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Volume 83—Number 3 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 9, 1963 Ten Cents
BAND FUND BOOST — Rubs Force presents a check for $100
from the Sandhills Shrine (Tub to Dennis Houston, O’Neill hand
instructor, to help send the combined band to Indiana|>olis,
Building Permit Granted
For New Gas Station
Building problems occupied
members of the O’Neill city
council Tuesday night as they
granted five building pei mits for
homes, two for garages and one
for a filling station.
Applicants for the home build
ing permits were Ware Construc
tion company, three homes; and
Leslie Repenning and Cleveland
Construction company, one each.
Leonard Olberding and Richard
Hovey applied for the garage
permits.
Apco Oil Co. was granted the
application for a service station
at the corner of First and Doug
las streets.
In other business the council
approved opening Eighth and
iNinth streets from Adams no'th
to the county road and opening
Williams and John streets be
tween Seventh and Ninth streets.
Also approved was straightening
of the county road along the
north edge of town adjacent to
the old fairground site.
Bids will be opened May 27
on sewer and water districts. A
notice to bidders is published in
this issue of the Frontier.
Resolutions we-c passed ap
proving the Frontier as official
newspaper for the city for the
next year, creating a paving dis
trict Irom the south line of Han
cock street to the north l;ne of
Grant street on Fir.-t and nam
ing the county road at the north
edge of town Hynes street.
Action on an application for li
quor license for the Town House
be May 27 when a hearing will
be held on the application.
Hiway 23 Board
Hires E. Shill As
Representative
The Executive Board of Di
rectors of the Hiway No. 20 As
sociation met at the Tropical
Gardens on Friday, May 3. The
Board interviewed and hired E.
H. Schill. Sioux City, for the po
sition of Highway 20 Representa
tive to the Sioux City Chamber
of Commerce.
Harrison Huwaldt, Randolph,
was apjxnnted treasurer.
Various highway signs were
discussed. Memb?'s of the Board
present were President Keith
Thelander, Orchard; Harrison
Huwaldt, Randolph, A1 Palme-,
Sioux City, Pete Schultz, Cody.
Wyo., J. E. Mudd, Casper, Wyo..
and Robert Poilreis, O’Neill.
Stuart Athletes
Plan Slave Sale
The Athletic department of Stu
art High sc ho >1 is having a Slave
Auction May 18 at 8 p.m.
The “slaves” will work on May
23 with all proceeds going to the
Athletic department.
Two Injured
In Accident
At Atkinson
ATKINSON — Two persons are
in an Omaha hospital and a third
in the Holt County jail as a re
s.ilt of a two-car accident at At
kinson Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Larson,
Springview, were listed in ser
ious condition and have been
transferred to Omaha? Their car
was struck by an automobile dri
ven by James J. Brotiky, Atkin
son, on Highway 20 on the north
east edge of Atkinson about 5:45
p.m. Saturday.
VT»- T orenn ctiffororl n r»mch.
cd hip and broken leg and Mrs.
Lur. on a broken leg and other in
juries.
ihe Larsons with their two
children, Curt, two and one half
years, and Connie, 15 months,
and James Larson, Springview,
along with Cha-les E. Hughes,
Ainsworth, were eastbound, en
route to Omaha at the time of
the accident.
The ittt side of the Larson car
was sheared off and according
to Patrolman Robert Gude, who
investigated, Mr. Larson probably
owes his life to the fact he was
wearing a seat belt.
The two children were treated
at the Atkinson Hospital. Curt
was teieased Saturday night and
Connie Sunday. The other two
passengers were not injured. -
B-ot. ky, driver of the other
auto, is now in the Holt County
jail. He and his passenger, Rob
ert Pe-se, Atkinson, owner of the
automobile, were not seriously
injured.
Both cars are believed to be
total losses. Another car, being
towed by the Larsons, was dam
aged to the extent of about $75.
Brotsky pled guilty to drunken
driving and was sentenced Mon
day by Judge Cronk to three
months in the county jail, a $100
fine and he is not to drive a car
for three months after his term
is served.
Vogel Voted
Best Speaker
By Toastmasters
The Holt County Toastmaster’s
club met at regular meeting
Thursday night at City Hall. At
the conclusion the club voted El
mer Vogel’s speech the be.t at
the met ting. Orvil.e Kasche, best
topic peaker; Walter Fick, most
improved speaker and Stanley
Lamoert w. s judged best speech
evaluator of the evening. The
Toastmaster’s club meets every
two weeks.
Next meeting will be May 17.
City Hall at 8 p.m. The club wel
comes everyone to visit at one of
their regular meetings for they
feel Hire you will agree that prac
ftice in being able to stand and
effectively express yourself, can
be a stimulating and challenging
activity.
Dates Set for
Party Ideas
Exchange Meet
Party ideas including food and
centerpieces from materials
around home is the theme of the
series of meetings to be held in
Holt County in early May.
The six meetings are open to
the public. Party games, and cen
terpieces will be demonstrated.
Film strips on party foods will
be shown. Home Extension clubs
are setting up exhibits of party
ideas at each of the meeting
places. Prizes for special activi
ties and refreshments will be in
cluded in the program.
Catherine Indra, County Agent,
will present the demonstration
and film strips. Chairmen in
charge of the meetings in each
center are: Atkinson, Mrs. Louis
Siebe.’t; Chambers, Mrs. George
Fullerton; Ewing, Mrs. Vear]
Tuttle; O’Neill, Mrs. Charles Bei
lin: Page. Mrs. Edgar Stauffer;
Stua t, Mrs. Wesley Cobb.
Dates are: May 2, Ewing Meth
odist church; May 7, Atkinson KC
Hall; May 9, Page Methodist
church; May 10, O’Neill Armory;
May 13, Stuart Auditorium and
May 14, Chambers Methodist
chirch.
All meetings begin at 2:00 p.
m. except the one in O’Neill
which will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Services Held for
Clearwater Infant
Funeral services for Martin
David Charf, 10 mcnth old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Charf,
Clearwater, were held Friday at
the Snider Chapel, Clearwater.
Palibea-ers were Jimmy Ah
lers, Jimmie Anson, Tommy
Sw.tzer and Steve Ahlers.
David Charf was born June 21
1962 and has been hospitalized
since birth, died May 1, at Bea
trice.
He is survived by his parents,
cne brother, Randy, grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Charf,
Neligh and Clarence Michael.
Clearwater, great grandparents,
Mr. anti Mrs. Ed Charf, Royal
and Mr. and Mrs. William
Michael, Clearwater.
Chambers High
Honor Students
Are Announced
CHAMBERS — The following
names appeared on the honor
roll for this semester. They are:
Seniors — Jim Kruse, Roger
Waldo, Elaine Whiting and
Carol May. Juniors — Darla Wal
do, Susan LaRue and Debbie Ei
senhauer.
Sophomores — Arloe Craw
ford, Carolyn Rowse, Judy Gar
wood and Gary Hertel. Fresh
men — Janeth Oetter and Lyle
Smith.
Eighth grade — Doretta But
terfield and Carol Chmiel.
JEAN IE FOREMAN REIGNS as Queen of the P.oni this spring at the O’Neill High School. Janies
Van Vleck was crowned King at the dance followi ig the junior-senior banquet Saturday evening. Sen
ior attendants were Judy Smith. Kathryn Perry, Steve Reynoldson. and Denny Drayton. Queen Jennie
was crowned by Principal Marv Miller and King Jam es received the royal derby from Supt. H. L. McCoy.
EIGHTEEN NEW MEMBERS of Thespian Tr top HM2 were initiated Wednesday afternoon at the
ceremonies held in the O’Neill High School auditor mu. New members of the local chapter Include
Diane Graves, Esther Young, Joyce Harmon, Sally Burney, Richard Frost, Kenneth Peacock, Karen
Perry, Connie Morrow, Lois Anderson, Verna Butterfield, I.aurell Haynes, JoAnnc Maschi, Dwaln Sko
pec, Dennis Well*, Bob Halstead, Keith Krugman, Jay McCoy and Greg Derickson. President Betty
Morrow conducted Uic formal ceremony of explaining the seven phases of the Thespian society—speech,
dance, music, writing, literature, Thespis, and thealre—with the aid of the present members. Mrs. Alice
Berigan, sponsor of the local Thespian chapter, re dted the Thespian oath and declared the member
ship of those initiated.
Leo Witherwax Injured
In Blasting Accident
Leo Witherwax, 21, Lynch, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wither
wax, was injured Monday after
noon in a blasting accident.
He was taken to St. Anthony’s
hospital and transferred 'luesday
to a Sioux City h spital.
He lost part of the first two
fingers on his left hand, and his
right eye was injured.
Thomas Glenn Williams, Sco
tia, has been hired as instru
mental musie instructor for the
coming school year at the O’
Neill public school. Mr. Wil
liams holds a BME degree from
the University of Nebraska and
has done graduate work at Drake
University at Des Moines, la.
He is married.
Band Group
To Meet
Tuesday
There will be a special meet
ing of the O’Neill Band Boosters,
Tuesday in the band room of
the public school, beginning at
8 p.m. Dennis Houston and Mrs.
Robert Fcrwood, O’Neill Band
Boosters president, said the meet
ing would be for the purpose of
acquainting people with the ar
rangements that have been made
to date in regard to the Indian
apolis trip. Parents of all stu
dents who are registered for the
trip and trip sponsors are urg
ed to attend. Anyone else inter
ested in the development of in
strumental music in the commun
ity is invited to attend too, since
this meeting like all meetings of
the O’Neill Band Boosters, is op
en to the public.
Mrs. Forwood said reports will
be given by committee chairmen,
this will include a detailed re
port from Neil Harshfiekl, fi
nance committee chairman. Dur
ing music contest time, it was
learned f'om Eugene K. Stoll,
contest judge from Lincoln, that
the Beaver Crossing Band has
attended the “500” festival; the
band director there when contact
ed indicated that Beaver Cross
ing would like to go again.
This letter and all other cor
respondeoce relative to the trip
will be read at the meeting.
Milk cartons from Shelhamers
were counted Tuesday night and
the ones at Outlaw will be count
ed Thursday night about 7 pun.
This will be followed by the Gil
lette and Meadow Gold bonfire,
on the Outlaw parking lot
A bake sale will be held Sat
urday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at New
Outlaw store.
Board Takes Action on
Fire Warning System
The O’Neill Board of Educa
tion Tuesday night moved to
break its contract with Holsclaw
Electric of O’Neill and to enter
into a new contract with another
contractor, if it is legal, to com
plete work on the fire alarm sys
tem at the public school.
To quote the official minutes of
the meeting, “The school board
feels that the contractor is in
default on his contract, and for
the protection of the pupils in
Dist. 7 School Board should en
ter into a new contract with an
other contractor, if legally pos
sible.”
Further action was turned ov
er to the school boards legal re
presentative.
The board also approved bills
of slightly more than $2,100, nom
inated all candidates for gradua
tion and approved purchase of
new typewriters for the commer
cial department.
Rites Planned
Friday for
Mrs. Harrington
Funeral services for Mrs. J. J.
Harrington, 90, will be held Fri
day morning at St. Patricks
church with the Rev. Robert Duf
fy, officiating. Interment will be
at Calvary cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ira Moss,
George McCarthy, Peter Morgan,
Leo Mullen, J. R. Gallagher and
H. E. Coyne.
Mary Ellen Daly, the daughter
of William and Anora Ryan Daly,
was born December 13, 1872 at
ivunonK, in., anu uieu may / ai
St. Anthony’s hospital.
She came to O’Neill in 1896 and
on October 26, 1898 she was united
in marriage to J. J. Harrington.
They had one daughter.
She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Earl F. Buelow, Racine,
Wis., three grandchildren, Mrs.
William (Mary) Finnegan, Mil
waukee, Katherine Anne Buelow
and James Harrigton Buelow,
both of Racine, two great grand
children, Billy and Mike Finne
gan, sisters, Mrs. P. S. Dolan,
Denver ,Mrs. William Meals, Se
attle, Mrs. E. R. Girard, San
Francisco, brothers, Charles M.
Daly, Omaha, M. V. Daly, Los
Vegas and Joseph Daly, Long
Beach.
Her husband, a former attorney
and district judge, died June 18,
1964.
Rites Are Held
At Ewing for
Anna M. Ruther
Funeral services were held for
Anna M. Ruther, 77, Page, at
St. Peter’s Catholic church, Ew
ing, Wednesday, with Father
Peter Burke, officiating. Burial
was in Calvary cemetery, O’
Neill.
Pallbearers were Melvin Mich
aels, Clarence Hansen, James
Sobotka, Richard Voelker, Duane
Allen and George Hall.
Anna Goedde, the daughter of
Frank and Regina Keuka Goedde,
was born August 8, 1385 at Mt.
Carmel, la.
She married John R. Ruther,
May 1, 1905 at Butte. They be
came the parents of eight child
ren.
Survivors are sons, John and
Robert, Inman, Jerome, Page,
daughters, Mrs. Ann Schulte and
Mrs. Mary Bolin, Denver, Regi
na Ruther, Rayiins, Wyo., Mrs.
Agnes Knoell, Bartlett, brother.
Tony Goedde, Worland and a sis
ter, Mary Goedde, Denver.
Her husband and a daughter
Mrs. Esther Jansen preceded her
in death.
Farm Bureau to Meet
At Bassett Monday
Everyone is welcome to at
tend the meeting of the Rock
County Farm Bureau on Moniy,
May 13, at 8 p. m. in the high
school gymnasium in Bassett.
Dan Hansen, Kaycee, Wyo.,
rancher and Wyoming Chairman
of the Committee for Economic
Freedom will speak on the United
States Constitution and the Lib
erty Ammendment.
This talk should be of special
interest to parents, teachers and
students of junior and senior
high school.
Page Girl Places
In Music Contest
Virgin a Sojka, daughter of Mr
and Mis. Peter Sojka, Page,
played a number of required mu
sic selections at the National
Guild Music contest held at Nor
folk Friday, May 3.
She received a grade of 93%
and placed in tte highest group.
Virginia is a ,ireshman at Page
high school.
TWO MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1913 were honored Sunday night at the St. Mary'i Alumni
Banquet. They were Airs. P. B. Harty and Mr*. 4 un Hickey. Shown here left to right are Rev. Fran
cis Price, Mrs. Harty, Mrs. Hickey, Mrs. Eeo Mul en. Sister M. George and Rev. Robert Unify.
BAND AUCTION spectators helped raise the “Mb” ftmfl by about $200 Saturday as they purcbaaed
articles donated to help send the band to Indiana poL»
C of C Turns Proposals
To Board of Directors
Poppy Day Planned
In O'Neill Saturday
Th.- O'Neill American legion
Auxiliary will huld their annual
Puppy Day, .Saturday, accord
ing to the publicity chairman
The proceed* received from
the sale of these |M>|>|>n-s are
used to help the veteran* in th«
hospltal.
Land Bank Officials
Attend Conference
Lyle P. Dietkx, manager and
Ed Verzal, assistant manager of
the Federal Land Bank Associa
tion of O'Neill, recently attend'd
a two-day conference at the Ne
braska Center on the campus of
the University of Nebraska's col
lege of agriculture, Lincoln
The meeting was sponsored by
the Federal Land Bank of Om
aha, which is owned by 99 farm
er and rancher owned associa
tions in Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota and Wyoming About 50
managers, appraisers and bank
officials attended
Niobrara River Assn.
To Meet Here Tuesday
The annual meeting of the Nio
brara River Basin Development
Association will be held in O'
Neill on Tuesday evening. May
14, at the O’Neill Country club
A steak dinner will be serve I
at 8:30 p m with the convention
c inmittee of the O’Neill Cham
ber of Commerce in charge of the
dinner.
Jim Adams, North Pltlte, will
be the speaker. Alfred Drayton
is president elect of the group.
Services Planned Today
For Philip Harrington
Funeral services will be held
today (Thursday! for Phillip J.
Harrington, 78, O'Neill at St
Patrick's Catholic church with Fa
ther Duffy officiating. Burial will
be in Calvary cemetery
Phillip J. Harrington was the
son of John and Mary O’Brien,
Harrington. He died May 8 at St.
Anthony’s hospital.
Mr Harrington never married
Benrzens to Observe
25*h Anniversary
Open house will be held for
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bentzen Sun
day, May 19, at their home in
Naper from 2 to 5 p.m. in obser
vance of their 25th wedding an
niversary
Over 3o Chamber of Commerce
members Uintrd <>ut lot I he re
gular meeting held Monday ev<
mhg ul the I'ropii at Quntfrnt One
new member, Ivan N**»c« own
er oi Helen’* Flower .Shop. w.i«
pre-t nt
Tlie evening * Uiree m.mi l*»pi *
of discussion were referred to the
Hoard of Director* Tlie items
were a motion that tin* Cham
her contribute 9->**i to the Band
"500" Fond; that the Chamber
purchase 91.3UO worth of stock in
tlie Industrial Development fund
.us) third, that O’Neill stores ir
main open on Thursday evening*
beginning in Januaiy. lUM
The Board of Dir*-ctors will
meat Friday morning to discuss
these subjects.
A report on the Highway 20 as
aociation was presented The as
socialum plans b> establish head
quarters m Sioux City
The Chamber also voted to
sponsor Cowpuricher days durmi#
the O'Neill Rodeo and to provide
prize money tor tlu* rmleo par
ade.
Class of 1913
Is Honored at
Alumni banquet
The annual St Mary's alumni
banquet wan held Sunday eve
ning at the new parish hall.
George Janousck was the mas*
ter-ofceremonie*. Mrs. Hugh
Cayne was tne oldest graduate
present. Monsignor O'Sullivan
gave the welcome and the Alma
Muter was given by Si stuff
Oeoige. 1 lie Uev Dona , naitak.
Atkinson, wus in* principal
speaker.
The honored years were 5=10 25
30 and 50 and Mrs. John Hickey
and Mrs. Beatrice liarty were
present from the 1913 class.
A triple trio sang a sole U>n
entitled "Give me a S eg to
Sing."
Mrs. Eileen Schmit presented
the Alumni pins. Mrs. Grace
Wilson welcomed the class of
1963 and the response was given
by Jim Wilson.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the St. Patrick’s Altar
Society.
There are now, 1444 alumni
members.
Omceis for the corning year
are Mrs. Nancy Be igan, presi
dent; Mrs. Eileen Schmit, vice
president; Mr*. Pauline B«*iiz<-,
secretary; Mr*. Winnie Mullen,
treasurer. Board of Dimt rs are
Grace Wilson, Kamilla Donuhoc,
Marie Karnolrl, Bob Clements.
Den Becker and Ivan i'i ,ss.
The morning started with ;»
a.m. Mas* offered by Father
Duffy. At 5 p m. benediction was
at St. Pair. :k s church