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Volume 83—Number 1 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, April 25, 1963 Ten Cents
Joan Hoffman
Wins First Place
In Essay Contest
Joan Hoffman, a senior at St.
Mary’s high school has been
awarded first place for her essay
in the eleventh annual Vocation
al Essay Contest This contest is
sponsored by the Serra Club of
Omaha. One hundred ninty-two
essays were submitted from
twenty-two Catholic schools in
the Archdiocese of Omaha.
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Miss Hoffman is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoffman.
Clearwater. Joan and her par
ents will attend a luncheon spon
sored by the Serra club on May 6.
At this time she will be present
ed a fifty-dollar United States
savings bond as an award for the
winning essay.
Owen Shoemaker, son of Mrs.
Leona Shoemaker, won the school
award for his essay in the local
contest, according to Mother M.
Antonella. Owen’s essay was
judged the best essay in the
lx>ys' group from St. Mary’s high
school.
Area Students
Graduate from
Nebraska U
Sharon Swanson Crispin, Amel
ia, who is a senior at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, was among
those who earned superior schol
arship at the University 35 annual
Honors Convocation, Tuesday.
Sharon has been on the honor
roll every year since her fresh
man year.
Others from this area who ap
peared on the honor roll were,
Kathleen Walker Johnson, Page,
senior in nursing. Juniors—David
B. Garwood. Amelia, and Nancy
L. Wray, O'Neill.
Sophomore — Gary W. Fick,
Inman, and Robert A. Hill, Or
chard. Freshmen Janice L.
Armstrong. Clearwater, and San
dra S. Crispin, Amelia.
Marvin D. Keller, Atkinson, re
ceived honors in law.
Selective Service
Holds Noon Luncheon
Selective service held a noon
luncheon and conference at the
Town House Wednesday. Clerks
and board members from eleven
counties were present
In charge of the meeting was
Colonel Drath, Colonel Liggett
and Mr. Young of Lincoln.
Stuart Homemakers
Plan Style Revue
The Stuart Homemaking De
partment has selected "Paris in
the Spring" for their annual style
revue.
The revue will be held Sunday,
Apr. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Stuart
Auditorium. Over 75 garments
that have been constructed in the
homemaking department will lie
shown at the time.
Following the revue there will
Ik* free refreshments for every
one.
Legion Auxiliary
Past Presidents
To Form Club
The past presidents of the
American legion Auxiliary, Si
monson Unit No. 93, met Thurs
day, Apr. 18, for dinner at the
Town House. The purpose of the
meeting was to form a Past Pres
ident's Parley Committee. Thir
teen of the original past presi
dents of Simonson Unit No. 93
were present. Mrs. LaVeme
Haynes, a past president of Page
Unit No. 315, now a member of
this unit was also present.
The purpose of the committee
is to promote the activities ot
the American Legion Auxiliary
and to give special consideration
to ex-service women. The group
will meet the third Thursday of
every third month.
The next meeting will be a
picnic at the home of Grace
Borg, June 20.
Rites Planned
At Atkinson for
Mrs. F. Weller
Funeral services for Mrs. Fran
ces Weller, 87, Columbus, will
be held today (Thursday) from
the Methodist church, Atkinson.
Burial will be at the Atkinson
cemetery under the direction of
the Seger Funeral home.
Frances Elsbury, was born in
Illinois, January 4, 1876, the
daughter of John and Elisa Els
bury, and died April 23 at the
Lutheran hospital in Columbus.
Frank Weller who she married
January 1, 1936 preceded her in
death. She has made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Leon
Hickerson, Columbus, for the
past 12 years.
Survivors include daughter,
Mrs. Leon (Edith) Hickerson,
Columbus, son, John Olson, Al
bion, four sisters, one brother,
four grandchildren, one great
grandchild and three great great
grandchildren.
Three children, Leroy, Edward
and Mary preceded her in death.
Amateur Contest
Planned Sunday
At Atkinson
ATKINSON —The Golden Rod
Garden club is sponsoring an
amateur contest to be held Sun
day evening, Apr. 28, at 8 p.m.
at the Atkinson high school audi
torium.
Twenty-five entries have been
listed. Contestants have register
ed from most of the towns in
the area according to Mrs. Frank
Hanel. contest chairman.
Featured on the program will
be vocal and instrumental num
bers, and tap dancing.
The event is being held for the
benefit of the Good Samaritan
home being built here.
Highway "20" Assn.
To Meet Here May 20
Highway ‘20'’ Association will
hold a meeting Friday, May 3 at
the Tropical Gardens at which
time the Executive Board of Di
rectors will consider the hiring
of a traveling executive secre
tary.
Members of the board are Ro
bert Pollries. O’Neill, Harrison
Huwalt, Randolph, A1 Palmer,
Sioux City, J. Earl Mudd, Cas
per, Wyo., and Pete Schultz,
Cody, Wyo.
OHS Students
Read 360 Books
In Class Project
Students in the ninth and tenth
grade English classes of O’Neill
Public high school are providing
proof that young people can and
do enjoy good reading.
Through membership in the
Campus Book Club these stu
dents purchased and read a
total of 3B0 paperback books
during the current school year.
Mrs. Eileen Seger, sponsor of
the club, described Campus Book
Club as a plan that enables stu
dents to buy at low cost a wide
range of paper back books chos
en by educators to appeal to
young adult interests. Selections
range from classics to modern
best-sellers, from sports stories
to science and suspense. More
than 250,000 high school students
are now enrolled in Campus Book
Clubs throughout the U. S. and
Canada.
Bill Enke, secretary-treasurer
of the club, orders books selected
by the students and keeps the
records. The most popular books
ordered by the students were
War and Peace, Hiroshima and
The Longest Day.
THIRD GRADE STUDENTS from O’Neill Public, school this week toured The Frontier office as
part of their study of the science of communications. Pictured here are part of Mrs. Walter Pease’
class as they listen to Frontier Publisher Bill Richardson explain the workings of an electronic engrav
ing machine used in the reproduction of photographs in the newspaper. Earlier this week Mrs. Ix>rine
Smith’s class took the same tour through the printing plant. The Frontier welcomes school tours and
asks only that the teachers give some advance warning of their plans.
Five Old Records Toppled
In 4th O'Neill Invitational
The O’Neill High track squad
took part in two track meets
this past week. At the Ainsworth
Invitational Meet last Friday
the Eagles wound up in fifth
place behind the school-record
breaking performance of Big
Rich Hill in the shot and discus.
In the fourth annual O’Neill In
vitational Meet held on Tuesday.
Coach Taylor’s squad placed
fourth among the seven teams
entered in the Class A division.
On Friday, Rich Hill carried
the load for the O’Neill Ipgh
team The Eagles placed fifth
out of the ten teams entered.
The Ainsworth squad won their
own meet with a total of 82
^The 6’7” O’Neill High Senior
tossed the shot 49' 2” to win
first place in the Ainsworth in
vitational Meet. His 143 6
heave of the discus was over
shadowed by Ainsworth s Bui
Rose, who won the event and
set a new meet record with a
throw of over 150 feet. Both of
Hill’s performances set new
school records at O’Neill High.
He previously held the shot re
cord from last spring, but his
efforts in the discuss ring eras
ed the old mark set by Leonard
Havranek in 1961.
Bob Halstead, speedy Eagle
iun or placed fifth in both the
100 and 220 yard dashes. .Larry
Lieb won the gold medal in the
180-yard low hurdles with a time
of 22.1 seconds. Rich Hill fin
ished fifth in the lows.
The O'Neill 880-yard relay
team finished third (1:40.4 and
the OHS two-mile relay team
finished fourth.
On their home track on Tues
day, the Eagles picked up 38
points and ended up in the
fourth position. Ainsworth won
the meet with 674 points, fol
lowed by Neligh and Valentine.
Behind O’Neill were Burwell,
Stanton, and Hartington Holy
Trinity in the Class A division.
The only O'Neill first was
Rich Hill’s heave of 47’ 84” in
the shot put. The big fella also
picked up second in the discus
(136’ 54”) and second in the
120-yard high hurdles (16.7 sec
onds). Younger brother Charlie
came through in the high jump
with a leap of 5’ 4” for fourth
place.
Senior Mick Miller placed sec
ond in the pole vault (10’ 6”)
and Lonnie McKim placed third.
On the track, Rich Frost came
in third in the high hurdles and
Larry Lieb placed second in the
lows. Lieb was beaten by one
tenth of a second and was ham
pered by a lonely dog that wan
dered into his lane at the start
of the race. The underclassman
speedster was in fourth position
after dodging the dog but his
final kick brought him up to
second.
O'Neill two-mile relay (Kent
Peterson, Jerry Brockman, Den
ny Drayton, and Rich Hill) plac
ed third along with the mile re
lay (Larry Krugman, Charlie Hill,
John Sivesend and Gailen
Young). The Eagles’ 880-yard re
lay (Larry Lieb, Rich Frost,
Don Havranek and Bob Halstead)
came in fourth.
The next meet for the OHS
squad will be the Holt County
on Tuesday. Some of the Eagles’
entries will compete in the coun
ty meet while others will wait
until Friday to participate in the
Rangeland Conference Meet at
Ainsworth. The Nebraska State
athletic rules prevent athletes
from participating in two major
meets in one week.
The St. Mary’s Cardinals pick
ed up 3% points in the Class B
division which was won by Bas
sett High with 43 points. The
Cardinals’ points were won by
Norm Mudloff in the low hurdles
(fourth) and the pole vault (tie
for fourth).
Five new records were set in
the fourth annual O’Neill Invi
tational track meet. Rich Hill’s
47’ 8*i” mark in the shot broke
his own mark set last year. Ains
worth's Royce Greder raced to
record-breaking time in the quar
ter, being clocked in 52.4 seconds.
Tom Melcher threw the discus for
Neligh 147' 3” for a new meet re
cord.
In the Class B division, Loren
Mulhair from Lynch threw the
shot 52’ l4” for a new rec rd and
McGrane for Norfolk Bums ran
the quarter-mile in 50.6 seconds.
This was the first year the O’
Neill High Eagles didn’t capture
the Class A trophy in the meet's
four-year history. The Cardinals
of St. Mary’s had won the Class
B division twice.
Wheat Program
Referendum Set
For This Spring
Wheat growers will have a
choice of two programs for 1964.
according to Hans O. Jensen,
Chairman, Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation State Com
mittee. The choice will be pre
sented to farmers in a referend
um to be held this spring, as
directed by law.
In general the first pmv am
would limit production vf iHieat
to market and expori nt’eu*. it
would provide farmers with price
support at an average of $2 per
bushel for the bulk of their 1964
wheat marketings. It would offer
payments for wheat acreage di
verted to conservation use. And it
would maintain farmers' income
from wheat at the average of re
cent years. This is the program
farmers would choose by voting
"yes” in the forthcoming refer
endum. Approval by at least two
thirds of the farmers voting is
required to make the program
effective.
The alternative program —
which farmers would choose if
they voted “no” — would pro
vide no limits on production or
marketings, and — only to grow
ers who stayed within their al
lotments — price support at 50
percent of parity, about $1.20 per
bushel. It would result in increas
ed wheat production, and a sharp
decrease in income for wheat
growlers. Farmers could be ex
pected to get a market price of
only about $1 per bushel, on the
average, for their wheat.
Technical details of the 1964
wheat program now are being
developed by the U.S. Depart
iitvm v/i ngiivuuutv jui wv^v*u
tion with representatives of wheat
growers and the grain trade.
Major preliminary provisions of
the 1964 program announced to
date include: (1) A national mar
keting quota of about 12 bushels;
and (2) a national acreage allot
ment, calculated from the mar
keting quota on the basis of cur
rent average yield expectations,
of about 49.5 million acres, the
same as in 1962. Farm allotments
will be about 10 percent below
the 1963 allotment — about the
same os in 1962. Also a reminder
to all wool growers to file their
1962 marketing year applications
for incentive payment by April
30, 1963.
Information meetings will be
held at O’Neill at the Annex,
April 29 at 8 p.m.; Stjart, K. C.
Hall, May 1, 8 p.m., and Page,
Legion hall, May 2, 8 p.m.
Auction Set
Here May 4
For "500" Fund
A community auction is plan
ned for Saturday, May 4 starting
at 12:30 on the vacant lot south
of St. Mary’s old school. All types
of merchandise is being gather
ed fear the auction including new'
cars, stoves, lawn mowers, wash
ing machines, etc.
Anyone wishing to contribute
an item for the auction is ask
ed to please call 446J or 179.
Items will be accepted on con
signment for auction.
This will be the last big fund
raising project for the band and
it is hoped that it will be well
enough accepted to raise the re
maining amount of money needed
to send the band to the Indian
apolis “500”. As of this week
the band fund stands at $2300.
This will also be the last week
far the milk carton collection.
The cartons will be collected and
counted at a bonfire on a date to
be announced later.
O'Neill Youth Charged
After Two Car Accident
No one was injured but both
vehicles were damaged in a col
lision at the east edge of O'Neill
at 11 p.m. April 17.
According to Patrolman E. M.
Hastreiter a car driven by Rich
ard Devall, westbound on High
way 20. struck an eastbound car
driven by Ray Engel, Columbus
The left rear of the Devall
vehicle struck the left front and
side of the Engel car.
Reckless driving charges were
filed against Devall.
Band Parents
Name Gillespie
For Scholarship
The Eagle Band Parents met
last Monday in the O’Neill Public
School bam room. Diane Gilles
pie, daught .*r of Mr. and Mrs.
Bennet Gillespie, was named as
the winner of the scholarship to
the University of South Dakota
high school summer music camp
at Vermillion. Linda Curran,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
neth Curran was named alter
nate. »
This scholarship award is pre
sented to the students on the
basis of their instrumental and
scholastic records. Freshmen.
Sophomores and Juniors can re
ceive this award.
2-Car Accident
Occurs Thursday
A two car accident occured in
O’Neill last Thursday morning at
the corner of E. Fremont and S.
Second Streets. A car driven by
Margaret Anderson was going
north on S. Second when it was
in collision with one driven by
Edward Price as it was traveling
west on Fremont.
Another accident was reported
Tuesday afternoon. A pickup own
ed by Niobrara Valley Electric
and driven by Harold Humrich,
had stopped on Douglas and was
attempting to turn north when
it was struck from behind by an
auto driven by George Curran.
The right rear of the box was
damaged on the pickup and left
front fender, grill and radiator
were damaged on the Curran car.
Musicians to Invade
City This Weekend
New Correspondent
Begins at Orchard
Orchard again has a news
correspondent for the Frontier.
Mrs. Shirley tludensehwager
began writing news of the Or
chard vicinity this week.
Residents of the area are
urged to phone their news to
Mrs. Oudenschwager hi assist
her in gathering the news lor
the Frontier.
Rites Held for
Mrs. C. Schacht
Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Chris
tina Schacht, 74, were held Tues
day afternoon from the Metho
dist church, Page, with the Rev.
Robert Linder, officiating. In
ternment was in the Page ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were Anton Nissen,
Otto Matschullat, Harry Thom
sen, Soren Sorensen, Loren Libby
and Calvin Harvey.
Christina Londer, was bom No
vember 20, 1889, the daughter of
Fred and Mary Hersfield Londer,
and diet! April 20 at the Stuart
rest home.
She married Louis Schacht,
February 14, 1917 in O’Neill. He
died June 19, 1919.
Survivors include a son, Roy,
brothers, Fred and William Lon
der, Wood Lake, and a sister,
Annie Sanford, Alliance.
Sister M. Arbuthnot
Wins Scholarship
Sister Mary Elaine Arbuthnot,
O.S.F., daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Arbuthnot, was named one
of four President's Scholars in
the spring convocation cere
monies held on March 1. As
highest ranking senior, Sister
Elaine was awarded a 5200 sti
pend and was also honored guest
at a luncheon at which the Very
Rev. Richard Ryan, S.J.. presi
dent of Regis College was host.
Other guests at the luncheon
were Dr. Louis T. Benezet, Pres
ident of Colorado College and
the Rev. Harry Hoewischer, dean
of Regis.
Sister Elaine also received ex
cellence awards in advanced
courses in French and Spanish.
Sister Elaine, as a student at St.
Mary’s Academy, had won the
National Merit Scholarship
Award entitling her to four years
of college in any institution of
her choice.
Services Planned for
Arthur J. Hammond
Arthur J. Hammond, about 65,
died early Wednesday morning
in Omaha.
Funeral services are tentative
ly set for Saturday.
He is survived by his widow.
Helen, son, Richard, Ogden,
Utah, daughter, Mrs. James (Di
ane) O’Brien. Omaha, brothers.
Harold, Areata, Calif., William
J., Los Angeles, Calif., sister,
Mae D. Hammond, Omaha, Mrs.
Ira (Grace) Moss, O’Neill, and
three grandsons.
Church Women Plan
May Day Breakfast
The O’Neill Council of Church
Women will hold their May Day
breakfast Wednesday, May 1 at
9:30 a.m. at the Presbyterian
Fellowship hall.
All women are invited to at
tend.
It's music time in O’Neill again
as the annaal District III musk
contest gets underway today.
Young musicians from 33 schools
will be competing for top musi
cal recognition Students from
Class C and 1> schools will be
competing today (Thursday» with
Class B competition set for Fri
day.
New schools taking part this
year include Loup City. North
Louf^ Scotia, Gri'eley and lamp
County at Taylor.
Csatewt judge*) will be Carl
ton A. Chaffee, I'nlvrrsity of
South Dakota, Robert K. lawry,
Guest Director and nolulni »t
Sioux City, la., Robert I.. Mar
shall. Nebraska V\e*Jeyan Uni
versity , Warren A. Schsrf,
Hastings College, Fhigene K.
Stoll, Lincoln Public Schools,
and James II. Wood. Morning
side college.
Three sessions will be held
Susan Burney Capped
At Rites Held Sunday
Susan Burney, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Burney, was one
of 39 student nurses who received
their caps from the Bishop Clark
son Memorial Hospital School of
Nursing Sunday at Trinity Cath
edral, Omaha.
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The Rev. Orval J. Spencer,
rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church, Alliance, and Good Shep
herd Episcopal Church, Bridge
port, delivered the address.
Capping marks the transition
from the concentrated study of
basic background physical and
Social sciences to greater em
phasis 6n the study of nursing.
This was the third capping cere
mony for the school of nursing
since it was reorganized and
moved to its present location in
the new Kiewit Hail in 1960.
Atkinson Youth Named
To Attend Boy's State
James Morgan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William J. Morgan, has been
accepted as Atkinson's second
representative at Boy's State.
James is a junior at St. Jo
seph’s high school and is active
in sports and music.
He has been a member of the
Atkinson Chapter of Future Far
mers of America. He was also a
member of the Atkinson judging
team at the Four State Judging
contest in Sioux City.
Dennis Crippen, an Atkinson
high school junior, was accepted
earlier to attend.
each day beginning at H a in .
1:15 pm ami 5 45
Cl.. ASH II
Schools c<>m|N-(mg and thru
musk director* art Amaworth,
Hugh Thomas and Alan Htanek
Harwell, He* Ilgenlrlli; Creigh
ton, Duane B**olh, L*>JP City,
(Jerald Bacon; Nellgh, Merle Lnr
non; North lamp Scotia, Robert
Ah remits; O’Neill. Dennis Hou
ton and Roger MocNrill, Rock
County, Joe Chapman ami Kay
Lynn Kalkowski, Valentine, Philip
Hoafeld.
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Atkinson. Leona Kdrnurruy and
Rex Thompson. Butte, Roaella
Simon; Ewing, John Berigan;
Keya Paha. County, David liar
riaon; lynch, David Anderson,
Niobrara, Carl Nielaen; 8t, Ed
ward, George Barlow; St. Jo
s**ph, Slater Mary Blaine; St
Mary’i, Sinter M Flore# and
Dennis llouaton; Spalding Aca
demy. Sister Mary Alacoque;
Spencer, Darrell NieUke, Verdi
gre, G. Vondacek Jr.
CLAMS l>
Clearwater, Paul Rimovsky; El
gin, Phillips Sandeen; Greeky,
Gertrude Herimmeyer; Inman,
John Berigan; Urup County,
Charlotte Crocker; M e a (I o w
Grow*, Vardon Young, Orchard,
John Hlexek; Page, John Beri
gan; Rockville, Diane Tru I linger;
Royal, Leonard Sawyer; St. Lud
ger's, Sister Mary Carolannc;
Stuart, John Grossman
Members of the dihtrict man
aging committee* are: W. II.
LudinUm, Stanton, chairman;
Ted SkilUlud, Norfolk, vu«
chairman; K. B. Khtbata, Al
bion and (Jail Sima, Albion,
board member.
Local contest manag* men? d!
rectors include H. L. McCoy,
Henry Loliaus, Harold Weier,
Mrs. Roy Sh* lhamer, Mr*. Joe
McCarvllle, Mrs. Ira Moss and
Mrs. H. L. Lindberg
Party Time
Is Theme of
Demonstration
"Party Time” is the tfieme for
the special demonstrations to be
given in the centers during the
first few days of May. Home Ex
tension clubs will have on ex
hibit ideas for center-pieces and
parties for both adults and chil
dren.
A film strip on party decora
tions arxl food will I** shown. A
demonstration including addition
al ideas will be given by home
agent, Catherine Indra. The
schedule of party time demon
strations, which is open to the
public is as follows: Ewing, May
2 at Methodist church, 2 p.m.;
Atkinson, May 7 at KC hall, 2
p.m.; Page, May 9 at Methodist
church, 2 pm.; O'Neill, May 10
at the Armory, 7:30 p.m,; Stuart
May 13, Stuart Auditorium, 2
p m., and Chambers, May 14 at
Methodist church, 2 p.m.
Oldest Resident
At Page is
Feted Tuesday
PAGE - Rollie Snell, Page’s
oldest resident, celebrated his
91st birthday, Tuesday.
A group of bid friends called
on him at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Neubauer to wish
him a “Happy Birthday”.
The well wishers included Mr
and Mrs Roy Stewart, Mrs. Icie
Snyder, Mrs. Alien Haynes, Mrs
C. F. Storm, Art Frahm, Mrs
Dave Bowen, the Rev. Miner
Smith, Maude Martin, Mrs. Ce
cilia Terrill, Mrs. Leila Snell,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pollock
Mrs. J. R. Russell and Mrs. Roy
Grubbs were late callers.
O'Neill Honor
Students Named
O’Neill's honor roll for this shr
weeks has been announced as
follows:
Seniors, Jeanie Foreman; jun
iors, Dianne Gillespie, Joan Rif
fey, Jo Ann Maschi, Delores Ros
enkrans, Dwaine Skopec, Karen
Perry, Laurell Haynes, Christine
Herley, Vicki Fletcher and Diana
George.
Sophomores, Bill Enke, Cheryl
Jackson, Joan Drayton, Pat Wil
son, Linda Bates, and Pam Ham
merlun; freshmen, Jim Wirit
feldt, Wanda Hallgrimson, Mike
McCoy, Jerry Brockman, Nancy
Marshfield and Linda Knigman.
Honor Roll Announced
At Clearwater High
The following names appeared
on the Clearwater Public school
honor roll for this semester.
Senior — Richard Twiss; jun
iors — ChelLe Ndze, Marscha
Allen and Allen Ahlers.
Sophomores — Donald Moser
and freshmen — Dennis Loewe,
Donald Marshall, Jim Wilcox and
Dale Wolfe.
BEILMER’S MUSIC CENTER opened their new store for business Monday in the fi>rmer Frontier
building. A complete remodeling job was dose on the inside of the building and a full line of musical
instruments and records in being stocked. An off! ial Grand Opening and open house is planned later
when Robert Green, music instructor at Lyons arr ves to take over managership of the store. Owners
of the store are Mr. and Mrs. Dwaine Behmer of Norfolk. Mrs. Behmer is shown here in front of one
of the displays.