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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.
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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.
