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__ Volume 82—Number 51 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, April 11, 1963 Ten Cents
Rural School Singfest
Slated in O'Neill Today
Over 7(X) students and teachers
are expected Thursday (today)
to attend the annual county rural
school festival.
Merton Welsh, Norfolk, who has
•x*cn corning here for years will
ag.'iin direct the young folks in
song.
The students and teachers will
get together in the Public school
auditorium at 9:30 to liegin prac
ticing. In the afternoon the par
ents are invited to hear them
sing.
Some of the selections that will
Ik* sung are "Brahm’s Lullaby”,
“Horne Sweet Home”, “Pop Goes
the Weasel”, “Skip to my Lou”,
•'Star Spangled Banner” and
many many more
Rites Planned
Friday for
G. H. Grimes
G. H Grimes, 80, died Tues
day in St. Anthony’s hospital. The
body will lie in state from 3 to 9
p.m. at Biglins and until the fun
eral hour at the church.
Funeral services will be Friday
at the Methodist church, Cham
bers, with the Rev. Earl Hess of
ficiating. Burial will be in Cham
bers.
Gleason H. Grimes was born
October 17, 1882 at Kanakee, 111
He was the son of Jerome and
Ella Kinkaid Grimes.
He married Edith Bernice Ad
ams, July 16, 1913 at Chambers.
Survivors include widow, Ed
ith, sons, Glen, Chambers, Clar
ence, Milford, daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy Coolidge, Chambers, bro
thers, James F. Chambers and
Jay D., Douglas, Wyo.
One daughter preceded him in
death.
Three Sentenced
For Cattle Theft
Dwaine Schwager, Orchard,
and Lynn Larson, Page, were
each sentenced to three years in
the State Reformatory at Lin
coln Monday. The sentence was
handed down by District Judge
William C. Smith jr., after the
two had pled guilty to a charge
of cattle stealing.
John R. Harvey, Orchard, was
placed on probation for a period
of four years on the same charge.
Egg Hunt Planned
At Page Saturday
PAGE The Page American
Legion Auxiliary will sponsor an
Easter egg hunt at the Page
park, Saturday beginning at 1:30.
All children of the area, 10 years
and under are eligible. First,
second and third place prizes will
|>e given. All children participat
ing will receive a candy bar.
Funeral Services
Set Friday for
Roy W. Nilson
Funeral services will be held
Friday for Roy W. Nilson, 73,
Newport, at St. John church, At
kinson, with the Rev. Kehn offic
iating. Burial will be in the Phoe
nix cemetery.
Roy Winefred Nilson was bom
November 13, 1890 the son of Otto
and Nellie Howe Nilson, and died
April 10 at the Atkinson hospital.
Mr. Nilson was engaged in
farming.
He married Emma Bausch and
they became the parents of five
children.
Survivors are widow, Emma,
sons, Ervin, Denver, Lester D.,
Milford, S. D., Ijonnio S., Tlm
berlake, S. I)., daughters, Mrs.
Ieo (Viola) Schneider, Bristow,
and Mrs. Glen (Beverly) Stahl,
Newport.
Pallbearers will be Lester, Lon
nie and Ervin Nilson, Leo Schnei
der, Glen and Clifford Stahl.
Toastmasters Club
To Receive Charter
The Holt County Toastmasters
club which was formed last No
vember will receive their char
ter associating themselves with
the Toastmasters International at
a Charter party April 17.
The charter will be presented
at that time and a dinner and
regular speaking program is
planned.
Friends of St. Mary
To Meet Here Monday
Friends of St. Mary will meet
Monday evening, April 15, 8 p.m.
at the Parish hall. All members
are urged to attend and meet
your new officers.
"leave No Stone Unturned" is Best
Advice to Hock Collecting Housewife
Bv Mrs. Merrill Anderson
ATKINSON — A lifelong desire
t* work with rocks has inspired
Mrs. Mary Parsons of Atkinson
with many fascinating ideas that
have made her home here a cen
ter of interest.
Mrs. Parsons was bom on a
farm in the rocky regions, nine
miles east of Niobrara. When a
young girl she spent many hours
roamp^ the hills, gathering
stonep, and often pleaded with
her rajfer to build a stone house.
After^r marriage to Guy Par
sons, 4fery left the rocky farm
at Niobrara and with her hus
band moved to a ranch near
Door Lake, 25 miles southwest of
Atkinson. Here they made their
home for about 30 years.
Five years ago the Parsons re
tired from ranching and bought
a home in town. Remodeling was
in order. New rooms were built
on and old floors were replaced
with new ones and major chan
ges made throughout the old
structure.
Mary envisioned many possibil
ities for beautifying the interior
of their new home and also de
velop the exterior landscaping.
The gravel pit on the home
ranch at Niobrara now being op
erated by her brothers, Frank
and William Pavelka, with its
choice stones, offered the mater
ial with which to begin her pro
ject.
Tons of rocks were picked up
and hauled to Atkinson by the
Parsons. Included in the lot was
a number of pieces of petrified
wood and a huge tree stump es
timated to be 100 years old. This
will be converted into grotto
work in the spring.
The gas-burning fireplace was
one of Mrs. Parson's first ac
complishments in her new cob
blestone adventures. Although as
sisted by a local brick layer,
Mary designed and arranged the
pieces into place.
The facing of the Georgian
marble fireplace is unique with
plaque insets of petrified wood
and fragments of stone from the
Pavelka ranch and a plate of
Black Hills Mica from the South
Dakota National Park above the
ripening. Before the hearth is a
formation of flint rock and flag
stone arranged by Mrs. Parsons.
A flagstone floor in the rear
entry way of the home is a pro
duct of Mary’s artistry as is the
fireplace chimney, door steps,
walks and foundation trim. Rock
terracing is underway at the rear
of the house which will develop
into a fashionable patio.
Early American styling is fav
ored by Mrs. Parsons. She adds
a piece whenever the opportunity
arises. Among her antique col
lection is an early American wal
nut tea serving cart and a
Queen Anne colonial type stand
with cabriole legs.
She applies her artistry to mak
ing ash trays, lamps and many
other articles from stone and pet
rified woods. She also converts
oak vinegar barrels into comfor
table channel back swivel chairs.
These are cushioned with foam
rubber and covered with wool
patch work. The base erf the
chair is made from one end of
the barrel. The legs are carved
from hardwood. One barrel will
make two chairs.
Many persons, attracted by the
cobblestone artistry, stop to' call
at the Parson home to view the
handiwork.
Pictured is Mrs. Mary Parsons,
her fireplace, swivel-back chair
antique table and stone lamp.'
Also the cobblestone crimney
which is a good example of her
work.
CONFIRMATION SERVICES were held Sunday afternoon at the Christ Iaitheran church with
I’astor V. W. Brack, officiating. Those confirmed ware Steven Fox, Ray Fox, Dennis Krug man, Dwayne
Krugman, tiwenda Schultz, Martha Younle, Roberta Stahleeker and Claudette Stoffer.
Rites Held for
Lewis Dickau
Funeral services will be held
for Lewis Dickau, 67, Thursday
(today) at the Methodist church,
Atkinson, with the Rev. Coleman,
officiating. Burial will be in
Woodlawn cemetery.
Pallbearers will be August Pos
pischal. Lee Highland, Joe Mli
nar, Ivan Baker, Ray Schaffer
and Cap Withers.
Lewis John Dickau, the son of
Paul and Mary Clomke Dickau.
was bom November 8, 1896 and
died April 4.
He was united in marriage to
Ethel Hoffman, December 24,
1917 at O'Neill.
Mr. Dickau was employed in
ranching and farming.
He is survived by his widow,
Ethel, son, Donald, Valley, daugh
ters, Mrs. John (Anita) Turner,
Ainsworth, Mrs. Raymond (Don
na) Stromberg, Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Freddie (Bonnie) Friedel,
Stuart, brothers, Henry, Atkin
son, Otto, Republican City, Wal
ter, Douglas, Wyo., sister, Mrs.
Herald (Clara) Schaffer, Billings,
Mont., ten grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
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Tomlinson to Show
Football Movies Friday
Larry Tomlinson. Unhersity of
Nebraska student, will show films
of last fall football games, one
of which will include the Nebras
ka-Miami game.
It will be held at St. Mary's
new gymnasium, Friday, Apr. 19
at 8 p.m.
Everyone is welcome.
Extension Club
Leaders Feted
Here Thursday
The family food bill can be cut
15 to 25 percent by good buyman
ship was the gist of the talk
given to Home Extension club
presidents and leaders Thursday,
Apr. 4. The ladies were the
guests of the O'Neill Chamber of
Commerce at the annual lunch
eon and program recognizing the
leadership shown in their com
munities. Following a smorgas
bord at the Tropical Gardens, Gil
Poese served as master of cere
monies for the program which in
cluded the talk “Homemaker’s
Buy Laws” by Mrs. Clara Leo
pold, Home Management Special
ist from the University of Ne
braska.
Other events on the program
included invocation by Rev. Glen
Kennicott of the First Methodist
church of O’Neill. The welcome
was given by K. L. Van Voorhis,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce. The response was made
by Mrs. Leo Kramer, Atkinson,
Chairman of Holt County Home
Extension Council.
Musical numbers included the
girls trio, Bonnie Tomlinson,
Joyce Harmon and Cheryl Mul
lendore from the O’Neill public
school, vocal solo, Kenneth Pea
cock; Woodwind sextette, Linda
Shelhamer, Linda Gildersleeve,
Bonnie Tomlinson, Patty Wilson.
v^iicti it-nt- i.aison ana n.aren jtsar
tos. Vocal numbers were under
the direction of Roger MacNeU,
and instrumental numbers, Den
nis Houston.
Door prizes were presented by
Howard Manson, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce and John
Burbank, County Agent. Cather
ine Indra, Home Agent introduc
ed the guests, including Ethel
Saxton, Area Home Agent Super
visor and Harriet Adams, Dist
rict Home Agent. Other guests
included Mrs. K. L. Van Voorhis,
Mrs. Glen Kennicott, Mrs. Gil
Poese, and Mrs. Howard Manson.
Committees for the annual
event included: Corsages and de
cora ticms, Helen Sullivan and
Winnie Barger; Coffee Hour, Mrs.
Dale Wilson; Registration. Mrs.
Howard Manson, Mrs. K. L. Van
Voorhis, Mrs. A. L. Patton, Mrs.
Leo Moore; Luncheon, Mrs. Ben
Grady and Mrs. Fred Saunto.
Two Accidents Occur
In O'Neill Last Week
A car driven by A1 Strube col
lided with one belonging to Ho
ward Jackson at the comer of
Second and Clay streets Thurs
day afternoon. Little damage was
done to either machine.
Monday afternoon a car driven
by John Winters, Inman, was in
collision with one driven by Free
man Arbo at the comer of Doug
las and Clay streets. Minor dam
age was reported.
Civil Defense Class
To Be Held Tonight
Civil defense class this week
will be today (Thursday* at 7
p.m. instead of the usual night,
O’Neill Civil Defense Director
Bob Pappenheimer announced.
Instructor for tonight's class
will be Mr. Ring from Page.
Class next week will return to
the Wednesday night schedule.
All classes are held in the O’Neill
public school.
Lions Club
Contest
Planned
Contestants wishing to compete
in the Annual Lions Club Talent
Contest have until 6 p.m. Friday
to register. Those wishing to sign
up should contact Dennis Hous
ton, O'Neill high school band in
structor, or Joe Stutz.
The contest will be held Tues
day evening at the O'Neill high
school auditorium beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Winners of the local contest
will be eligible to compete in the
state contest.
Services Held
Saturday for
Mrs. H. Welke
Funeral services for Mrs. Har
riet Welke, 74, were conducted
Saturday afternoon from the First
Methodist church with the Rev.
Lester Spragg officiating.
Mrs. Curtis Roberts accompan
ied by Aubrey Wood at the or
gan sang “Beyond the Sunset”
and “Lead Kindly Light”.
The Jephtah No. 85 performed
the rites of the Order of the East
ern Star, following the sermon.
Pallbearers were Waldo Davis,
Wilbur Bennett, Elmer Bergs
trom, Dewitt Hoke, Ralph Munn
and William Spence.
Harriet Ethel Swain, daughter
nf Vlarchall on A M O Am i Ctlffltn
was born August 26, 1888 at Ew
ing and died April 4 at her home
in Ewing.
She received her education in
the Ewing Public school and
graduated with the class of 1906.
The next several years were
spent in teaching and clerking.
She was united in marriage to
Edwin H. Welke, October 22, 1913
and to this union five children
were bom.
She was an active member for
over fifty years of the Eastern
Star. She served for 35 consec
utive years as their secretary.
She was also a charter memoer
of the American Legion Auxili
ary, Ewing and was a member
of the Methodist church.
Survivors include sons, Dr. El
ton Welke, San Francisco, Leland
Welke, daughters, Mis. Richard
(Anemone) Shane, Vaulda, all of
Ewing, Mrs. Clarence (Electa)
Schmiser, Booneville, Ark; 12
grandchildren, four great grand
children, brother, Lloyd Swain
and sister, Mrs. Lutie Snyder,
boih of Glasgow, Montana.
Her husband died in December.
1945.
Consumers Pays
County $18,079
In-Lieu-of-Taxes
Assistant Treasurer C. W. Pren
tice of Consumers Public Power
District announced today that his
office mailed checks totaling
$18,079-56 to the Holt County
treasurer for the last half of the
1962 in-lieu-of-tax payments and
all the 5 per cent gross revenue
tax.
Amounts designated for distri
bution to various taxing agents
in the communities within the
county' as their portion of the a
per cent gross revenue tax in
clude: O’Neill, $8,687.38; Page,
S628.29; Inman, $364.81; Emmet,
$184.96: Ewing. $1,358.36; and At
kinson. $3,729.69.
This tax money, according to
law, must be distributed by die
county treasurers among their
county, state, city and school
districts.
Mr. Allendorfer was born in
Chicago, November 23, 1893, the
son of Phillip and Fredricka Al
lendorfer.
He came to Holt county in 1911
and on February 2, 1913 he was
united in marriage to Myrtle
Maud Nelson at Walnjt, Nebr.
The Aflendorfers recently cele
brated their golden wedding an
niversary.
Survivors are his widow, Myr
tle, sons, Ned and Bob, both of
Omaha, William, Charleston,
Miss., 5 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
Name Local Man
To Help Plan
Grass Program
LINCOLN — Another committee
of the Nebraska Centennial Com
mission has gone to work to pro
mote the state’s 100th anniver
sary.
A. James Ebel, chairman of the
Centennial Commission, announc
ed that the Native Grasses Com
mittee has been formed. The
group held its first meeting in
Lincoln recently.
Warren Fairchild, executive
secretary of the Nebraska Soil
and Water Conservation Commis
sion, is chairman of the new
committee.
Members of the committee
and their home towns are: Wal
ter Fick, Inman; Harold Kan
field, Holdrege; Harold Hum
mel, Fairbury; Jim Cook,
Mills; D. E. Hutchinson, Lin
coln; Robert Zink, Lincoln; Don
Hanway, Lincoln
The committee reported that a
history of the Native Grasses in
Nebraska should definitely be a
part of the centennial program
‘oecause native grass is tied in
so closely to the economy of our
state.”
The report noted that looking
forward to the next hundred
years of Nebraska’s history “we
realize that we should concentrat
efforts toward our natural range
areas so that we can continue
with ou~ greatest industry.
Plans Announced for Easter Services;
Stores to Close at 3 p.m. Good Friday
Ladies Golf Meeting
Planned Wednesday
Ladles golf meeting will be
held at the country club Wednes
day, Apr. 17 at 2 p.m.
Mary Reynoldson and Evelyn
Jas/kowink, chairmen
Services Held
Saturday for
Phil Allendorfer
Funeral services were held
Saturday few Phillip Allendorfer.
69, at Biglin's chapel with the
Rev. Wayne Hall officiating. In
ternment was in the Mrneola cem
etery.
Pallbearers were John Hi|>ke
Melvin Johring, Charles Schol
meyer, Chris McGinn, Ray Shel
hamcr, Harry Lansworth, Frank
and Albert McDonald.
Union Friday services
under the auspices of the O'Neill
Ministerial Association will Iw
held at 3 30 p m. at the Wesleyan
Methodist church in O'Neill. The
three resident ministers of the
Ministerial Association will take
part.
Special music will be present
ed by the rumbined choirs of
the Prt-shy terlmi and Methodist
churches. S|M-eial music will
also be pri-xsilnl by the As
sembly of t tod and Wesleyan
Methodist churches. A special
ottering will he received for the
work or the Ministerial Assoela
Uon.
Special Sunrise Services have
been scheduled for many of tin*
O’Neill cliurcltes for Faster Sun
day. Included are: United Pres
byterian church, Sunrise service
by the Senior Youth Fellowship at
G am.; Sunday school, 9:45;
morning worship, 11 a m with
the Rev. F. F. Udlock, Hastings
College as guest minister. At the
Christ IJtiiicr.m church nervier
will be held nt 8 u m Sunday
with the Rev V VV Brack, p.v
tor.
Youth Sunnvc Service*. and .»
breakfast will Im- held at the O
Neill Meihodim church at ** a rri
First worship service will Im* ai
8 followed by Sunday achno! ut
9:45 and second worship service
at 11 Tin* Mi-ihudisi church at
Krurnet will liold etieir morning
worship at 9:30 a m
Tin* Holy Week schedule fur St.
Patrick's church includes Thurs
day, Apr. II, Holy Thursday
Mass followed by a procctuUun of
the lUesseil Sacrament nt 8 n.m.,
Good Friday services liegtn at
3:30 pm.; Holy Saturday, the
blessing of tlx* New Fire, liaptts
nuil Water, Paschal Candle arid
Musa begin at 8 p m On Faster
Sunday Musses will hi* said at
7, 8 30, 9:30 and 10 30 Gsdes
sions will lie heard Thursday
from 4 to 5 30 pm.; Friday, 1 to
3 pm., anil after everting sta
tions amt on Saturday from 3 ♦«>
5:30 p.m
At Atkinsoii—r^uiter Sunrise
Servlee* will Im* held Sunday at
# a.nt. al the W l-elcyiui Medio
dlst rhureh, sponnor.-*d by the
Atkinson Ministerial A««irls
Uon.
The community choir of mixed
voices directed by Mrs l.ynn
Davis will open the services with
the selection "All Hail the Pow
er”, Mrs Richard Prussa, ac
companist Tin* Hymns "Oirist
Arose" ami "Christ is Risen" will
follow.
The Rev. Elmore Wain, pa si or
of the host church will give tl»»
irwxsitkin The Rev. Milan ft,
Coleman, Methodist church put.
tor scripture reading; The Hey
Paul Andre, guest speaker, will
bring the Easter message "lie
surrectlon".
The Rev. l.ynn Davis, pastor
of the United Presbyterian church
will offer prayer The Rev. Emil
Kuehn, pastor of St. Joiin's Lu
theran church will pronounce the
benediction.
Union flood Kriihiy services
will lie held at 1 30 p m. at the
Atkinson high school auditorium
The program will Include hymns
of the cross and a film "I be
held His Glory". Music, Mrs.
Robert Collins
The public is invited.
Rites Held for
Carrie Hunter
Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Carrie B
Hunter, 78, were held Tuesday
at the Presbyterian church with
the Rev Ralph Chamberlain,
Broken Bow, officiating. Intern
ment was in the Mineola ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Louis Hansen
George Barta, Fora Knight, Oral
Pickering, Edward Krjgman and
Hal Rosenkrans.
Carrie Belle Carson, the daugh
ter of Newton and Lsabella Brady
Carson, was bom August 14, 18H4
at Wilbur and du d April 5 at the
Sacred Heart hospital
She married Frank P. Hunter
at O’Neill, March 4, 1908. They
had one son who died in infan
cy.
Survivors include brother, Ed
ward Carson and sisters, Lizzie
Carson and Mary Wolfe, all of
Lynch.
Grattan Precinct
Meeting Slated
For April 16
A District meeting will be held
at the Grattan ownship Library
on Tuesday, April 16. Registra
tration will be at 9 a.m. with a
coffee hour until 10, served by
the O’Neill Woman’s club.
aars. Adrian Aimquisl win give
the President's report of the Ne
braska Public Library Associa
tion followed by Mrs. Edward
Newman, assistant Director of
the Omaha Public Library and
Louise Nixon, Executive secre
tary of the Nebraska Public Li
brary Commission in Lincoln.
Lunch at noon will be served
by the Town House. Reservations
for Luncheon should be in by
Monday, April 15. The public is
cordially invited.
After lunch talks on “Public
Relations and the Library” will
be given by Mrs. Charlotte Ladd
and Mrs. Donald Beman of the
Valentine Library and Board of
Trustees and by Mrs. Emory
Cross from the Rock County Li
brary Board. <
Norfolk Firm Buys
Dr. Pepper Plant Here
The Central Nebraska Bottling
Co. of Norfolk has purchased the
Dr. Pepper bottling company of
O’Neill.
Seven-up wili be added to the
present Uses of the local plant
and all employees will remain
with the business.
Recommend Closing
The Chamber of Commerce re
commends that all business
places in O’Neill close at 3 p.m.
on Good Friday.
XEW CTnZEVS — Rosa linde Ann! Myers, Elsmere, Nebr., and
Frieda Scboites. Ainsworth receive their citizenship papers from
District Judge Hm. C. Smith jr., after being sworn in Monday. Both
women are natives of Germany.
CHAKEEM K. I TEKMOHEE.V,
35, wa* named an new superin
tendent of the O’Neill f'uhlie
School system in a special inw-t
ing Tuesday night. Mr. Iter
mohlen, who haw been superln
tendent of the Ifershey vhool
*y*dem for the past five years,
will receive $7,500 a year. Prior
to Hershey he served three years
at Kilgore. He recently com pie t
ed a building program at Her
shey similar to the one planned
here. He is a graduate of I taw
son high school, received hi,
FW at Peru in 1950 and M. Ed
st the University of Nebraska In
1960. The L'term oh Jens have
three children.
Fund Raising
Plans Continue
For '5W Fund
A benefit smorgasbord and a
slave auction held over the week
end boosted the band fund to
the $2,200 mark. The smorgas
bord netted $550 and the slave
auction raised $101.
Thursday night <tonight) the
drive-in theatre will open for
their summer season and all
proceeds from the first night’s
show will be donated to the "500”
fund. Title of the show is "Have
Rocket. Will Travel" starring the
Three Stooges.
Another slave auction Is plaw
■ed April 19. Students wifi be
auctioned off for a minimum of
eight hours work. The proceeds
of this project will go to the
students themselves in helping
them to earn money toward
their pledge for the trip. The
auction will be held at 4 p.m.
A community auction is plan
ned for Saturday, May 4 on the
lot south of St. Mary’s school.
Anyone intere ted In placing mer
chandise in the auction, either in
donation or on consignment, is
asked to contact Dr. Harry GiJ
iersleeve or Jim Holsclaw.