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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1963)
I NEBRASKA STATE HISTORIC*' JCICTT Lincoln, Nebraska m" 5 :sw y" ' Farm Sale Newspaper Ten Pages . THK WKATIIMt ,n In This Issue ^ ■ *• r***. North Central v u n i March an 77 SO Nebraska March ao m «i March 31 BO 4J "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North-Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper April 2 « M n r r April 3 43 30 09 Volume 82—Number 50 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, April 4, 1963 Ten Cents VKKN SAOE8ER receives his trophy for the best pair shown at the Holt County Hereford Breeders Show and Sale from K. L. Van Voorhis, O'Neill Chamber president. ———————_ _ THE FRONTIER TRAVELING TROPHY for the best pen of three bulls at the annual Holt County Hereford Breeders Show and Sale was presented to Harold Melcher at the Chamber of Commerce meeting held Monday evening. This is the second year in a row that Mr. Melcher has won the trophy. CofC Views Finance Film The O’Neill Chamber of Com merce met Monday evening at the Town House for their regjlar monthly meeting with 38 persons present. A highlight of the meet ing was the showing of the con troversial slide film presentation on state budget and spending dis tributed by the State Chamber of Commerce. The film, titled “Cit izenship Responsibility” has drawn fire not only from the Senators themselves but from the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. A trophy for the best pair, male and female, at the Holt County Hereford Breeders Association Show and Sale was presented to Vern Sageser and the Frontier's traveling trophy for the best pen of three bulls * was presented to Harold Melcher, Page. A report on progress by the O’Neill Development Committee was given by Virg Laursen, who said that progress is at a stand still at the present time. Less than half of the $25,000 goal has been reached at this time. A plan was presented to the Chamber for erecting roadsigns shaped like shamrocks on roads leading to O’Neill telling the dis tance to O’Neill. The signs could be purchased by individual members. Spencer Man Promoted To Chief Master Sgt. Deraid A. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike A. Smith, Spen cer, has been promoted to the Rank of Chief Master Sargeant in the United States Air Force. C. M. Sgt. Smith, a career air man, enlisted in the Air Force in June of 1946 after graduating from the O’Neill Public school. Until 1960 he was an instruc tor in field training. Since then he has been stationed at Hickam Air Force Base at Honolulu. Sgt. Smith, who is married and the father of four children, plans to return to the mainland in Ju ly and will be stationed at Cars well Air Force Base in Texas. O'Neiii Band Instructor Accepts Job at Minden Dennis Houston, O’Neill High band instructor, has announced his resignation. Mr. Houston has accepted a position with the Minden Public School System and will serve as guidance di rector. Hospital Auxiliary Nearing Stamp Goal St. Anthony’s Hospital Auxili ary met Monday, Apr. 1 at 8 o’ clock at the hospital with 14 members in attendance. The aux iliary reported 98 TV stamp books collected to date toward the purchase of the Low Boy Whirl pool. The goal is 238. A special thanks was given to Rose Held for taking the hospit al cart around during the past four months. Following the business meeting a social hour was held. Joan Wecker was hostess. Cora Thomson of Chambers won the door prize. The next meeting will be Mon day, May 6. Rites Planned Saturday For Richard Wright Richard J. Wright 48, O’Neill, died early Wednesday morning at St. Anthony’s hospital. He was bom at Naper, Nebr., September 2, 1914, the son of El mer and Ethel DuVall Wright. He married Evelyn Mae Kelly, July 7, 1943 at Lusk, Wyoming. Mr. Wright was a World War II veteran and a member of the Chambers American Legion. Funeral services will be Sat urday morning at 10 a.m. from St. Patrick’s Catholic church with burial in Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in state Fri day from 3 until 9 p.m. at Big lin’s chapel, Rosary w’ill be at 8 p.m. He is survived by widow. Eve lyn, son, Richard, daughters, Karen Kay and Linda Louise, 12 brothers and sisters. Woman's Club Holds Antique Show Monday A standing room only crowd at tended the O’Neill Woman’s club antique symposium Monday night at the town house. Mrs. Larrv Schaffer and Mrs. Leo Moore were co-chairmen of the event. Appearing on the program were Mrs. Georgia McGinnis who talked on lamps; Mrs. Newt Mul lendore, cut glass; Mrs. James .Rooney, silver; Mrs. Max Gold en, jewelry; Mrs. Schaffer, chi na; Mrs. Leo Moo-e, pattern glass; Mrs. Bill Artus, colored glass. Mrs. Melvin Rnzicka won the door prize. Mrs. Marlyn Wick man was hostess. A. Busch Named New Coach at St. Mary's High Saint Mary’s High School an n ..meed this week the signing of A H. Busch as teacher of the social sciences and coach of ath letics. Mr. Bjsch, a native of Deca tur, 111., holds a Bachelor's De gree from Indiana State College, Terre Haute, Ind. He has be. n employed by the school systems of Homer, 111., and during the present year has been a teacher and coach at Madrid. He is mar ried and the father of two chdd ren. Mr. Busch and his family plan to move to O’Neill about June 1. 4-H Leaders Meet In O'Neill for Training Session Fifty-seven leaders from Boyd, Brown, Rock, Knox, Antelope and Holt counties attended the district 4-H leader training meeting held March 28 in O’Neill. Following coffee, the early morning session -y/as centered around a discussion of club man agement. Methods of enrolling and delegating responsibility to Junior leaders of the information given to the leaders by Elaine Skucius, Associate State 4-H Leader from the University of Nebraska. After lunch at the Town House, leaders divided in interest groups. Clothing leaders discussed style revues, working with wool and other fabrics used in advanced projects. Food leaders covered meat cookery and identification of cuts of meat. Homemaking leaders learned about art prin ciples to beginning projects. Dis cussion leaders for the groups respectively included Gerda Pet erson, Kathryn Cooley and Mag dalene Pfister from the Univer sity of Nebraska. The entire days activity was sponsored by the Knights of Ak Sar-Ben. Local arrangements were made by Catherine Indra, County Agent. Ewing Man Buys Blacksmith Shop At Chambers Lloyd Durre, Ewing, recently purchased the Chambers Black smith Shop from C. E. Winter mote and son. He took over the management April 1. — ~ m if .■ Mr. Wintermote came to Cham bers, July 29, 1937 from Morris Bluff, Nebr., and worked for Harley Hardware for a time. He then took over the Blacksmith shop of Harleys which he op erated in the old building until September 1942. He then operated 'until the present time in the new building. His son, Lloyd, had been in business with him for several years. Mr. Wintermote will re main with Mr. Durre to assist him for awhile, before retiring. Lloyd’s plans are indefinite. The Wintermotes are the par ents of three sons, Lloyd Cham bers, Arthur, Central City and Leonard, Wayne. They have two grandchildren. Whitwer Leaves O'Neill to Join Creighton Office Weston Whitwer, Range Con servationist at O’Neill, conclud ed his work in Holt county last Friday and assumed his new duties at Creighton this week. Weston will be Range Conserva tionist for several counties at thie location. Weston and his wife, Marian, have lived in O'Neill since De cember, 1950. They are the par ents of two boys, Steven and Gaylan. Mr. and Mrs. Whitwer have been very active in the Presbyterian church. Wes has been a member of the l inns club and other professional groups. The family will be mov ing to Creighton in the next few weeks. Wes has worked and counseled with many of the ranchers of the county. He will be long remem bered by many who have applied sound range conservation mea sures to their ranches with his assistance. The success of the ranch conservation program in Holt County has been largely due to the good wo-k he has done in the years he has been associated with the Soil Conservation Ser vice in O’Neill. FIVE YEAR PINS were presented at the regular meeting of the VFW Auxiliary No. i«« Tuesday evening. Shown here are Sherry Tucker, Barbara Sprague, Goldie Tucker, Erma Wray, Gladyce Rich ardson, Margaret Scofield, Mary Ann Revell, An mi Brown, Myra Staffer, Hazel McKlm and Norma Steele. Receiving the pins but not shown in the picture were Claudina Staub, Doris Peterson, Ardis Schmidt, Loretta DeGroff, Neva Jones, IJlla Engdahl and Gloria Morlang. Services Held At Stuart for Fred Goebel, 84 Funeral services for Fred Goe bel, 84, were held Friday at St. Boniface Catholic church, Stuart, with the Rev. A. J. Paschang of ficiating. Burial was in St. Bon iface cemetery. Fred Goebel was born March 6, 1879 at St. Charles, Nebr., and came to Holt county at the age of 21. He died March 25 at the Atkinson Memorial hospital. He married Mary Wallinger, April 12, 1910 in Stuart. They be came the parents of six children. Survivors include daughters, Elizabeth (Sister Fredella), Crof ton, Lorine (Sister Lumenma), Petersburg, sons, Francis, Chelan Wash., Clarence, Linwood, Wash., and Andy, Stuart. * Court News COUNTY COURT— Rodger Warner Goiter, Or chard, no fishing permit, fined $10 and $4 costs; officer — Wayne Craig, Mar. 28. Joseph A. Wies, Orchard, day speeding, fined $15 and $4 costs; officer — E. M. Hastreiter, Mar. 28. Dale A. Butterfield, Chambers, driving under the influence of alcohol, given 15 days in county jail and operator’s license sus pended for six months; officer — R. L. Gudie, Mar. 28. Foster D. Burrell, Chambers, minor in possession of alcoholic liquor, fined $25 and $4 costs; of ficer — R. L. Geide, Mar. 28. James R. Fr.tton, O’Neill, faul ty brakes, fined $5 and $4 costs; officer — R. L. Gude, Mar. 28. J. C. Carnes, Chambers, night speeding, fined $15 and $4 costs; officer — R. L. Gude, Mar. 28. Eugene J. Ziska, Atkinson, nignt speeding, fined $15 and $4 costs; officer — R. L. Gude, Mar. 29. Gerald Lange me ler, O’Neill, fisning without permit, fined $10 and $4 costs; oiiicer — William Anderson, Mar. 29. Allen Dean Smith, Chambers, minor in possession of alcoholic liquor, fined $25 and $4 costs and 15 days in county jail; ofncer — R. L. Gude, Mar. 29. r. x. x-ngemaupt, Inman, op erating truck w.thout ceitificate of necessity and convenience, fined $25 and $4 costs; officer — Arthur j. Runnels, Apr. 1. Marvin L. Schneider, Atkinson, procuring alcoholic liquor for minor, lined $100 and $4 costs and 10 days in county jail, of ficer — E. M. Hastreiter, Apr. 1. Robert D. Gartner, Chambers, minor in possession of alcoholic liquor, fined $25 and $4 costs and 15 days in county jail; officer — E. M. Hastreiter, Apr. 1. Euward L. Ethington, Atkinson, minor in possession of alcoholic liquor, fined $25 and $4 costs and 3 days in county jail; officer — E. M. Hastreiter, Apr. 1. Alvin Kaup, Stuart, fishing with out permit, fined $10 and $4 costs; officer — James J. Hurt, Apr. 2. Edward L. Ethington, Atkin son, night speeding, fined $10 and $4 costs; officer — E. M. Hast reiter, Apr. 3. JUSTICE COURT— 3- 28 — Marvin W. Graves, Sioux City, la., Intoxication, $10. 00 and $4.00, officer — Rob R. Prouty. 4- 2 — Lloyd Werner, Driver for Robertson Beverage Co., Norfolk, overweight Capacity Plate, fined $10 and $4 costs, officer — Clif ford Kizzire. 4^3 — Wayne Pritchett, O'Neill, Nebraska, 1 — Intoxication, $10.00 and $4.00, Jail 3 days in lieu of fine; No. 2 — Disturbing the peace; No. 3 — Abuse erf police officer, 15 days in jail, officer, Milford Coats. 4-3 — Theodore C. Propeck, Driver for Little Audrey Trans portation Co., Fremont, over gross weight, $50.00 and $4.00, officer — Donald Richardson. Smorgasbord Dinner Planned Here Sunday A smorgasbord dinner is plan ned this Sunday at the St. Mary's Parish Hall to help raise funds for the O’Neill Community Band trip to Indianapolis. A free baby sitter service will be offered for parents wishing to attend the dinner. A slave labor day is also plan ned for Saturday. Anyone wishing to hire a band member for part time work Saturday may call 731-J or 951. A car wash held last Satur day netted $157.25 for the fund which now stands at approxi mately $1,760. Ewing Faculty Completed for Coming Term The Board of Education com pleted the faculty of the Ewing public school for the 1963-1964 term when two teachers were contracted to fill two vacancies. They are Jerome Koenig, Lincoln and Gerald HLghes, Inman. Mr. Koenig will be head coach for Ewing next year and the in structor for social studies classes and be in charge of guidance. He is at present teaching in the Lincoln school system and is a former teacher at Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. Koenig and family will move to Ewing after the pre sent term of school as soon as suitable housing is available. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Koenig, Ewing, are the parents of Mr. Koenig who is a former student of the Ewing public school. Jerry Hughes, who started at the Inman School the second se mester of the year in the athle tic department, will teach math ematics and industrial arts and serve as assistant coach. He is a graduate of the Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne. Kenneth Rethmeier, coach and mathematic instructor in the Ew ing school this year has signed a contract to teach mathematics and physical education for the 1963-64 term in the junior high at Fort Morgan, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Rethmeier plan to move to Colorado about Aug. 1. Melvin Chambers, social stu dies and industrial arts instruc tor for the Ewing school this year is not returning to Ewing for the coming school year. Correction . . . James Kruse, son of Loren Kruse, O’Neill, is a senior in the Chambers high school and not O’Neill high school as stated in last week’s paper. Inman School Loses Appeal At Lincoln The State Board of Education unanimously disapproved the high schools at both Inman and Liberty Tuesday afternoon fol lowing a hearing held for both schools at Lincoln. The action followed on the heels of a notice of disapproval isf'jed last month on recommen dations from the State Depart ment of Education. Neither school will be el gible for free high school tuition and both will lose their exemption from the levy. Inman, however, was granted the option of contracting for one year to have its students enroll ed in other districts. The only recourse from the board’s decision is to carry the case to district court. Rites Held for Mrs. A. Gehlsen At Bristow Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Behrens Gehlsen, 84, were held at the United Lutheran church, Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Peterson officiating. In terment was in the Union cem etery at Spencer. Pallbearers were Norman An derson, Henry Fish, Theodore Lautus, Bud Johnson, Edward Cassidy and Joe Fredricksen. Anna Behrens was born in Old enberg, Germany, November 28. 1878 and died at the Sacred Heart hospital. She came to the United States when she was 13 years old with her parents and settled at Pier son, la. She was united in marriage to Claus Gehlsen, February 25, 1904 at Sioux City. They moved to their homestead north of Bris tow. They became the parents of nine children. They celebrated their 50 wed ding anniversary in 1954. The same year they moved into Bris two and lived there until Mr. Gehlsen’s death in 1958. She then made her home among her children. She is survived by sons, Carl, Mission, S. D., Frank and Jake, Lynch, Hans, Bristow, daughters Mrs. Margaret Simmons, Platte, S. D., Mrs. Henry (Theresa) Sell, Mission, S. D., Mrs. Ralph (Mary) Nelson, San Diego, Calif.. Mrs. Anna Wenke, O’Neill, Mrs. Leonard (Minnie) Sixta, Denver. Col., 31 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Little League Asks Support For Program ••Support Little League Base ball Week” will lx- held April 6 through the 13 here m O Neill. Mother* will be cutivussing the town asking for your support again this year for this fine pro gram. Your donations each year make u possible for approximate ly 300 boys to enjoy this sum mer recreation Thanks for your past suppot We will appreciate your help again Utis year Three or four men ure still needed to h ip with our minor league teams The following men have offered to hi Ip this year They are Jerry Schmidt. Junior Adamson, Maynard Morrow. Lewie Coker, Keg Pmkerman, Dick Larson, Jim Richter, Ted Kyster, Bill Artus and Dale French. The American Legion sjxmsors the O'Neill Midgets and Junior Legion teams. Their coaches are Fred Appleby and Joe OlU-ndtck. John R. Harvey Charged in Theft Of Young Calves John R. Harvey, Orchard, ap peared in County Court Monday on a charge of cattle stealing. Harvey was bound over to Dis trict Court and was released on $700 bond. Harvey was charge in connec tion with the theft of four head of calves, two from Walter Johnson and two from Frank Beelaert Two other young men, irwaine Schwager and Lynn Larson, al so charged in the theft, appear ed in District COjrt last week af ter pleading guilty to cattle theft. Sentencing was deferred pending a p-.e-.'-rntencing investigation Leo Moore Bill Ryan Bill Ryan, above, Monday assumed duties as ma-nager of the Moore-Noble lumber com pany tn O’Neill, following the retirement of Leo Moore. Ryan comes to O’Neill from Clareo holm, Alberta, Canada, where he has managed a trailer fac tory for the past four years. He and his family live at 817 Grant. The Ryans have three children, ages 6, 3 and 1. Moore has managed the lumber com pany for the past 19 years. Ryan to a native of Tilden and left there in 1953. THE O’NEILL HIGH SCHOOL senior play cast takes a bow following the final act »>i Auam » Evening” presented Friday evening. Cast members were Esther Young, Gailen Young, Ken Franklin, Betty Morrow, Bobbie Maschi, Rich Frost, Sally Burney. Terry Kurtz, Diane Graves and Jim Van Heck. Voting Light In Election Tuesday Gil Pont and Dak Fdrow were named to tiw O'Neill Hoard of Education for a three year term at Tuesday’# city election Poeao polled 159 votes, Fetrow, 126 and I>»n MeKamy received 124 Tiw school hoard |*v>l was the only race of the election Councilmen named were W11 ham McIntosh, first ward, Krad Heermann, second ward; George Janousek, third ward, K M Gleeson, Lurth ward Irene Booth was named Police Magistrate am I James Rooney ami J. F Contois were named to the Airport Authority Page . . . PAGE — Mrs Jeane Sorensen ami Lawrence Smith were elect «*d Tuesday U) the Page Sellout board with tW ami 56 votes res pectively. Also running on the school board ticket were Dick Trow bridge and Ava Crumly. Three members were elected to the village board for a two year term and they are George Clasey, Arnold Tikakky ami Ralph Stevens. Other candidate* were Delbert Anson, Harold Heins and Lloyd Fusselman. Chambers . . . CHAMBERS — Election result* from Chambers are as follows for town board, Ralph Adams . nd Duane Miller Other candidate* were J. W. Walters and Vernon Harley. For the Board of Education for a three year term were Eric Dankert and Guy Blake and for a one year term. Dean Rww»i-. Also running were Ed Coday, Paul Fisher and Stanley Lam bert. Ewing . . . EWING — There were 14.r> vot ers at the polls in Tuesday's election. Elected to the village board were Stanley Davis, incumbent, and Cletus Thramcr. Chosen to serve on the school board were Charles Rotherham, incumbent and Willie Shrader. Mr. Shrader is filling a vacancy left open when Hay Funk resign ed last fall. Inman . . . INMAN — Clifford Sobotka and Walter Fick were elected to serve three year terms on the Inman school board. Horace Sholes was also a candidate. For the Board of Trustees. two year term, Tom Englehaupt, David Morsback and Eugene Clark were elected. VFW Auxiliary Names Officers; Presents Pins VFW Auxiliary No. 926 held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the court house an nex. It wag announced that the dis trict meeting will be held here, May 5. Mrs. Louis Wray is a de legate and Mrs. Lyle Tucker, al ternate to the meeting. Mrs. Mar garet Scofield was appointed committee chairman in charge of making arrangement for the dis trict meeting. Election of officers was held with Mrs. Ray Tucker be ing elected president. Other of ficers include Mrs. Margaret Scofield, senior vice president, Mrs. Ray Revel], junior vice president, Mrs. Anna Brown, chaplain, Mrs. Lyle Tucker, trea surer, Mrs Louis Wray, guard, Mrs. Otto Sprague, secretary, Mrs. A] Stoffer, con-ductress, Mrs Norma Steele, musician, Mrs. Lyle McKim, Mrs. Bertha Mc Nair and Mrs. Don Richardson, trustees, Mrs. Carl Schenzel, pat riotic instructor, Mrs. Ray Re vel, Mrs Don Richardson, Mrs. George Morlang and Verlin Pet erson, color bearers and Mrs. Anna Brown, historian. Mrs. Don Richardson was ap pointed to take care of the re freshments committees for the year. Five year pin were presented at lunch after the meeting. Rev. Carlson Appearing At Chambers Church The Rev. J. D. Carlson will be appearing at the Memorial Bap tist church, Chambers, April 7 to 14 at 8 p.m. nightly. The Rev. Carlson is the author of the song “If You Want Joy” and through the years has been the director of several radio broadcasts. He has served churches in quite a few Canadian cities. He also has been the Youth for Christ director in Toronto, with approximately 2000 in attendance at his weekly rallies. He led a congregation of 400 members in Calgary, Alberta, which id one year saw one hun dred thousand dollars given to the cause of missions.