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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.