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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1963)
kluit^UkSu. HlSTOHZCAL uOCiMXt Lincoln, HuUcaMk^ STATE HIST SOC UNCOUN. NEB*. w _ ^ m 5£ RONTIER “ Nebraska "The Voice of the Beef Empire"-North Central Nebraska's BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 83—Number 5 O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska, Thursday, May 23, 1963 Ten Cents Benze, Beelaert Named Top St. Mary's Stholars i nminencement exercises were held Wednesday morning at 10 am. at St Patrick’s Catholic Church for 29 St Mary’s sen ior Father John McNally gave the main add ess. Named as valedictorian of the graduating class was Carmen Henze, daughter of Mrs. Pauline Henze, Miss U< rize received the president scholarship of Creigh ton University. Carmen Benze Barbara Beelaert Barbara Beelaert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Beelaert was announced as salutatorian. Members of the graduating class were Emil Dusatko, Bar bara Beelaert. Jim Wilson, Don na McGinn, Owen Donohoe, Carol Gaughenbaugh, Robert Pollreis, David Pribil, Patricia Morrow, Beverly Steskal, Ruth Muff, Car men Benze, Edward Conway, Ro bert Coventry, Larry Beck. Rosemary Mahoney, Jim Sulli van, Marvin Peter. Mild-ed Schmitz, Wa-ren Hansen, Joe Harte, Joan Hoffman, Kathleen Shaffer, Jerry Beha, Norman Mudloff, Madeline Richards, Will iam Coventry, Marvin Peter, Judy Sullivan and Carol Holly. Eight grade graduation exer cises were held Tuesday at St. Patrick’s at 8 a m. Memorial Day Service Planned in O'Neill Memorial Day services in O' Neill are planned next Thursday. Although the combined band will not be present it is tentatively planned to hold the annual march to the cemetery at 10 a m. with services there at II a.m. Deliver ing the Memorial Day address will be Father Duffy. Most O’Neill business places will be closed for the entire day. Holt County License Books Available Now Holt County license directorys have been distributed to adver tisers throughout the county. Books are now available at the following places: at Atkinson, Heuton Transfer, Tri County Bank, First National Bank, Camp’s Ben Franklin, Pat’s Body Shop, Horner Lumber Company, Ron Shonka, Elkhorn Valley Dril ling, Gaylen Motor Co., and Skip Shane’s. In O’Neill they’re available at McDonalds, New Outlaw, Earley Oil Co., Meyer’s Midwest, Ro bertson Motor, O’Neill National Bank, Spelts Lumber Co., Stock man’s Veterinary Supply, O'Neill Photo Co., O’Neill Feeders Sup ply, Dankerts, Holt County Co-Op, Patton’s Ben Franklin, Federal Land Bank, Production Credit Association, Ponton Insurance Agency, Niobrara Valley Electric Membership Corporation, Devoy Drug, Baker’s Alinement Shop, Bazelman’s Service, Seger Oil Co., Sheihamers, J. B. Ryan Hay Co., Harding Creamery, Kelly’s Plumbing, James Davidson and Sons, Wm Krotter Co., Eby’s Con oco, O'Neill Chamber of Com merce, Moore Noble Lumber Co., and Ed Thorin’s. At Page they’re available at the Page Oil Company. At In man at the Inman Oil Company and at Ewing at the Ewing Gam ble Store, the Ewing Co-Op Crea mery, Willis Rockey’s, Zimmer man Insurance Agency and Farmer’s State Bank. Books are available at Cham bers at the Harley Produce, Chambers State Bank, Dankerts and the Platte Oil Company. Burbank Named New Lions Club President New officers for the coming year were elected by the Lions club Wednesday noon at their regular meeting held at the Tropical Gardens. John Burbank was named pres ident to succeed John Enke, im mediate past president. Joe Stutz was named first vice pres ident, Gil Poese, second vice, Leonard Longstaff, third vice, Frank McKenny, secretary treasurer, Joe Ollendick. tail twister and Ivan Hurley, Lion tamer. Kenneth Curren and Wayne Spelts were named to the board of directors. L V. Gant Hog On Display at Sioux City Yards SIOUX CITY. Ia. — The 965 pound hog from Mapleton, la., held the lead in the 1963 Heavy Hog Contest at the Sioux City Stockyards, for only one day. The Mapleton hog was named champ ion in the contest on Tuesday, and then was displaced by a hog from Atkinson, on Wednesday at the market. The new champion, now on display in the pen in front of the Livestock Exchange Build ing. is a purebred Duroc stag, consigned by L. V. Gant and sons Pat and Ray. of Atkinson. The hog. named Perfection Giant, tipped the scales at 1055 pounds when he sold at the market Wednesday. Both the sire and grandsire of the enrrent champion have won re serve grand champion placings at the South Dakota State Fair in the past few years. The 1055 pounds weight out-dis tances the 975 pounds weight that won the 1962 contest, but falls short of the all-time champion— a hog from Eugene Duggan. Storm Lake. Ia.. that weighed over 1100 pounds in the 1961 con test. Perfection Giant will remain on display at the Exchange Building either until a heavier hog ap pears, or until the close of the contest on June 6. The final champion, which will be the hea viest hog sold at the Sioux City Market during the 1963 Pork Days program, will receive a $100 bonus, above market value from Nixon and Co. Inman Alumni To Meet For Banquet June 1 The Inman Alumni will hold their annual meeting at the school house on Saturday eve ning. June 1 at 6:30 p.m. Please bring a salad, dessert or a veg etable as the meat, rolls, po tatoes and beverages have been provided. Each member may bring a guest. The classes of 1913. 1938 and 1963 will be honored. I.IO.N'S CU B MEMBERS are shown here pre senting a cheek to pay for the new incubator and defibrillator machine donated to St. Anthony’s hospital. Shown here (left to rij;ht) are Mother Frances, John Enke, A. L. 1‘atton, K. L. VAn Yoorhis and Joe Stutz. Caroline Max, Connie Nissen Are Top Students at Page commencement exercises lor 15 seniors and five eighth graders were held Tuesday evening at the Page High school auditorium at 8 p.m. Kent Stauffer played the pro cessional as the graduates were lead in by Peggy O’Brien and La-ry Walker, juniors. The invocation was given by the Rev. Robert Linder. Caroline Max, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Max, was valedict orian of her class and was awarded the president scholar ship to Midland college. Connie Nissen, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Nissen, was named salutatioran. They both gave short speeches. “What Do You Expect”, was the name of the address deliver ed by the Rev. Cecil Green, Crete. Dale Ring presented the eighth graders and Warren Cronk, presi dent of the Board of Education, presented them their diplomas Allen Gross, superintendent, announced the Alumni Scholar ship from Wesleyan University was awarded to Richard Linder. A vocal section was given by Donna Smith accompanied on the piano bv Sharon Ellsberry. Mr. Gross then presented the senior class of 1933 and they re ceived their diplomas from Mr. Cronk. The benediction was given fol lowed by the recessional. The seniors are Sandra Al berts. Lynne Boelter, Bruce Bow en. Peggy Crumly, Karen Har ris, Bonnie Heiss, Diane Kem per, Rita Larson, Richard Lin der. Caroline Max, Connie Nis sen. Susanne O'Brien, Juanita Ragland. Randall Stauffer and Larry Summers. Eighth graders are Val Stauf fer, Dale Tikalsky, Rollin Smith, Dale Mudloff and Gerald Anson. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday evening with the Rev. Robert Linder as guest speaker. nazen, Viterna Are Top Pupils At Verdigre Twenty one seniors received their diplomas at commencement exercises held Tuesday evening at Verdigre high school. The Ver digre High school band played the processional followed by the in vocation given by the Rev. Ber nard Gorentz. Elaine Hazen. valedictorian and Larry- L. Viterna. salutatorian. addressed the group. George Vondracek jr. presented the music awards and Supt. Ro bert heckler, honor awards. E. Warren Peterson, Supt. of Schools. Schuyler, gave the com mencement address. Chambers Community Plans Memorial Service Memorial Day services at Chambers will be held next Thursday morning. This is a de parture from the schedule of former years in which the pro gram and military services have been held in the afternoon. A program will be held at the Bethany church at 9 a.m. follow ed by a military observance at the Bethany cemetery at 9:30. A program will also be held at II a.m. followed by a military ob servance at 11:30 a.m. both at the Chambers cemetery. Caroline Max Connie Xissen Lowell Johnson Receives Fellowship Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Johnson have recived word that their son, Jim, has received a full fellow ship to attend Denver Universi ty at Denver. He will work with the New York Institute of Thea tre Arts and will be doing five shows all summer. Jim recently finished directing the play “Bye Bye Birdie”, which received very good reviews. He has accepted a position at Penn State College where he will be directing and producing. This will be Jim’s third year at Penn State. Fick is Named Top Freshman At U of N Gary Fick. son of Mr. and Mrs Walter Fick. Inman, was named the top freshman in the Univer sity of Nebraska College of Agri culture at the annual banquet of Alpha Zeta. honorary agricul tural fraternity. Hardigan Appointed Inman Postmistress Mary Hardigan. Inman, has received confirmation of her ap pointment as postmaster at In man. The appointment was con firmed April 25. Toastmasters Vote Baker Best Speaker The Holt County Toastmasters club held their regular meeting last Friday at the City Hall in O’Neill. The members voted Gene Bak er’s speech the best presentation at the program. Francis Havra nck’s talk on the wheat referen dum won f ir him, most improv ed speaker. Walter Fick was selected winner in Topic Spee cnes and the best speech evaiua tor. One guest, Duane Carson, was present. Hagles Fail To Score at State Meet Coach Jim Taylor’s OHS Ea gles failed to score in the State Track Meet at Lincoln th.s past weekend. The shutout at State rounded out one of the Eagles’ slowest track seasons in recent years. The only real bright spot of the season was Rich Hill’s new school marks in the shot and discus, but the big fella failed to meet ear lier expectations to place in the Lincoln carnival. Underclassmen formed the majority of the O’Neill squad this spring, allowing bright hopes for local cinder fans in the next few seasons. A surpris ing migration of f~eshmen and sophomores in the middle dis tance races could make the Ea gles tough contenders even next year. Country Club Dance Planned Wednesday The O’Neill Country Club will hold their opening dance next Wednesday, May 29. On the com mittee in charge are Mr. and Mrs. James Earley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berigan and Dr. and Mrs. Merton Dierks. Also slated for next week is a Memorial Day tournament on Thursday. Fred Gakle and Hen ry Lohaus will be in charge. .SAVINGS STAMP CERTIFICATES were pre sented to Superintendent H. L. McCoy of the O'Neill public school and Sister Mildred of St Mary's grade school for their assistance in pro ranting the sale of I nited States Savings Stamps in the two schools. Savings Bond chairman for Holt county, Lyle P. Dierks, is shown here making the presentation. Charles McDonalds to Observe Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. ( thrift Mi • Donald will observe their Id tie.h untiling anniversary June 4. They will celebrate the oc casion with Mass ul ten o'cio. k in the morning, Sunday, June 2, at S4. John’s C»th> lie church southwest of Clearwater. Often house lor frien is will be held in llie cliurch basement from two to five o'clock. They request "no gifts", O'Neill National Open House Set For Saturday Open house will be held Sat urday afternoon troin J to I p.m. at the new O'Neill .Nation al Hank according to F. N. Cronin, hank president. The newly completed building U lo ruled at the corner ol filth ami Douglas in O’Neill. New features in the hank In clude a drive-in window on the east side to allow customers to handle bunking transactions from their cur. a night deposi tory, 400 new safety deposit hoses plus many more improve ments. The public is cordially invited to stop in Saturday afternoon and tour the new building. Rev. Kennicott Receives Life Membership The Rev. Glenn Kennicott. pas tor of the First Methodist church was presented an honorary life membership in the Wesleyan Ser vice Guild at its meeting Monday evening in the home of Mrs. Har rison Bridge. Miss Helen Mar tens, president, bestowed the pin for the Guild. The annual pledge service was conducted by Mrs. Harold Seg er. Rev. Kennicolt installed the newly elected Guild officers and secretaries. Mrs. Ivan Hurley is president, Mrs. Bennett Gillespie, vice president; Mrs. Francis Curran, recording secretary and Mrs. Esther Harris, treasurer. Reports concerning the spring district Guild meeting held in Plainview were given by Miss Martens and Miss Ramona Way man. The O'Neill Guild agreed to host the fall sub-district meet ing. Mrs. Esther Harris was refresh ment hostess. The next meeting will be June 17 in Mrs. Harris’ home. May Crowning Held Ey Altar Society May Crowning was held Thurs day evening in the parish hall at St. Patrick’s Altar Society’s meeting. Mrs. Ben Bazelman was chosen to crown the statue of the Blessed Virgin. Singing was led by the officers accom panied by Sister Flores. Miss Gallagher reported two funeral dinners had been served by St. Ann’s guild the past week in the parish hall. The deanery meeting of the National Council of Catholic Wo men will also be held in the par ish hall June 13. All the ladies of the parish are urged to at tend. Monsignor O’Sullivan was able to attend and spoke briefly to the group. St. Ann’s guild was in charge with Mrs. Charles Ma hony as chairman. Richard Linder Receives Wesleyan Scholarship Richard Linder, son of the Rev and Mrs. Robert Linder, has won an alumni scholarship from Ne braska Wesleyan University. The alumni scholarships range in value from $50 to $300 and are awarded for excellence in high school work. Final Plans Confirmed For Band's "500" Jaunt O Neill hand memtx-rs me in the final stage- of preparation f>u the Indiana (Mil is *'5uo trip May 27-31 Hand member* operated Johnson's Drive-In Wednesday and will eonttnue to through to day, Profits [rum Uie Mile* will tx* used lor I tie "500" [unit An honor Mus extended the hand this week In a letter from %. O. Wright, chairman <«t IIh txunl selection committee. lie wrote "We pliin In n«us» ll\e bund* as |M»rt of the pre-race Pageant at the Hpaedway on May 30. Vnur band has liern selected as one at these hand*". Tills will Inetude a mass hand concert. Du* week also bitxight a tele ptKinic invitation hum die Kli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company to tour its laboratories ami lx* luncheon guests Wrednesdny. This tour will lx* in addition to the other tours previously arranged, namely the AJlison I'owerama and the Speedway. The finance com mi tier reports $3,310 earned through projects and donations Ail of tin* t>9 band members making the trip have turned in their money. Recent deposits and donations include: Gillette's, $150 from milk cartons and another $25 Inman Seniors Are Honored With Banquet The Senior Class of the Inman Consolidated school was honored at a banquet in the parlors of the Methodist church, Thursday eve mng. May 16. All of the students of the Inman High school, the faculty of the entire school and the husbands and wives and Hev and Mrs. Robert Under were guests. As the guests arrived, Hawaiian leis were placed around then necks to introduce the theme of the banquet, “Hawaiian Isles" The tables were arranged in the form of an “I”, and on the cen ter of this "1" was a lovely ar rangement of brilliant tropical flowers. At the end of the "1" were attractive arrangements to resemble tropical islands with trees, flowers, gaily-colored birds and fruit. The individual places were marked with pineapple nut cups and programs tied as scrolls. Favors for the gradua ting seniors were black jewel box es in the shape of mortar-board cups. Rev. Robert Linder was the toast master and he also gave the invocation. The welcome was giv en by Mr. Joe Zavitka and the response by Ronnie Libby of the Class of ’63. Miss Linda Curran. O'Neill, presented two tap dance \ numbers and these were follow ed by several songs by the Sear les girls, also of O'Neill. The banquet was given by in terested persons in the communi ty as a tribute to the senior class with Mrs. Mary Hartigan, gen eral chairman, Mrs Harry Ap pleby, kitchen chairman, Mrs. Wynn Baldwin, decorations chair man, Mrs. Lewis Kopecky, din- ‘ mg room chairman and Mrs Clifford Sobotka, program chair man. Included in the Class of 1963 are the following: Rebecca Bos chuit, Janet Gallagher, Leo Her- ■ old, Richard Kiel, Ronald Libby I and Guy U-roy Reynolds. Area Students Graduate From Hastings College Constance Jean Hitchcock and Mary Ellen Minnig, both of Stu art and June Carson Jensen, Lynch, will fie among the 135 seniors graduating, Sunday from Hastings college. donation, Meadow Gold, {I Ml from thr milk cartons, U J. Fruelich, flOU, last Saturday •> ear wash. v*i profit* from j*»p tom sale at the <ir.uitl Ole Opt), through niurU'nv' of l HI Poes**, $4'' .12. Georgia tuisley |2T> and Montgomery Hardware |2*> rite O'Neill Community St ImjoI Hand will march through the down town streets Saturday a Is ait 4 p m This w ill tie a preview of tlie two parades in which lint) will participate ui Indianapolis I'tie band ha* been practicing each school day U ginning at 7 :4N am and has learned some new mat riling procedures rally larrnt is s new twlrlrr with Uie hand; Terry li.mjiuk is farmer ImimI no other and Charles Hill will carry thr O' Nelll banner, Ite downtown In O'Neill Haturtluy anti see how many nl the InuuI me miter* you can recog nice. The time schedule lor iaui kiml ing Monday, May 27 is now set at 12:30 p.m with departure nl 1: :!k) p m Trip sponsors met. Tuesday evening to make final arrangements Mr Houston noted •at h nu mbet ha tut n "i en a sheet of instructions for in* and the use of parents Sponsors and their isslgned students are: Mr and Mrs Htni* ton Janet Spelts. Cheryl Sp.'iil, Kathy Gilderslreve, Toni Trupp. Ruth Watson, Nancy llitrshfield. Terri Wilson, Kathy R> ynoldson, Mary Corklc, Patsy McKay, Pat ty Lorenz Sherlyn Van VIeek. lands Swit/cr, Charles If ill and Terry Tom jack Mr iind Mrs Neil Marshfield Jay McCoy, Dave Neiman, Curt Peacock. Diana Georpc Miami# Gillespie, l tolorcs It enkrans. Jeannie Crabh, Sharon Mela-isli, Jim Ilumricb, Joe McCarvllle, l.inda GUderslecve, Iain Mavrari ek, Carroll Peacock and Gary Brewster. Me »..l M... t __ .1 , Carolyn McKenzie, Sue Cavan nugh, Ann Wolf, John DeWitt, Sue Gonderinger, Marilyn Dono hoe, Jolene Stulz, Rob I>avis, Judy Sullivan. Jeanne Lnhaas, I^arry Davis, Dennis Wells, Ken Peacock and Jim Wilson. Mr and Mrs Joe Dufek Terry Kurtz Ronnie Tomlinson, Steve Reynoldson, Cheryl Mullendore. Ken Franklin, Sandy Lmrsen, Roxanne Rustemeyer, Charlene Larson, Linda Shelhamer, Vickie Roe, Janice Angus. Patty Wilson, Ellen Artus and Eileen Oorkle Mr and Mrs. Jim Holsclnw Dick Martin, Dan Ilolsclnw. Steve Force, Rodney Stahlecker. Roh Larson, Kathy Dufek. Kathy Cav anaugh, Mary DeWitt, Mike M< Carvllle, Jim Davidson, Roberta Stahlecker, Tonya Hurley, Sally Herley and Patty Devoy. Bonnie C lifford will In- Burned valedictorian, tonight <Tbiir» day) when Atkinson high school will hold commencement oxer cisc-*. fforeen \fanzer will be sa lutatorian. Bonnie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert ii. <1U ford, is president of the National Honor Society, band librariaa, pep club Cheerleader. She is In terested in dramatics and music. She was sweetheart of Atkinson high and also the homecoming queen, Doreen’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ted Man/.er, former O’Neill residents. O'Neill Lions Buy Equipment For Hospital New- equipment for St. Antho ny’s hospital was delivered this week thanks to the efforts of the O'Neill Lions club, O'Neill doc tors, nurses and the local phar macist who helped administer the recent oral Sabin vaccine pro gram. A profit of $1,200 was realized from the vaccine program and the Lions Club voted to use the money’ for the purchase of need ed equipment for the hospital. Purchased were an Isolette in cubator and a defibrillator ma chine. The incubator is to be used for premature infants, or for any new baby which is slow to re spond following birth. The defibrillator is an electro nic machine used to start the heart action again following heart stoppage due to electrical shock or other causes.