed by the OHS pep club.
Reckless Driving
Nets Jail Term
For O'Neill Man
Dermot Jr. Erington, O'Neill,
was fined 5100 and sentenced to
15 days in the county jail Monday
after he pled guilty to a charge
of second offense reckless driv
ing. His license was also suspend
ed for a period of six months.
Holt County Judge Frank Cronk
said the charges were filed
against Erington following a high
speed chase between O’Neill and
Ewing shortly after midnight Fri
day. Judge Cronk said Patrolman
Eugene Hastreiter testified that
he followed the speeding auto
from O’Neill to Ewing.
Patrolman Hastreiter testified
that he fired five times during
the course of the chase, three
times into the air and twice at
the pavement under the car. One
of the shots penetrated the rear
window of the car and lodged in
the front seat.
The chase ended on the out
skirts of Ewing after the auto
slid sideways and into a light
pole. About $300 damage was
done to the car.
Mae Carden %
Reading Course
To Be Offered
Mae Carden, phonetic reading
and language arts specialist, will
again offer her basic course, in
Holt County. She spoke in O’Neill
and Bassett in 1962. All teachers,
parents and persons interested in
a comprehensive reading and
language program are invited to
attend.
Classes will be conducted in the
educational unit of the Reorgan
ized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints located on
Highway 20 at the northeast edge
of Atkinson. Classes will run from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
on March 24 and 25, the only
days she is free in Atkinson.
She will give her basic course
in Albion at the courthouse, Sat
urday at 9 a.m. The two days
in Atkinson will be followed by
an advanced course in Albion
Tuesday in either arithmetic or
composition.
O'Neill Couple,
Honored Here
On Anniversary
In observance of their 49th
wedding anniversary, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Rohrer entertained
the following guests for dinner
Sunday. They included her bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Ezra Hart, Belden, her sis
ters and their husbands, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Bowers, Plain view and
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Kendall,
Creighton. Other guests w’ere Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Larson, Winne
toon, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Young, Frank Clyde, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Clyde and family, all
of this city.
The afternoon was spent play
ing cards with Ezra Hart win
ning high and Claud Kendall, low
for the men and Mrs. Kendall
high and Mrs. Young, low for the
ladies.
The Rohrers were married
March 16, 1914. Mr. Rohrer who
has been a polio victim for the
past 44 years, owns and operates
Henry’s Shoe Repair Shop in
west O’Neill.
Sale Dates
Claimed
MARCH 23 — DON DANKERT
FARM SALE. Selling machinery,
livestock and household goods. 1
mile north and V* east of Cham
bers. Merlin Grossnicklaus, auc
tioneer. Chambers State Bank,
clerk. See complete listing in this
issue of the Frontier.
MAR. 25 — FRANK SKRDLA
CATTLE AND MACHINERY
SALE. 22 miles northeast of At
kinson. Elmer McClurg, Wallace
O'Connell and Vem Reynoldson,
auctioneers. Watch the Frontier
for complete listing.
APRIL 3 — JOHN & RUTH
RITTERBUSH FARM SALE. Sell
ing buildings, livestock and ma
chinery. Located 3 miles west. 2
south and 1% west of Chambers,
Nebraska. Merlin Grossnicklaus.
auctioneer. Chambers State bank,
clerk. Watch the Frontier for list
ing.
TWENTY SEVEN PROJECTS are being read ed by O’Neill high students for display at the annual
Junior Academy and Science Fair to be held at Wayne March 29. Nancy llarshtleid, llctty Kubik and
Linda Bates display one of their projects which will la* exhibited. Students from junior high us well as
high school will be participating.
Amelia Church
To Show Film
“Beyond These Skies”, a teen
age dramatic motion picture pro
duced at the Seattle World’s
Fair, will be shown at the Be
thany Free Methodist church,
Amelia, on Sunday, March 31 at
7:30 p.m. The film's appearance
in this area is being sponsored
by the Bethany Youth Fellow
ship.
The film tells the story of a
teen-ager, just out of high school,
who attempts to communicate
his Christian faith to young for
eign visitors at the fair. He dis
covers how inadequately prepar
ed many Americans are to dis
cuss their professed beliefs.
Doug Ross, Director of Seat
tle Youth for Christ and co-pro
ducer of the film, says: "We
recognize a great need among
American Christians in the area
of spiritual communication. Peo
ple across the world are often
skeptical of Christianty because
they relate it to some of the un
desirable things Americans do.
‘Beyond These Skies” has been
produced to help the church face
up to this situation, especially in
the training of young people for
future responsibility.”
Two Cars Collide
Near Creamery;
One Demolished
One car was demolished and
another received $50 in damages
early 9onday morning in an ac
cident at the south edge of O’
Neill.
A car driven by Dale A. Butter
field, 41, Chambers, was in a
collision with a 1957 Ford driven
by Richard Marcellus, 17, O’
Neill.
The Butterfield car was a total
loss and the Marcellus vehicle re
ceived the lesser damage, ac
cording to investigating officer,
Patrolman Robert Gude.
Charles will be filed against
Butterfield, Patrolman Gude said.
The left side of the Marcellus
car was damaged while Butter
field’s slid into the ditch and ov
erturned.
Six Seniors
At Page Named
To Honor Roll
Allen Gross, superintendent of
the Page Public school has an
nounced the honor roll for the
first six weeks of the second
semester.
They are as follows:
Seniors—Caroline Max, Connie
Nissen, Bonnie Heiss, Diane
Kemper and Sandra Alberts. Hon
orable mention—Peggy Crumly.
Juniors—none. Honorable men
tion—Tom Melcher, Becky Bee
laert and Larry Walker.
Sophomores—Linda Thompson,
LuAnn Nissen, Jean Finley, John
Crumly, Donna Smith and Caro
line Hallman. Honorable men
tion—Roberta Asher, Randy Shaw
and Andrea Wettlaufer.
Freshmen—Dale Miller, Jean
nie Nissen, Marilyn Max and
Connie Sorensen. Honorable men
tion — Virginia Sojka, Valjean
Parks and Virginia Hall.
Junior high — Jerome Crumly
and Ellen McCabe. Honorable
mention — Rolland Smith and
Vicki Fusselman.
Funeral Services
Are Pending for
Mrs. Gallagher
Mrs. Robert J. Gallagher died
Wednesday afternoon at St. An
thony's hospital. Funeral ar
rangements were not complete
at presstime.
Survivors include her two
daughters, Judy, 13, and Joyce,
9, two sisters, Mrs. Larry Root,
Atkinson, and Mrs. Charles
Ridgeway, Colorado Springs,
Colo., and her father, M. A.
Richards, Atkinson
Her husband was killed July 4,
last year in a tractor accident.
Services Held
Wednesday for
Mrs. O'Donnell
Funeral services were held
for Mrs. Nellie J. O’Donnell, 83,
Wednesday morning from St.
Patrick’s church with Father
Duffy officiating. Burial was in
Calvary cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joe Pongratz,
Joe Winkler, Tom Troshynski,
John Conard, Herman Grothe and
Andy Ramold.
Nellie Jane Gallagher, was
born December 30, 1879 in O’
Neill, the daughter of Thomas
and Mary Swift Gallagher.
She married James Francis O’
Donnell, February 1, 1905 and
they became the parents of nine
children.
She is survived by sons, Ed
mund T., Hollywood, James M.,
Omaha, John P. San Francisco,
Anthony, O’Neill, daughters, Mrs.
Ray (Mary) Pettinger, Emmet,
Mrs. James (Anna) Joplin, Den
ver and Mrs. Norbert (Helen)
Heese, Monteray Park, Calif.
Atkinson High
To Host Annual
Speech Contest
ATKINSON — Atkinson high
school will be host in the Annual
Nebraska High School Activities
District Speech Contest to be held
Saturday, Mar. 23 at the Atkinson
High School.
Jack Steven, school superinten
dent says at the present time in
dications show considerable in
terest and the promise of one of
the largest of such to be held
here for many years.
High schools registered to par
ticipate are Atkinson public, St.
Joseph’s, Dunning, Keya Paha,
Springview, Halsey, Loup, Page,
Stuart and Bassett.
Five Chambers
High Girls to
Hike 50 Miles
Five Chambers high school
girls, Peggy Gerke, Betty Hertel,
Lana Oetter, Carol May and
Janet Rickard will make their
contribution to President Ken
nedy's “physical fitness’’ pro
gram to get the country back on
its feet, by walking the fifty
miles from Chambers to Stuart
this Saturday.
They will leave Chambers at
four a.m. Saturday morning, go
ing by way of O'Neill, Atkinson
and Stuart, they hope.
These girls are all members of
the Chambers high volleyball
team, which has lost only one
game out of 121.
Charles Melena
Dies Wednesday
Funeral services for Charles
E. Melena, 79, will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the ZCBJ hall in Nio
brara. Mr. Melena died Wednes
day afternoon at St. Anthony’s
hospital.
The body will lie in state at
Biglin’s chapel from 3 to 9 p.m.
Friday.
Mr. Melena was born in New
York City to Joseph and Mary
Melena. He moved from New
York to Niobrara, then came to
O’Neill in 1932. He has lived here
since.
He is survived by his wife, one
son, Woody, O’Neill; three bro
thers, Bill, lone, Ore., Emil, San
Jose, Calif., and Jack, Sauk Cen
tre, Minn.; a sister, Antonia Hr
bek, Omaha.
One sister who lived in Gordon
preceded him in death and a
scm died in 1932.
Large Crowd Attends
Schmiser Sale Tuesday
A large crowd Tuesday attend
ed the once-postponed Clarence
Schmiser sale 11% miles south
of Ewing. Prices were high as
buyer demand brought on brisk
and spirited bidding.
Bob Devaney
To Speak at
Spencer Banquet
Dr. Donald E. David. Presi
dent of the Spencer Community
club announced today that Bob
Devany, head football coach at
the University of Nebraska will
be the principal speaker at the
Athletic Banquet to be held
Thursday, April 18th, 1963 at 7
p.m, at the Spencer Community
Halt
Mr. Devaney completed a sue
cesaful football season at the Un
iversity of Nebraska last fall, lie
is noted as a cupable speaker.
His address will be of interest to
our Northeast Nebraska com
munities.
At the banquet, all lettermen
and senior boys of Spencer High
school and the wives of the mem
bers of the Spencer Communiiy
club will be honored.
All others who wish to attend
this banquet are cordially invit
ed. Tickets for school officials
and athletes will be available for
$1.50 each; all other tickets will
be $2.00 each. Tickets will be
sold by advance sale only up to
April 14th.
Tickets may lie secured by con
tacting Wm. Krotter Co. and
Spencer State Bank, Spencer;
Butte State Bank, Butte, and the
Nebraska State Bank, Bristow,
or order directly from the Spen
cer Community Club, Spencer.
Please enclose a stamped self
addressed envelope for mailing
your tickets when ordering by
mail.
Vacation Church
School Institute
Planned Mar. 28
The annual Vacation Church
School Institute for this area will
be held at The First Methodist
church, O’Neill, Thursday, Mat.
28, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lunch will be arranged by the
church for a nominal charge. All
churches of the area are encour
aged to send their prospective
Vacation School teachers. They
will be given helps in teaching
various age groups and previews
of the various available mate
rials.
The institute is under the di
rection of The Nebraska State
Council of Churches with leader
ship recruited from various de
nominations.
Rites Planned
Friday For
Mrs. F. Clark
Funeral services for Mrs.
Floyd Clark, 44, will be at Big
lin’s chapel at 2 p.m. Friday. The
Rev. Ivan Christoffersen will be
in charge.
Mrs. Clark died Wednesday at
St. Anthony’s hospital. She was
bom Aug. 18, 1918 at Lost Springs,
Wyo., the daughter of George and
Merle Kick Garhart.
She is survived by her hus
band, brothers, Albert and
George, York; sisters Dorothy
Taylor, York, and Bertha Tim
merman. O'Neill.
GIRL Hirers Peggy Gerke, Betty Hertel, Lana Getter, Carol
May and Janet Rickard will try their lock at hiking Saturday.
Two Coses
Heard By
Jury Here
Two jury cases were (ward this
week in District Court before
Judge William C. Smith Jr
The first ease tried was that
of the State of Neliraska versus
Willis Russell, Page, who was
charged with drunken driving
llussell was found guilty and will
Is- sentenced Monday
Mcmhrrs of the jury were Art
hmgeman Mrs Kvelyn Butter
held. Mr* D Marvellu* Dorothy
Holliday, Raymond Wag man
{'lay Mnahino, John Friedel. Mar
i an Luher, Thomas Htscncfcs,
(Charles Mkxhrll, Mnuriee Parks
and Florence Hansen
Witnesses for the* stale IncJud
ed Patrolman Eugene Hastreiter,
Sargent Young, Norfolk, Dr Wa
ters, Hob Huttoff, Norfolk. Robert
Code and Duane Kennedy, Alms
worth.
Testifying for Russell wtr*
IJoyd (fork, Karl Rodeway, Lrs
t«*r Waterman and WilMs Russell.
The second CSSS heard was Mel
vin Dean Rowman versus Duane
Salta and concerned a personal
injury suit resulting from a cur
bicycle accident. Witnesses for
the plaintiff were Truman Rosie
man, Melvin Kossman, Dr Ham
say and Krie Garwood. -
The Jury was instructed by Uie
court to find for the defendant
when it was ruled that sufficient
evidence of injury had not been
presented,
Jury rnemiiers were Raymond
Wagman, Klmer Trowbridge,
Mrs. D. Marcellus, Maurice
Parks, Mrs. Kthel Hies, Nell
Harding, Marian laiber, Helen
Orstxim. Kathleen Grenier, Mrs
Elmer Oetter, Clay Mashino ami
Orlo Riiodes.
Children's Clinic
To Be Held at
Yankton Mar. 26
The Yankton Klks Ixxige No.
994 will conduct its Annual Han
dicapped Children's Clinic mi
Tuesday, March 26th at the Sac
red Heart hospital in Yankton
from 9:00 a m. to 3:00 p.m. The
services of the clinic, are offered
without charge to all children.
Children under 21 years of age
qualifying for clinic service are
those with speech ami (tearing
defects and crippling conditions
'ITie clinic will be staffed by or
ttiopedlstx, pediatricians, speech
and hearing specialists, public
health nurses, psychologists, vo
cational rehabilitation counselors,
brace and appliance technicians.
Members of the Sacred Heart
hospital staff and the Grey In
dies will assist.
Children who have been exam
ined at previous clinics are wel
come to return so that their pro
gress can be noted. A noon lunch
eon will be provided free for per
ents amt children who may find
it necessary to remain over the
dinner hour.
Complete information may be
obtained by contacting Wade
FTshbeck, Secretary of the Yank
ton Klks Lodge, telephone North
5-3333.
Three Projects
Planned to Raise
"500" Band Fund
The hand fund for the Indian
apolis trip continues to climb with
proceeds from the pancake feed
bringing the total raised to
$1483.16. Plans are set for a food
sale this coming Saturday at
Shelhamer’s food store starting
at 10:30 a.m. Tentative plans are
being made for a car wash on
the following Saturday in con
junction with the local service
stations. Anyone interested in
having their car washed for a
nominal fee are asked to call
Jim Wilson or one of the band
members.
Plans are about completed for
a smorgasbord feed on April 7
at the parish hall in the S»
Mary’s school. Tickets will go on
sale next week through the band
students or may be obtained from
the finance chairman, Neil Harsb
field.